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When she returned to the villa until she was ready to rest, lengsa still seemed a little out of her mind. Naturally, Fu Fengcheng would not ignore her unusual silence.
One hand took the man into his arms. Fu Fengcheng asked in a low voice, "what's the matter? Does madam have any trouble?"
Leng SA raised his eyes and looked at him. He pondered and didn't open his mouth. It is difficult for her to tell Fu Fengcheng why she pays different attention to the things and characters of God bless island.
Fu Fengcheng's thin lips gently touched her forehead and said, "are you thinking about what old general Lou said in the evening?"
Lengsa nodded and said, "just a little... Worried, if the owner of the island really has only an eight year old child, can Anxia officials really protect her?" if you want to protect a person 100% without accident, you can only send a lot of people to stare at her all the time, but what's the difference between this and being imprisoned and monitored?
Besides, who can guarantee that no one will have any bad thoughts about the child?
Fu Fengcheng looked down at lengsa thoughtfully and said after a while, "If general Lou's story is true, it's more dangerous for the child to stay on the island than to come to Anxia. But we have to go to know exactly what it is. After all, it's too far away. It's thousands of miles away by sea and land. When the news reaches Anxia, we don't know how many times it has changed. At that time... Madam, if we're really worried about the child, we'll take care of it more Just a little. "
Lengsa raised his head and looked at him, "will it cause trouble to the Fu family?"
Even if the child doesn't have Shenyou Island, the family financial resources that have ruled Shenyou island for thousands of years can't be underestimated. If the Fu family is too enthusiastic, it will inevitably make people think that the Fu family is making some wrong ideas.
Fu Fengcheng didn't care and said calmly, "it doesn't matter. What others think is someone else's business. Therefore, madam doesn't have to worry about this little thing."
Looking at his focused eyes, lengsa felt a little more sorry. She didn't want to cheat and hide Fu Fengcheng, but she really didn't know how to tell Fu Fengcheng about it.
Fu Fengcheng stroked her soft hair and said, "don't worry, it's okay. It's... The other thing is that I'm a little worried."
Leng SA asked, "what?" what can make fu Fengcheng worry is naturally not a small matter.
Fu Fengcheng frowned and said, "old general Lou said that only he and Zhang Xiang knew about this matter before us. Even the supervisors were notified temporarily this afternoon. Madam, do you think it has anything to do with this matter that old master Leng has to put Leng Yan in and out of the team visiting Naga?"
Lengsa was stunned. She hadn't considered this problem before. But it's really strange that old master Leng insisted on bringing Lengyan in for no reason. According to the news they got, the exchange competition arranged by Naga people was on an island in the northwest of Naga.
According to the location, it should not be far from Shenyou island. But if so, where did old master Leng get the news?
Leng SA frowned and said, "we haven't replied to the old man's news these days. He was calm and didn't come to the door. It seems that he is going to retreat and ask for the second place."
If the Fu family can take Fu Yucheng out, others can naturally put people in. Old master Leng has nothing to do these two days. I must have understood that they don't want to let go, so they don't insist any more.
However, I don't know why old master Leng didn't think much about it before. When I think about it again now, I will inevitably feel a little confused.
Leng SA looked up at Fu Fengcheng, "do you think Leng family has something to do with this? Where did their news come from?"
Fu Fengcheng was silent for a moment and said in a deep voice, "if only Zhang Xiang and Lou Lao knew this before, the news could only be leaked from one of them. Of course, it could also be... The news came directly from God bless island."
But they both know that this may not be possible. If the cold family can get the top secret information on the island 2000 kilometers away from the southernmost coastline of Anxia, why bother to sneak into the mission?
They can go directly to Naga and Shenyou island by themselves. The question is whether old general Lou leaked the news or Zhang Bi?
They looked at each other and thought for a long time without a clue.
Fu Fengcheng sighed, took Leng SA and said, "look back and think about these things. Madam, it's better to have a rest earlier after a hard day."
He didn't say it was OK. As soon as he mentioned Leng SA, he felt very sleepy. He felt a little sore all over. He wanted to lie down and sleep immediately.
He couldn't help but give him a white look and said coldly, "who's to blame?"
Fu Fengcheng glanced at the bottom of his eyes with a smile. He couldn't help but smile, lowered his head and kissed her lips, "blame me, madam. Go to sleep."
