Rebirth As a Fatuous and Self-indulgent Ruler
chapter-291

Translator: Storm in a Teacup

Long was far away from Fang and Xu, so he naturally didn’t know what happened to them.

This day, the little boy Long Huan got ill!

He was lying sickly on the bed, looking really pitiful!

In fact, it was not a big deal.

The boy went to bed late the previous night and he felt too hot, so he kicked off the quilt.

That was why he caught a cold!

The boy had always been in good health, but when he got ill this time, it looked quite serious!

He had a high fever and his face became red. What a poor boy!

“Father.” Lying on the bed, the little boy looked at Long pitifully.

The boy could already speak and know how to call “father”.

“Well, how do you feel?” Long held the boy in his arms.

Long Huan pointed to his head pitifully. “It hurts here.”

Looking at the cute little boy like this, anyone would be worried!

Long hurriedly hugged him more tightly and touched his head. “It’s still very hot.”

Long Huan pointed to his body. “Father, will I die?”

“Haha…” Long burst into laughter. “Long Huan, you think too much. How would a person die like this? Of course you won’t!”

Long Huan blinked. “Really? It hurts.”

This kid… Long rubbed his forehead with a smile. “Don’t worry, you won’t die. As for the pain… I’ll rub your forehead. Have a good sleep later. When you wake up, it won’t hurt.”

“Really?” The boy didn’t believe it.

“I’d never lie to you. Believe me.”

Then, Long began to rub the boy’s forehead.

After a while, the boy felt better and became a little drowsy.

When Shi came in from outside, Long was still rubbing the kid’s forehead.

Long held up his index finger in front of his lips, motioning to Shi not to speak.

Although the boy was quite young, he was very alert and he would easily be woken up by the slightest disturbance.

So, they’d better wait until he fell asleep.

Shi understood and nodded.

Long put the child down, covered him with a quilt, and then walked towards Shi. “He has taken the medicine. Let him have a sleep. He won’t recover in a short while.”

Shi nodded. “Right.”

The two of them went out. When they got outside, Shi asked, “What’s the matter with him? Didn’t he sleep well?”

“No. He’s caught a cold. But he’s been very healthy since he was little, so there will be no big problems.”

“Okay.” Shi also didn’t think that having a cold was a big problem.

“Qingzhou, I received a letter from your father.”

“Oh?” Shi was taken aback. “When did you receive it?”

“I got it when I came to see Long Huan. But you were in the room just now, so I brought the letter here,” Long explained. Shi pursed his lips. “What did my father say?”

After some hesitation, Long said, “You should know… there are some rumors in the imperial city now.”

Shi narrowed his eyes slightly. “Yeah?”

Long smiled bitterly. “Although the rumors are still spreading on a small scale now, I believe that more people will know in the near future.”

Shi was unhappy to hear that. “Do you mind those ridiculous rumors?”

Long sighed. “Qingzhou, I hate it because the rumors are not just about me. You’ve also been involved.”

That was what made him unhappy!

Shi frowned. “It’s no big deal. With high position, we can always make some people jealous.”

Long held Shi’s hand. “Your father said that the rumors came from Northern Barbarians.”

“Northern Barbarians?” Shi narrowed his eyes. “I thought it was Eastern Darkness.”

“Well, people from Eastern Darkness are spreading them now, but the whole thing started from Northern Barbarians.”

Shi said coldly, “It seems that Northern Barbarians really want to die.”

“They’re courting death, but… I have to admit that they’re quite smart. By plotting against us in secret, they want us to fight with Eastern Darkness and then they’ll reap the harvest.”

“They’re daydreaming. There are only rumors in the imperial city now…”

“Yes, just in the imperial city.” Long nodded.

Shi looked at Long. “You knew it at the beginning, right? Why didn’t you stop it?”

Long looked at Shi and said softly, “In face of rumors, we’d better do nothing. If we stop it, others will work harder to go against us.”

Shi frowned. “But you are upset.”

Long lowered his head slightly. Of course he was unhappy. “How can I be happy? I said what makes me unhappy is that it also got you involved… But I want to wait a while and see how many people will be swayed by the rumors.”

Shi frowned. “What do you mean?”

“Qingzhou, you’re so wise. How can you not understand?”

Shi said unhappily, “Is it worth it?”

“That’s not important.” Long smiled. “I just want to make the place we live a little cleaner. We’ve already come back, but it doesn’t mean there is no need to purify it, does it?”

Those words made Shi happy. “Well, you are right. I’m glad you understand it.”

Long smiled. “Relax, Qingzhou. If some people really change their minds because of the rumors, I’ll surely deal with them.”

“Don’t let it go wild and be hard to deal with,” Shi reminded him.

“Don’t worry. Only a few people are that capable now.” Long didn’t think it was a big deal.

Seeing that Long had already decided, Shi stopped speaking.

Three days later, the little boy Long Huan finally got better, but Long found that there were more and more rumors outside!

However, there was something that surprised Long. The rumors could almost be heard everywhere.

Everyone was saying that the Shi family might rebel, that Shi controlled the current emperor, and that the current emperor was a fake… Almost all the people in the imperial city were jittery, thinking that a great change would take place in the imperial court…

But the fact was that the imperial court was very peaceful!

It was really very peaceful!

Everyone attended the morning meeting as usual and kept silent about the rumors, as if they knew nothing.

In addition, no one was secretly plotting anything!

At least, from the information given by the Shadow Guardians, Long got such an answer.

Of course the result surprised Long!

Even Shi didn’t expect that!

After he finished the morning meeting, Long returned to Qiankun Palace.

Shi had ordered the servants to deliver breakfast and Long could begin to eat when he arrived.

Long didn’t talk about the unhappy things during breakfast.