Chapter 15 The King’s Birthday Feast…
Chapter 15
15.1
Prince Constance, he is still so charming and handsome:
He did not wear the formal robes that belonged to a prince, but only a short cape embroidered with the "Nine Lights of the Sun and Moon" pattern in golden silk thread. The "Nine Lights of the Sun and Moon" is the royal emblem of the Wanzeta Empire, symbolizing the glory of the Wanzeta Empire.
The short cloak has no other decorations, making it look rather simple. However, even the very simple short cloak and shirt are worn very beautifully by the elegant Prince Constance, not to mention his beautiful hair:
The combination of gold and ice blue makes it seem as if ice-blue glaciers and streams are flowing on the undulating gold foil.
When Prince Constance walked towards this inconspicuous corner of the banquet hall, this corner seemed to be illuminated by his beautiful and dazzling golden hair, and the crowd unconsciously looked towards this corner.
As an illegitimate child, Hesong Karagarang was obviously not used to such gazes. He saluted awkwardly: "Your Highness, good day."
"Good day." Prince Constance looked at Hesong curiously. "Are you also the son of Duke Karagaran? I noticed the family crest of the 'Rose Scepter' is embroidered on your dress."
At past aristocratic banquets, a star like Prince Constance would not have noticed a speck of dust like Hesong in the corner. Hesong lowered his head shyly and whispered, "I... am the son of Duke Karagaran. My name is Hesong Karagaran."
Euridsi narrowed her eyes. Prince Constance looked at her and smiled meaningfully, "Mr. Hesong Karagaran, I am very happy to meet you. But..."
Hesong's body stiffened slightly, a little tense. Prince Constance noticed Hesong's discomfort and said with a smile, "It's just that the Countess and I still have some things to discuss. Could you please give us a moment of privacy, Mr. Karagaran?"
The prince's smile was gentle and considerate. Hesong breathed a sigh of relief unconsciously, then looked at Euridsi hesitantly.
Hesong was not stupid. He could feel that the attitudes of the great nobles such as Prince Constance and the Karagaran family towards Euridsi were very subtle.
And Euridsi had rescued him before, so leaving her alone to face these nobles was not something to be proud of.
Hesong hesitated, but Oulidisi nodded and smiled at him with a meaningful look: "It's okay, Hesong. I'm sure we will meet again."
Prince Constance looked at Hesong's hesitant back as he left, and raised his eyebrows with a smile: "You seem to pay special attention to this illegitimate child of Hesong Karagaran."
Olidisi smiled deeply, "Of course. His existence is very important to me."
"Oh," laughed Prince Constance, "does Count Lorenz know that you have described another man in that way, Countess?"
"You can call me Euridice Aquitas." Hearing that name, Euridice's smile gradually faded. "I am about to break off my engagement with Lorenz. I will no longer be a Countess."
"Oh," Prince Constance whistled, "Does that mean you're a potential match again? Too bad the nobles tonight didn't prepare any engagement rings."
Prince Constance's words actually made Euridice laugh.
She shook the folding fan in her hand and sighed, "People like you really have a unique way of focusing on what they hear in conversation."
"Oh," Prince Constance said half-heartedly, holding his hand to his chest, "if I had not been engaged, I would have become Miss Aquitus's captive."
As he spoke, he suddenly chuckled and said, "Perhaps, I have already become Miss Aquitas's captive... Isn't that right, my cunning, cruel and unique lady?"
Prince Constance is truly a likable character, with a charming but not frivolous smile, like a glass of seemingly clear and harmless white wine, with just the right amount of mellowness.
Olidisi also laughed.
She pointed her chin in Osborne Karagaran's direction.
"I'm an enemy of those nobles," Olidesi said, fanning himself with a half-smile. "Even so, is His Royal Highness my captive?"
Looking at Osborne Karagaran, Prince Constance slightly raised the corners of his lips.
"I saw you fighting with them," he said. "You don't have to spend time with them."
Oulixi waved the folding fan in her hand and did not comment.
Constance didn't know what she was thinking about, and the smile on her face faded slightly.
"It is human nature to flatter the noble and exploit the lowly," he said, "and the Karagarang family is no exception."
