In the eighth month of Ruan Shiqing's coma, the glass jar on the bedside was already full of star medals.
Planet b3024 has quietly become the center of the alliance, a temporary management center has been built in the inner city, and the outer city has also been expanded, changing its previous poor and deserted appearance into the central hub of the entire alliance.
The number of members of the Eastern Alliance continued to increase. All planets that were troubled by the Zerg attacks and the civil war in the Empire joined the Eastern Alliance to seek self-protection.
As more and more planets voluntarily joined the alliance, the defense line was built more and more tightly. Although the Zerg still wreaked havoc in the Empire's territory, at least in the star field of the alliance, the damage caused by the Zerg had been reduced to a minimum.
The Eastern Alliance has become more and more famous, and there is a tendency to compete with the Siyan government and divide the territory. The true identity of Rong Heng, the leader of the alliance, has also been dug out.
Although all members wear masks when they are in public, there are always accidents when killing enemies on the battlefield. The adult Ymir is more eye-catching. As more and more planets are rescued, more and more video data are transmitted to the holographic network. Finally, someone finds out the identity of the former prince of the emperor from clues.
When the news broke, the entire holographic network became more excited than ever before.
For thousands of years, it has been believed that only the Ymir tribe was the legitimate royal family. When the Ymir tribe became emperor, the empire's defenses never collapsed, and other races did not dare to provoke wars.
All the turmoil began after the death of the empire's last prince, Ymir.
Now that the news that the crown prince was not dead has been revealed, all the people who have suffered from the war are boiling with excitement. More and more people have begun to petition on the holographic website, demanding that Si Yan abdicate. After all, if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had not been "killed" in an attack, it would not be Si Yan's turn to be the emperor.
Rong Heng's reputation reached an unprecedented height at this time.
Originally, the public had no impression of the Crown Prince, who had been stationed in the Yenghis region for many years.
The young Ymir cub was weak, and Rong Heng was well protected during his childhood, and he rarely appeared in front of people. Later, when he entered the growth period, he was stationed at the front line. He did not like the showmanship of politicians, and did not accept any interviews or public appearances. Except for the occasional mention of his name in the war reports of the Yenges region, the people knew almost nothing about this prince.
If they don't want to be the emperor, they don't care about the life or death of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and who will be the emperor.
But good and bad are often contrasted.
After experiencing the hardships of internal and external wars, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, who founded the Eastern Alliance and supported many planets in defeating the Zerg, seemed particularly wise, especially when compared with his warmongering father.
Over time, the number of supporters of the Prince's Party increased greatly, and many hesitant planets, after learning of Rong Heng's identity, turned to the alliance.
The incident of Rong Heng being attacked in the Baghdad region was also dug up, and the people pointed their swords at Emperor Si Yan, suspecting that Si Yan, who was the regent at the time, planned the attack in order to prevent the prince from ascending the throne and steal the throne himself.
In contrast to Rong Heng's ever-rising reputation, Si Yan's reputation has completely plummeted and he is the target of public criticism.
In Parka Palace, Queen Seya clenched her smart brain and hesitated for a long time. Finally, she went to find Si Yan.
Si Yan handled government affairs in the study.
When she knocked on the door and entered, Seya first saw the portrait of the queen. The portrait was spotless, as if someone wiped it from time to time. Her eyes dimmed, and she quickly calmed down. She walked gracefully behind Si Yan and put her arm around his shoulders affectionately: "Your Majesty, you haven't visited Soma for two days. He is making a fuss about looking for his father."
After ten months of pregnancy, she successfully gave birth to a boy and named him Soma.
According to her idea, Soma should be made the crown prince after he was born. However, in the past few months, no matter whether she expressed it explicitly or implicitly, Si Yan remained indifferent and never mentioned the matter of making a crown prince.
Even when she complained to her father and asked for help, he didn't seem to be able to help her.
Seya keenly felt that something had changed.
Coupled with the sudden news that Rong Heng was not dead, Seya became panicked. She had no choice but to come here in person and test it out.
However, Si Yan was not as gentle as before. There was no smile on his face. He let go of her hand with some distance, and disgust flashed in his eyes.
"You're just in time," he stood up, distanced himself from the other person, lowered his eyes nonchalantly, took out a piece of disinfectant tissue and carefully wiped the parts he had touched: "I was just in time to look for you too."
