1430 Gu Chaoyan? 1
Junyi spoke calmly, trying to persuade the Crown Prince.
Then Junyi started to pick up the books lying next to him, and placed a couple onto the table. He wasn’t that anxious any longer.
Zhou Huailing also became much calmer after hearing what Junyi said. He had been too angry to control himself a while ago. He was like a furious lion that was tormenting the weak ones.
“What do you think, anyway?” Zhou Huailing asked.
Junyi let out a sigh of relief.
It seemed that his consoling words had worked.
He was feeling really anxious, as a matter of fact. He was not as calm and confident as he pretended to be. The Crown Prince was already panicking, but he could not be like this. He needed to change the situation.
He was a strategist. He did not care who he was serving, but he had made observations since the trip back from the imperial tombs. He could either choose the Crown Prince or Lord Huai. Lord Huai seemed to have walked a step further towards the advantages, yet it was very difficult for him to overturn his status. He should continue with the Crown Prince, who was still in an advantageous status.
He swept away the books on the chair, making himself a seat and sat down.
He was thinking carefully.
Things happened too suddenly for him to be totally calm. He did not have many solutions available right now, when the Crown Prince asked him. He needed to take it slow, but whatever he said just now was important.
He followed up, saying carefully after some consideration. “Crown Prince, we can take one step after another.”
“…”
“Gu Chaoyan is not yet married. Her engagement can be broken off, just like how her last one was.”
“…”
“She never looked up to you, because you have Gu Ruxue with you, of course she would not like it, but if Gu Ruxue is not the Phoenix Girl, you can just promise her the position as the Queen.”
“…”
“Also, you should speak with the Gu Family, especially Gu Zhenkang. You can tell him that you promise Elder Miss a position of Queen, so he could, as the father, try to get her back to defend her reputation.”
“…”
“That is the condition you can offer to her. What women want most is the best things that can be offered to them.”
“…”
“I have spoken with Gu Chaoyan before. She is quite smart, but she is just a woman, after all. Women are the easiest to deal with.”
Junyi sounded casual, as he spoke.
He disliked Gu Chaoyan, but he needed to accept her since he was pursuing his own interests.
That was the best solution for the moment.
When everything was settled well, they could continue like before.
He was still confident about the Crown Prince. He might not be an ideal man, but he had an ideal status.
Junyi soon cleared his mind after he spoke. He felt confident again.
Hearing that…
Zhou Huailing nodded and agreed with what Junyi said.
Well…
He liked Gu Chaoyan, though she was very cold, that made her interesting.
His original plan was to steal Gu Chaoyan when he took the throne.
