Chapter 21 Mingnuo has to compete for a job even though his uncle is gone
Both Sedwick and Lin Yu received messages from their respective fathers reporting that they were safe. Before they could relax, they were startled by Field's crying.
Lin Yu was puzzled, "Why are you crying?"
"How can I not cry when Mingnuo is gone?" Field cried bitterly, covering his face with his hands, and choked up: "Although I only knew him for a short time, he was indeed a very good friend. I really can't bear to let him go. He was younger than all of us, but he died so early..."
"He's not dead," Sedwick said speechlessly. "Mingnuo is Lorrian, your Majesty's brother. How could your Majesty kill him?"
Field raised his tear-stained face and raised his voice suddenly, "Mingnuo is His Majesty's biological brother?!"
What is this?
I was worried that my brother was having a hard time, but it turned out that he became rich overnight.
Lin Yu also knew about this. "Didn't your dad tell you?"
"He was the one who told me Mingnuo was dead!" Field was confused. "So what happened?"
Sedwick lowered his head and looked at the intelligent computer without saying a word.
Field had no choice but to pester Lin Yu and ask him to explain it to him clearly. Lin Yu knew very little and finished the story in a few words.
Finally, Lin Yu looked at Sedwick in confusion. "I've never met Lorian, but you grew up with him. How could you not recognize Mingnuo as Lorian?"
Sedwick was silent for a moment, then said with a tired voice, "...He was one year old and I was two. So, we were together for two years, and we were both too old to remember anything. Do you think I could recognize him?"
He had warned his mother about this matter before, but he had no idea that Mingnuo was really Lorian. He could imagine how his mother would laugh at him when he got home.
Suddenly, Sedwick's brain shook, and he glanced at it. "The royal family has issued a statement."
On Starnet, in response to this sudden incident, countless people flocked to the royal official account to comment, asking about His Majesty's current situation and the identity of the assassin.
Please be patient, everyone. The young man in the livestream is not an assassin, but His Highness Lorian, who is recuperating in Ankh Gardens. The young prince was unaware of the livestream and thought His Majesty was visiting him, so he deliberately tried to play a trick on his brother.
This news immediately caused a huge splash.
[His Highness Lorien? Ahhhhhhh! He's His Highness Lorien?! After all these years, we finally have news about His Highness Lorien. You, the royal family, have been keeping this a secret!]
[I'm so moved. His Highness Lorien has grown so much! It turns out it's been sixteen years since the announcement of his birth.]
[Wow, His Highness looks so lively! He has a good relationship with His Majesty. I wonder who is spreading rumors that His Majesty has His Highness Lorian imprisoned? Not only do they have no brains, but they also have no eyes!]
[Wait, isn't he the adopted son of the Stewart family? How did he become His Highness Lorian? How strange, he was still attending our school.]
[Perhaps His Majesty fabricated an identity for him? After all, using His Highness's identity would be too conspicuous. The relationship between the royal family and the Stewart family has always been good.]
【……】
There was no need for official intervention at all. Everyone used their imagination to fill the loopholes. At the same time, a large number of people went to the account of General Fudi to pray for more videos of the little prince.
When Chief Steward Fudi was taking care of the little prince, he sent a lot of videos and photos, and he was almost a capable assistant for everyone to achieve cloud-sucking.
After getting Zelphis's consent, Fodi posted a video on his account.
In the video, Mingnuo follows Zelphis with a small floral basket. He looks up at Zelphis with joy in his blue eyes. He calls him "brother" and shares with him how cute the lamb is.
The snow-white lamb lay on the edge of the basket, bleating. The soft voice mixed with Mingnuo's, and the whole picture was lively and cute.
As soon as this video was released, it was almost instantly filled with screams. It's no wonder that people were shocked. When they were young, the royal family of Perseus were indeed cute and beautiful.
But as they grow older, without exception, they all become dull, introverted and old-fashioned. You can refer to Zelphis for details.
