After Count Norton went down, Prince Albert came up. The gift he gave was a spell pendant with protective spells.
Irene also took it with a happy face and said, "Thank you, uncle."
When Sophia on the side saw Prince Albert, there was barely concealed disgust on his face. After Prince Albert saw it, he just laughed a few times in embarrassment and did not fight against it.
Claire below is a little curious. What on earth did this Prince Albert do to make Sophia hate him so much.
So he asked, "Shane, do you know what happened between Lady Sophia and Prince Albert? Why do you feel that they don't get along well?"
Shane made a "shh" gesture on his lips and whispered, "I don't know the details. It seems that Prince Albert and Lady Sophia collaborated on a business before, and then because of Prince Albert's mistake caused Sophia, who could have earned a lot of money, to lose a lot of money. In the end, Prince Albert ran away, and Sophia paid a large amount of money in advance.
This incident was quite a big deal at first. Sophia almost destroyed all the magic shops opened by Prince Albert in the royal capital. Later, His Majesty King intervened and it calmed down. So you'd better not mention Prince Albert in front of Lady Sophia in the future. That was the biggest loss she suffered since she took control of the August Family. "
Claire blinked. If Shane hadn't said it, he wouldn't have known there was such a thing.
Later, the nobles below also gradually walked onto the stage and gave the gifts they had prepared to Princess Irene.
Irene, who received the gifts, also thanked them all with a happy smile on his face.
"Let's go up together." Shane poked Claire and said.
Claire nodded and followed Shane onto the stage.
"Shane brother!"
Before Shane could walk up, the Princess Irene shouted excitedly, and would have run over if it wasn't for the occasion.
Shane was also very happy, and thought it would be interesting to see each other again after being away for a few years, but now it seems that the relationship between the two of them is still as close as when they were young.
"Happy birthday Irene." Shane smiled and waved, then took out the gift he had prepared and handed it over.
"This is a gift I prepared for you. I hope you will like it."
Irene picked up the gift box handed over by Shane and said with a smile, "No matter what brother Shane gives me, I will like it very much. I will open it when I get back!"
Seeing that the other party did not open it in person, Shane was so moved that he almost shed tears. Irene has really grown up and become sensible, and did not embarrass his brother on the spot.
"Brother Shane, who is this?" Irene looked at Claire curiously.
"Let me introduce to you. This is Viscount Claire from Griffin Barony, who is also my current business partner."
Claire bowed slightly to show respect, "Princess Irene Happy birthday!"
Irene also responded with a polite smile, "Shane, brother's friends are my friends, so there is no need to be so polite."
Then Claire touched Spatial Ring, and a pink Heart-shaped Crystal Pendant appeared and fell down from Claire's fingers, "Princess Irene, this is the birthday gift I want to give you..."
This is a "gift" that Claire spent more than ten minutes to make temporarily. The raw materials used are the pink crystal from the last transaction, and some silver chains made of mithril left over from the previous experiment, and The silver knife that Claire put down before was actually used to carve the heart shape. Because the crystal was fragile, it took so long. Claire carved hundreds of them before he finally found one he was satisfied with.
"You must be curious why I don't put it in this gift box, right?" Claire asked, but in fact he didn't even prepare a gift at all, so where did the gift box come from!
Irene looked at Claire curiously with his big eyes, "Well, why don't you put it in a gift box?"
"Let me tell you a story. Maybe you will understand after listening to it..."
"Okay." Irene's eyes flashed, "I like listening to stories the most."
Claire also told the manuscript he had prepared in his heart, "This story happened in my territory Nafu City, not too far away in time, and some of the people I saw with my own eyes are still alive. There are two noble families in Nafu City, one family is called Joyce, and the other is called Louis. They have a deep feud and often fight with each other."
Claire directly used the family names of the nobles he killed to increase the credibility of the story.
"The Joyce family has a son named Warner. He is seventeen years old and has excellent morals and academics. He is a young man that everyone likes."
