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Emperor Longchang leaned back in his chair, watching Prince Dede's impassioned performance, puzzled.
In the past, Prince Dede had been a man of loyalty and honest straightforwardness.
Years ago, he had even secluded himself to a manor by the Western Sea due to major disagreements with Prince Dexin over political ideologies and ambitions, spending his days fishing and drinking tea, without involving himself in politics or military affairs.
How was it that after centuries of self-cultivation, he had become even more shameless?
Whether the Wang family was guilty or not was another matter, but even if they were, they hadn't treated your family, the An Commandery Prince, poorly… How could you disassociate yourself from them at the first sign of trouble, burning bridges so shamelessly?