Chapter 65 "I Already Have Someone in My Heart"

In the palace hall.

"Why get angry over such a trivial matter? We are friends who have come from afar." The king tried to smooth things over.

"As it happens, there is a singer in my court who has an extremely beautiful voice. I swear, that is definitely the most melodious voice I have ever heard! You will definitely like it." The king said with a smile, and then looked at Ariel, "Quick, sing a song for the distinguished guests of Ende."

He had confidence in Ariel's singing. No matter how angry the foreign envoys were, they would forget their anger after hearing her beautiful and charming singing.

"I don't want to sing for that old witch!" Ariel thought.

But immediately her thoughts changed again: "But Prince Eric is here too, I should sing a song for him! After he knew my true identity, after he really proposed to me, I haven't sung a song for him yet!"

Ariel lifted her skirt and walked slowly to the center of the hall. Her graceful and beautiful steps won praise from the princes, ministers and envoys from Ende.

The mermaid princess began to sing.

As the girl sang, her eyes remained focused on Prince Eric's handsome face.

Ariel sang more attentively and seriously than ever before.

She was not singing any song that had ever been sung, but a song praising great love.

The singing is sometimes like the chirping of orioles and sometimes like the roaring of clouds. Sometimes it is like the rising sun above the sea level, bright and beautiful; sometimes it is as violent as the surging tide, with waves rising and falling; sometimes it is like the turbulent undercurrent in the sea, accumulating strength in the calm, and giving birth to endless possibilities...

Ariel once heard her sisters sing this song in the garden under the sea.

"What a beautiful song! I have never heard such a beautiful song before." The little mermaid princess said, "Sisters, I also want to learn to sing, I want to learn this song!"

The grandmother wearing the silver crown smiled. She stroked Ariel’s head and said to the little mermaid, “Ariel, do you want to learn to sing? That’s great. You have such a good voice. You will become the best singer in the whole sea.

“We mermaids do not seek those eternal things. In contrast, the short-lived, momentary bloom of beauty is much more important.

“People in the upper world like to compile their stories into books, have their images fixed in sculptures and paintings, carve their history into stones so that they can be passed down, and even bury themselves in graves and erect tombstones after death so that they will not be forgotten.

"In their view, if something does not last forever, it is meaningless.

“But we are different. In the world of the sea, no sculpture can survive thousands of years of corrosion from the sea and still look as good as new.

“When our three hundred years of life are over, we will turn into foam in the sea, which will be scattered by the waves. Not even a grave will be left behind, and there will be no trace of our existence.

"But what does it matter? Are the beautiful moments we once had false? "Songs are such short but brilliant things - this may be the reason why we mermaids like to sing but cannot compose music. Unlike paintings and sculptures, when your song ends, there is no trace left, just like the foam in the sea, and only the lingering echoes remain in the hearts of the listeners. "

The old grandmother held Ariel's hand, looking at the five sisters singing hand in hand, and smiled:

"My little princess. As for this song, it's a song about love.

“You are still young and may not know what love is, but you will understand it one day.

"My Lord, when you have a lover in the future, you can sing this song to him!"

The grandmother's face in the memories of the sea faded away and gradually froze into the handsome face of Prince Eric in front of him.

Ariel sang even harder, as if she wanted to sing out all her efforts, all her thoughts, and all her emotions.

Her high notes made the whole palace tremble slightly. The wine in the glass swayed, the gorgeous crystal chandelier swayed, and dust fell from the ceiling.

Every prince, minister and envoy was fascinated.

The most fascinated person was undoubtedly Prince Eric himself.

He didn't understand the mermaid's song, but for some reason he suddenly understood that it was a song sung for him.

The only one who was not immersed in the singing was the old witch from the Endeavour delegation.

"How strange, how strange. This is not the song of a human being at all," she thought. "It's like a perfect song that only mermaids in the sea can sing!"

The old witch noticed that throughout the singing Ariel's eyes were focused on Prince Eric.

The prince responded with an equally affectionate look.

"This is not a good thing. I hope it's not what I think." thought the old witch.

The song ended, and after the thunderous applause, Ariel, still unsatisfied, said: "I can still dance, let me give you a dance."

The king was stunned.

He never knew that the girl picked up by the prince could dance.

