On the night of Saugland's meeting with Katyusha, the woman who had been a glamorous Rubata passed away. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoHer last moments were lonely and peaceful, and there were only two people who were by her side and witnessed her passing. Since these two people were quite famous in later generations, Katyusha, perhaps, we still use her real name - Catherine. Ulyanova is better known as her, and later attracted the attention of many historians. These two people, one is the great poet Peines, and the other is the "god of war" Saugland. Leus.

Of course, this can be confirmed from many sources. This popular courtesan of Rubata is actually the famous Reynoske general - Igger. Wallensky's own niece and biological mother of Tsar Nastasya I of Renoske. As for how she met and united with Ivan IV, the founder of the Romanov dynasty, in her early years, it has become difficult to verify. What is certain, however, is that the persecution of General Wallensky and his relatives and friends by Nicholas VI led to Ulyanova being forced to leave her fiancé and go into exile in Pamis. In the end, the Romanov Duke did not escape the catastrophe because of the sacrifice of his fiancée, and soon he was also put on death row by his crazy cousin, and his whereabouts were unknown after being rescued by his faithful retainers on the way to the execution ground.

Sogrend financed the purchase of a cemetery on the outskirts of Lubata, and the funeral was carried out very simply, with Sogrend and Paynes running everything. Apart from the necessary personnel, no one else came to pay their respects to the deceased. It was late autumn, and when everything was stopped, the sky had already darkened.

When the helpers had been paid and sent away, Thorgrande sat down beside Paynes, and the poet sat on a stone by the edge of the cemetery. Thorgrande took a bottle of ale from the package, took a sip, and handed it to the poet. The poet glanced at him, grabbed the bottle and poured it down his throat.

"Behold, Rubata is already brightly lit." The poet put down the bottle and said.

"What's next for you?" Sogrend asked.

"No, but I suddenly understood that being a poet is not as simple as I originally thought."

"How about going to Pharansy if you don't have any special plans?"

"To Farensi?" The poet looked at Saugland suspiciously.

"yes, we need somebody to teach people about poetry, to teach them to read poetry, and even to teach them to write poetry. By the way, we were treated pretty well. Thorgrande said with a smile.

"Do the Pharians still need poetry?"

"How can I not need to, I can't imagine that a nation, a country, has no poetry?"

"Really? Oh, yes. The poet muttered to himself.

"My country needs not only its own farmers, its own soldiers, its own sailors, its own teachers, but also its own poets, and it would be great if you would train a few poets for the Falencies." Sogrend said sincerely.

"No!"

"What?!"

The poet laughed, "You already have your own poet." I haven't been to Farensi, Lord Leus, but I can sense from you that it's a place worth visiting. I think it's not necessarily a heavenly place, but there are certainly many good things that deserve to be written into poetry. I'm going to write poetry for Pharynsi, isn't it your own poet? ”

"Well said!"

"There can be no king under the sky, but there can be no poet!" Penes stood up and shouted this old quote of Parmis to the sky in a loud voice.

A few days later.

Palau is a town forty or fifty fatals away from Rubata, a town that has become dilapidated by the diversion of the royal road more than a decade ago. Originally, it was a gateway to the western border of Pamis, but the dwindling number of merchants was not enough to make the town prosperous. As a result, after all these years, there was only one family left in the town that was still maintaining its own small hotel.

The proprietor, a middle-aged man in his forties, had been sitting behind the counter, squinting his little eyes, looking forward to the day when he would get a fortune from that old avenue. This kind of opportunity is not out of the question, and a few years ago, some Reynosk women were left in exile. He pretended to be kind enough to receive them, then seized what little money they had and introduced them to the pimps, each of whom made him almost 50 solaries. However, these are just a one-shot deal, and they will not bring him benefits in the long run.

However, the innkeeper believed that the gods were on his side, and a woman arrived with a newborn baby girl in her arms. After the shopkeeper had introduced her to the business, the poor lonely man begged the shopkeeper to take care of the baby girl for her, and she would send the shopkeeper money on time every month. After negotiating what they called 10 solari a month, the shopkeeper and his wife adopted the baby girl. Of course, they will not take care of this child with all their hearts, at most they will ensure that she will not die immediately. Fortunately, the baby girl was blessed by heaven and survived tenaciously. The shopkeeper was thus able to extract enough money from her unfortunate mother, who, in addition to raising the agreed maintenance under various guises, demanded additional fees from that mother from time to time, in a clever manner, of course.

Naturally, this money is not really spent on girls. The owner also has several children, and the money is enough for them and their own children to live a good life. When the girl was a little old enough to do something, the innkeeper called the child as his own slave, and the children also regarded themselves as young masters, and ordered the girl to serve them.

