A Tale of Strategies For the Throne - 273. Chapter 273

Sleepless all night.

Early in the morning of the next day, Kejos entered the palace again.

The morning sun illuminated Kehos’s dark blond hair, and the blue marks under his eyes were so light that it was almost invisible, and it did not detract from the knight’s handsome face with a mature charm.

On the way to Garland’s palace, the handsome knight attracted the eager eyes of many maids walking on the road holding things.

It has been a long time since I saw the maids of Cayjos trying to talk to him, but the knights who used to laugh and tease them to make them blush and heartbeat seemed to be in no mood today. They just nodded politely and strode over.

Hearing the voices of the young maids suddenly becoming excited from outside the palace, the magistrate standing in the courtyard turned to look in the direction of the palace gate.

Unsurprisingly, she saw Kaihuos come in from there.

If in the past, she had always been expressionless and cold-eyed for the behavior of the knight who always aroused the joy of young girls in the palace, and occasionally if she had done it, she would rudely reprimand Kaijos and be dissatisfied. He made the gate of the palace become so noisy that he quarreled the prince.

Of course, Kehus always politely admits his mistakes and apologizes for Tarputy’s reprimand, and then, next time, does his own thing.

But this time, when she saw the familiar scene again, although Taputi still had no expression on her face, her eyes were no longer disgusting.

It suddenly occurred to her that although there have always been a lot of young girls who admire Kayjos, in fact, as far as she can see, in fact, the young maid who secretly looked at the Lord Huimos with admiration has also A lot.

After all, from a female point of view, apart from his personality… not very good, he is very good in appearance and other aspects.

It’s just because that excellency, except for his majesty’s side, gives people a very inaccessible feeling, and those weak girls dare not lean over, so it gives people the illusion that he is unwelcome.

Moreover, the eyes of that lord has always been only on your majesty, so it is impossible to notice the eyes of others looking at him, and naturally he is ignorant of the eyes of others’ admiration.

However, even if he finds out…I am afraid that he will completely ignore it.

The magistrate thought so blankly, and sighed silently in her heart.

A few months ago, she was still very angry.

At that time, she was still thinking that after that person came back, she would never be polite.

She will definitely guard your Majesty, and will not give that person the slightest chance.

However, things are impermanent.

The news that came back suddenly a month ago was like a sap, and it knocked her off.

That lord…dead?

Even now, Taputi still has a very unreal feeling.

She always felt that even the god of death would detour that terrible man.

She always felt that if it were that person, even the gods would not be able to let him leave his Majesty.

…

No matter how she feels, a month has passed and His Excellency Huimos is dead. This is an unchangeable fact.

Tapti turned his head slightly, and saw the spring statue of Isdar, the goddess of fate, in the middle of the courtyard. The clear spring was falling from the air as always, just like when the man was still here.

In the past, as long as that person was still in the palace, almost every day, that person stood and waited under this fountain.

When he waited, no matter how long he waited, he was not impatient. On the contrary, he seemed to be enjoying the waiting process.

It felt like he was chewing slowly and tasting his favorite dessert.

Every time, when she followed his Majesty and walked out of the door, she would see the person’s look up.

That person’s eyes will only shine when they fall on your Majesty.

Every time like this, the person’s eyes are always focused and gentle.

…Such obvious eyes, she hadn’t noticed for so many years… As expected, she couldn’t see clearly because she was in the game…

Tapti couldn’t help but smile wryly when he thought of this.

It’s just that what’s the use of thinking about it now.

She raised her eyes and glanced at the empty fountain again.

No one will wait there anymore.

She sighed deeply in her heart.

The dead are gone.

Your Majesty is unwilling to show her fragile side in front of them, and she will pretend not to know.

I only hope that with the passage of time, the pain in your Majesty’s heart will be relieved a little bit.

With the sound of footsteps, Taputi turned around, condensed his mind, and looked at the young king who came out of the room.

She subconsciously raised a gentle smile, and wanted to meet Garlan to speak.

But she immediately saw Garlan’s gaze.

The young man walked out of the door either casually, or he was accustomed to it naturally. He glanced at the right side of his eyes invisibly.

The direction of that fountain.

At that glance, Taputi’s heart sank endlessly and cooled down.

…

The real pain never disappears with the passage of time.

It will always be there, dripping bloody.

Will never disappear.

