Chapter 17: A Change of Heart
The wild swan was originally one of the most black fairy tales in Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tales. When the people in the room heard that the vicious stepmother was feeding Princess Elisa and her brothers sand, that Elisa's brother was cursed to become a wild swan, and that the queen had made Elisa ugly and dirty, they all screamed and cursed the queen.
It wasn't until they heard that Alyssa had met her brother, who had turned into a swan, that they were relieved and praised the gods.
Meiyi's tone changed, and in order to save her brother, Alyssa picked those terrible nettles with her tender hands, crushed them with her feet, kneaded them into threads, woven them into cloaks, and had to endure the pain of not being able to speak for a year. Tears flowed from the eyes of the ladies and ladies.
And that was not all, as they were relieved to hear that Alyssa had married the king, and in the blink of an eye she had been slandered as a witch and was to be burned at the stake for going to the grave to pick nettles. They immediately hated the archbishop and the king.
Fortunately, in the end, Elisa's brother reverted to human form, and the king and Alyssa re-married.
For some reason, after listening to this story, everyone felt exhausted. In this era when there are no online texts, a simple fairy tale is enough to make them happy.
Mei Yi saw that Selina was still expressionless, so she said, "Team leader, the reason why I like Alyssa is not because she is a princess, but because she is strong and brave. She's just a weak human girl, but it's not easy for even you elves to accomplish it, right? β
The ladies and ladies exclaimed, "We can't do that." β
Mei Yi looked up at the ceiling, let out a long breath, and said softly, "I remember the first day we met here, you kicked me into the lake and almost drowned me." Unexpectedly, we became classmates and were divided into a group. I've only been the leader of the group for an hour before you take power. β
The ladies and ladies all burst into laughter. The Duchess saw a smile on Serena's face, and her heart suddenly let go: this little girl was having an awkward relationship with Meiyi, and she deliberately twisted there and didn't speak.
"I regret not protecting you and leaving you alone through sad and painful moments. When I came all the way last night, I sat under the big tree outside this small building and waited for you to wake up, thinking about what to tell you, but I really couldn't think of it. I'll just say it directly, team leader, come back, as long as you're there, we're a complete team. β
"We're never going to be as good as the combination of Esther-Si-Leaf-Lingqi. But at the very least, we can listen to your heart and share your joys and sorrows. I know you hate me, you can talk to Liuxi and Xingchen. If you hate boys, just talk to Liuxi. They'll tell me secretly anyway. β
The ladies and ladies of nobility laughed like silver bells again. Mei Yi was finally able to understand why the writers, mathematicians, philosophers, and naturalists of Western history loved to attend salons so muchβit was a wonderful feeling to be held by a group of ladies and aristocratic ladies.
"Even if we are weak, as long as we are strong, we can do many unimaginable things, just like Alyssa. All we can do is be as strong as we can be. So, please come back, you promised to teach me how to condense the Spiritual Son. It's me who is really holding back, you're so sad, shouldn't I stop living? β
"I also read a story about a king who killed the queen because she was unfaithful to him, and every day he married a woman and killed him the next day. A clever woman told the king a story every day, which attracted him and made him put aside the idea of killing himself. The story goes on for a thousand and one nights, and the king finally repents and lives happily with her. β
"I'm willing to tell you the story of the Thousand and One Nights, if you can come back. But I can't, even if I count all the children's stories like "The Three Little Pigs", I can't make up a thousand and one. Even if we could make it, we would graduate and separate before the story was finished. You are the wind, love freedom, will experience more wonderful and bizarre stories......"
Just when everyone kept wiping their tears, Meiyi couldn't hold it anymore, and fell asleep beside Serena's bed. The story-telling salon, which had been transformed from a private conversation, ended with the guests enjoying themselves, leaving only the sleeping Meiyi and the Duchess in Serena's room.
