Divine Alliance, Sbia Empire, suburbs of the Holy Capital.
There was a drizzle here in the middle of the night yesterday. In the early morning, the leaves by the window and the green grass in the distance were still hung with tiny water droplets. They shot from the horizon.
The sunlight playfully bends on these crystal clear water drops, transforming into thousands of jumping little flashes of light, competing to be projected into a pair of beautiful eyes leaning against the window.
Pulling aside a few strands of long golden chestnut hair that was blown by the gentle morning breeze, the woman by the window completely exposed her delicate and pretty face to the sunlight, her slender, delicate eyebrows, milky white and delicate skin, and what not
The cute mouth with a slightly upward smile... In the entire Holy City, and even in the entire Sbia Empire, there is only one lady who can possess these charming charms while living in the suburbs, and that is Miss Xiangxue.
"Miss, are you awake yet?" The maid knocked on the door lightly, "You also want to wash yourself today, right?"
"Yes." Xiangxue, who was by the window, turned around and replied, "I'll wash myself, it won't take long."
"Okay, it rained last night, please wear an extra layer, Miss." The maid said through the door: "Breakfast is ready."
After the maid left, Xiangxue went to the mirror in the cubicle and combed her hair. After washing, she first combed her hair in a hairstyle she liked, then picked out clothes and paired them with two simple jewelry. After doing all this, she carefully looked at the mirror.
Xiangxue couldn't help but secretly wonder in her heart, what would he say if he...if he saw her current dress? The person who made her grateful and afraid at the same time allowed herself to wander between heaven and hell.
Every time he thought of this name, Xiangxue felt inexplicably nervous, and his heartbeat accelerated a lot. It took him several deep breaths to calm himself down.
He was rescued by the Viscount and lived in a clean country villa. Although his life was not luxurious, it did not lack anything. The most important thing was that no one here forced him to do things he didn't want to do. According to common sense, he
, should be regarded as the woman of Viscount Yinyue Lake, right? But why do I still have a deep fear of Viscount Yinyue Lake? Does a normal woman need to be afraid of her own man? Besides, Lord Viscount
Still such an excellent man.
Should I try to love him? In the past, during missions, wasn't it possible for me to use some tricks to charm those dignitaries so much that they even forgot their ancestors' surnames?
Thinking of this, a wry smile appeared on Xiangxue's lips, and she looked at herself in the mirror with a rare pessimistic look: Viscount Yinyue Lake is a mountain, a ten-thousand-year-old iceberg. How can a weak woman melt an iceberg?
When Xiangxue walked downstairs, a dining table had been set up by the terrace. As usual, two sets of tableware were neatly placed opposite each other. This was because no one could tell when Viscount Yinyue Lake would return.
Home, so there will always be the tableware used by the Viscount on the dining table, there will always be hot water of the right temperature in the bathroom, and there will always be a pair of saddled horses in the stable... Look at the tableware in front of you, and then look at the set opposite.
As for the tableware, a strange thought suddenly came to Xiangxue's mind: Was she, like those tableware and hot water, meant to be enjoyed immediately by the Viscount who suddenly returned home?
It's a bit unlikeable, because the Viscount never lifts a finger on himself and hires special tutors to teach him knowledge. However, what if all this is just because the Viscount doesn't want his potential woman to look like a dull fool?
?
"...Miss...Miss?" Seeing Xiangxue lost in thought, the maid next to her gently pushed her shoulder, "Miss?"
"Ah?" Xiangxue woke up with a start, "What's the matter?"
The maid replied: "The tutor is here and talking to the lady, but you didn't hear me."
Xiangxue quickly apologized to the tutor standing opposite. This female tutor was extremely talented and deeply respected by Xiangxue.
"Miss, you didn't have any rest last night, okay? I see that the light in Miss's room was on all night." The instructor smiled and said, "Then, we can take a temporary break this morning. Anyway, Miss's homework has been completed, but she still lacks some consolidation courses.
"Study work itself needs to be relaxed. It doesn't matter if you take a morning break. If the Viscount knew you worked so hard, he would also suggest taking a break!" The tutor looked at Xiangxue lovingly and insisted on his opinion, "That's it.
, I’ll come back in the afternoon.”
"Miss." the maid asked with concern: "How do you want to rest? How about I prepare a flower bath for you?"
"No need, I'm not a noble. I don't have the right to take a bath in the morning! Especially in this simple empire." Xiangxue, who was still confused about her identity, rejected the maid's suggestion and turned to look at the green fields in the distance.
, "It rained last night. There must be a lot of mushrooms in the valley over there. Can you please prepare a basket for me?"
