Skeleton King

People's conversations were pleasant and trivial, and the atmosphere of the banquet was peaceful and relaxed.

Before the dinner officially started, the maids of Rose Castle picked the most beautiful red roses and white roses from the garden and gave them to the gentlemen and ladies attending the banquet respectively.They will send out their roses before the banquet is over.

Ace and Angelica sat on the stone bench beside the blue rose flower bed.The sky was getting darker now, and under the gray sky, the blue rose showed its bewitching beauty.

Ace looked at Angelika's calm smile, and she skillfully made Ace's favorite black tea.

Under Angelica's slightly puzzled eyes, Ace suddenly said: "Angelica, I never asked you, what kind of life do you want to live?"

Angelica gracefully put the black tea in front of Ace. She was silent for a while, and then slowly talked about her childhood, "Master knows that Angela and I are twins. We have grown up together since I can remember, and have never been separated." No. When I was at the Fiverr house, I thought that Angela would get married in the future, so I would find a job near her new home and look after her.

When we entered Butter Soden Manor, Mrs. Caroline taught us and put us next to the young master.I knew then that we were prepared by Mrs. Caroline for the young master to come of age.At that time, I thought about taking good care of the young master and repaying Mrs. Caroline's kindness; when the new lady came to the manor, I would comfort Angela, protect her, and let her not do stupid things.

Don't look at Angela who always put on a cold look when she was a child, in fact, there is no one more fragile and innocent than her. "

"But I didn't expect that Angela would have magical talent, and the young master would be willing to teach her." Angelica's crescent-like eyes were full of smiles, "Angela said that she is now a level 6 magician , she can protect me now."

"The young master should have heard that the Rose Castle gathers the secrets of the entire imperial capital. But the young master does not know that the secrets held by the Rose Castle are not only the romantic anecdotes of the Pansy Empire Imperial Capital, but also the Finger Empire, the Magic Island, and even chaos. The territory, the unknown secrets of the overseas islands. The world is in the hands of men, but the secrets of men are in the hands of women." Angelica's soft face flashed a trace of coldness, and she lightly revealed the secrets of the empire. When it was spread out in front of Ace, it had a different kind of charm.

"The Keouser family originally had an intelligence network, which was passed down from His Majesty Ludwig III." Angelica looked at Ace with meaningful eyes, "But because His Majesty Ludwig IV doesn't want to be restrained anymore Lord Viscount Neumann. Prince Andreas did not want to offend the new monarch too much. He asked Princess Mary to assist His Majesty Ludwig IV in rebuilding the Rose Castle. It took 20 years to make it the intelligence center of this plane. center.

His Majesty Ludwig IV has a great talent and strategy. If it weren't for the changes in the magic island, His Majesty Ludwig IV could annex the Finger Empire with lightning speed.At that time, even the magic island will not be able to face the sharp edge of the newborn unprecedentedly vast empire.Young master, the most terrifying thing in this world is not how powerful your enemy is, but that you don't know where your enemy is at all.

The power of Rose Castle was originally controlled by Princess Mary and belonged to Her Majesty Ludwig IV.But Princess Mary, Prince Andreas, and His Majesty Ludwig IV would never have imagined that no matter how strong a fortress is, it could be disintegrated from within. "

Ace felt something was wrong, "What will happen to Rose Castle?"

Angelica looked up at Ace, her brown eyes were particularly deep, "It's not that something will happen, but it has already happened."

Angelica's voice fell, and there were exclamations from the banquet, as well as the neighing of horses.These ups and downs of exclamation contained surprise, admiration, and disbelief. It didn't look like something bad happened, but rather a surprise at a banquet.

When Ace hurried back to the banquet, Angelica's voice was still echoing in his ears, "Master, it has been 20 years since His Majesty Ludwig IV arrived in the imperial capital and married Queen Celia. He has learned to keep a low profile all these years. The ambition and ambition shown by Prince Nishimoto is not only to seek like-minded people, but also to relax the vigilance of His Majesty Ludwig IV.

