Mortal Epic of Douluo

Tiandou Palace, northwest corner of the back garden.

A girl in a snow-colored palace dress was playing among the roses, sometimes chasing the nectar-gathering butterflies, and sometimes squatting down to admire a really beautiful rose.

In the pavilion in the garden, Emperor Xueye was playing chess with his eldest son, Xue Qinghe, who was also the prince of the empire.The two people sometimes frowned with bitter expressions on their faces, and sometimes relaxed and smiled. It seemed that the chess game was quite anxious.

There were three or five maids accompanying them, one playing the piano, another making tea, and the second picking up Yao fans, bringing a bit of coolness to the two most noble men in the Tiandou Empire.

Perhaps she was tired of playing, but the girl in palace clothes among the flowers held a rose in her hand and ran towards the pavilion with small steps.While running, he shouted: "Brother, brother, brother! Look, this rose flower is beautiful. I looked for it for a long time before I picked it out!"

Xue Qinghe looked at the impatient girl and shook his head helplessly, "Since you think it looks good, why did you pick it off? Isn't it good to let it bloom in the garden?"

The girl rolled her eyes at him, made a face and said, "Brother, you are so stupid. Didn't your father announce that Count Frazier from the Haagen-Dazs Kingdom would come to the palace to meet you? Wait until she comes. , just take out this rose flower and give it to her."

"Ha ha ha ha--"

After hearing what the girl said, Xue Qinghe and Emperor Xue Ye looked at each other and laughed happily.

When the girl saw that her father and the prince and brother were laughing at her, she stamped her feet angrily and said angrily: "Why are you laughing, huh! No wonder you are 24 years old and haven't married a wife yet, and you don't even prepare gifts for girls. Yes, you deserve to be single!"

If he hadn't been concerned about the identity of the prince and couldn't do anything inappropriate, I'm afraid Xue Qinghe would have laughed out loud this time.He calmed down for a while, pointed to the garden and said:

"Xue Ke, are you looking down on your prince brother too much? Who do you think planted the roses in this corner of the garden? In the past half month, I have bought all the best rose seeds in Tiandou City. , and also invited several plant-based soul masters whose martial souls are roses, roses, and roses, and used their soul power to ripen them day and night, creating this sea of ​​rose flowers."

Xue Qinghe's words made Xue Ke confused. She didn't expect that her prince and brother had already prepared gifts, but she thought...

However, due to her arrogant temperament, even though Xue Qinghe had already given an explanation, she still pursed her lips and muttered: "Really or not?"

"Of course it's true~" The person who answered her was not Xue Qinghe, but a maid beside him, "The princess doesn't know something. The flowering period of this rose is generally from May to September. If it is a city in the south, the flowering period will be longer. A little longer. But considering the location of Tiandou City, it is early October again. If you want to grow such good and so many roses, you must nourish them with soul power. In order to prepare this gift, the prince It’s a lot of thought.”

"That's it..." Xue Ke looked at the rose flower she picked and said coquettishly: "Then, consider this flower as my gift. I will wear it there later." The head of a countess must be very beautiful!”

"Okay, whatever you say will be what it is." Xue Qinghe said leisurely, and continued to observe the situation on the chess game, thinking for a long time before making a move.Then he cupped his hands towards Emperor Xue Ye and said, "Father, I won this game of chess by luck."

Emperor Xue Ye did not reply, but there was still a faint smile on his face. He picked up the tea cup and took a sip, looked at the roses in the garden, and suddenly stood up and walked over.

Emperor Xueye moved, and naturally the others had to follow suit.Xue Qinghe followed obediently, slightly behind Emperor Xue Ye by half a body, and the maids followed behind.However, Princess Xueke didn't have so many constraints. She jumped up and took Emperor Xueye's hand and pointed to him the beautiful rose flower that bloomed consciously.

"Looking at how carefully you prepared, could it be that you went to the college to do business half a month ago and saw her?" Xue Ye leaned down to admire the flowers and said without looking back.

