Homicide Case in Palace 宫廷命案

A kingdom was triving because of its wise old king. When the old king died, his two sons both wanted to get the throne. It was really a thrill for both of them. The older brother behaved as though he was the new king, He threatened to knife his younger brother if he got in his way. When he said that, he was as fierce as a tiger. The queen was a thoughtful woman, everyone wanted to stay with her. She often used different threads to sew different ties for her sons. Keeping their rooms tidy was her pleasure. One night, the queen woke up because of a sore throat, It was quiet; all she could hear was the tick of the clock, The queen took a walk, but She saw a terrible thing. The older prince killed the younger one by thrusting a knife throughout his his chest. The older prince threw away the knife out of the window. Then he wiped blood on his thumb away. The queen stood on the threshold, shocked. She was thoughtful for a while. At first, she wanted to call the guards, but on second thoughts she changed her mind. She didn’t dare to do anything thoughtless, otherwise she would lose her second son. It began to thunder and rain. So she went back her bedroom with tears. The next day, the guards made a thorugh search for the lethal weapon, but didn’t find it, It became an unsettled case. But the queen often thrilled to the memory of it. She had to watch the sea tide to calm down.

一个王国因为它的明智的老国王而繁荣。老国王死后，他的两个儿子都想获得王位。对他俩而言这可是令人激动的事情。哥哥的行为举止好象他是新国王一般。他恐吓要用刀刺死他的弟弟，如果他挡道的话。当他说话的时候，象一只老虎那样凶狠。王后是个体贴的女子，每个人都愿意同她接近。她常常用不同的线给儿子缝制不同的领带。保持他们的房间整洁是她的快乐。一天晚上，王后因为咽喉痛而醒来。夜很静，她只能听到时钟的滴答声。王后散了一会儿步。但她看到了一桩可怕的事情：大王子用一把刀刺穿了小王子的胸膛。大王子把刀扔到窗外去。然后他擦掉拇指上的血迹，王后震惊的站在门槛上。她认真思考了一会儿。起先，她想叫卫兵，但是一转念又改变了主意。她不敢做任何轻率的事情，否则她将失去第二个儿子。天开始打雷下雨。于是她含着泪回到了她的卧室。第二天，卫兵进行彻底的搜查来寻找凶器，但没有找到。这成了一桩悬案。但王后常常因为会议而毛骨悚然，她不得不观看海潮来平静自己。