Qinghe asked, "Mother, what do you want me to do?"
He knew in his heart that his mother wouldn't have called him to the study for no reason and said such things.
Sure enough.
"You have always been the son I am most proud of, but as the eldest son of the Xiao family, you must carry many burdens. Now the situation for the Xiao family is becoming increasingly grim. You may have to make some sacrifices."
This so-called sacrifice referred to pleasing both sides. On one side, it was to get close to the Ninth Princess's faction. If the Ninth Princess ascended the throne in the future, if the Xiao family were not protected, if he caught the Ninth Princess's eye, he could also safeguard the Xiao family.
On the other side was the Eighth Princess.
At the time, very few people knew that the Eighth Princess secretly had the support of Elder Yunzhe of Medicine Valley. Though unremarkable among the princesses, she gained an advantage in the fight for succession due to this support.