"Of course! Miss, Miss, she seems to like to go out for an outing!" The maid said with a smile: "But this time, the guards have paved a gravel road on the road where Miss often goes, and there are stone benches by the stream.
!We don’t have to get our clothes wet anymore!”
After a hasty breakfast, Xiangxue took two maids to the valley next to the villa. The maids walked in front carrying baskets on the left and right. They first knocked the grass in front of them with slender branches before bending down to pick. Xiangxue
Walking behind alone, relying on his own senses, he picked mushrooms from the ankle- or knee-high grass. After a while, a basket was filled.
"Young lady is so amazing!" During the break, the maid clapped her hands and said, "We are in the front. We have obviously walked through all the places first, but our combined harvest is not half as much as the young lady's! Young lady!
Can you teach us a lesson?"
"You can't teach this. You will understand naturally after you pick it a few times." Xiangxue sat on a stone bench by the stream and said with a smile to the two Riva girls who came to Sbia in the same boat: "Mushrooms are all the best."
They grow together, no matter which one they are, they always grow in a group of mushrooms, but the other mushrooms are covered by grass and are not easy to see."
"So there is such a skill! It's so profound." The innocent maid sighed, "If the lady doesn't tell us, we will definitely not be able to make progress! Otherwise, there will not be enough mushrooms for everyone, and we will have to prepare more dishes for lunch and dinner.
Woolen cloth!"
"Okay, take the mushrooms back first, and then the basket, I'll wait for you. Remember to go back quickly, don't delay on the way." Xiangxue sighed a little in her heart, because in her memory, such acquisitions
The amount of wild food picked is not related to the preparation of meals, but is related to whether one can survive. But these Xiangxue didn't want to tell the two girls, and even if they did, they might not understand.
Watching the two maids leaving laughing and joking, Xiangxue stood up, stepped out of the gravel road, and walked step by step on the grass near the stream. Stepping on the soft grass under her feet, listening to the gurgling sound of the mountain stream, the chaos My heart finally calmed down. I vaguely remember that when I was a child, I lived in a small house in the countryside. I often followed an older sister to the mountains to pick mushrooms. My earliest memory seems to have started in This sister...
But what makes Xiangxue extremely sad is that no matter how much I think about it now, I can't remember the appearance of that sister. Although a vague shadow of her childhood still remains in my memory, after so many years, my sister's appearance should be different. It's a big change. What's left is just an unforgettable hunger and the feeling of fragrant mushrooms in your mouth. But just relying on this feeling to find my sister in the vast sea of people is really slim.
"Merciful God King of Light, please help me find my sister!" Xiangxue knelt down and stretched her fingers towards a clump of long fluffy grass.
"If it's a non-poisonous mushroom, it means you can find it; if it's poisonous, it means... you just can't find it..."
Turning over the grass, there was not even a single mushroom under the grass. Xiangxue rarely made mistakes, and she had no idea what this omen meant. Her heartbeat quickened again. She thought silently in her heart and stretched her hand to the grass next to her: "God King of Light, The Dark Lord, no matter who he is, please help me find my sister...I just want a non-toxic...non-toxic...non-toxic mushroom..."
Unexpectedly, there was nothing under the grass again. Xiangxue, who had already missed twice, was stunned. She looked at the third bush of grass anxiously, a little undecided. But in order to maintain the little hope in her heart, she supported herself. She still held out her slightly trembling fingers for the pitiful hope of living in this dirty world... But this time, who else could she pray to bless her?
In this regard, Xiangxue is a girl who likes simplicity. She has a thinking mode she learned in many years of wandering life: since she has made a sincere request, but the King of Light is stingy and the Lord of Darkness ignores it, then there is no need to force it anymore. If you continue to beg, you will only make yourself worse.
After just a moment of silence, her two lips that could captivate all living beings opened slightly, and she prayed softly: "Viscount Yinyue Lake, you can do anything. There is no difficulty that cannot be overcome in front of you... Although I am presumptuous, I am still here, secretly begging you to bless me and help me find my sister... Please give me a non-poisonous mushroom." After saying this prayer, Miss Xiangxue's beautiful eyes showed Already hazy with tears, the grass was pushed away one by one. Finally, a mushroom appeared in her field of vision... Because of the tears, Xiangxue did not see it clearly at the first time. She quickly took out the scented towel After wiping away my tears, I looked back.
There is only one mushroom under the grass, with a thick stem and an umbrella-shaped crown. Generally speaking, mushrooms that look ugly like this are not poisonous mushrooms, but unfortunately, the umbrella-shaped crown is bright red with black and yellow. Spots...that is to say, this is a poisonous mushroom that is extremely poisonous.
