Chapter 854: 451 Ancestral Playing of Tricks

You are dreaming!

After hearing the old King's rare "genuine revelation," the Princess pursed her lips and remained silent, while Li Ang beside her almost laughed out of anger.

Although he knew the old King fainted early and didn't know the current situation, his words still fully maximized the comedic effect.

At this moment, his rebels... cough cough... the enthusiastic citizens inspired by the Princess, had basically controlled the palace and were collecting weapons from the guards.

And the opposition MPs, when they left the Parliament and got into their respective carriages, were caught cleanly by the space anomalous object holders among the rebels. Now they don't know where they are piled up in a small dark room.

It can be said that there are not many people left in the whole capital who "have the final say." At the very least, in these few days, the upper-level power will be in a complete vacuum, basically wanting to take over however they want.

Although the garrison army rushing over a few streets away is the old King's die-hard confidant, only listening to his orders, and mastering heavy firepower, they can't be blocked by the average level of the "enthusiastic citizens" military school dropouts. Theoretically, there is still a possibility of a comeback.

But now the old King, the Wang Hou, and the Prince are all in his hands. How can the garrison army make a comeback?

When the time comes, hang these three goods outside the palace gate. If you have the ability, fire the cannon. If you kill one, go to the military court; if you kill two, shoot them on the spot; if all three are killed, the Princess will succeed to the throne on the spot!

In short, this game of chess has been completely checkmated.

Now, instead of ordering Joshua to be better to Veronica, it is better to consider Joshua carefully. When choosing a female monkey for him, should he find a slim one or a plump one?

...?!!

From the Princess's silent silence, vaguely perceiving something, the old King's pupils couldn't help but shrink suddenly, the slight warmth that had just appeared on his face disappeared, and he asked with gloomy and fierce eyebrows:

"Veronica? What did you do?"

"Father."

Not answering the old King's question, after being silent for a while, the Princess met the old King's gloomy and fierce eyes, which contained a hint of panic, and responded calmly:

"I will be a good King."

"..."

"In addition, for the sake of your words just now, I will treat Joshua well. If the Minister of Finance is cooperative enough, I won't do anything to him and the Wang Hou. You can rest assured and retire."

"..."

After hearing the Princess's words, looking at her calm eyes that contained sadness, the old King's lips moved slightly, as if he wanted to say something, but in the end, he couldn't say it, just turned his head and said in a low voice:

"Sorry."

"Nothing worth apologizing for. Haven't you always been like this?"

The Princess bit her lip, pushed the old King's wheelchair out of the study, handed it to the lady-in-waiting outside the door, instructed her to push the old King to rest, and then stood by the window blown up by Li Ang, looking down and lost in thought.

"Veronica?"

Feeling that the Princess's emotions seemed a bit wrong, neither the joy of successful usurpation nor the relaxation after achieving the goal, but rather a sense of sadness, Li Ang couldn't help but ask softly:

"What's wrong with you?"

"I... I'm actually okay..."

After hearing Li Ang's inquiry, the Princess bit her lower lip, then smiled with red eyes:

"It's just a little regret."

"Regret?"

"Hmm, regret."

Reaching out to hold the edge of the broken window sill, the Princess faced the cold wind blowing in and said in a low voice with some loneliness:

"Regret that the only family member I care about has never recognized my feelings from beginning to end. If he wants me to agree to something, he won't even discuss it with me until now, but instead wants to play tricks in front of me."

"?"

"You don't really think my father said that because he couldn't see the situation clearly, right?"

After looking at Li Ang, who was confused, Princess Veronica sighed lightly:

"Although he has been in a coma and doesn't know that you have brought people to control the palace, after he woke up, he should have guessed part of the situation when he found that the people waiting for him were you and me, not the Wang Hou and Joshua.

And he also understands my personality. Seeing that I wasn't busy dealing with the aftermath of the coup, but was waiting for him to wake up here, he understood that we had completely controlled the situation, and Joshua would never have a chance to succeed to the throne again."

