Lord Duke

Chapter 26 Burning

Slant turned over, but still couldn't sleep.He turned sideways again, put his hands under his head, and finally opened his eyes.He opened his eyes and saw the ceiling above his head, the corners of his lips curled up slightly, and there was a lazy smile on his brows and eyes, indescribably elegant and elegant.

Ah... still can't sleep.

He couldn't help raising his hand to caress his heart, and smiled softly.It was already very late when they got home, and the two of them knew that they had important things to do the next day, so in the end it was almost time to stay, and they went back separately.

After all... none of them are in a hurry.

Thinking of this, Slanter's eyes suddenly became gentle and long, and he sighed softly: I hope they still have a long time, and they can get closer to each other's heart little by little.

There were some complicated thoughts in his mind, but he was killing the last drowsiness.He got up, walked to the window with bare feet, raised his hand and opened the heavy curtains with a snap.

Outside the window, the dim light outlines his appearance.Outside the window was a dark night with faint light, and he suddenly thought for no reason: If there is such a peaceful period of time, there is someone who can miss and like, and can be remembered when the night is dark, wouldn't it be the best...but?

He brushed the curtains away, but a name fell into his heart leisurely.

He thought: All encounters in life are destined.

He thought: You... are mine.

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Payne didn't sleep.

In the deep night, he read a letter carefully under the light.His brow furrowed, frowning obviously.He was angry, a kind of cold anger, and there was a bit of sarcasm in his angry brows, as if he was about to rebuke in the next moment: "Ridiculous!"

But he didn't. Although it was rare for him to show such an expression, he was holding the letter paper firmly and reading it seriously.After reading the first page, he suppressed the anger that had arisen, turned a page, and continued to read.

Now he has completely calmed down.In fact, anger shouldn't be there, because the words are neither tricky nor harsh, but very close to euphemism, but they are telling Duke Payne that someone is not good... But when Payne saw it, he intuitively He was insinuating to belittle Slante, and he was naturally not worried, so that he ignored the most critical point.

How did this person know about his relationship with Slant?

He fell asleep all at once.Rubbing the letter paper with his fingers, he didn't know what he was thinking with his downcast eyes.

The letter paper was sent to the Duke's mansion after he went out, and it was mixed in the mailbox at the door for receiving some miscellaneous letters.It should be delivered by the courier, so it is impossible to figure out who the courier is-of course it is not marked on the letter.

It's just that it is very serious and sincere on the cover that it must be handed over to Duke Payne.After cleaning up the pile of letters, the butler hesitated for a while, checked the letter repeatedly and checked that there was no danger, then kept it and waited for Duke Payne to see what he would do when he came back.

Payne took a serious look at the last few words on the letter paper again. He shouldn't have believed it, but he couldn't help but press the bridge of his nose, but he couldn't tolerate his disbelief.

——Because this is the future he had imagined, but it was the worst kind.

Opening up the letter, it begins:

"Dear Your Excellency:

I want to tell you something.Please forgive my bluntness.

Because I feel like something is pressing and I want to do something to stop it.Maybe I will confuse you when I say this, but I can't explain clearly.

But before that, allow me to interject a word?I know this might be offensive, but I have to say it.

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You know the laws of the kingdom, right?One of them is that if two men fall in love, the person with identity will lose his identity, and the person without identity will be harassed by rumors and looked down upon by others...

And you don't know that the circle of high-class nobles is actually very chaotic...some people are not what you see...maybe you are deceived...

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Please be careful of the rioting refugees, sometimes seemingly insignificant things can have unexpected effects. ..."

At the end of the letter, the unknown sender sketches a chaotic image with only a few strokes.It seems that through the letter paper, you can see the battlefield filled with gunpowder smoke, hear the screams of killing, and see the soaring flames of burning corpses... It's as if that person has really experienced it.

Payne carefully figured out the purpose of the letter.

There was a flash of inspiration in his mind, like a hazy flutter, like a flashing spark, so vague that he couldn't see it clearly, and so fast that he couldn't catch it.

