The emperor was younger than Su Yi had expected. He sat behind a wide and spacious desk, with a large and gorgeous chandelier hanging overhead, giving people a heavy sense of oppression.

"You are the daughter of the Su family of Planet No. 2." He said after seeing Su Yi. Although it should be a question, he used an affirmative tone.

Su Yi nodded, "Yes."

Planet No. 2 is the planet closest to the capital planet. The distance from the center of power also represents the level of status. For so many years, the Su family has always wanted to take a step further and move into the capital planet.

The emperor glanced at her and Huo Jun, and said in a nonchalant tone: "Since you are dating, why not get engaged?"

Su Yi raised her eyelids. Huo Jun's reaction was much more intense than hers. Su Yi was a point that others could not touch. He said in a deep voice: "That is my business. It is none of your turn to interfere."

The emperor was not angry. Perhaps in his eyes, Huo Jun's anger was no different from a child's play. "You disagree with my arrangement and refuse to leave the academy to work in the military. Isn't it because you can't bear to leave her? In this case, if I decide to let you get engaged, wouldn't it just be in line with your wishes? As for the Su family, I think they will be very happy."

"My not going to the military has nothing to do with others, and there is no need to listen to you. You'd better stop interfering in my affairs." Huo Jun said with a warning.

The emperor slowly changed his posture and said, "If your mother knew that you talked to me like this, she would definitely not be happy."

"You--" Huo Jun took a step forward, but Su Yi pulled him, turned to the emperor and said, "Can I talk to him alone for a few words?"

The emperor looked at her with some surprise and made a gesture of going as he pleased.

Su Yi then pulled Huo Jun out and stopped at a deserted place.

After leaving that depressing place, Huo Jun slowly calmed down, and now frowned in annoyance, "I shouldn't have let you come with me, I've implicated you."

"Did you cause me to lose my arms and legs, or did you cause me to go to jail? Why don't I see where I'm implicated?" Su Yi asked back.

Huo Jun forced a half-smile and said in a troubled tone, "I'm still too weak."

Su Yi shook their joined hands and said, "It's not that you're too weak, it's that you have concerns in your heart, and he knows this, so he can control you."

Although his mother and grandfather might not treat him well, Huo Jun was surprisingly not a cold person. As long as the emperor held his mother in his hands, he had to be restricted. If he was alone and had no weaknesses, what could the emperor use to threaten him?

Huo Jun knew who she was talking about. He was stunned for a moment before saying, "She raised me after all."

"I know," Su Yi moved closer and looked up at him, "If you really don't recognize your relatives, I would think that's not you."

Huo Jun couldn't help but hold her hand in his palm and squeeze it gently, smiling bitterly, "It's a pity that I can't give them what they want, and I don't want to give it to them."

His grandfather and mother were like hostages in the hands of the emperor, forcing him to do his part. The funny thing was that those hostages were willing to do so, because they wished he would listen to the emperor obediently so that they could gain more benefits.

"Then give them what they want to give. You are you, not a puppet in the hands of anyone, nor a tool for them to seek benefits. Even if we have to compromise now, it is for a better future."

Huo Jun still frowned, "But he wants us--"

"Want us to get engaged?" Su Yi supplemented, and then asked: "Don't you want to get engaged to me?"

"Of course not, of course I want to!" Huo Jun said immediately, his eyes turned to her face, flickered, and turned away again, staring at a corner of the wall, "But not under this circumstance, under his order. And... I haven't prepared anything, and I didn't propose to you, flowers, rings, fireworks or anything like that..."

Su Yi pursed her lips and held back her smile, so as not to make anyone angry.

He said a lot, the key point might just be the last sentence?

Su Yi didn't expect that he was always smiling in front of her and could fight with the Zerg, but he was also quite innocent and had a bit of romantic cells?

She said, "Don't you think the most important point is that we have known each other for a short time and have only been dating for a few days?"

Huo Jun immediately turned his head back to look at her, and his tone was a little cautious in his tentativeness, "So you don't want to get engaged?"

