Dawn Sleep

Jiang Jianming knew a little about the love and hatred between Major General Xie and his wife.

To put it simply, the Xie family is a new aristocrat who started out as a commoner, and his ancestors were wealthy businessmen who had nothing but money.And the Sekt family is an old aristocrat who surrendered to the empire. It is a pity that even though the ancestors have a great reputation, because the younger generations are not accepted, the speed of decline in the past few decades is like sitting on a starship.

Xie Yuduo and Donna made a baby marriage at the age of ignorant children, under the advice of their parents. They grew up together as childhood sweethearts, and they knew that each other would be their significant other since they were young.

Logically speaking, the next step should be like the political marriages in the past and the present, either loving or respecting each other to make do with each other for a lifetime.

The problem lies with Xie Yuduo.

No one knows which gene of Major General Xie's ancestors mutated from his military talent, pursuit of the stars, and loyalty to the empire.

This person skipped a grade and went to the Kaios Military Academy, graduated as the chief of the first academy, and after working in Jinrilun for two years, he finally devoted himself to Yin Beidou without any hesitation, and strode towards the forefront of the far interstellar world.

…Leaving Miss Donna, who is still young, with the newly born baby in her arms.

And Donna von Seckert is a very traditional old aristocratic woman who likes jewelry and flowers, yearns for romantic love, and hopes to have a handsome gentleman and a husband who will hold her arm at dinner parties, and Xie Yuduo is obviously not the same. all the way.

Xie Yuduo has been stationed in Yuanxing Interstellar all year round, and when he was immersed in the affairs of the fortress, he even didn't even call his family for a whole year, which made many young recruits think that the major general is still single.

On the other hand, Donna spends her days alone and raises her daughter alone. She can't stand the grind of her youth, and she can't bear the kind of mental torture that may receive the news of her husband's death at any time.

Perhaps at first, she just wanted to get Xie Yu back by doing something wrong, or at least care about her family a little more.

It's a pity that the couple still couldn't reach a reconciliation until their love turned into hatred.

With the ups and downs of the music, Donna stepped into the central ballroom, casually danced a few laps with several men who came forward to invite them to dance, and finally put on Lauren's shoulders.

The two swirled to the music, Donna's black curly hair flying and jewels gleaming in the lights.

Jiang Jianming watched from a distance, and turned his head to talk to Audley in a low voice: "So, Mrs. Sect is in Aslan...cough, the major general himself knows about the affair?"

Audley took a sip of the red wine: "It should be acquiesced, otherwise the military department wouldn't be able to ignore this kind of thing."

Jiang Jianming: "It's all... so, why don't you get a divorce?"

"Jiang, it's impossible for me to know everything about other people's private affairs."

Audley smiled wryly, "It may be because of family reasons...or it may be because of the children. In their situation, Major General Xie is the General of the Yin Beidou. If they divorce, there is a high probability that Little Emilia will be awarded The Xie family, but Mrs. Donna is reluctant to part with her daughter. Anyway, Major General Xie doesn't care about her, that's all."

"..." Jiang Jianming stared at Mrs. Donna's expensive high-end dance dress and jewelry all over her body, and thought to himself: If he had known that the major general was so rich, he should have paid more for reimbursement.

The snow dove that was damaged in the last fierce battle in Star City has been sent to Jinrilun for repairs, and with supplementary purchases such as energy ammunition, he is once again poor.

Time passed, and soon Audley was approached by Mrs. Donna for a conversation. Jiang Jianming tactfully avoided it and waited patiently for what would happen to him.

But until the end of the dinner, Lauren only came over halfway and invited him to chat for a while in the quiet corridor.

And the content of the conversation was really just like what was written in the letter. Seventy to eighty percent of them were serious topics such as the situation of the empire and where the amorphous race should go.

Fortunately, Jiang Jianming knew it well, and carefully chose the words that would not make mistakes to chat with him.

The conversation, which lasted less than an hour, ended when fireworks started outside the compound.

When the sky filled with fireworks lit up the night, Lauren turned around with a smile: "Your Majesty, how are you? These fireworks. Every year I put them off for an hour, and everyone always likes them very much."

"As I said, I am no longer the princess." Jiang Jianming said gently.

Lauren shook her head: "Until the next crown prince is selected, His Highness Laian will still be the Crown Prince, and you will still be the Crown Princess."

Jiang Jianming insisted: "I have never been a princess in the true sense. Private engagement is just an act of youth and ignorance. Your Excellency, Prime Minister, please let me go."