No one has ever seen Perseus with Mingnuo's little sun-like personality.
He actually smiled at his brother!
He can also bleat like a lamb!
The heart seemed to be hit at this moment. The video was watched repeatedly countless times, and Sedwick outside the screen saved the video with an expressionless face.
At lunch time, Mingnuo was concentrating on eating, completely unaware that his video was widely circulated on the Star Internet. After eating and drinking his fill, he started to eat dessert.
Birdwin sat opposite him, staring at him quietly. His gaze was so intense that Mingnuo found it difficult to ignore it.
He looked up at the strange uncle, not knowing why.
This uncle should also be a member of the Perseus royal family, but his temperament is much gentler than that of Uncle Achille, like a gentleman with extremely high education.
But his brother and uncle had no intention of introducing him, so Ming Nuo didn't know who the other party was. He just stared at him without saying a word, and looked... a little resentful.
Ming Nuo couldn't help but asked, "Uncle, why are you staring at me?"
"Uncle?!" Bodwin's calm expression could no longer be maintained. The knife scraped across the plate with a sharp sound. He gritted his teeth and said, "You call me uncle? Don't you know who I am?"
Ming Nuo was frightened by his reaction and quickly looked at Zelphis, "Who is he?"
Birdwin: "..."
No, I really don’t remember?
Birdwin recalled that although he and Corning had a bad relationship, during the two years after Lorian was born, he asked himself that he was quite nice to the child.
Archer is mentally retarded and can't take care of the baby, so he came to help take care of it, but now this kid has completely forgotten about him!
Zelphis picked up some food for Mingnuo and introduced Bodwin, "He's my uncle."
Birdwin's expression softened slightly. He looked at Mingnuo, waiting for Mingnuo to call him uncle.
But the white ball hesitated for a moment and didn't call him. Instead, he leaned over to Zelphis's ear and whispered, "But what should I do if I already have an uncle?"
Bodwin, who heard it clearly, said: "..."
What? Do you have to compete for the job to be an uncle now?
Zelphis glanced at the gritting-teethed Bodwin and deliberately gave Mingnuo some advice, "Call the uncle you like, and ignore the other one."
Ming Nuo hesitated: "Isn't this bad?"
Zelphis looked at him, "Then don't you want to explain the secret?"
Ming Nuo didn't even think about it, "That won't do."
Ming Jue is still very important in Ming Nuo's heart, but Ming Nuo is not familiar with this new uncle.
Ming Nuo was extremely conflicted. After thinking for a while, he asked for Bodwin's name and called out softly, "Uncle Bodwin."
At this time, Aqier peeled an orange for Mingnuo and handed it to him. Mingnuo took it and said sweetly, "Thank you, uncle."
The closeness of the relationship is clearly visible.
After handing out the oranges, Archer reveled in the title for a moment, mocking it in front of Bodwin. "Hmm, the one and only Second Uncle. That title feels pretty cool, don't you think? The substitute uncle?"
Birdwin: "..."
He should have strangled Archil at birth.
Seren ignored the tense atmosphere between his two brothers and concentrated on eating like Mingnuo.
After finishing his meal, Mingnuo couldn't wait to find Baimian. Zelphis was busy with official duties and didn't have much free time, so Seren accompanied Mingnuo.
Ignoring Seren's status as an elder, he was a competent playmate, sometimes even more competitive than Mingnuo. When Mingnuo heard that there was a strawberry garden in the garden, he jokingly said, "Uncle, how about we compete to see who can pick the most?"
Seren readily agreed: "Okay."
Mingnuo was carrying a small basket. The strawberries in this strawberry garden were growing well. He wiped them with a wet tissue and picked and ate them.
Before the bottom was even paved, Seren had already picked all the ripe strawberries in the entire strawberry garden like a hurricane.
Mingnuo looked at the bags of strawberries at Seren's feet and fell silent.
