Chapter 16 Chapter Fifteen: Omens of Doom

Often before the bad luck begins, everything looks extraordinarily beautiful. Since the last encounter with Camerota, Ivy's existence in Thebes Palace seems to have been further confirmed.She is the sister of Pharaoh, the princess of Egypt, and a person who made great achievements in the battle of Cush. In addition, when her life and death were unknown, Ramesses wanted to build the huge tomb for her. Everyone agreed that there will be even higher honors. on her.At this point, almost no one dared to talk to her easily, and the maid assigned by Ramses would only appear when she called for her.There are some papyrus books in the room to read, but Ivy can't read.He wanted to go out for a walk, but as soon as he went out, he would be stared nervously by the guards around him.

But Ivy knew in her heart that Riduo looked at her with hesitation in her eyes that day, and it was only under the influence of her menacing aura and extremely confident aura that she subconsciously regarded her as Princess Ivy.All Egyptians are mistaken except Ramesses.But he clearly knew that she was a fake, but he publicized that the deceased Princess Ivy was a counterfeit. If Ivy hadn't tried her best to dissuade her, he would have almost banned the silver-haired princess's mummy from being placed in the tomb he was building. His mood couldn't help but become very complicated, because he didn't know what he planned.

The little connection with Ramses that had been established with great difficulty in the body of the silver-haired princess before seemed to be completely destroyed in this way.I don't know how many times this repetition will come before it will end.She always wanted to find a chance to ask him, but every time she saw him, she couldn't say a few words, and he would change the topic. The only consolation is that since then, Ramses has allowed Duo to visit Ivy in the palace.Seeing that the little princess whom she had taken care of since she was a child has now gained her name, and somehow began to be well taken care of by Ramses, Duo seemed to get rid of her previous worries, and her mood became better, so she talked more than before .Duo is an old maid in the palace, she has been here for a long time, she has a wide circle of people, and knows a lot of things, Anaferti is a newcomer, she doesn't understand anything, so naturally she always grabs Duo and asks questions.Duo considered her own identity and wanted to avoid taboo at first, but was persuaded by Ai Weilian's intimidation and lure, so she opened the chatterbox.

Ivy was surprised that Duo was so old that she was very interested in all kinds of gossip in the palace, and she spoke clearly and logically. Out of Anafetti's interest, they started with Buka, the youngest hopeful in Set's army.It begins with a few of his wildly successful little campaigns, and then, within a few words, the conversation turns immediately to his personal life.From the Memphis dancer who crazily pursued him to Sheput, the little maid of Queen Nefertari who he was dating recently. Hearing that everything was going well in Buka, Ivy happily drank a lot of wine they sent from the north, and even Anafetti was a little worried and said: "Your Highness, you can't usually drink so much? How did you hear that Buka Are you so happy about the adult's business?"

Ivy just laughed, who knows their past.At least she knew that in the original history without her disturbance, the younger brother of the young general was very successful and very proud. Then the conversation turned to Montus.Montus is so handsome, there is no lace news at all.The minister who wanted to marry his daughter to him almost broke the gate of the general's mansion, but he didn't comment.There were even ministers who dared to ask Pharaoh to test it out, but Pharaoh threw back a few words to him coldly: "You really dare to ask me." No matter in the past time and space or in this time and space, Montus' serious look really hasn't changed at all.Duo didn't know about it either.But it is estimated that if this continues, everyone may feel that he has been secretly in love with Pharaoh.

The three of them looked at each other, but they still didn't laugh in the end.After all, he is one of the three most powerful people in Egypt, so he should be extra cautious when speaking.Then it comes to Retah, who is said to be married.He married an unidentified Hittite maiden.People who met the girl said that the girl's appearance can only be described as shocking, but Retah never took her to appear in public. "But rumor has it that the girl is the sister of the Hittite king Muwatalis." When Duo said this, Ivy's eyes lit up, and then she laughed again.Maybe it's Matt Haoni Jieru or not.

The mood suddenly became particularly good, and I felt more comfortable after drinking the fresh goat's milk specially ordered by Duo.I felt very relaxed, and I couldn't help but feel a little sleepy.She waved her hand, leaned against the wall next to her, half-closed her eyes, and listened to the conversation between Duo and Anafetti. Later, they talked about several well-known young heroes in West Asia.It also mentioned Dong Colt who disappeared from the political arena inexplicably after turning from the background to the front.Later, it seemed that Anafetti tried to ask about Ramses, but Duo hesitated to reply: "Your Majesty's affairs are definitely not something we can talk about casually."

