The princesses all come to help me move the bricks [Infrastructure]

52.

Maria likes lively occasions, and also likes singing and dancing.

Although she was very well-behaved and didn't show it a little bit when she was in Oran, Ana knew she liked this, and the skills were also of this type.

For the time being, Oran has no way to provide her with such a social and performance stage, but maybe all of them can be arranged in the future.

In the case of ensuring the most basic living needs, everyone will unconsciously start to meet some spiritual and cultural needs.

Entertainment life is the most basic point. Sooner or later, Anna will arrange for the citizens, and then there will be more occasions for Maria to perform.

Besides, Maria is still young now, maybe a few years older, she will have more room to play in those social occasions and on the stage.

Thinking of this, Anna vaguely outlined a framework for Maria's future planning and growth and changes, but she didn't know if it was feasible.

Let's just say it's time to talk.At that time, Maria will naturally be able to decide for herself whether this method is acceptable to her, and whether this way is what she wants.

Here, the invitation letter from the Principality of Württemberg was sent to Princess Maria, the princess of the neighboring country, and Anna, the lord of the neighboring country.

If Anna and the others entered "quietly" like before, it would be fine for them to refuse, but their lineup this time is not smaller than before, twenty guards, Catherine the housekeeper, the middle-aged maid Maggie and the young maid Lily, plus three coachmen and two large carts of luggage.

Since the other party has already voluntarily handed over the invitation letter, it's not easy for them to pretend that they didn't know that they didn't see it.

As friends from neighboring countries, they have no reason to refuse, just like Alyssa usually does not refuse the invitation of the palace. This represents the face of the country and the friendship between the two countries.

The prom was three days later, and it was either impossible to wait, or the plan was broken again.

On the second day after receiving the invitation letter, they had just handed in their participation answers when the envoy leader of the team from the Kingdom of Lor to send congratulations to the Queen of Württemberg came to visit Anna and the others.

In fact, the appropriate way to deal with them should be for them to stay in an inn or a special place, but Mrs. Perot is very shrewd and has a big family, so she took the initiative to arrange everything for them. In addition, Anna and others were already under Cinderella's favor. After entrusting the gift, after thinking about it, she still didn't leave Mrs. Perot's house in the end.

They live here, tentatively, it can be regarded as adding a little lintel to the Perot family.

After all, according to the current status and situation of the Perot family, they should not have the opportunity to receive the princess of another big country to stay here, but as a female group without a male leader, it is not convenient for other gentlemen to Responsible for reception etc.

Under many circumstances, Mrs. Perot and her family were lucky to stand out. Looking at it now, it is not as bad as imagined.

When the other party is not facing matters related to Cinderella, he still seems to be a rational and smart person. Although the damage to Cinderella has been caused, this part can only be calculated and judged by Cinderella himself, and other people have no right to comment What, not to mention that Anna and Mrs. Perot can barely be regarded as an exchange of interests to a certain extent.

Anna thought, and she nodded with a smile, and thanked the other party for all the help.

On the day of the ball, Anna took Maria into the capital of Württemberg in a carriage.

Accompanied by the housekeeper Catherine, she is the most experienced and most suitable. Although Lily is also young and capable, she is a bit out of control, and she is not as familiar with the etiquette between certain countries as Catherine.

The Württemberg Palace and the Lohr Palace have different styles.

In the beginning, the Royal Palace of Lore was more fresh and elegant, and many of them were more special and exquisite, such as the famous Ye Epiphyllum before.

Later, they were all changed to roses by the old witch, but the fragrant red rose garden is also famous. With the addition of some noble and untouchable façade animals, the Royal Palace of Lore has changed from "approachable" to "noble and gorgeous". .

The royal palace of Württemberg is well thought out.

Different from the typical geometric symmetry and beauty at a glance of the royal palace of the Kingdom of Lohr, the half-open balconies, attic rooms, small gardens, etc. of the Württemberg Palace look very much.

Between the corridors, even in January, they can still maintain vigorous vitality, separated by very well-maintained vines, and the trees are densely green.

The flowers and plants in the palace will change from time to time according to the seasons, ensuring rich colors and vigorous vitality at any time.

Sometimes it is deliberately replaced with some animals and plants that can survive in winter, and sometimes it simply borrows some magic props, or directly uses special flower pots to ensure that the palace can always face everyone in the best state.

