I, the prince, only want to be deposed.

Chapter 35 Try your best to fight
The next morning, Bowangyuan welcomed a special guest——

The owner of Zhumu Garden was King Liu Hong of Qi.

Accompanying Liu Hong was Bu Shi, the Prime Minister of Qi.

Previously, the news of Liu Ju destroying the dike and flooding the fields reached the State of Qi. It was he who urged Liu Hong that even if he did not want to seize Liu Ju's position as crown prince, he must fight for it at this point.

That's why Liu Hong sent an envoy to Beijing.

"Brother, I missed you so much. I finally see you again!"

As soon as he saw Liu Ju, Liu Hong rushed up to him like he did when he was a child, and even the way he addressed him did not change.

"Your Highness."

But Bu Shi stopped him at the right time and said nervously, "You should call him His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

After saying this, he bowed to Liu Ju as if he was demonstrating to Liu Hong: "I am Bu Shi, the Prime Minister of Qi, and I am honored to meet His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

"No need to be polite."

Liu Ju smiled nonchalantly, walked forward and pulled Liu Hong over, "Second brother, just call me brother Ju, it sounds more intimate."

"Yes, according to my brother."

The trace of strangeness that had just appeared in Liu Hong's eyes due to Bu Shi's reminder disappeared instantly, and he smiled innocently, just like the snotty-nosed follower in the palace before.

"I haven't seen you for a few years and you have grown so tall. When you left Chang'an, you were only this tall."

Comparing himself with the Liu Hong in his memory, Liu Ju was also making some calculations in his mind.

Yesterday he was just thinking about whether he should give him a helping hand to speed up the process of achieving the ultimate goal, but today the child came to him on his own initiative.

Maybe this is God's will.

Moreover, Liu Ju felt that this child was quite attractive to him.

When he was young, he took after his mother, with red lips and white teeth, like an exquisite porcelain doll.

Now that he is twelve or thirteen years old, although he has some rudiments of masculine characteristics, his figure, face shape and facial features still present a neutral beauty that is not inferior to that of girls of the same age.

If he lived in the future, he would wear JK hi-tech, put on light makeup, and tidy up his long hair.

Maybe I can kill those cross-dressing COSers at the anime festival, which is a feast for the eyes...

Stop!

Thinking of this, Liu Ju couldn't help but be shocked.

"Damn it, why would I have such an idea?"

"Could it be that because he used the body of a descendant of the Liu family, he inherited some of the Liu family's family habits?"

Realizing that his thoughts were in danger of rapidly deteriorating, Liu Ju quickly shook his head to get rid of all these messy thoughts.

"Brother, what's wrong with you?"

Seeing this, Liu Hong asked with some confusion.

"Hahaha, it's okay. I just haven't seen you for many years, and I have a lot of feelings in my heart."

Liu Ju laughed it off and put his arm around Liu Hong's shoulders.

"This is your first visit to my Bowang Garden. Come on, I'll take you around. When my confinement is over in a few days, you can also take me to visit your Zhumu Garden."

"!"

Hearing this, Liu Hong didn't react much, but Bu Shi's expression changed slightly.

But he didn't know what to say at the moment, so he could only follow behind silently with a hint of worry.

In fact, before this morning, he had tried his best to persuade Liu Hong not to come to Bowang Garden.

After all, this period was too sensitive. Countless eyes were staring at Liu Hong and also at Bowang Garden. In addition, Liu Ju was in such a situation that it was inevitable that he would be hostile to Liu Hong.

It would be inappropriate to come here rashly to visit me no matter how you think about it.

But Liu Hong insisted on doing so, and he had no choice but to follow him.

After taking two steps, Liu Ju suddenly turned around and said to Bu Shi with a smile:
"By the way, Prime Minister Bu, I am going to chat with my second brother. Why don't you have a cup of tea in the guest hall first?" "This..."

Bu Shi was stunned again, and his vigilance instantly reached its maximum.

Is this reminiscing about the past still going on? Is there any other purpose for it?
Liu Hong is still young after all...

"Yes, Prime Minister, I haven't seen Brother Ju for a long time, and I have a lot to say to him, so why don't you come with me?"

Liu Hong also said this with an innocent look on his face.

"Okay, I'll wait here..."

Things had come to this point, and Bu Shi had no choice but to agree.

One is the crown prince, the other is the King of Qi, and both of them are superior to him.

Moreover, this is Chang'an, this is Bowang Garden, the prince should not dare to do anything wrong under the emperor's nose, right?

Bu Shi comforted himself in his heart.

As for other matters, I can only discuss them with the King of Qi after I return.

……

"Brother, you won't blame me, right?"

As soon as he got rid of Bu Shi, Liu Hong suddenly lowered his voice and spoke to Liu Qicheng.

"What's your fault?"

"I am blamed for sending an envoy to Chang'an. Now my father has called me back and allowed me to live in Chang'an permanently. He also gave me a house..."

Liu Hong frowned slightly and said with a guilty look on his face,
"The Prime Minister said that the Emperor is most likely planning to depose and enthronize a successor. You won't blame me for coming here to snatch your position as Crown Prince, right?"

"Brother, you have to believe me. I didn't want to send an envoy, nor did I want to live in Chang'an permanently."

"It was the Prime Minister who said that some things cannot be changed. If I don't come to fight for it, someone else will. If I let others fight for it, they won't tolerate my brother, so I..."

Hearing this, Liu Ju nodded and continued with a smile: "So that's why you came to fight for me, so that even if I am crippled, you can still protect me?"

"That's what I thought in my heart, I don't know if it's right."

Liu Hong lowered his head, his beautiful eyes had turned red without him noticing.

"If it's not right, my brother must tell me. Even if it means going against the will of the emperor, I will reject the house that the emperor has given me, return to Qi State early tomorrow morning, and never come to Chang'an again."

Silly boy.

Everything changes, and so will you.

Liu Ju said this in his heart, but he couldn't help but feel some emotions.

Although politics is based on lies, he is still willing to believe that Liu Hong is speaking the truth at this moment, and it is also in his own interest.

As for whether things will change in the future, we’ll talk about it when the time comes.

So Liu Ju patted Liu Hong on the shoulder to show encouragement:

"You did the right thing. If it's yours, you must fight for it. I'm counting on you in my heart, and I'm waiting to live a good life with you for a few days after I'm crippled."

At this moment, he finally made up his mind.

He would do his best to help Liu Hong ascend to the throne of the crown prince, just for the child's now red phoenix eyes.

"That's good. I thought Brother Ju would blame me. As long as Brother Ju thinks it's right, it's fine."

Liu Hong was beaming with joy.

Liu Ju didn't think any more and put his arm around Liu Hong: "Come on, follow me to the study. We haven't seen each other for a long time. I'll give you something nice as a gift."

"What good stuff?"

"Why ask so many questions? You'll know when you get there."

Liu Ju smiled mysteriously, "Since you want to fight, you must do your best, and I will help you. Just remember that I will rely on you to protect me in the future, so don't let me down."

(End of this chapter)