Although the Long family's mansion on the Imperial Star is not as grand as the Prince's Mansion in terms of specifications, it is definitely considered luxurious in a place like the Imperial City where a brick can hit a powerful person.
It's just that the owner of the Long family is away from home all year round, so it seems a bit deserted.
But today's Long family has changed from the deserted atmosphere of the past. The entire mansion is filled with joy from inside to outside.
When the butler, Uncle Chen, learned that the Marshal would be back this time, he started arranging the people in the mansion to make preparations half a month in advance. If he hadn't known that the Marshal didn't like to be public, Chen Bodu would have even wanted to go to the mansion outside the mansion. Festive red lanterns were hung at the door.
Fortunately, Uncle Chen suppressed his emotions and only had the inside and outside of the mansion cleaned for three days. Otherwise, people who didn't know would think that there was some happy event in the Long family.
Long Jiu returned to the Long family with Long Jihuai, so Xiao Tingyun naturally had no choice but to follow him. As soon as the two flying cars arrived at the door, the people in the cars saw that Uncle Chen had been waiting there early, with an old face that almost turned into a marigold with a smile.
Duan Lishu and Lin Yunzhou got off the speed car at the back, and then Duan Lishu smiled and joked at Uncle Chen who came up: "Did Uncle Chen get up to pick up money this morning? Look at this, his eyes are so fast I stopped laughing."
When Lin Yunzhou heard this, he also looked at Uncle Chen, then nodded with a smile and agreed: "Looking at the money Uncle Chen picked up, it's quite a lot of money."
Uncle Chen was not angry at the jokes made by each of them, and said cheerfully: "You two guys are the only ones with poor mouths. The handsome man and the young lady are back, which makes people much happier than me picking up the money."
After saying that, Uncle Chen looked longingly at the speeding car in front of him. He didn't know whether he was looking longingly at the commander or Long Jiu.
But soon, Duan Lishu and Duan Lishu knew who Uncle Chen was waiting for eagerly. As soon as Long Jiu got out of the car, Uncle Chen greeted him with excitement. He first looked Long Jiu up and down. After reading it all over, he smiled from ear to ear and said, "Young lady is finally back. It seems that she is having a good time even if she is alone outside. She seems to be more energetic than during the Chinese New Year."
As for the commander who got out of the car behind Long Jiu, Uncle Chen simply ignored him.
Uncle Chen not only ignored Long Jihuai, but also Xiao Tingyun who got off the passenger seat.
When Long Jiu saw Uncle Chen's happy look, she already felt guilty even more, and the guilt in her heart became even deeper.
But Uncle Chen didn't notice anything strange about Long Jiu. He happily circled around Long Jiu like an old hen that only knows how to circle its chickens. He kept saying to Long Jiu: "Little miss, I'm tired." Aren't you tired? I asked someone to stew a pot of ginseng soup for you in the kitchen early in the morning. I chose old ginseng that has been around for many years. If you don't feel tired, I will ask someone to bring it out to you after you go in. If you feel... If you are tired, then let the kitchen be busy and wait for lunch to bring you something to drink."
Long Jiu looked at Uncle Chen who was constantly circling around him. Because of his guilty conscience, he smiled dryly and said, "I'm not tired, I can drink it now."
Uncle Chen was overjoyed when he heard this and immediately said: "Then follow Uncle Chen quickly and go in. Uncle Chen will immediately ask someone to bring it to you."
Long Jiu smiled dryly and nodded. Uncle Chen turned around and hurried into the door. He looked like he was in a hurry to serve Long Jiu the ginseng soup. …
Long Jihuai glanced at Long Jiu meaningfully, and when he walked past her, he asked: "Do you feel guilty or not?"
Long Jiu: "."
Did the old man do this on purpose? Doesn't he still see that she is guilty or not? !
Feeling guilty or not?
Of course she felt guilty. She didn't dare to look at Uncle Chen without seeing her.
Long Jiu was choked by himself and couldn't refute. The commander immediately snorted and walked away in high spirits.
