She was like a bystander, and the sweet memories of being his favorite concubine in the past were no longer relevant to her.She opened her eyes, and the scene before her was somewhat unfamiliar.It was a spacious and ornate room, with well-made furniture, mostly inlaid with gold royal coats of arms.Not far from him sat an ornate vase carved with ancient Babylonian motifs, and a fresh, delicate pale pink lotus flower within.The faint fragrance of seeming to be overflowing, making people feel as if they are on the side of a lotus pond.She lay on a white, spacious bed.It's not that comfortable and soft, but it's mostly because ancient Egypt didn't have the technology to make springs.It can be seen that the bed has been carefully arranged, and the mat on top of it is finely woven and even trimmed with gold thread.She was lying on an uncomfortable pillow, the typical ancient Egyptian pillow, with a curved nursery on a high stand, and her neck had to be lifted high there, which made her feel very uncomfortable.Somehow, who put her like this, she raised her hand and tossed the strange pillow aside, bending her arm to use it as a pillow for the time being.Long silver hair poured out of her arms and rested quietly on the side of the bed.From this angle, she could see the glassless windows, the lush vegetation outside, blocking the sunlight, and the lotus blooming pool not far away, although it was not the one she had accidentally broken into last time.After about three seconds of froze, she seemed to gradually realize what was going on.He had fallen asleep in Ramses' arms before, and then he was supposed to be taken back to the palace.This was her new residence, located in the middle of the palace of Thebes, near the pharaoh's residence."
Your Highness, you're awake."
Ivy turned her head, and Winter's figure stood quietly next to her, as respectful as ever.He was followed by a maid, carrying water, fruit, and other strange bottles and jars.As Ivy stood up, the maids came up, and after bowing slightly, they stood on either side and lined up beside her."
Your Highness, you don't need to move, let them give you whatever you need."
Winter smiled and said to Ivy, "There is sweet spring water in the shade, and there are freshly picked honey fruits, and after drinking the herbs, you can enjoy them as much as you like." ”"Oh herbs," Ivy spotted an important topic that Winter deliberately downplayed and disguised, "What are herbs for, and I'm not sick." ”Dong's expression flashed a slight change, and he quickly regained his composure, "Your Majesty ordered you to drink." ”Ivy looked at the jars in the maid's hand.Ancient Egypt's medicine was very developed, internal medicine, surgery, gynecology were involved, eye diseases, stomach diseases, cardiovascular diseases, cysts, scabies, bone injuries and other diseases were also recorded in the papyrus, its scientific and extensive, even from the modern science to judge, is also amazing.Moreover, at a time when most of the world was in a primitive state, such research could not but be said to be at the level of the world at that time, which was not known how many light-years ahead.But she looked at the dirt bottles of various sizes with suspicion.It's all strange ancient Egyptian totems.Ramses forced himself to drink these potions, most likely because of the heart attack that had been revealed in front of Duo before, he must not have wanted her to die so inexplicably before the trip, so he let people prepare so many medicines.Frankly, if she had a broken bone or a sprain, she would really feel very comfortable with the ancient Egyptian doctor.They would treat it in an objective, practical way, and she looked up at her stabbed arm in front of the Karnak Temple, which had been bandaged very carefully, and now it didn't hurt at all, and it was very effective.However, if it's a heart problem, it's not for sure.She had long heard that the heart was the most important organ of the ancient Egyptians, and the Egyptians believed that it was the source of human life and wisdom.That's why when they mummified, they kept their hearts in their bodies.Physicians also attach great importance to the existence of the heart, it is recorded in ancient Egyptian texts that the root of the doctor's secret is the knowledge of heart movement, blood vessels from the heart to all parts of the human body, so any physician will touch the heart when touching the head, arms, palms, and feet.Because blood vessels run from the heart to every part of the body.Such a theory gave her the feeling of being quite apotheosized.Even in today's society, heart diseases are quite complex, extremely difficult and have a small cure rate, and she really can't believe that people 3,000 years ago could find any safe and effective treatment from these unknown herbs on their own.Besides, these herbs must be very, very bitter, otherwise why would Dong keep emphasizing words like "sweetness" and "honey fruit" just now.Thinking of this, she made a decisive decision."
I don't drink."
She leaned over, took a date from the maid's plate, put it in her mouth, and repeated firmly, "I just won't drink it anyway." ”As if expected, Dong sighed softly, but the smile on his face didn't change in the slightest.He waved to the maids, and several maids immediately neatly placed the fruits, water bottles, and medicines in their hands on the table not far from Ivy's bed, and then left the room in unison.Winter picked out a small golden container from it, walked up to Ivy, and knelt on one knee, half-kneeling beside her bed.The sun shone through the window on the boy's body, and his skin shone like a very thin white porcelain.His pale short light brown hair fluttered softly with his movements, and his dark walnut eyes reflected Ivy's petite figure."
