The Sensory Animals of Ston Hill

Grace waited for King Louis to fall asleep, gently removed his head from her arms, and got out of bed.

The skirt was all wet, and it was very cold late at night, so it was definitely not enough to wear only a nightdress.After thinking about it, Grace put the king's dressing gown on her body. It was thick blue velvet, and she felt warm as soon as she put it on.

He turned around again to confirm that His Majesty the King was still asleep, so he opened the door and walked out.

The two palace guards guarding the door were still those two, and they wanted to stop him when he came out.Grace made a silent gesture to them, and whispered: "Your Majesty just fell asleep, so don't disturb him."

The one who can make the decision among the two guards carefully considered, retracted the hand that had been stretched out to stop it to his chest, bowed his head and saluted Grace.

It wasn't Grace's words that made him change his mind, but the clothes on Grace, as well as his tone and demeanor when he spoke just now.

When he turned to leave, the two guards raised their heads to look at his back.

His Majesty's bodyguards are all from good backgrounds, which means that they have little chance to see the top of a woman's head: their mothers and wives will use pomade and egg whites to pile their hair on top of their heads even when they don't go out. You must wear a tall wig; one of the guards has a mistress of noble birth, and this lady wears a wig even when she goes to bed. step.

The young guards used to think those ship-like wigs were stupid and troublesome, but they never knew that a woman's hair could be so beautiful when it was loose.

Such thick hair covered the entire back and hung down to the buttocks. The light brown waves were spread on the blue velvet fabric, trembling slightly as he walked, reflecting a pale golden light.It's like the sun is hiding in the hair.

They all felt that Mrs. Durnell's time was coming to an end.

Grace didn't knock on the door. He felt that the Earl must have fallen asleep at this moment.

He tried to push the door, and it opened.Candles were lit in the room, and the Earl of Arundel was standing in front of the window smoking a cigarette. He turned his head when he heard the sound, and caught Grace's sight with his eyes accurately as usual.

Grace's heart beat wildly, but immediately calmed down.He despised himself for being so easy to fall into the deceptive eyes again, and said to himself in his heart: He is not waiting for himself, he just loses sleep because of the joy of victory.

The count waited for him to speak, as they were all used to: Grace greeted him first, and then rushed to him eagerly.

But Grace stood still after entering the room without speaking.

"Where's Your Majesty?" the count asked proactively.

Grace looked at his expression in a strange way, and put the pipe on the window sill, walked towards her, and asked more anxiously than before: "What's going on? Your Majesty asked you to leave?"

Grace couldn't help laughing, it turned out that it wasn't necessary to do that kind of thing, it turned out that it was so easy to excite their noble and indifferent Lord Earl.

He adjusted his collar in a mysterious way, reminding the earl that he was wearing His Majesty's clothes at this time.

Earl Arundel's expression relaxed slightly following his movements, and he walked up to Grace, holding Grace's chin, and gently asked him to raise his head, while brushing the hair on the side of his neck with the other hand, looking Those bruises from intense kisses.

Grace kept staring into his eyes, trying to see if there was any trace of regret and intolerance in it.But the color of those eyes was too pale, and he could never see the real content from them.

He had always thought that the count's gray eyes were full of mystery, and they were particularly charming because of their incomprehensible depth, but now he understood that they were the eyes of a hunter.What can the prey see through the hunter's eyes?

Grace thought that she was the same as the goats that the earl had captured from the mountain forest last autumn.The flock of sheep got plenty of feed and a warm nest from the earl, and they got delicious food, beautiful clothes, and most importantly, sweet words from the earl.Like the flock of sheep, after a warm and full winter, he has become fatter and dumber, and has become a better prey.

Those fingers paused for a moment on the side of his neck, then continued down, hooking the neckline.Grace avoided his hand and took two steps back.

The count didn't blame him for his dodging, but instead asked gently: "Are you unhappy with His Majesty? What happened, Grace? Did Your Majesty say something that made you unhappy?"

Grace thought it was really interesting. At that time, Mrs. Brown would only ask him directly: "What happened last night? What did the Earl say?" But the Earl was able to express this eagerness as concern, and seemed so considerate of himself.

"Your Majesty has discovered my secret." Grace said, and at the same time, from the earl's reaction, it was obvious that he knew it long ago.

Grace hated her own weakness, that he should be sad now.

