【Photography ABO】White Rose

The oncoming wind was violent and powerful, and the scenery around him receded rapidly while running.Aesop didn't dare to take the carriage, he was afraid that someone would follow him and watch him, and when he got in the carriage, he couldn't observe whether there was anyone watching.At this moment, there was only one thought in his mind as he ran forward——

He wants to save Joseph!

He didn't expect that after he ran for a while, a luxuriously decorated carriage suddenly drove up to him.The carriage looked familiar, and Aesop was stunned for a moment, then realized: Is this the carriage that Joseph was sitting in?

The next moment, he saw Joseph poking his head out of the carriage: "Aesop? Why are you running on the street, what happened?"

The carriage stopped.Aesop immediately rushed to the window of the carriage: "Joseph, you... have you eaten in the palace? Do you use the plate they gave you?"

Time is running out.Although reason told Aesop that he should keep a little secret from Joseph, Aesop also knew that the conversation would not be effective if he did not ask directly.He saw Joseph looked at him suspiciously: "I don't have a good appetite today, so I didn't eat much. When the plate was first served, I thought it was not clean, so I asked someone to change it for me. Well, the waiter seems to be quite reluctant. What's the problem?"

After receiving such a reply, Aesop's heart finally fell to the ground like a stone.The fatigue caused by the high mental tension of the day came up belatedly, probably because of being tired for too long, Aesop actually felt a little dizzy.He sighed with relief, and tried to raise a smile on the corner of his mouth: "It's okay...it's fine..."

Then, he passed out right in front of Joseph's eyes.One second before he lost consciousness, he heard Joseph's anxious voice: "Aesop? What's wrong?!"

At that moment, Aesop suddenly wanted to tell him: It doesn't matter what happens to me, as long as you are fine.

Aesop didn't know what happened later, he fainted and lost consciousness.Joseph took him into the carriage and drove him home.At the door of Aesop's house, just as they were about to arrive, Aesop's adoptive father suddenly walked out of the house.

"Slow down." Joseph gave this instruction to the coachman almost instantly.So the coachman slowed down the speed of the car, and Joseph watched the man look around the door from a distance, and then ran towards the palace.

Fortunately, the guy didn't run towards the carriage, but turned a corner and took a shortcut.He didn't find Joseph's carriage, maybe because of the dark sky, or because he couldn't remember the appearance of the carriage clearly.After his figure was gone, Joseph told the coachman: "Okay, stop, it's almost here. My wife fainted, I don't want to wake him up, so we will stay in the car for a while. You Go back first? Tomorrow I will send someone to take this carriage back to the palace."

"But..." The coachman seemed to hesitate, but when he met Joseph's irresistible eyes, he still compromised. "Okay." He said so, got out of the carriage, and bowed to Joseph, "Your Majesty, then I will take my leave."

After he left, Joseph turned his gaze away from his distant figure and landed on Aesop.Aesop lay quietly on the seat, with his head resting on his lap, his brows stretched, apparently fainted because of a sudden relaxation of spirit.Joseph ran his fingers gently through his hair, ruffling his smooth gray hair.The man looked at him with gentle eyes, and said softly as if talking to himself:

"My dear, you are willing to help me and take risks for me. I am very happy. But you are a little idiot. You have done more than half of the things, but something has gone wrong. People's hearts are not so simple. Your adoptive father's surveillance still needs I'll handle it for you. How can you let me let you go with peace of mind when you look like this? "

the next day.

When Aesop woke up, he found himself lying on the familiar bed at home.Not far away, the maid who was busy with work heard the noise and turned her head: "Master, you are awake!...No, I didn't wake you up by doing housework, right?"

"It's okay." Aesop waved his hand, "I want to know why I'm here?"

"Of course you should be at home! Oh, I see, you are asking how you came back, right? I heard that you fainted by the river last night, and the old butler brought you back. Young master, you should not be in heat in the future It’s not safe for Omega to go out alone at night when she’s in estrus and her body is weak.”

Is that so?Aesop was puzzled, but he suppressed his doubts.He thought for a moment, and then asked, "Where is Joseph... His Majesty De La Thornes?"

"Your Majesty said that he wants to come and see you, but he is not in good health. He has a bad headache today, and he hasn't left the room yet, and he hasn't eaten breakfast. If you are fine, you can go and see him."

"Oh." Aesop nodded.He thought, Joseph would have a headache?

After washing and dressing, Aesop went to the guest room to find Joseph.Sure enough, Joseph hadn't gotten up yet, lying on the bed with a sickly look: "Aesop, I don't know why, I got a headache after dinner last night. Maybe it's because your British food is too bad."

