Chapter 690 Xiuhua's Mother, the Princess

The cry of a baby sounded in the stone house, and Alyssa's expression changed instantly, and her movements also stopped. She hurriedly ran into the house, and when she came out again, there was already a chubby baby in her arms.

"Oh oh oh! Lord God bless little Xiuhua. Don't cry, little Xiuhua, mommy will feed you milk."

Alyssa carefully held Xiuhua, and her face showed a gentle maternal glow. At this moment, the liveliness of the girl faded from her slightly red face, and the grace and tranquility of the young woman were revealed in her gestures.

The pure elf danced among the clouds and flowers, until she became a mother for the first time, she gradually became the dignified image of the Mother Goddess of the Earth. Two maids trotted over and helped on both sides, and their faces naturally showed respect.

"Praise the Lord God! What a strong son of God!"

"Yes! Look at his sucking action, so strong, just like a divine little jaguar!"

Hearing this, Alyssa's face turned red. She looked at the little Xiuhua sucking hard, and gently stroked the wrinkled, red little face. The eyes and eyebrows were the same as those of Xiuluot when he was a child.

"Oh! You really take after your father, you eat so hard."

Alyssa fed the child, her cheeks were hot, and she didn't know what she was thinking. It was not until Xiuhua was full that he opened his round eyes and kept quiet. Alyssa held the child again, returned to the house, and sang a nursery rhyme to lull him to sleep.

"The child on the earth grows healthily in the arms of his mother. He will grow as tall as a cocoa tree, he will be as tough as a sea buckthorn, he will become strong like a jaguar, and he will fly high in the sky like a condor, chasing the father of the sun!"

The clear singing voice was gentle, and there was a kind of expectation and determination in the gentleness. Little Xiuhua fell asleep slowly in Alyssa's arms, snoring cutely. Alyssa held him quietly for a while, until her arms were sore, and then she put her son on the small wooden bed filled with cotton cloth.

"Praise the Lord! Give me a strong child. Please bless him to grow up."

Alyssa prayed silently for a while, then turned her head and looked at the maid sternly. The maid nodded hurriedly, indicating that she would always be by the side of the little prince.

Alyssa then left the stone house and came to another wooden house next to it. She used the pharmacist's method to skillfully mix a cup of refreshing herbal tea. Then, she unfolded a piece of wear-resistant bark paper, picked up a feather pen, and wrote a reply to Xiu Luote.

"Xiuluot, I have received your letter. I am very happy. I danced two dances by the lake. They are all newly choreographed by me and I want to dance for you. Bad monkey, you will definitely not be able to control yourself. Xiuhua is very healthy and energetic. His eyebrows and eyes are just like when you were a child."

The young mother smiled, wrote some homely things, and then drew a small painting with a few simple strokes. There is a small baby in the small painting, leaning on the arms of a small woman. Then, the woman held the baby and leaned on the shoulder of the older man. Finally, she thought about it again, and drew three stars on their heads.

Alyssa looked at her own painting for a while, and nodded with satisfaction. Then, she unfolded another piece of bark paper, and her expression became serious.

". My father ascended to the highest position, and the high priests of the capital bowed to him. The palace issued several decrees in succession to reduce the power of the nobles. Tribute, population, warriors, and inheritance rights. My father's determination to concentrate power is unshakable. All the states of the alliance within 240 miles of the lake capital must be brought under direct jurisdiction step by step."

"In the past few months, several royal elders have appealed to the king, and old ladies from various states have complained in various places in the capital. My father ignored them, but the royal nobles were also a little confused. I don't understand these political affairs, but I can clearly feel that the nobles' hearts are wavering. The immortal elder has passed away, and my father's prestige is still far from the elders. The alliance can only be suppressed by force."

Alyssa was a little worried when she wrote this. She sighed and drew a tall sacred tree, and under the sacred tree was a field of corn. On the corn, there were some flames.

"I always feel that my father is a little too impatient. Xiuluote, as you said, a tiny spark can also ignite a big tree. And by his side, the only one who can always support him is you."

Alyssa stopped writing, was silent for a while, and wrote some recent major events in the capital.

"Not long ago, the young Montezuma II married the daughter of the Feather Goose family. The Silver Crow tribe of Huastec also sent a daughter to be engaged to Little Quitlahuac. As for the enfeoffment of Little Chimalpilly, the high priests and the royal nobles have reached an agreement. A large number of nobles from each state will be transferred to the eastern land of Tlaxcala, especially the nobles from the three western states, Sourwood City, Golden Mountain City and Sun City."

"Father recruited warriors in the capital to replenish the losses of various royal legions, and also promoted many generals from small nobles and civilian warriors. With a large number of spoils of the Eastern Expedition flowing into the capital, the sales of gems in the lake have doubled. I heard from the priests of the goddess of spring that the slave market in the capital is overcrowded, and all kinds of luxury goods are popular, but the food in the capital is a bit scarce, and the price of corn cakes is also rising."

Writing here, Alyssa lowered her eyes, pondered for a long time, and her expression became serious. After a moment, she wrote down her wife's thoughts and blessings at the end of the letter.

"Xuluot, my only love. You are the tall sacred tree, and I am the entangled branches. The Lord God will protect you and stand on the sacred mountain in the east! May you return victorious soon. The dewy flowers and newborn trees are all waiting for you."

Alyssa picked up the letter and gently left a rouge kiss on the other side of the blank. Then, she put down her pen, summoned a maid, and whispered instructions.

