Counterattack [Interstellar]

For the whole year, His Majesty mentioned the queen for the first time: I hope he will be healthy and return to his side soon.

In just a few hours, Allen's words spread to every corner of the empire.

Don't blame everyone for making a fuss over a molehill. This is the first time that Allen has expressed his emotions in public in such a straightforward manner since he came to the throne. A year of constant turmoil has passed, and many people suddenly recalled... In fact, their Emperor, His Majesty, Once was also an affectionate young prince, a tender lover.

Think about the sweetness and innocence of His Majesty the Emperor and His Highness the Queen at the birthday party of the former Emperor Auston; think about the hard work of the two building a building on the ground and slowly building a college on Alice; think about Alan After being crowned the crown prince, he frequently asked everyone to call Pei Yao "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince" in front of others to protect his weaknesses and domineering; think about the forbearance and responsibility of the two of them when the crisis came.

Now think about it again, one went away for love, and the other fought against the end for the country.

Things are different, people can't help but sigh.

The pain of the past is gradually fading away. Everyone's hatred for Pei Xuan has disappeared, replaced by sympathy and tolerance for His Majesty the Emperor and His Majesty the Empress. They didn't make any big mistakes. Is it them?

I don't know who started it first, but suddenly there was an upsurge of petitions for Allen and Pei Yao. For a while, various forms of demonstrations continued, and many people began to submit petitions to the House of Representatives, asking the House of Representatives to deal with it and exempt them. The guilt of His Majesty the Emperor and His Highness the Empress, and bring Her Majesty the Empress back to the main star as soon as possible.

"He pardoned everyone, but he forgot himself—our eternally silent Emperor."

"So far, more than [-] million hidden guides have been re-accepted by the empire. We have accepted all of them, but we have forgotten the person we should forgive the most—Alan Norman."

"He is the emperor who has contributed the most in the history of the empire, and he is also the emperor who owes the most to the people. We owe him a queen."

"If Her Highness the Queen doesn't return to His Majesty's side for a day, as a former hidden guide, I don't deserve happiness for a day."

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Looking at several topics that have been frequently mentioned recently, Balk sighed. He looked at Allen and smiled with relief: "Your Majesty, your hard work has not been in vain. With the support of the people, the following things will be much easier to handle."

Allen smiled faintly: "It's useless to please the royal family and the House of Representatives to bring him back, and I won't force them, the people will spontaneously put pressure on them."

Allen put down the document in his hand, looked up and said, "Tara has had frequent magnetic storms recently. How is he? Can his body still adapt?"

Balk was sent by Allen to Tara to perform an official duty a few days ago. Hearing this, he hurriedly said: "Very good. Your Highness is still very enthusiastic about public welfare. Every day is very fulfilling. The main star here restricts the reporting of royal news. In Tara As well as the surrounding star fields, Her Highness the Queen's generosity and benevolence are well known to everyone, and even the Carothers League has reported on Her Highness the Queen's deeds many times."

Allen nodded slightly, Balk slapped his forehead, and said with a wry smile: "I forgot..."

"His Royal Highness is in good health. You have sent almost all the doctors who have served the royal family to Tara for generations. They did not dare to be negligent and tried their best to recuperate His Highness's body. Now His Highness's old injuries have completely healed." Barr Ke picked up what Alan cared about, and talked about everything in detail, "The food is also good, the main star will deliver ingredients there every day, and Tara's chef and pastry chef are also selected by you, Your Highness." I have been eating the food here for a year without any discomfort."

"I saw it with my own eyes. With your careful arrangements and supervision, the people at Tara did not dare to be dissatisfied with His Highness. With your instruction and the care of His Highness's biological parents, His Highness lives very well. Oh, by the way, according to your instructions, I told His Highness to ask him to smoke as little as possible in the future, His Highness agreed, and I must remember to reply to you, he will pay attention, so you don't worry about him."

"Actually, before I came back, His Highness asked me the same question." Balk smiled helplessly, "I told him about your situation, but... you know, if Your Highness wants to know more about you, then There are so many channels, it is meaningless for me to hide anything, Your Highness asked me to advise you, you must pay attention to your body and don't overwork yourself."

Allen nodded silently, and said slowly after a long while: "Although I don't expect anything from the royal family, it's better for someone to stand up at this time."

Balk froze for a moment and realized that Allen was still talking about the matter just now, and nodded again and again: "Yes, although the people are enthusiastic, but there has never been a person with weight to take the lead..." Balk thought for a while, but I don't know what Alan said. Is Lun hinting at himself, and tentatively said: "Why don't you let me..."

"No, that's not what I meant." Alan waved his hand lightly, "You have done a lot for me this year, I am very grateful, but it is better to let the orthodox royal family do this matter... ..."

"How about Mrs. Jenny?" Balk suggested, "She is your aunt and a person who once had the right to inherit the royal family. This status is already important enough."

Allen still shook his head: "It is well known that my aunt has a close relationship with me, and her suggestion would easily cause criticism...Forget it, let me think about it again." Allen smiled at Balk, "How many times before? Thank you for your hard work."

As soon as Balk took a look, he waved his hand indifferently and left.

Just when Allen was hesitating, a piece of news that surprised him came from Cadbury: the former emperor Auston submitted a document to the parliament. Regretful of Allen's role in the accident, and his subsequent position as the new emperor, Auston believes that the House should not face the petitions of the people with a silent attitude, but should face up to the problem and consider the feasibility of it.

By the way, Alston secretly pointed out that the regulations on privately combining guides and sentries to separate exiles had been abolished a year ago, and the House and Allen should have given discretion and comfort to the guides and sentries who had just been sentenced to exile.