Si Yan's overly cold attitude made Seya feel heavy-hearted.
The sense of crisis made her subconsciously want to interrupt the other party, but Si Yan did not give her a chance. He lifted his eyelids and glanced at her, no longer hiding the disgust and contempt in his eyes: "You should have seen the news that Rong Heng is not dead?"
He even stopped discussing calling the other party Queen.
"I see." Seya clenched her fists, her voice a little tense.
She looked at the extremely strange man in front of her. She couldn't guess the other party's intention in bringing up this matter. She just felt her heart beating fast like a burst of pulses, and the whole person was shrouded in uneasiness.
The Si Yan in front of her was no longer the husband she was familiar with.
However, when she met the other party's cold eyes, her expression froze. She suddenly remembered that Si Yan had always been like this.
Indifferent and arrogant, he was like a cold machine without any emotions. Only when facing Farah did he look like a living person and show some emotions.
The other party's gentle disguise was flawless, and she actually believed it to be true.
"You've been lying to me." She gritted her teeth.
All the tenderness and love are fake. The surface peace is torn apart, revealing the dirty conspiracy and calculation underneath.
Si Yan's expression remained unchanged, and he did not respond to her question. Without his disguise, he was a very indifferent person. After wiping his fingers once, he took out a disinfectant tissue and began to wipe them a second time.
The words he uttered were just like him, without any emotion, as calmly as if he was reading out a verdict.
"On the eve of the succession ceremony, Crown Prince Rong Heng was attacked in the Baghdad region. The destroyer fleet involved in the attack belonged to the Naxi Group and had no service record. They were all destroyed on the grounds that the destroyer engines failed the inspection. However, more than 100 destroyers were not completely destroyed. Several destroyers that had not been destroyed in time were stored in Warehouse No. 7980 at the Naxi Group headquarters. I have had people restore the destroyed data in the destroyers and obtained conclusive evidence."
"Seya Bart and her father conspired to murder the crown prince. According to imperial law, they should be charged with treason, deprived of all honors, and sentenced to death."
After saying so many words, his speaking speed didn't even change.
When Seya heard him mention the warehouse, she knew he knew everything.
Her face was as pale as a ghost, and her voice was trembling: "You can't do this to me, my father won't allow it, and Soma... Doesn't Soma also have your child?"
Si Yan raised his eyes, and a rare ripple appeared on his face.
Seya shed tears because he couldn't bear to hurt his child. "Soma, this is our child. Do you want him to be motherless right after he is born?"
"He loves your child, but not mine." Si Yan retracted his gaze, opened the locked drawer behind the desk, and took out some documents: "To me, he is just a test sample."
This kind of experience was easy for him. The document was only a few thin pages.
Seya picked up the document and looked at him in disbelief, with a look of despair.
"Ever since you conspired to kill my child..." Si Yan paused here, a cold arc appeared on his lips: "No, ever since you teamed up to murder Farah, you should have known that this day would come."
When he mentioned his deceased wife, his expression really changed. That expression, which was almost nostalgic and sad, was incompatible with this face that was devoid of emotion.
"When did you know?" When he mentioned Farah's death, Seya's face changed again. She finally wiped away her endless tears, and there was cruelty in her eyes.
She has never been a weak woman. She would snatch the men she likes and kill the ones she hates. It's just that the gentle trap of more than a year has made her hide her sharp claws.
When did you know
Si Yan did not answer her. He had realized long ago that Farah's death was unusual and had been investigating it secretly. However, it was not until recent years that he finally identified the people involved.
He lowered his eyes, his eyes were deep.
There is still time, everyone can come.
Seeing that he remained silent, Seya became more and more certain that he had known about it for a long time. She was afraid that this marriage was a trap set by him from beginning to end.
And all this is just for a dead person!
Jealousy and hatred intertwined, Seya silently reached her hand into her complicated dress, and quickly took out the laser gun hidden at her waist, pointed it at Si Yan's chest, and shot in one breath.
The energy beam instantly penetrated Si Yan's chest. Her tense expression relaxed slightly, feeling both pain and pleasure: "You actually want to kill me for a dead person, so don't blame me for being heartless."