Lauren laughed a few times, then turned to look at the young man in front of him with deep eyes: "...the royal family and the empire owe you a lot, and I really have no position to persuade you to let go of your worries."

The prime minister spread out a hand, and his eyes seemed to reflect the flickering fireworks: "But Your Majesty, you must know that whether it is an individual, an empire, or even a species... it is important not to give up something. It cannot evolve in the direction of progress."

Jiang Jianming smiled politely: "Are you going to give up, the so-called eliminated disabled human beings like me?"

"how is this possible?"

Lauren pointed behind her with her finger: "Look."

Jiang Jianming turned his head, the corridor was empty, at first he didn't understand why Lauren asked him to see it.

But as he moved his gaze up, he saw a portrait framed in a dark gold frame hanging at the end.

That's...a photo of the Founding Emperor and Empress Dowager Sylph.

Jiang Jianming saw Emperor Kaios first.

This legendary emperor was only 25 years old when he first came to the throne. The young emperor had deep and cold brows, and every inch of his appearance was so beautiful that there was no flaw.He wears a crown on his head, holds a scepter in his hand, and his platinum curly hair hangs on the scarlet thick robe on his shoulders, and winds all the way to his waist.

And beside him, the young Empress Dowager Silve had silver hair and blue eyes, with icy muscles and fine bones.She is wrapped in a white gold-woven dress, with a smile on her pale pink lips, holding a bouquet of white lilies that symbolizes purity, like a saint coming out of a mural.

Thinking of Mrs. Donna, Jiang Jianming couldn't help feeling the comparison.

Back then, the Great Emperor and Empress Silf were also married politically.

It was the 62nd year of the old empire's calendar. The rebel army launched from the blue mother star had already attacked the purple silk star city, and it was only a short distance away from the capital of the old empire——Eternal Paradise.

However, the arduous war has lasted for many years, and the rebels have reached their limit in terms of people and materials.

Not to mention that the purple silk can't be attacked, the artificial defense fortress, cosmic fort, and stationed old imperial fleet in the Star City of Eternal Paradise are still waiting for them to die, and the situation has reached a desperate situation.

At this time, the largest armed organization against the tyranny of the old empire at that time, the White Dove Akaba Society, made a crucial decision.

Join the Resistance with "Conditional Submission".

The two most important conditions are, one is to divide a special autonomous dominion within the empire, that is, the later glorious autonomous dominion...

The second is a marriage, marrying the youngest daughter of the Chief Consul of the White Pigeon Chiye Society, Sylph Song, who has just grown up, to the emperor as his wife.After the establishment of the new empire, she will be named the only queen.

The conditions were quickly accepted, and the rebel army, which received material support, and the reinforcements from the White Pigeon Chiye Society attacked twice, breaking through the Purple Silk Star City in one go.

Soon, a large number of old nobles in Yongyuan saw that the situation was over, and chose to surrender to save their lives. The rebel army only paid a small bloodshed price, and stepped into the capital of the old empire.

It can be said that this marriage has become a pawn in the decisive victory.

What is rare is that although it seems to be a forced choice under the circumstances, the emperor and his wife have always loved and respected each other...at least on the surface.

Under the portrait of the emperor and his wife, Lauren raised her face with a slight smile.

"I love this empire with all my heart, and I love every living people in these three galaxies."

He looked at Jiang Jianming beside him and said slowly, "The Great Emperor led the humans in this galaxy out of the dark quagmire, but this is not enough, far from enough... Injustice and filth still exist."

"I once asked a wise man the reason, and the wise man told me: because evil is not a mud, but a shadow that cannot be shaken off."

"I hope to usher in a different era...a new world where all people can have true light forever."

"And in order to bring you a better future, I am willing to help you get rid of some unnecessary burdens in the process."

Lauren raised his eyebrows sideways, and he whispered, "It's like a fish giving up its fins to have a vast land. Your Excellency, Princess, can you... understand me?"

Jiang Jianming quietly listened to Lauren's finished speaking. He didn't show his face, but his mind was actually a little distracted.

so similar.

Emperor Keos and Lean...or rather, Garcia.

Perhaps it was because of the resemblance that he looked at the photo of His Majesty the Emperor and His Majesty the Empress Dowager, and felt subtly uncomfortable in his heart.

No way, Jiang Jianming's eyes twitched.He wondered blankly, would I be jealous of such a low level?

