At the beginning of 1724, on the high seas.

A large fleet was sailing in the storm, and the relentless waves were blowing, and the flagship led by it was violently bumpy, and the night owl flag at the top of the mast was hunted by the strong wind.

In the luxurious cabin of the flagship stern, a servant and a master are talking in front of the dresser.

Queen Rosemary Midknight covered her mouth and nose with a pained expression:

"Hurry up and take this cake away, I feel very nauseous, I can't eat, I'm weak and weak, maybe I've got a terminal illness and I'm dying."

Standing beside her was a middle-aged woman, dressed in a neat court maid's attire, and she smiled and said:

"You think too much, Your Royal Highness, there is any terminal illness, this is obviously just a symptom of seasickness, unless it is those sailors who make the sea their home, anyone who travels at sea for a week will be seasick, not to mention a storm."

Rosemary raised her head and kissed the maid's hand:

"Eliza, do you love me?"

"Haha, why did you suddenly ask about this, a beautiful and kind princess like you, no one will not love her."

"Eliza, how long have you been following me?"

"From the time you first learned to walk, to be exact, two and a half years old, when I was only seventeen years old, I was still a maid who had just entered the palace, and it was His Majesty the Emperor who personally assigned me this beautiful difference, and this salary supported my family, for which I am grateful."

"I envy you so much, Sister Eliza, I envy you for being from a civilian family, and I envy you for being able to fall in love freely."

"Haha, don't be stupid, Your Royal Highness, what are you kidding, if you want to be envied, you are the one who should be envied the most!

All the commoner girls in the world dream of becoming imperial princesses, living in splendid palaces, enjoying fine clothes and food, wearing the most fashionable and beautiful clothes, and having so many shoes that they fill the whole room.

Normally, a dowry with a gold ring is good, but your dowry is a whole fleet full of luxuries, worth enough to buy a country.

Your Royal Highness, I think many girls will be willing to sacrifice ten years of their lives in order to stay in your place. ”

Rosemary smiled wryly and shook her head:

"What's so good about being a princess? Eliza, at least you have the right to choose your marriage partner, have a bunch of lovely children with him, and have a harmonious home. ”

"Oh my peace...... Are you making fun of me?

My bastard husband was nothing more than a stinker in the market, who deceived me with his rhetoric, and after he got married, he drank and fought heavily, and when he came home, he threw up all over the place, and my three naughty sons were also in trouble for me!

For me, it feels terrible to start a family! Every day off at home is not enough time for me to worry about!

And my annoying mother-in-law, who is chattering...... It's all about my bastard husband and sons, urging me to be a good wife and mother, and all sorts of nonsense like a blessing when I suffer, and never takes my feelings into account! ”

"Eliza, I really don't see that you have so many troubles, at least your mother gave you the freedom to fall in love and didn't sell you to the enemies of the state."

The smile on the maid's face disappeared in an instant, and her expression became serious:

"Your Royal Highness, although I am your bosom friend, I also want to remind you to pay attention to your words and deeds, and not to speculate about your mother's decision, His Majesty's authority cannot be questioned in the slightest."

Rosemary sighed:

"Hey...... Elisa, you are more princessy than me, you always know the general situation, and you are careful in what you say and do, which is why Her Majesty the Mother Queen has chosen you to stay with me.

She must have been looking forward to me being a mature and stable lady like you, but unfortunately it backfired, and I couldn't live as my mother wanted, I'm really sorry. ”

Eliza, the maid, choked up, and she turned her head and pretended to clean up, but in fact secretly wiped away her tears:

"Do you think I'm not sad, seeing myself marry a stranger from a big sweetheart, but unfortunately we don't have a choice."

"Yes, I don't need to repeat it, my mother has said this to me I don't know how many times,

We have been defeated, and we must agree to any request from the enemy, and I, the princess, will be a bargaining chip in exchange for peace.

Hmph, that's good...... Political Marriages...... In fact, it's just to be a hostage. ”

Elisa picked up a wooden comb and combed the princess's silky silver curls:

"Let me tell you the truth, before the fleet departed, your mother came to me and told me to supervise your every move, lest you provoke your own family, which would lead to disaster for our country, the destruction of the Valstad nation, and the burning of the inheritance of our ancestors.

Therefore, please sacrifice your emotions, even if you are unhappy in your heart, do not show it, and be sure to play the role of this bride. ”

"Eliza, you are really condescending to be a maid, come up with these high-sounding words one by one, Her Majesty the Mother Emperor should give you a seat in the position of a minister."

