I think my luck is turning around.

The second prince was summoned to the palace. In front of the emperor, Ming Kang showed no panic. He knew why his father had summoned him and he knew what he should do.

"Second brother! You've been getting a lot of attention lately."

"I know."

"Do you admit it?"

"I admit it, but I don't."

"Which Lord Li do you prefer? It's General Li Yu, isn't it!"

The emperor didn't speculate further, nor did he want to. Seeing his father mention Li Yu's name, the second prince no longer concealed his feelings, saying, "Yes, Your Majesty, I like her."

The emperor was somewhat annoyed. It wouldn't have been so difficult with anyone else, but with Li Yu, it was a dilemma. Li Yu was now the General of the Cavalry, and could be on campaign again at any time. Li Yu should also be prepared to go to war at any moment.

Furthermore, it's easy to persuade Li Yu to serve the country, his family, and the people, but it's a bit difficult to deal with him for the selfish desires of a prince. Li Yu is also a military general, and it seems that nothing else can move him except for the peace of the country, so he is relatively difficult to "tame".

"What are you going to do?" Faced with his father's question, the emperor was naturally waiting for a satisfactory answer, and the second prince gave a perfect answer.

"I will keep this feeling in my heart and wait until the country is stable and Li Yu no longer needs to go out to fight before I speak of it."

This answer was acceptable, and the emperor accepted it. "It's good that you've thought it through. You may leave now."

"Yes, Your Majesty, I take my leave!" As soon as the Second Prince came out, he was called away by his mother's people. The Second Prince was born to Consort Jia, Yi Yunhan. He had been in poor health since childhood, and when it was time for him to leave the palace, he waited until his health had improved considerably before leaving.

Because of his weak health, he was the least likely person to compete, and he was also the one who wouldn't compete. Yi Yunhan doted on him and gave him whatever he wanted.

"Kang'er, what have you been doing lately?" Yi Yunhan was clearly asking a question she already knew the answer to, but the Second Prince didn't answer. He knew and understood his mother's personality; if he said he liked Li Yu, she would order someone to tie Li Yu up and put him directly into his bed.

He couldn't harm Li Yu. He sat there silently, and seeing that he had nothing to say, Yi Yunhan continued, "I heard that you like an official surnamed Li. Although I don't know who this Lord Li is, as long as you tell me, I will definitely grant your wish."

"Your subject thanks you, Mother. But your subject does not need your help, and Mother need not worry about it!"

This was a clear rejection of her mother's offer, but Yi Yunhan still wanted to see who this Lord Li was! However, since her son had made it clear that he didn't want her to know, then she would keep it a secret for now!

"Alright! Seeing that you are still so weak, it really worries your mother. Have lunch here with me!"

The Second Prince did not refuse his mother's warm invitation, and did not leave the palace until an hour after the meal.

The next day, the incident of the second prince being gay resurfaced!

"Have you heard? The Lord Li that the Second Prince likes is actually General Li Yu!"

"What do you mean? There's still no news."

"You didn't know, did you! I heard that the Second Prince sat next to General Li at the poetry gathering that day, and that poem was clearly a confession!"

"Yes, yes, yes! The sorrow in that poem is the sorrow of two people who cannot be together. General Li knew they couldn't be together, so he prepared to be alone for the rest of his life. The Second Prince also disregarded worldly opinions and directly expressed his attitude for Li Yu."

"Hmm! So, General Li, are you planning any moves now?"

"There was no movement, it was as still as a calm surface of water, but how could we know what was surging beneath?"

Inside the music hall, An Ge sat in a corner, listening to this conversation. Who spread this rumor?