Chapter 22: The Old Relationship Unraveled

Arthur showed the Isaac army an almost impossible way out.

"The Sea Clan will not let us roam behind them, and the Imperial Family will not let an army against him fall under their noses. Jennings didn't believe Arthur's advice at all.

"If the imperial family was naturally unable to tolerate us in the past, but now the Sea Clan is the biggest enemy of the empire, and if we do it at this time, the imperial family will have the notoriety of civil war. ”

Jennings snorted lightly, "You're too young, what's your reputation in front of interests?"

"Of course, reputation is unreliable, what if an army of 100,000 people takes the initiative to send it to the door?"

"Are you going to make us surrender to the Imperial forces?" Jennings looked at Arthur in surprise.

"His Majesty Stredge just does not recognize Grantham as Emperor, and he does not rebel against the Empire, so we are not calling it surrender to the Empire, but temporarily surrendering. ”

"If you don't want your title or territory anymore, you can explain it to His Majesty Strach. ”

Arthur smiled slyly and said faintly: "If there is an opportunity to place an army of his own near the imperial capital, what do you think Your Majesty will choose?"

"Pretending to take refuge?" Jennings understood what Arthur meant.

Arthur nodded.

Jennings still shook his head after pondering for a while, "Even if you can pass the pass of Your Majesty, you can't pass the pass of the emperor and queen, even if the emperor agrees to accept us, we will be scattered and reorganized." ”

"Although the Emperor and Empress are in charge behind the scenes of the Bright Empire, most of the military power is in the hands of Prince Gallaher, and if the Prince agrees to take us in, I am afraid that the Empress will not be able to openly oppose it. ”

Jennings said in a playful tone: "Could it be that Earl Arthur can still convince Prince Gallaher to fail?"

"I am eighty percent sure that Prince Gallah will agree to take us in, and I will have a letter written to the Prince, and the Marquis may see Prince Gallaher's official reply before making a decision. ”

The Marquis of Jennings looked Arthur in the eye and realized that he was not joking with himself.

Jennings suddenly stepped forward and grabbed Arthur's wrist, "If this matter is successful, you not only gave 50,000 soldiers a way to live, but also did a great thing for Your Majesty, I will definitely recommend to Your Majesty to the position of Marquis!"

"I don't have to worry about the marquis, I just need the marquis to tell me one thing?"

Jennings was stunned, "What's the matter?"

"What happened to Chief Keynes after he took Lofetith back to the Grand Duke's Palace?"

Jennings glanced at Aretha, who had not spoken, and sighed: "It's been so many years, and my second brother is no longer here, why are you still mentioning what happened back then?"

Aretha said in a sad tone, "Although the matter has passed, the knot in my heart has not been untied. ”

Jennings hesitated, but still didn't speak.

"Is this a matter of great distress to the Marquis? If so, I will find someone else, and there must be many people in the Sillo and Gu Laurent who know about that incident. With that, Arthur dragged Aretha to leave.

Jennings sighed again, "Since you have to know, I'll tell you some of what I know. ”

Arthur and Aretha turned back on.

"The Syllo family and the Gu Lauland family have been friends for generations, and my second brother and Lofetis have been engaged since childhood. Lofetiss has been weak since she was a child, unable to cultivate fighting spirit and magic, and is a noble lady raised in the boudoir since childhood. And my second brother Keynes is a genius in martial arts, and he is used to wandering outside, and his temperament is wild, and he doesn't like noble ladies at all. But Lofetis was so infatuated with my second brother that she even traveled thousands of miles to find him in Ciudad Huaorez. ”

"After my second brother took Lofetith back to the Grand Duke's Palace, everyone thought he had a change of heart. My father also gave a banquet to the Marquis of Glauland, and the two of us discussed the date of marriage at the banquet. Unexpectedly, my second brother publicly withdrew from the marriage in front of everyone at the banquet, saying that he had married Miss Aretha. Jennings glanced at Aretha as she said this, and saw that her eyes were already red.

My father was furious on the spot, saying that if he dared to withdraw from the marriage, he would sever the relationship between father and son, and get out of the Grand Duke's mansion forever. My second brother was resolute enough, and after saluting my father and the Marquis of Gulauland, he turned and left, and never returned to the Grand Duke's Mansion since. ”

Two lines of tears flowed uncontrollably from Aretha's eyes, and Aretha turned and ran out of the tent.

Jennings shook his head and sighed: "She is also a woman with deep affection!"

Arthur was the only one left in the tent, and he still had questions, "What happened to Lofetis?"

"The most injured person at that banquet was actually Lofetis, she was also an infatuated woman, she was publicly dismissed from the marriage at the banquet, on the one hand, she was completely disheartened with my second brother, and on the other hand, she would inevitably become the laughing stock of the circle of ladies and ladies. ”

"Ahh

The second brother, who had already left the royal city at that time, did not know about it. Because of the death of Lofetis, the Marquis of Ancient Laurent is still haunted by it after so many years, and my father has never forgiven his second brother because of this incident. ”

Aretha was not the only one injured in this incident, as Keynes was equally devastated when he later went to the Norman kingdom and did not find Aretha, and his beard grew from then on.

Arthur didn't speak for a long time, for a love word, there are countless infatuated men and women like the three of them in the world.

Arthur bowed solemnly to Jennings, "Thank you Marquis for telling me the truth back then, the knot in my sister's heart should have been untied today." I will then find a way to contact Prince Gallaher, and I hope that the Marquis will lead his army in the direction of the imperial capital before the prince writes back, and the further north we go, the less danger we face. ”

Arthur was about to turn around and say goodbye, but Jennings stopped him, "Count Arthur is the leader of the younger generation in the kingdom, and my father and I are very optimistic about you, and the family has officially discussed the matter of recruiting you into the family back then. Cody and Tiana, a few of their juniors recklessly contacted you without the permission of the family, and there were some misunderstandings. The misunderstanding of the older generation has been opened, since my second brother gave you the surname of Sillo, you are considered the descendant of my second brother's lineage, and I officially invite you to join the family on behalf of the Sillow family. ”

"Thanks to the Marquis and the Sillo family for their love, all my contact with the Sillo family stems from Chief Keynes. The head of the regiment is gone, and I returned Syllo's surname back then, and the fate between us is over. What's more, I've been wild outside since I was a child, and I can't stand the rules of the wealthy family, and if there are some disputes in the future, both sides will not look good. Arthur saluted again, turned and walked out of the tent.

The things of the year are clear, but is the entanglement between Arthur and Aretha and the two families of Sillow and Gu Rollan really over?