In the evening, a simple traveler suddenly came to the inn, which had not been visited by any guest for a long time. Although the owner didn't think it would be a big deal, they had been without a source of income for a month, and it was better to do business anyway than to drink the Northwest Wind.

"Let's have a glass of ale wine and two black breads, and don't mix the wine with water." The traveler reminded.

"Got it."

Soon, ale and pitifully small black bread were delivered to the traveler. The traveler took a sip, the wine was obviously mixed with water, but he wasn't here to care about it today. He sat there leisurely, munching on the unpalatable, inferior bread as he surveyed the inn carefully.

At that moment, a dirty little girl walked in with a wooden barrel about the size of hers. The reason why the traveler knew that it was a girl was because of the sound of the proprietress screaming and swearing from behind.

"You little hoof, don't wipe the floor in the store three times, and don't give you dinner!"

The little girl struggled to carry the bucket, but the traveler glared at her fiercely at the source of the sound, and the traveler laughed slightly. Then the little girl, who was only seven or eight years old, began to lie there and mop the floor, and judging by her skillful movements, she must have been familiar with these tasks.

"Boss, do you have any meat here?" The traveler suddenly opened his mouth.

"Meat?" The shopkeeper looked at the traveler with some disdain.

"Yes, meat." The traveler said, scattering a handful of silver coins onto the table.

"Ah, yes, yes." The shopkeeper immediately smiled, "Please wait a moment. ”

The shopkeeper was about to run to the back and tell his wife to sit down the dishes, but his two daughters ran down from the upper floor to pester him. After a few reprimands, the shopkeeper broke away from them and ran to the back kitchen. The two girls were aggrieved and ran to the side in a huff. They happened to see the girl mopping the floor, so they thought of a way to vent their unhappiness on her.

After a while, the owner came over with a steaming lamb chop.

"Well, are you satisfied?" After putting down the mutton, the shopkeeper asked, bending down and rubbing his hands.

"Yes, please sit down, I have a business I want to talk to you about."

"Business? What business? The shopkeeper hurriedly sat down.

"That's right, I'm from Scarland, you know, we need to buy some goods from time to time, so that the customers can be satisfied, right?"

"Ah, yes, yes." The shopkeeper immediately understood the identity of the other party, "However, there haven't been many people coming from the west lately." ”

"Tsk, if I had entered the general market, would I have been empty-handed until now?" The traveler showed dissatisfaction with the innkeeper's stupidity, "Some of our customers there just like the younger ones, you know?" ”

"Oh, I see."

"I see that your little girls here are good, if you can, I'll take them all."

"Which ones do you say?"

"That's all." Thorgrande pointed to the shopkeeper's two daughters, who were riding under her and spitting at her.

"These two are my daughters, whether it will be or not."

"Oh, forget it, I'll take my leave." The traveler said, packed the lamb chops, and got up to leave.

"Ahh The owner of the shop pulls the guests.

"Changed your mind?" The traveler squinted.

"These two can't work, what do you think of that?" The shopkeeper pointed to the little girl beneath his daughter.

"This? Is it your child? ”

"It's not."

"If not, I'll be in trouble."

"Her mother died not long ago, and she was such an orphan, and we were able to barely support her because of her mother's small payment."

"And what price do you want?"

"20 silver coins."

"Then you can keep it for yourself and continue to do chores for you, just such a dark little thing."

"Ahh Then you can give a price. ”

"10 silver coins."

"Add more."

"11 silver coins, no more to talk about."

"Okay, just 11 silver coins, I want cash."

"Here you go!" Somewhat reluctantly, the traveler counted 11 silver coins to the innkeeper. Then he walked over and lifted up the little girl who was riding underneath him, and in doing so, the two girls who had been sitting on her fell on all fours.

"How old is she?" The traveler asked.

"Eight." The shopkeeper replied without looking up, counting the money.

"Eight? This head is only five or six years old at most, and I can be made big by you. The traveler said, and with some anger he carried the little girl on his shoulders and walked out.

The little girl did not shout or cry, and sat quietly on the traveler's shoulder. When they were about 1 mile away, the traveler found a secluded spot and put her down.

"Do you have a name?" The traveler asked softly.

"Natasha."

"Do you know you have a mother?" Natasha nodded.

"Well, in that case, Natasha. I was sent by your mother to pick you up, and I am going to take you to your father's. Would you like to go? ”

"Won't Mom go with us?" Natasha asked.

"Mom has something to do and has gone far, far away, so I sent my uncle and me to take you to see Dad. Well, this is what your mother left for you, and your father will recognize you when he sees this. As he spoke, the traveler pulled out a delicate silver pendant and hung it around the little girl's neck.

