After the vacation, Su Yi returned to the capital star again.
Nothing was different from before. The public's attention to this impending war gradually waned as the army rushed to the border and the Zerg remained silent for the time being.
In the academy, the number of people watching Su Yi gradually decreased. After all, people's curiosity about things has a certain degree of novelty. In addition, Huo Jun was not around for a while, and she was not the kind of person who liked to make news. Gradually, no one looked at her with curiosity anymore.
It is human nature to get tired of the old and love the new, and no matter who you are, you cannot escape this.
The latest topic among the girls around Su Yi is the emperor's new lover.
Yes, the emperor has a new lover. I heard that this one is a little different from the previous ones.
An entertainment reporter photographed the emperor having dinner with a young woman in a high-end restaurant near the palace. He was very low-key, which was not in line with his previous style at all.
More importantly, although the emperor was a romantic man and had countless lovers, most of his lovers had been with him since he was young, and in the past ten years, there had been no new lovers. In other words, this time, this lover broke the seemingly stable situation that had existed for many years.
Therefore, people are looking forward to a drama between new love and old love.
Su Yi heard from those girls that the emperor's new lover was not very old, even younger than Huo Jun, and seemed to be a college student.
When she heard this, she felt that this scumbag emperor was still strong despite his old age and was shameless.
She knew that Huo Jun had no expectations of the emperor as his biological father, and that he was not the kind of child who would be upset if his father found a stepmother, so she treated this as a fresh joke and planned to share it with him next time Huo Jun contacted her.
To Su Yi's surprise, before Huo Jun came to find her, his mother, Ms. Huo, came to her house first.
The last time, which was also the only time they met, Ms. Huo was so radiant and charming. Now, she came uninvited and sat on the sofa in Su Yi's dormitory. Although she was still well-dressed and had exquisite makeup, she no longer had the spirit in her bones and even looked a little depressed.
If you think about the recent overwhelming gossip, it's not hard to understand why she's in this state.
At the engagement party of Huo Jun and Su Yi not long ago, Ms. Huo appeared in front of the public holding the emperor's arm, looking very ambitious and glorious. Many people were discussing at the time that this Ms. Huo might become the person who could win the emperor's heart and become the mistress of the palace.
But only a few days later, the emperor showed up openly with his new lover and directly slapped Ms. Huo's face to the ground.
Not to mention, some people on the Internet, whether intentionally or unintentionally, expressed their sympathy for the emperor's former lovers, especially Ms. Huo. After all, her popularity has not yet passed, and she was once the person closest to success in the eyes of others.
If it were someone else, it would be fine, but I think Ms. Huo, who climbed up step by step from a low position, hated the self-righteous sympathy of others the most, because that made her even more unbearable. She was not angry to death, and she was still here, which was considered a good temper.
Ms. Huo didn't beat around the bush and asked Su Yi directly: "Has Huo Jun contacted you?"
Su Yi expected that when she came here, she would not talk to her about anything other than Huo Jun.
Perhaps it was because Huo Jun went to the border station and could not contact the outside world frequently. The only chance every month was given to her. Ms. Huo could not find him and had to come to Su Yi.
"We talked two weeks ago." Su Yi said.
Ms. Huo nodded and said, "I know he doesn't like me. I'm not a competent mother, and I never expect him to be a filial son. But he is an indispensable part of my plan. Tell him that the only thing he has to do is to earn enough military merits and win the hearts of the soldiers. Leave everything else to me, and I will let him take that position."
Her directness surprised Su Yi a little, and she couldn't help asking, "What if he doesn't want that position?"
"You have to accept it even if you don't want it. Even if you only sit on it for a day or an hour, the grace of giving birth to me and raising me will be wiped out. After that, I will not interfere with what he wants to do. Even if he wants to sever ties with me, I will agree, because we are clear now." Ms. Huo said almost persistently.
Su Yi raised her eyebrows slightly. Ms. Huo was the first person she had ever seen who expressed her desire for power so frankly and used family affection as a bargaining chip so directly.
It is really surprising that she and the emperor, two such ruthless people, could give birth to Huo Jun.
Ms. Huo glanced at her and said with a half-smile, "I know what you're thinking. It's just that there are all kinds of people in the vast universe. For example, aren't you different from your appearance? I never believed that Huo Jun would fall in love with a girl who is so naive that she's a little silly. If I want to contact him, it's not that there are no other ways. I chose to come to you because I know he will listen to you."
When she said this, Su Yi did not hide anything and said, "How can you be sure that I will tell you the truth? What if I want him to not listen to you and just run away with me?"
"You won't." Ms. Huo said firmly, "You know him, you know he has a place for me and the Huo family in his heart. Even though we haven't been very kind to him, he won't be able to let go if we don't repay this 'favor'. Will you allow him to not let go?"
