Chapter 7: Magic Dress "Me? Steal the carriage?"
When the prince took the girl's hand and walked to the center of the hall, everyone could see her face clearly.
Her dense eyelashes lightly adorned her pale face, and her deep blue eyes were lowered. Even if she accidentally made eye contact with others, she would immediately look away as if she had been electrocuted.
There is no ornament on the slightly curly golden long hair, which is left to fall naturally.
The cobalt blue dress outlined her slender waist, and the fine silver threads on the hem were interwoven into a constellation pattern, swaying gently with her steps, and seemed to be glowing with life.
"Sister! Look!"
After being scolded several times by Cecia, Chen Ye learned his lesson and said in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "The dress she is wearing is so beautiful, it looks like it was made by magic!"
"Maybe you are right."
Cecia said softly, her eyes resting on the other person's skirt.
Although she couldn't use magic now, her perception of magic had not disappeared. There were indeed strange magical fluctuations coming from that glittering dress.
Although the magic came from a different system from the magic in her original world, this was the first time she saw something related to magic in a copy.
Perhaps, it will become a key breakthrough.
"Keep an eye on her," Cecia instructed, "She may have the clues we need."
After determining the target, the two of them always stayed not far from the girl, observing her every move. During this period, Cecilia received several invitations, but Chen Ye rejected them all with the reason that "my sister can't dance."
And the lady in the magic dress was dancing with the protagonist of the party from beginning to end.
Whenever another noble lady plucked up the courage to ask the prince to dance with her, he would always respond with an apologetic smile and would not even let go of the lady's hand.
"This lady, she is my only dance partner tonight."
——The prince claimed so.
Ever since this bright figure broke into the party, his eyes had involuntarily followed her figure, and he could no longer see anyone else - it was destined that this was the wife he was looking for.
"Strange, why does this scene look familiar?"
Chen Ye scratched his head and followed the prince and the girl stealthily. "It seems like a fairy tale, holding a ball for the prince to marry a wife..."
She had never heard of such a fairy tale.
Listening to the other party's words, Cecia said nothing.
After all, in her world, fairy tales are all about the undead, giants and the like, but there are no princesses or princes.
"It's almost midnight. If this lady drops her crystal slipper or something, she'll be just like Cinderella!"
Chen Ye muttered something that she couldn't understand.
The clock was about to strike twelve, and the young lady subconsciously glanced at the clock hanging on the wall. Her body suddenly stopped, and she hurriedly said goodbye to the prince. When she left, she accidentally bumped into Chen Ye.
"What? Why didn't she apologize after bumping into someone? She's not Cinderella!"
Chen Ye rubbed his hurt arm and muttered softly.
"She's leaving, follow her."
Seeing that the special lady had already walked out of the banquet hall, Cecia pulled Chen Ye to chase after her, but they were blocked by the prince and guards who came one after another.
"Your Highness, your father is looking for you."
The guard had a stern face and spoke in a routine tone, and would not let the prince leave no matter how he threatened or tempted him.
The beloved has gone away, and he can only watch helplessly. The prince was very upset, and turned his head to see Cecia and the others who wanted to leave the party, and his eyes full of reluctance lit up instantly.
"Ladies, please allow me to take up some time."
The situation was urgent, and the prince stopped the two men without caring whether it was in accordance with etiquette.
"Could you please help me find out her identity - I mean the lady who just left. For this, I will pay a very generous reward."
As he spoke, he took out a handful of golden beans from his sleeve. The golden light was even more dazzling in the night, enough to make anyone's heart beat.
The prince directly put the golden color into her hand, his eyes sincere: "This is a deposit, I hope you can agree to this request."
If the prince stops her, will her identity be exposed? There are guards with machetes beside her. Can she still get out of the copy alive? It's so scary...
Thanks to the mirror, she was so frightened by the prince's sudden action that she was trembling all over, and her mind was full of messy thoughts.
But reason told her that this was most likely a task assigned by the copy, and she absolutely could not refuse this request.
"……OK."
She almost squeezed these two syllables out of her throat. Fortunately, the prince was in a hurry to meet the king, so he turned and left when he saw her agreement.
Otherwise, she couldn't guarantee that in her current cowardly mental state, she could continue to be polite to the prince.
After putting the golden beans away, she pulled Chen Ye and rushed to the door.
In her current state, she would tremble when talking to strangers, so Chen Ye’s presence was indispensable.
After this delay, when they ran to the door, the other party had already got on the carriage and left, leaving only a chic back.
"It's all his fault, otherwise we would have caught up with him long ago." Chen Ye grumbled in dissatisfaction, "Now we don't have any carriage to use."
Watching the other party's carriage going farther and farther away, Chen Ye was so angry that he kicked a small stone far away, and it seemed that he was quite dissatisfied with the prince who was in the way.
Several terrible images flashed through her mind, but her reason still overwhelmed the imposed fear. She poked Chen Ye and whispered, "Aren't there a lot of carriages nearby? Go grab one."
"Me? Steal the carriage?"
Chen Ye looked around and pointed at himself in disbelief.
The ball hadn't ended yet, and there were indeed many carriages parked at the door, but there were still coachmen guarding the carriages, so it wouldn't be a good idea for her to just grab them...
No matter! My sister must have her reasons for saying that!
Chen Ye quickly convinced himself and ran straight to the nearest carriage without hesitation, trying to compete for the position of the coachman.
Unfortunately, although she became much braver, her strength did not increase at all. When she faced an adult man directly, she soon fell into a disadvantage.
