return to the throne

Inside Sardinia.

Since the morning, people in the royal city have gathered together, discussing a certain message on the bulletin board in the central square.

"Have you heard? Our king seems to be getting married this time?"

"Really? I thought it was a rumor. Hasn't Your Majesty always had no intention of marrying a wife?"

"Of course it is true. The host of my servant is a nobleman. The hostess has been customizing the dress for the royal wedding for half a month. I heard that there will be a grand reception in the palace tonight. His Majesty Carlos will announce him on the spot. Candidates for the queen..."

"Yes, yes, I've heard that too, and I've also heard that the distinguished guest who came to the royal city this time is the fiancée of His Majesty Carlos, but this is not surprising, after all, he has reached this age and should start a family, Ai Earl Albert is about the same age as him, and the children are already seven or eight years old. Doesn't it seem that His Majesty is still a young boy?"

"Bah! You are the brat, you think our king is a soft-legged shrimp? When he took the hare and beat the shit out of the Dongliulic people, you didn't know where to eat!"

"I... I didn't say that either. Don't misinterpret my meaning. I just said that this visitor is most likely the king's fiancée. Don't you want His Majesty to get married soon?"

"Don't make noise, listen to me. I know the inside story. I heard from passing businessmen that our king met a shepherdess there when he was inspecting Hekelton. The two fell in love at first sight, and fell in love at second sight. They fell in love with each other deeply at the first meeting. His Majesty Carlos has always been a casual person. He doesn't value status and blood. After falling in love with the shepherdess, he directly brought him back to Sardinia to prepare for marriage..."

"What kind of messy inside story did you hear? It is absolutely false! Our Majesty is not the kind of fool who values ​​beauty. How can a mere shepherdess deserve him? I have heard that the woman he is going to marry is The princess of the leading country has extraordinary beauty and endless wealth, not only loves His Majesty to death, but the king of the leading country also gave him their country as a dowry."

"Hahahaha, you idiot! Where did our neighboring countries come from? Aren't they all included in the territory of our empire? I think this news is more false than the rumor of the shepherdess, and it is better to say that it is a nobleman from Anjou Miss wants to marry him!"

People are noisy, you don't believe me, I don't believe you, the discussion is in full swing, but without exception, everyone's face is filled with joyful smiles, they firmly believe that the distinguished guest brought by Carlos this time is The future queen, they came to the royal city for the upcoming wedding ceremony, and this impatient mood was the main reason for this nationwide discussion.

As Rika said, the entire Aragon Empire is looking forward to the birth of a little prince or princess. Carlos is a good king. He has been diligent and conscientious over the years. Worry, the only regret is that he obeyed the order of the temple very much and did not marry a wife for a long time, which made the people who wanted to see the birth of the next heir very worried.

Curious people stood on both sides of the road with flowers and handkerchiefs waiting for the arrival of the king and distinguished guests. The bustling crowd even filled the entire central square, and their discussions could pass directly through the city wall and pass to the other side of the city gate. , and in sharp contrast to it is the adjacent solemn and solemn temple standing in the morning light. It is quiet, peaceful, and stable, without making any noise, silent like a simple and restrained monk.

The Temple of Truth is the only temple in the royal city, and it is also the highest-standard temple in the entire Aragonese Empire. It has two round palaces and a long and narrow rectangular garden, occupying the very center of the Sardinian royal city.This temple is not a separate building. It is also on the same level as the Triangular Tower of Truth in the Alpha Forest outside the city. The two echo each other, like sisters gazing at each other. If they had the wings of a bird in the sky, it would be easy to see that the shape of the Temple and the Tower of Truth in Sardinia is like a scale representing justice and justice.

At this moment, in the garden inside the Temple of Truth, a figure was standing by the rose bush, carefully pruning its branches and buds.

This is a beautiful and upright woman with blond hair and brown eyes, and her delicate facial features are as deep and delicate as if carved by a knife. She looks like a young girl in her early twenties, but she has a mysterious temperament and is full of The eyes of wisdom tell people that this person is not as young as he looks.

Despite the noise outside, those noises had no effect on the woman at all. She calmly cut off the excess leaves with scissors, as if she didn't intend to pay too much attention to the outside world.

At this time, the appearance of a voice broke the silence in the garden.

"Aunt Medea, why are you still here, don't you go outside to meet the king?"

