Chapter Eighty-Eight: The Queen's Trial
Two soldiers took me around, saying that this palace is quite large, and I haven't reached my destination after turning around for so long.
Suddenly, a figure flashed, I turned my head sharply, the back of that person seemed to be Xixian, and I was about to say something, but I was pushed away by the soldiers.
"Alright, this is it," said one of the soldiers, and then left.
"Hey, you ......", I was about to stop them, but they were nowhere to be seen.
"What do you mean by leaving me here alone", I grumbled.
"At least free me of the handcuffs, alas," I sighed.
My gaze shifted to the surroundings, nothing special, but I could continue to walk forward, and I looked around again, as if there was no one guarding me.
"Okay, let's go in and have a look," I said to myself.
Soon passing through a circular doorway, you will be greeted by a green meadow with a white pavilion in the middle, and a large tree in the distance, surrounded by grass, flowers on the ground, and of course a path made of stone slabs.
"Looks like I'm in the back garden," I said to myself.
"Welcome to my back garden!", a female voice came.
"Who?", I looked towards the source.
I was stunned as a woman in a long blue dress came out of the pavilion, her sky-blue hair hanging down to her waist, her skin was very white, and she had big watery eyes.
"Hello, I'm Ouyang Yan, the princess here", the woman smiled slightly.
"I am...", I said after a moment's pause.
"I know you," Ouyang Yan said.
"Eh, you know me, why?", I wondered.
“... This one...... That one... To know is to know!", Ouyang Yan puffed out her mouth and said, it was cute.
"Ah...... Hmm...", I was very helpless by her sudden expression.
"You're looking for me?", I asked.
"Well, I have something to do with you," Ouyang Yan said.
"What's the matter?", I asked.
"Well...... Wait a minute, you can talk to me for a while," Ouyang Yan said.
"I'm busy," I said.
"What, you don't even have time to accompany beautiful women?", Ouyang Yan said a little angrily.
"Of course there is, but it's my family," I said.
"This beauty is here, you dare to think of other women!", said Ouyang Yan didn't care about her image at all, and ran towards me.
"Ah...", suddenly Ouyang Yan's feet were crooked, and she lost her center of gravity and fell to the side.
When it was too late, I turned around and came to her side, and with a stretch of my hands, I held her up.
"It's all right," I said.
"Stupid, the handcuffs touched", Ouyang Yan quickly got up.
"Uh...... It's really inconvenient", I looked at the handcuffs on my hands.
"I remember that I ordered someone to loosen your handcuffs, and I called someone," Ouyang Yan said.
"No need......... Ding", I shook the handcuffs away, put them on my fingers, spun them around, and smiled at her.
"Oh...... It's amazing...", Ouyang Yan exclaimed.
"Aren't you afraid of me?", I asked.
"Why are you afraid?", Ouyang Yan wondered.
"I'm a man, and I'm still a criminal," I said.
"What's so terrible about a man, if you are a criminal, you might as well tell you that there are many masters hiding in the shadows around here", Ouyang Yan said.
"Oh, no!", I exclaimed.
"Just kidding," Ouyang Yan said with a smile.
"It's okay, don't be scared, my heart can't stand it," I said, waving my hand.
"It's an intuition, I don't think you will hurt me", Ouyang Yan said with a smile.
I was stunned for a moment, and the rays of sunlight shone on her body, and I couldn't help but be attracted to it.
"Ah...... Sunrise!", Ouyang Yan said happily, then pointed to the side.
"Let's go, let's go", Ouyang Yan pulled me to the side and came to the end of this garden.
I was immediately attracted by the landscape, it turned out that the garden was at the top, and the whole city was in full view, and the warm sunlight slowly climbed out of the mountain stream.
"It's so beautiful...", Ouyang Yan said comfortably.
"Well, it's really beautiful," I said, and I haven't seen it since I saw it when I was playing with Kotori when I was a kid.
I don't know how long it has been, but the sunrise has passed.
"Ah...", Ouyang Yan quickly let go of my hand, her face immediately turned red, and she turned her head to one side.
"We... First... Let's go have breakfast!", Ouyang Yan said.
"Ahh Hmm", I replied.
Ouyang Yan walked towards the pavilion, I looked at my hand being held by her, and smelled it, a faint fragrance still surrounded, uh...... What am I doing, I shook my head and followed her.
When we got to the pavilion, we didn't know who had prepared the food.
"Is this what the good people eat?", I said.
"It's a regular dish," Ouyang Yan said.
"Not good...... I haven't cooked for a few girls yet", I exclaimed.
"What's wrong?", Ouyang Yan asked.
"Nothing...... Hehe...", I smiled, it seems that I have to go back sooner.
