interstellar fairy tale

The night gradually enveloped the Ivan Summer Palace, and the moonlight, stars and lights intertwined into a gorgeous world.Cheerful notes flowed from the fingers of the court musicians, and the court attendants stood respectfully beside the colorfully patterned gate, all of them were waiting for the arrival of the master of Ivan's Summer Palace.

Solan Eldrich was wearing a silver and gold intertwined emperor's dress, gold ornaments inlaid with precious stones were dotted in the silver hair, and the heels of the boots painted with gold patterns struck the marble floor, and everyone in the banquet hall lined up On both sides of the gate, the men leaned over and the women raised their wide skirts, respectfully welcoming the arrival of the emperor.

Shang Ping followed behind Soran Edrich and took a deep breath.He has seen the enthusiasm of the people of the empire towards Solan Edrich more than once, and he also knows how powerful he is as the emperor of the empire.However, the scene in front of him still made him hold his breath.

Whether it is a proud nobleman or an arrogant general, they must bow their heads in front of this man, and they express their submission to him with a submissive attitude.

THIS IS POWER...

Since ancient times, countless people have flocked to it.Shang Ping thought that after living two lifetimes, he could deal with it calmly, but sadly found that no matter how many experiences he had, he could not restrain his natural desire for power, and no one could be immune.

Shang Ping stopped suddenly. Soran Edrich turned his head, looked at Shang Ping's stiff expression, slightly raised the corner of his mouth, and held one of Shang Ping's hands. Both of them were wearing gloves. Shang Ping Still can feel the heat of the emperor's palm.

"From now on, these will also belong to you."

The emperor's steps were firm and elegant, each step seemed to be a measured distance, Shang Ping could only follow behind him, holding hands and never let go until the two walked through the long corridor of the crowd and climbed to the third level. The steps stopped next to the emperor's throne.

After hearing the music, the nobles raised their heads and waited quietly.

Soran Edrich took Shang Ping's hand and put a unique bracelet on Shang Ping's wrist.The bright silver metal is engraved with patterns and emblems representing the royal family, and a few transparent diamonds are dotted among them, like water droplets splashing in a waterfall, shining like stars.

"I, the ruler of the empire, gave Shangping the surname Edrich. The wedding will be held in six months."

On June 28, [-] in the Milky Way calendar, Solan Edrich, the emperor of the Golden Empire, announced that he was about to marry the imperial concubine in his second year on the throne.Everyone present thought so, but the wedding in six months' time would surprise them all.

The imperial nobles and high-ranking officials were silent for a moment, staring at their star-like emperor and the black-haired boy standing beside the emperor. The old-fashioned nobles of the empire, headed by Baron Wilder, looked inexplicably. Novi, who was closest to the throne, The marshal and others immediately raised their wine glasses and shouted: "Long live the emperor! Long live the new imperial concubine!"

At first, the congratulatory sound seemed thin, until more and more voices joined in, and the artificial joyful atmosphere drove away the untimely silence and embarrassment. Even the Empress Dowager Yilan showed a rare smile, and Earl Reichardt even smiled. It is the senior officials representing the power center of the empire who offer blessings to the Emperor and Concubine Xin.

The court musicians once again played joyful dance music. As a tradition, the emperor and his concubine will dance for the banquet.Soran Edrich led Shang Ping to the center of the banquet hall, and wrapped his arms around Shang Ping's waist, but found that the person in his arms was abnormally stiff.

"what happened?"

Shang Ping was inexplicably sad, how could he tell Solan that he never learned how to dance socially!

Whether it is the teacher hired by the emperor or the court etiquette officer, they have ignored an important fact. Shang Ping was not born in the Golden Empire, nor was he educated by the imperial aristocracy.The court etiquette officer once demonstrated for Shang Ping, and Shang Ping could describe every detail of the social dance fluently, which just made the etiquette officer, who had to practice cramming teaching due to time constraints, forget what it means to talk on paper.

The Etiquette Officer was relieved, and at the same time completely ignored the difference between theory and practice, so Shang Ping, who was excellent in all theoretical knowledge but barely passed the free combat practice class, successfully passed the test.

If Shang Ping knew that there was still such a link in the banquet, he would definitely not fish in troubled waters.He thought that the banquet was just eating and drinking, so forgive him for living as a commoner in the two generations.

Shang Ping was embraced by Soran Edrich, looked at the emperor, and cried silently.

His Majesty the Emperor will never bow to difficulties, and this is related to the face of the royal family.Finally, the emperor who believed that Shang Ping was smart enough to keep up with him gave a sad reminder.

The picture of the tall and straight emperor and the handsome black-haired boy standing together is very beautiful.But that doesn't mean things will be smooth sailing.

As a result, the nobles and high-ranking officials present saw the most incredible scene in their lives, and endured the unbearable weight of their lives for this scene...

In the sound of music, the emperor held the hand of the new concubine and danced gracefully. The smiling concubine stepped forward with her left foot, and the emperor's right foot was stepped on; the new concubine with a stiff smile stepped forward with her right foot, and the emperor's left foot was stepped ;The new imperial concubine closed her eyes, and she simply stretched out her feet, the emperor's face turned green...

