Chapter 150: Shocking
Chapter 150: Shocking (II)
Tang Jie saw that this maid was panicked like this, and immediately laughed, he smiled and said, "Where is Her Royal Highness the Princess? Please take me to meet him!"
The maid hurriedly turned around and walked towards Angel's cabin, her panicked actions did not have the aristocratic etiquette that had been trained and integrated into the blood for a long time.
If she turned her head and left without snorting, if she were to change to other exquisite nobles, she would definitely be furious and punish her severely, but Tang Jie himself was also a very dissolute man, and he didn't care about these footcloth-like etiquette at all, he was just stunned for a moment, and then quickly followed.
When Tang Jie walked into the cabin of Her Royal Highness the princess under the guidance of the maid, Princess Angel and Christina seemed to be in a fierce quarrel, both of them were blushing and thick-necked, they tilted their heads to each other and did not look at each other, until Tang Jie came in, they turned their heads at the same time and looked at him.
Standing in front of them was a burly, handsome man, well-dressed, and suffocating, if when he got on the ship, the ragged clothes made him look a little vulgar in the unruly wildness, then this handsome military uniform made him look dazzlingly suffocating!
Angel and Christina unconsciously opened their mouths wide, and their eyes burst with brilliance: Oh my God, are you sure he is the pirate just now......
Tang Jie smiled at their shocked gaze and said, "Are you surprised to see me?"
Angel and Christina turned their heads, their faces unnatural.
Tang Jie walked into the room with a smile, and his eyes rolled over the two of them: "If I'm not mistaken, it seems that a war has just broken out here?" Because I smell a strong smell of gunsmoke, ladies and princesses should not quarrel." ”
Angel recovered from the shock she had just had, she glanced at Christina, but did not speak.
Christina explained: "Dear Mr. Tang Jie......"
"Call me Tang Jie, we're in the same boat now, we're partners through thick and thin, don't always add honorifics in front of my name, it makes me feel as if I've been dead for hundreds of years......," Tang Jie said with a smile, trying to dilute the oppressive atmosphere with a joke.
It's a pity that Christina, who was frosty, didn't think this joke was funny at all, she just nodded and said seriously: "Okay, Mr. Tang Jie, we didn't quarrel just now, just a disagreement over a little thing was arguing." ”
"Oh, can a debate make two beautiful girls turn so pale?" Tang Jie smiled and looked at Angel and Christina, "Then your debate is really fierce enough, is this the tradition of your Falco Empire?"
Angel and Christina glanced at each other, and their expressions eased considerably.
"Well, finally it's not so depressed anymore!" Tang Jie looked at them, "Is anyone willing to tell me what happened just now?"
Angel glanced at Christina and said, "You talk to him." ”
Christina turned her head and said, "That's right, Mr. Tang Jie. As you can see, we suffered heavy losses in this pirate attack, not only losing almost all of our Armed Guards, but also the Imperial Ambassador, Count Ocquepo, who died heroically. There is no chief executive officer in the whole ranks, and according to the custom, when the top executive dies, the commander of the lower rank will take over the command, and I am the officer of the first rank this time. ”
"So, now that I am the supreme commander of the whole team, I have the right to make changes in the direction of the fleet!" said Christina, in a categorical tone, as if no one could offend her authority in this regard.
Angel on the side snorted coldly and said, "But why did you choose to go home, Your Excellency My Respected Supreme Commander?"
As she spoke, she slapped the table in a voice as sonorous as iron: "Do you want to be a traitor to the Empire? Do you know what awaits you if you return to the Empire like this? You will be sent to the gallows or burned at the stake!"
Christina exclaimed, "My Highness, don't be stubborn! Don't you notice that we have been abandoned, this is a conspiracy, this is a terrible conspiracy from beginning to end!!"
Angel stopped talking, her face was pale, and she was panting in her sinuses.
