Chapter 16 The Balance of Happiness
Just as everyone was waiting for the master of ceremonies to announce the arrival of the Prime Minister, they heard an unexpected voice at the door. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
"Where's your invitation, sir? You can't go in without an invitation. ”
"Invitation? I just got back to the royal capital, and I don't have that kind of thing. However, I am entitled to enter this place, so please get out of the way. ”
"I'm sorry, I can't go in without an invitation, I have to do my duty, sir."
"I have an important friend in there, and I desperately need to see her, so please be accommodating. Later, you will know that you have not only violated your duty, but also achieved a great good. ”
Just as the person at the door was arguing with the master of ceremonies, a gentle female voice interrupted them, "General Wing Munast, you go to the small room opposite to tidy up your appearance and come back, I have already informed someone to prepare a military dress for you." This is His Majesty's New Year's ball, and as a high-ranking officer, you should also attend it in a formal and polite manner, and it is very rude for you to do this now. ”
"Thank you, Miss Lanfonte." Mazarel gave the commander a military salute and turned to leave.
The master of ceremonies watched the tall figure depart in surprise, and then looked at Gina with a pleading gaze.
"It's okay, you've done your job well, let's go down and rest first." China reassured. After all, this master of ceremonies was newly recruited, and it was normal that he hadn't met Mazarel.
"Yes." Thankfully, Mademoiselle Lamfonte was a good man, the master of ceremonies thought, but then he realized something was wrong. "That...... It seems that Lord Luce hasn't arrived yet, so I don't need to wait for him? ”
"No need." Cenna walked back without looking back.
"Is it Mazarel?" Margaret asked.
"Yes, Your Majesty."
"How did you deal with it?"
"I'll tell him to change his clothes first, and I think I can tell Admiral Wing Nast to take care of this matter himself."
Around the middle of the third piece, Masalel finally changed into her dress and arrived at the ball. The first to greet him was, of course, his own family. Mathaire stood there and took a closer look, and there was no figure he most wanted to see in it, although this was something he had expected for a long time, but the loss still crept over him.
"Mazarel, you're finally back, you've lost a lot of weight." Mrs. Ecnast caressed the face of her eldest son lovingly.
"I'm fine, Mom."
"Big brother."
"Arubelich, how come you have come back from Gresden. It's Yanise, welcome to our family, albeit a little late. When Mazarel said this, Annis blushed and saluted her husband's brother.
"Elder brother."
"Arudina," Masalel had already responded to his sister with a smile, "I know that Oscar is an honest fellow, and you haven't bullied him since you got married." ”
"What nonsense are you talking about?" With a little crying, Arudina hugged her eldest brother. You know, before she became an official dragon knight, everything was taught by Mazarel in place of her father.
Next should be Gursi, father and son did not speak at first, and everyone else looked at them in silence. Although I also want to help them break this deadlock, they all feel that they don't know where to start.
"Do you still think like that?" Gursi finally spoke first.
"Yes, father, I rushed back because I heard the news." Mathera replied.
"Alright then, just don't mess up the 1st Squadron more and more......" Gursi said thoughtlessly.
"The First Squadron has never been in the bag."
Hearing this answer, Gursi babbled away. The others froze for a moment, "Leave your brother behind, he now has someone more important than us in his heart, damn it!" Raising his son and having to him so much for him doesn't seem like a needy heart. ”
Hearing Gursi's complaints, the others hesitated for a moment and immediately followed the head of the Ecnast family.
Mazarre's smile still hadn't left his baby face, and he slowly walked in the direction of his sweetheart. At this time, the third piece was at the end, and the queen ordered a temporary rest before starting the next piece. The servants of the royal court took the opportunity to bring out the various snacks and drinks prepared from the kitchen to soothe the stomachs of the guests, who might have been a little hungry from the continuous dancing.
If Eugaris didn't notice Mazarre, it would be an insult to the intelligence of the judges. Eugaris had spotted Mazarel just before he appeared, and the characteristic sound of the boots alone gave her a hunch. How many times had she been in her boudoir day and night for the sound of the voice, and every time it approached her door from far to near, Eugaris's heart would beat violently.
Familiarity came back to him, but Masalel didn't feel that the man he had been dreaming of was acting as he had hoped. In his eyes, Eugaris was oblivious to his presence, still chatting and laughing with another officer. Mazarel looked away from Eugaris's back and discovered that the guy who had gained the attention of his sweetheart was the one he thought he shouldn't be here—Biogel.
Mathera felt jealousy, an emotion he had rarely felt before, and his father's preference for his younger brother had long been accustomed to him. However, after all, Mazarel was born into a family of status, and he still knows what to do on what occasions.
"Yuka." Mazarel softly called out the other's nickname.
However, it seems that his voice is too quiet, and the red-haired Maihime deaf to it. Masalere's baby face was hot, and he rhythmically slapped his feet on the spot a few times, then waited a little more before opening his mouth again to call out to the other. The result was the same as before, as if a pebble had been thrown into a deep valley - there was no response.