Every day, there may be hundreds of people who maintain the garden.

Before and after, in addition to direct pruning and replacement personnel, those who specialize in plant cultivation will also be counted among them.

Anna and Maria looked at the different scenery here and discussed in a low voice.

Then the two changed a carriage together.

When they first came in, they used their own carriages. After checking their identities, they entered the garden of the palace. Afterwards, they would turn into the exclusive carriages that come standard with the palace, and then drive past one by one, waiting to enter.

"The Kingdom of Lore, Grand Duke Anastasia, Lord of Oran; Kingdom of Lore, Princess Maria—"

The special attendant at the door loudly informed everyone of their identities, and also reminded them that they could enter the arena.

Anna took Maria's hand and entered together.

And Catherine went to the place where the special maids or housekeepers rested and participated in activities.

"what happened?"

"It's so lively."

Maria sighed at the bright lights in front of her eyes.

Anna paused for a moment and smiled.

"It's different from our palace."

"Yes." Maria nodded, and then both of them got into the mood.

Needless to say, Maria, Anna also learned a lot of aristocratic etiquette.

As the nobles and princesses of other countries, and the strong national power of the Lore Kingdom, they accepted the first reception and care from Württemberg.

The two sides probably talked about each other for more than ten minutes.

Anna noticed that the well-maintained queen's eyes kept falling on her, as if she was observing something, but her face was well controlled, and no other expressions were revealed.

It's just because Anna's perception data is very high, unless she is blind, it is impossible for her not to notice it.

"Once again, I would like to express my sincere thanks to you," said the queen.

"We will always be friendly nations."

"Of course." Anna and Maria nodded.

Everyone can talk about the scene, but historically, the Kingdom of Lohr and the Principality of Württemberg have always maintained a relationship that is not salty or weak. They are not the closest, but there have been no major frictions.

The relationship between the Principality of Württemberg and the Kingdom of Ulan is a bit delicate. These two countries trace their historical origins and once belonged to the first pair of brave twins. The rulers of the two countries should be of similar blood, so they used to have There are many cases of marriage.

But later, I don't know what happened, or the biggest possibility is that the interests have not been negotiated.

Probably after a certain king of the Ulan Kingdom married the only princess on the other side, he hoped to unify the two countries.

To some extent, the ruling classes of the two countries are the same family, but at first they belonged to a pair of twins. At that time, the rulers of the two countries were both only sons and daughters. understandable.

But the surprise is that they have many children. According to the rules, the eldest son inherits all the property of his parents, which makes him able to own two countries at the same time. At this time, the other sons are not happy.

Therefore, after the younger brother quarreled, he changed from the original Kingdom of Wurttemberg to the Kingdom of Ulan & Wurttemberg, and then to the Kingdom of Ulan and the Principality of Wurttemberg again.

The younger brother inherited the part from his mother, and the relationship between the Duchy of Württemberg and the Ulan Kingdom has become weird since then.

Logically speaking, it’s like this kind of division—it’s no different than Lot’s kingdom. The land of the Lot kingdom belongs to the Lot kingdom according to historical origin, and Lot is closer to Lore in nature, like a certain To some extent a dependent kingdom but retaining all the powers of a state.

It is normal for a country that was originally managed together for a period of time for some special reasons to want to separate, and it fully meets the expectations of some citizens.

But the eldest son at that time, the heir of the Youlan Kingdom, was not very happy.

He was able to get two countries, but because of his younger brother's troubles, he couldn't own and manage two countries like his father.

This has led to constant friction between the two sides after returning to the two countries.

What annoyed this younger brother, the ancestor of the Duchy of Württemberg, was that his elder brother just pressed him on top of him, never allowing him to change his name back, and even wooing the Temple of Light.

This is why the Principality of Württemberg is called a principality, not an independent kingdom.

Of course, in fact, the Principality of Württemberg is completely independent, and it is developing very well today. It seems that there is no problem with a few kings or queens ruling.

It is even said that speaking now, the Principality of Württemberg and the Kingdom of Lor are among the strongest countries, while the Kingdom of Ulan can only belong to the middle row, and there is still the problem of heirs.

Prince Youlan of the Ulan Kingdom is nominally the most suitable heir, but it seems that his mother was a little angry because of something that happened to him before. The king of the Ulan Kingdom respects his wife's ideas, which leads to There have been rumors that the Prince's heir is in shambles and may be threatened by his own brother.

