OBS Chapter 4213 The Princess Six Years Ago
Chapter 4213 The Princess Six Years Ago
Chapter 4213 The Princess from Six Hundred Years Ago
On Wednesday morning, the sound of rain pouring down outside the window, along with Mia scratching at the door, woke Shad. The girls who had gone to sleep with Shad were still fast asleep, while the sounds of Winnie making breakfast could be heard from outside the door.
As the Red Butterfly Day drew to a close, Lacey hurriedly left home without eating breakfast. During breakfast, Shad inquired about Dorothy's health, and the writer felt fine.
"What happened last night should just be an accident during the creation of the chosen one's story. As long as we avoid this period and stop merging with each other, we should be fine."
But Shad is still very worried about this, although it seems that Dorothy and Lacey are indeed fine for now.
Viggo's activities for today were all outdoors. When Shade said goodbye to the girls at home and prepared to leave, he was hoping that Scholar City would not rain like Tobesque, but fortunately, the scenery outside the Blue Ink Library was a bright and sunny morning.
Megan did not leave last night. When Shad arrived at Fragrant Residence this morning, she was still moving around in the house, clearly planning to enter the council with Shad and Viggo at noon.
Vigor's plans for herself and Shad clearly didn't include Megan. The Witch of Chaos was initially worried that Megan might want to join them, but the Edwards ladies saw right through Vigor's intentions:
"Since you're so looking forward to today's date, I won't disturb you. Didn't you want your student to become my apprentice? I'll stay at your house today and chat with her."
However, don't linger outside too long. Come back for lunch and then head into Parliament. Everyone agreed on a time, so please don't be late. Making others wait a little longer is fine, but if you run into the Speaker because you're late, that would be truly interesting.
Viggo certainly didn't want to take Shad to Oakham Park for a spring outing; she wasn't about to do anything repetitive and boring. After saying goodbye to Megan, Adelina, and Eve, who were staying at home, she and Shad boarded a carriage and headed towards the western highlands of the Upper City.
The carriage headed toward the Astley family's ancestral home, but instead of entering the house, it circled around to the back of the estate and finally stopped at the edge of a field of wild rhododendrons.
This is a natural cliff terrace behind Astley Estate, where crimson, pink, and snow-white flowers contrast sharply with the grey rock walls. The terrace is edged with an old stone fence, from which you can overlook the rooftops of the city, the outer city below the mountain, and the majestic Grey Rock Pass fortress in the distance.
In the center of this terrace is a neatly manicured lawn, with several huge beech and holly trees on the edge of the terrace, providing dense shade in the spring sunshine. There are also wrought iron benches and marble sundials under the trees.
A gravel path extends from the manor's garden, winding through the flowerbeds of this cliff terrace, connecting the lawn in the flowerbeds with the fence at the edge of the terrace. Of course, the garden is separated from the manor by a fence gate; this cliff terrace is not part of the manor.
Vige, holding Xia De's hand, stepped down from the carriage, smiling as she looked at the scenery before her:
"This place looks really nice, doesn't it?"
"The scenery is indeed beautiful."
Wei Ge then introduced softly:
"During the Kingdom of Gudrinor, this was actually part of the private garden built by the 7th King of Gudrinor. Later, this garden was granted to the first Duke of Astley and remained part of the Duke's estate's back garden for the next two hundred years."
Later, after the fall of Derinor, the size of our family manor shrank. This area was separated from the manor and became part of the city's public area. After all, it was situated on high ground overlooking the city, and those who were wary of our family after the war of unification didn't want it to become our private territory. However, after everything in Derinor vanished, my great-grandfather bought it back.
He didn't extend the estate's walls here, but rather wanted to share this view with the local residents. The city hall sometimes rents this space for open-air parties when hosting important figures. It was here that my father proposed to my mother.
Shad looked around:
"The weather is so nice today, why isn't anyone coming over?"
Wei Ge smiled and said:
"Of course, it's because I published an announcement in the newspaper in advance that I would be using this area for the next two days, so it's temporarily closed to the public."
She coughed lightly twice:
“Let’s go look at the scenery by the fence. When I was little, the adults forbade me to go near the fence, worried that I would fall off. But I still often sneaked over here by myself. One time when I sneaked over here at night, I looked up and saw the starry sky.”
Her face held a look of reminiscence:
"The starry sky that day was really beautiful; it's one of my fondest childhood memories."
