As soon as the maid with a lovely round face entered the room, she was surrounded by several other maids, who greeted her chatteringly. Betissa patted her apron, raised her eyebrows and looked at the maids in the room.
The master glanced at her, then made a silencing gesture to the other sisters, and asked in a low voice: "Shh, let me ask you, has the earl had a good rest after I left?"
After hearing this question, the sisters immediately became sad. Ever since Akane was put under house arrest by Her Majesty the Queen, she has been very depressed all day long. Sometimes she even talks to her in a daze with the spear that she doesn't know where it came from.
, which made them all suspicious, wondering if there was something wrong with the earl's mind. They had to report Qian's daily routine to Her Majesty the Queen every day - Her Majesty obviously still cares about this adult very much, at least she never lied about this matter.
To outsiders, every time he took time out of his busy schedule to come and listen to Betissa's report in person - but His Majesty didn't say anything about the weirdness of this Earl, so they naturally didn't dare to speculate on it themselves.
But Qian was always depressed, didn't eat much, and didn't sleep much, which caused them a lot of headaches.
Betissa understood something when she saw the faces of the sisters. She sighed and said: "Hey, let your lord, Lord, have a good rest. Don't make trouble anymore. She must be homesick, but Her Majesty the Queen doesn't either."
Allow her to go back."
"Yes, yes," the maids replied in unison: "We children from the mountains are always attached to our hometown. I always remember the maple trees in my hometown."
Another maid looked at Betissa's face and asked in a low voice: "Betissa, you don't look very good. Is Her Majesty the Queen in a bad mood?"
"Hush," Betissa glared at the maid: "Don't talk nonsense, but His Majesty is in a bad mood today."
"What's wrong?" This question seemed to arouse the curiosity of the maids, and they hurriedly asked in lowered voices.
"It's not because of that Earl." Betissa sighed. She didn't know how many times she had sighed, as if His Majesty's bad mood had also affected her.
"Is it that Earl who came from the country again?"
"Keep your voice down, idiot," Betissa replied: "That Earl is from Eruin. Do you know Eruin? It is a small kingdom in the south of the empire. By the way, our Earl is also from there.
Come here, don't let her hear you talking about her hometown and what a count from the country is, how unpleasant it sounds."
The maids were startled, with lingering fears on their faces, and some even looked into the room with a guilty conscience.
But when they realized that Qian didn't seem to be listening to them, they breathed a sigh of relief and quickly turned around and asked: "Betissa, tell us quickly, what happened to the Earl?"
Akane was under house arrest in the courtyard of this old castle, and the maids like them were naturally unable to leave, except for Betissa who had to take a carriage to the Rose Garden to meet His Majesty every once in a while. And girls of their age are full of emotions.
In an era of liveliness and curiosity, new things outside are even more attractive to them, even if it is a trivial thing. Betissa was a little older, and when she saw the pitiful looks of her companions, she could only reply:
"The earl arrested the local gentry and nobles in Seruf. When I went there, I happened to see Duke Palute complaining to His Majesty in the Rose Garden." When she said this, she suddenly revealed a
With a clever smile, he said with full of disrespect to the Duke, "You haven't seen the angry look on the Duke's face. I have never seen him like this before."
"Betissa, you said that Lord Count has arrived in Seruf?" The maids seemed to be used to hearing such news, and they were not surprised at all, as if the nobles in the south had been beaten to pieces in the past half month.
As if it had become a common occurrence, it had become a joke for everyone in the entire capital. Instead, they noticed another point and asked curiously: "So, we will be able to see that person in less than a month."
A Earl?"
"Before he completely annoys Your Majesty," Betissa curled her lips. When Grand Duke Palute was talking to Her Majesty the Queen, she only dared to stand aside and lower her head to listen. However, this did not prevent her from hearing how bad His Majesty's mood was, not to mention what happened later.
The look on Her Majesty the Queen's face that she secretly saw also proved this - her face was always cold, and today it was colder than usual, enough to make people's teeth chatter just by looking at it. She thought about it, and added with lingering fear.
: "If the Earl was not captured and hanged by His Majesty, we might hope to see him."
"Betissa, what are you talking about?" At this time, a slightly deep voice came over.
All the maids were startled. They had been having such a heated discussion earlier that they didn't even notice that Akane had walked over. The mountain girl stood by the door of her room and looked at them. The maids looked like a group of frightened people.
Like the sparrows, they closed their mouths one by one, making the room suddenly quiet.
Betissa glared at her unloyal companions angrily, and then whispered to Qian: "Your Majesty the Earl."
"Are you discussing Eruin?" Akane didn't pay attention to this matter, but stared at her closely and asked in a somewhat urgent tone.
It's over, your lordship must have heard it, Betissa thought. But she didn't dare to lie, so she answered honestly: "Yes, your lordship."
