Chapter 612 - 609: Unavoidable Personal Feelings_1
Bai Qingyan sneered at Xiao Rongyan. "What I have said, Mr. Xiao is not unaware of. It’s just that Mr. Xiao is not from Jin, so he doesn’t care about Jin’s survival. He only cares about his personal interests."
The Crown Prince gently stroked the armrests of the chair. Bai Qingyan’s words... the Crown Prince could understand them.
Indeed, Xiao Rongyan was a businessman and a Wei Kingdom native. He must not be blinded by the small profits before him.
The only way for Xiao Rongyan to be truly loyal was if he married into the Bai family, became a Jin, and tied his future to that of the Crown Prince.
At that time, as long as Xiao Rongyan knew he could gain more by staying in Jin than in his homeland of Wei, he would serve the Crown Prince wholeheartedly.
Currently... what Xiao Rongyan said and requested deserved the Crown Prince’s careful consideration.
"All right, I wasn’t planning to agree to this in the first place. No need to argue so fiercely," the Crown Prince smiled. "Rong Yan, indeed, I cannot help you this time. The envoys have already been dispatched. Even if the envoys hadn’t been sent, I must plan for the long-term of Jin. You are my friend; if I can help, I will. But sitting on the position of Crown Prince, Jin must come first. Do you understand?"
With the Crown Prince speaking this way, Xiao Rongyan knew he couldn’t continue. He could only smile and bow. "Your Highness is the Crown Prince of a nation and must consider the well-being of millions of Jin citizens. This is merely a personal business matter for me... just involves losing some silver coin. It cannot be compared to the great affairs of Jin. Now that Your Highness has been generous enough not to expel me, it is already the greatest honor. I am truly grateful."