Valandiel, who was eager to laugh three times, tried his best to suppress the joy in his heart, and nodded to the human officials who came to summon him in a serious manner. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info"The Elven King has gone a bit too far, but he's still helping me expand my territory. Let Merandil put aside his private joys and angers, even if he feels wronged, he is not allowed to do too much to the Elf King. As for the soldiers I have pulled out, I will quit the camp according to the Elven King's wishes, and will only be responsible for patrolling the borders of Gondor. ”

Before the officer was about to leave, he was stopped by Valandil.

"Let Merandil not neglect the sergeants who are surrounding Mordor. First, the supply should be in accordance with the previous attitude. Valandil, who was suspicious, was very generous, and said to the officials with a smile: "If the rebels make any special request that Gondor's finances cannot bear, let Merandil ask me for help." ”

It's time to put in place the Arnoll treasury, which has not been touched for several years. But for a few gold coins, you can buy a good reputation for treating the rebels and make the mentor happy, so why not? There should be better news next, right? For example, a mentor who never takes care of himself goes to Luolin to beg for a good marriage?

Valandil raised his eyebrows proudly, and suddenly felt that the Elven King was not useless to him. At least in Elrond's case, Valandil hoped that the Elven King would be a little more ruthless. If the mentor came back and the marriage could be confirmed, he wouldn't mind taking note of the Elf King's affection.

Unbeknownst to him, Elrond, who had high hopes of getting married, had a headache. He looked at the dozen or so carriages full of gifts, and asked sideways, "Obviously it was a gift from you to the prince, why did you have to tell the prince and his wife that we sent it together?" ”

"Is it appropriate for you to go to the prince empty-handed? The basic etiquette of aristocratic communication is gone? With the help of the four Lingu cavalry, the elven king who wore outer robes didn't bother to give a look, and said with half-open and half-closed eyes: "The elders like to see the juniors have deep feelings the most, regardless of each other. You went to greet the prince on my behalf, and you still have to distinguish such a small matter as a gift? Or is it that the wise man doesn't believe me, and is afraid that something will go wrong with the gift? ”

Seeing that Elrond still looked noncommittal, Thranduil twitched his hand vigorously and said to the four cavalrymen beside him, "Go and count the gifts loaded with the cart to the lord." I don't have to be on guard against me like an enemy. ”

Elrond did not count the gifts. After the Elven King said, "Watch out for me like an enemy", the wise man hurriedly apologized and repeatedly expressed his absolute trust. Even during the transportation of gifts, the guilty wise man did not have the slightest intention of looking at it. As a result, it wasn't until decades later that Elrond knew exactly what the gifts were all about.

Seeing Elond, dressed to the Horin, Galadriel smiled. When the wise man only described the gifts of a dozen carriages with "the gifts shared by the elf king and me", and claimed that the elf king had a gift for himself to hand over to the princess of the forest, Galadriel did not have any doubts, and still glanced at Kellepeng beside him with a faint smile.

If you want to know about Thranduil's situation, you are not in a hurry at this moment, this is the meaning of Galadriel's light smile. How could Kellerpeng, who had lived with him for thousands of years, not understand? He had no choice but to smile and nod, and echoed his wife's suggestion to send the things for Brian first.

As Elrond walked slowly toward the palace in another tree with graceful steps, Galadriel called for his attendants. "Take an inventory of the gifts that the lord brought."

Just an hour later, Galadriel, who had finished reading the gift list, smiled again. On the long list, nearly eighty percent of the items are revealing the meaning of begging for marriage. And when they are combined, they are exactly in line with the first ceremony of the noble marriage contract recorded in the history of elves.

This Elrond is indeed the same as Brian said, not only elegant, but also deeply understanding aristocratic etiquette, but also full of wisdom. In the early days of the elf nobles' begging marriage, the parties could not speak directly about the marriage, let alone directly talk about the rules of the begging wedding, but he was cleverly bypassed by him with the "common gift of the elf king and me". So the reason why he didn't come to Luolin once in the past six years, in addition to being really busy, was also because Lingu's finances couldn't raise begging gifts? Although most of the first-time gifts were taken from nature, the items in which they were packaged were priceless and sincere. It seems that the Elven King did help with the packaging, which is why Elrond described it as a "common gift"?

Such thoughts made Galadriel instantly forgive Elrond for not having a single act in six years. Considering the elegance and shyness of the wise man, she decided to strictly follow the rules of intermarriage and never speak directly about the marriage contract at the beginning of the marriage proposal.

In order to avoid an accident affecting the reputation of both parties, both parties involved in the early days of aristocratic marriage will tacitly agree not to say anything about it. Elrond is not only thoughtful, but also very good. After reading the list and thinking back to what Elrond had just said, Kellerpen couldn't help but exclaim.

"He's doing a great job. Therefore, we should cherish this unspoken protection even more. Galadriel bowed his head and pondered for a while, and while explaining to the squire who knew not to say more, he proposed to Kellen, "Just like several noble marriages recorded in the history of the elves, but I will not mention this matter directly when I start the marriage post." ”

"Of course. Elrond also came in strict accordance with the wedding ceremony. Recalling the war-torn marriage, which was simplified to the point that it could be privately decided for life, Kellerpeng sighed with emotion: "Although Sauron may return at any time, it is only a temporary peace, but it is also a kind of demeanor to observe etiquette in non-war times." He is worthy of being the son of Elendil, and he is indeed mild-mannered. ”

The prince's and his wife's strategy of "not intermarrying and not saying anything" succeeded in keeping Elrond completely ignorant of the matter for more than 30 years. It wasn't until Galadriel, after the sixth delivery of the gift to the Grove, that Galadriel asked the Elven King to pass on the Twilight Necklace in Brienpei's role that Elrond realized what he had done. Thranduil, who was hiding behind to watch the show, smiled so hard that he rushed from the Woodland Kingdom to the wise man, dangling the twilight necklace as he reminded him that he would bring the wedding card with him next time.

"What wedding post? What does it have to do with me? "Elrond, who has always been elegant, is almost mad. But it was not easy for him to control his galloping emotions so that he would not lose his temper in front of the attendants. Even so, he broke the pen he was holding in his hand.

"Of course it has something to do with you. You sent six begging weddings to Luolin, and finally impressed the prince and his wife, and got a gift from the woman. Next, according to our etiquette, in addition to continuing to send begging weddings, we also need to start the wedding post. The elf king, who was sitting at the table, stretched out his hand and clicked on the exquisite paper letter, and said without changing his face: "Write well." Your noble birth is enough to write a letter of about ten pages. The more noble the birth, the more glory it adds to the woman. ”