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Chapter 390 Going to Heaven (Two in One)

Fibinu is the personal maid of the co-ruling emperor, just like other personal maids in the palace, ordinary and no different.

If you are lucky, maybe her name will appear in a certain chronicle or character history; if you are unlucky, you may die in a coup for no apparent reason.

Of course, what's more, the name is hidden under the sands of history, and no one knows it.

If there is anything special about Phoebe Nu compared to other maids, it is that she is not from the Deschanel Empire, but a maid offered by a vassal state.

In other words, she is a pagan in the eyes of a true believer.

She believes in a group of gods headed by the god of mirrors, which makes her look a bit out of place in the palace.

But fortunately, the maids in the palace have their own small groups. Under the warmth of the group, Fibinu is doing well. Every other year, she will entrust others to write a letter to the family, and the family will sometimes reply.

The most recent letter from her family was six or seven days ago, telling her that her father passed away, but due to lack of money, he could not be buried for a long time.

The letter was delivered urgently. Even so, it took three weeks. Now it has been a month, and her father's body has already rotted, but it has been delayed for a long time. Fibinu was anxious to raise money everywhere, and she raised it. One week, even with all the savings that have been saved, there are still two silver coins short, two silver coins short.

Two silver coins are equivalent to a whole month's food for a family. This is a small amount of money for those nobles who spend a lot of money, but it is a lot of money for the maids who serve the nobles.

Everyone around had begged, but Phoebe could not find anyone to beg, and if she begged again, she could only beg to the co-ruling emperor.

But how can a little maid ask the co-ruling emperor?
Fibinu has been restless these days, tossing and turning every night, so yesterday, she walked by a pair of silver-plated knives and forks in the kitchen, which made her anxious every day.

Today, she's going to deliver food to a special prisoner.

As the center of imperial power, there is no shortage of various nobles under house arrest in the imperial palace.

The most famous of them is probably the current queen of Leo XI. Since the death of her son, that is, the younger brother of Ainos I, this queen who lost power in the family has been placed under house arrest.

Pagan handmaidens like Phoebe are often sent to serve these people.

There are many reasons for this. All in all, it is far more reassuring for the emperor to serve the gods believers who are foreigners than the local true believers.

Following behind a night watchman, Fibinu slowly approached the room made of forbidden gold.

The maid held a silver plate in her hand, which contained a bowl of milk and egg soup, three slices of white bread with raisins, a cut of beef bones, and a whole steamed fish with herbs.

The steamed fish with herbs is very beautifully done, the mouth of the fish is slightly open, and the fragrance is neither strong nor weak, just right.

The night watchman pushed open the door, pushed Fibinu in, and then closed it immediately, as if afraid that the people inside would escape at any time.

Holding the meal, Fibinu staggered. She raised her head and found the girl inside staring at her expectantly.

Such gaze made the maid a little at a loss.

"What's your name?"

Saying that, the girl rushed up and grabbed the meal.

It was only then that Feibinu realized that what she was staring at was the food in her hand.

"Phoebe."

The maid bowed.

Then, she stood by as usual, waiting for the girl under house arrest to finish her lunch.

Phoebe Nu was actually very puzzled, how could such a young girl be under house arrest in such a remote place, and the people who delivered the meals were different every day.

"My name is Mira."

Mira said while wolfing down her lunch.

Fibinu nodded and stopped speaking.

After Mira quickly finished eating, she covered her mouth and hiccupped, then said with a smile:

"May God bless you."

"Thank you, but... that... I'm not a true believer."

Fibinu said in a low voice, and then stepped forward to clean up the tableware for her.

"all the same."

Mira said.

The maid found that the herb-steamed fish was intact and Mira hadn't touched it.

Fibinu didn't say anything, just packed up as usual.

Suddenly, she heard the girl say:

"The plate is silver."

Phoebe was stunned.

She has been a little bewildered these days. When she hears "silver", she thinks of "silver coins", and when she hears "tableware", she thinks of yesterday's theft.

Mira looked at her and said:
"Why are you stuck?"

When Fibinu came to her senses, she smiled awkwardly, and quickly bowed and apologized.

