Although Jun Heng didn’t want to pay attention to Jun Jingrui, he couldn’t just ignore the prince’s words when so many people were present.

“What do you think, Prince?”

Jun Heng asked. He hoped that Jun Jingrui was talking about reasons related to the court, rather than some personal affairs.

But things don’t always go as planned, Jun Jingrui answered without even thinking: “Your Highness has long admired me…”

Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Jun Heng’s voice of “Prince”.

There was a hint of anger in Jun Heng’s voice, and he was very dissatisfied with Jun Jingrui’s answer.

Ji Chenxing knew very well how much he hated Jun Jingrui, even though Jun Jingrui himself had no idea.

Saying that he liked Ji Chenxing in front of so many people not only offended the people of Beiliang, but also offended Ji Chenxing. Sometimes Jun Heng really wanted to open Jun Jingrui’s brain to see what was inside.

Jun Jingrui was stunned for a moment, then tactfully shut his mouth.

As the crown prince, he holds a high position of power, but many things about him are only circulated among the people, and Jun Jingrui himself is not aware of them.

After the news of his involvement in the murder of Ji Chenxing was leaked, Jun Jingrui’s reputation in the capital was not very good.

Moreover, the relationship between Jun Jingrui and Ji Xueyao became unclear, and the evaluation of these two people in the capital was even worse.

Then Jun Jingrui broke off the engagement and the Ji family fell into decline. Everyone thought that the matter between Jun Jingrui and the Ji family had come to an end, but they didn’t expect that there would be a sequel…

That is to say, Jun Jingrui started pursuing Ji Chenxing again.

This afternoon, the news that Jun Jingrui sent a betrothal gift to Ji Zunxing had spread throughout the capital. Whether those who had seen the scene or not, everyone knew about the grand scene at that time.

There was bound to be another discussion about Jun Jingrui.

But after all, that was a topic of discussion known only to people in Daliang, and there were no outsiders, so it was better to just laugh it off.

Unlike now, the envoy of Beiliang is here, on such an important occasion, how dare Jun Jingrui say this directly?
Jun Heng hadn’t spoken yet, and Ji Chenxing himself hadn’t spoken either, so what was Jun Jingrui in such a hurry for?

After Jun Jingrui finished speaking, Lu Yuzhou fell into a brief silence.

He was expressing his attitude, letting Jun Heng know that he didn’t like Jun Jingrui’s remarks.

If Jun Jingrui said this again, he would also be angry.

In fact, as early as when he first came to this world, Lu Yuzhou began to inquire about things related to Ji Chenxing, and naturally heard of Jun Jingrui.

When Lu Yuzhou learned that this man had killed Ji Chenxing once for power, and was now trying every means to harass and get close to Ji Chenxing, and even wanted to marry her, he could no longer sit still.

Jun Jingrui is such a disgusting person, he needs to be severely punished.

As for why Ji Chenxing was reluctant to do it himself, Lu Yuzhou also guessed the reason.

It was probably because Ji Chenxing was a rule-abiding person, and considering that Jun Jingrui was Jun Heng’s son, as long as Jun Jingrui didn’t go too far, Ji Chenxing was still willing to give him some face.

Lu Yuzhou doesn’t care at all about what Ji Chenxing cares about. He will not let Jun Jingrui live so comfortably forever.

In addition, another point is his relationship with the Ji family.

In the past few years as the sole manager of the Lu family, he actually had times when he was overwhelmed and even neglected to maintain a good relationship with the Ji family.

By the time he turned around to re-examine his relationship with the Ji family, there were already rumors in the capital that he and the Ji family were not on good terms.

Lu Yuzhou didn’t know whether this was done intentionally by someone or whether it was Ji Huaiyu’s intention.

Since then, the relationship between the Ji family and the Lu family has fallen into a very awkward situation.

But in fact, Lu Yuzhou still helped the Ji family many times in secret. With Ji Huaiyu’s intelligence, Lu Yuzhou thought that he should be able to feel his kindness towards the Ji family.

The only thing missing for the two families to reconcile is for one of them to step forward and break through the layer of window paper separating them.

