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After that day, Pei Xiang continued to play the game of hide and seek with the patrol team in the capital.Pei Xiang didn't take the initiative to appear near the palace until Lilia returned to the capital and was escorted into the palace by the chief officer of the inspection team, Knight.

She pretended to be eager to see Lilia, but was "accidentally" caught by the patrol team guarding the gate of the palace in advance.

"Ha, I finally caught you," the leader with a scarred face curled his lips with a sneer, "You can really hide, you're just a dingy little mouse."

The bearded man next to Scarface shouted:

"Boss, I really didn't expect that a dumb girl like her, who was destined to hide in the stinky ditch all her life, would dare to dream of being friends with Her Royal Highness? It's too ridiculous, hahaha, you see, she is angry, She's staring at us."

"Hey, I guessed right, ha, let me just say, there is no need to rush to find her. When Princess Lilia returns to the palace next time, this little mouse will come out to flatter her, no, now I've thrown myself into a trap."

"That's right, our team is the first to do meritorious deeds this time. Boss, how much reward do you think Commander Knight will give us?"

"Anyway, it's indispensable, that's it, that's it, stop chatting," Scarface greeted, "Let's go, hurry up and take the man to Commander Knight. The colonel has ordered before that there should be no delay after catching the man. Bring it to him immediately."

"But..." the bearded man hesitated, "His Royal Highness Princess Lilia was picked up by Chief Knight before, he must be in the palace at this time, let's..."

"I'll find someone to contact Knight quietly. Maybe the officer will want to bring her in front of the dignitaries and make her ashamed to admit her mistake. Well, you guard the person well, do your own thing, and follow the orders of the superiors for the rest. Don't make it up to me."

Scarface ordered his subordinates with a serious face.

He vaguely knew some real reasons for arresting Pei Xiang. It was related to the contest between the current queen and the princesses and princes born to the former queen. He didn't dare to take it lightly, so after a little thought, he made a decision.

"Huh? Wait, little mute, what are you holding in your hand? Don't hide it, show it to me."

Just when Scarface was about to leave to find Knight, he noticed a pinch of white feathers in Pei Xiang's hand sharply, and couldn't help but ask.

Pei Xiang's eyes flashed, pretending to be panicked.She subconsciously wanted to hide the eleven swan feathers in her hand, but her movements were half a beat slow, and in the blink of an eye, the bunch of pure white feathers were transferred to Scarface's hand.

"You came to look for Her Royal Highness, and you still brought this thing?"

"Could it be something like an important token, or something Her Royal Highness wants? Boss, I noticed it before, this girl is very precious about these feathers." The bearded man guessed.

Scarface pondered for a moment, then directly ignored Pei Xiang's anxious and dissatisfied emotions, and left with eleven swan feathers...

As Scarface secretly guessed, when Chief Knight heard the news that Pei Xiang had finally been caught, he immediately ordered his confidantes to report the matter to the Queen.At the same time, Knight also submitted the eleven "snatched" swan feathers.

Soon, the servant brought a secret order, Queen Moenna ordered Knight to let him take the mute girl into the palace quietly, and she wanted to interrogate her in person.

At the same time, the court attendant who had been following Pei Xiang to monitor her for the past few days saw that the Queen had intervened in this matter, and immediately realized that the situation was different, and quickly contacted his companions to report the situation to His Majesty the King.

The king was very surprised when he heard that his wife had been involved with the mute girl, and then his face became gloomy because of the many speculations that came up in his heart.

"What is the queen doing and where is she now?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, after Her Royal Highness personally arranged for Her Royal Highness to take a bath and rest, she went to the Tulip Study on the east side of the Athena Square Hall."

This answer made the king's expression slightly calm, and he told his attendants, "Go ask the queen to come over."

However, before the attendants retreated, the crow Bobby, who often stayed in the court recently, suddenly flew in from the window, leaned over to the king and "quacked" and suggested:

"Your Majesty the Wise and Wise King, go and visit your queen, and don't disturb those prying eyes. Under the blessing of the gods, you will clear the fog in your heart."

