Chapter 21: Atonement
A wooden bucket was prepared in the room, and cold water was put in it, and Chiyo took the little mermaid out and let him play in the bucket.
"Big sister, are you going to see your parents?"
His small hands were white and fleshy, clinging to the edge of the barrel, and his eyes were wide open, looking at Chiyo without blinking.
After spending some time at Hope Academy, he also got used to calling Mom and Dad.
Chiyo didn't know how to explain: "Mom and Dad went to a far away place for some things, let's go see your grandfather first." Mom and Dad will wait for Enge to grow up and go to them. ”
"When I grow legs and walk like a big sister?"
"Yes."
She lied to the child to protect him, but she was still full of guilt.
"Okay then."
He pursed his lips and sank into the water, unable to hide the loss in his heart.
Receiving the message from the Terrans, the Elder Aili was a little stunned.
For his granddaughter Ellie, he loves him. also blamed himself for being too busy and neglecting her growth, which caused her to be bullied so much. thought that she would marry a human she liked and be happy for the rest of her life, but she didn't expect to underestimate the greed and cruelty of people's hearts.
He was angry, and Ellie's birth was destined for sorrow.
That birthmark is the mercy of the sea god to the mermaid clan.
The clansmen didn't understand it because that history was too humiliating and was covered up by generations of mermaid elders.
The merfolk lived in a barren Dead Sea, and they were about to lose hope of survival.
Ellie, the daughter of the first-generation mermaid chief, charms the cruising sea god Sidon, and asks for the life of the lowly merfolk after a night of retiring.
The sea god granted her request and relocated the merfolk to the rich seas of the south.
It's just that the gods are inviolable, and the mermaid Ellie is executed!
The gods cursed her reincarnation, and the world was ugly and spurned by her people.
People only think that the beautiful merfolk have the mercy of the sea god, but they don't know that it is because a young girl bravely bears the wrath of the gods.
When Ellie was born, Elder Eli saw the birthmark, it was the brave girl from the beginning, and she had returned.
The elders could only sigh when they saw the reaction of their clansmen.
That period of history was disliked by the gods, and it was also a stain on their mermaid race, which could not be made public.
If it weren't for Ellie's death, Elder Eli would have kept it a secret forever.
"How long are you going to hold on?"
He grew up watching the girl, his granddaughter, the girl who saved the whole clan!
"I'm sorry, Eli, it's a family rule, you know."
The other elders looked at each other and could only say sorry.
"If it wasn't for her, would the merfolk be where they are today? Do you really believe that the sea god just pities the beautiful mermaid? ”
He was angry, this insistence was unfair to the girl!
"I'm begging you, make it public!"
He suddenly knelt down, and everyone was caught off guard and hurriedly reached out to help him.
"What are you doing!"
"There will be a solution."
"Eli, it's not like you don't know the clan rules."
Eli dodged their hands and said stubbornly, "I just hope that the clan can get justice for her and the child!" ”
"Otherwise, it will be announced, right?" One of the elders said that they were the ones who were in debt.
"Let's announce it, we should let our children face up to that period of history, and today's happiness is the contribution of our predecessors."
More and more people are opening their mouths.
The patriarch looked left and right, frowned, and finally sighed and agreed.
This is the scene of the confrontation between the merfolk and the humans.
The ugly girl Ellie, who was bullied, was once the hero of the whole clan, and the clansmen were a little shocked when they got the news, and then ashamed.
Now the thinking of the younger generation of mermaids has changed, and that history is like a romantic heroic story.
Even the high sea god will be charmed by the mermaid girl!
Thinking of Ellie, they are ashamed and guilty, and they can only direct all their anger at the humans on the shore, and they are bound to ask for an explanation for Ellie.
Elder Eli showed the letter to the elders.
"Let's talk, Eli, and see what they do!" The Great Elder patted him on the shoulder and sighed.
"Okay."
Ellie is gone, and he will take care of her children.
In order to show the sincerity of the human race, the location of the peace talks was set at the settlement of the mermaid tribe - Haicheng.
Qianshi took Qiyue, the city lord of Sailuo City, and the two of them went to the banquet.
Haicheng is a city body located in the deep sea, and the patriarch gave each of them a water-sheltering bead, which can be condensed into a small space when they enter the sea, allowing them to breathe.
Going to the deep sea is a very terrifying thing for a thousand generations. In modern parlance, she has a phobia of the deep sea.
Even if the strange creatures in Haili were really beautiful, she couldn't appreciate them.
Perhaps seeing her discomfort, the group quickened their pace.
The bottom of the sea is dark, but the building materials of Haicheng are mixed with the corpse of a glowing polyp, and it is very bright.
There were many mermaids along the way, all of them were beautiful, and Qiyue couldn't help but admire them.
The merfolk knew about the peace talks, and perhaps for atonement for their sins, they stood by the way to greet them, following behind the procession.
