Chapter 65 "I already feel like I belong"
In the palace hall.
"Why are you angry over such a trivial matter? Friends who have come from afar." The king was calming aside.
"It happens that in my palace, there is a singer with a beautiful singing voice. I swear, it is definitely the most beautiful singing voice I have ever heard! You will definitely like it." The king said with a smile, and looked at Ariel again. , "Quick, let's play a song for the distinguished guests of Ender."
He had confidence in Ariel’s singing voice. No matter how angry the messenger from a foreign country is, he will forget his anger after hearing the beautiful and charming singing.
"I don't want to sing for that old witch!" thought Ariel.
But immediately her thoughts changed:
"But Prince Eric is here too, and I should dedicate a song to him! I haven't sung for him since he knew who I really was, after he actually wooed me!"
Ariel pulled up her skirt and slowly walked to the center of the hall. Her light and beautiful steps made the princes, ministers and Ender's envoys full of praise.
The mermaid princess began to sing.
When the girl sang, her eyes were always focused on Prince Eric's handsome face.
Ariel sang more focused and seriously than ever before.
What she sang was not any song that had ever been sung, but a song in praise of great love.
Sometimes the singing is like the call of an oriole, and sometimes it sounds like the sound of singing clouds. Sometimes it is like the newborn sun rising on the sea level, bright and bright; sometimes it is violent like a surging ocean tide with undulating waves; sometimes it is like the turbulent undercurrent in the sea, accumulating strength in calmness and nurturing endless possibilities...
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In the garden under the sea, Ariel once heard her sisters sing this song.
"It's such a beautiful song. I have never heard such a beautiful song." The little mermaid princess said, "Sisters, I also want to learn to sing, and I want to learn this song!"
The old grandmother wearing a silver crown smiled, she stroked Ariel's head and said to the little mermaid:
"Ariel, do you want to learn to sing? That's great. Your voice is so good. You will become the best singer in the whole ocean.
"We mermaids do not pursue those eternal things. In comparison, the short-lived and momentary beauty blooming is much more important.
"Those human beings in the upper world like to compile their own stories into books, ask people to freeze their images into sculptures and paintings, engrave history on stones so that they can be passed down, and even bury themselves in graves after death. Set up another tombstone to avoid being forgotten
“In their view, a thing is meaningless if it does not become eternal.
"But we are different. In the world of the sea, no sculpture can survive thousands of years of seawater corrosion and still remain as new as ever.
"When our three hundred years of life are over, we will turn into foam in the sea and disperse as soon as the waves come. There will not be even a tomb left, and there will be no trace of our existence.
"But what does it matter? Are the beautiful moments we once had false?
"Songs are such a short-lived but brilliant thing - this may be why we mermaids like to sing but can't write music scores. Unlike paintings and sculptures, when your song ends, there will be no trace at all, just like foam in the sea. , only the lingering echo remains in the hearts of the listeners.”
The old grandmother held Ariel, who seemed to understand, looked at the five sisters singing hand in hand, and smiled:
"My little princess. As for the song, it's a song about love.
"You are still young and may not know what love is yet, but you will understand one day.
"My Lord, when you have a sweetheart in the future, sing this song to him!"
The old grandmother's face in the memory of the sea disappeared and gradually became the handsome face of Prince Eric in front of her.
Ariel sang harder. It's like I want to sing out all my hard work, all my thoughts, and all my emotions.
Her high notes made the whole palace tremble slightly. The wine in the glass rippled, the gorgeous crystal lamp swayed, and dust fell from the ceiling.
Every prince, minister, and messenger was mesmerized.
The most fascinated person is undoubtedly Prince Eric himself.
He didn't understand the mermaid's song, but for some reason he understood immediately that it was a song sung to him.
The only one who was not immersed in the singing was the old witch from the Ender Mission.
"It's so weird, so weird. This is simply not like the singing that humans should have." She thought, "It's like those perfect songs that can only be sung by mermaids in the sea!"
The old witch noticed that from beginning to end, Ariel, who was singing, had her eyes focused on Prince Eric.
The prince responded with an equal, affectionate look.
"This is not a good thing. I hope it is not what I think." thought the old witch.
The song ended, and after a wave of applause, Ariel said again:
"I can also dance, let me give you a dance." The king was stunned.
He never knew that the girl picked up by the prince could dance.
