Insufficient balance

  Li Yunfei walked towards the outer courtyard, as men were generally not allowed to enter the inner courtyard. The rear courtyard was almost entirely populated by young and beautiful women. Li Yunfei finally understood what it meant to have a deep understanding of good fortune. Watching the beautiful women flit about in front of him, Li Yunfei felt the comfort of being an aristocrat, his mood lifted as he walked with a spring in his step, feeling much lighter on his feet.

  Today, I finally resolved my two biggest regrets. The first one is that I've always been teased by friends for being a lifelong old bachelor, but today I finally fulfilled my wish; the second one is that Li Yan has been depressed about having a true energy that he couldn't use, which made him depressed for not just one or two days, but today he finally saw hope! Now Li Yan's heart is so beautiful, seeing the sky as incredibly beautiful, "Ah! The weather is so good! The air is so fresh! This weather is much better than in the future, how come I didn't notice it before?"

  "Oh dear! My young master! What are you still doing here?! The guests in the front courtyard have already started arriving, and they're clamoring to see Your Highness! If you don't go soon, I'm afraid they'll make a scene, especially with Old Man Cheng boasting about his relationship with you. As soon as he arrives, you must go out to greet him, and now he's shouting at the gate!

  Li the steward saw Li Yunfei lingering around here and became extremely agitated! He was almost driven mad by those royal princes and nobles, especially that Cheng Yaojin - truly unbearable! If it weren't for Commander Li holding them off outside, his old bones would have been done for long ago. Who could withstand Cheng's massive palm, as big as a fan?!"

  "Huh? Lord Lu is also outside!? Li Yunfei's good mood was instantly ruined when he heard Li Guanjia's words, and he thought of Cheng Yaoguang's strength, Li Yunfei couldn't take it either!"

  "Yes! Your Majesty, King of Qin, they have been waiting outside for a long time. They said that you must go personally to invite them, otherwise, I'm afraid General Li won't be able to hold on!" Steward Li also had no choice, these brothers outside were all big shots, not someone that his underlings could afford to offend!

  "Oh no! Why is my head a bit dizzy? Li Guanjia, you're still... " Li Yunfei really didn't want to see this troublesome Cheng Yaoguang at this time, and wanted to shirk the responsibility, but was caught by Li Guanjia's grasp on his arm. At this critical moment, he couldn't let the young master run away, or else he would be the one to die. The young master would only suffer some temporary mental and physical harm, so it was better to take him out for now!

  "All this is for the young master's own good, after all, you will still have to get along with these ministers in the future! So, it's better for you to go out and communicate more with them!" Li Yunfei looked at the old steward with a mixture of tears and laughter. This steward was no ordinary person! His grip was as strong as an old callus, his strength was surprisingly great, although he was slightly smaller than himself, but he couldn't use brute force either, otherwise, wouldn't it be laughable?

  "Alright! Li Guanjia, you can let go now! Can't I handle it? Besides, they're not beasts that eat people, what's there to be afraid of!" Li Yan straightened his luxurious clothes and walked towards the front yard with a dignified air, but somehow looked a bit guilty.

  Li Yan slowly looked out, but as soon as he poked his head out to observe, he was discovered by Cheng Yaojin. "Haha! I knew it! As soon as I arrived, the King of Qin would definitely come out to greet me! Didn't I say so? The King and I have a good relationship, otherwise he wouldn't have given me a poem! Haha!" Cheng Yaojin's words immediately made everyone's face turn black, as if he was implying that he was someone special. However, the military officers had a good relationship with Cheng Yaojin, so they didn't mind, while the civil officials turned their backs on him, pretending not to know him.

  "His Majesty the King of Qin has arrived!" As soon as Li Yunfei came out, everyone hurried to pay their respects to him. After all, he was a prince, and his title was much higher than theirs. Only the crown prince was probably one step higher than Li Yunfei. This crown prince was the rightful heir to the throne, but what they didn't know was that Li Yunfei knew that this crown prince wouldn't last long and would soon be deposed for some crime. Alas, poor guy!

  "Congratulations! Sixth brother, I didn't expect your mansion to be so big! It's even more magnificent than my crown prince's mansion. I'm really envious, Father Emperor is really good to you!" Li Chengqian suddenly appeared from somewhere and spoke to Li Yunfei, while behind him was following Zhangsun Wuji, the Duke of Zhao who was called the First Meritorious Subject by the Emperor!

  "Whatever, big brother. Let's go in and talk about it later! Uncles, please follow me in! I'm sorry to have kept you all standing outside for so long!" Li Yunfei bowed his hands apologetically to the crowd of officials. However, Li Chengqian didn't seem to care and led the way inside. Longsun Wuji watched Li Chengqian's behavior and furrowed his brow, but said nothing and also followed Li Yunfei in with a bow.

  Li Yunfei led the group of officials to walk towards the mansion, although some people had something to say about Crown Prince Li Chengqian's behavior, they were already used to his arrogant personality, so they didn't say anything. However, many people nodded in approval at Li Yunfei's humble appearance, then bowed their hands to him and walked in with friends calling out to each other, leaving only Cheng Yaojin and Huan Xiang looking at Li Jing who hadn't gone in!

  "Your Majesty, I'll introduce you to a few good friends later and you can get to know them well. It will be beneficial for you in the future!" Li Jing said with a smile to Li Yunfei. Li Yunfei's heart skipped a beat when he heard this, thinking that Li Jing's friends must be some of the founding fathers of the country. Although he no longer felt the initial sense of reverence towards these historical figures, it didn't mean he wasn't eager to become friends with them. If he could go back and brag about this to his friends, wouldn't that be just great?!

  "Haha! That's right! We military generals are different from those bookworms, we don't have so many twists and turns. As long as you're sincere with us, that's all that matters, don't worry!" Cheng Yaojin walked over from the side and patted Li Yunfei's shoulder, saying this. Li Yunfei's thoughts were almost written on his face, making it easy for people to see through him. He was still quite naive when dealing with these old foxes, so Cheng Yaojin easily discovered Li Yunfei's thoughts and came over to comfort him!

  "Alright, Uncle Cheng, let's hurry in! Otherwise, others will have waited for a long time!" Li Yunfei showed a big smile to Cheng Yaojin, then pulled Li Jing and Cheng Yaojin's hands, walking towards the mansion. He knew that Cheng Yaojin's concern for him was genuine!