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Li You, will be Li Hongyuan’s ardent enemy.

Of course, it’s not easy to say whether he’s a friend or foe now.

Perhaps he’s a person without ambition who is already content with becoming a Prince and enjoying lifelong honor.

Or maybe, he’s an ambitious person, and his current gentleness and smile are just a facade.

These things are still unknown at the moment.

However, anyway, he’s also the Emperor’s son. Since the Emperor acknowledged his identity, he is theoretically qualified to compete against the others.

In the short time they interacted, Jiang Ning was sure that Li You was an outstanding person.

At least, he was smarter than the King of Chen, Prince of Huai, and Prince of Wei.

The Emperor must not have only recently found out that he had such a illegitimate son.

But for so many years, he didn’t recognize this child, but now he does.

Why is this?

Does the Emperor think his offspring are too few? He had the Sixth Imperial Prince and then reclaimed his illegitimate son, trying to pile up more brothers for the Crown Prince?

The more brothers the Crown Prince has, the greater the pressure on him.

Jiang Ning really couldn’t understand what that fat old man who contracted lovesickness was thinking in his heart.

Perhaps no one in the world can guess that.

Even someone as wise as Prime Minister Jiang would not be able to do so.

After receiving the Imperial Edict, Li You officially went from being Crown Prince of Kang County to Prince of Zhao.

“Congratulations, Prince of Zhao,” Li Hongyuan said indifferently.

“Thank you, Your Highness. This is all due to the Emperor’s grace.” Li You stood respectfully to the side, “The Emperor specifically ordered me to help Your Highness and the Princess Consort, and to properly entertain the Crown Prince and Princess of Silla.”

“Alright.”

Li Hongyuan lifted his robe and sat back down, “Prince of Zhao, see if there’s anything else you can help with.”

The bustling palace attendants were everywhere in the main hall, and these things were not something a Prince should do.

However, since the Crown Prince said so, Li You went to help with a smile.

He was very diligent in his work and frequently consulted with the palace attendants.

“How did such a smart person get caught?” Jiang Ning didn’t understand.

“There are always people beyond people. Do you think everyone in Silla is a fool?” Li Hongyuan tilted his body, pinched a cherry, and slowly put it in his mouth, squinting at the busy figure not far away.

“That’s true. I think Prince Xinhai of the Silla Kingdom should be a very smart person too, just too young. Princess Zhenming seems to be a little too weak, and I don’t know if she’s ill from the long journey or not, but she looks pale.”

“You seem to care quite a bit about them.”

“Guests are guests, after all.”

Li You was nearby and heard Jiang Ning’s words, and he smiled, “Your Highness should not consider the people of Silla Kingdom as friends.”

“Why not?”

“There’s only interest, not friendship, between two countries.” Li You gently lifted his sleeve, revealing the shocking, mottled scars on his arm.

Jiang Ning furrowed her brows: “How did you get these?”

“During the year I was captured, they interrogated me.” Li You said with a gentle smile, seemingly unbothered by his past experiences, as if those scars were on someone else.

Jiang Ning asked, “Did they torture you severely?”

“All the methods you can think of, and those you cannot, Your Highness, I have experienced.” Li You replied with a gentle smile.

“Let me see it.”

“What’s there to see?” Li Hongyuan intervened, “Do you want the Prince of Zhao to strip naked for you to see?”

Jiang Ning glared at him and sat down sullenly.

She thought of Mu Jian.