Miss Rabbit somewhat understood why Pep wanted to tell her in private before.
The matter involves a fight within the Arias family, which is indeed not suitable for public disclosure.
But now it's too late to ask Pep to go and chat, but it's a bit cover-up.
Moreover, the female lord was also dubious about the words of the short fat man opposite.
Pep seemed to know what Ilea was thinking, and asked a guard to take out a wooden box.
As a result, Miss Rabbit immediately became alert, raised her ears and said, "Stop, don't come any closer!"
Pep took the wooden box and was about to show it to the female lord, but he immediately stopped after hearing this.
He simply opened the wooden box on the spot and took out the contents.
It was a silver brooch with a rabbit-shaped head, and one of the ears had some wear and tear.
"This brooch... belongs to Blanco?"
Ilea recognized the origin of this thing at a glance.
"Yes, Vanessa gave it to me."
"Why?"
"She passed through my territory with her son, and I sent someone to escort them for a while. Well, I even lent them some money."
"How many?"
"About a hundred gold coins."
"I can't tell, but you are quite generous." Miss Rabbit sneered.
"I was in a daze at that time and was deceived by her sweet words... I only came to my senses after they left. I sent people to chase them and couldn't find them."
Ilea knew in her heart that the head of the Welch family was lying. This cunning short fat man made a high-risk deal, betting on an heir who failed in an internal fight within the family and was forced to flee the territory.
He hopes that one day Blanco can return to the green field and bring him a reward that far exceeds a hundred gold coins.
However, Miss Rabbit was too lazy to tangle with him on this matter and said directly, "Why is that woman writing to you again? Does she want money?"
"Well, about two months ago, she said that she had found allies, powerful allies, and raised an army to regain the position of head of the family for her son. She hoped that I could sponsor her with another military expenditure, probably
Five thousand gold lions, and she also called on Welch to join her army.
"Of course, I rejected her without hesitation. You successfully slayed the dragon and made a huge contribution to the stability of the Western Region. Everyone owes you a favor.
"In addition, in the presence of Marquis Cullen, Sir Romero and others, you defeated your younger brother and became the head of the Arias family. You won the right to rule this land. No one can question your right to rule this land.
"In addition, my family has just donated a large sum of money to build a statue of the Goddess of Life for Your Majesty, and now we simply cannot afford such a large amount of money. There is no way I would agree to her unreasonable request. But then, after that she..."
"What happened next?" The female lord frowned.
"Later, Mrs. Vanessa threatened me. If I didn't cooperate with her, she would annex my land and kill my people. But for the sake of the hundred golden lions, she would spare her in the end.
My life."
After Pep finished speaking, his handkerchief was almost soaked with sweat.
"Are you afraid, Lord Pep?" Ilea asked.
"Yes, a little bit."
"Then are you afraid that I will hold you accountable for the one hundred gold coins, or are you afraid of my stepmother's army?"
"I'm afraid." Pep said with a grimace.
His answer caused a round of ridicule. There are many timid nobles, but it is rare to be so timid and not hide it.
Even the depressive atmosphere brought about by Herodotus was dispelled by his funny performance.
Miss Rabbit didn't smile, but she admired the short fat man a little.
He placed his position so low that the female lord found that even if she wanted to cause trouble for him, she was a little unable to do so.
It was like two people fighting in public, and one of them fell to the ground as soon as the fight started.
If you continue to kick him at this time, you will become a bully in the eyes of others.
Pep even brought the letter Vanessa wrote to him and gave it to Ilea, like a student handing in homework to the teacher.
Miss Rabbit did not embarrass the head of the Welch family any more, and let him leave the castle with the others after the banquet.
In fact, by the second half of the party, most people seemed a little absent-minded. It was obvious that their minds were no longer on the banquet itself, and they all stood up and left as soon as it was over.
Although Hernan looked a bit silly, his death still had a considerable impact on the Western Territory.
This is the second important member of the Malir family to die.
When High Priest Martina fled from Scaled City, it was City in the Lake that she fled to. The Malir family was the first to respond to her call. High Priest Martina also formed a skitarii there and fought back to Scaled City.
city.
Herodotus obviously had enough reasons to launch an attack on the Malir family, even if this incident seemed more like an accident.
And the angry Judit didn't know what kind of revenge he would launch against the Blood Moon Society and Herodotus.
As for the female lord who had just turned nineteen, all the guests were surprised by her great fortune.
Herodotus arranged two rounds of attacks, but she dodged them both.
Especially the golden rose, the exquisite and vicious design of the mechanism inside made many people stand on their backs.
Since it was Hernan who died, Miss Rabbit was not very frightened at the time, but she became more and more frightened after thinking about it.
When the guests were almost gone, she took Greta and Ruby to the study again, and asked the maid to bring three bowls of radish water, one for each person.
Both Ruby and Miss Rabbit finished their drinks, but Greta only took two sips before putting the bowl down. She looked up and saw the female lord staring at her, "I finally understand why Merlin values you so much. I didn't expect you."
Not only can he summon mice, but he can also reason with ease."
"They are not servants, I treat them as family." Greta corrected her word by word.
But before she could finish her words, she was pulled into a bear hug by Miss Rabbit, "Then you have another family member now! No, it's two."
The female lord then thought of Ruby beside her and pulled the latter over.
"You saved my life, and I declare that from today on, you are all my family!"
Greta rolled her eyes and broke away from the embrace of the female lord, "Who is your family now? Have you ever obtained the consent of others before recognizing your relatives?"
However, Miss Rabbit seemed not to hear it and patted Greta on the shoulder and said kindly, "Since we are already a family, as for the debt..."
The sarcasm that originally came to Greta's lips suddenly stopped being spoken, and she even allowed the female lord to hug her into her arms again.
"It can be halved."
"Aren't they all exempt?" Greta's face turned dark when she heard this.
"You owe me more than two thousand gold coins. If you cut it in half, it's one thousand, which is a lot." Miss Rabbit said, "This is a family discount. Just tell me whether you want it or not?"
Greta was silent again, accepting this statement.
This is probably the continental version of Bratis where a penny stumped the heroic man.
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This chapter has been completed!