The weak princess is super fierce

Chapter 959 Expectations
After an incense stick had burned, having finished discussing official business, Li Shou, his mind in turmoil, couldn't help but call out to Ji Kuan, who was turning to leave the hall to carry out the task he had been assigned: "Fu Feng..."

"Your Highness." Ji Kuan turned around and stood still to wait.

Li Shou hesitated for a moment, but still asked, "What kind of feelings do you think Yao Yao has for me?"

Ji Kuan didn't quite understand: "What kind of feeling is Your Highness referring to?"

"Is Yaoyao's affection for me merely that of a cousin, or is there something else?" Li Shou asked more explicitly.

Ji Kuan understood, paused to think for a moment, and went over one by one the things Meng Shisan had done for Li Shou in the past: "Your Highness, I am not yet married, nor have I met a woman who can make me feel that I must marry no one else. I think I cannot answer Your Highness's question very clearly. But there is one thing I am certain of..."

"what?"

“Miss Meng’s feelings for His Highness are far more than just those of cousins.”

Li Shou's brows relaxed: "How do you know?"

Ji Kuan said, "Some of the things Miss Meng did in the past were for her own sake, and some were for His Highness's sake. In fact, because of His Highness, the Second Prince had previously wanted to kill Miss Meng in order to take revenge on His Highness and make him suffer a heart-wrenching pain. With Miss Meng's intelligence, she couldn't possibly not have thought of this. Miss Meng knew this perfectly well, but she never resented His Highness for it. Later, His Highness insisted on going with Miss Meng to attend the gathering hosted by Princess Yan Hua. Miss Meng couldn't refuse His Highness, so she agreed. However, in order to save His Highness, she was poisoned by a cold arrow, and Miss Meng almost lost her life because of it."

Li Shou nodded silently. If it weren't for the combined efforts of Huang Jing and Lan Zhijin, who saved his cousin, he would have regretted it for the rest of his life.

"Your Highness..." Ji Kuan continued to express his opinion, "I don't really understand true love, but I've also played along with romance and fleeting pleasures. Even if I don't understand what true love is, I roughly know that if someone is willing to risk their life for another, even if they don't have deep feelings, they can't possibly be completely without feelings."

These words made Li Shou feel completely relieved, and he couldn't help but smile: "You're right..."

Ji Kuan then made a turn: "But..."

This sudden turn of events forced Li Shou's upturned lips to fall back down. He stared intently at Ji Kuan, anxiously waiting to hear what other cruel truths his childhood study companion and close friend would reveal that would force him to confront the truth.

“But Your Highness, Miss Meng is the granddaughter of Lord Meng, and also his eldest granddaughter. Lord Meng has high expectations for her.” Ji Kuan was also from a prominent family. He didn’t have a complete grasp of what high-ranking figures cared about and insisted on most, but he had a general understanding.

He understood some of Meng Tianguan's thoughts, but he understood the prince before him even more.

Therefore, the Mengtian government has supported His Highness's desire to marry Miss Meng from beginning to end. His Highness knows what he is thinking and what he is looking for. The whole world knows it too.

“I know.” Li Shou not only knew, but he knew more about both the positive and negative aspects than Ji Kuan did. “What my maternal grandfather hoped for is exactly what I hoped for as well.”

Therefore, he and Meng Tianguan were able to be highly compatible in certain strategies.

Ji Kuan was not only Li Shou's study companion and close friend, but he was also a close friend of Meng Renping, who had grown up together. Meng Shisan was Meng Renping's eldest cousin, and he knew that in Meng Renping's heart, Meng Shisan was no ordinary cousin. Therefore, his answer to this question was actually more than one-sided.

"Your Highness..."

"Ok?"

Ji Kuan hesitated, as if he wanted to reveal another side of the story: "Chi Nan... he actually also..."

"Actually, I don't really want Yaoyao to become my Crown Princess?" Li Shou followed up on Ji Kuan's hesitant words.

“It’s not that I don’t hope for her, but compared to Miss Meng becoming the Crown Princess next year and the Empress in the future, Chi Nan hopes that his younger sister can live a happy and peaceful life.” Ji Kuan spoke for Meng Renping, expressing his true feelings.

"Okay, I understand." Li Shou had brothers and sisters, but it was as if he had no hands or feet. He could understand Meng Renping's expectations for Meng Shisan.

"Please, Your Highness, do not blame Chi Nan..."

"No." Ji Kuan stepped out of the palace and couldn't help but look back. He saw that Li Shou had already sat back down behind the table at the head of the table, seemingly lost in thought. He hadn't even looked at the history book that Ji Kuan had seen when he entered the palace.

Chang Qing and Chang Zhu were waiting for Ji Kuan to come out. As soon as Ji Kuan came out, their eyes were immediately glued to him.

Ji Kuan felt the pressure: "Don't look at me, it's no use looking at me. Your Highness... there's probably only one person who can control him."

After saying that, he strode away.

Chang Zhu followed Ji Kuan's retreating figure for quite a distance before turning back to ask Chang Qing, "Who is that?"

"Who else could it be?" Chang Qing muttered.

“It can still…” Chang Zhu thought for a moment, “…Oh.”

She's still the eldest daughter of the Meng family.

As Ji Kuan stepped out of the East Palace grounds, he bumped into Min Fan and greeted him, "Chief Min."

"Commander Ji," Min Fan greeted him.

"Where did you just come from?" Ji Kuan and Min Fan had known each other for quite some time. Although they served different masters and Ji Kuan was much younger than Min Fan, he had always been well-liked and had never had any major conflicts with Min Fan.

The relationship is alright.

When we meet, we greet each other and chat to deepen our communication. Over the years, this has become second nature to us, and we've all gotten used to it.

Therefore, when he asked this question, Min Fan didn't think much of it, but he had to be careful with his answer: "We returned to the palace at about the same time. I went to His Majesty's study, and you went to His Highness the Crown Prince's East Palace, right?"

Ji Kuan hummed in agreement: "That's right."

Through question and answer, back and forth, they both understood each other's destinations and their respective purposes, which were self-evident.

"The weather looks nice today." The two walked side by side, both heading towards the palace gate. As they walked, Min Fan casually remarked.

Ji Kuan casually replied, "It looks good, but it's not really good."

His casual remarks carried a hint of hidden meaning.

Min Fan glanced at Ji Kuan, who was older after all, and replied cheerfully, "Right and wrong will eventually be settled, sooner or later, but no one can change the general direction."

Ji Kuan was stunned for a moment. The two or three steps he took because of his daze made him feel that Min Fan's back was taller and more imposing.

For a few moments he was stunned, he didn't fully understand Min Fan's words. But as someone who could command the guards of the entire Eastern Palace, he wasn't so stupid as to not understand at all.

Having understood, he strode forward and sincerely said, "Thank you."

Min Fan didn't even turn his head, waving his hand and saying, "No need."

Saying it's unnecessary is the truth.

As long as the Emperor's heart remains unchanged, no one can shake the position of the Crown Prince.

This includes the deceased second prince.