Chapter 4 Chapter Three Emerald Rose

At sunset, the Dangdang train pulled into the station at Bertha Public School.Martial law was not lifted until the whole army of the Crusader Guard passed through the area around Marston, and Cesare and Minet stayed in the car for a whole afternoon. The campus was empty, the laurel trees swaying in the evening wind and the leaves of the ivy rustling.It seemed that it was too late, the exam was over, and the examiners and students had dispersed.Minet accompanied Césaire across the garden to Sister Enoya's office, and no one spoke a word along the way. "Mine, go back, don't accompany me." César stopped in front of the office door.

"I..." Minet couldn't say any words of consolation. He missed the priest qualification exam, and César could only drop out of school. "You've helped me a lot today, goodbye." César pushed open the office door. The only room left was a lamp with a glass mosaic shade.Sister Ainoya, the director of the age group, sat in the colorful lights and looked at Cesar coldly.She didn't show any anger, but César could imagine the overwhelming anger in the "old woman". The students call Ainoya an old woman, but she is not yet thirty years old.What they call an "old woman" means a woman who is difficult, annoying, old-fashioned, and unattractive, and Ainoya is indeed such a person.

There are many young and beautiful female teachers in the school, especially those who teach painting, music or etiquette courses. The school pays them very high salaries. They also know how difficult it is to teach noble children. If there is a complaint, it's better to look attractive. Not only do adolescent students like attractive female teachers, but some of their parents are also attracted to it. Maybe a student's father is waiting to continue?That's why the popular female teachers always wear slender high-heeled shoes and light gauze skirts, revealing their smooth and straight calves and delicate ankles, and walk gracefully in the academy with a burst of fragrant wind.

The boys privately commented on the female teachers' looks and figures, and talked about which of them was more coquettish. But Ainoya is different. She became a trainee nun at the age of six and a lifelong nun at the age of twelve. She has never liked any man in her life, and she doesn't know what a woman's charm is.Her face has been frozen for many years, as if she had been frozen by the cold wind and never recovered. When she yelled, her voice was as loud as thunder, and her sharp voice often echoed in the academy: "This is this!" Evil act!" The students said that the swallows in the academy died a lot recently, because they had a heart attack after being frightened by Ainoya's roar.

The person she blamed the most was César, "If you are not ready to cleanse your heart, don't step into this sacred place and dirty its ground with your feet!" She once said in front of everyone The human face scolded César.From that day on, rumors that César would be persuaded to leave were circulating on campus, and the boys were looking forward to it. César sat down at the desk, and in the window behind Ainoya, the sun was setting, and the birds, startled by the movement of the army, were returning to their nests. There was a long silence, and no one wanted to speak first.

César scratched his forehead and figured out the mistakes he had made. He missed the priest qualification exam, and Father Roman would not give him a chance to make up the exam. According to the school rules, he would be dismissed, and going to the casino would be a violation of discipline, and he would be punished for both. , Expulsion from school will be implemented immediately. He had been familiar with the school rules when he entered school, not to obey them, but to figure out how far he could violate the school rules.Over the years, he has violated countless school rules but he can always get along in this noble school because he is too clear about his calculations.But today he miscalculated.

He suddenly felt that he didn't need to spend any more time here, the ending was already decided, so what's the point of staying?Leave this academy after hearing the old woman's scolding?It's better to help the old woman save her saliva.So he nodded to Ainoya, got up and left. "Give up just like that? Sure enough, it's something that César would do, never ask for help, and walk alone, do you think it's cool?" Ainuoya spoke behind his back. "It's useless to humble yourself in front of the school rules, right? If it's useless, why do you say it?" César held the doorknob, turned his head, and smiled faintly, "Being humbled and begged and then thrown out the door Than, I do think this would be more handsome."

In the warm light, his smile was as beautiful as ever, and it was this kind of smile that made the girls lose their minds. "What if there is a cliff outside that door? You still don't ask anyone, open the door and jump down? Then I will recognize your courage." Ainoya said coldly. César raised his eyebrows: "Nurse, you are not the kind of person who would waste time chatting with dropouts, so there should be some turning point, right? Don't I have to get out of this school?" "Sure enough, it's César, who has been observing others with your nasty eyes." Ainuoya frowned displeasedly, "You are very lucky, because of the martial law, the exam was temporarily canceled, which means you didn't miss the exam, Once again escaped the punishment of the school regulations."

