Inside the residence of Prime Minister Laurent.Kevin turned around carefully, frowned and walked out from the door.

"are not there……"

He didn't find anything.

There are no more traces left by humans, and there are no interlayers of secret passages—these golden sun wheels must have been searched—of course, there are no criminals wanted by the Empire hiding.

He found nothing, perhaps the infiltrator last night was more cautious than he imagined, and the footprints were just accidental.

Then we can only go back.Kevin picked up his wrist phone, hesitating whether he should tell the military or contact Senior Jiang directly.

The ceremony should be going on now, he thought, it would be inconvenient for the senior to answer the communication at the scene.Then call the police and call the military...

Suddenly, out of the corner of Kevin's eye, something gleamed in the sunlight on the side of the road.

The boy changed color, ran over in three steps at a time, bent down to pick it up from the soil, and quickly wiped it clean with the corner of his clothes.

In the palm is a round onyx gemstone, or orb, only half the size of a mung bean.

Kevin's heart was beating fast again, it didn't look like Prime Minister Lauren's stuff.After all, it was strange to be half-buried in the dirt like this.

Could it be the infiltrator from last night?

A loud noise broke out in the distance, which was the direction of the ceremony.

... No, since we have additional clues, maybe we still need to tell Senior Jiang.

Kevin held the gem, his expression changed several times.He changed his mind, put his things in his pocket, and hurried to the noisy place.

There was silence in front of the White Emerald Palace.

In the middle of the ceremony, there should not have been such an abrupt silence.At least there was supposed to be a royal military band, but now even the music for the ceremony had stopped.

Jiang Jianming's mind was blank. He sat on the chair blankly, completely losing his ability to think.

Until the first screams pierced the sky, like daylight thunderclaps, and the chaos of His Highness Lai An's appearance in the New Year's civil unrest was repeated.

The crowd screamed and shouted, the reporter spit excitedly, the camera lights flashed in a row, and the sitting people stood up clattering and tried to squeeze forward.

After recovering from the initial shock, there was only one pressing question for all: Who was it?

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will announce his lover, spouse, their Crown Princess, His Majesty the future empress of the empire—who is it?

But after the crown prince finished speaking, he turned and walked down the sacred white steps.

He opened and closed his thin lips, and his voice spread far through the amplified microphone attached to his ears:

"We have been in love for five years. He once put on the ring I handed over, kissed and swore to me, and made a covenant for a lifetime."

"But because of my concerns and cowardice, I have not been able to tell more people about our relationship, which has caused him a lot of grievances."

His Highness Lai An walked while talking, his steps were calm and elegant, the eyes of the crowd seemed to be chasing him, and the light and fragrance of flowers seemed to be chasing him too.

More people followed the eyes of the crown prince, firstly trying to find the lucky one among the nobles, and secondly, those rich and famous.

But His Highness kept walking forward, walked down the long snow-white steps, passed through rows of seats, and looked at a certain place with fiery and firm eyes: "He has a talent that I admire wholeheartedly, and he also has a more persevering and unyielding attitude than anyone else."soul."

"Three years ago, the front line of the empire was in a tight situation, and signs of mob activities were found inside; His Majesty ordered me to fake my death in public. One was to fully support the front line of the Yinbei Dipper, and the other was to lure snakes out of the hole and fish out the thugs in the dark—alienated Crystal Cultists."

"For the sake of the top secret of the strategy, I cruelly kept him in the dark like everyone else, and even signaled the empire to snub him, hoping to keep him away from the chaos of war."

"But I underestimated his will... He paid the price of the rest of his life in order to join the army in the far interstellar space. I made an irreparable mistake, and this will be the regret that I will never erase in my life."

"—The only redemption I can do now is to tell the truth to the whole empire here today."

His Highness Lai An's voice was clear and powerful, and the footsteps of his boots knocking on the ground were crisp, "He is the only person in this world who can stand by my side. If he is willing to forgive me, he will be the crown princess of the empire."

Behind, those few insiders were dumbfounded.

His Highness is very good at this, and actually perfectly transformed the rhetoric of explaining the "three-year suspended animation" to the public into a part of the public display of love.

But the logic is still very smooth!Others can't interrupt if they want to interrupt!

Jiang Jianming sat stiffly in his seat, his mind was full of: How did things turn out like this?

