Chapter 7: The Warmth of Family
"actually……"
Mikael's face was filled with embarrassment.
"We all know that even without Madame Alice and Prince Lucien, Your Highness would never have been able to obtain the love of the previous Grand Duke...either the previous Grand Duke or the Grand Duchess..."
"The Grand Duchess has never loved..."
Xiao Yun was unwilling to believe that such a cruel thing could happen to Yaris, who was so dazzling that he made everyone feel ashamed and who always became the focus of everyone's attention. However, the image of Yaris's face turning pale in an instant when he heard that the Grand Duchess wanted to see him appeared in front of his eyes.
Hair and eyes as dark as a night lake, and a delicate pale face that looked like it could die in the darkness at any moment.
"To most people, His Highness is the most beautiful, intelligent, elegant, and gentle person we have ever seen in our lives. However... Lady Dany said... His Highness... The more perfect His Highness appears, the more the Grand Duchess will dislike him..."
"Why?"
(She is his mother... How could a mother not love him... And...)
"I have no idea."
Mikael shook his head and said emphatically, "This question is too complicated for me."
…
…
It was already late at night when Yaris returned to the Silver Moon Palace.
The unpleasant meeting with his mother made his already bad mood even worse. Even though the table was filled with his favorite food, the air was filled with the fragrance of Rosa Marie, and intoxicating relaxing music floated in from the window, his fair face could only force a flawless and elegant smile.
"Thank you for your kindness. I feel much better now."
"Really?"
"Has your Highness's mood really improved?"
"Mr. Lucien's advice is indeed correct!"
“…”
"Lucien?"
Yaris's eyebrows moved slightly: "These are all——"
"Everything you see in the living room was personally selected by Master Lucien, including the choice of food and the matching tableware..."
The butler was so excited that he couldn't express it: "He also prepared a dish for you called egg custard."
"Egg custard?"
"Yes, custard."
The butler opened the silver plate, revealing an egg custard that resembled pudding in both color and shape.
"Young Master Lucien knows that every time you see the Grand Duchess, you become depressed and unable to eat for two days straight. Worried about your health, he personally steamed this egg custard... It's said that in some places in the East Continent, loving mothers will steam egg custard for their sick children..."
"love……"
Yaris repeated the awkward words in a low voice, picked up the silver spoon, scooped a mouthful of soft and warm egg custard, and put it into his mouth.
Tears suddenly rolled out uncontrollably.
"Your Highness...what's wrong with you? Don't you like the egg custard? Or..."
The housekeeper panicked.
"No, it's good... I'm very touched... I just... I just don't know what to do?"
"ah?"
"I'm so happy... For the first time in my life, I feel his growth... It's hard to imagine that my brother... he's actually grown up... I... I..."
Yaris looked up: "Where's Lucien? Is he asleep?"
"Young Master, he—"
"Since he's already asleep, don't wake him up."
Yaris smiled gently and ate the entire plate of egg custard.
The servants were stunned.
The host, who usually has a poor appetite and eats even less than a lady who diets desperately to keep in shape, actually ate a whole plate of egg custard!
If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I would never have believed it.
It's incredible!
"I'm sorry to bother you."
Then, the owner of the voice - Marina, who was rumored to be pursued passionately by Ulysses in the court, walked into the living room with the heroic steps of a knight. Seeing that Yaris didn't care, she pulled a chair and sat down.
"You asked Ulysses to come to Silver Moon Palace to date me tonight?"
"That's what happened."
"But I—"
"He should have arrived at the back door of Silver Moon Palace by now."
Yaris, who rarely spoke in a roundabout way to Mikael and Marina, signaled Marina to bring Ulysses over immediately.
"Where are you taking him? Here or in the study?"
“…”
Yaris glanced at the living room, every corner of which had been meticulously decorated by his brother. "It's too warm here. It's not suitable for a conversation between Ulysses and me."
"Understood."
Marina stood up and walked out of the living room.
After a brief preparation, Jarris also walked towards the study. When he passed Lucien's room, he stopped.
"Perhaps, you are truly my...Lucien?!"
In the dim moonlight, Lucien nimbly climbed over the railing and walked towards him, holding a large bouquet of blooming Rosa Marie. There were grass leaves on his slightly curly brown hair and clothes.
The scene that only happened in the dream turned into reality. Yali couldn't help himself and walked quickly to his brother, hugged him, and didn't move.
His heart was filled with joy.
"What's the matter, brother? Why are you..."
"Don't talk... I'm afraid I'll wake up from the dream... I'm very happy, at this moment, very, very happy..."
Jarris hugged Lucien tightly, and Rosa Marie in Lucien's arms was unfortunately squeezed by the hug and shattered into pieces all over the ground.