"It's really good news." As he said this, César didn't show any joy. "Get out after hearing the good news." Ainuoya frowned. "Are you not educating me? Going out of the casino is a very serious mistake in your heart, it must be an 'evil act'." "I don't want to waste my words. Casinos are places where cowards go, and only cowards pin their desire for success on gambling." Ainoya said coldly, "What can I say to cowards?" "Ma'am, you are right." César took out the purse and poured the gold coins he won onto the desk.

"Don't put dirty money on my desk!" Ainoya snapped. "It's the tuition and living expenses for me and Adele for the next year, and today is the last day to pay the fees." Ainoya was taken aback.He had already forgotten about it. In Bertha College, students usually don’t need to pay cash directly for their tuition and living expenses. Their parents will call the bank, and the bank will issue a money order for transfer.As a clergyman, she is not willing to touch such things as gold and silver coins. Belongings are a temptation, especially these gold coins from the casinos in the lower city. They are full of scratches and have a greasy surface. I don’t know how many people have rubbed them in their hands.

"It's quite dirty, but money is inherently dirty to you, Mammy, right?" César immediately guessed what she was thinking. "You go to the casino to win a sum of money to pay your tuition and living expenses? I remember that you and your sister have an annuity, which is enough to pay your tuition and living expenses." Through the glass lens, Ainoya stared at Cecil's indifferent face Face. "It was supposed to be sent at the beginning of the year, but now it's April, and the teacher in charge of finance reminded me that if I don't pay, I will have to withdraw from school." Sizer said, "So compared with the pastor's qualification certificate, getting the money is right. It's more important to me. You and I have different opinions on how important something is because one of us is standing on the edge of a cliff and the other is sitting in a safe place. Only safe people are qualified to look forward to the future and stand on the edge of a cliff Some people just want to live through this moment." The sixteen-year-old boy, with a casual tone and a casual expression, said something that almost put him in a desperate situation. Ainoya was silent for a long time. "If that's the case, you could have told me, and I'll help you find a way to extend the time limit for payment." Ainuoya said, "Maybe it's just something wrong with the bank transfer." "To be honest, I didn't think you would give me any convenience before today. Maybe it's because I'm really not good at asking for people?" César smiled, "But someone told me that when you can still crawl Do not walk on the shoulders of others, because others will always throw you down, and you may not be able to climb at that time.” "Is your family... short of money?" Ainuoya asked. "No, they just forgot about me." César said flatly. He went out, closing the door behind him. By the time we got back to the school building, it was already dark.The premises at Berthe School were fine, but most of the students did not live on the grounds. They lived in larger and more comfortable houses of their own, with servants coming and going. César lived in a suite, the wallpaper of the blue acacia flowers was a bit old, there was a round table in the living room, and a sofa chair with a wooden frame under the window, other than that, there was no furniture, and it looked cold breath.There was no light in the room, and the darkness was as solemn as some kind of jelly. He took off his school uniform and hung it on the back of the dining chair, and then sat down on the sofa armchair. The moon rose on the top of the mountain, and the stars were shining brightly, and the brilliance of the stars and the moon cast a layer of silver on his sharp face. The sound of mechanical roar came from the southeast of the earth, like a mythical giant putting a red-hot iron billet on an anvil for forging, or like hundreds of thousands of bronze bells roaring. To the southeast of Marston is the sea, and by the sea is an open plain called the Parthian Plain, with several ports nearby.It was said that the sirens heard at noon were not merchant ships but warships. Suddenly, heavy warships with huge white sails appeared on the foggy sea. They slid past like giant sharks, with blue dragon flags hanging on their masts.The merchant sailors in the port fled one after another. The