"Let's eat breakfast," Ouyang Yan said.
"Then I'm sorry", I said, immediately turned on the food sweeping mode, and of course secretly installed a lot of space bracelets.
I looked at Ouyang Yan from time to time, and if she was really a princess?
"Okay, I'm full," I said.
"That's good?", Ouyang Yan asked.
"Well, I'm pretty much done," I said, looking at the table again, and there wasn't much left.
"That's right, I've eaten it too," Ouyang Yan said.
"Sorry, Princess, I have to go back," I said.
"Eh, why", Ouyang Yan showed a puzzled expression.
"With such a beautiful environment here, do you want to go back to that cage where there is nothing?" Ouyang Yan said.
"That's true, yes, but there are still a few women waiting for me, and to put it bluntly, I want me to cook for them," I said helplessly.
"Cooking?", Ouyang Yan wondered.
"No, no, it's nothing, I'm going to go back anyway, I'll talk about it in the afternoon," I said.
"Well, since that's the case, let's talk about it in the afternoon!", Ouyang Yan said.
"Thank you," I said.
"It's different...", Ouyang Yan said.
"What?", I asked.
"You are different from the man your mother said," Ouyang Yan said.
"Is there one?", I scratched my head.
"Well, let's go," Ouyang Yan said.
"I'll see you in the afternoon," I said, and left.
Ouyang Yan looked at Hua Hui's departing figure and was stunned for a moment.
"Daughter, how's it going?", a figure walked out, and it was the queen.
"Ahh Mom, you... What are you talking about", Ouyang Yan blushed.
"I like it!", said the Queen.
"No... That kind of thing, and I don't know anyone else... What do you think?", Ouyang Yan said.
"I'll leave this matter to your mother," said the Queen.
"Mom, you're going to... What are you doing?", Ouyang Yan asked.
"You don't have to worry about that," said the queen, and departed.
.........
"Sorry, I'm late," I said.
"It's so slow......," Kotori said.
"I'm hungry," Toka said.
"I got it, I'll take it right away," I said.
All of a sudden, all kinds of food appeared from my hands, and now there are no tools, only ready-made food, but fortunately, there are a few women who like to eat, Xiao Dian likes to eat taiyaki, and Shika likes to eat.
Jean didn't have a specific favorite, and lollipops couldn't be used as food to fill her stomach, so I gave her other food.
"I'll tell you something," I said.
"I just found Yuzumi on the road," I said.
"But I'm not sure, I'll only have the opportunity to look for it later," I said.
"By the way, did you listen to me?", I said to the girls.
The women were eating their own, and they didn't pay any attention to me.
"Ugh," I sighed.
"It's up to you," Kotori said.
"Agreed," Xiao Dian said.
"Hmm...... Hmm...", Toka said.
"Well, I'm sorry to make you suffer so much", I said.
"No, we should apologize for not doing anything good," Kotori said.
"Jean ......", I looked at her affectionately.
"Got it, don't hurry up yet!", Kotori suddenly changed to commander mode.
Belch......
"That...... Princess", I said.
"Call me Yan'er!", Ouyang Yan said.
"Yan... Child... All right... Yan'er", I said.
"What's wrong?", Ouyang Yan asked.
"May I ask you something?", I said.
"Ask," Ouyang Yan said.
"Has anyone ever appeared out of nowhere or fallen from the sky or something?" I asked.
"Oh... You're talking about a saint!", Ouyang Yan said.
"Holy Maiden?", I wondered.
"Well, half a month ago, three women fell from the sky, and since then people think that they are fairies descending to earth, and then they are worshiped as saints," Ouyang Yan said.
"Where are they?", I asked.
"I don't know the specifics, only my mother knows," Ouyang Yan said.
"Queen...... It seems that I am the only one who has gone to find it myself", I whispered.
"Hmm, is there any problem?", Ouyang Yan asked.
"No, no", I quickly shook my head.
"Then can I ask you something?", Ouyang Yan asked.
"Absolutely," I said.
"What's the outside world like?", Ouyang Yan said.
"Well, why do you ask?", I wondered.
"What about me... I grew up with my mother's support since I was a child, and I have been living here since I was sensible, and since the day you came, I knew that there was a world that I didn't know," Ouyang Yan said.
It may be that the queen has a full understanding of the city outside, so she brought Yan'er here, indeed, the city outside is really not suitable for a pure person like Yan'er, if it were me, I would do the same.
But not all people are like this, and there are places like the Eastern countries, what should I say to Yan'er?
"Yan'er......", I looked at Ouyang Yan and said.
"No?", Ouyang Yan also looked at me, her eyes flickering.
