023 “(Quick Travel) Meat Eating Journey” Chapter 22

Chapter 22 Western Court‧Cold Brother (11)

The emerald green winter came very early this year. Just after late autumn, the first heavy snow fell.

The vast empire was shrouded in goose-feather-like snow, especially on the northern plateau, where the snow was several feet deep.Originally, the war was coming to an end, but now it was in a stalemate because of this rare heavy snow.The rebels held on in the last city and resisted stubbornly. Cizer simply ordered the entire army to stop advancing and surrounded the rebels’ lair.The army is encamped, waiting for all the food in the city to be exhausted, and then it will naturally be able to break it in one fell swoop.

This battle was not difficult for Cesare. Although Marquis Anderson and his party were fierce, they actually did not have much effective strength.Except for a few ambitious nobles, almost no one was willing to follow Anderson and rebel with him.

After the governance of Aurelian and César, the mother and son, Feilengcui’s national power is now growing and its surroundings are peaceful.The people are easy to appease. As long as they have enough to eat, they don’t care which master collects taxes from them.So Cizer led the army to the Northland Plateau and drove straight in almost all the way, crushing the rebels to pieces.His prestige in the army was already high, but now he was regarded as a general, and no one would disobey his orders.

The pleasure of holding such power should make him feel at ease, but Cizer’s mood became increasingly gloomy.All the confidants could see that the Duke, who had always been calm and self-possessed, turned out to be very irritable. He never showed his cruelty externally, but now he often got angry over trivial matters and even angered others.And he was so preoccupied that even the dullest generals were aware of it. He seemed to be worried about something, but he tried his best to suppress himself and not care.

Among the many confidants, only Edward knew the reason why Cesare was so strange.After discovering that something was wrong with Cesare, Edward immediately went to admonish him, but Cesare scolded him and even kicked Edward out of the central army and sent him to the front line.This time, no one dared to touch the Duke’s misfortune. The generals were trembling with fear. Only when they received news related to the imperial capital, Cizer’s mood improved slightly.

Suffering like this, the generals all hoped that once the heavy snow passed and the rebels were completely captured, they would be able to return home in triumph and stay away from the gloomy and unpredictable Duke.Whenever the camp receives a messenger from the imperial capital, it is the happiest time for them.

On this day, there was another letter from the imperial capital.Cesare was reading the military newspaper in the tent. The guard outside the tent excitedly took the letter, thinking that he could please the Duke with this, and hurriedly sent the letter in.

Cizer took it and saw that it was a message from the inner court, and couldn’t help but feel a little disappointed.The generals only knew that letters from the imperial capital would make him happy, but they did not know that all he cared about was the information from the summer palace.It’s not because the information is so precious. The information has only one content, recording Her Majesty the Queen’s every move in detail.

What color dress did she wear today, who did she meet, and did she look happy or unhappy.The cold words on the paper seemed to Cizer’s eyes, but because they were describing that girl, these words became alive.He couldn’t help but picture his sister’s smile in his heart——

She and her childhood friends gathered together to drink tea. In the warm autumn sun, her slightly narrowed smile could melt people’s hearts.She attended a dance, and when she led the dance, she danced like a noble swan.The weather got colder and she got a little sick. Because of sneezing, her round and small nose turned red and looked like a cute cherry…

Cesare never thought that he would have so many memories of his sister in his mind.When he was reading letters, when he closed his eyes, and even when he was marching and fighting, that petite girl kept appearing around him, disturbing his mind and making him unable to restrain his thoughts.

He thought and thought, but the end of the picture was always fixed at the moment when the girl lifted the curtain and left him without hesitation.At that time, Cizer stood there, and he had forgotten what he was thinking at that time.Only the heart-burning pain was boiling, and his heart was violently torn apart. Cizer felt that his eyes were going black, and it took a lot of strength to even maintain a standing posture.

You can’t love someone, and you don’t deserve me to love you.

Yes, he has never been loved, so he has lost the ability to love.

He wanted to retain that person, the only person willing to love him in his cold and heartless life, but he didn’t even know how to retain him.

“Don’t love anyone, Cesare.” Cesare still remembered that his father Alexander was drunk once. Maybe he was telling the truth after being drunk, or maybe he was just teasing his son.The young Cesare sat next to him, letting him spray the breath of alcohol in his face, “Do you know why, son?”

“Why?” Cizer felt bored, but still asked obediently.

“Because love is the most fragile and changeable thing in the world.” Alexander seemed to have thought of something, and he laughed crazily, “What do you use to love her? It’s a heart… You can’t catch it or touch it. If you catch it, your heart will be broken.”

“So…” He patted Cesare’s young cheek, “If you like someone very much, don’t love her, just get her and possess her.”

Cesare opened the newspaper and found a few lines of words written on the delicate kraft paper——

Prince Rey has arrived in the imperial capital.

After receiving the credentials of the Kingdom of Arinanan, His Majesty will marry her next month.

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After more than twenty years, another grand wedding was held in the summer palace.

The Queen and Prince’s car drove through the sea of ​​people. Amidst the cheers of the whole city, the bell tower of the church rang with continuous bells. The newlyweds entered the magnificent hall, embraced each other, and danced the first dance of the night.

Prince Rey, shrouded in great happiness, became more and more handsome, and the queen was equally charming and charming, but only Rey could feel that the fragrant body nestled in his arms was a little stiff.

Rey didn’t think there was anything wrong with this. After all, he and the Queen didn’t spend much time together. It was normal for the Queen to feel nervous on the wedding day.

