The Fall of the Golden Empire (Novel) (Volume 1) "Bloody Sunset" by Zhang Baotong
As soon as Princess Paria came out of the room, she saw Prince Atahualpa and Princess Anna Yama entering the Ziyuan Pavilion courtyard. Princess Anna bowed to Princess Palia and called, "Auntie."
Princess Palia went over and took Princess Anna's hand. Before she could speak, tears flowed from her eyes. "Do you know all about the king's condition?"
Princess Anna nodded and whispered with tears in her eyes, "I just heard about it, so I came to see my father."
Princess Palia took Princess Anna into the bedroom where the king lived. At this time, Emperor Wayna Capac just woke up and saw Princess Anna coming, and his irritable mood improved somewhat. He wanted to speak to his beloved daughter, but when he opened his mouth, no words came out. Princess Anna immediately walked to her father and gestured with her hands not to let her father speak. She gently touched her father's forehead with her hand, and tears rolled down her face.
The king smiled slightly, wiped away the princess's tears with his hands, and said comfortingly, "Don't cry, my little princess." However, it was okay if he didn't say this, but when he said it, the princess shed more tears. When Yina and Wuga next to them saw Princess Anna crying, they couldn't help crying either. Princess Palia felt that everyone crying like this was not good for the king's mood, so she even persuaded Princess Anna to the next room.
Princess Palia and Princess Anna sat across a small table across from each other and said to the princess, "Now I have arranged for the wizard Kachaba to live here and check the king's illness at any time. I think the king's illness will be cured." .”
But Princess Anna shook her head very pessimistically and said, "I'm afraid my father's illness will never be cured. Since last spring, how many people have contracted the plague, and not all of them died after treatment. Is there anyone who is sick?" Was it cured?"
Princess Palia knew that her words could not persuade the clever Princess Anna, so she could only sigh deeply and said, "I really don't know if it is haunted or possessed by evil spirits. I have been plagued by the plague in the past two years." Why are there so many people? The common people outside Guangcheng and outside the city are dying in droves every day. Even the princes and some ministers are suffering from this disease. Now that the king is also suffering from this disease, I am afraid that God will Are the gods feeling sorry for us?"
Princess Anna wiped her tears and said, "I have seen my father's breathlessness and low spirits these days. I thought that my father was suffering from headaches, brain fever, or wind and cold. But I didn't know that my father would suffer from such a terminal disease. It's really unbelievable." I know how my kind and kind father offended the gods and received such severe punishment."
Princess Paria also said, "Although the king killed many rebels and took them prisoner in order to quell the rebellion in the past few years, this was all for the stability and long-term peace of the Inca Kingdom. Even if the gods want to punish them, they cannot take away all the rebels. The blame rests solely on his head."
After saying this, both of them were silent for a while. Then, Princess Palia moved the chair towards the princess, then took the princess's hand affectionately and said, "My child, I'm afraid the king won't live long. Yes, but there is something I want to explain to you so that you should know it earlier."
Princess Anna raised her gaze, looked at the princess, and asked, "Auntie, if you have anything to do, just tell me."
The princess smiled slightly and said, "The king has betrothed you to my prince, I'm afraid you don't know it yet, princess?"
Princess Anna looked stunned and said, "No one has told me about this?"
Princess Palia said to the princess in an explaining tone, "I should have asked for your consent in this matter. However, the king considered that Prince Ninan was still ill, so it was not easy to make this matter public." , the princess added, "If I hadn't considered that the king is seriously ill and has not much time left, I would not have told you this so early." Because in the Inca Kingdom, the marriages of children are all arranged by the father as a matchmaker. She had everything done, so now that her father had made the decision for her, what else could she say?
She knew that her father was originally going to betroth her to Prince Ninan Kuyuch, but because Prince Ninan's condition continued to deteriorate and did not improve, her father had postponed the matter until now. But what she didn't expect was that Her father had already promised her to Prince Atahualpa. She and Prince Atahualpa were their father's favorite children, and they had grown up together by their father's side, so they were naturally very familiar with and understood Prince Atahualpa. Although Prince Atahualpa was strong, handsome, resourceful, and skilled in martial arts, and she also knew that the prince had good intentions and deep affection for her, she still had her own feelings for Prince Atahualpa. view. She felt that Prince Atahualpa seemed calm and gentle on the surface, taciturn, obedient and extremely filial to his father, but deep down he was full of arrogance and ambition. Not only was he narrow-minded and willful, He is also violent and willful. But she never told anyone this. Now that her father has betrothed her to Prince Atahualpa, he will become her man and her support. This kind of thing cannot be said to anyone.