Ariel danced again. She raised her beautiful white hands and danced on her toes - no one had ever danced like this.
Just as the sea hag once promised: Ariel's legs were transformed from the beautiful tail of a mermaid, and even when dancing, she retained the light posture of swimming in the sea. Her dancing posture was more agile than any human dancer.
Ariel jumped off the stage, like a butterfly dancing among the flowers, or a fish swimming in the sea currents, spinning in front of each guest, until she jumped in front of the prince - where she stayed for the longest time. Time then danced back reluctantly.
Seeing the girl spinning away from him in a light dance, the prince couldn't help but stretched out his hand, as if to keep her.
He was smiling, brightly.
When the old witch saw this scene, she knew that her guess had come true, and she suddenly became anxious:
"What a bad news! There must be a special affection between Prince Eric and that girl.
"This is absolutely not possible. Prince Eric must marry the little princess of our empire!
"I have long heard that Prince Eric is a rebellious child who is never satisfied with his father's arrangements. So in order to facilitate this marriage and achieve the ultimate goal, I have already secretly arranged everything.
"I instructed the little princess to go to the temple in the forest to study, so that she would have the opportunity to meet Prince Eric in advance in her destiny, just to ensure that Prince Eric would fall in love with the little princess at the first sight. She is convinced that this is fate!
"If the prince does not marry the little princess of our empire, the subsequent plan will not be implemented, my arrangement will be ruined, and my future will be ruined!"
Ariel's song and dance has come to an end.
The princes, ministers and the envoys from Ende all praised and applauded endlessly.
Some guests praised that this was the most beautiful song they had ever heard in their lives and the most beautiful dance they had ever seen. It’s really enviable that there are such dancing girls in the palace of the Kingdom of West Asia!
The king lowered his voice and said to the prince:
"Eric, my child, I really didn't expect that the amnesiac girl you picked up not only sings well, but also dances first-rate."
When Ariel had a sudden idea and wanted to dance, he was terrified, worried that Ariel's dancing would not be worthy of her stunning singing voice. His subsequent performance really surprised him.
"My father. That girl has a name. Her name is Ariel. The magician from the Kingdom of Rose has divined her life experience, and Ariel also recalled her past." The prince took the opportunity to say.
But he stopped mid-sentence.
"How should I describe Ariel's life experience to my father? Should I just say that the girl is a mermaid from the deep sea? My father will regard her as a monster. I have to make up a suitable reason. ' thought the prince.
At the same time, the old witch said to the king:
"My Majesty. The cabaret is over, let's talk about more important things. Talk about the alliance between our two countries and the marriage of His Majesty Prince Eric."
The prince's chest tightened, as if his heart had been pinched hard.
The king and Ender's envoys began to talk about an alliance.
The king said that he was so looking forward to the alliance between the Kingdom of West Asia and Ender. When the two countries conclude an agreement, the ships of the West Asian Kingdom will have unimpeded access to the sea, and their country can become a maritime hub for trade in the Western Continent. Spices from the Middle East and silk and porcelain from the Far Eastern Empire will all pass through them. They also exchanged many other things.
"Prince Eric, you will marry the youngest princess in our empire," the old witch said. "She is so beautiful. I can guarantee that you will fall in love with the little princess at the first sight!"< br>
"No, I will never fall in love with anyone again. Not even the woman who woke me up on the shore. My body, mind and soul already belong to Ariel." The prince thought, "Just imagine, if I and Others have entered the marriage hall, but for us On the first dawn of my wedding, when I wake up from the morning and see the golden light reflected on the sea and the foam rolling between the waves, I will know that it is Ariel who has melted! I will definitely cry! ”
"Your Highness Eric, why don't you communicate through letters now." The old witch suggested, "Now, how about sending a letter to our little princess to express your love?"
"Although you haven't met yet, as a witch, I often see some revelations of fate. I can predict that you will absolutely fall in love with the little princess the moment you see her!" the old witch emphasized again. .
She was confident about this. Because that fate was arranged by her.
The king also echoed:
"Yes, my child, hurry up and send a letter to that beautiful little princess."
Prince Eric realizes:
You must speak your mind!
He looked at the king, staring into his father's black pupils that were the same as his own, and finally made up his mind and said seriously word by word:
"My father, I'm sorry, I can't marry the little princess of Ender."
"Because, because... I already belong to someone in my heart!"
(End of chapter)