cyan dragon flag is the symbol of the Great Xia Federation, and the ones who came were actually Orientals! In the era of continuous wars in the Irobo Continent, the Aso Continent was always peaceful because it was guarded by the dragon-like imperial kingdom "Xia".How big is the Xia Kingdom, I am afraid that the Emperor Daxia himself is not quite clear, any powerful country on the Yiluobo Continent is placed in the Xia Kingdom, it is a province. Neighboring countries were afraid of Xia's power, and became its vassal states one after another. In 1777 of the Holy Calendar, Xia Kingdom announced the establishment of a new joint state "Great Xia Federation", and Emperor Xia unified the East in name.From then on, the East was dominated by the Great Xia Federation, and the West was dominated by the Papal State, maintaining a balance of power between the East and the West. Until the Holy Calendar 1884, that is, four years ago, the Ceylon War broke out.This is a small and medium-sized war, and the two parties involved in the war are the Byzantine Empire, a thousand-year-old country, and the Kingdom of Ceylon, another thousand-year-old country. The State of Ceylon is a vassal state of the Great Xia Federation, and the Byzantine Empire is one of the most valued allies of the Papal State.Justinian VII, Emperor of the Byzantine Empire, was a close friend of the Pope.Ceylon borders Byzantium, and there have been border conflicts in history. However, under the suppression of the Papal State and the Great Xia Federation, the war has not expanded. Ceylon produces the finest black tea in the world, but it is quite negligible compared with another produce.Girls in Ceylon are famous for their beauty. Some people say that every girl in Ceylon is qualified to be a queen. Emperor Justinian was young and handsome, and was known for his passion. After hearing about the style of Ceylon girls, he sent an envoy to propose to Ceylon.The national power of the Byzantine Empire was far stronger than that of Ceylon, and Justinian VII was a well-known handsome man throughout the West. He was willing to marry the princess of Ceylon as a queen, which was a very high courtesy for the small country of Ceylon. But the King of Ceylon has only one daughter. This princess is young and promising. She is the Chief Foreign Minister of the Ceylon Kingdom. She is considered to be the future Queen of Ceylon. The Ceylon Kingdom is equivalent to giving the future king to Justin Neil VII. After weighing the pros and cons, the King of Ceylon selected a stunning girl from the people, gave her the title of princess, and sent her to Constantinople, the capital of the Byzantine Empire, to marry her.But the emissary who sent her off was the real princess of Ceylon, Minister of Foreign Affairs Sugaro.This was a fatal mistake, which directly led to the demise of Ceylon. Su Jialuo is known as "the lotus flower in the sky", which means that she is an unparalleled beauty even in the kingdom of heaven, and her existence is to make the kings lose their souls.The king of Ceylon actually let the most beautiful in the sky send off his bride for the most beautiful in the world. In the glory of Sogaro, the bride is only at the level of a maid. Justinian VII took a fancy to Su Jialuo at a glance, and knew through spies that Su Jialuo was the real princess.Dazed by love, Justinian VII forced Sugaro to stay in the palace, and asked the deputy envoy to send a letter to the king of Ceylon, willing to exchange five border cities for the real princess of Ceylon.After being rejected, Justinian VII declared war on Ceylon on the grounds that Ceylon used a fake princess to marry him. The national power of the Byzantine Empire is far greater than that of Ceylon, and it also has the "Lionheart Knights" that shocked the countries. The main weapons of the soldiers of Ceylon are crossbows and snake-shaped daggers that have been passed down from generation to generation in the family. War should be one-sided.But Emperor Justinian did not expect that the Kingdom of Ceylon has a secret army that has never been exposed to the world. It is the assassin army "Black Mandala" composed of teenagers who have been trained in the mountains since childhood. The instructor's requirements for them are "Agile as an eagle, cunning as a fox, and cruel as a ghost."The Black Mandala trapped the Lionheart Knights in the mountains, severely injured them with falling rock traps, and followed the Ceylon army to the city of Constantinople. Emperor Justinian had no choice but to call for