Chapter 66: The Conspiracy of En Germany

The prince continued:

"The alliance between the two countries can still proceed normally. I am extremely happy that my country can form an alliance with the Ende Empire. But my marriage does not necessarily have to be related to this."

The palace hall fell into silence.

No one, whether the princes, ministers, king or queen, dared to speak the first word.

Ariel in the audience covered her mouth and held her breath. She felt her eyes moisten, with hot liquid flowing inside.

The old witch's face suddenly turned dark.

The king's eyes were filled with astonishment.

He could probably guess who the prince loved - there were so many signs.

But before, before Prince Eric said this himself, he thought that Prince Eric's feelings for the girl he picked up were just a temporary whim of an adolescent boy, an agitation that would gradually fade away with the passage of time and would not affect the overall situation of the marriage.

"God! It seems that my father does not agree with my idea at all - I can tell from his expression. Why is it so? Why do I have to marry the princess of a neighboring country? Isn't Ariel also a princess?"

"Oh, Ariel comes from a country under the sea, and our West Asia Kingdom is adjacent to that sea. Ariel happens to be a princess of a neighboring country! But how should I explain this to my father?"

The prince complained in his heart about the injustice.

He vaguely realized what the barrier was that prevented him from being with the mermaid princess. He clearly saw a wall standing in front of him. He wanted to break that wall - as a prince today and a king in the future.

"I'll talk to you about this after the banquet," the king said in a low voice.

After that, both the king and the envoys from Ende didn't mention the marriage again. They turned to talk about other matters.

The prince knew that this did not mean that his father agreed with his idea.

However, Prince Eric was somewhat surprised by his father's gentleness: after his impulsive behavior, his father did not get angry at him for his disrespect. Does this mean that there is still hope?

The banquet to entertain the foreign delegation was over.

The crimson lights went out, the singing and dancing gradually faded away, and the servants took away the wine glasses that still had the aroma of wine.

Both sides dispersed one after another.

The Endeavour delegation will stay in the West Asian Kingdom for a few more days.

…

The old witch and other messengers returned to the several luxurious rooms arranged by the king.

"Oh no, this is so bad! Prince Eric actually fell in love with that girl, the girl with a singing voice that was not human at all, and he even said it out loud in public and rejected our arrangement!"

The old witch paced back and forth in the room, talking to herself.

The other messengers hid aside trembling, and no one dared to disturb her.

After waiting for a long time, a messenger finally mustered up the courage to report: "I have heard about the singer. The maids all said that Prince Eric picked up the girl from the seaside. He treats the girl very well because she looks very much like the woman who saved him from a shipwreck."

"If that's the case, that's great!" The old witch breathed a sigh of relief, her eyes showing joy. "This means that she is just a substitute. When Prince Eric actually sees our little princess, he will immediately change his mind!"

The old witch immediately became confused again:

"This is really strange. That singer obviously doesn't look like a little princess. Uh, maybe Prince Eric's memory is wrong."

Obviously, she knew very well who had saved Prince Eric in that shipwreck!

"By the way, have you found out? Which guest room does the magician from the Kingdom of Rose stay in?" the old witch asked again.

Another messenger tremblingly told the old witch the information.

He had anticipated what was going to happen tonight.

"Okay, you guys go away. Don't bother me again tonight."

The old witch waved her hand and dismissed her subordinates.

Seeing that there was no one else in the room, she took out a mirror, hung it on the wall, and chanted a spell.

On the dark mirror, ripples spread out and a man's face emerged.

The man had stubble and looked strong, masculine and aggressive.

He was the monarch of the country of Ende.

"My Lord, I will report to you what I have seen and heard today."

Then the old witch recounted everything she had seen and heard at today's banquet.

She told of Prince Eric and Ariel's flirting during singing and dancing, and of the prince's refusal of his father's arrangement at court.

After listening to this, the monarch of Ende Country nodded slightly, as if thinking about something.

He asked again:

"Oh, Prince Eric has someone he loves and rejected his father's arrangement? He is indeed as rebellious and full of personality as the rumors say.

"Then can the rest of the plan proceed smoothly?"

His voice was full of authority.

"Of course, Your Majesty. I heard that Prince Eric only regarded that girl as a substitute. The one he really loves is the woman who saved him after the shipwreck on that stormy night - Her Royal Highness the Seventh Princess, Your Majesty's youngest and most beautiful daughter."

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The old witch grinned and said: "At the beginning, I saw the turning point of fate and instructed Her Royal Highness to go to the temple in the forest to practice royal virtues.

“Because I have long foreseen that as long as the princess goes there, at some point in the future, she will be able to meet the prince of the West Asian Kingdom in advance—in an extremely romantic way.

“Her Royal Highness the little princess still knows nothing about this. In the letter she sent back, she mentioned that she had saved a handsome young man who was washed ashore by the waves, but she didn’t know that he was the prince of the West Asian Kingdom.

"When they met, they both believed it was fate.

“From what I know, Prince Eric is a young man who loves romantic stories, values ​​relationships, and is most reluctant to let others down.

"When he saw the woman he had always dreamed of appear in front of him, and she happened to be the foreign princess he was engaged to, he absolutely could not refuse this love.

"Prince Eric will surely feel that this is as beautiful as a dream. No matter how rebellious he has been in the past or how much he dislikes his father's decisions, he will be eager to marry Her Royal Highness the Princess at this moment! " Hahaha, what a beautiful moment.

"He will love our little princess just as much as he loved that girl with a beautiful singing voice and graceful dancing!

"No, he will put in ten times more love. Because that girl is just a substitute for Her Royal Highness the Princess."

The old witch's mouth widened even more, her facial features squeezed together, and her smile became uglier:

“After that, I will give Her Royal Highness the Princess the enchanting spice according to the plan, and ask her to sprinkle it on her body every day, and tell her that this spice can enchant any man.

"That is indeed the case. The magical scent will distort the mind of any man over a long period of time. This soul-eroding scent is silent and subtle, and will not be noticed by anyone.

“As long as Her Royal Highness the Princess and Prince Eric are married, within half a year, Prince Eric, who lives with Her Royal Highness the Princess day and night, will be bewitched by my magic and become a puppet that completely obeys my control.

“Prince Eric is the future monarch of the West Asian Kingdom. The moment he ascends the throne in place of his father, the West Asian Kingdom will be under our control.

"Controlling the West Asian Kingdom, which is a maritime transportation hub, will be a crucial step in your majesty's great cause. In the future, the entire Western Continent, and even the entire continent, will submit to your majesty!"

In the mirror, the majestic monarch of Ende nodded slightly and said briefly: "You did a good job."

Then the image in the mirror slowly disappeared and returned to darkness.

The old witch stared at the already dark and dull mirror, her flattering expression disappeared and her eyes suddenly became a little colder.

She once again chanted the dark spell, ripples spread out, the mirror magic communicated with the distance, and the picture appeared in the mirror again.

This time, a woman appeared in the mirror. It was the other person she was looking for.

She was tall, wearing a black and purple robe, with a dark beauty and cold elegance. Her face was as cold as ice, but it seemed to contain unimaginable madness.

The black witch Maleficent.

The culprit who once cursed the Kingdom of Rose!

I've been suffering from insomnia in recent days, and it's time to think of a solution.

(End of this chapter)