The dark forest exuded dots of light. The Duke led the horse to a lake. At this time, the forest was like a fairyland on earth. Everything was extremely beautiful. There was a small pond in front of it, which was covered with lotus flowers.
The gold was thrown into the pool by Duke Robert. The heavy gold made a gurgling sound when it fell into the water, and soon sank into the pool and disappeared.
One piece, two pieces, three pieces, four pieces, piece after piece of gold was slowly thrown into the pool. The gold bag that was originally full on the horse also shriveled up. Duke Robert threw away his gold ring. Entering the pool, he saw that the dark pool at night was like a bottomless black hole. Even though it swallowed up all the gold he brought, it did not show any abnormality. As a last resort, Duke Robert rummaged through his pocket and found out a dozen gold coins. , without any hesitation, he threw in all the gold coins in his pocket.
"Isn't this enough?"
Duke Robert took a deep breath. Now he could fully understand the feeling of the King of France who was robbed by his grandfather and handed over Danish gold to buy peace. He took off the golden crown on his head and threw it into the pool. At this time There was finally movement in the originally peaceful pool.
Gudong, Gudong.
The water in the pool seemed to be boiling, making strange noises and boiling continuously. Under the reflection of the moonlight, a beautiful lady emerged from the pool, her whole body showing a charming appearance like the moonlight.
It's so beautiful. It's obviously not the first time he's seen her, but only in front of this lady does the Duke know what beauty is and what true beauty is.
"I said your son will be born only when the flower seeds I gave you bloom."
The figure in the pool was talking, and she stepped on the lotus leaves. The lotus flowers in the pool gathered together as if they had life and consciousness, and opened their leaves to pave the way for her to reach the ground.
This is a tall girl, wearing a sky blue armless robe, with long golden hair falling casually behind her. She looks a bit like the characters in the portraits of Greek gods painted by Italian artists.
The narcissus in the pond is the kind lady in French, that is, the fairy lady. In the UK, it is the lake fairy. In Greek mythology, it is called the nymph. Of course, there are also witches in France who are respectfully called the fairy lady because of the fear of the world. .
The beautiful girl in front of her is not a witch, or even an ordinary water elf. As we all know, nymphs are also divided into three, six or nine levels, and the nymph in front of her is an extremely superior existence.
"The flower has bloomed. I came to see you because of Edward's blessing, but it has withered. Don't speak to me in this tone. Please don't forget that this is your son too."
Duke Robert said angrily, although he knew that the other party was not a human being and was far from being able to restrain the other party with human emotions and ethics, but he understood rationally, but his sensibility made him angry.
"Oh, that future saint!" The beautiful girl looked down at the withered flowers on the ground, picked up the flower pot, stroked the withered flowers and leaves with her hands and said with pity, "I asked you to use music and virtue to Irrigate it, nurture it with justice and love, nourish it with courage and confidence, take care of it with wisdom and sweat, but unexpectedly it will bloom in advance through the blessing of the saint.”
The girl's face showed sadness, and tears even welled up in her eyes. After all, she was her own child, and even though she was not a human being, she was not emotionless. It's not that flowers can't bloom, they just can't bloom now. Now this is simply forcing the seedlings to grow, and their own children will wither after blooming.
A saint is a witness that lasts forever. Once he is a saint, he is bound to be tainted with the glory of God. He is now, has been in the past, and will be forever.
Even though the current Prince Edward has not yet become a saint, it does not affect the effectiveness of his blessing.
"I want to know, what should I do now?" Duke Robert asked.
He knew that this was not Edward's problem, but a problem for him and his family. The pregnancy of his child required wisdom, courage, virtue, justice and love and many other positive things. As a descendant of the great god Odin, a Viking For future generations, he and his family do not lack courage, strength, or confidence. However, as a pirate family, the only thing they lack is virtue. Therefore, despite all delays, they are just seeds that never blossom, even after passing by. After all his efforts, the green leaves grew, but they were always stuck at the last step. If it weren't for Edward's blessing, the Duke didn't even know whether he would be able to see his child born in his lifetime.
"I will bless my son. I will bless him. My son will always be on the right path. My son will always be on the path of chasing his dreams. My son will definitely make me proud. .My son not only has superior knowledge, but also has courage that others cannot match, extraordinary talents, and flawless virtue."
The beautiful girl said her blessings to the flowers. Since the flowers have bloomed in advance, it is useless to put them back and turn them into seeds. What is deficient in nature can only be made up the day after tomorrow.