help from Fei Lengcui, but the Pope rejected the request, unwilling to offend the Great Xia Alliance.Seeing that Constantinople was about to fall, Emperor Justinian actually led the crowd to launch a Jedi counterattack and destroyed the Black Mandala Army in one fell swoop.The army marched straight into the border of Ceylon and captured the capital of Ceylon.Almost all young men in Ceylon died in battle. Originally, the fight was only for the marriage contract, but the result was nothing more than cession of land and compensation, but the Byzantine Empire lost half of the Lionheart Knights, and the heart of revenge was unstoppable. Ceylon girls over the age of fourteen were taken captive to Constantinople, rated according to their appearance and given to allies who supported the Byzantine Empire, acting as everything from the monarch to the knight.At last, the Knights of the Lionheart held a trial, Xuancheng was the king of Ceylon who first broke the promise between the two countries, causing war and bloodshed, and they sentenced the old man to death and crucified him with a spear. On that day, the thousand-year-old country of Ceylon was destroyed, and the imprisoned Su Jialuo jumped off the tower to commit suicide when she heard the news. She fell to pieces, but still insisted on writing on the ground with her own blood, "God will let The country is dead!" This tragedy shook the Great Xia Alliance, and the emperor angrily declared war on the entire West. As the leader of the West, the Papal States also had to join the war.It was originally just for a girl like a lotus flower, but it eventually triggered the largest war in the history of Irobe and Aso, just like a philosopher said, maybe a butterfly flaps its wings on one side of the sea, but blows on the other side storm. The people living in Marston did not feel the war, just because the Gawain Republic was a neutral country, neither the Papal State nor the Great Xia Alliance would easily offend this commercial country with strategic value. But even those who hide in Xanadu will still smell the smoke of the battlefield after all. César silently counted the time... Three years, three years have passed. For three years, he and his sister lived in this remote and comfortable small town, like Marstonians who have nothing to do with the world.He gradually became familiar with the streets and alleys here, and participated in the Midsummer Eve celebration every year.He even developed the habit of a local, jumping on the Dangdang car after lunch, stopping and walking, wasting some time. But when he was about to turn into a Marston boy, the emerald breath came again, like a gorgeous storm. The scene of the afternoon kept flashing in his mind. Thousands of heavy cavalry filled the mountain road. The tailpipe of the Stein heavy machine spit out thick white steam, and the reflection of the badge on the military uniform stung people's eyes.It was a frenzied flow of power and power, descending on Marston in an instant, so majestic, it was almost unbearable for this small town.At that moment, he felt that he had returned to the emerald emerald that was ringing in unison, the spiers pointed to the sky like dense lances, and white petals were flying all over the sky. It turned out that he had never left Fei Leng Cui in the past three years, and his heart had always stayed there. Someone covered his eyes from behind, and his hands were soft and warm, with a faint fragrance.César suddenly relaxed, and subconsciously smiled, this is his real smile, not as beautiful as the one shown in front of the girls, with a little tiredness. Some people say that everyone's genuine smile is limited, and when the smile is over, there will be no more, only a fake smile to deal with the world.If this is the case, he is willing to save all the real smiles and leave them to the girl behind him. "I guess it's a stray cat?" César said. "A stray cat that walks among the flowers, so there's a scent on its paws." The hands were released, and his sister Adele sat on his lap, her beauty in the moonlight taking on a certain unreal quality. Although they are biological siblings, they don't look very much alike.Adele has long, soft brown hair that is adorned with thin scrunchies and tassel locks.His eyes are bright green, and his eyelashes are long, just like his brother's.Her braids are long and her face is small, like a curious swan when she tilts her head to look at people. She had grown a lot in the past three years, and it was not appropriate to sit on César's lap at