Chapter 85
The nine palaces of the empire.
The Ninth Prince was furious when he discovered that his favorite crystal flower pot was missing.
"Find it for me!"
"That's my favorite crystal flower. If anything goes wrong with it, you'll all be held responsible!"
All the people in the palace were brought in for lectures, and the whole palace was in chaos.
Ruisi was sitting in his room, staring blankly at the desk with the candy Xiao Zhuang had given him in his hand, completely unaware of what was happening outside.
After a thorough investigation, the butler discovered that it was the newly brought-in young master who had taken the crystal flower away.
Ruisi is very beautiful, with fair skin, emerald green eyes like gemstones, and slightly curly golden hair that is trimmed very neatly.
At this time, Ruisi was immersed in the memories of kindergarten and forgot to close the door.
The housekeeper looked at the child who was in a daze in the house. He stood outside the door and was about to knock, but he paused there and put it down. Ruisi was a child who left his parents when he was young. Now he just came back and is not close to his family.
I don't know how to tell my master that the crystal flower was given away by the young master.
The housekeeper silently helped to close the door and left quietly.
When the Ninth Prince learned that it was his son who took the crystal flower, he felt dizzy and collapsed in his office chair with a look of despair on his face.
Ruisi was taken to the study. The Ninth Prince suppressed his anger, tried to calm down and communicate with Ruisi as a good father.
"Rui'er, where did you put father's crystal flower?"
Rui Si secretly glanced at his father. He knew that the family was looking for something valuable recently, but he never thought it was because of him.
Seeing Ruisi didn't say anything, the Ninth Prince felt extremely conflicted. He always felt indebted to his only son.
If anyone touched his flowers, he would definitely skin them alive, but the flowers were taken by Ruisi, and he couldn't get angry with the child for fear of hurting their relationship.
"Rise? You..."
Rui Si was still recalling Xiao Zhuang's happy face when he received the flowers, but his father's voice brought him back to his senses.
He replied nonchalantly: "I thought the flower was very beautiful, so I gave it away."
"You, you, you..." The Ninth Prince almost choked. He covered his chest and said, "That's for you to use as a betrothal gift in the future!"
There were only three pots of crystal flowers in the entire palace, and Ruis actually gave away the most beautiful one, which really made him angry.
Unfilial son...
Crystal flowers are a symbol of imperial power and status. There is a custom of giving crystal flowers to each other at royal weddings. Crystal flowers are delicate, and the fact that they must be maintained with top-grade gem water alone is enough to make it unaffordable for ordinary people. The better the flowers are maintained, the more face one gets, and their status is self-evident.
The Ninth Prince was so angry that his chest hurt. He had never thought that this kid could actually be such a loser. Thinking about the fact that the child had just returned and was not close to him, he waved his hand and said, "Forget it..."
I secretly thought that I should get the flowers back without Ruisi's knowledge.
The Ninth Prince and the Princess had been trying to conceive for so many years, and they only had Ruisi as their only child. There was a reason why they sent Ruisi to the Federation. In the past few years, there had been serious internal strife in the royal family, and the Ninth Prince was afraid that Ruisi would be killed.
Ruis is almost six years old now. The descendants of the imperial royal family can become heirs at the age of six. It is safer to bring him back now than when he was a child.
The housekeeper hurried forward and pinched the ninth prince's Ren Zhong point. The ninth prince finally recovered and continued to ask, "Who did you give the flowers to?"
"My good friend, he saved me when the auditorium collapsed."
"So that's how it is..."
Ruisi didn't understand the plan behind the crystal flower. He only understood one sentence: it was for his marriage.
The image of Xiao Zhuang appeared in my mind again.
Xiao Zhuang has such a well-behaved personality and looks very cute. It wouldn’t be a bad idea if Xiao Zhuang became the prince’s consort in the future, right?
A smile appeared on Ruisi's lips, and he looked forward to seeing Xiaozhuang again when he grows up.
*
Jiang's house.
Today is Saturday, the day of Shu Jinye's collection exhibition. Early in the morning, Grandma Shu started nagging about Jiang Chen's problems, which made Shu Jinye very upset.
He left home as if fleeing without even having breakfast, and came over to pick someone up.
After Shu Jinye was taken in by the housekeeper, he felt inexplicably happy, and the gloomy mood he had when he went out in the morning disappeared.
"Mr. Shu, please wait in the living room. I will go and inform the host."
In the living room, Xiao Zhuang was playing with Transformer Mecha Warrior on the carpet. When he saw someone coming, he called out sweetly, "Brother."
Shu Jinye was so adorable that his face was bleeding.
So cute…
He squatted down and prepared to play with the toys with Xiao Zhuang, when suddenly the sunlight came into the living room, shining with colorful lights.
He looked up with shock in his eyes.
"This, this, this... Is this a crystal flower?!"
Crystal flowers are extremely precious in the Federation. He has tried countless channels but still can't buy them. There are only a few of them in the entire Federation, and they are extremely valuable.
Shu Jinye quickly got up from the ground and looked over. The crystal flowers on the floor-standing carved flower stand sparkled in the sunlight.
"This is in such good condition."
Shu Jinye's face was filled with envy, jealousy and hatred.
Little Zhuang stood up and pointed at the crystal flower with his little hand, "Little Zhuang's hair..."
The child’s pronunciation is not standard, but he is so cute.
Shu Jinye leaned in very close, observing carefully. This was his first time seeing a crystal flower so closely. "Xiao Zhuang, can uncle take a picture?"
Xiao Zhuang still had the toy in his hand. He nodded and said "hmm".
Jiang Chen saw this scene when he went downstairs.
In the living room, Shu Jinye and Xiao Zhuang sat side by side admiring the crystal flowers. Even Jiaojiao was happily squinting her eyes and grinning, with two blush circles on the screen.