Su Yi was a little speechless. Who just said that he didn't want to get engaged under such circumstances? Why did he suddenly become nervous after she said a few words, as if he was worried that she would not agree?

"Are you sure? Do you think we can get to the stage of engagement in the end?"

Huo Jun said without hesitation: "Why not?"

Su Yi said: "That's it, since it is a matter of time, if someone is willing to meddle in other people's business, let him do it. And since he wants to make the decision to get us engaged, he should at least make your identity public. Then you will be the only recognized prince, and I will be the prince's consort. How impressive?"

Huo Jun raised his eyebrows when he heard it, "That's it?"

"What else?"

"Don't you feel wronged and unhappy?"

Su Yi also raised her eyebrows with him, "Why should I feel wronged and unhappy? The prince's consort is a privileged class, I can't even be happy enough. It would be better if he could give me some privileges, such as not having to attend classes and being a royal vase."

After hearing this, Huo Jun was silent for a long time. All his entanglements were nothing to her. He didn't know whether to say that she was too optimistic or that she was just missing something.

The two went back to see the emperor again. When he learned that Huo Jun had agreed, the emperor looked at Su Yi again. Unlike the previous casual look, this time he looked at her with a little inquiry.

He originally thought that Huo Jun was only interested in an ignorant girl, but now it seems that this girl has some outstanding qualities. But his evaluation of Su Yi stopped there. Instead, he frowned slightly at the fact that Huo Jun was so easily influenced by a woman.

However, at this age, his abilities and character are already outstanding enough, far better than those of his brothers. The emperor thought that he could be more tolerant in some aspects. Moreover, the more emotional he was, the more weaknesses he had and the easier it was to control him.

After Su Yi and Huo Jun left the palace, the emperor sent people to notify the Huo family and the Su family respectively, asking them to be prepared.

The two families reacted differently. The Huo family was overjoyed to learn that the emperor was willing to recognize Huo Jun, but they had some complaints about the emperor's easy engagement to him. After all, marriage was also a big help. Although the Su family ranked high on the second star, they were still a little low in the eyes of the big families on the capital star.

The Su family's surprise was mixed with some fear. Although they decided to stand on Huo Jun's side and knew that Su Yi was dating him, they did not expect that Huo Jun, who was just a student a few days ago, would be recognized by the emperor so soon, and Su Yi was going to be engaged to him right away. Such great news made the Su family a little dizzy.

The major media in the empire reported the matter at the first time.

The emperor has been on the throne for many years. Although he has countless illegitimate children, there is not a single legitimate one. Although many people take this as entertainment, more people actually have a hidden worry in their hearts, worrying that if the emperor encounters an accident, those illegitimate children will kill each other and repeat his past.

Even though the royal family fighting is far away from the common people, who will be the ruler is a matter of concern to everyone. Everyone hopes to have a strong and courageous emperor to guard the empire and scare the insects.

Huo Jun's life story was soon made public, including his performance and grades in the Royal Academy. Knowing that he had defeated an S-level insect race alone, the public was full of expectations for this prince who had not yet appeared in public. Even if there were some discordant voices, they were soon drowned out.

With Huo Jun as the new prince in front, Su Yi, the lucky girl who was about to be engaged to the prince, received much less attention, but when they returned to the academy, they were still surrounded by many people.

They didn't really block the way directly, but the two people who were already quite popular could attract a large crowd of onlookers wherever they went.

Su Yi went to class, and the girls who had been chasing and asking questions when they learned that Huo Jun was pursuing her, now didn't dare to come over.

But not going forward does not mean not gossiping. With Su Yi's excellent hearing, she can hear that they are now talking more enthusiastically.

"I have long said that Senior Huo is so mysterious and must have a great background. I didn't expect that he is really a prince. It's just like a fairy tale."

"You think if I go to ask him for an autograph, will he give it to me?"

"I think so. After all, we are Su Yi's classmates."

