Moonlight on the Bay of Naples

Chapter 11 The Heart of Compassion

The young man got his wish and moved to the Golden Street with Nuolin.

The manor occupies a large area, and it takes five miles of tree-lined roads from the main entrance to actually reach the main house.

Generally speaking, the residences on Golden Avenue are more spacious, brighter, and closer to the bustling.

There is no need for a mirror anymore, and Nuo Lin can look at the outside world from the window openly; there is no need for the cover of night, and every piece of land in the manor means absolute safety and privacy.

There are only three mute slaves who are responsible for his daily life in the main house like ghosts.

Norlin practiced the original minor tune very well, and the young man took his hand and taught him the second tune, "Intoxicated Moonlight".

Norlin has long, flexible hands with well-defined knuckles, perfect for playing the piano.

When they went to bed, the young man always liked to hold Nolin's hand and clasp his fingers. "I want to teach you another "Moonlight"."

On Nuo Lin's beautiful face, there will be a smile like a blooming flower.

What the young man was talking about was the piano version of the aria in "Spring of the New Capital", "Moonlight, the Curse of Love".The technique of this piece is complex, with extensive use of chords and chromatic scales, portamento and octave portamento, and even the court musicians often made mistakes, not to mention Norlin who knows little about the piano.

Young people can often see Norlin's smile, which is different from the past, with a hint of melancholy mixed in it.

"I will be burned in the fire of hell." He always said these words unexpectedly.

Every time at this time, the young people feel more pity for his ignorance and innocence.He held him in his arms and stroked him along the back: "This is just a dream, forget it."

Bells rang from the church in the center of the city, and the bells rang out layer by layer.Eighteen strokes in full, announcing the unfortunate catastrophe of the cardinal's death.

It all happened so suddenly.In the early morning, the bishop's blood-stained red robe was found in the woods in the countryside, not far from a muddy path.

—Dear bishop, he was working for the poor before his death.It must have been the brutal wolf that took his life and left him with no bones left!

There were voices of mourning everywhere in the capital, weeping for this kind and tolerant bishop.

The young man kissed Noreen hard, held him tight, and rolled into a ball on the bed.An atheist, a devil who murdered the envoy, when the whole country was shrouded in sorrowful clouds, they were overwhelmed and sunk in bliss.

……

He dreamed of Norlin being burned in flames.In a sea of ​​flames, the white body was tied to the cross without any struggle.The flames covered the sky and the moon, and the young man couldn't see the man's face clearly.But who else could have those glorious golden curls but Noreen?

He watched those blond hairs shine, burn, and wither in the sparkling fire, turning into ashes and blowing in the wind...

The young man woke up in a cold sweat, but there was no one around him.

Only the misty moonlight filled the whole room.

The young man called anxiously, but received no reply.

The night wind blew the curtains up and down, and a slender and pale figure could be vaguely seen.

He approached gently.Norlin was in the corner of the open-air balcony, with his back facing the bedroom, wondering what he was thinking.

The young man hugged Norin from behind, and pushed him completely into his arms, so that he felt a little relieved. "I've been looking for you everywhere."

"I'm sorry, I couldn't hear it." Nuolin explained to him softly, his blue eyes were full of affection.

"Can't sleep?" He lowered his head and kissed the blond hair with a faint fragrance in his arms.

"It's too quiet."

Is it quiet?

The night wind rustled the leaves, and the chirping of insects continued.

Yes, it was too quiet.

It has been a month and a half since Norin handed over the rat poison to Queen Margot, but the capital is still as quiet as a pool of stagnant water.

He leaned intimately on the young man's shoulder, and the moonlight shone on Norin's fine eyelashes, casting a quiet shadow.

The Cardinal's is certainly a loss.For other clergy, it is an opportunity in another sense.

In Odin, kingship and theocracy go hand in hand.The relationship between the royal family and the church is more like an accomplice sitting around and sharing the cake.

In order for the royal family to give priority to the promotion of the country's clergy in front of the pope, there are different versions of the saying in the royal capital - about God's blessing to Odin, Louis is a god-given king, and so on.

As for Louis, he was weeping bitterly in the tower.

"Mother, please, help me. I love you—I am your child!"

"Hush." ​​The former queen had already changed into a black robe, with a black veil covering her head.

She put her index finger to her lips.

She told Louis to silence.

The old king is dead.

Louis was infinitely sad and terrified, not because of his father's corpse that had been cleaned up decently.But because of myself.

Odin is a country that maintains and expands its rule by marriage.

Most royal families choose to marry princes and princesses from other countries. According to the law, the king's nephews have the right to inherit.

Generally speaking, when the king abdicates, he will issue a decree to recognize the legitimacy and procedural justice of the successor.

But Louie didn't.

His mother never had the good intentions to forge a decree for him.He even suspected that his father's death had something to do with his mother.Purple-red plaques, dilated pupils, rupture of the mucous membrane of the lips, and cyanosis of the nail bed.

This is the characteristic of a corpse only after rat poison poisoning, he knows it very well.The Queen Mother Murphy ate the cake with rat poison that he handed over, and so did the dead body.

Even so, he couldn't expose the truth.

Queen Margot is his only lifeline.

There was no room for other countries to intervene in the previous coup, but now the old king is dead.Louis, who has no decree, can still sit firmly on the king's position if the Kurt Empire intends to protect him.

So he crawled on his mother's lap, trying his best to arouse the faint trace of motherhood in Queen Margo.

