After the coronation ceremony at the auditorium, Xiao Tingyun, the former Crown Prince, truly became the Emperor of this empire. At this time, not only did the people at the auditorium shout "Long Live Your Majesty" in unison, but even the All-Star Network broadcast The people who came to watch the succession ceremony also sent out a barrage of "Long live your Majesty".
After coming out of the viewing platform, there was also the activity of the new emperor riding a carriage and parading around the entire imperial city.
Although we are now in the interstellar age, the emperor's parade car is a real carriage, made of gold, and requires eight horses to pull together, a royal luxury carriage.
It was the first time for Long Jiu to see this golden carriage, but it was only the first time that her eyes were fixed.
Not only because this carriage is made entirely of gold, but also because this golden carriage is inlaid with countless diamonds and gems, which completely taps into the dragon tribe's habit of shining brightly.
If he hadn't known that there were many people watching at the scene, and people from the whole empire were watching the live broadcast, Long Jiu would have wanted to transform back into a dragon body, and then sweep away the golden carriage on the spot.
The honor guard opened the way in front, and the golden carriage Xiao Tingyun was sitting on walked in the middle, followed by five thousand Xingce troops with live ammunition.
Although the parade road had already been cleared by the Imperial Guards, and a human wall had even been set up, the people in the imperial city were still standing behind the human wall on both sides.
On this day, almost all the people in the imperial city came out. They watched the golden carriage slowly passing by with excitement and joy. Everyone piously and spontaneously saluted the young emperor sitting in the golden carriage.
The fireworks in the sky were still blooming, and people on both sides of the street also bought flowers with their own money. When the carriage passed by, they threw the flowers in their hands in the direction of the carriage.
The young emperor sat in the carriage and waved to them, with a gentle smile on his handsome face.
When the emperor was parading through the streets, Long Jiu and Mrs. Lu did not follow him to watch the excitement. Instead, they were led directly into the palace by the palace attendants.
The original Prince's Palace was renamed Haqing Haiyan Palace and became the palace where the emperor lived.
Long Jiu and Mrs. Lu came here to rest temporarily. The old butler Qian Bo was obviously very familiar with this place. As soon as he came in, he immediately led the waiters in the palace to prepare tea and lunch.
This is the second time Mrs. Lu has come here. The last time she came here was more than ten years ago. At that time, the late emperor had just died. She came with Lu Junxiao. Because she was worried about her young nephew, Mrs. Lu did not go to discuss the matter. Instead of visiting the palace, I came here to see my little nephew.
Mrs. Lu, who came here at that time, was naturally not in the mood to appreciate the scenery of the Prince's Palace, so after coming this time, she couldn't help but look around curiously.
Long Jiu had lived here before, so she was a little more familiar with it than Mrs. Lu. After seeing Mrs. Lu's curious look, she said thoughtfully: "Auntie, I will accompany you here after dinner."
After hearing this, Mrs. Lu immediately said happily: "That's a good relationship. I heard that this palace is still the same as when the late Emperor Zhaoxu was in the crown prince." She originally meant the prince, but as soon as she said the words, she realized that the current nephew was not the prince. So he immediately changed his words and said: "It was carefully prepared by the late Emperor Zhaoxu before His Majesty was born. It is said that it is not as good as the Emperor's Palace where the late Emperor himself lived back then."
Long Jiu asked curiously: "Have you never been here before?"
Mrs. Lu's smile paused, and then sighed: "I came here more than ten years ago, but that time I came to discuss the death of the late emperor, so I was not in the mood to take a look here at that time."
When Long Jiu heard this, he quickly said: "Then you can take a walk today. There are not many antique buildings like this nowadays. The remaining ones are all built by some movie and TV city to shoot costume movies and TV series. Those are all empty frames, naturally not as good as my brother’s He Qing Hai Yan Palace.”
Mrs. Lu laughed again, nodded and said: "No, I went to the mother planet with your uncle several years ago. Because your uncle was there, I was bold enough to go and see the land of China. Looking around, it’s a pity that many places of interest there were destroyed in the great disaster, and now only some scattered ruins can be found.”
Long Jiu was very interested in the great disaster that had happened on the earth. In addition, the two of them had nothing to do now, so they just chatted with Mrs. Lu to pass the time, so he asked: "I am not good at history. I was not good at it before." If you don’t like reading this, can you tell me more about that catastrophe? According to records in the history of the earth, the reason why humans migrated from their home planet to outer space was because the energy on the earth was exhausted at that time, which led to various destructions. A natural disaster?"
Even though Mrs. Lu was doted on by Lu Junxiao and turned into an innocent person who didn't understand the world, she was a university professor at the highest institution on the Wolf Planet, and she still taught humanities and history.
However, after marrying Lu Junxiao, Lu Junxiao quit his job for his wife. However, although Mrs. Lu quit her job, her knowledge was still firmly in her mind.
