Renard immediately raised his head and saw Shangguan Wan'er with a gloomy expression, knowing that he had misunderstood her.

The other party must have been instructed by the king to take care of himself, but he was regarded as a lobbyist sent by the powerful.

Renard couldn't help but smile bitterly: "I'm sorry, Miss Wan'er, I misunderstood you, I thought you were a lobbyist sent by other nobles." ”

Shangguan Wan'er couldn't help but be relieved when she heard him say this, she smiled and put the food and wine on the table, and asked, "Is it the lobbyist of the Marquis Quentin who just came to find the adult?"

This woman's face changes faster than flipping through a book, and Lei Ye can't learn this ability at all.

Renard nodded and asked rhetorically, "What? Miss Wan'er knows the person just now?"

If you don't know it, it is naturally impossible to directly point out the person who is the Marquis Quentin.

Shangguan Wan'er showed an undeniable expression: "I know, Marquis Quentin often comes to Osmanthus Fang, and every time he takes it with him, this person has a very high status in Marquis Quentin's heart, and the other party can send him to be a lobbyist, which means that he cares about you very much." ”

As she spoke, her eyes widened with curiosity, "Did you agree to the invitation, Lord Governor?"

Reynard looked at each other, "You mean the banquet?"

Shangguan Wan'er smiled and said, "That's right, tomorrow is Marquis Quentin's birthday, he must want to take this opportunity to win over you, Lord Governor, right?"

This woman is very smart, this is what Lei Ye thinks now, he smiled and said nothing, and asked rhetorically: "Do you think I should agree or not?"

Shangguan Wan'er was barely the king's person, and her words more or less represented Ferdinand's will, and he had a guess that the purpose of this woman's coming here tonight might be to convey the king's will.

Sure enough, Shangguan Wan'er curled the corners of her mouth: "If you only follow Wan'er's own wishes, it doesn't hurt to go, the art of war is cloudy, and you can win a hundred battles if you know yourself and your opponent." ”

"If the Governor refuses, I'm afraid you'll go straight against the Cronin family, and I don't think you're ready for an all-out war yet. ”

Lei Ye nodded, and faintly felt that this woman's scheming and mind were not much worse than Heidi: "What about His Majesty the King?"

When Shangguan Wan'er heard him ask, she couldn't help but sigh: "As a monarch, naturally you don't want to see your courtiers go with the enemy

Too close. ”

Well, Reynard understood Ferdinand's mind thoroughly.

This is a good piece of steel, the kind that would rather bend than bend, this kind of person is suitable for being a pioneer on the battlefield, not a politician, and even less suitable for being a king.

He picked up the flask and poured two glasses of wine, and said with a smile on the corner of his mouth: "I have promised the Marquis Quentin to attend his birthday dinner on time tomorrow, as for the reason, our two ideas coincide." ”

He raised his glass and poured it into his mouth.

Shangguan Wan'er did the same, and also drained the wine in the glass, and heroically turned the wine glass upside down, signaling that she was dry.

Renard shook his head and smiled, took the wine glass from the other man's hand, and filled it again.

When they took the wine glass, their hands accidentally touched, and the other party shrank rapidly as if they were electrocuted.

Lei Ye's expression was embarrassed, but fortunately, he was thick-skinned enough to pretend not to know anything: "To put it disrespectfully, our King Majesty is still too upright, but I don't know that the outer softness and the inner rigidity are the royal way." ”

Shangguan Wan'er's eyelashes fluttered unconsciously twice when she heard this, and she suddenly felt that compared to Ferdinand, the person in front of her was a more suitable person to be a king.

Renard sighed softly: "Now is not the best time for a decisive battle, in fact, according to my idea, wait at least another two years, and wait for enough money and food to have all the troops and horses, so that you can have the certainty of victory." ”

Shangguan Wan'er showed a curious expression when she heard this: "Didn't Lord Governor come here this time to make peace with His Majesty the King and solve the hidden dangers caused by the two major families as soon as possible, the facts are not quite different from what you are saying now." ”

When Lei Ye heard this, he couldn't help but shake his head and smile bitterly: "I have a last resort. ”

Shangguan Wan'er couldn't help but be even more curious: "What are the troubles of the Governor, can you tell me?"

Renard thought about it, and it seemed that there was nothing to hide.

So he described the truth of himself and Alice vividly, from acquaintance to acquaintance, from acquaintance to love.

There is a lot of important information hidden in it, and he only says that he is a good young man in the new era who is willing to sacrifice himself for love.

Shangguan Wan'er knew that the truth must be more than that, but she was happy to listen to it as a story.

Lei Ye's storytelling is quite level, just picking up what the other party likes to hear.

It wasn't until the end, when Renard said that Alice would get married on October 10 next year, that Shangguan Wan'er got serious.

Her eyes widened and she asked, "So fast, it seems that there are only ten months left, and you want to have the capital to compete with the Tornia Kingdom in these short ten months?"

She said with an incredulous tone, faintly mixed with a little worry: "You have to think about it, if you don't handle it properly, I'm afraid it will end up in ashes." ”

Don't say that the other party can't believe it, in fact, even Lei Ye feels very empty-hearted.

However, he still gritted his teeth and said the very classic line: "Life is precious, love is more valuable, if ......"

Fortunately, he stopped talking in time, so he didn't let this sentence drop the price.

Shangguan Wan'er shook her head and said truthfully: "Time is too tight, even if you become the governor of Gannan Province, I am afraid that you will not have the capital to compete with the Tornia Kingdom, even if you add His Majesty the King, it is impossible." ”

Her words are not unreasonable, the kingdom of Tornia is more than three times the size of the kingdom of Arthur, with a population of 50 million, making it an extremely powerful landlocked country.

There is a huge difference in the national strength of the two countries, and they are not at the same level at all.

Fortunately, in this world, in addition to fighting for national strength, it can also fight for high-level combat power.

There are fourteen known epic-level powerhouses in the Tornia Kingdom, and even if you count the unknown, I'm afraid there are only about twenty people.

If Lei Ye can have more than ten epic powerhouses in a short period of time, he will have the capital to compete with the Tornia Kingdom, to be precise, the capital to compete with the Tornia royal family.

Thinking of this, Renard's confidence returned to his heart again: "Rest assured, I am at least fifty percent sure of success." ”

Shangguan Wan'er said worriedly: "Why don't you put up with it for three years, anyway, you Westerners ......?"

She said as she suddenly closed her mouth, apparently realizing that what was next was not a good idea.

Lei Ye knew that the other party wanted to say that Westerners don't care much about chastity.

However, how did she know that Lei Ye was a very traditional Oriental, and how could she give the woman she liked to other men.

He took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "I promised that as long as she is unwilling to do something, no one can force her to do it. ”