Before Lian Nan's accident, the royal family, the queen, and the princess seemed high-profile, but they were actually very low-key. They seldom appeared except on necessary occasions, and they have always been respected. Besides the fact that the people on the Blue Water Star have respected them subtly over hundreds of years, another reason is that they are low-key and mysterious.
Lian Nan has been the center of attention since she was born and has been loved by everyone because she is cute and well-behaved. That is why she has been forced to be high-profile all the way and has so many fans. Originally, this was not a bad thing, but because of Lian Nan's accident, everyone's impression of the princess and the royal family plummeted to the bottom, and their respect for the royal family was greatly reduced.
The original image had not been restored yet, but with the performance of the successor Princess Helian Zhen, the deliberately hyped scandals, and the promotion of Lian Huier and people with ulterior motives, the originally respected and mysterious royal family was instantly pulled by reporters and everyone into the entertainment industry.
The changes brought about in just a few months were clearly revealed when Helian Zhen returned to school.
"Your Majesty, this...this...how could these classmates be like this?" When the video of Helian Zhen at school was uploaded to the Internet, Helian Lan watched it with her life manager, who was so surprised that he stuttered.
How dare they! How dare they be so rude to the princess!
"Did someone instruct you to do this?" The next moment, the life manager continued without thinking.
"Maybe, probably! But it doesn't matter anymore." Helian Lan's eyes were unpredictable. At the moment, it didn't matter whether anyone had given instructions or whether these students had been instigated. What mattered was that things had become like this. Even if she went to investigate and found out the problem, what could she do?
Flies don't bite seamless eggs, which ultimately gives people a chance.
"You're not going to pursue this?" The life manager still couldn't accept it. "How could these students be like this!"
"Uncle Meng, pursuing these responsibilities will never solve the problem..." Helian Lan smiled bitterly and looked up at the life manager, "The important thing is, they are just like this." At this moment, Helian Lan hoped very much that her premonition a few days ago was wrong, but the naked reality made her realize that she didn't think too much and the situation was really serious to this extent.
"This...this...Zhenzhen is a princess now!" Butler Meng still couldn't accept it. He never thought that he would see such a scene in his lifetime.
"Yes, she is a princess, but so what? Without image and respect, princess is just a title, an empty shell." Helian Lan has been queen for decades. She has seen a lot of the ups and downs of the royal family, so she sees it more clearly than anyone else.
Everyone knows that the royal family is noble and the queen and princess are born of noble birth, but this is based on the self-respect and self-love of the royal family and the respect of everyone. With respect, the princess is a symbol of nobility, shouldering the responsibility of cultural inheritance, and representing the image and quality of the planet. Moreover, because of this respect, she can influence the entire planet.
But now, one incident after another has brought the princess' image to the bottom, and the respect has long since disappeared. That's why Helian Zhen encountered those disrespectful questionings in the school, and those innocent students were so easily exploited.
The mentality of hating officials and the rich has a long history. Queens and princesses have no direct power, but in everyone's mind they are also officials, and high-ranking officials. Students' admiration and hatred are more direct than adults'. They used to admire princesses more, and now they can hate princesses more.
Those were the passionate years that belonged only to students.
"Alas..." The life manager sighed deeply when he thought of the incident more than ten years ago when the royal family's image declined sharply due to Miss Lian Qing. At that time, Her Majesty the Queen made so many arrangements and spent so much time to restore the image. Unexpectedly, after more than ten years, it happened again.
"Uncle Meng, there's no need to sigh. Isn't this the reason why I let Zhenzhen go to school? Although the situation has been pushed more serious than I expected, it has also created a perfect test situation. If Zhenzhen can win back her image and respect by herself, I can rest assured." Only by continuous growth and tempering can Zhenzhen become a qualified princess, take on the responsibility of the future queen, make all calculations and agitation ineffective, and withstand the ups and downs of the royal family.
Helian Lan stood in front of the window and looked at Helian Zhen who was sent back below the window, with a far-reaching gaze.
Helian Zhen stopped screaming, but she huddled up into a ball, covering her ears and closing her eyes, unable to communicate. Shang Lu's eyes showed distress, but his persistence was firm. The school incident broke the last hesitation in his heart. He looked at Helian Zhen who was sent back to the room, sat opposite her, and leaned against her head without giving her a chance to escape. "Zhenzhen, let go of your hand and open your eyes to look at me."
Helian Zhen didn't respond, and Shang Lu didn't shut up either. He didn't comfort her like before, but continued, "Zhenzhen, it's useless for you to scream, close your eyes, and cover your ears. What you need to do is face it. If you don't face it, what awaits you is to lose your position as princess and become the princess with the shortest reign in history. The reason for being deprived of the position of princess is incompetence and immorality, which will be recorded in the princess book forever, for the world to discuss and future generations to spit on. And you will live with the burden of immorality and incompetence for the rest of your life."