her current height, but she still maintained the habits she had when she was a child. "Why don't you turn on the light?" Cesare asked. "Why are you wearing an apron?" Today Adele, in her plaid apron, runs in and out of the kitchen like a little cook, but they don't usually cook, there is catering in the school building. "Happy birthday bro!" Adele yelled, grabbing Cesare's head like a chicken coop. César was stunned for a moment before he realized that today was his birthday, and he had been trying to find ways to raise tuition fees for the past week, so he forgot his birthday. "Clang, clang, clang!" Adele pulled him to the table, and lifted the cloth covering the tableware. Underneath was a beautiful decorated cake, with strawberry jam written "Happy 17th birthday brother" , with almond cookies, sliced ​​cheese and fresh strawberries surrounding the cake. This kind of birthday celebration is of course very simple compared with the birthday party of a classmate's family.At rich people’s birthday parties, everyone drank champagne or apple juice, servants shuttled through the hall with silver trays, and there were bands playing. There were birthday cakes with three or even five floors. I don't even want to touch it.But as Adele lit the candles on the cake one by one, all the simplicity disappeared, and the candlelight illuminated her flawless face, as if the treasures of the world were piled there, and the brilliance flowed. On the day he came to Marston, César was wearing only a simple black overcoat, without any decorations on his body, "but he brought the most expensive decorations", boys and girls said so.He took Adele. Some people think that César intends to demonstrate on purpose, using her princess-like sister to raise her status.But for Cesare, he just doesn't want Adele to feel bad. They were going to such a far and strange place, and there was fine snow outside the car window, if they were still dressed in simple and poor clothes, wouldn't Adele be sad?So he dressed his sister in his best clothes and spent a long time combing her hair and putting on the few ornaments she had, making it look like they weren't kicked out of Emerald but were going on vacation. "There are also grilled chicken wings!" Adele put on cotton gloves and trotted to the kitchen. Everyone in the school building was gone, only the two of them lived in this room with dim lights. Adele trotted in the dark corridors in cotton slippers, arms outstretched, like ducklings in water.César looked at her back, feeling her happiness. She must have spent a long time preparing, right?It’s like when she was young, she drew pictures on her back, and she didn’t show them to César until the day the painting was finished. If César smiled at the first moment when she saw it, she would be so happy that she would walk around in the garden .After so many years, she has grown up, and she still wants to please her brother so much. "Blow out the candles!" Adele pushed him in front of the cake, "Before blowing out the candles, make a wish!" "Then I hope Adele can find a boy she likes when I'm seventeen." César teased her. "Hey! It's not my birthday, it's my brother's birthday. Why don't you wish that you find a girl you like!" Adele's eyes were shining brightly, with candles dancing inside, "I hope she is gentle and can play the piano ...and preferably like poetry!" "Hey, is this picking the girl you like or picking the girl I like? Why does she like playing the piano and poetry as much as you do?" "The girl my brother likes will marry my brother in the future. That's my sister-in-law. She will live with us. In this way, when my brother is away, I can play the piano and read poems with my sister-in-law." "But you will marry someone else and live in someone else's house in the future, so you won't live with the girl I like, and you don't have to have the same hobbies." César regretted it immediately after saying this.Adele was stunned at first, then lost in thought, and finally lowered her eyelashes. The girl who was still radiant just now became very depressed at this moment, and the originally cheerful atmosphere suddenly dropped to zero. Because of her parents, Adele didn't feel much about marriage and family. She probably thought that she would always be a younger sister. She never thought that she would become the wife of a strange man and moved to his to the house.Cesare just made a joke and shattered her little world. He immediately made amends and gently stroked his sister's hair: "Don't worry, I won't leave you