Christina spoke softly to Angel in private as she did on the deck, her voice was so loud that the table was banging, and she acted like a soldier: "If all this is not a conspiracy, why has the Pound Imperial fleet, which was supposed to come three days ago to replace the escort, not appear yet? If all this is not a conspiracy, why did the hostile ministers in the palace who hated the Pound Empire and your stepmother, Her Royal Highness, so warmly and cordially promote this?" If all this is not a conspiracy, then why hasn't Prince Kirk sent someone to protect you until now!!"
This series of three whys are like three sharp knives, and they tear apart Angel's tightly protected heart in a bloody manner, Angel's face is ugly and scary, she bites her lip until blood flows from the corner of her mouth without noticing.
She naturally thought about these questions, and she thought about the worst in her heart, but now that Christina said it in front of outsiders, she had a feeling that she had been slapped hard.
The dignified princess of the empire has become a pawn between politicians and politicians who say they don't need it......
The so-called pride, the so-called dignity, turned into a broken celadon in an instant, and Angel used all her strength to barely control her tears from coming out of her eyes.
When Christina saw Angel like this, she was also very uncomfortable, and her face was obviously a little regretful.
Tang Jie looked at Angel's proud, aggrieved, stubborn and angry appearance beside him, and sighed secretly in his heart, he suddenly remembered the lyrics of a song he had heard in his previous life: "I clasped hands with my last stubbornness and never let go, the next stop is not heaven, even if you are disappointed, you can't despair." ”
Angel is not very tall, she is only just 1.6 meters tall, Tang Jie looked at her petite body and her intoxicating face, and secretly felt sorry for her in his heart: she should have been a favored princess......
Tang Jie stepped forward and gently patted Angel's shoulder to show his relief, and then said to Christina with a gentle face: "You continue." ”
Tang Jie's bold action made Angel tremble, all the emotions just now were gone, and at this moment she could only express her shock at Tang Jie's bold and rude-sacrific behavior.
Christina also looked at Tang Jie's hand on the shoulders of Her Royal Highness the Princess, and was speechless.
In the Falco Empire, if other men put their hands on the shoulders of Her Royal Highness the Princess like this, then his hand would not be saved, and Her Royal Highness the Princess's guards would not hesitate to cut off his hand as a punishment.
Angel, who had never been offended like this, suddenly remembered her mother in her mind, her mother who had been defiled by pirates, and who was also the source of all her pain, and Angel subconsciously wanted to yell wildly, swinging a knife to kill this man, regardless of the consequences.
But when Angel raised her head angrily, she looked fixedly, but saw a pair of deep and bright black eyes staring at her, a kind of indifferent and gentle gaze gently wrapped her, which made her calm for a moment.
This kind of look brought a strong sense of security to the restless Angel, which made her instantly feel that the dirty and rude hand on her shoulder was much cleaner and warmer, as if there was a hot current in his palm, which made her feel calm and peaceful.
Christina keenly noticed the changes in Her Royal Highness the Princess, she came back to her senses, coughed dryly, and continued: "As I said just now, all this is a premeditated conspiracy, even if we arrive in the imperial capital, what awaits us will be a bigger conspiracy, continue to move forward, it is very likely that we will all die!"
"That's very reasonable...... Angel regained her senses with the help of Tang Jie's gentle gaze, she turned her head and said, "But, you must understand, this marriage is not my business alone, this is a diplomatic exchange between two huge empires! Such a major matter cannot be made so childish to say that you will regret it! Even if you regret it, there must be a proper reason!"
"Oh my God, aren't the reasons I just said enough?". Christina looked like she was going crazy, "My Highness, why do you insist on going to Garcia to die, even if all this is not a conspiracy, would you be willing to marry a man you don't even know?".
