Chapter 179: Behind the Scenes
Knight Enod clearly felt that it was far more than Jocrishi in these events, Jocrith was just a catfish on the surface.
In these memories, there is always one person behind the scenes who is manipulating or dominating everything.
In particular, it can be inferred from the details of two dinners in the royal palace of Dubrovnik.
For the first time, the dinner was after the sword duel.
Dubrovnik Palace, dinner.
The palace attendants were pouring wine incessantly, and the glass of the dinner never dried up.
Enod tasted the wines and looked at the extravagant scenes around him, as if he had reveled in the magic of the night, dizzy from all kinds of fascinating things.
Of course, all of this is pretended, and Sanjing's heart knows very well that there must be people like him among the people here.
This person may be the king, queen, prime minister or many ministers, or even the guards or attendants, and of course it may be the one-armed Jolly who has also advanced to the final with him.
Enold showed the expression he had dreamed of all his life, but never dared to expect to witness the confusion.
As he ate, the king praised the two knights for their loyalty and bravery, as well as their superior skill, and the lords of Temet and Namsi echoed and complied.
The minstrours sat around the dinner and let the beautiful music play, which flowed through the palace.
At the same time, more sumptuous and delicious dishes were served to the table one after another, including thick vegetable venison soup, beets sprinkled with fruit fragments, various oddly shaped fruits chopped, and lean meat of certain animals boiled with honey onions, and fish that looked like they had been caught from the Adriatic Sea, which were roasted to a fragrant aroma and sprinkled with an unknown powder.
Enod poked open a small fish, revealing its delicate flesh, and he followed the example of the rest of the palace by cutting off a piece of it with his knife and placing it on his plate.
The one-armed Jolly had the king's specially ordered guards to serve him, and the guards handed him the food he wanted to eat again and again, cut it and put it on his plate, he only needed to stick the food in his left hand, he could taste these delicacies, he still didn't show too much expression, just ate and chatted, but from his unnatural way of moving, it can be seen that the loss of his right arm still bothers him for the time being, it should be because he is not used to it.
Just as the atmosphere was becoming more and more comfortable and enjoyable, King Rollssheen seemed to suddenly raise his voice, and King Rollssheehn's voice became louder and louder with each dish, and from time to time Inod could hear him laughing loudly and even drowning out the sound of music and cutlery colliding with the volume of orders, and some ministers and lords who were sitting too far away from King Rollssheen to hear what he was saying.
But now everyone heard it clearly.
"Shut up!" He shouted loudly, duffling out the voices of everyone present.
Inod was surprised to see that the king was staggering, with a big belly, and stood up with a red face, holding a wine glass in one hand, drunk and drunk.
"Stinky woman, don't care about me doing this and that!" He shouted to Queen Inni Randall, "I am the king here, I am the king of Dubrovnik, do you understand?" This is Lao Tzu in charge, Lao Tzu said that when the swordsmanship duel will be fought, then the swordsmanship duel will have to be fought! ”
Everyone present at the dinner was dumbfounded, and Enod saw that Prime Minister Jocris, Prince Cressin, Treasurer Glenamsi, and Intelligence Director Varian Oyiqi had spoken to Queen Innie Randall before, but no one was willing to intervene at this time.
Queen Inni Randall's face was bloodless, like a pale mask, and she rose from the table, pulled at her skirt, and turned away without saying a word, and the servants hurried over.
The guard Janis Odor reached out and pressed the King's shoulder, but the King shook him off, and the Guard Janis Odor stumbled and nearly fell to the ground.
King Rollssheen laughed wildly and said, "What a great knight! What a tall, brave and loyal warrior! Are you the King's Bodyguard, or the Queen's Bodyguard? ”
King Rolls Sheen tapped his chest with a jeweled glass, and the whole magnificent coat was sprinkled with fine wine.
"As long as I have my sword in my hand, no one can stop it!"
The Imperial Guard, James Odo, could only say obediently at this moment, "Yes, Your Majesty, no one can stop you. ”
At this time, Prime Minister Jocriss stepped forward with a smile, "Laws, you spilled all the fine wine, I'll pour you a new glass!" ”
The second time, the dinner was after McCrandell's first defeat of the Jocris's camp attack.
Dusk was still an hour away, but the throne room was already brightly lit, and the torches on each pedestal were lit.
