Chapter 1,426 Red Shoes
Generally speaking, all members of the host's family should come out to welcome the emperor, and guests present who have status must also accompany them. It can be said that if the status is similar, you will not even be allowed to attend the reception of the emperor.
But the welcoming ceremony that Prince Behar put up was just his butler standing at the door. On both sides of the queue were the escort knights belonging to the prince and the servants serving at the scene, and this group of people also vaguely confronted the empress' escort knights.
This is simply to treat the emperor as an ordinary guest, and he is also an ordinary guest with a low status. Because if the visitor's status is high enough, even if he is not the emperor, he should be greeted by the noble of the host family or someone with a certain status in his family. Rather than the shabby scene in front of me.
Seeing such an attitude, Lin could understand why Alegria was reluctant to participate in banquets hosted by others. This is not the first time I have been humiliated like this.
Alegria knew very well that this was not the time for conflict. When the vast majority of the nobles and royal family members do not support him, even if the other party's excuse is lack of etiquette or verbal provocation, it seems so feeble.
Otherwise, she could use the reason for being rude before the king to directly kill these servants, or even target their master's family. But at the moment when there is no support, if you react too violently to this level of humiliation, it will become an excuse for others to blame you.
The empress did not have no coping skills for such humiliation. She led everyone, including her heavily armed escort knights, and strode straight towards the mansion.
The prince's guards only dared to block the advancement of the emperor's guards with their bodies. The two sides were pushing and shoving, but there was no serious fight, and of course no one dared to bring out weapons.
It is an established rule that no guards are brought to the banquet and all personnel disarm. Because it is the host's responsibility to protect the guests by default; if he has to bring his own bodyguard, it would be like saying that he does not trust the nobleman who holds the banquet. In fact, the empress did not trust him, so she did not intend to abide by such rules and directly led others to break in.
However, no matter how much the prince's guards tried to stop her, no one dared to block the empress's path, and even reached out to push her majesty. At most, it is aimed at the people brought by the empress.
If someone dares to attack Her Majesty the Empress without consent, even if it only slows down her steps a little, or is beheaded on the spot, there will be no way to avenge her. Not everyone can touch the noble body, especially the emperor.
The only way was to block the empress's guards and let her own guards block her progress. The prince's guards did not offend the nobles, so there was no reason to punish them for their duty.
The strength and number of the guards on both sides were about the same, so the secret fight lasted five or five times, with no one gaining the upper hand. But as long as the prince's side can block all the empress's guards and allow the empress to enter alone, it will be considered a victory.
A more ideal situation would be for the empress to simply stand outside the mansion in the cold wind because her guards were blocked, so she didn't dare to enter. It's more than February in the Karlsruhe Empire and it's autumn. Even if you don't catch a cold, it's desolate enough for you as the emperor to be blocked from the door.
As a follower, a certain magician who came uninvited was of course also within the target blocked by the prince's side.
Lin saw that everyone was restrained in their conflicts, so of course he couldn't do anything too outrageous. Otherwise, if he really wants to start killing, no matter how many people here can stop him. So he used the magic of the former Demon King Xue Zifen, and a shocking spiritual imprint directly hit the eyes of the person who blocked his way.
Given the current strength gap between myself and the other party, this mark can directly make the other party's body stiffen, stop thinking, and be unable to move. It is estimated that it can last for several breaths. And this little time was enough for someone to push them away and follow the empress into the mansion.
It takes longer, is strenuous, and requires time for chanting and preparation. Besides, if you really use magic such as the Holding Technique, it can easily be seen as a provocation and cause conflict. The best way to do this is to make the opponent freeze temporarily and not be able to stop you.
Besides, the advantage of this technique is that it doesn’t require any blood and is suitable for both men and women. With such a magician opening the way, Alegria's guards broke into many people and entered the residence of Prince Behar.
Staying in a place like this is no different than being in an enemy camp. Therefore, the escort knights who were able to follow behind carefully formed a human wall around the empress and included someone in the process. This was because they couldn't push away the magician, and there weren't enough people. Otherwise, they would have formed three circles inside and three outside to protect the empress.
Following the flow of people, everyone headed towards the banquet hall of the mansion. As the distance gets closer, the passionate music becomes clearer. Accompanying the music, there was the crisp sound of metal hitting, noisy human voices, and... desolate cries?
To Lin's ears, this kind of extremely fast-paced, drum-based music rarely appeared at noble banquets. Although the number of times I have participated in noble banquets is limited, and I am not a professional.
But someone is familiar with this type of music. It was the music played by the dancers in the tavern, who often also served as Nuchang women's branch, when they danced for fun under the cheers of the drinkers. Vulgar and vulgar are the aristocrats' evaluation of this type of music.
