After becoming a concubine, she lived a miserable life every day.

Chapter 59 I like it, a little, but not much

What they were most worried about was that the fifth brother would win over Xiao Quan. Winning over Xiao Quan would be equivalent to winning over the entire Xiao family. The Xiao family controlled nearly half of the soldiers in the Dajing Dynasty. All of them, including their father, probably would not want Prince Rui to get close to Xiao Quan.

Upon hearing this, the Eighth Prince, Prince Fu, showed dissatisfaction on his chubby face. "Third brother, that's not what I meant. Fifth brother is already very capable. Even without Lord Xiao, he will definitely complete the task assigned by our father very well this time."

The prince remained silent, just watching the quarrel between the few people coldly.

Prince Rui was his biggest worry. Although he had not yet revealed his ambition to compete for that position, he naturally did not believe it. As the fifth son of his father, his mother was of noble birth and one of the four concubines. She was the virtuous concubine that his father loved and whose status was second only to his mother. He did not believe that he would not have ambitions. Even if he did not have ambitions, what about the Duke Dingguo Mansion behind him? Could it be that they did not have ambitions? This could only be a lie to deceive a three-year-old child. He did not believe it at all.

This disaster relief mission must be completed, but after it is completed, that will be a good time for him to take action.

For that position, I believe that I am not the only one who wants to do this, the other brothers are not pushovers either.

After all, in front of him, the truly titled Crown Prince, except for Prince Rui and a group of young princes, his other good brothers have never concealed their determination to get that position!

Thinking of this, the prince felt depressed all over.

This is not taking oneself seriously! Nothing is more annoying than this realization.

The second prince, Prince Huai, took in the expressions of the people with his peach blossom eyes and said nonchalantly, "This is a great achievement, but it is also dangerous. The disaster in Dingjun Prefecture has lasted for nearly half a year, and it has become more and more serious in the past two months. The situation is not optimistic. There are riots by refugees and robberies by mountain bandits everywhere. I only hope that my fifth brother can return safely."

As soon as he finished speaking these hypocritical words, everyone present looked at him with a sneer.

The second one is really the most hypocritical!

However, they are not much behind!

I have to say some polite words, after all, there are people sent by my father standing around.

The Crown Prince: "I believe that my fifth brother will return safely, and not only that, he will complete the mission very well."

King Chen said lazily, "I wish him success."

Prince Fu said naively, "It will definitely succeed!"

The words of several people on the city wall naturally reached the ears of Emperor Jingyuan.

"Hmph, they are all a bunch of rebellious sons!" Emperor Jingyuan threw the memorial in his hand on the table in a bad mood.

"I am still in power, and you are already fighting to the death. Do you think I am dead? It seems that there are too few things to do recently. If that is the case, then find more things for them to do."

The eunuch standing by didn't dare to say anything after hearing this.

After all, no emperor would like his son to start coveting the position under him before he dies. Isn't this just hoping that the emperor will die sooner? Alas!

King Rui and his entourage who were leaving were not aware of this.

Seeing that Mrs. Qiao was still sitting far away from him, Prince Rui's face looked unhappy. He thought that she would be tactful and come over to sit, but he didn't expect that no matter whether he was staring at her or not, she pretended not to see it, and from time to time she would lift the curtain to look at the scenery outside.

It seemed that after what he did with her last night, she was not as enthusiastic about seeing him as before. What happened? King Rui was puzzled.

Qiao Rongjin was like a dead pig that was not afraid of boiling water. She would not go over there. She would just pretend not to see it. She did not believe that King Rui would be so shameless as to let her go over and sit.

To be honest, she was very angry in her heart, but because of her identity, she couldn't show it. She had to come this time because of the tyranny of King Rui. She was worried about Qi You and whether there would be danger later. How could she be in the mood to act for him? Let him do whatever he wants.

Prince Rui really couldn't bring himself to do that, so he could only lean against the carriage and pretend to close his eyes and rest.

However, he was still thinking about the changes in Qiao during this period, and thinking about his concern for her. Prince Rui had not taken this matter seriously before, but now that he had some free time, he would naturally think about it unconsciously.

After thinking it over, Prince Rui gradually understood what his current attitude towards the Qiao family was.

As for love, that is definitely not the case. I like her a little, but not much. After all, Qiao used to leave a general impression on him, but now it is more of a desire that an adult man has for a beautiful woman. It has nothing to do with love, it is just desire. After all, Qiao is really beautiful and has a great figure, the kind that any man would like. As for why he occasionally gets angry at Qiao for ignoring him, it is probably because he doesn't like being disobeyed.

If he were to talk about the woman he truly liked, or even loved, Prince Rui thought about it and thought, well, it was only Chen. After all, she was different from all the women in the backyard. She was unique. In his heart, other women, including Qiao now, were not much different from other women.

After understanding his true thoughts, Prince Rui became more calm when facing Qiao.

Qiao Rongjin's neck was sore from looking at the scenery, so he just let it go. After leaving Yingtian Prefecture, the outside world was like a completely different world. The road became bumpy and the carriage became more and more bumpy. Qiao Rongjin held on to the carriage tightly most of the time, for fear that he would accidentally fall down.

Prince Rui no longer closed his eyes to rest, but opened his deep eyes.

Qiao Rongjin looked up and met his eyes. She keenly discovered that the way King Rui looked at her was a little different from before. After all, he knew her identity, so she still smiled brightly at the big boss King Rui.

Upon seeing this, Prince Rui raised his eyebrows. He had seen enough of the scenery and was finally going to pay attention to him?

"Come here, my king." After figuring out his attitude towards the Qiao family, King Rui became a lot lazier and his behavior became more casual.

Qiao Rongjin looked at Prince Rui in front of her and always felt that something was different. Hmm, after thinking about it, it should be that his attitude towards her has changed. Before, he was still a little nervous when facing her, and his eyes were very restrained, but now it is completely different. Now it is as if he is treating a favorite kitten or puppy. When he is in a good mood, he will tease it, and when he is in a bad mood, he will ignore it. Yes, that's the feeling.

Qiao Rongjin didn't think it was a big deal. The male protagonist is usually like this. In his heart, except for the female protagonist, all other women are the same.

Seeing that Prince Rui called him, Qiao Rongjin stood up without saying a word and was about to go over. Unexpectedly, Prince Rui reached out and pulled him over.

In an instant, Qiao Rongjin sat on King Rui's lap.

Qiao Rongjin was a little frightened and cursed in his heart.

"It's comfortable to sit here." King Rui looked at the person in front of him who seemed to be frightened with a hint of teasing in his eyes.

If you say you feel comfortable, then you feel comfortable. Qiao Rongjin still smiled brightly at King Rui, his eyes revealing a hint of admiration and a hint of shyness.

Okay, it only takes a second for the drama queen to be online.