Chapter 20: The Love Poem of White Flowers (I)
"It's been a long wait. Hosted by the Student Council, the historical drama "White Flower Love Poem", based on the real story that happened in the history of the Liber Kingdom, is about to begin. Please watch the drama quietly, do not make loud noises, and thank you for your cooperation. β
The curtain was raised, and a beam of light suddenly shot down from the pitch-black stage, illuminating the seemingly empty stage. Narration (Qiao'er, the parentheses will prompt the relevant characters to play, and then use the names of the people in the play directly, and do not mention them repeatedly.) The voice sounded peacefully: "In the Liber Kingdom of the 1100th year of the Qiyao calendar, the aristocracy still exists. At the same time, the merchant centric civilian forces began to emerge... The antagonism and struggle between the aristocratic and the commoner forces became increasingly fierce - the mediation of the royal family and the church could not resolve the contradictions......"
The range of the lights expands, and the corner of Princess Cecilia's dress played by Joshua is already clearly visible.
"The splendor of the street is the shining of the human soul... Under the light of the lamp, people indulge in their own happiness... Ahh
Looking sadly at the night view of the royal capital in the distance, Princess Cecilia confided her sadness, and at this time, two maids stepped forward, and their task was to persuade the princess to go to bed obediently.
It's just that the princess, who is entangled and painful in her heart, has no way to sleep peacefully. Now her marriage has become an important bargaining chip in the political struggle between the two major factions within the kingdom. Faced with the maid's persuasion, the princess only replied angrily: "If I fall ill...... It will not be the spark that ignites this Liber dispute. β
"Princess, don't say that." The maid was frightened and hurriedly whispered to comfort, "Her Royal Highness the princess is Libel's treasure...... They will unite with their highnesses to govern the kingdom together. β
"I'm not going to get married." Stubbornly raised her little face, the princess still didn't give up, "Although it is my father's last words, but this alone is ...... no matter what"
"Why? There are such outstanding suitors, and they are two ......."
"One is the eldest son of the Duke's family, Lord Julius, the head of the Knights of the Guards......"
"The other is Lord Oscar, a fierce general who was born as a commoner, but who was distinguished in the battle against the Empire......"
"Ah, Oscar, Julius......" took a step forward, closed her eyes and folded her hands, and prayed in pain.
Both of them were excellent, and the princess knew that very well. But that's whyβ
It is precisely because of such impeccable that the two people happen to represent two opposing sides of-for-tat......
"What the hell am I ...... Who should I choose? β
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This is the end of the first act of "White Flower Love Poem". The stage was dark and calm again, but the audience was full of whispersβthe play seemed normal before Princess Cecilia spoke, but when Joshua spoke, someone sensed that something was wrong. And when the two maids appeared, this noisy discussion reached its peak.
Because everyone noticed that those maids were played by boys!
So, if you extrapolate it like this......
"That's Joshua?" Under the stands, a woman in luxurious and high-quality clothes struggled to hold back a smile, she was the mayor of another district of Liber, Mabel, and her maid Lila stood beside her.
"That's right...... It was Mr. Joshua. Lila nodded, "Men and women are in reverse...... This play is really ingenious. It's just that although Mr. Joshua's acting skills are very superb, this costume is also very ...... Fit. Lila thought for a long time before finding a more polite adjective, "But those two maids are a little ......."
"I'm afraid that Qiao Er forced them to do this, so that the audience's eyes were attracted...... It's just that...... That's all, it's just an eye-catching farce. β
"Yes...... But you don't seem to be just focusing on the drama itself? β
"yes, Lila, look at the decoration in the back." Mabel pointed to the floral arrangement in the background of the palace, "The decorations are very elegant, and they are completely modeled after the royal style of Liber during the aristocratic period...... And although the acting skills of the two boys were not good enough, their movements and mannerisms, including the position they stood, were completely in line with the court etiquette of the royal family...... I think that this script and props should have been helped by others. β
"That's right...... In other words, with such people, are you not worried about what will go wrong with the script itself? β
"yes...... If there is no problem with the script, everything depends on the performance of the actors...... I don't know, how will you interpret a different "White Flower Love Poem". β
Under the expectant gaze of Mayor Maybell and the rest of the audience, the story continues.
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"Remember, Oscar? When I was a child, I carried half a wooden stick and ran around in this small alley. With a gentle, indifferent smile, Julius, a red knight in a red uniform, played by Estelle, asks such a question with his childhood best friend, who grew up with him and now has to fight with swords.
"How could I forget. Those carefree and happy days with you and Her Highness Cecilia...... It's an irreplaceable memory of my life. With a bitter smile, Oscar, the blue knight played by Kloss, also responded.
From the standpoint of their respective representatives, it can be said that the two have to become opponents and enemies in battle. Ironically, Oscar and Julius, as well as Princess Cecilia, were close childhood friends.
The princess who sneaked out because she couldn't bear the loneliness in the palace, the aristocratic knight Julius, who slipped out to rest for a while after training, and the royal capital child King Oscar, who wandered around the streets all day, for a long time, they all played and played together until the princess and the knight were caught back by the elders and guarded strictly, and it was difficult to sneak out to get together again.
It's just that the extremely short time spent together is enough to plant the seeds of love among young people with pure hearts. For the sake of that angelic and beautiful girl, the noble boy trained even harder, joined the Janissary Knights, and became the backbone of the Knights; The civilian boy joined the kingdom's army, charged on the battlefield, and made great achievements, and the name of Oscar shocked the whole country for a while.
However, the increasingly antagonistic forces of the nobles and commoners made the flame of their love burn the princess Cecilia even more.
"Aristocratic forces and commoner forces...... The confrontation between the two has ushered in an inevitable situation. The princess's sigh was helpless......" Julius said the sad truth, with a sad face.
The second act, which explains the background of the political marriage, ends, while the third and fourth acts detail the helplessness of the two knights in the face of their respective camps at a very fast pace. Speaker Collodo and Duke Rado remained unchanged under the taunts of the two knights, Julius failed to convince his father of his insistence on aristocratic ambitions, and Oscar failed to quell the Speaker's insistence on an armed and bloody coup.
Under the eyes of the audience, the fifth act slowly unfolded......
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P.S: At the beginning of the next chapter, in order to ensure the coherence of the story, I will continue to write in a direct way as if such a story had happened...... It's not the way it is written about a stage play, but directly about the content itself...... Think of it as a story.