Roses for Rosalind

Romeo? !

Why is he here? !

Rosie stood up from her seat with a "crack", and everyone in the box turned to look at her in surprise. "Sissy," Baroness Anderson frowned slightly: "What's wrong with you?"

"Oh, no, no, no..." Rosie waved her hands in a panic, and quickly sat back on her seat.

Juliet quietly moved closer to her, and secretly held her arm: "Sissy..." she whispered in Rosie's ear, her voice trembling: "The Montagues are here... Then tell me, will he...will come too?"

Rosie nodded wildly in response.Her eyes were fixed on every move of that person in the arena, and she felt that all the blood in her body rushed from the soles of her feet to her head, and was ready to spurt out from nowhere at any time.

he came.

That person is here.

At this moment, that person is under the stands.

The harsh voice of the announcer sounded again: "Yes, ladies and gentlemen, the next match is Aguilani Bova from Naples and Romeo Montague from Verona!"

The stands boiled again, especially the two camps.Viscount Capulet snorted loudly in the box, and his face became a little ugly.

"The Montagues..." he muttered under his breath.

Lady Capulet glanced at her husband.

Under the stands, knights on white horses and black horses confronted each other. They walked a small half circle around the arena, and at the same time reined in their horses and stopped.Then, both of them slowly lowered their bodies and fell on the horse's back, slowly raised their right hands holding the spear, and finally stopped in midair.

At this moment, the knight in silver armor suddenly turned his head and glanced in the direction of the stands of Capulet's house.

Rosie clenched her hand on the railing.

"...Who is he looking at?" Baroness Anderson asked softly.

No one answered her because no one knew the answer to the question.And the only person who knew the answer was his heart beating like a drum, and his palms were sweating from nervousness, so it was impossible for him to answer her.

"Pre-preparation!" The announcer raised his right hand high, and suddenly swung it down: "Start!"

The horn representing the attack was suddenly sounded.Without the slightest hesitation, the two knights clamped down on the horse's belly and urged the horse to approach each other at full speed.

20 meters, 15 meters, ten meters!

The gust of wind whizzed by, and when the distance between the two sides was only five meters away, the two spears were thrown towards each other at the same time like lightning and flint!

Romeo pulled the horse's head hard, avoiding the spear thrown by the opponent in time.But Aguilani Bova was not a vegetarian, and Romeo's spear failed to hit him.They looked at each other, and at the same time, they drove their horses and rushed towards the weapon rack on the sidelines.

Then there is a new round of repetitions.

The two of them can be said to be evenly matched, and they couldn't tell the winner even after throwing three or four spears.There was a little restlessness in the stands, and there were voices of urging and discussion.Rosie stared intently at the battle on the field, and she didn't even know that the dress in her hands had been wrinkled into prunes by the sweat of her palms.

In fact, not to mention the audience on the sidelines, even the two people who were fighting on the court were a little impatient.The two steeds pawed their hooves on the ground violently, breathing heavily from their nostrils.The black war horse under Romeo's crotch suddenly raised its neck, and let out a long neigh to the sky.

Romeo took the last spear from the weapon rack and charged Aguilani Bova once more.Unfortunately, this time even though his spear still failed to hit Aguilani, he himself was hit hard by the spear thrown by the opponent.

Although the sharp points of the spears used in the competition have been removed, so as not to cause unnecessary casualties.But the powerful impact still made Romeo unable to parry, and had to fall off the horse in embarrassment.There was a burst of exclamation in the stands, and the Viscount Montagu and his wife stood up suddenly from their seats.Seeing this, Aguilani Bova laughed a few times, and triumphantly came to Romeo amidst the cheers and screams of Bova's house, and got off his horse.

"Come on! Don't dawdle!" With his palm facing inward, he slowly raised his middle finger towards Romeo under the watchful eyes of everyone, with arrogance in his voice: "Let's end this game quickly! My little one The baby is getting impatient!"

Romeo's pupils shrank suddenly.

"Insult!" Viscount Montagu roared angrily from the stands: "This is a great insult!"

Palms facing inwards, backs of hands facing outwards, index finger and middle finger pointing up.Throughout Europe, this gesture represents a serious provocation and insult.

