Chapter 17: Princess Eleni's Reading Salon
The large living room is brightly lit, and the row of floor-to-ceiling windows in the front hall not only let in fresh air, but also bright sunlight.
The layout of the living room is exquisite and warm, more than 20 sofas, or two groups, or three groups, are placed in various corners of the hall, and in the middle of each group of sofas, a small table is placed for guests to place items or big cards to play. And all the sofas are circled in a circle, and each group faces the center of the living room. In the center of the living room, there is a small open space that can be used as a small dance floor and for speeches to be recited.
On the large sofa in the main seat of the living room, there is a beautiful princess Alini, who is wearing a small princess silver crown, her golden bun hangs down gently, her soft eyes are narrowly slit, and with a delicate and delicate nose, a tranquil and elegant temperament arises spontaneously.
Beside Eleni, a court lady was holding a scroll of poetry, reciting it softly in a soft and melodious voice.
Eleni leaned lightly on the sofa, her hands on her chin, her beautiful eyelashes trembling slightly with the ups and downs of the story, obviously listening very attentively.
And on the sofa around Alini, there were naturally more than twenty aristocratic ladies, all of them dressed noblely and elegantly, listening attentively with the elegant posture that suited them best.
Alicia's arrival naturally attracted everyone's attention. The Pearl of the Northland, with a perfect face that makes all women jealous, she doesn't need any etiquette training, she will naturally exude a noble and elegant appearance that makes people ashamed of themselves, she doesn't need any words, it is enough to make people bow down under her majesty.
Seeing Alicia's arrival, Eleni's eyes suddenly opened, revealing a look of joy, she stood up lightly, and took brisk steps, like a whirlwind to welcome her sister's arrival: "Sister Nia, welcome!"
The noble ladies all smiled kindly at Her Royal Highness Princess Alini's slight non-compliance with the rules of etiquette, and they all got up one after another to salute Her Royal Highness Princess Alicia and welcome her arrival.
Alicia bowed slightly, allowing Alicia to take her arm and sit down on the sofa in the main seat.
When everything was quiet, and the court lady was about to resume the interrupted recitation, Eleni stood up again, and announced with a smile: "All right, that's all for today's reading......!
"Oh, I'm a little sleepy, and I'm looking for a cup ......of coffee or something," said a noble lady who was sitting closer, raising her feather folding fan to cover her mouth, and smiling lightly.
"Yes, perhaps, we can talk about Master Ferrona's Don in the Moonlight, or ......," said another aristocratic girl, laughing.
After greeting several aristocratic ladies, Elini and Alicia, they walked to the side hall to enjoy snacks and morning tea. And the aristocratic ladies who were sitting a little farther away also gathered together in twos and threes, chatting softly about the latest fashions.
"What book does my sister want to read?long poems, fairy tales, or fables?" Alene leaned on Alicia affectionately, and enthusiastically sold to her sister: "How about "Glorious War"? This is the most famous long poem depicting the early Glorious Age, good at using lines to set off, and the heroic posture of the heroes is very well rendered...... How about "The Glory of the Knight"? The story of the Knight King is so touching and so sad, Gnavier and the Knight King...... Their love is like a lily......"
Alicia's gaze was calm and clear, and she didn't react to Alini's warm recommendation.
Elean recommended a lot of books to her sister again and again, but she didn't get her sister's approval, she couldn't help but feel a little distressed, she frowned and thought for a moment, and suddenly smiled: "Yes, I know there is a book, sister, you must like it." As she spoke, she waved over to a maid and told her to bring a book.
In a few moments, the maid took the book, and Alicia's eyes fell on the name of the book, and she saw that on the beautifully bound cover, the words "Dan Lun's Fairy Tales" were written in fancy writing.
Eleni picked up the "Fairy Tale of Danlun, raised her eyebrows slightly, and said with some pride: "This is the latest popular story among bards! I heard that it was written by a bard named Andulon from the Kingdom of Danlun! He recorded the folklore that circulated in the Northland, not only the story of the Kingdom of Dodanlun, but also the legend of the Kingdom of Nowell, and the Kingdom of Ray Gracena, and all the other kingdoms of the Northland. There are a lot of interesting stories in it, and there are a lot of stories about our ancestors! For example, this "Snow Queen" is about the story of our first ancestors, and this "Snow White" is about the love story of our great ancestor, the Silver King and the Snow Queen......"
"Once upon a time, a distant kingdom covered in snow and ice...... There was a queen sitting by a window...... The cold wind swept the snow into the window...... She looked up at the window, and without paying attention, the needle stuck into her finger...... She gazed thoughtfully at the red drops of blood dotted on the white snow, then at the ebony windowsill, and prayed: "May my little daughter's skin grow white and red, and look like this white snow and bright red blood, so showy, so proud, and her hair as black and bright as the ebony of this window......"
Elini holds "Dan Lun's Fairy Tales", her voice is soft and cheerful, like a serenade at a ball, and the story of "Snow White" is recited aloud.
Alicia sat there silently, motionless, as if listening intently, and as if her thoughts were drifting away.
The story of Snow White has been told in Danlun, in Ray Grace, and throughout the Northlands. It tells the love story of the silver king, the greatest lord of the Chinese spirit, and the most beautiful snow white princess of the Danlun Kingdom, the story has a benevolent queen, a beautiful princess, an evil witch, a good hunter, a heroic knight, and a prince who heroically saves beauty.
Eleanne's melodious voice echoed in the living room, gradually bringing everyone into the fairy tale world full of mystery and romance.
The history of the Kingdom of Danlun is extremely remote, even in the age of human obscurantist wizards, this country has a history almost as long as human civilization, is the oldest and most mysterious kingdom in the human world, and is also the source of almost all fairy tales.
This country is located on the edge of the Scania Peninsula, the edge of the land is covered in fog all the year round, far from the main world of human civilization, where the wheel of progress seems to stand still, so that this country still exists in the era of the oldest kingdom of human civilization.
On this isolated island, which is almost independent of this world, the material world constantly overlaps with the fairy world, the nightmare world, the wizard world and other other worlds, and day and night are almost completely different worlds. Here, you can see leprechauns dancing in the wilderness, ghosts wandering in ancient castles, spooky witches living in the depths of the forest, and all kinds of bizarre scenery that make you feel like you are in a fairy tale.
In this country, the sweetness of Snow White lives forever in the castle, the sorrow of the daughter of the sea echoes eternally on the beach, and everything stays in the ancient fairy tale era. This is the last colony of wizards, a world where mortals and countless fairy tale creatures coexist.
This kingdom is so mysterious, so powerful, that even when the Magic Empire was at its most powerful, it stopped outside of it. The prosperity of the kingdom of Ray Grace also began with the marriage of the Silver King and Snow White.