With a guilty conscience, her heart beats fast, and she wants to escape here now.

Suddenly, Fibinu's hand was grabbed.

When she looked up, she saw the girl staring at herself.

"You, what are you going to do?"

Phoebe hurriedly said.

"Scrutinize you."

Mira paused.
"Look at you with my eyes."

Fibinu was frightened, she felt that the girl was a little nervous.

Then, the maid pulled away violently, broke away from Mira's hand, and hurriedly picked up the tableware.

She knocked on the door one after another, waiting for the night watchman outside to open the door.

But I don't know if it was her illusion, the door didn't open for a long time.

"Did you know that in a long, long time, gods walked on water, and the prophets Ar and Alesto sat in a canoe."

Fibinu turned around and found that Mira had come to him at some point.

Her heartbeat almost stopped, the girl walked without sound.

"Do you know what else God did when he walked on the water?"

Mira asked seriously.

Fibinu shook her head again and again, and said in a panic:
"I, I don't know, I'm not a true believer."

"It's very simple, a fish was caught, and He took a fish out of the water."

Mira clapped her hands and joked.

Phoebe Nu didn't know it, she thought that Mira made up the story. Although she was a pagan, she had heard many myths of the true religion.

With a click, the door finally opened.

Fibinu hurried out.

"Hey, you have to examine yourself and learn to repent."

Before escaping, she heard a voice.

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Fibinu was carrying the plate, which contained the untouched steamed fish with herbs. On the way back, her legs were shaking all the time.

She thought she saw a madman.

But, that lunatic seems to... see his own bad behavior.

Fibinu remembered the tableware she left last night.

"How does she know, it's impossible!"

The maid said tremblingly to herself,

"...It's impossible, it's just a blind cat catching a dead mouse."

Then, she announced to herself in a firm tone:
"It's a blind cat catching a dead mouse..."

After finishing speaking, Fibinu looked at the dinner plate in his hand.

Just drop the fish on top, and you can... walk away with the plate.

Unlike the pair of silver-plated knives and forks yesterday, this one is pure silver!

"I'm short of two silver coins... A pair of knives and forks is not enough."

Fibino muttered to himself.

Suddenly, she was taken aback by her own thoughts.

The reflection of the silver dinner plate reflected her face, she stared at herself and said:
"You're nuts! You...you're a scoundrel."

She didn't go any further... her whole head was muddled.

Fibino carried the plate and fish back to the kitchen intact.

The cook looked at it and asked:
"Didn't you eat this fish?"

Fibino nodded.

The cook thought for a while, this is the palace after all, it is impossible to serve it to others, then he took out an iron plate, put the steamed fish on it, and handed it to Fibinu.

"You take it and solve it."

Fibinu took the fish with both hands, and eating leftovers is very common in the palace.

She was not in a good state of mind today, and when the break time came after the afternoon shift, she returned to her room with the steamed fish in her hand.

Sitting on the straw bed, Fibinu touched the straw on the bed, and took out the pair of silver-plated knives and forks out of the straw.

She took a deep breath.

To examine oneself, to learn to repent...

The lunatic's words echoed in her mind, forming a vortex, making it impossible for her to break free.

After a long time, Phoebe made up his mind.

When night fell, she sneaked into the kitchen and put the pair of knives and forks back.

The maid let out a deep breath and whispered to herself:

"I really... did something wrong."

But...she was two silver coins short.

Fibinu had to face this cruel reality. After the confession that only he heard, it was the weight of two silver coins.

That's enough to break a man's spine.

Fibinu went back to the house with pain and difficulty, and saw the steamed fish.

She let out a heavy breath, stretched out her hand and tore up the steamed fish to eat. People like them rarely eat with utensils.

In front of Fibinu, the steamed fish in the iron basin emerged from the iron sea as if it was still alive.

Her eyes were blank, she tore the fish meat little by little, and the fish bones were gradually exposed, she didn't pay attention, now she was full of worries and terribly worried.

Suddenly, Fibinu seemed to have bitten a large fish bone, which was terribly hard. She bit it several times, but failed to break the fish bone.