Later, they seemed to talk about something, and Ivy listened in a daze, her eyelids were too heavy to open, and she seemed to be falling asleep.And at this moment, his body was suddenly pushed hard, something fell down heavily with a click, and then there was a terrified scream in his ears.Her head ached violently, and Ivy struggled desperately to get up, opening her eyes with all her might. In front of her, Duo seemed to be running in a panic, and then she saw Anafetti lying at her feet bleeding.A cold heart, no sleepiness.The guards guarding the entrance of the palace also ran in nervously.The waiters rushed to help Ivy up, and carefully pulled the chair to sit her down, and someone rushed to call the imperial doctor to see if Ivy was injured.

Ivy couldn't help being angry, "Look at Anafetti first, people are bleeding!" The imperial doctor hurried to see Anafetti again.Ivy rubbed her forehead, took the water handed by the waiter, and forced herself to cheer up while drinking.Looking at the place where he was sitting sideways just now, leaning against a wall, the lampstand standing on the side of the wall fell down together with the oil and fire, and hit him hard and impartially on the position he was just now.If Anafetti hadn't reacted quickly and pushed Ivy hard, she might even have her brains smashed out at this time.What was more tragic was that this little girl, who was two or three years younger than herself, had one arm smashed by the lampstand and burnt by hot oil, almost torn apart.

Duo looked distressedly at Anaferti, who was moaning in the blood, and murmured, "Fortunately, Your Highness is fine, fortunately. It's just too pitiful, this child, so pitiful..." The soldiers quickly began to investigate the scene of the accident, but they did not come to any conclusions after searching for a long time, until finally it was said that the rope holding the lamp holder from the back had somehow snapped, so the hot oil and decorations were spilled. Ai Wei was in a hurry, tears could not wait to pour out.Anafetti was hurt for herself, but because she was afraid that she would be worried, she gritted her teeth and didn't even shed a tear.But I have also seen the lighting, triangular structure, made of brass, the base is a solid round, standing against the wall, and behind it is fixed to the wall by a strong rope to prevent it from falling down.The rope was not thin, so it was strange that it broke suddenly, but the cut edge could not be seen.