"Tell me the truth." Akane said with a somewhat pale face. In fact, she had often been unable to sleep well these days. Whenever she closed her eyes, she would think of the lord, which made her uneasy.
"We are discussing an Earl from Eruin."
"A Earl from Eruin?" As soon as Qian heard this, she immediately rushed to Betissa's side in three uncharacteristic steps, and she clung to the round-faced maid like a ghost.
arms and asked loudly.
"Ah!" Betissa had never seen Qian like this before, and couldn't help being frightened.
"Where does that Earl come from?"
"My lord, I don't know. Her Majesty the Queen and the nobles didn't mention it, so I don't dare to ask." Betissa quickly replied.
Akane pursed her lips and said nothing. The girl's keen premonition immediately made her grasp something, but she couldn't think of how to ask the question.
Betissa looked at the Earl with trepidation. When she came into contact with the determined and eager eyes of the other party, she seemed to understand all of a sudden, and then she asked tremblingly: "My Earl, do you want to hear what he has to say?"
Deeds?"
Akane nodded seriously.
"Okay, that's it..." Betissa took a deep breath and spoke slowly.
…
After Duke Palut left, Constance's face became slightly brighter. At this time, Fiona Nidwin, the Prime Minister of the Empire, known as "Little Nidwen", happened to walk into Her Majesty's room in the Rose Garden with an expression on her face.
In the dedicated study room, the supreme leader of the empire looked at the other person and asked: "What's wrong, Prime Minister, has the earl caused some new trouble?"
Little Niedwin glanced at Her Majesty the Queen in surprise. Before he came, he heard from the chamberlain that Her Majesty was furious, but now it seemed that it was far from the case. Not only did Her Majesty not lose her temper, she seemed to be in a slightly good mood.
. But even so, he still didn't dare to relax a little, and quickly bowed respectfully, and then replied with some embarrassment: "Your Majesty, you know things like a god. It is indeed true. That Earl took Siruf's
After the nobles detained him, a group of young people wanted to take revenge on him, but unfortunately they all took hostages by him. I heard that the nobles in the south have lost their temper with the earl and are discussing a ransom.
We are here to replace him, but the old Duke seems unable to bear this humiliation."
The old Duke he was talking about was naturally the previous generation head of the Parut family. The Parut family was a representative of the emerging aristocracy of the Cruz Empire. It was no secret that they had close ties with the local aristocrats in the south. In fact, Her Majesty the Queen was also
It was because of this that they were supported to become an important force in the court.
"Which families' children were arrested?" Constance asked casually.
"Mainly the Alkans family and the Jean family. Your Majesty, the Duchess is from the Jean family." Fiona Niedwin reminded.
"You don't need to remind me, I naturally know this," Her Majesty the Queen replied: "These self-righteous guys dare not even look down on the guests I invited, so I might as well let them suffer a little."
Little Niedwin seemed to have figured out the whole story, and quickly replied: "Your Majesty is right, but that Earl is really disrespectful to the empire. The nobles of the empire can't stand him fighting all the way.
"
"Hmph," the Silver Queen snorted softly: "It's normal to be young and energetic, but it's true that his grandfather was much calmer than him back then. It doesn't matter. People with ability can be forgiven for being unruly. The empire is still
It's not like he doesn't even have the capacity to accommodate people. But don't make him make too much noise. He just wants to attract our attention, but the empire cannot bear to have every envoy come. Let the people on the border
The local legions must be more vigilant, even a mere Eruin can step on their faces, and Count Alkans and Count Jean will not feel embarrassed."
The prime minister of the empire couldn't help but smile bitterly: "This Earl, I really don't know how to describe it. He actually did such a thing. Even I almost thought he was a madman."
"He is not crazy," Constance replied: "This Earl knows the empire very well. He knows that we will not do anything to him. Moreover, this little guy is very measured in his actions. Outsiders can't tell. I don't believe you."
You still can’t see it, Prime Minister.”
A thin layer of cold sweat immediately broke out on little Niedwen's forehead. He knew in his heart that even though the supreme leader of the empire was talking to him here, in fact, the Niedwen family was under the control of Her Majesty the Queen.
It is a recognized fact that his status in his heart is getting worse day by day. On the contrary, because of a series of things Brando has done these days, he has met with Her Majesty the Queen a lot more times, and the relationship between the two parties has eased slightly.
Some. But the other party's words immediately made him fearful, and he quickly and carefully replied: "Your Majesty has a burning gaze. After all, that Earl is that person's grandson."
"Indeed." Her Majesty the Queen nodded, as if she was convinced.
"Your Majesty, I heard before I came that you were angry again." At this time, little Niedwin suddenly asked cautiously.
"how?"
"Your Majesty, your body."
