Consort Li smiled as she listened to her son speak so eloquently.
"My son is indeed clever, but unfortunately, your mother cannot support you in fighting for that position.
Moreover, your mother has no one behind her.
No one who can provide you with the resources to win others over."
Di Jun merely smiled upon hearing this and said,
"It's fine, Mother. I do not care about such things. Besides, there are some matters where resources alone are useless.
All right, Mother, let us eat first. We can discuss the rest after dinner."
Consort Li smiled and said,
"All right... all right... let's eat first, let's eat first!"
With that, Consort Li began eating with her son. Once they had finished, she had someone bring out the Imperial Decree.
"Take a look. This is the Imperial Decree your Imperial Father issued for you. It contains the arrangements he has made.
Perhaps it truly is because of your circumstances that you cannot compete for that position.
That is why your Imperial Father has directly sent you away to become a Prince.
This is your Imperial Decree. As for the formal announcement, the ministers will be informed directly tomorrow morning."
Di Jun said nothing further. He simply took the Imperial Decree from her.
The moment he opened it, his entire body trembled, as though he had sensed something. But immediately afterward, Di Jun calmed down.
He began reading its contents.
"I am to be made King Qin, with Jiangnan Dao as my fief."
Looking at the contents, Di Jun said in surprise,
"Imperial Father has been quite generous. Jiangnan Dao is one of the prosperous regions of the Great Gan Dynasty!
Being a Prince there is not bad at all.
Is this compensation?"
Consort Li shook her head and said,
"I don't