There are so many lampstands in this palace, why this one fell down. It happened to be under the lamp stand she was sitting on. The imperial doctor carefully applied herbal medicine to Anaferti, fixed the broken bone in a splint, and wrapped it up.Ai Wei quickly asked: "Assign a few people to take care of her." The imperial doctor hesitated for a moment, but the maid next to her lowered her head, "Your Highness, Anafetti is a slave..." Ivy almost kicked over the stool next to her.But endured it, endured it again, the rules of this world are different, she must follow the rules.So she immediately had a clerk called, and wrote a deed of transfer, transferring the deed of Anafetti's slave to Anafetti herself.The little girl looked at Ai Wei with tears in her eyes while holding an incomprehensible document.However, Ivy turned around and said to the maids again, "So, Anaferti is a free person, and she has a status no lower than yours. Now, find some people to take care of her." The maid quickly agreed, and ordered people to help Anaferti down. Anafetti was still in a daze, but Ivy suddenly rushed up a few steps, holding her uninjured hand, "Thank you..." Hearing what she said, Anafetti's tears flowed down the ground, she nodded while sobbing, "Princess Ivy is fine, it's good that Nefertari was not injured." She was in pain and panicked Having said that, the few people standing beside me felt a little puzzled when they heard it.Ivy quickly helped her shoulders and sent her out, and then told the people next to her, "Send her back quickly and take good care of her, she is in too much pain." A group of people hurried out, and the guards hurried in to change the lamp, reinforced it a few times, added oil, and hurried back down.Duo came forward and said worriedly to Ivy: "Your Highness, you have to be more careful. The current status of slaves cannot stay in the palace. Do you want some maids to accompany you today?" Ivy shook her head and said calmly, "Maybe the rope is getting old and broken, just be careful in the future. I don't know those maids, so I can't sleep well." Gone sadly.The room suddenly fell silent, and Ivy took a few deep breaths, but she still had fear in her heart.This time it was because Duo and Anafetti were present, and the three chatted late.At this time on weekdays, she might have already fallen asleep.Even if you are not near the wall, the lamp oil spilled on the carpet will catch fire.The direction in which the lamp fell happened to block the corridor that must be passed through from the inner room.I just feel in my heart that if someone deliberately designed this matter, it can be said to be vicious, and it is definitely not just to scare her. Looking from the window, the guards arranged by Ramses are still standing outside, and the lights in his room have just been checked again, so it should be fine, but he still feels his heart beating violently. The fuzzy arm declared that he had just missed the god of death. Sit in a corner with your arms folded.She had never felt so alone in such a large room.Because she didn't like people around her, Ramses forced the maids to stay here, so she had to let them all stand by in the outer hall, and the only ones who could come in were Duo and Anafetti.But Duo is already an aristocrat, so her visit is considered a visit, so it shouldn't be too frequent.Anafetti, who was inseparable from him, would not come here for a short time because of his injury. All of a sudden, I feel very lonely. After excessive tension, there is sudden fatigue.She was silent for a while, then finally stood up and walked towards her bed.The bed was carefully made, with crisp white linen sheets, fine gold bed linen, and freshly picked lotus flowers at the head of the bed.There will be a bouquet of clear white in the morning and a bouquet of lavender at night.The faint fragrance in the room made her feel a little calmer, so she reached out to lift the quilt.In the past, she would have jumped directly into the bed, but today, because she still had some lingering fears, she stretched out her hand, but subconsciously raised her head to look at the surrounding lights, and she was stunned for a while before thinking of the next move. At this moment, something cold suddenly wrapped itself around her arm. She subconsciously shook her hand violently, and finally threw the inexplicable thing out.But when I looked closely, it turned out to be a dark brown African snake. After being thrown by Ivy, I suddenly raised my head and spit a letter provocatively at her. No matter how stupid she is, just looking at its protruding neck, Ivy knows that it must be a poisonous snake.Before he could react, he saw the shadows of several snakes poking out of his bed one after another.She couldn't help but took a few steps back in fright, and then ran towards the outer hall. If she had suspected that the drop of the lamp was just a coincidence before, now she was sure of it. Someone wanted to kill her. This person is within the palace. The pace couldn't help being a little messy.When she returned to Thebes this time, she had been living in the deep part of the palace. Under the protection or surveillance of Ramses, she could see very few people, of course, except for the inexplicable Camerota incident last time.Her residence was very close to the pharaoh's bedroom, and with the pharaoh's layers of guards, what kind of deep hatred could make that person want to kill her regardless of danger. She rushed out of the room, and the guards outside surrounded her nervously seeing her in a panic.Panting, she pointed to the inner room, "There are snakes inside." The guards were stunned for a moment, then their faces turned pale with fright, one by one they rushed inside with their weapons in hand. She frowned, bent over, and tried her best to calm down her emotions, but her heart was beating violently, almost jumping out of her chest.She turned and leaned against the wall, clutching her chest, panting with her head down. Suddenly, a familiar voice sounded not far away, softly calling her name: "Nefer Tali." She raised her head suddenly and saw his dusty face. "You... why are you here?" Ramses