Suldak rode to the Marquis Luther's residence on horseback and handed a letter of visit to the foreign affairs steward in the gatehouse of the Marquis' residence.
The housekeeper quickly invited Surdak and his party into the living room, and a maid served tea and cakes to Surdak and others.
The steward sent a maid to spread the news of Suldak's visit to the Marquis's palace.
Since Suldak successfully proposed to Miss Hathaway more than two months ago and was recognized by Marquis Luther and Lady Marian, it is much easier to visit Marquis Luther's Mansion than other nobles. Even if he is invited to stay at this time,
The Luther Marquis Mansion is no surprise either.
“Is the Marquis in the palace?” Suldak raised his head and asked the young foreign affairs steward.
The steward said very respectfully: "Your Excellency went to the House of Representatives in the morning. There have been a lot of issues in the House of Representatives recently. Your Excellency has been busy until late almost every day. Recently, many nobles from the Tarapagan area have fled to Bena City for refuge."
I didn’t expect that Marquis Luther, who received the plane garrison task, would be so busy every day. I guess the situation in the Bena Province is not as optimistic as it seems on the surface.
It has been more than four years since Duke Newman led the Bena Legion into the Warsaw plane. The situation in the Warsaw plane is still unclear. If this drags on, it will not be a good thing for the Bena Legion. For the sake of the Warsaw plane
The price paid by the noble lords of Handanar County and Bena Province was too high.
It seems that Lord Macdonald's desire to break away from the Bena Province has been made clear. Marquis Luther is a representative of the war faction in the Bena Province, so he naturally cannot miss this meeting.
Suldak was not prepared either. He asked the housekeeper again: "What about Miss Hathaway?"
“Miss Hathaway joined the Foreign Affairs Bureau of Bena City a while ago. She handles official business at the Foreign Affairs Bureau every Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday morning.”
Surdak did not expect to find a job in the Foreign Affairs Bureau. His last letter to Hathaway was written two months ago before leading the army into the desert. At that time, he also told Hathaway in the letter that he was leaving.
Wall Village for a period of time, during which I was unable to write to her.
Unexpectedly, two and a half months later, when I returned to Bena City, I found that Hathaway had actually found a job. She was probably too bored staying at home.
Suldak's thoughts flew far away for a moment...
“Baron Suldak, Madam Marian is waiting for you in the drawing room.” The butler said in front of Suldak, calling him back from his distraction.
Madam Marianne's maid saluted Suldak at the door and said softly: "Baron Suldak, Madam asked me to come and pick you up."
Suldak quickly stood up and followed the maid out.
The place where Mrs. Marian received Suldak was a small living room. There were two rows of tables and chairs on both sides of the room. The walls around the room were covered with gorgeous wallpaper. Suldak saw Mrs. Marian wearing a golden dress.
The iris-style palace dress was sitting on a chair in the middle of the living room. A beam of light shone in from the five-colored window glass behind her, forming streaks of light on the floor of the living room.
Mrs. Marianne was flanked by four maids. Suldak walked into the living room, and all eyes fell on him.
Salute and sit down.
Madam Marian's soft gaze fell on Suldak and asked: "Dak, are you coming to Bena City this time to accompany the legion to the Bailin plane?"
“After receiving the recruitment order from Marquis Luther, I led the cavalry battalion to Bena City.” Suldak said.
The maid brought out milk tea and placed it in front of Suldak. The teacup contained a faint aroma. The maid leaned over Suldak, stirred the milk tea evenly, and squatted beside him.
Mrs. Marian stared at Suldak and asked: "When I was chatting with Mrs. Annabella a few days ago, we also talked about your formation of a cavalry battalion. So... are you ready now?"
“Yes, ma’am,” Surdak replied.
A trace of surprise flashed in Mrs. Marian's eyes, and she said: "Ferdinand wanted to help you at the beginning. After all, forming an army will be very difficult at the beginning. I didn't expect you to be able to do it so well!"
"I just recruited some new recruits and veterans who have retired from the battlefield. Many of them have never been cavalry before, but they are working hard to train their riding skills. I believe they will soon be able to adapt to the life of the cavalry." Sur.
Duck said a little cautiously.
The maid squatting beside him peeled off a lavender fruit, twisted it with two fingers and brought it to his mouth.
As long as he wants to eat, he can eat it by opening his mouth.
Suldak had never tried this kind of service. He was a little confused about how to do it. He blushed and asked Mrs. Marianne: "How is Miss Hathaway lately?"
"Recently, Wei seems to be interested in some foreign affairs, so she went to the Foreign Affairs Bureau to find a clerical job. She happened to be on duty today and won't be back until the afternoon." Mrs. Marian pursed her lips and controlled the smile on her face.
Knowing that Surdak did not have a noble family background, he did not have some bad habits that only nobles had, which made Lady Marianne very satisfied.
