On the front of the coffin on the right side is carved the family crest of another family, and a standing giant bear with a fierce face wipes the dust and cobwebs below, and reads the engraved text:

"The princess of the Nordessa Kingdom, the queen of the Valsta Empire, Luciela Hildranessa, rests here."

(As the rumors say, it's a joint burial tomb.) ）

The duke held torches aloft and found the lids of the two coffins carved with full-length reliefs of the emperor and empress.

The relief image of the emperor is a knight in armor with his right hand on his chest and holding a cross hilt.

The image of the stone sword in her hand was too familiar to her, this knight's half-sword was the Millknight family heirloom sword "Twilight", and this magic weapon was lying quietly in the Golden Lake Palace.

The image of the queen is graceful and majestic, the upper body is very tightly tied, and the wide pleated skirt is dragged underneath, and the stone carvings are so fine that every fold is perfectly expressed.

The Duke noticed a heartwarming detail:

Although the lids of the two coffins were separated by some distance, each of the two full-length stone statues had a hand sticking out, holding the queen's small hand tightly in the emperor's large hand wearing steel hand armor.

The angles of the faces of the two men in the relief are also carefully carved to look at each other.

The eyes are shaped to be full of tenderness, and the stonemason's technique is so clever that the cold relief sculptures release the warm emotions of human beings, and it is clear at a glance that they were once a loving couple.

(A love affair that lasted until death.) ）

In the days of the ancient Valstad Empire, a touching legend was handed down;

At the beginning of Emperor Sallorière's imperial authority, he used force to suppress the rebellious kingdom of Nordssa.

The Emperor killed the old king and prince of the Kingdom of Nordessa on the battlefield, and fell in love with the goddess-like princess Luciella, and married her.

The princess, who bears the hatred of the country and the family, has always held a grudge against her husband.

One summer night, while her husband was asleep, she secretly took out a dagger that had been hidden in advance, and tried to stab him in the heart, but she was discovered just as she was about to do it.

Emperor Salolière Midknight, with his alert fighting instincts, grasped the blade of the dagger firmly, and blue blood dripped onto the sheets.

He explained to his wife that he had defeated her father in a one-on-one battle, and then defeated the prince who had come to take revenge.

He wanted to spare the brave father and son, but the advisors around him unanimously demanded that he execute the traitor.

As an emperor, he must set an example for his subordinates and make the betrayers pay the price, and he used his sword to end the bloody rebellion by ending the mortally wounded king and prince.

He had no choice, he had to do it, or a new rebellion would continue to break out, leaving Valsta bleeding.

"Dear wife, if I don't kill your relatives, I will continue to find opportunities to kill me when they recover, and there will be no hesitation and mercy, I'm sorry, I have no other choice."

After saying this, the emperor released the blade of the dagger and returned it to his wife, he tore off his pajamas and opened his strong chest to his lover:

"If you want to avenge your father and brother, then come, this is the position of the heart, I swear, never resist."

The queen held the dagger and really stabbed it, but it was only the tip of the dagger, and a few more inches forward could kill the emperor, and at this time she began to hesitate.

Because she did not support her father's rebellion in her heart, her father and brother were unruly people who were unwilling to submit to the emperor's rule.

So they made their choice, bravely faced the toughest warrior in the world, and then fell to his sword as if destined.

They knew that they were invincible, but they only fought to prove their bravery, leaving her alone and standing alone in the world.

And the emperor did not treat her as a trophy to his knights, but married her, respected her as an empress, and treated her sincerely.

Truth be told, her father and brother did not treat her well, using her beauty as a tool for power, and her father had promised in public that if the rebellion was successful, he would reward her to the knight who had made the greatest deed, and use his daughter as bait...... Recruit for the rebels......

Queen Luciella looked at her husband, at the dagger that pierced her chest, who was this man? Is it an enemy? Or a lover?

And the emperor really had no intention of resisting, and opened his heart to his wife, he really loved her and was willing to die at her hands.

The queen laughed hysterically:

"Haha! It's ridiculous! Relatives calculate each other, and the enemy who killed my father and brother turned out to be the one who loves me the most, it's really tiring to live! ”

Queen Luciella withdrew her dagger and tried to kill herself, but the Emperor reached out to stop her, snatching it away and throwing it far out of the window.

The two looked at each other for a few seconds, and then kissed each other.

That night, they had their first child, and for many years afterward, the servants and ministers had never seen the emperor and empress quarrel, and they grew old together and were finally buried in one place.

This is the story of Emperor Salorlière and Empress Luciella, which the bards adapted into different versions of the ballad and sang it everywhere, making it a classic of true love, and everyone in the Valsta Peninsula sang a few words.

And now, Duke Salantos Midknight is standing in front of the coffin of the person involved in the story, and he has a special feeling in his heart.

When she was a child, whenever she talked about this story, the female companions who were aristocratic ladies all longed for love and indulged in it, but she herself thought otherwise.

(If I were Princess Luciella, I would kill the emperor to avenge my father and brother, and then kill myself to thank him for his love, which would be perfect.) She thought.

Looking at the reliefs of the emperor and empress in front of her, and at their clasped hands, it reminded her of the night when she was hunted down, and her husband said the words that touched her the most:

"Nothing happens in the principality is naturally the best. But if something misfortune happens, I won't run away from it! I swear! It will definitely be for the duke, for you! My dear lady! Also for our children! I will fight to the end, even if I drain my life savings!"

(For my sake, he dared to declare war on the whole world, and if there is a husband like this, what is there to complain about?) She thought sweetly.

"Squeak!" A shrill voice burst into her ears and pulled her out of her thoughts.

When I looked closely, it turned out to be a fat rat secretly observing me.

Only then did I remember that I had unconsciously stood in front of the coffin of my ancestors for a long time.

(Is it because you have experienced too much and hurt too much that you have become so sentimental?) ）

She glanced at the mouse, "Thank you, little one, for reminding me to get down to business!" ”

The goal of the journey is displayed on a display stand in the center of the main burial chamber.

The crown of Emperor Salorière was placed there in a dignified place, waiting for her to pick it up.