Yang Halberd City has always been sunny.

Today is an exception.

The dark clouds obscured the sun, and the salty and humid sea breeze could not blow away the heat in the air, and it was dreary and almost suffocating.

Princess Aleen hid in the cool spring water, holding red wine in one hand and "The Voyage of Ten Thousand Ships" in the other.

However, her eyes were not focused, and it was clear that her attention was not on the book.

The sound of light footsteps woke the princess from her musings, and she turned her head to see a blonde girl approaching.

"Treeny!" Princess Aleen rose from the water in surprise and enthusiastically opened her arms to the visitors.

Trenee Shad is one of the many illegitimate daughters of Prince Oberon "The Red Viper", and the closest to Princess Arlene.

She has a sweet appearance, like a summer strawberry, because her mother is a nun, so she still has a purity that does not belong to the world, but in fact, those who are familiar with Terenee know that her innocence and sweetness are disguises, and what is hidden inside is actually a dangerous and rebellious girl.

Moreover, Terenee's attainments in poison were in no way inferior to her father's.

"Your Highness the Princess." Tryne smiled and saluted, then hugged the naked, wet princess.

The princess kissed her childhood best playmate and rubbed her delicate face: "Where have you been?" Why are you coming to see me now? ”

"I went to sea before, and I didn't know you until I came back...... Alas, okay, I'll tell you about this slowly, now get dressed, His Royal Highness the Prince wants to see you. ”

"My father? Hmph, is he finally willing to see me? I thought he had forgotten about my daughter. Princess Arrene was reluctantly pulled out of the pool by Trene.

After drying her body, she deliberately picked out the most revealing silk dress, and just wanted to put it on but was taken away by Terrenee:

"Your Highness, you can't be so willful anymore, you know, being well-behaved is the best armor for our women."

As she spoke, Teraine chose a simple ivory robe for the princess to wear, and deliberately did not give her fancy jewelry, but only took a seven-pointed star pendant that symbolized the belief of the seven gods and hung it on the princess's chest.

"So I must prostrate myself at my father's feet and ask for his forgiveness?" Princess Aleen muttered a few words, but accepted her cousin's arrangement.

After packing up, Princess Arrene went to the Flowing Water Garden.

The flowers and plants in the garden are fragrant, but she has no intention of appreciating them.

Following the guards to a pavilion, Princess Aleen found that her uncle, Prince Oberon, was also there, standing outside the pavilion looking at the blood orange trees in the garden.

The princess remembers that when she was a child, her and her cousins' favorite game was to smash the oranges from the tree with a meteor hammer.

But I don't know when my father stopped allowing them to enter the Flowing Water Garden.

He took it to himself, turned it into his castle, or rather, a cage?

Princess Aliane retracted her thoughts, and saw her father, Prince Dolang, sitting in the pavilion, staring at a chessboard of Sivas in front of him, deep in thought.

The ruler of Dorne was pale and puffy, his legs nearly paralyzed by severe gout resting on a padded footstool, his red and swollen hands playing with a chess piece carved from agate, and he tried his best to control it, but he still trembled slightly.

Princess Aliane looked at her father, who was suffering from illness, and suddenly felt a little sad, and the resentment and dissatisfaction in her heart were alleviated a lot.

"Father."

Prince Dolang came back to his senses and looked at his daughter fixedly.

Prince Oberon also came over at this time, stood beside his niece, and said:

"We messed up this time. However, brother, you don't have to worry, I will find a way to make up for everything. ”

"It's none of my uncle's business." Princess Arrene said, "It was my willful behavior that brought such a great loss to Dorne. ”

Prince Dolang spoke, his voice weak as a fragile piece of parchment:

"Tell me, Arlene, why? Why provoke a war? ”

Hearing this, the anger that had been suppressed with great difficulty suddenly rushed to her heart, and Princess Aleen looked directly into her father's eyes and said loudly:

"For glory!"