"Zhenzhen, if you still want to be a princess, and want to appear before the world openly and be respected by everyone, instead of being forced like today, you have to face it, work hard, and grow up. Our previous methods were wrong, and now we have to change. I will still stand behind you and help you wholeheartedly, but this time you have to stand in the front, and you have to face everything alone."
"Zhenzhen, think about it calmly and watch the news. If you have thought it through and if you still want to be a princess, then walk out of this room and tell me. If you don't want to be a princess anymore, that's fine too. We can get married. No matter what the world says, I will never leave you and will be your husband and wife for the rest of our lives."
"Zhenzhen, everything depends on your choice. Your future is determined by you."
Shang Lu said it twice, then left the room and just as he said, he never appeared again.
Darkness and dawn again, Helian Zhen, whose eyes were bloodshot and swollen, finally put down his hands that were covering his ears, lay straight and looked at the roof, without a sound.
Outside the house, Shang Lu sat on the floor leaning against the door, not moving all night.
In the afternoon, Helian Zhen turned on her mobile phone and saw the message she wanted to see most.
"Is the princess' sudden scream a sign of mental disorder? Since there is no examination and diagnosis, the doctor cannot judge..."
“…For two consecutive days, the video of the real princess suddenly screaming at school has received a lot of clicks. Although some netizens speculated that the real princess suddenly screamed because a classmate suddenly rushed over, many netizens still expressed doubts about the real princess’s condition…”
"…The real princess's behavior after succeeding the princess is really far-fetched. Everyone is waiting for the royal family's reaction…"
"…Some netizens compiled a list of royal Lian women who could succeed the princess if the princess falls ill and is unable to serve. The first one is Miss Lian Qiao, who is the closest to the queen in terms of blood relationship. Miss Lian Qiao is the queen's niece…Among the royal Lian women, we must also mention the famous journalist Miss Lian Huier…"
Helian Zhen stared blankly at the news on the Internet, his cracked lips silently opened up and he let out a strange hissing sound.
"Hehe..." In a room not far from the Princess House, Lian Huier shook her head and laughed as she watched the news reports that she had promoted. Her experience as a reporter made her better understand human nature and the mentality of the public.
Just as she was smiling, the cell phone rang. When she saw the number, Lian Huier raised her eyebrows, waited for a moment and picked up the phone.
"Hello, is this reporter Lian? I'm Xiao Tang. I have already prepared the interview transcript. Can you help me take a look?" Xiao Tang, who was born in poverty and has a deep hatred for officials and the rich, asked cautiously from the other end. Her dream is to expose the darkness of society like Lian Huier. She met the famous reporter Lian Huier during her internship a few days ago and received her guidance, which is her biggest gain during this period.
Lian Huier taught her patiently without any airs, saying that as a student, she could also practice interviewing, and could use the school as a background, and try to interview students who were in the same school as the two princesses regarding the recent princess incident. Lian Huier also patiently taught her how to ask questions, gave her a lot of inside information, and taught her how to ask questions to get the most truthful answers.
After a few days of hard work, she had found a way to successfully get her classmates to speak out their true opinions. What made her even prouder was that her interview had guided the school's public opinion. Seeing her classmates ask the questions she wanted to ask on the day the real princess returned to school, she felt that she was qualified to be a reporter.
Journalists are the 'uncrowned kings', they have the right and obligation to find out the truth and tell everyone, to supervise officials and the royal family, just like reporter Lian Huier! Xiao Tang's heartbeat accelerated as he waited for his idol's continued teaching and affirmation.
"Okay, I'll help you." Lian Huier on the other end did not disappoint her and agreed readily. There was still a place where they could be used.
After hanging up the phone, Lian Huier tilted her head and smiled. Students are indeed the best.
Lian Zhen naively made a good move. Maybe she naively thought that she could avoid everything by returning to the familiar campus. Haha... She is indeed a real princess, so naive! She only saw the innocence of the school, but she didn't know that because of the innocence of the school, the students in this pure place that is not based on interests will express their thoughts most directly. Outside, some people may be concerned about her identity as a princess and avoid some things, but no one will be concerned in school.
Regardless of whether they were dissatisfied with Lian Zhen's performance or were Lian Nan's die-hard fans, as long as they spread some inside information they didn't know and a little encouragement, they would go in the direction she wanted. And Lian Zhen also lost his "measure" as she expected, no, it was beyond her expectations.
Those naive students are a double-edged sword. If used well, the effect can be amazing.
Lian Huier really loves them.
Just as Lian Huier was thinking about what to do next, before dark, Helian Zhen opened the door of the room. Shang Lu, who was leaning against the door, fell to the ground, looked listless, struggled to get up and looked at Helian Zhen.
Helian Zhen squatted down and reached out to kiss his equally cracked lips, "Alu, I want to continue to be a princess."
"Okay, then keep working hard to be a princess." Shang Lu held her in his arms and smiled, they were just a couple who would share the hardships of another life.
After being chosen by Helian Zhen, Helian Lan closed his eyes and leaned back in his chair, not moving for a long time.