The night falls. 夜幕降临。 Vera who just bathed traded a silk to rest the skirt, the snow white exquisite fine selected fully gently on the pine lumber floor, the slender tender body sat before the dressing table slantingly, to a bronze mirror, coiling around chignon. 刚刚沐浴完毕的薇拉换了身丝绸睡裙,雪白玲珑的纤足轻轻点在松木地板上,修长的娇躯斜坐在梳妆台前,对着一面铜镜,盘绕发髻。 In the mirror screens a pretty face, dimly just like just by the wild rose that the rain and dew moistened, tender and beautiful unparalleled. 镜中映出一张俏丽的脸庞,朦朦胧胧犹如刚被雨露滋润的蔷薇,娇艳无双。 In the room is filling a light fragrance, fresh meaningful, does not linger loose. 房间中弥漫着一股淡淡的芳香,清新隽永,萦绕不散。 Colin partly lies down on the sofa, calmly is appreciating Vera's small wife manner, suddenly asked with a smile: 柯林半躺在沙发上,静静地欣赏着薇拉的小妻子神态,忽然笑着问道: „The golden mark of your chest what's the matter?” “你胸口的金色印记是怎么回事？” Vera crooked head, equally has doubts wear a look of: „Does not know, probably today just appears, perhaps is related with the baptism ceremony.” 薇拉歪了歪脑袋,也同样面带疑惑:“不知道,好像是今天刚出现的,或许跟洗礼仪式有关。” Colin restrained the smile gradually, is frowning saying: „Baptism?” 柯林渐渐收敛了笑容,皱着眉头道:“洗礼？” „Un, but I had not thought that the body has what unusuality.” Vera actually and does not care. “恩,不过我没觉得身体有什么异常。”薇拉倒是并不在意。 Sees Colin to be worried about itself, Vera stood on tiptoes the tip of the toe to walk, put on the sofa dexterously, sneaked in lover's arms. 见柯林担心自己,薇拉踮着脚尖走了过来,轻巧地扑在沙发上,钻进了爱人的怀里。 „That makes me have a look again carefully.” Colin holds in the arms the Vera slender waist, puts out a hand to solve her resting skirt. “那让我再仔细看看。”柯林一把搂住薇拉纤细的腰肢,伸手就去解她的睡裙。 Vera eats is smiling, does not prevent. 薇拉吃吃地笑着,也不阻止。 But at this moment, the door was sounded suddenly. 但就在这时,房门突然被人敲响。 Colin must stop the movement on hand, asked ill-humoredly: „What matter?” 柯林只得停下手上的动作,没好气地问道:“什么事？” The voice of maidservant conveys from out of the door: „Viscount Sir, the empress asked you to give Harrison the imperial prince and Princess Judy teaches.” 侍女的声音从门外传来:“子爵大人,皇后殿下请您去给哈里森皇子和朱蒂公主讲课。” Colin speechless, this little while taught what class! 柯林一阵无语,这会儿讲什么课啊！ Vera kissed gently on Colin cheeks, said grinningly: „Goes quickly, do not let the paternal aunt wait for a long time.” 薇拉轻轻在柯林脸颊上吻了一下,笑嘻嘻地说道:“快去吧,别让姑姑久等了。” Colin is helpless, has to set out saying: „Good, if I came back late, you first rested.” 柯林无奈,只好起身道:“好吧,如果我回来晚了,你就先睡吧。” Vera nods, starts to help Colin change the clothes. 薇拉点点头,开始帮柯林换衣服。 After tidying up is appropriate, Colin goes out, walks in the main shrine direction with the maidservant. 收拾妥当后,柯林出了门,跟着侍女一路往主殿方向走去。 More proceeds, Colin discovered that here guard is stern. 越往前,柯林发现这里的守卫越是森严。 After general quarter of an hour, the maidservant stopped the footsteps finally, puts out a hand to shove open the gorgeous gold thread wooden door gently, the maidservant bows to hint toward Colin. 大概一刻钟后,侍女终于停下了脚步,伸手轻轻推开华美的金丝木门,侍女朝柯林鞠躬示意。 Colin nods, walked. 柯林点点头,走了进去。 The pleasant place, is the dark red round table, snow white wool rug, fine crystal chandelier, but, actually no one. 入眼处,是暗红的圆桌,雪白的羊绒地毯,还有精美的水晶吊灯,不过,却没有人。 „Empress?” “皇后殿下？” Colin probed was shouting, then heard a gentle sound to resound later: „Viscount Angelie, please walk toward.” 