The arriving guests stood behind the long table, and the lords and nobles who were entering the door were notified of their names and titles by the heralds, and then escorted by sommeliers dressed in royal costumes through the wide central aisle, where the auditorium was full of bards and people wielding horns, harps, and bagpipes.
McClanale staggered forward heavily, and he could feel the gaze of the people, and looked at his wounds with interest, and let them look at them, and he thought to himself as he sat down in his chair, let them look and talk about them, and I would not pay attention to any of their comments until they had said enough.
The Kingsguard escorted King Robert and Queen Mother Innie Randall to the podium, a row of long flags hung in front of them, and when the King and Queen Mother were seated, the Euriana Pope of the Church led the pre-dinner prayers.
McLandall sat on King Robert's right hand, next to Lord Cassadine and his wife, eight or nine seats between Robert Sheehan and Eni Randall, and even the rest of the Randall family was still in front of him, as the former leader of the royal family and the former prime minister, it was considered an insult, but McLandall was not enough, and he hoped that he would be as far away as possible.
"Fill your glass!" After the prayer was recited, Robert Sheehan couldn't wait to announce that his sommelier hurriedly stepped forward and poured a whole pot of fruit wine into the golden cup, and the king held it in both hands, "To the whole of Dubrovnik!" We've won a big battle! ”
"Long live Dubrovnik!" The whole hall shouted in response, "Long live the King!" Banzai! Hundreds of glasses rang at the same time, announcing the opening of the celebratory dinner, and McClandell toasted the first glass like the others, and sat down to fill it again.
The first feast was a thick soup of mushrooms and bison, served in gilded bowls, and since breakfast was scarcely eaten, McCrandell ate a great deal of it, and soon swept it all, and there were countless more, and every day in the city people starved to death, and the commoners fought each other for a turnip, but we enjoyed the dinner here, and if the commoners were allowed to come into the hall, they would not like these nobles.
McClandell called for more wine, and when the glasses were filled, the heralds appeared with musicians and singers.
The musician's fingers brushed the strings of the harp, the throne room filled with sweet melodies, and the dishes were served faster and more varied, and McClandell kept asking for ales and cider, and freshly baked fish cakes, which were hot to the eye.
The next singer to appear, the singer King Robert and Queen Mother Innie Randall, was inexplicably unpleasant. "If I become prime minister again, the first thing I will do is hang this singer."
The nobleman beside him chuckled softly, while another impartial knight leaned over, "Please be relieved, my lord, justice is at ease in the hearts of the people, no matter whether it is praised or not, the deeds will not be erased." ”
The night had shrouded in the high windows, and the singers were singing more and more vigorously, and by the time the singer bowed and left, many of the guests were already drunk and having fun, while the King's scholar Stanika Sadin was already asleep.
McClandall casually picked up a piece of corned beef when King Robert Sheehan staggered to his feet. "Can Mistress Mike pour me a drink?" He clapped his hands, and his voice was deeply drunk.
This kid was drunk more drunk than me and even ordered me to pour wine, McCrandell's eyes almost burst into flames, why?
Apparently he disobeyed Robert Sheehan and Innie Randall when he was Prime Minister, which provoked Robert Sheehan's revenge, and now that he has lost this position, he has no power and is at his disposal.
"You're drunk...... It is very inappropriate to do so, Your Majesty. He heard Lord Randall say quietly, "Lord Cassadine is still waiting to toast us." ”
"I'm not drunk! I don't have wine in my glass! Robert Sheehan said, "How can you accept a toast without wine?" Mistress Mack, can you serve me? Since you're no longer the Prime Minister, be my bar-waiter! ”
"I'm honored!" McLandall said in reverse.
"It's not an honor!" Robert Sheehan screamed and deliberately dropped the cup to the ground, "Pick it up for me." ”
McClandall snorted coldly, silently complied, and stretched his hand towards the ear of the cup, but the king kicked the gold cup over. "Pick it up! Mike, I heard that you can do anything, so this little thing should not be difficult for you! ”
He quickly picked up his glass.
"Very well, pour me a drink now!" Robert Sheehan yelled.
McCrandell grabbed the flask from a servant and filled the glass two-thirds full.
"Excellent! Mike Mike! It seems that you have a talent for pouring wine! Great for this kind of thing! Robert Sheehan praised.
Innie Randall laughed, and so did many of the nobles, and McLandall didn't look at their faces, but remembered all the sounds.
