I insist

Chapter 572: Delusion

Although the ministers were puzzled as to why Yu Huailin would do such a thing, given the current situation, they could only say so.

After the court session, the Seventh Prince walked ahead, while Lord Yu lagged not far behind. He called out to the Seventh Prince, "Prince Night, please wait."

The other ministers glanced at him curiously upon hearing this, but quickly looked away. After all, they were now family, and what others talked about was none of their business.

The Seventh Prince stopped and turned to look at Lord Yu, asking, "I wonder if there's something you need from me, Lord Yu?"

Lord Yu glanced around at the people and, seeing that there weren't many left, asked, "Why are you going against Lord Shen? Your actions today have already displeased him."

"I know, I deliberately wanted to provoke his displeasure," the Seventh Prince said calmly.

Lord Yu frowned slightly: "What do you mean by that? What exactly are you planning? Night King, we'll soon be family, and we've been working together in the court all this time..."

"More people means more strength. If anything happens, shouldn't you tell me so I can be prepared?"

The Seventh Prince chuckled: "I understand what Lord Yu means. In fact, I did this on purpose. Could it be that someone as clever as Lord Yu didn't think of that?"

After saying this, the Seventh Prince turned and walked outside, with Lord Yu walking alongside him.

What do you mean by that?

The Seventh Prince thought that after his reminder, Lord Yu would surely understand, since what he had done before was quite clever. But this time, however, he still couldn't figure it out at all.

"Our two families are now bound together; this is an indisputable fact. Even the Emperor knows this. Both the Yu and Shen families are centuries-old clans."

"The relationship is so complicated. Do you think the Emperor would want to see the Shen and Yu families on good terms? It would be better to make them enemies; that way, the Emperor might feel more at ease about us."

The Seventh Prince explained to Lord Yu as he walked.

After listening to the Seventh Prince's words, Lord Yu thought about it seriously. He hadn't thought of this before, after all, his status was different now.

The Seventh Prince was right to do so.

After thinking it through, Lord Yu nodded repeatedly: "You're right, I didn't think of that. The Emperor certainly doesn't want to see the two families having a good relationship."

And now that you're involved, it's easy for the Emperor to feel threatened. Thankfully, you've thought it through.

The Seventh Prince smiled and said, "Just as Lord Yu said, we are now family, so we should think more about each other. After all, we share the same fate."

Upon hearing the Seventh Prince say that they were family, Lord Yu was very pleased: "Of course, we are family."

The two walked out of the palace. Before the Seventh Prince sat in his carriage, Lord Yu approached him and said in a low voice, "Prince Night, you are the supervising officer this time."

However, there are many areas you might not be able to cover, and you'll need a helper.

The Seventh Prince smiled slightly: "Indeed, as Lord Yu said, I have offended Lord Shen today, and he might try to trip me up. I must be careful."

However, there are no of my men in the army. Does Lord Yu have a solution?

As soon as Lord Yu opened his mouth, the Seventh Prince already guessed what he was going to say; it was nothing more than these matters.

“If the Night King doesn’t mind, I will let my son Yu Shanheng join the army. What do you think?” Lord Yu said, looking at the Night King.

Seeing how naturally Lord Yu spoke, the Seventh Prince was somewhat surprised, but he quickly regained his composure and instead became somewhat excited.

"I was just wondering what to do, but Lord Yu solved it for me so easily. Of course, that's fine, but joining the army is no easy task."

"Do you need my help?" the Seventh Prince asked with a smile.

Lord Yu waved his hand and said, "You don't need to worry about this matter, Night King. You just need to keep an eye on him and hope that he can help you."

"Thank you very much," said the Seventh Prince.

Lord Yu nodded slightly, walked to his carriage, and got in.

The Seventh Prince narrowed his eyes slightly. Lord Yu's words just now were worth pondering. An army cannot be marched in so easily, but he had just appeared very confident.

"This matter is for Yu Huailin to worry about; it has nothing to do with me," the Seventh Prince said with a smile.

Then he got into the carriage, closed his eyes to rest the whole way, and kept thinking about some things.

Preparations for the expedition were in full swing. The night before departure, while the Seventh Prince was busy with the expedition, Yu Huailin quietly appeared in his room.

"When did our emperor learn this trick? It's like stealing chickens and dogs, and he's so skilled at it."

The Seventh Prince looked at Yu Huailin, who had just walked in, with a teasing expression and began to speak.

Yu Huailin glared at him: "I brought you some good wine for a farewell dinner, and this is how you talk to me? If it weren't for this incident, would I have bothered climbing over the wall?"

The Seventh Prince walked to a nearby table and sat down: "Wasn't this your plan? What, are you having second thoughts now?"

This whole affair was indeed planned by Yu Huailin. He suspected the Shen family was still determined to push for the Seventh Prince to become emperor. After the two of them had sex...

The two decided to go with the flow and set a trap, having the Seventh Prince feign compliance to deliberately give Lord Shen an opportunity to expose his true colors.

Even the Seventh Prince marrying a daughter of the Yu family was part of the plan.

Yu Huailin poured him a glass of wine and looked at him, saying, "No matter what, I'm sorry about what happened this time, and I'm even making you marry a woman you don't like."

"I'm sorry you had to go through all that trouble. This glass is for you."

The Seventh Prince took the wine and downed it in one gulp: "It doesn't matter, it's the same for me who I marry."

Upon hearing this, Yu Huailin looked at him sharply. Although he had helped him, it didn't mean that he still harbored ill intentions towards Song Miqiu.

"Don't look at me like that. I may have liked Song Miqiu, but that doesn't mean I'll always like her. I don't have a penchant for stealing other people's wives."

Of course, that's on the premise that you're genuinely good to her; otherwise, I won't show any mercy.

When the Seventh Prince saw the look in his eyes, he knew what the boy was thinking and couldn't help but smile and say something.

"Don't worry, you won't have that chance. Soon, you'll be going to war. This toast is for you. I'll be waiting for your triumphant return."

Yu Huailin raised his glass, which he had just filled with wine, again and said softly.

The Seventh Prince raised his wine cup to Yu Huailin: "I will definitely return in triumph. Just wait for me in the capital."

The two of them drank the wine in their glasses together, put down their glasses, looked at each other, and laughed out loud.

"Sometimes, I really don't understand. Do you trust me that much? You dare to ask me to do anything. Aren't you afraid I'll rebel?"

The Seventh Prince really wanted to ask Yu Huailin why he trusted him so much. After all, his status shouldn't warrant such trust.