As soon as the commander left, Duan Lishu and Lin Yunzhou looked at her with half-smiling eyes and followed her, especially Duan Lishu. If Xiao Tingyun hadn't been standing next to Long Jiu, he might have come over to rub her. He rubbed Long Jiu's face.
Long Jiu stared at the door, held his face in annoyance and groaned.
Xiao Tingyun was feeling distressed and amused at the same time. He stretched out his hand to pull her over and coaxed in a low voice: "It's not your fault, it's my fault. If it weren't for me, you wouldn't have a home to go back to."
It's a pity that Long Jiu was not comforted by him. She looked at Xiao Tingyun sadly, shook her head and said, "Come on, don't try to make up for me. I really didn't think of a home here, nor did I think of a home at home. There is Uncle Chen who is looking forward to my return every day."
If it was wrong, it was wrong. Long Jiu didn't bother to make excuses for himself in this kind of thing.
Xiao Tingyun knew her temper and said with a clear smile: "Okay, then in the future, when you live at home, you can spend time with Uncle Chen. It's not easy for Uncle Chen in his life. He has no children." He also has no relatives around him, so he regards the Long family as his own home and the handsome child as his own."
Long Jiu nodded dullly. Although she was not a human, she also knew the warmth and coldness of human relationships. Long Jiu was not afraid of anything, but she was very afraid of this kind of human debt. A person who wholeheartedly held a heart that was really good to her, she was The most unbearable.
Even if Uncle Chen was nice to her because of Longjiujiu.
Seeing her depressed look, Xiao Tingyun pulled her towards the house and said as he walked: "It is said that the Marshal is stationed at Hongyan Star all year round. Uncle Chen has brought up Longjiujiu since he was a child, so Longjiu The relationship between Jiu and Uncle Chen is very good."
Long Jiu's expression changed for a moment.
Xiao Tingyun continued: "Uncle Chen also has deep feelings for Long Jiujiu, so this is the reason why the marshal has been hiding your identity from Uncle Chen."
Long Jiu turned his head slightly to look at Xiao Tingyun, but his eyes were a little deeper.
Xiao Tingyun also turned his head to look at her. The two looked at each other for a moment. Xiao Tingyun suddenly turned away and asked, "Zai Zai, do you really think Uncle Chen can't feel any changes in the little lady he brought up?" ?"
Long Jiu's eyes flickered for a few times, and then he pursed his lips gently.
It's impossible. Even if the children you raised looked exactly the same, how could you not notice it?
What's more, Long Jiu has never concealed the difference between herself and Long Jiujiu.
Seeing Long Jiu's silence, Xiao Tingyun sighed softly and said, "Uncle Chen didn't say it because he actually knew it in his heart, and his attitude towards you is the same as towards Long Jiujiu. I guess it's because Uncle Chen might Guess what, so even though you are not the child he raised, he still accepts you."
The two of them stood in the front garden. Xiao Tingyun reached out and hugged Long Jiu gently, whispering in her ear: "My Zaizai has always been soft-hearted and has never been a forgetful person. You know Uncle Chen is at home." , but deliberately ignored this, it’s not that you really don’t care, but that you can’t stand Uncle Chen’s love for you, right? Because you always feel that you are not Longjiujiu, so the better Uncle Chen treats you, you The more I feel that I can't bear this kind of kindness, that's why you deliberately forget about this place. You stayed with me in the Prince's Mansion, but you never thought of coming back."...
Long Jiu lowered his eyelids gently. It had to be said that Xiao Tingyun really understood her.
Uncle Chen's kindness to her always made Long Jiu a little confused, because she always felt that she was not Long Jiujiu, and if she accepted this kindness, it would feel like a lie.
It is precisely because of this that even though Long Jiu has been living in the Prince's Mansion, she has never thought of coming back here. Even though she knows that there is Uncle Chen here, she is still looking forward to his little lady coming home every day. She subconsciously forgot about this place.