"Hungry?" The traveler asked, pulling out the lamb chops that were still hot from his bosom. He carefully tore the lamb chops and handed them to Natasha. This may be the first time the child has eaten meat, and she smells it greedily, then reaches out and grabs it with her little hand and stuffs it into her mouth. "Eat slowly, don't be in a hurry, you can eat as much as you want in the future." The traveler caressed Natasha's little head lovingly. The child was just as miserable as her mother, but not anymore. Even if I can't find her biological father, I'll raise her with the other children.

"That's it, I was saved from a miserable situation by my mentor. If he hadn't come to my mother's aid and me, the obvious outcome would have been my mother's abandonment in the wilderness, and I would have ended up in a lowly and miserable situation. Subsequently, I was temporarily brought back to Farensi by him, where I tasted the warmth of family for the first time. It's as if I have a father, grandparents, and siblings. Suffice it to say, the nearly one-year period spent in Pharansy was enough to make up for many of my previous childhood shortcomings. ”

"By the autumn of the following year, my father's power had basically gained a foothold in Renosk and established its own base. So Lord Leus decided to send me back to my father's side. He took me on my road alone, and the journey was both expectant and scary for me. I don't know what kind of man my father would be, what kind of land Lenoske--my country is, perhaps because Lord Leus spoiled me too much. The closer I got to my destination, the more uneasy I felt. He sensed my uneasiness and carefully told me everything he knew about Lenoske. Whether I was in a hotel or sleeping in the wilderness, I pestered him childishly to tell me bedtime stories. During that time, he always told me stories about Lenoske, such as the story of Iger, the legendary hero who led the Lenosk people to that land. ”

"Later, we met my father, the Emperor, and he was very surprised when he saw us. My father said that he had sent to visit my mother and me, but apparently missed us. At first he was a little skeptical, but when he saw the pendant that my mother had left me, and the name of Lord Leus, he was convinced. He also pleaded with Lord Luce to stay and serve him, or just to stay and continue to educate me, but Lord Luce politely declined. His Excellency Leus, who had stayed for the whole winter at my behest, said goodbye to us at the beginning of spring. This is my relationship with the Pharynsi and with the Leuss, and thank you, Your Highness the Princess, for listening to me about these things. Nastasya ended her statement.

"Your Royal Highness Princess, I should be honored that you are willing to tell me about them." Rakoxiu replied.

"It's getting late today, and I think I should take my leave." Princess Reynolds said, looking outside.

"You're on your way tomorrow, so it's time to get some rest."

"Then, gentlemen of Hitarus, allow me to take my leave." Narstasya said in a loud voice, saluted the crowd at the banquet, and the king and princess of Hitarus, and left the hall in her leave.

The Hitaros bid farewell to the charismatic princess with some regret, and whispered about her beauty, hoping that one day they would have the opportunity to get up close and personal with the woman.

As soon as Nastasya stepped out of the hall, she was greeted by the attendant who had been waiting outside, and took out the shawl she had prepared and placed it over her well-proportioned fragrant shoulders.

"Your Highness, be careful not to catch a cold."

"Floris, thank you for your hard work." Nastasya greeted her attendant cordially.

"Nothing, that's what I'm supposed to do." Flores is a few months older than the princess, but she has been by her side for the past ten years. The maiden was of Heilman blood, the concubine of Chief Chuggins of Heilman. Her two brothers, Chukins's two sisters-in-law, had been entrusted with important tasks by the Tsar. But because she was the daughter of a concubine, she was almost reduced to a slave, but fortunately, Nastasya, who had just returned to Lenoske, soon took a fancy to this beautiful young lady of her age, and begged to come over and be her female companion and personal attendant. His father was naturally very happy that his useless daughter could be chosen for the future princess, so he agreed. Flores is well aware of her original destiny, so she is sincerely grateful to her princess, and thus loyal.

After walking a few steps, Nastasya asked, "Are you ready for your luggage or anything?" ”

"It's all ready, and we can leave early tomorrow morning."

"Are all the gifts I told you to prepare?"

"We're all ready, Your Highness, what are we going to Mastar for this time?"

"Congratulations, Princess Theodora of Mastar is about to celebrate her 19th birthday, and I heard that she has a pair of eyes of different colors. I'd like to see what it would be like to have two eyes of different colors on one person's face. Nastasya said with a smile.

"I'd like to see it too."

"Naturally, you will see it when the time comes, and I heard that Princess Theodora will never resent a beautiful girl like you."

"Your Highness is making fun of me again."