"Your Highness means you don't intend to help me?" Li Qilun asked with a sinking face. Finally, he sneered sarcastically, "Could it be that Your Highness has also fallen for Wen Yu?"
His tone was somewhat aggressive. Ji Yundan didn't want to deal with him for a moment, but the more so, the angrier Li Qilun became.
He sneered twice, and then suddenly said mysteriously, "Your Highness had better cut your losses in time. Aren't I a living example?"
"Wen Yu is simply heartless! No matter how well you treat her, she will always be an ungrateful white-eyed wolf!"
"Does Your Highness think that because you are more noble than me, she will be sincere to you?"
"Impossible! This woman is simply..."
Li Qilun got more and more excited. Finally, Ji Yundan couldn't help slapping the table and interrupting him.
"Li Qilun, when did it become your turn to dictate to me about my private affairs?" Ji Yundan said as he stood up. He calmed his tone and then said seriously, "I think you really need to calm down. With such emotional outbursts, how can I trust you with important tasks?"
He had tried his best to suppress his emotions when saying this, but unexpectedly, even so, Li Qilun was still not satisfied.
He sneered and then raised his eyebrows and said, "Does Your Highness really want to reuse me? Or is it just a pretext to stabilize me?"
"Now the Li family may not seem very prominent in Shengjing, but what about in the future?"
"Does Your Highness really want to reject the Li family for a woman?"
"I thought Your Highness wouldn't be so short-sighted."
Hearing this, Ji Yundan could no longer maintain his composure. He couldn't help throwing the teacup to the ground violently. "Li Qilun, I'm talking to you nicely, and this is your attitude?"
"Why is Your Highness so angry? I'm just trying to solve the problem. Does Your Highness want me to lose the marriage with the Meng family? Or does Your Highness want to see my reputation ruined?" Li Qilun also got angry and spoke more recklessly.
Seeing his stubborn look, Ji Yunqing sneered and then suppressed his emotions. "If you leave now, I'll just forget all your offenses today. Otherwise, ask your father to come and see me in person!"
These words were too harsh. Li Qilun was stunned for a second and looked at Ji Yundan in disbelief.
He just wanted to go back to the border to solve his marriage, so how did things get to this point?
Asking his father to come and explain was clearly a threat to cut off relations with the Li family!
The Li family was from a military background. Although military achievements were the most important factor for promotion, having the help of the Crown Prince in Shengjing was completely different from having no one to assist at all.
Ji Yundan had always been very kind and amiable in his letters to the Li family before. Before returning to the capital this time, the Li family had specifically told him that if he encountered any problems, he could ask the Crown Prince for help.
Li Qilun thought that no matter what, Ji Yundan would help him out of consideration that they were on the same boat.
He never expected that Ji Yundan would mercilessly reject his request and even threaten him like this.
In his opinion, was the Li family just a watchdog to Ji Yundan?
Even a dog should be given a bone!
"I was out of line today. I hope Your Highness won't take offense."
Li Qilun endured his anger, stood up, saluted Ji Yundan, and then turned to leave.
Since Ji Yundan didn't want to have a deeper relationship with the Li family, he might as well persuade his father to defect to another prince.
Otherwise, if Ji Yundan really ascended the throne in the future, he might abandon the Li family!
Li Qilun was a martial artist with little guile, and his thoughts were almost written all over his face.
Ji Yundan had been involved in court struggles for a long time, so he could easily see through Li Qilun's thoughts.
Therefore, as soon as Li Qilun left, Ji Yundan called his secret guard into the study.
"Ride fast and personally deliver this letter to the Li family. Make sure to see the Li family's reply to me!" Ji Yundan sealed the letter in his hand and then turned to hand it to the secret guard.
Seeing his angry look, the secret guard took the letter and set off without delay.
This County Princess of Anning was really good at her tricks.
The secret guard didn't even need to open the letter to guess its content.
The Li family might really have to make a choice this time.
He wondered which one General Li valued more, his son or his future?
The secret guard shook his head and couldn't help sighing.
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At the residence of the County Princess of Anning, Wen Yu had just finished taking the decoction. She was about to change to a cup of tea to get rid of the bitter taste in her mouth. When she turned around, she saw an unexpected guest sitting at the table.
"Your Highness came today. Don't tell me you're here to persuade me to stop again?" Wen Yu said with a smile as she poured a cup of tea for Ji Yundan. Her tone carried a hint of sharpness. "Your Highness promised me that you wouldn't interfere. A gentleman's word is as good as his bond. Your Highness shouldn't go back on your word, right?"
Hearing this, Ji Yundan just let out a sigh of frustration. He glanced at the newly brewed tea but didn't reach out to touch it. "Why does the room smell of medicine? Are you sick?"
"I caught a cold from the evening wind these days, but it's nothing serious." Wen Yu answered flawlessly. Then she picked up the tea on her own, blew on it slightly, and took a sip. "Your Highness seems to be in a low mood today."
In a low mood?
His emotions were too intense.
Thinking of what had happened in the Eastern Palace just now, Ji Yundan couldn't help laughing out of anger. He also picked up the tea and took a couple of sips.
"I regret it." Ji Yundan said through gritted teeth, his face full of anger. "I shouldn't have gotten angry with you to protect this dog in the first place. He's really a hopeless case!"
When Li Qilun came to the capital to meet the Crown Prince, Ji Yundan had already admonished him earnestly that Shengjing was not like the border. There were rules everywhere here, and he told Li Qilun not to use the way he dealt with things in the border.
But unexpectedly, he had given him one "surprise" after another these two days!
He publicly found a matchmaker and went to the residence of the County Princess of Anning, brazenly saying that he wanted to take Wen Yu as his concubine. This not only made the marriage between the Li family and the Meng family embarrassing for a while, but he also got beaten up by Wen Yan in public.
Ji Yundan didn't say anything at that time, thinking that Li Qilun might learn a lesson after this incident.
He never expected that such a thing would happen again today!
Come to think of it, he had lived in Shengjing for such a long time before, and it was only in recent years that he had been stationed at the border.
Could it be that after a period of fighting, he had really forgotten all the rules of Shengjing?
Wasn't it because he was self - righteous and thought he had the capital to be lawless?
But Shengjing was at the foot of the Son of Heaven. It lacked nothing but meritorious officials.
What made him so special that he was so arrogant and refused to bow his head? Keeping him by his side would surely cause great trouble in the future!
"Your Highness has met Li Qilun?" Wen Yu said with an understanding smile, showing no surprise in her eyes.
Before the Li family moved to the capital, Li Qilun wasn't like this.
Maybe the life in the border in the past few years had really made him too slack.
Or maybe the harsh conditions in the border made him think that the foundation of the Li family was enough for him to act recklessly.
Ji Yundan sighed and then nodded. "I've already sent a letter to the Li family. I dare not use Li Qilun anymore."
"Even General Li, I'm afraid I have to find someone to take a good look at him on my behalf some time. I want to know whether it's Li Qilun who is ungrateful or the Li family that can no longer hold their ground!"