He then asked, "When did you come up with this idea?"

But this is another silly question.He remembered the count's expression when he saw his secret for the first time, it was the surprise when he discovered the treasure by accident.

The Earl of Arundel didn't understand why Grace was abnormal until now.

The adult who has always been eloquent was suddenly at a loss for words, and after thinking for a while, he said, "I thought you already knew."

Grace seriously recalled some of what he said, and suddenly realized.It turned out that the good things the count said to him were not the kind he thought he was, but that he was good at being the mistress of a great man.He did say that he hoped to be friends with His Majesty, but he failed to understand the meaning of "friend".

"Grace, you are so smart, I thought you would have thought of it a long time ago." The earl was still so patient. "A person from a humble background, is there any other way to get ahead? And you are so lucky." , happens to be what His Majesty likes..."

"What does His Majesty like?" Grace interrupted him, "Why don't you tell me? Your Majesty likes deformities, right? Like deformities like me?"

Earl Arundel frowned, really puzzled, and asked sincerely: "Grace, what's wrong with you? Why are you so dissatisfied? When you were in my room, you didn't show...resistance."

Grace instantly felt cold all over.

He turned and walked out, but the earl grabbed his arm.What a keen man, he understood him so quickly, the earl forced Grace to turn around and let him look into his eyes, "Grace, you also believe in lustful love? You are so smart, how can you be with those superficial Are young girls as stupid? How long does love last? A man gets a pure lover in his youth, then throws her away, then finds a lady's favor, and is finally rejected by her. That's how love often is, Grace, Is your life the pursuit of this vulgarity?"

Grace tried to free him, but the grip on his arms tightened.

"I like you very much, Grace. Do you think I haven't hesitated? After closing the door, I haven't had the urge to push the door open? But I must restrain this useless weakness, because I know there are many people in this world. Feelings are far stronger and more durable than love! I will be your protector, your backer, I can help you become His Majesty's chief mistress, and we will become the best collaborators and the most loyal friends to each other—"

Grace suddenly felt sick, "mistress" is a feminine word.

"Do you believe in other feelings?" he asked the count, looking into those gray eyes. "You don't believe in love, so do you believe in family and friendship? You have betrayed your father and brother, and friends of your own party. Are you worthy of saying the word 'loyalty'?" Alan Stone asked if he knew the deeds of the Earl of Arundel, but he actually did.

Earl Arundel's face became gloomy, "Who told you this?"

Grace finally shook off his hand, smiled, tilted her head slightly, naive and full of malice, "Guess what? I'll give you a little hint, you taught me to learn to enjoy the 'trophies'. "

"I also know that Jerry the peddler is not dead. Someone saw him at the port. You can't threaten me with this. I don't need your protection. I already have my own protector. He is the most powerful in this country." people."

"I also know that Mr. Wales killed Mr. Ward on purpose. Guess what your majesty will think of you if I tell your majesty about it? You know your majesty's preferences so well, you must know that he hates assassination the most people."

Grace thought she had finally grasped the sword and could pierce Earl Arundel's heart, but the point of the sword was actually aimed at her.The count asked him: "You know so much, why have you never asked me?"

Grace was stunned, and it took a while before she said: "Master, you must not imagine how much Your Majesty likes me. Your Majesty said that he usually needs to hug Mrs. Denell for an hour before falling asleep, but tonight he only hugs Mrs. I fell asleep after a while. He fell in love with me."

"Since you want me to be His Majesty's mistress, I will try my best to use what you taught me to be the most talkative person around Your Majesty. Maybe you could have become Richelieu, but one day I live, You'll never succeed."

Grace finally saw remorse in the eyes of Earl of Arundel.He felt extremely happy, because he knew that regret was the most painful thing.

He chased after the victory and gave the final blow: "My lord, do you know what your biggest mistake is? If you can tell me earlier, I will agree."

Then they heard the voice of King Louis.His Majesty woke up and was calling Grace's name in the corridor, shouting: "Grace, where are you, I need you!"

Grace grabbed the earl's scarf and let him look at herself, "After you took me out of the bungalow, I would do whatever you asked me to do. But not now."

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Note: The Richelieu mentioned by Grace is the Duke of Richelieu and Cardinal during the period of King Louis XIII of France. He was the prime minister who was reused by the king. .