[Infrastructure] Rose kissed Barcelona

Joey couldn't hear his own voice.

The voices of the whole world were turned away from her.

The withered and yellow leaves of the plane tree drifted in from the window sill, and the dim sunlight shone into the window, forming a slanted beam of light with fine dust floating in it.

In the distance, a bell rang.

A flock of white doves rides the bell, melting into the orange skyline.

In the endless twilight, the sound of bells came, and it was an endless wave.

Joey looked out the window.

She saw a dense crowd.

Men, women, old people, children.Wearing black or white dresses, they walked silently on the street, enclosing the narrow streets and alleys.

On both sides of the street, on top of the buildings with different styles, every balcony and window was full of people.All eyes are on the front——

The crowd separated into a space, and in the center was a slowly moving brass carriage.

A silver-white cross stood on the top of the carriage, and in the carriage, a cold coffin lay quietly under the crimson velvet.

The whole world is silent black and white silent film.

The only sound is the tidal bell.

The only color is the slowly moving bronze carriage.

"He will be buried in the ground of that church, and witness its continuation in the hands of later architects, and it will be built a century later." People are saying.

"This city will always remember him."

The funeral crowd stretched out along the street silently, extending to the other corner of the city.

Joy looked up dazedly in the fiery twilight to see orange spires soaring into the sky.

So dreamy, so familiar.

It seems to be engraved in the blood of the bones in the day-to-day admiration.

She has traced the design of this church more than once.

She once came to it with a pilgrimage mentality, looked up at it, and hesitated for a long time.

She once walked into the interior of the church, bathed in the colorful light from the rose window, and burst into tears.

There, is the place where he sleeps forever.

She finally came here, but he had been gone for a hundred years.

They are bathed in the same colored sun.

But in the middle, there was a century of time.

……wrong.

A voice suddenly sounded from the bottom of my heart.

This church does not exist yet.

This is not true.

he won't die.Will not!

Joey felt as if he was sinking under the water.

In a very deep place, there is neither a ray of light nor a ray of sound.

But she just knew that the light was up there.

She still has hope.

From the cold dark bottom, the endless tide slowly pushed her up.

The cold darkness finally faded, and the surroundings seemed to be shrouded in gentle, light sunlight.

What rustled in the breeze was not the wind blowing through the leaves, but the girl's skirt lingering beside the stone wall.

The continuous ringing of bells is accompanied by white doves, and the fragrance of roses blows in the face.

It is not the overly strong fragrance in the morning, but the gentle and intoxicating sweetness that seems to be brewed after a day of embracing the sun.

Joey walked forward in a trance in the hazy smell and halo, bypassing one pillar after another with invisible tops.The pillars sprouted branches and gathered into a dense forest.

This is a forest blessed by angels, with lush trees extending into heaven.

Everything is so beautiful, so beautiful that people can't help but want to cry.

Everything is so familiar, but there is a voice in her heart that insists that she has not found him yet.

Her pounding heart beat faster and faster, and her steps became more and more hurried.

where is he?

Can she still find him...

She ran too fast and suddenly tripped over something.

It hurts too much, after all, it is such a marble floor——

The expected coldness and hardness did not appear.

She fell into a generous and warm embrace.

so real.

She even heard the steady and powerful heartbeat.

"The church I designed, why are you panicking?" A deep voice came from above the head, as if with a chuckle that couldn't help.

Joey fell on his chest unsteadily, feeling full of grievances.

Why did he come out now?

Her nose was full of soreness, but she couldn't help stretching out her arms to hug him tighter and tighter, as if she was afraid that this man would disappear from her eyes if she let go.

She thought he was dead!She really almost thought—

But before she could open her mouth, her trembling lips were suddenly covered with a cool softness.

Like a butterfly falling on a rosebud covered with starlight, the flower branch swayed gently, and even a drop of dewdrop could not bear to be startled.

All words are lost in an instant.

But the dense forest suddenly burst into fresh breath, and the colorful and dreamy colors flowed around them.

Sunlight passes through the rose window, from the orange and red soaked in the aroma of honey and liqueur to the cool and clear green and blue like the lake of elves, kissing every corner of the forest, the streams and waterfalls of light leaping in the Among the lush branches and leaves, crystal light spots splashed.

This is their forest only.

"Joy, Joey?" A vague and distant voice came faintly.

The soft shimmering light flickered, that was the direction where the stars were all over the sky.The broken light of the stars converges in one place, and the dawn gradually breaks——

Joey opened his eyes.

