Prince Rong's residence.
From a few days ago, everyone in Prince Rong's mansion has been waiting for them. The picky and difficult prince was coming back. Although the yard where he lived had been cleaned and maintained all the time, Prince Rong, who loved his son so much, ordered the yard to be greatly renovated.
All the flowers and plants in the courtyard were removed and replaced with those that bloom in season; all the furniture in the house was replaced with a series of new works by a designer recently. Even the kitchen is buying all kinds of fresh ingredients from various resource stars, and everything is properly ordered and waiting for someone to come back.
After the starship from Border Star arrived at the port today, Prince Rong went to the private landing pad in the mansion early to wait. If it wasn't for the fear that it would be unsafe to go to the crowded Xinggang, and maybe he would be chased and intercepted by the media, he would have personally gone over to greet his son.
A small aircraft with a low-key appearance flew over from a distance. In an inconspicuous place on the aircraft's outer casing, the badge of Prince Rong's Mansion was printed. The alert system of Prince Rong's mansion swept past the badge and released it.
The aircraft slowly landed on the landing pad.
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After Lu Heng and Xia Jiming got the fuel-powered aircraft from Pingyang City, they went back to Sanhe City to take care of the follow-up matters and then prepared to leave.
In fact, there are not many things they need to take care of. In the past ten years, although Xia Jiming has the title of the boss of Sanhe City, he actually doesn't care. He just asked the bosses of the four areas to search for supplies according to the list, and he had no energy or interest to interfere too much in other matters.
The process of leaving was very smooth. After all, under the guidance of Lu Heng, the all-round butler Xia Jiming's driving skills are also top-notch. As soon as he got out of the influence of the magnetic field of the abandoned star, Lu Heng's optical brain would be able to operate again. According to the navigation of the light brain, he found a resident star nearby to temporarily settle down, and then contacted Prince Rong.
After receiving the communication from his son who had been missing for ten years, Prince Rong was naturally surprised, and immediately said that he would send a starship dedicated to the royal family to the border star to pick up Lu Heng.
Lu Heng refused. It would be too time-consuming for the starship to come and go. It would be better to go back on a regular starship.
It takes about half a month to reach the Imperial Capital Star in the center of the Huaxia Starfield by starship. On the way back, Lu Heng saw a lot of glorious deeds about his good brother on Xingwang.
When Xia Lingyu was eight years old, she awakened the lion atavistic gene chain, and then she was admitted to the elite class of Guozixue by herself. In the national school, he performed well in both literature and martial arts, and even won the first place in the palace exam not long ago.
If it weren't for his low status and just a concubine, Prince Rong would never have made a request to change his heir. Today, the sage is probably suspicious of Prince Rong. However, even so, there are still rumors that Xia Lingyu, the concubine, is to be made the prince.
Prince Rong didn't pay attention to such rumors. Naturally, it was not because of the infatuation with the princess that he did not regret, but because of the purpose of protecting himself. Now that the emperor is an adult, and Prince Rong has just stepped down from the position of the regent minister, it is time to avoid suspicion. How could he help a high-profile Xia Lingyu.
Lu Heng's focus was not on these matters, but on Xia Lingyu himself. Something was wrong with him.
In the original world line, Xia Lingyu did not awaken the atavistic gene chain.
At least when Xia Lingheng died, he hadn't awakened the atavistic gene chain. At that time, many people regretted that the powerful Prince Rong had two sons who were ordinary people.
It doesn't matter whether Xia Lingyu in the original world line has awakened the gene chain long ago and has been pretending to be pigs and eating tigers, or whether there is an opportunity to wake up after Xia Lingheng's death.
At this point in time, he should be just an ordinary person, at least his external image should be like this. Is it because of the butterfly effect caused by Lu Heng's arrival, or is there something strange about this Xia Lingyu.
Lu Heng was secretly wary in his heart, because he thought about the luck thief last time. However, after the little assistant reported it to the plane maintenance department, the feedback was that there were no outsiders that were not allowed by the rules on the plane.
This official accent is actually a little subtle, and it only makes Lu Heng sure of one thing, that there is no luck stealer. The specific situation can only be determined after seeing Xia Lingyu himself.
"Master Ah Heng, you can go down."
Xia Jiming's soft voice pulled Lu Heng out of his memory. He got up, opened his hands habitually, and asked Xia Jiming to put on his coat for him.
Lu Heng watched the other party neatly smooth the pleats on his clothes, and was about to take a step, when he remembered something: "You are mine, you don't need to salute anyone in the palace except your father. do you know?"
"Well." Xia Jiming nodded.
Only then did Lu Heng feel relieved, and turned around and walked out of the hatch.
on the landing pad. A middle-aged man in traditional Chinese clothing led a large group of people behind him, looking forward to it. The middle-aged man was tall and handsome. Even if the hair on his temples was mixed with silver threads, it didn't detract from his masculine charm in the slightest, but instead made him look like a heart-rending maturity.
This middle-aged man is naturally Prince Rong. Not to mention his noble status, it is his charming face that has also made him top in the "Most Wanted Man in the Dynasty" vote on Star Online for many years in a row.