Serena could no longer control her tears, she kept wiping her tears and snot, choked and said, "Great fool! Whoever asked you to do this for me, I didn't ask you! Are you really so poor that you don't even have the money to ride in a carriage? Shall I promise you to go back and stop thinking about those things? β
"Also, don't you know that Alyssa is the milk name of the second princess? He was shouting that he loved Alyssa the most. The second princess really cares about you, and he can throw you in prison for a few years. β
"How would he have known that he hadn't been with Avril again," the Duchess said softly, "I had asked Mei Yi to come and see you tomorrow morning, but who knew that he had come overnight and was almost thrown into prison by the guards." He said he was afraid that you would jump into the river, and insisted on sitting outside and watching. I didn't expect him to be able to move you in such a romantic way. β
Serena sat on the bed with a blushing face, holding her legs, looking at Meiyi, who was foaming and snoring, and there was no trace of disgust in her heart. She looked out the window at the starlight, her stomach rumbling.
She said embarrassedly, "Madame, I'm hungry." You don't think you have eaten in a day, have you? Speaking of this, she was so frightened that she almost jumped up, "It's nearly a hundred miles from school to my house, hasn't this guy slept or eaten since last night......"
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While dining in the dining-room, the Duchess saw Serena gobbling up as usual, and her heart brightened, and she said happily, "I am relieved to see you like this." Originally,When I heard the four leaves say Esther's last wish,I was very unhappyγ Now, I have to admire her eye for seeing people. β
Selina blushed, pretended not to hear, and continued to eat with a knife and fork.
The Duchess looked at the silver cutlery used by her ancestors and the fine wine collection displayed in the cupboard of the dining room, and sighed: "This child is intelligent, loyal, and incomprehensible, almost exactly like Esther. It's a pity that you don't like him. I promised to keep it a secret for her, but in order not to hate him anymore, I'll tell you, actually, ......"
Serena stopped her knife and fork and said softly, "Madame, I know what you have to say. Please don't ask me how I know, and don't say it, okay? Problems between us, I will deal with it. I'll try to stop hating him so much, don't worry. β
The Duchess couldn't help but say, "Nana, don't you really like him?" When I saw off my guests, there were quite a few people who inquired about him. The ladies and ladies wanted to invite him to the salon through us, not minding him of his human identity at all. In our elven world, talent and ability are respected......"
Serena said angrily, "Madame! β
The Duchess smiled, and her voice suddenly became cold: "Nana, I can see that someone is bullying you." Mei Yi said so, you should go back and solve the problem through your companions first. If it doesn't work, let me know. Not letting you disclose your identity in the academy is for fear that you will bully people, but if someone bullies you......"
Selina saw that the always gentle Duchess was really angry, and hurriedly said, "Madam, don't worry, I will definitely tell you when the time comes." β
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When Meiyi woke up, she found that everything in front of her was so unfamiliar.
He sat up, dizzy, his stomach rumbling again, and his mind was in a trance. He struggled to think about it for a long time before he remembered what had happened. He immediately became alert, and when he saw the painting on the opposite wall, he jumped in fright.
He actually slept in Serena's bed!
No wonder the room smells so good!
When he tried to escape, he found a couple of sandwiches on the table and a note next to it. He walked over and looked, and there were a few lines of Juanxiu written on it: Are you awake? When you wake up, hurry up and finish eating and get out of Miss Ben! If you dare to tell about sleeping in Miss Ben's bed, I'll kill you!
The Duchess and Serena stood on the balcony of the dining room, looking at Meiyi who fled in a hurry with a sandwich in her mouth, and couldn't help laughing, Serena smiled the most happily and proudly, and her face swept away the gloom of several days.
The Duchess looked at Serena and thought: you have a hard mouth, and "will try to stop hating him so much", and she takes off her shoes, covers them, and cuts sandwiches, and her new wives are not as attentive as you. The two daughters are like their fathers, but you are the most like me, and I really don't want you to marry......