“You have a very interesting family. You want to marry Zuo Qingluan to the crown prince, but you, the oldest son of your family, are following me around. You’re sitting on the fence, so no matter who inherits the throne in the future, your family will be considered a loyal supporter!”
Zuo Qingxian said, “Your Highness, the Zuo and Dugu families are related by marriage, and Empress Dugu is my aunt. Whose side do you think my family is on?
“As for the marriage between Qingluan and Jun Linyuan, if she can marry the crown prince, it’ll help Your Highness greatly.
“Moreover, no matter what plan my father has, I’ve always been loyal to you, haven’t I?”
The second prince waved his hand. “Of course I know how loyal you are, but a woman can take her husband’s side, so we don’t know if Zuo Qingluan really will help me.”
Zuo Qingxian said, “Zuo Qingluan is only a girl, and she has to depend on her family. Therefore, even if she marries the crown prince, she’ll still help the Zuo family, and helping the Zuo family is the same as helping Your Highness!”
The second prince smirked. “Humans are complicated. Zuo Qingluan is a genius, and having her on my side will help me with my grand plan. Therefore, Zuo Qingluan is better off marrying me!”
Zuo Qingxian said, “Well, that’s an option. If Your Highness wants to marry Qingluan, of course I’ll help you achieve that.”
The second prince nodded and changed the subject. “Qingxian, I wonder if you can answer a question for me.”
Zuo Qingxian said, “Your Highness, what question is that?”
“Back then —” said the second prince. “Feng Wu’s cultivation ability was destroyed five years ago. Was it the Zuo family’s doing?”
Feng Wu’s hand trembled a little.
The white fairy had been dozing off when the two men talked about competing for the throne and who Zuo Qingluan would marry, but she woke up when she heard Feng Wu’s name mentioned.
The second prince gave Zuo Qingxian a half-smile. “Why do you hesitate, Qingxian? Don’t you trust me?”
Zuo Qingxian knew very well that the untrusting prince was angry at the Zuo family for sitting on the fence. This question was to test how loyal Zuo Qingxian and his family were.
Feng Wu stared at Zuo Qingxian.
Five years ago, Zuo Qingluan destroyed her cultivation ability, and the Zuo family also tried to destroy her reputation.
They told other people that Feng Wu became greedy and overreached, which resulted in her destroyed ability and thus turned her into a good-for-nothing.
The Zuo family led public opinion, so a lot of people laughed at her and took pleasure in seeing her fall.
Was Zuo Qingxian going to tell the truth now?
Gripping the Spiritual Fossil Stone, Feng Wu stared at the two men.
Zuo Qingxian immediately made his decision.
Sitting opposite the second prince, he looked into the prince’s eyes and said seriously, “Your Highness, it’s true. The Zuo family did do that five years ago.”
The second prince said, “Oh?”
Zuo Qingxian went on telling him the story.
He said, “Back then, the elder of my family said that although they both had True Phoenix Blood, Feng Wu was obviously more talented than Qingluan.”
The second prince frowned. “That doesn’t sound right. Five years ago, Feng Wu and Qingluan should be about the same level.”
Zuo Qingxian smiled bitterly. “Your Highness, that was what we thought, but our elder told us the truth. He said that Feng Wu had already realized at such a young age that she had to suppress her spiritual essence and slow down her breakthrough to solidify her foundation. If Qingluan was a young tree, Feng Wu had ten times more roots than Qingluan!”