The old King knows?

Upon hearing the Princess's words, Li Ang couldn't help but be slightly startled, then frowned subconsciously.

Since the old King had guessed the situation, why did he say that after Joshua succeeded to the throne, he should treat the Princess well... wait!

"Looks like you've figured it out too."

Looking at Li Ang, who was a bit enlightened, Veronica smiled, then with red eyes, said self-deprecatingly:

"This is the way the royal family shows family affection. He is worried that after I succeed to the throne, I will kill Joshua, so he took advantage of the fact that he could still 'control the situation,' pretended not to see it, and specifically said such a sentence.

Although it was just spoken verbally, since Joshua could treat me, his sister, well after succeeding to the throne, then I should naturally leave a bit of face after succeeding to the throne. After all, I can't be worse than Joshua, right?"

"..."

So... the old King was playing tricks, knowing that Joshua had already lost, so he deliberately pretended to be crazy and stupid, using words to set up Veronica, hoping to save his son's life?

After understanding the old King's plan, Li Ang finally understood why the Princess felt sad, but didn't know what to comfort, so he had to stand by the window with her for a while.

A moment later, a cold hand reached out, grabbed Li Ang's hand, and shook it lightly as if begging.

"Li Ang..."

Looking at Li Ang, who was looking over, the Princess with red eyes asked in a low voice:

"No lie, I feel a bit uncomfortable now, can you let me lean on you?"

"Okay..."

"Thank you."

After leaning on Li Ang's shoulder, facing the cold wind blowing in from the window, the Princess said lonely:

"Actually, I don't feel disappointed that my father played tricks on me. After all, I've been used to these things for a long time. What really makes me sad is that even at this time, he is unwilling to beg me once."

"Beg you?"

"Hmm, like a real family member, willfully beg me once."

After shrinking into Li Ang's arms, the Princess pursed her lips and said in a low voice:

"It's not that I want him to beg me humbly to make me feel happy, but for a person like my father, everything that can be used will be used as much as possible.

If he thinks begging me is useful, he will open his mouth without hesitation. The only reason he didn't do so is that he feels this father-daughter relationship has no value and is not a good 'card.'

For me, he is the only family member I can care about, but for him, I am just a stranger. Playing the emotional card and being willful is a privilege that only family members have, and between him and me, there are only interests and gains and losses."

"..."

"Sorry, I said so many things to you..."

After a low sigh, the Princess looked down from the broken window, watching Joshua, who was crying bitterly while holding the awakened Wang Hou outside the garden, and sighed lonely:

"Actually, I am really jealous of Joshua.

He is reckless, irritable, arrogant, childish, likes to squander... he has many, many bad habits, but Father really likes this son of his. He also has a mother who loves him very much, and an uncle who can forgive him no matter what mistakes he makes.

I do better than him in everything, and I can handle everything in an orderly manner. There are countless people willing to praise me, but since Mother passed away, there has been no one who can favor me so unreasonably."

"..."

"Li Ang..."

After pulling Li Ang's lapel lightly, the Princess leaning in Li Ang's arms looked up, her eyes filled with tears and said softly:

"Are you willing to be that person for me?" ===== CHAPTER 855 =====

"Actually, I am truly jealous of Qiaoshuya.

He is reckless, irritable, arrogant, childish, and loves to squander... he has so many bad habits, but Father truly loves him as a son; he also has a mother who loves him dearly, and an uncle who can forgive him no matter what mistakes he makes.

I do everything better than he does, I can handle any matter in an orderly fashion, and there are countless people willing to praise me, but ever since Mother passed away, there has been no one left who could favor me so unreasonably."

"..."

"Li Ang..."

After gently tugging at Li Ang's lapel, the Princess, leaning in Li Ang's embrace, tilted her head up and whispered with teary eyes:

"Are you willing to be that person for me?"