"If I want to see her now, will you think I'm rude?" Suldak stood up from his seat and asked Mrs. Marianne.
He was tall and tall, looking somewhat heroic, as if he couldn't wait to see Hathaway.
Mrs. Marianne used a fan to cover the slightly raised corners of her mouth, and said to Suldak happily: "You want to see Hathaway now? If so, I can send someone to show you the way."
After speaking, he waved to the maid standing aside and ordered: "Take Baron Suldak to the Foreign Affairs Bureau to find Hathaway."
“Thank you, Madam Marianne...” Suldak gave a knighthood to Madam Marianne.
Suldak left the Marquis Palace in a luxurious magic caravan with the maid, followed closely by Andrew and a pair of cavalry, walking down the long street, looking very grand. He leaned on the soft leather sofa,
The whole body seems to be embedded in it, and the feeling of being half-wrapped in leather seems to quickly eliminate the fatigue on the body.
Through the glass window, Suldak looked at the yellow sweet-scented osmanthus flowers secretly blooming in the cold spring on the street, and suddenly he had a feeling in his heart, this is the life of an aristocrat!
…
This area is home to many of the most distinguished nobles in Bena City. These mansions are almost surrounded by Duke Newman's Castle. This area is collectively known as the North City of Bena City.
Of course, the city hall of Pena City and some other offices are almost concentrated in the northern part of the city.
The City Hall was built on the south side of the Peace Square in front of the Newman Castle. The entire row of buildings here are administrative units and offices. The Foreign Affairs Bureau is also among this row of buildings. This is the political center of the Bena Province. Many famous people in the history of Bena
All strategic decisions are issued from here.
The Foreign Affairs Bureau accepts invitations and visits on business and government affairs above the province level. The Bena Province is an inland province of the Green Empire, and one of the few provinces that has not been invaded by the Dark Legion of Hell.
Although Duke Newman and the Bena Legion were restrained in the Warsaw plane, the development of the Bena Province has not stagnated. Nowadays, official letters are often delivered from other provinces of the Green Empire, many of which invite the great lords of the Bena Province.
Together they send troops to resist the dark army of the Abyss.
Of course, this kind of help is not in vain. Most of them will give up large areas of territory, including some rich mines, herbal gardens, monster forests, etc.
As the situation in the Green Empire becomes increasingly tense.
It is said that the Mohist Legion, which is located in the Kenda plane and guards the Wala Valley, has sealed the magic eye there with the full cooperation of the Royal Knights and the two major legions from the north and the south. The main force of the Mohist Legion has been temporarily relieved and officially joined the fight.
During the battle with the Dark Legion of Hell.
At the same time, the South Wind Legion in Haiyinsi City signed an armistice agreement with the Naga Sea Tribe of the Endless Sea. The South Wind Legion, under the leadership of Prince James, formed the main knights to join the plane war.
After Duchess Jingyue Ellie took charge of the North Wind Legion, the North Wind Legion fought several battles with the Ice and Snow Tundra Barbarians in the past two years. The balance of victory gradually tilted towards the north, allowing the North Wind Legion to begin to have enough energy to trample the iron cavalry.
Enter the plane battlefield.
The plane war in the Green Empire is full of smoke, and the noble and lords of various provinces in the empire are also ready to take action. However, the stakes of the war are a bit high, and the lords are still unwilling to act rashly until the situation is clear.
It was under such circumstances that the Foreign Affairs Bureau of the Bena Province became extremely busy, with official letters on various commercial and political matters coming in almost every day.
Hathaway was sitting in the office of Light Flux. Opposite her desk were official letters that needed to be reviewed. These official letters were all applications submitted by small lords from other provinces. After all, looking at it now, the province of Bena is one of the few that has not been included in the imperial examination.
It is one of the provinces where the dark forces invaded the private plane. These small lords from other provinces applied to join the Bena Province for some reasonable reasons.
The land in the main plane of Bena Province has been divided very loosely, and it is simply unable to accept the joining application of so many lords.
At this time, of course, we must choose some outstanding lords to join the Bena Province.
Hathaway's current job is to review, organize and classify, which is the job of a junior clerk. Although she only has three working days a week, and each working day is only half a day, there are already a lot of official letters on her desk.
feet high.
As Hathaway’s personal assistant, what the round-faced Beatrice has to do every day is to receive official letters, register them, sort them out and move them to Hathaway’s desk.
"I think that Beard is deliberately looking for trouble. He is trying to get you to notice him." Beatrice held a hot water cup, took a sip of sweet milk tea, squinted her eyes, and curled her long eyelashes.
Again, her desk was a little messy, but the handwriting on the account books was quite neat.
Seeing Hathaway's desk, Beatrice knew that today's afternoon tea might be left in this office.
