You and me under the world tree

"Of course I understand!"

"Okay, go ahead and perform your duties."

"Yes!"

In the end, Palace Chancellor Hagen disappeared from their sight.

On the other side, Krimhild had already reached the gate of the palace.

Only a few last steps away, she was able to step out of this place that broke her heart.

But in the end, she slowed down her pace.

At the same time, she turned her head and stared at the majestic and domineering corridor for a long time.

In terms of design, the palace of the Volsung family highlights the word "fair and aboveboard", with no extra twists and turns, and no messy traps.

Some are just various carvings and huge stone statues embedded in the walls.

In the past, because of her deep love for the king and the fact that he did not explicitly reject her, she would carefully observe the layout every time she came to this place.

However, now she is not as comfortable as before.

Because the layout and carvings here are too exquisite.

In Krimhild's eyes, the arrangement here even symbolizes Siegfried's own character.

There is no need to actually see him, as long as she has some understanding of the architectural decoration here, then the image of Siegfried will naturally emerge in her mind.

In the past, this was undoubtedly a happy thing for her.

But not now.

At this moment, unlike the sadness and gloom on her face, a flame was burning in her heart.

That flame is called jealousy...

That was obviously the unfolding of her dream, and the man in front of her was obviously her destined lover, but now he said that he already had a lover.

How could this kind of thing make her endure it?

She should have been the hostess here!

However, the bloody reality was right in front of her eyes.

She originally imagined that she could spend her whole life hand in hand with him, but suddenly found that she had never been special in his eyes.

He already has a sweetheart!

Although he didn't know what kind of person he was, he looked like an ordinary civilian, but he was extremely attached to her.

This fact not only broke his heart, but also made the fire in her heart burn even more vigorously.

However, she can't do that.

She must maintain her demeanor and performance, and not make him feel disgusted.

"Calm down... have to calm down."

she whispered.

She can't give up, how can she give up?

That was her destined lover!

That was the cute mountain eagle that belonged to her alone. How could she give it up to a humble woman who didn't know where she came from?

"I will definitely come back, this place should belong to me." She whispered.

Staring at the majestic palace corridor, she clenched her fists.

But at this moment, she saw someone walking towards her slowly.

A confidant of King Siegfried, Hagen once came from the royal family of Burgundy.

After seeing him, Krimhild frowned all of a sudden.

"Hagen, what are you doing here?"

Chapter 41: This Man Is Not Royalty

Hagen.

Hagen of Tron Page.

The position of this man in the Kingdom of Burgundy is very delicate.

First of all, he is the child of King Jibishi, which is beyond doubt, because her father, King Jibishi, also admitted this.

And when he was looking for it, Jibishi, the king, accepted him into the palace.

However, for this half-brother, Krimhild actually did not like it.

First of all, the first point is his appearance...

As a hybrid of dwarves and humans, his appearance is not bad in all fairness, and even the shadow of his father Jibixi can be seen between his eyebrows.

But most of all, he was too small.

In the tradition of Midgard, the so-called handsome and handsome must be related to height.

A handsome warrior must be tall and unrestrained, this is the mainstream aesthetic in the atrium world.

Also because of this, humans actually don't think highly of dwarves, and as a hybrid of dwarves and humans, Hagen is naturally discriminated against.

In the eyes of humans, he has always been equated with words like 'ugly' and 'obscene'

First up is his mother.

In Krimhild's eyes, her once handsome father should never have looked at the last dwarf anyway.

So the dwarf must have used some kind of witchcraft to bewitch Jibishi.

There have always been such rumors within the Kingdom of Burgundy, and although Krimhild never said anything on the surface, it was just because of his father's face.

And second is himself.

In fact, although Jibixi generously accepted Hagen at the beginning, he even provided him with the best education.

But that doesn't mean others within the court will approve of him.

The class division within the kingdom is extremely clear, and coupled with the short stature and illegitimate child status created by his own mixed-race status, his status is undoubtedly low.

Moreover, this point can be understood even by looking at the taboo.

Until now he was Hagen of 'Tronpage', not named after his father, nor said to be from the old city of Worms.

And as a 'perfect' princess, Krimhild will not hold any prejudice against him on the surface, but secretly she absolutely does not want to see him.