Anna stood aside and listened to the local nobleman of Württemberg who was probably talking a lot of gossip about the Ulan Kingdom in a slightly sarcastic tone.

She blinked and kept covering herself with the fan, pretending to be busy.

Now she discovers the benefits of using a fan.

On the other hand, Maria, although she was small, played with other young gentlemen and young ladies of the same age, and she was very happy to watch.

Children are not so particular, and it doesn't matter if a few girls dance together, they have a good time.

"Grand Duke Anna." Probably Anna's curiosity was conveyed to the other side, and several noble ladies over there took the initiative to greet her.

"Hello." Anna greeted them with a smile.

Perhaps it was Anna's gossiping innermost feelings that were detected by them, and soon she joined their conversation.

She first confirmed the personalities and qualities of the girls with identification, and after there was almost no problem, she blended in with them with some just-right compliments, and continued to listen to someone who could be said to be an "information source" together. The girl began to talk about the following content.

I heard her say, what did this Prince Prince do in order to obtain a more secure heir position, and then what efforts did he make, and what did his younger brother do...

"What's the matter?" Seeing Anna showing a little puzzled expression, she stopped just right, and the girls all looked at her.

"You know, I'm very curious about these things, but I don't know much about them..."

"Of course." They responded very politely.

"So, from what you said, it seems that the prince's position was very secure before, but it was only later..." Anna frowned slightly, "Did something happen?"

"Huh?" Several people looked at each other, and after looking at each other a few times, they were sure that she really didn't know, so they hesitated.

"So you don't know?"

"Ah, yes." Of course it was impossible for Anna to know, "I have already gone to the territory before."

They didn't know what they had made up in their brains, but they immediately showed a look of enlightenment.

"It's like this. Before that, he was indeed a stable and reliable prince, or heir, but unfortunately, he seemed to have made a big mistake not long ago."

"It was more than half a year ago, or a year ago?"

"About a year ago, I think so."

"Didn't it mean what kind of work he was going to do at that time?"

"It's just that the prince went on a study tour or some kind of experience. He went to various countries for practical visits, and then something happened."

In some countries, there are older traditions.Some of these kingdoms remained, others did not.

For example, the Kingdom of Ulan is a country that retains this ancient habit, while Württemberg and Lor are more casual, and there are no hard and fast rules, and some of them are even canceled directly.

Maria, for example, would never have faced such dire situations and demands.

But Prince Prince of the Ulan Kingdom had to go on a study tour.

It is just a more elegant way to say it is a study tour.In the past, it was very traditional that the so-called prince must act like a brave man and go on adventures everywhere.

In the previous adventures, I really went to a more dangerous place to have some real experience, and I might even fight against other races or evil beings, or maintain a friendly relationship with friendly races.

Up to now, there are still things in the country that a certain prince or a certain king once maintained a friendly relationship with a certain elf king or some elves, and how they became famous.

Originally, this matter should be quite normal for Youlan's heir.

From having to go to dangerous places, such as the forest where there are dragons and elves in Orlana legend, such as dangerous bones or swamps and dark places, now only need to travel to a few large countries and roughly see the rule of each other And get a stamped approval similar to a "customs clearance document", which is similar to punching in and then you can come back and inherit it logically.

Basically, every prince who can complete a similar journey will be respected, especially if the other party can go to a dangerous place to complete the experience, or even save a country or accomplish something big.

To give an inappropriate example, isn't the princess of the Kingdom of Slade cursed?

She and her country or palace are under the curse.

If there is a prince who can wake up the princess just right in the spirit of some kind or a utilitarian purpose, then he is likely to directly own the princess and the kingdom behind her.

If this is not the case, then when he returns to his own country, he will directly have the status of "heir".

He was originally the heir prince, so it is more justifiable. If he is not, he will become a strong contender for the heir.

This is why many princes talk about what they want to experience and do big things, but they are actually "looking for such opportunities".

As long as they "defeat evil", they will put their names on their own country, the opponent's country, the Temple of Light, etc., and make a subversive reversal of their own destiny.

Prince Youlan himself was required and stipulated in this way. This is an ancient rule, and his personal will cannot resist unless he does not want the throne.

In addition, if he wants to secure this position more firmly, he had better complete this task, get a good grade, and hand in a good answer sheet.

But in the end, something happened to Prince Prince during his travels.