Mrs. Lu became even more happy when she saw that Long Jiu was interested in the history of the earth. She took Long Jiu's hand and said happily: "You can say that, but the fundamental reason is that the ancestors of the earth's humans at that time were too ignorant of restraint. In the later period of the earth's humanity, because of The shortage of energy was so severe that countries at that time fought fiercely to snatch this energy. Although people at that time were not as technological as we are now, there was no shortage of large-scale thermal weapons. After all countries started to fight, they naturally used those weapons. , thus making the already harsh environment due to energy scarcity even worse.”
Long Jiu clicked his tongue and said: "So, this is the death of human beings themselves, and in the end the bitter consequences also fall on their own heads."
"Yes." Mrs. Lu nodded in agreement, and said in a sigh: "There was probably a disaster that almost wiped out the entire species. Therefore, after humans finally left their home planet and entered the interstellar world, they also began to pay attention to protecting the environment on the new planet. ”
"Then that's how the natural disasters on the earth came about?" Long Jiu asked.
Mrs. Lu nodded and said seriously: "Because of the harsh environment, first the extreme changes in weather, then the melting of glaciers, releasing the ancient viruses sealed in the ice, followed by various viral infections. Coupled with the volcanic eruption , major earthquakes, tsunamis, etc., if human scientists had not developed and built a spacecraft that could be carried into space in the late Earth era, humankind would have been extinct in that catastrophe."
Long Jiu nodded thoughtfully, and then asked: "The world was so chaotic at that time, but nothing happened. Did people come out to save the world?"
Mrs. Lu was confused by her question and asked confusedly: "What are you referring to?"
salvation?
In such a catastrophe, which human being can be powerful enough to save the world?
Long Jiu smiled. This time he was not tactful, but said bluntly: "I mean the gods."
Long Jiu didn't know whether there would be gods in other places, but the land of China at that time was always protected by gods.
Faced with such a catastrophe at that time, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is the danger of annihilation. It is impossible for those guardian gods not to show up and do something. Moreover, China has always produced capable people, and there are many practitioners with real abilities. It is impossible not to do something.
But Mrs. Lu was a little surprised. She looked at Long Jiu who was looking at him seriously and smiled, and said happily: "You are so young, but you still believe in these things?"
But Long Jiu looked at her and said seriously: "Auntie, people don't have to believe in ghosts and gods, but they still have to be in awe. I know that as technology becomes more and more developed, humans no longer believe in ghosts and gods, and they are even more respectful of the ancient gods. I sneer at the practice of 'don't ask the common people but the ghosts and gods', but the legends from ancient times have never been groundless."
Mrs. Lu was stunned by her serious attitude.
Long Jiu solemnly said: "I can't guarantee other places, but the land of China has always been protected by gods. Not to mention the distance, the four guardian gods of Qinglong, White Tiger, Suzaku, and Xuanwu who guard the four directions of China. It really exists."
Madam Lu originally wanted to persuade Long Jiu not to believe these legends, but when the words came to her lips, she suddenly remembered the video of the real dragon appearing on the North Sea, the mother planet, that she and Lu Junxiao had seen on the interstellar network last time. Madam Lu immediately Speechless.
She wanted to say where there were real gods from all directions, but a real dragon appeared.
Mrs. Lu slowly gained some awe in her heart, and she said uneasily and hesitantly: "But at the end of the Earth Age, there was no record of the appearance of gods."
Long Jiu also felt confused. Could it be that after humans forgot about the gods, did the gods also abandon humans?
Then Long Jiu saw the entanglement in Mrs. Lu's eyes. It was probably because her outlook on life had been impacted and it was hard to accept. Long Jiu immediately smiled and said: "I'm just talking, I can't take it seriously. Don't think too much about it. That time has passed. It has been more than two thousand years, and it would be really stupid to take things seriously at this time."
After hearing this, Mrs. Lu smiled, as if she was relieved, and said: "Then don't think about it seriously, otherwise my three views will really be subverted. This will be too annoying."
"Yeah." Long Jiu said with a smile: "If you don't believe it, it doesn't exist. But I still say that, even if you don't believe it, you must maintain a sense of awe."
Mrs. Lu nodded with a smile, then sighed and frowned: "Actually, sometimes I would rather that such things as ghosts and gods really exist, especially when those evil people do all kinds of evil and bad things, and when those innocent victims When an injustice is redressed, I very much hope that there will be retribution in the world."
I don’t know what Mrs. Lu was thinking, but she always loved to smile, but there was a touch of sadness on her face.
Long Jiu looked at her frown, a flash of understanding flashed in his eyes, and then said with a smile: "There is still karma and retribution. They all say that the way of heaven is reincarnation. If you don't believe it, look up and see who will be spared by heaven. Sometimes you have done everything you can. It’s not that evil deeds go unpunished, it’s just that the time has not yet come. Once that time comes, it will be time for those people to pay their debts.”
Mrs. Lu thought about her words carefully, then looked at her with a smile and said, "You are right. I didn't expect you to believe this at such a young age."
Long Jiu smiled and said nothing, acquiescing that he believed in these things.
Upon seeing this, Mrs. Lu shook her head and laughed, and then she seemed to think of something again. Her eyes looking at Long Jiu became a little hesitant to say, as if she wanted to say something, but felt embarrassed or embarrassed to say it.
