Lu Yuan didn't know why Duke Monk and Duke Durant suddenly came to visit, so he was inevitably a little surprised. He and Justu looked at each other and saw confusion in each other's eyes. He got up from the bed and tidied his messy clothes, then said to the communicator: "Let them in."
Lu Yuan was very curious about why they came. They couldn’t be here to fight him, right
The guards finally let them pass after receiving the order, and nodded slightly to Duke Monk and the others: "Your Excellencies please come in, but please don't delay too long. His Majesty has ordered that no insects be allowed to disturb Your Excellency Lu Yuan's rest."
Duke Monk's face turned bad when he heard this. He thought to himself, what a turn of events. With his current status, do he have to be so humble? The nobles valued face the most. Today, he treated his face like a stinky rag and threw it away.
Duke Durant did not have so many thoughts. He had always been a fence-sitter. The reason why he could maintain his current honor was partly because of his family's merits and partly because he was aware of the times. When he heard that he could go in, he immediately raised his hand to straighten his collar and walked into the ward first.
After all, Lu Yuan was still recuperating in the hospital, and he had to look sick even if he was sick. As soon as Duke Durant walked in, he saw a male insect with black hair and black eyes leaning on the hospital bed. Although the other party was sick, he had a handsome face and a sharp breath, which was indeed special enough among the male insects of Salilanfa.
Sitting on the sofa nearby was a female soldier who was reading a magazine with her head bent down. Her legs were crossed and her posture was lazy. Although her face was obscured by the magazine, Duke Durant recognized her as the Seventh Prince Justu at a glance. He was inevitably surprised and his mind was in a whirlwind for a moment.
The Insect Emperor openly ordered that no insects were allowed to disturb Lu Yuan's recuperation, but he allowed Justu to take care of him closely. It was self-evident what his plan was. He clearly wanted to win over this male insect to the camp of the Gonghedra family by relying on the idea that whoever is close to him gets the most out of him.
That's right, who wouldn't want a male insect with 100% pure blood? If the news got out, I'm afraid the nobles who came to propose marriage would even break down the door. The king is the king. When the outside world was still foolishly guessing the authenticity of the news, he had already taken the initiative. He was really shrewd.
Duke Durant sighed secretly. It seemed that his action of coming to apologize today was not completely a mistake. The male insect in front of him would surely become a new noble in the imperial capital in time. Even if they could not be friends, they would certainly not be enemies.
In just a few seconds, many thoughts flashed through Duke Durant's mind. When he came to his senses, he had already made a decision. He lowered his status and smiled at Lu Yuan as if he was a noble. "Sir Lu Yuan, I am Boya's father. I heard that you were injured and hospitalized, so I came to visit you."
Duke Monk smiled awkwardly, and Duke Durant nodded repeatedly.
Wenger had been scolded at home and had to swallow his anger even though he was unwilling to do so. He bit the bullet and apologized to Lu Yuan: "Sir, I'm sorry for offending you in the military registration hall before. I came here today to apologize. I hope you can forgive me."
Duke Durant was afraid that Lu Yuan would bear a grudge, so he took out a handkerchief to wipe the sweat off his forehead and quickly explained, "Sir, it's all Boya's fault for not being sensible. I've already taught him a lesson. I wanted to bring him to apologize in person today, but he hasn't fully recovered yet and can't get out of bed, so... so..."
That day, Boya forced the Eighth Prince Gain to cancel his engagement in the academy. Although it was due to his impulsive personality, there must have been Duke Durant's secret instructions behind it. After all, there are some things that elders are not convenient to deal with, so they can only be handed over to the younger generation to handle. Afterwards, they just lightly cover it up with a saying that it was just a prank by the young bug, and no one will really pursue it.
After saying this, he looked at Yusitu who was sitting beside him, and nodded with the same smile, saying, "Seventh Prince, what a coincidence, you are here too."
Duke Durant rubbed his hands unconsciously: "Sir, I came here today to apologize..."
Lu Yuan couldn't help being a little surprised when he saw this, thinking, isn't this the old guy who glared at him at the door of Admiral Safir's office? It turns out that the other party is Duke Monk. I just don't know whether the other party brought Wenger to his house today to settle scores later, or has some other intention
It was obvious that Duke Monk had come to apologize today. As soon as he entered the ward, he grabbed Wenger's collar and threw him to Lu Yuan's bed like a chicken, and scolded him angrily: "What are you standing there for? Hurry up and apologize to Lord Lu Yuan!"
It was not uncommon for nobles to take advantage of others' misfortunes, but few were as shameless as Duke Monk, who would directly insult them in public. Duke Durant's butt had already touched the sofa, but he stood up again, stepped forward and angrily cursed: "Shit! What nonsense are you talking about! Lord Lu Yuan was hospitalized because he was sick, what does it have to do with Boya!"
