The prince is very cruel

"But now that the Crown Prince has been deposed, the heir apparent is unstable, and there are undercurrents at court. Furthermore, the Jiangnan nobles behind Concubine Zhen are fully supporting him, which is why His Majesty is recalling the Third Prince."

"Rumor has it that the Third Prince has matured over the years and has managed the people's livelihood in his fiefdom in an orderly manner. But now it seems that it was all an illusion. A person's temper is still very difficult to change."

Guan Ning nodded. So that's how it is. It turns out that behind Zhenfei is the entire Jiangnan noble group, a group that is more powerful than the Zheng family of Xingyang.

No wonder the Third Prince is a guy who grabs anything good he sees and is fearless.

"Guan Ning, you have to be careful."

"Your Majesty may not say anything, but Concubine Zhen will definitely not sit idly by!" Prince Ping reminded in a very serious manner. It can be seen that even he, the emperor's brother, did not dare to provoke that side.

Guan Ning nodded heavily: "Don't worry, my lord."

"I will be careful."

"As it stands now, His Majesty needs me. Even if Concubine Zhen is dissatisfied, she shouldn't dare to go too far. After all, this would conflict with His Majesty's interests."

"At most, they can just trip me up secretly. Such things can't bother me. I've already weathered so many attacks along the way." There was fearlessness in his calmness, but it was not the kind of frivolous fearlessness.

Seeing this, King Ping felt relieved. He stroked his beard and said with emotion, "That's good, that's good!"

"Sometimes I really hate myself for not having you as my son. If this unfilial son could be half as good as you, I would die with a smile on my face!"

Li Zhibao, who was standing by, felt very uncomfortable when he heard this. He knew that his father had always looked down on him and felt that he had not been able to accomplish anything great.

Guan Ning obviously also felt Li Zhibao's depression.

He immediately said, "Hey, Your Majesty, this is not easy to say."

"Brother Zhibao, it's already very good."

"Now that he has a family, he's a man. You should let him do what he wants. People always need to grow up."

"How do you know that someone who is unknown today might become a world-famous figure in the future?"

"Just him?"

"Famous throughout the world?" King Ping's eyes almost became round balls, showing his disbelief.

Guan Ning was at a loss whether to laugh or cry. This King Ping really didn't give Li Zhibao any face at all, or he was using this method to provoke Li Zhibao.

Li Zhibao also had self-respect. His eyes were red and he couldn't help it, so he walked out.

He said angrily: "Father!"

"Don't say that. I know you look down on me and think I'm just under your protection. Don't say that your mother has spoiled me. I, Li Zhibao, am not that bad!"

"From today on, I will leave the palace, start my own business, and no longer eat at home!"

Guan Ning was about to smooth things over.

King Ping stood up suddenly, as if he was also excited.

"Very good, you are aloof, right? You feel wronged, right?"

"You said you'd leave the palace and stop eating at home. Don't go out crying and embarrass me!"

Just as the argument was about to get out of hand, Guan Ning stood up and tried to mediate the conflict between father and son.

But Li Zhibao seemed to be getting excited too, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Let's go!"

"Father, don't judge people through the crack of the door!"

"I, Li Zhibao, am not a good-for-nothing waste. One day, I will leave you dumbfounded!" He almost roared the last sentence.

This was the first time in more than 20 years that he dared to speak to King Ping so loudly.

In the palace with strict rules, this is considered disrespectful. If an ordinary son dares to speak to the prince like this, he will be abandoned.

But King Ping did not get angry. For the first time, his powerful father did not start a war.

Guan Ning was surprised, then his eyes rolled and he quickly realized, was King Ping doing this on purpose?

"Humph!"

"Then let's make it a deal, and it's irreversible!"

"But I'm telling you this: you are not allowed to take anything from this house, nor are you allowed to ask your mother for help, nor are you allowed to use my name to scare others!"