"Are you tired of me? I'll leave when I'm done combing your hair. ”

"No, quite the opposite, I think you're right, Eliza, I'm just whining, I'll go with me to the deck later, I need fresh air."

Two later, the fleet arrived on the continent of Yawen,

It is home to the largest, most populous, and apparently most powerful country in the world, the Kingdom of Solan.

The fleet docked in the bustling port of Cyvantia, but few people came to greet the princess.

Colonel Haaland, who was in charge of security in the fleet, was so angry that his teeth were itching:

"These bastards! Solan Barbarian...... What rudeness! Dare to be like the princess of the Slow Empire! ”

Looking at the poor welcoming procession, Rosemary looked very calm:

"It doesn't matter, fewer people are better, I hate the hustle and bustle of the crowd, their hypocrisy only annoys me, it is better to be so cold and real."

There was only one infantry company that came to greet them, and none of the high-ranking officials of the Solan Kingdom came to pick them up, which showed how arrogant and contemptuous the other party was, and that night, the group stayed in a castle mansion in the curtain land.

The port of Savantia was lit up all night,

Sailors and porters worked through the night until noon to unload the ship, and the huge dowry of the imperial princess filled all the warehouses near the port, and at last had to pile up expensive luxuries in the streets.

The fleet, also sent as a dowry, blocked almost half of the port's shipping lanes, making it chaotic.

Compared with the mountainous and cold Valsta Peninsula, the continent of Yawen is a flat, vast and warm rich place, and the royal daughter and her party traveled by carriage for two or two nights before arriving at Fort St. Scattis, the capital of the Solan Kingdom.

King Louis Lafalette I of Solan went out of the city to greet him, and the king's eldest son, Prince Joffrey Lafalit, followed his father like a worm.

It was only then that Queen Rosemary met her fiancé for the first time, and although she had little hope in the first place, the reality was a hundred times worse than she had imagined.

Prince Joffrey Lafalit had black messy hair, large brown eyes, and eyebrows like two writhing worms. He is about 1.6 meters tall, about a head and a half shorter than Rosemary, and weighs several times as much as her.

The prince's belly was round and round like a leather ball. He has a very large skeleton, but a lot of meat, narrow shoulders and broad hips, coupled with short hands and short feet, he looks like a ripe pear from a distance.

The prince was clearly fond of greasy food, his face was covered with pus-filled pimples, and he had a broad lion's nose and a large mouth like his father's, and thick lips like two sausages.

The maid Elisa whispered to the princess:

"Your Royal Highness, laugh, stay polite, don't care too much about the appearance of the man, with my countless experience, most of the white-faced and sportsmen with oily heads and powdery faces are stupid playboys! Most of the ugly men are smart and loyal! ”

Unfortunately, Eliza's statements soon proved to be untenable.

After a short conversation, Rosemary was desperate to find out that her fiancé turned out to be an imbecile.

The intelligence of this prince Solan is at most equivalent to that of a ten-year-old child, and what makes her even more desperate is that this prince is still a spoiled bad boy, and every word he utters fully shows his stupidity, cruelty, and vulgarity.

After meeting her fiancé, Rosemary tried her best to show her most beautiful smile, she spoke politely and decently, showing the demeanor of a great nobleman, and the first thing her fiancé said to her was:

"Tsk...... Look at this figure, and this face, what a great beauty, since I saw it once at the World Exposition, I have suffered from lovesickness! Thank you, Father! Got my favorite woman! ”

What made Rosemary feel most chilled was that King Solan actually connived at his son's ugly behavior, and only advised her not to be like this imbecile, but to get along slowly after marriage.

In a private conversation that followed, Rosemary discovered that her fiancé was a ruthless thug in the truest sense of the word, who liked to chop off the legs and feet of cats and dogs with a machete, and to whip lazy slaves with a whip dipped in water. He even used a flintlock pistol to kill a foreign language tutor who dared to tell the truth because of his poor test results.

The prince of Solan spat and talked about his "proud achievements", and he was proud of it with a smile, not only the princess and her entourage, but also the ministers of the Solan Kingdom next to him.

That night, the Empress and her entourage of more than 50 people were invited to the King's family dinner, and then stayed at a palace on the outskirts of St. Cattisburg.

Rosemary was tossing and turning on her gorgeous bed, she had insomnia,

She is soberly aware that there can be no happiness and affection in her marriage, and she only thinks about her deceased lover Victor, hoping that he will come and save her, but unfortunately her Oath Knight is no longer there.

She heard a faint mournful cry coming from the maid's room next door, the voice of her personal maid Eliza.