Bab 1054: 410: Infighting

Li Yan met his father's disappointed gaze, his expression also turned dark.

"In father's heart, only elder brother is the most important. Did he not think, even if elder brother could return to the capital, with the things he has done, would Your Majesty really let him return to court?"

That was impossible.

He admitted that his talents were not equal to his elder brother's, but he had always been working hard for the family, yet no matter what he did, neither his father nor his sister were satisfied with him.

At this thought, Li Yan's feelings became even more complicated; collaborating with Prince Yi was undoubtedly making a deal with a tiger—his family could well avoid boarding this ship, so why insist on staking their entire family's lives and futures?

In the final analysis, it was because father valued Prince Xiang and the elder brother more, and his existence as a son was dispensable.