How to tarnish a classic fairy tale

Where's Gu's girl? The prince raised his eyebrows, vividly imitating the common people's comments on the prince's choice of concubine, "It's so boring!" "

He's just a kid, Marius thought.

"I hate those princesses! They chatter all the time, they only like balls and beautiful clothes, they are afraid of bugs, they are afraid of the sun, and they only know how to giggle at me!" the prince complained.

"The king ordered that all the common girls in the city and the whole country can stand for the election. Common girls are different from princesses. Your Highness, you will definitely find true love."

"Do you also believe in this kind of storybook stuff? Love at first sight is pure nonsense. By the way, let's say..." The prince turned sideways and looked at his servant intently for a while, "You are not bad looking. Well, I bet half the girls in town are interested in you, why is the bravest knight in the country still alone?"

"Your Highness," Maris said, avoiding the prince's sight, "The Lannister family will be loyal to the royal family for life."

"Don't make excuses," the prince glared at him dissatisfied. "This does not prevent you from finding someone you love to marry. Maybe I shouldn't tie you to me anymore. After I get married, you will have your own mansion .A noble knight should not just be a servant all his life."

You don't understand anything, Marius thought sadly, his face still expressionless.

"It is my honor to serve you, Your Highness. If you wish, I will stay by your side for the rest of my life."

"Call me Dean, Maris, don't call me Your Highness." The prince looked complicated.

"The ceremony is tonight, you should start preparing... Your Highness."

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"Rachel! Get my shoes!"

"Rachel! Brush my hair! Quick!"

"Move swiftly! Get out of the way!"

"Rachel..." Rachel has a slender figure, wearing a sack-like coarse cloth dress, with ordinary facial features, and her complexion is dull due to long-term malnutrition, which greatly reduces her appearance.

"What are you standing here for?" The thin woman walked down the stairs, "Don't just eat and not work! Go and dress up your sisters!"

"Lisa! Catherine!" Her mean look changed into one that could even be called kind. "How are you getting ready? The ball is about to start, so don't keep the prince waiting!"

"Okay, Mom." Rachel's two sisters came out of the house as they said, holding their heads high like two proud peacocks, with the same acrid expressions on their faces as their mother.Even so, they are obviously much better looking than Rachel.

"Let's go now, we can still reach the palace before the ball starts." The woman urged, "Don't dawdle, this is a lifelong event!"

"...husband, madam?"

"What's going on?!" Madam turned around impatiently.

"Can I go to the prom?" Rachel asked hopefully.

The woman and her two daughters broke out into shrill laughter at the same time.

"Look what I heard!" Catherine nearly cried with laughter, "Rachel wants to go to the prom!"

"But," Rachel argued anxiously, "the king's notice says that all girls in the whole country can participate!"

"Don't be a fool, silly girl!" said the woman sternly. "Go to the well and look like you! Uneducated, ugly and vulgar, you will frighten the prince!"

"Mom, let's go, we're going to be late." Lisa urged. "

"I'm going to the ball with your sisters, and you, just stay at home honestly, do the work again, don't think about it, or you will feel better!"

"Hey! The fireplace needs to be cleaned, the floor needs to be wiped and the clothes washed, and remember to get rid of the rats in the attic. That beast has already bitten several of my clothes. Don't try to be lazy!" Catherine said proudly.

"Understood, sister." The girl lowered her head and replied obediently, "Before you leave, let's have another cup of tea!"

"You're smart! After talking so much, I'm really thirsty."

"Stop dawdling, honey, you're going to be late."

"Just one cup, Mom~"

Faced with the baby girl's acting like a baby, there is no one who would not agree.

Rachel promptly served a saucer of sugar cubes and three cups of fragrant freshly brewed tea.

"Taste it, ma'am, I boil it with the spring water I just drew this morning."

The tangy aroma of tea lured the three mothers and daughters to drink a cup each.

Rachel quietly waited for them to finish their tea with her head down, her lowered eyes showing a hint of hatred.

Out of sight, her hands were clenched into fists, and what was hidden in her palms was a piece of wrapping paper. The things inside were originally prepared for the mice in the attic...

Everything was over, and the room that was noisy just now suddenly became terribly quiet.The girl silently threw the rubbish in her hand into the fire, sat by the fireplace, stared at the jumping fire and said nothing.