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Kaihus came to pick up Garlan today because Garlan is going to patrol the barracks today.

To put it simply, as the king, he should personally show up to praise and encourage the soldiers who triumphed.

When King Gallan appeared in the barracks, the morale of the soldiers was very high.

Yesterday, King Garlan went out of the city to welcome them back. They were very touched. Today, when Garlan came to the barracks again to praise them, and personally said that he would give them generous rewards in accordance with the military merits. The atmosphere reached its peak.

The earth was full of joy, and all the soldiers were shouting the name of King Garlan.

Cheers and laughter resounded under the sky.

Kaihus stood beside Garlan, looking up at Garlan who raised his hand to the countless soldiers under the high platform.

The smile of the young king was like a morning sun falling on him.

His smile can always infect people around him with bright light.

As long as he is by his side, it is like being under the sun.

He can always bring warmth and strength to those around him.

Kayjos clenched his hand firmly on his side.

He remembered yesterday, in a room full of sunlight, the appearance of the child squatting on the ground holding himself.

And now, who can become the strength to support this child?

In a trance, Kehos remembered the conversation he had with Tapti yesterday.

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“Taputi, what can I do?”

Even if he can only share a little bit, he is willing to do anything.

“Don’t say anything, do nothing, pretend to know nothing, that’s what you can do for him.”

“…I am the prince’s guardian knight, can’t I replace him?!”

A few seconds of silence.

Then the magistrate replied.

Yes, you can’t.

At that time, Tapti said to him.

Such a categorical denial did not make him angry at all.

Perhaps it was because he saw the almost substantive sorrow that appeared in Tapti’s eyes at this moment.

Kaihus, neither you nor I will do.

Tapti shook his head.

Even if you and I didn’t want to admit it at first.

However, there is only that person in this world who can really stand by his side and support each other with him.

The throne is supreme.

No one can stand by it.

Therefore, Wang has always been lonely.

The king is like this.

The same is true for King Camos.

I was fortunate that although sitting on the throne, the prince is not alone.

Although it was an accident, because of the existence of that person, if the prince does not need to support this country alone, I am very fortunate that the prince is accompanied by that person by his side.

But I never thought that that person would leave like this.

…

Kaijos, do you know?

The magistrate’s low voice was like a sigh.

lose.

More cruel than it didn’t exist in the beginning.

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When the expedition army returned, the Wang Court began to run frantically. There are countless political affairs, all of which are waiting to be dealt with.

For a time, all the ministers and officials were busy.

Statistics on the merits of soldiers, post-war injuries, and medical expenses and pensions for soldiers who died in battle. In particular, Garland resolutely added an arrangement for soldiers who had to be discharged from the army when they reformed their military affairs. The implementation will begin after a battle.

At the same time, Kanal became part of Aaron Landis, and the western border naturally ceased to exist. Therefore, we must mobilize the Sixth Army on the border to enter Kanal as soon as possible, and join forces with the army that Kaihus stayed in the city. , Stabilize Kanal’s overall situation.

In addition, the royal court must negotiate with officials to be dispatched to Kanal as soon as possible to control those cities as soon as possible.

All of the above kept Garlan as the king busy. The government office was full of people coming and going from morning to night, and he had almost no chance to breathe apart from eating and sleeping.

If it were before, Taputi and the others would have felt distressed and discouraged when Garlan was so busy, but now they were relieved.

It’s okay to get busy.

They thought so.

In this way, the entire royal court has been running fast for a long time, and countless ministers and officials have been wailing in private, and even the Zuo Sixiang, who is so devoted to his work as his home, feels overwhelmed.

By working overtime like this, the piles of government affairs have finally been handled almost.

When they came back to their senses, everyone discovered that a month had passed before they knew it.

More than half of the spring has passed, and even the night is warm and windy, and it doesn’t make people feel cold.

It was late at night, and this month, when it was rare to have such a peaceful time, Garlan sat in the pavilion in the courtyard.

Nega’s low woooo sound came in the dark night.

The golden-brown mane was flashing against the moonlight in the night, and the big lion was leaning on Garlan’s body and humming constantly, the posture seemed to be begging for something.

It arched Garland with its head, then raised its front paws and put it on the stone table beside it, screamed at the crystal bottle containing the bright red liquid on the table, turned its head, and screamed at Garlan.

The brown pupils stared at Garlan brightly, and the small shiny eyes were really unstoppable.

