Centennial Eagle Castle Chapter 5 The Past

When the three of them came to the banks of the Danube, Amadeus looked at the slowly flowing water under his feet, as if he saw the passage of time.

The water reflects the strange street lamps on the shore, and everything looks mysterious and dreamy.

It's been seven years since I first went to Salzburg with my father that year.

At that time, they were still ignorant children, and the queen had made him the piano teacher of Princess Mary on a whim.

Salzburg had a special atmosphere that was different from that of Vienna.

It's as if there are carefree notes wafting through the air.

Spending time with the princess every day has become a wonderful daily routine.

The princess is very clever and always gets to grips with basic fingering and most of the etudes very quickly.

Amadeus translates his infinite creative inspiration into melodic and cheerful movements.

He recorded the good memories of the two with staves. When spring comes, use the flute to welcome the footsteps of the earth's recovery; Under the blazing summer sun, the sound of the piano is free; When the autumn plants begin to wither, he remembers every fallen leaf with a double bass; When the first snow fell at the foot of the Alps, he had completed a winter song.

Before you know it, so many years have passed.

When I first came to Vienna, I was very curious about everything. Now that I revisit the old place, the nearby buildings have changed a lot, but the tranquil Danube River still flows slowly as always.

The blue sky and white clouds reflect on the water, creating a similar view under your feet as overhead.

Although it is the same sky, it is as if one is the past and the other is the present.

Memories of the past are like reflections in the water, although they are also depicting the scenery of this world, but the tone is much darker, and it seems so illusory and distant.

The layers of microwaves on the surface of the water, like beating notes, tell the rise and fall of the city over the years.

If the reflection in the water represents the past, then what can reflect the future?

He wondered if the future princess could be happy?

Where will I go in the future?

Perhaps, the past and the future are illusory, and only the present – the sky at this moment – is truly visible overhead.

"She's a princess of a nation," said Amadeus, "and I'm just a violin-player. I can't take on that responsibility."

Even if she doesn't marry France, as a princess, I'm afraid she won't be able to control her fate.

"I don't think so." Bella rarely showed a strong rebuttal, "Whether it is money or status, it is just a short-term decoration of life. Thousands of years later, it will be turned into a speck of dust and sand in the long river of history. But you are different, your talent and works are so good, you will definitely be passed on to future generations, so that people will still remember you thousands of years later."

It's like the Iliad and the Odyssey.

Amadeus was noncommittal.

Elena felt that Bella's words were very reasonable, and decided to cheer up the depressed teenager in front of her.

"yes, the show just now was wonderful." Elena said. "What's the name of the work?"

"'Harem Escape,'" Amadeus replied, "but I'm only in charge of the composition."

"It's really remarkable, even people like me who come into contact for the first time are deeply intrigued." "And I didn't expect that the German language could be paired with opera so well, which is amazing."

"Actually, when the script was first decided, there was a disagreement over whether to use German or Italian for the content. But I've always been using the German language so that opera can be further integrated into the German cultural scene." Amadeus said.

"It's a wise choice."

"Maybe. From an artistic point of view, though, it was quite successful." Amadeus sighed, "But in the end, it will only become a pastime for high society. As always, they are intoxicated with the struggle between power and profit. And this struggle comes at the expense of the happiness of so many innocent people."

This kind of sacrifice has been true since ancient times.

Each person in the play has distinct characteristics, and there are many metaphorical elements in it.

Although the story is set in the East, it is clear that it alludes to the political decay of today's European society.

The group walked along the Danube for some distance before turning back to the opera house in the city center.

The sun has set, and it's not too early.

Saying goodbye to Amadeus, Bella and the others returned to their residence at Schönbrunn Palace.

"I feel so pitiful about them." Elena said with emotion.

Bella was silent.

She has never been judgmental about this kind of thing. After all, only the person concerned knows what it is like.

From the point of view of the bystanders, even sympathy, it does not help much, only wishing them well.

Soon after, Mr. Holder came and invited them to dinner.

According to the established schedule, in the days leading up to Princess Mary's wedding, a large banquet was held at Schönbrunn Palace every night.

The investment of the Austrian royal family is unprecedentedly large, which shows how seriously Empress Theresa attaches to this marriage. As for Versailles, I heard that it also invested heavily in large-scale repairs and luxurious decoration work.

It's like they're in a game.

Although it is nominally a political marriage, in reality no one wants to appear slightly inferior in momentum.

Both the Habsburg and Bourbon families held lavish celebrations, collecting treasures from home and abroad for dowries and dowries. And for every aspect of the wedding must be compared, I heard that just about the steps of sending relatives and greeting relatives, the ceremonial officers of both sides have been discussing for a year.

The wedding of the Austrian princess and the French prince turned into a stage for the two families to fight for wealth and show their strength to European countries.

It was also through this light that sisters Elena and Carlos were invited to Vienna.

Before that, Bella and Anna felt that everywhere they went, they would be involved in strange events.

This makes Elena tease them from time to time, saying that they can't be the cursed "Ice Sisters", right?

Despite this, Elena was happy to travel with both of them.

"It would be great if I followed you and always encountered something interesting." Elena summed it up.

But this time when I came to Austria, the princess's wedding was so large, and there were elites from all over the world, so there wouldn't be anything wrong, right?

However, on the very night of their arrival in Vienna, an unexpected event fulfills Bella's fears.

It's always so clever. So clever that it even made Bella suspect that it was not the two sisters who were cursed, but Elena's mouth.

It's like getting the true biography of Nostradamus.