It's not that I want to be the crown prince...
Chu Ming lowered his head, and the young man's voice was muffled: "A martial artist cannot be a secret soldier. If he is a secret soldier, the reputation of the martial arts school will be ruined, and if the reputation is ruined, the martial arts school will collapse, and many of my fellow apprentices will have nowhere to go."
When these words were spoken, everyone present was stunned. How could such a young man who was not even twenty years old worry about so many things?
Yuan Yi immediately glanced at the officers present in surprise, "Sir, are you not going to take care of this matter?" The expression was almost written on his face.
Qin Xuan then glanced at Ren Xuan urgingly.
It wasn't a big deal, so Ren Xuan easily stated, "For all the apprentices in the martial arts school who have nowhere to go, the imperial court will properly accommodate them."
The boy's eyes lit up when he heard this, but then dimmed again: "But..."
However, before he could finish, he was interrupted by another gentle voice.
"I've already told you that you're still young, and you don't need to worry about so much." Yuan Yi's voice remained gentle, even smiling: "Have you ever tried to rely on adults? Why not give it a try? We adults can protect you, and we should."
The boy's body trembled slightly, as if a string had finally snapped after struggling for so long. He lowered his head, his shoulders twitching slightly, but no one interrupted his emotional outburst.
In a trance, someone took the candlestick on the table and illuminated the location of the lock. In an instant, the iron chain that locked the cage fell to the ground with a rattling sound.
The young man, still holding the candlestick, stretched out his hand towards him.
"Can you come out on your own?"
The flickering candlelight blurred my vision.
The young man faced the light and walked out of the cage that had trapped him for fifteen years.
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Zhao An's case was superficially closed as a case of banditry, but the deeper issues were reported to the Dali Temple by Lu Shian and were awaiting further investigation.
As for the poor students in the martial arts school, Lu Shi'an talked to Lu Xiyun about it. Without saying a word, Prince Lu directly paid for the construction of a new martial arts school in Dongliu Town.
Lu Xiyun was very active in paying the money, but in the end it was Qin Shu's name that was signed.
Doing good deeds and leaving names randomly, sometimes Ren Xuan couldn't understand Lu Xiyun.
But in general, everything can be said to have been resolved perfectly. Lu Shaoqing was very pleased, his girlfriend was happy, and Ren Xuan was also very happy.
However, excessive joy will lead to sorrow.
Yuan Feng was waiting for his brother to come and coax him, but not only did his brother not come, he was also told that Yuan Yidu had brought someone home and was helping them settle down, so he would have to wait a while before he could come to pick him up.
Who could stand this? Yuan Feng's mentality exploded immediately, and he was about to explode when he caught Ren Xuan.
In a fit of rage, the little ancestor followed Lu Shian back to Beijing.
Although Yuan Feng had always had a good impression of Lu Shi'an since the Yanshi case, what kind of personality was Yuan Feng? He could change his attitude faster than turning the pages of a book.
Ren Xuan was in great turmoil. Who could bear to have such a time bomb hanging next to his partner?
At the Lu Mansion, Yuan Feng was chewing the osmanthus cake on the table.
The young man ate the cake in his hand while feeling angry.
First he complained about his brother always scolding him, and then he was angry that there were never so many snacks at home.
In short: "Brother Shi'an is still the best."
When Ren Xuan finally dragged Yuan Yi to Lu's house, the little ghost in the house had already angrily said that he wanted to "stay there permanently".
"Brother likes Chu Ming, but not Xiao Feng, and Xiao Feng doesn't like brother either!"
"Xiao Feng will live in Brother Shi An's house from now on!"
Reason told Lu Shaoqing that it was irrational to provoke this obviously angry little troublemaker, so Lu Shian just nodded in agreement.
As he was speaking, Ren Xuan pushed the door open breathlessly and walked in: "Xiao Feng, stop making trouble, your brother is waiting for you outside the mansion."
Yuan Feng turned his head and snorted, his nostrils pointed straight to the sky: "Brother likes Chu Ming, so just take Chu Ming home, I don't want to go back!"
Ren Xuan let out a long breath: "Xiao Feng doesn't like Chu Ming?"
Ren Xuan was puzzled. This shouldn't be the case. With Yuan Yi's understanding of this kid, how could he have been wrong?
As expected, Yuan Feng curled his lips and answered irrelevantly. The young man shouted angrily: "This is different! Xiao Feng can be friends with Chu Ming, but I belong to Xiao Feng!!"
"Yes, yes, yes—" Ren Xuan was completely out of temper: "Then Xiao Feng, think about it, if you are like this now, aren't you giving me to Chu Ming?"
——It was an epiphany.
Yuan Feng's body froze, and the sweet-scented osmanthus cake in his hand instantly lost its fragrance.
The boy jumped off the chair and disappeared in a flash.
At the gate of Lu's residence, Yuan Feng poked half of his head out from the side door.
After confirming that the young man waiting outside the door did not look very angry, he continued to run out.
His brother was still a little angry after all: "Why did you run so far?"
Yuan Feng put his hands behind his back and answered irrelevantly: "Brother, I got some shortbread with red bean paste filling."
In return, the other party sighed and said, "Don't run around anymore."
Yuan Feng stretched out his arms towards the man. "Brother, hug me."
"Walk by yourself. It's you who wanted to run so far."
The young man frowned and acted coquettishly towards others skillfully: "Xiao Feng is tired."
The sun was setting in the west and it was already very late. The golden sunlight shone all over Yuan Feng's face and body, and he looked extremely aggrieved.
