One hundred and eighty-three, the two-faced king
The guests were all together, and Thranduil no longer wasted time on politeness. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info He introduced the mayor of Changhe Town, who was sitting on his right, to Qieryang, and let the mayor of Changhe know Qieryang's identity, so he didn't say much, but let the two humans talk to their heart's content. When the Elven King once again filled the wine glass of the mayor of Changhe with his own hands, Qi Eryang unconsciously straightened his posture.
From the short conversation between the Elf King and the Mayor of Changhe, Qi Eryang knew why the little Mayor was treated as a guest by the Elf King.
The defense line jointly constructed by the Woodland Kingdom, Lonely Mountain, and River Valley Town has advantageously ensured the safety of the three races, which naturally makes the mayor of Changhe envious. In order to prevent the town from being harassed by Oakes, the mayor of the town came very sincerely to ask the Elf King to expand the defense line to include the town of Long River. Considering that expanding the defense line would require more troops, the mayor of Changhe, who did not have too many soldiers, even went out of his pocket to hire mercenaries. He also put forward a condition that Thranduil had no way of refusing - to bring his own supplies to transport the river to the Great Green Forest.
You must know that before receiving the news of the abduction of Vernor, Thranduil was having a headache by the river (if you don't remember this, you can go back and see 2004 - cold water on your back). Although the elven king, who was busy rescuing the advisor in the next few days, directly threw the river problem to Dewen, it did not mean that he was not worried. Hearing Dewen's recounting of the conditions offered by the mayor of Changhe, Thranduil immediately decided to receive the mayor in person, and ordered a grand welcome dinner to be prepared. In his opinion, Changhe Town has stood on the surface of the rushing river for many years, and except for the Linton Kingdom, which is close to the sea, there is no living creature who knows how to deal with disobedient water better than the humans of Changhe Town.
The moment he met the mayor, Thranduil bowed his head and retracted his proud chin, and personally guided the mayor to his seat. As for entertaining a town mayor with dignity, what is it compared to the profit of the woodland kingdom?
Of course, he didn't know that his behavior had a different answer in Qi Eryang's eyes - not all kings could behave so humbly for the sake of the national interest to creatures with far different status. This elven king is really hard to mess with! Qi Eryan could even imagine how fierce the elven king's friendly and humble smile towards his allies would be when he faced his enemies. Fortunately, the human kingdom and the woodland kingdom are allies, if they are enemies......
Prince Zilyang of Arnor was so shocked by his assumption that he sat upright, which naturally attracted the Elf King's sideways look.
Fortunately, the Elf King is in a very good mood now. Untying the knot in his mother's heart, the female elf who is most valued has no psychological trauma, and the river repairman who is urgently needed by the Woodland Kingdom personally sent to the door by the mayor of Changhe Town, Thranduil only feels that the whole world is wonderful, and even looks at Qieryan a lot more pleasing to the eye. Sensing that the other party felt a little on pins and needles, he asked with the smile that he should have for his allies, "Are the food and wine not to your taste, human prince?"
"Of course not. Ziryan smiled slightly flatteringly, straightened his chest in his chair again, and changed the subject with what he thought would make the Elven King more pleasant. "Just wondering why I didn't see Lord Rivendell. I heard that he also came to the woodland yesterday. ”
Seeing the elven king's puzzled look, Qi Eryang hurriedly added, "My youngest brother has been living in Rivendell, and I wanted to ask the lord about my brother's current situation. If it's inconvenient, forget it. ”
"Elrond is indeed inconvenient to show up, and he will only stay in the inner palace until he leaves. There are more important things to do. Speaking of this, the elf king really lost his mind for a moment, and even his deep eyes revealed an indescribable softness. "However, I can relay the answer on my behalf. What do you want to ask?"
It seems that the pain of separation after the war made the Elven King face his heart and bravely confide in his lord without fear of the world's gaze. Not only did he use the method of urgently summoning Elrond to come over to relieve the lovesickness, but also planned to take the throne alone in a short meeting time?
Zirjan was completely stunned by his hypothetical conclusions. This shock comes from the unknown "deep affection" between the elf king and the lord, and it also has the element of blaming himself. In his opinion, the elves whose territories are far apart finally have time to spend alone, and it is cruel for him to disturb them for something that is not very important. He quickly showed an apologetic smile and waved his hand repeatedly. "No, the next time I pass by Rivendell, I'll just go straight to my brother. Let the lord do the most important thing first. Distance from Rivendell to Woodland...... It's not easy to be a lord either. ”
These words succeeded in making Thrandil's opinion of Zilyan much better. He reached out and patted Zirjan's shoulder as a gesture of friendship, but he didn't expect the friendly meaning of the gesture to make the other party make him make a more pleasing proposal.
Qi Eryang, who was well versed in banquet etiquette, knew that it was inconvenient for the Elven King, as the host, to leave the table early. In order to allow Thranduil to spend more time with his "love", and to repay the Elf King's hospitality to him, Ziljan deliberately raised his voice and said, "If you don't mind, I'd like to talk to the mayor about humanity alone. Do you think it's convenient now?"
Suppressing the feeling of ecstasy in his heart, Thranduil gently patted Ziljan's shoulder again. Unexpectedly, before he had time to ask the mayor's opinion, the other party had already taken a step ahead of him.
"Your Majesty, I do have some questions that I would like to ask His Royal Highness Prince Arnoll individually. Hope you can allow it. The middle-aged mayor looked a little embarrassed, and his hands hidden under the dining table couldn't help but clasp together.
"It seems to be a secret between human races, so I should give you room to communicate alone. Although the heart had already flown back to the inner palace, the Elven King rose from his chair with a slow and graceful gesture. Before leaving, he didn't forget to remind the two humans who were very cute in his eyes at this time. "I'll give it to you, and I'll let the squires try not to disturb you. ”
After a few more paces with the slow steps of a king, Thranduil heard the melodious sound of music. The cheerful music and the rush to his destination made his mood even happier, and he naturally didn't care about the two humans behind him who began to talk to each other, let alone know that they started the topic by themselves.