behind. Even if you marry someone in the future and go to a far, far away place, as long as you whistle, I will appear there In front of you. I will leave you a bedroom in my house, hang your favorite clothes in the closet, put your favorite bear on the bedside, and have servants to boil the bath water for you every night. You Come whenever you want without notifying me, take a comfortable hot bath and sleep, or play the piano and read poems with the girl I like." "But they say that if a girl gets married, her husband has the final say." Adele was still frustrated. "He will allow it, and I will figure out a way." César said lightly. "Okay, okay! My brother is the most domineering brother in the world. I'd better run back to see my brother, or else my brother will bring a sword to negotiate with my future husband?" Adele laughed again, " Blow out the candles! Remember to make a wish!" Cesare closed his eyes, made this birthday wish, and then blew out all the candles in one breath. He didn't have to think about what kind of wish he should make. Starting from his thirteenth birthday, he would make the same wish every birthday.This wish is big and difficult, and it cannot be realized in a year, but he is still young and has enough time to wait.Fifty years, one hundred years, he would keep making this wish, until the end of his life, he grabbed the knife and started cutting the cake, only then did he realize that this cake was not right, the cake was not soft under the cream, It is a round hard cake with a layer of strawberries covered with a thin layer of cream. Cesar put down the knife, and the smile disappeared from his face.Only then did he remember that the annuity hadn't been sent, their life was very difficult, and Adele even gave up sweets.A birthday cake is nothing to others, but they have to spend a lot of trouble. He looked at the table again, and guessed how Adele prepared this little birthday celebration. Almond biscuits are available in limited quantities in the academy, and strawberries are after-meal fruit. Taking more will not offend the teacher who supervises the restaurant dissatisfaction.Using her little pocket money to buy cream and chicken wings, she made the cake herself, based on a hard cake she brought back from the restaurant. Adele's heart was uneasy, and she also knew that this cake was too shabby for her brother.Sometimes César seems to be able to bear anything, but Adele knows that her brother's standards are very high, which can be called harsh, and he is unwilling to touch things that are not up to standard.When they were in Emerald, the chef at home used common mushrooms instead of black truffles to steam Cecil’s favorite grouse. Cecil rang the bell to summon the waitress after only one bite, telling her to fire the cook.He was not given any chance to turn around. But there must be a cake for a birthday. Only with a cake can candles be inserted, candles can have a warm atmosphere, and candles can be blown out to make a wish.Adele also put a lot of thought into making this cake, but now it seems that this cake made her brother angry. "I...I..." Adele quickly picked up the cake, trying to move this crude work away from her brother's eyes, so as not to make him even more angry. "Such a beautiful cake, I haven't eaten yet, why do I have to take it away?" César suddenly opened his arms to hug her, stroked her hair, and kissed her cheek.Cesare doesn't like to have physical contact with people. Adele always takes the initiative to hug Cesare on weekdays. Cesare usually just pats her on the back, but tonight his hug is very strong, even a little rough . Like a fire-breathing dragon hugging its treasure. Only then did Adele feel relieved. It turned out that her brother was not angry. This time, what she made was praised by him again, so she dared to act like a baby again. She put her ear on her brother's chest and listened to the strong heartbeat.Naturally, she couldn't see her brother's face when she hugged her, so she didn't notice that César's expression was slightly ferocious, as if countless sword fragments formed his eyebrows and facial features, and his pupils burst out with a menacing aura. César let go of his sister and touched the top of her head with a smile: "Come on, let's eat cake." The two dined by candlelight, sharing that novelty cake.Adele enjoyed it even though it was just a crusty biscuit with whipped cream, she hadn't had a sweet tooth in a long time.César spread all the cream on Adele's cake with a knife, and chewed on the hardened cake base. César