This prophecy-like suggestion made the king stunned for a moment, and then he nodded slowly, with a face that didn't change much, making it hard to see the real happiness and anger.

"Since this incident was caused by the divine crow's prediction of good and bad from the very beginning, then stick to it to the end."

As he spoke, the king quietly left his palace with a confidant attendant.He is going to go to the Tulip study to find the queen according to the "prophecy" of the crow, and personally ask about the dumb girl Amy.

However, the king did not see his glamorous wife in the elegant and warm tulip study. Obviously, the queen is doing something that needs to be avoided by people.

After asking the trembling maid guarding the door, the king ordered in a deep voice:

"Lead the way, go see that dumb Amy."

"As ordered."

A group of people walked quietly in the long corridor with richly decorated vaults. The soft carpet covered their hasty footsteps, but they couldn't hide the complex and suspicious eyes of the king.

To be honest, he still likes and trusts his current wife very much, otherwise he would not have given her full authority to take care of the children left behind by the first queen not long after the wedding.

Even though the eleven sons were always getting into trouble and annoying people, and finally ran away from home in a bold manner, he never blamed the queen for not being kind enough.

It is true that he did suspect that there was something tricky in it, but because those sons were too incompetent, and the new queen had just given birth to Yuxue's cute little prince, he didn't go into it.

The king has always believed that when those bastards wandering outside realize that they are wrong, they will definitely come back. At that time, he will use his father's majesty to settle the final score.

However, not long ago, an envoy from the Acrylic Kingdom secretly reported to him that the princes and royal highnesses did not run away from home, but were unable to return home or recognize relatives because of the witch's curse.

"If you want to find out the whereabouts of His Royal Highness and the witch who dared to curse the royal family, you must follow a dumb girl named Amy closely, and then you will know the truth."

At the beginning, the king didn't believe Alec's envoy Kenel's words at all, and only thought it was absurd.

However, when the crow contracted by Kenel flew into the palace and "predicted" the news himself, His Majesty the King inevitably changed his attitude.Because he still has a better understanding of the racial characteristics of the Alec Kingdom's contract god crow.

——As we all know, God Crow never lies when predicting good or bad.

"Major Kennell, why did you think of letting your contract god crow predict the whereabouts of our princes?"

Before secretly entering the palace, Kennell had seriously discussed with Bobby and Hailu, so he knew very well that he should choose to tell the truth at this time.

"Your Majesty, you are so wise, you must have understood my current predicament. This trip to your country is my only hope for recovery. I am extremely eager to have an outstanding performance in the next trade negotiations between the two countries.

"But I'm not very good at words, and I'm less quick-witted. It's almost difficult to shine in formal diplomatic negotiations. Therefore, I decided to find another way to increase my bargaining chips by pleasing you.

"Respected and benevolent Your Majesty, I let my contract god crow consume most of the light of the gods, and I made a good or bad prediction for you. I didn't expect to get news related to the eleven princes. Frankly speaking, I I am a little nervous, because the divine crow is not always accurate in predicting the good and bad of events other than the contract owner. I am afraid that I will annoy you after making a false report.

"But I tossed and turned all night, and finally decided to tell this matter. One is for my own future, and the other is to be touched by your fatherly heart. My conscience does not want you to miss the news of the princes, I also don’t want to ignore the sufferings of the princes, so I’m here.”

Sure enough, Kennell won the king's trust by expressly requesting the exchange of interests.

The king also knew that there were errors in the good and bad predictions of the divine crow, but it was related to the whereabouts of the eleven princes and his own safety, so he naturally attached great importance to it.

So, in front of the acrylic envoy Kenel, the king directly sent his confidant servants to find a dumb girl named Amy outside the palace, and sternly ordered the servants to act according to the prophecy of the crow.