But Pioger found out about the other party, and felt that it was rude for him not to remind the charming lady in front of him at this time. So, he opened his mouth and reminded, "Miss Eucaris, this gentleman behind you has called you several times, didn't you hear?" ”
Eugaris pretended to be surprised: "Really? I offended him greatly. Although she looked surprised, she took a deep breath before turning back.
"Yuka, I'm back." Mazarel immediately put aside his negative emotions and showed his heartfelt smile to the Maihime.
"Oh, it's Mr. Wingnast, you're back from your travels?" What a rusty tone.
Mazarel's heart was half cold, and although Eugaris was looking at him with a smile on her face at the moment, he could clearly feel the coldness in her tone. "Her smile wasn't supposed to be like this," Mathera thought to herself, "she never showed me that smile before, and now it's just a mask." ”
"During the time I left Caiunescu, Brother Ling and Sister Ling were successfully married, I really want to congratulate you."
Mazarel was very unaccustomed to listening to the other party's honorific address to him, and was depressed and speechless for a while.
"Ah, I'm so sorry, the next song is my favorite song, I'm going to miss you." Eugaris stood up.
"Can I invite you to this song?" After hearing this, Biogel immediately sent a message inviting him to dance. This doesn't mean that he doesn't know what to do, after all, he doesn't know what the relationship between these two people used to be. He has only been recalled to the army for three months, and he has been busy with the affairs of troop training, trying his best to seize this opportunity to turn around. So, he didn't have time to pay attention to the gossip that had become moldy. Otherwise, no one would go to the dragon knight general's reverse scale at this time.
"Yes, thank you for your kindness."
Mazarel was tossed aside, his fists clenched tightly until his knuckles turned white from overexertion. Her eyes were fixed on Eugaris, who was dancing happily on the dance floor, and she didn't even glance in her direction again. Confusion and humiliation tormented Mazarel, and with a muffled grunt, he could no longer stay in this place. Mazarel felt that if he didn't leave soon, he would do something that would disgrace the family by losing his mind, so he quickly turned around and walked towards the door while he still had control over his body.
Masaler rushed out with his head down, and he hurried through the hallway, and because his mind was so focused on suppressing his emotions that he didn't notice a man passing by him. The other man stopped and looked at him, but the man had no intention of stopping Mathera and inquiring about his fate.
Sogrede had entered the ball halfway through the fourth piece, and he could have walked in a few minutes earlier, but he had been delayed at the door. Because he couldn't find the master of ceremonies who was supposed to be standing there to receive the invitation. Then Sogrend had no choice but to stuff the invitation into his pocket and walk straight inside.
"My dear Prime Minister, you're so early." Margaret greeted in a bad tone, "Aren't you afraid that you will snub your fiancée and eventually lead her to empathy?" ”
"Good evening, Your Majesty." Thorgrande chose to ignore the king's questioning, "Please forgive me for being late. ”
"What if I say I don't forgive?"
"It doesn't seem like a king should be the style of a king to easily blame others without asking the reason."
"You ......," Margaret was speechless by the Prime Minister's answer.
"Soge, what is delaying you today? I guess this time it should have been a more appropriate and plausible excuse. Cenna interjected.
"Alright, joke time is over." Sogrend said solemnly, "Your Majesty, this matter is a private matter between me and Lan Fangte, please allow us to avoid you." ”
"Why should you avoid me, since I am the king, I have the right to ask about anything that happens in my country." Margaret thought it would be a good gossip news.
"Well, since you think it's something that can be publicly announced, there's nothing to shy away from either. After all, if it fails, only Weichen will be disgraced. Thorgrande smiled.
"Wait a minute, Thorgrande, what the hell is going on?" China wanted to know the situation before it happened.
"Glory for women, adventure for men." "To increase the chances of success, I'd better keep you in a state of flux." ”
"Sounds like a despicable tactic." Margaret commented.
"So—" Sogrend knelt down on one knee before Chenna, "dear Mademoiselle China Lanfonte, I have admired your name for a long time, and have been in love with you all the more inexorably in the days and nights I have spent with you, and have been able to marry you thanks to your mistaken love. Now, I would like to ask you - would you like to marry you? ”
Thorgrande spoke so loudly, basically at the same level as he used to speak to his troops on the playground, so even the court musicians involuntarily stopped playing. Of course, the guests did not blame them for their arbitrary claims, because they were completely drawn to the Prime Minister's words.
The marriage relationship between Sogrend and China should be known to all of France, and everyone knows that the Prime Minister's last marriage proposal was made in private, but it happened to be discovered by others. However, this time it was a public and dignified proposal in front of so many people. If there had been such a thing as modern media at that time, it is estimated that the next day all the front pages of the newspaper would have been occupied by this news; Then television and radio immediately produced all sorts of follow-up stories; The major forums on the Internet will also be warmly commented on the server. All in all, this is a very explosive piece of news.
