caged robin

"Your Highness, please forgive me." Abner took off the clothes on his face and smiled at the other party, with crooked eyebrows and eyes, making the other party unable to get angry.

"You are not allowed to call me Your Highness in private, or I will drag you out to feed the dogs."

"Okay, Mr. Sean Mulgery." Abner carried his clothes and walked towards the green garden next to him. There were beeches growing there, and no one had pruned them for a while, and the lawn was wrapped in layers of green leaves. Strict and solid, very suitable for Tibetans.

"Don't call me my lord either!"

"Okay, okay, Sean, please keep watch for me. If someone comes, you can warn him not to spoil the good things between you and the girl."

Sean turned his head and gave him a blank look, "Don't play tricks on me."

Abner shut up.

Suddenly they heard whispers, through the dense beech, Sean heard words such as "Your Majesty", "old-fashioned", "ghost", and so on. Someone dared to discuss the king privately in Duolun Palace.Sean frowned, seeing Abner make a small gesture to himself.

Sean took Abner lightly to the beech and squatted down.

Gently pushing aside the thick leaves, the two could barely see the outline of the person opposite, one was the sword-clad knight commander Vince Brand.Sean's furrowed brows unfurled. He always respected the knight commander. Then he flipped the leaf and saw the outline of another person. It was Count Adair Caroline.

"What are they doing together..." Sean said to himself, as far as he knew, these two people had almost no intersection.

Abner did not speak, and motioned Sean to listen to the conversation between the two.

"My lord, I know you are impatient, but His Majesty will not agree to such a thing. You know, His Majesty has always been indifferent to ghost matters, and I have asked for instructions just now..." Wins Brand said.

The count hastily interrupted, "We don't need to let His Majesty know about the existence of the 'Ghost Leopard'. Right now, I beg Sir to help me find it. Only by inviting him at home can I let go of my hanging heart. By Gods, My poor little girl hasn't closed her eyes for days since she yelled about seeing a ghost."

"Do you really believe in the existence of 'Ghost Leopard'? I asked the gatekeepers, but none of them have seen it."

"It's true. I saw it once with my own eyes. It was really a huge and terrifying black panther. And at midnight last night, Quanzi said that he saw it on the long street of Makuli next to the city gate."

"Markry Street at midnight?" Wen Si frowned, his eyes misty, as if he was thinking about something, "This is such a coincidence..."

Wen Si was still hesitating and didn't give an answer for a long time, but the earl's tone was somewhat contemptuous, "Then please trouble the captain of the sword-clothed knight. After all, arresting people will inevitably cause complications, but catching a beast will not be difficult. ?”

The count left after finishing speaking, and Wen Si stared at the count's back coldly for a while, and then left.

Sean and Abner stood up and patted the branches and leaves on their bodies.

Abner said: "It seems that the sword-clothed knight commander has encountered some troubles, but we probably came too late, I didn't understand what they were talking about, what 'ghost leopard' and 'ghost'?"

Sean's expression was a little dignified, "Maybe it has something to do with the recent haunting."

"Haunted?"

"The sword-clothed knight commander came to see my father this morning. I listened casually, as if he was talking about the many haunted cases in the city recently, and mentioned the priest of the fire spirit. Then they went out together, but I didn't listen."

Abner raised his eyebrows and said, "How dare you mention the Priest of the Fire Spirit! Let me guess, His Majesty was furious?"

"No, it's just that I'm impatient. You know, my father hates hearing about ghosts and fire priests the most."

"I think it's better for the Knights to learn ghost-catching skills by themselves, just in case."

Sean twitched the corners of his mouth and looked at Abner's smiling face, "You're just playing tricks in front of me."

Abner laughed out loud and took off his pajamas neatly.The undisguised body is white and slender, with a slightly youthful feel, and the slender ankles are looming in the green lawn.

Xiao En stared, turned around suddenly for some reason, and could even hear the slight sound of silk scraping across his skin clearly.

Abner saw that the tips of Sean's ears were a little red, and said in a daze, "Why are you shy like a girl?"

Sean coughed twice, and said, "No, hurry up and wear it."

Abner picked up the blue breeches, these were Sean's trousers, they were about the same size, Sean hurriedly brought over a pair of his own newly made trousers, the trousers were embroidered with iris patterns specially used for the royal family, Abner Na whistled, "Sean, in fact, you can just take any pair of pants, your pants..."

"I haven't worn it yet!"

"No, no, I mean, there's a good chance I'll get crossed out by the guards wearing this."

"With me here, it's impossible, you wear it quickly!" Sean felt that the place was getting hotter and hotter.