Yuan Yi picked up his brother helplessly.
Qin Xuan on the side sighed helplessly: "He is not a child anymore, but his brain has not grown up yet. Don't always spoil him."
In return, Yuan Feng's fierce and aggressive look returned.
Qin Xuan narrowed his eyes. This was right in front of his brother, and this kid didn't even have murderous intent.
Just as the three were about to leave, a group of imperial guards suddenly emerged from both ends of the street. They were so densely packed that passersby had to give way.
The streets cleared in an instant. In a blink of an eye, only three people remained, surrounded by the imperial guards.
The leading imperial guard officer came straight before Qin Xuan and knelt on one knee. "Your Highness, the Queen is gravely ill. His Majesty has issued an edict appointing you Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace. Please follow me into the palace immediately!"
These words were like thunderclaps out of the blue.
Qin Xuan's expression instantly became extremely complicated.
Yuan Yi blinked, seemingly puzzled. "King of Han...His Highness?"
Qin Xuan looked at the other person, not knowing how to start. "Just listen to my excuses—ahem—no—explanation..."
Seeing Qin Xuan not refutating, Yuan Yi immediately reacted: "You?"
His eyes became a little strange, as if he had just realized who he had been with day and night for so long. "You are a prince of the imperial court, what are you doing in my house?"
Yuan Yi's eyes were filled with scrutiny and vigilance: "Are you also trying to attract Xiao Feng's attention?"
Qin Xuan: ...
This little brat, no one except you would treat him as a treasure...
Qin Xuan glanced at the group of people kneeling in front of him and could only sigh that he forgot to check the almanac before going out. He sighed leisurely, "I'm going to go take care of some things with them. I'll explain it to you when I have time."
Yuan Yi refused bluntly: "No need. In a couple of days, I'll have Xiao Feng bring the bill to you, and you can just give the money to Xiao Feng directly. Those doctors who treated your amnesia cost a lot of money, so remember to pay me."
But Yuan Feng still lay in Yuan Yi's arms without any hesitation, looked at Qin Xuan's frustrated look, and made a face at him.
Qin Xuan: ...
I'm floored. What the hell have you been doing in the Imperial City, Third Brother?! I haven't even been in the Imperial City for all these days, and I'm the crown prince?!
Yuan Yi ignored Qin Xuan's complicated words and left with Yuan Feng without any hesitation.
The boy's head rested on his shoulder, like a soft candy ball.
Yuan Yixin softened all of a sudden and whispered, "I was wrong to want to send Xiaofeng away. I won't do that again. Does your injury still hurt?"
Yuan Feng hooked one hand around Yuan Yi's neck and touched the young man's eyebrows with the other hand: "It hurt a lot that night, but it was fine the next day."
The little boy said seriously: "Xiao Feng saved someone this time, Xiao Feng is great!"
His brother nodded and said, "But you can't do this anymore. If anyone hits you, you have to hit them back. We don't cause trouble, and we can't let others bully us."
Yuan Feng nodded, seemingly understanding: "But Brother said that we can't attack without using Dao Yuan Jue. Every time Xiao Feng fights casually, people will die..."
Yuan Yi continued to coax him: "That's why you should learn more from Chu Ming. His martial arts talent is not inferior to yours. You two should learn more from each other."
The boy turned his head away: "Xiao Feng doesn't like him anymore!"
Yuan Yi laughed: "But you beat up the martial arts teacher and classmates just for Chu Ming."
Yuan Yi also found out this after he apologized door to door. The fight that Yuan Feng had in the martial arts gym a few days ago was because of Chu Ming.
"They are the ones bullying me. They said that they all have their parents reunion during the Mid-Autumn Festival, but Chu Ming doesn't have his parents reunion, so the martial arts masters don't care about them."
Yuan Feng muttered softly, "Xiao Feng and brother don't have any either."
This brother's feelings were touched, and Yuan Yi continued to smooth things over: "They are wrong, but hitting others is also wrong. Xiao Feng can say that they can only watch the moon on the roof, and Xiao Feng can go to the cliff with his brother to see the moon that is bigger than the village."
The boy suddenly became excited: "Really?! How about not bringing Chu Ming, just me and Xiao Feng?"
Yuan Yi laughed: "Chu Ming has to help his fellow apprentices move to their new home these days, so he's very busy. As for the rest, it all depends on Xiao Feng's performance."
Yuan Feng immediately showed his ability.
"Brother! I want to see the moon!!"
"Xiao Feng must try not to fight in the future!!"
"Don't run around! Study more with Chu Ming!"
"Xiao Feng loves me the most! I'm the best!"
Yuan Yi was defeated by this stream of sugar-coated bullets: "Let's go see the moon."
In the fierce wind, Yuan Feng half-closed his eyes as he looked at the rapidly receding vegetation and forests around him. They were going up the mountain.
He had heard from his brother that there was a very high mountain nearby, and above the cliff, the moon could fill half the night sky.
Yuan Feng rubbed his head contentedly on the other's chest. His brother's breathing was faster than usual when he hugged him.
Yuan Feng frowned in confusion: "If you're tired, I can take you up."
The elder brother smiled and said, "You are still young, so you don't need to worry about this. I can handle the height of this mountain, and I will protect you."
The boy kneaded and squeezed part of the fabric on Yuan Yi's shoulders into his hands.
"When I grow up, I will protect you, too."
"I'll take my brother to a higher mountain."
The moon is bright as a disk in the sky, and thousands of lights are lit at the foot of the mountain.
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