POW camp

Flo sat leisurely on the sofa, flipping through the pages of the novel he was holding, waiting for the night to fall.He knew that Lan Wei was in his bedroom right now, but don't worry, his patience and tenacity have always been good, especially now, Lan Wei must be more anxious than himself.

Flo could almost imagine the appearance of Captain Lan, still shrugging his shoulders, straight as a silver gun, obviously not in harmony with the comfortable room full of ambiguous atmosphere.He must be very nervous, even flinching, but he must also be stubborn to prevent his escape.There is unwillingness, resentment, and shame in his heart, but he will definitely suppress it by force and transform it into fortitude and determination to face it bravely.Maybe he just sees this as a mission that has to be done, like fighting a bad battle.He thought it was just a deal, and he just wanted to end it as soon as possible. For the sake of his dear ones, it was still bearable to sacrifice one night.

Flo was holding the book, but his eyes were looking away, and a slight smile slowly appeared on his face.It is undeniable that Lan Wei is an excellent officer on the battlefield, but in some respects, he is too naive.He will soon understand that what he wants is not just one night.

When the clock struck ten, Flo put down the book, stood up, took the time to adjust the military uniform on his body, and then walked out of the study slowly.

Flo was right, Captain Lan was standing in the corner of the bedroom, with a military posture, looking forward, as if he was not coming to serve the bed, but to attend some serious high-level military meeting.

Since he recommended himself to serve as bed attendant in the afternoon, he has never been able to leave the Crown Prince's mansion. The old housekeeper took him to take a bath, and changed into brand new clothes from inside to outside.This kind of strong suggestion, especially when the hot water washes over his body, Lan Wei almost wants to give up the strong sense of humiliation.He adjusted the water temperature very hot, even hot, giving the skin a tingling.

Lan Wei didn't let himself escape in the bathroom for a long time, when he changed his clothes and went out, he carried a resolute demeanor.Fortunately, the old housekeeper just dutifully arranged for him to wait in the crown prince's bedroom, with a humble and polite attitude, without any look of contempt, and never said a word.Lan Wei felt better, he stood quietly by the wall, trying not to pay attention to the big bed in the bedroom that was hard to ignore, and not thinking about what was about to happen.He forced himself to think of Lan Ting, Mrs. Lean, his father and mother who had passed away, his hometown that had long been blurred and dim in his memory, and his childhood self who used to run wildly in the garden... He realized belatedly , it turns out that father and mother love each other so much, and are so harmonious. He is suddenly jealous of that ignorant child who used to laugh and laugh among them, but didn't know how to cherish happiness. If that time can be longer, longer...

The guard's respectful voice came from the door: "Your Highness."

Lan Wei shook slightly, and he stood up straighter, only then did he feel that the muscles all over his body were stiff and sore due to the long-term tension.

The door opened, and Flo walked in. He saw Lan Wei at a glance, and suddenly showed a little surprise, and said in a voiceless voice: "Lan Wei, why are you here?"

Lan Wei opened his mouth, he wanted to say that he came to serve the bed, Your Highness.But suddenly found that this sentence is so difficult to say.Fortunately, Flo didn't wait for his answer, but continued on his own: "Why, I'm in a hurry?" He walked over as he spoke, pulled the chair by the coffee table, and stretched out his hand to signal: "Please sit down, take your time." Slow down."

Flo's attitude was so natural, so natural that he really didn't know the purpose of Lan Wei standing in his bedroom at ten o'clock in the evening, so natural that even Lan Wei didn't know how to answer, he reluctantly opened his mouth, even a little stunned Baba: "No, Your Highness...I..."

"Sit down and talk about it." Flo suggested with a smile.But he's the crown prince and that's the order.Lan Wei had no choice but to sit beside Flo.Everything that happened was beyond his expectation. For a moment, he didn't know what to do, so he directly explained that he was here to serve the bed?Or tell your true purpose?