The nobles were dumbfounded, and the high-ranking officials dropped their jaws in shock.

Isn't the new concubine forced to marry the emperor?This obvious aura is wrong, take the opportunity to retaliate...

Finally, the unbearable emperor raised his hand, and the attendants immediately signaled the court musicians to change the dance music that had begun to shift. Amidst the passionate military music, Soran Edrich put his arms around Shang Ping's waist, and with the other hand, he firmly grasped Shang Ping. His cold gaze made Shang Ping start to reflect on how much he was sorry for him. When Shang Ping lowered his head to reflect on him, the emperor took the imperial concubine with his arms around him and took a sonorous dance step. Shang Ping was barely touched by Solan. Edrich twirled, twirled, and just as he was dizzy and seeing stars, the song finally finished.Solan Eldrich and his new consort set a precedent for the empire, and military music has been the opening dance of all court banquets in the era of Solan II ever since.

Is this dancing?Dancing can jump out of the murderous look?

The nobles and high-ranking officials, who were so shocked by the scene in front of them, clapped their hands unconsciously. Amid the neat and rhythmic applause, the emperor and imperial concubine left the dance hall honorably.

In the corner of the banquet hall, a black-haired beauty in a wine-red dress leaned against the wall and almost fell to the ground laughing. His male companion also had a distorted expression, but pulled him up when everyone regained consciousness.

"Goodwill, enough."

Goodwill turned around while wiping the tears from the corners of his eyes, put one hand on Edgar's shoulder, leaned closer to Edgar's ear, and whispered: "Edgar, my son is a baby, absolutely. "

Edgar wanted to complain, but he didn't know where to start, so he just shut up.

Goodwill stopped the waiter, took down two glasses of wine, and watched the people in the banquet hall begin to gather into small groups one after another. Although they were not clearly divided, they could still see the boundaries between them.The emperor walked back to the throne, and Shang Ping sat down next to him. Immediately, an attendant brought snacks and wine. It could be seen that the emperor didn't care about what happened just now, but Shang Ping did it very stiffly.

"Edgar, let's go see baby."

Shangyu walked over with the wine glass and stopped, just enough for Shangping to see him, but not to attract the attention of others.As expected, Shang Ping saw Shangyu and Edgar, and his eyes widened in disbelief. Looking at his expression, he seemed to want to raise his hand and rub his eyes.

"what happened?"

A white hand pinched Shang Ping's chin, and Shang Ping, who lost his composure, looked at Solan Edrich, and then looked back at Shangyu and Edgar, "Your Majesty, did you give me an invitation letter for my father?"

"Yes." Soran Edrich followed Shang Ping's line of sight, and his line of sight seemed to froze for a moment.

"Your Majesty, this is really not a good idea."

"indeed."

"What now?"

"Just ignore it. Fortunately, you are not like your father."

"..." Shang Ping had nothing to say.

Goodwill's behavior is still a bit risky. He and Edgar are completely unfamiliar faces to these imperial nobles. Of course, not all nobles and high-ranking officials know each other.The huge territory of the empire meant that the lords of some remote galaxies rarely had the opportunity to show up at the Ivan Summer Palace.But to be able to participate in the emperor's banquet, one's status and background must not be underestimated.Some people also noticed the interaction between Shangyu and Shangping, and trouble naturally came to them.

Baron Wilde writhed his fat body, squinting his eyes almost squeezed into slits, and walked over, "This beautiful lady, please allow me to introduce myself, I am Baron Wilde, from the noble Jojo The Roja family. I am very happy to meet you. May I ask which galaxy you are from? It seems that I have never seen you before."

Who is this fat man?

Goodwill does not have the slightest memory of Baron Wilde in his mind. He has collected information on the current high-ranking officials and nobles in the empire, but there is no information that shows that a certain high-ranking noble or high-ranking official is a fat man.

Sure, this is a passerby.

Goodwill doesn't want to get in trouble, especially not at this moment.But Baron Wilde didn't seem to intend to leave, and Edgar couldn't do anything about it. He was a soldier, not a politician who was good at socializing.

"Baron Wilde, the Baroness is looking for you."

Novi's timely appearance freed Shangyu and Edgar from their troubles. Baron Wilder turned his head and saw the Baroness looking at him with gritted teeth not far away.Apparently the Baroness regarded Wilder's behavior at the moment as a restless promiscuity.For the bad-behaved Baron Wilder, it was not wronged.

"Thank you very much."

Goodwill smiled and raised his glass to Novi. Novi didn't seem surprised that he would appear here, nor did he care about Goodwill's attire.The few days he spent with Shangyu in the Federation of Free Cities had forged him with extremely strong nerves.He smiled and clinked glasses with Shangyu, then turned his gaze to Edgar, "I'm a little surprised that you can appear here."

Meanwhile, Harlan?Edrich politely declined the invitation of a countess, turned around, and looked in the direction of Novi inadvertently. When his eyes fell on Edgar's face, Lord Sesha's expression changed.