vividly talked about how he won the Colonel’s money in the casino, and Adele reported to her brother that there was another bouquet of roses in front of the door in the afternoon, and she had already thrown it down the stairs, César said I seem to hear the sound of a boy's heart breaking. Adele said that maybe it's a girl's heart. Isn't there a girl who wrote a love letter to her brother?Maybe the roses were for my brother.César smiled and said that I will punish you, how can you just throw away the roses that others gave me?Maybe flower girls are really my type... On weekdays, their siblings also chat like this, without any substantive content, just chatting.But tonight Adele knew very clearly that her brother had something on her mind. Although he smiled brightly, his side face in the candlelight was as sharp as a blade, as if touching it would cut his hand. "I saw the Crusader Guard today." César put down the cake in his hand and suddenly changed the subject. "Yeah." Adele nodded.It is impossible for her to stay in the school building without knowing such a big news. "That person is here too." "Ok." The two fell silent. The living room was filled with the rustling sound of Adele eating pancakes. César always said that she ate like a kitten or a mouse. "Have you thought about going back to Fei Leng Cui?" César raised his eyebrows lightly. "Marston is fine too." Adele didn't answer directly. "Marston is pretty good, but it can't compare with Feilengui. There are many hot spring cities in the world, but there is only one Feilengui. It is the center of the world." "I don't want to go to the center of the world, I just want to stay by my brother's side, it's the same everywhere." Adele raised her eyes and looked directly at César, with a serious expression, "My world is only as big as my brother's side .” "But you lived a life in Fei Leng Cui that every girl would envy, don't you miss it? There you wore velvet and silk skirts, there were people serving you when you went in and out, fresh cakes were always available, and there were people from Ceylon Black tea brought in. You never have to go out on rainy days, you just play the piano and read poems in front of the rainy window. Do you remember those white deerskin boots? I gave you a gift on your birthday, and you wore them It's been a whole year and it's still as clean as new, because you don't have to walk in the dust, and everywhere you go there is a red carpet and people part the way for you, and they call you Your Royal Highness." Cesare across the table Stretching out his hand, he gently stroked his younger sister's little face covered with ashes, which Adele accidentally rubbed on when she was serving the chicken wings, "At that time, there would be no ashes sticking to your face." "I have been a princess for a few years in my life, that's enough. After that, I just want to be by my brother's side. Fei Leng Cui is very good, but it's also scary." Adele put her hand on her brother's side On the back of the veined hand. They have lived in this small town for three years.In the past three years, Adele watched her brother grow up with her own eyes, and gradually became gentle, and she also had that heartless friend of Minnie, which made her feel that she was finally far away from Fei Lengcui, far away from everything in the past, and gradually settled down. calm down. But suddenly the Crusaders came, and so did the man, and the abyssal brother was awakened again. Now he was sitting at a simple dining table, smiling, eating hard cakes from the previous night, but seemed Armed with swords and armed soldiers lined up behind him, it makes people feel very far away. "I don't like Emerald either," César sipped his coffee, "It's really a hypocritical city, the nobles talked about their donations to the church at the ball, but their eyes were glued to those scantily clad courtesans; Priests don't want to touch money, say these tinkling things are the devil's seductive sound, but they keep whores in the church; and those noble ladies who wrap themselves tightly in silk, They are obviously old and can't compare to those beautiful roses, but they still want to attract men's eyes to themselves, but they expose their fat waists." The corner of his mouth pulled out a mocking arc, his language was extremely mean, so ridiculously charming. "Do you still remember Mrs. Tita who is known as 'Emerald Pearl'?" he asked. "I remember, it's the 'so beautiful, so beautiful' Mrs. Tita." Adele smiled wryly, "Of course I remember, she is the kind of