Ada looked worried, her lips opened and closed, but Joy's ears were buzzing, and she slowly heard what she was saying: "...don't let him get better, you are sick again, Your Highness! But it’s very worrying.”

Alfonso was fidgeting on one side, and when he saw her wake up, he hurried over: "Sister, are you okay?"

A basin of ice water was poured over his head.

When in a dream, people often cannot tell whether it is reality or a dream.

But at the moment of waking up from the dream, everything became clear——

Everything is fake.

Joey shuddered violently, ignoring other matters, and grabbed Alfonso's arm: "How is Antonio?"

She wanted to get up, but her whole body seemed to be still trapped in ice water, shivering from the cold, and her movements were sluggish.

Ada immediately saw her attempt and held her down.

"..." Alfonso frowned awkwardly, and whispered, "Don't worry, it's stabilized."

The breath hanging in my heart was finally relieved.

Great……

Ada added: "If the doctor says everything goes well, I will wake up in about two or three days. Your Highness, I left for a short while, and you fainted in the corridor. This is not acceptable! You are also sick , have a good rest for a few days."

Only then did Joey notice that he was also lying on a flaxen hospital bed, covered with a thick quilt, still feeling cold, and his mind was dizzy.

"Your Highness, I brought you this."

Ada carefully put the music box that Antonio had just given to Joey on the bedside table.

Joey was taken aback.

"How did you get it?"

"Mary asked me to take it, and said it should make you feel better. Your Highness, how do you feel? Do you need to call a doctor?"

"No need." Joey waved his hand weakly.She suddenly felt very tired.

"Is your injury okay?" She was still thinking about Alfonso.

"It's okay. Sister, it was too dangerous at that time. How could you just rush over like that? What if the bullet hits you?" Alfonso was very scared.

Joey shook his head slightly: "You are too stupid. Of course they are targeting you."

Looking back now, as early as when I first felt that something was wrong, I should have checked it out immediately.

Alfonso came back suddenly, and no one expected such a thing to happen suddenly.

Alfonso's expression immediately dropped, and he lowered his head and whispered, "Sister, I really didn't know that coming here would bring you danger...I didn't think carefully, I'm sorry."

When Joey came to the hospital, he was directing the emergency response after the assassination.The assassins failed to escape, but unfortunately, no one was caught alive.

Joey sighed, raised his hand and touched his brother's soft black hair: "It's none of your business."

"By the way, why did you leave Madrid so suddenly?" She hadn't asked Alfonso yet.

"...Of course I came to punish that little bastard Fernandez." Alfonso couldn't help but uttered a dirty word—he was required to have royal etiquette since he was a child, and he didn't learn these words until he went abroad to study, but he only dared to say it in a low voice.

"I'm afraid he has lived a good life in Valencia for too long, and he has forgotten who the Fernandez family is loyal to."

...Joy was still wondering what happened, and it turned out that his younger brother did something good.

She suddenly remembered the potential danger and became nervous: "Then he knows your identity?"

Little Fernandez knew her because he had seen her when he was young.But Alfonso was much younger than her, and Fernandez Jr. should not have recognized him.

The situation is now clear - Alfonso's identity is very dangerous.

"I'm not that stupid, sister!" Alfonso couldn't laugh or cry, "After what happened with the crown last time, I certainly won't make the same mistake again."

"I just used the reliable power in the cabinet now to send him a letter-really just threatened him very lightly, and he was terrified in the end."

Alfonso snorted slightly with disdain: "It's really useless. No wonder their family's territory fell into the hands of Carlos."

"The other thing is, I'm going to give you these two documents."

Pascal opened the folder and took out a bid document for the World Expo, which was signed by the monograms of Alfonso and Prime Minister Castillo.

"I know that Barcelona needs this document for its bid to host the World Expo. Don't worry, I will always support you."

The bid paperwork requires the signature of the Head of State and Government.In Spain today, the head of state is the king and the head of government is the prime minister.

Of course, this document will not take effect until Alfonso actually ascends the throne.

The other was simpler and also signed by Alfonso.

"Certificate of identity - Her Royal Highness Joy Rosa Stellano de Bourbon, second daughter of Her Majesty Queen Isabella II."

Joey felt that he was almost burned by the gorgeous golden writing on it: "What is this for?"

"I'm afraid that you will encounter this situation again next time, so I will prepare a copy for you in advance."

Alfonso sighed with a headache, "Sister, you were really too dangerous before."