Ariel began to dance again. She raised her beautiful white hands and danced on the tiptoes - no one had ever danced like this before.

Just as the sea witch had promised: Ariel's legs were transformed from the beautiful tail of a mermaid, and even when she was dancing, she retained the light posture of swimming in the sea, and her dancing was more agile than any human dancer.

Ariel jumped off the stage, like a butterfly dancing among flowers, or a fish swimming in the ocean current, spinning in front of every guest, until she jumped in front of the prince - she stayed there the longest, and then danced back reluctantly.

Seeing the girl spinning away from him with light dance moves, the prince could not help but stretch out his hand as if to keep her.

He was smiling, a very bright smile.

When the old witch saw this scene, she knew that her guess had come true, and she suddenly became anxious:

"What bad news! There must be something special between Prince Eric and that girl.

"That's absolutely not possible. Prince Eric must marry the little princess of our empire!

"I have heard that Prince Eric is a rebellious child who is never satisfied with his father's arrangements. So in order to facilitate this marriage and achieve the ultimate goal, I have already secretly arranged everything.

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"I ordered the little princess to go to the temple in the forest to study, so that she would have the opportunity to meet Prince Eric in advance in her destiny, just to ensure that Prince Eric would fall in love with the little princess at first sight and firmly believe that this is fate! "If the prince does not marry the little princess of our empire, the subsequent plan cannot be carried out, my plan will be ruined, and my future will be ruined!"

Ariel's song and dance came to an end.

The princes, ministers and envoys from the country of Ende all praised and applauded.

Some guests praised that this was the most beautiful song and dance they had ever heard in their lives. It was really enviable that the court of the Kingdom of West Asia had such a dancer! The king lowered his voice and said to the prince:

"Eric, my child, I never expected that the amnesiac girl you picked up not only sings well, but also dances beautifully."

When Ariel suddenly wanted to dance, he was terrified, worried that her dancing skills would not match her amazing singing. But her subsequent performance really surprised him.

"My father. The girl has a name, her name is Ariel. The magician from the Kingdom of Rose has already divined her life experience, and Ariel has also recalled her past." The prince took the opportunity to say.

But he stopped midway.

"How should I describe Ariel's life experience to my father? Should I just say that the girl is a mermaid from the deep sea? My father will think she is a monster. I must make up a suitable reason," thought the prince.

Meanwhile, the old witch said to the king: "My lord, the singing and dancing is over, let's talk about more important things. Let's talk about the alliance between our two countries and the marriage of Prince Eric."

The prince's chest tightened, as if his heart was being squeezed hard.

The king and the envoys from Endeavour began to talk about an alliance.

The king said that he was looking forward to the alliance between the Kingdom of West Asia and the Kingdom of Ende. When the two countries concluded an agreement, the ships of the Kingdom of West Asia would be able to sail freely on the sea, and their country could become a maritime hub for trade with the Western Continent. Spices from the Middle East, silk and porcelain from the Far East Empire would all pass through them. They also exchanged many other things.

"Prince Eric, you will marry the youngest princess of our empire," said the old witch. "She is so beautiful. I guarantee that you will fall in love with her at first sight!"

"No, I will never fall in love with anyone again. Not even the woman who woke me up on the shore. My body, mind and soul belong to Ariel." The prince thought, "Just imagine if I walked down the aisle to marry someone else, on the first dawn of our marriage, when I woke up from the morning and saw the golden light reflecting on the sea and the foam rolling between the waves, I would know that it was Ariel who had melted! I would definitely cry bitterly!"

"Your Highness Eric, why don't you communicate through letters now?" The old witch suggested, "How about sending a letter to our little princess to express your love?"

"Although you haven't met yet, as a witch, I often see some revelations of fate. I can predict that you will fall in love with the little princess completely the moment you see her!" The old witch emphasized again.

She was sure of this matter, because that was her destiny.

The king echoed:

"Yes, my child, send a letter to the beautiful little princess as soon as possible."

Prince Eric realized:

I must speak out my heart! He looked at the king, staring at his father's dark pupils that were the same as his own, and finally made up his mind. He said seriously, word by word:

"My father, I am sorry that I cannot marry the little princess of Ende."

"Because, because...I already have someone in my heart!"

(End of this chapter)