Do You Love Me (novel) Zhang Baotong 2016.8.9

4. The princess gets married

One day, at noon, Leon was busy in the kitchen when someone told him that Bazaar had returned and was eating in the restaurant. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoLeon ran to the restaurant desperately and saw Basha sitting alone at a table in the dining room. I haven't seen her for nearly a month, and Bazaar seems to have changed a little, she seems to have lost a lot of weight, and the whole person looks haggard. She was wearing a very gorgeous dress, which made people feel very cold and solemn.

He wanted to go up to her and talk to her, and ask her why it took so long for her to come back, but this occasion made him afraid to approach her at will. At this time, she also saw him, but she still had such a gloomy expression that she didn't even smile. Leon didn't know what was going on, but he knew she must have been in a very upsetting situation. Otherwise, she wouldn't be so sad and sad.

He always wanted her to taste the chocolate ice cream he made. However, Bazaar never came to his kitchen again in the evening. He didn't know what had happened to Bazaar, why didn't he come to see him? It always felt like Basha was deliberately avoiding him. If she didn't come to see him, she must have encountered something very difficult. But what should he do?

At noon the next day, Bazaar still appeared in the restaurant. He impatiently took his chocolate ice cream out of the refrigerator, heated the brown chocolate, and poured the four letters "DOVE" on top of the frozen ice cream. THIS IS AN ABBREVIATION FOR "DOYOULOVEME". This was a very bold decision he made after a whole night of ideological struggle. Because he felt that if he didn't, he risked losing her.

However, hot chocolate melts easily. Before he could bring the ice cream to the dining room and place it in front of Bazaar, the chocolate was already melting a little. Leon stood aside and watched Bazaar's reaction. He was sure that she would be able to read his mind and show him something.

However, Bazaar looked at the ice cream and kept frowning, as if in a daze, until the hot chocolate was completely melted. She started to taste the ice cream slowly. However, after a few bites, she couldn't eat anymore. She motioned for Leon to come close to her and asked in a low voice, "Are you still learning English?"

Leon shook his head, "Didn't learn. ”

Bazaar asked, "Why didn't you learn?"

Leon said, "Because you're not here." ”

"English is an international language, and many countries in the world speak English, and if you learn English, you can travel all over the world." ”

Leon nodded vigorously and said, "I see." ”

With that, Basha got up and left the restaurant.

Soon, Leon knew Bazaar's sorrow. Because Luxembourg is a small country surrounded by countries such as France, Germany, and Belgium, and has often been annexed and ruled by these countries in history, for the survival and security of the country, it is necessary to form alliances with the great powers through marriage. This time, in order to make Luxembourg's position in the whole of Europe stronger, the Grand Duke wanted to make Luxembourg and Belgium sign an alliance through royal marriage, so as to strengthen the relationship between the two countries. And the person who was chosen to marry this time was none other than Princess Bazaar.

After that, Leon would come to the restaurant every day at noon, wanting to take a few more glances at Bazaar. However, Bazaar never appeared again. This made Leon very worried. Because he knew that Bazaar did not want to leave his hometown and relatives and go to the royal palace in Brussels, far away, to become a princess.

A few days later, it was the day of Bazaar's departure and marriage. This is what he saw from the local newspaper. These days, he has to go out on the street every day to buy a newspaper to keep up with Bazaar's movements. It just so happens that these days the newspapers always devote a very important page to the news of Princess Bazaar and her marriage, and also introduce the Belgian prince and the royal palace of Brussels at great length. Leon looked at the news and introductions very carefully, and from them, guessed whether Bazaar would be happy and happy in a foreign land.

On the day of Bazaar's wedding, the palace was still as peaceful as usual, except for the addition of flowers and guards on the palace road. By nine o'clock in the morning, many people had gathered in the square of the palace, including the Grand Duchess Charlotte and Prince Felix. When Princess Bazaar, who was only 17 years old at the time, walked out of the palace hall in a crisp white dress and came to the square, a flowery carriage was already parked in the middle of the square, and four carriages full of dowries were parked next to it. Basha hugged her relatives one by one, waved her hands to say goodbye to them, wiped her tears, and then was led to the carriage. By the time she got to the door of the carriage, she was already crying.

With a few cannon salutes, the crowd in the square began to disperse in both directions, making way for the carriage. The carriage rushed out of the crowd and ran towards the gates of the palace until it was out of the gates and disappeared into the distance.

Leon had been hiding in the crowd of the palace and watched as Basha departed in grief. He knew that he would never see his beloved again, and the sorrow in his heart could not be expressed in words. He went back to his room, lay down on his bed, as if he had a serious illness, and was listless and distraught all day. However, he soon remembered what Bazaar had said to him, "Learn English, and you can go all over the world." But what is the practical meaning and usefulness of this sentence to him?

Without Bazaar, Leon felt that the whole day had changed, becoming dark, becoming confused, the sky and the earth without light, the sun and the moon without light. But he didn't let this discourage, he continued to make all kinds of ice cream, continued to learn English, and waited for Bazaar to return one day. Because he once said that he was going to make ice cream for her for the rest of his life. And she also said that she would eat the ice cream he made for her for the rest of her life. He wanted to wait until Bazaar saw him again, and he was already a master at making ice cream. She might take him to the royal palace in Brussels and make her a chef. Although he loved her deeply, he knew that he was not worthy of her, and he was content to see her every day.

He waited like this, from early spring to midsummer, and from late autumn to winter. However, he never heard from Bazaar. Although he bought newspapers every day, and he often inquired about the people in the palace, there was still no news about Bazaar. Gradually, Leon began to despair completely. In order to get rid of this sad feeling that he looked forward to and disappointed every day, he decided to leave the royal kitchen of Luxembourg and go to a distant place, so that he could completely forget the past.