No, he can't be that childish.

It must be because of being pestered by Garcia for a long time.

Jiang Jianming was secretly annoyed by his strange mood, so he was naturally in a slightly bad mood.

He was not aware of his problem of "talking very viciously when he is in a bad mood", so he opened his mouth calmly, and the first sentence was: "You are wrong, Mr. Lauren."

In the distance, colorful fireworks exploded, and the chilly night wind brought children's laughter.

Jiang Jianming said calmly: "It's not that the fish gave up their fins to have a vast land. It's the fins of the fish that evolved into limbs that can crawl, and the fish walked on the land."

"It seems that your knowledge of biology is still somewhat lacking."

He smiled softly, "It's a good thing you didn't cut off the fins for the fish in ancient times, otherwise it would be terrible."

"..."

Silence permeated the night.

In the corridor, the shadows of the two people elongated faintly, as if some kind of confrontation.

At some point, the elegant smile faded from Lauren's eyes.He scanned Jiang Jianming from head to toe with a chilling gaze.

Jiang Jianming cleared his throat: "Sorry, I made a joke."

Lauren finally looked away, and smiled heartily: "Where is it...Your Excellency is right, my knowledge is shallow and I have been educated."

Their conversation stopped there. After Lauren touched Jiang Jianming's chest and saluted, she turned and walked to the courtyard where the people gathered happily.

Jiang Jianming stood here alone for a long time, blowing the cool night breeze, and staring at the beautiful and well-matched portrait of the empress with empty eyes.

He knew that it was not a painting created by the painter completely freely, but a copied photo. It is said that the original photo was kept in the White Jade Palace.Many people who regard the Great Emperor as their belief like to buy a facsimile painting to hang on the wall, or make a copy of the photo into an electronic projection.

In a trance, Jiang Jianming had an illusion that the eyes of the emperor and empress dowager in the painting seemed to be looking at him from afar.

He didn't know where this feeling came from, maybe every people who looked up at the statue of the emperor and empress would have this feeling... He didn't know.

"Di Di..."

The sudden sound of the wrist phone called Jiang Jianming, who was wandering in the sky, back.

It was the timer he set himself, to remind himself to check the text messages, and to appease the little Highness who was locked at home by him in time.

At this stage, it can be speculated that there is something wrong with Lauren, and Garcia was annoyed for a long time by insisting on going to the banquet alone.

But there was no way, Garcia was not suitable to follow him, whether it was to avoid scaring the snake or causing large-scale public commotion.

Garcia himself knew about this, so in the end, he just emphasized that he should reply to the message in time. If he didn't reply within the time limit, His Royal Highness would kill himself.

Jiang Jianming immediately turned on his wrist phone to reply, but soon, he unexpectedly discovered... In addition to several text messages from Garcia, there was also a message from the military.

The sender was Old Marshal Chen. There was no text in the content, but a video file was attached.

Jiang Jianming was refreshed, hoping that the real crystal mine would have a clue.While confirming that there was no one around or monitoring, he hung up the headset and clicked on the video with his fingers.

The wrist phone projected the video into a small window, and the general who appeared on the opposite side was wearing the silver Beidou military uniform, his handsome brows and eyes were intertwined with fortitude and coquettishness that should have been contradictory.

"Your Excellency, it's me, I'm Xie Yuduo."

Major General Xie sat lazily on the seat, with one leg folded over the other, but his eyes were full of energy.

The background behind him is a bit strange, it's not in the fortress or in the wild, but it looks like the control room of a ship.

"I left this message using the military's interstellar communicator. You and His Highness should be together, so I won't repeat it."

"Maybe it's sudden, I don't want to scare you, but..."

The crowd's cheers were faintly in the distance, and Xie Yuduo's voice was drowned out.

On the projection, the major general's smile was also illuminated by a ray of white light rising from the night sky, and his lips parted and closed:

"I'm sitting in the starship of Yin Beidou now, and the starship is on the way to the crystal nest."

boom……

Fireworks bloom, gorgeous as day.

Jiang Jianming's brain went blank when he was dazzled by the light.

The world was jubilant, and the sound of the beating heart was stretched and amplified in the eardrums, which caused him not to hear clearly...or suspected that he did not hear Xie Yuduo clearly.

Jiang Jianming adjusted the progress bar of the message a little bit forward, so he heard it clearly this time.

Xie Yuduo said, "...the starship is on its way to the crystal nest."