Lu Yuzhou is willing to be that person.

What’s more, the two old men from the Lu family and the Ji family had already arranged this marriage when Lu Yuzhou and Ji Chenxing were young.

If the two younger generations did not raise any objections, the marriage would not be cancelled. Therefore, it was not excessive for Lu Yuzhou to take the initiative to get closer to Ji Chenxing.

There is just one thing, Lu Yuzhou doesn’t know whether Ji Chenxing will agree.

Before he came, he was still thinking about how to explain this matter to Ji Chenxing.

Unexpectedly, Ji Chenxing actually came to him for help.

Lu Yuzhou felt somewhat relieved.

While Lu Yuzhou was thinking, the ministers below thought that Lu Yuzhou was angry and began to discuss Jun Jingrui’s speech.

“I heard that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has always liked the Princess, and the Northern Liang envoy wants the Princess to marry to Northern Liang and become the Queen. Your Highness, is this a breach of defense?”

“This afternoon, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince sent a betrothal gift to Ji Zunxing. This news has spread all over the capital.”

“Tsk tsk, what’s the use of giving it to Ji Zunxing? In the princess’s heart, Ji Zunxing is nothing.”

“That’s right, can you influence the princess’s mind by giving it to Ji Zunxing? You might as well wait for me, hahaha.”

“His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is not young anymore, but he is too reckless. In my opinion, it would be better for the princess to marry Beiliang instead of him.”

……

The ministers’ voices were very low. Jun Jingrui couldn’t hear what they were talking about from his position. He could only hear the sound of people talking.

He naturally thought that the ministers were praising him for his bravery and courage in facing the oppression of the Northern Liang envoys.

Jun Heng saw the pride on Jun Jingrui’s face, and his face gradually darkened.

Jun Heng usually turned a blind eye to Jun Jingrui’s nonsense and inappropriate behavior. It cannot be denied that he did pamper Jun Jingrui a little too much in the past.

But things are different now. What Jun Jingrui said in front of Lu Yuzhou is completely different.

Given Jun Jingrui’s identity, his attitude towards Lu Yuzhou actually reflects Daliang’s attitude towards Beiliang.

The friendship between the two countries was hard-won, and Jun Heng didn’t want Jun Jingrui’s words and deeds to destroy the friendship between the two countries.

With outsiders present, Jun Heng still wanted to give Jun Jingrui some face, so he did not directly scold Jun Jingrui. He just asked him to be careful with his words so as not to say anything that should not be said and affect the relationship between the two countries.

“Prince.” Jun Heng said with anger in his tone, “If you can’t come up with a suitable reason, don’t speak.”

Jun Jingrui could hear Jun Heng’s displeasure, but he didn’t take it to heart.

Jun Heng didn’t say he was wrong, he just asked him to give another reason.

That means, in Jun Heng’s heart, he also disagrees with Ji Chenxing going to Beiliang, and there is nothing wrong with what he did.

After Jun Jingrui enlightened himself, he turned his attention to Zhuge Tong, wanting to see what Zhuge Tong thought about this matter.

Zhuge Tong immediately understood that Jun Jingrui was asking for his help.

Things in the court change rapidly. It is not easy to do something to please the emperor, but it is easy to make Jun Heng angry.

Zhuge Tong thought for a moment and gave Jun Jingrui a flattering smile.

“Your Majesty seems to be asking you to be more careful, but in fact he is encouraging you to say this. It’s just that your wording is a bit wrong.”

Zhuge Tongyi observed Jun Jingrui’s expression as he spoke, and sure enough, he saw Jun Jingrui’s eyes light up.

He thought to himself, “Sure enough!” Jun Jingrui wanted to hear him say that.

“Your Highness, think about it, Princess Xihe is now our Daliang’s treasure. If we let the people of Beiliang take her away now, what will happen to our Daliang in the future?
“Your Majesty certainly doesn’t want the princess to go to Beiliang, don’t you think?”

Zhuge Tong gave an obvious reason.

Jun Jingrui thought for a moment, nodded, and came up with an idea. (End of this chapter)