It was only nine o'clock in the morning and the exhibition would not start until the afternoon. Jiang Chen never expected that Shu Jinye would come so early.
"Why...are you here so early?" Jiang Chen asked softly.
Hearing Jiang Chen's voice, Shu Jinye smiled shyly and embarrassedly.
"I came here thinking it would be alright."
Jiaojiao on the side rolled his eyes secretly. He had never seen such a young and innocent Shu Jinye before. Today was really an eye-opener.
"Mr. Shu, do you want us to set off right away?" Jiang Chen asked doubtfully.
"No, no, no, don't be so anxious. We can go later."
Looking at Shu Jinye's expectant eyes, Jiang Chen felt helpless, "Okay, then Mr. Shu, please rest in my humble abode for a while."
"Well, thank you." After saying that, Shu Jinye's stomach made an inopportune rumbling sound.
His expression instantly became awkward. He had just had a fight with his grandmother in the morning and he went out on an empty stomach.
"No... sorry... I..."
"Jiaojiao, entertain Mr. Shu well."
"Okay, master, I'll make it delicious right away!" After Jiang Chen gave the order, Jiaojiao immediately made several circles of joy, and then went to the kitchen with a smile.
Shu Jinye stood there awkwardly. Jiaojiao had never been so enthusiastic towards him before.
Knowing that Shu Jinye was hungry, Xiao Zhuang ran to the nanmu cabinet in the living room and took out his candy box.
The candy box was tightly closed. With a "thump", Xiao Zhuang closed his eyes and took a lot of effort to open it.
He grabbed a handful of chocolate and held it in front of Shu Jinye, "Brother is hungry, brother, have some candy."
Xiao Zhuang's eyes were curved like blue water waves, and Shu Jinye's embarrassing situation was instantly cured by Xiao Zhuang.
He smiled and squatted down, "Don't call me brother, call me uncle."
"elder brother…"
"uncle."
"elder brother."
Shu Jinye: ...
Why can't I change this name?
The little zombie sat on the futon peeling candy. The fat little hand reached out to Shu Jinye, "Brother, give..."
“I won’t feel hungry after eating…”
Shu Jinye took Xiao Zhuang's hand and put the chocolate into his mouth. He usually didn't like sweets, and this was the first time he thought chocolate was so delicious.
The atmosphere in the living room was harmonious.
Jiaojiao doesn't usually do much work. Jiang Chen just asked him to prepare food, and he was very happy. He hummed a song in the kitchen, feeling happy. After making breakfast, he ran to Jiang Chen to take credit.
"Master, I have prepared breakfast. I will ask Mr. Shu to go to the restaurant for dinner."
"good…"
"Master, can you touch and hug Jiaojiao?" Jiaojiao shook his cat ears and circled around Jiang Chen.
Jiang Chen chuckled. This Jiaojiao is just like her name, she loves to act coquettishly.
He gently stroked Jiaojiao's head with his hand, and Jiaojiao became even happier.
"Hehe, Master is touching me, Jiaojiao is so happy." Little pink flowers appeared on Jiaojiao's screen.
He likes Jiang Chen and Xiao Jiang the most. His master Jiang Chen is beautiful and gentle, and the little master is cute and well-behaved. They are not like Shu Jinye who exploits him all day long.
After being caressed, Jiaojiao was in a good mood. He flew in waves in the air towards the living room to call Shu Jinye for dinner.
"Brother...eat."
"Okay, Xiao Zhuang, will you accompany me?"
"Um."
Jiaojiao prepared a nutritious breakfast in the restaurant.
An adult and a child sat in the empty restaurant. Shu Jinye was eating wontons and nutritious biscuits, while Xiao Zhuang was holding the Terror Bear and watching the MechWarriors cartoon on the big screen.
Shu Jinye felt so warm and happy at this moment, and he wanted to live like this every day.
Xiao Jiang had to attend online classes at 10 o'clock on Saturday morning, and Jiang Chen came downstairs to find Xiao Jiang at 9:30.
"Yan'er, class is about to start, go to the study quickly."
"Okay." Xiao Zhuang climbed down from the chair. "Brother, I have to go to class. You can eat by yourself."
Hearing that Xiao Zhuang was leaving, Shu Jinye quickly finished his wontons in a few bites and asked, "Can I go to class with you?"
Xiao Zhuang thought about it. Usually, his father and Bunny accompanied him to class, so having one more person wouldn't be a problem. He nodded and said, "Yeah...okay."
After getting permission, Shu Jinye followed Xiao Zhuang upstairs like a little tail to make preparations.
The little zombie was so small that he sometimes had to use all four limbs to climb the stairs. Seeing this, Shu Jinye directly carried him into the room.
The online class on Saturday morning lasts for one hour and is a math class.
Every time, Xiao Zhuang would prepare in the study thirty minutes in advance.
The first time Shu Jinye entered Xiao Jiang's study, it was decorated very warmly, with light blue walls, colorful and childlike furniture, and the floor was covered with expensive carpets.
Jiang Chen was already sitting on the single wooden sofa in front of the study window, taking out a book to study carefully. Xiao Zhuang consciously went to his small bookshelf, took out a math book, and sat at the small desk in front of the holographic screen to preview.
Shu Jinye was afraid of disturbing Xiao Jiang, so he quickly walked to the single sofa in the corner and sat down.
He secretly glanced at Jiang Chen out of the corner of his eye. The room was well lit. Jiang Chen was wearing snow-white home clothes. At this moment, he was sitting in front of the window reading a book. The sunlight cast a halo on him. His slender hands gently flipped through the book. He looked quiet and beautiful.
My heart was pounding fast.
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