Cenna stared blankly at Sogrede, and although she quickly recovered her mental abilities from the initial shock, she really had no experience in such a situation. But her position has not been taken seriously by public opinion, because it is really hard to imagine that any beautiful girl of her age does not have the experience of being proposed to in public.
"Wow, it's so romantic, if it were me, I would definitely say yes without even thinking about it." Brigitte held her face and said enviously. At the moment, it is estimated that many women are thinking this way.
"But Lord Russ won't propose to you......" Horin took the opportunity to strike his men mercilessly.
"You...... It's really cruel, can't you take care of the harmless fantasy of a pure girl? ”
"Although I believe that you are pure, you are no longer a girl."
Let's skip the violence and get back to the main part of the scene. Cena still didn't know how to answer the other party, and Sogrend waited patiently. He is still quite sure of this action, so he is not in a hurry, and gives China plenty of space, which is his credo.
However, "the emperor is not in a hurry, but the eunuch is in a hurry" is a relatively common phenomenon. Margaret couldn't hold back, and she was anxious to know a result. Although she has repeatedly said in public that it would be great if Sogrand and China could be united. However, she just wants to maintain the current situation, hoping that her two teachers will always be in the status of unmarried couple. Yes, Margaret wished so in her heart, she was so intoxicated by the beautiful dreams in front of her. So much so that she never imagined that such dreams would disappear sooner or later, and that she would always grow up and wake up from the little girl's dreams.
"Qinna, you hurry up and give him an answer, you can't be stunned like this forever." Margaret urged.
"No, please don't rush her, Your Majesty, I'm willing to wait until she thinks about the answer." Thorgrande stopped the Queen.
"I want to ...... I think...... I think ......" It's rare to see Gina blushing and hesitantly spitting out, people are used to her decisiveness and bravery.
"Get up first, I think I should know your reason for proposing."
"Okay, you have the right to know, but I'll do it in a whisper."
Thorgrande stood up, slowly leaned into Ginna's ear, and briefly explained his reasoning.
It turned out that Sogrand had made up his mind to clear his name as the "King of Late Proms" this time. Unfortunately, visitors to his own surprise came to visit his little room. And the visitor was none other than Saulgrande Leus's parents, Grétio Leus and Helena Leus. And how could the Prime Minister's old parents, who originally lived in Roskado, come all the way to the royal capital? It all started early last year, when Captain March Landier brought back Sogland's letter. Old Luce not only received letters, but also entertained them with rare warmth, much to the astonishment of all who knew this well-known "miser".
There was certainly a reason why the old Luces were so enthusiastic, and they wanted to inquire about their son's situation. March was flattered there, and naturally vented the gossip energy that he had not played in the months he had been running around in Nawei. Mr. and Mrs. Luce had already been informed by their son that they had been engaged without permission, and this time they were mainly inquiring about what kind of person Sogrerd was marrying him. Any Falunsi officer and soldier would praise Cena hard, and March added to the fire.
Therefore, after sending March away, the elder Luce began to clean up his estate, and prepared to move his family to Caiunescu completely. After a year of careful preparation, Lao Luce came to the royal capital with his Wanguan family property to join his son.
As soon as the parents and son met, they immediately asked about his marriage. Sogrand said that the two parties were still busy with work, so they had no plans to get married for the time being, and was immediately yelled at by him. Sogrend watched as his father gritted his teeth, took out a silver jewelry box from his luggage, and threw it to himself. Sogrend opened it and saw that it was full of jewelry. And what's more, all the jewelry has been engraved with the name - it's Chinna's.
Old Lady Luce also persuaded her son that many of the young nobles of Roskador his age had already started a family, and that it was time for him to think about it. And for people of their age, a few healthy and lively grandchildren and granddaughters are the best relief for them in their old age.
"So, I'm excited to be a newlywed couple with you in the next month or two, so I'm reckless at this moment, and I hope you don't feel annoying." Sogrend ended his whisper to Chenna.
"I guess I should promise you, shouldn't I?" China said.
"It's not a question of whether it should or shouldn't." "It's a question of whether you want to or not. ”
"Alright then, I'm willing," Chinna paused and raised her voice, "I'd like to be your wife, Thorgrande." ”
"Great!" Sogrend hugged Cena tightly with open arms, and then he said to the crowd: "Ladies and gentlemen, I should be the happiest man in all of France, shouldn't I bless us?" ”
"Congratulations, my Lord Chancellor and Your Excellency the Admiral." Her Majesty hugged both parties with tears in her eyes, and everyone thought it was a sign of her being too excited. Since the king had set an example, the people around him congratulated them.
The gods boast of their penchant for balance, and when they bring misfortune to someone, it is natural that they should bestow happiness on someone else. In order to maintain the balance of happiness balance.