Beauty and the Python

8.

Elaine has been in a good mood recently.

Ever since he received the news that the king had encountered an assassin on his way back, he had been worried day and night, but Catherine had gone to the army, and there was no one around him to discuss with... He was busy with the same news and gathered together The ministers in the palace and Prince William, who was always messing around, couldn't help having such thoughts when they were tired, and secretly spurned themselves and only knew how to rely on their sister.In the end, he went to the church where he seldom set foot on weekdays to pray. However, he was never a devout believer, and he wondered whether the God of Light and the Holy Son would listen to his heartfelt voice.

Fortunately, my father finally returned safely.

That day he deliberately went to the garden to pick his favorite roses. He had done this behavior many times before, but his father's reaction was nothing but indifference.This time it was different - not only did his father accept his rose, but he also smiled at him and called his name gently...

Elaine has not enjoyed such treatment since I don't know how many years old, the whole person is like falling into a dream, the feet are empty, and it can't be realized. It feels like a rabbit is hidden in the heart, jumping up and down, It's unnerving, as if the father's care and tenderness had been stolen from the other siblings.

The next day, his father even sent someone to bring him a big gift. Elaine opened it up and looked at it—it was a gorgeous white dress!

He caressed the soft satin of the long skirt, and was stunned for a moment. He didn't know when it started. Anyway, his father found out that he couldn't ask him to change those skirts. Every year on his birthday, his father would only give them Give him all kinds of men's clothing and weapons, he understands what his father means, but feels that his father never understands him.

—and now his father gave him a skirt!

Elaine stood in front of the standing mirror with her long skirt in her hands, and saw the corners of the lips of the person in the mirror rising unstoppably.

He put on this dress and went to the king's tea party in the courtyard, only to find that there were no other brothers and sisters, no ladies at the tea party, just him and the king.

He couldn't help but tense up.

The king smiled kindly when he saw him, "Come on, Elaine, haven't we father and son talked for a long time?"

Elaine nodded, stroked the hem of the long skirt from behind, and carefully sat down on the high-back chair.

The bright and warm sunshine in the afternoon, the scented scented tea, the delicate desserts, the king's gentle and considerate words... All these made Elaine gradually relax, and she was able to talk with the king as usual, and the atmosphere was harmonious.

The king naturally noticed the change in the atmosphere, a dark light flashed in his eyes, and offered to send him out to play.

"That's a relative of mine. Speaking of which, I haven't seen him for many years. I miss him very much. I hope you can go to visit me and go out to relax. I think you have been staying in this castle for a long time, and you have long been bored. "

Elaine's eyes couldn't help but feel slightly hot, "Father..."

Probably also from a very early time, the king had imposed a ban on him, not allowing him to leave the castle of the Gustav family too far.

"You have this kind of problem, if someone finds out when you go out, it will only embarrass me!"

Because these sharp words have penetrated deeply into the softest part of his heart, and have been like the deepest thorn for many years, which is difficult to remove.To say that Elaine has no complaints against her father is probably not the case.But now that sharp thorn was easily dispelled by these few words, and he even felt somewhat regretful for his stubbornness in the past—maybe, sometimes he doesn’t need to be so stubborn... He also likes some beautiful men’s clothes... …

Elaine smiled and nodded, "Okay, Father."

"Remember to put on your best dress and dress up beautifully. Don't forget that you are the most beautiful princess in this country."

That's right, the most beautiful princess of the Gustav family—His Royal Highness Elaine.

Sex: Male.Likes, skirts, all kinds of beautiful skirts.

9.

"I! Adam Gustav, I am willing to dedicate to Your Excellency the first child who came into contact with me after returning to the castle! I am willing!"

His Majesty the King felt that he was really quick-witted, and in that situation he could still fool the devil with a flawless lie.

I'm talking about—kids.

Didn't say if it was a boy or a girl.

In this way, not only the contract with the devil is resolved, but also the biggest stain of the Gustav family can be erased from the genealogy, it can be said to kill two birds with one stone!Perfect!

If someone asked, they would say that their great Princess Elaine was taken away because of the devil's covetous beauty. Anyway, this is also true.

It's just that Catherine is a bit troublesome...

Well, it doesn't matter, anyway, he is the greatest and most witty king in this country!

No one can disobey him.

10.

after many years.

If you want to add an attributive, it is after the owner of the castle and Princess Elaine...or His Royal Highness married for many years, to be more specific, on a certain morning, when he woke up from a dream, he immediately fell into another In a sweet dream, the body of the person in his arms is warm and soft, and the long golden hair is laid out on his arms like satin. In the future, he will have countless unique mornings, and the tenderness and joy in his heart are still overflowing at this moment.