Behind Prince Rong, stood a middle-aged beautiful woman with a gentle temperament, and standing side by side with the middle-aged beautiful woman was a handsome young man who looked like Prince Rong. These two are naturally Prince Rong's concubine and his concubine Xia Lingyu.
Lu Heng glanced roughly, and found that the prince's mansion was waiting below.
In particular, Prince Rong, according to the etiquette of the Huaxia Dynasty, he only needs to stay in his own courtyard and wait for Lu Heng to come home and greet him. As a father, it is simply unimaginable to go to the landing pad to greet his son, especially a royal relative like Prince Rong.
It was enough to see how much this Prince Rong spoiled his own son-in-law.
When Lu Heng saw Xia Lingyu standing behind Prince Rong, he couldn't help feeling that the two of them were more like father and son standing together. My body looks more like a deceased princess. If I go down and stand with the family of three at this moment, I will probably look like an outsider who has mistakenly entered the family portrait.
Seeing that the landing gear of the aircraft was slowly descending, Lu Heng stepped down from it, and Prince Rong hurriedly took a few steps forward. The group of people at the back was also in a hurry to keep up.
"Father." Lu Heng saluted.
Before he could finish the ceremony, Prince Rong grabbed his elbow, opened and closed his lips, and finally said in a trembling voice, "Just come back, just come back."
Then, he hugged Lu Heng tightly in his arms.
Lu Heng buried his entire face on Prince Rong's shoulders, and stretched out his arms to hug the father who seemed so excited that he couldn't help himself. It was a touching scene of father and son reuniting, but from an angle that no one else could see, Lu Heng's brows were slightly wrinkled.
The closer he got to this Prince Rong, the more disobedience he felt.
From the moment Prince Rong stepped forward eagerly, Lu Heng felt something was wrong. From his body language to his facial expressions, he is all the way a person should behave when he is reunited with a child whose life and death are uncertain. Combined with the noble status of Prince Rong, this performance makes people realize his love and attention to this child.
However, the emotions perceived by Lu Heng's supernatural powers were not like this. The emotions conveyed by Prince Rong were very calm, at least not as excited as he had shown.
At first, Lu Heng thought it was because he was now in human form that he was not too sensitive to emotions, so he had this illusion. It was not until he was held in his arms by Prince Rong that he was sure that his feelings were not wrong.
This Prince Rong, who was holding himself tightly and even choked in his voice, was really calm in his heart. It's a pity that he can't reveal his cat shape, otherwise he will be able to hear the real thoughts in his heart. Lu Heng thought to himself that if there is a chance, he must use the cat shape to test this suspicious Prince Rong.
But at this moment, Lu Heng felt a strong emotion coming from the other direction, from behind him, which he couldn't ignore. Lu Heng shook his head secretly in his heart, this vinegar vat, Prince Rong can be regarded as the father of this body anyway.
Lu Heng still pushed Prince Rong away: "Father, I'm a little hungry. Let's go eat first."
Only then did Prince Rong restrain the excitement on his face: "Seeing you come back safely, I'm a little lost for my father."
"By the way, Father, this is Xia Jiming, the exclusive servant I mentioned to you before." Lu Heng introduced to Prince Rong, "I have registered him in my name, and I will open his armor to him later. Waiting for permission."
"My lord." Xia Jiming saluted.
Prince Rong looked at Xia Jiming a few times, and nodded slightly: "Since you saved my son's life, it is appropriate to grant you the first-class authority."
Then he turned to Lu Heng again, with a kind smile on his face: "Would you like to choose a few more exclusive servants to register together. You are an adult now, and there are so many things to take care of, this servant is the only one. I'm afraid it's not enough, right?"
"No," Lu Heng said, "Xia Jiming is very capable."
Seeing Lu Heng's rejection, Prince Rong had to compromise: "If you like it, if you don't have enough staff, tell your father directly."
"Yeah." Lu Heng responded, his eyes swept to Xia Lingyu's mother and son standing behind the qualified background board.
Xia Lingyu's mother Zhou Shi gave a gentle smile, "Sir."
The Zhou family was originally Xia Lingheng's mother's personal maid. Although she gave birth to Xia Lingyu, she was only a concubine. She has always abide by her duty, and when she sees Xia Lingheng, she saluts and calls herself the prince.
Lu Heng nodded casually as a greeting to her. He glanced at Xia Lingyu again, and moved his eyes away carelessly, just like what the original owner did every time before.
"Big brother." Xia Lingyu didn't seem to care about Lu Heng's indifferent attitude, and still greeted him politely.
"Big brother?" Lu Heng glanced at him with a half-smile, "You should call me the prince."
"..." Xia Lingyu's face froze, but she didn't have a seizure, she just lowered her head and called, "Sir."
Lu Heng's aloof appearance was like treating Xia Lingyu's mother and son as servants in the palace. It is normal for Xia Lingyu to feel angry and humiliated. However, Lu Heng, who was completely focused on him, felt not anger or shame, but contempt.
contempt? Interesting, there is indeed a lot of articles in this Prince's Mansion. Lu Heng felt that this task was quite challenging.