Pei Xiang had been using disguises to avoid being hunted down by the patrolling guards of the royal capital.It wasn't until the king sent people to look for her that she returned to her original appearance, and dealt with two groups of people painstakingly every day, and at the same time kept an eye on Princess Lilia's whereabouts.

A few days later, Lilia returned to the palace, and Pei Xiang seized the opportunity to send herself to the queen.

"Are you Amy?" The plump and charming Mo Enna looked critically at Pei Xiang, her expression as cold as frost and snow.

Pei Xiang nodded shyly while looking at Mo Enna.She had seen the queen and the king travel in an open carriage before, so it was easy to recognize the identity of the speaker at this time-the queen of this country.

To be honest, Mo Enna is the most beautiful and secular witch Pei Xiang has seen so far. If she didn't know the identity of the other party in advance, it would be difficult for her to distinguish the luxurious and graceful lady in front of her from the status of a witch. connect together.

"Where... did you get this?"

Mo Enna put a cluster of pure white feathers in front of Pei Xiang, her eyes were sharp and menacing.

Pei Xiang tilted his head, thinking that he had pulled it from the eleven princes, and the purpose of bringing it with him was to arouse the queen's vigilance, making her eager to interrogate herself.

Now, her goal has been achieved.

For Mo Enna's question, Pei Xiang gestured twice indiscriminately to pretend to explain, but in fact, the gesture had no specific meaning at all.The queen naturally didn't understand what Pei Xiang wanted to express, and immediately frowned.

She asked a few more questions, and Pei Xiang's expression was quite obedient and obedient, and he definitely looked like a very cooperative "prisoner".However, it was very difficult for the two to communicate because they could not communicate in language.Although Pei Xiang's gestures were flexible and complex and seemed to be full of rich meanings, the queen just couldn't figure out what the other party was expressing.

After a while, the queen frowned and ordered Pei Xiang to write. Pei Xiang immediately picked up the pen obediently, but then something unexpected happened.

Probably because of entering the palace for the first time, Pei Xiang's fingers were trembling slightly because of excitement or panic. She always couldn't hold the pen, couldn't write well, and spelled poorly...

Just when the queen was about to lose her patience, a crow sounded faintly from outside the window. The queen didn't pay attention, but Pei Xiang knew that the audience for this scene was already seated.

As a result, Pei Xiang's hand tremors gradually decreased, and she began to slowly write sentences with clear meanings.

"I picked up the feathers from the river, and they were left by eleven beautiful swans." Pei Xiang daubed and revised several times, and finally succeeded in writing her explanation.

In order to clearly confirm the scribbled handwriting written by Pei Xiang, the queen subconsciously read out her answer, and then asked:

"Where did you see the eleven swans, by the river? By which river? And, did you only see swans?"

After a short moment of hesitation, Pei Xiang immediately nodded slightly, then lowered his head to avoid the queen's scrutiny and wrote:

"It's just eleven wild swans...Princess Lilia said that she likes this beautiful and elegant animal very much, but she hasn't seen them since she left the palace, so I plan to bring these swan feathers to her. "

The queen sneered and said in a serious tone:

"Little girl, you are not very good at lying. I think what you see is not just an ordinary swan, but a swan that can become a man? Those stupid birds can only land on the ground before the sun goes down. Soon they will become human. If you see them by the river, how can you not see them transforming into human beings."

With a "click", the pen and notebook in Pei Xiang's hand fell to the ground.

Queen Mo Enna didn't miss the flickering fear and apprehension in Pei Xiang's eyes, she couldn't help but look slightly gloomy, she stared at Pei Xiang and said word by word:

"You are indeed a little clever, Miss Amy. Not only have you been able to hide in the capital for so many days, but you also dare to pretend that you don't know anything in front of me. Oh, it's a pity that your beautiful talking eyes betrayed you. Amy Mi, your eyes tell me that you know my secret, the swan's secret, the... secret that the princes will never come home, don't you?"

