Chapter 194: bitter first and sweet

The Imperial Capital's Military Affairs Office is the busiest these days. There are too many things to do in the northern war zone after the war, hundreds of thousands of prisoners of war also need to be properly placed, and the resettlement of civilians in northern provinces - the strategy of Tulip Duke's strong walls and clearing the fields to lure the enemy into depth has been miraculously effective, but how to recover afterwards is not Roddy's business.

News continues to spread to the imperial capital, some of which are good and some are bad.

The good news comes from the Northwest. Under the leadership of General Ello, the empire star, the Northwest Legion stubbornly repelled the invasion of the Great Moon Kingdom of Royantar. After Ello's last victory at Fort Trier, Royantar was unwilling to lose and once led a large army to attack Wat Fort Wat. After Ello's Northwest Legion and the Grassland Cavalry fought for a battle under Wat Fort Wat, both sides suffered losses. In the end, Royantar returned without success, but Ello made a trick again on the other side's retreat. The 10,000 light cavalry ambushed the baggage team of the Great Moon Kingdom halfway - it was said to be "ambush", but it would be better to say it was a "harassment".

After all, less than 10,000 light cavalrymen cannot pose any threat to the tens of thousands of troops in the Dayue Kingdom. Moreover, the light cavalry of the Northwest Legion is much worse than the Iron Cavalry of the Grassland in terms of strength.

But Gislund, the commander of the ten thousand cavalry, was an excellent commander, who led his soldiers to accomplish the mission assigned by General Ello.

By the time Luo Yantar's reinforcements arrived, the cavalry ambushed by the Empire had already retreated, leaving only the baggage team after being attacked - more than half of the supplies had been burned down.

After the end of the Northern Holy War, the Second Northwest War finally ended. Losing the Rolands as an ally on the battlefield, the Great Moon Kingdom wisely demanded to make peace with the Empire.

However, this time, the conditions for peacemaking depend on how the old skeleton blackmailed the Great Moon Kingdom.

In addition to the news of the victory in the northwest, another important news in the imperial capital is: Duke Tulip has already claimed leave to His Majesty, left the capital and returned to his fiefdom to recuperate in Xilin Province - everyone is speculating that Duke Tulip's injuries may be more serious than expected.

Such news made people in the imperial capital feel a little nervous - fortunately, the news of victory in the northwest slightly diluted the atmosphere.

Finally, three days later, Duke Tulip and his beautiful sister left the Tulip Duke's Mansion in the imperial capital together - of course, it has now become the "Master's Mansion of Duke Tulip Empire"!

Under the protection of a team of Wolf Tooth Army and a team of Royal Guards, he left the imperial capital and headed to Xiqiu, the capital of Xilin Province.

The Wolf Tooth Army is already a direct cavalry regiment of Duke Tulip, so there is no criticism for a team of Wolf Tooth Army escorts, but the escorts of a team of Royal Guards surprised people.

His Majesty the Emperor seems to be very fond of the Tulip family, and he actually asked the guards who specialize in protecting the royal family to defend the Tulip Duke...

In contrast, the news received by Marquis Carolin was much more detailed - this team of two thousand people of the Royal Guards was the trusted court warrior, Lord Roddy!

"It seems that Your Majesty is encouraging the Tulip Family in another way..." The old fox's expression was a little complicated.

Miro frowned: "Uncle, did you ask me to send someone to check this Roddy carefully?"

The old fox shook his head and said in a deep voice: "Check? Don't forget that he is the Emperor's Majesty's person... and maybe... Humph, check him? Can you guarantee that you will not be discovered by others when you investigate him? If His Majesty the Emperor discovers that we are investigating Roddy... Then what will Your Majesty think? Such a matter cannot be investigated! If it involves the privacy of the royal family, you should also treat it as if you don't know. It is best not to ask more questions!"

Roddy was wearing armor of Royal Guard officers and walked in the middle of the queue. He was surrounded by Royal Guard officers and soldiers. These people were not familiar with them. In just a few days, he became their superiors. It was obvious that these people respected Roddy very much, and even had a little awe.

