Sorrows Hidden In The Snow, Fu Xiang's Concerns

　　"Traitor! You Dare?!" The speaker was Song Ou who had woken up and got thrown into the group with the dukes and whatnot and ministers. Brother b.a.s.t.a.r.d had been awake for a long time. Seeing his fiancée in a pinch, he naturally got angry: "Your majesty, you are a n.o.ble prince of royal lineage. Why would you listen to the nonsense of these barbarians from the pugilistic world?" After Long Zaitian separated the boundary between people from the pugilistic world and the imperial court's warriors, Fu Xiang was most worried about this. He was angry but he kept it inside and didn't show it on his face. He chuckled coldly and said: "I was wondering who it was. Turns out it's the Song family's eldest son. Your majesty, Young Master Song here comes from one of the seven white champion princes' families. He is very trusted by Emperor Yuan Sheng, so I do not think he will help us."

　　The purpose behind his words was to remove his position from the orange prince's mind.

　　In reality, Fu Xiang didn't have to go out of his way to say that since the orange prince had always looked down on Song Ou.

　　Song Ou and the orange prince do share somewhat similar backgrounds. They both come from families of high-standing which affected their fate. The difference between them was that the orange prince possessed an ambition and talents on par with his background, while Song Ou was just a good-for-nothing.

　　The orange prince's experiences allowed him to understand that while Song Ou was the eldest son of the Song family, he was just an abandoned p.a.w.n as well. Even if he did need to garner the support of the Song family once his rule was established, Song Ou was still unneeded. Given the orange prince's status, there was no need for him to ingratiate himself with Song Ou. That would only be lowering himself. If the Song family knew how to behave, they would send someone important to congratulate him. That's how an emperor was meant to communicate with the seven champion white princes. A strategy like ingratiating yourself with someone to form connections was something only people of the pugilistic world like Fu Xiang would think of. It's natural for him to think that in fact. He overlooked the fact that if the orange prince were to ascend the throne, then he would be the emperor. There's no emperor who would call on his ministers and ask to shake their hands. Having been in the pugilistic world for so long, there was no way Fu Xiang could comprehend the orange prince's thinking. So what Fu Xiang said was just unnecessary drivel.

　　Not getting any response from the orange prince, Song Ou started to panic: If Yiren were to become a courtesan, I would be too disgraced to show my face again! I won't be able to face anyone in Jiang Nan's martial world even if I am from the Song family!

　　"Your majesty, we can negotiate as long as you spare Yiren. I do not need anything. I just wish for Yiren to be okay."