The shadowy figure watched the master and servant with an ambiguous expression until the two were about to wash and rest before leaving to return to his senses.
Upon hearing An Ying's words, Long Jingchen's eyes immediately lit up.
He put down the memorial in his hand and looked ahead with great interest.
"She really said that?"
"Your Majesty, yes, that is exactly what Miss Sang Jiang said."
How could she have reached such a level?
Long Jingchen couldn't help but let a beautiful smile curve his lips.
His narrow eyes narrowed slightly.
Shadow knew he was in a very good mood at the moment.
He never favored any of the concubines in the harem because he shared the same idea as Sang Jiang.
Having witnessed his father's many wives and concubines and the fratricide among his brothers since childhood, he only wanted to spend his life with someone he loved.
Just like Sang Jiang said that day, she only hoped to win the heart of one person and be a couple for life.
When the person he likes appears, he will dismiss his harem and be with only her.
He no longer wanted to see the infighting in the harem and the fratricide.
Just now, Shadow mentioned that she said, "We are all born of the same root, why are we so eager to harm each other?" She also mentioned that she said to her little maid, "We are all equal, you don't need to be like this."
He was truly deeply moved.
Sang Jiang is just a young woman, yet she has such thoughts, and they even coincide with some of his ideas.
He found it incredible, and his interest in mulberry ginger increased even more.
My opinion of her is no longer that it's just that Long Jingyu has taken a liking to her; it must be quite interesting.
She's nothing like the stupid and ugly infatuated girl in the rumors.
"Just keep an eye on them for now, and protect them. Report back if you hear anything."
Long Jingchen raised an eyebrow slightly, a glint of light flashing in his narrow eyes.
Thinking back to how bright and sparkling Sang Jiang's eyes had been just now, An Ying couldn't help but curse inwardly, "A pair of devils!"
He didn't think there was any need to keep an eye on Sang Jiang.
She's just a sharp-tongued young lady, isn't she? I really don't understand why the Emperor is so happy.
However, he never disobeyed the emperor's orders, so he still obeyed and stood guard not far from Sang Jiang's room.
Since it was nighttime, the two girls must have been resting, so Shadow didn't dare get too close, afraid of seeing something he shouldn't have.
After the shadow left, Long Jingchen lost interest in reading the memorials.
He looked out the window and felt the night breeze coming out, then sighed softly.
When he was seven or eight years old, he witnessed his mother poisoning a pregnant concubine in order to win favor with the emperor.
From then on, his relationship with the Empress Dowager cooled to a freezing point.
He never understood why the throne was so appealing.
He still hasn't figured this out.
Actually, the late emperor's initial choice for crown prince was not him, but his elder brother, Long Jingyu, who is now the Eighth Prince.
Long Jingyu went to lead troops into battle from a young age, and all his military achievements were earned through blood and tears.
Without Long Jingyu, there would probably be no Dongchen Kingdom as we know it today.
But just as the emperor's health was deteriorating day by day, their eldest brother finally couldn't hold back any longer and started a rebellion.
After killing his three brothers, just as he was about to kill the late emperor, he was stabbed through the heart by Long Jingyu's sword.
He witnessed it all firsthand.
Just as the emperor was about to make Long Jingyu the crown prince, Long Jingyu used him as a shield.
He didn't want to be the emperor, and neither did Long Jingyu.
But Long Jingyu told him that if he didn't want this to happen again, the only way was to rise to that high position.
So, in Long Jingchen's heart, he had always wanted to return the throne to Long Jingyu, and his gaze slowly became complicated...
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