"I'm sorry about Ellie."
Chiyo stood up and apologized to Elder Eli.
The old man snorted coldly, didn't bother, but the great elder returned the salute.
Chiyo could understand, she recited the mantra, and the next second Enge appeared in her arms.
Her blonde hair was so dazzling, and her ice-blue fishtail, which was the same as her mother's, was still swaying slightly.
"Big sister?"
Enge was suddenly picked up, still a little dazed.
Elder Eli's eyes were already red, and white pearls were scattered on the ground.
He choked up and asked, "Is it called Enge?" ”
"Yes." Qianshi sighed and handed Enge to him: "Enge, this is your great-grandfather. ”
The little mermaid looked at the old man in front of him with wide eyes, and he waved his little hand to wipe the tears on the man's face: "Grandfather doesn't cry, when Enge grows up, he and grandfather will go to find Mom and Dad." ”
Eli looked at Qianshi, and she nodded.
"Okay, when Enge grows up, I'll go to my parents."
He coaxed the child and put him in the merfolk childcare tank. Juvenile merfolk should not stay out of the water for too long. He had already lost his granddaughter and did not want to lose Enge again.
"Okay, okay, that's a happy thing."
The patriarch waved his hand, in fact, he couldn't help crying just now.
"I'm sorry that my subjects hurt Ellie and her husband. The laws of the kingdom will not indulge the wicked, and they will be punished as they deserve. ”
"I hope so."
The patriarch looked at Qianshi seriously, she had to give an explanation to the mermaid clan.
Chiyo confiscated the houses and property of the villagers, and the adults were punished for building infrastructure and paving roads.
The child was innocent and was adopted by officials who came forward to build a charity hall.
Don't expect a thousand generations to sentence them to death, the death of Ellie and the boy is a crime for all. This kind of sin is hateful, but human life is precious, so it is better to let them do something more meaningful to atone for their sins.
Death is short-lived, and their evil is not yet measured by death.
Although there were still some people in the merfolk who were dissatisfied with the punishment result, they were all suppressed in the end.
"I would like to put forward a proposal on behalf of the Liguo to work together with the merfolk for a win-win situation, and I hope you can accept it."
The previous fish market was not standardized, and it was not officially recognized, and Chiyo wanted to rationalize this.
"We will think about it and give an answer to Your Majesty."
The patriarch didn't remember to agree, and Qianshi was not in a hurry.
It's just an offer, and it's the icing on the cake if you don't, and it doesn't hurt if you don't.
When I went back, the little mermaid was very reluctant, her eyes were red, and the tears that flowed turned into pearls, all of which were given to a thousand generations.
"I will have the opportunity to come to Liguo to play in the future, and I hope that the partners of the academy will welcome you."
"Uh-huh."
Elder Aili is very rare for this great-grandson, who has been doing everything himself these days. The neglect of taking care of Ellie back then has always become a regret in his heart, and he just wants to compensate Enge for this.
This tension of his was sometimes counterproductive, and the farce he made was a little laughable.
But for the sake of his dedication, Qianshi is also relieved.
When I went back, I slowly rose from the bottom of the sea to the surface of the water, and I was still dizzy and suffocated for a long time, but when the sunlight poured down and fell into the sea, the vision was bright, and this nausea began to dissipate.
The follow-up of the matter was handed over to Qiyue, and she rested as soon as she returned.
The queen who is high up in the sky is also afraid of the deep sea, and this shortcoming makes her a lot closer at once.
This matter was resolved smoothly, which Qiyue did not expect.
Long ago, they gave up. But now, the weak Li Kingdom has learned to be strong, and the declining royal family has given birth to a new rose, which is really a little expected.
He sat in his study, his upper body hidden in the shadows, pondering for a while, and on the table was a freshly written letter.
The jade pigeon left with the letter, and Qiyue tidied up her clothes and went out to finish the matter.
In the study of the star priest, Qixing stretched out his hand to pick up the jade pigeon, and the letter belonged to his brother.
He had already said that he would stop it, and the new queen was not one of the royal family's straw bales!
Incense burned in the house, and he threw the letters into the stove, which burned out quickly, and the chirping of the emerald dove in the window was crisp and long.
He continued his daily work as if nothing had happened.
If the monarch is incompetent, why should we follow?
……
The merfolk eventually agreed to cooperate with the humans, and their moonlight veils were soft and light, warm in winter and cool in summer, and extremely popular with nobles and merchants.
And the pearls they occasionally cry into can be used as jewelry, but also for beauty.
Qianshi has already written to Lin Xiaoshui, she must be interested in these things.
Being trapped in the palace was dreary, and she realized it when she came out. Hope Academy's handmade problem, she already has a solution.
The first king did not have three palaces and six courts, and there were one or twenty concubines, and the women in the deep palace had nothing to do during the day, and the nights were long and sleepless.
She wants to give them a chance to start another life, and it's up to them how to grasp it.