Your Majesty cares about your body."
The teenager said with concern."
I don't drink."
Ivy twisted her head to the side.Dong hesitated for a moment, and leaned over to Ivy a little more, a bit like coaxing a child, "Winter asked the maid to add honey to it, it won't be bitter." ”It's really heart-warming thoughtful words, and Ivy has a sour nose: Back in ancient times, everyone turned a blind eye to themselves and spoke coldly.For a long time, only Duo was loyal to himself, and now Duo is gone.If it weren't for the fact that Dong was by his side, although Dong was sent by Ramses to spy on him, as a man, he cared for and cared for him so meticulously.However, she still doesn't want to drink, although her body is not her own, but she is also responsible for it.Drinking indiscriminately in case she lost more life, how would it be good to turn her eyes, she turned her head and said to Dong, "Thank you, but I really don't want to drink it, or we will secretly pour it out, and then pretend that I have drunk it, okay so that you can have a good relationship." ”Dong looked at Ivy, smiled embarrassedly, and then said, "Your Highness, then please drink at least half of it, okay Dong" He paused, his fair face was dyed with a hint of pink, and said shyly, "Dong hopes that His Highness can always be healthy." ”Ivy looked at him, but her dark walnut eyes subconsciously fled as they met.He just respectfully handed the potion to Ivy with both hands, his gaze fixed on anything else that was irrelevant.Ivy took the potion, leaned over and sniffed it, as if it did smell of honey.I looked at Dong Eagerness again, and I really hoped that she would be able to drink it.She sighed, took a small figurative sip, and handed it back to Winter."
I really don't want to drink this physical condition, I know best, don't worry.""
But Your Highness" "And yes," Ivy turned to look at the shy boy, "You call me Ivy when no one is around, it's okay." ”"Ah" It seems that he has never seen such a big smug royal person, and Dong was stunned for a moment."
It's good to call it that anyway."
Ivy lazily lay back on the bed, facing the ceiling, and closed her eyes, "I'm going to sleep for a while, and if there's something fun, come back to me." ”Although she said so, she was actually mentally prepared.It is impossible to escape from the palace at the moment, and as a political tool, he cannot expect anything particularly interesting to happen during the time he leaves Egypt for Cushi.Her only hope for now is that Ramses can fulfill his promise to find the Eye of Horus as soon as possible.If so, perhaps in a sense, she can have more security.However, there seemed to be still the warmth of his previous embrace around his body.The familiar chest gave her the illusion of returning to another time and space.Perhaps, it is such a faint hope that she can be reluctant and unable to leave here.As she thought about it, her consciousness slowly faded.Watching Ivy gradually fall asleep, Winter took the small golden container and exited Ivy's room as quietly as possible.This golden vessel contains herbs concocted by the most brilliant physicians of Thebes, which are said to have the miraculous effect of strengthening the heart and calming the mind.Thinking that the taste might be bitter, in order to let Princess Ivy drink it, he personally mixed the best honey in it, but even then Ivy still tasted it lightly, and had no intention of drinking it at all.Looking at this delicate bottle, Dong hesitated for a moment, then brought the mouth of the bottle to his lips and took a sip gently.The sweetness of honey mixed with the bitter taste of herbs entered his mouth.It was a novel experience for him, and he didn't feel anything special when he drank herbs before.Only this time, he felt a different taste.Maybe this bitter sweetness was still too hard for the girl to swallow, maybe next time he should put more honey in it.At the door of Ivy's room, he stopped, the sun shining on his light brown hair and fair skin, probably too strong, and his cheeks were a little hot.Is it true that girls will be as weak and sensitive as her, or is it because she is a princess, so she needs the protection of others, so will every princess be as kind as her, and she can protect a foreign child who has nothing to do with her regardless of the danger He gently hooked the corners of his mouth, and the dark walnut eyes reflected the scene of the lotus pond not far away."
Winter-sama."
The man's voice sounded in his ears, and at that moment, the young man restrained the gentle expression on his face, and his delicate face was like polar ice for a moment, in stark contrast to the scorching sun that was still in the afternoon.When he turned his head to look at the military attache in golden clothes who was kneeling respectfully behind him, he seemed to be a different person, and there was a cold light faintly shining in his eyes.The man pulled out a small papyrus book and quickly handed it to Dong."
The next day, just before noon."