Xiao Tingyun tilted his head and kissed the tip of her ear, and then whispered: "But Zaizai, you don't have to feel that you deserve it. From the moment you agreed to Long Jiujiu to replace her, it means that you will shoulder the burden for her." You have accepted all the responsibilities of the Long family and all the dangers that need to be faced, so whether it is Uncle Chen or the Marshal, you can accept their kindness to you calmly. As you said yourself, from now on, You are both Longjiu and the Longjiujiu of the Long family."
Long Jiu was not a person who liked to get entangled. After being persuaded by Xiao Tingyun, she immediately regained her composure and nodded generously: "You are right. Now that Uncle Chen has guessed it, he is still right as always. I'm fine, so there's nothing I dare not accept. I have been worshiped by humans since thousands of years ago, and I can bear the worship of thousands of people, and it is naturally the same now."
Xiao Tingyun smiled when he heard this, lowered his eyes and looked at Long Jiu, and said with a smile: "My Zaizai is right, you are a real dragon, the dragon king of the world can even withstand God's favor, what else is there for you?" Unbearable."
Long Jiu immediately raised his head proudly, isn't it? She is the darling of heaven and earth. When she was doing so much in the wilderness, heaven turned a blind eye and allowed her to do so.
Long Jiu, who had been coaxed, became nervous again and pulled Xiao Tingyun towards the main building. As he walked, he said: "Come on, come and drink ginseng soup with me. You are the one who should be replenished the most. "
Xiao Tingyun was pulled forward by Long Jiu, and asked with a half-smile: "Are you sure I need to make up for it?"
Long Jiu blinked and looked back at him. After meeting his half-smiling gaze, he suddenly felt a sense of crisis.
The strong desire to survive made Sihai Longjun, who was still nervous just now, immediately say from his heart: "No, it's me who should make up for it, you don't need it."
It was enough for her without a lot of tonic. If she was given a lot of tonic, would she still be alive to see the sun the next day?
Even if she is a real dragon, she is still a bit too much for someone who has been transformed by the Dragon Balls.
The two of them slowly entered the main building, and everyone was waiting for them in the big living room.
Seeing that the two of them finally came over, Duan Lishu couldn't help but smile and joked: "I thought the little girl and His Highness the Crown Prince were lost in the back."
The corner of Long Jiu's mouth twitched, but Xiao Tingyun smiled and said: "The scenery along the way is beautiful, I couldn't help but stop and take a look."
Long Jihuai snorted when he heard this, but looked at Long Jiu and said, "I'm afraid I don't know the way."
Xiao Tingyun couldn't answer this, but Long Jiu glared at Long Jihuai fiercely. This bad old man is done, right?
When Long Jihuai saw that she looked like she was about to eat someone, he looked away immediately. …
This bastard girl was so aggressive that he really made her anxious. He wouldn't dare, otherwise she could really eat people.
The kind that really tastes good.
Long Jiu stared at Long Jihuai with eager eyes, but the bad old man actually refused to be tough with her. Long Jiu felt bored again, sneered lightly, pulled Xiao Tingyun and squeezed in to sit next to Long Jihuai.
It's not that Long Jiu did it on purpose, but Long Jihuai was sitting on a long sofa. Apart from him, the other single sofas were occupied by Duan Lishu and Lin Yunzhou. She couldn't take Xiao Tingyun to squeeze them both. Bar.
But Long Jiu was still not happy, so when she sat down, she deliberately squeezed Long Jihuai, forcing the bad old man to the side.
After being pushed to the side, the handsome man looked at her quite speechlessly, but he finally endured it and said nothing. However, it is estimated that the reason why the handsome man did not say anything was probably because he was afraid that if he spoke, he would be raped by Long Jiu. Get pushed to the ground.
Chen Boze came out of the kitchen cheerfully carrying ginseng soup. Although it was stewed specifically for Long Jiu, he still didn't favor one thing over another. Everyone here had a bowl.
Seeing Long Jiu take the bowl and drink it obediently, Chen Bo suddenly smiled and asked cheerfully: "How is it? Does it taste good?"
Long Jiu was so proud that he drank it all and said with a smile: "It tastes good."