At this time, someone knocked lightly on the door, and the old butler walked in, saying, "Your Highness, the servant..." He suddenly saw Flo and Lan Wei sitting side by side, he was a little surprised, but he recovered in a moment. Normal, just about to continue, Flo waved his hand: "I see, there is no need to arrange bedtime tonight, Major General Lan and I have something to talk about, you can order them to go down."

The old butler looked at Flo, then at Captain Lan, nodded slightly, and said, "Yes, Your Highness." He turned and left.

At this moment, Lan Wei has calmed down.He suddenly realized that when the crown prince entered the bedroom and saw him, he already knew that he was here to serve him, but he never made it clear and even covered it up for himself.

Lan Wei didn't quite understand why the crown prince did this, but he had to admit that at that moment he heaved a sigh of relief, and was inexplicably grateful.

"Sorry to interrupt you." Flo was always very polite in front of Captain Lan, "Let's talk now if you have anything to say."

Lan Wei pondered for a while, then decided to go straight to the point: "Your Highness, it's about Lan Ting."

Flo smiled: "I guess it's because of him, and no one will embarrass you like this except him. But Mrs. Lien has expelled him from the Lan family, and now he is just an ordinary prisoner who committed treason , you still care so much about him?"

"No, Your Highness. Even if Lan Ting signed the "Surrender", it was forced. At that time, there was evidence that the enemy used the lives of his comrades to threaten Lan Ting and force him to sign."

"Oh?" Flo raised an eyebrow, "Witness? Who is it?"

"That's why I came here. That man is Morton, the prince of Huixuan Kingdom. He once served as a spy in Puman Kingdom and is currently under your protection."

Flood paused, and frowned: "Morton..." He slowly stood up and walked a few steps slowly, looking a little embarrassed.

Lan Wei stood up: "Your Highness, I know that Morton's identity is extremely sensitive. This matter is really important to you...but really only he can prove Lan Ting's innocence. Your Highness, Lan Ting is innocent, please see On the grounds that the Lan's Legion fought bravely for the country and swore to serve their lives..."

"Lan Lieutenant." Flo looked at him, "Mrs. Lien's expulsion of Lan Ting was publicly announced in the newspaper. Everyone knows that Lan Ting has nothing to do with the Lan Corps now."

Lan Wei stifled, he gritted his teeth, and took two steps forward: "It's me...Your Highness, I beg you..." He took a deep breath, knelt down on one knee, his tone returned to calm, with a bit of coldness, "In fact, tonight is my bedtime, and I want to serve you, Your Highness."

Flo didn't speak for a long time, Lan Wei lowered his head, unable to see the other person's face at all, he raised his hand little by little, and unbuttoned the first button on the collar, and then the second button. .When he untied the third one, a hand stretched out to stop him, and Flo sighed helplessly from above his head: "Get up, Captain Lan."

Flo leaned against the dim floor lamp, which shone on him and cast dim shadows on the ground. The light fell on his cheekbones, but his eyes were hidden in the darkness. "Lan Wei, do you think I'm not worthy of being a crown prince?" He said softly, as if floating from a distance, but the meaning in his words was very heavy.

Lan Wei's eyebrows twitched, and he said, "I've never thought about it that way."

"You must think so. Otherwise, how can you think that I can just because of a little offense from you, and abandon the Lan's Legion in danger? Today, because of your initiative to ask for a bed, I will intervene. The investigation and verdict of Lan Ting's treason case?"

Lan Wei's face was hot and he was a little embarrassed. He tried his best to calm himself down and said, "No, Your Highness."

Flo looked up at the French windows hung with heavy dark purple curtains, her eyes drifting away, as if she was looking at something through the endless darkness.There was a wry smile on his lips, and he said leisurely: "Lan Wei, as the heir of this country, I have made countless decisions as the heir of this country and the supreme commander of the war against Prussia. Room for regret. But one thing, I really wish it had never happened, was five years ago in the summer, I went to a party thrown by Hill; and I'm glad it happened because it was in I met you at that party."

