The dusty Count of Torres arrived at the rose garden the following evening.

As soon as he saw Elizabeth, he wept exaggeratedly in front of Sean and the palace guards who came with him, as well as a group of high-ranking court servants, as if he were the only remaining loyal servant of the royal family:

"Your Royal Highness, you are so ruthless and rude that your Majesty and the Queen are worried. Your Majesty has relapsed with angina because of your farewell, but you need not worry too much, he has recovered considerably by the time I left the Holy City. And the noble queen washed her face with tears all day long. Your Highness, forgive your rudeness, you are too impulsive!"

"God forbid, His Royal Highness Philip received a letter from the Count of Mount Rocky, and he sent a letter to His Majesty, and His Majesty ordered me to set off for the south at once, and you see, I did not dare to stop all the way, I did not eat well, I did not sleep well, and I lost weight several times. Lord Almighty, you look good, what a blessing!"

"Alright, Count Torres, I'm fine. Rest assured, I will go back to the Holy City with you. Elizabeth quickly reverted to her status as a princess, her tone a little cold.

Seeing that the princess was easily persuaded to persuade, the stone in Torres' heart fell to the ground.

You know, it's not a strange thing for Elizabeth to leave the palace, because she has countless antecedents and often sneaks out of the palace to play, but she also knows how to be measured and never spends the night outside.

When Elizabeth's maid could not wait for her return that day, she knew that something was wrong, and she had to report it to the queen in fear.

The queen was shocked, and in addition to imprisoning all Elizabeth's servants, she immediately mobilized the palace guards and servants to quietly search all over the city, but found nothing.

At this time, even Carlos II panicked, but out of royal dignity and just in case, although he was the emperor, he did not dare to send people to search for him in a big way, in addition to the existing manpower in the palace, Carlos II let the secret police act as the main force to find people.

After all, the disappearance of a princess will always cause unnecessary misunderstandings and rumors, and the royal family has found the letter left by Elizabeth, and she is running away from home.

But neither Carlos II nor Joseph Frank, with their focus on the Holy City and Gyeonggi, would not have thought that Elizabeth would go so far this time.

Half a month has passed, and Elizabeth must be unlucky in the eyes of all insiders, as the Count of Torres said, the emperor's old illness has relapsed, and the queen has been washing her face with tears all day long, but she can't make a big show.

It wasn't until Philip Sauron later received a handwritten letter from Sean that the royal family rushed to send Count Torres south.

Despite Sean's explanation in the letter, the royal family is still inevitably confused by Sean's explanation.

Carlos II himself believed that Sean might have bad motives, and even believed that Sean planned a vicious incident of kidnapping royalty.

It's no wonder that Carlos II thought so maliciously, he had let Sean suffer an injustice not long ago, and Sean is still unmarried.

Therefore, the Count of Torres, the Minister of the Seals, was summoned to the royal front by Carlos II before leaving, and explained in detail: if something bad happens, the honor of the royal family must be the most important.

Elizabeth, no matter how willful she was, and no matter how dissatisfied she was with her marriage, her heart was full of remorse when she heard that Carlos II had relapsed because of her willfulness.

So, she offered to go back with Count Torres.

Torres took out a fine silk handkerchief and wiped his tears, and quickly regained his grace in front of the foreign minister:

"On behalf of Your Majesty and the Empress, I thank Lord Connelly for your care of Her Royal Highness. In addition, His Royal Highness Philip has asked me to express my personal thanks to you in person on his behalf!"

"Don't dare, this is what I should do as a vassal. Salute to Your Majesty!

Sean bowed his head.

"But......," Torres said, "I've come here with great fanfare, and I'm afraid I'll fall into the eyes of those who care about it." It's not a pity for me to die, but Her Royal Highness the princess's safety has a lot to do with it, and you must know that the traitors have been active all the time. ”

"Rest assured, Minister of the Seals, apart from this rose garden, no outsider in Poitu knows that Her Royal Highness has been staying here for a month. Sean said.

He was also hinting that the royal reputation would not be affected by this.

"As for your own arrival, you're actually here to inspect the progress of the construction of the new ironclad cargo ship!" Sean added.

This diverted Torres' attention, as it was a big business directly related to his family's future. Count Torres asked delightfully:

"It is a great joy, Earl. You must know that now that sea transportation is cut off, the empire urgently needs ironclad cargo ships with strong defensive forces, and it is our duty as servants to urgently meet the needs of Your Majesty. ”

"Lord Keeper of the Seals, I would be honored to invite you to visit Kang's Shipbuilding as you recover from the fatigue of the journey, and I sincerely ask you to give us your valuable advice after visiting the shipyard!" said Sean.