Leng SA snorted and leaned against his arms and closed his eyes.
Fu Fengcheng looked at her and quickly fell into a deep sleep. He couldn't help staring at her quiet face for a long time before reaching out to pull the quilt for her.
Gently kissed her on the brow, "sleep, no matter what your wife wants, I will do it for you."
The woman in her arms seemed to hear his promise. Her beautiful cheek rubbed against his shoulder and slept more sweetly.
Fu Fengcheng lifted a faint smile on his lips, reached out to turn off the light at the head of the bed, hugged the man and closed his eyes.
The dark bedroom is quiet and serene, but there is a feeling of great peace of mind. Like a pair of mandarin ducks, they snuggled up and fell asleep.
The next day, the headlines in newspapers and magazines in the capital were all related to lengsa.
No one was surprised. After all, a woman, even if she was noble, could take the place of her husband as the leader of the team to participate in the exercise, and achieved the good results of second in the team and first in single person. It is really worth a special book in any newspaper or magazine.
Various newspapers have published her photos in the most eye-catching position on the front page, especially the official media ranking No. 1 in Beijing, which use two different photos to reflect her completely different looks.
One was Leng SA standing next to Fu Fengcheng last night, wearing a dress and shining brightly. The other was her appearance of walking out of the woods with a gun in her untidy uniform.
Another newspaper simply published a huge single photo on the whole page.
It's not a shining banquet photo, but it looks a little embarrassed, but with a firm and confident smile on its beautiful face. The reporter who took this photo is very professional and has a good grasp of the angle. It seems that he can see how the people in the photo look from the black-and-white newspaper.
As soon as the newspaper came out, the young girls in the whole capital immediately went crazy. Their crazy enthusiasm was even hotter than when they interviewed several young marshals.
Therefore, the heads of the crazy newspapers called one after another early in the morning, and even came to the door to ask for an interview, just to get an exclusive interview with Mrs. Fu Shao.
These were naturally rejected by Leng SA without hesitation. Leng ye said that it was a little embarrassing to specially pose for people to shoot and accept interviews.
After all, she is not a star. She is not so keen on such things as appearing in the press. Even if the heat in the past two days has passed.
However, this heat is obviously not so easy. In addition to newspapers and magazines, various women's rights institutions or organizations in Beijing have also sent invitations to her, including some famous women in Beijing.
Lengsa finally felt that he really seemed to be a fire.
But no matter how enthusiastic these people are, lengsa is very busy these days. In addition to selecting several interested people and organizations to reply in person, most of the rest can only be handled by Lan Jing and Yuan Ying.
Soon they will be ready to go to Naga. Before that, lengsa and Fu Fengcheng have another important thing to do, that is to visit the abdicated former Emperor of Anxia, now Prince Xiao Zhu of Anxia.
Since abdicated, Prince an will no longer live in the palace. Now Prince an's house is not far from the palace.
Although it looked very quiet outside, lengsa and Fu Fengcheng could see that the security here was no less strict than that of the prime minister's residence. After all, Prince an is such an identity that neither the royal family nor the cabinet can rest assured that he lives alone outside, so it goes without saying who sent these guards.
Just as their car stopped, the gate of Prince Anqin's house opened. A middle-aged man came out quickly and stood respectfully outside the door waiting for the two to get off, "Fu Shao, Mrs. Fu Shao. Welcome."
The middle-aged man looked like he was in his early fifties. He was wearing a neat cotton padded jacket. He didn't look strange.
However, lengsa keenly felt that his voice was a bit sharp, and the beard on his lips was also fake. In terms of age, his skin color also seemed a little less bloody, too pale, a little faint, and a little feminine.
This is a eunuch. Lengsa thought of it in his heart and was not surprised.
Prince an used to live in the palace. When he was a prince or emperor, the people close to him were eunuchs.
Now most of the eunuchs in the palace have been released from the palace, leaving only a small number who do voluntarily stay or have nowhere to go. In recent years, the palace has no longer recruited new eunuchs, so this man must be an old man following Prince an.
"Thank you." Fu Fengcheng took lengsa's hand and nodded slightly.
The middle-aged man said with a smile, "Fu Shaoyan is heavy. Please come inside quickly. The third master is waiting for you." it's not wrong for people close to Prince an to call him the third master before he succeeded to the throne.
