Chapter 1126 Dark Cinderella
The king was deeply in love with his first queen, and after her death, he gave all his love to her children, resulting in Lorraine living in a better palace than the king and queen.
Not only is the floor covered with expensive velvet carpets, but even the decorations by the windows are made of pure gold, which is extremely luxurious.
The eldest prince Lorraine, who was rumored to be in poor health, was sitting on a chair also covered with velvet, playing with a golden apple in his hand.
His eyes were dark and bright, without even the slightest sign of weakness.
There was a rustling sound in the corner, and a little mouse came out from the crack in the wall and ran quickly to the other corner.
When he was about to get in, Lorraine suddenly laughed softly. He blew gently on the golden apple, and the apple turned into a magic wand.
The slender fingers holding the magic wand gently raised up, and a beam of light instantly fell on the mouse. The mouse only had time to let out a wail, and then completely disappeared into the air.
Lorraine withdrew his gaze in boredom, stared at the wand, and then laughed again.
"Pure white souls are so rare..."
He was so handsome, and his smile was even more dazzling, but the smile did not reach his eyes, revealing a coldness that made people feel uneasy.
If Shi Li saw it, she would find that this frail and sickly prince was the young man standing on the top of the hazel tree just now.
This kingdom is neither big nor small. Ever since the news came out that the king was going to select a princess to hold a ball for the little prince, every noble household with daughters felt relieved and secretly surprised.
They were also afraid that the king would force his daughter to marry his beloved eldest prince. Now, not only do they not have to worry about their daughters becoming widows, but they can also work hard to become the little prince's princess and future queen.
Since the king only had two sons, no one doubted that the next king would be the little prince. Wouldn't the woman he was going to marry be the future queen?
Shi Li's mother also had the same dream.
Even though she knew that her two daughters were plain-looking and stupid, she still wanted to seize this opportunity. What if the little prince was blind?
With this fantasy in mind, the mother began to prepare actively. The first thing she did was to take her two daughters out to order custom dresses.
When I was about to go out, I saw Cindy standing in the corner with her head down.
The mother hesitated, raised her chin and said in a long voice, "Sandy——"
Cinderella froze, walked over tremblingly, and looked up at her stepmother. She looked much better without the headscarf and gray clothes.
She looked much better in her old clothes, but she was smart enough to avoid irritating her stepmother and two sisters, so she smeared something on her face, which made her look sallow and pale, and did not look stunning.
"You're a grown-up girl now. Come with me and we'll have a custom-made dress." The mother withdrew her gaze from her and indeed did not regard Cindy as a thorn in her side.
"Mom!" Serin next to her was not happy again. She stomped her feet and was about to make a noise, but Shi Li covered her mouth with her hand.
"Shut up! If the reputation of bullying her gets out, we won't have a chance! You don't want to marry the prince, but I do!" Shi Li stopped her using the method that Serin could accept most, and it really made her swallow her anger.
The nobles in the Middle Ages liked to ask tailors to make their clothes, especially the dresses for balls. Because the court was going to hold a ball, tailors all over the country were busy.
The mother went to the tailor who had been making custom clothes for them, but was told that it would take half a month to make the dresses. Although she was not satisfied, she still nodded and asked the tailor to measure her and her daughters one by one.
Finally it was Cinderella's turn. The tailor was stunned for a moment, then began to measure her size with a smile.
The mother took her two daughters to look through the album to choose the styles of dresses.
Celine was so excited that she kept discussing the style of the dress with her mother. Shi Li didn't really want to marry the prince, so she took the opportunity to sneak out.
Now that she's here, she has to take a good look around here.
If she was unlucky enough to have to wear iron dance shoes in the end, her trip would not be in vain.
People were coming and going outside, and a group of noisy children gathered in a corner, attracting Shi Li's attention.
Driven by curiosity and a few fireworks, Shi Li walked over.
Through a few children, I saw a dying sparrow lying in the corner, surrounded by many small stones that the children had just thrown.
When the mischievous children saw the sparrow bleeding and dying, they were afraid to go over and just stood in a circle around it.
Shi Li frowned, gently pushed the child in front of her, lifted her skirt, walked over to pick up the sparrow, wrapped it in a handkerchief and took it away.
After walking a few steps, he still felt unsatisfied, so he turned back and frightened the kids fiercely.
"Be careful, you may become a sparrow one day!"
I don’t know if she was too fierce or the children were really afraid of turning into sparrows, but they ran away in an instant.
When Shi Li brought Little Sparrow back to the tailor shop, the selection of the dress was almost finished. When her mother saw her coming back, she raised her eyebrows in surprise.
"Lili, where have you been?"