After being reborn, he was doted on by his scumbag brother.

This was the first time Li Yaxuan had heard of such a story. She smiled and said, "That's true. I can already feel His Majesty's reluctance just by listening to your description. There's nothing you can do. You came at such an inopportune time. It just so happens that His Majesty's most precious little daughter is the only one who has not yet married. Even if there weren't these complicated things, His Majesty would not be willing to let my second sister-in-law go to marry."

Ye Hengjing laughed at himself when he heard this, "Indeed, the Fifth Princess is very lucky to have such a loving and caring father. Unlike me, I have to come to the marriage alliance even if I am extremely reluctant."

Li Yaxuan was stunned when she heard this, and clearly felt that Ye Hengjing was a little lonely.

This was the first time she heard Ye Hengjing directly express his reluctance. It turned out that his indifference was not because he really didn't care, but because he had no choice.

"You sound like you're not having a very happy life. What's wrong? Are your family members not treating you well?"

Ye Hengjing didn't expect Li Yaxuan to ask this question. It seemed that no one had ever cared whether he was happy or not. This question was really unfamiliar to him.

Ye Hengjing sighed imperceptibly, "It's not that they are bad, but in their eyes, nothing is more important than the throne and the country, and family affection always ranks last in their hearts."

Li Yaxuan was very puzzled by this. After all, in her opinion, her family was her greatest support. No matter what happened, they were there to support her.

"Being in the royal family, I can understand that family affection may be a little indifferent, but it shouldn't be the last one, right?"

Looking at Li Yaxuan's innocent and ignorant look, Ye Hengjing smiled and shook his head.

A girl like her who was so well protected by her family would naturally not understand what he was talking about, this kind of feeling that he didn't even know whether it should be called family affection.

"Then you are wrong. After all, that high position is too dazzling. Being born in the royal family means that you are only one step away from that position. How many people can resist it? Since ancient times, there are many brothers who turned against each other and fought against each other for that position. What's worse, some even killed their fathers to seize the throne. The word family affection is a luxury for the royal family."

Every word Ye Hengjing said was extremely unfamiliar to Li Yaxuan. She couldn't even imagine such a thing. It was too scary.

Li Yaxuan heard this and asked worriedly, "Do you live like this too? Living in fear every day, fighting against your brother for the throne?"

Ye Hengjing saw that Li Yaxuan was worried about him, and somehow, a warm feeling surged in his heart.

"My life is not that miserable, but it is not much better either. My elder brother and I are legitimate children, born from the same mother, and have been inseparable since childhood. But because I am more talented than my elder brother, my father prefers me to succeed the throne, so my elder brother began to distance himself from me. But all this is their wishful thinking, and no one has ever really considered my wishes. I clearly have no intention of this, but I have been trapped in the vortex of power struggle and cannot extricate myself. How can I be happy with such a life?"

After listening to Ye Hengjing's story, Li Yaxuan couldn't help but feel a little distressed.

It turned out that everything he had shown before was just his protective color. He looked like the high and mighty Second Prince, living a life that everyone envied.

In fact, he was bound by this identity and his own abilities, and he was not happy in his heart.

"Doesn't anyone care about your opinion? Have you ever tried to tell them what you really want?"

Ye Hengjing laughed at himself and said, "Of course I tried to express it, but no one really cared and no one believed it. In my father's mind, it doesn't matter whether I am willing to take on this responsibility or not. What matters is that he thinks I am more suitable for this position than my elder brother and can govern our country well. Even though my elder brother has taken the throne of the crown prince, he still can't trust me completely and is still wary of me everywhere. Even my mother has become distant from me."

"How could this happen? You two are clearly the closest people to each other, but you have come to this point because of suspicion? If it were me, I would also be very sad that the people closest to me don't understand me, let alone trust me. Although I have never experienced it, just thinking about it is enough to suffocate me."

Ye Hengjing was very surprised by Li Yaxuan's words. He didn't expect that she could understand his feelings so well.

"You said it very accurately. It's exactly this feeling. I like freedom by nature. This identity that others envy is a shackle to me. It binds me tightly. This feeling is really painful."

When Ye Hengjing said this, his eyebrows were twisted together, revealing a painful expression. Li Yaxuan could deeply feel his sadness.

How could she not understand this feeling?

Wasn't it the same when she was trapped in a walled compound due to poor health?

Perhaps it was precisely because reality did not allow it that Li Yaxuan yearned for freedom during that period and even dreamed of seeing the outside world.

Although she was very sad at that time, she was comforted by the care and love of her family.

But Ye Hengjing's condition was much more serious than hers. Not only could his family not be a comfort to him, but they also aggravated the harm to him.

Li Yaxuan didn't even dare to think about how helpless and desperate Ye Hengjing would be at that time.

When Li Yaxuan thought of this, her heart twitched with pain. She even had the urge to go up to him and give him a warm hug.

"I understand how you feel. I was once trapped and couldn't even walk out of the door. But I am much luckier than you. Everything I have experienced is due to the love and care of my family. I have always been surrounded by their love, so I feel much better."

Ye Hengjing didn't expect that Li Yaxuan, who grew up surrounded by love, would have similar experiences as him, and he was very curious about this.

"There is such a thing? So what is your reason?"

Li Yaxuan smiled when she heard this, "Don't think I'm healthy now. Actually, I was very weak when I was little and I almost didn't survive. Something happened when I was in my mother's belly and I was born prematurely. My father later told me that I was so small when I was born that my breathing was not very obvious. I could be described as weak. At that time, I had to think of many ways and even alarmed the imperial physician to barely save my life. Don't mention how difficult it was."

Ye Hengjing listened very carefully and reacted differently to Li Yaxuan's words.

"It sounds really thrilling. Didn't I almost miss you?"

Although it sounded a bit strange to say this, Li Yaxuan had to admit that what Ye Hengjing said was correct and it was indeed true.