Chapter 23: The National Crisis**
Angka didn't come until Jace had finished a lecture, and when she arrived, Luo Qingye was already dizzy from listening to the lecture, and she had lost her basic curiosity about meeting the alpha woman.
Paanka was still wearing the silver-white robe, and when he came down from the hornet, his face was tired, and the first thing he said when he saw Anchen was, "This is really a terrible thing." β
Anchen poured her a glass of grape juice: "Drink water first, dear." β
Bai Anka just took a sip, sat down on the chair reserved next to An Chen, and first briefly told An Chen, Jess and Qin Sheng about the situation of the procuratorate's meeting: "There is a serious problem in the fertility field in Qiaocheng, which involves the paid selection of the baby's appearance, and the parents' protest at the children's hospital is also related to this. It is estimated that at least four fertility field managers are suspected of bribery and malfeasance. β
"I'll go, then this is a big deal, or does it happen in Zhenhui Province." Jace was surprised.
"It's getting more and more chaotic in recent years, probably because-" Bai Anka glanced at Luo Qingye on the seat, pressed down the part related to An Chen's identity, and jumped directly to the conclusion sentence and said, "In short, the matter of fuel must be solved as soon as possible, and the control is estimated to become more and more strict in the future." β
Qin Sheng, who had always been serious, said at this time: "We have made an alternative plan for the energy plan. If the plan to run for the head of the company fails, I will negotiate with Cozhidu Diana with the right to mine the mine. β
"Then you'll have to turn your face with the Koridu family in private, it's better not to." An Chen gently comforted her, "Don't worry, you won't fail so easily." β
She had always known that the Qin family and the royal family came from the same cultural branch, and they were the most loyal friends of the royal family before the war of unification. Therefore, after the unification of the Bee Kingdom, the first Pope of Our Lady of Ranfei will hand over the military industry to the Qin family for management. But friendship is also relative, and the Qin family's willingness to go to great lengths to maintain the unity of the Bee Kingdom means that An Chen cannot force the Qin family to give up the core interests of mining rights for the sake of the matter of the Emperor's Sky Shield.
Bai Anka tidied up the silver hair that was blown by the wind along the way, and then said hello to Qin Xiao, the holy son of the Qin family, only to see Luo Qingye, a strange face on the seat: "This should be the candidate brought by An Chen, right?" β
"This is Luo Qingye from the collection farm in Yuezhao Town." An Chen introduced, "Aoba, you should know that this is the heir of the Greco family, Miss Greco Boanca. β
"Hello, Miss Greco." The amount of information Luo Qingye received today was too large, and his head was a little wooden.
"Just call me by name." Paanka said kindly, and then stopped being polite, and went straight to the point, "The affairs of Bridge City make the palace more sensitive, and don't mention things related to the union of nobles when you run for election." However, this is beneficial to us, and the Kozhidu family's selection of the head of the company will inevitably avoid families with entanglement interests, so there are many fewer competitors. β
"It's just the right thing to do to reduce the workload." Jace crossed out a few knowledge points on the display, "So it seems...... It can be done two days in advance. β
"Chino was sent to Bridge City by my mother. Jace, you'll have time to video call him tomorrow. "I'm going to go to Zhenhui Province tomorrow in person, so ...... An Chen, you can go back to the headquarters with me first, there are some things that you have to talk about privately. β
An Chen put down the cup and got up from the chair, indicating that she could leave at any time.
Boanca took another sip of grape juice, got up and pushed her chair back under the table, before beckoning her hornet Joey over.
Qin Xiao also stood up from the table and wanted to follow An Chen, but was warned unhappily by his sister Qin Sheng: "Ah Xiao, stay honest." β
Qin Xiao sat back at the table with his chin propped up, squinting his eyes as An Chen and Bai Anka rode on the hornet, and soon disappeared into a grape forest.
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Riding her "Golden Horse" hornet, Bianca took Anchen to the side balcony on the 41st floor, where Anchen pulled her over. Hornet Joey flew to the stable on the top platform, and Bianca and Anchen went to the soundproof core conference room, verified their identity and entered it, and locked the door again.
An Chen realized that the current matter was probably a bit serious, but looking at Bai Anka's face, it was not serious enough to threaten the Emperor's Sky Shield.
"Bianca, you say, I can stand it." An Chen deliberately said in a relaxed tone.
"The palace's egg reserves are starting to run out." "The paid selection of the baby's appearance is a cover for the birth field of Hashijo, in order to delay the time of booking the baby. The local government of Qiaocheng probably thinks that the palace will be able to make up for the current shortage of new people in the future, but you and I both know that it is impossible. β
An Chen was only thirteen years old when she left the palace, and she had not begun to produce usable egg cells at that time, so the egg cell reserves used fourteen years ago were still left by His Majesty Xin Qi during his lifetime. However, His Majesty Xinqi is also weak, and the reserve of egg cells is much less than that of the previous Holy Mother Pope. The originally small reserves have been used for fourteen years, and with the planned growth of the population due to economic development, the shortage at this time is probably the result of An Jin's careful planning.
"What should I do? Should I send some eggs to An Jin? An Chen asked.
"Anchen......" Bianka looked into her eyes with some confusion, "you really don't plan at allβgo back and continue to be the pope?" β
"I'm not interested." An Chen said directly.
She's really not interested. On the one hand, she had the impression that her mother, who was the Virgin of all mankind during her lifetime, was still sick and often depressed, so Anchen did not feel that becoming a pope was a worthy goal. On the other hand, it was that position that made An Jin turn against her, and An Chen did not believe that her former sister An Jin was essentially a wicked person who coveted the position of the Pope, and could only blame the temptation of power for depravity.
What's more, now An Jin manages the bee kingdom very well, and the people support her as the "legitimate" Holy Mother Pope. Since this is the case, An Chen has no interest in finding himself unhappy anymore.
"Have you ever thought that as the reserve of egg cells is depleted, the masses will find out that the current 'Madonna' is not the real Madonna, and the bee kingdom may fall apart because of this?" Paanca asked tentatively.
"Ever thought about it...... But after all, I can still send egg cells to An Jin. An Chen replied calmly.
"Then why should An Jin accept it?" Bianka turned around with some resentment, then turned back to Anchen and said, "Don't forget, she was the one who wanted to hunt you down and drive you out of the palace, so that you now have to live as a state farm gatherer. β
The expression on An Chen's face changed subtly, and her gaze became cold: "I don't care. β
"Why?" Paanka asked.
Anchen turned around, walked to the chair next to the table and sat down, turned his back to Bianca, and said, "You won't understand, Bianka. The closer you get to the 'divinity', the more you lose your 'humanity', and the vast majority of Ξ± women in this world probably don't understand what true love is. β
"An Chen!" Paanca was a little angry, "Can you not be so unconscionable?" Am I not 'loving' enough for you, Ah Sheng is not 'loving' enough for you, and Marina is not 'loving' enough for you? It's true that you grew up with An Jin when you were a child, but isn't it meaningless for us to build the Emperor's Sky Shield with you? β
However, An Chen's gaze at her was as calm as water: "Bo Anka, if I am not the daughter of His Majesty Xinqi, will you still be my friend?" β
Bai Anka's green eyes widened slightly, and then she said, "But you yourself are the daughter of His Majesty Xinqi." β
An Chen didn't get angry when he heard this answer, but shook his head with a smile: "So, you still really don't understand." β