I am the son of the traveler

Chapter 95 Selected
Seeing that Helen was silent, Sipalkos, the Inspector of the Kingdom, asked, "Why, my Helen, don't you want to marry His Majesty the King?"

"No, Father." Helen shook her head, her cheeks flushed slightly, and said, "Your Majesty is the object of admiration for all the unmarried girls in Pella. I just don't know what to say."

Sipalkos is also someone who has experienced this. Seeing his daughter's reaction, he knew that she might be tempted, so he smiled lightly. He has always played the role of a strict father, and it is not appropriate to talk about these things with Helen in his capacity, so he said : "Your mother is waiting for you in the garden, you can go and talk to her."

Helen was so smart, she instantly understood the implication of her father's words, so she responded and ran towards the garden.Siparkos looked at the back of his cabbage leaving, smiled and shook his head, listening to his father Senonides, Nicolides was very satisfied with Helen, and he might persuade His Majesty to choose Helen , and it is not impossible for Antigonus to choose her for the sake of Senonides.

Helen didn't know what her father was thinking. She ran all the way to find her mother sitting in the garden. This Mrs. Procurator still had a charming style, with thick long brown hair and a few wrinkles on her face, but I can't see it because of the low light around.

The censor's wife had communicated with her husband beforehand, but she was different from Syparchus. The latter did not want his daughter to marry so early, but she admired the fame of the young man from Antigonus and thought it would be good to have such a son-in-law. .

"Mom, what are you thinking?"

Helen, who ran to Callisto and hung out for a long time, didn't get a response from her mother, so she asked aloud, bringing her thoughts back to reality.Callisto looked at the daughter in front of him, pulled her to sit beside him with a kind smile, stroked her daughter's long, silky hair, and asked: "Your father has told me, Helen, what do you think of His Majesty?" How about it?"

"He's a hero!" Helen blurted out without thinking, and then realized her gaffe, and the blush on her cheeks deepened.

Callisto saw her daughter's performance in the bottom of her eyes, and the smile on her face deepened, and she continued to ask: "Would Helen be your Majesty's fiancée?"

"I……"

Helen hesitated. Callisto knew that she was shy. Compared with the aristocratic ladies outside, Helen was often restrained by Senonides and could not go out, so she was not as open and generous as them and was a bit introverted. Callisto Although Stowe had always wanted to change her personality, but under pressure from her father-in-law, she could only keep her mouth shut.

Thinking of this, she knew that she had to work harder. She deliberately pretended not to notice Helen's shyness, and said, "I heard that those selected families are active and want to contact His Majesty through various channels. , Let him choose the daughter of his own family. Helen, if you want, I can go to your grandfather and ask him to propose to His Majesty that our family has more advantages than other families. Your grandfather is His Majesty's mentor. Your father is the Inspector of the Kingdom, His Majesty will choose you for their sake."

"Besides, our Helen is so beautiful." Callisto said, gently pinching her daughter's cheek, "Your Majesty will regret it if he doesn't choose you."

Hearing this, Helen became even more shy. She lowered her head, not daring to look at her mother. Callisto said, "If Helen has no objections, I'll go and talk to your grandfather."

"...don't." Helen hurriedly called to her, and said, "Mom, although I am willing to marry the king, it is not a correct decision for you to ask Grandpa to intercede with him. It is very likely that His Majesty will misunderstand us. The family wants to get further power, and the lesson of Empress Euphemia Asia is still in sight."

As the granddaughter of Senonides, Helen is ice-smart and easily makes good decisions.

Hearing what she said, Callisto temporarily gave up the idea of ​​interceding, but she was also happy for Helen's intelligence, glad that she could do things to protect the interests of the family in front of her personal emotions.

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The next day, the plaster statues of the noble ladies selected by Nicoclides were all sent to the Palace of Virgina, and Antigonus was almost forced by Nicoclides into the hall to check these plaster statues , Antigonus lacked interest, he just took a casual glance and looked away, those plaster statues were not made very beautifully due to time, so Antigonus had no way to see their true appearance.However, he already had a choice. The words of Agnes yesterday and Nicolides' constant hints made him choose Senonides' granddaughter Helen regardless of today's result.

"Let's choose Helen, the daughter of Hipparchus." Antigonus said in a flat tone, as if he was not the one to be engaged.

Hearing Antigonus say this string of names, several nobles present were stunned for a moment, and Senonides quickly reacted, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, are you sure it is Helen, the daughter of Hipparchus?"

"Yes." Antigonus looked at Senonides with half-smile eyes, trying to read something from his face, but the elderly caregiver backed away after asking, no any indication.

Nicoleides stood up at this moment and said: "Since Your Majesty has chosen Helen, the daughter of Hipparchus, then return these plaster statues to each family. In addition, send someone to inform the Inspector Hipparchus .”

After finishing speaking, he looked at Senonides again and said, "Master Senonides, as the head of the family, do you have any objections?"

"No." Senonides shook his head, "It is our family's honor that His Majesty chose Helen."

Antigonus quietly watched the interaction between the two old guys. He knew very well that Xenonides had been persuaded by Nicolides long ago, and he was looking forward to turning him from a student into a grandson-in-law.

What can he do?Of course, only silently accepted.

Soon, the news that Antigonus decided to be engaged to Helen spread throughout all the noble families in the city of Pella. Those noble ladies who were unsuccessful were naturally jealous, but they did not dare to do anything and could only stay at home to give birth. stuffy.After Helen learned the news, she felt like a bombshell exploded in her heart, and she almost fainted. She was very aware of her shortcomings, which was that she was too quiet and introverted, and it might be difficult to get along with her. It's boring. In her opinion, Antigonus is more likely to choose other open noble ladies, but she didn't expect to choose herself in the end.

　Well... there is only one chapter today, because today is the day for me, as Prince Paris, to protect my beloved.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)