CH 41

Scott was at a loss for words and subconsciously said, “I was wrong, but I never wanted to separate you from your mother. I just wanted your mother to change her mind. Who knew the queen replaced you…”

Yi Nuo was a little annoyed and didn’t want to listen to him.

“Alas, stop saying the same. This is what your actions caused. If you didn’t want to get married, Li… wouldn’t have broken up with you, and wouldn’t have been attacked by your marriage partner, you wouldn’t have needed to steal the egg, the mother queen wouldn’t have needed to change it, and maybe our family of three may still live together.”

“However, things are already like this, so what’s the point? You don’t have to tell me this. I’ve grown up and don’t need a father anymore.”

The emperor stared at him blankly, his eyes flushed, and he muttered, “How can it be meaningless? I have been looking forward to your birth for 23 years. If I knew from the beginning that you were…”

“So what?” Yi Nuo’s expression was not very good, and he said sullenly, “Aren’t the eldest brother and sister Lili biological? I haven’t seen how good you are to them.”

The emperor was stunned again and said at a loss, “No, it’s not the same. You are the dear child I have been waiting for 23 years, the crystallization of the love between me and your mother…”

“Blargh—” Yi Nuo suddenly turned around to vomit.

The emperor’s face turned pale in an instant.

Yue Zhan, who was absent-mindedly grabbing the little crabs, was startled. He quickly took the little prince into his arms, patted his back to comfort him, and explained, “It should be morning sickness.”

Yue Zhan thought Yi Nuo was sick because of the emperor’s words. Whether it was true or not, he had to deny it. After all, the emperor was still in power.

Scott: “…”

Yi Nuo still felt a little sad in his heart. After all, he didn’t become a Buddha, nor did he become an immortal, so that he could look down on everything in the world. In addition, his body was really uncomfortable, and after vomiting for a while, his eyes were filled with tears. The tears quickly condensed into pearls and fell on the beach.

He didn’t get up at all. He buried his head in Yue Zhan’s chest and rubbed against it like an uneasy little animal.

Yue Zhan suddenly felt distressed. He took him into his arms, touched his head to comfort him, and said to the emperor, “Your Majesty, it’s too late. His Highness is pregnant and needs to rest early. If you have anything else, it’s better to talk about it tomorrow.”

“It’s too late?” Scott staggered and murmured, “Yeah, it’s too late.”

He looked down at Yi Nuo, who was shrinking in Yue Zhan’s arms. He felt distressed after seeing his son vomiting so badly just now. He wished he could take the child into his arms and comfort him just like Yue Zhan.

But if he really did so, he was afraid Yi Nuo would vomit even more, right?

The emperor lost his soul and didn’t dare to say anything again. He only softened his voice and said, “Nuo Nuo, it’s my father’s fault. Father shouldn’t have told you so much at once. You, you have a good rest. I’ll let Yue Zhan take care of you and stay here for a few more days. Dad… will come to see you again in a few days?”

After saying that, Yi Nuo didn’t respond for a long time. He hesitated for a while and then said, “Then… how about Dad visiting you when you go back to the palace?”

Yi Nuo was still silent, and the emperor’s face was even more at a loss. In the end, he had to say to Yue Zhan, “Take good care of him”, and then left reluctantly.

Listening to the sound of footsteps drifting away, Yi Nuo quietly raised his head until he couldn’t hear it. He looked around but didn’t see the emperor, so he asked Yue Zhan in a low voice, “Is he gone?”

“Yeah.” Yue Zhan nodded and asked hesitantly, “Are you… are you okay? If…”

If you are sad, you can continue to stay in my arms.

It’s a pity that before he had time to say what he wanted, Yi Nuo sighed in relief, pushed him away, and said, “He’s finally gone.”

After saying that, he suddenly turned back into a mermaid, raised the tip of his tail, and said, “Quick, there are still two little crabs left.”

Yue Zhan: “…”

After picking the last two little crabs, Yue Zhan looked at him again to confirm whether he really didn’t care or was trying to force a smile.

To be honest, no matter which one it was, Yue Zhan couldn’t stop feeling distressed.

He had a happy family, and his parents loved him very much. He couldn’t imagine how sad it was for a person as young as the little prince to live alone in the palace.

In particular, the little prince should have been loved by his parents just like him, but there was a misstep… The main reason was the emperor’s blunder, which caused the happy little prince to grow up with a lack of love and loneliness.

If he had never owned it, it would be all right, but now he knows that he should have owned everything, and he shouldn’t have been so unfortunate. It was really unfair, wasn’t it?

If the little prince really doesn’t care, it must be because he has been disappointed with the emperor countless times, so he has become like this. If the little prince is forcing himself to smile, then…

Yue Zhan felt even more distressed seeing the little prince sad but having to endure it.

He picked up a bucket, shook the little crabs in it, and deliberately teased the little prince, “Should I steam them too?”

Yi Nuo immediately rejected him and said, “No, they just pinched my toes. If you want to steam it, you can eat it yourself.”