How tall a person can grow and how handsome he can be is determined by the genes given by his parents, but this does not mean that acquired efforts are meaningless. If you work hard on nutrition and exercise, in your own personal cultivation , can still be improved.
Flowers slowly regained their vitality, recovered from their original withered state, and exuded fragrance. Almost all ethnic groups have many touching legends and stories about flowers. During the Roman Empire, the Romans believed that flowers and girls symbolized youth and peace. Life, in Greek mythology, the beautiful boy Narcissus was obsessed with his own reflection in the water, and finally fell into the water and died and turned into a beautiful narcissus.
The child of a beautiful girl will appear in the image of a flower, which does not mean that she is a flower fairy, but that she has shown the power and characteristics of the other person's youth and life.
Nymphs are called elves and fairies in common translations. They usually appear in mountains, forests, fields, springs, seas and other places. They are elves transformed by nature, giving them the image of spiritual beings and human beings in all things.
Nymphs will appear as beautiful girls who will not age, get sick, or die. In Greek mythology, some nymphs often live in the divine realm, serving the gods, pouring wine for the gods, and serving as secondary goddesses.
There are not only twelve main gods in the forest of Mount Olympus, but also secondary gods such as Sleep God and Hercules. Nymph is one of them. The combination between gods and gods will give birth to gods, and the combination of gods and mortals will give birth to gods. Demi-god heroes are born, but the combination of some nymphs and gods will give birth to equally immortal gods, depending on the life essence of the nymph, whether it is an elf, fairy or goddess.
The flowers bloomed, and the baby's cry sounded. In the arms of the beautiful girl, the flowers turned into a lovely baby. Duke Robert was filled with joy and wanted to take the child from the fairy's hands, but he was surprised when he walked over. expression.
"Two children?"
"Yes, two flowers bloom, one on each side. Please choose, who will be your son, and I will give the other to the other."
The fairy was holding two babies in her hands. Duke Robert was angry, "Why, these are my sons, both of them are mine. What did you do behind my back?"
"I married two husbands and gave birth to two sons, but I cannot become two mothers." The fairy said, her eyes still calm and innocent, "Isn't everything the wish of you humans? Do you want it? If you marry me, I will marry you. If you want a son, I will give birth to a son for you. However, at the beginning, because of kindness, you were not the only one who got my wish and promise, but also your knight. Isn’t it?”
Duke Robert was speechless. He clenched his fists and looked at the beautiful girl in front of him. He felt possessive in his heart and wanted to snatch her away, but he was powerless. She was already his wife. .
"I am not a human being. I don't need the praise of the world, nor do I care about the slander of the world. I don't desire success and fame, nor do I care about difficulties. I am neither an enemy nor a friend, neither good nor evil. I neither ask nor give to you." The beautiful fairy said. With his own attitude, he looked at the other person with pity.
"But I am a majestic duke, with the blood of Odin flowing in my body. I am a monarch on earth and a duke. I have the power of a king and rule the most powerful army in the world. And that man I am just an ordinary person. I manage a country, bring benefits to the people, and let them live and work in peace and contentment. I am great..."
Duke Robert was angry. He knew that he could not keep this lover who was like a flower in the mirror, but he could not keep his beloved girl, but at least he had to keep her child, which was his and her child.
"When I became a human being, I never thought that I was superior to others because of my power and status, and that I could control the fate of others and the world at will. The king is great, and the queen is also great, but joy, glory, pain and humiliation are not what humans can do. Everything you master is fickle.”
The fairy chuckled, a laughter like a silver bell, "Isn't it the king's responsibility to let his people live and work in peace and contentment? Since it is your responsibility, it is not about virtue, nor is it a favor to the people, but you What you should do is show your greatness by showing kindness to the people, but if you don’t have the people, you can’t be considered a king.”
"You are very ignorant. The sun, air, rivers, mountains, and plants also give benefits to the world, but they never boast of their contributions to the world, let alone their greatness. Choose, who will be your son, who will be That man’s son.”
"The Duke's son and the blacksmith's son are both my sons and have the same roots, but because of their different origins, their identities are different. From a human perspective, one has a bright future, while the other's future is uncertain. It’s bleak.”
"But my dear children, I want to tell you that to me, you are not the son of a duke (noble), nor the son of a blacksmith (commoner), but my son, and this alone is enough."
Duke Robert had held a son, and his choice would determine the fate of the two sons. Although to the Queen, both children were her children, there was no difference at all, but there was a difference for him.
Which one to choose?
The two children are absolutely identical.
Of the two princes, one will become a future duke, and the other can only become a commoner. Robert's hands trembled. These should both be his sons.
