Chapter 21 The princess is at home
Princess Theodora's birthday ball lasted until almost midnight, and it wasn't anything special. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info However, after listening to the adventure story of the Duke of Minox, Sigrani said goodbye to everyone. After all, the empress has to get up early tomorrow to deal with government affairs, and she has always been slack in this regard. And the protagonist of the ball, Cyodora, also quietly left early, and everyone didn't care. According to the common sense of the nobles of Shurasa, Her Royal Highness the princess may have found a beauty to spend the night with. Because this is not a glorious thing, no one has confirmed which lady won this award. No one wants to wait for their turn to embarrass themselves next time after creating embarrassment for others.
While the nobles continued to rejoice, the mother and daughter of the royal family came to Sigrani's study one after the other.
"I said I'd find a time to talk to you in the near future." Sigrani turned and said.
"You did say that, Mother." Theodora's tone was not good.
"Well, you probably already know what I'm going to say." Sigrani leaned against the window and wrapped her right hand around her left arm, "Your father is not Leon......"
"Is it the Falencian?" Saildora said coldly.
"He's your father!" Sigrani raised her voice, "And you see and hear it today, even in Mastar and Hitaros, people revere him the same. β
"Then should I be grateful for it, and then happily hug the strange man I haven't seen in nineteen years?"
"I know it's hard for you to accept this fact for a while, but he's your biological father after all. He doesn't know about it, and if he can confirm you, he'll love you as much as I do, Celeodora. Sigrani tried to hug her daughter, but Theodora coldly shook off her outstretched hand.
"Maybe he has a high reputation in the world, but his honor has nothing to do with me, and if that man brings me anything, it's just a shame for an illegitimate daughter!"
"Shame?! Celedora, you're a little bit unbelievable! β
"Of course it's a shame, I'm not like you, I know the shame he brings you, but I only dare to sacrifice a good person's love for you to cover it up. To this day, you are proud of the shamelessness of that time......"
There will only be a resounding slap in the face in response to Cyodora. Sigrani stiffened to withdraw her trembling and aching hand, but she looked overwhelmed. Instead of covering the left side of her face with her mother's punch, Seodora just glared at Sigrani with resentment. And in her golden eyes, all that was reflected was the helpless look of Empress Mastar. Then the princess turned and left the study without saying a word.
Sigrani watched her daughter's back disappear behind the door, and she slumped limply in her chair and sobbed softly.
"Thorge, am I doing something wrong?"
It was the second half of the night, to be exact. When Miss Hayes finished freshening up and was about to hug her soft bed at once, there were three dull noises from the glass window of her balcony. Fiona had no choice but to rub her eyelids, which were almost glued together, and walked to the window to open it.
"Cyodora, are you finally ready to make a move on your friend?" Fiona yawned and said faintly.
"When those men know your true colors, they're sure they'll run away." The princess scolded as she expertly climbed into Miss Hayes's boudoir. "The walls of your house are really hard to overturn."
"Well, many times Frank and Yusuf were stabbed with a wooden stick by my father when they were halfway through."
We can imagine Bavar. Hayes drove the boys off the wall who tried to break into their home and harass their daughter, and roared at them. Many fathers who spoil their daughters do this, no matter who they are.
"Okay, you don't really want to do anything to someone's room at this time, right?" Fiona sat back on the bed.
"What if I really want to do something to you?" Theodora climbed up to Miss Hayes as well, and gently whipped the heat in her face.
"The man had no choice but to accept it."
"Fiona, you know? You're the one that doesn't interest me at all. β
"Straight to the point, what's going on?"
"Tonight, just now, my mom had a showdown with me." Cyodora sat up and spoke.
"What's the showdown, it's the question of who your real father is?"
"You're as smart as ever, my dear Fiona."
After a moment of silence, Fiona spoke, "I think you should go and meet him." β
"Why? Why should I go to see that man? Cyodora originally hoped that her friend would understand her mind and stand in her shoes, but she didn't expect Fiona to make this suggestion.
"From my return to Shuraza from Tenance Island, I have heard a lot about Saulgrand. The story of Leus, people of different identities told me about the same person from different perspectives. I was amazed at how surprisingly consistent their views were. Although not all of those people are serious people, none of them lack insight and vision. Now that I have been told that this man is your real father, then Celedora, in the position of your faithful friend, I think you should go and meet him before making your final judgment. β
"You've heard a lot about him, too?" Cyodora thought that Fiona's understanding of the issue was limited to the Duke of Minox's remarks tonight.
