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Far away, in the imperial capital, the current Crown Prince was seated in court, a youth with delicate features and a composed demeanor.
This Crown Prince wasn’t the crippled heir from before, nor was he the Second Prince, the one everyone had believed most likely to ascend the throne. No, this was the Emperor's youngest son, Li Dao’s last-born child.
Li Yuan slowly shook his head.
Affairs of the imperial household, especially matters of succession, were always absurdly unpredictable. No one ever knew who would wear the crown until the very end.
He watched for a while…and then noticed something that made his brow twitch.
The Crown Prince was exchanging flirtatious glances with a young imperial concubine.
That concubine belonged to the Emperor.
And the Crown Prince was the Emperor’s son.
Li Yuan stared, expressionless, but the fire in his chest was unmistakable.
Was his Li Clan’s bloodline really this shameless?
Since when did sons flirt with their father’s women?
He was almost about to step in, to give the brat a good scolding. But then he remembered what Yan Yu had told him. So with a sigh, he let it go.
Instead, he remained seated atop the drifting cloud, watching the distant palace drama while sipping from what was left of his wine, brow furrowed.
Inside the palace, the young prince and the concubine were still meeting in secret. They had no idea they were being watched from the sky by a very annoyed immortal.
Li Yuan kept watching for a while. Eventually, the irritation in his heart faded a little. Though it had been a secret rendezvous, their behavior was, at least for now, restrained. There was nothing scandalous beyond stolen glances...
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