Flo turned his head and stared at Lan Wei, with a deep eagerness in his eyes, which made Lan Wei hardly dare to look at each other: "After so many years, I still want to tell you, I am for everything you saw at that time, and I'm sorry for my despicable behavior. I'm sorry, Captain Lan. In fact, I rarely attended that kind of gathering before, and I haven't participated in it since then."

Flo's solemn apology made Captain Lan at a loss. He hesitated for a while before saying what he thought was a more appropriate answer: "Your status is honorable, and everything you do is right, Your Highness."

Flo shook her head: "In front of love, no one is noble."

This was the first time he said the word "love" in front of Lan Wei, even though it was so subtle and concealed, it was enough to make the usually indifferent Lan Wei feel extremely uneasy, he said: "Your Highness..."

Flo's hand fell on Lan Wei's chest, and helped him fasten the buttons one by one: "I will give an order in a moment, you can directly enter the palace to find me without notification. Lan Wei, no matter what, no matter what Now, as long as you ask, I will do it." He rang the calling bell beside the bed.

The figure of the old housekeeper soon appeared at the door, and Lan Wei knew it was time to leave.He subconsciously straightened his collar, saluted Flo, stopped after walking a few steps, turned around to look at Flo, hesitated, and finally spoke with gratitude in his eyes: "Thank you, Your Highness."

Flo nodded with a smile, watched Lan Wei leave, and then asked the old housekeeper: "How is the meeting with Morton going?"

"Prince Morton welcomes you, Your Highness, he has time the day after tomorrow."

Morton lived very comfortably in Ole Country, which can be said to be much better than he imagined.The eldest prince and the second prince of Huixuan Kingdom are fighting fiercely for the throne, fighting openly and secretly, each showing their abilities.For the third prince who suddenly appeared after hiding from other countries for many years, he was both guarded against and attracted.Morton had no interest in the throne at all, so he simply stayed away from the center of the struggle and lived comfortably alone in Ole Country.

He is very different from the peace envoy sent by the Puman Kingdom. After all, he is respected as a prince, and the Huixuan Kingdom is powerful and evenly matched with Puman. People came over to ask their relatives.

Morton lives in the embassy of Huixuan Kingdom in Ole Country. The architecture here maintains the style of Huixuan Kingdom, and the cost of food and clothing is the same as in China.The first prince and the second prince rushed to use special planes to deliver various domestic supplies to him, including some supplies and servants from Morton's original residence, as well as Shaman, the housekeeper who brought Morton to the eldest.

Sharman, in his fifties, is thin and serious. After getting off the plane, he is busy, managing the temporary residence of Morton in an orderly manner.

Morton greeted him right up to the gate when Flo visited.This is the first time for Flo to come to the embassy of Huixuan Country, where Huixuan's unique regional style is everywhere.In front of the building is a fountain garden full of flowers and brocades. Musicians are playing beside the fountain. The flowing water and the sound of the piano have a special charm.Two cranes and several golden pheasants paced loosely on the green grass, and larks sang in the gorse cages hanging high on the branches.

The embassy was full of towering marble colonnades, gilded capitals, and spiral columns, and every wall was carved with glazed reliefs brighter than the real thing.Among the clear bluestone floor, there are simple and elegant carpets with complicated patterns.

Huixuan Kingdom's system is similar to that of Puman, except for the nobles, there are common people and slaves, but its class is stricter than that of Puman, and the nobles can execute slaves at will without any reason.

Morton was wearing the national costume of Huixuan Kingdom. The dark brown capacious gown was embroidered with gorgeous patterns of gold and white threads.He was tall and handsome, but his eyes were dark and his complexion was a bit gloomy.

"The crown prince is really in a good mood." Morton said lightly, stretching out his hand to signal for Flo to sit up.

Flo watched with great interest the very Huixuan-style living room, where the openwork windows were entwined with vines, the dining table and chairs were exquisitely carved, and the high-quality enamel copper cups were unique and small.The slaves methodically placed all kinds of delicious snacks on the table and bowed back, not even daring to glance up quietly during the whole process.

