Succession Crisis of the 43rd Reign

  Lian Le was baffled, he didn't understand why Song Lingyu, a lady from a boudoir, would know this and even take the initiative to come to him and bring it up in front of him.

  Song Lingyu saw that he didn't speak and continued to say: "The Emperor posted an imperial edict in the folk, proposing a solution and effective method, and would be granted official titles and wealth, as well as rewarded with a large amount of gold. Doesn't the Seventh Prince want this gold?"

  "What do you mean?"

  "My point is I have a way out, it's up to you whether you want it or not?"

  Lian Le took a few steps forward and exclaimed: "Is this really true?"

  Song Lingyu stood up, "Of course, but I have a condition. From now on, we are allies, when you need help, I can do it unconditionally. And when I need help, you must do the same for me."

  "This is impossible!"

  "Oh? Impossible?" Song Lingyu slightly raised an eyebrow: "It doesn't matter, anyway, there are more than one person who wants the throne, the Second Prince and the Fifth Prince also want it. I can even help the Crown Prince solidify his position. Although you have Empress Dowager's support, but after all, you're not her biological son. If a mother-son conflict were to occur, it would be as easy as turning one's hand over. Tell me, what qualifications do you have to compete with those princes, and what can you use to contend with them?"

  Lian Le was stunned for a long time before saying, "You won't go help the Second Prince, will you? He's the eldest son of the Left Chancellor's sister. If he ascends to the throne in the future, it'll be even more unfavorable for the Right Chancellor's Manor. As for the Fifth Prince, although Empress Xian is not my birth mother, we've lived together for so many years after all. The Fifth Prince's mother is just a beauty, and even if I were to break with Empress Xian in the future, it's still better than him."

  After Lian Le finished speaking, Song Lingyu shook his head and said: "What you see is just the surface. I can completely refute what you just said. Firstly, although the Second Prince is close to Left Chancellor Lou's family, this doesn't mean I can't help him. As for Right Chancellor's Manor..." Song Lingyu paused for a moment, then sneered: "What does it have to do with me, Song Lingyu?"

  Lian Le discovered that the woman in front of him was his verbal nemesis. Her words left him speechless! "You actually say you have nothing to do with the Right Prime Minister's estate? You are..."

  "Right! That's correct! I am the legitimate child of the Right Chancellor's Manor, but that doesn't mean my heart is with the Song family. If I help the Lou family obtain the throne, who knows they might even destroy the Song family and then hand over the entire vast Song family to me, the strategist who helped them seize power." Song Lingyu looked at Lian Le with a smile that was not quite a smile, as if she didn't care about the Song family at all - in fact, she was thinking of dragging the entire Song family down. "As for the Fifth Prince, he's not as simple as he appears on the surface. Even without a background, he's good at plotting and scheming. Without a background, as long as you give him time, he can still make waves!"

  Lian Le slightly furrowed his brow, he really couldn't understand. Song Lingyu was only a thirteen-year-old maiden, but her mind was like a black hole that could see through everything, while you couldn't guess even a bit about her. He couldn't imagine how a little girl could grasp the princes' struggles and personalities so thoroughly, what kind of deep scheming and sharp insight this required!

  Song Lingyu saw Lian Le's frightened and speechless appearance, and smiled even more gently: "I wonder if what Lingyu said is true?"