"I am in good health and I don't need to worry about the old prime minister," Constance knew that these must be the words he passed on for the old prime minister Nieder. Although the young prime minister in front of her was not inferior to his father in terms of brains, his courage and courage were not as good as those of his father.
Much worse: "I'm angry because the incompetent nobles of the empire have their faces trampled under their feet. Instead of thinking about how to regain their glory, they want to tie their gains and losses to the entire empire.
The Cruz people haven't stooped to that level yet."
"It's natural for them to want to take revenge on the Earl. I don't think Grand Duke Palut will let it go, Your Majesty." Little Niedwin shook his head and replied.
"I hope he won't cause me too much trouble." Constance shook her head.
"Count Alcorns and Count Jean have a sense of proportion." Little Nedven replied carelessly.
Constance glanced at him and corrected: "I'm talking about him."
The Imperial Prime Minister was slightly startled, then smiled bitterly.
Little Niedwin stayed in the Rose Garden for half an hour, and took the time to report to the supreme leader of the empire on the battle situation in the west and east - the lions were still attacking White Heart, the Orcas Fortress Group, and
Compared with their decisiveness in gathering the army, the progress can be said to be slow. The wind elves' offensive persists in the wilderness of the four realms. The Red Legion is not a vain name as one of the four main legions of the empire, and the mobilization within the empire
It is also coming to an end, and the atmosphere of the coming war can be felt even in remote areas.
After he said goodbye, Constance watched the prime minister of the empire leave. When the study was empty, she gently tapped the armrest of the long-backed chair and said to herself thoughtfully.
"Does he really know how to arm himself with the Kingdom of Heaven? Could it be that the old guy Jocelyn secretly went to Eruin...?"
"No, he won't be that superficial. Lady Gwendolyn, I have a vague feeling that he seems to be sending us a signal. What does he want to express? Or maybe this is the attitude of the Eruin people.
?”
Her cold voice echoed faintly in the empty study, but no one answered her question.
…
"It's not just that."
The story in the room had obviously been going on for a while, but it didn't look like it was going to end for a while. Betissa continued: "Everyone thinks that the earl is crazy. He actually didn't get what he deserved.
We captured a fortress of the Empire with the courtesy. Oh my God, before this I always thought that we mountain people were the most rebellious citizens of the Empire, but I never expected that we would be nothing compared to this lord Count.
"
"I have long heard that the Eruin people have a great king. When he founded the country, he made an oath that the Eruin people would independently protect their people. I didn't expect that this would be the case." When he said this,
The round-faced little maid couldn't help but glance at her lord secretly, but she was disappointed to find that Akane was unmoved and just asked numbly: "Then what?"
She sighed in disappointment and continued to answer: "Then the nobles of the empire certainly refused to give up. They gathered an army to teach this ignorant foreigner a lesson. Of course, the result was not as good as theirs.
Meaning - As for the following, I told you before, Lord Earl, that Lord Earl naturally captured them all. Not only that, he also used these people as hostages to demand a large ransom from their families.
There is also a name called 'reputation damage compensation' or 'mental damage compensation' or something like that."
Akane shivered as if she had been electrocuted. She raised her head and looked at her maid, and asked with some disbelief: "You said 'mental damages'? You never told me about this before, Betissa!"
"But that's not the point, Lord Earl..."
Betissa answered inexplicably, but she did not realize that the Earl in front of her had clenched his teeth.
Once upon a time, she, the only person who had stayed with the lord for the longest time, had become accustomed to those strange terms. She once thought that was the only bad habit of the lord.
But at this moment, those words that once sounded so difficult to understand now sound so familiar to him.
Betissa was still chattering: "According to me, there is actually no need for the earl to offend the nobles of the empire so harshly. He is a foreigner after all. If he shows off his power for a while, he will be punished in the future.
Her Majesty the Queen also got angry several times because of this, and several Dukes hated him so much that they gnashed their teeth. The only thing worthy of praise is that this Earl stole the show. Now in the area near Rushta, I am afraid that
There are very few people who don’t know him. I really don’t understand what he wants to do.”
In the middle of her words, she was suddenly stunned, because she suddenly saw the count in front of her shed tears. She hurriedly shouted: "Your Majesty, what's wrong with you?"
Akane shook her head vigorously.
Because she understands.
All this was done just to tell her something.
I'm already here, Qian.
As promised——
…
(PS: It’s so late to write this today. I haven’t played much with Sword and Soul. Woohoo, I took Sister Qian and painfully begged for a monthly ticket. In addition, someone asked yesterday about the reset of the Ether Dragon. Paying mana is actually a card.
In terms of abilities, the cost of Ether Dragon itself is 25 water; however, I also read the description of that card, and there is actually something wrong with it. I think it should be written as an enchantment.) (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature