Helian Lan's life became a legendary one after her death. Her life trajectory, along with all the news after her death, was widely reported by the media, completely unaffected by the black and white color trend around the world.
After Helian Lan's death, Zhu Jin learned about his mother's past in this life for the first time.
Helian Lan, who died with regrets, was widely praised and mourned, and countless people cried for him.
Amidst the countless cries, Helian Lan's three closest relatives never shed a single tear in front of the camera, which was so abrupt in a world full of crying.
However, this was so sudden that, except for some minor media reports, no other major media reported it.
On the night Helian Lan left, Su Mu's hair, which had originally been half white because of Zhu Jin, turned completely white overnight.
Su Mu is only sixty years old. He had always been very young, looking only in his forties. He aged a lot after Zhu Jin was imprisoned again. After losing Helian Lan again, he and half of his hair aged rapidly.
In just over a year, Su Mu looked to be over seventy years old.
Faced with Su Mu, whose hair turned white and he looked ten years older overnight, no one could say anything, and no one could blame him for crying.
When the pain is deep, there are no tears.
When Zhu Jin saw Su Mu the next day, he lost all words.
Compared to those strong and capable men, Su Mu's life was too dull and unpromising. His life reached its peak because of his wife and daughter, and also fell to the bottom because of them.
After losing the three most important people in his life one after another, his life came to an end, and the rest of his life was just a waste of time.
As for Zhu Jin, she didn't cry, but she became thinner rapidly. Sitting in the wheelchair, Zhu Jin was still so calm. But seeing her made people feel uncomfortable for no reason, which was even more uncomfortable than seeing those people crying loudly.
Helian Zhen was different from Zhu Jin. She also lost weight and became gloomy, like a ghost.
In their silence, everything went on in an orderly manner. People from all over the world and all planets came to pay their respects. The condolences were solemn and dignified. Zhu Jin sat in a wheelchair, silently bowed his head and thanked the people who came.
Chonglou stood in the corner, looking at Zhu Jin.
When Prime Minister Li and his family came, Su Mu, who had been motionless, took a look and suddenly trembled, clenching his teeth.
Helian Zhen glanced at Su Mu and then at Li Zhiyuan who was walking in the middle with a solemn look on his face. A sarcastic smile flashed across his lips.
Li Zhiyuan's gaze fell on Zhu Jin in the wheelchair through the person in front of him. At the first sight, his eyes flashed, and surprise appeared in his eyes as he lowered his head. When he saw Helian Zhen next to Zhu Jin, his eyes darkened, and the hands at his sides had quietly clenched into fists.
What surged in my heart was a surging wave of unwillingness.
When the condolences were over and they followed Prime Minister Li out, they saw the royal family members outside the house. Lian Chengze and Lian Huier were standing together, looking at Li Zhiyuan tacitly. Li Zhiyuan was extremely perceptive and looked back quickly, but only saw the two people's flickering eyes.
Li Zhiyuan felt very bad, but unfortunately he couldn't stop, let alone explore.
After Helian Lan's funeral, the first question was who would be the successor to the throne. As the queen, Helian Lan had the most say in who would be the successor, but Helian Lan died suddenly without leaving any words. This was the best and worst situation.
The day after the funeral, under the attention of everyone and all media, the royal family held a press conference as usual.
According to convention, a press conference is held the day after the funeral of the previous queen or the abdication of the previous queen to announce the new queen worldwide, followed by various matters related to the new queen's succession.
This was a big event for the Blue Water Planet, and even more so for the royal family. Except for Zhu Jin, who had changed his name and was no longer a member of the royal family, almost all members of the royal family attended the press conference, with different expressions. Lian Chengze and Lian Huier were confident of winning, Helian Zhen had a blank expression and was indifferent. As the last person Helian Lan met before his death, Su Mu became the focus of everyone.
In addition to the royal family, there were also Prime Minister Lee and other cabinet members representing the highest power on Blue Water. The scale of the press conference can be seen from this. It is called a press conference, but in fact it is a royal press conference. The news released at the press conference was already discussed privately.
Compared with previous press conferences, the atmosphere of this press conference was unusual. The Li family, Helian Zhen and others, and Lian Chengze and Lian Huier each had their own camps. In the middle, there was a team centered around the girl who was almost announced as the new princess by Helian Lan, but whose influence was much smaller. There were also clan elders and well-known royal representatives from all walks of life who watched all this coldly and did not express their opinions.
In such an atmosphere, the sensitive reporters immediately perked up their nerves and broadcast live to the world. There were many reporters attending the press conference, but compared to reporters around the world, they were all selected after countless competitions. They were basically famous reporters, and their abilities were beyond doubt.
All major media outlets broadcast live, and reporters were fully engaged. The number of people watching the live broadcast also increased exponentially over time. Ever since Princess Helian Zhen was deposed, people have been paying attention to and discussing the next queen. Helian Lan suddenly passed away before the new princess was appointed, and everyone was speculating and paying attention to who would be the new queen.
Compared to the excitement of the reporters, in the weird atmosphere, Su Mu remained expressionless throughout the whole process. He spoke only after the press conference started, and once he spoke, he caused an uproar. "… Because of the limited time, Her Majesty the Queen did not leave a reason, but only explained her last wish…"
Su Mu paused for a moment, his eyes were empty, and he slowly and laboriously said the last few words, "Helian Zhen will succeed to the throne of queen..."
