Your Mightiness

On the day when the Black Prince's army departed, August did not go to see him off.This is the tacit understanding that the father and son have maintained for many years-every time the black prince goes out to fight, August will not send him off.Both father and son are deeply superstitious that if they don't see each other today, they will meet again someday.

It's probably a family tradition.Since Joan's death, the Black Prince set off for the first time, and the battle was naturally his old enemy France.

At that time, August was still a little fool with no modern memory, and his brain was not very good. There was only a vague feeling in his heart that he would never let his father say something, "I will XX after this battle." The impression of the famous flag sentence.But, how can we prevent his father from saying this?The clumsy little duke thought and thought, all night, and still didn't know what to do, and he didn't even know why he couldn't get his father to talk.

The result of the little fool's thinking all night was that he fell asleep in a trance when it was just dawn, and failed to wake up in time to send his father away.

When the Duke opened his eyes, the army was almost at Linjun.Duke Pudding was out of breath from crying, insisting that the knight commander take him to chase after him on horseback, and no one would listen to his advice.

But in the end, I still didn't catch up with anything. Instead, I got a fever because of it, and it didn't get better for half a month.

The black prince almost went crazy when he heard the news.

Because of this, when the Black Prince left for the second time, he didn’t dare to tell August at all, and only let the old butler and others coax him to divert August’s attention, because the Black Prince was afraid that August would cry and get sick again. back.The Black Prince felt that if he saw August crying heart-piercingly, he would definitely throw away everything without principle, jumped off the horse, hugged his son and said, no, dad won't leave.

Later, it gradually developed into a superstition, and now even the knights of the Garter Knights firmly believe that as long as the Black Prince and His Excellency the Duke do not see each other for the last time, even if they are kneeling, the Black Prince will take them back to their home country .

In the classic battle against France last time, the last thing the Black Prince thought was, he hadn't seen his son yet, how could he die here.

The power of belief can sometimes be very unscientific.

Raphael, as a competent boyfriend and younger brother, went to see off the Black Prince on August's behalf.Both of them were riding on high-headed horses, but one was black and the other white, and the other was in military uniform and the other was in Chinese clothes. They stood by the lake, and the cold wind rustled.

This time Raphael didn't say anything very polite but only polite, he just said in a voice that only the Black Prince and him could hear: "To be honest, I really, really want you to Come back later, so you can spend more time with Orr."

The black prince silently recited 'he is your younger brother, you can't beat him to death in front of so many years' in his heart a thousand times, and finally endured it.

Raphael ignored the little emotions of the Black Prince and continued: "But I still prayed to God, I wish you an early victory and a triumphant return."

It is a very good way to buy people's hearts, but these words are from Raphael's heart.

Raphael really didn't want the Black Prince to be around, but he didn't want the Black Prince to delay for too long on the battlefield and encounter any accidents.The angel and the devil fought in Raphael's brain day after day, and finally the idea of ​​"hope my brother can live" prevailed.

"I didn't blame you for my mother's matter, it must be a lie," Raphael didn't know why he suddenly wanted to say so much to the Black Prince today, he just said it when he wanted to say it, He didn't regret anything, he even felt that he should have talked about it with Prince Hei long ago, it was not for utilitarian purpose, he just wanted to convey his feelings to the other party, "But, rather than blaming you, I have always blamed you more It's me. Sorry to offend you."

Raphael gave August the pair of Perkin cufflinks that had been tormenting him for many years. The original intention was to keep out of sight and out of mind, but instead August wore them preciously and heavily, making him Raphael faced the things he was least willing to face over and over again.

Then, unexpected results were obtained.

It's like a long-standing wound. If you hold it and cover it up, it may not heal in this life. Instead, it will become inflamed, sore, and scarred, stinging your eyes and heart over and over again.But if you actively cooperate with the treatment and don't care about it openly, maybe one day you will be ignorant and unaware.

When Raphael thought of this again, he was shocked to find that the pain in his heart had long since disappeared, leaving only an indescribable feeling that he had never had before.

Just yesterday, Raphael once again dreamed about the scene of his biological mother's death.He has had this kind of dream countless times, and he often thinks about it when he has nothing to do, like a lingering nightmare, even though he has never actually seen it, he just heard the priest dictate it, and he doesn't know true and false.

Dilapidated and gloomy manor, old beds in disrepair, and dusty carpets everywhere.Raphael walked step by step, getting closer and closer to the curtain, and the voice of being tormented by the illness came.

Every time he dreamed of this place, Raphael would wake up with a start, lying on the bed without wanting to do anything, allowing himself to follow that dream over and over again to decay from the inside out.

But this time Raphael sped up the movements of his hands by mistake, opened the curtain with the yellow border, and saw his biological mother's face clearly.She is not old or ugly at all, and her frailty adds to the beauty of Xizi for him. She tightly holds the pair of cuff buttons, which are all the belongings she has worked so hard to hide, representing the past of the family. Glory also symbolizes her last hope.She wanted to give it to her son, whom she hadn't seen since the short time she was born.

These years, she has been trying her best to find out every move of Rafael who lives in Reisingburg every day, even if it is just someone else lying to her, but as long as she hears that Raphael is fine, she will be happy all day sky.