McClandall sat back in his chair, a strong murderous intent rose in his heart, took a few more sips, and turned to leave.
But King Robert Sheehan accepted the Toast from Lord Cassadine and came back with a bite of food, "Mistress Mack, where do you want to go?" You are my sommelier, and you are not allowed to leave! ”
"Your Majesty, I'm still feeling a little unwell, can I retire first?" McLandall said.
"No! I just like the way you look now, pour me a drink! After Robert Sheehan said this, his expression became weird, he coughed twice, and then began to cough again, "Ahem, I want you...... Ahem...... I'm going to ......" His words were interrupted by a cough.
Queen Mother Innie Randall looked at King Robert Sheehan with concern, "Your Majesty? ”
But when another cough suddenly came, Robert Sheehan squirted all the juice out, and his face grew redder and redder. "I, cough, cough, cough, cough......" The golden cup slipped from his hand and tinkled.
"He choked!" Queen Mother Innie Randall exclaimed. "You idiots! Will you just stutter and stand stupidly and watch! Help your king! ”
One of the attendants hurried over to beat Robert Sheehan's back, and the knight Janis Odo cut the king's collar, and Robert Sheehan hissed a frightening, fearful hiss from the depths of his throat, and then even disappeared, leaving only a terrifying silence.
"Turn him over!" Queen Mother Inni Randall yelled helplessly, "Turn him over and lift his heels!" Shake up! Another shouted, "Water, give him water!" ”
The Pope prayed loudly, the King's scholar Stanika Sadin shouted for someone to help him back to get the medicine, Robert Sheehan reached out and grabbed his throat, his nails digging out blood marks on his skin, but the muscles below were as hard as stones, and Prince Ronnie Sheehan looked surprised and stunned.
He was dying, and McLandall suddenly realized that he was strangely calm in spite of all the chaos and fury around him, and that several people were beating Robert Sheehan on the back, but the king's face was getting darker and darker.
The young ladies of the nobility covered their mouths, the lords and knights shouted to each other trying out the meaningless suggestions, and half of the guests stood up, some pushing over to see clearly, others struggling out the door.
Knight Janis Odo opened the king's mouth and put a spoon deep into his throat to probe, and at that moment, King Robert Sheehan's eyes met McClendell's, and Robert Sheehan squeezed out a dry, rough voice in his throat, as if to speak, the whites of his eyes protruded, and he looked terrified, and raised a hand...... It seems to be pointing in the direction of McCrandell...... Is he going to ask for my forgiveness? Or do you think I can save him?
"No, no, no, no!" Inni Randall hissed and cried, "God, save him, who will save him, he is my son, my son, my king......"
At the bottom of the hall, a scuffle broke out, the guests trampled on each other and fought, the second captain of the Royal Guard, led by Knapp, the captain of the Royal Guard, hurriedly stepped forward to maintain order, and the guests rushed into the night desperately, some cried, some stumbled, some vomited, and their pale faces were full of fear, the wise choice was to leave quickly, McClandell's mind was flying, this should be a murder! Who the hell did it! Everyone here is suspicious!
When he heard Inni Randall's screams and understood that it was all over, he staggered over and walked towards Inni Randall.
Queen Mother Inni Randall collapsed to the ground, holding her son's cold body in her arms, her dress tattered and dirty, her cheeks ruined.
"The kid is gone, Ini." Lord Randall put his hand on his daughter's shoulder, "Let go and let him go." The two Kingsguard worked together to break Inny Randall's tangled fingers, and Robert Sheehan's body slipped softly and silently on the floor of the throne room.
The Pope knelt beside the dead king and said, "O gods, judge our good king Robert Sheehan justly!" He chanted in a long voice and began to pray for the end.
Ini Randall's tone overshadowed the Pope's prayer, "My son was poisoned!" It's not choking! She glanced at the Kingsguards who surrounded her, "Kingsguards, do your duty. ”
"The Queen Mother?" Knight Janis Odor asked suspiciously.
"Arrest McLandall immediately." She ordered, "When he poured wine for King Robert just now, there was a huge suspicion that he wanted to kill the king!" Someone will take him down first! Then search his body and the king's glass! ”
This is the end of the memories......
Only when confronted with Jokris can we know whether Jocris is the source of this series of events, if not, then in the Dubrovnik Palace, perhaps the person who has been hidden behind the scenes is the most feared existence of the Enod Knights.