This sentence was naturally addressed to Xiang Xue Qinghe, and he replied: "Back to my father, I did see him."

"I've never seen you so interested in a woman. Could it be that... you've fallen in love with her?"

"This..." When asked by Xue Ye, Xue Qinghe seemed a little at a loss, and suddenly couldn't answer.

Sensing the strange behavior of the Crown Prince, Xue Ke shook Emperor Xue Ye's arm and said with a sweet smile: "Father, Father, look, this is the first time I have seen such a look on the face of the Crown Prince. He must be I’ve fallen in love with that countess!”

Emperor Xue Ye immediately stood up, looked at Xue Qinghe with a smile, and said with a smile: "Just say whatever you have to say. As a man, it is not something difficult to talk about when you meet a woman you like."

When his sister and father said this, Xue Qinghe's elegant and indifferent face was filled with a hint of shyness, and he hesitated: "My son, I really feel about that Miss Fraser..., um. .....Very good."

"Ah ha ha ha ha ha--"

Emperor Xue Ye laughed brightly, pointed at Xue Qinghe and said to Xue Ke: "Look at your brother, the prince. The princes, nobles and common people in Tiandou City all say that he is quite capable. If he looks like this, the subjects See you, I’m afraid I’m going to laugh out loud~”

This time, not only Princess Xueke, but also several maids on the side covered their mouths and laughed, but they controlled it very well and did not laugh out loud.

Xue Qinghe was not annoyed at all, because even he laughed softly, not knowing what he was thinking in his heart.

"His Majesty!"

At this time, a royal guard captain came over, saluted Emperor Xueye, Prince Xue Qinghe, and Princess Xueke in turn, and then reported: "Your Majesty, the captain of the fourth team, Maurice, said that the person you announced It has been brought here and is waiting outside the garden."

Emperor Xueye immediately regained his majestic appearance and said calmly: "Well, let her come in."

The guard captain saluted again and respectfully withdrew.

Emperor Xueye turned his head and said to a maid: "Are the refreshments and jewelry ready?"

The maid said: "Back to Your Majesty, everything is ready."

"Well," Emperor Xue Ye waved his hand, "Go ahead. Refreshments will be served first. You can put the jewelry and other items aside first, and then take them out after I speak."

"Yes."

......

Fraser was waiting outside the garden. She was a little uneasy at first, but when she saw the scent of roses coming from the garden, her mood gradually calmed down.

Tiandou City likes roses but not roses. She searched for a long time in the flower market before she found sixteen pots of rose seedlings that were of good quality.But during this season, so many roses are blooming in this garden, which shows that the people who take care of it have put a lot of thought into it.

The waiting time was not long, and a guard captain came out of the garden, said to her, "Your Majesty, please", and then let her go in alone.

The first step into the garden, her heart jumped for joy. The roses here were either plain white, light yellow, red and pink, or colorful. Some had single petals and some had double petals. They were just like a rose. A sea of ​​flowers!

"Do you like it? I specially prepared this for you."

Looking around, an elegant young man stood not far away, looking at her with a smile.

Fraser's eyes suddenly flickered, and he didn't dare to look directly at him.

"I have met His Highness the Crown Prince..."

Fraser was about to salute, but was supported by Xue Qinghe. He shook his head and said: "Today, my father announced that... I invite you here as an elder, so you and I are both Peers, you don’t need to worry about those etiquettes.”

Then Xue Qinghe wanted to hold her hand. When their fingers touched, Frazier jerked away as if he was electrocuted.

"Prince," Fraser frowned and said, "Fraser was born in a subordinate country, but he has also practiced etiquette since he was a child. He is not a frivolous person. Please respect yourself."

Xue Qinghe was stunned for a moment and said to himself: "Sorry, I was rude and didn't care about your feelings."

He turned sideways, raised one hand, and raised the other hand to his side, indicating the route, "Father has been waiting for a long time, Miss Fraser, please come with me."