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When she returned to the villa until she was ready to rest, lengsa still seemed a little out of her mind. Naturally, Fu Fengcheng would not ignore her unusual silence.
One hand took the man into his arms. Fu Fengcheng asked in a low voice, "what's the matter? Does madam have any trouble?"
Leng SA raised his eyes and looked at him. He pondered and didn't open his mouth. It is difficult for her to tell Fu Fengcheng why she pays different attention to the things and characters of God bless island.
Fu Fengcheng's thin lips gently touched her forehead and said, "are you thinking about what old general Lou said in the evening?"
Lengsa nodded and said, "just a little... Worried, if the owner of the island really has only an eight year old child, can Anxia officials really protect her?" if you want to protect a person 100% without accident, you can only send a lot of people to stare at her all the time, but what's the difference between this and being imprisoned and monitored?
Besides, who can guarantee that no one will have any bad thoughts about the child?
Fu Fengcheng looked down at lengsa thoughtfully and said after a while, "If general Lou's story is true, it's more dangerous for the child to stay on the island than to come to Anxia. But we have to go to know exactly what it is. After all, it's too far away. It's thousands of miles away by sea and land. When the news reaches Anxia, we don't know how many times it has changed. At that time... Madam, if we're really worried about the child, we'll take care of it more Just a little. "
Lengsa raised his head and looked at him, "will it cause trouble to the Fu family?"
Even if the child doesn't have Shenyou Island, the family financial resources that have ruled Shenyou island for thousands of years can't be underestimated. If the Fu family is too enthusiastic, it will inevitably make people think that the Fu family is making some wrong ideas.
Fu Fengcheng didn't care and said calmly, "it doesn't matter. What others think is someone else's business. Therefore, madam doesn't have to worry about this little thing."
Looking at his focused eyes, lengsa felt a little more sorry. She didn't want to cheat and hide Fu Fengcheng, but she really didn't know how to tell Fu Fengcheng about it.
Fu Fengcheng stroked her soft hair and said, "don't worry, it's okay. It's... The other thing is that I'm a little worried."
Leng SA asked, "what?" what can make fu Fengcheng worry is naturally not a small matter.
Fu Fengcheng frowned and said, "old general Lou said that only he and Zhang Xiang knew about this matter before us. Even the supervisors were notified temporarily this afternoon. Madam, do you think it has anything to do with this matter that old master Leng has to put Leng Yan in and out of the team visiting Naga?"
Lengsa was stunned. She hadn't considered this problem before. But it's really strange that old master Leng insisted on bringing Lengyan in for no reason. According to the news they got, the exchange competition arranged by Naga people was on an island in the northwest of Naga.
According to the location, it should not be far from Shenyou island. But if so, where did old master Leng get the news?
Leng SA frowned and said, "we haven't replied to the old man's news these days. He was calm and didn't come to the door. It seems that he is going to retreat and ask for the second place."
If the Fu family can take Fu Yucheng out, others can naturally put people in. Old master Leng has nothing to do these two days. I must have understood that they don't want to let go, so they don't insist any more.
However, I don't know why old master Leng didn't think much about it before. When I think about it again now, I will inevitably feel a little confused.
Leng SA looked up at Fu Fengcheng, "do you think Leng family has something to do with this? Where did their news come from?"
Fu Fengcheng was silent for a moment and said in a deep voice, "if only Zhang Xiang and Lou Lao knew this before, the news could only be leaked from one of them. Of course, it could also be... The news came directly from God bless island."
But they both know that this may not be possible. If the cold family can get the top secret information on the island 2000 kilometers away from the southernmost coastline of Anxia, why bother to sneak into the mission?
They can go directly to Naga and Shenyou island by themselves. The question is whether old general Lou leaked the news or Zhang Bi?
They looked at each other and thought for a long time without a clue.
Fu Fengcheng sighed, took Leng SA and said, "look back and think about these things. Madam, it's better to have a rest earlier after a hard day."
He didn't say it was OK. As soon as he mentioned Leng SA, he felt very sleepy. He felt a little sore all over. He wanted to lie down and sleep immediately.
He couldn't help but give him a white look and said coldly, "who's to blame?"
