The next day.
Li Shu was woken up early by his colleagues to start cleaning and arranging things. This situation was just like the time when he had to deal with inspections by school leaders before the end of the world.
The prison had a large number of staff, and with the presence of various domestic robots, Lido Prison was immediately transformed after three hours.
Then they would need to follow the warden to the interstellar spaceship port to pick up Prince Qiao Lu.
Li Shu had not rested since the moment he opened his eyes. He was about to go to the port to pick up the prince, and he didn't know how long it would take, so he took advantage of his free time to send a message to Huo Wei, asking him to eat something casually, as he was afraid he didn't have time to cook for him today.
Li Shu sent the message at nine in the morning. It had been more than three hours and Huo Wei still hadn't replied, which made Li Shu a little worried.
Li Shu was the protagonist of this ceremony, so he stood next to the warden.
Seeing it fidgeting, Jon couldn't help but ask worriedly, "What's wrong with you? Do you have a stomachache, or are you hungry?"
"Neither. I just sent a message to Howie, but it hasn't replied to me in such a long time. I'm a little worried."
Jon: "...Don't worry too much. Marshal Howe didn't reply to your message. He must be resting or has other things to deal with."
"It's powerful and very unusual, so you don't have to worry too much."
Li Shu nodded and didn't say anything more. Although he kept comforting himself in his heart that nothing would happen, and his reason told him that it was unnecessary, his emotions always made him feel uncomfortable.
He was now a little impatient to go back. Li Shu turned to look at Qiao En, "Warden, how long will it take for the prince to arrive?"
“Almost.”
"...An hour ago, you also said it would be soon."
Jon coughed lightly to hide his embarrassment and said with a smile, "It's really fast this time. It's already time for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to arrive at Planet Lido."
"Okay then. I'll wait a little longer."
This wait lasted another two hours. The breeder next to him had already started complaining, and even Jon was a little irritable at this time, not to mention Li Shu, who had a bad temper to begin with.
Just as he was about to leave, the spaceship docked. A group of soldiers walked out of the spaceship and stood in an orderly manner on both sides of the hatch. Then, a gentle, blond boy walked out of the spaceship.
The girl in front is not much different in age from Li Shu, but she is like a rose nurtured in an ivory tower, which can only be admired from afar and not desecrated.
The boy came to Jon's side surrounded by the crowd.
Jon immediately bowed and said respectfully, "Jon and all the staff of the Lido Prison respectfully welcome His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
Qiao Lusi smiled, and that arrogant feeling instantly disappeared. He said gently, "I hope Uncle Jon doesn't think I'm troublesome."
"How could that be?" Li Shu was surprised to find that the warden of their Lido planet was actually quite good at acting according to the situation. He was obviously very impatient just now, but now he behaved so respectfully.
After Qiao Lus and Jon exchanged greetings, their eyes casually glanced at Li Shu who was standing beside them.
The young man looked him up and down, his eyes seemed to contain a hint of criticism, which made Li Shu particularly unhappy. Just when Li Shu was about to explode, the other party suddenly said, "Are you Li Shu?"
Li Shu lowered her head and used her hair to hide the emotions in her eyes and said calmly, "Yes, Your Highness."
"You are not surprised by praise or criticism. You have a good attitude."
Li Shu did not feel any change in emotion in response to Qiao Lu's compliment. He just gave a wry smile in response.
A hint of displeasure flashed in Qiao Lu's eyes, but thinking of the purpose of his visit today, he suppressed his anger and glanced at the servant beside him with a subtle look.
"Warden Jon, we're here to thank Mr. Li Shu for his contributions to our Interstellar Empire and to confer a knighthood on him. Have you prepared the formal attire and the venue? If so, we'll begin the knighthood conferment this afternoon."
Jon laughed awkwardly, "Your Highness, the time is too short. We haven't prepared anything yet. If you're too anxious, let's just get started."
Upon hearing this, the guard's expression instantly turned serious. He glared at Jon angrily and accused him, "How could you do this..."
"It's okay!" Qiao Lu's expression remained unchanged. "This matter is our fault. We informed you a little late, and it's normal that you weren't prepared."
"But it doesn't matter. I don't have anything to do in the next month, so you can take advantage of this month to make good preparations. After everything is ready, we can proceed with the promotion and ennoblement. How about that?"
"This..." Jon was a little reluctant. He was worried that something might happen if he was late, so he turned his head to look at Li Shu beside him.
Li Shu didn't care about this kind of thing at all. He was about to say something when Qiao Lusi suddenly spoke again, "Since neither of you has spoken, I will take it as your tacit agreement. In that case, I will live here for the next month. I hope you don't mind me being troublesome!"
They had no right to change what Qiao Lusi had decided. Qiao En gave Li Shu a wry smile before lowering his head and saying, "Your Highness, put it down. We can't wait to welcome you back!"
Li Shu followed Qiao En and accompanied the prince to inspect the work of the breeders. The prince was very interested and asked all kinds of questions along the way.
Moreover, these questions were all about the living quality of the star beasts in Lido Prison and their daily needs, which sounded like very normal observations of people's livelihood.
Seeing the other party's behavior, although Li Shu was a little tired, he had to cheer up and deal with it. This situation continued until the evening, and he finally dragged his exhausted body back to the dormitory.
When he saw Huo Wei lying in the dormitory, he instantly found his backbone. He hurriedly lay on Huo Wei and sighed with satisfaction, "I'm so tired. Today is finally over."
Then he glared at the other person angrily, "I sent you a message today, why didn't you reply to me?"
Howie glanced at him indifferently and changed the subject casually, "How do you feel about your day today?"
Li Shu saw Huo Wei change the subject. Although he was unhappy, he still told Huo Wei what he had seen and heard today. Finally, he concluded, "This Crown Prince seems to be diligent and caring about the people, but he doesn't seem to like me very much."
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