"Why... why are you so cruel to me, why do you want to take away this little bit of hope from me?"
Although she knows that this has nothing to do with Viscount Yinyue Lake, Xiangxue cannot accept this fact. She just needs a little comfort, a little comfort to support her to continue living! When this requirement cannot be satisfied, then
Even a meek girl will collapse. With tears streaming down her face, Xiangxue stood up, talking to herself, lifting up the hem of her skirt, and stepped hard on the poisonous mushroom!
This was a kick that gathered all of Miss Xiangxue's strength, anger and grievance. If Miss Xiangxue belonged to the Gods or Demons, then a kick of this magnitude would either be used to destroy the sky or the earth - well, don't worry,
Because Miss Xiangxue is a human girl, her kick should be harmless to heaven and earth. Even if Miss Xiangxue kicks a dozen feet, it will only crush the mushroom and then make a small hole to come out. But in fact
Come on, Miss Xiangxue has stepped on the third foot now.
"Ah..." When Xiangxue stepped on the fourth foot, the mushroom let out a shrill scream.
"Ah!" Miss Xiangxue was obviously frightened. She jumped back and took out the dagger given to her by Viscount Yinyue Lake with her right hand. She just wanted a non-toxic mushroom, not one that would cause misfortune.
The mushroom called... Could it be that one of the three people who were begged just now showed up and sent a talking mushroom to tell her that he was not poisonous? But this, this is too nonsense...
Xiangxue didn't have time to think too much. She cut off a section of the branch with a sharp dagger, then cut a section diagonally. She aimed the sharp edge at the grass, calmed her mind, and was about to throw it out - at this tense moment, the mushroom made another sound,
To be precise, it is really a universal language for human beings, although it is relatively vague and unclear: "My mom...it hurts..."
At this moment, Xiangxue's mind responded. After all, she was a spy. After dispelling the instant hallucination of the myth, she immediately threw the branch in her hand and stepped back step by step - that sound must have been made by a human.
, and how can a person hiding underground take good care of himself? But he must not turn around and run in a panic. What if the other party has an accomplice? He can only keep a safe distance while observing the surroundings carefully to find an escape route.
way!
"Ah - it's over!" Mushroom spoke again, and in a fatally struck tone, "It's been disfigured..."
Following that sound, where Xiangxue had just stood, the entire piece of turf was lifted upwards, and a man with his body wrapped in oilcloth and his left face covered with one hand sat up.
Xiangxue was extremely nervous. She held the sharp dagger across her chest and asked sternly: "Who is it? Trespassing on the private property of the nobles. This is a capital crime!"
"Come on, young master, I am not scared!" The "mushroom" covered his face with one hand and retorted angrily: "Trespassing on the private land of the nobles will only be punished with a reprimand and a fine of silver. In serious cases, a cane will be used.
Thirty years of hard labor and three years of hard labor. Only those who trespass on the private land of nobles and have evil intentions will be beheaded! Did I have evil intentions? Yes, I hid underground, but does hiding underground count as evil intentions? I just like hiding underground, why?
Like! Bite me!"
This is strange. When someone catches a lawbreaker, he usually either runs away or gives it a try. Why does this person dare to lose his temper at his master... But seeing that he is so familiar with this French sentence, he must be doing it all the time.
You may be doing these sneaky things because you want to find an opportunity to sneak away... However, this young voice is somewhat familiar!
"You..." Xiangxue calmed down and looked at the other person's figure, and suddenly said: "Put your hand down."
The other party obviously calmed down and replied readily, "No!"
"I'll count to three, if you still don't put down your hand." The dagger was gradually placed at her side, Xiangxue said, "I'm going to start screaming, and it's going to be very loud."
The other party was silent for a moment, obviously considering the consequences of Xiangxue's scream, then slowly put down his hand, spit out a few pieces of weeds and mushroom stems, and then replied dejectedly, "Okay! You can catch me this time.
Already."
"Sure enough, it's you." Xiangxue breathed out softly, but her cold expression did not change, "What's your explanation this time?"
"Mushroom" didn't answer. He just stood up and shook off the dust on his body. He walked to the stream and washed his face with water. Then he took off the oilcloth covering his head and body, revealing a nobleman's casual clothes.
This person was, of course, the young nobleman whom Xiangxue met by chance in the box when he first attended a local party. After that, he and Xiangxue met by chance twice in the market and once at a nobleman's garden party.
On the way from the villa to the Holy Capital, they met by chance three times... and Xiangxue also learned about the type of uniform the young noble wore that day in a later course. It turned out that it was the uniform of Judge Sibia.