There was a sound of footsteps coming from the entrance of the garden, and then, a young woman in riding clothes appeared from the path with a smile on her face.She is Anne of Burgundy, the wife of Rika Albert, the current King's most trusted minister.

This good-looking daughter of a nobleman has been married to Rika for many years, and she has the eldest son Jemilica and daughter Dorothy, but she is not at all like a woman who has given birth to two children. The young lady who secretly escaped from the family and came out to play.

As soon as she met, she took Medea's hand affectionately, "I received a letter from Rika, Carlos and the others have arrived at the port and will soon enter the palace. I heard that he will bring back a Are you curious about the little prince of the Black Dragon Kingdom as a marriage partner? Ah, I am almost dying of curiosity!"

"Annie, I've told you several times that His Majesty Carlos is now a king, so you'd better not call him by his first name." Medea put down the scissors and looked at her with some disapproval.

The other party stuck out his tongue mischievously at her, "I know, but Carlos won't mind! Even if he is the king now, he is still my brother."

"Isn't he my nephew?" Medea patted her forehead, "But even if he is my junior, we still have to abide by the etiquette so that the majesty of the king can be conveyed to the subordinates and the people. Yours My husband is doing very well, no matter how close the relationship with His Majesty is, he will always treat him respectfully in front of outsiders."

"Yes, but isn't this our private meeting? Well, Aunt Medea, don't you really want to go with me to see that legendary figure?"

Medea smiled slightly, "I'll forget it, I'll go to the scene to see the prince when the wedding is held."

"Huh? Don't you wonder what he looks like?"

"I'm not curious."

Anne had an unbelievable expression on her face, "Why? Didn't you and Carlos expect this person for a long time?"

Medea said slowly, "You are right, but anticipation does not mean that I will see him immediately. I don't need to be curious about the Black Dragon Prince. If fate chooses the Black Dragon, then he will be able to do it no matter what." Be our queen."

Annie had a little doubt in her heart, could there be any changes in this wedding?Although she didn't know the inside story, she also knew that her cousin had waited many years for the future queen, otherwise he should have entered the palace of marriage seven years ago.

Everything stems from the prophecy given to the royal family in the original Medea.

When Carlos was about to come of age, King Lawrence planned to seek a dignified and virtuous noble lady as his wife. He and the former queen looked at many candidates, and finally fell in love with the second daughter from the Phillips family. Announcing the news to the people of the whole country was stopped by Medea who came in a hurry.

Medea told Lawrence that Carlos's wife was 'destined to be extraordinary', 'of the strongest bloodline' and 'noble ancestry', and that he was handsome, intelligent, and above all: 'He was destined to Bring splendor to Aragorn'.

Lawrence doesn't think that the sons and daughters of any family in the country can achieve the point of "born to be extraordinary". Generally, this sentence can only be used to describe the heirs of the royal family.He set his sights on several neighboring countries. All of these countries have a history of thousands of years. Their ancestors are noble enough and their bloodlines are pure enough, but they are not the most established bloodlines. Gradually declining, the army is weak, and the weapons are outdated, which has completely failed to meet the "strong" standard in the prophecy.

The only thing that has something to do with the prophecy is the Black Dragon Kingdom, which is half a continent away from them. Its King James has a pair of beautiful and intelligent sons and daughters, especially his daughter Emily, whose reputation of beauty has been spread all the way from the central Celtic continent. To the south, Lawrence believes that the future wife of his son Carlos may be Princess Emily of the Black Dragon.

However, given the terrible reputation of the Aragon Empire in the north, would the other party be willing to marry their beloved daughter to Sardinia?

Impossible, you know, the two countries have not even started trade, and the journey is very far away, and there are many dangers along the way, even if someone goes to greet the bride, the bride may be robbed on the way.

Is my son going to be a bachelor for the rest of his life?

King Lawrence couldn't solve this problem. He couldn't think of a way to get James to agree and make the bride resist safely. He could only postpone his son's marriage, thinking that there might be a goal that was more in line with the prophecy. He just didn't know it yet. .

However, Carlos has no regrets about this. He marched with the army when he was young, and stayed in the barracks until he became an adult. He didn't get along with the girls very much. The only girl he knew was his cousin Anne Burgundy—— — This younger sister was secretly called the terrible female Tyrannosaurus. He didn't want to get married so soon at all, and even felt that it was more comfortable to be a general than to take care of a family.

When he was young, he once ran to ask Medea, "Aunt Medea, will my wife be the princess of the black dragon?"

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