Anyway, when I hear this kind of music, I immediately think that there must be a scene somewhere where a young lady is wearing clothes with very low fabrics and belly dancing in front of the guests. Just what was that crying sound about? And...that voice sounded familiar.
When he followed the empress into the banquet hall, the scene in front of him was not crowded, but the banquet hall was packed to the brim. These human-looking nobles were staring at a stage, whispering to each other, and kept talking.
Did he really send someone to dance?
But what about the voices that keep crying, "It's so hot." "Please, spare me." "Help." and the like? Especially coupled with the continuous metal knocking sound, it is even more weird.
Although he had not squeezed into the front row to watch the performance, Lin could see a chain hanging from the shelf above the stage, which should be locked to the dancers below. And that dancer is... Alegria's close friend, a mixed-race woman with sea blood - Iris.
The Queen's team didn't have to squeeze in. In fact, when she appeared, the crowd surrounding the stage made way for her. Judging from the expressions of the nobles on the left and right, they didn't give way out of respect, they just looked like they were watching a good show.
The scene in front of me is nothing new to a time traveler who comes from the era of the Big Explosion of Knowledge. But the shock of seeing it with my own eyes was completely different from hearing the cruel abuse.
The stage is actually a large piece of steaming iron plate. The source of the metal knocking sound was a pair of red-hot iron shoes on Calamus's feet. She was enduring the pain and kept shrinking her legs and jumping.
Every time the red iron shoes hit the iron plate of the stage, they not only made a crisp knocking sound, but also burst out sparks. In order to avoid touching the iron plate as much as possible, Chang Pu could only jump as high as possible. But the higher you jump, the louder the sound when you fall hard, and the brighter the sparks are.
She wanted to get away from this extremely hot iron plate. But Calamus's hands were tied behind his back, an iron hoop was cuffed around his neck, and an iron chain was connected to the shelf above the stage.
Although you are wearing clothes, don't think that the person who did this has a conscience. Because the clothes were not only thin, but also because of the heat conducted by the iron plate, the clothes, which had a very low ignition point, had scorch marks. There were even flames burning in some places, and of course these fires also left traces on Calamus's body.
She was just jumping, crying, and howling! However, the heartbreaking voice did not bring any sympathy.
No one among the nobles around the stage, male or female, showed a trace of compassion. They all looked at the performance on the stage with eyes red with excitement, and then gave their own evaluations.
The host of the banquet, the short child-like figure of Prince Behar, stood on the side of the stage. His aura is very powerful, whether it's his flamboyant smile or his wild laughter, no one can ignore his presence.
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The prince, who was supposed to be standing next to the empress, was now toasting and laughing beside the prince as if to flatter him. When they saw the empress and her entourage, they raised their wine glasses in greeting as if to demonstrate.
The struggling calamus was facing the door of the banquet hall, and of course she saw the empress and her entourage. He shouted bitterly on the spot: "Your Majesty, save me, save me. It hurts so much!"
But two rows of heavily armed soldiers appeared in front of the stage, with large shields in the front and spears in the back. With a menacing look, he obviously wanted to prevent the empress from saving people.
The weapons and armor were all brought out. If the empress didn't bring her guards, the other party wouldn't kill her directly.
But Lin didn't spend much time complaining. After he saw the situation clearly, he immediately took action. The first one flashed onto the iron stage.
He did not touch the iron plate directly, but remained in a floating state, and he had a Xuanwu robe to defend himself. Even so, Lin also felt a high temperature roasting himself.
Grab a handful of Calamus's slender waist that keeps twisting, and then flash out! Only an empty chain and iron hoop were left hanging, and a pair of red-hot iron shoes on the stage.
In the blink of an eye, Lin returned to the empress with someone in his arms. With his index finger dipped into a Shakiri sword pill, he swiped it behind Acorus, cutting off the iron chain that tied her hands behind her back, and scattered them all over the floor. Lin Zai tore off the burning clothes. Even if there were no other clothes, it would be better than being hurt by the burning clothes.
The rescued people couldn't calm down. Calamus was still struggling and wailing in pain. A pair of feet that had taken off the iron shoes were now a mold of flesh and blood. Not to mention the smell of meat, it simply smells like burning! A pair of calves are also bright red. Although this is not a burn, it is a burn caused by the high temperature and hot air.
I won’t go into details about the major and minor burns and scalds caused by the burned clothes. In addition to these injuries, there were some bruises and signs of beatings.
But the most eye-catching thing is Calamus's big painted face. It was like putting on a heavy layer of makeup and then having it completely ruined by snot, tears and sweat. It looks indescribably weird.