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Chapter 15 Garden Learning
Although Ella was a little surprised by what Tetis said about the situation in the harem, the surprise came and went quickly. It only caused a wave in her heart and disappeared.
There is the ancient Egyptian royal family's tradition of "beads and jades first" in order to ensure the purity of blood and close relatives are married so that parents, brothers and sisters can get married. It is no big deal for a mere successor to the harem.The nation also had such customs in the period of feudal society.
After all the harem gossip, Ella's focus was on her need for a job.
Of course there is no problem with Ella's work. Although she was just a student who didn't go out of society in her previous life, she is still a princess in this life.In addition to her favorite magic courses, in terms of life, she has always raised Ella according to the standards of a peasant girl.
So whether it's housework or farm work, or weaving and tailoring, Ella can do it all and is handy.
And she should be penniless in the eyes of others now, and Ella doesn't want to be the king's woman, so she really has to have a job that can support herself-although she thinks that the content of the work Tetis saidProbably can't even afford the rent where she lives now.
However, Aila is unwilling to keep her locked in the room spinning and weaving. She also wants to get in touch with the outside world and get familiar with the world as soon as possible.
So she told Tetis that she wanted to know what was available in the palace before deciding what to do.
Tetis also agreed with her face: "Of course, Your Highness, you really should familiarize yourself with the palace first, and it is best to wait until you have learned Sathiya before thinking about this issue."
Presumably the king would not mind if she rested for a few more days.
If Ayla stayed in the room all the time, she would have to worry, then unless the king came to her, they would never have a chance to meet.
She even suggested: "The sun is not very sunny now. Would you like to go to the garden to have breakfast? It happens that many water lilies have bloomed recently. Maybe you want to pick some and come back to decorate the room?"
The garden of the royal palace has always been a place where various palace fights frequently occur. Ella didn't want to go there at first, but she thought that the royal palace and the harem are separated here.
"Is it the garden in the palace? Will you meet other people?"
Tetis, who had lived in the harem for many years before, knew what she was worried about, and comforted her: "Please don't worry, the palace and the harem have their own gardens, and the gardens on the side of the palace are basically only some ministers and attendants besides His Majesty.Will come in and out, but there should be no one else at this time, after all, the banquet last night was very grand, and many people are still asleep."
Then she said: "I heard that you are going to learn Sathiya with the translator Kaba, but it is more suitable to study in the garden. It is too close to the king's palace, and it is not convenient for him to come and go."
Ella was persuaded by her: "Then let's go to the garden. By the way, I would like to ask you to help me to inform Mr. Kabbah and tell him to come to the garden to find me later."
"Follow your orders."
Tetis asked Ona to inform Kaba, and told Ali to go to the kitchen to send breakfast to the garden, and she took Debbie to lead Ella.
At this time, the sky was already bright, and the whole palace was also lit up. Ella followed Tetis and looked at the magnificent palace while walking.
She found that the palace was not completely enclosed. On the contrary, many areas were open-air areas, and some trees and vegetation were planted in these open-air areas, which not only beautified the environment but also increased the lighting in the palace.
The garden they are going to now is such an open-air place. The garden is located on the first floor of the palace, and there are special stairs to go down.
This garden is very large, but the largest area is the rectangular pond full of water lilies in the middle. The pond is deep, but the water inside is not deep.Half of the stone steps, the bottom of the pool is clear, you can see the thick silt at the bottom of the water, and the small fish playing among the lotus leaves. People can sit on the stone steps and watch the flowers.
Stone pavement is used around the pond, and many trees are planted along the roadside. These trees grow very tall, with luxuriant branches and leaves, as if they can cover the sky and block out the sun.
“The main ones grown here are fig trees, date palms, pomegranates, laurel and olive trees.”
"Hmm, sounds like an orchard here?" Full of fruit-bearing trees.
Tetis nodded with a smile: "Originally there were only some palm trees here. Later, the king asked people to replace all those palm trees with the current tree species. He liked the meaning of these trees very much."
The previous King Sathya had no children for nearly twelve years, and he was very troubled by this. Later, he followed the advice of the temple priest and replaced the trees in the garden with fruit trees that could bear fruit. Unfortunately, he had not waited for these fruit trees to bear fruit.He died unexpectedly.