Prince Dao Lang chuckled: "Do you know what glory is? ”

"The people of the Riverbend have come to the land of Dorne! Isn't it glory for me to lead my troops to fight back? ”

"Thousands of Dorne warriors have given their lives for your glory, and Starfall and High Hidden will no longer obey our orders, and your uncle has fallen into a trap and is suspected of poisoning the King's hand. Tell me, Arlene, is this really the glory you want? ”

Princess Arrene snorted, but was still unconvinced:

"That's because we lost the battle of Starfall City, if we win......"

"Even if you win that fight, you can't win anything." Prince Dolang interrupted coldly, "In the game of thrones, the first to go out is always the first fool who can't control his ambitions and bets first. Did you know that because of your impulses, we have become a wounded prey, and the blood that flows from the wounds will surely attract countless greedy vultures, who will take this opportunity to tear us apart and eat us! ”

Princess Alen wanted to refute, but Prince Oberon was the first to speak:

"Don't worry, brother, I won't let the vultures get their way. This time I will go to King's Landing, and I will do everything possible to clear my suspicions, and I will never let the war break out again. ”

Speaking of this, Prince Oberon couldn't help but think of the old man's muttering before he died.

So, he added: "At all costs!" ”

Prince Daolang sighed, rubbed his eyebrows tiredly, and said after a while:

"Oberon, remember our longing?"

"Of course I do." Prince Oberon said word by word, "We will avenge Ilia who died tragically in King's Landing!" ”

"Elia...... Elia ......," repeated Prince Dowran, his face pained, "for all these years, I have seen her bleeding face almost every day before going to bed, and I have heard her and her children's wails when I wake up in the middle of the night...... Oberon, my brother, I really don't want another face of you......"

"Don't worry, brother." "There have been countless people who have tried to take my life, but in the end it was they who went to see the strangers. ”

"It's not the same. Brother, your halberd and poison may not be able to help you this time......"

"I don't just rely on these two things, brother, please trust your brother."

Prince Daolang and his younger brother looked at each other for a long time, and finally looked away, holding the chess piece symbolizing the dragon in his hand, so hard that he kept trembling:

"Oberon, you know, I've been planning for so long, I've been planning for so long, and I'm about to succeed, really, that girl has already come to menarche......"

Hearing this, the Lord of Alianen was confused and couldn't help asking, "Father, what are you planning?" ”

"I'm sorry, Arlene, I can't tell you yet." Prince Doran sighed and shook his head, "Because I know you too well, the secret is nothing but a wonderful story for you, and you can whisper it to Tranee when you sleep at night." And Terenee never hides from Obaya, and Obaya is an alcoholic, who will she talk to if she drinks too much? I can't take risks, and the Martell family can't afford to take risks. ”

Princess Arlene's mouth moved, but she didn't speak again.

"Brother, please trust me this time." Prince Oberon looked into his brother's eyes with blazing eyes, "I will clear my suspicion!" Never delay our plans! Elia's revenge will definitely be avenged! ”

Prince Daolang struggled for a long time, and finally sighed: "Okay." ”

Then, he turned to his daughter again, with both helplessness and disappointment in his eyes: "Alen, this time you go to King's Landing, everything is under your uncle's arrangement, and you must no longer make your own decisions." ”

Princess Aleen met her father's gaze, and wondered if she remembered her cousin's advice when she came, but finally lowered her head and said obediently:

"Yes, father."

Only then did Prince Daolang wave his hand tiredly, signaling that the two could leave.

The garden was quiet again.

The sky grew gloomy and the wind grew stronger, and finally the long-accumulated dullness was finally broken, and the rain fell with a bang.

"Your Highness, Your Highness, come into the house."

The shouts of the servants were heard in his ears, but Prince Daolang turned a deaf ear, just stared at the messy garden in front of him in a daze, and was silent for a long time.

Under the ravages of the violent wind and rain, countless blood oranges that were about to ripen had not had time to be picked, and they all fell to the ground at this moment, falling to pieces.

(End of chapter)