Long Jiu looked at her expression and asked with a smile: "What does aunt want to say? You don't have to feel embarrassed, just say it."
Mrs. Lu sighed softly when she heard this, then lowered her voice and asked cautiously: "I heard that Your Majesty locked up that woman?"
Long Jiu understood that she was asking Lu Qingzhu. She remained calm and asked, "Is it what you want to ask, or is it for someone else?"
Mrs. Lu waved her hands repeatedly and said, "Don't think too much, little girl. I'm not asking for anyone, it's what I want to ask myself."
Long Jiu smiled and said truthfully: "It's locked up, in the dungeon in the Prince's Mansion."
Madam Lu's expression changed slightly. She probably didn't expect the person to be locked up in the Prince's Mansion. She was stunned and said, "Why would Your Majesty lock someone up in the Prince's Mansion?"
Long Jiu: "I'm afraid I won't be able to lock him up anywhere else. There is only the dungeon of the Prince's Mansion. No one can get him out under my brother's eyes."
Mrs. Lu hesitated for a moment and asked, "Can I go see her?"
Long Jiu looked at her in surprise, probably wondering why she wanted to see Lu Qingzhu.
Mrs. Lu said helplessly: "I have no other intention, I just want to see her. When I first married your uncle, she was also preparing to get married. Although your uncle has always been very good to me, when I finally She is a new daughter-in-law, and when she first married into the Lu family, there was only such a sister-in-law in the family, so at that time she would come to accompany me to relieve my boredom whenever she had free time, which helped me relieve a lot of embarrassment."
Mrs. Lu was nostalgic for old friendships. Even if she didn't understand how a good sister-in-law could become so vicious, she still hated this sister-in-law because of the young Xiao Tingyun at that time. But when she first married into the Lu family, this sister-in-law also Be truly kind to yourself.
Although she now knows that she should not come up with such rude ideas, Mrs. Lu still feels a little unbearable when she thinks of the sister-in-law who accompanied her at the Lu family back then.
Long Jiu saw the embarrassment in Mrs. Lu's expression. After thinking about it, she said, "It's better not to meet my aunt. I'm afraid you will be frightened if you do, and my uncle may be angry."
Mrs. Lu was stunned, "Why am I scared?"
Long Jiu said seriously: "You probably don't know the details. My uncle was afraid of scaring you, so he didn't tell you everything. The woman in the dungeon now is not a person. You are really not suitable to see her."
Mrs. Lu took a breath and said in disbelief: "What do you mean by not being a person? Girl, tell me truthfully, what happened to her? Why are you all afraid of scaring me?"
Long Jiu looked at her in embarrassment, thinking that the photos of monsters that Xiao Tingyun had posted on the Interstellar Network had been quietly processed by Lu Junxiao, so they were not allowed to be seen by Mrs. Lu. With the Lu family's status and power on the Wolf Planet, Lu Junxiao didn't want his wife to see those photos, so Mrs. Lu really couldn't see them, and no one on the Wolf Planet dared to tell Mrs. Lu about it. Son.
Mrs. Lu took a deep breath and said firmly: "Just tell me, I'm not afraid."
Long Jiu then hesitated and said: "She is no longer a human being, and she doesn't look like a human being. Has my uncle ever told you about her collusion with the Abyss Clan?"
Mrs. Lu nodded with an ugly face, "I said that the old man was so angry because of this incident."
Long Jiu said helplessly: "She was so courageous that she took the Abyssal Clan's gene fragment and put it into her own gene chain. Now she is a synthetic biochemical person of the Abyssal Clan and human beings. She looks like an individual... A spider the size of a small car."
Mrs. Lu's face turned pale instantly.
Long Jiu gestured: "The body is the body of a spider, but there is a head on it. Because of her monster appearance, my brother was worried about locking her up elsewhere, so he locked her up in the dungeon of the Prince's Mansion. ”
Mrs. Lu shook her hand and knocked over the tea cup at hand. The tea spilled down the table and onto her clothes, but she didn't seem to notice, her whole body was trembling.
"She she is"
Mrs. Lu was angry and scared, but she wanted to say something unpleasant, but because of her own restraint, she was unable to say an unpleasant word in the end.
Long Jiu was startled, and quickly took a tissue and wiped the tea on his clothes, "Auntie, calm down, don't make yourself so angry."
Although Mrs. Lu and this sister-in-law didn't get along for too long at home, they were still biological sisters-in-law. Moreover, the old lady of the Lu family said that an eldest sister-in-law is like a mother, so Mrs. Lu, the eldest sister-in-law, consciously took on this responsibility.
After all, she is a university professor, teaching humanities and history. Mrs. Lu’s temperament has a bit of ancient ethics.
She was so angry that her eyes were red and misty. Even though she was extremely angry, she didn't say a harsh word. She just choked and said: "Why did she become like this?!"
Long Jiu also sighed. In fact, what she wanted to say more was - not why that woman became like this, but that she was this kind of person in the first place, but she had hidden it deeply in the past, even to her closest family members. Couldn't find it.
That's how women are born. Although the old saying goes that human nature is inherently good, some people are born with bad qualities and cannot change them no matter how they educate them.
(End of chapter)