Aesop: "..." Based on what I know about you, I think you are acting.Go on?

Joseph seemed to have received his radio waves, and finally got up slowly from the bed: "But Aesop came to me just when he was healthy, of course I want to show face. How about going out for a walk?"

Ten minutes later, the two were already standing at the door of Aesop's house.Joseph still seemed to have a severe headache. Although Aesop felt that he was faking it, he couldn't help but feel worried.He reached out to support Joseph, and asked him in a low voice as he walked, "What's wrong?"

Joseph didn't answer. He didn't straighten his back until the two of them turned a street corner: "I'm fine, just blow some air."

Sure enough, it was fake.Looking at his tall and straight figure, Aesop couldn't help asking: "After I fainted yesterday, why was the old housekeeper picking me up by the river?"

"Oh, that." Joseph's footsteps paused, "You don't listen to your father and go out and run around, I'll just give you a reason not to be scolded."

There was a brief silence between the two.This is the first time Aesop has heard Joseph make up such a lame excuse. Anyone with a little brain can tell that this sentence is a lie-but Joseph said so.Obviously, he didn't want to expose Aesop.Aesop followed Joseph forward with his head down, watching the man's feet in short boots take one step forward and another step forward.

How much did Joseph guess?Recalling what he said last night, Aesop felt that he was as smart as Joseph, and he must have figured out that there was something wrong with the dinner plate. The other party pretended to be sick and refused to eat early this morning. Maybe it was because of this reason.So, on this basis, how many more steps will Joseph think about?Would he have thought that the issue of the dinner plate was poisoned by the British? Would he have thought that the British assassination of him was not limited to this link, but also the assassins lurking in the palace, and even the bedside person who was sent to marry in France... Thinking of this At one point, Aesop suddenly felt that his chest was almost suffocated and he couldn't breathe.

He thought he would rather die than be hated by Joseph for a lifetime.

"Aesop." Joseph's pleasant voice suddenly rang in his ears, interrupting his meditation, "That restaurant looks good, let's go eat? I haven't eaten much since last night, I'm hungry soon It's been a day." The man said, and pointed in the direction of a restaurant not far away.

"Oh... okay." Aesop hurriedly put away his uneasiness and nodded.

They took a few quick steps and walked into the restaurant Joseph had mentioned.After entering the door, Joseph switched the language to fluent English, simply ordered the food, dismissed the waiter, and then looked at Aesop's face across the table in a daze.Although he has been married for a long time, Aesop was still embarrassed by the gaze of this handsome man, he coughed softly: "Hey, what are you staring at me for, can you see enough?"

"No." Joseph shook his head, then frowned, "But I like Aesop."

"You..." Aesop was a little helpless, he thought this old kid was going to start acting like a baby again.He was just about to say something to divert Joseph's topic, but he noticed that Joseph was looking at him with sincere and affectionate eyes-Joseph would only adopt this gesture when he was very serious.He couldn't help being stunned, and then, seeing Joseph's eyes bent like pools of water, he repeated in an extremely gentle voice:

"I love Aesop. Always."

At that moment, Aesop seemed to understand a lot of things—to be more precise, Aesop thought, he finally understood how much Joseph loved him, and there was no such crisis of trust between them.He suddenly had the urge to cry, but his instincts did not allow him to do so, because the two of them were sitting in a restaurant with no privacy at all, and the instinct of social phobia prevented him from being in public. Show any intense emotions.So he tightened his lips, he knew that the corners of his lips were bending downwards in an extremely ugly arc, but he couldn't control more.

The dishes were brought up by the waiter, and Joseph thoughtfully pushed the plate in front of him: "Eat quickly. You were so tired during the estrus yesterday, you must eat well."

"Yeah." Aesop squeezed out a replying voice from his nasal cavity, he didn't dare to speak, he was afraid that he would cry if he opened his mouth.For a long time afterwards, there was silence at the dining table, only the sound of dishes and knives and forks colliding with each other—Joseph did not take the initiative to speak to him again.It wasn't until the meal was about to end that Aesop's emotions had almost calmed down, and Joseph opened his mouth: "Aesop, where is the office of the parliament, can you take me there?"

Aesop raised his head in surprise: "It's not far from here. But why are you going?"

In the next second, he saw Joseph narrow his eyes slightly, and a shrewd smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "Because I'm curious."

TBC

Congratulations to Joseph for taking the first step in a deep confession (?

Joseph: Next, I will go all over the top management in the UK x