Dong nodded slightly, and the man made a quick salute and disappeared from Dong's eyes.Winter looked back at the room where Ivy was, carefully tucked the medicine bottle in her arms, and then left her dormitory quickly.In the days that followed, Egypt spent as usual on a magnificent sunny day.The waters of the Nile are still as blue as ever, majestic, yet gentle, towards the Mediterranean.In the days when the water rose, the peasants were recruited by the pharaoh to build fortifications, which was a hard but good way to earn money during the slack time.At the same time, the bodyguards of the village of Sitat also escorted a steady stream of foreign caravans through Giza into Memphis, continuing their daily transactions.Thebes, as the center of politics and religion, did not see the same prosperous business as Lower Egypt, but various rituals were still carried out in an orderly manner.From time to time, there will be a team of messengers with different clothing styles, adding a few beautiful scenery to the ordinary days.Life in the palace of Thebes was as irritating as ever.In the company or watchful eye of Winter, Ivy spends a few quiet days in her new residence in a boredom.But at the same time, in the seemingly peaceful palace of Thebes, a series of politically sensitive events took place.If not handled properly, it may cause many complicated follow-up effects.The first is a very minor harem trivia that happens to Queen Nefertari and Camillotta, the side chamber of the pharaoh, and the two have an argument over the etiquette of an ordinary encounter.At that time, Nefertari came out of the pharaoh's study with his sister Shept and some of the maids, and on the way back to his dormitory, he met Camillotta and his party, who were hurrying towards him.When Camitrota met the pharaoh's only wife, she did not bow respectfully, but provocatively bowed slightly and said, "Your Majesty has invited me here today."
Why, is His Highness too?"
this greatly stimulated Nefertari, who had just lost his daughter.Originally, only one concubine of Nefertari was allowed to enter and leave Pharaoh's study, which was also her privilege all along, but Camillota's actions that day clearly implied that she could also enter and leave Pharaoh's study.Despite all the privileges and seals, the fact that the Pharaoh did not really favor her was well known in the harem.Now, after the loss of her daughter, even this privilege is in jeopardy, so that her heart can't help but remain as calm as ever.But it was her sister Sheput, who really exploded her dissatisfaction, when the petite Egyptian girl stood up excitedly and said loudly to Camillota: "Don't kneel when you see Her Royal Highness the Empress" Camerota was stunned for a moment, then frowned, ignored Sheput, and walked past Nefertari like this.In a hurry, Shept reached out and pushed Camillota, and at that moment the side chamber dressed in gold and silver fell to the ground unsteadily, sprained his wrist, and cried on the spot.This was originally a small thing, first of all, Nefertari's idea was just a misunderstanding, Ramses called Camithari in the past completely because she was famous for her dancing skills, and wanted her to show off to the visiting messengers, and in the front hall this shows that in fact, the pharaoh didn't care about her, so Camillata's disrespect and provocation were actually due to jealousy of Nefertari's special treatment, and she was at fault.Again, even if Camillotta is very unhappy, it is Sheputt who is doing it, and at this time, as long as Sheputt is locked up or killed, the matter can be easily resolved.But if you consider the backgrounds of Nefertari and Camillota, it's not that simple.Although Ramses had no shortage of lovers of various statuses, he had not married many concubines in the more than two years since he succeeded to the throne, and the existence of these concubines was almost entirely motivated by political considerations.Camillota, who married Ramses a few years ago, was the youngest daughter of Seaman, an old minister of the Three Dynasties, who was born beautiful and moving, and her dancing skills were also very good, and she was once known as the first dancing queen of Upper Egypt, which was assigned to Ramses by Seti I.In addition, Seaman's second daughter was one of the side chambers of Seti I.Through his daughter, Siman became more and more secure in the court.Even without this marriage, on the other hand, the royal family had many scruples about Seaman's existence.Despite his apparent loyalty to the kingdom, Seaman had a large number of followers in the court, and if one of them were touched, more than half of the country's central institutions would be implicated.Seaman has a lot of power in the shadows, and Ramses, who has only been on the throne for only two years, naturally wants to give him a few points in many ways.Moreover, Seaman has done enough to save face, and his somewhat exaggerated loyalty to the royal family cannot be singled out by anyone.And so a delicate balance was struck.In order to maintain this fragile balance, Camillota's hand was sprained this time, and it seemed that the best and only solution was to severely punish Sheput.However, from another point of view, Schöpt is not a character who can be acted upon.Nefertari was a priestess of the temple before becoming empress of Ramses II.Even so, it was not possible to erase the blood of the noble hereditary nobility of Thebes.Some people even believe that Nefertari is the granddaughter of the pharaoh after Tutankhamun, and has pure royal blood.However, the founding pharaoh of the Nineteenth Dynasty, Ramses I, was not a descendant of the royal family, but a general in the army of the last pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty and the ruler of the Nile Delta.For the Ramses family from Lower Egypt, marrying the daughter