“My dear,” he asked gently, “Are you feeling tired? We can go and rest first.”

Ye Xuan was startled by this title. My dear, Cesare had never called her dear.Even when he was at his most gentle, he only called Margaery by her nickname, Lily.Maybe she was ashamed to mention the word love, Ye Xuan thought to herself, but she wanted to ask for love from that person.

Ye Xuan nodded, Lei Yi gently held her hand, and carefully and meticulously protected her towards the palace.

The bedroom was also decorated in a warm and sweet way. When the maids saw the newlyweds coming together, they couldn’t help but smile knowingly and jokingly.Rey blushed involuntarily. He was not a ignorant boy, but when he thought that he was going to spend a good night with the girl he longed for, he felt a trembling joy all over his body.

“Your Majesty, Your Highness, the hot water is ready.” The leading maid said at this time, not knowing whether it was intentional or not.

“Dear, dear…” Lei Yi said three words repeatedly, and then he was so nervous that he couldn’t continue.

Ye Xuan sighed secretly, Rey was also a popular heartthrob, but he was so inexperienced in front of her.Only when you love someone deeply can you worry about gains and losses, so that you can’t advance or retreat.Why wasn’t he so cautious in front of Cizer?

She signaled the maids to exit the bedroom, paused, and then said softly to Rey: “My dear, just wait for me for a moment, okay.”

Among aristocratic men and women, this was a hint of consent to sleep together.Rey watched the graceful figure walk into the back hall. Through the thin gauze curtain, he could still see the girl’s fragrant shoulders, slender waist, round hips and thin legs after the dress fell down.

He was so nervous that he could hardly speak. The sound of rushing water continued to make Rey’s mouth feel even more dry.He unbuttoned and pulled off the tie, his fingers trembling slightly.There was a loud bang and he almost fell to the ground.

“What’s going on?!” He hurriedly looked towards the back hall, fearing that Ye Xuan had fallen.The next moment, he realized that the loud noise was coming from outside the door.

The maids screamed in panic, and the carved wooden door was kicked open. In the cold air that hit his face, Rey saw a man wearing a black military uniform.

There were snowflakes on his shoulders, hair, and even his eyebrows. His handsome face was obscured by dust and frost, with only a pair of eyes like an angry wolf staring coldly at Rey.

“Your Majesty the Duke! Your Majesty the Duke! You can’t do this!” The maid hurried over, knelt at Cizer’s feet and begged.

Lord Duke?Rey remembered that he was Margaery’s brother, Duke Valentino.

“Get out.” The man’s voice was calm, but both Rey and the maid couldn’t help but shudder.

The maid murmured, and finally flinched when she met those dark eyes.She was Cizer’s confidant, so she naturally knew about the unknown relationship between the newly married Queen and the Duke.If she didn’t leave, she would die here, she realized this with horror.

In Rey’s shocked eyes, the maid retreated and even closed the door.The noise outside the door quickly quieted down, and the palace returned to silence.In the quiet room, the only sounds were Cizer’s gentle breathing and Rey’s increasingly rapid gasps.The sound of water in the back hall stopped, followed by a rustling sound of clothing rubbing together.The person wearing the clothes seemed to be in a hurry. He hurriedly put on his nightgown and hurried towards the front hall.

Hearing the footsteps, César also moved.

The riding boots made a clear sound on the floor. He and Rey were only a few meters apart. After a few steps, the two men stood face to face.Rey seemed to be stunned into silence. With a sound, Cizer pulled out the sword at his waist.The sword was still stained with blood that had not had time to be washed away, infecting the coldness of the man who ran from the north to the imperial capital without sleep in the winter night.

“You, what are you going to do?” Rey’s voice was distorted because of fear.

Cesare actually smiled, his smile was very shallow, as if his answer was insignificant and not worth mentioning: “Kill you.”

With a pop, the blade pierced Rey’s heart.”Stop!” Ye Xuan stumbled over and saw blood spurting out, splattering half of Cizer’s face.Cizer’s hand was steady and strong, and he slowly pulled out the sword. As he tore, the flesh and bones made an increasingly cruel dull sound.

Rey’s body fell heavily to the ground. Cizer took out his handkerchief, wiped the blood on the sword bit by bit, and wiped it on his face twice casually.

“Good evening, Lily.” He seemed to be in a good mood, with satisfaction and contentment in his smile.

“You, you…” Ye Xuan was speechless. She had just taken a shower, her hair was wet and hanging down, and she still smelled of shampoo.The girl’s little face was flushed by the heat, and the neckline of her nightgown spread out, revealing her delicate body in a white gauze skirt under the coral velvet.Because she was running in such a hurry, she didn’t wear shoes. Her little feet were pink and her toes were round and cute.

“You’re so cute.” Cizer whispered like a sigh. He dropped the sword in his hand, stepped over Rey’s dead body, and held Ye Xuan’s cheek.

His hands were also stained with blood, and the blood was still hot and had just surged out of a person’s body.

“Are you scared, Lily?” Seeing his sister looking at him blankly, he asked softly.

“Did you kill him?” Ye Xuan murmured in disbelief as if she had just woken up.

“Yes, I killed him.” Cizer smelled the delicious fragrance on the girl’s neck. He didn’t seem to care about the content of Ye Xuan’s question, but his sister wanted to ask him, so he answered.

“Why…”

“Silly girl.” Cizer touched the girl’s delicate cheek and accidentally left blood stains on Ye Xuan’s face.He quickly licked and kissed her carefully to make sure that there was no scent of that man on his sister anymore. “You can only belong to me. Anyone who gets involved will die.”