【Photography ABO】White Rose

The next day, Aesop didn't wake up until late.When he opened his eyes, he immediately saw the person sitting at the desk not far away.

It's Joseph.He was wearing the military uniform he had worn yesterday and was sitting on a chair reading a book.The morning sun streamed in from the window in front of him, and the light and shadow outlined his tall and handsome figure.Hearing the sound coming from the bed, he turned his head to look at Aesop and smiled: "Are you awake?"

"Yeah." Aesop nodded and sat up from the bed.The bathrobe on his body was neatly dressed, the only thing that was different from usual was the unspeakable part behind him.It was a little uncomfortable there... Aesop felt the sensations of his body carefully, and made a judgment: But it's okay, he can walk.

There was a brief silence between the two.The first morning after the first night was sweet and awkward, but Joseph broke the silence just in time.He stood up from the chair, walked in front of Aesop, and helped him up from the bed: "Don't be dazed, there are things during the day. I'll show you something."

He led Aesop to the table and moved a chair for him to sit beside him: "From today onwards, you will officially be my queen. You must know that my queen cannot be a vase, you want Do things for me." He took out a scroll from the drawer and spread it out on the desktop: "This is the floor plan of the palace. After you officially become a teacher, I hope you can take full control of it for me."

"Leave a teacher?"

"That's right, from today onwards, I want you to learn from me." Joseph glanced at him, "I basically understood your situation during the chat in the garden. You are very smart and have read a lot of books, but you just lacked coping Experience in personnel affairs. He is indeed a noble young master, do you know what I did at your age?"

Aesop was a little dumbfounded, he shook his head.Joseph took off a medal from his chest and handed it to Aesop: "I took this. There was a battle on the border that year. My brother and I sent troops to fight. I killed an elite army and got this medal after returning to the palace. Medal. Although, my brother is better than me."

"Your brother?" Aesop repeated. It was the first time he heard that De La Thornes II had a brother.

"Yes, my brother." Joseph lowered his eyes and stroked the slightly faded surface of the gorgeous medal with his fingers. "I once had a brother. It happened a long time ago."

His tone became gentle and sad.Aesop had never seen Joseph like this, but he knew that this "brother" was probably dead.He whispered, "I'm sorry."

"Don't be sorry, I was the one who mentioned it." Joseph raised his head and smiled, and he quickly returned to his usual appearance, "Let's continue. So, if you don't grow up quickly, it will be a waste of your good fortune now I'm old. I've thought about today's arrangements, you don't have to do anything, just sit next to me and watch me handle the paperwork. The situation here is different from your country, and the power is still in my hands."

Aesop nodded, so Joseph went to the door and called his subordinates, telling him to submit the documents that need to be seen today.After making arrangements, he turned his head to look at Aesop, with a smile in his blue eyes: "You have a good temper. You were just newlyweds having sex the day before, and you were dragged up to work the next day. I thought you would be dissatisfied."

What he said made Aesop's cheeks turn red: "No." Although...he felt that Joseph was going too far.

After that, Aesop changed into the daily clothes that the maid brought for him, sat next to Joseph to accompany him to read the documents, and helped organize the documents by the way.

He paid attention to Joseph's handling of each incident, and soon he realized that Joseph was not only as knowledgeable as he had imagined before, but also had a sharp and vicious vision, and acted swiftly and swiftly.For cumbersome matters that have nothing to do with his own interests, such as local disaster relief, he will directly file them and hand them over to the parliament; when facing issues such as military deployment, he must not only handle them personally, but also ask them clearly and thoroughly to ensure that he Take control.

Is a very shrewd person.Aesop stood up to fetch the water, and glanced calmly at the foot of the bed as he passed.The hanging corner of the curtain covered that corner, which had not been touched, and the dagger was stuffed so far inward that it should not be found.Just be safe... Aesop thought, if he had acted according to his previous plan yesterday, he might have been spotted by now.

Thinking of this, he suddenly felt his heart tighten.

Joseph was busy until the evening. He said that it was because of the distraction of the wedding these few days, and he did not deal with government affairs all day yesterday, so a lot of things piled up.They dealt with them hastily at lunch, and when it was dinner time, Joseph said he would treat him to something delicious, but Aesop was dragged out of the bedroom by him before he could give in.Sitting in front of the rectangular dining table flickering by candlelight, Aesop glanced at Joseph who seemed to be in a good mood beside him, and finally couldn't help asking: "Are you a child?"

"No." Joseph's sitting posture is reserved and elegant, half-length silver hair is ended by a butterfly tied with a bright yellow ribbon, as delicate as a girl, "You are a child, and I am older than your father in terms of age." Both are big."

"..." Aesop decided to give up arguing with this old kid who suddenly went offline.

Aesop is used to wearing black and white, and today's clothes are the same, too plain to look like a newlywed.When the appetizers were served, Joseph looked at him twice more, and then made a serious conclusion: "You are dressed too plainly, and this way of dressing up does not show your beauty. But you can work on the details, maybe you will look better There are a lot. Also, you can wear less masks, and you don’t need to cover up your facial features because they look good.”

