Chapter 66 Ender’s conspiracy
The prince continued:
"The alliance between the two countries can still proceed normally. I am extremely happy that my country can form an alliance with the End Empire. But my marriage does not have to be related to this."
Silence fell in the palace hall.
No one dared to say the first word, whether it was the princes, ministers or the king and queen.
Ariel in the audience covered her mouth and held her breath. She felt her eyes were a little moist, and hot liquid was flowing inside.
The old witch's face suddenly darkened.
The king's eyes were filled with astonishment.
He could probably guess who the prince loved - there were so many signs.
But before, before Prince Eric said this himself, he thought that Prince Eric's feelings for the girl he picked up were just a whim of an adolescent child, a restlessness that would gradually fade away over time and would not affect to the big picture of marriage.
"God! It seems that my father doesn't agree with my idea at all - you can see it from his expression. Why is this? Why do I have to marry the princess of a neighboring country? Ariel doesn't do the same A princess? ”
"By the way, Ariel comes from a country under the sea, and our West Asian Kingdom is adjacent to that sea. Ariel happens to be a [princess of a neighboring country] too! But how should I explain this to my father?"
The prince complained in his heart that it was unfair.
He was vaguely aware of the barrier that prevented him and the mermaid princess from being together. He literally saw a wall standing in front of him. He wanted to break down that wall—as the prince of today and the king of the future.
"I'll talk to you about this later after the banquet is over." The king lowered his voice.
After that, neither the king nor Ender's envoy tacitly mentioned the marriage again. They turned to other matters.
The prince knew that this did not mean that his father agreed with his idea.
However, his father's tenderness was somewhat beyond Prince Eric's expectation: after his impulsive act, his father did not get angry at his rudeness. Does this mean that things will turn around?
The banquet for foreign envoys was over.
The crimson lights went out, the singing and dancing gradually became sparse and stopped, and the attendants took away the wine glasses that still had the aroma of wine.
Both sides dispersed one after another.
Ender's mission will stay in the Kingdom of West Asia for a few more days.
……
The old witch and the other messengers returned to several luxurious rooms arranged by the king.
"Oops, that's too bad! Prince Eric actually fell in love with that girl, that girl with a singing voice that was simply not human, and he said it in public and refused our arrangement!"
The old witch paced back and forth in the room, talking to herself.
The other messengers trembled and hid aside, and no one dared to disturb her.
After waiting for a long time, an envoy mustered up the courage to report:
"I have found out the information about the singer. The maids all said that Prince Eric picked up this girl from the seaside. He was particularly kind to the girl because she looked like the woman who once rescued him in a shipwreck. ”
"If that's the case, that would be great!" The old witch breathed a sigh of relief with a look of joy in her eyes. "This means that she is just a substitute. When Prince Eric actually sees our little princess, he will immediately I will change my mind!”
The old witch immediately became confused again:
"This is really a strange thing. That singer doesn't look like the little princess? Well, maybe Prince Eric's memory is wrong."
Obviously, she knew very well who was the person who saved Prince Eric in the shipwreck!
"By the way, have you heard about it? Which guest room does the magician from the Kingdom of Rose live in?" the old witch asked again.
Another messenger gingerly told the old witch the information.
He had anticipated what would happen tonight.
"Okay, you can leave. Don't bother me again tonight."
The old witch waved her subordinates away.
Seeing that there was no one else in the room, she took out a mirror, hung it on the wall, and recited a spell.
On the dark mirror, circles of water rippled, and a man's face emerged. The man had a beard and looked majestic, masculine and aggressive.
He is the monarch of Ender.
"My Majesty, I will report to you what I have seen today."
So the old witch recounted everything she had seen and heard at today's banquet.
She talked about Prince Eric and Ariel's secret glances during the song and dance, and about the prince's rejection of his father's arrangements in the court.
After hearing this, the monarch of Ende nodded slightly, thoughtfully.
He asked again:
"Oh, Prince Eric has his own heart and refuses his father's arrangement? He is indeed as rebellious and full of personality as rumored.
"Can the rest of the plan proceed smoothly?"
His voice was extremely commanding.
"Of course, Your Majesty. I found out that Prince Eric just used that girl as a substitute. What he really loved was the woman who saved him after the shipwreck on that stormy night - Her Royal Highness the Seventh Princess. His Majesty’s youngest and most beautiful daughter.”
The old witch grinned:
"At the beginning, I had a glimpse of the turn of fate and ordered Her Royal Highness to go to the temple in the forest to practice royal virtues.
"Because I have already foreseen that as long as the princess goes there, at some point in the future, she will be able to meet the prince of the West Asian Kingdom in advance - in an extremely romantic way.
"Her Royal Highness the little princess still knows nothing about this. She mentioned in the letter she sent back that she rescued a handsome young man who was swept ashore by the waves, but she didn't know that he was the prince of the Kingdom of West Asia.
"When they meet, they both believe it's fate.
"As far as I know, Prince Eric is a young man who likes romantic stories, values relationships, and is most unwilling to let others down.
"When he saw the woman he had been dreaming about appearing in front of him, who happened to be the exotic princess to whom he was engaged, he absolutely could not refuse this love.
"Prince Eric will definitely feel that this is as beautiful as a dream. No matter how rebellious he was in the past and how much he disliked his father's decision, he can't wait to marry Her Royal Highness at this time!
"Hahaha, what a beautiful moment.
"How much he loves the girl with the beautiful singing voice and light dancing posture now, how much he will love our little princess now!
"No, he will invest ten times more love. Because that girl is just a substitute for Her Royal Highness."
The old witch grinned even more, her facial features were squeezed together, and her smile became even more ugly:
"Then I will give Her Royal Highness the enchanting spice according to the plan, let her sprinkle it on her body every day, and tell her that this spice can enchant any man.
"In fact, this is true. That magical aroma will distort any male's mind for a long time. This aroma that erodes the soul is silent and subtle, and will not be noticed by anyone.
"As long as Her Royal Highness the Princess and Prince Eric get married, in less than half a year, Prince Eric, who lives with Her Royal Highness day and night, will be bewitched by my magic and become a puppet completely obeying my control.
"Prince Eric is the future monarch of the Kingdom of West Asia. The moment he takes the throne instead of his father, the Kingdom of West Asia will be under our control.
"Controlling the Kingdom of West Asia, which is a maritime transportation hub, will be a crucial step for His Majesty's great cause. In the future, the entire Western Continent, and even the entire continent, will surrender to Your Majesty!"
In the mirror, the majestic Ender monarch nodded slightly and said briefly:
"You did a good job."
Then the image in the mirror slowly disappeared and returned to darkness.
The old witch stared at the already dark mirror, her originally flattering expression disappeared, and her eyes suddenly became a bit colder.
She recited the dark spell again, and the ripples spread out. The mirror magic communicated with the distance, and the picture appeared in the mirror again.
This time, it was a woman who appeared in the mirror. That was the other person she was looking for.
She is tall, wearing a black and purple robe, with dark beauty and cold elegance. His face was as cold as ice, but it seemed to contain unimaginable madness.
Maleficent the dark witch.
The culprit who once cursed the Kingdom of Rose!
I have been suffering from insomnia these past few days, and it’s time to think of a solution.
(End of chapter)