I don't know from which second, countless eyes around him cast their eyes on him, starting with acquaintances, especially those officers who were used to seeing the crown prince visiting the eighth floor of the Jinrilun Building every day.

"Colonel Jiang!?"

"how is this possible."

"It can't be true, Colonel Jiang!?"

All kinds of noisy voices messed up Jiang Jianming's mind. At this moment, his lips moved feebly, trying to stop the development of the situation.

He wanted to stand up and drag His Highness to scold him for being foolish, and he wanted to turn around and escape from such a desperate situation, but he couldn't.

After all, "the crown prince publicly professing love to a commoner" is bad enough.

But isn't it even worse that "the crown prince showed love to a commoner and disabled human being in public but was rejected", and "the crown prince showed love to a commoner and disabled human being in public but fled the scene"!?

Finally, Crown Prince Lai An stopped, and a graceful and slender figure stood in front of a person.

Under the eyes of everyone, it was a young military officer with black hair and black eyes, wearing a golden sun round military uniform, with a dazed and dazed look on his face.He didn't wear gloves, and his delicate wrist showed his identity as a crystalless race.

The surrounding voices then weakened, replaced by extremely shocked gasps.

Some things need not be said.

During this period of time, Colonel Jiang's chronic crystal disorder caused a great uproar.

More controversies focus on his admission that "you can be promoted only by taking advantage of the power of the aristocracy" and the phrase "selfish desire".

What selfish desire?Is it a selfish desire to get a military position by relying on connections, get promoted all the way to make a fortune, and enjoy endless pleasure?

Now this is all being answered, in the form of an unexpected reversal.

Mixed in the crowd, Yang Xiaozhen covered her mouth in disbelief, tears of regret filled her eyes.

"ginger."

Lai An took off the golden rose in his breast pocket, kissed the petals of the rose, bent over, and pinned it on Jiang Jianming's coat button.

"I love you." He looked serious, "Come with me, is that okay?"

This is a false question, because Jiang Jianming couldn't answer at all, so Lai An grabbed his wrist.

"Your Highness."

Jiang Jianming's voice was soft and trembling, his black pupils reflected his lover's figure, and his lips turned white and he whispered, "How could you..."

His feet were weak, but he was pulled up by Lai An.

The crown prince led him up.

It was an irresistible force.

At the moment His Highness turned around, the military band seemed to have finally regained their duties.

Under the golden flag symbolizing the empire, the majestic and passionate tunes restarted, and the notes danced on the horns, strings and drums, reflecting the dazzling sunlight.

Other than that, no one spoke.The world seemed to be condensed into a fluttering song, and the two people holding hands walked up the long snow-white steps.

Jiang Jianming was helpless.

If this happens, it doesn't matter how I will be judged.All that matters is Lai An, the crown prince of the empire, and the crown prince has always been flawless.

That's not to say that the former Little Highness Lai An was a sculpted ice-cold statue, perfect because he didn't move or speak, neither joy nor sorrow, it wasn't.

It's because the little highness is too strong, even if he is "willful" occasionally, he can end up in a crushing victory in the end, bringing endless glory to the empire.

But if you have a spouse, it's another matter.

The incompleteness of the spouse will of course damage the perfection of the crown prince.

For example, a controversial civilian military officer; a weak disabled human being; a patient suffering from chronic crystal disorder, who will die soon, and probably will not wait until he becomes a queen, and will enter the coffin.

But the crown prince apologized and wooed such a person.

It is clearly the difference between gold and jade and dead wood, cloud and mud.

"Your Highness." Jiang Jianming called again helplessly, even though he didn't know what solution he could have at this moment.

He lost his perception of the outside world, he could only hear his heart beating rapidly in his chest, and his blood was like a burning river.

...What about after I die?

Jiang Jianming suddenly thought, and then felt ridiculous.Does His Highness want to be a widow for himself? Will he never marry a wife or have children in this life?

But if Lai An thinks about it rationally, he should know that this is an act of madness.

The song and music climbed to a climax, and the sun was as white as snow, and thousands of lights gathered.

From the beginning to the end, Lai An just held onto his wrist tightly, staring calmly ahead, almost pulling the people beside him up.

"You... wait, Your Highness...!"

Jiang Jianming was panting quickly, and he raised his legs to step on a new step in a daze, feeling like he was stepping on cotton, and it was only due to the support of his wrist that his legs were so weak that he would not fall down.