"Ridiculous!" Before Su Mu finished speaking, Lian Chengze and Lian Huier's faces were already frosty. They didn't have to do anything, as someone else stood up first.
"What a joke!" Lian Qiao also slammed the table and stood up, "What a joke!"
Lian Qiao sneered, glanced coldly at Su Mu, then stood up and left, followed closely by Aunt Lian Qing.
Helian Zhen still had no expression on her face, as if Su Mu was not the one announcing this, and as if Lian Qiao was not the one talking about this.
Su Mu closed his eyes and continued, "…the coronation ceremony will be held in three days."
"Good, very good." Prime Minister Li stood up first, ignoring the previous farce, with a solemn face, "The royal family is very important to our Blue Water Planet. It is very important to be able to stably continue the royal spirit. I hope our new queen will not let everyone down."
After Prime Minister Li spoke, Helian Zhen finally stood up, nodded to Prime Minister Li, and then bowed slightly facing the front. Warm applause soon broke out at the scene.
Amid the applause, Sumu Julou quietly left the stage with his back folded. Amid the applause, Lian Chengze and Lian Huier looked at each other, glanced coldly at the Li family, and stood up and left without any courtesy.
The applause became sparse for a while.
The reporters were busy with shining eyes. Such a tense press conference for the Queen's succession was rare in a century.
Su Mu closed the door, blocking out everything at the press conference, and walked out with unsteady steps. Halfway, he met Zhu Jin, who was being pushed by Chonglou to leave the palace.
They all stopped walking after being five or six meters apart. Su Mu looked at Zhu Jin with complicated eyes. Zhu Jin looked back at him quietly and politely called, "Dad."
"Are you leaving?" Zhu Jin stayed in the palace for three days and four nights without drinking a drop of water. It was Chonglou who injected her with nutrients to maintain her nutrition. After all the affairs of Helian Lan were finished, Zhu Jin would leave.
"Yeah." Zhu Jin nodded. Chonglou nodded at Su Mu and pushed Zhu Jin to walk out again.
"Dad." Zhu Jin suddenly said as they passed by each other, "Mom's last wish wasn't for Helian Zhen to succeed her."
An affirmative sentence used by Zhu Jin.
Su Mu's body stiffened and his hands clenched into fists unconsciously.
"One day I will find out why mom died with her eyes open. I know she didn't want Helian Zhen to succeed to the throne." Zhu Jin didn't seem to notice his abnormality and continued calmly, "I don't care why you helped Helian Zhen. I just tell you that since I know mom doesn't want her to succeed to the throne, I won't let her succeed to the throne."
"I swore that I would rather die than be a princess! I would rather die than be restored to the throne! I will not break my oath, so in the end, even if I leave the throne vacant, I will not let her succeed to the throne."
"Nan... Zhu Jin, just be a good doctor, don't worry about Helian Zhen, she..." is no longer a human being...
Su Mu clearly heard a string snapping in his mind, and he opened his mouth in a hurry, but in the end he couldn't finish the last sentence. He just said to Zhu Jin anxiously, "Nannan... Zhu Jin, don't worry about Helian Zhen, I will take care of her. You study hard, and when it's time, you and Chonglou will get married... Don't worry about anything..."
Zhu Jin closed his eyes as he looked at Su Mu, and Chonglou lowered his head to hide the violence in his eyes.
Su Mu was threatened, and this was an unavoidable fact.
"In fact, besides the throne being vacant, there is another way..." Zhu Jin opened his eyes and looked at Su Mu's anxious eyes, and spoke again, "That is the throne being vacant..."
Like a puppet.
"Nannan!" Su Mu was shocked. He stared at Zhu Jin intently and raised his voice suddenly. "Do you want me to die with regrets?"
He couldn't help thinking of those two videos in his mind. Those videos were enough to make him lose control and affect Zhu Jin's life. He didn't dare to gamble on anything...
Zhu Jin's face suddenly froze.
"What did Helian Zhen threaten you with? Is it about me?" Zhu Jin said dryly, avoiding Su Mu's face, "What I hate most is threats..."
"No." Su Mu immediately shook his head. Looking at Zhu Jin's thin appearance, he slowly squatted down. He grabbed her hand with his dry hands regardless of her resistance. He closed his eyes and said a few words in a trembling voice, "I know you hate threats, but threats are all I can give you."
"If someone tries to stop Helian Zhen from succeeding to the throne, you should not interfere. If you do, I will immediately follow your mother and die with my eyes open..." The only thing he could offer was his life.
He hadn't followed Lan yet, but for her sake, he didn't care whether people called him foolish or useless...
"Heh..." Zhu Jin shook his hand away violently, "Do you think I would...care?"
"Chonglou, let's go." Zhu Jin felt that it was really enough.
"Zhu Jin!" Su Mu collapsed on the ground and watched Zhu Jin leave.
“…You’ve only been capable of so much in your life, and you’ve been confused all your life. Instead of threatening people all the time, it’s better to have a head-on battle.” Lian Chengze, who had heard a few words from afar, could probably guess what the situation was. He looked at Su Mu with disdain and said this, then left with Lian Huier.