Just as Emperor Taifeng understood the Crown Prince’s temperament, the Crown Prince understood his father equally well.
Suspicious, sentimental, and possessing a touch of laughable benevolence.
If the Crown Prince were to go personally, Emperor Taifeng would never agree—whether out of suspicion that the Prince was plotting something, or out of that lingering shred of paternal affection. It was far better to find someone to act as an intermediary. And Lin Jingyue was the perfect candidate.
Chapter 91