Seeing that the operation was about to fail, Cecilia took a deep breath, bent down to pick up the sharp stone next to her, and cut a bloody gash on her arm.
The pain of the skin being cut by a sharp weapon instantly occupied the brain, temporarily suppressing the fear imposed by the copy.
Taking this opportunity, she forced herself onto the horse and kicked the driver off.
Her retracted leg was still trembling, and blood was dripping down her left arm, but she didn't have time to care. She threw Chen Ye into the carriage and drove away, leaving the coachman's shouting and cursing far behind her.
"Sister, are you okay?"
"Sister, I think I saw blood."
"Sister, are you hurt?"
“…”
Chen Ye's nagging voice came from behind her, but she was in no mood to pay attention to it. Fear and reason were intertwined in her heart.
The carriage she was chasing had disappeared, and she could only rely on her faint sense of magic to lock its direction.
That girl definitely has a secret.
Her arm was still aching slightly, and she didn't dare slow down for fear of losing this rare clue.
Not only the dress, but also the carriage and the driver were full of magical aura. Thanks to this, she was able to accurately locate the other party.
"Sister, isn't it time yet? I feel like I'm about to vomit..."
Compared with before, Chen Ye's voice sounded a little weaker.
Although Cecia can ride a horse, the horses here are more like the ancient creatures recorded in ancient books, which are very different from the common horses in their world.
In addition, riding a horse and driving a carriage are two different things. It was difficult for her to control the direction of the carriage, causing it to go crookedly along the way.
In the modern world, Chen Ye already suffered from motion sickness, and now he was made even more nauseous by the shaking of the carriage.
During the period, he couldn't help but want to abandon the car and run away, but in the end he was worried about Cecilia's injuries, so he forced himself to hold back.
Finally, the trace of magic stopped in a courtyard. She stopped the carriage on the side of the road and helped Chen Ye, who was about to vomit, down.
Chen Ye was shaken so hard that she saw double. She leaned against the oak tree next to her and retched for a long time before she could barely muster the strength to speak.
"Uh...I swear, I will never...never ride in a car driven by you again!"
She spoke intermittently, but tore off a piece of her sleeve with her hand.
He bandaged the wound on Cecilia's arm with a clumsy method and tied an ugly bow, then he smiled with satisfaction.
In the distance, a steady sound of horse hooves came from the darkness, approaching their direction step by step.
"It seems that a carriage is coming."
Cecia said softly, fear flashed in her dark red eyes, and her body trembled uncontrollably.
"Don't be afraid, sister! I will protect you!"
Chen Ye walked forward carelessly, posing like a hen protecting her chicks.
“Don’t, don’t make any noise…”
Her face turned pale, and she made a gesture to Chen Ye to keep quiet. She pushed open the door of the luxurious courtyard almost as if she was escaping.
The door was staggered by a tiny gap, and the sound of the door hinge turning slightly merged with the sound of the approaching horse hooves. She did not hesitate and pulled Chen Ye through the gap in the door.
Once inside the courtyard, the scent of magic became more palpable, as if coming from the garden.
At this time, the carriage had already arrived at the door. They had no time to check in the garden and could only hide carefully in the house.
What’s strange is that although this family looks wealthy, they don’t have any servants in the house.
Fear occupied her mind. Cecia grabbed Chen Ye, who was about to go exploring, and hid in the kitchen with him temporarily.
"Cinderella! Come out! Give us something to eat!"
As the door opened, a sharp and piercing sound, like a biting cold wind in winter, penetrated all the gaps in the house.
When she heard the other party calling her name, Chen Ye was stunned for a moment. She opened her mouth as if she wanted to say something, but when she thought of their current situation, she forced herself to suppress it.
Not getting the expected response, several people's complaints were soon heard in the front hall.
"Mother! The prince didn't even look at me tonight. I was upset enough because of this! Now even Cinderella dares to bully me..."
The voice sounded again, and unlike the arrogant voice just now, this time there was a sense of grievance in the tone, and even a bit of coquettishness.
"Sister is right! And I always think that annoying girl at the ball looks a bit like Cinderella." Another voice was very hoarse, as if it hadn't drunk water for several days, "Mother, you have to make the decision for us!"
"Stop arguing, it's giving me a headache."
The middle-aged woman called "Mother" spoke. She did not make a scene like her two daughters did, but calmly spoke threatening words.
"Cinderella, if you don't come out, don't sleep in the kitchen tonight. I think the open space in the garden is good..."
"Ma'am, I'm sorry I'm late."
A clear voice hurried to the front hall, "I was washing clothes in the backyard just now, so I didn't hear your instructions."
"Don't make excuses. Go make my two daughters a delicious dessert, and you won't be eating tonight."
The other party spoke calmly, and then there was the sound of three people walking up the stairs.
Cecilia's body trembled, and she was torn between her conscience and her desires.
Now that 'Cinderella' must be coming to the kitchen, they can't hide here any longer.
But it’s so scary, so scary, so scary. I’m going to be discovered. Will I be killed if I’m discovered?
She wanted to take Chen Ye to another place, but Cinderella's footsteps were almost at the door, and there was no other room nearby for them to hide.
In desperation, she fixed her eyes on the gray, full-length mirror in the corner, in which her soft, silky body was reflected.
This is similar to the special mirror at the beginning, and should be able to allow them to leave this place... right?
"Chen Ye, get into the mirror first."
Hearing her weak voice, Chen Ye didn't ask the reason and just went in.
She gritted her teeth and followed closely, submerging most of her body in the mirror.
During her last moment in the kitchen, she saw the face of Cinderella.
The other person was clearly the same person as the dazzling girl at the ball.
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