"One day he and his friends went to a mask party held by the then lord Nafu City. At the banquet, he was deeply attracted by Millie, the only daughter of the Louis family, at a glance. Millie was the protagonist of the party that day. At the age of sixteen, she was as beautiful as a fairy!"
"Warner stepped forward and expressed his feelings. Millie also had a crush on Warner. However, the other party did not know the other party's identity at the time. After the truth came out, Warner still could not get rid of his love for Millie."
"He climbed into the orchard of the Louis family and happened to hear Millie calling his name. The two obviously fell in love at first sight. The next day, Warner found the local priest and asked him for help."
"The priest agreed to Warner's request, thinking that this was a way to resolve the conflict between the two families. Warner made an appointment with Juliet to the monastery through Millie's wet nurse, and they became husband and wife under the auspices of the priest."
"At noon that day, Warner met Millie's cousin Eugene on the road. Eugene wanted to duel with Warner. Warner didn't want to, but Warner's friend couldn't. He endured the humiliation of his friend, so he started a duel with Eugene, but Eugene took the opportunity to kill him. Warner was furious and took out his sword to fight with him. Finally, he avenged his friend and killed Eugene."
"After killing someone, the Louis family was furious and wanted to expel Warner from Nafu City. They ordered that if he dared to come back, his head would be hung high at the city gate."
"Millie was very sad. He was unwilling to leave Warner. But at dawn the next day, Warner would start his wandering life. As soon as Warner left, someone from another family came to propose marriage. The head of the Joyce family was very satisfied and ordered Millie to marry him next Thursday."
"Millie went to the priest to find a solution. The priest gave her a potion that would make her feel dead after drinking it, but she would wake up again after forty-two hours. The priest promised to send someone to notify Warner. At that time, he only needed to dig up Millie's grave, and the two of them could fly away."
"Millie acted according to the plan. He drank poison the night before the wedding, and the wedding the next day turned into a funeral. The pastor immediately sent someone to notify Warner, but the messenger delivered the wrong message. Warner thought Millie was dead."
"Warner came to Millie's grave in the middle of the night and dug up the grave. After kissing Millie's forehead, he took out the poison he had with him and drank it all in one gulp. He fell next to Millie and died..."
After Irene heard this, he couldn't help but cover his lips with both hands. Tears filled his eyes. He was obviously moved by this story.
He said in disbelief, "How could it be possible? Millie was pretending to die. Didn't Warner really die after drinking the poison? What should Millie do after he gets up?"
Claire continued, "When the priest arrived, Warner was already dead, and more and more people were watching. At this time, Millie woke up, there were more and more people, and the priest ran away."
"When Millie saw Warner lying next to her and the poison in his hands, she understood everything. She burst into tears and kept calling Warner's name, just like she called out in the orchard."
"But Warner still didn't get up. Millie was desperate. She couldn't find the poison, so she looked at Warner's sword. She pulled out the sword and was about to wipe it on her neck."
Irene covered her eyes, not daring to continue listening. She had already anticipated the cruel ending.
"It was also at this time that a bright pink light fell from the sky." Claire's tone became more relaxed, and Irene's eyes also peeked out from between his fingers.
"A naked baby boy with snow-white wings and a golden bow and arrow slowly flew down from the sky. That was Cupid. He was touched by the emotions between the two and landed in the mortal world. Cupid asked Millie: Is there anything you want?"
"Millie just replied: I just hope Warner can survive."
"Cupid agreed to Millie's request, handed her a heart-shaped pink crystal, and told her that it was the two of them and it was a symbol of love. Love is very fragile. The same goes for this Heart-shaped Crystals. If she can protect this Heart-shaped Crystals, then Warner will be able to stay with her forever. If this Heart-shaped Crystals is broken, then Warner's life will disappear."
"Millie carefully took the Heart-shaped Crystals and gently placed it in her arms. The Warner in her arms slowly opened her eyes..."
"The story ends here. From that time on, this pink Heart-shaped Crystals has become a symbol of love. It is said that those who get it can find their true love. I gave this crystal to Your Highness in the hope that Your Highness can find his true love as soon as possible. I don't need to put it in a gift box because love needs care, not gorgeous packaging."