At a certain moment, he couldn't help thinking of the stupidity and arrogance of King Gustav, as well as his ruthlessness to Elaine—thinking of this, he couldn't help feeling a little guilty, and bowed his head gently on the long golden hair. Burning a kiss.

11.

"My lord, I have to pick up Her Royal Highness tomorrow."

At midnight, Count Cat lightly jumped onto his desk, his tone said to be a reminder, but with a coaxing meaning.

He just responded lightly: "Yeah." It seemed that he didn't take it to heart.

Earl Cat stepped on his little leather boots, refusing to give up, staring at him with a pair of dark green eyes.

Mrs. Hannah at the side couldn't stand it anymore, she jumped forward a step, the metal base collided with the wooden table and made a crisp sound - she is now a candlestick.

So the candlelight illuminated him completely, and covered his whole body with an orange candle halo.

"Master, it's been an hour, and your book is still stuck at page 180. Oh, Shakespeare's sonnets? I can recite them all! If you don't believe me, I can recite them to you like a bard."

Count Cat laughed—how does a cat laugh?In short, all six of his beards were raised up.

He stretched out two pink cat mats, pressed them on the pages on both sides, and closed them in the middle with a "snap", "So, we can now discuss how to welcome our princess."

"Yes!" There were echoes from all directions, including lamps, fireplaces, antique clocks, figures in murals...

Unable to stare at the book, his eyes became erratic, and the blood in those eyes seemed to have faded a lot.

Princess... what?

12.

"Princess?" The person on the opposite side laughed, scraping his face gently with the white feather of a quill pen, thinking about something, the corners of his thin lips were slowly raised, and the tone that came out of his lips was soft and gentle Elegant, "That's a big deal."

"We've never had a real princess in Styx yet."

The curvature of the corner of the lips froze at a certain place, and the whole smile took shape.That should be an extremely holy and elegant smile.

People who witnessed this smile had an inexplicable premonition—in short, it was not a good premonition.

really--

"Then..." The man pondered, and changed the subject without warning.

"Ariel's welcoming ceremony, two hundred pounds."

"Princess Elora's welcoming ceremony, five hundred pounds."

"Cinderella's welcoming ceremony, five hundred pounds of gold..."

"Wait." He stopped his asking price.

The other party looked at him, "What's wrong? My Lord Duke."

The Duke pointed out coldly: "But Cinderella is not even a real princess."

"I didn't expect..." The man blinked and stared at him in amazement, "You also read this kind of childish fairy tale book."

As if he hadn't seen it himself.

The Duke let out a threatening sound impatiently from his throat.

The man coughed and said, "It is precisely because she is not a real princess. If Cinderella wants to conquer the prince, she must have a bigger posture than a princess. Since you have read fairy tale books, you should know that Cinderella is a real princess." What's it like..."

13.

Nan... pumpkin carriage?

Elaine thought she was dreaming, a fairy tale that she hadn't dreamed of for many years.

Otherwise, how to explain a pumpkin carriage suddenly dropped from the sky in the dead of night and landed on the roof of his room, and the driver was a unicorn, which only appeared in bard magic stories...

He stood on tiptoe and walked over gently, looking at the pure white creature in front of him, he couldn't help but hold his breath.

He had only seen this kind of creature on the atlas before, but now he sees it with his own eyes, and finds that it is a hundred times, a thousand times more beautiful than imagined...Noble and elegant, with a pair of sea-blue eyes that are gentle and clear, as if hidden A calm ocean, just looking at it like this, there is a kind of calming power in the unconscious.

He—Elaine didn't want to use "it" to refer to this beautiful creature, and his voice was soft and touching, "His Royal Highness, good evening."

The unicorn can talk, is proficient in Elvish language, and is a kind of advanced creature with high intelligence... Elaine silently memorized the records in the book, trying to calm her heart.But when he opened his mouth, he couldn't even speak, "Wan...good evening, no, you, hello..."

The unicorn seemed to weigh his cramps, and his voice softened a bit—yes, his voice could be even softer, as beautiful as the sounds of nature, "I'm here to pick you up." He said in a low voice She raised her slender neck and signaled him to get in the car.

"Okay... okay."

Elaine went up obediently.

He didn't have time to think about it, and when he thought about it, he would only think: This is really a beautiful dream.

Sit in the carriage and see that the pumpkin-shaped carriage is actually made of crystal!It is clear and flawless and beautiful, but it will inevitably bring a kind of ice-like coldness to people, but the soft velvet on the car seat makes the interior feel warm like spring for some reason.The entire carriage seems to have been carefully carved by people, and the walls of the carriage are covered with delicate flowers and vines as curtains - those flowers and plants are also made of crystal, lifelike.Elaine reached out and caressed a crystal rose, and couldn't help but smile: So this dream is, Cinderella?

