Amidst the sound of wind, oars, and gentle swaying, Theresia, the last bloodline of the White Iris Dynasty, with short and messy hair, slowly woke up in the soft silk quilt; it was like making I had an extremely long dream; I was so sleepy that I didn’t even want to open my eyes.
After all, she hadn't slept on such a comfortable and comfortable bed for a long time. However, when Thearesia moved slightly, she felt the bruises, swelling and bruises all over her body, and unspeakable pain and numbness broke out, making her cry out.
Only then did she feel that there was nothing else on her body. This result made her feel a little frightened and panicked. Afterwards, she checked her body and found no discomfort; even the previous wounds had been cleaned and cool ointment applied.
Thearesia was finally convinced that she did not fall to death among the rocks rolling in the tide; rather, she truly survived. However, the next moment she got into the quilt again, curled up with her head covered and hugged her legs, sobbing and choking silently under the gently humping quilt.
Once upon a time, she was born in one of the most prominent and noble palaces in the world; both her father and mother came from the blood of the ancient and noble kingdom. As symbols of the highest power, she was surrounded by luxurious ministers and nobles in every move. All received much attention.
Therefore, since she can remember, she has been following her mother, attending court balls and public events one after another; she is always surrounded by cautious court ladies, maids, and servants every hour of the day; all of them are humble. He spoke beautiful words to her.
After she became a little more sensible, peers from ministers and noble families appeared in front of her one after another; they stuttered or were embarrassed, introducing their family and their names in childish voices; just for the sake of being there. Opportunity to become one of the playmates who accompany the princess as she grows up.
Everything was so beautiful and logical; it was like she had it all as a matter of course after she came into this world. But I don't know since when, the smile on her father's face, who was still kind to her, became less and less forced, while the sadness and wrinkles increased day by day.
As for my mother, who always dressed up gorgeously, her daily banquets and social activities gradually stopped, and she began to wear less "conspicuous" clothes. As a young girl, she was awakened by loud noises from the city several times in her sleep and found that the royal guards were setting up defenses.
Every time my father went out, he would come back disappointed and angry; then he would hide in the empty and huge study and stay there for a long time. The mother even began to pack her bags secretly, hide the royal jewels, and secretly summon the courtiers.
Eventually, riots broke out across the city; even when she was playing in the garden, she could see fireworks rising in the city. According to the whispers of the frightened maids, it was nobles and ministers loyal to the royal family who were fighting endlessly with the rioters in the city.
The battle lasted for several days and nights. Although it was not known which side would win, it was not long before everyone was forced to move from Ganquan Palace, where the royal family lived, to Youyuan Wangyou Palace. Immediately afterwards, my father had to work up his energy and began to meet some ragged public opinion representatives.
But after each interview, he would lock himself in the study and angrily smash everything around him; but he would pick himself up again the next day and continue to meet with all kinds of representatives from all walks of life; while his mother became introverted and reclusive. , secretly and constantly communicating with the outside world.
She would even personally take her female officers and maids to comfort the royal guards; she would also practice horseback riding and try on hunting clothes that were easy to ride in private. After this temporary peace lasted for several months, she was woken up at night and carried into a carriage in a daze.
When she woke up again, she was already in a huge motorcade far away from the capital; then, her mother told her with a long-lost expression of joy that this time she might have a chance to see her grandfather, who had never been masked before. However, the large number of salutes carried by the convoy seriously affected the speed of travel.
Just two days later, the team was intercepted by a simple checkpoint set up on the road. Although there was only a small group of militiamen armed with wooden spears and pitchforks, they did not hesitate to call more of their naked companions to watch the convoy from all over the mountains and plains.
Immediately afterwards, the National Guards of the capital dispatched by the Charter Conference composed of nobles and property owners in the capital also chased after them; they invited the royal family and their entourage back to the city of Seine. However, this time, the royal family was unable to return to Wangyou Palace and was placed in the most cramped Hezhou Old Palace.
Most of the buildings here are in disrepair, and a considerable part of them are used as prisons for the royal family; and many of the people who follow and serve the royal family have been ruthlessly deprived and dismissed, leaving only the most basic retinues and guards. , acting as the king’s last bit of decency.
Accompanied by a maid who was crying in private, she was still ignorant and had to live in a tower full of musty smell and moisture. It wasn't until a long time later that she learned a little about the situation at that time. Rumors spread throughout the buzzing city that the king had fled and wanted to use the local army to massacre the royal capital.
There are even rumors that the queen sold her rights to foreign countries in exchange for a large number of intervention troops, ready to eliminate all dissidents in the country at any time. Therefore, at the impromptu charter meeting, even the new aristocrats who insisted on preserving the royal family had to agree to further deprive and restrict the royal power.