Fu Fengcheng glanced at the bottom of his eyes with a smile. He couldn't help but smile, lowered his head and kissed her lips, "blame me, madam. Go to sleep."
Leng SA snorted and leaned against his arms and closed his eyes.
Fu Fengcheng looked at her and quickly fell into a deep sleep. He couldn't help staring at her quiet face for a long time before reaching out to pull the quilt for her.
Gently kissed her on the brow, "sleep, no matter what your wife wants, I will do it for you."
The woman in her arms seemed to hear his promise. Her beautiful cheek rubbed against his shoulder and slept more sweetly.
Fu Fengcheng lifted a faint smile on his lips, reached out to turn off the light at the head of the bed, hugged the man and closed his eyes.
The dark bedroom is quiet and serene, but there is a feeling of great peace of mind. Like a pair of mandarin ducks, they snuggled up and fell asleep.
The next day, the headlines in newspapers and magazines in the capital were all related to lengsa.
No one was surprised. After all, a woman, even if she was noble, could take the place of her husband as the leader of the team to participate in the exercise, and achieved the good results of second in the team and first in single person. It is really worth a special book in any newspaper or magazine.
Various newspapers have published her photos in the most eye-catching position on the front page, especially the official media ranking No. 1 in Beijing, which use two different photos to reflect her completely different looks.
One was Leng SA standing next to Fu Fengcheng last night, wearing a dress and shining brightly. The other was her appearance of walking out of the woods with a gun in her untidy uniform.
Another newspaper simply published a huge single photo on the whole page.
It's not a shining banquet photo, but it looks a little embarrassed, but with a firm and confident smile on its beautiful face. The reporter who took this photo is very professional and has a good grasp of the angle. It seems that he can see how the people in the photo look from the black-and-white newspaper.
As soon as the newspaper came out, the young girls in the whole capital immediately went crazy. Their crazy enthusiasm was even hotter than when they interviewed several young marshals.
Therefore, the heads of the crazy newspapers called one after another early in the morning, and even came to the door to ask for an interview, just to get an exclusive interview with Mrs. Fu Shao.
These were naturally rejected by Leng SA without hesitation. Leng ye said that it was a little embarrassing to specially pose for people to shoot and accept interviews.
After all, she is not a star. She is not so keen on such things as appearing in the press. Even if the heat in the past two days has passed.
However, this heat is obviously not so easy. In addition to newspapers and magazines, various women's rights institutions or organizations in Beijing have also sent invitations to her, including some famous women in Beijing.
Lengsa finally felt that he really seemed to be a fire.
But no matter how enthusiastic these people are, lengsa is very busy these days. In addition to selecting several interested people and organizations to reply in person, most of the rest can only be handled by Lan Jing and Yuan Ying.
Soon they will be ready to go to Naga. Before that, lengsa and Fu Fengcheng have another important thing to do, that is to visit the abdicated former Emperor of Anxia, now Prince Xiao Zhu of Anxia.
Since abdicated, Prince an will no longer live in the palace. Now Prince an's house is not far from the palace.
Although it looked very quiet outside, lengsa and Fu Fengcheng could see that the security here was no less strict than that of the prime minister's residence. After all, Prince an is such an identity that neither the royal family nor the cabinet can rest assured that he lives alone outside, so it goes without saying who sent these guards.
Just as their car stopped, the gate of Prince Anqin's house opened. A middle-aged man came out quickly and stood respectfully outside the door waiting for the two to get off, "Fu Shao, Mrs. Fu Shao. Welcome."
The middle-aged man looked like he was in his early fifties. He was wearing a neat cotton padded jacket. He didn't look strange.
However, lengsa keenly felt that his voice was a bit sharp, and the beard on his lips was also fake. In terms of age, his skin color also seemed a little less bloody, too pale, a little faint, and a little feminine.
This is a eunuch. Lengsa thought of it in his heart and was not surprised.
Prince an used to live in the palace. When he was a prince or emperor, the people close to him were eunuchs.
Now most of the eunuchs in the palace have been released from the palace, leaving only a small number who do voluntarily stay or have nowhere to go. In recent years, the palace has no longer recruited new eunuchs, so this man must be an old man following Prince an.
"Thank you." Fu Fengcheng took lengsa's hand and nodded slightly.
The middle-aged man said with a smile, "Fu Shaoyan is heavy. Please come inside quickly. The third master is waiting for you." it's not wrong for people close to Prince an to call him the third master before he succeeded to the throne.