The education they received was different since childhood. Princess Rose has no interest in politics and law. Judging by her performance, she has no idea of ​​the seriousness of the matter.

Pascal explained in a low voice: "Your Highness, fortunately, this time it was only the Duke of Valencia, not the nobles of Catalonia. His Highness Alfonso also controlled Fernandez in time, so the situation quickly calmed down."

Alfonso nodded: "However, if someone exposes your royal identity and sues you for pretending to be a royal identity next time - although it is outrageous, it is not impossible, then I may not have time to save you. So Prepare a proof in advance."

"...So that's how it is." Joey's back felt cold.

But she thought about the grievances between Catalonia and the south, and felt that things were even more difficult.

This certificate, probably one would not dare to throw it away, nor dare to burn it, it is not only a life-saving talisman, but also a life-saving card.

She sighed silently in her heart, then put it away first.

From body to heart, silent exhaustion overwhelmed her.

There was a knock on the door of the ward.

"Family, please pay attention, the patient needs to rest." A nurse came in with her head in.

Ada quickly said: "I should be able to..." "No, no one can." The nurse refused without mercy.

After several people were chased away by the nurse, the ward finally became quiet.

The shuddering cold invaded from all around, Joey stretched out trembling hands, tightened the clockwork of the music box, and then curled up under the quilt.

Strings of bubble-like notes flowed out, gentle and funny.

Hesitant.

imperfect.

endless Love.

She couldn't help but think of the kiss in her dream that she could no longer remember clearly.

In an instant, hot blood filled the eardrum.

That is the feeling that the heart is declaring itself to the brain very clearly.

The beating heartbeat has never been so fast, and it has never been so heavy.

I have never been tempted in my life, and I never know what it feels like to ask but not get.

She is so dull that she can only understand her heart in a dream.

But when the sunlight finally penetrated the flower window, I recalled those moments when the breeze blew away, recalled the fragrance of roses lingering between them, and recalled every unintentional hug they had...

Every ray of light has a reason, and every ounce of temptation is not without warning.

but……

She's in love with an impossible man.

Once, there was a century between them.

From the works he left behind, she could only imagine the appearance of him drawing pictures at his desk back then, and guess what kind of mood he was in when he stroked those delicate sculptures.

At that time, she knew that it was just a phantom of history.

He has never been in love with anyone in his life, and he can even add a little color to her secret love.

But now, at the age of 21, he was by her side, but she could no longer overcome that curse.

That happened, no verbal proof is needed.

That's called fact.

Antonio came to this world to love architecture, not to love people.

He will not fall in love with anyone.

She has become Miss Gordy.

And in this world, there will not be a Mrs. Gaudí.

In the gentle melody of the music box, Joey finally couldn't help but burst into tears.

……

Alfonso and Pascal took care of the series of follow-up matters after the shooting quickly and efficiently.The rhetoric to the police is also perfectly prepared and will not arouse the suspicion of the police department.

Joey is still in the hospital.

Dr. Leon is obviously a doctor with great medical ethics and dedication. He suppressed his curiosity and waited until Joey's fever subsided the next day. Then he brought several interns under him to ask her about blood types. .

Joey is no expert either.She recalled as much as she could remember about blood types, and all of this was enough to cause unparalleled amazement to the doctors in Barcelona in 1874.

A, B, AB, O, red blood cells and serum have corresponding antigens and antibodies, so blood transfusion will produce agglutination or hemolysis reaction... The young students excitedly wrote down these unheard of knowledge in their notebooks, feeling that they had witnessed a An epoch-making discovery.

The discovery of blood transfusion was already a genius idea.Today, if what Miss Gordy says about the blood group system turns out to be true, it would be a huge step forward in medicine.

This is an era of rapid scientific development.In many cases, special scientific phenomena have already appeared around people, but it takes a long time until someone discovers it—until a certain accident.

Before Joy was discharged from the hospital, the professor from the University of Barcelona Medical School came to her ward with Dr. Leon.The professor has gray hair, but his face is full of embarrassment and apology: "Miss Gaudi, are you still willing to cooperate with us in the research of mercury toxicity?"

Joey felt a hint of black humor.

"Please contact Miss Marie Stowowska of the Fernandez House. I think she will be willing to connect with you—in addition, I also have a kind request."

The professor hurriedly greeted: "Miss, tell me."

"Please put aside gender prejudice and seriously understand her talent... I assure you, she already has the ability to go to college."

The busy affairs will not stop because of Joey's minor illness.But she was used to doing things by herself in the past, but now she couldn't help it in the hospital. Pascal took care of many things on her behalf.

