【Photography ABO】White Rose

Four days later, Joseph de la Thornes signed a settlement agreement with parliament at the Luxembourg Palace.Since then, the coup has finally come to an end, and the king officially took over the chairmanship of the Senate and became the de facto ruler of the French parliament.

After this incident, the people's trust in the original parliament has decreased, but they have become a little more vigilant towards Britain.Some people even began to secretly discuss whether the queen, who was born and bred in England, was trustworthy, and what kind of intentions Britain had in sending him to marry her... until a piece of news quietly spread among people.

The rumor said that the queen was actually forced to marry because of the exclusion of the British royal family, and now the British are dissatisfied with the queen who is living smoothly, and even plan to murder the queen as a means of revenge.The evidence is that the queen was stabbed by an assassin not long ago, and the assassin left a dagger at the scene of the assassination.Some people said that they had seen photos of the dagger, and in terms of shape and workmanship, it was indeed a British product.As a result, the mood of the masses was successfully aroused. Some people even angrily stated that the country must protect the safety of the queen, and that the queen and His Majesty the king should have a son early, so as to piss off the British.

When these folk tales reached the ears of Joseph and Aesop, Aesop was still writing at his desk, trying to solve the backlog of palace affairs.Joseph was happy to be at leisure. He put down the boring novel in his hand and turned to joke with Aesop: "Look, Aesop, the whole country hopes that you and I will have children sooner."

"..." Aesop felt that he didn't want to deal with this old alpha who was eager to have a child.

"Okay, then let's change the subject." Joseph was savvy, and turned around and began to praise Iso, "You did a good job of spreading rumors this time, and you used the resources in your hands properly. Especially the injuries and daggers. Evidence, you even used the dagger you brought from England to frame it, very clever."

Only then did Aesop raise his head from the pile of documents, and bent his delicate eyebrows and eyes: "With His Majesty's teaching, of course I learned quickly. But how about Nabu? Will it be all right?"

In the past few days, he told Joseph all about himself, including of course Naib's affairs.Joseph froze for a moment: "The assassin you said was a nice guy? Don't worry, the duke who likes him will cover him. After you told me, I realized that I met that duke, and he was still Tested me; it's a pity I didn't know the situation at the time, otherwise I would have had a good chat with him. That man is very smart and cares about his lover, so there will be no trouble."

"Hmm." Aesop nodded thoughtfully.So Joseph turned the page briskly: "Then let's go back to the topic just now. Our childbirth is something that everyone expects, so my queen, do you have any plans to prepare for pregnancy? I have been chasing you pitifully to ask several times God."

He was telling the truth—ever since he saw the photo of Joseph and shared their secrets, Joseph had hinted at Aesop many times in the past few days, but Aesop was too embarrassed to answer.Thinking of this, Aesop hesitated to speak, and drew several circles randomly on the paper in front of him with the pen in his hand.In the end, he put down his pen and said the answer he had thought about a long time ago: "In a few days, when the British side confirms that everything is fine... I will stop the contraceptive pill."

Joseph was visibly stunned.Then his eyes lit up, and an unconcealable smile appeared on his face: "I'm going to have a baby?" He was so excited that he walked over to Aesop and hugged him, and turned around several times in his arms: "I'm going to have a baby Already!"

Seeing his excited look, Aesop couldn't help laughing.He nodded: "Yes. You will have a next generation heir, and then you can rest when he succeeds. Then, how about you accompany me to visit the whole of France?"

"I will." Joseph leaned against Aesop's forehead, lowered his head and kissed the other's beautiful ruddy lips, "I promise, I won't be too old to walk by then. We still have a lot of scenery to see and stories to tell." occur."

In a few days it will be July 7, the most important holiday in France - Bastille Day.During the day, a military parade is routinely held on the Champs Elysees, and the handsome king delivered a short speech after the solemn military parade.The content of the speech was slightly different from previous years, because Joseph had just taken over as the chairman of the Senate, so he also expressed his determination to lead the parliament well and benefit the people.

When Joseph said "I will protect every citizen who is on the side of France, no matter what their origin is", his eyes looked down the stage and fell on Aesop.Aesop stood in the crowd, surrounded by guards.His eyes met Joseph in the air, and then both of them raised their lips slightly.

They just received inside information a few days ago that Aesop's adoptive father had absconded and disappeared.The last time people saw him was at a dock in London. At that time, there was a suitcase at his feet, and he seemed to be waiting for something, with an anxious look on his face.