The details of this have been blocked, but why is this the Duchy of Württemberg who has been waiting to see the good things of its neighbors?

Think about it, their prince Shunli is about to secure the position of heir, and when he is an adult, he will hold a dance to find his wife, and so far, he is also very qualified, and all kinds of work and affairs are handled very properly.

As a result, at such a time, a big problem occurred in the country next door, which has a lot of relationship with them and is very contradictory. Their heir made a mistake, and even made the queen furious, and directly ordered him not to go out again. Such a "joke", How could they miss it?

"I heard it was..."

"When the prince was outside, he fell in love with a woman."

"And there may have been a relationship with the other party."

"But the other party is humble." One of the girls shook her head, "But the prince seems to have a deep affection for her."

"Come on, if the love is really deep, if the love is really deep, how could he leave her there for nearly half a year?"

"Yes, counting the days, it has been almost half a year since Prince Prince returned to the Ulan Kingdom, and that poor girl has been waiting for more than half a year, right?"

"Also, the prince seems to have no intention of marrying her now..."

"Is there something wrong with that woman?" Anna blinked, "Peasant girl?"

"Oh, that's more than that." The noble girl curled her lips, showing a look similar to sneering.

"If it's just a poor and humble status, it won't make people very angry."

"After all, it's not uncommon for a prince to marry a poor girl. Even if the other party is to be the queen, as long as the prince or king is persistent enough, it's okay, but this Prince Prince is unwilling to give up the status of heir for the other party. Woolen cloth?"

"That's right, but Queen Youlan put a lot of pressure on him. It is said that everyone was locked up at that time."

"Yes, the big outrage, it is said to be very annoyed, and then Prince Prince's younger brother became active."

"But..." One of the girls' voice was neither soft nor heavy, but she said something that no one else mentioned before.

"The girl Prince Prince valued was raised by a witch."

The atmosphere suddenly became quiet. After the silence, several people tacitly changed the subject, only talking about the ridicule of Prince Youlan, and didn't want to say anything about the girl raised by the witch.

Seeing this, the girl who interjected with a gentle voice didn't continue talking. Only Anna was seduced by the incongruous story.

Taking advantage of the hot atmosphere of the ball, when several noble girls came off the stage to dance, Anna approached the girl, and Anna asked:

"Can you talk to me carefully?"

The other party was obviously a little surprised, but after thinking about it, she nodded and continued.

"Because it is a little closer to a territory of my home, so I only know that it is probably at a place where Lohr and Württemberg meet."

When the other party reported a place name, Anna calculated it in her heart and was a little surprised, but she didn't show it on her face.

I don't know if it's a coincidence, but the place she mentioned was very remote, but it happened to be a short cut that Anna took when she wanted to return to Oran from Württemberg.

Anna hadn't been here before, but this time she really meant to take a shortcut and go back.

The trip to Württemberg, especially the few days of the ball, immediately delayed their itinerary. It was estimated that they could return to Oran on the 20th to 22nd, but now I am afraid that if they leave normally, they will not be able to do so until after the 25th. So Anna wanted to take a shortcut again.

The reason for not leaving before was that it was said to be unsafe and remote, but now, Anna felt that it was not impossible to do so.

Here, the noble girl from Württemberg is still talking.

"It was a very poor small village, and the previous harvest was not very good, because the location was very unfortunate. Although it was in Württemberg, sometimes they would choose to migrate to the Kingdom of Lore. Speaking of that place, it used to be It was an oasis, and then it turned into a desert... Ah, or is it your territory?"

"It's in Oran?" Anna blinked, wondering if this was giving her some clues.

"It should be, Lord Lord of Oran." The girl smiled.

"But I don't know exactly, because I haven't actually been there."

"I just heard that this is the case. You don't have to take it too seriously, just listen to it as gossip."

"I understand." Anna nodded, making sure she wouldn't talk nonsense before the other party continued.

Prince Yulan's Prince just happened to pass by there, and what he saw near there, no one knows exactly what it was, but it was said that he fell in love with a beautiful girl there.

The girl, who used to come from a peasant family in a poor village next door, was adopted and raised by the neighbor next door, but unfortunately, the person who raised her was a witch.

Not to mention being evil or not, in the eyes of everyone, witches are naturally evil, otherwise they are kind of fairies.