I must smell the wine…

Gallan was helpless.

Taer was amused for a while, and while he didn’t pay attention to feeding Nega a glass of wine, Nega slept drunk for most of the day, making him afraid of something wrong.

Unexpectedly, this drink made the big lion fall in love with this taste.

Since then, every time it smells of alcohol, it asks itself for a variety of cute and coquettish drinks.

The fluffy head came over again and rubbed his face.

Garlan could only get up, took the original plate with raw meat, poured a little red wine in, and then squatted down and waved at Nega.

Nejia immediately leaned in excitement, took his hand, and licked it in the plate.

It licked happily, and its long tail flicked behind him.

Garlan put down the plate, looked at Nega who was licking the wine happily, and touched its head.

He looked at it with gentle eyes.

Then, Garlan stood up and walked to the entrance of the pavilion.

Below is a clear pool of water, with moonlight falling on the water, sparkling.

When the wind passed, the large patches of lavender hyacinths at the edge of the pool swayed slightly with the wind, like lavender waves.

Looking at the swaying hyacinth, Garland suddenly remembered the night long ago.

Late that night, when Heymos was over the wall and grabbed himself to speak, suddenly a night watch maid passed by, scared that he hurriedly pressed Heymos into the flowers and hid it for fear of being seen by the maid.

Although at that time he didn’t know why he felt a guilty conscience.

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Hyacinth, destined to be fruitless love, hopeless love.

Later, he learned the hyacinth’s flower language from the maid who passed here that night.

He was taken aback.

At that time, he thought, this might be a kind of prophecy.

Because it is impossible for him to accept Huimos, Huimos’ feelings for him are destined to have no results.

…Perhaps that is indeed a prophecy…

Galan poured a glass of wine, and the bright red liquid was rippling slightly in the crystal glass under the moonlight.

He didn’t drink, but walked down the stone steps of the pavilion with a wine glass, and walked to the hyacinth flowers.

The young man raised his head, and the moonlight was like water, pouring down on his long golden hair scattered on his shoulders.

Two months.

Sixty days.

During this period of time, he still held a little hope secretly in his heart.

Perhaps that person is not dead yet, just injured.

Maybe he will appear in front of him again soon.

If that person is still alive, Gallan believes that even if that person crawls, he will crawl back to him.

However, it has been more than sixty days.

He waited a long time.

Can’t wait for anything.

He has to face reality after all.

Huimos has died, two months ago, in the royal city of Kanal.

“Sorry, this is a memorial two months late.”

Standing among the hyacinth flowers by the pool, the boy tossed it casually.

The luminous cup made a shining arc in the dark night, and fell into the pool with a splash of water.

It sank.

The bright red wine spread on the surface of the water and quickly disappeared without a trace.

Gallan watched the bright red melt in the water.

for a long time.

Nega’s grunt came from the pavilion next to it.

The drunk lion has fallen asleep.

The boy leaned over and sat down slowly by the pool water among the large patches of hyacinth flowers.

His arms rested on his erect knees.

A faint fragrance of flowers surrounds him.

The pool in front of him reflects the hyacinth clusters by the water, and there are flowers with ghosts everywhere, making it almost impossible to distinguish between reality and reflection.

He just sat quietly, with golden pupils reflecting the sparkling water.

“During this time, I have been wondering if it is because of me.”

“Because of me, you will die.”

In previous lives, I died, so you survived.

In this life, I am alive, so the person who died becomes you.

“You probably don’t know. When I was a child, there was once when I wanted to kill you when you had a fever.”

“At that time, it was absolutely impossible for me to think that when you really died, I would be like this…”

So…

The boy closed his mouth and swallowed the remaining last two words back into his throat.

He bowed his head and buried his face in his arms.

The fingers clasped on his arm were squeezed to the point where the knuckles were almost white.

You say you promised me, you will do it.

You said you never told me a lie.

【I am here. 】

【I will always be at your side. 】

[Even the gods of Aaron Landis cannot let me leave you. 】

You lied to me after all.

You still leave me after all.

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Patter.

It was an inaudible sound.

It was concealed by the night.

It was hidden in the snoring of a sleeping lion on one side.

At the feet of the young man sitting on the edge of the pool with his head down, a circle of shallow water marks rippled.

Silent in the middle of the night.

Only the clusters of lavender hyacinths swayed gently in the wind.