Auston has never said a word in public on Cadbury this year. Under such circumstances, he suddenly stood up and caused an explosive sensation. No matter how apprehensive, he began to actively devote himself to commuting the sentence of His Highness the Queen.

Allen was silent for a long time after receiving the news, and then told his etiquette officer: "Make arrangements, I will go to Cadbury Star."

A year later, when the father and son met again, the swords were gone, and Oston, whose temper gradually became calm, actually made a pot of tea for Alan in a leisurely manner, saying: "Drink, Not poisonous."

Allen didn't speak, and took a sip of the tea cup, which was light and refreshing.

"It's pretty good here, with good weather, good scenery, many farms, and everything in the palace is almost self-sufficient." Alston glanced at Allen meaningfully, and sarcastically said, "Compared to Anthony, you have treated me more It's pretty good."

Allen poured himself a cup of tea: "After the queen returns to the main star, I will propose to gradually relax the restrictions on you and allow you to visit the surrounding star fields occasionally."

Auston laughed at himself: "Are you reporting the document that I sent to the House before?"

Allen didn't deny it: "You helped me, so I naturally have to pay back one or two, not to mention that I may still need your help."

Auston shook his head: "No, although I'm trapped here, I know a little about the situation outside. Even without me, as long as you're here, Pei Yao will come back sooner or later, and I'm not here to help you this time. "

Allen frowned, stood up and said, "Okay, I'm more at ease if you don't have any requirements."

"Don't you want to ask who I am for?" Alston looked at Allen, lowered his head for a while and said in a deep voice, "In a few months... it will be the 20th anniversary of Marianne's death."

A look of hostility flashed in Allen's eyes, and Oston whispered: "If she is still there, she should help you."

Queen Marianne, who died young, will always be a dagger between the two, and every time she lifts it up, it will hurt her heart. Allen pursed his lips tightly and said coldly: "It's rare that you still remember her."

"Ellen, maybe you won't believe it, but I really do love Marianne. From the first time I met her, I fell in love with her." Auston looked up at Ellen, closed his eyes deeply He sighed deeply, "Don't think I'm repenting, even when I was still on the throne, whenever you ask me, I will say the same."

"You have always hated me, thinking that I never loved her, but ruined her life." Alston's throat tightened a little, and he continued after a moment of silence, "I admit the latter, but the former... don't care about you Believe it or not, I really loved her."

"And the cruelest thing I've ever done to Marianne is not this..."

I don't know whether it was the relationship between Alan and Pei Yao that touched Auston, or it was Marian's death day approaching. After seeing Alan's water-blue eyes that resembled Marianne, Auston could hardly control himself, and suddenly wanted to These words are for Ellen, or Marianne who has been dead for 20 years.

"The cruelest thing I ever did to her was the last time I realized that she might have loved me too." Alston suddenly hoarse, he lowered his head and rubbed his face, "Just before you were born... ...I can feel that, whether it's pheromones or other reasons, at least she has started to love me, but unfortunately, everything was ruined by me."

Allen looked at Oston coldly. When Queen Marian was pregnant with herself, Anthony was almost an adult.

Oston's eyes were red, he opened his mouth but couldn't speak anymore, he took a deep breath, got up abruptly and walked to the window, waved his hand dejectedly for a while, motioning Allen to leave.

Allen didn't stay long and left Cadbury that day.After Alan boarded the starship, Auston's current attendant faxed him a letter, which was not signed, but Alan could tell at a glance that it was Auston's handwriting.

"Although saying this now will only make you sick, but after thinking about it, I still want to tell you, at least let you understand that our family may have been happy once."

"Let's talk about it from the beginning. I was full of ambition after successfully succeeding to the throne. I needed a beautiful, gentle, and well-born wife. Marianne appeared in front of me at that time. She is much wiser than her peers and she sees things very thoroughly. , and at the same time compassionate, with the innocence and liveliness of a young girl, she is just... like an angel. When I saw her from the White Tower for the first time, I almost thought I saw an angel. At that time, I knew that I I must marry her."

"I couldn't wait for her to graduate. I proposed to her, but she rejected me. I was crazy at the time... knowing that Balk would turn against me, I forcibly marked her. Balk ended up for his daughter I endured it, but since then he has separated from me and never treated me well again, but I think it’s worth it.”

"But Marianne was never happy for a moment after her marriage. I tried my best to treat her well. I held a ball for her, built a palace for her, and bought various dresses and jewelry for her. But she was never happy. In private, she almost Can't be in the same room with me, I know, she always hates me."

"However, she still tried to cooperate with me in public. She tried her best to be a queen and took this matter as a job."

"You know what happened after that. I don't want to explain anything to myself. I did it. Jenny always thought that I was for the heir of the emperor, but I was not. I just felt tired. I regretted marrying someone who couldn't possibly love My own queen, Anthony, was born at that time, but I never loved Bettina, and she will never be comparable to your mother in my eyes."

"I thought it was all right, until Marianne told me, blushing slightly, that she was pregnant."

"I was so drunk that day, Marianne thought I was too happy, only Jenny knew why... To this day, including the expeditionary army, I haven't regretted it that much, but Anthony has indeed Existed, he has even awakened as a sentinel, everything is too late."

"You know everything after that, I won't say more, Alan, although you don't want to admit it, but you actually understand in your heart, we have many similarities in our personalities, but you are more successful than me, because you have never I have never spared my love, I gave it all to Pei Yao."

"If I could concentrate like you back then, it would have been another ending with Marian."

After reading the letter, Allen was silent for a while, and finally threw the letter into the shredder.