As it turned out, Prince Nishimoto succeeded.No matter how many backers His Majesty Ludwig IV has, he is the one sitting on the throne to handle the affairs of state.Prince Xiben may continue to show that he has more than ambition but not enough strength, but it is no longer for His Majesty Ludwig IV, but for the Finger Empire and Magic Island.But, young master, I don't know if Prince Nishimoto's approach is right or not.

Master, you asked me what kind of life I want to live.I want to go to the pinnacle of power, to witness the transformation of this empire, to see where the tide of history will throw us all.I want to be in control of my own destiny.Protect the people who are most important to me.

Master, I don't care who I marry as a wife.

When Madam Caroline asked me to stay with the young master, I didn't think there was anything wrong.

Prince Nishimoto is the favorite of countless girls.He never belittled me because of my humble origins, and called me around. He promised me that he would give me all his love and loyalty.Affection is rewarded.

I will never see the young master again.But, young master, I still want to have the audacity to ask you something.Angela grew up under the young master's wing. Maybe she can already be regarded as a strong person, but she still doesn't have enough ability to protect herself.I would like to ask the young master to keep Angela safe for the sake of Angela's loyalty over the years. "

……

When Ace returned to the banquet, he happened to see a girl with long black hair and red eyes riding a maroon horse directly into the garden. She ignored the magic circle of Rose Castle, and the attendants couldn't stop her at all. she.

There were quite powerful knights at the banquet, but no one wanted to attack her.

Marina Homer, she appeared at the open-air banquet in Rose Castle with her little red horse like a gust of wind, and before dawn, her name swept across the entire imperial capital like a hurricane.

The girl on the bay red horse has long hair as dark as night, her eyes are like fire, her skin is fair, and her well-shaped lips seem to have just been stained with red roses.One slender finger was holding the rein, and the other hand was casually placed by her side. She didn't wear cumbersome dresses and ornaments all over her body like the other girls attending the banquet. Holding a dagger, he is very heroic.

Marina Homer turned over and got off the bay red horse. Her bright facial features, cold expression, disdainful gesture, and loose behavior made countless people want to conquer her, or be conquered by her.

Marina Homer paid no attention to the flowerbeds she had left in disarray.

All the roses here are maintained by Princess Mary who spends countless gold coins every year.But even if someone thought of it, no one dared to remind her.

Marina Homer casually handed over the reins of the horse to the attendant. Seeing the butler of Rose Castle, she asked directly, "Where is Princess Mary?"

Seeing Marina Homer, the housekeeper of Rose Castle was so surprised that she couldn't speak, and it took a long time to recover, "Princess Mary is in the banquet hall. Miss Marina, you are back, why didn't you tell me in advance? "

Marina Homer walked directly to the banquet hall, and said impatiently: "I said it in advance, and it didn't spoil some people's interest."

The housekeeper of Rose Castle followed Marina Homer closely, and she knew Marina Homer too well. "Miss Marina, how can you say that about Princess Mary, she is your mother." However, the words of the female official's family have been drowned in the whispers of the crowd, and it is not known whether Marina Homer has heard it.

In an instant, hundreds of voices buzzed in the open-air banquet, "Marina? Marina Homer?"

"My God. Countess Marina Homer, she's so beautiful, I feel like I've been shot by Cupid's arrow." This was some nympho young nobleman.

"Marina Homer? Don't you know? Princess Mary's last husband was not the illegitimate son of the current Green family. It was Prince Andreas who arranged for Princess Mary's marriage. They were looking for a scholar from Millais University in the north to witness the marriage Yes. The short-lived Earl of Homer. Marina Homer is the only daughter of Princess Mary and Earl of Homer, the girl who inherited the title of earl when she was a baby." This is what the insider is telling others.

"I heard that Earl Homer was a beautiful man at the beginning, and Prince Andreas wanted him to marry Princess Mary. He was an infatuated man. Who knew he would marry a femme fatale. But Marina Countess Homer stays in the fief all the year round. Although I often heard that she is the jewel in the north, she is no less beautiful than God, but at that time I thought it was exaggerated by the people in the north. But when I met the real person, I wanted to worship her Get off your horse." Watching the excitement is no big deal.

