Long Musi was silent for a long time. Whether he opened his eyes or closed them, he really couldn't calm down. He knew that he was really upset this time.
"Father, your son..."
"Go ahead."
Long Musi raised his head, thinking that he would disappoint Emperor Gan, but he was released before he could finish his words.
He looked at Emperor Gan, who was still resting with his eyes closed, swallowed the words that were about to come out of his throat, and then responded and left.
When Long Musi left the Shangshufang, he still walked in square steps. As he walked towards the palace gate, his pace kept getting faster and faster, and finally turned into a run.
This time, he must not let himself regret it again. Having lost once, he does not want to lose again.
When Long Musi arrived at the gate of the courtyard where Qi Lao and others were, he saw that Ma Zheng and Xue Wei were still guarding the place with their men, so he stood in the courtyard, staring at the door.
It was so long that the soles of his feet had lost feeling before the door, which had been closed all the time, finally opened.
Long Musi's face lit up with joy as he was about to step forward, but when he saw the ghost doctor silently shaking his head at him, his body froze and he could only stand there and wait quietly.
After the ghost doctor went in again and helped the person out, and after his second brother came out, Long Musi finally felt relieved.
"Why are you back?" The virtuous king was supported by the snow guards as he walked out. He was a little surprised to see his royal brother standing at the door.
This is the time to divide the benefits. Even if Ma Zheng passes the message to the palace, he should not be able to come back.
After all, their good father values the decisiveness of a monarch the most. Now that he is leaving because of his feelings, it is tantamount to giving up the opportunity to seize the throne in disguise.
"Having made a mistake once, I naturally don't want to make it a second time. How is he?" Long Musi also knew what the wise king meant by his words, so he gave a perfunctory answer and then asked about the matter that concerned him most.
"It's all right." The virtuous king's face, which had been filled with sorrow for many days, was now filled with a cheerful smile. Then, as he thought of something, his eyes darkened. "Aze once said that it's just a matter of making different choices. There's no right or wrong. Third brother, go meet Aze."
After saying this, without waiting for Long Musi to respond, the Wise King and Xue Wei left directly.
Long Musi stood at the door and watched the virtuous king's back disappear before he stepped into the house. When he saw that Xu Tianze's face had turned slightly red, he knew that there was no problem.
After all, no matter what others say, it is better than seeing it with your own eyes.
Seeing Xu Tianze lying quietly on the bed, Long Musi thought of the past in a trance. Then he sat down beside Xu Tianze's bed and gently stroked Xu Tianze's cheek.
"Aze, I'm back and I will never leave again. Even if you have the second brother in your heart, I will always stand by Aze, okay?" Long Musi's eyes were soft and his tone was unspeakably gentle.
People are all mean-spirited. They only know how to cherish something when they lose it. Now that they have lost it and found it again, they don’t want to hurt it even more.
So for Long Musi now, it is not so important whether Xu Tianze loves him or not. The most important thing is that Xu Tianze is still alive and well, and he can still watch over him for the rest of his life.
It doesn't matter even if he can only stand silently in the corner, because he is already very content.
Long Er had originally come in with Long Musi. When he saw the tenderness Long Musi showed towards Xu Tianze, he retreated quietly and stood at the door with a bored look on his face.
Long Yi's accusations against him and his master kept flashing through his mind. He had not cared about those words at first, but when he saw Long Musi's actions today, he remembered Long Yi's words.
"Your Highness, do you really like Xu Tianze? If you did, why would you use him again and again? Didn't Your Highness also intervene in the affairs of the Xu family?" The unwillingness in Long Yi's eyes seemed real, but his voice was filled with resentment.
In his opinion, his master has always been a person who puts interests first. No matter who they are, no matter whether they are loyal or not, no matter how long they have followed him, as long as sacrifice or abandonment is required, his master will not hesitate at all.
That's why Long Yi was so dissatisfied when his master punished them again and again because of Lord Xu's affairs.
This was why when Lord Xu attended the wedding of his master and Miss Nan, Long Yi spoke rudely at the door.
Of course, in the end, Long Yi was still punished for these things, even the most severe punishment of a secret guard.
Long Er also remembered the warning Long Yi gave him when he secretly went to see Long Yi for the last time when Long Yi was abandoned.
"People like you and me, Long Er, originally lived and died for our master. I also had no second thoughts at first, but everything changed when our master fell in love with Xu Tianze."
"The master who only focuses on profit has a weak spot and becomes hesitant. In the end, the master will not be able to achieve his ambitions."
"I won't argue for my own affairs, but I want to ask you for one thing. When necessary, don't give up your life easily."
There was a gentle light in Long Yi's eyes and a calm smile on his face. He looked as gentle as jade, but Long Er could see a hint of death in him.
Long Er did not respond nor refuse. He just placed Long Yi's favorite roast chicken in front of Long Yi.
Then he silently poured two glasses of wine, raised one and clinked them together lightly, drank it in one gulp, and left alone in silence.
At that time, Long Er was looking at the bright moon in the sky. He didn't understand why Long Yi had become like this, nor did he understand the meaning of Long Yi's words.
It wasn't until today when he saw his master coming out of the study, running all the way back to the mansion, standing in the yard staring at the closed door, and then leaning over to whisper gently in Lord Xu's ear that he understood.
It turns out that the third prince, who used to act only for profit, has developed emotions and become a flesh-and-blood being.
Perhaps in other noble families, or in ordinary people's homes, or even in the world, such a change is a good thing.
But only here, in the heavenly family where there is no blood relative, is it an extremely difficult thing to do.
In other words, if Long Musi had not competed for the throne and he was still the third prince with no sense of existence and no support from his mother's family, such a change would not be a bad thing. Even subordinates like Long Er would be sincerely happy about it.
But there are thousands of roads, but there is only one that cannot be taken, and that is the one that the master has to take.
On a road of destruction, people walking on it become flesh and blood, with emotions and weaknesses, and the only outcome that awaits them is failure.
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