[Beauty and the Beast] Rose Castle

I have a special feeling for a stranger whom I have only met a few times. In the past, I never believed that this would happen to me.However, that's how it really happened.

The bottom of the sea does not distinguish between day and night, but because most people in the sea come from land, in order to allow them to maintain a normal life and rest, Lambert found a giant night pearl on a remote island rich in gems, and ordered the people on the bottom of the sea to Skilled craftsmen made it into a radiant artificial sun.Whenever the sun rises on the sea surface, the marine people in charge of "sunrise" will remove the thick dark cloth on the night pearl, and the seabed will become extremely bright in an instant.Of course, not all marine life can adapt to the work and rest on land. Some fish cannot see the light, so the light of the night pearl will not shine there.

In addition to the artificial sun, the bells of the cathedral will be heard in every corner of the Northland at the time of "sunrise".Lambert glanced out the window, bowed his head and said to me, "I'm going to attend the court meeting."

After crying all night, my throat is already hoarse.I swallowed several mouthfuls of saliva before my voice became normal: "Your Majesty, go slowly."

Lambert paused, as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he didn't say anything.He stood up and walked to the door of the study.In just a few seconds, his back will completely disappear around the corner.

I thought that after one night, the strange sadness would be relieved a lot, but not only did it not alleviate, but it became more intense.

Seeing that he was about to leave my sight, fear was like a big hand clenched my heart, just like the panic feeling of being left behind when I grew up, I couldn't help standing up and calling him: "His Majesty!"

He stopped and turned his head slightly: "Huh?"

Words came to my mouth, but I hesitated: "I, I am really... the reincarnation of your first queen?"

After a while, he replied in a low voice: "You are not reincarnated."

"...Oh, oh, oh." I nodded dully, unable to tell whether I was surprised or disappointed, "I see, thank you Your Majesty for your answer."

"You are the first queen."

After finishing speaking, he walked forward without looking back, his figure gradually drifted away, and soon he was out of my sight.

If he hadn't paused so deliberately, perhaps I could have deluded myself that I hadn't developed any special affection for him.But I couldn't even fool myself with my reaction just now.When he answered that I was not reincarnated, he was obviously extremely depressed at that moment, but when he said that I was the first queen, he became inexplicably happy again.Even if I am not the first queen, I already have a special feeling for him.Whether it's a good feeling or what.

Because of family!The relationship between family education, I will fight for what I want.My father has only one child.Both he and I knew that the future kingdom would either pass to a successor son or fall into the hands of my husband.But either way, he doesn't want me to be a passive recipient.

I remember when he told me this sentence for the first time, he had just held a grand wedding with his successor.However, after the wedding, instead of spending time with the young and beautiful queen, he found me and took me to my mother's favorite garden.My father was a good king, but not a husband who understood women's hearts.I reminded him that doing so would make the follower think too much.He said, "I am a father first, a king and a husband second."

I laughed and felt that he was not particularly successful as a father, but what he said next affected my whole life.He said: "Rosa, you are the bravest and most motivated girl I have ever met. If you were not a girl, you would definitely be a good king. No matter what your future fate is, no matter whether you will become a wife or a mother, I hope that you can face difficulties instead of accepting them."

I was deeply moved when I heard it, not because the words were very philosophical, but because of my father's attitude, which made me feel encouraged and moved.That day, he said that he could grant me a wish as compensation for his continued marriage.I pondered for a long time and said that I wanted to go to other countries.

This walk is hundreds of days and nights.Because of my status as the princess of the kingdom, I will receive a grand and warm welcome every time I go to a country.Compared with those wandering adventurers, my journey was smooth and pleasant.Although I didn't experience suffering personally, as I experienced more and more, I gradually understood the meaning of my father's words, and understood the difference between facing difficulties and submitting to them.

For example, now, people who are resigned will wait for Lambert to tell the truth, and I plan to take the initiative to learn about the life experience of the first queen.

I wanted to ask Lambert directly about the deeds of the first queen after the pilgrimage was over, but the pilgrimage was still going on until noon.I had no choice but to find the marine iguana, hoping it would lead me to the largest library in the Northland.