The location here is even higher than Fragrant Residence, offering a better view of Arcadia City. Standing before the fence, Vige gazed at the familiar scenery of her hometown and then spoke of the future:
"Once Aurora recovers and becomes a normal person, shall we bring her here?"
"Of course, no problem."
Although he knew it wasn't the right time to talk about serious matters, Shad still asked:
"After the incident at the [Leatherworks Guild], do you have any clues about the two remaining samples of the Life Solution?"
Wei Ge sighed softly:
“I thought my mother would leave the next clue at the Leatherworks Museum, but we only found a solution there. Even if she left something else, we can’t get it now that we can’t enter the museum.”
But Wei Ge wasn't in a hurry:
"Compared to me, my mother is the one who wants my sister to recover as soon as possible. I am patient and will wait. My mother will definitely find a way to give me information about the next step. This is also an opportunity. Those people who suddenly appeared around me are very likely my mother in disguise."
"Miss, someone is coming."
Miss Rowling and the other maids were setting up a place for their masters to rest on the lawn among the flowers when they saw a carriage approaching in the distance, so they immediately spoke up to warn them.
Wei Ge was discussing the future with Xia De, and being interrupted at this moment was naturally quite unpleasant:
"Who is this? Doesn't this person read the newspaper?"
As the carriage drew closer, Viggo realized it belonged to the Church of Dawn. Miss Rowling immediately went over to inquire, and alighting from the carriage were two ninth-ringed female sorceresses from the church, and a young woman whom both Shad and Viggo remembered vividly—
The black-haired girl that Shade exchanged from the [Leather Goods Guild] was a princess from the Kingdom of Delinor six hundred years ago.
Miss Rowling's conversation ended quickly. She nodded somewhat awkwardly and then led the three to Viggo and Shad. Shad had already disguised himself as the traveling writer and merchant from Willendale, and Miss Rowling had informed the three members of the church that their master was on a date today.
As for the three untimely intruders, their presence here wasn't for any particularly special reason:
“This Miss Burgundy is a very important guest of the church. She has provided some valuable information and this morning said she wanted to take a stroll in the city to see the sights she had seen when she lived here. I’m so sorry, Miss Astley, to disturb you.”
The church's ring sorcerers were quite polite, so Vige looked at the black-haired princess, knowing that the princess was reminiscing about her previous life. The fact that the church was willing to let someone accompany her on a casual stroll around the area clearly indicated that they recognized the value of the information she provided.
"The royal family name of Burgundy."
Wei Ge said this, while the plain-looking girl looked at Wei Ge, who had similar hair color to her, with a complicated expression:
"Are you a descendant of the Duke of Astley?"
The two sorceresses of the church warned the princess from six hundred years ago with their eyes not to speak carelessly. Vige nodded as if she knew nothing. She didn't show much reverence for her ancestor.
"Yes, but we can't be called dukes. Delineor has long been destroyed, and the Astley family is just an ordinary family with some wealth and power in the local area. We don't have any titles."
The former princess wore a complex expression. Even the maids around Wei Ge, unaware of her story, could sense the bitterness, melancholy, regret, resentment, and almost imperceptible relief in her expression. After all, the bloodline had not been severed; she had guessed the true origin of Wei Ge's lineage from the color of her hair.
Do you have any other siblings?
She then asked Vige, who feigned a wary expression. Vige didn't answer, but instead looked at the two nuns dressed as sorceresses from the church, who then explained on her behalf:
“Miss Astley has no siblings; she is the head of the family and a well-known philanthropist and businesswoman in the local area, with a great reputation in Arcadia.”
The Burgundy lady nodded slightly, then asked:
Are you married?
This time, Wei Ge spoke up herself:
"You're really strange. Who asks this kind of question on the first meeting? But you look kind of familiar, so let's chat a bit more. I'm still young and not married yet."
"Then you should get married as soon as possible, after all, your family bloodline still needs you to carry on."
Six hundred years ago, the princess advised her against discussing this topic, but Vige was reluctant to talk about it. After all, theoretically, the Astley family bloodline would end with her generation. Although she had chosen a distant relative to inherit the family after her death, they were still distant relatives, and their bloodline was not pure.
"Yes, I understand."
She glanced at Xia De:
"Look, I'm on a date, aren't I?"
Shade, who hadn't spoken until now, smiled slightly. Miss Burgundy nodded gently, then asked the two nuns beside her:
“I get along very well with Miss Astley. May I give her the pendant I’m carrying as a gift?”