柯林试探着喊了一声,随后便听到一个柔媚的声音响起:“安格列子爵,请往里走。” Colin proceeded several steps, crossed a corner, discovered the gate to lead to inside room. 柯林往前走了几步,过了一个转角,才发现通向里间的门。 Lifts in the gate is hanging the fine gauze, Colin walks into the inside room. 掀开门上挂着的轻纱,柯林走入里间。 The pink window curtains, the luxurious ivory bed, the fine dressing table, Colin realizes immediately, here should be the bedroom of empress. 粉色的窗帘,奢华的象牙大床,精致的梳妆台,柯林立刻意识到,这里应该是皇后的卧室。 The gentle night wind blew, the curtain in balcony moves with the wind, reveals a partly visible slender form. 轻柔的夜风吹了进来,阳台上的帘幕随风而动,露出一个若隐若现的纤细身影。 Colin salutes hastily the regards: „Empress!” 柯林连忙行礼问候:“皇后殿下！” Empress Midella turns head, is smiling to Colin, said: „Asks you to come late, hopes that do not mind.” 弥黛拉皇后回过头来,对着柯林嫣然一笑,道:“这么晚找你来,希望你不要介意。” „Naturally cannot. Does not know that which Harrison imperial prince and Princess Judy, you hope me now from, on the one hand starts to teach them?” “当然不会。不知哈里森皇子和朱蒂公主现在在哪,您又希望我从哪一方面开始教授他们？” „This is not anxious, I have a more important matter to you talk.” “这个不急,我有更重要的事情要跟你谈。” „Please say.” Colin immediately some ominous premonitions, but since had been flickered, he is impossible to turn around to run. “您请说。”柯林心里顿时有种不祥的预感,但既然已经被忽悠来了,他也不可能转身就跑。 „Do not be anxious, sits.” “别紧张,坐吧。” Colin looks all around, discovered here, only then before bed and dressing table, can sit......, but these two places he will not sit obviously, has to stand in awkwardly same place, pretends that has not heard. 柯林环顾四周,发现这里只有床榻和梳妆台前可以坐……但这两个地方他显然都不会去坐,只好尴尬地站在原地,假装没听见。 Is good has not felt embarrassed Colin's meaning because of Empress Midella excessively, sees that does not demand, opens the mouth to ask: „This morning baptism ceremony, how do you see?” 好在弥黛拉皇后也没有过分为难柯林的意思,见状也不强求,开口问道:“今天上午的洗礼仪式,你怎么看？” In Colin heart moves, immediately thinks appearance that the staring vision that say/way as if drops from the clouds, as well as empire prime minister Baron Heidegger started to speak but hesitated at that time. 柯林心中一动,立刻想到了那道仿佛从天而降的凝视目光,以及当时帝国首相海德格尔男爵欲言又止的模样。 „I feel very good.” Colin plays the fool saying that „can make under the Pope crown baptize for Vera personally, is really the greatest glory!” “我觉得很好啊。”柯林装傻道,“能够让教皇冕下亲自为薇拉施洗,真是莫大的荣耀！” The Empress Midella faint smile looks at Colin, as to see clearly his true idea. 弥黛拉皇后似笑非笑地看着柯林,仿佛想要看清他的真实想法。 But Colin lowers the head, remains unmoved to the vision that the empress carefully examines. 但柯林低着头,对皇后审视的目光不为所动。 „Yeah ~” Empress Midella sighed, in the sound had a hidden bitterness unexpectedly, „looked like you not to trust me.” “哎~”弥黛拉皇后叹息一声,声音中竟带了一丝幽怨,“看来你还是不信任我呀。” „I trust certainly your highness.” Colin the connection says immediately, during the spoken languages actually cannot listen to many sincerity. “我当然信任殿下。”柯林立刻接口道,言语之间却听不出多少诚意。 In the room is quiet, only hears the night wind to move the slight sound that the curtain exudes. 房间中沉寂下来,只听到夜风吹动帘幕发出的轻微响声。 Waited for a long time not to hear the voice of empress, Colin could not bear raise the head, later then bumped into the opposite party quietly such as the vision of water. 等了老半天都没听到皇后的声音,柯林忍不住抬起头来,随后便碰到了对方沉静如水的目光。 