Chapter 491 The Imperial Princess and the Rebel Leader 4
Cha Jiu said this with a smile.
But Lance could see that she was serious.
"I was ordered to marry from the Imperial Star to the distant Alpha Star. I will spend the rest of my life in a strange land with a husband who smells like an old man."
Cha Jiu smiled and said, "I think such a 'great' sacrifice will be enough for the royal family to agree to let me find some 'fun' outside of marriage."
It was clearly a tragic fate, but the princess in front of him spoke of it in a very joking tone, as if she was making fun of someone else's life.
Lance was about to politely refuse, but the other party picked a green rose from the vase next to him and put it in his breast pocket.
Then, that soft, slender hand pressed on the flower branch and also on his beating heart.
"Don't be so hasty to refuse. We are still a long way from our destination. You can take your time to think about it. Come back to me with this rose when you have thought it through."
She chuckled, waved her hand to signal him to leave, and stood up to pour the wine.
He looks like a heavy drinker.
But in the captain of the guards' memory that Lance searched with his mental power, Princess Silis did not like drinking.
A non-drinker would choose to numb herself with alcohol. It seems that being sacrificed as a pawn is not as innocuous as it seems.
Sure enough, Lance looked back at one point before leaving.
The man standing in front of the wine cabinet no longer had a smile on his face.
Her eyes were cold and she looked absent-minded. She didn't even seem to notice that the wine was overflowing from the glass when she was pouring it.
He felt a little bit of pity in his heart.
Even if it shouldn't be.
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Knowing that the leader was summoned alone, the two trusted men waited anxiously not far away, so that they could provide immediate support in case of an emergency.
Fortunately, Lance came out unharmed.
Both of them breathed a sigh of relief.
Seeing the flower on his chest, Lehman asked curiously, "Even in the resource-rich Imperial Star, it is difficult to find soil suitable for growing green roses. Chief, where did you get this one?"
"Is this flower rare?" Lance asked casually.
He knew nothing about the flower and just thought that Cha Jiu had just picked it and given it to him.
"Of course it's rare. I don't think you can find three of them even if you search the entire Imperial City." Lehman said, "The flower language of the green rose is also very romantic, it means 'everlasting love'."
Lance paused as he was about to throw the flowers into the trash can.
The image of Cha Jiu smiling when she put the flower into his pocket appeared in front of his eyes, as well as the lonely expression she showed when they were alone.
Think about it.
Finally, I put the flowers back into the empty vase in the room.
People who grow flowers may be sinful.
But there is nothing wrong with the flowers themselves.
“Drip—drip—”
At this time, the smart terminals in the hands of the three people kept ringing, which seemed to be an emergency notification.
Isaac was the first to check, his face changed: "Oh no, the army found our people on the starship."
"What?" Lehmann exclaimed.
"Let's go and take a look." Lance's expression returned to its cold state, and his figure passed by them and walked quickly towards the door.
The two of them followed quickly.
In addition to the guards who are dedicated to protecting the princess, there is also a military force that controls and protects the entire starship.
The former was only responsible for the princess's safety, but because the situation of the starship being attacked by Zerg just now was too serious, the guards had to withdraw their forces to provide external support.
Now that the battle is over, when the army was cleaning and inspecting the starship, they unexpectedly discovered a plainly dressed teenager of about sixteen or seventeen years old hiding and shivering in the hull that had been destroyed by the Zerg.
Lance and his companions rushed over and found out that, the good news was that it was not one of theirs; the bad news was that it was some unlucky guy who had just passed by and was shot down on the starship during the battle.
The general of the army took a tough stance and advocated that the unidentified boy be tortured immediately.
Lance thought that it would be fine to spare his life and just drop him on a passing planet.
The two of them couldn't agree on a settlement, and finally the argument ended up in front of Cha Jiu.
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Because of the incident with the male pet, Lance always feels a little uncomfortable when he sees Cha Jiu now.
Cha Jiu looked normal, sitting in the restaurant and eating and drinking.
Having just acted in a tragic drama, she is now very hungry.
As a result, before I had taken a few bites, my father who was far away in the Imperial Capital Star sent me a video call request.
On the surface, he was speaking hypocritically to comfort her after hearing that she had been attacked. But in reality, he was telling her not to think of running away and to put the royal family and the empire first.
Cha Jiu cursed him as an old bastard in his heart, but he still had to put on a decent smile in response.
When Lance and the admiral brought the unfortunate man up, the emperor asked with great concern: "What happened? Did you catch the attacker?"
The admiral spoke first: "Your Majesty, this man's behavior is suspicious. It is possible that he is a rebel who took advantage of the chaos and disguised himself as an interstellar pirate to approach the starship and wait for an opportunity to cause chaos. Please allow me to put him on trial, Your Majesty!"
Lance's eyes flashed with coldness, but he said in a calm tone: "He is just a passerby who was innocently involved in the fighting. He has neither a decent weapon nor a rebel tattoo. It would be an exaggeration to torture him."
The boy's body was not even half as thick as his palm. He must be a poor man who was displaced and hungry all year round, and he had no choice but to become an interstellar pirate.
Being tried
It is estimated that he will die in less than five minutes.
However, the emperor didn't listen to Lance at all.
When the admiral mentioned "suspicious behavior", he was too lazy to listen any further and said indifferently: "Oh, then execute him."
The tone is as simple and relaxed as what to eat today.
This high and mighty emperor didn't care about his people at all.
It doesn’t matter whether these people are innocent or not. To him, they are just ants that can be crushed to death at will.
Lance's eyes turned even colder and he couldn't help but clench his fists.
Isaac and Lehman behind him were also secretly angry.
But although they were angry, they had no way to save the boy without exposing their identities.
Instead, Cha Jiurao stared at the face of the boy kneeling on the ground with interest, "Raise your head."
The boy thought he was dead, and looked up at her while crying and wiping his tears.
Although he is somewhat malnourished, a closer look reveals that he is in good shape, and looks like a harmless puppy.
"He looks good. I like him." Cha Jiu seemed very satisfied with his appearance. He turned his head and looked at the projection of the emperor in front of him with a smile and said, "Father, it's too boring on the starship. Can I raise a pet to kill time?"
The emperor was a little surprised.
However, out of a little guilt for his daughter, he readily agreed.
"It's up to you, but it's best to deal with him before arriving at Alpha Planet so as not to affect your wedding with the Duke."
"Okay, father." Cha Jiu lowered her eyes and smiled, her thick eyelashes hiding the emotions in her eyes.
Lehmann and the others were relieved for the young man.
Although his final fate was to be chosen by the princess as a male concubine, at least his life was temporarily saved.
"The blood of the imperial royal family is really the same. The father is lustful and cruel, and the daughter has no sense of shame. She openly kept a male concubine before marriage." Lehman said with disdain.
Isaac is familiar with the cultures of various planets, and he explained: "Marriage on Alpha Planet is also very open. Men and women find lovers after marriage and do not interfere with each other."
They discussed in low voices.
Si didn't notice that her leader was staring silently at Cha Jiu who was talking to the boy.
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