Tetis changed the topic and continued to introduce to Ella: "There are a lot of mosquitoes and flies around the pond and trees every day, so the gardener planted a lot of mosquito-repellent plants under the trees."
Ella: "Is the water in this pond alive?"
"Yes, all the ponds and waterways in the palace are running water from the Inrula River. When the Inrula River rises, the water here will also increase, so the ponds in the palace are all stepped like thisModeling, everyone likes to play in the pond when it is hot. These steps can make it easier for them to enjoy the coolness of the river, but you must be careful not to enter the water easily, especially when the Inlula River is flooding.Things are coming in along the waterway, you must pay attention to safety when you are near the water."
"little things?"
"It's mainly small crocodiles and snakes. If you see them, you must stay away immediately."
Seeing Ella's surprised face, Tetis thought she was afraid, and quickly said: "But don't worry too much, the water inlet of the palace is always guarded, and if any dangerous creatures enter, they will find out immediately."
Ella: "But even so, there is still some danger, isn't it?"
Tetis nodded: "During the flood season, the river water will be very turbid. If there is something in the water, it is not easy to find."
What she didn't say was that dangerous creatures like snakes would come in from other places even if they didn't enter the water inlet, even in the palace every year people were injured or even killed by snake bites.
She regretted telling Ella a little, worrying that she would be afraid, but if she didn't say it, she was worried that she would be hurt because she was unprepared.
Ella feels fine. She has lived in the forest for so many years, and has seen all the animals, big and small, but has never had any accidents. Not only because she can communicate with animals, but also because she is vigilant enough to be alert in advance.Discover the existence of those dangers and stay away.
Before the breakfast was delivered, Ella walked slowly along the path by the pond. Most of the water lilies in the pond were still in the state of flower buds, but some had bloomed quietly. The faint fragrance of flowers was not covered by those insect repellent plants.It is refreshing with the water vapor floating into the tip of the nose.
Under the warm invitation of Tetis, Ella picked a few and held them in her arms, ready to take them back and put them in bottles.
When she got up, she saw Debbie holding a purple water lily in her hand, looking at her with a little care and eagerness.
"It resembles your eyes."
"Thank you." Ella accepted the favor. She took the blooming water lily and did not put it with the other water lilies in her hand.Bun side.
She turned her head and smiled at her: "Does it look good?"
Debbie nodded happily, while Tetis admired: "The flowers are beautiful, but your brilliance is enough to overshadow them."
The silver-haired princess holding the flower smiled sweetly, like a flower blooming with dew in the morning light, beautiful and shining.
On the second floor of the palace, Lucis, who was standing in the corridor, saw this scene, paused, and suddenly felt that getting up early was not such an annoying thing.
"His Majesty?"
Seeing that he hadn't moved for a long time, the servants following him boldly called out.
Lucis came back to his senses, and he glanced at the silver-haired princess below again. It was a pity that he still had things to deal with now, otherwise it would be a good choice to stay here to enjoy the beautiful scenery.
The young king came and went without alarming anyone.
Ona notified Kaba to come back and return to order, and soon Ona also led several maids to bring breakfast.
Breakfast is placed in the corridor by the garden. The corridor here has a fence, and the fence is repaired to a width where you can sit and rest. The food is placed on it. Anyway, Sathiya people don’t use tableware when eating. It’s easier to grab it if you put it directly beside you..
Because Lucis said that he would give Princess Ella the same treatment, the food prepared in the kitchen was extraordinarily rich, even if the five of them ate together, it would be more than enough.
Of course, Ella couldn’t finish eating so much food, and Sathya’s food was not really to her liking, so Ella only ate a piece of honey bread and drank milk with honey, and the rest wasShe didn't touch any of them, and distributed them directly to the maids.
It is a great honor to be rewarded with food by the master, and Ella's food specifications are not something that the maids can easily eat, so after confirming that she really couldn't eat it, even Tetis couldn't help but enjoy it with joyThis rare delicacy, not to mention Debbie, who has never been able to eat enough black bread as a slave.
After they finished eating all the food, Kabbah happened to be stuck in time to give Ella a lesson.