What is the point of a law that has been trampled on by corrupted morals?

- Horace (founder and founder of Roman classicism)

Prisca didn't listen to Oscar's explanation at all, but shook off Oscar's hand and said angrily to Oscar: "Oscar, am I a woman who cares about servants in your eyes?" The reason for my anger was not at all the ignorance of the servants, nor their deference to that Mary; Rather, why did that woman also live in the Doge's Palace?

Doesn't she have a place to live? I inquired last night, and she is the woman you brought back from the sea; And, ever since she came to Sardinia, she has been living with you in the Doge's Palace! Why don't you give her a house and let her move out? Why do you live in a house with a woman every day? ”

Prisca's successive bombardments made Oscar completely confused; Oscar never knew that Prisca would be so sharp. Look at Mary behind Prisca, who has already quietly left, but there are still more servants coming and going; Oscar had to take Prisca by the arm and pull her to his bedroom, despite her struggles.

Upon entering the room, Oscar had to close the door as if he were a thief; Then he turned back and continued to explain to Prisca, who was still angry: "Prisca, can't you be less angry? Mary came to me with Anne and Shi Xiu, and she was not as good at naval warfare as Anne and Shi Xiu; Rather, he was a genius commander of the infantry, and of course I was going to stay and reuse it.

You know, she's not just a beautiful vase, but a real person; She is now the commander of the Guards Infantry Legion of our Augustus family, and the first chief of the General Staff of the soon-to-be-formed General Staff, and her ability is not trivial! Even Generals Lucquis and Quintus were no match for her, if only from the point of view of marching and fighting.

The reason why I let her live in the Doge's Mansion was only to facilitate her life; She was a lonely girl after all, and it was not good to let her live alone in the barracks or in an empty house, so I let her live in the more crowded governor's palace.

Moreover, the Doge's Palace is, after all, the Doge's Palace, and in the future it will be handed over to the Doge of Sardinia; Now that you have come to Sardinia, it is not fitting for us to continue to live in the Doge's Palace. Rest assured, soon I will build a new mansion outside; Shall we move in together then? Oh, Prisca, don't cry; What's the grievance you say, I can't listen to it? ”

Oscar patiently explained, only to find that the more he spoke, the redder Prisca's eyes became; Until the tears fell, Oscar had to stop explaining and quickly coaxed Prisca to stop crying. Oscar didn't say that it was okay, but as soon as he said Prisca, he cried even more sadly; Moreover, while crying, he complained:

"I knew you were disgusted; That Mary was not only extraordinarily capable, but also beautiful. She's not a vase, so I'm a vase, right? You can't afford to leave her alone in an empty house, so you're willing to leave me alone in Rome! When I didn't come, you lived very well; As soon as I came, it was not suitable to live, do you not love me anymore, you say! ”

The more Priska talked, the more aggrieved she became, the more she spoke, the more sad she cried; This left Oscar speechless. Oscar really doesn't understand what a woman's logic is, why does his explanation seem so pale? In desperation, Oscar had to choose to tell the truth to Prisca; So, Oscar looked at the teary-eyed Prisca with a sincere face and said solemnly:

"Prisca, if I told you who Mary really was, you might think differently; But before I tell you who Mary really is, you must promise me one thing. After I tell you who Mary really is, you must not tell anyone about it; May I? ”

Mary's true identity? Isn't Mary Mary, is there something hidden? Prisca was a little confused, but she nodded her head in the affirmative, indicating that she agreed to Oscar. Oscar also smiled when he saw that Prisca agreed; Then instead of continuing to say who Mary was, he asked Prisca a question.