Su Yi felt that Ms. Huo seemed to imagine her as a scheming and controlling woman, and she didn't know whether she should say she was honored.
She really hoped that Huo Jun would return the favor to the Huo family, but it was not because she "couldn't let him let go". It was simply because she knew that if she didn't do that, Huo Jun would definitely have concerns and wouldn't be able to be free, and she also wanted her dog to be happier.
Su Yi waved her hand, not wasting time denying what Ms. Huo said, and asked curiously: "You said Huo Jun asked you to just take care of the military merits and leave everything else to you, what are you going to do?"
Ms. Huo took a sip of coffee before continuing, "Of course I have my own way."
She looked at Su Yi, her eyes curled up, "Do you also feel sorry for me? Your Majesty already has a new lover, but you are still daydreaming here?"
Su Yi shook her head truthfully. To be honest, she didn't think Ms. Huo was that pitiful. Perhaps her background was indeed worthy of sympathy, but looking at what she was doing now, she seemed to be doing it voluntarily and happily. She might as well pity Huo Jun who was living in a remote border area.
Ms. Huo chuckled and said, "Our Majesty has many women around him. He values some women more and some less. But no matter what, as a superior and a man, he fundamentally looks down on women. Men have their strength and women have their flexibility. No matter who it is, as long as he looks down on them, he has lost half the battle."
Su Yi saw that she could still smile. It seemed that the news of the emperor having a new lover might not be a big blow to her. He looked so sad and depressed when he came to see her before, and it was probably an act. Who knows, there might be gossip reporters lying in ambush downstairs of the dormitory.
Sui couldn't help but sigh inwardly, these people must be living such a tiring life.
For the next two weeks, the public focus was still on the emperor and his new lover. It was said that the emperor had taken his new lover out on dates for several days in a row and was about to break all previous records, making it seem like true love.
When Su Yi was complaining about the old house catching fire, Huo Jun contacted her again.
Looking at the person on the screen who was darker and thinner than before, Su Yi felt a little distressed.
Look at this poor kid. When he was suffering at the border, his father was busy looking for his lover, who was younger than him. His mother was full of calculations and wanted to use the mother-son relationship as a bargaining chip. It is worse to have parents than to have no parents.
She felt as if a few fallen leaves were floating behind Huo Jun, and then a background voice sounded: "Little cabbages, the fields are yellow..."
She couldn't help but be concerned: "Why are you so dark and thin? Are you having a hard time?"
Huo Jun was obviously not used to her style of painting. He blinked and said, "Recently, I have been training at a normal intensity. It's just that the atmosphere here is thin and the ultraviolet rays are strong, so I got tanned. How are you?"
"I'm fine. The academy has been open for a while. I go to class as usual. There's nothing special. You don't have to worry about me."
When she spoke, her tone was still as gentle as before. Huo Jun couldn't say he didn't like it, but... he wasn't used to it!
Su Yi used to be carefree, but he never spoke in this tone, as if he was some kind of baby who needed care. Although Huo Jun felt good, for some reason, he missed Su Yi who could kill the Zerg with one punch.
He considered his tone and asked, "What happened recently?"
When he decided to stay away from the capital planet, the only thing he couldn't let go of was Sui Yi, although no one knew Sui Yi's fighting ability better than him.
Seeing Su Yi in this state, Huo Jun was only worried whether someone or something had provoked her, and he would never consider whether Su Yi had harmed others.
When he asked, Su Yi told him about Ms. Huo's visit that day. She didn't tell him the whole conversation between them, but only gave a general idea of what the other party meant.
After hearing this, Huo Jun was silent for a while before nodding and saying, "That's great."
It's better to put everything on the table and make it clear.
He saw the concern in Su Yi's eyes, and a warm feeling welled up in his heart, "Are you worried about me?"
Su Yi admitted generously, "I was afraid that you would secretly hide under the quilt and cry later."
Huo Jun didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "I'm not a child."
"But you're not big either," said Sue.
An ordinary sentence, for some reason, changed in the ears of the other party.
Huo Jun paused for a moment with a strange expression, then said, "You haven't seen it, how do you know if it's big?"
Su Yi almost picked her ears with her hands to see if she had heard it wrong. When she saw the expression on Huo Jun's face, she was sure that this guy had really said that kind of words without changing his expression.
"How dare you act like a hooligan? Are you itching for trouble?" She changed her gentle attitude and raised her fist at the other person.
Huo Jun felt that this was a familiar taste.
The author has something to say: Sorry everyone, I said I would update one more chapter last night, but I couldn't hold on any longer. I have been coughing for the past two days, I couldn't sleep well at night, and I was in a bad mood during the day. I still owe you one more chapter, I will make up for it, muah~