Volume 1 The Philosopher's Stone Chapter 6 The Princess and the Maid Outfit
Sihian sat alone in the wide carriage.
She lifted the curtains, and the Templar chief next to her, with roses and golden lions embroidered on his chest, turned to look at her, "Is there anything you need?" Your Highness. β
Xixian lowered the curtains. Your Highness? From the time her father was killed by the usurper, from the time she was forced to flee her country, from the time she was imprisoned in the dark and filthy Blackwater prison, she had understood that she was no longer a highness, but just a beautiful princess of the dead country.
If she hadn't been corrupted by the dark power that came from nowhere, and heard all kinds of indescribable strange sounds from time to time, she wouldn't have fallen into a state of mental confusion from time to time, let alone been caught by the guards of the Red Rock Country.
She thought she would be put to death as a 'polluted', or relegated to the playthings of some lowly aristocracy. Unexpectedly, she was taken out of prison last night, and then she was bathed and dressed by many maids, and she slept on the familiar velvet bed, as if everything she had experienced before was a dream.
When she woke up this morning, she was greeted by an old man, dressed in papal robes embroidered with dark gold roses, and told Xi'an in an unquestioning tone that she was about to become "the wife of the last 'savior' of the Redstone Nation."
The old man asked the maid to dress her in a white wedding dress, put a veil on her head woven with calla lilies, and told her to live in harmony with her husband and give birth to an heir as soon as possible.
Sure enough, everything was still as she expected, "The so-called last 'savior' is just a pretext." β
Sitting in the dimly lit carriage, Sithian looked at her delicate wedding dress with a little disgust, and she clenched the pendant that hung from her chest, a small conch carved from sapphire, her last talisman.
She thought back to what happened to her along the way, the frightened escape, the lightning and thunder in the abandoned church...
And the dark and damp Blackwater Prison, the rats, insects, and crazy prisoners who were not afraid of people, and the sudden death, she didn't want to think about it.
Except for a bowl of soup.
It was handed out with the brown bread at the jailer's lunch yesterday, and at first she didn't care, but after taking a sip she felt like she hadn't drunk anything so delicious in 18 years.
The palace cooks would just put clams in the pot, and the soup would be monotonous and boring.
As soon as she drank it, she found that the other prisoners had reacted similarly to her, many of them holding the bowl of soup and licking it over and over again.
Some boldly asked the jailer about the origin of the soup, and heard the jailer reply, "You think that the soup made by a dog is delicious, and it seems that it should indeed be executed, hahaha!" β
Do dogs do it? What kind of dog would that be? Xixian understood that the jailer was probably making fun of them, but she couldn't help but think about it for a moment, and then laughed.
Maybe it's a Dalmatian, with big ears and smooth fur to the touch......
It was the only time she could be happy in Blackwater Prison.
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As the carriage paused, Xixi's thoughts were interrupted, and she heard the chief knight outside the carriage say, "Here we are, Your Highness." β
Sihian lifted the curtains and found the carriage parked in front of a magnificent palace, with two rows of guards and maids standing at the door.
She was helped out of the carriage and led into the palace by the maid.
In the process, she has been secretly observing the environment and structure of the palace, looking for possible escape routes.
Then she found that the palace was unusually crowded with guards, and that there were many members of the Knights Templar of the Holy See of Light, and that it was more like a prison than a palace.
She gathered her thoughts, feeling the unusual atmosphere of the place. "If you can't escape in the end......" Xixian shook the conch on her chest, she was ready to kill herself.
Then in a warm hall, she saw a woman even more beautiful than she was.
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Martin sat straight in his high-backed chair, he changed into his shirt and trousers, and he was no longer disheveled.
He secretly went to look in the mirror before, and found that this man's clothes were wearing on him now, adding a bit of neutral charm.
He is like a princess who sneaks out of the palace disguised as a man, and ordinary clothes can't hide his natural nobility and beauty.
And now, Stanley went to deal with what had just happened, and there were two people in the hall at this moment, and across from him, sat a young girl.
A girl who he thinks is even more beautiful than his current self.
He was a little complacent just now, but he was attracted the moment he saw this girl.
The girl has a pair of rare red eyes, she is wearing a white wedding dress, and the snow-white flowers and tender green branches and leaves in her chestnut hair exude vigor and vitality.
Her rosy lips pursed slightly, so graceful and demure, like a real princess, a bride full of youth, he was a little fascinated by it.
"Excuse me... Are you the mistress of this palace? The girl asked hesitantly.
Martin didn't expect the girl to ask this question, and he kept smiling and replied in what he thought was gentle, "Yes." β
"Then your husband is going to marry another woman, do you know?"
"What?" Martin didn't react.
"Madam, someone has taken me out of Blackwater Prison and asked me to come here to marry 'The Last Savior of the Kingdom', and if nothing else, it should be your husband. I think you should have the right to know about this. β
The girl looked into Martin's eyes and said solemnly.
"The last savior... Are you going to marry me? Martin was suddenly a little confused.
Before he had time to fantasize about this beautiful girl as his wife, he suddenly thought that he was the "lady" in the girl's mouth, a woman!
If the girl in front of you knows the truth, then it's too much of a death......
"Dear Miss." Martin thought for a moment and said to Xitian.
"I guess in this palace, no one is going to force you to do something you don't want to do." Martin leaned back in the high-backed chair and said in as calm a tone as he could.
Hearing this, Xixian breathed a sigh of relief, and the beautiful lady at least seemed to be more reasonable.
It is said that after seeing this lady, she became more and more relaxed, and the beautiful woman in front of her seemed to have a strong natural affinity, and she felt inexplicably close.
Xixian took a sip of the black tea on the table, and said to Martin, "Madame, can you change my clothes?" β
"It's really not convenient to wear this dress, andβ" Xixian looked into Martin's eyes, his face was slightly red, but he pretended to be calm.
"You don't want to, your husband will come back and see me like this."
It's simply a threat... Xixian regretted it a little after saying it, and there seemed to be a voice in her heart, tempting her to say what she thought in her heart without reservation.
Martin looked up at her.
Xixian looked at Martin's blue eyes, the closeness she had felt before suddenly disappeared, she seemed to be stared at by a beast, and a trace of fear suddenly appeared in her heart.
She lowered her head a little weakly and said:
"You can give me the most ordinary maid outfit, just be unobtrusive. If... If you're afraid I'll run away, I can change my clothes right here, or you can let the maid watch me. β
"What am I talking about..."Xi'an seemed to be affected by the slightest hint of fear, and the eyes of the beautiful woman in front of her made her feel uneasy, as if she was going to open her bloody mouth and swallow herself in the next moment.
If what she said just now was what she was thinking, what about these few sentences? She didn't understand why she would say something like changing clothes in front of her that would make her blush.
She felt like she was being played with.
And Martin opposite her, under the expressionless appearance, fell into a deep entanglement.
"Is it so exciting to change clothes in person... But now I can't find a maid in this palace, and I don't know where to put my clothes......"