The marine iguana gave me a look of "I understand", and its small paws scratched the sea water, leading me through giant sculptures covered with moss, magnificent palaces, and city gates made of large fish bones.A magnificent tower appeared before our eyes.Walking in, one can see that there are as many books as a cow's hair, neatly piled up like stone bricks, and the ring-shaped bookshelves are pasted on the stone wall layer by layer, extending to the top of the tower.This scene shocked me, but somehow it felt very familiar.

The marine iguana babblingly introduced: "This is His Majesty's library. There are nearly [-] books. However, most of them were brought from land and can no longer be read. The craftsmen are urgently repairing and binding them! , the first floor is a collection of books that have been reproduced, what does Her Royal Highness want to see, should the subordinates help you find it, or you can climb the ladder yourself..."

This time, I didn't refute its title of "Her Royal Highness", waved to it, swam to the "National History" area, and focused on flipping through books related to the first queen.Different from the mentality of reading the story last time, I have a clear purpose of reading this time, and the speed of reading is much faster.I have my own way of reading books: first look at the table of contents, then look at the keywords, and finally browse through them quickly, and use the keywords to grab the information you need.In less than half an hour, the life of the first queen took shape in my mind.

It turns out that she is the prototype of the fairy tale "Beauty and the Beast".However, apart from the deeds of breaking the curse on Lambert, her background and personality can be said to be mediocre.

Leaving a few words in the official history, she seems to be an ordinary to mediocre woman.

However, it was such an extremely ordinary woman who made a king whose merits are enough to be famous for thousands of years to give up his country and even give up living on land... a brand new kingdom was built on the seabed, just because the fortune teller once said , they will meet in the ocean.

If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I would never believe that this is a real historical fact. The official history must have overlooked some important details, so that the image of the first queen seemed so thin and mediocre.

Then, I read several love novels adapted from the deeds of the first queen.Sure enough, when the description became delicate and beautiful, the image of the first queen became much more three-dimensional, but after reading it, I still felt a little inexplicable.The writing styles of these novels are very different, and the characters of the heroines are also different, but they will all be entangled with the same question-whether Lambert I will fall in love with her, and whether he is grateful for the reason why she broke the curse.For some reason, every time I see this, I shake my head and laugh out loud.

Soon, the day is over.The marine iguana swam up and told me His Majesty Lambert invited me to dinner.I nodded, and then took out a history book describing the life of the first queen, and was going to ask him about the authenticity of the book.

It was a gentle but lonely evening.The man was standing on the viewing platform, he was wearing black that fell to his knees!Black coat, the collar pin is a golden lion with ruby ​​eyes.His expression was indifferent and majestic, and nothing unusual could be seen, but I noticed that he was depressed.Walking over, I put my hand on the back of his hand and asked him softly, "What's wrong? I'm in such a bad mood."

He paused, and rarely showed a serious expression: "I don't know how to say it."

"It doesn't sound like something you'd say. What's the matter?"

"I don't want offspring."

He lowered his head slightly and breathed a sigh of relief: "I know this decision is not fair to you. So, if you want a child, I will not refuse."

"You tell me first, why."

"I'm a flawed human being."

"You have no flaws."

This is an absurd statement. As long as he lives in this world, both men and women will think that the continuation of future generations is justified, but he first considers whether he can bear the responsibility of continuation of future generations.

I was still thinking about whether his point of view was correct, but I nodded in the picture, agreed to his idea unconditionally, put my arms around his waist, and comforted him softly: "It's okay, not every man has to be a father, nor Every woman has to be a mother. It's nice to have a child of your own, but if you can't fulfill your parental responsibilities, maybe not having children is the right thing to do. You just made a different decision than most ,it's nothing."

He bowed his head and didn't speak for a long time.I stood beside him until dusk fell and night fell.After a long time, he suddenly held my hand back, tightly.I looked at him helplessly and asked, "What's the matter?"

"Sometimes I hate myself so much that I can't give you a normal life."

Even though he is almost 40 years old, he will still say some childish things that are insecure.I patted him on the back and coaxed him softly: "You are by my side, it is the best life."

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"Your Highness, Your Majesty's bedroom has arrived." The voice of the marine iguana came from the front.

I snapped back to my senses, and almost didn't realize where I was.What did you just see...?

The past of the first queen?

The author has something to say: it's over, it's over, it's over... I can't stop this episode