Chapter 4 Staying in the Palace
I was already familiar with the palace, and I went out from the back of the hall and across the garden to the queen mother's bedchamber.
As I passed through the garden, I saw a figure half-crouching in the distance next to a flowerbed full of cornflowers and mandrakes.
The man seemed to hear the sound and slowly turned his head, this handsome face, this long black and silky hair, wasn't it Ramses? I froze where I was, how could I never have known that Ramses was also interested in gardening...... What should I do now?
A hint of surprise flashed in Ramses' eyes, and then his face changed slightly, "Go away!" He suddenly shouted, and before I could react, I felt a behemoth in front of me with a gust of wind rushing towards me, and I didn't have time to think about it, so I quickly flashed to the side, fell to the ground, and looked at this sneak attacker, and couldn't help but gasp, it was actually a majestic lion, and his green eyes were staring at me viciously.
"Killer!" At this time, I only heard Ramses shouting again, and the lion's ears moved, and the murderous aura in his eyes suddenly decreased, and he slowly turned around and walked towards Ramses.
"How can there be lions here!" I was so frightened that my heart still beats. The attack was so sudden that I didn't have time to set up an enchantment.
He stood up, glanced at me, and said, "Do you mean the killer?" He is my best personal guard, obeying only my orders, and whoever tries to approach and harm me will die at his claws. The corners of his mouth suddenly lifted slightly, and he said, "But your reaction is quite fast." β
Oh my God, this pervert, how can anyone keep a lion as a pet, no wonder there is not a single guard nearby.
"Then I should thank you." I glared at him.
He looked at me, suddenly raised his eyebrows slightly, and said, "You seem to be injured." β
Wounded? I felt some pain in my right wrist, and when I looked down, sure enough, my wrist was bleeding, but fortunately it wasn't too deep, and it must have been scratched by the rotten lion's claw when I dodged just now.
"It's terrible, I don't know if I'm going to get tetanus," I complained.
"Tetanus?" He seemed a little confused.
"Yes, if the wound is not treated, you may get tetanus, a very serious disease." I said casually.
"Oh, that's easy to say." He suddenly walked towards me, grabbed my arm, lifted me from the ground, and carried me all the way to the lotus pond next to me, and pressed my hand into the pool, saying, "Let's go down." β
"No way!" I couldn't help but roar too, and shook off his hand, such a rude man!
"I need running water, and you can scoop water with your hands and pour it on my wound." I commanded unceremoniously.
He seemed stunned, his eyebrows twitched, and just as I thought he was going to go crazy, he suddenly scooped up the pool of water with his hand and poured it on my wound.
Fortunately, the wound was not large, and when it was washed, the bleeding quickly stopped.
"I said, you can't put anything on the lion's neck, you can pull it freely, so that innocent people will not be unlucky." The dog's chain quickly came to my mind.
"Innocent?" A smile flashed in his eyes, "Is that yourself?" β
"Oh, it's one," I nodded.
"My slayer will not be bound by any rope." He stood up, "He only listens to me." β
"The Queen Mother is still waiting for me, I will retire first." I didn't bother to say much to him, so I bent down at him and walked forward, and before leaving, I didn't forget to glare at the killer, and if you dare to attack me again, I will definitely make you suffer.
The Queen Mother was so happy to see me coming, that I changed the crystal bracelet to my right wrist, just enough to cover my wounds.
After chatting with her for a while, I suddenly heard a commotion outside, accompanied by the exclamations of the palace maids.
"Something's wrong." The Queen Mother frowned.
A maid rushed in in a hurry, and said with a panicked face: "Too, the queen mother, the king's killer seems to be crazy, and now he is running around in the palace, and he doesn't even listen to the king's words......"
Killers? Isn't that the lion you just had? It's not good for such a ferocious animal to bite a person.
I rushed out of the room, and ran in the opposite direction of the people's flight, until at last I found a lion beside a palace, with fierce eyes and a strange expression, staring firmly at a maid who was about to pounce, and who was trembling and almost collapsed. "What shall we do, King?" Hearing someone ask, I realized that Ramses was watching this scene coldly not far away.
"Don't hurt the enemy, catch them alive." There was a hint of coldness in his expression.
"In that case, the girl will be bitten to death." One of the guards said in a trembling voice.
"So what, just a slave." Ramses' voice was chilling.
Just a slave?
I glared at him, and without saying a word, I stepped forward, and the people around me let out a soft cry,
"Stop!" Ramses' voice sounded coldly behind me.
I glared back at him and said, "In your eyes it's just a slave, but in my eyes it's a living human life!" I didn't pay any attention to him, and walked straight to the lion, I wanted to use the amulet, but after thinking about it, I changed a charm that could communicate with the animal spirit, and silently recited the incantation, and suddenly a green light enveloped the lion's whole body, I put my hand on its forehead, and tried to communicate with it.
It swallowed a few lowly, and I patted it on the back, and its expression softened and became docile.
"Don't go yet." I said to the girl, who stayed for a moment before running away.
"The lion didn't go mad, but it had an acacia thorn stuck in its foot." I took the charm and turned back to Ramses.
"How do you know?" There was undisguised surprise on his face.
"It told me." As I spoke, I bent over and gently grasped the lion's feet, and the lion, knowing that I was going to help it, remained motionless and meekly let me fiddle with it.
After a while, I pulled out the acacia thorn from its foot, and with a low roar, it rubbed my leg affectionately with its head like a cat.
"Oh my God, she is really the messenger of the cat god, and even a lion can be tamed!"
"Incredible......
After a moment of silence, whispers began to begin all around.
