Li Zhen was in seclusion, but he did not seal the room, so he could clearly hear the noise outside. When he learned the whole story, he let out a long sigh and looked helpless.
Mu Wanjun has liked him since she was a child, he knows it, and he also likes and loves her very much, but his feelings for her are that of brother and sister, while her feelings for him are that of son and daughter.
Li Zhen thought it would be better to take this opportunity to have a good talk with Mu Wanjun and completely extinguish her thoughts.
Long-term pain is worse than short-term pain.
While Chen Qing and Li Qingshan were persuading Mu Wanqing, Li Zhen's door opened, and the three of them were startled.
Mu Wanjun had a sad look on her face. When she saw Li Zhen, she wiped her tears with resentment and strode to Li Zhen. She said in a reproachful tone: "Senior brother wants to go to the Moon Worshiping Palace."
Meng Bingqi is getting married?"
Li Zhen nodded.
"This is a political marriage, you need their support, that's why you do this?"
Mu Wanjun continued to ask.
Li Zhen continued to nod.
Seeing this, Mu Wanjun's tears fell uncontrollably again. Li Zhen felt distressed in his eyes and reached out to wipe them away, but Mu Wanjun dodged them.
"Senior brother, did you do this out of necessity?"
"Not really."
Li Zhen shook his head.
If it was true, Mu Wanjun would definitely feel much better, but he didn't want to do this, he wanted her to give up completely.
"Not entirely? Could it be that you have a crush on Meng Bingqi?"
Li Zhen shook his head again and said: "This political marriage is not only for revenge. If it is purely revenge, I don't need much external help. The most important purpose of cooperating with Tianchen Sect is to compete for the throne."
"I not only want revenge, but I also want to get back what I lost or deserved."
Mu Wanjun suddenly calmed down after hearing this.
"For the sake of power, why do you feel comfortable marrying a woman you don't like?"
Li Zhen took a deep breath and said: "I am not a good person, nor am I as perfect as you think. In this world, doing anything requires paying a price and making sacrifices. I accept this approach."
Mu Wanjun trembled when she heard this.
Li Zhen at this moment was unfamiliar to her. Chen Qing and Li Qingshan on the side felt that Li Zhen should not have said such words to Mu Wanjun, but they also understood Li Zhen's intention and finally chose to remain silent.
But there was too much distress in Chen Qing's eyes.
"According to what you said, if possible in the future, you will also have such a compromise?"
Mu Wanjun said after a long silence.
Li Zhen nodded without hesitation.
"If I can get the maximum benefit at the minimum cost, I will do it."
"I see."
Mu Wanjun's face became a little colder. Perhaps at this moment, in her heart, Li Zhen was an ambitious and unscrupulous person.
Li Zhen has known what kind of person he is since he was a child, and what path he will take in the future. There are people who are suitable to walk with him on this road, and some people are not.
Mu Wanjun is his sister, and marrying him in the future will not be a happy choice.
Mu Wanjun finally pretended to be strong and returned to the room. Li Zhen looked at her back, feeling extremely distressed and said to Chen Qing and Li Qingshan: "You two, take more care of her."
"Don't worry! We will pay more attention."
Chen Qing said, while Li Qingshan nodded.
After this incident, Li Zhen returned to the room and continued to retreat. However, after this incident, he could not calm down for a while, and the figure of Yun Linglong appeared in his mind.
"If she knew I was this kind of person, I'm afraid she wouldn't like me."
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The party is still going on.
Wu Zheng looked for an opportunity to find his grandfather and tell him his thoughts. Wu Zun pondered for a while and said: "If you two get together, it will be a match made in heaven."
If Wu Zheng can marry Meng Bingqi, it will be of great help to them. It is equivalent to making the Moon Worship Palace an ally. In addition to being powerful, this ally also has an ally with the same spirit. Then
It's Tianchen Sect.
Marrying a daughter is equivalent to establishing an alliance with Moon Worship Palace and Tianchen Sect.
Soon after, the Qingyuan Sect will be unified and it will be easier for the two factions to help each other. In addition, their status in the heart of the prince will also be greatly improved, and they will even be able to sit on equal footing.
Now they look to the prince for help and live under someone else's roof.
To put it bluntly, they are equivalent to valuable thugs around the prince. Although the prince has always valued them, and even Wu Zheng is the prince's junior brother, this fact still cannot be changed.
Wu Zun is a man of action, so he quickly sent a letter to Jian Bing, the owner of the Moon Worshiping Palace, hoping to meet in private.
Jian Bing was very curious when she got the news.
"Wu Chun suddenly wanted to meet with me in private. I don't know what his intention was."
Jian Bing was with Sect Master Lu and asked, "Do you want to inform His Highness Zhen about this matter to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings?"
"There is no need to be so careful, His Highness Zhen is not so narrow-minded."
Sect Leader Lu smiled and said: "As for what the intention is, it's just to win over you. After all, Wu Zun is using the prince's power to seek power in the Qingyuan Sect."
"Winning me over? I'm afraid winning over the Tianchen Sect is the real purpose, but they just want to use me as a springboard."
Jian Bing is very smart. As soon as Sect Leader Lu reminded him, he immediately saw through the root cause.
Sect Leader Lu smiled slightly and said nothing.
Looking at the problem from the perspective of investment cooperation alone, Wu Zun is definitely not a good choice. The reason is very simple. Although he is one of the three forces in the Qingyuan Sect, he does not have the strength to compete head-on with Chen Yuannan and Zhou Qian.
No matter how many plans and strategies you have, they are the icing on the cake, only strength is the most important thing.
If the prince had not been unable to win over Chen Yuannan, he would not have chosen to support Wu Zun at all.
When the banquet was coming to an end, Jian Bing finished her entertainment and met Wu Zun in the side hall.
"Junior Jian Bing! I have met Senior Wu."
Jian Bing behaved very politely.
"Haha! Palace Master Jian is too polite."
Wu Zun was very happy to see Palace Master Jian respecting him so much.
He didn't have any friendship with Moon Worship Palace. If he was too blunt after meeting, it would be detrimental to the subsequent conversation.
"I wonder if Senior Wu can give me some advice when he meets this junior?"
There is no need for both parties to be in a quarrel, it is best to go straight.
"I have a shameless face and ask for everything."
"Senior's words are just to kill this junior. If you have any orders, just tell me. If this junior can help me, I will never refuse."
Wu Zun nodded and said: "In that case, I will tell you directly."
"My Zheng'er fell in love with Meng Bingqi, Palace Master Jian's favorite protégé, and was too shy to speak out because of her thin skin, so she begged me, a grandfather, to come forward and propose marriage to your sect."
Wu Zun's move was very reckless. Not only did he have no friendship with Moon Worship Palace, Wu Zheng and Meng Bingqi also had no relationship foundation. It would be difficult to have any results if he proposed marriage rashly.
It's impossible that Wu Zun didn't know this, but he still came to propose marriage. In fact, he wanted to take advantage of Wu Zheng's momentum of winning the first place in Tianchenhui.
The first place winner in every Tianchen Hui has achieved very good results in the end. Wu Zheng comes from a famous family and performs so well, so there is no chance of proposing a marriage.
Furthermore, he is also anxious and hopes to win over allies as soon as possible.
Unfortunately, his calculations came to nothing.
"Thank you for your love, senior. It's just a pity that Meng Bingqi is already engaged."