His absconding has said it all.When receiving this news, Joseph made a positive judgment: "Your adoptive father is extremely selfish, as can be seen from what he said to you. He must be running away because Britain has nothing to do with the situation on your side. , He was afraid that the UK would spread his temper on him, so he left. He is in the UK, and the intelligence network must have more advantages than ours, so I can be sure that nothing will happen to you here. "

Aesop was not at all surprised by this preordained ending, and his focus had already gone in another direction.He blinked and asked Joseph, "It sounds like you hate my selfish adoptive father, what about you? Aren't you selfish?"

"I'm selfish." Joseph smiled at that time, "It's also a kind of selfishness to protect someone you like."

At night, fireworks are set off over the city.Joseph and Aesop stopped and watched in the front square of the palace palace until the midnight bell rang in the distance.Aesop looked at the gorgeous fireworks blooming in the sky and smiled, and said softly: "It's so beautiful, it's like a dream."

Ten days ago, he would not have imagined that now he and Joseph would be able to eliminate all suspicions and grievances, and settle all the difficulties they faced side by side.This is due to Joseph's wisdom, his persistence and hard work, and what's more - the indestructible love between them.

When a person is willing to give his life for the one he loves, what obstacle is there that they cannot solve together?

"What's even better is that this is not a dream." Joseph put his arms around his shoulders, letting him snuggle into his arms, "Now you and I belong to each other, and we no longer have any suspicions and worries. The road ahead It's still very long, Aesop, would you like to walk down with me?"

As he spoke, he suddenly knelt down on one knee, took Aesop's hand, and gently kissed the back of the other's hand.Aesop was stunned for two seconds before realizing that Joseph was making a wedding proposal that he had never done before.Aesop's eyes suddenly became hot again. He pulled Joseph up, bent his eyes and smiled at him: "I am willing."

There was a crackling sound in the sky, and a firework exploded above their heads.Under the night sky where the fireworks were scattered like a rain of stars, Joseph held Aesop tightly into his arms, with a warm and happy voice in his voice: "Then, let's walk together for the rest of our lives."

A year later, the king and queen's child was born.It was a very good boy who inherited the wisdom and beauty of both parents.He has the same features as the Queen, and the same eyes as His Majesty the King.

Another 18 years later, their child officially came of age.The king abdicated that year, passing the throne to his prince.It is said that although the king at that time was old, his appearance was still young and handsome, even younger than the queen who aged very slowly.

De La Thornes II lived to a very old age.Because of the "curse of immortality" on the king, people gradually forgot his age, but when he died, he should have been in his eighties or even nineties.Queen Aesop buried him with her own hands. People were very surprised by this. They only knew that this quiet queen was very affectionate with His Majesty the King and was also His Majesty's right-hand man in state affairs. kind of thing.

On the day of the funeral, the queen stood in the center of the auditorium to entertain the guests who came to mourn. He was tall and straight, with a calm expression, and he handled affairs calmly and politely, and he hardly showed any signs of grief.The subjects came forward to present bouquets one by one. In their eyes, His Majesty the King lying quietly in the glass coffin was still young and beautiful, but his face seemed to have some black lines like cracks, even though the Queen personally treated his majesty. The face of the remains has been taken care of with the most meticulous care, but it still cannot be covered up.But no one asked anything - the deceased is dead, and the story of this legendary king has also disappeared forever in the dust of history with his death.

A few years later, the queen died.People wondered at his sudden death, because the queen had not suffered from any illness for several years before her death, and no one thought that he should die so suddenly and so long.The funeral, as stated in the queen's last words, was very simple.

Later, when a servant was packing up the relics of the former king and queen, he inadvertently found two photos from an abandoned hut—the photos that no one had ever seen.

One of them belonged to the king, who was said to have never had any image in his life, and the other belonged to the queen.Their youngest and most beautiful faces were printed on the two photos. The background of the king's photo was just a simple curtain. The man stood in front of the curtain, with a gentle smile on his handsome face.The photo of the queen was different, standing among a field of white rose bushes, brows gently frowned; the face looked to be in his early 20s, as if it had been taken the year he first came to England.

There are many, many details in the photos, which cannot be described in detail one by one.But if you want to sum up the feeling of the two photos in one sentence, it is——

They are all good-looking and lively, with beautiful smiles.

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