untied the long scarf covering his face and neck, and threw it to the ground. A little yellow sand was scattered on the marble floor.The great victory in Cush, the king wants to return the power, but there are several more important negotiating regulations. Montus sent an urgent report, and he set off for the south a few days ago.She thought he was going to stay for more than ten days.But how to count, only three days. He paused, then said, "Some paperwork..." The reason was far-fetched, and she looked at him suspiciously. He was a little annoyed, so he came over and hugged her forcefully, "Nefer Tali, I don't want to leave you for too long." Hearing such words suddenly, my heart was filled with uncontrollable joy just like before.But before the words were spoken, the soldiers inside ran out without knowing the style, and said loudly: "Your Highness, those snakes have been caught." Then their eyes touched the pharaoh who was burying Ivy tightly in his arms . Ramses turned his head sideways, his amber eyes were suspicious, "What's the matter with the snake?" Ivy raised her head, but before explaining, he had let her go and strode into the room.The snakes on the ground and on the bed had been cut into several sections by these aggressive soldiers, and there were as many as seven or eight snakes upon counting.The black blood flowed all over the floor, messing up the exquisite carpet sent from Babylon in Ivy's room. The waiter was busy cleaning up the mess, and everyone couldn't help but kneel down and worship when they saw the pharaoh's appearance. Ramses lowered his eyes and asked again: "What's going on?" No one dared to answer.He couldn't help being a little angry, "If you are deaf, you don't need it." Finally, the leader of the guards said tremblingly, "Go back to Your Majesty, a snake was found on His Highness Ivy's bed." After a while of silence, "It's the Najaha Festival." At that moment, Ramses' complexion became even worse.Najaha Festival, just by hearing the name, it looks like a ruthless character.Just as he was thinking, Ramses had already grabbed Ivy's hand and pulled her to his side, "What else happened, continue to report." The head guard hesitated for a moment, but still stammered, he reported to Pharaoh that the lampstand fell down in the evening. Ramses frowned, but took her hand even harder.His voice was still calm, but there was a hint of anger in it, "There are so many of you, yet such a thing will happen." The surrounding guards and waiters couldn't help but kneel even deeper when they heard this.His forehead was stuck to the ground, not daring to lift it up.Pharaoh was about to continue to pursue the responsibility, but someone gently grabbed the corner of his clothes.With her head down, the blond-haired girl was raising her head, her water-blue eyes were full of tiredness. She was so real that it made him flustered. The words stopped in her throat, and she rubbed her eyes at the right time, "I'm sleepy, let's talk about it later." That sentence seemed to replace Pharaoh's anger as an imperial decree, and he hurriedly waved a group of people to retreat.The head guard was grateful, and couldn't help but look at Princess Ivy, and it happened that Ivy also looked at him with some worry.The head guard hurriedly bowed, silently recited the words of thanks again, and then retreated respectfully. The waiters had cleaned up the house as quickly as possible, and the blood-stained Babylonian carpet was replaced with a blanket that resembled a Persian miniature painting thousands of years later.Ivy looked back at Ramses, and then at the hand that was tightly held by him. He bowed his head coldly and rubbed her hair, "I'm with you." "What?" She suspected that she had heard wrong. "Nefel Tali, you may not know the horror of the Najaha Festival." He pulled her and pressed her into the bed half-forcedly, "It was my mistake to let you encounter such a thing. But since I'm back now, so I won't let you worry about it." She huddled in the middle of the bed, watching him take off her shoes, loosen his wristbands, and then lay down too. "You, me, how can I sleep." She said intermittently, with the quilt covering half of her face. He put his hands behind his head, "Don't be nervous, I'll leave when you fall asleep." She was still very nervous, she just felt restless, not to mention falling asleep, her heart seemed to be beating drums, completely erasing the possibility of pretending to be asleep.She could only stare wide-eyed, looking at the ceiling, and chatted with him without saying a word. "Is Najaha a poisonous snake?" "Ok." "Is it the kind of poisonous snake that dies after being bitten?" "Ok." "It must have been used to assassinate the royal family, right? Hasn't the royal family developed any special medicine for so many years?" "Yes, but only half the survival rate." "It's better than nothing." "It doesn't mean anything if you can't live." "It's so hard, it's so pitiful..." Hearing her words, he couldn't help but pause.She said he was pitiful again, and she was the only one in this world who had commented on him like this, in front of him, twice.Pharaoh, the most powerful person in Egypt, had the blessing of countless gods and the power to kill.No one does not want such a position, no one does not desire such power, and no one does not respect such glory. She said he was poor. He pondered for a while, but couldn't find the words to reply her.After a while, he decided to change the subject, so he turned his head and wanted to say something to her, but at this moment she was already leaning against his side, breathing smoothly and evenly, and faintly fell asleep.Shallow eyelashes blocked her eyes, and her delicate face looked peaceful and comfortable.He wrapped her in his arms, and the temperature and weight of her body gave him a very strong sense of reality, which at first made him flustered, and then turned into uncontrollable joy. The moon outside the window is white and pure, shining softly in the dark blue night sky.The young pharaoh kept his eyes open, with a calm and relaxed smile on his lips. As long as we can be together, no matter what he wants to do, she will be here.