"She is so lucky. After only a few days of dating, Senior Huo has become a prince and is going to be engaged to her, the prince's consort."

"I can't believe that I am a classmate of the prince's consort, and we are sitting so close!"

"Do you think Su Yi will invite us to the palace in the future? I want to visit it even in my dreams."

"I want to go..."

"I want to..."

Huo Jun's situation was not much better than Su Yi's. He went to the training ground as usual. When the people who were concentrating on their training saw him, they stopped what they were doing, as if someone suddenly pressed the pause button, and they were so strangely still.

Huo Jun raised his hand, pointed at a few people, and began to move his hands and feet, "You and you, get ready to warm up with me."

The person whose name was called said cautiously: "Jun - well, how about not doing it, we will accompany you to practice shooting?"

Huo Jun frowned, "Do you need someone to accompany you to shoot? Stop talking nonsense, hurry up, don't try to slack off."

The man frowned and winked at the person next to him.

Seeing that Huo Jun was about to raise his brows again, Huang Cangcang walked over with his head scratched and said, "Boss, is it okay for us to still call you boss?"

Huo Jun gave him a look that asked, "What's wrong with you?"

Huang Cangcang rubbed his hands and continued, "Well, Brother Jun, it's not that we want to be lazy, we just don't dare to fight with you. You said that your status is so noble now, what if we hurt you accidentally?"

Huo Jun was almost laughing at him, "Hurt me? Just because of you guys? Did I give you some illusion, or have you become inflated after not seeing each other for two days?"

Huang Cangcang smiled awkwardly, "It's just for the worst, what if you get hurt?"

"If you hurt me, you're awesome, I'll treat you to a meal, but if you can't last ten minutes under my hands, haha."

The last smile was quite devilish, and everyone present shuddered.

Unable to resist, they had to fight with Huo Jun. Before going on the field, everyone warned themselves in their hearts not to hurt Jun. After going on the field, they found that they had thought too much. In front of Jun, they could only be beaten. The only thing they could do was to protect their faces, otherwise they would not be able to see anyone the next day.

Huo Jun went to pick up Su Yi after class as usual. He accepted the emperor's request to enter the military in advance, but put the time after the two got engaged, which means that he would have to leave the academy soon.

When he thought about leaving Su Yi alone here, with so many people coveting her beauty, Huo Jun couldn't help but want to agree with her previous suggestion that she could be a royal vase happily, and it would be best if she didn't even have to go to class. After

Su Yi finished class, the two walked on the road together, ignoring the onlookers' eyes.

"What are you thinking about?" Su Yi noticed that he spoke less than usual today, so she asked.

Huo Jun glanced at the people around him and felt that everyone was a potential rival in love, and each of them was eyeing his fiancée.

Well, fiancée, he liked this way of saying it.

He said to Su Yi, "Why don't you leave the college with me?"

Su Yi looked at him, "I don't care, but are you sure you want others to add the word "dropout" after my academic qualifications when introducing me in the future?"

Huo Jun didn't say anything. It didn't matter if he dropped out, but he didn't like others pointing fingers at Su Yi.

Seeing this, Su Yi comforted him, "You are just going to the military, it's not far away. When you settle down, I will apply to the college. Some courses can be self-taught, and I will just study at home."

Home.

When she mentioned this word, Huo Jun couldn't help but feel a little confused.

He immediately began to reflect on himself, thinking that he was wrong. How could he ask Su Yi to leave with him when he had nothing, nothing prepared, and even no place that could be called home? It was really irresponsible.

In his opinion, the Huo family was not his home, and the palace was even less so. He wanted to build a home for Su Yi that belonged to both of them.

In front was the command department. Liang Sen and Xie Mingzhao walked out of it. Liang Sen said with some regret: "Yesterday I saw Xiao Qin walking very close to a boy from the practical department. They were talking and laughing. You just went there with her? To me, Zhao, I really don't understand what you were thinking. The original development trend was so good. Xiao Qin obviously had a good impression of you. When you should have worked harder, you suddenly gave up. Which girl can stand such hot and cold attitude? It's not like she hasn't had anyone chasing her."

