Endless Silver Machine

Several days have passed since the expeditionary ocean fleet was successfully transferred back to port.

Lan Ming is currently reading official documents in his dormitory. Most of the official documents are related to the establishment of diplomatic relations between the Bisi Empire and the Tebiri Kingdom.

A few months ago, the two countries established a contract for cooperative reconstruction. In addition to reconstruction work, exchanges in trade and other aspects have gradually increased.

Today, the Tebiri Kingdom has begun regular trade with the Bis Empire. This is the best proof that the relationship between the two countries has taken a big step forward.

There was a polite knock on the door, and Lan Ming knew that it was Charlotte, who had just left the room, who had returned.

"Please come in."

After receiving Lan Ming's response, Xia Luo walked into the bedroom.

Originally she would have stayed here, but after receiving a notification from the castle knight, she temporarily left her dormitory.

"Charlotte, what happened just now?"

"Well, His Royal Highness the Second Prince Philip Iela has come to visit you and is waiting in the living room."

"Brother Royal?"

Lan Ming felt a little strange. Since she had not received any advance notice of the visit, she was completely unprepared.

"It's not convenient for the knight to stop him, so he can only temporarily ask him to wait in the drawing room."

"I know, I'll be there right away."

…………

As soon as he saw Lan Ming's figure appearing in the living room, Philip Yiela, who was sitting on the high-end sofa, stood up.

"Brother Emperor, why did you come here without prior notice?"

"It's nothing, I just want to see you suddenly. Isn't this the right reason?"

"Of course not."

Lan Ming sat down opposite Philip Yiela with some dissatisfaction, and he also sat down with Lan Ming.

"First of all, I'm here to congratulate you." Philip Iela still squinted his eyes with an unknown smile, "So far, the royal family has not had a direct conflict with the Senate. You broke this precedent, and you also won perfectly. ”

"I seem to have done something bad."

Lan Ming heard this meaning from his words.

"I have never said such a thing. The relationship between the royal family and the Senate is reciprocal. To the outside world, the Senate and the royal family have the same status. What you have done is just bringing things hidden under the water to the surface. It's off the table. As for whether it's the right approach, we can't see the effect yet."

"Brother, the emperor came here today, shouldn't it be just to discuss whether it is correct or not?"

"Haha, have you discovered the reason why I want to chat with you for a while..." Philip Yiela opened his narrowed eyes slightly, his smile still undiminished, "How long has it been since you visited?" Zi Ming?"

"..."

Lan Ming couldn't answer because she didn't want to answer at all.

"That's true. I heard that her health has deteriorated, and I wanted to get some news from you."

"...I'll go see her right away."

"How did we meet? Do you want to just barge in like me?"

Lan Ming said nothing. The same approach has completely different meanings for myself and Philip Yiela.

"You know the reason why Zi Ming's body is like this, right?"

"……I know."

Because the "Iela" family has incomplete magic equipment capabilities...

"The root ruins of the 'Zhulong Rongjin' are recorded outside the national border. If Zi Ming is concerned..."

Lan Ming could not fail to hear the hidden meaning in Philip Yiela's words.

"Is your brother on that side?"

"Yes."

Philip Yiela's answer made Lan Ming speechless for a moment. She did not expect to get such an answer at all.

The imperial brother, who always agreed to his requests, stood in a different position from himself at this moment.

Maybe even earlier...

"Don't worry, I haven't told you anything you asked me to do before."

"Why……"

The family he thought he could trust turned out to be contrary to his hopes, and Lan Ming's vision became a little blurry.

This is not betrayal, it's just that the two sides have different positions, but Lan Ming still feels a sudden sense of loneliness.

In the vortex of power disputes, the support that I thought I could get leaves me, and I feel a sense of despair like falling from a height.

"I am also from the Yiela family... maybe that side is more suitable for my ideals."

“There’s no way that kind of assertion can lead to a perfect outcome.”

"In this situation, no matter what kind of proposition, it is impossible to get a perfect result, that kind of result only exists in your fantasy."

Philippe Iera fundamentally rejected Lan Ming's ideals.

Lan Ming held back tears. She could not show weakness in front of her "family" who had become "enemies".

Perhaps, I never had a real "family" from the beginning.

The "Iela" family is a royal family, and whether they are willing to accept it or not, the feelings between the family are based on political stances.

Just like this, it only takes one sentence to decide the break of the relationship.

"I came here today just to tell you this. I think I won't have the chance to come in here again."

Philip Yiela looked around the living room, and finally his eyes returned to Lan Ming, who had his head lowered.

"go out……"

She only got these two words from her dearest relative.

…………

Charlotte watched Philip Iela leave the castle. The figure from behind seemed a little different from her impression.

Charlotte, who couldn't understand this sense of violation, walked into the living room.

Lan Ming still buried his head deeply, and turned slightly when he heard the familiar footsteps.

"Lan Ming!"

This was probably the most miserable expression that Xia Luo had ever seen on Lan Ming.

She hurriedly walked to Lan Ming's side. When there was only one step away, Lan Ming snuggled into her arms as if he had found support.

Charlotte didn't expect Lan Ming to do this at all. She had never been looking for someone to cling to like she was now.

The only thing he could do for her was to stroke the princess's luxurious blue hair and let the tears that couldn't flow find someone to talk to.

When the gears of history begin to turn, it means there is no way to go back to the past.