"You were supposed to meet your stepmother and me, but she is sleeping. Do you want to wait for her?" the king asked.
Although Werther didn't like this stepmother, he definitely had to wait for her to come over in this situation. So he replied readily: "Of course I have to wait, father."
The king smiled and seemed very satisfied with what Werther said, and ordered Maier: "Go and tell the queen, let her come over quickly, and let Werther see her."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Maier quickly walked out of the hall.
Werther thought to himself, according to the rules in the palace, the king and the queen should sit on the throne at the same time to meet me, the prince who has returned to the palace with merits. However, only my father is sitting on it, while my stepmother is sleeping in the room. Look at this situation,
My father obviously loves my stepmother very much. Maybe in the next two days, my stepmother will use this love to cause trouble for me.
They waited for about ten minutes, and the queen appeared at the door of the hall. She was wearing a golden and luxurious queen's formal dress studded with gems, shoes inlaid with gold and gems on her feet, and her hair was combed into an exquisite shape and was covered with pearls and gems.
Headgear.
Her appearance and temperament were very similar to Mrs. Agnes, and she was from the Duck family at first glance. She raised her head high, with a smile full of love and reverence, and looked gently at the throne with a pair of brown eyes.
King Werther could see that this scheming stepmother who abused her stepson actually really liked his father.
Werther also noticed that after she saw him standing in the main hall with her peripheral vision, the corners of her mouth curled up unnaturally, and a trace of malice flashed in her eyes. However, these were all within Werther's expectation, and it would be nothing even if she discovered them.
It's nervous.
Next to the queen were two maids with low eyebrows who were holding the hem of her skirt for him. Behind her was the manservant who had a bad attitude towards Werther. On the other side was a senior bodyguard who was dedicated to protecting him.
Werther was originally standing in the middle of the hall. When he saw the queen coming, he moved some distance to the side. Unexpectedly, the queen walked in his direction, bumped into him hard with her shoulder, and then fell to the ground, mouthing
Say "ouch".
Several servants behind her saw this and hurriedly helped her up, adjusting her skirt and crooked headdress. The queen looked at Werther angrily.
Werther was dumbfounded as she watched her make these moves. He was very strange. He had clearly moved out of the way just now, but his stepmother still bumped into him. It was not his fault, so why did she act as if I had done something wrong.
"Your Majesty." The queen held her skirt with both hands and said to the king, "Although the eldest prince has made meritorious service, he still doesn't understand the rules. When I walked over, it was fine that he didn't get out of the way. After I fell,
He actually ignored me, which shows that he has great disrespect for me, the queen. Please ask your majesty to order the guards to whip him a few times as punishment."
Werther was extremely surprised. He had moved almost two meters away just now. Even if his stepmother wanted to frame him, she didn't have to use such low-level methods! What's more, his father was watching just now, so he probably wouldn't believe it.
It's a lie from my stepmother, she won't really whip me! Werther is sure that his father will not really blame him, so he doesn't intend to explain anything.
However, he thought wrong.
The king looked at the queen distressedly and said softly: "Baby, I know that Werther did this wrong. I saw him knocking you to the ground with my own eyes. But it seems that he didn't hit you intentionally.
If you go up, there will be no whipping, just a fine."
The king looked at Werther again: "Son, how many gold coins have you brought today?"
What? We really need to be punished! Did the father close his eyes just now? Werther said reluctantly: "I only have two gold coins and a few copper coins with me."
"It's just a little bit, so all this money
Give it all to me. Maier, go to Werther and get his money." said the king.
Maier slowly walked up to Werther and looked at him awkwardly: "His Royal Highness, the king's order..."
Werther squeezed the money bag in his clothes tightly and bit his lower lip. He felt that it seemed like he was being bullied too much and still couldn't hand over the money, so he slowly let go of his hand.
At this moment, the parchment reminded Werther: "The king doesn't really want your money, he is testing your loyalty. If you disobey his will for this small grievance, then he will have reason to doubt you."
You will disobey him in other matters some day in the future. Don't hesitate now, hand over the money quickly, and convince the king of your loyalty to him."
The parchment said a lot this time... Werther suddenly realized that his father had this purpose. He put his hand into his clothes, took out his money bag, and handed all the gold and copper coins in it to Maier.
The king looked relieved. He lowered his body slightly and picked up a handkerchief to wipe the sweat from his forehead. He had just tested his son's loyalty and it was considered a success. At present, the possibility of Werther's rebellion is not that high.
However, he still did not relax his vigilance, and his eyes were always wary of Werther.
The queen originally wanted to use the method just now to frame Werther a little and try to see who her husband loved more. She did not know the real thoughts of the king and Werther. She thought that through this test, it proved that the king or Werther
On his side, he still had no feelings for Werther, so he smiled in victory.
She thought to herself, Werther is an incompetent and cowardly person after all. He doesn't dare to resist the wishes of me and the king. Just wait and see, I will let his low self-esteem slowly disintegrate.
