Chen Ji tentatively asked, "Which prince does Your Majesty favor the most?"
Bai Xingzhen, hidden behind the seam of the carriage curtain, pondered for a while, "That's hard to say. The Fourth Prince is quite esteemed in the army; in the 34th year of Lisheng, he headed south to Chongli Pass, and was the most valiant, even has the merit of killing generals on the battlefield. The Sixth Prince excels in scholarship; in the 32nd year of Li Sheng, he hid his identity and went to take the Imperial Examination, surprisingly passing anonymously as a scholar, and he might get into the First Class if he joins the Palace Examination. As for the Fourteenth Prince, he doesn't have much to show for himself, relying entirely on his sister, Princess Li Yang, so logically speaking, Your Majesty would definitely not choose this Fourteenth Prince. Yet this is why Your Majesty was previously displeased with Princess Li Yang, but..."
Chen Ji irritably replied, "Don't leave me hanging when you talk."
