Volume 3 Blood and Fire Chapter 218 Seizing the House (3)
Helen came to an oil painting, took the thin jasper rod from the maid's hand, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty the Queen, when it comes to the art of painting, one cannot fail to mention Leonardo da Vinci, one of the greatest painters in history.
This painting is his famous work "The Saint".
"The Saint" itself is a mystery. Whether its current appearance is Da Vinci's original intention has not yet been completely determined..."
Under the guidance of Helen, the Queen of the Empire, Catherine, was completely immersed in the world of painting art. Her gentle voice and delicate hands were slowly presenting the history of painting art on the mainland to Catherine.
Even though the Queen Catherine at this moment is not inferior to Helen in beauty, her temperament is elegant and noble, and her status is at the pinnacle of the Toril continent. No matter where she is, she is absolutely stunning to Helen.
But Queen Catherine had to admit that Helen, the magician, was equally elegant and perfect. She had great strength and extensive knowledge, and her understanding and taste of art were at the pinnacle and superb.
She is indeed a strange woman who has attracted the attention of her husband, the emperor of Albrex.
Perhaps, if it weren't for the fact that Helen's existence was not only a threat to the empire and a variable affecting the stability of her husband's throne, he would have agreed to Helen staying as Peter's lover.
After all, powerful magicians are not found everywhere.
Perhaps the only regret is that time flies by so fast. I haven't fully understood the beautiful woman in front of me before she is about to leave.
Even though Queen Catherine is the Queen of the Empire and her father is the Prime Minister of the Empire, her family used to be a commoner class.
Even though her current status is extremely valuable, she is extremely lacking in heritage. Among the truly wealthy nobles, most aristocratic wives and ladies with profound heritage look down upon her.
The reason why Peter I chose her as his queen was not only because Peter I and Catherine became lovers when they were still young, but the more important reason was that although her father was the prime minister, her family foundation was really weak and it was easy for her to become a foreign relative.
situation.
But since she became the empress of the empire, she had to fulfill her obligations as a queen, engage in various interactions, and win over those aristocratic ladies and ladies for Peter I.
Therefore, popular hobbies such as art appreciation and tea and wine tasting among the upper echelons have become the language of communication and common bond between wealthy and aristocratic families.
Catherine had always heard that there was a profound female mage beside Peter I who was powerful, beautiful, tasteful and well-educated. Her erudition, artistic attainments and taste were widely spread among the top aristocratic circles of Albrex.
In addition, Catherine also wanted to meet the woman who once fascinated her husband. At the same time, the Mensis School secretly used every possible means to fuel propaganda and hints, so today Helen gave Queen Catherine an art appreciation class.
Chance.
"Next, which is the last lesson, let me explain the history and appreciation of wine to Her Majesty the Queen. In this field, even ladies from rich and noble families don't know much about this aspect." Helen said softly and yet charmingly.
The voice said softly.
The magic light source is refracted by pieces of crystal, turning into a soft and warm yellow light, which shines on the private reception room full of quaint and wealthy atmosphere.
The scarlet wine liquid kept swirling in the crystal goblet, and then fell back after several rounds. The wine liquid on the wall of the glass slowly slid down, exuding a blur of color under the light.
"Your Highness Catherine, generally speaking, red wine is not suitable for long-term storage. Red wine stored for too long will produce peculiar smell and destroy its aroma. But this does not apply to wine originating from the Bordeaux region of the Kingdom of Batoria. wine.
The longer the red wine produced there, the more mellow it becomes. What you are about to try now is the best wine produced in the Bordeaux region, which has a history of more than 150 years.
Of course, preservation is also a kind of knowledge, and there are some interesting tips in it. You can ask other teachers for help in the future!" Helen raised her glass to Catherine.
Queen Catherine smiled. The theme of this class was wine. Under Helen's guidance, she had tried almost all the famous wines on the mainland.