The poor and civil strata of the entire city also took the opportunity to stir up excitement and wandered on the other side of the ruined palace on Hezhou all night long. They spontaneously monitored and threatened the king's family, which had already become estranged from their relatives; there was even one A member of the royal branch, sworn to join the civilian faction.
But these days of being trapped in the city of sorrow left Thearesia with one last beautiful memory. Because family members who are usually busy with social activities and rarely have time to get together are now able to get a lot of quiet time together under house arrest;
Her mother even began to learn from the maids around her how to cut and sew dresses into the size she needed; while her father found a sealed crafting table and made some gadgets for her with his own hands; she even I hope this period of isolation from the world will continue.
However, one day suddenly, the tranquility in this dilemma was broken. As the guards, covered in blood and stained with blood, rushed in in panic, they reported that someone had secretly opened the passage and door to the Hezhou Abandoned Palace for the mob on the other side; the guards, who were left with only sabers and sabers, could not resist.
Next, there was a desperate escape in the ruined palace, as well as buildings, fires, and human voices that were constantly being set alight and burned. It was a severely missing memory; I only remembered that the attendants and servants were killed and dismembered in the ruined palace, and the female officials and maids were also torn to pieces and thrown down, disappearing into the crowd.
Theresia didn't know how she escaped in the end. When she regained consciousness, she was already on a cruise ship on the Seine. In the direction of the Hezhou Abandoned Palace, it had been completely engulfed by the sky-smoking flames, and riots were still taking place in the city behind it.
Her rescuer was a certain uncle, the Marquis de Montier, husband of the king's cousin; one of the royalist leaders wanted by the Charter. It’s just that he has always kept secret about this process, and repeatedly emphasized Thearesia’s mission and responsibility as the last bloodline of the royal family;
Then, she spent a full ten years in the castles and manors controlled by the royal party; here, as the spiritual symbol of the royal party, she received various educations, and even met the teacher of Seris descent, With his strong entreaty, he secretly taught women self-defense techniques and techniques.
However, with the establishment of the Burgundian dynasty in the north and the rise of heretics and rebels in the Southern Free Army, the Marquis of Montier actually died in the battle with the Burgundian army. The underground royal court he established also fell apart, and even internal strife broke out under the inducement of the northern dynasty.
Theresia, whose value had greatly shrunk, was passed into the hands of the church faction of the old royal party, and the rest of her time was spent in constant tossing and dodging. Most of the time, she disguised herself as a nun to evade all kinds of interrogations, and witnessed all kinds of suffering and misery with her own eyes.
Until she suffered a lot of displacement and was sent to Mont Saint-Michel. Here, she was also moved by the sacred and pious atmosphere, secretly determined to devote herself to the glory of God, and eventually spent the rest of her life here as a nun. Until those around her suddenly decided to silence her.
At least, Theresia was not without gains during her journey into exile. In addition to the fighting skills she had secretly honed under extreme insecurity, she also learned several languages privately, including the old Latin used by the guardians.
This was to erase and distinguish the last bit of influence from the Frankish kingdom; Saint Laurent ordered the accompanying priests to rearrange and unify the canonical language. So in a life-and-death crisis, she attacked the opponent without hesitation, and then escaped along the abandoned underground passage.
At least, as a member of the White Iris royal family, even if she had no choice but to end her own life, she should not continue to be humiliated at the hands of these people before her death. And her experiences over the years have also made her understand to some extent the greatest value of being the only remaining female member of the former royal family.
It is to give birth to a number of male descendants with the right to claim the throne for those ambitious ministers or nobles; and then "die" in the historical record. If it is just for the continuation of her bloodline, she is not particularly resistant to this fate, but it must be her own choice.
Therefore, driven by this idea, she even climbed out of the dangerous cliff to escape the pursuit of the guardians. Until a sudden loud cry startled the seabirds and knocked her out of her hiding place... But how she survived, her memory was lost.
At this time, the boat she was on suddenly stopped; then several female soldiers in blue military uniforms rushed into the cabin and spread out to look around. Then a small group of maids wearing long white skirts also came forward slowly and began to dress Theresia without any explanation.
And looking at the huge Seris standing mirror on one side, from the scarred body to the well-combed lace and pink satin dress; and after the dyeing was washed away, it turned into a silver-white bun again. Thearesia's old days reappeared as if in a dream.
And this hidden doubt and suppressed emotion finally broke out the moment she was surrounded on the deck. "Theresa..." On the shore where the big ship docked, a woman wearing a gray cloak stood suddenly, but she made a familiar voice that haunted her.
