Chapter 770 - 745: Hostility
Huangfu Yuxuan smiled, but the smile didn’t reach his eyes.
He squinted and said, "So you’re quite content and happy with what you have, aren’t you?"
Why put on an act in front of him?
If one were truly content, one should stay in Yunzhou and not set foot in the Capital City, should stay within the Cheng Prince Mansion, and not say anything about being low-key. What’s this about being unambitious?
In other matters, Huangfu Yuxuan didn’t care whether he was ambitious or not, believing that Huangfu Jingchen couldn’t outcompete him anyway. However, what he cared about was Xia Wenjin, because Xia Wenjin knew Huangfu Jingchen first, so in his heart and eyes, there was no room for him.
When it comes to Xia Wenjin, he was determined to have her!
His sinister gaze swept over Huangfu Jingchen, seeing him nodding, his youthful eyes sincere and joyful, saying, "Of course, fame and fortune are fleeting to me, wealth is like dirt; a life of togetherness with a soulmate, like my father and mother, is the life I yearn for!"
Huangfu Yuxuan’s face turned ashen, with whom would you spend a lifetime together?
Thinking of who he referred to, Huangfu Yuxuan’s heart surged with a murderous aura!
He smiled coldly and said, "When Fifth Uncle sought what he wanted back in the day, it became widely known, causing chaos in the Capital. Jingchen says he seeks nothing, but is he truly without desire?"
Upon hearing Huangfu Yuxuan’s words, everyone naturally sensed his tone of gloom and hostility. Although they did not understand precisely where this gloom and hostility stemmed from, who among those present wasn’t worldly-wise? In ordinary families, brothers could still feud, let alone within the Royal Family? Especially since they were just cousins?
They couldn’t help but recall snippets they heard from their elders, finding it amusing!
Isn’t that so?
How did Prince Cheng court Concubine Cheng back then?
It’s said that the Capital was turned upside down, especially since Prince Cheng wasn’t the only one pursuing Concubine Cheng at the time. There was also a famous man in the Capital, one with an unusual status, who was also a Jianghu individual—the Shadow Pavilion Master.
According to the elders, in every aspect, the Shadow Pavilion Master held a more significant place in Concubine Cheng’s heart than Prince Cheng. Others were both from the Jianghu, a pair living in harmony, but Prince Cheng was a prince of the Imperial family, of different status and birth, an unlikely pair.
However, Prince Cheng persisted, not letting go, and fought many battles with the Shadow Pavilion Master in the Capital.
In the end, Prince Cheng was demoted by the Emperor, exiled to the impoverished lands of Yunzhou, plagued by internal bandits and external invasions, a barren place with cunning inhabitants and a difficult, perilous life.
But Prince Cheng had a fierce determination; he didn’t plead or delay. He immediately went to the Vassal Land, personally handling all matters despite his princely status, eradicating local banditry, establishing a disciplined household soldiers unit, and repelling external enemies. He turned the barren, harsh land into a flourishing oasis.
Not only that, but he remained relentless in pursuing Concubine Cheng until he finally won her heart!
But the hardships, the trials Prince Cheng endured, and the effort and sincerity he invested to win her heart are unparalleled!
Huangfu Jingchen smiled and said, "My father’s status is different, so to achieve what he wanted, he had to give more, but I’m not like that!"
Some thought, born of a Royal Family, how could they be different?
Huangfu Yuxuan even directly questioned him.
Huangfu Jingchen said, "Father is a prince; I am only the son of a Prince. Naturally, it’s different!"
Everyone thought so too. Although they were both Royal Family members, there was a significant difference between being the Emperor’s son and a Prince’s son.
However, for a Prince to marry a Jianghu woman was indeed no easy feat, but if the son of a Prince wanted to marry a commoner woman, it might not be so easy either?