Lu Yuan found it even more interesting when he heard this: "Apologize? Apologize for what? It was obviously me who beat him, why are you apologizing?"
Lu Yuan's attitude was neither warm nor friendly. He just extended his hand and gestured to the sofa opposite him: "Please sit down."
Duke Monk said sarcastically, "Sir Lu Yuan was hospitalized because he was sick, but that was because he was interrogated in the interrogation room for too long and was overly tired, so he fainted and was hospitalized. As for why he went into the interrogation room, I don't need to explain the reason to you, right?"
"No, no, no, how could it be you who hit him!"
Seeing this, Lu Yuan frowned in confusion, looked at Duke Monk beside him and asked, "What do you mean?"
Duke Durant lied with his eyes open, angrily denying, "It was all because of that brat Boya who was careless when walking that he bumped into your face and caused you to be sick and hospitalized. It was absolutely wrong. If you want to ask him for compensation, I can hire a lawyer for you right now. You can name your own price!"
The noble family has a deep foundation and some floating wealth. If the matter can be settled with money, Duke Durant will grit his teeth and accept it.
For some reason, Justu didn't want to pay attention to this old fox. He turned a page of the magazine without even blinking, and said with a fake smile: "What a coincidence, Duke Durant."
Duke Durant vomited blood when he heard this, but he couldn't refute it because Lu Yuan was indeed sent to the interrogation room because of a fight with Boya. Once the source of the fight was found, his family would be involved.
At this point, Lu Yuan finally understood something. He folded his arms, leaned against the bed and asked, "So both of your families are here to apologize today?"
Duke Monk forced a smile to make his expression look less stiff. "Sir Lu Yuan, I feel really bad for Wenger's ignorant behavior and the conflict with you. I heard that you were hospitalized because of the young master of the Durant family. I brought Wenger here to visit you today and apologize to you."
If Duke Durant was really dissatisfied with this marriage, he could go to the Insect Emperor to cancel the engagement. The Insect Emperor might agree, but he was always tactful and didn't want to offend anyone. Secretly instigating his youngest son to bully the disabled Gain was too despicable.
Before he finished speaking, he heard a cough outside the door. It turned out that Duke Monk had also come in. He seemed to be more sincere than Duke Durant, because Wenger, who was drooping, was following him. Of course, it was not ruled out that it was because Boya was beaten too hard by Justu and was still lying in bed unable to get up.
Justu, who was sitting on the sofa next to him, couldn't help but sneer when he heard them. He thought they were really ridiculous. He put down the magazine in his hand and wanted to signal Lu Yuan not to pay attention to these guys who changed their minds according to the situation. However, Lu Yuan suddenly said, "I think you have found the wrong person."
Duke Monk was stunned when he heard this, and Duke Durant also looked confused.
Seeing that they seemed puzzled, Lu Yuan patiently repeated, "If you want to apologize, you've probably found the wrong person."
Lu Yuan didn't care about fighting. He beat Wenger and Boya on purpose. No matter what the cause was, he was the first to fight. This was an indisputable fact. If we had to argue about who was right or wrong, it was nothing more than a big bully meeting a small bully, and neither was cleaner than the other.
Lu Yuan looked at Wenger who had remained silent, raised his eyebrows and said, "The one you need to apologize to is not me, but the male insect whose registration form you tore up. The one Boya needs to apologize to is not me, but the Eighth Prince who was beaten by him."
"And I..." Lu Yuan pointed at himself and shook his head slightly: "I just happened to have a conflict with you because of these things. You offended me, and I fought back. This is fair."
"I will not accept your apology. If you really want to apologize, you'd better find someone else."
Lu Yuan knew very well that apologizing did not mean that they had a change of heart or had changed for the better. It only meant that these male insects had encountered someone they could not afford to offend and were temporarily forced to bow their heads.
The word "hypocrisy" is as worthless as a ruthless person.
Wenger finally got his wits about him this time, and quickly said, "Sir, I will go to that male insect to apologize and ask for his forgiveness."
Duke Monk didn't say anything after hearing this, which was considered as tacit agreement. After all, it was an apology, so it didn't matter who he apologized to. He had already lost face for the first time, so he wasn't afraid of losing it a second time.
Duke Durant was in a dilemma. Boya had caused the conflict because he had beaten the Eighth Prince Gain. If he went to the Eighth Prince to apologize, wouldn't that mean he had tacitly acknowledged the matter? If the Insect Emperor investigated, it would be another big trouble.
