Chapter 66 Survival from desperate situation
"Yes, the current Pingnan Marquis's Mansion is indeed in decline. First, it has no real power, and second, it has no descendants who can be shown off. It is normal for the prince to look down on it."
The prince looked as if to say, "What are you talking about?"
Liu Yu smiled suddenly and sat down on the tree trunk opposite the prince:
"But what if it's the Tian family? What about the Tian family's Shenwu Army?"
Li Chen didn't react immediately.
The Tian family's Shenwu Army was the army stationed at Yannan Pass. It was led by the Tian family throughout the ages and directly controlled by the emperor.
No matter if it is the fifth prince or the second prince, as long as there is an ambitious prince, there is no one who does not want to win over the Tian family. However, the Tian family is stationed at the border all year round, and even if they want to reach out, they cannot reach that far.
What did Liu Yu mean by mentioning the Tian family? She is just a concubine's daughter of the Pingnan Marquis's Mansion. How could she be related to the Tian family?
"Your Highness, do you know? The wife of the late Marquis of Pingnan was the legitimate daughter of the Tian family." Liu Yu reminded.
This was a matter concerning their older generations, and the prince had never paid attention to it.
He simply asked:
"What does this have to do with you? Can you convince the Tian family?" He really couldn't think of any connection between the two.
Since it was a matter of life or death, Liu Yu did not keep it a secret:
"Tian is my grandmother, and my father, Liu Guyan, is the only son of the old marquis's mansion and the Tian family's legitimate daughter."
The prince thought about it and sneered:
"So you are the daughter of the madman in Pingnan Marquis's Mansion. The Tian family doesn't even care about your father, so how can they care about you?"
"Like the prince said, how can we know it won't work if we don't try it?" Liu Yu didn't care about the prince's contempt at all. She looked at the prince and said nonchalantly:
"What if it works?"
The prince narrowed his eyes and stared at Liu Yu. He had this feeling again, as if everything was under control, as if nothing could be accomplished as long as she wanted.
"Strictly speaking, there is no grudge between His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and I. Compared to killing me, my survival will obviously be more helpful to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
Liu Yu continued to persuade.
"What are you going to do?" the prince asked after thinking for a long time.
"Well! I'm sorry I can't tell His Royal Highness the Crown Prince for now, but don't worry, I won't agree to not do anything for you, because even without you, I will get the help of the Tian family, so that my father can regain the title."
Liu Yu was not lying. She did have the idea in her mind, but she had not made up her mind yet.
It was impossible for her to reconcile with her second uncle after such a quarrel. Her aunt refused to leave the Marquis of Pingnan's mansion. If she changed to Marquis of Pingnan, her life would be better.
This is the best way to deal with it that she has thought of recently.
The reason why she hadn't made up her mind yet, besides her guilty conscience and lack of opportunities, was also because of her father...
"You want to take back the title of Marquis of Pingnan?" The prince was very surprised that Liu Yu was so open about his ambition.
"Yes." Liu Yu's eyes gradually became firm. Maybe the prince was an opportunity.
Li Chen is not an impulsive and brainless person who was able to keep his position as crown prince even though his parents were displeased, so Liu Yu was not worried that he would not agree.
But before she could wait for the nod from Prince Li Chen, the figure of Master Chen San suddenly came into her sight.
Uncle Chen San came towards them alone in the night, torch in hand, step by step, with firm and steady steps. When their eyes met, a smile appeared on his cold face, like the sunshine in winter, and his heart, which had just been chilled, seemed to be wrapped in a layer of warmth.
He didn't ignore her.
Liu Yu smiled. From being controlled by the prince, dealing with him, to using herself as bait to save Chen Xiyao, she faced it all calmly.
But at this moment, somehow, her nose felt sore.
Looking at Liu Yu's expression, the prince realized something and looked back in the direction Liu Yu was looking.
The prince's guards stood up immediately and quickly surrounded Master Chen San.
"Chen Zhihe, where are the people you brought?" The prince stood up and looked behind Master Chen San. After making sure that there was really no one there, he couldn't help but frown.
Just now, there were at least one or two hundred people around Mr. Chen San, and there was a man with particularly good martial arts. Half of the guards around him were provided by that man.
But now Mr. Chen San came here alone. What is he up to?
He doesn't believe he didn't bring it.
Master Chen San looked at the prince and answered expressionlessly, "I didn't bring it."
The prince's smile froze for a moment, then returned to normal in the blink of an eye:
"I don't have time to joke with you. Chen Xiyao has already been given to you. What are you doing here?"
Master Chen San said calmly: "I have come to see His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to take back what belongs to me."
The prince followed Mr. Chen's gaze and asked with interest: "Mr. Chen wants Liu Yu? But I remember that Mr. Chen said he didn't know him just now."
"Too many people talking is just a temporary solution."
"So, Lord Chen means that you didn't acknowledge your concubine because you were afraid of ruining her reputation?" The prince remained silent. Chen Xiyao was such an unmarried girl, but Chen Zhihe didn't care about her reputation, but cared about the reputation of a concubine?
The prince didn't know that if he hadn't run into them trying to capture Chen Xiyao, Master Chen San would never have revealed Chen Xiyao's identity in front of so many people.
He would have people block all the exits here, just like he is doing now, and come alone to negotiate with the prince.
The prince wants to make relatives, not enemies.
The prince clicked his tongue twice, approached Liu Yu, and said in a voice that only the two of them could hear:
"You see, you are wrong. You are not insignificant to Mr. Chen San. The fact that he can come here proves that you are still very important."
"It seems that I have more than just two choices: killing you or making a deal with you. I just don't know to what extent Mr. Chen San can do for you."
Seeing the prince's actions, a dangerous light flashed in Master Chen's eyes, and he clenched his fists:
"Your Highness, do you have any conditions to propose?"
"What if I say that I want Elder Chen to serve me?"
"The emperor is in good health now, so it may not be a good idea for Your Highness to take risks too soon."
The current situation was not what he wanted to see, but what could he do? If he didn't take action, his royal brothers would eat him till nothing was left.
"So, Lord Chen doesn't agree?" The prince showed a look of as expected, and pulled out the knife from the guard beside him, and put it on Liu Yu's neck:
"What if this is the case? Will Elder Chen also disagree?"
Liu Yu's pupils shrank, but she didn't want Mr. Chen San to compromise for her, so she shouted:
"Third Master, don't worry about me."
"Shut up!" the prince shouted, bringing the blade of the knife closer to Liu Yu's neck.
"Your Highness, are you threatening me?" Mr. Chen San's face became increasingly cold.
The two of them were in a stalemate, and neither of them spoke first.
After a while, he took out a memorial from his sleeve and threw it to the prince: "If you don't want this to appear on the table of the emperor, I advise you to think twice before you act."
The prince opened it and just read one line of words. His face changed drastically. His hand holding the memorial trembled. He looked up at Master Chen San in disbelief:
"How do you know these things?"
"Your Highness, you don't need to know. You just need to understand that if we fall out, it will not benefit either of us."