Chapter 44 The Hermit
At that time, Egil sighed leisurely. The sadness of the beautiful uncle could most likely fascinate 98.4% of women in the world and 22% men in the percentage system. Not to mention anything else, Sonia, who was closest to Egil, had a red face and a rapid heartbeat. She had to lower her head and force herself not to look at Egil's face. Only then did she recover.
If the biggest variables, uncertainties and obstacles of this wedding are Joan of Arc. The other girls were surprised and happy about Egil's marriage at the opening, but Joan of Arc was mixed.
After several years of seclusion, the former French saint, the former sword of God, and the marshal of the Empire became increasingly indifferent. He lived a simple life every day, held a mass, prayed for Egil, gave charity to the poor, and went to the imperial court of justice to help... Joan of Arc felt that such a life was what she expected. Although she was only thirty years old now, the leisurely aura seemed to be an old woman in her seventies or eighties.
This made Egil feel very sad.
After returning from his expedition to Constantinople, Egil once talked to Joan of Arc. After seeing Joan of Arc again, Egil couldn't recognize her - it was not because of her appearance or dressing, but because of her temperament.
Originally, Joan of Arc was tenacious and unyielding. He was as arrogant as an iceberg and snow lotus. He exuded the temperament of a leader and was fascinating. However, Joan of Arc now hid all his sharpness, as if a pool of autumn water did not cause any waves.
Although Egil felt a little cold when he saw her like this, he still did not give up and wanted to pull Joan of the back. So he sat down, resisted the cold wooden chair, and wanted to bring a soft plush seat cushion. He tried to make himself look very happy. He began to talk to Joan of Arc - of course he was the only one who was talking, and Joan of Arc was just listening.
What Egil tells is the story of his expedition, which destroyed two kingdoms along the way, and the great deeds of an empire. He focused on the justice of this war and the grand reasons. He described himself as an ambitious, righteous and pious great leader.
He also described the heroic spirit of the golden swords and iron horses on the battlefield, the battle of strange strategies. The violent miraculous warriors, the hussars gallop like wind and lightning, the tough super spear square array, the thunderous cannon volley. The towering walls of Constantinople for thousands of years of civilization and glory, the towering fortresses and countless wealth, artworks and scientific achievements...
All of this is fascinating. Egil is a very good eloquent - no. It should be said that he is simply an eloquent oralist who can speak lotus. In his speech, only ten things would have expanded to one hundred points, while only one hundred would have expanded to ten thousand! Egil felt that after listening to his words, the iron man should be moved and fascinated, and he would have been eager to devote himself to it and make a career.
The reason why Egil did this was to use such a story to inspire Joan of Arc. He wanted her to yearn for such a life again. Return to the army and become the marshal of the Emperor's team and the female grand duke of Naples. In addition to political reasons, the more important thing is that he thought that the emperor felt that her life was too painful.
The life of a poor and simple monk was not stingy for Egil to torture and to point himself to others. The emperor felt sad for Joan of Arc. He couldn't bear to see the hard life of the woman he loved deeply. That was why he worked so hard.
However, the emperor was destined to be disappointed. No matter how he spoke, he was so brilliant that he kept talking, and finally he spoke dryly. Joan of Arc's expression had not changed. He always maintained a calm smile, which made Egil feel that he was very failed.
After hearing what Egil said, Joan of Arm stood up with a smile, walked to the other side and picked up the kettle, poured Egil a glass of water. Then he said, "I will pray for you forever."
After saying that, he closed his eyes. He clasped his hands together and held the cross tightly, and seemed to have no desire to speak anymore. This made Egil feel very failed. He stood up and opened his mouth to say something. However, looking at Joan of Arc, he couldn't say anything. The emperor, who felt very depressed, picked up the wooden cup on the table and drank it all. He drank all the clear water that didn't taste anything. Seeing Joan of Arc stretching out his hand again, trying to carry her to the bed. This trick works very well for other women who are outraged. Egil also believes that Joan of Arc, who has not been done for several years, will definitely be lonely.
However, looking at Joan of Arc's appearance, the emperor finally retracted his hand.
"Is it okay to come back? At worst, I will spit out the Kingdom of France. I will go to find the descendants of the Cape family and make him the King of France. If this is not enough, I will give him Brittany and Normandy. As long as you change your mind and come back to me, you can discuss anything."
