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441 Tolerance

He didn't know if she was sympathetic or—if she liked him.

Su Xiaolu's tolerance actually made him vaguely feel that the unfair balance was leaning towards him.

This was not the first time he had such thoughts. Zhou Zhi thought absent-mindedly.

He was sixteen years old. He could not help but ask himself why he had approached Su Xiaolu so many times.

Did he want to snatch everything that belonged to Zhou Heng? Or was it something else?

Zhou Zhi did not dare to think too much about it. So what if he really liked her? Su Xiaolu was healthy and lively. How could she like a disabled person like him?

Zhou Zhi pinched his nose and his mood visibly decreased. His eyes were gloomy.

After a long time, he smiled coldly and whispered, "I'm already so dirty. So what if I'm a little nasty?"

As long as she didn't know for the rest of her life.

—-

In the blink of an eye, it was March 14th. Tomorrow was the day of the palace examination.

Wei Ling had yet to see the emperor. Every time she requested, Zhou Zhao had all kinds of reasons to reject her. He even ordered the imperial physician to take a look at her body.

If Wei Ling could not see him, she would not be able to tell him about finding the Eldest Prince. She would not be able to say that Zhou Heng was already dead and that a fake Zhou Heng would replace Zhou Heng.

Wei Ling had no choice but to spread the news to Wei Guangrong and ask him to think of a way.

Zhou Zhi didn't listen to her anymore. She called him over but he didn't come. She actually couldn't do anything to Zhou Zhi, who had started to disobey her.

She could only rely her hopes on her father to reveal the truth so that the Emperor would not be deceived.

When Wei Guangrong received the news, his expression darkened.

"Father, why doesn't His Majesty want to see my sister?"

Wei Xiaotian couldn't understand this. The emperor didn't have deep feelings for the empress, but he had always given her enough respect. It was really strange that he didn't see her after so many requests.

"I don't understand this matter either. Recently, that person has also begun to disobey your sister. He refuses to enter the palace and refuses to stay for dinner. No matter how I look at it, this matter feels strange. Could it be that the emperor intends to support him as the heir?"

Wei Guangrong frowned as he made a guess. The guess in his heart made him tremble in fear.

Wei Xiaotian immediately disagreed. He said firmly, "That's impossible. Father, since ancient times, there has never been a precedent of a disabled prince as the heir. If the emperor chooses him, the officials won't agree. Even Taizong won't agree."

Zhou Zhi's crippled body meant that it was impossible for him to take the throne. At most, he would control the power and make the emperor his puppet. No one in the world would agree to him becoming the emperor himself.

Wei Guangrong frowned. "Father also knows that it's impossible, but these two things are strange. In the emperor's heart, he has always been very favored, and the power given to him is also great."

"If it were any other prince, he would have died long ago under such circumstances. However, not only is he alive, but he has also become powerful. It's impossible for him not to have the Emperor's love and protection."