Chapter 34: Madame's Instigation
This Mrs. Goethehild was born to play the role of both a man and a woman, and the beautiful scenery of England raised her to be rich and bold, so she sometimes "admonished" Gawain, and sometimes "provoked" Anna. Similarly, Gawain regards her as a confidante, and Anna regards her as a close friend of the boudoir. Her words, which hit Anna's "vital point", made Xiao Nizi tremble and be shy, but she had to prickly listen to it.
"Lead Gawain to this beautiful manor, lure him to your bed, make him covet your tender water and plants, and can't do without you, even when he is on the expedition, he has to write to you from time to time, and I am worried that you will be hooked up by other handsome courtiers and lords at any time."
"But who would hook me up? I didn't come out of the Brachna Palace to show off my charm in Cilicia. Besides, it's not the one who attracted me to the big barbarian."
"You're focusing on the wrong thing -- now back to my original words."
"How--seduc--" Anna bit out the word with a red face, her head lowered.
So the other party told her that it was enough to create a suitable time at all costs, such as inviting Gawain to the manor for a rest, what practical reasons were needed: when a woman is on the couch, she will be wrapped in the armor of thinking before and after, and worrying left and right; And the man on the couch, as long as the interest comes, only holds a straight riding spear. All the temptations were just to serve this purpose, and then Goetheheard fell into Anna's ear again, touched her hot earlobe, and whispered "Eve of the terrible devil fruit".
Now Anna understands, I used to ask my sister about such a topic earlier. The experience and tactics offered by Goldchild are simply not comparable to a girl of the level of Little Sunfish.
After the sun shifts from the position of the Virgin Palace (after one o'clock in the afternoon). In the courtyard of Adana City, Anna is holding a butterfly sleeve. Swinging his skirt, he walked over to Gawain, who was resting under the tree, and shook the key in front of him twice, "Hey, the barbarian, it's still three or four days before the whole of Seleucia has been mobilized, and the hermit monks and Brother Baldwin have arrived here." ”
"Hmm."
"Listen, I heard that there is a beautiful manor house by the Adana River, and I want you to escort me to stay." Anna spoke a little awkwardly.
This scared Gawain a lot. He threw down the leaf in his hand and touched Anna's forehead, which was a little hot, "Is it a little malaria-infected, is it afraid of the cold, and sleepy?" ”
"No, I heard that in that manor, the former Turkic Bey had collected a lot of precious manuscripts, including literary, theological and medical manuscripts, so I will go and sort them out. Anyway, Sister Goethehild had promised that the books would be mine. When she said this, Anna in the daylight was a little sweaty: even she didn't expect that she didn't have the slightest burden when she talked about it, and she couldn't help but think of being in the Brachna Palace before. How she had negotiated with her mother to deceive the Empire's greatest and wisest Emperor father.
Hearing this, Gao Wen bowed. Relieved, "That's good." I'll go and prepare the horses, and I'll have the fat eunuch Starurachos accompany me. It just so happened that you were tired enough for Goethe Hilde the other day, so it's better to relax. ”
"Okay, okay, I'll go get my suitcase ready." Anna covered her little puffy heart, tugged at the strap, and said.
At the gates of Adana, Muzafi Adin and Dim sat there in frustration, not knowing why the master did not take them with him, but only with the abominable fat eunuch, to their destination.
The size of the procession was small, for it was too peaceful and peaceful, the cultivators were scattered among the fields, the autumn dew stained the green leaves of the forest, and according to the custom, Gawain still rode at the front, and today Sabina seemed to understand something, as a mother who had witnessed the two love stories of her master, and after the new one was foretold by the spirituality of the animals, so she kept shaking her head and neighing with some hesitation and restlessness, and she herself did not know who her mistress was.
Anna, on her shoulders, was nervously adjusting her breathing, silently memorizing Gothchild's "teachings," and the forest turned before her eyes, and then slowly towards the Adana River flowing at the mouth of the sea, and the white spray of the waves, and the boats on it appeared in front of her—and a causeway of gray rock across the river, which also served as a bridge.
At the embankment, the water was drawn in like a silky waterfall, pushing the paddle wheel to make a huge creaking sound, turning the mill on it, this ingenious device, made Anna fall into mystery for a while, but at the mouth of the mill there was a small wooden tower, on which were garrisoned by several soldiers, Franks and Turks, all under Baldwin's account, they were appointed not only to guard the manor, but also to supervise the mill, in the room next to the mill, there was a little bookkeeper, he was not an engineer, And it is only here that the peasants around them collect their money - if ten sacks of wheat flour are milled, one bag must be kept as a reward for the mill.
So this little bookkeeper, to put it bluntly, is the identity of the tax collector, and it is also the most unpopular role among the locals, Gawain rode on a horse, looked at the one who smiled and bowed to him, and couldn't help but recall the memories of the past, the emperor tax collector who turned into a dry corpse.
Across the long causeway, opposite a hazelnut grove and apple trees, with a few small fish ponds and lakes, the cream-white stone crescent-style mansion sits indeed, and as Goethehild says, it is truly very beautiful, and both Gawain and Anna are very happy.
The kitchen and dining room of this mansion were actually built under the embankment, only separated from the water outside by a wall, so the walls were really bright ripples, which provoked Anna, who was standing on the floor watching all this, to exclaim, while Gawain stayed in the study full of ledges, looking at the scrolls of manuscripts bound by ribbons, and shouted to Anna through the stairway, "Aren't you here to collect the manuscripts?" ”
In a few moments, among the intricate ornaments and walls, Anna sat down in a high chair, with a multitude of manuscripts piled up in front of her, and was fascinated by the fact that they were all extremely precious ancient manuscripts, and they were all-encompassing—but unfortunately the Frankish barbarians did not know any treasures.
Gawain, however, was not very interested in them, so he went to the garden of the house to play.
About an hour, at dusk, Anna suddenly put the manuscript down, "Hey! What the hell am I doing, just reading a book here, indulging in it, and forgetting all about it! ”
Then she hurried to the window, and when she saw that Gawain was still wandering in the nursery and garden at sunset, she opened the box, which contained such things as a comb, a bronze mirror, and a dressing case.
"Her Royal Highness, Your Highness Princess." At this moment, the mysterious voice of Stusaurachos was also heard from the porch. (To be continued.) )