The day after the speech, the celebration banquet was held as scheduled. The entire imperial capital seemed to have returned to the New Year, with the streets and alleys crowded with people and a lively atmosphere filling the entire city. The officers and soldiers who participated in the crusade were given a rare vacation under the order of Princess Liliana and were able to enjoy this "banquet" that belonged to them.
The returning crusaders are undoubtedly the protagonists of the celebration banquet. As long as they are willing to reveal their identities or are recognized when walking on the street, they will be entertained for free in restaurants and pubs. The surrounding residents will surround them in the center and ask questions about the crusade. Rebel process.
Many young officers and soldiers who participated in the crusade had never enjoyed such good treatment. Although they were surrounded like stars holding the moon, they thought they had not done anything extraordinary.
The crusade against the rebels, under the arrangement and planning of all parties, held an overwhelming advantage throughout the process. What they needed to consider was not how to kill the enemy efficiently, but to protect the lives of the border residents and minimize losses.
In the eyes of imperial officers and soldiers, this is their duty rather than merit.
Faced with curious inquiries from neighbors, what they said was somewhat dry as they were unwilling to add fuel to the fire. In order not to spoil everyone's interest, they will then turn to the content of last night's speech.
This became the invariant operation of most officers and soldiers in crusade.
Coincidentally, the content of that speech was what the people of the Imperial City were concerned about, and they were very excited to talk about this topic. As the chat progresses, the officers and soldiers who first raised the topic with purpose will also be immersed in the discussion:
Worried about the cunning of the enemy hiding in the dark, praising the regent's unparalleled resourcefulness, praising Hope's outstanding performance, doubting the very similar appearance between Wright and the regent, and the enemy's true purpose of kidnapping him...
The effects that An wanted to achieve through his speech were being revealed one by one as time went by.
On the second day of the celebration banquet, Leonhardt, who could not bear his temper, took his escorts, disguised themselves, and went to the streets and alleys to guard the rats that were most likely to do something small during this period.
He plans to use these traces of mice to find as many clues as possible about the true identity of the mastermind behind the scenes. Even if the mastermind behind the scenes can hold his temper, it doesn't matter. This trip should be regarded as maintaining order and preventing the enemy from making big moves.
Erlan thought this was a good idea and sent some people out to act as eyes and ears. Then he felt uneasy and ran out himself.
Liliana will stay in the main hall to study government affairs and deal with the problems of prisoners. Xiaoyue is accompanying her. Wright also secretly returned home yesterday morning under the protection of Floya to report that she was safe.
After a long absence, only the people from the theater troupe were left in the side hall of the palace.
"Aren't you going to do something?" Hairen looked at An, who was sitting on the sofa leisurely drinking tea, and felt a sense of dislocation.
Since arriving in the imperial capital again, An has been busy day and night for everyone's safety. Most of the time, she just casually eats, which is worrying but helpless. Now An has a completely different demeanor. Although everyone is happy that he can have some time to relax, it seems so abrupt at this very critical time.
Everyone was afraid that Ann was just pretending to be like this in order to reassure them who were powerless.
"If there's anything we can do, just say it. It doesn't matter if you don't. We will stay here well and won't disrupt any of your arrangements." Bai Ye stepped forward, her eyebrows filled with lingering sorrow.
Seeing their important companions working so hard but being unable to provide effective help, an uncomfortable feeling of powerlessness filled the hearts of every member of the troupe.
An paused while holding the tea cup.
He looked at his sister Miko who was sitting on his left, Jerry and Otoru who were opposite him, and Liu Ge who was walking over with a fruit plate. Everyone in the theater troupe was looking at him with the same eyes... except for the one who was sitting on his right. Miku, she was snickering.
The feeling of being cared about by your partners is naturally pleasant, but since you receive such care, you cannot sink into it. You must have the same response.
"Don't think too much, it's just because they have already taken the necessary measures, and I don't have to take any more... There is no need to add any extraneous things, so I am very free." An looked at each other with his companions, "Just in time, I can take the opportunity to rest. Rest. Sitting with everyone like this, without having to think about anything else, I’m actually quite happy.”
The members of the troupe headed by Mei Ke looked at An seriously, and everyone was trying to tell whether he was lying.
An couldn't help laughing: "I didn't lie to you, really... stop laughing, help me prove it!"
He squeezed Miku's shoulder.