Owls circled the tower all night.

Qian Ken's news was always the best.

Before everyone was aware of it, and when they were drunk, he told the young man, "The Contans dynasty on the other side has joined forces with several other countries and is ready to go. Tonight, as soon as the obituary is issued, it will leave."

Because of the non-war agreement and the cowardly and incompetent ruler, Odin's army has been slack for nearly a hundred years, and will only show off its power against unarmed civilians.If it really comes in, Odin will lose.

"Run away, sir. The capital will fall," Qian Ken patted the young man on the shoulder: "Or stay, Your Highness, for the sake of your people."

The youth ran desperately.

It was dusk, and the white pigeons perched in the central square were startled by him, flapping their wings and not knowing where they were going.

The pure white feathers fluttered and fell slowly, dyed carmine in the gorgeous red glow.

Why does he remember these details?Youth do not know.

Blood gurgles in the body.

The heart and blood vessels in the temples beat violently.

As he ran, he thought of Norlin's innocent or frivolous smile, his cold and soft eyes.

Rounding the street corner—Norlin stood in the icy wind, his face covered with blood that had already dried up.

Walking through the long tree-lined avenue—Norlin deliberately placed a kiss on his Adam's apple, and then tilted his head to observe his expression with a hint of reserve.

Stepping through the gate—Norlin complained softly under the quilt, "Why are you so late".

Climbing the stairs - Noreen blindfolded him, put his arms around his neck and asked "what gift did you bring today".

The young man hurriedly stopped in front of the bedroom door. He remembered the first time he met Nuo Lin face to face, and the flower in the world looked at him full of curiosity.Noreen smiled and said, "Let me get to know you."

He knocked on the door and opened it.

Nuoling was lying on the bed and relishing flipping through a pornographic magazine, "Come and see, I want to try this position." He said without turning his head.

The young man sat over, touched Norin's bare shoulders, and pulled his clothes back up for him. "Tonight, I will ask Qian Ken to take you away."

"Leave? Where are you going?" Nuolin immediately turned over and asked the young man.This expression was the same as when he didn't ask for rat poison that day, his whole body was tense, full of rejection.

"Go to a safe place, the capital is about to fall into war. Maybe, the whole of Odin..." He didn't go on, lest he frighten his Nolin: "In short, time is running out, now we have to pack our bags."

The young man smiled reassuringly, kissed Nuo Lin's cheek lightly, and it fell apart with one touch.He hurriedly got up to help Norin pack his clothes.

The closet was empty.

"So, you have heard the news a long time ago?" The young man smiled wryly.

Noreen remained silent.

Young people have always been smart, and quickly guessed most of the cause and effect.Not only had he heard the news a long time ago, Norlin may also be a participant in this incident.

"I don't expect loyalty," the young man's voice mocked to himself, "cruelty is the nature of beauty."

He reached out to press Norin's head, and invaded his mouth almost ferociously.For a long time, the youth has been infinitely tender to his moonlight.

This was the first and last time he was so rough.

A drop of hot tears fell on Nuo Lin's skin, and half of the tears evaporated without a trace.

This kiss has been entangled for too long, and finally made Norin a little impatient.He turned his head away from a deeper kiss.

"There will be an interrogation at the city gate tonight. I'll let Qian Ken drive you away in a carriage. Okay?" The young man took Nuo Lin's face with his right hand and stroked it tenderly.

Even Norin, who frowned and hated him, still touched every nerve of his love.

There is simply no cure.

"Aren't you going together?" Norlin lowered his eyelashes, "Your clothes are in the suitcase."

After great pain comes ecstasy.The young man hugged Nolin so hard that he couldn't believe it, so tight that Nolin cried out in pain.

The young man hurriedly let go, "I'm sorry, I just love you, I love you so much! Honey, remember, I will always love you."

"This time, I can't go with you." The young man took out an emerald ring and put it in Nolin's palm: "Take it to Constance John County, and you will be as carefree as before."

The young man has always longed for the day when he takes Norin to live in seclusion.

But definitely not at this moment.

He will stay and fight for Odin.He is half of Odin's blood, and he has received higher education in Odin, including military.

The citizens of Austin respect and love him, and they must be protected by him, of course.The moral bottom line of youth does not allow him to be a deserter.

Norin folded his palms together.He was the same as before, lightly kissing the corner of the young man's lips: "Goodbye."

In the outskirts of the port, the dark ships have been waiting for a long time.

Queen Margot chuckled a few times from the cabin. "My little Nightingale, why did it take you so long."

Norin stood in the shadow of the tree, raised his hand, and threw something onto the moon-drenched sea.

A dark green arc is looming, sinking into the water.

The young man counted the guns in the manor, but he was still in a state of anxiety.He simply squatted in front of the bushes and smoked in silence.

A soft arm wrapped around his neck, wrapping him in warmth and fragrance.

The familiar breath made him hesitate for a moment.

The young man stubbed out his cigarette and turned around.

Azure eyes met his.

The young man was very surprised, "What happened?"

No, there was no panic on Norrin's face, nor was his clothes or hair messy.

"Still... I'm dreaming."

"Neither," Noreen kissed his lips, "You haven't taught me the song "Moonlight" yet."

Cruelty is the nature of beauty, but I actually feel compassion for you.

--Finish--

The author has something to say:

Rumi Lyric:

I don't expect loyalty.

Cruelty is the nature, habit and religion of beauty.

Let's end it here, I still can't bear to let the human nature be too cold.