"Although I know that His Royal Highness Krimhild probably doesn't want to see me, the illegitimate child who has discredited the great and ancient royal family, I have other identities after all."

Just when Krimhild lowered her head, Hagen's voice came from her ear.

At this moment, there was no need for her to raise her head, nor did she need to show any expression, the man had already walked in front of her.

"What are you talking about, Hagen, we are brother and sister no matter what..."

"Personally, I suggest that you put away the smirk on your face, we are not children."

Facing the formulaic smile shown by Krimhild, Hagen said with a smile.

And in that smile, Krimhild felt a deep chill.

"I think, you should also have heard about my attitude from Garnott."

After hearing Hagen's words, Krimhild couldn't help narrowing his eyes.

As the princess of the Kingdom of Burgundy, she had of course heard about Hagen's attitude from her elder brother.

The man had no intention of cheating either.

It is estimated that he felt that he had gained a firm foothold in the Kingdom of the Netherlands, so he completely turned against the Kingdom of Burgundy.

Ever since Siegfried was looking for the treasure of the evil dragon, Hagen completely regarded himself as a member of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

Not only did he ignore Garnott's request, he even took the time to go back to his hometown and moved the grave of his mother who was originally buried there to a place with beautiful mountains and rivers around the king's city.

It even spent a lot of money to redecorate it, and reburied a large number of funerary objects.

"So, what are you doing here?"

"This question should actually be asked by me."

Seeing the slight change in Krimhild's complexion, Hagen couldn't help laughing.

"I am the palace minister of the Netherlands. This palace is usually where I work. Where I am has nothing to do with you, an outsider, right?"

Although he needed to look up to see Krimhild's expression, it had to be said that Krimhild's expression made him feel extremely happy.

Just like when he saw Gael Nott angry, there was a kind of distorted joy in his heart.

But at this moment, he didn't even intend to hide his expression, he almost wrote the word 'mocking' on his face.

And until this time, Krimhild was convinced of one thing.

It was no coincidence that this man appeared here, from the beginning, he knew everything.

Today can even be said to be the first time to run to him and laugh at her.

Thinking of this, Krimhild immediately became angry in his heart.

However, she couldn't just directly have any conflict with the man in front of her.

At least for now, she can't make this matter a big deal.

So, she took a deep breath.

"Isn't it good to pick yourself so clean?"

After calming down the rising emotions in her heart, she spoke.

"No matter what you do, you came from the court of Burgundy. Without the teaching and care of your father, it is a question of whether you can achieve what you are today."

"Well, that's a good point, but that man just wants to find some comfort from me, as if he can make up for my mother to a certain extent as long as he gives me the most basic basic necessities of life, food, housing, transportation and education."

Hagen smiled.

However, Krimhild sensed something unusual in that smile.

That's abomination, that's distortion.

"To him, and even to you, I'm just a burden. From the beginning, you never thought highly of me, but at that time, I still had a little bit of affection for you."

"..."

"After all, at that time, you were the only one who was gentle with me, but later on, I found out that you were just trying to maintain your perfect 'princess persona'."

In the end, Hagen's light-hearted complaints came to an abrupt end.

Because he found that he didn't need to continue talking, these things have been in the past for a long time.

Although they determine Hagen's fundamental attitude towards his so-called "relatives", they will not affect his reason.

"Besides, you think I'm here just to see the joke?" he said.

Facing Hagen's half-smile expression, Krimhild's lips moved.

She wanted to respond to this, but couldn't say a single word.

It can't be said that her mind is blank, but the man in front of her didn't give her a chance to respond at all.

"Of course I can't be that free, but to be honest, you don't deserve me to make a special trip."

"you……"

"Okay, I don't want to say more about other nonsense, but I need to remind you a little bit."

Immediately afterwards, Krimhild suddenly subconsciously felt that his breathing was somewhat difficult.

The man in front of him stared at her like a snake, staring at her throat, as if he was going to bite off her throat the next moment and drink her blood.

"Adjust your emotions. As the Prime Minister, I have the obligation to ensure that there will be no rumors that are not conducive to His Majesty the King. As a member of the royal family, you should understand what I am talking about."

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