Chapter 6 Mother and Daughter
"Are they here, Sgrace?" In the late night, Wiscari, looking at the moving moonlight on the cliff, looked at the moving moonlight but was unwilling to admire a noble lady beside Duke Leo, and although she was dressed as a wife, she was actually only twenty-three or four years old and looked quite charming.
But when she learned that Governor Molia was coming here, her beautiful face was filled with sadness, and she seemed very worried.
And she is the wife of Leosgrace, Duke of Corinth, and Odosia, the youngest daughter of Alexe III, the former queen of Muzfius.
"Don't worry, Odosia, nothing will happen." Leosgrace's face showed a look of little sincerity and gentleness, whispering to comfort her wife in her arms.
"But I'm worried... Muzfius..." Odosia buried her head in her husband's chest with some pain, and Leosgrace also understood her reaction. In a sense, this woman was equivalent to betraying the Emperor Muzfius, but it was not his fault. Since the fall of Constantinople, almost everyone thought that Muzfius died in the chaos. The lonely and helpless Odosia accepted the Duke of Leo's proposal.
However, almost a year later, Muzfius appeared in Epirus, which made Odosia's current situation very embarrassing. She is the wife of Leosgros, but she has not divorced Muzfius legally. When the Governor Molia, who is said to be a servant next to Muzfius, was going to Fort Wiscari, Odosia had to worry. However, she didn't know that it was her husband who took the initiative to invite Justinian to come.
Duke Leo comforted her as if he was a good husband and said, "Don't worry, Muzfius is now under house arrest in Rusnina, and he lives in seclusion in a monastery. It is unknown whether the Governor Molia is loyal to him now! Even if he really wants to make things difficult for us, you are the daughter of His Majesty Alexei III, and I am also the great Duke of Corinth. His identity is no less than him. What qualifications do he have to argue about the matter between us and Muzfius?"
"I hope so!" Odosia said sadly, kissing Duke Leo deeply. She was really tired of the past life, and she was really like forgetting everything before. Although she was the youngest daughter of Alexei III, Odosia was the most unpopular. The mean and widowed emperor gave all her only love to her eldest daughter and finally with one of his daughters, Ilena, even when Constantinople was besieged, finally Ilena and he escaped with a large amount of treasures that he could collect from the royal family. In her early years, she once married the prince of Serbia, but soon became a widow, and then became a political bargaining chip to marry Muzfius. In fact, Odosia did not have much deep feelings for Muzfius. But Odosia knew that if Muzfius regained power, she would definitely not give up.
And at this moment, a tender voice sounded.
"Dad, mom!"
"Helena, why are you not sleeping yet? Why are you barefoot? What to do if you catch a cold?" Odosia and Duke Leo subconsciously separated, and watched their daughter in pajamas run out, and asked in surprise. There was a wet nurse around but she didn't follow her. It was obvious that the sleepy servants were careless.
"I can't sleep, I want my mother to tell me a story!" Odosia's daughter Helena was less than two years old and begged with a slight voice. However, Odosia, who looked at her daughter, was a little forced to smile. This is the source of Muzfius's will never give up. In name, Shanghai Lena is the child of herself and Leosgross, but anyone with discerning eyes knows that Helena can only be Muzfius' daughter.
Before Constantinople was conquered, for safety reasons, Muzfius asked Odosia to flee the Golden Horn Bay on the last ship to Molia, and she was pregnant at that time. The Duke of Leo and Odosia knew about this before the wedding, and reached an agreement to treat Helena as her own.
What Odosia is most worried about now is that Muzfius will take back the child, his own daughter. Although she married the Serbian grand duke at the age of 16, Helena is her first child and he is definitely unwilling to lose her.
Just when Odosia was slightly ecstatic, Duke Leo walked up and hugged Little Helena, "The ground is cold, let Dad carry you to bed. Your mother is a little tired today. Can Dad tell you a story?"
"Okay, Helena wants to listen to his father's story." The little girl nodded obediently in Duke Leo's arms. This scene made Odosia feel even more uncomfortable. It can be said that when she was born, both mother and daughter were taken care of by the man in front of her. Helena also regarded Leo as her biological father. Odosia really couldn't imagine what would happen if the flesh and blood separated. However, the nobles attached great importance to blood. If Muzfius made a comeback, Helena, as his eldest daughter, could not not recognize him.
"Helena, Dad has important things to be busy tomorrow, so let mom tell you a story! Sgross, I'll coax the child tomorrow." Odosia walked up to take the child and said, although she didn't know what tomorrow would be like, life still had to continue. Now she can only cheer up as much as possible and not cause unnecessary trouble to her husband. This is the only help she can give her man. She is obviously a princess, but she can't do anything. When she thinks about it, she can't help jealous of her two sisters. Needless to say, her eldest sister Ilena is the most favored by her father, and her second sister Anna is now the queen of Emperor Lascaris, Nicea, and her situation is thousands of times better than herself. Thinking of this, her heart is more worried.
Seeing this, Leosgros nodded, "That's fine, I still have official duties to deal with, so I'll rest in the study. Odosia, then you can take the child to rest first!"
"Okay, don't end it too late." So Odosia hugged the child and left Duke Leo's study with her. Looking at the backs of the mother and daughter, the man who was originally wearing a warm father mask finally changed into his original face, with a smile on his thin lips. Of course, Leoskros knew what his wife was worried about, but he didn't care at all. For him, the daughter of Alexe III was undoubtedly a good card. Raska
Chapter completed!