In fact, since the reward ceremony that day, rumors about this young imperial hero have spread at an extremely fast speed. Although this news cannot be written openly in the newspaper, it has spread rapidly in every corner of the imperial capital.

At this moment, even many officers and soldiers of the Royal Guards couldn't help but suspect that this young boss might really have a "relative" relationship with His Majesty the Emperor...

After all, among the upper nobles or royal families in the empire, which one of these high-ranking people is not a mistress or countless women? It is not a bizarre thing to have one or two illegitimate children. It is just that what His Majesty the Emperor did is so hidden, which makes people admire him very much!

Clouds drooping in the east are thousands of feet, and sunsets in the west are like fire.

The clouds in the sky are a flat three-point and one corner, like a huge blue-gray sand tent, floating in the air. Roddy took a deep breath, looked at the wonders in the sky with a relaxed mood, and then sighed a long time.

Finally leaving the imperial capital, he finally relaxed a lot. From the beginning of the war to the present, he had no time to rest - now he had a rare time to have free time, no more people who were watching his nobles, no more war, no more intrigue, just accompanying his beloved woman to Xilin... "Duke of Tulip" was going to recuperate, so he regarded it as a rare holiday!

Thinking about his thoughts, a horse behind him rushed up, and immediately a guard from the Duke's Mansion ran to Roddy and said in a deep voice: "His Excellency Roddy, the Duke please see him in the carriage!"

Roddy nodded, but a smile appeared in her eyes.

With everyone's envious eyes, Roddy turned her horse's head and ran to the back of the queue.

A huge carriage was in the middle of the queue. The carriage was specially modified. The wide carriage was two or three times the size of an ordinary carriage. The windows were sealed - because the Duke's injuries had not healed and could not see the wind!

The coachman who drove the carriage and the dozen soldiers of the Wolf Tooth Army guarding around the carriage were all personal soldiers of the Duke of Tulip - these people were all warriors transformed by the blood clan.

The people from the Wolf Tooth Army and the Royal Guards all looked at Roddy with envious eyes - it seems that the Duke really appreciates this young man. Everyone hasn't seen the Duke for a long time, but only this young man. Every day the Duke calls him into the carriage and talks for a while...

But this is not too strange. Everyone knows that this young Viscount was originally the Duke's personal deputy captain, so he was naturally the Duke's confidant.

Roddy took a deep breath and gently knocked on the carriage door.

Then the car door slowly opened a little, and a pair of white and jade-like hands gently pulled the door, and a beautiful face exposed from behind the door.

Nicole looked at Roddy gently and smiled, "Come in, Lord Roddy."

After closing the car door, Nicole was already snuggling in Roddy's arms. Roddy hugged Nicole, sniffed the fragrance on her hair gently, then held her face and whispered: "Why are you calling me in again? This is not safe. It will make others suspicious... Didn't you say that when we arrived in Xiqiu, we will have more chances to meet."

Nicole shook her head, with a hint of reluctance on her face: "You don't know, I'm so suffocated by myself in this carriage! I also said that I was taking care of the Duke in the carriage... Alas... this carriage cannot even open the window..." Speaking of this, Nicole raised her head, her big eyes flashed with tenderness: "I want you to accompany me!"

Roddy felt soft and looked at the beautiful face in front of her. She couldn't help but lean over and kiss her gently, and whispered: "Okay, I'll accompany you." He smiled lightly and said softly: "The scenery outside is really good. We have entered Xilin Province... Alas, this fiefdom of the Tulip Family is a good place... I just passed a big river, and the scenery there is very beautiful."

Nicole smiled slightly and leaned gently on Roddy's chest. The two of them sat in the carriage and hugged each other. Nicole closed her eyes and turned the poster backhanded Roddy's waist, like a lazy cat, and whispered: "Dahe, it must be the Tuotuo River. This is the largest river in the Xilin. I often played here when I was young. I remember that my father often brought us here..." Although she closed her eyes, she had a sweet smile on her face: "When I was young, I liked to run barefoot by the river. The river water was clear and cool..."

Roddy gently stroked her hair and smiled, "Well, that must be very beautiful."

Nicole opened her eyes: "How did you know that it's very beautiful? You haven't seen it."

