"But, I know that this child has always just been protecting himself in his own way. His extravagant lifestyle was to reduce His Majesty's suspicion towards me, his own brother. Dedication to serving the emperor was to gain His Majesty's trust so he could receive orders that would allow him never to return to the capital. This child, from childhood to adulthood, never asked me for anything, but before he left, he did ask me for one thing."
Ji Ruyan silently listened without interrupting.
"He told me that even if you were married far away to the Sky Poison Country, you would still be considered my Prince Yan's foster daughter. Even if, in the future, it meant opposing His Majesty, he begged me to definitely stand behind you and support you."
Upon hearing this, Ji Ruyan suddenly lifted her head to look at him, with words seemingly failing her.
She had never imagined that Brother Crown Prince would go this far for her!