"Go and invite the person in charge of the nearby temple of the Goddess of Spring, the respected Priestess Achia."

"I obey you, Princess."

The maid turned around and hurried away. Around the holy mountain, there is not only an ancient temple of the sun, but also an important temple of the goddess of spring. The temple of the Goddess of Spring has always been managed by a line of inherited priestesses. In various city-states, there are large and small goddess temples and sacrificial places, even more than the Rain Temple.

Although the goddess priest line does not have a speaking priest elder in the high priest group, their relationship with the royal family has always been very close, and their influence among the warriors is also astonishing.

Because, according to the alliance's traditions and teachings, adultery is punishable by death, and prostitutes are not allowed to exist in the open. The only people who can give warriors daily happiness are the priestesses in various temples.

"Praise the Supreme Lord God! Aqiya greets you, respected Princess Alyssa!"

A few quarters of an hour later, a priestess in her thirties appeared in the stone house with a sincere smile. She wore a bright cloak, and her hands and feet were covered with jewel-encrusted rings. Underneath, she only had a short coat that barely covered her body. She lowered her head to salute the respected eldest princess, revealing her astonishing plumpness. Alyssa raised her eyebrows as she looked directly at her.

"By the way, I would also like to pay my respects to the venerable spirit of light, the divine Little Highness Xiuhua!"

Aqiya's eyes flashed, and she turned slightly and saluted the stone house where Xiuhua was. After completing these etiquettes, she raised her head and looked at the eldest princess Alyssa, who was sitting upright and silent with a solemn expression.

"Dear Princess, I wonder if you have come to see me. Do you have any instructions that you need me to do?"

"Well. Aqiya, I not only need you, but also the priests of the Goddess of Spring to do something for me!"

Alyssa spoke gently, but there was a bit of sharpness in her eyebrows. Her father and husband are both supreme kings. She is influenced by her ears and eyes, and she grows up day by day, gradually transforming from a pure white magnolia into a majestic dahlia. At this moment, she was in a stone house, sitting on a low wooden bench, but she seemed to be sitting high in a temple.

"After returning from the Eastern Expedition, there were many samurai casualties in the capital. Their pensions have been distributed, but without a man in the family, it will be much more difficult after all. A large amount of loot poured into the capital, and the prices of corn and pumpkins have increased by more than half."

"Aqiya, I will use a large amount of gems and cotton cloth from the lake to exchange for food and supplies, additionally provide compensation for the fallen warriors in the capital, and provide relief to women, children, the elderly and the weak in various communities. And these things must be as far away as possible. In the hands of the warrior families and the women and children of the community, we have to rely on the help of you, the goddess priest!”

Hearing this, Priestess Achia was startled. She looked surprised, looked at Alyssa's serious expression carefully, and then said with a smile.

"Dear Princess, is this the will of His Majesty the King or His Highness Shulot?"

"No, this is my will."

Alyssa's eyes were bright and firm, and her expression was a little more majestic. Since giving birth to Xiuhua, there has been an extra burden on her heart, which has been leading her changes all the time.

".I obey you, my respected eldest princess. You are the star of enlightenment, hanging high in the night sky, inheriting the god of death and the sun!"

After a few breaths, Priestess Aqiya pursed her lips and bowed her head respectfully to accept the order. Strictly speaking, in the capital, Princess Alyssa's status was only lower than that of a few people. In the hands of the eldest princess, there are huge profits from the gem trade, as well as the manpower left by the king and His Highness.

If you have status, money, and people, you can do things and do great things. Now, when the eldest princess decides to take hold of her power and do something justifiable, there are very few people who can say no to her face to face.

Priestess Aqiya bowed down, and Princess Alyssa accepted the ceremony calmly. With calm eyes, she followed the example of her father and husband and warned sternly.

"Aqiya, this is the first time that I have cooperated with the priestess of your goddess lineage. I will send supervisory personnel to inspect the relief situation openly and covertly. Don't let me down!"

"The female priests will work hard for your will and will never disobey you. We are much more frugal than the priests of the main gods in various countries!"

Priestess Achia answered calmly with a smile on her face. Alyssa also nodded and said no more. For specific matters, she will naturally arrange personal guards to take charge and hand over them.

The two chatted for a while and made an appointment to go to the temple of the Goddess of Spring to pray for blessings a few days later. At that time, the older priestesses of the Goddess of Spring will gather in the temple to meet the eldest princess. Before leaving, Priestess Achia hesitated for a moment and then asked.

"Elder Princess, is this pension and relief in the name of the king or His Highness, or in your name?"

Alyssa's bright eyes flashed, she thought for a moment, and noticed the subtle difference. After a while, she smiled and shook her head and made a decision.

"No, no good. Just do it in the name of Xiao Xiuhua!"

"Yes! The eldest princess is wise."

Priestess Achia bowed again and bowed respectfully. Alyssa stared at Aqiya's back, her eyes burning, like a flower tasting dew for the first time, and her spirits were high.

"Perhaps, I can do more. For my Shulot, and even more for my son."

"Wow! Wow!."

A crisp cry sounded from the nearby stone house. Alyssa's expression was confused, and the majesty of the eldest princess disappeared instantly. She was in a hurry and ran to the next door, not even having time to change her shoes. A cup of brewed herbal tea was quietly placed on the table, next to it was a rolled up letter and a folded short coat, still with a fragrance.