of a famous family in Upper Egypt could win the support of most Theban nobles, so the union of Ramses II and Nefertari was a strong guarantee to ensure the status of the Ramses family.This is one of the important reasons why Seti I carefully selected him to present it to Ramses II.Although Nefertari was in the middle of the lineage, her presence was a symbol and guarantee of the status and status of many of the Thebes nobility, and Ramses II was thus strongly supported by the hereditary nobility.As Nefertari's only sister, Shept was naturally protected by her sister, and although she was imprisoned in the secret prison of Thebes afterwards, the method of punishment for her was uncertain for a long time.Therefore, what was originally a very small harem trivialism gradually evolved into a secret struggle between the two major forces of the Ximan forces and the hereditary aristocratic group that supported Nefertari.Meanwhile, just a few days ago, the high priest of the Karnak Temple was assassinated by an unknown killer.The assassination of high-ranking officials is nothing new, but it happened at a very unfortunate time.This high priest was one of the core of the Siman forces, and when such a thing happened, the old minister of the three dynasties jumped to his feet at home, insisting that the death of the high priest was secretly operated by the hereditary nobles, so he repeatedly told Ramses that the power of the hereditary nobles was too rampant, and demanded that Shept be executed immediately.Although the words of abolishing Nefertari were not spoken, it was not difficult to imagine that as long as anyone mentioned this matter, he dared to stand up and do his best to support it.On the other hand, under the blatant challenge of Seaman, the court strongly supported Nefertari's hereditary aristocratic group, led by the minister in charge of agriculture, Omhonde, and began to fully protect Nefertari's position and authority, not only openly impeaching Camithar for disrespect, but even demanding that Shept be released after Camita apologized to the empress.The confrontation between the two groups has escalated day by day, leading to frequent back-and-forth bickering in the chamber over a small proposal."
Perhaps, this is not a bad thing for Ramses."
When Dong told Ivy what was happening in the palace, she just disapprelented and put a date in her mouth, and said lukewarmly to Dong: "I can only guess that the power of the Seaman group was already quite strong before, and the proposal of the Seaman group was most likely not opposed and impeached.Now such an incident has actually stirred up the unity and rebellion of the hereditary aristocratic community.The rulers, the pharaohs, wanted to see a balance of power in their court, so that the power of either side would threaten them. ”This is quite similar to the Chinese emperors, in the case of the Ming Dynasty, in order to balance power, the emperor gave the eunuchs corresponding power, so that a delicate balance was maintained between the eunuchs, the civil officials, and the emperor.Although it seems to be turbulent on the surface, in fact, the emperor's position is more stable.Winter had grown accustomed to the petite princess's impromptu comments on the situation, and even if she was right and sharp, he wouldn't take the time to lament as he had done at first, just as it should have happened.At this moment, when Ivy finished speaking, he had naturally taken over, "However, because of this situation, Pharaoh plans to hold a dinner party in three days' time. ”"Why" "Your Majesty will invite Her Royal Highness the Queen, Camillota and some important ministers to be present at this feast, probably to reconcile the many things that happened a few days ago, and perhaps also to take this opportunity to make a conclusion to the affairs of Sheput. ”Ivy picked up another date and looked down at her toes.In fact, for these things in the palace, she believes that Ramses can easily deal with them.However, from Dong's words, what made her very unhappy was the many concubines he married in this history.Although it was out of political considerations, although history was back on the right track, hearing about his concubines doing this and that would only spill a handful of salty salt on the wound in her heart.She was like a bystander, and the sweet memories of being his favorite concubine in the past were no longer relevant to her.If Ivy still has a trace of concern, it is the disposal of Sheput.Although she hated her current self in every way, in another time and space, her pure smile and loyalty to her own innocence made Ivy unforgettable."
So, I have to bother you to attend as well."
Winter's last words interrupted Ivy's thoughts, and she looked up in a daze, looking at the handsome young man in front of her, making a confused look.Dong smiled helplessly, and briefly repeated what he had just said, "Because the banquet is more important, as an important member of the royal family, Your Majesty hopes that you will also attend with you."
Dong has already instructed his servants to prepare clothes and other items for you to attend the dinner, so please be sure to be present at that time. ”Hearing this, Ivy couldn't help but sigh secretly in her heart.In fact, if there was half a possibility, she was really, very, very not wanting to see any of his concubines.What's more, I still have to sit at the table with that group of women as a sister.However, perhaps only if he went by himself, Schaput's fate would have that one-ten-thousandth room to turn around.At this time, his invitation, which did not see the obvious purpose, helped her eliminate the hesitation in her heart.She pondered for a moment, then finally looked up and smiled in response."
Since it is His Majesty's order, naturally, I will go."
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