Angel's face gradually calmed down, she looked at Christina with sharp eyes, and said slowly: "Christina, you have to understand, I am the princess of the Falco Empire, and my fate is not in my own hands! Behind me is my empire, my every move, word and deed represents the Falco Empire, if I go home, it will not only be me, but the entire empire that will be disgraced! And you, you will be nailed to the frame of shame and be cursed forever!"
Christina looked at Angel with a grim expression: "I don't care, my Highness, as long as you can live peacefully and happily, it doesn't matter if I go to hell!"
Hearing this, Tang Jie finally understood the origin of all this dispute.
Angel wants to continue to go forward and go to the imperial capital of Garcia to get married, and Cristina ostensibly agrees with Her Royal Highness's decision in front of everyone, but in fact she opposes Her Royal Highness to move forward, because she thinks that continuing to move forward is likely to encounter greater danger, Her Royal Highness is likely to die, and even if she makes it to Garcia alive, marrying an unknown man will not necessarily be happy.
Therefore, Christina would rather take all the blame on her shoulders and insist on turning the whole ship back to the Falco Empire.
For Christina's loyal protection, Angel couldn't help but be moved even if she was hard-hearted, her expression eased a lot, but her eyes still did not give in, she said in a proud and stubborn but full of grievances and helplessness: "Christina, I will say it one last time, I am the princess of the empire...... Not the common people!"
This sentence made the heart of a person like Tang Jie who was made of steel almost melt!
He looked at Her Royal Highness the princess beside him, and sighed secretly in his heart: knowing that he was an abandoned pawn, he had to be cheeky to send him to the door to be humiliated in order to maintain the overall situation, what a grievance this is......
Christina looked at Angel with a look of extreme helplessness and sadness: "My Highness, is it irreparable that you want to force me to change all this with orders?"
Angel sighed, she looked at Christina and said, "Christina, don't forget, I'm royalty, don't force me to use the royal veto!"
In the Falco Empire, the royal family had supreme power, they were the most inviolable race of the nobility, and they even had the power to veto all orders in an army, which was the royal veto.
Christina shuddered, laughed miserably, and stopped talking.
Angel took a deep breath, she looked at the direction where the Falco Empire was located, and said slowly: "Needless to say, you should also know that although our empire has always been known as the first empire of the Noah Continent, a new powerful country has actually risen to the east of our country, and this country is violently attacking our kingdom that has begun to decay." The huge empire is crumbling under the onslaught of Shira, we need allies, and the marriage proposed by the Pound Empire is not only in the political sense, but also in the military sense, which is not only an olive branch, but also a lifesaver......"
Angel said in a heavy but firm tone: "So, this is not a matter of my personal happiness and safety at all, but a matter of the survival of the entire empire!
Christina whispered, "But, my Highness, do you really think that this country is worth your giving? It has never loved you, just as you have never loved it!"
Angel trembled, her eyes were confused for a while, but soon regained her firmness, she looked at Christina, and said: "In this world, even if you don't love your parents, your parents don't love you, but don't forget, you are their children after all, and they are your parents after all!"
Christina stopped talking, she turned her head desperately and helplessly, looking at Tang Jie, as if seeking his help.
Angel saw her gaze, and also turned her head to look at Tang Jie, only then did she realize that the hand on her shoulder had not moved, her ears were hot, and she quickly moved away quietly, avoiding Tang Jie's hand.
In order to hide his embarrassment, Angel hurriedly asked, "Mr. Tang Jie, do you have any good suggestions?"
Tang Jie barely figured out the cause and effect of the matter, he smiled and said: "Stretching out your head and shrinking your head is also a knife, this is where we are now, right?"
Christina and Angel nodded at the same time.
Tang Jie smiled: "Then what are you hesitating about? Of course there is only one choice!"
"What's the choice?" asked Christina and Angel in unison.
Tang Jie didn't answer, but smiled slyly and said, "Your Royal Highness the Honorable Princess, Your Excellency the Captain of the Guard, I don't know if you have heard a sentence: If you don't enter the tiger's den, you will get the tiger?"