The disturbances at the banquet did not affect Marina Homer's mood at all. She is only 21 years old this year, but she has been the earl for more than 20 years.Originally, the title should be officially awarded after Marina Homer completed the trial of the Knights' training camp, but who told her that she was the daughter of Princess Mary.With such a large background, the people in the Homer family fief confessed Marina Homer early.

The domineering Marina Homer hardly takes anyone seriously.Marina Homer doesn't even respect her distinguished mother, Princess Mary.

According to Marina Homer, Princess Mary really has nothing to do except linger in love.

Through the long aisle, Ace saw Marina Homer walk into the banquet hall. Princess Mary was at a loss when she saw her suddenly appear.Princess Mary waved away everyone around her, walked quickly to the eldest daughter Marina Homer, looked at her carefully, and said with concern: "Didn't you still seal the land two days ago? Did you come to the imperial capital overnight on horseback? What happened? If there is something that can't be solved, just send someone over, why bother to travel so hard by yourself."

Marina Homer took a step back, refusing her mother's attention.Her brows are still tired, and her body is full of dust, but this can't make her tone soften at all, "Don't treat me like you treat your youngest son and daughter. I came to see you for something."

Princess Mary frowned slightly, and said, "Is there anything worth leaving the fief overnight?"

Marina Homer looked straight at Princess Mary with eyes like sharp swords, "Prince Xiben said that the investigation into the cause of my father's death has been concluded."

Princess Mary's face immediately turned white, and her usual composure disappeared in front of the eldest daughter. "What else did he say?"

"When his people were about to find out the truth, they met the people from Rose Castle." Marina Homer's strength was not reduced even in the face of her own mother, "I want to come to the imperial capital to ask my mother, what is this? Why?"

Seeing the pricked ears of everyone around, Princess Mary turned and walked towards the back of the banquet hall, "Follow me." She said to Marina Homer.

……

The Rose Party culminated in the arrival of Marina Homer.Afterwards, neither the performance of the famous singer nor the broken shoulder strap of Baroness Loretta received much attention.

When Marina Homer appeared at the banquet again, many people offered her red roses in their hands, and several young nobles couldn't help but blush when they saw her, and dared to stay away. tossed her a red rose.

However, Marina Homer is not in the imperial capital all year round. She just knows the existence of Miss Red Rose, and she doesn't know how Rose Castle selects Miss Red Rose.Before she could leave Rose Castle, she threw the big bunch of red roses by the side of the road, together with the ruins she had just caused.

Still, the title of Red Rose fell to Marina Homer.As for the white roses, Miss Dorothy Colvin, the youngest daughter of Prime Minister Colvin, who sat quietly in the corner of the banquet, got the roses from most of the ladies present, which can be said to be what everyone expected.

According to the words of Princess Bernadette, "Miss Dorothy Colvin, who is not in the limelight, has a good reputation, has a proud family background, is gentle, beautiful and non-aggressive, can only be called the White Rose."

When Ace and Nou got into the carriage, Ace vaguely saw Princess Mary by the window on the second floor of Rose Castle.But before Ace could confirm the identity of that figure, she disappeared.

In the second half of the banquet, after Marina Homer came, Princess Mary never appeared again.

Up to now, Ace still doesn't know what effect the arrival of Marina Homer will have on the seemingly calm imperial capital.Ace looked at Nou and said, "Do you know about Earl Homer?"

The personnel changes of several major families in the empire in recent years are a compulsory course for all nobles.

Nou said: "I probably know something. In the third year after Princess Mary and Earl Homer were married, that is, in 993 of the Imperial Calendar, not long after the social season ended, Earl Homer died of a serious illness in Rose Castle. It is said that Earl Homer was assassinated, but the situation was too chaotic at that time, and Princess Mary and Prince Andreas did not search extensively, so this kind of theory is not widely spread."

"Imperial Calendar 993." Ace murmured, thinking of Marina Homer's eyes that stayed longer on him than on others when she just appeared in Rose Castle, "It's almost Her Majesty Ludwig IV Ascension to the throne, when the Rebellion of Kings just ended."

But if Earl Homer was assassinated, he was still in Rose Castle, why?