Chapter 66
Why?
Rong Yuan lowered his eyes and did not answer.
He didn't understand the reason when he first arrived at Prison Star, but after so many things happened, Rong Yuan could guess it to some extent, but he was not completely sure, and it was not easy to explain the truth to Amirida.
There was shock and confusion in Emilida's eyes, but she didn't doubt it. She would never doubt Rong Yuan's words, but...Selinda...
In the most difficult times, Serinda, who was not very old at the time, was the support behind them. Amirida always had deep gratitude and respect for her. Therefore, when she later had enough status and power, she stood by Serinda without hesitation. They supported each other through a long time. Amirida thought that their friendship would be as solid as iron and would never change.
But why would Serinda go after Rong Yuan?
Did the imperial power and politics change her? Did she become no longer the girl they knew? Or... did Serinda have some unavoidable reasons?
Emilida sat in silence for a long time, then suddenly stood up and walked out.
"Amy." Rong Yuan's soft call made her stop.
"I'll go ask her! I'll ask her why she did this!" Emilida turned around suddenly, her eyes bright and intimidating. She said, "If she has her own reasons, I'll ask her to tell me and we'll work together to find a solution! If...if...Selinda really changes, then I..." She took a deep breath and said, "Then I will become her enemy too!"
"Not yet." Rong Yuan said, "Selinda should know that no matter how dangerous a place like Prison Planet is in the legend, it is nothing to me." Recalling the mecha that appeared as a giant bomb, Rong Yuan paused and continued, "The subsequent attack was interesting, but it was not her work."
Suddenly, Amirida stared at him with burning eyes, as if she had discovered some loophole.
Rong Yuan was puzzled and asked, "What's wrong?"
Amirida let out a breath, lowered her shoulders, looked at Rong Yuan and said, "So... you are still injured, right?" Rong Yuan had just fooled her with this question, and then used the news of "Pea's awakening" to divert her attention. Now that it was brought up again inadvertently, with Amirida's intelligence, how could she not hear the story behind Rong Yuan's "interesting"?
Rong Yuan spread his hands helplessly and said, "You can see that I have fully recovered. Besides, you know my ability. Ordinary injuries are nothing to me."
——So, it wasn’t just an ordinary injury, right?
Knowing that Rong Yuan didn't want to talk about this matter again, Amirida bit her lip and said no more. But imagining such a scene, she felt more and more sad.
"Even if you encounter a sniper attack, you still believe in Serinda, right?" asked Amirida.
"I'm willing to believe it." Rong Yuan said, "I know what kind of girl I met back then. Even though time has passed and she has changed a lot, there are some things that have never changed."
"...Since you believe it, then I believe it too." Emilida breathed a sigh of relief and said, "For me, there is nothing worse than suspecting a friend of betrayal."
"Yeah, I know." Rong Yuan smiled and said in a low voice.
Amirida took a sip of tea, then thought of the previous topic and asked, "Do you have any clues about the secret organization that killed you?"
"There are a few people who I guess are their members." Rong Yuan said: "But it's better for you not to know until it is confirmed."
Emilida nodded. She understood what Rong Yuan meant. The people from the Maiqie organization might be living near her. If she had a list of suspects in her mind, she would not be able to be completely natural when facing them, and this might attract the attention of those people.
"Then... what can I do?" asked Emilida. Since Rong Yuan specially called her back from the eleventh star of the Imperial Guard, there must be something that only she can do.
Rong Yuan smiled, stretched out his hand, pointed at the ten pots of flowers that were competing for beauty, and said, "Buy a few pots of flowers."
Amirida returned with three pots of flowers.
Her husband Tian Ze is the youngest son of Right Prime Minister Tian Chuan. He is loved by his parents and has a deep relationship with his family. Every time Amirida and his wife return to the Imperial Capital with their children, they do not live in the house under their own name, but in the mansion of the Right Prime Minister.
Therefore, the next day, the three pots of flowers appeared in the reception room where the Right Prime Minister entertained guests, attracting countless admiration and praise.
On the same day, before noon, all ten pots of flowers that Rong Yuan placed on the flower stand had been sold out.
On the third day, within less than half an hour of the store opening, the shelves were cleared out by customers who got up early to buy.
On the fourth day, the store opening time was reduced to only ten minutes.
Same as above on the fifth day.
