"A-Xin, if Imperial Father names me Crown Prince, do you think those princes and princesses will accept it?"
Lianshan Xin and Qi Shiyun both looked at Xia Xunyang.
Lianshan Xin grumbled, "You changed what you call him that quickly? You're already calling him Imperial Father? The Prince of Jiujiang's bones haven't even gone cold."
Xia Xunyang sighed softly. "It's almost been a hundred days since my royal father died. He's long since gone cold."
Qi Shiyun almost lost her composure.
Hadn't Xunyang been quite filial before?
What had happened to him now?
Actually, Xia Xunyang had simply come to terms with things.
People still had to accept reality.
As for filial devotion, that was something to keep in one's heart.
In his heart, he was still devoted to the Prince of Jiujiang, even more so than to Jiang Buping.
To him, the debt of being raised would always outweigh the debt of being born.
If Jiang Buping hadn't genuinely treated him well after acknowledging him, Xia Xunyang wouldn't even have compared his two fathers.
"Flower-Seeking Scholar, A-Xin, you don't know this, but although I keep a low profile, I still have quite a few enemies among the Imperial Family's younger generation."
Qi Shiyun was a little puzzled. "Haven't you always held back your scores to stay in second place? Why do you have so many enemies?"
Xia Xunyang was utterly helpless. "I ranked second when I studied in the Upper Study, second when I studied at the Imperial College, and second again after I went to Jixia Academy. Later, when I entered the Hidden Dragon Ranking, I was still second. After a while, even whoever came first looked at me like an enemy, never mind the other imperial princes."
Qi Shiyun was downright impressed. "Well, now. What a low profile