The original image of the cat god Best was a lion, no wonder they thought so, and yes, they connected me with the cat god again.
plopped, and suddenly the maid knelt down first, as if it was a domino effect, and the attendants knelt down one by one,
"I, I'm ......" Seeing this situation, I felt weak and hurriedly waved my hand, "Don't, don't kneel to me......" I couldn't speak.
Glancing up at Ramses, his dark eyes were looking at me deeply, as if thoughtful, when suddenly he strode towards me, hugged me, and said aloud: "The messenger of the cat god Bester has come to my Egypt, and it will bring prosperity to my upper and lower Egypt!" β
I opened my mouth, but I didn't speak, I was a little dizzy, although I had talked about it before, but Ramses didn't say anything, so everyone didn't take me seriously, and now I was so affirmed by Ramses, the identity of the messenger of the cat god seems to be ironclad, how can I, an ordinary girl, be pushed to such a high level, and be given such a major mission, no-yes-right?
The maid is used to doing it, and suddenly being held so high that I don't seem to be used to it...... Is this called ...... Guilty of pinching?
"I, I'm not a cat god......" Before he could finish speaking, Ramses' hand increased in force, and the pain was so painful that I couldn't speak anymore. Looking up at him, there was a hint of anger in his eyes, and his face was clearly written: Don't speak!
"Wang, since Yin is the messenger of the cat god, she should live in the palace, and I feel much more at ease with her." Queen Mother Tuya appears here from time to time.
What? Live, live here, I glanced at the Queen Mother sadly, the old woman, what are you thinking?
"I don't ...... Ouch......" Ramses' hand stopped me in time, and I glared at him in extreme anger.
He turned a blind eye and turned his head and said, "Since the queen mother said so, then it was decided." β
"But, at leastβouch...... "It's endless, bastard!" I was also annoyed, and stretched out my hand to pinch him behind his back, "Ah! He let out a low cry, his hand loosened, his face first surprised, then angry, and then suddenly a strange smile flashed.
I quickly escaped from his clutches, took two steps to the side, and said, "If I want to live in the palace, my work in the temple must continue. "I can't forget my business, although I have a sparrow spirit watching for me, but I am always watching by myself.
He thought about it for a moment and nodded.
I didn't want to stay any longer, so I said goodbye and went straight back to Asher's house.
Asher didn't show anything, but he repeated his words last time again in an unfathomable way, lucky? Is this considered lucky? I really don't want to get involved in such a complicated court......
And that Ramses, my impression of him is greatly reduced!
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Since entering the palace, the three meals have been delicacies, and there are also beautiful women playing music: fruits are even more varied, and there are as many as 50 kinds of bread and pastries for people to choose from, and the attendants have prepared roast chickens and ducks with spices and delicious fish. I sat on an ebony seat, slept on a gilded wooden bed lined with comfortable mattresses, and had maids on hand to relieve my fatigue.
The life of a fairy is nothing more than that, and I don't seem to resist this situation anymore......
And in the temple, except for Fekti, the rest of the priests were also polite when they saw me. Such easy days seem to have lasted only five or six days.
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When I saw Ramses in the garden again, I wanted to take advantage of his lack of attention to me and slip away, but I didn't expect the killer on the side to smell my breath and pounce on me very affectionately, I quickly flashed, man, I can't stand your pounce.
"It seems to like you." Ramses turned to look at me.
"Well, don't look at animals, sometimes you know how to repay your kindness better than people." I touched its head.
An elusive look flashed in Ramses' eyes and he did not speak.
"Do you like gardening?" I couldn't help but ask.
He raised his eyebrows noncommittally and said, "Sometimes it's easier to get along with these plants than with people. He paused and said, "It's also a pleasure to watch them grow, and it would be nice if they could grow faster." β
He looked at the plants with a soft gaze.
Suddenly remembered the story of pulling seedlings and helping them grow when I was a child, and I couldn't help laughing.
"What's wrong?"
"Nothing, a story of our country comes to mind."
"Oh? Let's talk about it. β
After I told him the story, he laughed too, and I can't deny that he was really sunny when he smiled.
After laughing for a while, he stopped, just looked at me, and didn't speak, with a hint of a smile on the corner of his mouth. Such an atmosphere...... Something seems strange.
"Hide, that's your name." He asked suddenly.
"yes."
"How do you write it in your country's language?" He asked again.
I picked up a branch and wrote my name on the dirt, and a look of curiosity flashed across his face, and he took my branch and traced it.
"Actually, you know I'm not a messenger of the cat god." I stared at him.
The branch in his hand stopped, "I said you are, then you are." β
"So, why ......"
"Hidden," he interrupted me by calling my name suddenly, "Soon, eight lions will be transported to the palace, and you can help me train them well." β
"Eight lions?" I suddenly remembered the battles that were recorded in history and blurted out, "You want to throw them into the war against the Hittites?" β
He looked at me in surprise and said, "How do you know?" β
"I guess."
"Yes, the Hittites continued to expand outward, having conquered Syria and Palestine, and not long ago Babylon. I'm going to go out in person in the near future, and these lions will be my lion guards to protect myself just in case. β
I was stunned for a moment, but I didn't expect that the lion protector who played an important role in the future battle of Kadieshi was actually trained by me.
"You believe me?" I hesitated.
"I believe in you, you can do it." His eyes were like the North Star shining in the dark night. Ramses really knows the human psyche, and when he said this, I seemed embarrassed to refuse.
A trace of mixed emotions welled up in my heart. But it also understands better, Ramses' purpose for letting me stay in the palace is mostly for these lion guards, so what about the Queen Mother? Is it just for peace of mind? From my intuition, it seems that Queen Mother Tuya is not such a simple figure either.