Chapter XIX: The Baron's Banquet
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first reported the wedding banquet for her, and specially found a beautiful wedding dress for her, and now let her participate in the management and construction of the territory.
Catherine was told by her parents that she was going to marry a knight lord as a concubine, and she felt very uncomfortable. Although she is not a concubine, it is impossible to marry any viscount in the future, but it should be possible to be the concubine of other barons or the wife of a knight lord.
It turned out to be the concubine of the worst knight lord, and it was completely the rhythm of going to the countryside to release peasant women. But now seeing the size of the Ronald Lords and the attitude of the lords towards herself, Catherine's heart melted.
Having said all this, in fact, Catherine led the caravan led by the baron for Ronal as her own baron's concubine.
In fact, Catherine can also trouble others, but those who have eaten at the wedding banquet are not embarrassed.
I can only blame the owner of this small caravan for not having the strength to see it. Who let him not come to the wedding banquet?
Afterwards, Wang Xiaode shook his head and laughed when he learned about it, thinking that this was the material of a commercial minister.
After Wang Xiaode dealt with the territory, he rested for a while. This time he got married, and Wang Xiaode felt that he had a chance to break through the fourth layer of Qi training. Therefore, it was decided to break through the fourth layer of Qi cultivation before the baron officially announced that he would attend the baron's banquet.
This time I was not as anxious as the previous times, and I was more prepared, when Wang Xiaode broke through with the spiritual fluid. As soon as she spoke, Catherine came in with a maid with experience and bath water outside the door, and the process was very fast.
Poor Catherine also pinched her nose and rubbed Wang Xiaode's bath. Who made her the only heroine now, who does she not do, if she just got married, she can rest assured that the maid will come, and she will be willing.
As for Wang Xiaode, he didn't have so many worries, lying in the bathtub and enjoying Catherine's intimate service.
Service process...... 10,000 words are omitted here.
Five days later, it was almost ten days before the baron left. Wang Xiaode sat in the main hall, looking at some reports sent by Old Jack about the affairs of the territory, what kind of wood was faked, the slaves were pregnant by fornication, and a sand beast broke into the outside.
Outside the main hall, a maid came in with an animal skin document and handed it to Wang Xiaode, which was exactly what the baron said about the banquet last time. The time is in the Baron's Court the day after tomorrow.
On this day, Wang Xiaode took Catherine and the gifts of his entourage and embarked on the journey to the barony. This time, Wang Xiaode did not enter the barony as a subordinate, but took his wife home as a son-in-law.
Although Baron Donaldson does not have a formal castle and the walls are not high, the castle is still not small, of course, this is relative to the knights.
The Kingdom of Antonine allowed barons to build walls, but the height was limited and there could be no moats and bunkers. The viscount can have a moat, the count can have a moat, a temple, this is the real city.
When Wang Xiaode's carriage and his entourage entered the sight of the soldiers defending the city, a group of soldiers was inspecting some of the carriages. The soldiers saw the family crest on Wang Xiaode's carriage and knew that it was Lord Ronal's convoy, so they let it in without any inspection.
This scene immediately made the team next to him express dissatisfaction, "Hey, what do you mean by this?" Why do I have to queue up to check before I can enter the city, but they don't have to, what does this mean? ā
And behind these guys, two strange knights on war horses were looking at the direction of Wang Xiaode's convoy and talking.
These two seem to be standard knights, but the clothes of the two are obviously different, not like those of the same army, and the clothes are not knights' armor, but a set of knight-style clothes.
"Toms, do you know who just went in?" One of the blondes asked.
"I don't know, I was sent out to fight by Lord Baron two years ago, and I came back this time after being sealed." The black-haired Thomas said.
It turned out that these two were two of the new knights who came to the banquet, and because they fought all year round, they didn't like carriages, but came on horseback alone, and they still felt like ordinary knights.
In addition to disliking carriages, there were no horses in his own territory, and he did not have time to form his own government, only a few new and old soldiers pressed a group of slaves. However, there are exceptions, and I won't say much.
"Then let's go in" These two are the only cronies of the two new knight lords under the baron. The blonde one, named Angele, entered the battlefield before Toms.
At this time, Wang Xiaode had arrived at the Baron's Castle, was received by the Baron, and for the first time let the female dependent, Catherine's biological mother and several concubines come out to meet the guests. As for the officialness of the baron, it has been many years since he died.
The baron has two sisters-in-law, one older and one younger, and the older one can already go out to fight, and is now a junior swordsman, serving as a small soldier captain in the Baron's Palace.