Suddenly, she jumped up, as if she had been frightened by something, and looked suspiciously at the calm stove: She swore that something appeared in the fire just now, what is it?a face? !

However, there was nothing unusual about the fire.Maybe it was a hallucination caused by too much tension, she comforted herself and sat down again.

"Ooh, look what I found!"

It's definitely not a hallucination this time, the girl screamed.Accompanied by her cry, an ugly little person covered in black jumped out of the fire.

"Shut your mouth, silly girl." Its voice was high-pitched, like a choked cock.

"What are you?" The girl asked warily.

"Tsk tsk, how impolite, your upbringing is as bad as your looks!" it yelled dissatisfiedly, "Maybe you should learn how to behave like a lady!"

The girl pretended to be afraid and remained silent, but her eyes were secretly looking at the iron tongs by the stove.

"You'd better not do that, or you'll regret it," it threatened. "Nobody can do anything to the great Rumpelstilt. Besides, I'm only here to help the hapless girl who's about to be hanged, who poisoned her stepmother and sister. "

"I don't need your help." The girl blushed angrily.

"I don't think so!" The dwarf's dark eyes gleamed maliciously.

"Look at what they did to me! They deserve to die!"

"Of course, of course," the dwarf greedily stared at the girl's spiteful face, "so here I am, not only will you not be hanged, but you will also attend the prince's ball and become the most enviable girl in the world. "

"What? Seriously?!" Rachel asked eagerly.

"Great Rumpelstilts never lie! Here, take it!" It handed over a necklace inlaid with rubies. "The magic on this can make the prince love you with all his heart, just take it. I believe you won't take it." lost."

"Why help me?" Rachel looked at it warily, "What do you want?"

The gnome giggled.

"Be ambitious and ruthless enough, and you will achieve great things." It said, "The magic above will disappear after 12 o'clock. If you want to continue to have its magic power, we can make a deal."

Chapter 2

The palace is brightly lit, and the royal band is playing melodious melodies. The resplendent hall is now full of well-dressed girls, chattering excitedly, waiting for the appearance of their dream prince, secretly dreaming of becoming a princess.

"It's time, Your Highness." Marius interrupted Dean's fugue, "The girls are already waiting."

"Oh! Marius!" Dean turned around and was stunned for a moment, with complicated lights in his eyes, and then exaggerated, "Thank God! You are finally willing to take off that heavy armor! Oh! With you Now, who would want to marry me!"

Marius didn't respond, but just stood there motionless in the manner of a guard, with his back straight, even though he was wearing a complicated dress, he always showed the heroism of a knight, and his black eyes were like obsidian, shining coldly.

"If you can learn to joke sometime, I will be much more surprised than now." Dean smiled bitterly, "Okay, let's go Marius, we have a tough battle!"

Already accustomed to the servant's silence, he straightened his dress a little and walked to the hall first.Behind him, Maris's eyes were fixed on the prince's leaving back, and finally there was a crack in his indifferent expression.

If the entire hall was secretly excited before, then the arrival of the prince definitely turned this excitement into an obvious sensation.

The young prince was dressed in a well-fitting, exquisite and gorgeous red dress. His handsome features were as delicate as sculptures, and his manners were elegant and noble. Help out for proper placement.People can't help but sigh the prince's gentleness and consideration.

Maris stared at the young boy who was politely rejecting the girls' invitation to dance without blinking his eyes, and laughed secretly—who would have imagined that the prince who has always been handsome in front of everyone is completely like a child in private!

It's easy to turn down a girl, but it's hard work to turn down hundreds of unmarried girls all over the city.Despite his exhaustion, Dean managed to maintain his demeanor and refrain from swearing.

"This is really annoying!" Gently declined the last girl, Dean breathed a sigh of relief, and tried his best not to lie down on the ground without image, "I'm the one being exhibited! I think I'm just Like a monkey in a circus! I really don't know what the meaning of this banquet is! Look at those girls, which one of them really loves me! I'd rather practice swordplay with you all night, it would be much easier than now !"

"Don't be impatient, Your Highness, the ball is coming to an end." Marius said.

"Thank goodness! I honestly don't want to stay longer!"

"I'm afraid their Majesties the King and Queen will be disappointed."

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