Xie Mingzhao lowered his eyes and said nothing. He was indeed a little uneasy because of the engagement recently. He always felt that there was still time and opportunity. However, he didn't expect Qin Shu to be so sensitive and proud. When she found out that he was different, she realized something sharp and turned around neatly.

This was another thing that caught him off guard. The other thing was that he cancelled the engagement too easily. It was not until he saw the news that he knew why the Su family was so eager to cancel the engagement. It turned out that they had found a better partner.

In front of the royal family, the Xie family was indeed not worth mentioning. He thought with some self-mockery.

"Look at that." Liang Sen suddenly poked him.

Xie Mingzhao raised his eyes and happened to see Su Yi and Huo Jun walking by. The two were stared at by everyone, but they took it for granted and only cared about talking intimately, not being disturbed by the outside world.

Liang Sen sighed: "This is a model of campus romance to the extreme. Look at the people in the practical department. They pursue and date as they say. They are about to get engaged and their identity as a prince is revealed. Comparing with others is frustrating. People are born at the end point, and that's it. People at the end point work harder than you, so people can't even find an excuse to say a few words."

The day of engagement soon arrived. Su Yi's parents came to the capital star and respectfully accepted the emperor's summons. At the same time, Su Yi also met Huo Jun's mother.

That was also a beautiful woman, looking pretty and full of charm, and it was completely impossible to tell that she had a son as old as Huo Jun. When she came out, she held the emperor's hand, like the hostess of the whole palace. During the whole process, her eyes never left the emperor, and she only glanced at Huo Jun at the beginning, and also at Su Yi.

Su Yi couldn't help but feel sympathy for Huo Jun. His mother, who could get to where she is today with the identity of an illegitimate daughter, could still act so infatuated after being abandoned by the emperor for so many years. Either she really loved the emperor, or she was really scheming. But which one it was, it was obvious that she didn't have much room for her son in her heart.

After the engagement banquet, of course the media also reported it widely, and also attached a photo of the banquet.

In the photo, Su Yi and Huo Jun stood side by side. This was the first time she was officially known to the people of the empire.

As soon as the photo came out, many people left comments.

"Who is the beauty standing next to His Majesty? Is she a new lover? Why haven't I seen her before?"

"The person upstairs is either blind or didn't read carefully. It's clearly written in the article that she is Prince Jun's mother."

"Don't blame him. I was also confused when I saw her for the first time. Ms. Huo has taken too good care of herself. She doesn't look like a person of this age at all."

"She is in high spirits because of happy events. After all, her son is the first recognized prince, and maybe the only one. How can she not be happy?" "

The prince is very handsome. I heard that he is the top ace of the practical department of the Royal Academy? He is really outstanding."

"Finally someone noticed the protagonist. I don't understand why some people talk about His Majesty's lovers all day long and are not tired of it after so many years. It's amazing."

"If you ask those bored people not to do this, what else can they do?"

"Stop trying to provoke a fight. Don't you find the prince's wife so cute?"

"It's just an engagement. She can't be considered a prince's wife."

"What the person above said, do you think a royal engagement is as casual as buying eggs? You can buy them when you want and return them when you want? It's already been made public like this, it's a done deal!"

"To be honest, she is really cute and beautiful. I suddenly remembered something. Is she an adult?"

"..."

"..."

"You hit the nail on the head. The daughter of my mother's colleague is in the same college as her. I heard that when school started, she arrived at the college two weeks later than others because her family held a coming-of-age ceremony for her."

"So, she's only been an adult for less than two months."

"No wonder she still looks like a little girl."

"Even if it's a family marriage, she's still a little young."

"What family marriage? They are in free love."

"How could anyone believe the official words? How could it be such a coincidence that two people just met, one was a noble girl and the other was a prince, and they fell in love with each other? It's just a show for people to see."

"Have you noticed that those people in the photo are almost all ladies holding men's hands, only the prince is half hugging the princess, and his hand is on her waist. It feels like the princess is shrinking into his arms, so sweet!"