He raised his lip sarcastically, "Rather than engaging in endless battles with them, trying to determine who's right and who's wrong, it's better to seize every opportunity around you to climb up. Once you reach a high position, you'll naturally be able to trample these ants underfoot. Then, to you, they'll become nothing."
The prince, who always had a lazy smile, unconsciously revealed a hint of coldness in his eyes - these words were rare sincere words from Constance.
However, as Oulidesi listened, he suddenly sneered.
"Yes," she sneered, "When I was a commoner merchant, everyone could bully and exploit me. If I wanted to avoid being bullied and exploited, I had to step on others' heads and work my way up to gain the power to bully and exploit others, right?"
The undisguised disgust in Euridsi's tone startled Prince Constance. He had obviously not expected such a response.
Euridice's smile gradually turned grim. "According to you, the most classic 'revenge' is for me to become someone more noble than them—like the crown prince, or the queen's lover—and then gain greater power to oppress them, right? We always need to humble others and make ourselves superior, right, Your Highness?"
As she spoke, the folding fan in her hand slowly stopped, and a sense of hostility appeared in her rose-gold eyes.
"But, in that case, what makes me different from them?"
Prince Constance was slightly stunned. Euridice said coldly, "Royal family, duke, earl, commoners... We are trapped in such a hierarchical ladder and system. And everyone who tries to climb the ladder, in my opinion, exudes the same disgusting stench."
As she spoke, she put away her folding fan, looked directly at Prince Constance, and said clearly: "Listen carefully, Constance. I will only patiently say these words to you once:
"What many people hate is not the existence of this aristocratic 'class', but rather the fact that, in such a class, why was I born as an oppressed commoner, rather than an aristocrat who could oppress others?
“And I’m not that kind of person.
“I don’t want to be bullied, and I don’t want to bully others.
“No one has the right to trample on me, and I have no right to trample on anyone.
"I, Euridice Aquitas, will always be a citizen of the Ethereal Continent like everyone else. I will never become the most noble of nobles.
“What I want to do is to make sure that all citizens like me will never be trampled upon again; and to make sure that you nobles who boast of your noble bloodlines will never trample upon others again.
"I will destroy this ridiculous ladder of nobility, shatter it, and vanish it. I will completely eradicate this rotten and fetid system of hereditary bloodline succession from the Void Continent. From now on, people will look upon each other as equals, no longer distinguishing between high and low based on birth."
“…”
Euridice spoke these words clearly and solemnly, and Prince Constance was completely speechless for a moment.
He seemed to be briefly shocked by something in Euridsi—
After saying these words, Oulidsi seemed to have transformed from a piece of cold ice into a ball of blazing flame.
There was a strange, blazing fire burning in her eyes.
That might be the fire of revenge; however, that "revenge" was definitely not just for herself.
That was for herself, and for all the creatures on the Void Continent who were oppressed by the nobles because of their blood, lineage, and origin.
Just like her name, this is a greater justice and a greater revenge.
Constance looked at her and stopped smiling.
He stared at her, as if he wanted to say something.
However, before he could say anything, a sudden commotion came from the other side of the banquet hall.
First someone screamed, followed by a series of "ping pong" sounds of tableware falling to the ground; then, the man's screams and the knight's shouts broke out together.
The musicians in the banquet hall stopped playing in panic, and the waiters retreated hastily with their plates in their hands, but a strange look of joy suddenly appeared on Oulidesi's face.
"Oh, listen, Your Highness," she said softly, "is there any sound coming from the banquet?"
Prince Constance paused, and Eurydice smiled softly: "As a child of the royal family and the host of the banquet, aren't you going to see what's going on?"
Prince Constance looked towards the direction of the noise and suddenly narrowed his eyes.
The young knight who fell to the ground in a mess was actually Osborne Karagaran!
Prince Constance's expression changed slightly.
Just half a week ago, Osborne Karagaran had just had a conflict with Euridsi; at this moment, Osborne Karagaran was in trouble.
Constance looked at her inquiringly, with a look of caution in his eyes, and Euridice smiled at him.
"Do you think that just slapping him is enough?" She chuckled softly, "Oh, no, it's far from enough. That was just the appetizer - just wait and see, Constance. My revenge has only just begun."
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Note ①:
Eurydice's name means "the wide justice".
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