Seren took the green leaves out of his hair, his golden eyes full of seriousness, "I win."
Ming Nuo: “…”
The uncle really took this game seriously, but he was just joking!
At this moment, Mingnuo experienced the feeling of being in a difficult situation.
Seren brought all the bags of strawberries in front of Mingnuo, like a cat out hunting, bringing all the prey to the kitten and pushing them forward, "All for you."
Ming Nuo looked at the bare strawberry field and said worriedly, "But we can't eat all of them. It will be wasted."
Seren: "For others?"
Mingnuo thought it was a good idea, and the two of them found many gift boxes, packed the strawberries in them, and gave them to the people working in the palace. Fudi was the first to receive the gift.
He looked at the box of strawberries, moved to tears, took a photo and posted it on Starnet - [Hand-picked strawberries sent by the young prince.]
As soon as the comment section is refreshed, it is filled with all kinds of envious and jealous remarks.
Butler Fudi ate one with great satisfaction. The strawberries specially grown in the garden were juicy and sweet, and their price in the market was also very attractive.
While Mingnuo was distributing strawberries, Bodwin sat by the window in Zelphis's study. Looking down at Mingnuo running around delivering strawberries, a smile unconsciously crossed his eyes. "What a fuss!"
Zelphis also took a look, then set his gaze on the center of the study, where Ming Jue's virtual projection stood.
——
In the overseas galaxy, because there is no clearance authority, the starship fleet belonging to the Saichuan Empire is staying on the edge of the fortress.
In the main command room, Bugson looked at Ming Jue, whose face was heavy, and quietly nudged Qiu Qiaoyu with his elbow. "Why does this scene feel a little familiar to me?"
The last time they went to the dungeon to pick up Young Master Mingnuo, the young master was kidnapped early, and the atmosphere was as heavy and oppressive as it is now.
Qiu Qiaoyu was also very worried. "If the Perseus Empire didn't want to return the young master to us, they should have told us in advance. Now they're suddenly blocking us. It's really...tsk."
Bugson guessed what she hadn't finished saying: "No morals?"
"That's not the case. Young Master Mingnuo is originally their child. It would be immoral for us to steal him."
Qiu Qiaoyu looked solemn. She glanced at Ming Jue, who was negotiating with Emperor Perseus, and lowered her voice to express her only concern at the moment. "They've pissed off the boss. What if he docks our wages? We haven't provoked anyone."
Bugson immediately put on a serious expression, "Yes."
Completely unaware of the two subordinates' mumblings, Ming Jue stared coldly at Zelphis, "Emperor Perseus is so untrustworthy that he's detaining someone else's child. This is truly eye-opening."
Zelphis wasn't angered. Although he was younger than Ming Jue, his temperament was no less impressive. His golden eyes held the unchallengeable majesty of an emperor. "Lorian is of the bloodline of the Perseus family. When did it become your family?"
"You secretly changed my Ming Nuo's name and claimed him as your own." Ming Jue's lips curled up in a mocking smile, "You are so shameless, Your Majesty."
"Do I need to send you a copy of the bone marrow test results?" Zelphis stared at him coldly. "Fifteen years ago, your brother Mingchuan illegally entered Perseus territory with the intention of assassinating a member of the royal family. Were you aware of this?"
Ming Jue's expression suddenly changed, and he subconsciously retorted, "Impossible! He was clearly in school at that time!"
Zelphis directly sent the video of that year to Ming Jue. He discovered this result by chance. Mingchuan, who had raised Mingnuo all these years, was actually the assassin who broke into the palace with the intention of assassinating him.
Speaking of which, Zelphis and Mingchuan had fought each other before.
It was dark at that time. After his father's death, he was anxious to find Lorian who was recuperating in Anka Garden. As a result, he met Mingchuan as soon as he left the palace.
Mingchuan shot at him with an expressionless face. Zelphis blocked the attack and then drew his sword to fight back. Mingchuan was no match for Zelphis at all, but he seemed to have no sense of pain. He was covered in blood and still attacked desperately.
