The Fall of the Golden Empire (Novel) (Volume 1) "Bloody Sunset" by Zhang Baotong
This afternoon, he had just finished counting a batch of gold transported from Cusco in the house. He wanted to come out to take a breather, because there was no space in the house and it was very stuffy. After a long time, it made people feel suffocated. As soon as he went out, he saw Peter waving to him. He hurried up to Petera. Petya whispered to him, "Queen Anna said she has something to ask you and asked you to wait for her in the cypress forest after dark tonight."
After hearing this, Robert stared at Petya with suspicion and said, "Aren't you making fun of me, are you?"
Petya said seriously, "Do you think I would make fun of you about this kind of thing?"
"Really?" Robert was so happy that he almost jumped into the air.
Robert had been counting and registering the quantity and origin of gold and silver in the rescue room. By the time he came out of the room, it was already getting dark. He hurried back to the military camp, had some food, and then walked towards the temple. By the time he came to the cypress forest in front of the temple, it was completely dark. The torches in the hands of the guarding soldiers were shining brightly, illuminating the front of the temple. Under the bright light, you can see that there are many more soldiers guarding the temple than usual. Because there was more and more gold in the stone house called the treasury, and for fear of being robbed, the Marquis of Pizarro had used three times the number of soldiers to guard the treasury day and night. At the same time, for unknown reasons, the security on Atahualpa was doubled. In the past, there were twenty-four men in one shift day and night, but now there are more than forty men in one shift. Even soldiers who are not on duty must sleep in the military camp at night and are not allowed to take off their clothes.
Robert didn't want others to know about his date with the queen, so he stayed in the cypress forest. He knew that the queen would not come out until it was completely dark, because she was afraid of being seen by the king and the concubines. Not long after, Peter and Queen Anna were seen walking towards the forest, and Robert hurriedly greeted them.
When Peter saw Robert coming, he deliberately avoided it and returned to the monastery. Although it has become dark, and the forest is more quiet and dark. But both seemed to be able to see each other's faces and expressions. It was the first time for the two of them to stand face to face together in the dark, and they were so close to each other that they seemed to be able to hear each other's breathing, and they couldn't help but feel excited and excited.
From Queen Anna's nervous and excited reaction, Robert seemed to be able to feel Queen Anna's emotions and heartbeat, so he stepped forward, held Queen Anna's face with his hands, and called out very gently, " My princess, my queen, my little dove." Because he knew that the Incas generally called their lovers this way.
Queen Anna responded in a dreamy voice, and then fell into Robert's arms as if she was intoxicated. Robert held the princess in his arms and kissed her wildly. The princess closed her eyes and smiled slightly, letting her beloved man kiss her to her heart's content.
The two kissed for a long time, and then Queen Anna suddenly pushed Robert away and said, "Okay, I want to ask you something."
Robert said, "You tell me."
Queen Anna said, "Are you Spaniards going to leave here and go back to your own country by ship when you have enough gold?"
Robert felt that this was not a problem at all, so he said, "Of course it is. The reason why we risk our lives on expeditions is to get enough gold so that we can go back to enjoy the glory and wealth and live the life of a rich man."
Queen Anna asked again, "Does this mean you will never come back after you leave?"
Robert had never thought about this question, but he replied, "It's hard to say. Maybe some of us may never come back after returning to China. Maybe some of us will stay here for the rest of our lives. Maybe we will." More people are coming here.”
At this point, Robert asked Anna, "Why do you ask this question?"
Queen Anna sighed and said in a sincere tone, "Because I want to know. It is very important to me."
Robert said, "Can you tell me why this is important to you?"
Queen Anna shook her head and said, "No, at least not for the time being."
Robert hugged the princess again, kissed her on the lips, and said, "What secret are you keeping from me?"
Queen Anna said, "Because you are not yet one of ours."
Rolbert said, "But I can be your man."
The princess shook her head and said, "Impossible."
Robert put his arms around the queen's neck and kissed her while saying, "But at least I can be yours."
Queen Anna touched Robert's face with her hand and said with great tenderness, "Really?"
Robert replied firmly, "Yes."
Queen Anna nodded, and then asked Robert in an extremely serious tone, "Do you think your Marquis will really release the king unconditionally after the gold is filled in that room?"
Although this question is often thought of by people, Robert has never considered it carefully. In fact, Robert knew that only one person could answer this question, and that was the Marquis Francisco Pizarro. But who dares to ask him such a question? And, even if someone asked him a question, could he give you a real answer?
Of course Robert knew that this issue was extremely important to the princess, even to the Inca King or the Inca Kingdom. Therefore, Robert felt that he could not answer this extremely sensitive question casually, because if he did not answer it well, it would cause great turmoil and chaos to the Inca royal family and the Inca kingdom. Moreover, if the Marquis and other Spaniards knew about it, they would think that he was betraying information or informing the enemy. He cannot bear this responsibility. However, facing the question from his beloved, he felt that he had to answer it, so he thought for a moment and asked, "Then what do you think?"
Seeing that Robert seemed a little embarrassed, Queen Anna whispered in a sad tone, "I think no matter how much gold is piled up, you marquis will never release the king. And the sooner the gold is piled up, the sooner the king will die." The sooner.”
Robert was very surprised by this answer and asked, "How could you see that?"
Queen Anna said, "I have a hunch."
Robert shook his head and said, "I don't believe people have premonitions."
Queen Anna said, "Forget it if you don't believe it." In order to confirm her hunch, Queen Anna said to Robert, "Do you know the hatred between Atahualpa and Huascar? My father had already expected this when he made Atahualpa king of Quito. However, I failed to dissuade him."
(Please pay attention to Zhang Baotong's signed work "Poetic Emotions", which includes short prose, life essays and short stories. Today's release is the novella "Love Ladder" (15. Night Storm))
