Her Majesty the Queen is wearing a long black dress today, with a graceful figure, slightly curved red lips, and a crystal clear diamond necklace around her neck.
Her eyes lightly glanced around everyone present, first lingering on Wu Jing's face for a moment, then turning to Karl and saying: "I heard that you guys had a fight in the garden yesterday?"
"Yes." Karl was frightened and immediately explained: "But, it's him..."
"No need to explain." Her Majesty the Queen curled her lips and said with a smile: "You are still young, and it is normal for you to like to fight. It was Schaeffer who made a fuss. This matter will disqualify you as heirs."
The goateeed butler heard the queen mention his name, stood up, and bowed to Wu and Karl to apologize.
"Thank you, Her Majesty the Queen, for your understanding. I..."
Karl breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, and was about to continue saying something, but was suddenly interrupted by the Queen.
"However, there is no harm in fighting." The queen revealed a hint of coldness.
He raised his eyes to look at the queen, who still maintained a bright and dignified smile on her face, but the smile did not reach her eyes.
"But there is no meaning for the loser to continue to exist, are you right? Karl."
"..."
Karl froze on the spot.
The Queen's words were like a death sentence for him, leaving him at a loss and feeling cold all over.
"Let's go, don't keep the guests waiting too long."
The Queen ignored Karl's sluggishness, she walked straight past Karl and continued towards the garden.
In the garden, many people were already waiting for the Queen's arrival.
After they heard the footsteps of the Queen's arrival, they rushed to salute the Queen, fearing that their etiquette and flattery were not enough.
"Your Majesty the Queen." A noble lady wearing a light pink printed dress walked to the Queen's side.
She asked with a flattering smile: "Where is the golden-tailed hummingbird that I saw next to you last time? Its feathers are so beautiful, as colorful as opal. I watched it once and I miss you all night long. Think about seeing each other again.”
"You mean that hummingbird?"
Her Majesty the Queen raised her head slightly, with a smile on her lips: "He is dead."
"died?"
The lady in the pink skirt was surprised. She raised her hand to cover her mouth and said with a sad look on her face: "How could such a thing happen..."
"Because it wanted to escape from the cage, I strangled it to death." The queen responded in a calm tone, as if she was talking about some boring trivia.
"This..." Miss Pink Skirt paused, nervously tightening the square handkerchief in her hand.
Unexpectedly, the hummingbird was killed by the queen herself. She was flattering the horse's hooves.
The lady in pink skirt rolled her eyes and bit her lips unconsciously.
On the other side, a young lady wearing a long green dress took the opportunity to step forward and said angrily: "Yes, Your Majesty, as long as I betray you, even a bird should not be allowed to continue living."
After hearing this, Miss Pink Skirt immediately responded: "Yes, that hummingbird is actually not that beautiful. It's not because Her Majesty the Queen has carefully fed it that it looks beautiful. It actually wants to escape. It's really not a pity to die." .”
The queen showed a hint of sadness when listening to their words: "It's still a pity. I wouldn't want to kill it if I could."
This confused Miss Pink Skirt again. Why was Her Majesty the Queen acting extremely indifferent to the hummingbird at one moment and showing distress at the next. How should she cater to it?
But the queen didn't show too much sadness to her. She felt sad for a moment, then immediately raised the corners of her lips and said with a smile: "But, I have a more beautiful bird."
As she said this, she hooked her hand at Wu, who came from behind and stopped half a step behind the queen.
The queen raised her hand and gently caressed Wu's face, her behavior natural but with a sense of alienation: "I have been calling him cute little bird when he was a child, because he was the smallest at that time. Look at his beautiful appearance and charming eyes, I didn’t expect him to have grown so big.”
The other nobles around saw the queen specially introducing Wu to them, exchanged glances, and gathered around her with understanding.
"Yes, Master Wu's appearance is unmatched by anyone except Her Majesty the Queen."
"Furthermore, Mr. Wu is very talented. Her Majesty the Queen has had great expectations for him since he was a child. Naturally, he will not disappoint the expectations."
"Oh hehehe, Mr. Wu, my daughter is 18 years old this year. She has always admired you. If I can, I hope you can come to the tea party held by our family next month."
Everyone gathered around and complimented Wu, as if they had decided that he would be the only choice to inherit the throne.
Wu didn't respond or refuse. He lowered his head. He was a rare meekness, but it was also a meekness that people didn't want to see more often.
Anxi turned her head and didn't want to look anymore.
Although the Queen seemed to like Wu very much, Anxi felt a little strange about her affection.
The Queen looked at Wu with a look that revealed unspoken greed, not greed for him. It was as if she regarded Wu as a fine item and was sizing up how much he was worth.
"Crack."
A crisp sound.
Anxi raised her head and looked at the place where the noise came from.
Lying quietly on the ground was a golden-green brooch, which Wu Jin wore this morning.
"Oh! I'm so sorry!" Miss Pink Skirt screamed in panic. When she was crowding around to talk to Wu, she accidentally knocked off the brooch on his chest.
"It doesn't matter." Wu shook his head.
The head maid reacted in time. She stood up and picked up the brooch on the ground. She turned around and put it in Anxi's hand. She ordered: "Go back to the main building now and bring back another brooch."
"Okay." Anxi responded.
She looked at the brooch in her hand. The pattern decorating the outside of the gemstone was a pair of folded wings. Now that the wings were half broken off, she could no longer wear it.
Anxi left the garden alone.
But instead of going to the main building as the head maid told her, she changed direction and returned to the handyman's dormitory and walked into her own room.
"You two come out."
As soon as Anxi returned to the house, she called the dolls.
"Creak--" The cabinet door opened, and two dolls came out.
"What are you doing! Tell me if you have something to say!" No. 34 still had an unconvinced attitude.
On the contrary, the other one, No. 78, was very well-behaved: "Master, what do you want from me?"
"You two go to the room on the main floor to get a brooch."
"Master Wu's room?" No. 78 nodded, "I understand."
No. 34 stared and doubted: "Let's go get the brooch? Shouldn't this be your job? What do you want to do?"
"Leave me alone." Anxi opened the door and walked out.
She wanted to take advantage of this period of time to get a good feel for the details of this castle.