When she returned to the villa until she was ready to rest, lengsa still seemed a little out of her mind. Naturally, Fu Fengcheng would not ignore her unusual silence.One hand took the man into his arms. Fu Fengcheng asked in a low voice, "what's the matter? Does madam have any trouble?"Leng SA raised his eyes and looked at him. He pondered and didn't open his mouth. It is difficult for her to tell Fu Fengcheng why she pays different attention to the things and characters of God bless island.Fu Fengcheng's thin lips gently touched her forehead and said, "are you thinking about what old general Lou said in the evening?"Lengsa nodded and said, "just a little... Worried, if the owner of the island really has only an eight year old child, can Anxia officials really protect her?" if you want to protect a person 100% without accident, you can only send a lot of people to stare at her all the time, but what's the difference between this and being imprisoned and monitored?Besides, who can guarantee that no one will have any bad thoughts about the child?Fu Fengcheng looked down at lengsa thoughtfully and said after a while, "If general Lou's story is true, it's more dangerous for the child to stay on the island than to come to Anxia. But we have to go to know exactly what it is. After all, it's too far away. It's thousands of miles away by sea and land. When the news reaches Anxia, we don't know how many times it has changed. At that time... Madam, if we're really worried about the child, we'll take care of it more Just a little. "Lengsa raised his head and looked at him, "will it cause trouble to the Fu family?"Even if the child doesn't have Shenyou Island, the family financial resources that have ruled Shenyou island for thousands of years can't be underestimated. If the Fu family is too enthusiastic, it will inevitably make people think that the Fu family is making some wrong ideas.Fu Fengcheng didn't care and said calmly, "it doesn't matter. What others think is someone else's business. Therefore, madam doesn't have to worry about this little thing."Looking at his focused eyes, lengsa felt a little more sorry. She didn't want to cheat and hide Fu Fengcheng, but she really didn't know how to tell Fu Fengcheng about it.Fu Fengcheng stroked her soft hair and said, "don't worry, it's okay. It's... The other thing is that I'm a little worried."Leng SA asked, "what?" what can make fu Fengcheng worry is naturally not a small matter.Fu Fengcheng frowned and said, "old general Lou said that only he and Zhang Xiang knew about this matter before us. Even the supervisors were notified temporarily this afternoon. Madam, do you think it has anything to do with this matter that old master Leng has to put Leng Yan in and out of the team visiting Naga?"Lengsa was stunned. She hadn't considered this problem before. But it's really strange that old master Leng insisted on bringing Lengyan in for no reason. According to the news they got, the exchange competition arranged by Naga people was on an island in the northwest of Naga.According to the location, it should not be far from Shenyou island. But if so, where did old master Leng get the news?Leng SA frowned and said, "we haven't replied to the old man's news these days. He was calm and didn't come to the door. It seems that he is going to retreat and ask for the second place."If the Fu family can take Fu Yucheng out, others can naturally put people in. Old master Leng has nothing to do these two days. I must have understood that they don't want to let go, so they don't insist any more.However, I don't know why old master Leng didn't think much about it before. When I think about it again now, I will inevitably feel a little confused.Leng SA looked up at Fu Fengcheng, "do you think Leng family has something to do with this? Where did their news come from?"Fu Fengcheng was silent for a moment and said in a deep voice, "if only Zhang Xiang and Lou Lao knew this before, the news could only be leaked from one of them. Of course, it could also be... The news came directly from God bless island."But they both know that this may not be possible. If the cold family can get the top secret information on the island 2000 kilometers away from the southernmost coastline of Anxia, why bother to sneak into the mission?They can go directly to Naga and Shenyou island by themselves. The question is whether old general Lou leaked the news or Zhang Bi?They looked at each other and thought for a long time without a clue.Fu Fengcheng sighed, took Leng SA and said, "look back and think about these things. Madam, it's better to have a rest earlier after a hard day."He didn't say it was OK. As soon as he mentioned Leng SA, he felt very sleepy. He felt a little sore all over. He wanted to lie down and sleep immediately.He couldn't help but give him a white look and said coldly, "who's to blame?"Fu Fengcheng glanced at the bottom of his eyes with a smile. He couldn't help but smile, lowered his head and kissed her lips, "blame me, madam. Go to sleep."Leng SA snorted