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Under Li Banfeng's relentless questioning, the performer dismissed all the spirits in the room and began to recount his past.
"Back then, the one I wanted to marry wasn't Hong Ying. It was Zhao Xiaowan. I even brought it up to her and asked His Majesty to arrange the match, but Zhao Xiaowan refused."
Li Banfeng asked, "What status do you hold?"
The performer raised his hand and gestured all around them. "With this courtyard and these furnishings in my home, can't you tell what my status is?"
Li Banfeng shook his head. "I can't."
"I am a prince! Prince Chun!" the performer said, raising his voice. "You should know what kind of status a prince holds."
Li Banfeng hadn't studied history in university, but he still had a basic understanding of what a prince was. "You're a prince, and Zhao Xiaowan is a general who used to be a performer. You wanted to marry her? And she dared to refuse?"
Prince Chun wore a bitter smile. "That was because of what was happening at the time. Under normal circumstances, she wouldn't have dared to refuse. I could have dragged her into the prince's manor by force if I wanted. I wouldn't even have needed to give her a title to take her in. But it wasn't possible at that time. There was a war going on, and Zhao Xiaowan kept winning battle after battle. His Majesty couldn't do without her, so this...
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