"Really? Those who said family marriage above, open your eyes and take a look. Such a sweet marriage, please give me a dozen."

"Don't you know there is an idiom called "逢場作戏"?"

"I think I found something good. It's from the Royal Academy forum. Click in and you'll be surprised. 'The ace of the practical department is passionately pursuing a freshman from the music department. There are pictures and the truth!'" "I

've finished reading it. It's really sweet. Those who say it's just a show, could you please move your fingers and take a look?"

"Don't argue with them. Then they'll say the post is fake, the poster is a scam, and the prince is just acting. You see, I've even thought of a reason for them."

"That's right. But compared to Your Majesty, the prince is really too loyal. I heard that he had been in the academy for several years without falling in love. Then he fell in love with the prince's wife at first sight and started pursuing her. After he got her, he got engaged and established his relationship with her. Thinking about his mother and Your Majesty's lovers, they didn't even have a public identity for so many years, let alone a relationship. It makes me sad."

"Wake up, people upstairs. Those people who make you sad live in big mansions and estates. You are just a bricklayer. If you want to spread excessive sympathy, it depends on whether others give you the opportunity."

"Haha, it's okay to just read this kind of news, but some people are really into it. It makes me laugh to death. "

After the engagement party, Huo Jun prepared to leave the academy. The night before, he and Su Yi sneaked out again and went to a cabin in the dense forest to watch the stars.

This forest is gloomy and terrifying to others, but it means a lot to Huo Jun. When he was a child, he was afraid of it, hated it, conquered it, and finally turned it into his only safe place. Later, he met Su Yi here, fell in love with her, and now they are leaving here again.

Su Yi sat on the platform outside the cabin, looking up at the starry night, her two legs hanging in the air, her white and slender skin 's calves were shaking gently.

Huo Jun was rustling around in the wooden house, and no one knew what he was doing. He didn't come out for a long time. Su Yi didn't turn her head, but felt him holding her hand in his palm, squeezing it gently as usual. Then, as he was squeezing it, she found something was put on her finger. She

looked down and saw a black ring, which could barely be called a ring.

She tilted her head to look at Huo Jun, but Huo Jun was looking at the starry sky. If he hadn't been holding her hand with sweat on his palm, she would have thought he was as nonchalant as he looked.

"What is this?"

"..." Huo Jun muttered.

Su Yi leaned her ear over: "What? "

He still didn't look at her, but said in one go: "It was the breastplate of the first S-level Zerg I encountered. At that time, I thought I was dead, but I woke up again and the Zerg's body was still beside me. I had this breastplate stuck in my chest. If it was a little deeper, I wouldn't be here now."

Su Yi nodded as she listened, "So you kept the breastplate and ground it into this ring?"

It does have a lot of meaning, but does he need to be so hesitant?

Huo Jun continued, "It was once the closest thing to my heart, but it's not anymore. You are closer than it, you are in my heart."

He said the last sentence while staring at the stars in his eyes, and he still stubbornly didn't look back at her.

Su Yi thought the love talk was a bit tacky, but seeing his embarrassed look, she found it a bit cute and moved.

She moved closer to someone who refused to look at her, and rested her head on his shoulder.

Huo Jun was tense all over, and it took him a while to raise his hands and put his arms around her. Perhaps the embarrassment had passed, and he hesitated, "Is it not romantic at all?"

"What does it matter if it's romantic or not, as long as I like it." Su Yi said, she opened her ringed hand to the night sky, and the black ring on her white finger was particularly conspicuous.

She stretched out her other hand and touched the ring, saying, "It was so close to your heart. Every time I touch it in the future, it will be like touching your heart."

Huo Jun was not sure whether her words were just superficial, or because he had other thoughts, so it sounded more meaningful?

Su Yi finished speaking, tilted her head back, and her breath almost sprayed on his chin, "Don't you think you should kiss me now after saying so many cheesy words?"

"...Oh."