Abner pulled on his pants, looked back and forth, "Sean?"

"What's the matter?"

"Are you fat? Why are your pants a little big?"

"It's you who are too thin! I'm not fat!" Sean turned around in embarrassment, and saw Abner bending over to button his trousers, his long white fingers resting on the buckle inlaid with sapphires.

Sean's face darkened, and he turned around again.

After a while, he asked Abner, "Why did you climb the tree?"

"Look for the cat in the yard."

"Why don't you just go in and find Mr. Alvin."

"I don't want to be nagged by him, it's annoying to death."

"You can also be more disciplined."

"Your Highness, I don't need to be a future king."

"But you're also the future Duke of Apocatheri, aren't you?"

Abner paused, put down the navy blue vest in his hand, and looked up at Sean whose back was facing him. Under the cover of layers of beech, Sean's blond hair was much darker and grew all the way to his shoulders. His slender neck was covered, and the blue silk coat was sewn with gold thread. He had his hands on his hips, handsome and arrogant, and he had the demeanor that the king of Silver Bow City should have.

Sean saw that he hadn't received a response for a long time, so he turned around and asked again.

Abner casually put on his vest, and lazily replied: "Maybe."

"What do you mean? Don't you want to be my Wang Fu? Just like my father and your father?" Sean's tone was cold.

Abner could hear Sean's anger, and he swaggered to Sean's side with white stockings, buckles, and leather shoes, and grabbed Sean's shoulders: "Your Highness, as long as you give me an order, I will Even in 'Reaper's Island', I can swim back to serve you."

Sean's heart skipped a beat, but he still glared at him, "Don't call me Your Highness, and don't make fun of 'Reaper's Island' casually."

"No problem, let's go."

"Damn it, why don't you wear socks or even shoes." In the most important Duolun Palace in Silver Bow City, everyone was fully dressed, and he had hardly seen anyone's legs other than his own.

"My feet are too dirty, let's go, don't worry, just don't look at the ground." Abner said while pushing Sean away.

Sean couldn't help but glanced at it. There was a small black spot on his thin ankle, which was full of inspiration against the white skin. He didn't know if it was a mole or a speck of dust.He withdrew his eyes and met Abner's embarrassed eyes, "My feet are so dirty, can you show some face and stop looking?"

Sean cleared his throat: "I didn't watch it."

"Okay, okay, you didn't read it."

The two walked towards the tower of honor. Because of Abner's offensive attire, it was impossible for them to go through the main entrance, so they had to take a long way to enter through a small gate.

"Abner, do you have any plans for tonight?" Sean asked.

"Yes, I have to go and greet my flowers." Abner replied cheerfully.

Sean frowned: "Are you going to the 'Red Pavilion' again? Why do you have to..."

"Hush..." Abner stretched out his hand and made a quiet gesture, "There are two new girls over there, both are shepherdesses, they grew up drinking goat's milk, they are very beautiful, do you want to take you to see them?" ?”

Sean gave him a blank look, "I still have business to do."

"what?"

"I've thought about it," Sean stopped, with a very solemn tone, "I want to show her my heart."

Abner raised his eyebrows slightly, "Who?"

"'Robin'."

"You haven't given up yet." Abner joked.

Sean frowned, "I've just been working up my courage."

Abner was silent for a while, and said in a calm tone, "You are the future monarch of Silver Bow City, and 'Mockingbird' is a circus dancer."

"I know, I want to marry her."

"Do not make jokes."

"Didn't Duke Apocassari also marry your mother?!"

"But she's dead," said Abner calmly.

"Sorry, I won't let her..." Sean hurriedly explained.

A bird's cry passed over their heads, and Sean's words were drowned out.

Abner followed the flight path of the bird and looked up. His white wings passed over the tall laurel trees and the marble city wall. Just as he touched the golden edge of the sun, he trembled violently as if being burned, and flew back to the laurel tree. Among the dense branches and leaves, there is no trace.

"Are you trying to lock it in a cage?" Abner murmured, as if talking to himself.

"What?" Sean didn't hear clearly.

"It's nothing, your coming-of-age day is over, and it won't be long before you have a proper princess."

Sean was stabbed to death, gave him a gloomy look, and didn't speak.

Abner looked at Sean's face, raised his eyebrows, and continued: "Also, how are you sure that 'Mockingbird' is a girl?"

Sean was stunned, he had never doubted this question, and said slowly: "Her voice is very beautiful."

"Is that so?" Abner picked a leaf casually, put it near his lips, and blew twice, the sound was no different from the chirping of a bird.

Abner winked at him.