The baby's cry echoed in the stone house. Alyssa's expression changed instantly and her movements stopped. She hurriedly ran to the house, and when she came out again, there was a baby with a big head and a big brain in her arms.
"Oh oh oh! God bless little Xiuhua. Don't cry, little Xiuhua. Mom will feed you milk."
Alyssa hugged Xiuhua carefully, with a gentle maternal glow on her face. At this moment, the girl's liveliness faded from her reddish face, and the young woman's grace and quietness were revealed in her movements.
The pure spirit danced among the clouds and flowers. It was not until she became a mother that she gradually transformed into the dignified image of the Mother Earth Goddess. Two maids trotted over, helping on the left and right, with respect naturally showing on their faces.
"Praise the Lord God! What a strong Son of God!"
"That's right! Look at his sucking action, he's so strong that he looks like a divine little jaguar!"
Hearing this, Alyssa's face turned red. She looked at little Xiuhua who was sucking hard and gently caressed the wrinkled and red face. The look on his face was just like Xiuluote's when he was a child.
"Oh! I'm really following your father, and he eats enthusiastically."
Alyssa was feeding the child, her cheeks were hot, and she didn’t know what she thought of. It wasn't until Xiuhua was full that he opened his round eyes and became silent. Alyssa hugged the child again, returned to the house, and sang nursery rhymes that could lull her to sleep.
"The child of the earth, in the mother's arms, grows healthily. He will grow as tall as the cocoa tree, he will be as tough as the prickly pear, he will become as strong as the jaguar, and he will be as tall as the condor. Flying in the sky, chasing the father of the sun!"
The beautiful singing voice is gentle, and there is a kind of expectation and determination in the gentleness. Little Xiuhua was in Alyssa's arms, slowly falling asleep and snoring cutely. Alyssa hugged her son quietly for a while, until her arms were sore, and then placed her son on the small wooden bed filled with cotton.
"Praise the Lord God! Give me a strong child. Please bless him to grow up."
Alyssa prayed silently for a while, then turned her head and gave the maid a stern look. The maid hurriedly nodded, saying that she would always stay by His Highness's side.
Alyssa then left the stone house and came to another wooden house next to it. She skillfully prepared a cup of refreshing herbal tea using the techniques of a pharmacist. Then, she unfolded a piece of hard-wearing bark paper, picked up a quill, and wrote a reply to Shulot.
"Xulot, I have received your letter. I was very happy and danced two dances by the lake. They were both newly composed by me and I wanted to show you. Bad monkey, you will definitely be unable to control yourself. "Xiuhua is very healthy and energetic, and her eyebrows are just like yours when you were a child."
With a smile on her face, the young mother wrote about her daily routine, and then painted a small painting with a few simple strokes. There is a small baby in the small painting, leaning on the arms of a small woman. Then the woman holds the baby, resting on the older man's shoulders. Finally, she thought again and drew three stars on their heads.
Alyssa looked at her little painting and nodded with satisfaction. Then she unfolded another piece of bark paper and her expression became serious.
"When my father ascended to the highest place, the high priests in the capital bowed to him. Several decrees were issued in the palace to reduce the power of the great nobles, tribute, tribute, warriors, and inheritance rights. My father's determination to centralize power cannot be shaken. Distance All states in the alliance within two hundred and forty miles of the capital city in the lake will be brought under direct jurisdiction step by step."
"In the past few months, several royal elders have appealed to the king, as well as elderly ladies from various states, complaining in various parts of the capital. My father ignored them, but the royal family and nobles were also in some confusion. These government affairs, I don’t understand much, but I can clearly feel that the hearts of the nobles are shaking. The immortal elder has passed away, and my father’s prestige is still far away from that of the elder, so the alliance can only be suppressed by force.”
Writing this, Alyssa was a little worried. She sighed and drew a tall sacred tree, with a field of corn under the sacred tree. And there was a little fire burning on the corn.
"I always feel that my father is a little too hasty. As you said, Shulot, even a small flame may ignite a big tree. And by his side, the only one who can always support him is you."
Alyssa stopped her pen, was silent for a while, and then wrote some recent major events in the capital.
"Not long ago, the young Montezuma II just got married to the daughter of the Yuyan family. The Silver Crow tribe of Huastek also sent their daughter to be engaged to the little Quitlahuak. As for the little Chimalpili The high priests and the royal nobles have reached an agreement on the enfeoffment. A large number of great nobles from each state will be transferred to the land of Tlaxcala in the east, especially from the three western states, Sourwood City, Jinshan City and Sun The nobles of the city."
"My father recruited warriors in the capital to replenish the battle losses of various royal legions. He also promoted many generals from minor nobles and civilian warriors. As a large number of trophies from the Eastern Expedition flowed into the capital, the sales of gems in the lake doubled. I heard from the priest of the Goddess of Spring that the slave market in the capital is overcrowded, and all kinds of hedonistic luxuries are very popular. However, there is a shortage of food in the capital, and the price of tortillas is also rising."
After writing this, Alyssa lowered her eyes, pondered for a while, and her expression became serious. After a while, she wrote her wife's thoughts and blessings at the end of the letter.
"Xulot, my only love. You are the tall sacred tree, and I am the twining branches. The Lord God will protect you and stand on the sacred mountain in the east! May you return victorious soon, dewy flowers, new life The little trees are all waiting for you."
Alyssa picked up the letter and gently left a rouge kiss on the other side of the blank. Then, she put down her pen, summoned a maid, and whispered instructions.