"You are so comfortable here." Flo admired, "I must visit your country if I have the opportunity."

"You are welcome." Morton said, he couldn't tell the sincerity or flattery, and then changed the subject, "If you don't have anything to go to the Three Treasures Hall, what is the crown prince's business here?"

Flo smiled, not caring about Morton's bluntness, took a sip from his teacup, nodded and said, "It's really good."

Morton sneered inwardly, but didn't answer.The two sat opposite each other, and after drinking half a cup of tea, Flo said, "Your Excellency the Prince should know Lan Ting."

"I know, a little leopard who knows nothing about the sky and the earth."

"We want to reopen the Lanting treason case, and hope you can testify in court."

Morton's eyes lingered on Flo, who smiled frankly.Morton said slightly sarcastically: "I heard that the crown prince of the Ole Kingdom has an ambiguous relationship with Lan Wei, the current heir of the Lan Corps. It turns out to be true."

"I just want people to know the truth."

Morton sneered disapprovingly: "The truth? Flo, you and I are both superiors. Who do you want to deceive with this kind of lie? The so-called truth is what kind of result you want."

"I would like to invite you to testify in court."

"I'm sorry." Morton said coldly, "I'm not interested in your country's affairs, so I can't interfere."

Flo pondered slightly, tapped his fingers on the table, and said slowly: "Morton, I have a gift for you."

Morton was expressionless: "Then thank you, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

Flo ignored Morton's indifference and just smiled.He nodded to the guard at the side, the guard understood, turned and walked out.

"The flowers here are very fragrant." Flo changed the subject and said leisurely.

"This is the national flower of our country. Since the Crown Prince likes it, please pick some of it and take it as my gift in return."

The slaves on both sides did not need to say anything more from the master, they went early to prepare the silver plate and scissors, selected a dozen blooming flowers in the garden, and selected a dozen budding flowers, took a rest, and brought them up.These slaves are all beautiful in appearance, boys and girls can't surpass them, wearing white robes, the fabric is light, and their slender figures and slender legs can be vaguely seen.

Seeing that Flo had been looking at the group of slaves, Morton said, "The crown prince might as well pick two of them back. They are all trained and serve people in a very good manner." He snapped his fingers casually, and a man and a woman left. The nearest slave moved his wrist somehow, and his clothes slid off the ground like cicadas, revealing his bare body. It turned out that they were not allowed to wear anything inside except the thin shirt, and they were ready to accept the blessing of the master at any time.

Flo looked at them with a smile, neither averting his eyes in embarrassment, nor greedy and impatient, his eyes were frank, as if he was admiring two perfect works of art. "It's very beautiful. The guards around me are all in military uniforms, as regular as wood, but without your beautiful scenery, I'm afraid I can't bear it."

Morton picked up his teacup and said flatly, "I'm not very interested in these."

The guard's report sounded outside the door: "Your Highness, someone has brought it."

"Let him in." Flo turned his head to Morton and said, "This is a gift for you. I think you will be interested in him."

Morton didn't care too much, he put down the teacup casually, and then heard the voice that will never be forgotten in this life: "His Royal Highness, Colonel Lindsay, report to you."

Morton's hand trembled violently, and he could hardly believe his ears.When he looked up, he saw that person standing in front of him.All of a sudden, all the time was lost, as if they were still in Fancheng, as if they were in that office, as if it was still Lindsay who got up beside him and said: "Colonel Lindsay, code name 'Dead Leaf Butterfly'."... …

Flo looked at the cold and quiet Lindsay, then at Morton who hadn't recovered from the shock, smiled slightly, and said, "This is the gift I gave you, and it will be yours from now on, Morton, I I hope you can cherish it well." He patted Morton's shoulder meaningfully, got up and left.

Morton didn't listen to what Flo was saying. All his body and mind were attracted by the person in front of him. Everything around him disappeared, only that person, only that person.

"Lindsay—" Morton burst out the name through his teeth, as if mixed with blood, "Lindsay!"

He suddenly raised his hand and slapped Lindsay hard.