Until the evening of the next day, Dr. Leon came to her again: "Miss Gordy, congratulations. Mr. Gordy is completely out of danger, and it is estimated that he will wake up as early as tomorrow morning. Are you going to see him?"

Joey was startled, and twisted his sleeves unconsciously: "...Okay."

In the quiet ward, the young man lay quietly on the hospital bed, his brown hair was messy, his thick and curly eyelashes trembled slightly, and there was no trace of blood on his face.

He originally had a cold pale complexion, but after a lot of blood loss and lengthy surgery, his pale face looked like fragile white porcelain.

For some reason, Joey suddenly remembered the evening when he first met Antonio.

At that time, there was still a touch of rose red on his cheeks——

It would be great if his face could be more rosy now.

Joey subconsciously looked out the window.

The sun is slanting to the west, and the leaves of the plane tree are still green and dripping, sifting through the pale golden light.

With a palpitation in his heart, the scene from his dream suddenly appeared in his mind.

Joey held his breath, not daring to continue looking down for a moment.

She knew what she was dreaming about.

That was his funeral in the original history.

In that sunny summer, almost all the citizens of Barcelona came to the streets, and the funeral procession stretched from St. Paul's Hospital to the Sagrada Familia.

But that was many, many years later.

At this time Antonio was only 21 years old.

He was still so young that the papers always referred to him as "that young genius."

He should live for a long, long time, until his gray hair, and until the archbishop sees him, he will respectfully greet him: "Mr. Gaudi."

But just yesterday, she almost watched the bullet pass through his chest.

If it was a little bit worse, it was a little bit…

She almost lost him.

And he was in such danger only because of her.

If it weren't for her, he would still be drawing pictures and making models in high spirits. Even if he was fighting against the city hall, he wouldn't be hanging by a thread like this.

This was already the second time, but she wasn't as vigilant as she should have been.

If he had never met her...

The cold blood spread again, and dizziness flooded his head.

Suddenly her hand was grabbed.

Joey was startled, and the dizziness disappeared without a trace.

She looked nervously at the head of the bed, only to find that he was still asleep.He just grabbed her hand subconsciously.

Her heart beat faster and faster.

In the quiet ward, there was the sound of rapid beating heartbeats.

Joey struggled in his heart for a long, long time.

"Antonio." She finally made up her mind.As soon as the voice was so light that it could hardly be heard, warm tears rolled down his cheeks.

"I'm sorry...I'm sorry to meet you."

She put a letter by his bedside.

Then mustered up all the courage in his life, leaned forward little by little, and kissed him very lightly on his bloodless thin lips.

Like snowflakes falling on transparent ice.

Cold, soft, fleeting, tasted only of tears.

……

According to the original plan, Joey was supposed to board a cruise ship to Paris the next day.

She didn't change the boat ticket, but arranged various properties in Barcelona almost hastily, notarized part of them to Antonio, Marie and Vincent, and then fled.

When the morning sun rose on the third day, the cruise ship left the port of Barcelona.

The sky has not yet shown the transparent blue that is almost dazzling at noon, but is still a gentle light beige.The cruise ship rocks slightly in the gentle waves, dragging its long, shiny pearly tail.

A lonely girl in an ice-blue silk dress sat by the porthole.

The busy coastline of Barcelona is gradually moving away, and the Mediterranean Sea stretches out endless blue in the field of vision.

The cruise ship left the east coast of the Iberian Peninsula and headed for the country in the north.

Joy thought that after completing the application for the World Expo, she probably would not return to Barcelona.

If the situation in the capital stabilizes, she may return to Madrid.

But as long as she was in Spain, she couldn't help thinking of him.

Today, still young, his reputation has spread throughout Spain.

Well, maybe stay in Paris.

Joey thought aimlessly.

In the field of vision without focus, the warm-toned urban buildings slowly sink below the sea level, and the pink morning glow gradually merges into the transparent sky.

This is the first time she left Barcelona after coming to this time and space.

She first came to Barcelona five years ago and fell in love with the city.

Because of a person, fall in love with a city.

Now, because of one person, she bids farewell to this beloved city and goes to the unknown world.

"Farewell, Antonio."

The author has something to say: I finally wrote the picture of the cover, crying from beginning to end.

Wiping away her tears, she whispered to Antonio's ear: "Your wife ran away—la——"

The poor baby was not only shot, but also had to go to a foreign country to chase his daughter-in-law... It seems a bit too miserable, woo.