"Why do you keep saying these unlucky things in front of me, Father? Princess Sophia smiled.

She pursed her lips, and the slightly hard lines of her face were as handsome as if they were carved out of marble.

"If there's one thing I'm inferior to my brothers, it's that I'm a woman, and they're men, that's all. ”

"But that's exactly what I can't choose you, kid. The kingdom needs a king, not a queen. The Emperor shook his head.

"But in history, famous queens are not uncommon!, and who do you choose? Moses, who has betrayed Violet and turned to the White Lily, or is it Lorris, who has hooked up with the nobles and will only play some shady tricks in secret?", the princess exclaimed.

She stubbornly stared at the old king in front of her, her eyes full of questions and disbelief.

"Enough, Sophia, how can you slander your brother like this!", the Emperor rebuked in a rare manner, "I have made up my mind, so you should die." ”

But then, as if he couldn't bear it, his tone softened again, "Sitting in that position is more of a curse than a blessing." Sophia, I don't want you to sit in that position. ”

"Think about it, Sophia. If you marry Long Tide, I will be relieved. Of course, my previous promise is still valid, and if you really don't agree, I will reject that kid on your behalf. ”

"But you don't joke, haven't you already promised him?", Sophia said in surprise.

The Emperor shrugged mischievously, "I just promised him that he would convince you, besides, Sophia." What if you break your promises? You are more important to me than any promises and oaths. ”

"You should say this to those ladies, it's too numb, I can't stand it. Sophia grimaced, shivering, and shook her shoulders.

"Haha, they all say that the daughter is the lover of the father's last life, besides, how can those ladies be as beautiful as my Sophia," the emperor laughed like a child.

But after the laughter, the room fell silent again, and Princess Sophia lowered her head, thinking quietly, and the Emperor did not urge her, half-squinting, not knowing what to think.

After a long time, Princess Sophia finally raised her head. "Father, I agree to this marriage. ”

The emperor was stunned, he didn't expect the princess to agree so easily, "Sophia, you have to think about it, this is a matter of your life, and you can't go back in the end." ”

The princess nodded, "You know my character, Father. I will neither regret what I promised, nor will I regret it. ”

She craned her neck proudly, revealing a curvaceous, smooth and white neck, like a white swan looking up.

"I thought about it, and instead of staying in the city of Divine Radiance, groveling to the future king, and living by betraying my pride and his charity, it would be better to go to the north. ”

"My destiny is in my own hands!"

The emperor looked at his stubborn daughter, his eyes were full of unconcealable appreciation, and there was an indescribable sadness and loss, "Why is this so." ”

He shook his head again, "You brothers and sisters, why is this so. ”

The light in the room was on through the glass window for a whole night, perhaps because of a premonition that the father and daughter would have fewer and fewer opportunities to meet in the future, the old king and the princess chatted for a long time, a long time.

......

The news of the marriage between the Violet and Falcon families was not announced, and Grievous the Great only wrote to the Duke of Reinhardt, who was far north. Therefore, the people of Shenghui City didn't know about this news, and of course, even if they did, they probably wouldn't care.

At this time, what these people are most concerned about is that the prices in Shenghui City are rising and have reached an unattainable level.

Not much to say about the scarce goods such as food and charcoal, and there are not a few people in Shenghui City who are starving to death and freezing to death. Even the price of the daily mud pots, cloth, oil and salt is constantly rising, as if the city of the kingdom of St. Teresa, known for its abundance of goods and its connection to the four regions, was suddenly thrown into a barren wilderness, and all the necessities of life were out of stock.

The civilians who remained in the city could only hope that they would receive a small amount of food from the relief materials distributed by the royal family. But even this has become a luxury, and the distribution of relief supplies is crowded with people every day, and a large number of hungry refugees are like insatiable monsters, and the regular distribution of supplies is scattered, and not even the slightest movement can be heard.

Every day, there will be fights here because of cutting in line and looting supplies, but the weak men have the strength at this time, like wild beasts to vent their beasts on strangers, and the stampede caused by such brawls has become a daily occurrence, and hundreds of deaths have become commonplace.

At the junction of the districts of Helivan and Manny, men, women, and children in unclothed clothes wander outside the city gates every day, like ghosts. They all wore rudimentary wooden signs around their necks that stated the price at which they were sold.

The above numbers are really pitiful, most of them are just a bowl of gruel, or a steamed bun, and there are many people who have no price on it, they sell themselves for free, and the price of becoming a slave is just hoping that they can get a meal when they reach a rich family.

The riots and commotions in the city intensified, and no one was willing to starve to death and freeze to death. Crimes such as petty theft and robbery are much less, and everyone is poor anyway, and there is nothing to steal and rob. Men and women with a little strength banded together and used wooden forks, knives, and even pots and pans as weapons to desperately attack Manny.

The tall city gate used to represent the closure of the class, but in the eyes of these refugees, it was the hope of survival! People imagined that when they rushed into the areas where the rich lived, there would be food to eat, clothes to wear, and a glimmer of invisible, hope for life.

However, no one was able to rush through.

Blood smeared the walls, bones covered the narrow passages, and shattered limbs were scattered like tatters. On the high wall, people have picked out the claw marks with their fingernails, and the marks are so deep and heavy, it is hard to imagine how desperate and struggling the people who are holding on to the wall.

The upward claw marks seemed to be carved on the city wall, like tears dripping from the road, like an accusation, an accusation against the country, an accusation against the world.

Accusing those, cannibals.