Although he likes to wear beautiful skirts and pretend to be a woman, such a girlish heart has been lost for a long time.

So why would he have such a dream?

Could it be—the heart of a girl is immortal?

14.

She came from the bright moon and landed in his dark courtyard.

The angel who descended from the sky as if walking on moonlight, enveloped the whole world in an instant.

Moonlight is no match for her.

15.

Elaine didn't know when she fell asleep.

He still remembered that the unicorn spread its wings at that time, and those wings were particularly huge, every feather was spotless, as if glowing in the moonlight, it flapped and carried him to the sky—that was really An unforgettable experience, the clouds are surging around, the galaxy is at your fingertips, the moon is so big that it is terrifying... The night wind blew his cheeks up slightly, he was nervous and excited, staring at the picture in front of him , not daring to blink—so, in that case, how could he fall asleep?

When he woke up, he didn't know where the carriage took him.

This place can't be called dreamy at all, it can even be said... gloomy and terrifying.Under the moonlit night, the majestic and fortified black castle looked like a colossus. The sharp dome pierced the round moon directly above his head. He looked up at it, and it seemed to be staring at him silently in the darkness.

"This is..." Elaine looked back, and at some point, there was nothing behind her.

No crystal carriages, no unicorns.

A gust of night wind blew by, and there was silence in the courtyard, only the leaves rustled with the wind, and the dry branches creaked, as if some unknown creature was whispering in the night.

Elaine couldn't help trembling, stroking the goose bumps on her arms that had been blown out.

This is... the rhythm of dreams turning into nightmares?

He thought, he shouldn't have accompanied Elena to watch the Halloween show before.

Feeling so cold again, could it be that he was tucking the quilt in his sleep?

So, why is this dream still not waking up?

16.

"She seemed frightened."

"Of course." Mrs. Hannah jumped onto the window sill, and she was completely exposed to the moonlight. She quickly moved herself behind the curtain, and poked her head out cautiously, "Her Royal Highness probably never came. through this place."

Everyone echoed in eagerness.

"Not to mention it's still at night..."

"It's still so cold..."

"It's still the most haunted time of the day in this place..."

As he spoke, his eyes, both open and dark, focused on one person.

But no one offered to help the poor princess.

They could feel that the current mood of the owner of the castle might not be so wonderful.

He hid under the curtain by the window, quietly peeping at her, unmoved.

Yes, this place never needs to be bright and beautiful.

Only people who can fit into this darkness and coldness are needed.

He thought, this noble princess might turn around and run away in the next moment.

The next moment, I saw that person humming an unknown song and rushing in with big strides.

17.

It's so cold, I want to sleep!

Is this a place to sleep? !In short, it is possible to sleep!

As for singing, it is used to embolden myself.

18.

Elaine just knocked on the door, and under his action, the door opened with a "squeak".

Mrs. Hannah has thoughtfully ordered the lights on the first floor to be turned on, and Mr. Scott—the fireplace has spontaneously heated up.

Regarding this, the owner of the castle snorted coldly, but didn't say much.

Elaine stood at the door in a daze until another gust of wind blew in from behind.He hurriedly closed the door, tightened the wooden bolt tightly, turned his head to look left and right, took a step forward, and asked softly, "Is anyone there?" He looked like he was afraid of disturbing anything.

After waiting for a while, Elaine scratched the hair on the side of her ears, looking a little distressed and a little irritable. The Duke found that she was strangely relaxed after this. Bright, went straight to the fireplace.She picked up the blanket on the recliner, turned the recliner to face the fireplace, and then fell down.

She corrected her posture on the recliner, then straightened up suddenly, and looked above her head.

"Ma... trouble, I don't know where this is, why is this dream so long..." She muttered, leaning back on the back of the chair, pulled the blanket for herself, and yawned lazily, " I'll just sleep, thank you..."

She was probably very sleepy, but after a while, the sound of peaceful breathing gradually sounded in the room.

Seeing her asleep, everyone quietly moved over.

The firelight reflected on her face flickering, and the slender eyelashes cast a layer of shadow on the eyelids, and that fair and beautiful face was caught in the package of long golden hair and brown blanket, like pure white and delicate flower petals.

"Oh, she's so cute when she sleeps!"

The others didn't speak, but nodded in agreement—oh, most of them didn't have chins.

Until a slender shadow stretched over silently, covering Elaine's body.

The others fell silent, watching the Duke's every move with concern—you must know that the recliner and blanket are the Duke's favorite things besides the library upstairs.

He watched her quietly for a long, long time.

In the end I had to admit——

This is indeed a very beautiful princess.