"Haha, let's be tomorrow morning, I can't wait to see that iron guy. Torres was pleased with Sean's flattery.

Still, Torres took advantage of the dinner to ask Elizabeth how she had come to Poitou, which was the emperor's top priority.

Elizabeth had nothing to hide, she only remembered Poitou because of Rose, and came here purely by chance and her willfulness. As for Rose, it was the lover of the Earl of Rocky Hill, which was purely accidental, so His Majesty guessed wrong.

At this point, Torres breathed a sigh of relief.

He had been walking in the palace for a long time, and he could easily discern that Elizabeth was telling the truth. Excited and relaxed, Torres drank two more glasses of ciderwine.

The trip to Poitou was not an easy task for anyone, and Torres received the order to go south as fast as he could, and the arduous journey on the way almost cost him his life. Once he relaxed, he only felt sore.

Damn the Fish Demon!

If the sea traffic is too peaceful, the journey south is much more comfortable. But the thought of seeing the expected new cargo ship tomorrow made Torres seem to see countless gold coins.

The next morning, Sean personally accompanied Count Torres to the shipyard.

Governor Byrne and Mayor Stanley got news of Sean and waited early at the shipyard gate.

The two of them did not know the true purpose of Torres' journey south, believing that the Lord of the Seals was only concerned with his family's business. But whatever the reason, the surname Torres deserves to be carefully served.

Stanley was clearly more attentive, and even promised in front of his superiors that he would do his best to protect Kang's shipbuilding and provide as much help as possible to facilitate the construction of new cargo ships and contribute to the Empire's great cause of defeating the Fish Demon.

Stanley's unusual behavior surprised Byrne a little, because in Byrne's impression, Stanley was an experienced bureaucrat, very tactful and sophisticated, and it was impossible for him to make such a low-level official mistake in front of his superiors.

Sean and the others accompanied Count Torres to board the Rocky Hill, which was parked next to the dock.

The main power equipment of this cargo ship has been installed, and with the help of tugboats, several short sea trials have been carried out, and the selenium installation is currently being carried out intensively, that is, the rudder, anchor, life-saving series auxiliary equipment and internal facilities are installed and commissioned, and after these are completed, real sea trials will be carried out.

Sean boasted about the new ship, although looking back at its original design, there were still imperfections. These imperfections can only be perfected when the next one is built.

Byrne and Stanley were also very satisfied, for the earl did not know how to build ships, but his sturdy and slender body represented a great power in his eyes.

That evening, the Count of Torres was so happy that he had a few more drinks and had to stay at the nearby Hotel Poitou.

Stanley was so busy and attentive that he robbed Torres's servants of the work. After Byrne left, Stanley found Sean.

"Congratulations, my Mr. Mayor!" said Sean with a smile.

The initiator is, of course, Sean, who encourages Stanley to run for governor of Javia, and coincidentally, the Count of Torres came to Poitou at this point in time, as if it were an appointment.

This is also Stanley's ambition. Audrey's analysis is completely correct, Stanley really wants to become the governor, and he succeeds in attracting Sean's attention, and Sean is ready to help him achieve his ambitions.

And the position of this court count is the minister of the seal, as the name suggests, he is one of the most trusted ministers around Carlos II, in fact, he is an advisory minister, and his way is the shortest way.

Stanley was excited with a tangled look:

"My Count, Your Excellency the Lord of the Seals wants this number!"

Stanley stretched out a palm, which means half a million gold louis. 500,000 for a governor, it is said to be the market price, but that is the price of the position of governor of a wealthy province.

This 500,000 yuan is not impossible for Stanley to take, but it will definitely make him break his muscles and bones and lose his vitality, unless he is ready to be a corrupt official referred to by Wanfu and loot in his future office.

"This 500,000, I'm out!" Sean said directly.

Stanley was overjoyed, and asked cautiously:

"I wonder what the Count expects?"

"I hope Mr. Stanley will turn our neighbor Javia into another Genoa!" said Sean, "and I have a dream that all the land that belongs to Europa will be covered with black rails, and that the roar of steam engines can be heard everywhere in the land of Europa." ”

"I also hope to be able to visit my friends one day by train from the capital of Javia directly to Poitou. And you, honorable Count Rocky Mountain!" Stanley said, "I promise!"

"Believe me, future Governor, that day will come soon!"