Chapter 251: The Legend of Flora
Knight Chris tells the story of the imperial capital ten years ago, and the protagonists are teenagers and girls who were only fifteen or sixteen years old at the time.
First of all, starting from the responsibilities and obligations of the royal family, in the Tyranse Empire, which was founded by force, no matter who was there, he had to enter the imperial knight academy at the age of fifteen to study culture, arithmetic, martial arts, and imperial politics. Even if the princess did not have a de facto right to inherit the throne, the tradition never wavered.
So, in that year, the two daughters of the Emperor, Flora and Princess Label, also fulfilled their obligations and entered the academy.
At that time, of course, the students of the academy could not only be from the imperial family, as long as they were in the aristocratic families of the imperial capital, or the children of active knights, or even civilians who had passed the strict assessment and passed the examination, they were also eligible to be enrolled. Of course, there will be various differences in treatment, which is also helpless.
In the eyes of many students of the Knight Academy, Her Royal Highness is undoubtedly the flower of Kaolin that cannot be climbed.
But after actually entering the school, it is different from everyone's reverie. Sister Flora does not have the delicacy of the flowers in the greenhouse at all, with a proud and strong style, inheriting the excellent martial arts blood of the royal family, not losing to the men in the high school year at all, just like his brothers who have graduated, he has become an invincible celebrity in a short time. But despite this, she didn't have any princess shelf, and with her straightforward personality, she immediately mingled with the students of different identities.
On the other hand, her sister LaBelle is the opposite of Flora, always with an approachable smile, gentle and elegant, and can treat them as equals with elegant conversation, no matter who the other party is. The fly in the ointment is that Princess LaBelle was born with a weak physique, and does not have the talents of a knight like her sister Flora, but this is by no means a defect for men, and the delicate and beautiful princess, with her dreamlike sense of existence, has instigated the protective desire of many students.
All in all, worthy of the royal family, the princess and the two soon became the stars of the entire academy, and were loved by everyone.
However, flowers that are too beautiful will inevitably attract bees and butterflies. It is true that the students and instructors in the academy have a respectful attitude towards the princesses, and even if this is not the case, they will not take the initiative to provoke or offend the two. But outside the academy, it was different, and the performance of the two after walking out of the imperial city quickly attracted the attention of high-ranking officials and nobles. Especially those royal relatives who are connected to the royal family.
By the way, in addition to the twin princesses of the same generation, there is also a prince, but unfortunately the prince is a prince who is not favored by the surroundings at all, and at the same time has no ambition, just eats, drinks and has fun every day, and behaves lazy and willing to degenerate, so compared to him, the two excellent princesses are more worthy of attention. Especially Flora, whose dignified stature and outstanding talent have become a 'good prey' in the eyes of the aristocratic faction.
And the motive for paying attention to Flora, in the final analysis, is only one - hoping to marry her and enter the door and conclude a deeper in-law with the royal family. Even if the princess does not have the right to inherit the throne, the excellent Flora is enough to increase the competitiveness of the faction. Even if political factors are aside, how many men will not flock to the awe-inspiring kaolin flower?
As cruel as it may sound, from the moment the royal family was born, neither Flora nor LaBelle had the freedom to choose their husbands. In order to ensure the purity of the bloodline and consolidate the stability of the imperial power, the imperial family will naturally treat them as a pawn for political marriage.
In fact, for the prince or princess, this is not a sad thing, it is just a commonplace fate. Including the first emperor and his brother, the marriages of the royal family are like this. However, Flora is dissatisfied with this, although she does not have a lover she loves, and knows that it is just her own insignificant rebellion, but she still hopes to find a husband according to her expectations.
In fact, the princess's in-law object is not 'inevitable', just like the right to inherit the throne, there is an order of order. And the order of succession will also change subtly from time to time according to the political situation and policy needs. In other words, as long as it is an object that exists in the "waiting list", the princes and princesses may still find some small freedom.
It's a pity that the most powerful candidate at that time was a noble minister who was nearly fifty years old. In the aristocratic class, it is not a surprise that a middle-aged man marries a side chamber in his teens, although being a princess can hurt decency...... However, under the general trend, every decent thing can be compromised.
The man who wants to marry Flora has the title of duke, holds nearly thirty percent of the military power, and is a general with outstanding military achievements. Although he doesn't have any bad habits, he is basically an honest and reliable general, but he is also a womanizer known throughout the country. When it comes to picking young flowers, he never shows mercy. Indulge your desires and seize beauty with the hard-handed means of conquest...... Perhaps, it is also a fine tradition of macho warriors.
