"Your Highness!" The brown-haired aristocratic lady's mind was blank, she really didn't expect that it would be the noble royal highness who stopped her.

In this class, the children of the princes and nobles of Constantinople abounded, and it is not surprising that His Royal Highness of the kingdom is here. However, the alarm of the princess undoubtedly made these eldest ladies panic.

The hand that had been holding Sophia suddenly let go.

"I want you to take back what you just said, Miss Granny Andrews."

In front of him, His Royal Highness Ann Roast said in a rather stern tone. Being reprimanded in front of Her Royal Highness made Miss Granny feel embarrassed.

Miss Granny, who could not hold her face, lowered her head and did not dare to look directly at the princess of Ann Lost, but she still defended unconvinced: "Your Royal Highness, do you want to rebuke your subjects for a lowly Herodian? Isn't our Andrews family as noble as a commoner? ”

The New Bullard Kingdom, which overthrew the New Roman Empire, was a military state, and these military nobles, even the royal family, had to be friendly with it. If the words and deeds of the princess of Ann Roste are dissatisfied with the military nobles, then the princess will be extremely passive politically.

The princess of Anroast suddenly changed color, solemnly looked at the noble girl in front of her, and said calmly: "Miss Andrews! Please be mindful of what you say and do. This is not partiality. ”

The momentum of the princess suddenly made the noble girls take two steps back.

"Even the nobility had no right to insult the citizens of any kingdom. The prosperity of the kingdom depended not only on the nobility but also on the commoners. I don't think your words and actions should be the way the Andrews family should be. And no nation is inferior, and there are seventy percent of the Herodites in the whole kingdom, and your words are irresponsible. It seems necessary to let His Excellency the Duke know how you are doing in the Academy. His Royal Highness, who was known for being close to the people, did not have any weakness and did not shy away from refuting, which made Granny's face turn pale.

The irrefutable Granny glanced at the expressionless Sophia with jealousy, but she was helpless in front of Her Royal Highness.

"Miss Sophia, I hope you can forgive Miss Granny, and I sincerely apologize to you on her behalf." In front of everyone, the most honorable highness actually bowed down and apologized to a commoner from another province, which made the other nobles shocked.

"Your Highness..." Granny was even more terrified.

"There's no need for that." Sophia didn't appreciate it, to be precise, the child didn't seem to understand human feelings, the look on her face didn't show much, Sophia walked straight away and walked out of the classroom. Only a few nobles remained.

"Your Royal Highness, why are you so unworthy?" The attendant who followed on the side said indignantly. Even the other nobles were outraged by Sophia's rudeness, and the princess of Aloester won prestige among the commoners and nobles alike. In their opinion, this commoner was so rude that not only was he not grateful, but on the contrary, he made it impossible for Ann Loste to step down, and it was simply arrogant and ignorant.

However, there was no embarrassment or anger on the face of the royal highness, but a trace of sincere regret, watching the Herodian girl gradually fade away.

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"Your grades have always been very good, you have won the first place in Thrace, especially your mechanics are far inferior even to the nobles of the royal capital, and your classical studies are rare excellent." Professor Preskars glanced at Sophia's file on the desk.

And Sophia, who was standing in front of him, did not say anything.

Professor Preskars also said nothing more, but continued: "Maybe I can help you win a qualification for this scholarship. But in addition to grades, your style needs to change. ”

"Rude, indifferent, arrogant. These are the comments that some of your classmates have to say about you behind your back. Some of the teachers don't have a favorable impression of you either. ”

Sophia looked up, still silent.

"What a stubborn child." The professor laughed softly, and then said seriously: "You only have an older brother who runs a mechanical repair shop, and your family is not rich. As an educator, I appreciate your knowledge, so you should be a good child. At the end the professor suddenly laughed again, "I also have a daughter about your age, who is just as stubborn as you. After speaking, there was a hint of gloom in his expression.

It seemed that Professor Preskas's words had an effect, and Sophia looked thoughtful, but did not answer. Eventually, Sophia nodded and walked out of Professor Preskas's office.

"It's really like, so ignorant of the world." Looking at Sophia's distant figure, Preskars shook his head with a wry smile.

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Constantinople at sunset, Findel district.

It's close to the Golden Horn, but it's dilapidated. Ten years earlier, the Crusaders had broken the city by land and water, and the Findel district had been ravaged and the Genoians and Venetians had seized Constantinople's trade rights.

"Oh, Constance Dante. Have you repaired my mechanical watch? Outside the humble shop, a bearded uncle yelled drunkenly. The wooden door of the shop was knocked on and crumbling.

"Uncle Nikita! I can't stand your constant knocking on my door. A dark-haired boy in a short shirt walked out of the shop, still holding a wrench in his hand, and his body was covered with traces of engine oil.

"It's time to get drunk again." Constance Dante complained but helped the drunken uncle in.

"Haha, you kid! It's good for someone my age, and you still come to grind and chirp. Nikita laughed and patted Constance Dante on the back. The broad palm of his hand slapped Cons, and Dante staggered for a while.

"Uncle, sit down for a while. The mechanical watch has been repaired, I'll get it for you. The boy helped the drunken Nikita to the edge of the chair and sat down.

Nikita waved his hand, "Don't worry, you pour me a glass of water first." Bad dry mouth. ”

"Okay, tell you to drink less." Cons, Dante shook his head helplessly and went to pour water for Nikita.

The faint sunset sun shone into the repair shop, and a long figure shot into the room.

Constance Dante, who had noticed this moment, suddenly stopped what he was doing, because the figure was so long lost and familiar to him.

"Sophia." Constance Dante subconsciously squirmed his lips.

"I'm back, Brother Constance." The girl's face was no longer indifferent as usual, but at this time, the thin smile in the sunset looked so moving.

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(As a student in the Department of History, I wanted to incorporate my favorite Byzantine history into my work.) But literature and canonical history can't be confused, so I hope you don't get offended, but don't just treat this work as a game article. Because in general, the story takes place in the context of the Byzantine restoration movement after the Fourth Crusade. Thank you all for watching. ）