The night breeze the frivolous one-piece dress will blow closely pastes on her body, outlined a wonderful graceful curve. 晚风将轻薄的连衣裙吹得紧紧贴在她的身上,勾勒出一个妙曼的曲线。 Colin takes back the vision immediately, returns originally the condition of casting down one's eyes nose view heart. 柯林立刻收回目光,重新回到原先眼观鼻鼻观心的状态。 Empress Midella opened the mouth finally again, is only this time, her sound becomes somewhat dignified: „Gravity that Colin, you have not perhaps realized the matter.” 弥黛拉皇后终于再次开口了,只是这次,她的声音变得有些凝重:“柯林,你或许还没有意识到事情的严重性。” „Your highness, please forgive my ignorance!” Colin that appearance, seems like iron core must maintain the distance with this beautiful empress. “殿下,请饶恕我的愚昧！”柯林还是那副模样,似乎是铁了心要跟这位美艳的皇后保持距离。 On the face of Empress Midella cannot see the happy anger, sees only her to Kaiyoudai, walks slowly toward Colin, in the mouth said: „Remembers our first meeting, in Winterfell City. At that time was participates in Vera's adult ceremony.” 弥黛拉皇后的脸上看不出喜怒,只见她离开阳台,缓缓向柯林走来,口中说道:“记得我们第一次见面,是在凛冬城吧。当时是去参加薇拉的成人礼。” „Yes, Your highness.” Colin even more did not make clear this empress actually to do. “是的,殿下。”柯林越发搞不清楚这位皇后到底想干嘛了。 „I remember that adult ceremony may really be splendid! Troll Prince and half elf prince, you, three people proposed to Vera simultaneously, my brother actually chose half elf prince finally, both of you almost therefore hit......” “我记得,那场成人礼可真是精彩呀！巨魔亲王、半精灵王子,还有你,三人同时向薇拉求婚,我哥哥最后却选择了半精灵王子,你们俩差点因此打起来……” Listened to Empress Midella to recall in the past, Colin was still silent, but in the heart is guessing the true goal of empress unceasingly. 听着弥黛拉皇后回忆着往昔,柯林依旧沉默,只是心中不断猜测着皇后的真正目的。 „...... Was right, at that time also had an important matter-” Empress Midella has arrived in front of Colin, aspirates like Landau, „marquis Adams, was killed by poison!” “……哦对了,那时还发生了一件大事-”弥黛拉皇后已经走到了柯林面前,吐气如兰道,“亚当斯侯爵,被人毒死了！” Colin lowers the head, looks that the empress fair such as on the fine foot of jade the pink toenail is sparkling the crystal ray, he narrowed the eye slightly. 柯林低着头,看着皇后白皙如玉的纤足上粉色趾甲闪耀着水晶般的光芒,他不禁微微眯起了眼睛。 Empress Midella picks up Colin's chin behind, carries over oneself his vision forcefully, asked with a smile ; „You know, is under whose poison?” 弥黛拉皇后身后托起柯林的下巴,将他的目光强行移向自己,笑着问道;“你知道,是谁下的毒么？” Colin's innermost feelings had the intermittent mighty waves finally, thoughts appear unceasingly in his mind, but he cannot hold most essential that. 柯林的内心终于起了阵阵波澜,一个个念头不断浮现在他脑海里,但他却抓不住其中最关键的那个。 This riddle topic puzzled him to be very long. 这个谜题困扰了他很久。 At that time his first suspect, is actually Marquis Garcia. 当时他的第一个怀疑对象,其实是加西亚侯爵。 Because Duke St. Hilde just betrayed oneself younger brother at that time, has not kept the promise, making Vera inherit the position of eastern boundary marquis, but chose own second son Adams. 因为那时圣希尔德公爵刚刚背叛了自己弟弟,并没有遵守诺言,让薇拉继承东境侯爵之位,而是选择了自己的次子亚当斯。 The Colin's first response, perhaps was also at that time the most people's first response, Adams's death, is Marquis Garcia is retaliating the Elder Brother! 柯林的第一反应,或许也是当时绝大部分人的第一反应,亚当斯的死,是加西亚侯爵在报复自己哥哥！ But afterward, Colin felt, with the Marquis Garcia character, should unable to make this sinister and ruthless matter. 