(elder brother……)
Xiao Yun was at a loss for what to do.
Worried that Jarris would discover that he was not the real Lucien, he originally wanted to escape from the Silver Moon Palace under the cover of night, but he unknowingly returned to his original place. When he passed by the garden, the gardener mistakenly thought that the young master wanted to appreciate the flowers and gave him a bouquet of Rosamaria.
(Yaris...brother...)
After just a few days of getting along, he had already felt Jarris's deep love and strong expectations for Lucien, and was fascinated by everything about Jarris.
Beautiful face, smart brain, elegant conversation, friendly smile...
It would be more accurate to say that he was under a spell rather than having a liking for Yaris, and was drawn into Yaris's eyes, which were as bright and deep as a night lake.
But once Jarris finds out that he is not the real Lucien and that he has taken over Lucien's body, given Jarris's deep feelings for Lucien, he will definitely...
(Get out of here! Go somewhere that truly suits you!)
Deep in my heart, the delusional voice urged me again.
(Don't be obsessed with his tenderness, he loves the real Lucien, not you!)
(If he knew you were not Lucien, he would kill you first and then hold Lucien's body with his blood-stained hands...)
(Run away! Before he finds you! Go find your destiny!)
(If you don’t want to die at his hands in the future, push him away now!)
"...If I said I climbed out of the bedroom window late at night to escape...would you be angry?"
"A little angry."
Yaris spread out his outer robe and tightly wrapped his brother, who was wandering outside late at night, and said, "Be careful not to catch a cold."
"--Thank you for the elaborately decorated living room and the custard you personally cooked for me."
"I……"
Xiao Yun's heart was shocked.
"This is the first time I've felt the warmth of my family. I'm at the peak of happiness right now... There's nothing more joyful than the happiness that family brings me..."
"Brother, what are you talking about? Have you never been happy in the past?"
"Of course I...Okay! I'm indeed very happy to have you by my side."
Yaris smiled happily, and his silky soft hair gently rubbed Lucien's shoulders: "That's it... Don't leave me... Don't..."
"Of course... I won't... I won't leave..."
Xiao Yun said in a low voice.
When being hugged by Yaris, he found that Yaris's body was much more slender and thinner than he had expected, like an exquisite work of art made of crystal, which could be broken with the slightest roughness.
My brother is made of a different substance… More than a human, he’s more like a butterfly with gorgeous wings that could be torn apart by the wind at any moment, a mysterious spirit that lives among flowers, or a strange bird with feathers as white as snow… I… I want to sing for him…
Lucien's unique poetic notes passed through his heart, and a burning pain ignited in his chest.
Xiao Yun knew that Lucien's soul was merging into him, about to become one with him completely.
"I want to sing..."
He couldn't help saying, "There are notes in my throat that want to be sung, they don't belong to any known song, but..."
"In front of me, you don't have to suppress your inner instincts. Just sing if you want to."
Yaris lowered his head, his eyes shining like morning stars. "Your throat has been kissed by the god of music, and singing is engraved into your soul. My only request is that you don't give up everything else for singing."
"elder brother……"
Pure tears flowed slowly, wetting his cheeks. He opened his mouth and the song overflowed.
It was a song of joy, a song celebrating happiness and new birth, as melodious, gentle and sweet as a nightingale, echoing in the hazy and quiet garden under the moonlight.
(who I am?)
(I am Xiao Yun... Lucien... I am...)
Unconsciously, Lucien's soul completely entered him, or rather, he completely merged into Lucien.
Yaris also noticed the changes in his brother.
Although it has the same eyes, nose, mouth and cheeks, it has transformed into a completely different creature and gained a whole new life.
…
"Sorry to interrupt you again."
Marina, who was 1.9 meters tall and had a muscular figure, walked up to the two people who were hugging each other tightly. Behind her was Ulysses, who was a head shorter than her and wearing a black cloak, and more than a dozen hooded magicians.
Jaris let go of Lucien and glanced at Ulysses.
"Ulysses—"
The thin Ulysses immediately led the magicians to Yaris, knelt on one knee, kissed Yaris's fingers devoutly, and uttered notes of loyalty.
"Owner."
"Owner?"
Xiao Yun was stunned.
The conversation in the palace corridor is still ringing in my ears.
Wasn't it for Marina that Ulysses...
"He is a romantic idealist, and his love and soul are devoted only to the goddess of elegance, chastity and beauty."
Marina complained angrily.
"How about having Ulysses give you a statue of the goddess of love as compensation?"
Yaris suggested.
"No need."
"Then let's get down to business."
Jarris smiled cheerfully, took Lucien's hand, and walked towards the study.
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