Chapter 853: Is 853 a Good Man
The Prince of Jing wasn’t exactly a good man. Due to his past mistakes, he had let Ye Jiu remain outside for years, and he wasn’t exactly a good father either. Perhaps, he wasn’t even a good person.
However, it cannot be denied that for Ye Jiu, he had indeed worried to the point of exhaustion.
And in all these years, the only person he had been so concerned about was Ye Jiu.
Ye Jiu wasn’t someone who was ungrateful, so she understood the Prince of Jing’s words.
However, between her and Sikong Mo, having come to where they are now, it wasn’t something they could easily give up on due to a bit of difficulty.
"Father..." Looking at the Prince of Jing, Ye Jiu felt the pressure from family for the first time.
The Prince of Jing didn’t want to force Ye Jiu either, and said, "Alright, think carefully about what I said. I won’t force you to make a decision. You’ve been smart since you were little, and I believe you can make a decision that’s good for yourself."
As she watched the Prince of Jing leaving, Ye Jiu suddenly said, "Father, shall we go and bring mother back tomorrow?"
The Prince of Jing’s figure suddenly paused, then he turned back to look at Ye Jiu in bewilderment.
For a long time, he opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but in the end, he still didn’t speak and left silently.
After returning, the Prince of Jing sat in the main seat and looked at the advisor below, saying, "Are you sure your suggestion will work? My daughter isn’t an ordinary person who can be swayed by a few words."
Yet the advisor was very confident, "Do not worry, Your Highness. No matter how strong a woman is, her heart is soft. The more Your Highness tries to stop the Commandery Princess from interacting with the War King, the more you will provoke her rebellion. On the contrary, if Your Highness considers everything from her standpoint and cares for her, using the pretense of her best interest to persuade her, the effect is absolutely better than stopping her outright. The Commandery Princess will also feel Your Highness’s love for her."
What the advisor said wasn’t nonsense, but was backed by evidence.
His family was relatively poor. Since he was young, his mother had dealt with his several older brothers in this way to ensure he could study.
Otherwise, given his family’s circumstances, supporting his education wouldn’t have been possible.
Despite the advisor’s confidence, the Prince of Jing could only feel uneasy.
Is his daughter that easy to deceive?
At any rate, he felt that she wasn’t.
But the advisor continued to persuade, "Your Highness, see, after you said those words, although the Commandery Princess didn’t say she’ll cut ties with the War King, she would already start to care about you, and that’s a good beginning!"
"Ha, caring about me voluntarily, then why didn’t I notice?" the Prince of Jing retorted.
The advisor was momentarily stumped, then began to explain, "Your Highness, look, previously, the Commandery Princess never mentioned going to see the Princess Consort, but today, didn’t the Commandery Princess invite Your Highness to go visit the Princess Consort tomorrow? What does this signify? It signifies that the Commandery Princess has started to keep Your Highness and the Princess Consort in her heart, and that’s a good beginning!"
Thinking of the Princess Consort, the Prince of Jing’s mood was actually very complicated.
Back then, the incident of swapping the children happened, with many people responsible, including himself and the Crown Prince. Although the Crown Princess Consort and the Princess Consort weren’t deposed, they were punished by being sent to a temple.
As for him and the Crown Prince, they only received a few inconsequential reprimands, and life continued as usual afterward.
This made the Prince of Jing feel that, in fact, half of the punishment the Princess Consort received was borne on his behalf.
Therefore, in the years when the Princess Consort wasn’t around, he had no interest in stepping into the rear court or in favoring other women.