I'm competing with the male lead for a woman[GL]

Chapter 133: What do you think Princess Zhao Yang will do?

Inside a tent in the center of the camp, closest to Emperor Qi.

Crown Prince Xiao Yu was neatly dressed, receiving a silver sword handed to him by a woman in a red robe. He casually fastened it to his waist and asked in a gentle voice, "What time is it now?"

The woman in red still wore the butterfly mask on her face and replied, "Your Highness, it will be the hour of Hai in half an hour."

"I see." After acknowledging her response, the Crown Prince asked again, "I heard that the shepherds held a lantern festival on the grassland tonight."

"Your Highness, are you joking, right? It was not a lantern festival at all. Just a group of people making simple lanterns and those flying lanterns that can reach the sky. They danced around the bonfire, nothing more."

"I heard that the Third Prince and Third Princess also went."

The woman in red smiled and agreed, "They did go, but the Prince and Princess of Yan are not in the camp, which seems to be more beneficial for Your Highness."

The Crown Prince shook his head. "No, Guichen. I never gain any advantages from the things I do."

Shen Guichen furrowed her brows slightly, took off the butterfly mask as red as blood, revealing her pale and delicate face underneath, and asked, "No advantages at all, including ascending the throne?"

"The dust hasn't settled yet. Don't speak too soon." Despite the implicit warning in his words, the Crown Prince's voice remained gentle. "Although you are close to me, there are some things you have done excessively."

"I'm sorry."

Shen Guichen spoke with an apologetic tone, but her face did not show any signs of fear.

Instead, she picked up her fan and waved it, creating a breeze, and smiled at the Crown Prince. "Everything I've done is for the sake of your grand cause."

"The grand cause." The Crown Prince sighed and looked at Shen Guichen. "You have done well in some things, but Su Tan can be let go. However, Bai Lidan must be handed over to the Prince Yan."

Shen Guichen flattered with a slight hint of indifference, "Everything is within Your Highness's control."

The Crown Prince didn't respond to Shen Guichen's words but smiled and asked, "If everything is under my control, why did that white tiger pounce on Third Brother?"

Seeing the Crown Prince raise a question, Shen Guichen put on a timid appearance. "Ah, that beast went mad. I am not a skilled beast tamer, so it was difficult for me to control it... But on the other hand, Your Majesty also suspected the leg condition of Prince Yan, right? I was just testing it, and it didn't cause any significant harm."

"Irrespective of whether I intervened or not, the Fifth Prince stepped forward and saved Prince Shen. If I remained passive, I would still be criticized."

"But whether you intervene or not, there will be discussions when the arrow is already on the string. However, the outcome will be the same." The Crown Prince looked directly into Shen Guichen's eyes and said softly, "Don't do unnecessary things to test me in the future. I don't like being tested, and those who test me won't have a pleasant outcome."

Shen Guichen replied, "Understood."

The Crown Prince smiled, his voice still gentle. "I keep Third Brother alive because she still has a reason to live."

Shen Guichen smiled back, "I would like to hear the details."

The Crown Prince turned around and took a bow from the weapon rack, running his hand over the phoenix pattern engraved on the bow. "This bow was given to the Empress by Princess Zhao Yang many years ago."