Roses for Rosalind

Time flies eight years.

Eight years is enough to make an immature girl with baby fat grow into a young but beautiful girl; eight years is enough to transform an ignorant boy into a handsome and charming boy.

For eight years, they always missed the opportunity to meet for one reason or another.For eight years, they maintained contact with each other only by correspondence.Eight years of letters have accumulated into a thick pile, and both he and she have kept all the letters well.The difference is that she is only afraid of being discovered; while he will take out the letter from time to time to read.

The wide city streets were packed with people, skirts and gowns of every color were crowded together.In fact, probably all the people in Verona City appeared here at this time.The prince and the nobles of Verona sat on high stands according to their status, while the common people could only stand on both sides of the street.Everyone was whispering excitedly, stretching their necks and looking towards the end of the street.

"Sissy! Here!"

Rosie held up her skirt and squeezed through the crowd with difficulty.Someone called her name loudly, she looked up, and Juliet was waving at her from the stands not far away, signaling her to go over.

"Julie." Rosie staggered up to the stands, and Juliet hurriedly stood up and supported her to prevent her from accidentally falling. "What's the matter?" Rosie grabbed her hand and panted heavily: "I'm not late, am I? Is the result of the game out?"

"Not yet." Juliet shook her head: "But counting the time, they should be back soon."

In recent years, the relationship between the Capulet family and the Montague family has become more and more hostile, and there are more and more open and secret fights.It is common for two families to meet on the road and draw their swords at each other without saying a word.In this city street contest proposed by the prince, both the Capulets and the Montague family secretly put in their best efforts and sent the top riders to fight, hoping to ruthlessly destroy the opponent's arrogance and improve themselves. prestige.

The first person to complete three laps around the city of Verona on horseback and grab the royal ring is the winner of this race.The cavalry who just participated in the competition have already passed in front of the people of the city twice, and now it is the last lap, which is the critical moment for deciding the outcome.

The red knight Mercutio of the Montague family and the blue knight Tybalt of the Capulet family led the other knights by nearly half a circle.If there is no accident, the champion will be produced between the two of them.

This virtually intensified the already tense atmosphere at the scene.The ladies of the two families smiled and covered their faces below their noses with feather fans, only showing a pair of eyes and throwing knives vigorously at each other; Viscount Montague and Viscount Capulet seemed to be engrossed in staring at the intersection where the knights were about to appear for a while. , In fact, I don't know how many times I rolled my eyes at the other party.

"Sissy..." Juliet squeezed Rosy's hand tightly, "I'm so nervous." She whispered in her ear.

"Well...me too." Rosie replied in a low voice.

How can I not find it?thought Rosie.

She thought she was secretly staring at the stands of Montague's house, and looked carefully at everyone in the stands one by one.The gorgeously dressed middle-aged men and women sitting in the middle are no doubt Montague couples. There are several men and women sitting or standing behind them, but they are either old or wearing black servant clothes.What about Romeo?Where is Romeo, the only son of the Montague family and the future viscount?

The sound of horseshoes sounded at the end of the street, and the buzzing voices disappeared in an instant.Rosie also temporarily stopped her wild thoughts, held her breath and looked in the direction of the sound with everyone.After a while, two heroic figures, one red and one blue, appeared in people's sight.

"Tybalt/Mercutio!" The eyes of the two families lit up at the same time, and they called out the names of their knights in unison.

"Tybalt! Come on! Tybalt!" Juliet held Rosie's hand tightly, staring intently at the figures of the two on the track: "Overtake it! Overtake it! Overtake it!"

The two red and blue knights walked side by side, even though they were separated by such a long distance, the flames of war that were about to break out on their bodies were still clearly audible.The collision between the horse's body and the horse god from time to time, and the metal humming sound from the clash of spears all make people's spirits highly tense.

100 meters...80 meters...70 meters!

"Quick! Tybalt! Quick!"

"Kill that bastard! Mercutio!"

60 meters... 50 meters!

Suddenly, the horse on which the blue knight was riding raised its head to the sky and let out a long neigh.Originally, the two racehorses were running side by side, but after the whine, the horse of the blue knight seemed to be exhausted, and the speed of the sprint slowed down bit by bit.First it was one-eighth of a body, then it was a quarter of a body, and by the last ten meters, the distance between them had become a full half of a body.

Seeing that the outcome has been decided, Capulet and Montague fell silent in unison.Then, loud cheers and scolding broke out from the stands of both sides at the same time.

"We won!! We won!! Well done Mercutio!! Well done!!"

"Cheating!! The male dog of the Montague family is cheating!!"

"Capulet I can't afford to lose!!"

"Insidious Montague Pig!!"