Surprised faces were left behind, and everyone had a much more noble status than him.

He walked past Sister Lance, Diana opened her cherry mouth in a daze, but Audley looked at him with red eyes; next to him was Xie Yuduo, the major general almost stared his eyes down; two steps up,He passed by the ashen-faced Celine, and was dragged by Lai An to continue to a higher place, leaving the female admiral completely behind——

Over one figure after another.

Step up one level at a time.

to the end.

When Jiang Jianming came back to his senses, he had already come to an end.With the long wind blowing by his ears, he stood on the high platform of the white Emerald Palace, with the boundless blue sky just above his head.

Beside him was the bewildered ceremony officer and the silent empress.

Under the sunlight, the empress looked unexpectedly calm, and there seemed to be crystal clear water glistening on her cheeks, like fresh tears.

...Tear stains?

Jiang Jianming was stunned.

He tried to see clearly, but couldn't.

Because the next moment, Lai An forced him to turn around by his shoulders, facing thousands of people below.

The height shrinks everyone's head, and tens of thousands of people look up, like a silent and colorful beach.

So unreal.

Jiang Jianming stared blankly at the huge scene, and suddenly said softly: "Your Highness, I'm a little afraid of heights."

He turned his head and saw the profile of Chujun's face.Lai An pursed her lips, her green eyes were staring at the horizon.

"Just to let you know that you are afraid." The crown prince pushed down the hanging mic, lowered his lips and said in a low voice, "I know that I can do anything."

Lai An clasped his shoulders with five fingers, like a hug and a prison: "So, you will be invincible."

Jiang Jianming's expression first showed a trace of shock, and then he smiled bitterly silently.

"You are really...too capricious."

He sighed and closed his eyes.

Lai An hugged him and didn't let go, letting Jiang Jianming rest in his arms for a while.

Feeling the other party's rapid panting and heartbeat calm down a bit, he frowned and asked, "Why are you so scared? Didn't you promise to make it public three years ago? You haven't even made any psychological preparations in advance?"

Jiang Jianming raised his head, his expression in a trance.

"……Really do not have."

In an instant, he realized one thing.

Jiang Jianming suddenly discovered that even though he had made a private decision with Lai An back then, he had never imagined that he could stand side by side with His Royal Highness at the top of the empire.

Because he is disabled, sick and weak, with little strength, just trying to break a corner of the shackles is about to burn out the fire of his own life.

For example, falling in love with the prince of the empire.

For example, seek the truth about the death of the prince.

More, he didn't have the strength to ask for it.

What does Lai An think about this?

Recalling back then, the little highness had made promises to him anxiously and painfully over and over again, begging him to believe, fearing that he would not believe.

He always thought that His Royal Highness's youthful innocence was too exaggerated, but now that he thinks about it, Lai An may be vaguely aware of his negative attitude.

——It is very satisfying to be in an underground relationship. can live a day-to-day life. dare not plan for the future, but only dare to live with the present state of mind.

However, Jiang Jianming's heart was shaken, he thought: But he is still standing here.

He was still so weak, but His Highness has been dragging him viciously, dragging him to such a high place.

"You dragged me to this place, Jiang."

Lai An whispered in a low voice, and her aloof expression clearly explained what it means to be unreasonable and strong.

"I came to the empire because of you, I inherited the name because of you, and I am standing here because of you. The current situation, in the final analysis, is all your fault, and you are responsible."

Jiang Jianming sighed: "... Is it really okay for me to be responsible?"

Lai An: "It's you."

Jiang Jianming frowned helplessly and chuckled, his eyes sparkling: "Then there seems to be no other way."

Strangely, he stopped trembling, and the look of panic and anxiety disappeared from the black eyes like a peeling scar.

Jiang Jianming walked towards the ceremony officials holding the gold plates and ritual vessels. The faces of the three ceremony officials were numb, as if they wrote "Who am I where am I and why am I here".

He calmly reached out to the leftmost plate, and slowly picked up the golden and red crown, countless inlaid diamonds, pearls, and hollow patterns gathered sunlight.

Jiang Jianming held Wang Guanxu in his arms with both hands, and when he turned around, Lai An was already facing this side and knelt down on one knee.

The crown prince does not need to kneel down during the process.

But no one dared to interrupt all this.