After that, the flower sales time remained stable at about ten minutes every day. In fact, if Rongyuan's flowers were not posted on Xingwang and pre-sold, customers would inevitably have to compare and select , and this time could be shortened even more.
Ten pots of flowers from a small shop called "Ten Pots of Flowers" quickly ignited the top, richest and most fashion-conscious circle in Ice City.
The shop is called "Ten Pots of Flowers". Every day, there are only ten pots of flowers on the flower racks in the shop. Once they are sold, there will be no more. No matter whether the customers yell "I will pay ten times, sell me one pot!" or "My father is so-and-so, you must sell me this pot of flowers!", it doesn't matter. The owner is very indifferent and very persistent. He will not sell if he doesn't want to sell. Each person is limited to one pot. Once the shelf is empty, he will immediately drive everyone out. The more he does this, the stronger the customers' desire to buy becomes, and they rush to buy like crazy.
There are many rich people on the Imperial Star. Even ordinary citizens have a living standard comparable to that of the "richest" in some backward areas. No matter how expensive the flowers sold in this store are, there will always be more people who can afford them than there are flowers in the store. What's more, there will always be some people in this world who adhere to the shopping principles of "only buy expensive things, not the right things" and "expensive things are right". Although they are often deceived, in most cases, the price and quality of goods are indeed linked. Therefore, buying "both right and expensive" things is their way of shopping. If this thing happens to be very rare, it can become a capital for showing off.
The flowers sold in the shop are the best in terms of fragrance, color, shape and charm.
Not to mention, the owner never sells any two identical flowers.
When someone discovered this and made it public on Starnet, the shopping enthusiasm that had been gradually cooling down suddenly heated up again. Two hours before the store opened every morning, people had already lined up outside the store. Landia didn't have the habit of cutting in line, so after counting the number of people in line, he could only leave in disappointment and vowed to get up earlier the next day.
Serinda, wearing a light blue dress, was leaning against the window, watching a few white birds foraging in the snow outside. Suddenly, she smelled a cool fragrance like ice and snow under the moon. She turned around and saw Lance walking in with a pot of flowers. He carefully placed the pot by the window where she could see it when she turned her head.
There were several large flowers blooming among the slender green leaves, and the light purple petals were curling and spreading, like clouds and mist, which was really beautiful. Although Serinda was not in a good mood, she was still attracted by it. She walked a few steps closer to take a closer look and asked, "What is this?"
"A flower from an alien domain, called the Misty Sea Daisy." Lance looked at her with a smile and said, "A new flower shop has recently opened in the city, specializing in selling all kinds of never-before-seen alien flowers, and it is very popular. I sent people to queue up for three days, and finally bought this pot." As he spoke, he reached out to close the window.
Serinda turned around and saw Lance's actions, and a look of depression appeared on her brows.
Seeing this, Lance gently advised: "You are not feeling well now, so you'd better avoid the wind."
Serinda looked down at the flowers and stopped talking. Lance sighed silently and walked out.
Serinda was ill, just a minor cold, but among all the skilled doctors in the empire, no one could cure her. In just half a month, she became very thin and lost a lot of hair. When she sat by the window looking at the flowers, her frail body seemed like a piece of paper that could be blown away by the wind.
Serinda knew why she was getting sicker and sicker. The doctors probably knew it too, but they didn't dare to say it.
——Every hair, every drop of blood, every cell in her body was resisting being cured. It seemed that as long as she remained "seriously ill", she would not have to face such a situation.
This is a situation where no one can be trusted, no one can be talked to, and everyone around her seems to be deceiving her and taking advantage of her.
But rationally, Serinda knew that she had to get better as soon as possible. No matter how difficult the situation was, she should not be afraid, let alone admit defeat. No matter who the opponent was, she would fight them to the end!
However, her thoughts were one thing, but her body faithfully reflected her inner anger, grief and panic in the form of illness. She couldn't sleep all night, as if there was a fire burning deep in her heart, but her limbs seemed to be tied with iron chains, and it was difficult to even lift them. She sat in her own palace, but it was as if she was sunk in a swamp. The foul muddy water gradually submerged her mouth, nose, ears, and eyes, making her unable to see or hear, and even unable to breathe!
Serinda seemed to be admiring the flowers, but in fact her focus had long been dispersed and her brain was working rapidly, thinking of ways to break the impasse.
"Your Majesty." Lance knocked on the door and came in and said, "Mrs. Emilida is visiting."