I heard that he has grown taller, I heard that he can recite the full version of the Latin Bible, I heard that...he lived like a little prince, living in a castle, traveling with a carriage, hundreds of servants, ex-husband embrace.

so good.

She held the cufflinks, as if she was holding her son's hand, and her eyes, which had already shed tears and dried up, were filled with joy.

She sighed silently again, that's great.

She never resented her son for a single moment, she just wanted to give him the best, even if she wasn't the one who gave him rich clothes and food, it didn't matter, because he was good, and that was enough.

Rafael stood at the bedside of his mother, watching her close her eyes little by little in a smile that could no longer make a sound.

He was brimming with happiness until death.

Inexplicably, Raphael suddenly heard a folk song that he shouldn't remember but always felt very familiar. It was gentle, clean, and refreshing.It is said that it is a lullaby that many ladies love to sing to their children.Raphael couldn't help guessing that maybe when he had no memory, his mother had sung to him like this, full of infinite love and expectation, sheltering him from the wind and rain, and wishing him a bright future.

When Raphael really woke up, he heard the humming again, coming from August beside him who was writing hard at his desk.

That's right, the reason why the song is familiar is because Raphael has seen Joan coaxing August in a children's robe like this.

That day was August's baptism. In the chapel used by the royal family, August wore the satin robe worn by the Black Prince when he was a child, and was embroidered with complicated and noble iris patterns with gold thread.The weak, boneless, white and fat little guy kept kicking his legs, and was very dissatisfied with being held in Richard II's arms, because obviously, Richard II was not very good at holding children.

Joan, whose whole body seemed to be shining with the brilliance of motherhood, chuckled lightly, let the black prince hold his son from his younger brother's arms, and began to sing in his ear, with a soft voice and a melodious tune, coaxing the child to quiet down little by little.

The golden sunlight shot down from behind the statue of God, like a ray of light that everyone was looking at, illuminating Joan's shockingly beautiful profile, and also illuminating August's yawn after he yawned full of milk. Little faces that fell asleep, puffed with powder, delicate as a flower, white as fat.That scene was like a story that came out of the Bible. The Virgin was holding the newly born little angel, which was so beautiful that it was unimaginable.

Raphael was probably a pervert who was destined to be born. Faced with such a gentle scene, others would definitely soften their hearts, but he was the only one who aroused boundless anger and desire to destroy.

Jealousy is indeed the greatest original sin.

Until today, many years later, when Raphael saw the little angel August greeted him with a smile and said, "Are you awake? Did you have a sweet dream?", he finally got what he should have got that day calm.He also has the beautiful moments that everyone has had, and he is also someone's treasure, something in his mouth that is hard to change, and ten thousand treasures are not allowed.

Rafael was destined to miss the scene of his biological mother's death. He would never know what she looked like at the moment of death.

In the past, there was only hatred in his chest, so his biological mother also had a hideous face and cursed; now...

His biological mother smiled in his dream for the first time, with a calm and serene expression, as if she had just fallen asleep, and what awaited her was a dream that would never wake up.

One thought becomes a demon, one thought becomes a Buddha.

For the first time, Raphael began to try to believe in love, warmth, and everything he thought was ridiculous before.Because someone showed him, no matter how ridiculous those things are, they are real and he can have them.

Only when the Black Prince returns safely and makes Raphael believe in how good the world is, can he always firmly believe that the world is so good.

This rare kindness not only made the Black Prince feel that a heavy weight on his heart was finally lifted to breathe, but also allowed Raphael to bring the red-haired Anne who had come to bid farewell to his fiancée when he returned to the palace.

Raphael's impression of Anne was entirely because August liked to eat the bread she made.This red-haired girl is not only a good handicraft, but also has a beautiful face, and the longer it grows, the more open it is. Compared with the past, there has been an earth-shaking change.However, from Raphael's point of view, Annie is just like that, with one nose and two eyes, nothing unusual.

Anne once liked John, the knight next to August, and thought that John liked her too, but later found out that it was an oolong, and it was actually John's friend Walter who liked her.

Annie wanted to seek freedom at the time, and after thinking twice, she solemnly rejected Walter.Concentrate on becoming Mrs. Jane's personal maid, and by the way dream of opening a family bakery of her own in London. The plan is very ambitious, and the vision of the future blueprint still has August's contribution.

Now that the bakery has finally opened, Anne is moved by Walter's deep affection, and gradually falls in love with this knight from the same county as her, and promises a bright future.

"I will definitely earn military merits and make you a noble lady, baroness, no, countess."

Annie sent her lover to the battlefield with a smile, but when she turned around, she burst into tears. She wanted to say that she preferred being a bakery proprietress to a noble lady, but she didn't say so.Because she knew she couldn't stop Walter from realizing his ideals and aspirations, just like the Duke would never stop the Black Prince.If that's what someone she values ​​wants, then she'll be unwavering in his support.

"He will be back." Raphael handed Annie a handkerchief in a gentlemanly manner, "Be happy, good girl, Al still wants to invite you to watch this event at his club."

"His club?"

Yes, it was August's turn to admit that he was the president of the secret society.Due to various reasons, it failed to declare success that day, and now it happens to be used to make a big deal!