Chapter 706: Chapter 705: 705: You Don't Love Him Enough

If she couldn’t become the Empress Dowager, wouldn’t Prince Xian and Prince of Huai’s group tear her apart?

She had made too many enemies and could no longer retreat.

Li Hongyuan admired her flustered and defeated look, smiling, “Ultimately, it’s up to me to decide who the Imperial Throne will be passed on to. Even whether you’ll become the Empress in the future depends on my word.”

Jiang Ning looked at him and suddenly calmed down.

With a cold laugh, she said, “It’s still uncertain whether you’ll get the Imperial Throne or not. Don’t be cocky, or it’ll be easy for you to have an accident.”

“I’m already the Crown Prince.”

“I remember that Prince Xian was once the Crown Prince as well.” Jiang Ning laughed, “Your Highness, do you remember who dethroned him as Crown Prince?”

It was her, her, and still her.

Who else could it be?

Prince Xian coveted her beauty and asked for trouble.

Now, a Prince Xinhai had appeared, and he also coveted her beauty, courting his own death.

Li Hongyuan coldly said, “A beauty brings trouble, the ancients were indeed not deceiving me.”

Jiang Ning touched her own face and said, without humility, “I really ought to thank my mother for giving me a beautiful face. And don’t accuse me of being shallow. My appearance, like your royal status, is a gift from our elders, and I haven’t made any effort to achieve it. You can use and show off your royal status without restraint, so why can’t I?”

Li Hongyuan couldn’t refute that statement; he remained silent for a moment before saying, “Sooner or later, you’ll fall because of your own face.”

Jiang Ning smiled sweetly, “With your highness’s protection, that won’t happen.”

Li Hongyuan coldly said, “You are not gentle, obedient, wise, or well-behaved enough. What makes you think I will always protect you?”

Am I not gentle and wise enough?” Jiang Ning was taken aback, “You want to stay the night, I allow you to stay; you want to take a concubine, I arrange a place for her. I love your nephew, treat your concubines kindly, and help you ascend to the Crown Prince position. What more do you want from me?”n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

“It’s not enough.”

“What else do you want? Tell me.”

“Think about it yourself.”

“You–”

Jiang Ning suddenly felt the anger rise in her chest.

Why did she end up with such a nonchalant person?

Who had she provoked?

Li Hongyuan finished his glutinous rice balls, elegantly wiped his lips with a cloth, and said, “Today I will discuss matters with the envoys of Silla and delegates from several other smaller countries.”

Jiang Ning didn’t say anything.

As Li Hongyuan was leaving, he suddenly remembered something, “By the way, if I’m not mistaken, Lin Shimo and Wenren Zong should have arrived in Chang’an today.”

Jiang Ning ate her glutinous rice balls, unperturbed.

After Li Hongyuan finished speaking, he left.

He hadn’t taken two steps when a crisp sound came from behind.

The spoon smashed against the door.

Li Hongyuan’s footsteps paused, then he left without looking back.

Huang Ying anxiously instructed Xiachu and the others to clean up.

“Master, did you hurt your hand?” Huang Ying asked with concern.

Jiang Ning’s face darkened, “I’m fine.”

She was just angry.

Huang Ying whispered, “Master, why do you irritate the Crown Prince? Ah, this servant will make a disrespectful statement: Inside the palace, only the Emperor and the Crown Prince are the true masters. Don’t let yourself suffer unnecessarily.”

Jiang Ning said, “I’ve been doing my best to please him! It’s just that now that he’s the Crown Prince and his foundation is gradually stabilizing, he’s increasingly disregarding the Jiang Family! Using me and then getting rid of me? Hmph!”

Huang Ying laughed, “To be honest, this servant thinks that His Highness is not upset about this reason.”

“What is it, then?”

“Why can’t my wise Master see the truth? The reason is not that you’re not gentle or virtuous enough, but rather, you don’t love him enough.”