I had imagined many versions of the encounter with the Prince of Wales, but I didn't expect him to just stand under the plane tree on horseback, without thunderous scolding, without a wordless fist and kick, and without hysterical tears, without swaggering sarcasm, he just stopped quietly under the tree, looked up at the red-haired beauty on the terrace, and greeted her softly.

Caterina bit her lip, and her big eyes as charming as rubies glanced at me secretly, and when she saw that I was looking at her curiously, her face was as red as drunk, but she did not answer the greeting of the Prince of Wales, but nodded awkwardly, and ran into the house in a hurry.

Sitting up from the chaise longue, I asked the Prince of Wales, "Would you like to sit down and have a cup of tea together?"

I thought it was just a polite interview with him, but when he heard my invitation, he jumped off his horse, pushed open the courtyard door and walked in, and sat down on a chair next to me.

His face was angular, with a high nose, deep and blue eyes, sunny and handsome, wearing a set of demonic patterns in hard leather armor, and a delicate long sword at his waist.

Ella brought a cup of herbal tea from the kitchen and stood aside, staring at the Prince of Wales with wide-eyed curiosity and a little timidity.

The Prince of Wales turned his head to look at little Ella, and immediately made the little girl in front of him blush, and ran away like a gust of wind.

He smiled and said to me, "Lovely orc girl!

"Well, her mother is now my follower, his father was the son of a farmer in the city of El, who died when she was very young, and she was a good and obedient child. "When I had said this to Wales, I didn't know what to say for a while, and the atmosphere suddenly became dull.

For a while, my heart was full of mixed feelings, thinking of the first time the Prince of Wales saw me, he was so enthusiastic, patted his chest and said to me: I heard Ying Li talk about you, I support you, come on!

Later, at Prince Eric's ball, I turned against the Duke of Ryan, and the Prince of Wales chose to stand on my side without hesitation, and said to the head of the Duke of Ryan: Giga is my friend, please let the Duke of Ryan go.

I know it was in exchange for the victory at the Battle of Kempato.

If the Prince of Wales was just a person who had nothing to do with me, even if he was the king of the Grimm Empire and the great lord of one side of the separatist side, he would not be so short of breath for me, but he was the one who stood behind Ying Li, because of my relationship with Ying Li, the Prince of Wales gave me a lot of help.

And now, anyway, his marriage to Kig has been dissolved, and there may be other factors in this, but the reason that led Kige's decision is mine.

"I'm sorry......" I would love to turn into an ostrich at this moment and stick my head in the sand.

"Why do you say that?" the Prince of Wales smiled, his voice a little dry, "Do you think it's pitiful for a prince to be abandoned? ”

That's right, this summer, the only one who shines in the Green Empire is the member of the royal family of the Angel Bird family in front of him, and he has almost become a household name in the imperial capital.

He reached out and patted me on the shoulder and said to me, "Don't put on a bitter melon look, shouldn't I be the one who should be comforted at this time?"

I squeezed out a forced smile at him.

People who have never experienced it will never believe that the Prince of Wales is actually a chatter.

He sat on the chair, took a sip of tea with honey, and then began to speak: "Actually, the marriage contract between me and Qige is no longer something we can control, it involves all aspects, many things, and the most important thing is the interests of the two families. ”

"It's just that when someone began to realize that after I united with Qige, a new force would be formed, and I would become the second Prince of James of Grimm, which was the last thing many lords wanted to see, so some people stood up to obstruct it. ”

There was a pride in his eyes that would belong to a member of the royal family, and he continued, "No one dares to stand up and accuse Uncle James because he is in charge of the Southwind Legion, and there are only a handful of lords in Grimm who can withstand Uncle James's wrath. ”

"Jijia, you probably don't know that those dukes who occupy the territory of the empire's provinces will have a sharp expansion of power after they have a vast dimensional territory, but no matter how powerful they are hoarding, they are still just honestly the lords of the Grimm Empire, and the most fundamental reason is that Charles is in charge of the Royal Constructed Knight Legion, and Uncle James is in charge of the Southwind Legion. ”

I rarely hear people talk about the secrets of the royal family, and when I hear the Prince of Wales Mussel say this, I really think that no one wants the royal family to be too powerful, and such words will only make the lives of the dukes of the imperial capital who own a large territory fearful.

Wales said to me: "These two mighty forces, whichever one is used, is a mortal threat to these dukes of the Empire. ”

"His Majesty Charles's direct command of the Royal Constructed Knights, most of the power is used to protect the imperial capital and the plane occupied by the royal family, although Uncle James's South Wind Legion is defending against the Naga Sea Clan in Haiyin Silk City, but in fact, the South Wind Legion has more deterrent power than this, at least five of the Great Lords who have betrayed Grimm who have been recruited by the South Wind Legion over the years have been sent to the guillotine. ”

Speaking of this, I secretly whispered in my heart, I didn't expect that under the prosperity of the Green Empire, so many secrets would be hidden.

Wales said: "These dukes already have two swords hanging over their heads, and they definitely don't want to add a new one." ”

"Kiger's Potion of Madness helped me turn the tide of the battle at Kempato, and was the catalyst for our marriage, and many dukes probably don't want to see a young Royal Order of Knights grow up quickly with the support of the new magic potion. ”

"A few years ago, they underestimated the power of a magic apothecary, but now, they don't want a magic potion scholar with such an accomplishment to only provide magic potions to the royal family! ”

"Kig and I are victims of the Dukes who have large territories in their game with the royal family, and they want me to break with Kig completely, which is more in their interest, oh, in everyone's interest. ”

There was a hint of helplessness in the eyes of the Prince of Wales, and the interests he said probably also included the interests of the Angel Bird royal family, as well as some interests of the Kig family.