woman who is afraid that others will not remember her." "At the celebration of the Tiber River that year, she paid a lot of money for the opportunity to give flowers to the Pope on behalf of the citizens. She appeared during the fireworks display, wearing a diamond necklace set with the 'Star of Bharat' and wearing peacock feathers. She was wearing nothing underneath the embellished floor-length dress that would have required a dozen servants to hold it up. It was well worth the money, and during the few minutes she walked to the pope, she was full of emerald emeralds. All the nobles could only watch her writhe by herself. Later, she became the queen of Fei Leng Cui's salon." "Brother, you stepped on the corner of her skirt, and the peacock feathers fell off her body as she walked! "Adele thought of that verse and wanted to laugh for no reason. After presenting flowers, the twelve-year-old César passed by Mrs. Tita, wearing a neat custom-made dress and a scarlet cloak that symbolized status, with a blank expression on his face.Mrs. Tita was blowing kisses to the citizens, and her peacock fur skirt fell off without warning. The noble lady hugged her plump body tightly in fright, and hid in the circle surrounded by servants.Afterwards, she furiously punished the old tailor who sewed skirts for her. The court confiscated his tailor shop and expelled him from Feilengcui.Mrs. Tita thought that it must be the tailor who was clumsy and failed to fasten the key buttons, which made her have a good time in front of everyone, but she didn't suspect Cesare at all. The colonel felt that César was a bottomless abyss, because he had never seen the real abyss.Today's César is too gentle, but César back then was a real abyss.Since it is an abyss, how can it play children's pranks? Among the people watching the ceremony, only Adele knew her brother's disposition. She was so happy that she jumped up and down, pointing at Mrs. Tita and giggling loudly, unable to stop no matter what.Cesare is indeed the abyss, the abyss of smiles, and the abyss of willfulness. "She wants to be famous so much, so I will help her. Speaking of which, she is also a beneficiary. In the three months after that incident, all the men in Fei Leng Cui were discussing her figure, right? Otherwise, her family The salon won’t be so lively.” César said with a smile, “Anyway, what really attracts those guests is not the artwork in her home but her body, so let’s show it openly.” "Brother, you hate Fei Lengcui so much, why do you want to go back?" Adele stopped laughing suddenly, "The people there don't like Brother, and the people there don't treat Brother well at all! I hate them!" "Yeah, I know they hate me, we hate each other. I hate the emerald sky, always so cloudy, it seems to fall down; I hate the emerald land, those roses suck the people in the soil Blood, blooming extraordinarily lushly; I hate the steeples of Gothic churches, which are as sharp as the tip of a gun, as if they may fall down and pierce people at any time; If it is a judge, all the nobles will be sentenced to death." César said softly, "But it doesn't matter what I think, I can't change the status of that city, it is the center of the world, where the most intense energy in the world gathers Desire also gathers the most beautiful things in the world. Peacock feather skirts and Bharatana stars are beautiful, but they are defiled when they are worn by coquettish ladies. Only that city in the world is worthy of the real Princess, you should go back to Fei Leng Cui." “哥哥你说过我离开翡冷翠就失去自己的姓氏了，也不再是公主了。”阿黛尔低着头。 “姓氏这种东西对我们并不重要，但一个人并不那么容易改变自己的属性，我的妹妹生为公主，一生都是公主。你的人生就该高高在上，接受万人的仰慕和祝福。”西泽尔微笑，“群鸦霸占了公主的殿堂，迟早有一日，我会为你把它夺回来！” 阿黛尔悄悄地打了个寒战。她的嘴唇动了动，但最终没有说出口。 雄浑的钟声从窗外传来，远处的钟楼上，天聋地哑的敲钟人抓着绳子高起高落，用自己的体重来摇晃那些老式的青铜钟。教堂里，牧师们正挨个点燃吊灯上的蜡烛，再把它们吊起在高高的穹顶下。白衣牧师登上钟楼，打开煤油阀，煤油流入铁槽，点燃之后熊熊燃烧，钟楼变成了一支顶天立地的火炬，在夜幕下分外醒目。 那是教堂召集集会的信号。那间古老的教堂就矗立在伯塞公学里，已经有一百四十年的历史，附近的贵族们都在那里做礼拜。但今天既不是周末也不是节日，教堂忽然敲钟，应该是有什么特殊的事情要宣布。 “我去换衣服。”阿黛尔起身走向自己的卧室。 西泽尔看着她的背影，微笑着。 他很清楚阿黛尔想说什么。阿黛尔也许有点呆，但那只是她作为公主被养大的某种小缺点。其实她格外地敏感，在她面前西泽尔总是表现出春风般的和煦，但对于哥哥是什么样的人她心里是很明白的。返回翡冷翠的话，必然要支付高昂的代价，那代价可能是腥风血雨。 既然能够平静地生活，为什么还要掀起腥风血雨呢？这是她想说的话。 她说的都是真话，她真的不在乎公主的宝石冠，也不在乎那些令无数人痴狂颠倒的裙子和珠宝，她的世界只有西泽尔身边那么大而已，待在这个小小的世界里，她已经很满足了。 可世间的一切幸福都需要支付代价，即使那个幸福再微小也不例外。 这个道理他不想跟阿黛尔讨论。公主不用了解这个世界残酷的一面，公主之需要幸福地生活就好了。别的事情自然有爱她的人为她解决。 西泽尔披上校服外套，思索片刻之后打开那个从翡冷翠带回来的皮盒子，盒子里躺着一柄黑色的折刀，这是柄优雅的“绅士折刀”，通常用来充当拆信刀或者水果刀，翡冷翠的男士们多半会在礼服内袋中备上一柄，但刀匠在这柄刀上做了细微的调整，首先它比一般的绅士折刀略长，其次它的刀刃打开之后能够锁死，就变成了一柄类似匕首的近身突刺武器。 月光之下黑色的刀身上闪现出暗金色的隐纹，像是被搅乱的云水，西泽尔试了试刀口，依然锋利如初。他卷起袖子，把皮质刀鞘捆在了腕口，这样一来它被衬衫的袖口遮蔽，但很容易取用。