"This is also my job. I went to look at the official letters on the desks of other clerks, and there were almost as many!" Hathaway was wearing a tube skirt and a white shirt with lace on the chest. She looked like a professional woman. Bi
With a faint smile in her beautiful eyes, she glanced at the birds on the branches outside the window and saw the buds sprouting from the treetops. Spring has come.
Beatrice rolled her eyes, knowing that her best friend's thoughts had flown away again.
But she still had to nag her, maybe she would feel better once she said this complaint.
She puffed up her red apple-like cheeks and babbled: "I only saw them from Teacher Sabrina before. I didn't even know they were nobles from Bena City, but now they decided to stick up.
They are all talking about their political opinions at night, as if the senior officials of the House of Representatives adopt their suggestions, the plane war will end immediately, and they can only live in sorrow at the dance, but no one appreciates their talent, my old man
God, Hathaway, I don’t want to attend another boring dance like this."
Hathaway accurately threw the quill into the ink bottle, stretched out on the chair, and said:
"Forget it, just ignore him. No matter what we do at this time, it will make him feel good about himself."
“It’s just that there are so many things to do, it’s really annoying. I also want to go horse riding in the manor outside the city...”
Hathaway rubbed her forehead, looked at the increasingly dense spring colors outside the window with some distress, and said quietly.
“Do you think we should write him a letter?” Beatrice asked, blinking.
Hathaway shook his head, walked to the window and said: "The family army is ready to go. He should be coming soon. If he is not in Helensa City, I don't want the letter we wrote to be received by his wife.
Take it apart, would you feel a little embarrassed if that happened?"
Beatrice covered her forehead with her hands and closed her mouth.
A magic caravan was parked in front of the steps downstairs. Although the dense branches blocked the entire view of the magic caravan, for a moment, Hathaway could still clearly see the silver family emblem on the car. Although it was a bit strange, she did not often ride in it.
of the carriage, but still said to Beatrice:
“I saw our carriage and was surprised why it came to pick us up so early today.”
Beatrice's eyes lit up and she said excitedly: "It's so early, do you want to go out for lunch? I think we can try the dwarf-style restaurant at the corner of the street. I heard the rum there tastes good."
The bread is very authentic and is baked by the dwarf baker invited from Stan."
"ah!"
Hathaway let out a scream, covered her mouth, waved vigorously to Beatrice, turned around and rushed out of the office quickly. Even wearing a tube skirt seemed not to be able to stop her.
Beatrice didn't know the situation, but followed her without hesitation. When she rushed out the door, she didn't forget to grab their fur coats in her hands. She followed Hathaway closely, and stood on the wooden floor of the office.
A series of rapid notes came out.
Beard was walking up the stairs holding a roll of maps. When he saw Hathaway rushing toward him, surprise appeared on his face.
Just as he was about to speak, he saw Hathaway quickly passing by him and rushing downstairs. The surprise on his face changed and he quickly asked:
“Hey, where are you going?”
No one responded. He quickly turned around and held the guardrail of the spiral staircase with both hands. He leaned out and asked downstairs:
“Miss Hathaway, what happened?”
Beatrice also ran downstairs quickly from him. Beard tried to grab Beatrice's arm and said to her sincerely:
“Beatrice, do you need my help?”
Beatrice threw his hand away without looking back. Beard immediately chased after Beatrice, trotting and asked:
"Did something happen at home? My carriage is parked outside..."
In a blink of an eye, I ran to the lobby on the first floor. At this time, the glass door of the Foreign Affairs Bureau lobby was opened by the door guard. A tall figure walked in from the door, followed by a maid. He walked into the lobby and looked at the first floor curiously.
The layout of the hall seemed like it was his first time here and he was a little unfamiliar with it. He was about to turn back and say something to the maid behind him.
Hathaway rushed out of the stairs and shouted casually: "Duck..."
There were many clerks in the hall, and everyone was attracted by Hathaway's call, but she rushed over without stopping and threw herself into the arms of the tall figure...
Beatrice, who was following Hathaway, also exclaimed and rushed over. The tall figure could only stretch out one arm and hug Beatrice in his arms.
‘Wow…’
At this moment, the map scroll in Beard's arms rolled out of his arms, jumping and scattered on the marble floor at the entrance of the stairs.
He looked at Suldak standing at the door with dull eyes, holding Hathaway in his arms who had spent countless efforts to catch up with him.
At this moment, it seemed as if the sky was getting dark.
"How did you come?"
Hathaway hugged Suldak fiercely. When she calmed down, she found that this was the office hall of the Foreign Affairs Bureau. She immediately felt a little embarrassed. Her fair face was like a red apple. She held Suldak's hand.
With his arms, he half-tugged and half-tugged him up the stairs.
When passing by Beard, Suldak smiled politely at him...