但后来,柯林却觉得,以加西亚侯爵的性格,应该做不出这种阴毒的事情来。 When silver semi-circular protective wall outside the main city gate, when guessed correctly Duke St. Hilde when a series in view of plan of half elf, Colin felt, Duke St. Hilde possibly performed a ruse of inflicting an injury on oneself, killed by poison own second son. 在银月城的时候,当猜到圣希尔德公爵的一系列针对半精灵的谋划时,柯林又觉得,圣希尔德公爵可能上演了一场苦肉计,毒死了自己的次子。 But afterward Colin knew when Duke St. Hilde is the Saint knight, immediately overthrows own guess. 但后来柯林得知圣希尔德公爵是圣骑士时,立刻又推翻了自己的猜测。 After all has Duke St. Hilde of Saint knight strength is also insufficient to use this method to serve own purpose. 毕竟拥有圣骑士实力的圣希尔德公爵还不至于使出这种手段来达到自己的目的。 Originally Colin had given up, thought that perhaps the death of marquis Adams will become an unsettled law case forever, but now, Empress Midella actually raises this matter again. 本来柯林都已经放弃了,觉得亚当斯侯爵之死恐怕将永远成为一个悬案,但现在,弥黛拉皇后竟然再次将此事提起。 This makes in Colin heart unable to bear emit a thought...... 这让柯林心中忍不住冒出一个念头…… Empress Midella looks at Colin who the look transforms, finally showed the satisfactory smile, but she as if also not only satisfies this, said again: 弥黛拉皇后看着神色变换的柯林,终于露出了满意的笑容,但她似乎还不仅仅满足于此,再次道: „That will that Duke St. Hilde leaves behind, you guess why he can decide as the first successor Vera?” “还有圣希尔德公爵留下的那份遗嘱,你猜猜,他为什么要将薇拉定为第一继承人？” Colin opens mouth, actually does not know how should open the mouth. 柯林张了张嘴,却不知道该怎么开口。 The smile on Empress Midella face is even more bright, ejects a heavy case bomb again: „ You know that your majesty once wanted to overrule Vera's right of inheritance twice, but was blocked by me. 弥黛拉皇后脸上的笑容越发灿烂,再次抛出一个重磅炸弹:“你知道吗,陛下曾两次想要否决薇拉的继承权,但都被我拦了下来。 You know why this is? ” 你知道,这是为什么吗？” Colin looks at this close charming elegant face, the heart bang bang bang almost soon jumps the chest. 柯林看着这张近在咫尺的妩媚俏脸,心脏砰砰砰几乎快要蹦出胸膛来。 Myriad thoughts gather an answer in his brain finally, but this answer makes Colin unable to bear want to escape. 万千个念头在他脑中最后汇聚成一个答案,但这个答案却让柯林忍不住想要夺路而逃。 Empress Midella appreciates is falling into intertwines Colin, said smilingly: „Colin, knows that this world's most hopes sees Vera to become the person of northern boundary duke, except for you, was I.” 弥黛拉皇后欣赏着陷入纠结中的柯林,笑盈盈地说道:“柯林,知道吗,这个世界上最希望看到薇拉成为北境公爵的人,除了你,就是我了。” At this time, Colin instead calmed down. 这时,柯林反而冷静下来了。 He knows, Empress Midella has laid cards on the table. 他知道,弥黛拉皇后已经摊牌了。 This can only explain, the situation as she said that is truly grim. 这只能说明,形势确实如她所说,已经非常严峻。 She does not allow that Colin is seemingly agreed but actually at variance with her, the surface is saying the trust, but turns around to start to suspect. 她已经不容许柯林跟她貌合神离,表面说着信任,但转身就开始猜忌。 „Your highness, I understood.” Colin no longer avoids the Empress Midella vision, the sinking sound said. “殿下,我明白了。”柯林不再回避弥黛拉皇后的目光,沉声道。 „What did you understand?” In the Empress Midella eye flashes through surprised. “你明白了什么？”弥黛拉皇后眼中闪过一丝惊讶。 „I understand why should trust you.” “我明白为什么应该信任您了。” „Why?” “为什么？” Colin opens out the hand of Empress Midella gently, retrocedes slightly half step, the complexion said respectfully: 柯林轻轻拨开弥黛拉皇后的手,微微后退半步,面色恭敬地说道: „Because, you are Vera's birth mother!” “因为,您是薇拉的生母！”