"The outside world is actually very beautiful, there are all kinds of people and things, it is a colorful world, if you can, I think Yan'er will fall in love with the outside world," I said.
"Really?", Ouyang Yan asked.
"Really," I said earnestly.
"More beautiful than the sunrise?", Ouyang Yan asked.
"It's more beautiful than the sunrise!", I replied.
"More beautiful than this garden?", Ouyang Yan asked.
"Yes, it's even more beautiful than this garden!", I replied.
"Mmmm, I'm so happy," Ouyang Yan said with a smile.
"Then Huahui, can you take me out?", Ouyang Yan asked.
"This ......", I was stunned.
"I really want to see the outside world," Ouyang Yan said.
"I promise you", I couldn't help but say.
"It's agreed?", Ouyang Yan said.
"Well, it's agreed," I said.
"Ah...... Sure enough, you're right to find Huahui", Ouyang Yan pounced on me happily.
"Ah...... Hmm...", my hands froze in place, not daring to move.
"Ah!", Ouyang Yan also realized her gaffe and immediately fled to the side.
"It's agreed", Ouyang Yan dropped this sentence and fled, her face flushed to the root of her ears.
"I don't know if it's right or wrong," I said to myself.
"No, let's go find it now!", I said.
I immediately left the garden, returned from my memory, and walked to the corridor, where I had seen the back of the sunset.
I walked down the hallway, and it turned out to be another world, a new pavilion, a room.
"With so many rooms, how can I find this?", I said in frustration.
As a result, the rest of the time was wasted while I was looking for a room, and I had to go back in disgrace.
"How's it going?" asked, Jeanri was the first to ask.
"No...... Alas", I said.
"How can I find such a big place!", I complained.
"Don't be discouraged, now that you know they're here, there's a chance you'll find them," says Koto.
"Agreed," Xiao Dian said.
"If Hua Hui speaks, he will definitely find it," said Shika.
"Thank you," I said.
Suddenly the bars above opened, and a group of soldiers pulled us up, and then we were taken to the palace, on which the queen was already seated.
"Are you going to summon us in the evening, do you have anything to do?", I asked.
"Yes, now I will give you a way," said the Queen.
"What way?", I asked.
"Marry my daughter at once, and I'll let you live," said the queen.
"What!!", the crowd exclaimed.
"Queen Mother, what are you talking about!", Ouyang Yan ran out from the side.
"Ah...... Yan'er, it's just in time, I'm making a marriage for you," the queen said.
"I'm so embarrassed, Queen Mother", Ouyang Yan's face flushed.
"You'll get used to it later," said the queen.
"How's it going?", the queen said to me.
"What if I refuse?", I asked.
"Then break your hamstrings and force you to marry my daughter", the queen threatened.
"Queen Mother!", Ouyang Yan exclaimed dissatisfied.
The queen waved her hand and motioned for Ouyang Yan to stop talking.
"I'm the one who hates people threatening me," I said.
"However, if I agree, I also have one condition, and that is to tell me the position of the Holy Maiden", I said.
"Yan'er, did you tell him?", exclaimed the Queen.
"It's none of her business, that's what we're here for," I said.
"Huh...... Unexpectedly...... You are ......," said the Queen.
"Don't get me wrong, what if I say that your saint is our companion and we are looking for companionship?", I said.
"No way, saints are the symbol of our country, they are sacrosanct", said the queen.
"Then I'll give you some information, don't you see right?" I said.
"There were three of them," I said.
The queen's expression froze.
"Both are around sixteen," I said.
There was some surprise in the queen's eyes.
"It fell from the sky half a month ago," I said.
The queen was even more surprised.
.........
"Whew...... Now believe it", I said.
"If you don't believe this, do you need to confront it face to face?", I said.
"You can't believe your words alone," said the Queen.
"You ......", I was stunned.
"Well, I'll also take a step, you marry my daughter, and I can let you see the saint," said the queen.
"Okay, I agree," I said.
"Huahui!", the women exclaimed.
"However, all I have done now is a promise, and I can't marry Yan'er right away," I said.
"What does that mean?" said the Queen.
"This ...... I'm underage...... Besides, I'm going to get married as soon as I come, can I give people some psychological preparation......", I said embarrassedly.
"Ah...... Ha ha...... Okay, as long as you can swear to be good to Yan'er for the rest of your life," the queen said.
"Okay, I swear, I will protect Yan'er for the rest of my life and love her for the rest of my life," I said.
"Alright!", I said.
Ouyang Yan had already blushed on the side, and the women behind me couldn't wait to turn into demons and tear me to pieces directly.
Alas, this is the best mother, so tricky!