Anyway, it was a witch whose identity was known to the nearby villagers. She usually did not interfere with the river water. I don't know why she succeeded in getting the farmer who had just given birth to a daughter to send her a little girl who had just been born. baby.

Later, the witch took the baby who later grew into a beautiful girl to a more remote place to be raised.

Somehow, this matter was known by Prince Prince of Ulan.

He went to rescue the innocent girl, and drove the evil witch away——

No one can tell the specific details.

Many people said that the witch was not driven away, so the queen was so angry, because Prince Prince wanted to lead troops to fight against the evil witch and save the beautiful girl he fell in love with, but the queen was afraid that disaster would come to the whole Ulan , so it is particularly opposed.

It is also said that the prince failed to kill the witch, but just drove her away, but left the girl raised by the witch waiting for him there. It is very likely that the witch will come back at any time, but it seems that the poor girl is still there. wait for him.

The most common saying is that Ulan used it when he was whitewashing the outside world. People in Württemberg didn't believe it, but everyone in Ulan believed it.

It is said that the girl is a witch, a little witch raised by an old witch, who bewitched the young and ignorant prince, let him marry her, and was fascinated by her.

Anyway, whether she is a witch or not, she and the witch are inseparable.

With such a background, unless Queen Youlan's brains were also burned, she would never let her son marry her.

The wife of Youlan's heir, the prince, is absolutely impossible to have anything to do with evil and darkness.

It is because of this that even the Temple of Light has a very conservative attitude towards this.

If Prince Prince continues to insist on marrying such a delicate and possibly very innocent girl, he will not only face loss of the throne, but also be labeled as an evil faction. After getting that position, it is possible to exile him directly.

Therefore, now Württemberg has seen all the good things, and the prince Prince has to deal with his very embarrassing situation, regain the favor of his father and mother, and express his gratitude to the people and the Temple of Light. Clear yourself of any possible association with the dark, evil witch.

Anna blinked, feeling that her desire to gossip had been greatly satisfied. As for this story, she also had some vague guesses in her mind.

Maybe it was a gossip, but the relationship between her and that noble lady has become much closer.

While talking to her, I saw her make a slightly disgusted expression, then turned her face away.

"What's the matter?" Anna was puzzled, following her gaze just now, it was the two princesses and sisters.

"Is that...the princess of Egypt?"

Because of the special skin color and appearance, Anna recognized it at a glance.

"Yes." The noble girl of Württemberg nodded, but her complexion was not very good, "But I don't like them very much, in fact, during their time in Württemberg, it can be said that they offended us all. over and over again."

"If you ask me, perhaps only their sister who is said to have disappeared is the real princess. How can someone as mean and petty as them be worthy of our prince?"

This aristocratic girl is already engaged, and Anna also knew this during the conversation, so she is someone who has no idea about the position of Prince Memphis's wife, so these young ladies will not be particularly wary of her.

"Are you here so early?" Anna was surprised.

"That's right." She sneered, "The small country is a pie, and we come here to eat and drink. Do you really think that our prince can take a fancy to anything?"

"Besides, they don't know what happened to the missing sister they were talking about..."

These two princesses are said to have gone to the swamp with their youngest sister, the third princess, to find a special flower to give to their king father.

But it was they who made the proposal. All the things used to find flowers and pray for blessings were worked on by their sisters. It was also the third princess who got the fairy's approval and help. She is a real beauty who is said to have outstanding morals.

However, when they came back, the most outstanding little princess who had been praised by the people disappeared.

The two elder sisters only said that the younger sister abandoned them on their own initiative so that they could find a way to come back, but sometimes they said that the younger sister had fallen into the swamp and died, with no future...

Anyway, the mouth is on them, and they can say and slander as much as they want, and the missing sister has disappeared a lot, maybe she was really killed.

They would not have been so mean to the princesses from the two small countries, but the other party's behavior during this period was extremely high-profile, and there was no lack of disdain, ridicule and even jealousy towards the missing princess in his words, as if the wife of Prince Memphis was not theirs. none other than.

Anna suddenly remembered that the ore given to a certain princess by the seven dwarfs was cheated away——

At that time, it seemed that they wanted to find the sisters of these two princesses just because they had heard of the good name?

In the end, I didn't meet them, I only saw them, and I still felt that the two of them were not worthy of being princesses, so I left?

"It's so frustrating!"

The girl tugged at the handkerchief.