Yue Zhan: “…”

“But didn’t you eat all the seven or eight small crabs that pinched your tail last time?”

Yi Nuo: “Last time was the tip of the tail. This time it was the toes. Can it be the same?”

Yue Zhan lowered his head and looked at the cute round toes of the little prince. He was a little puzzled and thought, aren’t they the same?

“Besides,” Yi Nuo touched his stomach and said seriously, “You can’t eat crabs while pregnant.”

Yue Zhan: “!!” Is there such a thing?

He hurriedly threw away all the little crabs.

However, seeing that the little prince was not forcing himself to smile, he was relieved. But thinking of the reason behind this, he couldn’t help frowning.

Seeing this, Yi Nuo guessed what he was thinking. He couldn’t help feeling warm in his heart and comforting him sweetly, “Hey, don’t think too much. I have given up hope for him for a long time. Why should I be disappointed? I’ve already gotten used to it. It’s nothing.”

Yue Zhan threw the bucket aside, walked over, raised his hand to touch his face, and asked with pity, “Did he hurt His Highness’s heart more than once?”

Yi Nuo blinked and thought—

[You just touched my feet, and now you touched my face, eh~]

Yue Zhan: “…”

His face turned dark. He pinched Yi Nuo’s pointed chin, and said angrily, “Don’t spoil the atmosphere.”

Yi Nuo: Eh, did I say anything just now?

Yue Zhan leaned over and kissed him directly.

Yi Nuo: “Oh!”

Yi Nuo’s eyes widened. Two minutes later, he lay in Yue Zhan’s arms and gasped softly, explaining, “Last time I asked him about the marriage and succession order. Guess what he said?”

“Huh?” Yue Zhan caressed the little mermaid in his arms.

Yi Nuo snorted angrily and said, “He actually said that if he hadn’t given me the status of a prince, I wouldn’t be worthy of marrying you.”

At that time, the emperor said “can’t marry”, but Yi Nuo deliberately changed it to “unworthy”, trying to pull Yue Zhan to share the same hatred, but unexpectedly, just after saying that, he became angry again.

Yue Zhan frowned when he heard it, and coldly, “He actually said that?”

“Yes!” Yi Nuo nodded vigorously, and emphasized viciously, “So I said on the spot, let him not regret it. Unexpectedly…”

Halfway through, seeing Yue Zhan frowning, Yi Nuo couldn’t help being vigilant and asked, “You don’t think so too, do you?”

“How come?” Yue Zhan was surprised. Feeling a little helpless, and a little uneasy, he said, “I am not worthy of His Highness.”

After all, he couldn’t be considered a human being in his previous life and had hurt His Highness severely.

Hearing what he said, Yi Nuo felt embarrassed. He shook his head and quickly said, “No, you, you are actually very good.”

Yue Zhan’s mouth twitched slightly, thinking: Is this a good person card?

Yi Nuo nestled in his arms, quietly listening to his heartbeat. After a while, he suddenly had a whim and asked, “You said, if I were not the prince, would the situation really be like what the emperor said? For example… your parents don’t agree?”

Yue Zhan rubbed his head amusingly and said, “What are you thinking about?”

Yi Nuo: “Hey, it’s always like this in TV dramas.”

“That wouldn’t happen”, Yue Zhan assured him. “My parents don’t value these things. They learned two days ago that Yue Ge’s girlfriend is a star thief. They didn’t oppose it. My father asked if she had done something outrageous and they left it alone. My mother asked him to bring people back sooner…”

“That’s because that star thief is my eldest sister!” Yi Nuo emphasized.

Yue Zhan: “But my parents don’t know. They just thought she was an ordinary star thief.”

Yi Nuo; “…” Is there any ordinary star thief leader?

But—

“I suddenly remembered something,” Yi Nuo suddenly sat up and said, “Eldest sister said she would come to my engagement ceremony. Why didn’t she come?”

Yue Zhan put his arm on a pillow and coughed lightly against his hand, thinking to himself: Fortunately, she didn’t come.

The eldest princess thought the same way, so when Yi Nuo called to ask, she said: “It’s too embarrassing, isn’t it? Fortunately, I didn’t go. Otherwise, all the members of the Star Thief Group would know that I call ‘Father’ the ‘broken egg’ emperor. If they knew, how could I get along in the Star Thief Group?”

Yi Nuo: “…”

Eldest princess: “When fighting in the future, how could I stand in front of the leaders of other star thieves?”

“But I sent you a generous gift. Didn’t you receive it?” The eldest princess asked apologetically.

“I received it”, Yi Nuo said shyly.

“Sorry, little Yi Nuo. I’m really too busy here. The nearby star thief groups and a few small countries have been very restless. I don’t know what’s been going on recently. I originally set off two days ago, but I was robbed on the way… “

“What? Are you alright, eldest sister?” Yi Nuo immediately asked nervously.