"Go and invite the person in charge of the nearby temple of the Goddess of Spring, the respected Priestess Achia."
"I obey you, Princess."
The maid turned around and hurried away. Around the holy mountain, there is not only an ancient temple of the sun, but also an important temple of the goddess of spring. The temple of the Goddess of Spring has always been managed by a line of inherited priestesses. In various city-states, there are large and small goddess temples and sacrificial places, even more than the Rain Temple.
Although the goddess priest line does not have an acting priest elder in the high priest group, their relationship with the royal family has always been very close, and their influence among the warriors is also astonishing.
Because, according to the alliance's traditions and teachings, adultery is punishable by death, and prostitutes are not allowed to exist in the open. The only people who can give warriors daily happiness are the priestesses in various temples.
"Praise the Supreme Lord God! Aqiya greets you, respected Princess Alyssa!"
A few quarters of an hour later, a priestess in her thirties appeared in the stone house with a sincere smile. She wore a bright cloak, and her hands and feet were covered with jewel-encrusted rings. Underneath, she only had a short coat that barely covered her body. She lowered her head to salute the respected eldest princess, revealing her astonishing plumpness. Alyssa raised her eyebrows as she looked directly at her.
"By the way, I would also like to pay my respects to the venerable spirit of light, the divine Little Highness Xiuhua!"
Aqiya's eyes flashed, and she turned slightly and saluted the stone house where Xiuhua was. After completing these etiquettes, she raised her head and looked at the eldest princess Alyssa, who was sitting upright and silent with a solemn expression.
"Dear Princess, I wonder if you have come to see me. Do you have any instructions that you need me to do?"
"Well. Aqiya, I not only need you, but also the priests of the Goddess of Spring to do something for me!"
Alyssa spoke gently, but there was a bit of sharpness in her eyebrows. Her father and husband are both supreme kings. She is influenced by her ears and eyes, and she grows up day by day, gradually transforming from a pure white magnolia into a majestic dahlia. At this moment, she was in a stone house, sitting on a low wooden bench, but she seemed to be sitting high in a temple.
"After returning from the Eastern Expedition, there were many samurai casualties in the capital. Their pensions have been distributed, but without a man in the family, it will be much more difficult after all. A large amount of loot poured into the capital, and the prices of corn and pumpkins have increased by more than half."
"Aqiya, I will use a large amount of gems and cotton cloth from the lake to exchange for food and supplies, additionally provide compensation for the fallen warriors in the capital, and provide relief to women, children, the elderly and the weak in various communities. And these things must be as far away as possible. The families of the warriors and the women and children of the community depend on the help of your goddess priests!”
Hearing this, Priestess Achia was startled. She looked surprised, looked at Alyssa's serious expression carefully, and then said with a smile.
"Dear Princess, is this the will of His Majesty the King or His Highness Shulot?"
"No, this is my will."
Alyssa's eyes were bright and firm, and her expression was a little more majestic. Since giving birth to Xiuhua, there has been an extra burden on her heart, which has been leading her changes all the time.
".I obey you, my respected eldest princess. You are the star of enlightenment, hanging high in the night sky, inheriting the god of death and the sun!"
After a few breaths, Priestess Aqiya pursed her lips and bowed her head respectfully to accept the order. Strictly speaking, in the capital, Princess Alyssa's status was only lower than that of a few people. In the hands of the eldest princess, there are huge profits from the gem trade, as well as the manpower left by the king and His Highness.
If you have status, money, and people, you can do things and do great things. Now, when the eldest princess decides to take hold of her power and do something justifiable, there are very few people who can say no to her face to face.
Priestess Aqiya bowed down, and Princess Alyssa accepted the ceremony calmly. With calm eyes, she followed the example of her father and husband and warned sternly.
"Aqiya, this is the first time that I have cooperated with the priestess of your goddess lineage. I will send supervisory personnel to inspect the relief situation openly and covertly. Don't let me down!"
"The female priests will work hard for your will and will never disobey you. We are much more frugal than the priests of the main gods in various countries!"
Priestess Achia answered calmly with a smile on her face. Alyssa also nodded and said no more. For specific matters, she will naturally arrange personal guards to take charge and hand over them.
The two chatted for a while and made an appointment to go to the temple of the Goddess of Spring to pray for blessings a few days later. At that time, the older priestesses of the Goddess of Spring will gather in the temple to meet the eldest princess. Before leaving, Priestess Achia hesitated for a moment and then asked.
"Elder Princess, is this pension and relief in the name of the king or His Highness, or in your name?"
Alyssa's bright eyes flashed, she thought for a moment, and noticed the subtle difference. After a while, she smiled and shook her head and made a decision.
"No, no good. Just do it in the name of Xiao Xiuhua!"
"Yes! The eldest princess is wise."
Priestess Achia bowed again and bowed respectfully. Alyssa stared at Aqiya's back, her eyes burning, like a flower tasting dew for the first time, and her spirits were high.
"Perhaps, I can do more. For my Shulot, and even more for my son."
"Wow! Wow!."
The crisp cry sounded again from the nearby stone house. Alyssa's expression was confused, and the majesty of the eldest princess disappeared instantly. She was in a hurry and ran to the next door without even having time to change her shoes. And a cup of brewed herbal tea was placed quietly on the table, next to it were rolled letters and a folded short coat, still smelling of fragrance.
(End of chapter)