The maid looked down anxiously.

Under the bright moonlight,
Inside the belly of the fish, there is a gleaming silver coin.

She was stunned.

What was in his hand was not a large fishbone, but a silver coin as well.

The ones in the belly of the fish and the ones in the hand, no more, no less, add up to a total of two, with a silvery luster.

Fibinu trembled all over, with goosebumps.

Could this be... a miracle of the Lord?

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Mira is going to be transferred.

Contrary to what Ainos expected, the girl who claimed to be the messenger of God did not resist at all, allowing the people in the palace to take her to the Bone Church.

Phoebe Nu respectfully waited beside Ainos.

The two emperors had many personal maids, and an insignificant maid like her didn't know the secrets of the royal family. Of course, even if they saw something, they would keep it secret.

Enos put down the official document in her hand and took a deep breath.

Just a few days ago, Liushen received her father.

That day is finally coming.

"Clean up."

Enos said.

Several personal maids responded, but Feibinu stayed for a while before responding.

This was captured by the always keen Ainos.

The co-emperor gave her a suspicious look.

Fibinu shivered, and hurriedly bowed and apologized.

After several personal maids cleaned up the room where Ainos handles official documents, Ainos left Phoebe Nu alone.

The maid tremblingly lowered her head, not daring to look at the co-ruling emperor.

"Phoebe Nu, I remember...you've been to 'there' before to deliver food?"

Under the Queen's scrutiny, the maid shuddered, and then nodded obediently.

Enos looked sharply and asked:

"What did she tell you?"

Fibinu was frightened, and then honestly explained everything in her memory.

Enos narrowed her eyes,

"It's really interesting to catch a fish... But, Fibinu, isn't it a heretic? Did you listen to her words?"

Fibinu didn't dare to answer for a moment, and after a while, she whispered:
"I... I repented... Then I saw a miracle, it was two silver coins."

"where?"

"It has been sent home..."

After finishing speaking, Fibinu felt a cold killing intent.

She was shaking badly.

After a while, Ainos sneered and said:

"Since you are so destined, then you should be ready to serve her."

Phoebe was terrified.

"Your Majesty the Co-ruling Emperor, you, you mean..."

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On the carriage being escorted to the Bone Church, Mira saw a somewhat familiar person.

It was Phoebe Nu, the maid who brought her meals.

She was wearing shackles on her hands and feet, just like herself.

Mira leaned over and asked in a low voice:
"Hey, have you repented?"

Fibinu nodded with difficulty, she seemed to be very afraid of her future, and said slowly:
"I, I am the maid serving you... Mira-sama."

"Just call me Mira."

Mira laughed.

Fibinu's eyes were full of respect, and she couldn't help asking:
"Then, those two silver coins...why..."

Mira smiled and said:

"That's for you, and it's also for Enos."

"You mean... His Majesty the co-ruling emperor?"

Mira nodded seriously,
"It was for demonstration to her. I hope this can give her some inspiration."

Phoebe couldn't understand this sentence.

What demonstration, what enlightenment... She didn't quite understand it.

But she knew exactly what had happened to her.

Fibinu opened her lips, wanting to ask something.

Mira said directly:
"Just ask."

Fibinu nodded and said:
"Is it still too late for me to change my letter?"

Mira smiled and said:

"You don't even have to convert, Phoebe."

Fibinu was frightened again, and murmured:

"What you said, how, how is it different from what those pastors said?"

Mira spread her hands,

"It's up to you, you can change your letter if you want."

Fibinu nodded cautiously, and before she could speak, the girl suddenly spoke again:

"Boy, you have already embarked on a celestial path."

Fibinu was stunned. She knew that the so-called road to heaven was the road to heaven that the true believers said.

The maid looked at the girl with that look, as if these words were not what she wanted to say,

Instead, it was as if...God was asking her to speak.

It's also like... the girl is trying to persuade someone through herself.

"Even though it is difficult and dangerous, you still have to walk the road to heaven.

It is better to be humble and repent than to be miserable in the end. "

(End of this chapter)