She looked at Werther arrogantly, expecting that Werther would show hatred, but she didn't expect Werther's face to be calm. After mocking Werther in her heart, she walked towards the king and sat obediently on another throne next to the king.
The king held up the crown and looked at the queen next to him: "Witt came to the hall to meet us today. Why didn't you bring the crown?"
The queen said: "My crown is being repaired."
"What's wrong?"
"There's a gem that doesn't look strong."
"So that's it."
"Your Majesty, I will definitely wear the crown at the banquet tomorrow."
"I understand. But son, why didn't you wear a crown when you came to the hall today?" The king looked at Werther in confusion.
Werther was shocked, what kind of crown? Ever since I traveled through time, I didn't even know I had such a thing as a crown!
When he didn't know how to answer, Maier whispered a few words to the king, and then the king showed an embarrassed expression and said: "Witt, it turns out that your crown was confiscated by me when you were a child. Haha, luckily Maier reminded me.
, otherwise I will forget it. Forget it today, you must wear the crown at the banquet tomorrow. I will ask Maier to help you find it."
"Thank you, father." Werther said respectfully, but he actually felt very helpless in his heart.
He was even thinking that his father would not really confiscate my money like this. It was nothing to him, but it was still very important to Dawn Town. He looked carefully
Looking at the king, I found that the king seemed to be thinking about something.
After a while, the king finally managed to say something: "Honey, today Werther is here to meet us two. You can also say something."
The queen glanced at Werther and said: "The king and I haven't seen the eldest prince for several months. We miss you so much that we specially prepared a banquet for you. Please enjoy the banquet tomorrow, eldest prince, and don't let our hearts down."
meaning."
"Thank you, father, queen and queen." Werther made a salute and lowered his head. He really didn't want to see his stepmother's smile hiding a knife in her face.
"Witt." The Queen continued, "I didn't know before, but I heard recently that Daybreak Town is extremely poor, let alone compared with Frank City or Peony City, even compared with the poorest town in Duck City.
Even worse than that."
Witte was a little angry, but he held it back. After thinking for a while, he said: "It is indeed not as good as other territories, but I am confident that I can run Dawn Town well and restore it to the scene it was more than ten years ago. Not only that, I
It will also make Daybreak Town a better place.”
After hearing this, the king nodded with satisfaction. It seemed that he recognized and was pleased with Werther's words.
However, the queen continued: "No matter how hard you try, you can't do it. There is no hope for Daybreak Town."
"No matter what my mother thinks, I will never give up Dawn Town, because I am the lord there, and I have the responsibility to run this town well and treat the people there better."
"That's very well said." The king praised, "It's enough for you to run a good business in Daybreak Town. Remember your mission."
Werther could hear that the king was hinting that he must not rebel. Of course he would not rebel, and he hoped that the king would think so. Now it seemed that the king was a little more relieved about him.
"I will remember it, please don't worry, Father."
Then the air was quiet for a few minutes.
The king's face was a little red from holding back. He leaned on the chair and thought for a while, and said: "I have nothing to do now, Werther. Just come to the restaurant to dine with us before six o'clock. Anything else you need at other times."
You can talk to Maier. You are not asked to bring a servant this time. I can only ask Maier to go to your room every once in a while to see if you need anything."
"Thank you, father, for taking care of me."
"You can go down first."
"Yes, Father."
Werther turned around and breathed a sigh of relief, and the king also breathed a sigh of relief. The awkward meeting was finally over. Both of them hoped that the atmosphere at dinner would be better. After all, there would be food at that time, and even if there was nothing to say,
You can also use food to fill the time.
The queen looked at Werther's back with hatred. She seemed to feel that the interview was too short and did not cause Werther more embarrassment. She kept tapping the armrest of the throne with her fingers, thinking, this time
Si Shan and I will deal with Werther together, and we must make today and tomorrow a painful memory for Werther, and make him unable to recover from this.
She suddenly showed a charming smile and said to the king: "Your Majesty, I want Werther to join the other children's afternoon tea. The other children are waiting for Werther. Can we get them together now?"
"Of course. It's already delayed until five o'clock now. Let them hurry up and go." The king's voice was slightly relaxed. "I remember that you have banned poor Werther from having afternoon tea since he was five years old. He
Before that, he still liked afternoon tea, although he could only eat some biscuits soaked in milk before he was five years old, and when he was younger, he could only drink milk. Haha~"
A trace of displeasure flashed across the Queen's eyes: "Your Majesty, could you be blaming me?"
"Of course not, my dear, you were also worried that Werther would do something bad to me, so you suppressed him in every way. I know you were doing it for my own good."
"Your Majesty, I hope you understand my painstaking efforts. Will Your Majesty also go with me?"
"That's not necessary for me. I still need some official documents to read."
"I understand, Your Majesty. Then I will change my clothes first, and then have afternoon tea with the children." The queen smiled sinisterly and slowly walked out of the hall. She was thinking of ways to embarrass Werther.