Of course, she understood that her father was thinking about her and wanted her to be united with the prince, his two most beloved siblings. At the same time, she also realized that this must be Princess Palia's idea. If she marries the prince, then the prince will be more important to his father. In other words, if his father dies of illness, he will rule the territory of Quito in the north. In this way, how could Prince Atahualpa, who had a large and powerful army, willingly surrender to Prince Huascar, who was thousands of miles away?
However, she could only predict and guess what was happening now and in the future, but she was powerless to change it. Although her father obeyed her words, he might not be able to listen to such a major matter that related to the future fate of the kingdom and family. He might not be able to spread this word to Prince Atahualpa or Parlia. The princess's ears will be very detrimental to her in the future, because once her father dies, who can she rely on?
Princess Anna is a woman with a strong sense of justice and a strong will. Although she nodded in agreement on the surface, she was very worried and even a little pessimistic in her heart.
She listened silently as Princess Palia happily described her bright future with Prince Atahualpa, but she was wondering in her heart: Her father was so ill, and the princess didn't seem to be that good. Grief didn't care much, but he kept talking to her with great interest about her marriage to the prince. Isn't this strange? So, after sitting with the princess for a while, the princess got up and said, "I am afraid that my father will not have much time to come. I want to spend more time with him." After saying that, she went to the room where her father lived.
Princess Palia thought that Princess Anna would be pleasantly surprised when she heard that she was betrothed to the prince by her father. However, to her surprise, Princess Anna did not show any joy except for surprise. Although she told her a lot, her reaction was cold and silent, which made her feel very confused and disappointed.
So, as soon as Princess Anna left, she told Prince Atahualpa about it. The prince did not take this matter seriously, because he felt that the noble and beautiful Princess Anna Yama would not be interested in anyone else except Prince Atahualpa, both inside and outside the palace. Therefore, he said to his mother disapprovingly, "I'm afraid she is in a bad mood because her father is ill."
But Princess Palia insisted, "I still feel like she doesn't want to marry you."
The prince smiled slightly and said, "Impossible. If she doesn't want to follow me, who else can she follow? Huascar is thousands of miles away in Cusco, can she get it?" Then the prince said, "That day I I took her out hunting, and she was very affectionate to me." After saying that, he left the room and returned to his own room.
Seeing that the prince didn't agree with what the prince said to her, Princess Palia still felt uneasy. She felt that she should find a way to stop Princess Anna from having any wrong thoughts, and she didn't dare to let her say anything to her and the prince in front of the king. Tao four. Because she knew that the princess's words were crucial to the king's decision.
But what should be done? She racked her brains, but still felt that there was nothing she could do. At this time, she heard Xiuwei's excited screams in the room next to her, and thought that it would be better for Princess Anna to see the scene of Prince Kiskis and Xiuwei having fun, and let her know that even the assistant minister Prince Kiskis has become a guest of Ziyuan Pavilion. What can she do as a princess? Maybe this will make the princess, who has a high self-esteem and an upright temperament, feel that the situation is over and she can only accept her fate with all her heart.
With this thought in mind, she came to the room where the king lived, and saw Princess Anna sitting silently by the king's bed, looking sadly and tearfully at the sleeping king. Princess Palia took Princess Anna's hand and said, "Princess, don't be too sad, it is not good for your health." After saying that, she took Princess Anna to have dinner with her.
Yina and Wuga also persuaded Princess Anna to go have some food. The hospitality was overwhelming, and Princess Anna was indeed a little hungry, so she followed Princess Palia out of the king's bedroom.
At this time, the sky was already a little dark, and oil lamps were lit in all the rooms in the Ziyuan Pavilion courtyard. But there was only one lamp lit in the princess's room. The light flickered and was dim. I could only hear people laughing and playing inside, but I couldn't see the figures clearly. Princess Anna and Princess Palia entered the room, looking for some sound, and saw a man and a woman rolling around on the bed and having fun under the oil lamp.
Just at this time, when the two people saw someone entering the room, they turned their heads and looked this way. Following the light, Princess Anna saw clearly that the man was her uncle, Prince Kiskis. According to the rules of the palace, no man except the Inca King is allowed to enter the Princess's Jade Pavilion. Violators will be punished by death. However, the princess actually hid Prince Kiskis in the inner room, which really surprised and surprised her. However, she also knew that she could not tell her father about it, because his father would soon be dead and would be in charge of the kingdom. The powerful one must be Prince Atahualpa, so she deliberately pretended not to hear or see anything.
Perhaps because they were both standing in the dark, Prince Kiskis did not see them clearly, so he asked, "Who is it?" Princess Palia replied, "It's me, don't be afraid." He quickly pulled Princess Anna out of the room and closed the door.
After the two of them left the room, Princess Palia cursed deliberately angrily, "Xiuwei, this little bitch, is so flirtatious. I asked her to drink with the prince, and she said she went to bed with the prince. Wait a moment , see how I deal with her."