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Celia sat up from the bed, her face was white, panting heavily, she felt palpitations.She got up and drank a glass of warm water to calm herself down, and she looked out of the window at the royal city——

She seemed to see the scene of the royal city being captured again.A fire declared that the king's city was breached, and didn't it also foreshadow the end of the Kingdom of Eaton after a long, long time?All that remains is a fragmented land and triumphant enemies.

Celia wiped her cold sweat with her hand.She thought: Another nightmare.

She knew she couldn't change anything even if she knew the future, because even in her previous life she wasn't considered a big shot.Although she is a priestess, she is responsible for appeasing the people and helping the soldiers.There are many priestesses like her, how insignificant she is but how lucky she is.

Celia thought of Duke Payne again.The letter she wrote was only the most she could remind.It's just that she couldn't be completely selfless after all, so she also insinuated and said bad things about Slant when she wrote.

Who doesn't like someone like the Duke of Penn?She really hoped that what he liked was a delicate and lovely girl, even if it wasn't her.

But she didn't know that sometimes a person will only like one person.I only like one forever, and he is indispensable.

She was careful enough to conceal her identity because it would be difficult for her to explain what she had written if found out.Celia pursed her lips, looking gloomy.

She thought: Will the Duke of Payne in this life be abandoned by the people who instigated rebellion like in the previous life, and finally pushed by a group of people who fell into trouble, and pushed to the stake?

——Just because he is so high and powerful, so wise and brave, so feared by foreign enemies, and so uneasy by domestic careerists, he has such a big weakness.

Kingdom Law No.70 Eight Articles: In order to ensure the population, same-sex love is prohibited.Anyone who violates the law will be dismissed if he or she has a job, and someone who has no job will be given a job, and those who are unemployed will be fined and must write a confession letter.

Although the Duke of Payne is powerful, he is also a person, and he will miss.

Betrayed by loyal subordinates, targeted by several forces, blamed, crusaded, and insulted by ignorant people.Unpleasant rumors are rampant, and the bewitched people firmly believe it.

Perhaps he finally gave up resistance.Because he thinks it doesn't make sense.Maybe.No one can know what he is thinking.No one can explain why he died so easily in the end.

Celia seemed to see that in the bright flames, there was the pity for these fooled people and the pity for this hopeless country in the eyes of Duke Payne.When I looked closely, it seemed that there was nothing there. The blue eyes were reflected by the fire, but they seemed to be indifferent without sadness or joy.

He has been extremely disappointed in this country.But when the people around added the last fire, and the flames soared and devoured his black hair, Celia actually felt that there was a trace of nostalgia mixed with joy in his eyes at that moment.

Celia had an idea by accident: maybe he really loved that person, breaking free from the shackles of the world, and crossing the long river of time.

is in love.

Is... that person?

Even though that person is already dead.Dead for two years.Died three years after the start of the war.

He died in a thrilling battle. He heard that he had blocked many arrows for the Duke of Payne. He was unable to be cured and had an old wound, so he went.Duke Payne was very calm and not depressed.

Everyone who knew the inside story whispered that the Duke might not like that one very much, after all, he didn't look sad at all.

No one knows what Payne was thinking.

Enemy and home guards surrounded the execution ground.They were clad in armor, and looked silent and fierce.

The spies hid in the crowd and incited with clever words, and some people became restless.

Celia and the surrounding priestesses stood silently at the outermost edge, and behind them were guards who were staring at them.Some of them looked ugly as if they were about to cry, some of them were disdainful to ridicule, and some of them clenched their lips so stubbornly that they did not make a sound.A mass of white, standing on the periphery of the fire scene.

Finally, some common people with remnants of conscience began to cry.They may have remembered something.

However, that doesn't matter anymore.

At that time, Celia thought almost stubbornly: the source of Duke Payne's tragedy was that he fell in love with a man.And this era is not tolerant enough, let alone this era of war?

She inquired about the name of the person Duke Payne liked from others, and she heard that it was——

slant.

The author has something to say:

Daily confession may be in the empty space that may not be there

There is also Xiaoxiao who is super happy and touched. I was giggling in the dormitory today, and my roommate suspected that I took the wrong medicine. QAQ, I love you, and you should be happy~(≧▽≦)/~

Smile like a big devil to the fourth-level exam