"Oh, my dear sister, I swear I really don't want to do anything this time. I just want to consolidate my throne and make our Mayton Empire stronger." Howard replied with a smile.

His appearance, in southern terms, is acerbic.

Thin lips, aquiline nose, and a pair of small triangular eyes that narrow into a line always make people think of poisonous snakes hidden in the cracks of rocks.

He always plays with a pair of opals with his talon-like hands.

As his mood changes, the cat's eye stone will play at different speeds in his hands, making a "click-click" noise.

"My staff said that the Winter King has taken over, and the best way to consolidate the throne is to join the Winter King. Now the entire Emerald Fortress is under his control... Those two stinky rats, Bristol and Corvette,

They will pay the price!"

When Howard said this, the "click-click" sounds in his hands were almost continuous, and there was a hint of fanaticism and resentment in his triangular eyes.

Jessica huddled in bed, not daring to say a word. It was cold in late autumn, especially in the small room where she slept. There were no servants to refill the firewood for her at any time. She listened quietly to Howard describing a beautiful future and revenge.

He wanted to avenge the humiliation brought upon him by the two Grand Dukes.

Jessica felt that her brother had completely lost the ability to distinguish things. He was too dependent on the staff and had almost reached the point of obeying his words. But she just remained silent, lowering her head and looking at the rose flower embroidered

sheet.

If Howard's dream is broken at this time, he will definitely be beaten severely.

"My good sister~ My father once said that it is impossible for two countries to form a complete alliance just by relying on a contract, so you have to marry King Winter and become his queen!" He put on the snow-white princess dress.

And the whole tray of jewelry was placed on the table in Jessica's room.

In the blink of an eye, I saw my sister still huddled in the bed, looking distracted.

A sinister look flashed in his eyes, and he stretched out his hand to pull Jessica's hair.

"Ah..." Jessica felt pain and let out a painful groan.

"The servants will bathe and change your clothes. Prime Minister Ruthheit's daughter will come and teach you how to dress beautifully and what kind of fragrance can attract men. Believe me, she is a very charming bitch. You have to follow her.

Learn to please a man, do you understand?" Howard let go of his hand holding Jessica's hair, and then followed his gaze and rubbed Jessica's delicate cheeks with his hands:

"It's really strange. We are all the same father. Why are you as beautiful as a flower? At tonight's banquet, you must perform well in front of the King of Winter. If you dare to fall off the chain..." Howard smiled evilly and suddenly reached into the bed with his hand.

, Jessica was so frightened that she shrank her delicate body into a ball.

"I've already killed four, and I don't mind killing one more. Do you understand?" he threatened.

"Got it." Jessica replied timidly.

Howard nodded with satisfaction.

"You better really understand."

He took his hand out of Jessica's quilt and stroked Jessica's head like a cat: "I will become the wisest king in Merton's history, and future generations will build a monument for me.

, I only exchanged one princess for strength and peace."

Howard left.

Jessica huddled in the quilt, hugging the cold quilt, and did not dare to move for a long time. The sound of wild geese came from the window. She looked out the window and saw a group of wild geese flying south in a herringbone pattern. The weather was getting colder and colder.

, these geese want to spend the winter in the warm south.

"How nice it would be if I were a wild goose..."

She looked out the window and muttered to herself, her eyes unconsciously losing focus.

The geese have their own partners and their own goals. They don't need to think too much. They only need to know where the grain is delicious and where they can live warm, carefree and free.

At least I don't have to be controlled by my vicious brother and attend that so-called party.

In a daze, Jessica recalled the days in the past, which were pieced together. Her mother told her stories in front of the bed. There were princes and princesses in the stories, and they were fused together by simple language into a story.

Beautiful fairy tale.

Later, her mother died, and she was kicked out of the palace by her brothers. Her room was occupied by their brothers' mistresses, and she lived in a cold and damp lighthouse.

There was only an old knight accompanying her.

That was her only attendant.

She remembered the old man, who had a majestic figure. Even though his back was always stooped, he was much taller than the average person. His beard was whiter than the wind and snow in the north. He wore cold and heavy armor every day, and there was nothing under one sleeve.

It is said that the hand was lost in the north.

The old knight told her that the frost troll in the north was as tall as a city gate and bit off his arm in one bite, but he also put his sharp sword into the frost troll's eye.

The old knight is different from other servants.

He would call her "eldest princess" and look at her with doting and respectful eyes, clear and without a trace of malice. He taught her how to practice swordsmanship, although she was always bad at it. He also taught her how to play the mouth organ. Jesse

Ka is good at this. She can already play a complete song. The song is light and free, which always makes people feel happy. The old knight told her that this is the song of his hometown.

The old knight died on a cold morning.

Jessica couldn't wait for the old knight to teach her a new song that morning.

The old knight died of old age, and he frowned slightly before he died. He seemed to have some nostalgia, and seemed to have something he couldn't let go of, but he was so old that the God of Death would take away his life no matter what.

When the old knight was escorted by soldiers into the cold and dark tomb, she was the only one following him.

She gently placed the Paradise Grass on the old knight's coffin, her eyes blurred with tears.

Since then, Jessica has been living alone on the lighthouse.

Day after day, year after year.

Servants would bring simple meals every day, but most of them were leftovers from the brothers.

No one remembers that there is a princess living here.

until today.

…

"Dong dong dong——"

A crisp knock on the small wooden door of the lighthouse brought Jessica back to reality from her memories.

She retracted her head into the quilt in panic.

Make sure you are surrounded by quilts.

She responded timidly:

"Please...please come in..."

The servant arranged by Howard pushed the door open and came in.

They were carrying items needed for bathing, with respectful expressions, and followed behind them was a beautifully dressed woman.

She was wearing a black fringed dress interspersed with gold threads, the gold necklace around her neck was dazzling, and she had a bright and charming smile on her face. Just looking at her made people feel like they were in spring breeze.

This woman is the prime minister's daughter.
Chapter completed!