Midnight.
As soon as Carolina stepped into the bedroom, she saw a humanoid creature tied up in a knot on the floor.
She gasped, and before she could even shout "There's an assassin!", she suddenly realized that the humanoid creature looked familiar.
After calming herself down, Carolina turned on the light.
Luya closed his eyes because of the sudden light, then looked at Carolina with complicated eyes.
Carolina took a while to digest the scene.
"I...though I thought you would contact me again before the league, I didn't expect it to be in...this way."
Luya's eyes became resentful.
She was gagged and couldn't say anything.
Carolina walked up to Luya, picked up the thing that looked like a recording device next to her head, and pressed the switch.
A conversation was clearly played from the device.
What will you do in the league?
[I don't know... Do you think I need to talk to His Majesty again? ]
【Talk about funding? Or something else?】
[Funding, life... and... I don't know what else we have to discuss.]
Sometimes I really think that Teacher Chu Yang's assessment of His Majesty is quite accurate. She doesn't recognize or trust anyone except herself.
[Then do you know who your teacher Chu Yang is? ]
The moment the recording finished playing, the rope that bound the lure automatically popped open.
After pausing for two seconds, Her Royal Highness the Princess slowly got up and loosened her wrists.
"Can I understand that you are here because you want to talk to me?" Carolina listened to the recording again.
[Funding, life... and more...]
She cut off the sound.
"...You can...understand it this way." Lu Ya's usually sharp mouth became a little dull.
Her hair was messy, her clothes were covered in dust, and there were wounds on her arms.
Sitting on the ground, he had lost all his previous arrogance and looked like a miserable little dog.
Carolina looked down at her for a moment, then turned around and brought over a clean towel.
Her Majesty the Queen lifted her skirt, squatted down, and wiped Lu Ya's dusty cheeks bit by bit.
It's like wiping the face of a kid who ran out to play, fell down, and is covered in mud.
"Funding, the sea of life... I've talked about these things enough in the council chamber."
Carolina's tone was indifferent, as if she didn't understand the deeper meaning of the recording.
"If that's what we're talking about, forget it."
The soft towel brushed across Luya's eyebrows, nose bridge, and mouth, like a cloud brushing across the ground.
Carolina's eyes carefully traced Luya's face.
"You know what? You're the complete opposite of Shen Que."
"You look more like me, your temperament, and your personality, but your preferences are more like your father's. Shen Que looks almost identical to Shen Lu at first glance, but his strengths are more like mine."
Carolina laughed softly.
"You are indeed our children."
When the towel was placed on his head, Luya opened his eyes wide.
This was the first time Carolina took the initiative to mention Shen Lu to her.
In the past, she could only guess what kind of person her father was from the paintings or notes hidden by her mother.
The name "Chenlu" had long been erased from the empire.
But because he once liked to use the pen name "Lin Zhilu", some of his works escaped fate and were preserved.
Just like Chen Lu, he only remains in the hearts of certain people.
No one can explain what logic the Sea of Life relies on to preserve the memories of "sinners".
In the entire imperial court, it seems that only Carolina remembers the real Shen Lu.
The "old emperor" mentioned by those old parliamentarians is just a representative of a bloodline, not the real him.
Lu Ya had asked more than once those old antiques who claimed to support her and continue the royal bloodline, but they couldn't even remember what the "old emperor" looked like.
"Your father...isn't as cold as he looks. He enjoys reading, listening to music, feeding animals, and playing holographic games with us."
Carolina slowly stood up, pulled Luya up from the ground, and let her sit on the sofa.
"He is a very romantic person. He loves the sea of life... He loves it to the point of being fanatical."
"...but he has no interest in military affairs or politics. You'll at least study something you don't like, but he's completely different."
"When we were in school, his grades weren't as good as mine... Actually, the only thing I was good at was military studies."
"Whether it's me or him, we're far behind you and Shen Que."
Carolina babbled on, taking out the medicine box and placing it on the coffee table.
"I'll do it myself." Lu Ya took it first.
Carolina didn't force it, nor did she call the little robot, letting Luya treat the wound himself.
She continued, "At the time...some people often whispered behind his back that he was an incompetent deposed emperor, but most people thought it didn't matter. After all, the empire had been at peace for nearly a hundred years."
Carolina paused.
"The Imperial Court's nobles were corrupted by their extravagant lifestyles, and mecha research stagnated... Even the Royal Military Academy didn't produce any outstanding graduates during that period. We were raised in a world of luxury, and for that... we paid a heavy price."
Hearing this, Lu Ya paused briefly in applying the medicine, then quickly continued.
She bit the end of the bandage and wrapped it around the wound.
"For me, the biggest price is losing your father." Carolina said lightly.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading!
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