At the end, Egil's tone even had a little pleading. After hearing what he said, Aurora, who had been in a state of soul connection with him, couldn't help but roar in anger: "How much do you want to be idiotic?! For a woman, you have to abandon two provinces and revive a hostile country?! I have never seen you be so good at spending money!"
However, although the eldest princess said it was so high-sounding, the sour smell in the tone could be smelled from a distance. It seemed like dozens of jars of vinegar were overturned. However, Egil completely ignored Aurora's roar. He just stared at Joan of Arc intently, waiting to listen to her reply.
Joan of Arc opened his eyes again and looked at Egil in a straight face. He still had such a indifferent expression. Even Egil saw a hint of pity and sorrow in her eyes. She still didn't say anything, but just shook her head slowly. Then she slowly closed her eyes. After that, no matter what Egil said, she did not agree. So the emperor had no choice but to get up and leave.
Aurora was jealous just now. At this moment, he heard Egil feel disgusted. If Aurora didn't laugh at him, it would be strange: "So you men are so humble. You don't care if you can bring them to bed with so many women. But you just want to ignore you. It's a pity that people don't take you seriously at all."
"You don't understand fool." Egil snorted, not taking Aurora's ridicule seriously. After that, Aurora's pregnancy happened. Then there was the collective wedding of Emperor Norman. This nun who was indifferent to the affairs was ranked high, second only to the eldest princess Aurora.
The emperor did not have much time to accompany Joan of Arc to play the game of chasing me. In fact, the Norman army had already begun to recruit. If it weren't for the recruitment of the reserve army, the wedding would have been postponed. The emperor didn't even want Christmas, so he was going to take his army to the Rose grassland to compete with the Mongols. For the emperor who was fond of the martyr and fell in love with this crazy war life, it was impossible to let him idle all of a sudden.
Therefore, the emperor decided to take action first and then report. He directly forced Joan of Arc to marry him. Then he packed her up and took her to the Rose grassland to blow the smell of blood. The emperor felt that Joan of Arc could recover and accept himself. In this way, one was because the time was too short, only one day. The other was because Joan of Arc was indifferent to the world and there were not many people with her. Only one Maria was still a confused personality and no one told her. The third was because the emperor himself wanted to cook rice with raw rice. Although it was not intentional, he also had the intention to hide Joan of Arc.
The three factors combined together. The wedding was a big deal, but Joan of Arc was the last one to know about it. It was ten o'clock in the morning on the 20th. There were two hours before twelve o'clock in the afternoon. Joan of Arc was praying in her room, but a group of more than a dozen maids came outside. After running in, he surrounded her in the middle, washed and changed into clothes. Joan of Arc was inexplicably unaware of what was going on.
"What's wrong with this? What are you doing?" Joan of Arc was dizzy by these maids. He inexplicably changed into clothes. After washing and dressing up, he took the time to ask these maids.
When she heard her question, the maids were very surprised - it was you who wanted to get married, why did you ask us instead? A maid was afraid of something wrong, so she asked back: "Isn't today the day for your wedding with Your Majesty?" Joan of Arc was stunned at that time.
"I have never heard of such a thing." Joan of Arc's answer made the maids not know what to do. The two sides were stalemate for a while. However, Joan of Arc was smart after all, and he had figured it out at this moment. He knew it was Egil's idea. He felt both angry and funny. At the same time, he was also moved that he could not explain. He even had an impulse for a moment, wanting to just do it and marry Egil.
However, in the end, reason defeated emotions. Joan of Arc shook his head and said to the at a loss maid: "I think there must be some misunderstanding in this matter. You may have found the wrong person. How could His Majesty marry a nun? You go. I will continue to pray."
After hearing what Joan of Arc said, these maids didn't know what to do. They were more flexible and secretly complained: "How could you make a mistake? It seems like a person like His Majesty the Emperor, who doesn't care about nuns or nuns, or something."
However, I thought so. But they didn't dare to say it. Everyone knew that this woman who looked very good in a wedding dress was Egil's old love. And she was very likely to become a royal concubine. Who would offend her at this critical moment? The two sides were in such a stalemate.
Seeing that they were not talking, Joan of Arc smiled slightly and continued, "Then let it go. If there is nothing else, you can leave." After that, he turned around and wanted to go into the house. However, at this moment, Sonia, who was also wearing a wedding dress, walked out of the shadow and said to Joan of Arc without any emotion: "There is no misunderstanding here, it is you. Come with us..."
Chapter completed!