"Anjie, I want to go to Ye City!" the Empress Dowager said to Vermilion Bird Emperor Long Anjie. Ye Lang's appearance made it impossible for her to escape this matter any longer.
"I understand, I'll make the arrangements!" Long Anjie didn't object and nodded as he went to make the arrangements. This matter was a major worry for him.
If possible, Long Anjie would like to go there in person to resolve the issue between him and his sister.
"Hey, you little rascal, you said before that if I died, you would be sad and you would cry. Is that true?" Princess Longji looked at Ye Lang with a grin, hoping to hear those comforting words again.
"Really! If you die, I will definitely give you a grand funeral and keep vigil for you!!" Ye Lang nodded and said.
"..."
"Also, I will kill those who wanted to kill you and bring their heads to worship you! I will burn lots and lots of paper money for you, maids and servants, a big house, furniture, and if you like, I can also burn a handsome brother-in-law for you..."
"Roll!!"
"..."
"Cousin..."
"What are you doing!"
"Don't die. If you die, I won't be able to see you anymore, and that will make me very uncomfortable." Ye Lang looked at Princess Longji with a pleading look in his eyes. He really, really didn't want Princess Longji to leave him.
Princess Longji felt a warmth in her heart, hugged Ye Lang tightly, and whispered, "Silly boy, I won't die. I want to watch over you for the rest of my life..."
"..."
Ye Lang didn't speak, not because he didn't want to, but because he was being held so tightly that he couldn't speak. However, he didn't mind; he found it very comfortable, very comfortable...
It seems like things could just stay like this, and time could stand still at this moment...
Recently, a rumor has been circulating in Longcheng that Princess Longji has had an illegitimate child, which has sparked much discussion and is becoming increasingly interesting.
"Did you know that Princess Longji is said to have an illegitimate child?" In a certain part of Longcheng, Character A said mysteriously and very cautiously.
"Do you know who this illegitimate child is Princess Longji?" Passerby B asked, seemingly inquiring, or perhaps feigning ignorance.
"I don't know..." Character A shook his head and replied.
"Is that all you have to offer? You dare to show off in front of me! Let me tell you, Princess Longji's illegitimate son is the child of the third prince of the Aila Empire, who was all lovey-dovey with her a few years ago!" Passerby B retorted.
"Go away, don't talk nonsense! It's true they were fighting fiercely, but it was a knife fight; they both wanted to kill each other. How could they be together?!" At this moment, Passerby C jumped out again, "Let me tell you. This illegitimate child, according to reliable sources, was born to her and a Young Master from the Xiangkong Empire. Because of the relationship between our two countries, she just didn't say who it was!!"
"Tch, that's nonsense. That's not Princess Longji's illegitimate child at all. It's said to be the Empress Dowager's... So, Princess Longji is just a substitute. Don't you know that the Empress Dowager goes over and holds this illegitimate child every day..."
"Really...?"
"It's absolutely true!!"
These discussions were commonplace in Dragon City, but they were all kept secret. Once discovered, one would be in trouble. Not only Princess Longji was involved, but even the Empress Dowager was talking about it.
Later, suspicion even fell on Vermilion Bird Emperor, Long Anjie. Truly, public opinion can be a terrifying thing!
Of course, a small number of people said something that was somewhat consistent with the facts—
"You're all wrong. I've heard that this child is Princess Longji's cousin and the Empress Dowager's grandson!"
"Yes, I've heard about it too! This child has always called Princess Longji' cousin,' while the Empress Dowager always refers to herself as 'grandmother,' so she must be his grandson!"
"But I've also heard that this child never calls the Empress Dowager' Grandma,' and sometimes even objects to the Empress Dowager calling him 'Grandson'!"
"There's something wrong!! There must be something wrong here!! Every year on the Empress Dowager's birthday, even if not all the married princesses are present, all the princesses' children have appeared. How come we've never heard of this little prince?"
"And I heard that this child appeared suddenly, not with anyone else, and none of the princesses knew him..."
"It's said that no one here is allowed to mention this child's identity!"
"It seems there must be something to hide..."
"I mean, no one is allowed to mention this, including you all!!"
"Ah, run! The Blackwing Knights Order coming..."
In an instant, the onlookers scattered like birds and beasts, quickly disappearing from the Blackwing Knights Order's sight. The Blackwing Knights Order did not give chase, shaking their heads and moving on to the next topic of conversation.
The Blackwing Knights Order' biggest priority right now is to quell this storm and stop people from talking about it!
Princess Longji's situation is somewhat understandable; at most, she'll just be talked about a little. But the Empress Dowager being talked about is a completely different matter!
In fact, to quell this matter, theoretically, the child's identity should be made public, but that is obviously impossible, otherwise the Blackwing Knights Order would not have been mobilized.
Deploying the Blackwing Knights Order will only make things worse. Although it temporarily stops the rumors, it will only lead to more speculation, more doubts, and more overthinking.
It is believed that Long Anjie and the Empress Dowager must have thought of this, but they still have to do it. There are only two possibilities: one is that the child's identity cannot be revealed, and the other is that the child's identity will be announced soon, so it doesn't matter if people speculate for a while.
Regardless of the circumstances, everyone is curious about one thing: who exactly is this child?
At that very moment, on a street in Dragon City, the little child everyone was talking about was walking alone. Princess Longji and neither the Royal Guard nor the Knights Order were with the child.
It was obvious that the child had secretly run away, shaken off Princess Longji and the others, and was "running around" on his own.
Although this child is currently a hot topic and a figure that everyone is talking about, not many people have actually seen him. Therefore, those who have seen him only regard him as an ordinary child, a child who is only seven or eight years old.
In any case, if we calculate it this way, Princess Longji would have had to give birth to this child when she was a teenager, otherwise she wouldn't have such a big illegitimate child.
There are differing opinions about the child's age; some say he is four or five years old, and there is considerable uncertainty as opinions vary.