She was an evolved human, while Si Yan was just a weak ancient human. Although she deliberately acted weak and lovable out of respect for her husband, it did not mean that she was really a delicate noble lady.
She was more than capable of dealing with an ancient human.
However, the expected death did not come. Si Yan, whose chest was pierced by the energy beam, still stood firmly in the same place.
Seya widened her eyes in disbelief: "How is it possible?"
Si Yan looked at him coldly and called the guards waiting outside to come in: "Take the man away and lock him up with Old Bart."
Two tall modified humans came in, unceremoniously handcuffed Seya's hands, and took her away from the study.
Seya struggled to turn around and saw him raise his arm. A faint silver flashed on his exposed wrist. She suddenly understood something and said hatefully, "You are a lunatic! A lunatic!"
Si Yan did not respond to her insults. He just slowly unbuttoned his collar after everyone left.
Under the gradually opening collar, a silver metal body was revealed.
Since his identity was exposed, Rong Heng has not personally led a rescue team again.
First, as the central hub of the alliance, planet b3024 still has many areas that need to be improved, and he needs to formulate corresponding regulations as soon as possible; secondly, Si Yan’s tyranny has aroused the dissatisfaction of the people, and his support rate has soared accordingly. When he leads troops to other planets for rescue, it always causes a large number of people to gather, which in turn affects the normal work of the rescue army.
It would be better to stay on planet b3024 to avoid the limelight and spend more time with Ruan Shiqing.
However, the young ones are still leading the team to hunt Zerg outside. Now that more and more planets have joined the alliance and the safe zone is getting bigger and bigger, they are no longer satisfied with being attacked by Zerg alone, and have begun to actively look for the Zerg's hiding nests.
The cubs had already set out for a week. Apart from communicating with the cubs every day to understand their situation, Rong Heng spent the rest of his time accompanying Ruan Shiqing.
He added a low table in the bedroom and moved all the work that needed to be done there.
Occasionally, when he was tired of dealing with complicated government affairs, he would look at his superior to calm his anger. He was impatient to deal with these complicated government affairs, but now there was a shortage of manpower, so he had to bite the bullet and do it even if he didn't want to.
The Crown Prince reluctantly worked for a while, then threw the intelligent computer away in annoyance, muttering to Ruan Shiqing: "What's the point of being an emperor? I have to deal with so many government affairs. I don't know how many years of my life I will lose by facing these rubbish every day."
Of course the sleeping person would not respond to him, but he had gotten used to talking to himself in the past few months. He complained to himself for a while and then went to grab Ruan Shiqing's hand.
Ruan Shiqing's hands were smaller than his, with skin as white as jade and distinct knuckles. When his fingers were curled into a fist, they could be completely covered by his palm, which felt quite soft.
He played with his white fingers, the gloom between his brows dissipated, and his dark golden eyes narrowed comfortably.
During the days when Ruan Shiqing was in a coma, he became bolder and bolder. He would run away in panic when someone kissed him on the corner of the mouth, but now he can play with other people's hands with a carefree look on his face.
Ruan Shiqing doesn’t know anyway.
As His Royal Highness the Crown Prince thought so, his eyes drifted to those rosy lips again.
Swallowing hard, he looked away hesitantly, his face full of struggle. Although it was so, he had only secretly kissed her three times.
The feeling was so wonderful that he could savor it for a long time every time. It was just like an addiction, and he would want to do it again and again.
For example, here.
After struggling for several times, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince conquered himself again and just asked for a kiss in advance. At worst, when Ruan Shiqing woke up, he could let him kiss him back.
After subduing himself, he slowly leaned down and kissed the other's lips.
Her lips were soft and sweet; Rong Heng's eyelashes trembled slightly and he closed his eyes involuntarily.
Ruan Shiqing felt difficulty breathing when he woke up.
He struggled to open his eyes, but suddenly saw an enlarged face. He was shocked and subconsciously wanted to attack, but at the critical moment he recognized this familiar handsome face.
Rong Heng was so absorbed in the kiss that he didn't realize the person had woken up.
Ruan Shiqing held his breath for a long time, and seeing Rong Heng still rubbing his lips like a puppy, with no intention of stopping, he finally couldn't help but turn his cheek away and said, "Have you kissed enough?"
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His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, who was caught in a crime, was immediately paralyzed.