"Prisca, do you remember what you told me? Who did you say you admired the most? You also say, if it weren't for the inopportune time; Your biggest dream in life is to live with this heroine. ”

Although Prisca didn't know why Oscar was mentioning this matter now, Prisca replied without thinking about it: "Of course I remember this matter, and you don't care about me, so naturally you can't remember what I said; The heroine I admire the most is Joan of Arc of the Kingdom of Spain, and she is truly capable! ”

Oscar pretends that he didn't hear the sarcasm in Prisca's words, and begins to tell a story to Prisca. "Once upon a time in the distant kingdom of Spain, there was a small mountain village in the middle of nowhere...... After Joan of Arc was captured, Charles VII was reluctant to save Joan of Arc, but in order to deceive the people, he symbolically sent messengers...... Later, the girl was burned in place of Joan of Arc. ”

When Mary told Oscar the story herself, Oscar pieced it together and told it to Prisca; However, at this point in the story, the plot has deeply attracted Prisca. When Prisca saw Oscar stop, he quickly asked:

"And what's next? What happened to Joan of Arc next? Why is the story of Joan of Arc different from what everyone says? Isn't Joan of Arc confirmed burned to death? Why do you say that this girl was burned in place of Joan of Arc? Well, even if what you say is true, what about the real Joan of Arc? ”

Prisca, who became curious about the baby in seconds, asked a series of questions, and Oscar didn't understand what Prisca wanted to ask at all; However, this does not affect the result that Oscar wants to express. Oscar in a nutshell:

"The girl who was burned to death was identified as Joan of Arc only because she did look like Joan of Arc; But she wasn't Joan of Arc, her name was Mary. And the true Joan of Arc, after being taken out; In order to start a new life, she changed her face to become a pirate, and used the name of the girl who died for her.

What happened next was this, Joan of Arc became Mary the pirate; Then the pirate Mary became the sister and right-hand man of the pirate leader Anne. Later, the three female pirates Anne, Mary, and Shi Xiu surrendered to our House of Augustus; I stumbled upon Mary's true identity, so I reused her. Prisca, do you understand? ”

Oscar put the rest of the story to an end in a few words, but Prisca clearly hasn't turned the corner yet; After coming over for a long time, Prisca looked at Oscar with a shocked face, and asked in an extremely uncertain tone: "Oscar, what do you mean; The Mary I saw was actually the Joan of Arc from the Kingdom of Spain, wasn't it? ”

Looking at Prisca's face in disbelief, Oscar looked directly into Prisca's eyes with unwavering eyes and nodded affirmatively. Prisca still couldn't accept this unbelievable reality; That young and beautiful girl who didn't look heroic at all turned out to be the legendary Joan of Arc!

Such a powerful secret was enough for Prisca to digest all morning, and it was exactly what happened; Seeing that Prisca was still muttering something, Oscar himself exited the room first. Now that he has been forced to tell Prisca about Mary's true identity, Oscar on Mary's side still has to explain.

So, Oscar hurried to Mary's room to find Mary; Mary was reading a book in the room, and when she saw Oscar, who was hurrying to find her, Mary's eyes were not eyes, and her nose was not a nose, and she said in a strange manner: "Isn't this Your Excellency the Oscar leader?" You are not in the room with your Miss Prisca, how can you have time to come here to me? Aren't you afraid of Miss Priska being jealous? ”

It seems that Mary is not small in resentment about Prisca's arrival; This does not bode well. Oscar hurriedly pushed the door open and walked into Mary's room, and sat down on a chair in the room; Then he repeated the explanation he had just given to Prisca from beginning to end. At the end, Oscar reassured Mary in an extremely sincere tone:

"Mary, you know many things, which I cannot change for a while, and cannot change; After all, Prisca is just a little girl who hasn't experienced the wind and rain, as long as you're willing to cater to her a little. With who you are, and the adoration she once had for you; You must be able to maintain a good relationship between you, you can have pity on me, can you help me? ”

Oscar fought hard to keep his backyard from catching fire; After thinking about it, Mary also promised to get along with Prisca well. When Mary was about to go to Oscar's room to look for Prisca, the moment she left her room, Mary turned her back to Oscar and said, "I'm going to cater to Prisca, who will cater to me?" ”

With that, Mary left the room and headed for Oscar's; Mary pushed open Oscar's door, just in time to see Prisca looking at her with a smile on her face, and before Mary could speak, Prisca stood up and said, "Sister Mary, I already know everything between you and Oscar; We are both women, and you can't hide your relationship from me.

Originally, I was going to toss Oscar away from you; However, after knowing your true identity, I changed my decision. I can accept that we live by Oscar's side together; However, sister, you must also promise me one condition. In alliance with me, a third woman will never be allowed to appear next to Oscar! (To be continued.) )