Finally, Zelphis's mental power wrapped around the sword and pierced Mingchuan's chest, causing Mingchuan to fall to the ground exhausted.
But when Zelphis arrived at the Ankh Garden, a huge fire had already broken out there. He rushed into the fire to find his brother, but Lorian's treatment chamber had already been destroyed by external forces, and the child lying in the treatment chamber had been thrown to the ground at random.
Blood was flowing all over the ground. Zelphis walked to Lorian on the bright red blood and found that his body was already cold and his face was gray with death.
After the autopsy, it was found that Lorian had a fatal wound in his chest, and Director Tang removed a special bullet from his heart.
The video Zelphis gave Ming Jue recorded the fight between him and Ming Chuan. He recalled the details of the battle and said, "Your brother is not in good condition."
He thought it was a bionic man.
Ming Jue stared at the video intently, dragging the progress bar back and forth. His eyes grew increasingly red, and his lips trembled uncontrollably. Hatred almost instantly overwhelmed his sanity. "I know... I know... Xiaochuan can't kill anyone. He's failed every combat and sniper class."
Ming Jue instantly figured everything out. He looked up at Zelphis, a hint of madness in his expression. "Want to cooperate? I can bring down the Saichuan Empire and hand the entire empire over to you."
Zelphis responded flatly, "Not interested."
"You'll be interested." Ming Jue said cryptically, "You have a spy from Saichuan among your high-ranking officials. You're not completely unaware of this, are you?"
"Who is the spy in Ankh Garden?" Zelphis asked him directly. Lorian was taken away instead of his companions that year, which must be due to problems inside Ankh Garden.
Ming Jue was surprised by Zelphis's acumen. "That person was sent by the old emperor. I don't know either. But as long as you cooperate with me, I can help you find him."
After a long silence, the two reached a deal.
Ming Jue made one final request: "Increase Ming Nuo's intelligence permissions so that he can contact me at any time. Otherwise, how can I know whether you will abuse him privately?"
This wasn't a difficult task, so Zelphis agreed.
Baldwin listened in silence for a long time, and only after the private call ended did he look at Zelphis with a complicated look.
Just when Zelphis thought he had some insights, Birdwin rubbed his chin and said, "Is that Uncle Number Two, the one who's competing with me for the job?"
Zelphis choked and brought him back to the point, "...Who do you think is the most suspicious in Ankh Garden?"
"Who can say for sure? Anyone who can enter Ankh Garden has a thorough background check. Even so, a spy can still sneak in. It only shows that he is extremely capable. He has been lying in ambush for more than ten years... maybe even more than ten years. Hmm, he is really determined."
Baldwin stood up and said, "Leave it to me. This is the first night of Lorian's return. Do you want to add a group of guards tonight?"
Zelphis: "No need."
At this time, a test report was delivered to Zelphis's desk. The report came from the dead "Lorian", and the results showed that the other party was a half-human.
——An existence between humans and bionic people, a product of research and development in the technological forbidden zone.
Zelphis took a look at it and threw it into the crusher.
…
After nightfall, the palace guards patrolled their respective routes with weapons in hand. The small animals in the garden returned to their nests and slept peacefully. The chirping of insects in the grass could be heard intermittently.
Under the warm yellow night light, Mingnuo took off his contact lenses and put on framed glasses.
Grandpa Fudi came in and glanced at Mingnuo. He tucked the quilt in for him with a kind look on his face and raised the temperature a few degrees. "What would you like for breakfast tomorrow, little prince?"
Ming Nuo thought for a moment and said, "I want to eat omelets."
It was a very simple meal. Grandpa Fudi took note of it and said it was good with a smile.
After Grandpa Fudi left, Mingnuo went to the Star Network first and soon saw the video about him. Everyone on the Star Network was discussing him, and all the praises and compliments made Mingnuo's cheeks blush.