Pei Xiang shook his head quickly, still insisting that he didn't know anything.She even covered her ears and squatted in a corner, feeling a little self-deceiving and stupid.

Seeing Pei Xiang's reaction like this, Mo Enna felt a little strange at first, but suddenly had a flash of inspiration when she was dazed, and then suddenly realized:

"Are you afraid! Amy, are you afraid of me? It seems that your friendship with Lilia is nothing more than that, and it is not indestructible. You want to help your friend, but you are also afraid of me and don't want to disobey me. Ha , you are afraid that I will cast a curse on you, so you just pretend that you don't know anything."

The word "curse" made Pei Xiang look angry and fearful.She imitated the victims who were oppressed by black wizards that she had encountered before, and let her whole body be filled with a kind of sadness and helplessness of unwillingness and powerlessness to fight.

Seeing this, Mo Enna was even more sure of her speculation, and couldn't help but sneer in her heart.

This man, she thought, knew it was easy to be afraid, and fear would eventually be his Achilles' heel.

"Since you are afraid of being cursed, tell me, where did you see those eleven swans? Where do they usually fly and circle? Write it down, Amy, I order you to write it down in detail."

Pei Xiang quickly shook his head, pursed his lips and refused to reveal the whereabouts of the princes, but his shoulders trembled even more.

Moenna took a step forward, whispering softly to bewitch:

"Look at this poor thing, let me think about it, let me see, maybe... I misunderstood you. My poor child, how dare you disturb the witch's plan when you are so afraid of witches?

"Oh, it's a pity that my mantra magic can't be used on you, but your eyes have already told me many things. Didn't you... never intend to tell Lilia the truth about the princes turning into swans?

"Amy, you want to use these swan feathers to comfort your friends, but you dare not tell the truth. You hate evil witchcraft and want to resist, but you are also afraid. Oh, I feel the cursed power in you ...I see, I see! Poor Amy, are you cursed so you can't speak? Are you out there alone, hiding from someone? Like, a powerful, cruel, brutal wizard... ..."

This guess made Pei Xiang's body stiffen suddenly, she raised her head in astonishment, the expression in her eyes showed all her true thoughts in disguise.

Moenna raised her red lips lightly, she enjoyed this teasing feeling too much, especially for a beautiful girl like Threat who was in the vortex of struggle.For Moenna, it was so interesting to leisurely watch a weak and beautiful creature suffering and terrified.

Thinking of some interesting past, Mo Enna suddenly giggled coquettishly.Her voice was no longer full of coldness, but as sweet as honey, but there was a deadly poison hidden in this sweetness and tenderness.

"Amy, even if you tell Lilia the truth, she won't be able to save her brothers. Tsk, who would believe your words? Everyone will say that you deceived the innocent and kind little princess, and they will also say, Like a vicious witch, you tried to trick Lilia into hurting her mother and her family.

"Amy, do you know what punishment you will get for framing the queen? Honey, they will make your life miserable for a beautiful little girl like you. All, remember all, all the terrible things you can imagine, you will go through Yes. No, maybe worse than that."

Pei Xiang's eyes wandered, as if frightened.She opened her mouth, then shut it tightly again, her anxious eyes glanced across the paper and pen on the ground several times, obviously, she was shaken.

The queen smiled.She looked at the beautiful face close at hand, and found that even though the mute girl was pale and bloodless at this moment, she could not hide her natural beauty, and her heart suddenly became more malicious.

She also thought of the grown-up Lilia she had seen before. Although she was dressed in shabby clothes and didn't have a piece of jewelry on her body, the little princess still had an undeniable beauty, and she felt very jealous.

"Amy, do you know that you don't have to worry about Lilia at all, my witchcraft can't hurt her at all."

These words made Pei Xiang's eyes widen suddenly, his face full of disbelief.

