In the dim palace, the emperor sat alone on the throne.
Princess Nankang stood in the distance with her younger brothers and sisters, looking at him with a complicated expression.
The emperor's physical condition is no longer good. To be precise, sitting on the throne for so many years has caused irreversible damage to his body.
He sat there stiffly, with massive amounts of data flowing through his mind along the data lines behind him.
That's all the information about Wang Chuzhong's rebellion.
This rebellion caused a huge blow to the empire's finances, and had an even more devastating impact on the imperial authority.
It allows the world to see the true appearance of imperial power riddled with holes under the fig leaf. Countless careerists and rebels will start here, leading the entire empire into a terrible abyss.
But he was powerless to stop anything anymore.
According to the traditional practice of the royal family, he will finally upload all his consciousness to the server, and leave it to the emperor who succeeds him, together with the consciousness, memory and knowledge of all emperors.
In history, only Sima Zhengdu did not follow this example, and his merits, demerits and evaluation are known to the world.
"Nankang." The emperor suddenly said.
"Father." Princess Nankang took half a step forward, but the guards on both sides did not stop her.
"I really didn't know about Xie Guyan's death in the past," the emperor said.
Princess Nankang did not respond.
She didn't believe what the emperor said. However, the emperor's next words shocked her inexplicably:
"Nankang, Luling, before I die, I planned to choose a good son-in-law for you two from a family of fifth rank."
"But it seems it's too late at this point."
Princess Nankang pondered, while Princess Luling was obviously relieved.
"Shigen." The emperor called again.
Sima Shigen stepped forward, trembling all over.
"Are you afraid?" the emperor asked.
"My son..."
"If you have any ideas, it doesn't matter." The emperor sighed, "In a few hours, you will be the one sitting in this position."
"You will be in control of everything in the entire empire, and you will be able to see its patterns like the palm of your hand; at the same time, you will also shoulder the fate of the entire empire and run towards the future it deserves, whether it is good or bad."
"My son..." Sima Shigen whispered, "My son doesn't want to be the emperor..."
The hall instantly became quiet, or rather...deadly silent.
"Don't want to be the emperor?" the emperor muttered to himself.
Sima Shigen suddenly knelt down, and the young man's thin body shivered in the cold wind.
"Yes." After a long while, the emperor smiled relievedly, "Who would want to sit on this server for the rest of their lives and not be able to leave, lose their joy, anger, sorrow, and joy because of suppressive drugs, and even turn into server data after death?
It’s part of it.”
He stretched out his hand to lift the data cable plugged into his back. The bony palm and the thick optical cable contrasted with each other. The former was already fragile, while the latter was still strong and intact.
"But... Shigen." The emperor murmured again, "If you don't sit in this position, your fate will be even more miserable. Even so, are you willing?"
"Yes." Sima Shigen replied without hesitation.
In his opinion, what could be more tragic than being imprisoned around a server and never being able to leave?
Others are hungry for that throne, but I avoid it like water, fire and wild beasts.
"That's good," the emperor said.
Although his voice remained unchanged, everyone strangely heard a sense of relief in it.
After a while, the emperor remained silent, which made everyone a little strange.
Suddenly, Princess Nankang smelled a subtle burnt smell in the air.
"No!" She was immediately frightened and flew toward the throne.
The synthetic guards on both sides did not stop her because their action programs had been shut down. Before they reached the halfway point, Princess Nankang saw the emperor sitting on the throne in front of her, and was suddenly surrounded by a ball of rising flames.
The computing overload of the throne server caused an overheating fire, which quickly ignited the emperor sitting on it. He struggled subconsciously in the severe pain, but he was restrained by the nerve data cable inserted into his spine, and there was no way to get rid of it.
By the time Princess Nankang rushed to him and pulled him out of the flames, the emperor had already stopped breathing due to extensive burns. His face was charred and dark, his yellow hair was as withered as dead grass, and his eye sockets were deeply sunken.
.
………………
At night in the Cheng clan, Xing Yunzhi had already finished bathing, wiped herself, and left the bathroom.
She was in a very happy mood now, not only because she had just taken a shower, but also because a certain young lady she had been having trouble with had been sent to the emergency room of the hospital.
She is cold and talkative, while Cui Xiaoniang is lively and verbose; she is dignified and reserved, while Cui Xiaoniang is affectionate. She is wholeheartedly doing good for Jinyang, but Cui Xiaoniang only cares about her own happiness, and does not care about the scandal between her and Jinyang. What will she do to Qinghe Cui?
What kind of rift will it bring about between the Cheng family and the Cheng family in the capital of God!
I, Xing Yunzhi, really can’t stand this Miss Cui!!!
But I finally don't have to see her when I fall asleep today... Thinking like this, Xing Yunzhi left the bathroom humming a cheerful song and walked into Cheng Jinyang's bedroom.
Then a certain figure pounced forward.
"Xing Yunzhi, I will bite you to death!" Cui Jinqi, who was sent to the hospital for various tests all day, angrily hugged Xing Yunzhi, who was caught off guard, and then turned around and threw her on the bed.
Cheng Jinyang was lying next to him playing with his mobile phone:???
After he came to his senses, he went over and separated the two girls from the hand-to-hand fight.
Xing Yuan Zhixiang's shoulders were half exposed, and there were red and swollen marks on them from Cui Xiaoniang's pinch. At this time, she just stared at the other party coldly.
Cui Jinqi's hair was disheveled, her eyes were red, her teeth were clenched, her clothes were messy, and she stared back without fear.
"Okay, okay, don't fight anymore." Cheng Jinyang hugged the two girls who were still "fighting" each other with their eyes, and said with a smile, "Everyone, please give me a face and stop fighting, okay? I want to fight.
Fighting in a dream.”
Of course, it is impossible to give face to the naughty man. But what he said later reminded them that due to their identity and family relationship, the two of them cannot have sex with each other in reality, but they can in the dream of infinite resurrection!
Xing Yunzhi threw Cheng Jinyang's hand away, while Cui Jinqi broke away from his arms with a blushing face. The two continued to look at each other for a while, and had reached a preliminary consensus through their eyes:
Very good, let’s go to the dreamland for a passionate battle later!
After a while, Wang Wanrou came in holding a book.
She looked at Xing Yunzhi who was sitting on her bed, silently tidying up the sheets, then at Cui Jinqi who was walking to the bathroom, and finally her eyes fell on Cheng Jinyang.
"You." Miss Wang shook her head.
"What's wrong with me?" Cheng Jinyang was confused.