The triumphant Montagues and the furious Capulets scolded loudly across the stands like ordinary people.The victorious red knight, Mercutio, proudly raised his spear and circled the audience with his royal ring.The defeated blue knight Tybalt angrily took off his helmet, and spat fiercely in the direction of Montague's house.

"Quiet! Be quiet!" His Majesty the Prince of Italy, the lord of Verona, stood up from the highest platform. "Give me peace!" he yelled.

The prince issued an order, even if they were unwilling, Montague and Capulet had to obediently obey the order to stop.The heads of the two families and their wives quickly adjusted their appearances and bowed respectfully to the prince.

Rosie inadvertently glanced at the stands of Montague's house again, her body froze suddenly——at some point, there was an extra person in the stands!It was a young man, about seventeen or eighteen years old, well dressed and gorgeous.He was standing beside the Viscount Montague, who was only half a step away from the Viscount Ion, with a very intimate look—could that be Romeo?

Perhaps because he noticed Rosie's gaze, the young man looked up at her, with one corner of his mouth raised, revealing a slightly aggressive smile.Rosie screamed in her heart - the iconic black hair and black eyes of the Montague family!

Romeo Montague!

"Then, I hereby declare," said the prince loudly, clearing his throat, "that the champion of this street joust is Mercutio of Montague!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the people from the Montague family cheered loudly, and the people from the Capulet family didn't say anything, but stood up with ugly faces, ready to leave.

"A bunch of dirty and despicable thieves and rats!" Viscount Capulet cursed with gritted teeth, "Just wait and see! One day I will make them pay the price!"

Lady Capulet followed her husband closely, echoing in a low voice.The two got into a family carriage that had been waiting on the side of the road, and left quickly.

"Sissy," Juliet got into another carriage and waved to her, "come up quickly."

Rosie shook her head: "You go first, Julie." She tried her best to calm down her fast heartbeat: "Don't wait for me."

"Aren't you going back with me?" Juliet asked strangely, "Then where are you going?"

"Guess." Rosie made a face at her, "I'll tell you if you guess it."

Juliet: ...Why do you need to tell me if you guessed it!

As soon as Juliet's carriage turned the corner, Rosie lifted her skirt and galloped in the direction of Herb Square, regardless of her image.

Another very important thing happened after the city street joust, because of the jousting just now, the mutual hostility between Montague and Capulets escalated again: Capulets accused Montague of using different Montague was naturally furious about the glorious means, and the two sides had a disagreement, and they fought in the square.It is also the opening scene of "Romeo and Juliet".

Since the word "square" is only vaguely mentioned in the original book, there are as many as four or five large squares in the city of Verona.Rosie had to run one by one, starting from the nearest vanilla square.

When she finally arrived at the correct destination, Brera Square, out of breath, Rosie was so tired that she almost rolled her eyes.She didn't dare to get too close, so she had to look around two blocks away.

She came a little late, and the two families had already fought together.Even the Patriarchs of the two families clamored to fight each other to the death with their swords.If it wasn't for their wives who refused to let go, blood would have been spattered on the spot.

Seeing that the situation was about to get out of control, the belated prince finally arrived with his guards.The enraged prince went into a rage, scolded the two families mercilessly, and announced on the spot that if he found out that there was another unprovoked disturbance, "I will take his life as the price for disturbing the law and order!"

"His Royal Highness, it is obvious that Capulet is fanning the flames of this battle!" Viscount Montagu said loudly, "It was their servants who fought against our servants first! My good nephew Ben Fu Leo had to draw out his sword to try to fight them off, but at this time, that violent Tybalt rushed over with his sword! He danced the sword above his head loudly. Scolding us for using despicable means—His Royal Highness, if this is not a provocation, then what is?"

"You let go—you're talking nonsense!" Viscount Capulet flushed with anger: "What kind of persuasion requires drawing a sword to threaten? Do you dare to say that damn Mercutio didn't use dirty tricks? I didn't blind!"

"Shut up! Shut up, everyone!" The prince was so angry that the veins on his neck burst out: "You, Capulet, come with me; you, Montague, come to the trial hall in Liberty Village this afternoon, and wait for my judgment." The verdict of this case today!"

"And you!" The prince yelled at the crowd surrounded by three floors inside and three floors outside: "Everyone is scattered! If there are still people who can't stay, they will all be killed!"

The people of Verona, who had seen enough excitement, let out a "coax" and dispersed.

The Capulets followed the prince, and Montague remained where they were—the carriage had to wait until the crowd had dispersed.Rosie watched from a distance as the Montague couple said something to the young man she had just seen in the stands. The Viscount Montague reached out and patted the young man on the shoulder. Afterwards, the three boarded the same carriage.

Sure enough, Romeo!

Dear Julie, Rosie, who finally met the leading actor, thought contentedly, your future husband-in-law is really handsome!