The queen said with a smile:

"Before, I hid three toads and toads in her bath water, trying to ruin her appearance, but she didn't have a thing at all. Really, I couldn't do anything about Lilia. But, Amy, My poor Amy, do you also have the good luck of Lilia? Can you also avoid the damage of magic?"

Pei Xiang touched his lips subconsciously, his eyes dimmed.

Moenna enjoys the joy of using words to control other people's emotions, and said with a half-smile:

"I'm afraid not, little girl. You weren't blessed by the fairy Morgana when you were born, and you couldn't rely on the purity of your heart to resist black magic. Therefore, you became dumb, and in the future, you will still die because of my curse." Lose more. Amy, if you insist on keeping secrets for your friends, you will completely lose the chance of a happy life. And your friends may not know or need your sacrifice and dedication."

Pei Xiang's eyes flickered slightly, and after hesitating for a while, she still insisted not to reveal the whereabouts of the eleven princes.

Queen Moenna first threatened and then lured, and found that Pei Xiang was always in a state of vacillation, neither firmly refusing nor completely rebelling, hesitating and wasting a lot of time.

Finally, Moenna's patience finally ran out.

She turned around suddenly, no longer communicated with Pei Xiang, but summoned a poisonous snake by chanting a spell, and ordered the poisonous snake to attack Pei Xiang until the other party begged for mercy and was willing to explain the whereabouts of the princes.

The viper slowly slid close.

Mo Enna folded her arms and sneered, she felt that she had seen the result, and she just waited for Pei Xiang to tell the whereabouts of the princes in a breakdown.

"Although it's interesting to see you hesitate and suffer, but that annoying Lilia is back, I can't waste any more time on you..."

At this moment, the crow's loud and clear cry suddenly spread into the quiet room, and then, Bobby's prophecy sounded outside the door:

"The shadow of death has come, the shadow of death has come, the shadow of death has come."

Following these three warnings, the door was kicked open, and the king who should not have appeared in such a remote place was standing outside the door, staring at his wife with disgust and fear.

At the same time, behind the king, many warriors in armor and priests carrying holy relics were gathering, and they quickly protected the king in the middle and surrounded the entire room.

The king quickly scanned the scene in the room, and saw the queen standing there with a pale face, as if she hadn't realized what happened.On the other side, a poisonous snake was spitting snake letters at a thin little girl, and the situation seemed to be very critical.

"Quick, stop that snake, and don't let that girl get hurt."

The king was eager to know the whereabouts of the princes, and quickly ordered the guards around him to deal with the poisonous snake summoned by the witch.

In fact, he didn't intend to interrupt Moenna's "performance" so soon, but when he heard the crow Bobby prophesied that "the shadow of death is coming", he almost subconsciously thought that the little mute was about to die .

Until this time, the king was finally convinced that the weak and thin girl in front of him was a truly brave person.Because she has never been tempted by the evil witch, she would rather be bitten to death by a poisonous snake than reveal the whereabouts of the princes.So, he had to show up early to stop the murder.

From an angle that the king could not see, Pei Xiang and Bobby glanced at each other, then quickly looked away.Only the two of them at the scene knew who the shadow of death belonged to.

"Some things really don't need to be said too clearly, it's rare to be confused."

Pei Xiang smiled at everyone with a beautiful smile that was clearer and shinier than crystal, and silently summed up his evaluation.

"Is this another philosophical quote you've heard?" There was a hint of ridicule in Dagger's voice.

"How can there be so many profound philosophies," Pei Xiang retorted seriously, "This is a very common life experience."

"I thought the wise Miss Amy could still express her insights today." Dagger made no secret of his dislike for Pei Xiang's marriage plan.

Pei Xiang hummed in her heart, she felt that she couldn't let the dagger underestimate her wisdom:

"Actually, there is a very important truth worth remembering today. That is, when you are a villain, don't talk too much. If you talk too much, it will never end well. Moenna is like this, but she doesn't know that His Majesty Asfar was 1000 years ago. No, that's why he was conquered by a man he looked down upon."