Uncle Chen was happy and happily took the empty bowl from her hand, and then happily ran to the kitchen to help.
While others were still drinking ginseng soup slowly, Long Jihuai finally asked Xiao Tingyun seriously: "Tomorrow is the succession ceremony. Are you ready, Your Highness?"
"Well, everything is ready." Xiao Tingyun smiled at him and said, "I'm going to live in the palace tonight and go to the viewing platform from the palace tomorrow morning."
"After waiting for so many years, we have finally arrived at this day." Duan Lishu answered from the opposite side with a rather emotional tone.
Xiao Tingyun smiled and said nothing.
Lin Yunzhou suddenly hissed and asked, "Which one is still locked up now?"
Xiao Tingyun looked at Lin Yunzhou and knew that the person he was asking was Xiao Junchen. He nodded and said, "Those who are locked up in the emperor's chamber will be personally guarded by Lu Wei 24 hours a day."
"Locked in the emperor's chamber?" Long Jihuai frowned and said, "Why lock him there? Where will His Highness live tonight? Where will His Highness live after the succession ceremony?"
The emperor's bedroom is the emperor's bedroom. How does Xiao Junchen, a regicide beast, have the right to be locked up in that place!
Xiao Tingyun smiled nonchalantly and said, "I live in the Prince's Palace. Even after the succession ceremony, I don't plan to live in the Emperor's Sleeping Palace."
Long Jihuai looked at him silently, and Xiao Tingyun added: "I don't like the place in the emperor's bedroom. Although it was the place where my father once lived, I don't plan to keep it. After the succession ceremony, I Prepare to knock it down and rebuild.”
Long Jihuai was silent for a moment, and then sighed: "Forget it, the place where Xiao Junchen lived is indeed dirty, and His Highness should not be allowed to live there."
After a pause, Long Jihuai said again: "What about the queen?"
Xiao Tingyun was silent for a moment and said: "She is locked up in a secret cell. Her situation is a bit complicated and she is not suitable to be locked up in another place."…
Long Jihuai nodded, "Is His Highness planning to deal with them after the succession ceremony?"
"Yes." Xiao Tingyun didn't hide anything, and said calmly: "After the succession ceremony, I will prepare to publicly interrogate them in the Chaohui Hall. After the trial, I will open the ancestral temple to request genealogy and record the two of them together with their three children. Removed from the royal family."
"Three Highnesses" Lin Yunzhou originally wanted to say three His Highnesses, but then he thought about how Xiao Xingze and the other three could not be called His Highnesses now, so he changed his mind and said, "Are the three of them just expelled?"
Xiao Tingyun smiled coolly at Lin Yunzhou, "Of course not, the crime is whatever it is. Although what their parents did has nothing to do with them, and they are not interested in any conspiracies now, none of the three of them are clean. Yes. They used to be princes and princesses, so everyone turned a blind eye to them when they committed crimes. Now they are nothing, and some things should be announced."
Lin Yunzhou suddenly sighed in his heart, His Royal Highness was planning to clean up everything.
Duan Lishu said happily: "Xiao Xingyang and Xiao Xingyue can still have a public trial, but Xiao Xingze still doesn't know whether they are dead or alive. Even on the day of the public trial, he cannot appear in person."
Xiao Tingyun smiled slightly, "Even if you are missing or dead, you can't escape the crime you deserve."
Long Jihuai looked at him meaningfully, "Is Xiao Xingze dead?"
Xiao Tingyun smiled: "I don't know, but the Royal Army who entered the chaotic star field for search and rescue have already evacuated. I think they are dead."
Long Jihuai looked away, and at the same time he understood in his heart that even if Xiao Xingze was still alive now, he would have to die later.
Xiao Xingze is not the useless second generation ancestor like Xiao Xingyang who knows nothing. Although Xiao Xingze is actually a waste to Xiao Tingyun, but after all, he was carefully trained by Xiao Junchen, so Xiao Xingyang and Xiao Xingyue, the brother and sister, may He could still live, but Xiao Xingze had to die.