"Haha, it's true. He doesn't have to do anything else today." Miku covered his mouth and laughed.
After Miku, who was already considered the closest to An, explained, everyone dared to believe that he was not forcing himself.
It's already hard to not be able to help. If An is required to take care of his own mood all the time on top of that, then everyone really doesn't know how to face him.
After confirming that An's leisurely look was not a pretense, everyone called him to take a good rest now. As soon as Liuge put down the fruit plate, the others quickly filled up the snacks, tea and water, and they just had to bring tea and water.
"There's no need for this... let's just chat." An was flattered and held up the tea that her usually lazy sister filled for him herself, and said with a smile, "Actually, I have something to ask you guys about."
"Just ask me anything!" Everyone in the theater troupe said in unison.
An looked at Miku, who nodded to him.
After thinking about it for a while, An asked: "Everyone, do you think I have changed much compared to before?"
"If you say it's small, say it's big." Although he was a little confused, Jerry still said truthfully, "You showed your talent when you first joined the group. You learned everything very quickly. After two years of experience, After three performances, you can hold up the stage by yourself. As for recently... I think you just fully demonstrated your inherent talents, which is definitely different from the past."
"Do you feel that you have entered the role of 'Leko' too deeply?" Otoru explained the reason why his brother said so much.
An shook his head: "It's not that I'm too involved in the drama. It would be okay if it was just like this. I recently remembered that I actually met the regent once when I was very young. Speaking of which, he was still the benefactor of my sister and me..."
Mei Ke's eyes moved slightly.
Since An thought of Leko, it meant that he knew that their parents had...
Giving her sister a no-worry look, An continued: "If I were just acting, I wouldn't be able to confuse myself with the character. The problems I encountered were... quite bizarre."
Everyone's attention was focused, especially Meiko's.
As for An's problems, Mei Ke, who had watched him grow up since childhood, could not have been unaware of it. She only saw Miku helping An stabilize his condition, so she didn't ask too much.
In fact, Mei Ke was also confused as to why Ann behaved so strangely sometimes.
It didn't take long for Ann to start explaining.
"From time to time, some memory fragments that do not belong to me appear in my mind." An Gang said the words, and everyone exclaimed.
Last night, when she and Miku had discussed making the matter public, An had anticipated the scene at this time.
He gave his companions time to react, and after a while he continued: "Judging from the content of the memories, these memories probably belong to the regent..."
An explained all the current memory fragments as best as he could, and everyone finally understood why even they couldn't tell the difference between An's performance of Leko.
"This is... too outrageous." After a while, Mei Ke sighed.
Hairen was still in disbelief: "If it's just amnesia or déjà vu, how could another person's memory appear in one person's mind?!"
"These memories have a great impact on you?" Jerry looked serious.
"I was a little scared at first, yes, but..." An and Miku clasped their fingers, "It gets better after that. I won't forget who I am."
"..." Jerry looked at the little movements of the two people and didn't know what to say for a moment.
Everyone's suspicions and worries were reduced a lot because of the atmosphere that quickly spread between the person involved and his fiancée.
"In other words, the current impact of these memories on you is all positive?" Bai confirmed again.
An thought for a while and said: "It opened up a lot of ideas for me, allowing me to have relatively complete solutions to problems. It also provided a lot of help when I played the role of the regent. I can't say there are no negative effects, but It only causes me to have uncontrollable impulses at a certain moment, and it doesn’t last long.”
Listening to An's story, Liu Ge had a shocking thought: "In other words, the memory of the Imperial Regent is a useful 'gift' to you?"
The word "gift" is special to Liu Ge. For her, life in a theater company is a gift from God.
At the lowest point in her life, she once wanted to sacrifice herself at the cost of self-destruction and let the scumbag who caused everything suffer the punishment he deserved. However, the reforms brought about by the Imperial Regent exempted her from this price, allowing her to Later I had the opportunity to join a theater troupe.
For Leko, Liuge not only respects him, but also feels grateful. Now that she heard An's words, she couldn't help but think that this might also be a "gift."
It just sounds a bit scary.
"Gift?!"
Not only Miku and the others were shocked by Ruka's idea, An's eyes also widened.
"Treat memory as a gift..." Jerry murmured, "Is it really a human being who can do such a thing?"
"...that would be it?"
God? Angel?
Perhaps only similar beings can do such incredible things.
So--
Could it be Lecco who did this?
Including An, everyone had the same question in their mind.