Young, able to frequently appear in royal events, and even enter the royal box, there is only one such judge in the Sibia Empire, and that is Justice Jack - but for this justice, folk legends and rumors are too
There were many people, and they all went to extremes. But for Xiangxue, this nobleman whom she could never offend was causing her a lot of headaches.
"This time!" The justice wiped away a trace of blood on the left side of his face and looked up at the sky, "There should be no excuse."
"Your Excellency, who can make people fearful, will there be times when he can't find an excuse?" Xiangxue was a little surprised, "I often hear people say that the high-ranking officials of the empire are all real elites, how can they even deal with a girl?
Can’t find any excuse?”
"Do you like others to perfunctory or deceive you? If you have such expectations, I can trick you into going to your grandma's house." Your Excellency the Justice turned his head, with a few strands of hair wet by the stream hanging on his young face.
, "I just don't want to make excuses anymore."
After hearing the words of the chief judge, Xiangxue's heart clicked, and she even said that it was terrible. She knew very well that her beauty could be a murder weapon or the source of all troubles, but she did not expect that the current troubles would be so big.
, if the chief justice covets her beauty, she will fall into an irreversible situation - she is the woman of the Viscount of Silver Moon Lake, and the status of this chief judge can be said to be extremely high, not only a first-class minister of the empire, but also a
He is an older brother who holds military power, and he is also a brother of a different surname to His Majesty the Emperor.
Even if the other party is a little stupid, it would be better! In that case, Xiangxue can use clever means to make him give up his intention, but this justice is actually a very smart, or very cunning person, Sibi
There are so many heinous criminals in the Asian Empire, and so many unjust cases that have been gathering dust for many years, but they don't bother this judge who looks to be less than twenty years old...
If such a man wants to get her, Viscount Yinyue Lake will be the first one to be hit. Xiangxue doesn't want the Viscount to be hurt because of her, although all the Viscount's behaviors are weird and frightening to herself.
, but Xiangxue knew that it would be rare for her to meet such a special man in her life.
"That's right! All nobles are like this!" Xiangxue sighed and replied coldly: "From the beginning, I was keen on making up excuses and reasons, but later I was too lazy to make them up. Are you going to speak frankly, Your Excellency?
"
"Yes! To put it bluntly." The justice nodded seriously, as if showing off his status and identity, "I ran to ask the princess sister, and the princess told me that I have to be honest with girls, so
I don’t want to make excuses anymore.”
Frankly speaking, during the first encounter between the two and the previous "accidental encounters", Xiangxue was not repelled by this young man. His seriousness mixed with a slightly innocent expression made her feel cordial and relaxed, and she was very close to him.
Just say a few words and you will be in a good mood for the whole day... But after knowing the other party's true identity, Xiangxue couldn't help but secretly cursed herself for being stupid. For a judge to do this, of course he has other expectations for himself. From now on, he will be like this
His expression showed strong resistance.
"Your Excellency should address the imperial concubine as Your Highness." Xiangxue put the dagger back into its sheath and put it away carefully, "It is disrespectful to address her like this."
"Is there anyone else here? Even if there is someone else, I still call you like this. If you are not convinced, just report me!" The justice was a little angry, "What do you think I want to do? What do you think I will do? I just can't.
I just want to talk to you, do you need to show me a cold face? Hiding in the soil just now made me very unhappy! And I have to explain to countless people what happened to the wound on my face...
...I am the chief judge! My enemies are all over the streets, and now they are going to die laughing!"
"Is there anything unhappy in your heart?" Xiangxue was once a beautiful spy. Of course she knew the importance of listening. Moreover, through many contacts, she also had some understanding of the justice's personality, so she didn't care at this time.
Not minding his tone, I sat down on the stone bench facing him and said, "Tell me about it! I'll listen."
"No!" The chief judge snorted, turned around and stuffed the debris on the ground into the pit. Seeing him carefully restoring the mud, Xiangxue was curious, but the chief judge's explanation was that he might use it next time... Young
While the justice was saying such "shameless" words, he had an innocent expression on his face, and even a little pride in his eyes.
Xiangxue didn't know whether his expression came from the heart, but what was strange was that she was never afraid of the justice. Even when he was angry, she still watched with a playful attitude. Of course Xiangxue understood that she
His behavior violated the taboos of the nobility, but at certain times, people's moods and emotions are really strange... It seems that breaking taboos with the justice is quite interesting.
"Just try, try to make this justice give up..." However, Xiangxue was still rational and made a decision secretly. (To be continued)