Eldest princess: “It’s okay, Pretty Boy Yue brought someone to help.”

Hanging up the phone, Yi Nuo asked Yue Zhan in confusion, “Does your eldest brother… plan to join the Star Thief Group?”

Yue Zhan coughed lightly and said, “Isn’t this just right? We marry one out of our family, and we marry another one.”

Yi Nuo understood what he meant, and his face instantly turned red.

However, what neither of them expected was that the “marrying a wife” incident would happen so soon.

After Scott returned to the palace, he still did not give up the idea of compensating Yi Nuo.

As long as he remembered that he had left his own son aside, ignored him, and incubated a fake egg for 23 years, his heart ached.

He felt distressed and wanted to vomit blood when he thought that Yi Nuo might have been looked down upon because he was not favored and didn’t have a good life in the imperial palace these years.

These days, he couldn’t eat well or sleep well, wondering how to treat his son well. Because he had been hatching a stone as an egg all year round, he suffered from a cold stomach.

But he ignored it like a masochist. After thinking about it for a few days, he finally came up with an idea.

Looking forward to the stars and the moon1, Yi Nuo finally came back to the palace. He quickly took the documents and went to Yi Nuo’s residence uninvited.

After seeing him, he handed over the document, and with a flattering tone, he said, “Open it quickly and take a look, this is a gift from your father.”

Yi Nuo looked at him strangely, took it, opened it, and frowned.

Seeing this, the emperor couldn’t help feeling nervous and asked, “Do you like it?”

Yi Nuo returned the document to him and asked, “What is this for?”

The emperor said cautiously, “Aren’t you happy to let Yue Zhan marry you2?”

Yi Nuo glanced at him and said strangely, “How can I be worthy? I can marry him thanks to your mercy and giving me the status of a prince.”

When Scott heard his words, he felt his heart almost stop and quickly stroked his chest. For some reason, he seemed to be suffering from angina again recently.

Yi Nuo glanced at him and said, “Go back quickly. I just came to get some things, and I’ll leave right away.”

“Leave?” Scott covered his heart and asked, “You just came back, where are you going?”

“Yue family”, Yi Nuo said to him expressionlessly, and added sarcastically, “After all, I’m going to be married off.”

Scott: “…”

He felt that he was going to have a heart attack.

“Dad is wrong.” He covered his chest, followed behind Yi Nuo, and continued to say, “Dad spoke irresponsibly that day. I shouldn’t have said such ugly words. You have the right to be angry, but you… alas, you must not refuse this document because of anger. If you let Yue Zhan marry in, you will still be the first in line to inherit the throne in the future, and you will definitely inherit the throne in the future…”

“I am not rare!” Yi Nuo interrupted him directly.

But after thinking about it, he corrected, “I mean, I don’t care if you give it to me.”

He still liked the throne.

“I will become excellent, better than your other children, and better than the children of uncles and aunts. When you want others to inherit, the parliament will not pass.”

Since he knew what the emperor would not do to him, Yi Nuo stopped hiding his resentment and just said what he wanted to say.

Scott’s face turned blue and white. He pressed his chest and said, “Nuo Nuo, don’t think about it. How could Dad give this position to someone else? Dad has always wanted to leave it to you. Do you know?, Dad has been incubating you for 23 years…”

Yi Nuo looked at him suspiciously, he was suddenly embarrassed, and explained: “Yes, five years, the next eighteen years…”

Yi Nuo: “…” Then you are really stupid.

“The shell didn’t break for so many years, why didn’t you take it for an examination?”

“This… I’m afraid that the people who check it will be dishonest. If they find it is a mermaid egg, it will be bad for you… bad for the egg.” Scott explained embarrassingly.

Yi Nuo: “You don’t even have anyone you can trust.” Such a poor thing.

Yi Nuo shook his head secretly and ignored him, put the packed things into the space bracelet, and turned to leave.

Scott stared at his unrepentant back in a daze. He felt that his heart was hurting even more. He walked out of the palace with unstable steps, staggered forward, took a few more steps, and finally couldn’t help vomiting out a mouthful of blood.

Lu Xien, who was standing outside, was shocked when he saw this. He quickly stepped forward to support him and shouted to the guard, “Hurry up, call a doctor.”

Yi Nuo didn’t know that Scott vomited blood. He was thinking about something. He was born shortly after Scott robbed him.

In other words, no parents took turns incubating him, and he still broke the shell.

Then why did Yue Zhan say that the little mermaid needs both parents to hatch the egg to break the shell? Did he use this to trick him into getting married?

Sitting in the suspension car, Yi Nuo couldn’t help knocking his head, thinking with some annoyance that he must have been deceived again.

After being deceived by the book, was he also deceived by Yue Zhan? How could this be?

The emperor must have passed on the stupid gene to him.

Yi Nuo resolutely dumped the pot and thought angrily: No, I have to go to Yue Zhan to settle the account.

1

A very eager mood.

2

Let Yue Zhan marry into the royal family.