and leaned against his arms and closed his eyes.Fu Fengcheng looked at her and quickly fell into a deep sleep. He couldn't help staring at her quiet face for a long time before reaching out to pull the quilt for her.Gently kissed her on the brow, "sleep, no matter what your wife wants, I will do it for you."The woman in her arms seemed to hear his promise. Her beautiful cheek rubbed against his shoulder and slept more sweetly.Fu Fengcheng lifted a faint smile on his lips, reached out to turn off the light at the head of the bed, hugged the man and closed his eyes.The dark bedroom is quiet and serene, but there is a feeling of great peace of mind. Like a pair of mandarin ducks, they snuggled up and fell asleep.The next day, the headlines in newspapers and magazines in the capital were all related to lengsa.No one was surprised. After all, a woman, even if she was noble, could take the place of her husband as the leader of the team to participate in the exercise, and achieved the good results of second in the team and first in single person. It is really worth a special book in any newspaper or magazine.Various newspapers have published her photos in the most eye-catching position on the front page, especially the official media ranking No. 1 in Beijing, which use two different photos to reflect her completely different looks.One was Leng SA standing next to Fu Fengcheng last night, wearing a dress and shining brightly. The other was her appearance of walking out of the woods with a gun in her untidy uniform.Another newspaper simply published a huge single photo on the whole page.It's not a shining banquet photo, but it looks a little embarrassed, but with a firm and confident smile on its beautiful face. The reporter who took this photo is very professional and has a good grasp of the angle. It seems that he can see how the people in the photo look from the black-and-white newspaper.As soon as the newspaper came out, the young girls in the whole capital immediately went crazy. Their crazy enthusiasm was even hotter than when they interviewed several young marshals.Therefore, the heads of the crazy newspapers called one after another early in the morning, and even came to the door to ask for an interview, just to get an exclusive interview with Mrs. Fu Shao.These were naturally rejected by Leng SA without hesitation. Leng ye said that it was a little embarrassing to specially pose for people to shoot and accept interviews.After all, she is not a star. She is not so keen on such things as appearing in the press. Even if the heat in the past two days has passed.However, this heat is obviously not so easy. In addition to newspapers and magazines, various women's rights institutions or organizations in Beijing have also sent invitations to her, including some famous women in Beijing.Lengsa finally felt that he really seemed to be a fire.But no matter how enthusiastic these people are, lengsa is very busy these days. In addition to selecting several interested people and organizations to reply in person, most of the rest can only be handled by Lan Jing and Yuan Ying.Soon they will be ready to go to Naga. Before that, lengsa and Fu Fengcheng have another important thing to do, that is to visit the abdicated former Emperor of Anxia, now Prince Xiao Zhu of Anxia.Since abdicated, Prince an will no longer live in the palace. Now Prince an's house is not far from the palace.Although it looked very quiet outside, lengsa and Fu Fengcheng could see that the security here was no less strict than that of the prime minister's residence. After all, Prince an is such an identity that neither the royal family nor the cabinet can rest assured that he lives alone outside, so it goes without saying who sent these guards.Just as their car stopped, the gate of Prince Anqin's house opened. A middle-aged man came out quickly and stood respectfully outside the door waiting for the two to get off, "Fu Shao, Mrs. Fu Shao. Welcome."The middle-aged man looked like he was in his early fifties. He was wearing a neat cotton padded jacket. He didn't look strange.However, lengsa keenly felt that his voice was a bit sharp, and the beard on his lips was also fake. In terms of age, his skin color also seemed a little less bloody, too pale, a little faint, and a little feminine.This is a eunuch. Lengsa thought of it in his heart and was not surprised.Prince an used to live in the palace. When he was a prince or emperor, the people close to him were eunuchs.Now most of the eunuchs in the palace have been released from the palace, leaving only a small number who do voluntarily stay or have nowhere to go. In recent years, the palace has no longer recruited new eunuchs, so this man must be an old man following Prince an."Thank you." Fu Fengcheng took lengsa's hand and nodded slightly.The middle-aged man said with a smile, "Fu Shaoyan is heavy. Please come inside quickly. The third master is waiting for you." it's not wrong for people close to Prince an to call him the third master before he succeeded to the throne.
