Before the carriage really entered Bona, among the upper-class people in the City of July,
The news that Anna had been escorted to Bona had already spread in private.
After all..,
This month, half of the literary salons in Bona..,
Were either talking about "Lady Peony", "The Wrong Marriage", or arguing about the reason why "The Iron Throne" was banned.
Those who were qualified to attend these salons..,
Apart from the famous poets, writers, and playwrights..,
Were the dignitaries.
The financial resources needed to hold a good salon..,
Were not something that commoners could do.
The host of the salon..,
Were half of the noble ladies.
They were in the middle of a group of passionate men, and where the fragrance of their skirts passed..,
They calmed down the overly heated debates.
Among them, the most famous salons, one belonged to the Archduchess Hathaway de Blanc, and the other was held by Miss Anne Smith.
However..,
The Archduchess dealt with the affairs of the palace all year round,
It was difficult for ordinary dignitaries to see her.
Miss Anne Smith..,
The salon did not stop for a year.
People gradually whispered in all the literary salons.
Including Miss Anne's salon.
The young poet from a noble family was talking to his friends about the latest news.
Miss Anne held her face curiously. "Eh? Is what you said true? "
"Of course it's true, Miss." Miss. 'William was on his horse.
Side by side with the carriage, and said to Lin Daiyu in the carriage, "Madam has been waiting for you in the mansion for a long time."
Suddenly, the carriage was forced to stop.
William was so busy talking to the side,
He almost couldn't rein in his horse,
He bumped into another carriage.
There was no family emblem on the oncoming carriage.
William frowned,
He raised his voice and said, "The road is facing the sky, let's go our separate ways. Please step aside and don't block our route. "
As soon as he finished speaking, the curtain of the opposite carriage was lifted by a pair of plump, healthy, white, and red hands. There were a few small dimples on the back of the hands, which looked like the hands of the cutest child.
First, red curly hair fell out, and then a small face popped out. "Ah! Sir William! "
This was a face that people couldn't help but like.
Her eyelashes were long and curly, her eyes were blue, and her lips were like the most tender petals of spring. There were a few freckles on her heart-shaped face, but it didn't affect her smile that was sweeter than honey. Even when she was an adult, she always had that endearing naivety.
When people saw this face, they would think of Angel, who was by the side of the Holy Mother.
Angel — Annie — climbed down from the carriage, placed her hands behind her back, and skipped to the front of his tall white horse. She deliberately pretended to sigh like an old woman.
"I'm not blocking your route. I'm blocking your life."
When William saw that it was her and heard what she said, his face turned red. He tightened his grip on the reins of his horse and unconsciously stepped back. "Miss Annie, I have official business to attend to. Please don't pester me!"
Lin Daiyu chuckled in the carriage.
Annie tilted her head and looked in the direction of the laughter. She saw a black-haired oriental beauty sitting in the carriage.
She exclaimed, "You're Anna? The author of 'The Iron Throne'? "
William originally thought that she was here to tease him, but when he heard this, he suddenly became vigilant. He reached out to block her line of sight, and his voice turned cold.
"Miss Smith, I'm here under orders. You can't fool around here. Otherwise, I won't be polite. "
"So fierce." Annie pursed her lips and made a face at him. Suddenly, she glanced at the air and went around him, shouting, "Beauty, my name is Annie ~ I love 'The Iron Throne' the most!"
"You!" William was immediately flustered and exasperated after being circled by her. He immediately went to pick her up. Annie puffed out her chest and stared at him with wide eyes.
William faced her blue eyes and said "you" for a long time, but in the end, he couldn't do it.
"Angel" revealed a victorious smile, shook her curly hair, and ran away with a grin.
When the carriage was out of sight, William was still vexed. Lin Daiyu smiled mischievously and said, "Sir, you have good luck with women."
The pitiful and innocent knight immediately waved his hand. "Miss, you misunderstood."
Seeing that she didn't believe him, he quickly explained, "You are a good person. I mean, even though I haven't spent much time with you, I know that you are a lady with respect. But this Miss Annie Smith, perhaps you should call her Madam? Or Miss? When she was only in her teens, although she wasn't married, she charmed the old Grand Duke until he was dizzy. Now, she's even more incredible. She has charmed many new nobles. Half of the men in the city are under her skirt. Teasing … teasing me is just a matter of habit … "Even though he said that, his last few sentences were full of bitterness, and he felt uneasy. He stopped talking and told the coachman to keep his head down and continue on his way.
Lin Daiyu had already gotten what she wanted to hear.
So she was the mistress of a great noble.
But why did this Miss Smith help her?
She gently lowered her eyes and thought back to the moment they met. This innocent-looking "angel" had silently mouthed the words, "I'm sorry, but I'm sorry."
The banquet was going against the flow.
The carriage carried her directly to Earl Brown's residence.
The charming and dignified Grand Duchess personally led people out to welcome her.
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Daiyu cautiously bowed to her. She returned the greeting and winked at Daiyu. "It's better to meet you than to hear about you. I've been wanting to meet you for a long time after hearing about you from Baisha, Anna. "
She then intimately held Daiyu's hand and walked into the residence.
