Ferdinand couldn't help but feel a little proud when he looked at the shocked expressions of the four of them.

Especially when he saw Renard, in addition to shock, there was also a little fear in his eyes, which made him feel more comfortable.

He took a sip of tea and said again: "I hope that everyone can do their best to help Arthur's kingdom through the current difficulties, and do not have any worries." ”

Renard took the lead in replying, "That's nature, and we're going to do our best." ”

Ferdinand nodded and said with a smile: "As long as everyone can do their best for the prosperity of the kingdom, I will not be stingy with rewards." ”

As he spoke, he clapped his hands.

This was obviously a code, and after two sounds, several court servants rushed in outside the door, holding trays in their hands, lined up next to everyone.

Immediately afterwards, Marquis Bowen walked in with a smile, he first greeted Ferdinand, then turned to look at the four of Renard, and said with a smile: "Everyone, please get up and accept the edict." ”

The edict is the equivalent of the Western decree, and the king will only issue the edict when dealing with the most important matters, representing the supreme directive of the head of state.

The term rarely appeared during the reign of King Ferdinand, and was only used twice in the memorial service to His Majesty Bertram.

In any case, the word edict has always meant supreme honor and responsibility.

The four of them immediately realized the seriousness of the matter, and hurriedly stood up, showing a respectful and humble appearance, and waited for the other party to read the edict.

Seeing this, Ferdinand waved his hand and said to Marquis Bowen: "Forget it, there are no outsiders, so you don't need to be so formal." ”

That being said, he didn't mean to let everyone sit down.

Lei Ye pouted secretly: What a guy with different hearts.

Marquis Bowen nodded yes, but without saying anything to sit down, he picked up the delicate scroll bound with a red ribbon from the tray of the first servant.

Untying the ribbon and gently unfolding the scroll, his gaze swept over Renard and the others again, and then lowered his head and read aloud: "Edict of His Majesty King Arthur IV and Ferdinand. ”

He pulled a long note and continued: "The demon disaster has struck, the northern continent is in turmoil, the demons are raging in the Arthurian kingdom, and the subjects are displaced......"

After reading a long and unnutritious cliché, Marquis Bowen finally got to the point: "His Majesty King Hope IV and Ferdinand, the great King of Arthur's Kingdom, will personally march to quell the evil plague in Kale County." ”

"Baron Renard Duncan, Governor of Southern Wilderness County, is hereby promoted to hereditary viscount and deputy commander of the expeditionary force, and troops are sent from Southern Wilderness County to assist. ”

"Duke Edmund Waiton is hereby promoted to Deputy Commander of the Expeditionary Force, and the Duke of Duncan is to send troops to assist. ”

"The southern garrison marched with the king ......"

Renard listened to it for a long time, and couldn't help but be a little depressed, he thought that the front was all nonsense, but he didn't expect that the back was still nonsense.

King Ferdinand's reward was too stingy, and there was no real reward other than all kinds of false names.

The other three, perhaps accustomed to the king's style, miraculously showed grateful expressions when Marquis Bowen recited.

Lei Ye couldn't help but sigh a little: Life is like a play, it all depends on acting skills!

Then, he blinked vigorously and squeezed out a few tears.

After about twenty minutes, the Marquis of Bowen finally finished with a wish of victory for His Majesty and the army, and then distributed the edict in his hand to everyone.

The four of Renard each received the edict and exchanged a few words of greeting before sitting back in their seats.

The Marquis of Bowen said a few unnutritious words to King Ferdinand, and left the study with the court servants, apparently he had come to read the edict.

After talking about business, everyone had no personal relationship, and the atmosphere was suddenly a little cold.

Leander is an old fritter after all, and left directly under the pretext that he needed to convey His Majesty's will to the Southern Military District.

Duke Edmund's two sons-in-law were also bright-minded, otherwise they would not have been sent to the court meeting, they looked at each other, and at the same time took their leave: "We will go back to return to my father-in-law at this time, and arrange the expedition as soon as possible, so we will not bother." ”

King Ferdinand nodded, motioning for them to leave, and then raised his hand to stop Renard, who wanted to get up: "You stay, I have something to talk to you about." ”

Renard was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and suddenly thought of Sylvia, and he sat back in place silently.

After everyone had left, and there were only two people left in the study, Ferdinand suddenly stood up and walked to the window, and asked, "Look when you come."

See Sylvia. ”

Renard sat on the couch and didn't move, just nodded and replied, "See." ”

Ferdinand reached out and pushed open the glass window, and immediately the sound of children's laughter could be heard outside, and he asked again, "Do you have any ideas?" ”

Reynard frowned, not understanding what the other party was trying to say.

Ferdinand waited for a long time without hearing a reply, then reminded: "Sylvia is the princess of Arthur's kingdom, and having children twice out of wedlock has a great impact on her reputation, and I don't want her and her children to live in gossip." ”

"Although I asked the Ministry of Intelligence to try its best to suppress these rumors that were not good for her, paper can't contain fire after all, and I hope you can give her a legitimate identity. ”

Renard was silent for a long time, not knowing how to take it.

Western society follows monogamy, and he already has a wife.

How can you give Sylvia a rightful identity? Do you want to divorce Heidi and marry Sylvia? This is absolutely impossible!

For Lei Ye, the transaction between him and Sylvia is more about feelings than feelings.

Seeing that he did not speak, Ferdinand reminded again: "If you can build a career, you may be able to stop these rumors." ”

Renard thought for a long time before he understood, it turned out that the other party had spared so many bends, but he was actually reminding himself not to forget the original promise, he asked tentatively: "Princess Sylvia told you about the matter?"

Ferdinand sneered, "Your eloquence is quite good, but you can only deceive a little girl who is in love." ”

A little girl in love? It's not a good word to describe Sylvia, she's a pretty shrewd little she-fox.

She exchanged her loyalty for military supplies worth hundreds of thousands of gold coins, pacified the king's army that was about to mutiny, and indirectly saved the Kingdom of Arthur.

Now, this little she-fox is not honest again.

Renard shrugged: "The matter of occupying the Kingdom of Helsinki by force is just an idea for the time being, and only after defeating the two major families will we have the energy to focus on the north." ”

Ferdinand nodded nondeniably: "We can talk more about it then." ”

I'm afraid I want to get a piece of the pie from my own bowl!