He rolled around on the bed holding the doll, his silver hair was messed up and a bunch of hair stuck up on his head. Lying on the bed, he saw the photo of strawberries sent by Grandpa Fudi. He thought about it and posted an emoticon in the comment section.
[The Lamb That Can't Afford It: Lamb with a Bow Tie Chasing Butterflies.jpg]
Mingnuo then stopped struggling and settled into his soft, cozy bed, texting his friends. He shared all the beautiful photos he'd taken of Baimian on their group chat, [Look at my adorable baby Baimian! She's the cutest baby sheep in the world~ Lamb wearing a flower.jpg]
Field was the first to reply, "Holy crap! Baimian is yours now?!"
Ming Nuo: [Yes, my brother gave it to me. [Image: The lamb happily spins in circles.jpg]
Lin Yu is also a furry lover. After carefully admiring Bai Mian's beautiful photos, she said: "So cute! Do you have any other Bai Mian emojis? Can you send me one?"
Ming Nuo immediately packed up a whole set of emoticons and sent them to Lin Yu. [Yes, yes, do you want some strawberries? I picked a lot of strawberries, they're all very sweet, I can give them to you.]
Sedwick suddenly appeared: [Can you still leave the palace? ]
Ming Nuo: [Of course, my brother didn't say I can't go out.]
Sedwick: [Since you're not going to the Saichuan Empire, why don't you come back and continue your studies?]
Ming Nuo was stuck for a while. Facing Sedwick's urging to study, he racked his brains to come up with an excuse: "Actually, my brother doesn't approve of me going out. I just lied to you."
Sedwick: ...
What a clumsy lie.
After telling the lie, Mingnuo quickly logged off, fearing that Sedwick would catch him and lock him up in school again. He buried himself in the quilt and said good night to himself.
Dreams began to emerge as his consciousness sank. Mingnuo dreamed of life in the dungeon. He and Saen picked up iron sheets to sell for money, and the boss gave them five star coins.
A moment later, he was on the bustling planet of Ephir. The boss forced a lamb into his arms, and then forcibly deducted the money for the lamb from his account.
——Your account is already in arrears of 130 million star coins.
The nightmare woke Mingnuo up from his sleep. He patted his chest with lingering fear and hurriedly asked the smart assistant 566 to report the balance in the account. After confirming that it was not a negative number, his rapidly beating heart gradually returned to normal rhythm.
“Hmm…”
A faint, painful wail suddenly appeared in the silent room. Ming Nuo didn't wear his glasses, and there was only thick darkness in front of him. He could only suppress his fear and groped for his glasses beside the pillow, "Who... who?"
Zelphis' voice rang out, "It's me, don't be afraid."
"elder brother?"
"Um."
Ming Nuo exhaled and rubbed his eyes, "Brother, why are you in my room?"
"I came to see if you had covered yourself with a blanket." Zelphis lowered his voice, his mellow, deep voice somewhat hypnotic in the darkness. "Go to sleep, I'll be leaving soon."
Sleepiness soon came over him, Ming Nuo's eyelids drooped heavily, and he said softly, "Well, good night, brother."
Moonlight filtered through the cracks in the curtains, illuminating Zelphis's slender figure. His bony hands gripped the hilt of his sword, and the cold, shiny sword pierced the man's chest, pinning him to the wall.
For fear of waking Mingnuo, Zelphis had removed the man's jaw, and scarlet blood flowed out of his mouth. The absolute mental suppression made him unable to move.
The man looked at the young emperor in horror, unable to believe that he would stay by his brother's side all night, waiting for them to show up.
Zelphis's expression remained calm as he stood in the pitch-black night, looking at the man as if he were looking at a cold corpse.
madman!
The man's lips trembled.
Zelphis threw the man out of the window, then quickly closed the window. The dull sound of his body falling to the ground was isolated outside, and Mingnuo was still sleeping soundly.
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