The youngest is only 7 or 8 years old, and there are three other concubines, two of whom are married and are not at home, and a young daughter, who is not much older than the youngest son.
As the eldest son, Findor Donaldson was also highlighted by Baron Donaldson and began a conversation between men.
Catherine and her two younger siblings went to Catherine's biological mother's room. In fact, Baron Donaldson is far more than these children, but the others are concubines, so they have no status to come to such a public occasion.
When Wang Xiaode and the baron's father and son were discussing this banquet, many knight lords under the city gate outside had already entered the city one after another.
Some of them were alone, and some were with retinues and soldiers. Some people who know how to do it will bring their wives or children as companions. Some lords are more low-key, some are bland, and some are more high-profile.
There was even one who outright refused to inspect and rode into the city, causing some citizens to exclaim.
The composition of these lords is relatively complex, with 17 people canonized by barons, 5 people from merchants or nobles who bought knights' titles, and 12 people who have been rewarded for meritorious service. This year, with the addition of Wang Xiaode's Ronald Domain, the number of knight domains under the Barony increased from 22 to 35 at once.
That's more than half the way there were, so it's no wonder the baron is paying attention. Although 29 of the 35 knightly lords here are under the command of the baron.
But under normal circumstances, everyone knows that the control of the superior lord over the lower lord is very loose. Unless it is subdued by strength in times of war. Or the baron just turned his face and shot.
This forced the Baron to find support beyond what he could control. Before this banquet, the baron specially sent people to release some news, exaggerating the strength and own strength of some Wang Xiaode and his own trusted lords.
In this way, the mentally weak can have some scruples, after all, they are new here, they are weak in all aspects, and if they are giving favors, they can quickly calm people's hearts.
"I've seen Lord Baron", "I've seen Lord Baron", "I've seen Lord Baron", at this time, Wang Xiaode and Fendor were accompanying the Baron to meet with the knights and lords.
In the hall of the castle, one by one the knight lords stepped forward to greet the baron, even the most arrogant lord, this kind of occasion must be restrained.
In the castle hall at this time, in addition to the lords from all over the world, there were also representatives of the great chambers of commerce of the barony, officials of the barony's palace and their families.
"Gentlemen, ladies and ladies please be quiet, thank you," the baron walked to the front of the stage at the beginning of the feast, and tapped the cup with a silver spoon with a clear sound.
The crowd around them also quieted down cooperatively, and turned their heads to watch the baron speak in a friendly manner.
"I know it's torture to get a bunch of awesome guys and girls to turn their eyes on a bad old man!" The old baron opened with a little joke, which caused a slight and short laugh below.
"But to-day I will introduce you to a handsome gentleman who I believe will not disappoint the ladies. He is my dear son-in-law, Lord Matilda Ronal! The crowd followed the direction of the baron's finger and saw a young man slowly standing up and saluting.
In fact, there is no need for the baron's introduction, many of the people below are paying attention to the new young people around the baron.
"Matilda Ronald is not only my son-in-law, but also one of the best alchemists in the entire Earldom, and the alchemical potions, sugar, and salt he refines have always been important materials for the sale of the Earl's Palace, even in the royal capital." From time to time, the Baron boasted about his son-in-law, and also indirectly elevated his status in this way.
And some people in the lord below thought, 'Your baron was originally strong, the eldest son was outstanding, there were successors, and now there is a rich son-in-law who is alchemist, such a status, who can shake it, the son leads the troops, the son-in-law treats his injuries with medicine, and there are connections in the Earl's Court outside.' I heard that the two daughters of the baron were also married to good families. Ay! In the end, the thoughts of these lords who wanted to pull the mountain to be the emperor of the soil could only turn into a long sigh.
After the baron's introduction, he took his son and son-in-law to express his kindness and let the food be served. However, this meal made the scene cold as soon as it came up.
The first meal that came up turned out to be a roasted whole horse, which made many times unimaginable, Anthony's kingdom is located between the wasteland and the plain, and the main direction of expansion is also the wasteland area, horses are extremely precious, who will have nothing to roast a whole horse, and those present have a certain identity, at least this one-horned war horse in front of him is an adult at first glance. And not some one-horned old horse, a captive horse and other inferior horses.
Just when everyone didn't react, a burly-looking, meaty-faced knight lord suddenly stood up and stared at the horses for a while.
At last his eyes turned to the baron, his face flushed, but he seemed to be afraid of something, and stood without a squeak, and just looked at it, as if waiting for the baron to say something.