"Then I wish you," Jiang Jianming said softly, "the glory will never fall, and you will be omnipotent."

Lai An lowered his eyes solemnly, and Jiang Jianming bent down, carefully put the crown on the platinum curly hair, and crowned him.

This scene was frozen in the eyes of thousands of people looking up at the palace, and there was an ancient and magical sense of sacredness.

After finishing, Jiang Jianming turned around and held up the scepter from the second gold plate.

It is slender, with intricate and gorgeous craftsmanship on the front end, embedded with nine diamonds, and its weight is a bit heavy.

Jiang Jianming was about to hand it to Lai An, but Lai An suddenly stood up and grabbed the robe from the third tray.

It is made into a cloak that can be worn outside, with dark red satin as the base, pure gold threads weaving a gorgeous and majestic pattern, the snow-white thick fur collar can cover all the way to the back, and the back hem is very long, dragging on the ground.

The crown prince held his princess into his arms with one hand, and shook off the robe with the other hand. The corner of the robe raised a flying arc, wrapping the two tightly.

They are the love of souls, half of each other's life, and they should share this power and glory.

A loud shout came from nowhere, and applause and cheers sounded sporadically, although a little hasty, a little chaotic, and very irregular.

Jiang Jianming smiled gently, he reached out and took off the small wheat hanging from Lai An's ear, and put it near his mouth: "You don't need to cheer at this moment."

The sound travels far.

"You don't need to cheer at this moment." Jiang Jianming repeated, "I know there is shock and doubt in your hearts. This is normal, because what we are doing now is something that breaks the old rules."

"The crown prince of the empire appointed a commoner who was born as the crown princess."

As Jiang Jianming said, he looked to the side, and Lai An was looking at him quietly, his eyes were like admiring a work of art.

The corner of Jiang Jianming's eyes twitched, thinking that Your Highness, you should at least say a few words.

But Lai An just squinted her eyes and put her lips on the back of his neck, hugging him, like a well-behaved furry beast.

Jiang Jianming sighed in despair in his heart, his face remained indifferent, he cleared his throat and continued: "...This may be merit or demerit, no one can tell which one, because there is no precedent."

"For those who try to break the old rules, the current praise or insults are fleeting, and they only accept the verdict of history."

He said, "History has eyes that see through time and dust, and it will remember the real winners."

"Orlando, the first king who established the rule of the old empire, used the name of the king of the gods in the myth of the old blue mother planet, and called himself Odin the Great. But over a hundred years later, the 'Odin the Great' has become a 'tyrant'Odin'."

"The New Empire didn't deliberately order it, and no one publicly advocated it. It's just that the authors of the books changed their wording one by one, and the chatter in the streets and alleys also changed their names."

"In the 32nd year of the Old Emperor's Calendar, the Akaba Club, a white dove armed against the tyranny of the old empire, was forced to disband. The first chairman, Ms. Helga, went into exile for 16 years, and finally died tragically on the impoverished and dilapidated Blue Mother Planet."

"However, the bronze statue of Helga still stands today in the middle of the Dominion's Star City."

Jiang Jianming spoke slowly, and the crowd looked up to listen, and the live broadcast also spread to the other eight star cities.

The quiet voice of the young officer echoed in any corner of the empire: "So keep your doubts, and look at me with your children and grandchildren."

The huge imperial flag was hoisted behind it, fluttering over the white Emerald Palace.

Jiang Jianming held up the scepter in his hand: "Finally, this year is the 64th year of the new imperial calendar, but only 63 years in the old imperial calendar. We still have a long future with unlimited possibilities."

"Honor to the past, present and future of the Empire."

Although he said no need to cheer.

But grand shouts still came from all directions.

Overwhelmed both of them.

The author has something to say: On the day of the official announcement, the Imperial Intelligence Network was paralyzed, and nine Star City fryers.

XX Satellite TV broadcast excerpts:... On the way, our conscientious reporters interviewed some people. Some military personnel who did not want to be named said in tears that "the cp we ate has come true", and some people who did not want to be named said "II vaguely feel that Colonel Jiang is very tired from the temporary rescue, and His Highness is completely immersed in the joy of sticking with his own crown princess." There is also a royal related person (!?) who does not want to be named, saying that "the crown prince is being killed by the crown princess.Those who pulled their hair down, most of them are now in the crematorium." Thank you for your eager attention, and we will see you next time.