What surprised Lu Heng even more was that after Xia Lingyu hit a nail here, he even greeted Xia Jiming behind him: "Hello, it's the first time we meet, my name is Xia Lingyu."
Lu Heng looked back at Xia Jiming and nodded to him invisibly.
Xia Jiming immediately understood what Lu Heng meant, and said to Xia Lingyu with a smile, "Hello, Mr. Ling Yu."
The title of Mr. came from the Western European Star Region. Xia Jiming was Lu Heng's exclusive servant, so naturally he wouldn't call others young masters, but calling Xia Lingyu a gentleman was the most appropriate and not polite way to call him.
Lu Heng's attention was always on Xia Lingyu's body, and then he touched his chin, which was really interesting. This Xia Lingyu, know Xia Jiming? Xia Lingyu's emotions became very enthusiastic and excited the moment Xia Jiming responded mildly.
Really dark waves ah. It's a pity that it's not a cat shape at the moment, Lu Heng realized the benefits of his cat shape for the first time.
The rest of the clan disciples who lived in the mansion also came forward to meet Lu Heng one by one. After this tedious process, Lu Heng was finally able to rest in his yard.
"Xia Jiming, my younger brother seems to be very interested in you." Lu Heng said suddenly, leaning on the imperial concubine's couch in front of the window, looking at the people who were busy packing their luggage.
"Interested?" Xia Jiming raised his head. As for the person named Xia Lingyu just now, when he recalled it now, his face was blurred. If you want to describe it in detail, it is probably a rough human shape with a few words written on it: Young Master Ah Heng's half-brother.
"Maybe I think you are too good and want to snatch you away from me." Lu Heng shrugged, "It really makes me feel a little uncomfortable."
"You hate him? If you don't want to see him, I can make him disappear without knowing it." Xia Jiming stepped forward and gently massaged Lu Heng's shoulders.
"..." Lu Heng was a little speechless, "This is a civilized society, don't play the tricks on the waste star. What's more, he is a key person, maybe he is of great use."
"Does that require me to keep my distance from him?"
"No. On the contrary, if he comes to show his favor to you, you can be a little closer to him." Lu Heng added, "Of course, it is when I am present in the shape of a cat."
"Naturally, I won't leave your side, nor will I meet anyone else in private." There was a smile in Xia Jiming's voice.
Only then did Lu Heng react, and what he said just now sounded a bit sour: "I didn't mean that!"
"Well, okay, I know that Master Ah Heng didn't mean that." Xia Jiming always followed the hair.
Although the other party agreed, Lu Heng felt that he was not very good at it. When he said this just now, he clearly just wanted to use the cat shape to listen to Xia Lingyu's thoughts.
Lu Heng patted Xia Jiming's hand off with one hand, stood up, and said in a commanding tone, "Change my clothes and go to dinner."
"As ordered, my young master Ah Heng." Xia Jiming bowed slightly with a smile still on his lips.
On the round table of the Eight Immortals, Prince Rong, Zhou Shi and Xia Lingyu were already seated.
Seeing Lu Heng walk in, Prince Rong pointed to the position beside him with a smile on his face: "Ling Heng, come here, the dishes are going to be cold."
After Lu Heng took his seat, he scanned the dishes on the table and found that they were all things that Xia Lingheng liked to eat.
"Okay, the family will stop talking politely, Ling Heng, you're hungry too, eat quickly." Prince Rong took a chopstick and put the dish into Lu Heng's bowl, "You've been wandering abroad for ten years, and you want to come here. I haven't eaten in a long time."
"Well," Lu Heng ate the contents of the bowl. Seeing this, Xia Jiming immediately put the crispy fried dried fish into his bowl.
"Let Mr. Jiming also sit down." Xia Lingyu said suddenly.
Lu Heng glanced at Xia Lingyu strangely, is this person crazy? However, Prince Rong didn't say anything about Xia Lingyu's unreliable proposal.
Seeing Lu Heng's puzzled eyes, Xia Lingyu said with a smile: "The prince may have been away from the Imperial City for too long, and he is not very clear about the current situation. The Imperial City is now engaged in affirmative action, and many new-style aristocratic families are not fashionable for superiority and inferiority. There is no such thing. Even when His Majesty eats on weekdays, he will invite people around him to sit down and eat."
"Oh, Xia Jiming, what do you think?" Lu Heng raised his chin.
"Thank you for your kindness, Mr. Ling Yu. I'll just stand, so it's convenient for Young Master Ah Heng to prepare vegetables." Xia Jiming said.
Lu Heng maintained an arrogant expression, glanced at Xia Lingyu, and saw that his smile was a little embarrassed, but his eyes still fell on Xia Jiming.
It's still the same emotion, fanatical obsession. If I have to use an analogy, Xia Lingyu is now like a fanboy who has seen his male god.
Lu Heng thought of the subtle reply from the maintenance department. The fact that the Xia Lingyu in front of him was not the original one was almost a certainty. It's just, what kind of role does Xia Jiming play in this plane that is originally a novel, so that this alien soul can have such a strange emotion