He has taken in countless concubines of young nobles, and every day and night he will use all kinds of props and drugs for extravagant entertainment. Of course, it is not that the aristocratic girls who marry into the family are miserable, in addition to being lustful, the duke treats them very well, and the girls continue to enjoy a luxurious and comfortable aristocratic life, and their maiden family will also be protected by the duke. As long as you can tolerate some roughness, or extreme fetishes, everything else is carefree.
But Flora was unwilling, not because she couldn't accept the age gap, not because she couldn't stand the duke's sexual fetishes, she just felt that the other party's tough methods were very unpleasant. It is true that the conquering of the weak by the strong is an understandable way of doing so in the Terrence Empire, but why can the other side conclude that they are 'on the side of the weak'? Why do they have to take off their clothes and spread their legs to curry favor with men who are weaker than themselves?
As a result, Flora put forward an unprecedented condition - if she wants to marry herself and become a side chamber, she must defeat herself by force, and only then can she be convincingly conquered. In other words, Her Royal Highness the Princess, who is only fifteen years old and has not yet reached adulthood, actually proposed a real sword duel to a fierce general who has been fighting on the battlefield for decades.
In the eyes of others, I am afraid there is no more unconceivable decision than this. No...... It should be said that this is nothing more than a drama, or a strategy from the royal family. If, without the challenge of a duel, Princess Flora would have been in the Duke's pocket. In this case, it is better to rehearse a good scene that attracts people's attention, and show the strength of the imperial nobles and royal family to the whole people in the [Zesetoria] where the people are still martial, then Her Royal Highness the princess is still glorious even if she is defeated, which is enough to prove that Flora, who is a member of the imperial family, is completely different from ordinary girls, and can marry in the Duke's palace without losing the dignity of the royal family.
At least, no one believed that Her Royal Highness would be able to achieve victory. It was obviously a duel that was hyped up like a celebration, and it couldn't even be a gamble. But in the end, the outcome of the duel was unexpected, and Flora won a resounding victory. In the dueling arena, this princess, who was as beautiful as a flower, burst out with a momentum like a ghost and a god, beating the generals who had fought from the front.
The undoubted result left the audience speechless, and to be honest, no one expected such a result. No one dared to believe that her fifteen-year-old princess, in her petite body, actually released a golden and brilliant fighting spirit that symbolized the strongest 'Holy Rank' warriors in the mainland.
After this performance, Flora is no longer limited to the academy, but has become an icon on a national scale in one fell swoop. The duke, who lost the duel, just like the rest of the imperial warriors, gave up the marriage contract very bluntly. Ostensibly, the farce is over. But secretly, it attracts some dirty bed bugs.
You must know that although the Duke is a womanizer, he is by no means a shameless person. He conquers women with his strength, but at the same time, as a warrior of the empire, he has his own unshakable reserve and bottom line. However, bed bugs are different, although they do not have strength, they also do not have the word "discipline".
Even if the duke renounced the marriage contract, it did not mean that all the noble factions were subservient to Flora's force, but on the contrary, they became more coveted by this princess of the Holy Rank. To make matters worse, these bugs are lurking in the Academy.
As the saying goes, it is easy to block open guns and difficult to defend against dark arrows, and the danger soon happened, and her weak sister, Princess Label, was suddenly kidnapped by the villains...... The kidnapper's identity is a high school student at the academy, a son of a corrupt nobleman. Although his personality is extremely rotten, he can be born in a famous family, and there is a high-ranking elder in the family, and he is qualified enough to marry the royal family.
The worst unfolding was that Princess LaBelle was violently assaulted and had to marry into a family of gentlemen. However, his ultimate goal is clearly not LaBelle, but the famous Flora, who is nothing more than a hostage to lure his sister into submission. That is to say - as long as Flora does not actively jump into the trap, the other party's purpose cannot be achieved.
In this imperial capital, there are few people who can defeat Flora. Similarly, if it drags on, the felony of kidnapping the royal family will also cause an uproar, leaving the prisoners cocooned and bound themselves.
But knowing this, Flora still couldn't leave her twin sister behind. She knew that if she didn't show up, she would be forced to take away her sister's virginity, and to protect herself by marrying her afterwards and forcibly advocating that LaBelle voluntarily lose her life. As a good sister who dotes on her sister, Flora knows this, and of course has no choice to back down.
According to the other party's request, Flora threw herself into the net alone, just as expected, the sister in front of her was being imprisoned and restrained in an obscene manner, but fortunately, the other party had not hurt her, after all, she was an important bargaining chip to threaten herself.