355. Being an Emperor Was Not an Easy Job (I)

Coming down from Western Mountain, Lord Zhou and the others saw a lot of people gathering there.

It was estimated that more than half of the people in the city had gone there!

That was impressive… All the ministers were very surprised.

Lord Zhou looked a little cold.

Someone in the crowd shouted such things like, “The fourth prince is the chosen one. Long live the fourth prince!”

Moreover, many people echoed those words.

Hearing that, Lord Zhou looked much worse.

Fang was taken aback when he heard that. He hurriedly stood up and said something to the people down there.

To the effect, they showed disrespect to the emperor and his eldest brother, the crown prince. He was furious! He was very grateful for the support and love of the people, but he didn’t want to hear such words at all.

The present emperor was just his father and the next emperor could only be the crown prince… Fang told such words to the people.

After he explained that he had nothing to do with the throne at all, the common people found that he was so filial and righteous, so they got a good impression of him.

After this day, the fourth prince Zhou Shuoyang would surely be famous all over the nation!

Hearing the sincere words of the fourth prince, Lord Zhou looked a little better.

The crown prince also looked happier…

Little did the two of them know that this was just a strategy.

Fang never wanted to be a rebel. Even if he wanted to be the emperor, he wouldn’t achieve it by rebellion.

Therefore, it was necessary for him to be a good man. He needed to be loved by the people and win their hearts. Otherwise…

Wouldn’t it be the same as starting a rebellion?

After finally “pacifying” the people, Fang came back and took the lead in shouting, “Blessed by heaven, the ceremony was successfully completed. Long live Your Majesty. Long may you reign!”

As Fang did that, the others, including the common people in the imperial city, all knelt down and said that loudly.

Long really admired Fang at this moment. Fortunately, this guy had quick reflexes.

Otherwise, even if he gained popular support, he would be eliminated by Lord Zhou or the crown prince!

It wasn’t appropriate for him to push himself forward.

After what he had done, the people thought highly of him. Therefore, even if Lord Zhou wanted to eliminate Fang, he wouldn’t do it in a short time. Long thought, on the contrary, the crown prince would be in danger. He had repeatedly challenged Lord Zhou’s bottom line, so he might be dealt with soon!

As for Fang, he had drawn too much attention, so Lord Zhou wouldn’t hurt him for the time being!

At this time, Lord Zhou had come down from Western Mountain and the ceremony was also over.

So, after the people said those words loudly, he waved his hand and said, “My subjects, you may rise.”

Afterwards, Lord Zhou said some inspiring words and expressed his gratitude to the people for their concern for the sacrifice ceremony.

After hearing that, the people also got a good impression of Lord Zhou.

He really deserved to be a politician! Long had to admit it.

Later, the group continued on their way to the imperial palace.

The common people spontaneously followed behind.

Many people were discussing what they had seen earlier.

What most people said was that… Lord Zhou was really blessed by heaven to have such a son as the fourth prince!

As for the crown prince, not many people mentioned him.

As a result, he got annoyed again.

When Long returned to the fourth prince’s mansion at dusk, he finally saw his “long-lost” lover.

Although it had been only a few days, Long really felt that every day was a year long!

Long restrained himself on the way and finally got to the bedroom with Shi. Long didn’t want to ask anything and directly began to kiss him.

Shi was slightly surprised to see how excited Long was. Then, he also responded to Long with passion.

Shi’s response made Long kiss him more passionately.

The atmosphere became more and more intimate. Long no longer restrained himself and with a wave, all the clothes on Shi’s body were taken off.

He was so rude that the clothes were even torn.

But neither of them would care about this at this moment.

Long kissed Shi passionately and then carried Shi in his arms…

On the big bed, the two bodies were rolled into one. What an enjoyable scene that was.

After a long time, they were finally satisfied and Long kissed Shi’s sweaty forehead.

“Are you tired?” Long asked, only to find that his voice was very hoarse.

“I’m fine.” Shi answered and pushed Long. “I want to take a bath.”

“Okay.” Long smiled with love in his eyes and kissed on the corner of Shi’s mouth. Then, he draped a piece of clothing over his back and got up.

Shi glanced at him and gradually closed his eyes.

These days, his nerves had been on edge while he was lurking in the imperial palace. Although there were two people with great power who could take care of him, he still needed to take extra care. Once exposed, he would be dead!

So, he was really tired.

The Shadow Guardians in Fang’s mansion brought some water there.

When Long walked back to the bed, he found that Shi already felt asleep.

“Qingzhou?” Long called him softly.

Shi opened his eyes sleepily and yawned. “It’s ready?”

“Yes. I will take you to take a bath,” Long said.

They had seen each other stark naked, so Shi didn’t refuse and just responded, “Mhmm”.

Then, Long held Shi in his arms.

When he was put in the warm water, Shi became drowsier. After seeing that, Long smiled, but he also felt so sorry for his lover. He stepped in and washed Shi’s body carefully.

After that, Long carried Shi out. He wrapped Shi with a bed sheet and wiped off the water on Shi’s body. Shi was already asleep. It could be seen how tired he was these days.

Hiding in the imperial palace of Eastern Darkness, he must’ve been suffering from nerves. Otherwise, he wouldn’t be so tired…

At last, Long hugged Shi and felt asleep without having dinner…

Early the next morning, the two of them woke up because they were too hungry!

When Long looked towards Shi, Shi happened to open his eyes.

Then, their stomachs started growling.

The two of them looked at each other, blinked at the same time, and then laughed.

“You’re hungry, aren’t you?” Long kissed Shi’s lips.

Shi nodded. “Yes, I’m hungry.”

Long pulled him up. “Then let’s get up.”

Shi didn’t refuse and got up.