Aesop was stunned, and put down the fork in his hand - he didn't expect Joseph to be so high-ranking when dealing with government affairs, but he could also be so emotional in normal times.Then he saw Joseph approaching, and at some point there was an extra hair tie in his hand. Joseph turned behind him, pulled up a lock of his hair that was too long, and helped him tie up his short gray hair, and turned to the He looked in front of him, and bent his eyes in satisfaction: "Okay, this is much cuter than before."

Aesop blinked in surprise, reached out to touch the back of his head, and touched a bunch of newly tied short hair.He looked at the yellow bow on the back of Joseph's head again, and thought, would the hairstyles of the two be the same?For some reason, he suddenly felt a little embarrassed, and he quietly looked away.

The dinner was very pleasant, of course the French dinner was not to mention, the dishes were much richer than Aesop's in England, and they were delicious.After dinner, Joseph said that he would accompany Aesop around the palace, and send Aesop back to his new room by the way—after the two were officially married, Aesop was assigned a new room belonging to the queen, and someone specially assigned to clean it up for him Move things over.

The two walked side by side on the path of the palace.Joseph even held Aesop's hand, which made them look more like a newly married loving couple.If so, how wonderful it would be... Aesop lowered his eyes.Although they skipped the love step and got married directly, they will definitely fall in love gradually.If he hadn't accepted that assignment...what a story it would have been.

His mood suddenly became heavy.He whispered to Joseph beside him: "By the way, you haven't told me about your age yet."

"Ah, that is actually not such an unimaginable reason." Joseph replied with an understated tone, "Have you heard the saying that after I took the throne, I made drastic reforms and then suddenly fell silent?"

"I heard."

"That's not a rumor, it's true. The reason is very simple: I stayed behind closed doors and studied something. The research lasted for several years. When I walked out of that room, everyone looked at me with fear. Because I look younger than I did before I walked into that room."

Aesop's eyes widened.Joseph shook his head and smiled: "There are rumors in France that I learned witchcraft and became an immortal monster. In fact, it is not witchcraft, but a science. Do you know why I have never seen any photos or portraits of me?" Is it? Because I don’t allow them to spread. If it spreads, not only France, but people all over the world will regard the king of France as a monster.”

Aesop was dumbfounded, he couldn't refute or comfort, Joseph's consideration was undoubtedly right.He could accept a fact like Joseph, but most people wouldn't.Besides, such a thing, even if it is knowledge... no one would believe it.

"You said this is knowledge. What kind of knowledge is it?" Thinking of this, Aesop couldn't help asking.

Joseph glanced at him, with unclear emotions in his eyes: "This question is difficult to explain. Your room is here, do you want me to sit in and talk slowly?"

Aesop was taken aback, and he realized that Joseph had led him to a door. The door was open, and the room was luxuriously furnished. His suitcase was in this room, and it was placed against the wall of the room. .Joseph put his arms around his waist calmly: "If you want to listen, I'll go into the room and talk slowly, and we'll sleep together after the lecture. If you don't want to listen, I'll go back."

The implied meaning in his words can no longer be obvious.Aesop's cheeks started to get hot again, and when he didn't know what to say, Joseph patted him on the shoulder: "Just kidding, forget it, it was your first time yesterday, and your body probably hasn't gotten used to it yet, take it easy Take a break. Come back another day."

He said the last sentence close to Aesop's ear, his voice was breathless, and Aesop's ears turned red immediately.After Joseph had had enough trouble, he let go of him with satisfaction and waved away: "Then I'm leaving. My dear, have a good dream."

His tall and straight figure in military uniform disappeared at the end of the corridor.Aesop watched him leave, and after a long time, he reluctantly looked back and walked into his new room.

There was a lock on the suitcase, which he had packed the night before, because the contents were not to be seen.Aesop took out the key and opened the lock, and took out a notebook from the box.That was the assassination plan written to him by his "teacher".

His own plan has changed, and the current direction of things is basically following the direction that the "teacher" has drawn up for him early in the morning: first have a relationship with the king, gradually gain trust, consolidate the queen's position, and then wait for the opportunity to strike.Everything needs to go according to this plan—although Aesop clearly knows that with his current state, he can't get his hands on Joseph.

Such an excellent king and a considerate husband... If someone else was in his position, he would probably be unable to do so.

After reading the book, Aesop put it back into the suitcase and locked it.The moment the lock button clicked, he suddenly realized that he had forgotten one of the most important things.

The dagger that took him to Joseph's bedchamber...was still under the bed!

Aesop only felt a chill down his spine.His brain was running fast, and it was obviously unrealistic to go back to Joseph's bedroom to get it now. Not only did he have to make up a reason to go back, but he also had to push Joseph away from the bed and wait for the opportunity to take the dagger away.Joseph was so clever that he couldn't fool him.

So, for now, the only way to do it is to wait quietly until tomorrow, hoping that the dagger will not be found this night.

Aesop took a deep breath, and he forced himself to calm down.It won't be discovered, he kept hinting to himself in his heart, the dagger was stuffed so tightly, even if it was discovered, they would not be able to tell who it belonged to.It didn't have any markings on it that belonged to him or the British royal family.

It'll be all right, he thought.

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