Seeing this, Justu remembered something. He lazily got up from the sofa and walked to Lu Yuan. He bent down and whispered something in his ear, then kissed him on the cheek, and then sat back down.
He didn't mind exposing his closeness with Lu Yuan in public; on the contrary, he hoped that all insects could be more sensible and understand that Lu Yuan was their future lord and not try to interfere with him easily.
Duke Monk and Duke Durant looked away in embarrassment upon seeing this, and could only pretend not to see it. The Empire had finally produced a male insect with 100% blood purity, and only a king insect with royal blood flowing in his veins could be worthy of it.
Lu Yuan had not expected that Justu was so bold as to kiss him in public. He glanced at him calmly, only to see that the latter was already sitting on the sofa, reading a magazine as if nothing had happened, with his face completely covered.
Lu Yuan had no choice but to retract his gaze and looked at Duke Durant and said, "If you really want to make amends, why not go to the Insect Emperor in person to cancel the engagement between the Durant family and His Highness the Eighth Prince? After all, now that this has happened, there is no other way to make it up to him."
This is what Justu meant.
The Durant family obviously disliked the disabled prince Gain. Even if they temporarily agreed to the marriage under the power of the Insect Emperor, they were afraid that Gain would be bullied after marrying him. No one knew better than Justu how a disfavored and disabled prince would be treated. Rather than being humiliated, it was better not to marry him.
His Majesty Apu has already selected a "candidate" for Gain to be the new leader. This time, the person chosen is a declining noble from a third-class star. The purity of the other party's blood is acceptable, but because of the weak family power, he has no one to rely on, so it will be easy to control him through marriage in the future.
Duke Durant breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this. In fact, he had long wanted to cancel the engagement, but was afraid of displeasing the Insect Emperor, so he didn't dare to speak up. Seeing that Lu Yuan had spoken personally, he just went with the flow and agreed: "Your Excellency, I feel extremely sorry for the matter of the Eighth Prince. Since you said so, I will definitely try my best to make it up to him. When I return, I will explain the reason to the Insect Emperor and request to cancel the engagement with the Eighth Prince."
The royal family, for the sake of their reputation, could not go back on their word, so it was the best thing that this cunning old guy took the initiative to speak up.
Seeing that everything was almost settled, Lu Yuan offered to see the guests off. Duke Monk and Duke Durand also tactfully said goodbye, leaving behind a bunch of expensive supplements and left the hospital.
As the door of the ward was closed with a "click", Justu threw away the magazine in his hand, walked to the bed and sat down. He fell into Lu Yuan's arms, tapped his chest twice with his fingertips, and sneered: "Look, aren't they just like the captain, who is used to changing his course according to the wind."
Lu Yuan grabbed his hand, put it to his lips and bit it, thinking that it was not all in vain: "At least the marriage of the Eighth Prince has been settled, but didn't you say that his virility is coming soon? If he doesn't marry the male insect of the Durant family, what will he do then?"
Justu said in a complicated tone: "Your Majesty has found another male insect. His family originally settled on the main star, but later went bankrupt due to excessive spending, so they moved to a backward and remote third-class star. If we marry that male insect, for the sake of the royal family, Gain will not be bullied too much."
Lu Yuan asked: "How is the male insect?"
Justu frowned and said, "I heard he is a fool, stupid and ugly. A few months ago, he was hospitalized because of a crash in his aircraft and his brain was damaged. He doesn't remember anything."
Lu Yuan couldn't help but be a little shocked: "Stupid and ugly? Is this true?"
Justu shrugged. "I don't know. I heard about it. They will also be invited to the banquet next month. His Majesty decided to see the male insect with his own eyes. If it is really ugly, he will probably have to choose a new one."
Speaking of banquets, Lu Yuan couldn't help but feel curious: "Is there any happy event in Salilanfa? Why are they suddenly holding a banquet?"
Justu explained, "No, it's just an annual celebration banquet. At that time, all the generals of the empire's army stationed in all four corners will rush back to the main planet for the banquet, and all the nobles must attend."
He paused after speaking, then gently raised his head and kissed Lu Yuan. His lips were soft and moist, with a rich rose color. He said slowly and in a low voice, "Including you."
Lu Yuan raised his eyebrows: "Willn't that mean I will meet the Insect Emperor and several other princes?"
Justu touched his Adam's apple: "Of course, are you nervous?"
Lu Yuan said, "It's okay, I'm not nervous."
Just a little surprised.
#After all, it's rare to see a nest of rabbits#
Thinking of this, Lu Yuan unconsciously rubbed Justu's soft silver hair again, and did not stop until the other person became limp all over and lay in his arms with red eyes.
(End of this chapter)