Chapter 398 A hug after a long separation

Author: Guiyin

Chapter 398 A hug after a long separation

In the evening, Nishizawa Palace.

Shikodi, who returned to the main space, avoided all the patrolling royal guards and entered the queen's palace with ease.

Although the trip to the "Final Battle Ground" was only three days, when Shikodi returned here again, he felt like he was in another world.

She took off her hunting jacket that was covered in dust and even had a few fraying spots on it. She hesitated for a moment and did not throw it into the "used clothes basket". Instead, she stuffed it into her backpack and prepared to take it away later.

When acting, you need to do a complete set.

Since she left without telling everyone, and since she declared to the outside world that she was "accompanying her mother who was feeling unwell," she would not have left behind a pair of dusty old clothes, making people wonder what she had done.

After cleaning her body and putting on the long-lost black gilt-patterned dress, the brand-new emperor's eldest daughter tidied up her appearance in the bathroom, slowly corrected her slightly sharp eyebrows and eyes due to running around and fighting, and allowed herself to regain her composure.

To the usual "elegant princess" state.

In addition, she also found a small glass bottle in the bathroom, tied a rope around the mouth of the bottle and hung it around her neck to provide shelter for the little carp that left with her.

...It’s really a small one.

The "carp egg" is only about the size of a sesame seed. How big can the little carp hatched from it be?

Anyway, for Shikodi, she had to hold it on her fingertips and squint her eyes toward the sun to see clearly that there was a little life there.

Because it is so small, this young carp has not even grown the fine white scales of its father. Its whole body is slightly transparent, and it flaps its wings in the wind like a small insect.

It hugged the 3.8-carat diamond given to her by Shikoti like it was holding a huge mountain, which made Shikoti worried that it would be crushed to death accidentally...

However, the small size of the young carp bird also has its advantages. She can just find a small bottle for it and carry it with her, without having to bother to explain the origin of this strange and extraordinary creature - they won't notice it anyway.

When Shikodi walked out of the room, her father and mother were still awake.

There was always a gentle and tranquil smile on the Queen Mother's lips, but the eyes looking at her seemed a little helpless; while the father sat on the lacquered sandalwood chair, his face as calm as a sculpture under the half-lit night light.

Shikodi was slightly nervous - because she persuaded her mother to act as an "accomplice" when she left, but she didn't let her father, who had always been rigid, know about it.

At this moment, I feel like a rebellious girl who cheated on her family and was caught by her father.

While looking at each other, her father spoke first: "Back?"

"Um."

"Did it go well?"

“It went very smoothly.”

"The excuse of 'asking for leave' is not bad, but if someone takes a closer look, it will still be full of flaws." Father said in a calm tone.

Shikodi raised his head.

For example, the serious words, those spoken by her father surprised her even more.

She originally thought that her rebellious behavior would be severely reprimanded, just like when she saw that she wore inappropriate clothes and said inappropriate words.

But unexpectedly, her father didn't seem to be so opposed to it.

"I'll take care of it," Shikoti said.

So my father slowly relaxed his frown.

Few people know that among the direct members of the Nishizawa royal family, the one who once rebelled most fiercely against tradition was not the princes and princesses, but the current Emperor Nishizawa.

When he was young, Emperor Nishizawa wanted to be an astronaut and take a look at the aqua blue world beyond the sky. He prepared for this for a long time, and even went against tradition and applied for the Imperial Aerospace Academy, where he ranked first overall

Graduated with honors.

But what stood in front of him was a huge resistance that he had never imagined - even if he had such a dazzling transcript and diploma, no aerospace department dared to accept the future Emperor Nishizawa.

All the resumes he submitted came to nothing, the officials in charge pretended to be deaf and dumb in front of a secret order from the cabinet, and the teacher with whom he had the best relationship closed the door on him after disclosing some information.

In the end, all the resistance, all the struggles, all the shouts turned into nothingness, just like a colorful soap bubble that will be popped one day, just like a rebellious wealthy wanderer who will inherit the family when his father gets old.

Industry.

The boy who wanted to become an astronaut was eventually killed in all his dreams and was tied to a false position of honor.

He became the old-fashioned and erudite Emperor Caesar in the eyes of outsiders. He squatted in the palace every day to study historical materials. He was unsmiling, uninterested in worldly affairs, and had no interest in power. Even when the heir was still underage, he took the only job of Emperor Caesar -

He signed various documents as a courtesy—thrown them to Shikodi.

No one knows what he is thinking.

He closed his heart early and behaved more and more like an Emperor Caesar who satisfied the world. Even his wife and daughter could not get close to the real him.

Only at this moment, Shikodi seemed to get a glimpse of the real him from under his heavy shell.

He hopes from the bottom of his heart... that his children can have their own lives.

Shikodi lowered his eyes and smiled.

She stepped forward, opened her arms, and gave her father and mother a hug after a long absence.

…

After learning the news that Shikodi was coming back, Shikodi's secretary was already waiting for her at the gate of the palace.

When Shikodi appeared, this woman who was trained as a royal etiquette officer and received higher education meticulously bowed and said hello: "Good evening, Your Highness."

"Good evening, Alice."

"How is Her Royal Highness the Queen's physical condition?"

"It's okay now."

"Thank you ancestors for your glorious blessing... Your Highness, are you very busy these days?"

"A little bit."

"Your Highness, please take care of yourself."

"I will."

Even so, Alice actually still had a slight doubt in her heart.

Because in the past three days, Shikodi claimed to be "accompanying the mother who is unwell", but in fact she was completely out of contact. She did not answer calls or respond to messages, even the greetings sent by Alice.

Reply - This has never happened before.

However, Alice made a circumstantial inquiry to the medical officers in the palace, but found that Her Royal Highness the Queen had no records of consultations or reports of physical discomfort in recent days. At the same time, the Queen's secretary was on leave and had no idea what had happened in the palace recently.

She knew nothing about it - I heard that Her Royal Highness the Queen had given her a special holiday a few days ago, just the day before Shikodi proposed to visit her mother.

This series of doubts and coincidences made Alice involuntarily have some doubts: Is His Highness Cody Nishizawa, who has not been heard from for these three days, really in the palace?
Chapter completed!