Roddy's eyes rolled and she laughed, "I mean, your feet must be very beautiful...I haven't seen that river before, but I can see your feet..."

Nicole's cheeks floated red clouds, bit her lip, and chuckled and cursed: "You have learned bad things! Roddy, the former, wouldn't say such words!"

"Haha..." Roddy smiled and said, "Is that bad to say? I've seen your feet long ago when you kicked me..." Speaking of this, looking at Nicole's shy face and her nose was filled with the fragrance of a girl. Roddy couldn't help holding her with one hand, but the other hand reached to Nicole's feet and smiled, "That's this foot. You kicked me with this foot a lot..."

Nicole was about to retort, but suddenly felt her foot being grabbed by the other party's hand. She couldn't help but let out a low voice, but she didn't struggle. Her face was red and almost bleeded. She glanced at Roddy and said, "You were just a little thief who broke into my house. If I don't kick you, would you still..."

She was only halfway through her mouth, her mouth was blocked. Roddy had pressed on her and couldn't help but ravage the other party's soft lips.

I don’t know how long it took, but Nicole finally gasped and said, “You…you are so bold. There are so many people outside, aren’t you afraid?”

"What are you afraid of? This carriage is so thick, who can hear it? Besides, let me come in and accompany you. Are we the two of us sitting here and chatting?" Roddy laughed softly, and then his face gradually became serious and said seriously: "Nicole, I'm afraid that you are very bored here, but soon, when we arrive in Sichu, we will be together. At that time, I will pursue you openly with Roddy's identity, and then we will be together, and that will be open and upright!"

"Bah!" Nicole spat and gritted her teeth and said, "Is it rare to publicly...?" But she was blushing at this moment, her eyes were full of water, and there were three false anger in her eyes, but seven points shy in her eyes. She didn't know how seductive this look was. Roddy couldn't help but kiss her lips gently and whispered: "Then am I going out?"

"No!" Nicole frowned and grabbed Roddy's clothes with both hands. She sighed: "You don't know that when you were in the north, I couldn't sleep well every night, and I was worried about your safety in the north... When I was in the imperial capital, you ran to the palace again. You couldn't be by my side all the time. Every day I was in the room, nominally accompanying the duke's younger brother. In fact, I was the only one in the room, and I was so frustrated!"

Roddy smiled bitterly and said, "There is no way. Didn't I take a carriage to see you every day? It's ridiculous that others think it was a court medical officer sent by the emperor..."

Nicole shook her head: "Anyway, when you arrive in Xiqiu, I want you to accompany me every day, every day, every night..." When she said "Yeye", her face turned red and her voice was as thin as a mosquito.

Roddy couldn't help but tremble in her heart. Looking at Nicole's red face, her breathing gradually became rapid. Her hand holding Nicole couldn't help but tighten tighter. She kissed her hard on the mouth, and then whispered: "What did you... say?"

Nicole shook her head, although she was shy, her eyes were firm: "I don't care, I just want to be your woman... When you are fighting, I... I'm worried about death tomorrow...you..."

Roddy took a deep breath: "You are my woman, no one can take it away!"

The two hugged each other for a while, and Roddy knew that he would not leave, so she would not be able to control herself. She cleared her throat and smiled bitterly: "Okay, I'm going out. You sit patiently and you will arrive in Xiqiu soon."

Nicole nodded, sat up from his arms, then took out a silver bottle and handed it over, whispering: "This is today's potion, this is the last bottle. Drink it, your voice will completely change. In the future, you don't have to worry that those who are familiar with you will hear your voice the same as the Duke of Tulips."

Roddy took it, raised her neck and said to swallow the potion, and smiled bitterly, "This thing is very bitter, much bitterer than the potion you asked me to drink at the beginning..."

Nicole glanced at him: "I used to make your voice like Seth. Drinking that kind of potion makes people sick! Now... I can't bear to let you suffer that kind of pain, so I used a lot of thought to prepare this medicine!"

Roddy licked her lips and frowned and said, "It's really bitter... Well... It's not good to be so bitter, you have to be sweet..." Ignoring Nicole exclaimed, pecked her mouth heavily, and then smiled and said, "That's right, bitter first and sweet later."
Chapter completed!