"Of course, among the people who tell me these stories are pirates who kill people without blinking." Fiona exaggerated.
"Then I'll hear about it."
"But ......"
"What's the matter, it's still very long at night anyway."
Just when the two girls decided to sleep together all night and talk, there was such a voice outside the window.
"Wow, I'm so lucky that the window in Fiona's room isn't closed!"
"Don't talk nonsense, go up and see if she's asleep."
The two men in the room glanced at each other, and they immediately heard the Redknapp brothers' voices. Celeodora immediately motioned to Fiona with her eyes: Let's play a trick on them. Fiona understood and nodded resolutely.
So, when Yusef. When Redknapp easily entered Miss Hayes's boudoir, he saw what seemed to him to be glamorous, but to him it was a miserable sightβFiona, whose clothes were half-discarded and her eyes were misty, was being crushed on the bed by Theodora.
Five seconds later, Frank sees his brother crying and jumping from the balcony of Fiona's room and smashing himself on top of him, not as if he were running away, but as if he was about to commit suicide.
"Hey, hey, what's wrong?" Frank asked inexplicably, and although he was in pain at this point, his curiosity about the unexpected situation prevailed over the pain.
"Woo...... Fiona, Fiona...... She ......"
"What the hell is going on?"
"She was pushed to the ...... by Her Royal Highness the Princess Woohoo......"
"Cyodora, you bastard, I'm going to duel with you!" When Frank heard this, he immediately pushed his brother away and scolded at the balcony.
Atalanta, who had fallen asleep in the room, was woken up by her husband's rise, and she asked in a daze, "Honey, what's wrong?" β
"It's those two little bastards from Redknapp again! See if I don't break their dogg's leg this time. Hayes angrily put on his coat.
"Just teach them a lesson, don't really hurt them." Atalanta persuaded.
Then, after a rush of chickens and dogs, the Redknapp brothers' screams faded away.
And the two girls, who had finished their pranks, buried their heads under their pillows, trying not to let their wild laughter reach outside the house.
The next morning.
"Your Excellency Lan Feng, are you ready?"
"You're on time, Mazik."
Based on Lan Feng's previous work and rest standards, he slept quite late last night. But he got up early this morning, ready to start his journey in this strange land. Mazik had been officially hired by him as a guide, but when Lan Feng wanted to pay a deposit to Mazik first, he was rejected by the Falunsi mercenaries.
"We can check out when we get to Caiunescu." "I can trust you," Mazik said. β
"Thank you so much," Lan Feng didn't stick to that, "By the way, please don't call me 'Your Excellency' anymore, it's rusty to use such honorific titles among friends." β
"You're right, Lan Feng."
"That's good, it's natural, let's go."
In this way, two young men, one tall and one short, left the hotel in Shurasa and walked towards the east gate. Before they had gone two blocks away, an acquaintance greeted them.
"Master Hayes, did you make a special trip to see us off?" Lan Feng was naturally already familiar with Fiore.
Fiore smiled bitterly there, "If only it were that simple, let's talk as we go, I'm afraid there is something that will trouble Your Excellency Lan Feng." β
Fiore was indeed frightened when she saw Princess Theodora come out of her sister's room this morning. He hurriedly went to cover up the fact that Cyodora had spent the night at his house. If his father found out about this, he would have been even more disturbed, and thinking of the rumor that "even Miss Hayes had not escaped the clutches of Her Highness the Princess", Bavar would definitely have asked for a duel with Theodora. Fortunately, Lord Hayes had been fighting cat and mouse with the two young dragon knights last night, and he was still asleep at this time. He didn't even dare to let the servants serve him, and he personally served tea and water to the two girls.
Celedora immediately decided to drag Fiore into the water, she had already decided to leave home. Because it was a completely temporary arose, nothing was prepared. Fiona also gave her the role of a dog-headed military advisor, and came up with the idea of traveling with Lan Feng. First of all, there are people to take care of the road so far; secondly, if he is captured, it can also be interpreted as visiting other countries with him; The most important thing is that Lan Feng has obtained the diplomatic pass issued by Mastar, and he can go abroad unimpeded.
