[COMPLETE] Beauty Feng Vol. 1

Chapter 25: To be an Idle Prince

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"Sangyu..." When the commotion died down, Long Xu Le looked at her younger brother.

She knew long ago that he saw her like everyone else. Merciless and untouchable. But unlike them, her brother knew why she needed to be this way.

However, there was resentment in his gaze right now. Long Xu Le sighed. He was still a young lad, indeed.

"Why... does it really have to go this far?" His voice almost cracked.

Long Sangyu treated the little Junzhu as his family. On most days that his elder sister wasn't here, the only person who accompanied him was Long Tang.

Long Xu Le stood up and walked to the nearest window, gazing outside for a long time. 

"I can't keep someone like her..." There was a bitter smile on her lips.

After thinking about something, she spoke again. "You probably can't remember this. You were too young when they passed. You probably don't remember their faces anymore."

The same would have happened to Long Xu Le if she didn't keep portraits of them even if Prime Minister Yao burned everything about them.

Long Sangyu immediately knew who she was talking about. They were the former Crown Prince and Princess. Their parents.

He was quiet, letting her carry on.

"But I still remember their words. We are the children of heaven. Born above millions of people, destined to lead. A prince protects the people. A princess is benevolent. And the Emperor bears the weight of the whole world."

Her voice bounced off the walls of the hall.

This was their family's principle. The one that Long Xu Le doggedly followed.

"Da jie..." Long Sangyu's voice finally broke as he looked down. "We are not in Tanglin. We aren't the masters of this world anymore."

Weren't they exiled here nearly two decades ago? Maybe it was time to put down this dogma.

Hearing his weak words, Long Xu Le turned around. Amidst the spring storm winds outside, her aloof voice was clear.

"Everything you have right now is from the people and from the ancestors that have given us this life. Commoners can live as they wish. That's their fortune to be protected by our Long clan.

It's your duty to serve and protect due to the blessings you receive and the grace of being born into this family. Suliang's Ping Junwang, the moment you were born and enjoyed the prosperity of the dragon clan, your body belongs to the people. It's not our choice to hail from this clan but it is our choice to continue relishing this prosperity."

Tak. Tak. Tak.

Step by step. Long Xu Le somehow made it look like she was marching in a grand ceremony inside the Great Tanglin Palace grounds. The sacred white jade stairs and lively red walls seemed to be reflected in her eyes. As she looked down at Long Sangyu, he felt a tugging in his heart. He knew that he was looking at the real master of the world.

The one sitting in Tanglin right now should be his sister.

Long Sangyu was suffocated and his body folded to the pressure. Such was the oppressive feeling his sister gave.

Her crystal mellow voice rang out again. "Ping Junwang, make your choice. Ben dian has high expectations. One who wavers isn't worthy. One who isn't qualified cannot walk with the dragon."