Caterina came out of the room with a large fruit bowl and a bottle of golden cider, and little Ella followed behind Caterina with a bucket full of ice, and the two of them put them on the table, and then turned away without saying a word.

Deborah stood in the doorway, looking curiously at the Prince of Wales' black horse.

......

"I've lived in the palace since I was a child, and I'm used to seeing the gestures that the ladies of the palace are eager for men, which is ridiculous. ”

"At that time, I spent all day in the palace learning all kinds of aristocratic etiquette, geography, astronomy, history, swordsmanship, etc., and every day my life was done by looking at the schedule in the grid, you probably can't imagine how boring life in the palace would be, and then I met Kig at the ball, she said that she was from the United Kingdom of Etia, she liked to dance at that time, she taught me ballroom dancing with different dance steps, and naturally, we became very good friends. ”

"She is different from other girls in the palace, she is born with magic and loves to dance and travel. ”

"At the age of sixteen, I asked Kig for her personal maid Singh, completing my transition from boy to man, and soon she followed a song and dance troupe to Stan City, the dwarven kingdom, and I haven't seen Singh since. ”

"Listen to Caterina that she is married to a tanner who already has several wives. ”

"Everyone has the right to choose happiness, but I don't know why the tanner was able to give her so-called happiness. ”

"When Kig returned to the Imperial Capital and completed her studies at the Royal Academy of Magic, where she was awarded the title of Potions Scholar with a few academic papers, I knew she seemed to be waiting for someone. ”

"After she graduated from the academy and joined the Imperial Capital Magic Research Institute, I found a good opportunity to confess to her. ”

That night was also a group of our friends who got together to chat and drink casually, and then when everyone was almost gone, I mustered up the courage to say to her: If you can't wait for the person in your heart, you might as well marry me. ”

"She kept laughing stupidly, I thought I had failed, and I didn't expect that when she was leaving, she actually said to me: Okay then!"

"There is such a tradition in Green, many people will send their personal maids to the man's side to enhance their relationship after they are married. ”

I think of Noah, Noah's coming-of-age ceremony last year, and the relationship he made with Shirley Newman this year. Noah went to Shirley's house as a guest, and was approved by Shirley's family, and then Shirley asked her personal maid to sleep with Noah at night, which seems to be a tradition in the Grimm Empire.

"At that time, Kige's most favored personal maid was Katarina, Kige said to me, Katerina has been waiting for someone for several years, although she has reached the legal age of marriage, but she doesn't want to marry herself so early, she wants to avoid the laws of the empire, and slowly wait for that person to appear, I have some in-laws with the Duke of Samoyed, so I sent Katarina to the military camp of the Duke of Samoyed. ”

"I just didn't expect that the person Katerina was waiting for would be you!"

I smiled awkwardly and told Wales about some of the things I had experienced in the northern foothills of the Pai Plateau, about the first time I killed a person, and I was still a gray dwarf, and I was so scared that I had nightmares for two weeks in a row, and Caterina was in the magic caravan, taking care of me day and night, and we successfully crossed the northern foothills of the wilderness.

The Prince of Wales sat down and listened with relish, saying, "Kig has never told you anything about these travels!"

Before I knew it, the Prince of Wales and I drank a whole bottle of Golden Cider, and I wanted Caterina to take out another bottle, but the Prince of Wales waved his hand and said, "Tomorrow I will take the Knights to the Kenda plane, and I came to you today not to talk to you about these things, but the purpose of my visit this time is to ask you ......."

I became nervous for no reason, thinking that the Prince of Wales was going to ask me: who would you choose between Kig and Yingli?

My heart was beating wildly, and I suddenly raised my heart to my throat.

I heard the Prince of Wales ask, "Don't you really need me to talk to William? Now my Constructed Knights will go to the Vale of Warat, and fight against the Hell Demons together with the Moshi legions, if we can, this time we are going to temporarily seal the passage there and free all the legions where the Moshi are stationed." ”

"The duel agreed upon between you and William can be canceled with a word from the elders of the Mo family. Wales rubbed his hands and said carefully, perhaps because he was worried that I would feel embarrassed, "Or next time we pull that Mo family master for a cup of tea and ease the relationship?"

"......" I looked at the Prince of Wales a little speechlessly, and it didn't seem like these words could come from the mouth of a rival in love, did I hear them wrong, or was it a knight's virtue?

I shook my head resolutely.

Wales didn't force me anymore, but said, "Well, since you've made up your mind, I won't persuade you too much." ”

At this time, he was ready to stand up and walk out.

But then he stopped, turned to me and asked, "There is another thing, you have to tell me honestly, do you know where Ying Li is hiding?"

The Prince of Wales pressed me back and asked, "Is she safe there?"

I nodded, I felt like I was dumb.

Wales finally showed a look of concern on her face, and then asked me, "How are she doing these days?"

I thought for a moment, and said to the Prince of Wales, "It's all right, it's a nice place, and if there are no surprises, I can see her tomorrow, is there anything I need to bring to her?"

Wales pressed his forehead in anguish, and said to me, "If you can, tell her, let her go home early, no one can interfere with her thoughts, and no one will deprive her of her freedom, and I make a request to you as an elder brother: you must treat her well, and if you dare to make her sad, I will rush back and beat you badly, wherever I am." ”

......

I watched him walk under the plane tree at the door and turn over on his horse.

Just before he wanted to leave, he seemed to think of something, and said to me, "Oh, by the way, let me tell you one more thing, Uncle James has arrived in the imperial capital, and perhaps you are the person he wants to see most except my father, His Majesty Charles! ”