Daiyu remembered Annie Smith's reminder and couldn't help but be anxious. She had to go over every word in her heart several times before saying it out loud.
Hathaway didn't seem to notice. She just chatted with her for a while and talked about her views on literature and theater.
When she relaxed a little, the Grand Duchess asked calmly, "Anna, you are well-read and have a good memory. You don't lose to scholars. It's your first time in our country, but you know so much. "
"You flatter me. In order to make a living, I worked hard and read some of your country's literature and history books. I only know a little about it. "
"Then you must have some understanding of the 'Banquet Countercurrent' from before?"
Lin Daiyu was shocked and smiled as usual. "I've heard people mention it a few times, but the records in the history books are vague. I don't quite understand. I have the intention to inquire about it, but I'm afraid of breaking some taboo. "
Recalling Annie's reminder and combining it with what she had learned during this time, some of her guesses became more and more certain.
Hathaway smiled and said, "It's not a taboo." She didn't mention it. After teaching her some court etiquette, she asked Coachman to get ready and said, "Don't be afraid. Although it's an arrest warrant, I'm afraid it's a misunderstanding. His Majesty has always been the most amiable. If you have anything to say, just say it truthfully. "
Luster's palace was slightly smaller than the palace cities in China in terms of scale, but because it was made of stone, it had a different kind of solemnity and majesty.
After winding around who knew how many layers of gardens, murals, and statue forests, she finally arrived at the inner palace.
As soon as she stepped into the soft wool carpet of the inner palace, she heard a series of singing voices.
"Sixteen years of wealth, spending my youth carefree. Once I heard of the blood feud, I couldn't help but turn the world upside down. "
This was the moment the prince of the Eastern Empire in "The Iron Throne" found out about his background and lamented.
Hathaway whispered with a smile, "His Majesty, he likes you very much."
When she entered the main hall, she saw a stage in the lower left corner. An actor was performing on it. And the stairs went up layer by layer. The throne was upright, and a blonde man was lazily tapping the beat on the throne and singing the following song:
"My heart is broken to comfort my adoptive mother. My hair is bristling with anger.
Life is unpredictable. The hatred of the country and the family is today. "
He was clearly tapping the beat and was rather lazy, but he was like a lion lying on a bed.
Hathaway respectfully bowed: "Your Majesty, Anna Lin has been brought here."
So this was the Allan I that people were talking about.
Lin Daiyu bowed to the palace, and only then did Allan I look over, sizing her up with slight interest: "As expected of a citizen of the East. Come, set a place for Miss Anna. "
The palace servants set a place, just below the stairs.
As if the one who issued the arrest warrant was not him at all, Allan I waved his hand amiably: "Come, Miss Anna, sit here. I invite you to watch the show. The actors here are the best in all of Luster. "
Hathaway was the Grand Duchess, the Emperor's cousin, but she was still standing. Want her to sit down?
Lin Daiyu hesitated for a moment, seeing that both of them were looking at her with smiles on their faces, as if they didn't find anything strange. She steeled her heart, calmly thanked the Emperor, and sat down calmly.
Allan I looked at her appreciatively, clapped his hands, and as expected, invited her to continue watching the show.
The protagonist, Young Master Zhao, always dreamed that he seemed to have experienced a nightmare scene like a sea of blood in his childhood. Although his family was rich and his life was easy, he was always brooding, and even suspected that his parents were not his biological parents.
One day, he accidentally bumped into his mother worshipping the tomb of a nameless orphan, and finally learned the truth:
He was indeed not a rich family's son, but a royal orphan who carried a blood feud, and whose country was usurped by a traitor. He was able to survive that year because his adoptive parents sacrificed their own son, and swapped him out. In the tomb was the biological son of his adoptive parents.
He was like a heavy blow, and finally after learning the truth, he took his sword and left the country. He traveled the world, met all kinds of capable people, and wanted to restore his homeland. But on the way, he saved a foreign country's princess, and fell in love with her. The princess was willing to give up her country, and let him be the King.
Young Master Zhao experienced a struggle, and questioned the heavens, and questioned himself: To live or to die?
In the end, he decided to give up the wealth that was within his reach, and rushed to the uncertain journey of restoring his country.
With the help of the princess and his companions, he finally returned to his homeland, which was under the rule of the traitors, and the people's resentment was boiling. He raised an uprising, executed the traitors, and with the support of hundreds of people, he regained the throne.
When the story ended, Daiyu heard Allan I's smile, but with a sense of danger, he asked, "Miss Anna, what do you think of this < Iron Throne >?"
Lin Daiyu stood up from her seat, and replied in a neither servile nor overbearing manner,
"The standard of the royal actors is superb."
"I think, it's not the actors who acted well, but Miss Anna's script that was well written."
Unknowingly, Allan I had sat up straight, and stared at her with a smile that was not a smile,
"It's more exciting than what I've experienced."
The smile suddenly turned cold, "Then do you know, to insinuate about the palace, you'll be beheaded?"
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