Above the Galaxy
Chapter 377 - 243: Win Applause and Flowers, Lose and Get Deep Fried!_2

Chapter 377: Chapter 243: Win Applause and Flowers, Lose and Get Deep Fried!_2

"Yeah, there’s no problem with that. I understand your goodwill, so I’ve been trying hard to get close to your elder brother recently," Tang Fei nodded and said, "But why is there danger again? Are you afraid the Second Prince will steal the Eldest Prince’s position?"

Phoenix shook her head and said, "It’s only natural for you to gravitate towards the Eldest Prince. But think about it a bit more, why would the Eldest Prince also go to such lengths to win you over?"

Tang Fei looked at Phoenix and said, "Isn’t that because of your face? Isn’t it because you helped me plead my case?"

"For trivial things, I can help plead someone’s case. But when it comes to a huge issue like the struggle for imperial power, my word isn’t so influential."

"So, what he’s doing... is he wants me to do his bidding?" Tang Fei couldn’t keep playing dumb; he understood the principle of too much of a good thing.

After all, he had just given the Zhong brothers a note for ’excessive zeal.’

"Yes," Phoenix nodded and said, "And it’s work that ordinary people can’t do."

"..."

"Think about it, the Eldest Prince has been Crown Prince for many years, surrounding himself with countless competent and exceptional people. Although our father is still in power, in consideration of father’s feelings, they wouldn’t dare to openly side with the Eldest Prince. But do you think there will be a shortage of talents who are secretly loyal to him? Why would they pick you out of all people?"

"Because I have no strong backing, just clean and simple...."

"Right, it’s because you are clean and simple. You don’t belong to any of the nine major families, nor are you the scion of any particular faction... So, he can use you boldly and with confidence."

"But I’m not clean and simple," Tang Fei said discontentedly, "I belong to Princess. How could anyone in the Empire not know that I am your man?"

"..."

"Exactly." Little Fatty was eating Pearl Dragon Fruit, his face covered with red juice, chiming in, "Everyone knows my brother is Sister Phoenix’s man, without Sister Phoenix, we wouldn’t have been able to come to New Star."

"Eat your food," Phoenix said, knocking Little Fatty on the head.

Under the influence of a certain bad influence, she had come to enjoy knocking Little Fatty on the head.

"Oh." Little Fatty nodded and continued to eat intently.

"It’s true that you’re my man, but things aren’t as simple as you think..." Phoenix looked at Tang Fei and said, "After all, I’m just a princess. If I don’t handle politics or command an army, how much influence can I possibly wield? Without my father’s favor and my brother’s care, what would I be able to do for you?"

"So, I hope you will side with the Eldest Prince, get closer to him. But I’m worried, the way he’s pulling you in, he might have you do something very dangerous..."

Tang Fei understood what Phoenix meant and bluntly asked, "Are you worried that your elder brother is wooing me in order to hurt your younger brother?"

He knew that since Phoenix was willing to discuss such things with him, she really was baring her heart to him, this silly girl truly considered him one of her own...

Otherwise, she could have just given him a subtle warning, why would she need to explain all these twists and turns to him?

She even went so far as to disclose their Royal Family’s scandalous events.

Phoenix looked at Tang Fei and said, "I can’t rule out that possibility."

"Your elder brother is courting me, wanting me to do dangerous tasks... If I don’t agree, I won’t have proven my loyalty, I won’t be one of his trusted inner circle. Once I do it, I might end up dead."

What a joke, assassinating a Prince, who would want to do that?

Their fights for life or supremacy, that’s internal strife amongst members of the Royal Family themselves.

If I got involved, and actually killed the Second Prince, what would the Royal Family think? What would Zhong Daolong think?

The only thing waiting for me would be a dead end.

At that time, expecting the Eldest Prince to protect me would be a fool’s dream.

To prove his innocence, he would probably throw me under the bus at the first opportunity, just like discarding a useless pawn...

"You can see the problem, and surely your younger brother understands it too. So, they will always guard against me, target me. At the slightest opportunity... they’ll try to get rid of me."

Tang Fei asked with a bitter smile, "Is that right?"

Phoenix was at a loss for words.

Tang Fei had guessed all the outcomes.

Grabbing Little Fatty’s arm, Tang Fei said, "No more, no more, the members of the Royal Family are too scheming... Too much for me, let’s just hide, alright? I’ll hide at the foot of the mountain and never come down again..."

Little Fatty, holding a watermelon, looked blankly, wondering why they were suddenly leaving.

My watermelon isn’t even finished yet.

"Tang Fei..." Phoenix called out.

Tang Fei turned to look at Phoenix and asked, "If you were me, what would you do? What can you do?"

Phoenix looked at Tang Fei with an apologetic face and said, "I’m sorry, I didn’t expect things would develop to this stage..."

"Why are you apologizing? You haven’t wronged me." Tang Fei waved his hand and said, "If it weren’t for your early warning, I couldn’t have thought of all these things. I didn’t realize they could be so complex."

"But now that the problem has arisen, we need to find a solution. You’re also a member of the Royal Family, and smarter than both of us... Help us think, what should we do now?"

"Little Fatty and I no longer seek to rise high and soar; we just want to live securely... Can we just live well?"