Zhou Jinru looked in the direction of the sound and saw nothing. Except for the waiter standing in the corner, he and the queen were the only ones in the restaurant.
"You're always distracted."
The queen noticed something strange about Zhou Jinru and put down the knife and fork in her hand.
Zhou Jinru shook his head: "I want to go out for a walk. You know, I am a wanderer and have never been to the palace. This place makes me feel depressed."
"Okay, you can move around in the front hall. My female officer will take you there. Don't run around. The structure of the palace is very complicated. Don't get lost."
Zhou Jinru nodded and walked away backwards. His eyes fell on the queen's face. It was Wei Na's face, but the expression and posture were different.
His eyes moved downwards, and the last thing he saw was the Holy Sword of Eden leaning on his hand.
The Queen has a habit of touching the sword from time to time even when eating. If she doesn't observe it deliberately, she will easily ignore this action, at least subconsciously she will think it is normal.
Zhou Jinru followed the female officer out of the restaurant. On the way to the front hall, the female officer asked curiously: "Sir, what exactly did the Queen say to you?"
"You should ask the Queen."
"No, I don't dare to ask, I don't dare to take the initiative to ask the Queen."
As when we arrived, the front hall was quiet and there was no one.
Standing at the top of the brightly lit marble corridor, Zhou Jinru held his hands on the guardrail and looked down. He didn't know when three phantoms appeared on the ground.
"Your Majesty, the two Dukes are waiting for you in the study."
The tall man holding the little girl nodded and squatted down in front of the little girl: "Sorry, daddy has some things to deal with. I will stay with you later."
The little girl couldn't hide her disappointed look: "That's it..."
"Dad means what he says, look what is this?"
There is a pair of rivets in the man's palm, the kind that can be found everywhere, even on the roadside.
"This one is given to you as dad's promise. It belongs to you. Remember, it can only be given to the most important person."
Holding the rivets in her small hands, the girl looked at the man's retreating back, and they slowly disappeared.
"gentlemen."
With a call, Zhou Jinru came back to his senses and knew that the female officer was standing behind him.
He asked: "This place is quite big. Why does it seem like only Her Majesty the Queen lives here?"
"This is the palace, and of course there is only Her Majesty the Queen. Is there anything wrong?"
Zhou Jinru said nothing.
The king is not the only one who lives in Victoria's palace. Some members of the royal family will stay in the palace. The front hall serves as the political center, where many officials work, and it is also the core of the country.
Along the way, he saw nothing, except for the sculpture-like guards, and the only active people except the queen, and the female officer behind him.
"Are there no officers on duty during the day?"
"Yes, it happened to be a day off, so they didn't come."
That's too coincidental, there aren't any? There is no one on duty even at night.
Zhou Jinru sighed and said proactively: "Her Majesty the Queen asked me if I could stay. I guess she wants me to be a court poet, and maybe she likes my storytelling skills."
The female officer affirmed: "Sir, you should consider the Queen's suggestion. The Queen has been really lonely for so long. She has been waiting for someone. She can't wait no matter how hard she waits, even if she searches everyone in Londinium. , are not what she is looking for.”
"Actually, I'm also looking for someone."
Zhou Jinru tilted his head, supported the guardrail with both hands, jumped down from the guardrail more than four meters high, and landed smoothly on the ground.
His actions shocked the female officer and she shouted: "Sir, it's very dangerous!"
Zhou Jinru didn't seem to hear the shouts behind him. He saw a small figure and quickened his pace to follow him, walking through a long corridor and arriving at a storage room at the end.
Opening the door, a disassembled steam mecha appeared in front of him.
The metal shell has mottled marks and several holes on the surface, as if it had been beaten with some sharp weapon. It was obvious that this piece of equipment had been eliminated. The internal power device had been removed and thrown aside. It did not have any mobility.
The little girl's figure was just a few meters away, staring intently at the steam mecha, holding a small hammer in her hand. She was thinking about how to find more secrets in this big guy.
Suddenly, there was a burst of noise outside and the sound of running feet, making it impossible to quiet down.
The little girl glanced at the clock hanging on the wall. It was now half past ten in the evening, and it was almost time to go to bed.
Zhou Jinru also followed her line of sight and looked over. The clock froze at that moment. The little girl's shadow passed through his body, opened the door and ran out.
Following her footsteps, more and more shadows appeared around her. They surrounded the marble corridor in the front hall, making frightened sounds.
Guardsmen with weapons ran over en masse to take control of the situation.
No one paid attention to that small figure. She squeezed into the crowd with difficulty. It was a body lying in a pool of blood. Judging from the angle, it seemed that it had fallen from a high place.
"dad……"
Someone finally noticed her existence, and bursts of sighs hit her fragile heart. The sadness and pain had not defeated her yet, because of the rivet in her hand.
"I've been waiting for someone."
All the shadows disappeared, and the queen wearing a golden crown stood not far away. Her expression was indifferent, but her tone was indescribably sad.
She couldn't wait for the person who made the promise.
"I don't know if he'll come again."
The Queen held the Holy Sword of Eden in her hand and walked forward step by step. She asked the previous question again.
"Would you like to stay?"
Before Zhou Jinru could answer, she continued: "I'm wondering if you are that special person. If you are willing to stay, as the queen's husband, you will have a title of duke and the title of prince, and all the subjects of this country will Respect you for as long as you want.”
Zhou Jinru was speechless. Every time Weina said she wanted to be a prince, she would stop mid-sentence. Now she said it completely. The temptation can be imagined. She usually yelled, "I don't want to work hard anymore. Wait until the opportunity comes." When it was in front of him, he didn't want it at all.
"Vina, is this life what you want?"
Zhou Jinru looked around. The magnificent palace was filled with guards who were loyal to the queen and female officials who took care of everything in life. But other than that, there was nothing left. There were no living people and no life.
This palace is a tomb, where a little girl is buried.
"what are you saying?"
Zhou Jinru smiled bitterly and said, "Can you remember who I am?"
"Who are you? I don't think I've ever asked you what your name is."
"Weina, I am Zhou Jinru, and I am A Guang."
When he said the name, the queen looked dazed, took two steps back at a loss, and covered her forehead with her left hand.
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