"Tang Qi, Si Ge isn't distrusting you, but what you said still leaves me a bit confused."

Fu Si Jin didn't think he was a foolish person, but after going around in circles, he still couldn't understand.

The Fifth Prince had people protecting him, yet he was still injured. Could it be… Fu Si Jin's heart skipped a beat, he dared not say another word.

"That's exactly what you think."

"You mean..." Fu Sijin paused slightly, "Then what's his purpose?"

"It has been accomplished." Tang Xian narrowed his eyes slightly, "However, it has failed again now."

Fu Si Jin thought that Tang Qi Qi, at such a young age, spoke words deeper than the elders. How could he not understand?

Tang Xian didn't beat around the bush and resolved his confusion, "Haven't you already believed he's a good person?"

When you believed it, the third brother in Beijing also believed it. To repay his kindness to Chirp, the third brother had to follow him around.

Tang Xian said straightforwardly, "Third Brother has General Gao behind him, and Chirp is also General Gao's adopted daughter. General Gao holds a position of great importance in the military, and with his support, it's equivalent to having half the military power of the Li Chao."

Fu Sijin listened, his expression shifting from surprise to surprise. He gave a wry smile and said, "Doing business is still simpler."

Although that may be the case, the business world is also a place of cutthroat competition.

"The Fifth Prince is too amazing!" Fu Si Jin sighed, "He's only a teenager, I heard."

"That's not all, this is just the tip of the iceberg in his grand scheme." Tang Xian knew that Tang Yang sacrificed so much, there must be more moves to come.

"Wow, that's amazing!"

Fu Jiujiu looked at the dumbfounded Fourth Brother and chuckled, "Fourth Brother, the Fifth Prince is amazing, but Tang Qi gege is even more amazing because he knew all of Tang Qi gege's strategies."

"Little sister, you make sense." Fu Sijin let out a sigh. "Compared to you guys, I seem like an idiot."

After finishing his words, he chuckled a few times.

Tang Xian rubbed Fu Jiujiu's head and had to say, the little milk dumpling's flattery made him feel very comfortable.

He is only this carefree and openly expressive of his true emotions when he is with the Fu family.

"Tang Qi, you're really clever, Fourth Brother is no match for you," Fu Si Jin looked at the two little cunning men in front of him, his sense of superiority vanished instantly, and even a bit self-deprecating, "So what do we do next?"

"With such a deep-minded prince, wouldn't his desire for revenge be heavy? If my third brother doesn't follow him, would it be detrimental to himself?"

Fu Si Jin suddenly started to worry.

"Fourth Brother, don't worry. Right now, Third Brother just needs to stay out of this and avoid involvement with General Gao."

Fujuju obviously didn't expect Tangqi to say that.

Logically speaking, considering the two people's friendship and my understanding of her, she is intelligent, resourceful, courageous, and capable. Others might not know this, but at least she is more suitable to be a wise ruler than Tang Yang.

But he didn't try to ingratiate himself.

"Oh oh, looks like the Fifth Prince has some competition now?"

Tang Xian nodded, "The eldest prince is too soft-hearted, the second prince died young, and the third prince has come of age and is very resourceful. However, his biological mother was of low birth, just a palace maid, and had no powerful backing. The fourth prince is indifferent to the throne, and right now his strongest opponent is the sixth prince."

Fu Jiujiu deliberately asked, "I heard there's also a Seventh Prince."

"Ahem... the Seventh Prince is frail, and the Eighth Prince is young."

"Tang Qi, even this you know?" Fu Sijin felt astonished.

Tang Xian smiled. "Brother Sijīn, my home is in the capital city, so I've heard more."

Fu Sijin nodded, there was some truth to it, and Tang Qi looked like a child who thought a lot.

"Then, let my older brother have no one to support him?"

"Yes," Tang Xian nodded. "But I believe that Brother Sanjin following General Gao will also understand, just this matter you need to be clear about what is really going on, it's not as simple as you see."

Fu Si Jin nodded. "I understand, I will write a letter to my third brother and tell him everything that has happened here."

Tang Xian's actions made Fu Jiujiu have a better impression of him.

He could have easily used his connections to vie for the throne, but he chose to protect her family instead.

But, Fujujijiu has seen too much history.

While neutrality might offer temporary safety, once someone as ruthless as Tang Yang comes to power, those who didn't support him before will inevitably be labeled as enemies and ostracized.

Although Fu Jiujiu only wanted to live a carefree life farming and making money, it seemed she now had to make a choice.

"It turns out that the Fifth Prince's great courtship of Chi-Chi was actually for my Third Brother and General Gao." Fu Si-Jin pondered for a moment before arriving at the answer.

"Not entirely."

"What else?" Fu Sijīn asked again.

"Fourth Brother, don't ask anymore." Fu Jiujiu was afraid that if Fourth Brother asked again, Tang Qi wouldn't know how to answer. "Anyway, I hate the Fifth Prince, he even looked down on me before, hmph."

Tang Xian, of course, knew about the stinky tofu incident. The little dumpling had never been misunderstood like this before. Tang Yang spent so much money intending to please the little dumpling, but in the end, because of a piece of stinky tofu, he completely offended her.

As for today's hero saving the damsel in distress, he never would have imagined that the little dumpling could martial arts. So she didn't need him to save her at all, and she could even tell if the hidden weapon was truly meant to take her life.

Tang Yang believed himself to be intelligent, yet he was unaware that he was picking up a stone to smash his own foot.

"Fu Jiu Jiu, because of her increasing affirmation of Tang Qi's character, felt good. “Seventh Brother, I heard that among all the princes, Seventh Prince is the most handsome, is that true?”

"Ahem...who said that?" Tang Xian was a little embarrassed. He wasn't a girl, so being complimented on his looks felt a bit awkward.

"My older sister told me."

"She has never met the Seventh Prince," Tang Xian casually said, then fearing that the little dumpling would suspect her, she added, "I heard that the Seventh Prince is always out treating illnesses, and when he's not treating illnesses, he is recuperating in the palace and doesn't attend any banquets. How could she have seen him?"

Fu Jiu Jiu saw that Tang Xian had a hint of embarrassment, and giggled, "Maybe it's what my fifth sister heard. Anyway, there are always people who have seen the Seventh Prince. When I go back to the capital later, I want to see for myself too, how handsome he really is?"

Fu Jiujiu stared at Tang Xianjun's handsome face, over and over. "I want to see if the Seventh Prince is as good-looking as your brother, Tang Qi."

"Looks good? Doesn't look good? What does it matter?" Tang Xian asked seriously.

"Hmm…" Fu Jiujiao dragged her chin and thought seriously, "If it's pretty, of course I would want to look at it more. But Tang Qigong is the most handsome person I've ever seen. That Seventh Prince definitely can't compare to Tang Qigong, right?"

Tang Xian cleared her throat, "I don't know, you should go to the capital and see for yourself."

It's said that, but Tang Xian was thinking, can this identity be kept hidden any longer?

Three more chapters are served!

First published on the Traditional Chinese Novels Network