Between 1337 and 1453, the famous Hundred Years' War broke out between Britain and France.It was the longest war in history, lasting 116 years.Among them was the famous Battle of Agincourt (urt), which was a typical example of the British army winning more with less.At that time, the most powerful arms of Britain and France were not cavalry, but archers.Therefore, the first thing both countries do when they capture a prisoner is to cut off the middle finger of the prisoner, because that is the finger that the archer relies on to pluck the string.

So, the meaning of this gesture is - my middle finger is still there, I, can, kill, die, you.

I can kill you.

You are like a humble ant, vulnerable.

Romeo took a few deep breaths of the air that was not sober, and with his hands supported, he stood up from the ground.

After the fall, the rules of the game have also been adapted.The knights of both sides will hold spears and fight on foot.Without the support of the horses, the competition became more intense.Not just pure spear confrontation, close combat has also become a part of the game.But this is not conducive to watching the game. Rosie can hear a heavy muffled groan from time to time, but she can't see clearly what happened.

The spear came through the wind with a sharp sound, and Aguilani Bova threw himself aside.Romeo, who had been prepared for a long time, swung a fist with his left hand, hitting the relatively soft part of the opponent hard.Aguilani let out a cry of pain, and Romeo took the opportunity to throw him to the ground, and the tip of the spear was firmly against the opponent's throat.

"……you lose."

Romeo panted heavily to calm his breathing, and spoke slowly after a while.

"you lose."

The situation on the court is already very clear.The referee turned his head and glanced at the face of the king in the uppermost box, and stood up. "Then, on behalf of His Majesty the King, I would like to announce here," the referee cleared his throat and said loudly, "This equestrian spear competition The winner is—Romeo Montague from Verona!"

As soon as he finished speaking, people from the Montague family immediately cheered and applauded loudly. In stark contrast, the stands of the Bova family stood.A clever servant ran into the field and tried to help the defeated Aguilani Bova, but he pushed him away viciously.

"Go away!" He snarled fiercely at the servant, but kept staring at Romeo: "Go away! Don't bother me!"

Romeo naturally ignored him.

The flag representing the Montague family in the stands was swung vigorously, and the city was full of uproar.The Viscount Montague and his wife stood up early, and accepted the compliments and congratulations from everyone with red faces. They couldn't stop their pride and complacency.There are also many young ladies who are blushing and are busy arranging their clothes and hair, so that they can look more beautiful and more beautiful, hoping that they will be the next lucky one to be favored by the knight.

This is also a tradition of the knight contest. All the winning knights can present flowers to the lady he thinks is the most beautiful, or ask her for a gift he wants.Whether the lady is maiden or married, the victorious knight cannot be turned down as long as the demands are not excessive.Far from being jealous, the husband of a married lady must be generous and tactful.Because if one's wife can get polite compliments from other men, in their opinion, it is a very face-saving thing.Because this not only proves the charm of his wife, but also proves his good vision.

Therefore, some great lords would require their knights to present flowers to their wives or ask for rewards after victory, which had almost become an unwritten rule.

All eyes on the scene were fixed on every move of the newly victorious knight, watching him get back on his horse and slowly drive forward.

Everyone is waiting with bated breath.

Under the master's command, the black steed walked slowly in a certain direction.

No, no, don't come, don't come.

Rosie kept thinking silently in her heart.She ducked and ducked behind Juliet, trying to hide herself behind her.You can't see me, you can't see me.She deceived herself and said silently in her heart, don't come over, go away.Montague's stand is on the other side of the arena, you're going the wrong way, quick, turn around and walk away.

However, it backfired.

Instead of changing the direction of the steed, it moved towards this direction more resolutely.This time, not only Rosie, everyone in the Capulet box and the Montague box stared wide-eyed, looking at Romeo who was riding his horse towards this side in amazement.

"What is that kid doing here?" Viscountess Capulet pinched Baroness Anderson's hand and asked impatiently.

Baroness Anderson shook her head in surprise.

"Sissy..." Juliet's voice trembled slightly, she grabbed Rosy's arm in a daze: "You, you said he..."

No, don't ask me.Rosie hid deeper behind her, wishing that there would be a crack in the ground for her to slip in. The news is here.Don't ask me, I don't know anything.

So, in full view.

...The knight in silver armor riding a black horse stopped slowly and slowly as he passed under the stands of the Capulets' house in Verona.