Fiore led the two to Macmillan's weapons shop. When I came to the workshop behind the store, the three ladies were already waiting.
"Is Miss Macmillan going with us?" Lan Feng saw that the female swordsmith had also dressed up.
"I heard they're going to find that Thorgrande. Luce, then I happened to have something to look for him, so I stopped by and walked together. Estella replied with a shrug.
Seeing Mazik's frown, Fiona hurriedly said, "Don't underestimate Estella, she's an official Templar and one of my mother's apprentices. β
"Well, practicing archery helps you control your strength and concentration, that's all." Estella explained.
In this way, it happens that a team of three men and three women is formed. Strictly speaking, only Fiona is completely incapable of fighting. Due to the increase in numbers, Machik suggested that some more supplies should be procured. He made a list, and the three men went off to the big purchase.
Once the supplies were ready, Mazik began to explain some relevant matters to the group of self-service rookies. As a mercenary, Mazik has traveled a lot, and he has the experience and knowledge to act as a team. Although Lan Feng often has to travel around in his homeland, it is another matter to take three pampered young masters and young ladies with him. Although Estella was trained by the Knights Templar, she did not have much practical experience with survival in the wild. So it was only natural that Mazik would be the leader of the team.
At the same time, the Renoskes were preparing to leave.
"Your Highness, aren't we traveling with Lord Lan Feng?" Floris asked.
"Oh, would you love to travel with him?" Nastasha looked narrowly at her squire.
"I didn't think so......"
The Black Swan laughed, "Floris, we're going straight to Pharynci and let you meet my sisters." I think you're going to love that place and the people there. Moreover, with that gentleman and His Excellency Lan Feng together, they will be all right. β
When young people start their journey, the elders are always paying attention to them, even if they don't say anything.
In the study of Empress Mastar, Michel. Lance was waiting for the Empress to give him orders.
Sigrani struggled to write behind her desk, and soon she had the last piece of parchment. She double-checked her words to make sure there were no mistakes, then folded up the parchment and stuffed it into the envelope. Then he sealed the seal and stamped his own seal.
"Michel, with these letters, you have to get ahead of Theodora and deliver them to the local monarch. Bring enough men to keep them safe at all times and secretly provide them with any necessary help, but remember not to let her find out about your presence. Sigrani handed the letter to the other party.
"I understand, Your Majesty, forgive me for talking too much, why do you allow Her Royal Highness the Princess to go out on such an adventure without permission?"
"Your father wouldn't ask such a question." Sigrani stared coldly at the eldest man of the Lance family.
"Wechen has overpassed." Michelle immediately lowered her head.
"But I can answer your question," said the Empress, standing up and walking to the window, "whatever she thinks, she always has to face this fact. If I had to put the truth in front of her, she would probably have chosen to run away. Rather than that, let her figure out those doubts herself, and she will be convinced. β
"That Weichen has retired." Michelle respectfully exited the room.
When Lance was gone, a second man walked in.
"Your Majesty."
"Atalanta, you're here." Sigrani looked back at Mrs. Hayes.
"I'm coming, Your Majesty."
"I used to rely on you, but now I have my daughter to rely on your children." Sigrani smiled apologetically.
"This is what we should do, Your Majesty." Atalanta walked behind Sigrani's back.
"Am I being cruel and selfish to Cyodora like this? Originally, she just wanted to live as a Mastar, just my daughter, just a princess of Mastar, just such a simple situation. Sigrani leaned herself against Atalanta's body.
"These are things she can't escape, Your Majesty, and your choice is not wrong."
"Atalanta, you've always shielded me like this, since I was a child." Sigrani smiled, "I'm really selfish, though, and this kid is the only connection I have left with Sogrande. I hope she will accept Saugland, and I hope that the Luce family will accept her. Sometimes I wonder if she could be a boy so that she could rightfully inherit everything from her father. β
"Lord Leus, too, has two daughters in Pharynsi." Atalanta reminded.
"My daughter is Princess Marstar, can the Lambontes be compared to the Heine royal family?"
"Your Majesty said yes."
"Saildora will prove that she is the only one who deserves to inherit the glory of Sogrande, and I am convinced that she has such talent." Sigrani said as she looked out the window in the direction of the city gate.