Long Muse's hand was grabbed by Xu Tianze, and then he raised his head from the bowl. When he raised his head, Xu Tianze saw that tears had already begun to flow from Long Muse's eyes.
"When did Your Highness discover this?" Xu Tianze sighed and retracted his hand. He signaled Yinliu beside him to stop carrying the shredded chicken with bamboo shoots.
"Don't." Long Musi snatched the bamboo shoot chicken back from Yin Liu's hand. "Aze, it's not much worse. There's no need to withdraw."
There was a smile on Long Musi's face, but there were still tears in the corners of his eyes. This expression that looked like he was half crying and half laughing was directly displayed on his face.
"Your Highness, when did you find out?" Xu Tianze questioned Long Muse again, but did not stop Long Muse's behavior again.
He simply poured a cup of tea for Long Musi himself and pushed it in front of him.
"I've already found out since that time when Aze asked me whether the Qinghe cake was sweet." Long Musi said this with a choked voice, and like a child, he covered his face and began to cry.
Xu Tianze signaled Yin Liu and Xue Wei with his eyes to go down directly, then stood up and patted Long Musi on the shoulder to comfort him.
He didn't expect that at that time, Long Musi had already discovered that there was something wrong with his sense of taste. When he ate the shredded bamboo shoot chicken just now, it tasted like chewing wax, so he knew that there was something wrong with the shredded bamboo shoot chicken.
Although Long Musi's reaction to eating bamboo shoot chicken was normal, how could he, who was always polite and particular about the elegance of his meals, eat with such big mouthfuls?
"Your Highness, this was a matter of time. You and I knew it a year ago." Xu Tianze didn't know what to say and could only say a few useless and irrelevant words.
"But, you obviously still have more time." Long Musi said an ambiguous haunt.
But Xu Tianze understood what Long Musi wanted to express.
He had thought that after so much time, Long Muse should have already built up his mind. The person who was scheming something on the bridge a few days ago was now crying bitterly in front of him.
"Your Highness, the Xu family is no longer my obsession, and the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion has nothing to do with me." Xu Tianze patted Long Musi's shoulder lightly, and his eyes gradually became empty.
"Your Highness and I have known each other since we were young. Now, let me do more for Your Highness in my last days." After Xu Tianze said this, he picked up the handkerchief and wiped away Long Mus' tears.
His tone was gentle and his voice was extremely warm, but it was this tone that made Long Musi even more heartbroken.
"Aze, what I want has never been power and empire." Long Musi held Xu Tianze's hands tightly. At this time, he finally understood what he really wanted.
The so-called power, the so-called kingdom, the so-called recognition, if there is no one standing by his side, then does all this really have any meaning?
"But these are all I can give Your Highness." Xu Tianze's eyes were gentle, but hidden in them was a hint of hesitation and helplessness.
Xu Tianze naturally knew what Long Musi wanted, but as for his body whose innocence had been ruined by others, even if Long Musi didn't mind, he would find it difficult to cross the threshold in his heart.
What's more, he is a suspicious person and a foolish dreamer who wants to be with one person for his whole life. Neither Song Yu nor Long Musi can give him that.
Just as he said at the beginning, how could the aristocratic families, who had been carefully brought up, be willing to let them do such a ridiculous thing with him?
In the past, Xu Tianze was burdened with a deep blood feud, so he would never let his feelings go.
Now, whether it is Song Yu or Long Musi, they all carry their own responsibilities and missions. How could Xu Tianze destroy them because of himself?
When Long Musi heard Xu Tianze's words, his already helpless eyes became even dimmer. He knew that Xu Tianze was still unwilling to accept his love.
"Aze, why? Why didn't you accept me in the last days?" At this moment, Long Musi seemed to have taken off his disguise. He was now just an ordinary person seeking love.
"Your Highness, I don't understand the choice of life, but I know that there is gain only when there is sacrifice, and I am the one that Your Highness should give up." Xu Tianze was not moved by Long Musi's appearance, but just expounded his point of view indifferently.
What's more, Long Musi and Nan Xueyan's wedding is about to begin. If something happens between Long Musi and him at this time, Long Musi will never be able to wash away this stain in his lifetime.
That means that Long Musi will not have the chance to get that position.
"Your Highness, don't forget your original intention." Xu Tianze's words were still soft and gentle.
But Long Musi still heard a sense of determination in it.
Long Musi smiled bitterly and wiped his tears with the handkerchief that Xu Tianze had just handed to him.
Look, even his Aze thought that his original intention was to seize the country, but what he really wanted were only two things, one was the recognition of his father, and the other was Xu Tianze's company.
In the past, he valued his father's approval the most, so he had been striving to seek benefits and power for himself, hoping that one day he would overthrow the prince and let his blind father see that he was no worse than other princes.
But now it seems that the emperor's approval is not that important, at least in front of Aze, it doesn't seem important at all.
But it seemed that his Aze was also going to leave him like his mother.
Well, he will just accompany Aze through these last moments, and he will have to face the bloody storm alone afterwards.
"Your Highness understands. I will never do it again." After wiping the tears from his face, Long Musi put the handkerchief directly into his arms.
He will never lose his composure like today again.
When Xu Tianze saw Long Musi take his handkerchief away directly, he felt helpless for a moment, but since it was just a handkerchief, he didn't say anything.
"On the day of His Highness's wedding, Tianze will go and ask for a glass of wedding wine." Xu Tianze took the opportunity to tell Long Musi about his own affairs.
Since the Second Prince has made it so clear, I think there will be a big show to watch when Long Musi gets married.
Naturally, he also had to go over and keep an eye on the situation to prevent the Second Prince from making too much trouble and making it difficult for Long Musi to clean up the mess.
"Aze, if you come to my palace, you are welcome." Long Musi felt confused and ashamed when he heard Xu Tianze's words, but seeing that Xu Tianze was serious, he had to continue the topic directly.
After all, he had just expressed his feelings to Xu Tianze here, but turned around and was about to marry Nan Xueyan. He did feel a little unnatural and ashamed.
Seeing Xu Tianze nodded slightly, Long Musi thought that he had run out of topics to talk about, so he stood up and left, but his back looked a bit like he was fleeing in despair.
Seeing Long Musi leave, Xu Tianze drank another cup of sour plum soup and asked, "Did you hear everything?"
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