Queen Catherine's eyes shone like morning stars, and her breath was as fragrant as blue musk, as if she had absorbed the most fragrant aftertaste of dozens of previous wines.
At this moment, she was already a little tipsy and tipsy.
For some reason, Queen Catherine was not initially wary when facing Helen.
After knowing that Helen's magic power was sealed, most of the guards were driven away, and now only the maids and female guards were standing aside.
Queen Catherine exhaled softly and drank the wine in one gulp.
He followed the method introduced by Helen and reviewed this extremely precious 150-year-old Bordeaux red wine from different angles.
The feeling of being drunk is really good.
Especially when you are drunk but not drunk, all restraints become fragile and all alertness is eliminated.
What Queen Catherine didn't know at this moment was that the maids and female guards serving her in this royal private reception room were dim-eyed at the moment, completely losing focus and consciousness.
In the room, the only ones conscious at this moment were the half-drunk Queen Catherine and Helen.
Everything in the room began to shake in front of Queen Catherine, and everything was coated with a blood-red rouge color.
Queen Catherine felt a sense of alarm in her heart. She felt something strange was wrong. She was not someone who easily trusted others, and she was not likely to let her love rival teach her lessons. She seemed to have been deceived these days. The human heart is like a human being, being pushed forward involuntarily.
Queen Catherine's consciousness suddenly became clear, and she raised her head and looked at Helen.
There is nothing gentle, quiet, beautiful or charming about Helen at this moment. Now Helen's eyes are fixed on Catherine, as if she is a wild beast that chooses people to devour.
Queen Catherine's heart suddenly shrank, and she wanted to open her mouth and scream, but no sound came out.
I wanted to get up, but found that I couldn't move anymore.
She turned her head with difficulty, trying to call the maids and guards, but found that they were like wooden figures, losing their consciousness and turning a blind eye to everything in front of them.
"Don't bother, I have been planning for today for a long time, just accept your fate." Helen said with a sneer.
"Do you know what you are doing? Peter will not let you go!" Although Queen Catherine was scared, she was not afraid of Helen. She just didn't know why Helen would do this.
Could it be that for the sake of the position of queen, even if she kills herself, she will not be able to ascend to the throne!
Or is it revenge?
To take revenge on herself for taking away the identity that belonged to her?
It's ridiculous. The position of queen is not hers anyway, so there is no point in killing herself.
"If I kill you, Peter will certainly not let me go, so I won't kill you."
As Helen spoke, she pulled out a hairpin from her bun. If you look closely, you can see that there are a large number of small runes engraved on it.
As the hairpin was removed from her bun, Helen's black hair spread out, and coupled with the flickering candlelight around her, she looked so evil in the eyes of Catherine, whose eyes were somewhat blurred.
The hairpin emits an undetectable light, and the symbols on it are dim and dim, as if they are sending signals intermittently.
At this time, there is the Endless Sea, the Great Whirlpool, and the Castle of the School of Mansis.
The owner of the castle, an old man and the magician Lawrence were waiting quietly in front of an ancient mirror.
There was no wave on the faces of the two of them, as if nothing in the world could affect them in the slightest.
The old man was closing his eyes to rest his mind, and Lawrence was meditating, but when combined with this ancient mirror, it had an unusual meaning.ωωw..net
Suddenly, the ancient mirror emitted light, and a large number of complicated runes appeared, then disappeared. As if it had completed its mission, the ancient mirror immediately shattered to the ground and turned into countless fragments.
"Oh...what a pity..." Lawrence sighed and took out a magic scroll.
The magic scroll burned quickly, turned into ashes, and then turned into nothingness along with the ancient mirror fragments on the ground.
After doing all this, Lawrence still lamented: "It is a pity that this medium, which is as valuable as a sacred vessel, was destroyed like this."
"You are still too young and you are just a possession. As long as we are not involved in the fate of this matter, it doesn't matter if we destroy the artifact!"