Galvin led Art into the inner hall of the mansion and sat him in the leather chair next to the main seat, and then ordered the maid who was standing next to him to call Madame and Miss Lottie.

Galvin picked up a silver wine glass full of wine from the wooden table next to the main seat and handed it to Art, then sat on the chair of the main seat and rubbed the ring in his hand, and said softly: "Sir Art, I guess you also know that I have invited you here not only so that you can help me clear the bandits near Sapp, right?" ”

Art had already guessed Baron Galvin's thoughts, and he gently put down the wine glass in his hand and replied, "Lord Galvin, I know what you and Madame and Miss Gauwin mean, and this is what I want to discuss with you when I come to Sapp this time. It's just that you must also know my situation, I have just been promoted to knight, and my mining is nothing but a barren valley, not even a castle, I wonder if you and your wife are willing to let Miss Lottie marry into the valley and suffer with me? ”

Galvin turned his head, took a sip from the silver wine glass by the side of the chair, and sighed:

"Art, you may not know, but twenty years ago I inherited the barony from Lottie's grandfather, when Sapcom had a fertile land, and the people of the territory could not afford to eat a full meal. Of course, this is not to discredit my father, he was indeed a brave noble warrior, but he was so obsessed with the virtues of valor and good warfare that he used every copper coin in his realm to fight, and I grew up wearing a decent garment, nor did I eat a good meal like the eldest sons of those lords.

So when I took over the Barony of Sapp from my father, there was only a small dilapidated castle and fifty or so ragged lords, and even the domain of an ordinary knight was richer than mine. ”

"That was the year Lottie was born, and I held this guy smaller than my head for a whole day, and I secretly vowed to do everything in my power to create wealth so that my family could enjoy the life of an aristocracy."

"For the next twenty years I have been indulged in trade and goods, and have not gained a good reputation among the nobility, as you have heard, people have called me "Merchant Lord", and there have been people who have tried to strip me of my baronial title and deprive me of my fiefdom, and if I had not had some money in my hands, I am afraid that I would have become a commoner by now. ”

"But as you can see, in the last twenty years I have transformed what was once a small dilapidated castle into the present prosperous Sapu Castle, and the number of the people in my realm has exceeded five hundred, and the barns are full of grain, and the people live and work in peace."

"It is precisely because of my addiction to business and some family strife that Lottie is almost twenty years old this year and has not yet found the person I like, because I have a bad reputation and am the object of exclusion by the court, so the real nobles are unwilling to marry us, and Lottie looks down on the sons of those rich merchants. Because of my notoriety as a "businessman", Lottie also vowed to find a brave warrior as the other half of her life. Over the years, there have been occasional sons of small nobles who have come to propose to Lottie, but Lottie refused without even thinking about it. ”

"Until you come."

"The first time you came to Sapp, you were with Baron Berrion of Provence, when you were a commoner, but Lottie came to me to express her affection, and she said that from the first sight of you, she was sure that you were the brave warrior whom God had given her."

"To be honest, I was reluctant to let Lottie marry you at first. You are just a guy who lives hard, how can I rest assured that my Lottie will follow you all day long, but as if to confirm Lottie's words, you immediately defeated a large group of mountain bandits in the southern hills of Sapp, and helped me open up the trade route, I thought you were really a great guy at that time, maybe you can be like me in Sapp back then, and Lottie is even more favored by you. Under Lottie's persuasion, Madame also likes you quite a lot, which is why there will be a family feast after you return to Sap......"

"In the six months that you have been on your expedition to the East, Lottie has been very worried about you, especially after receiving your private messages and gifts from the battlefield, Lottie has become more and more distracted...... That's why I sent you a private message when I learned that you had returned to the territory......"

Art was also touched when he heard it, he didn't expect that when he went out to fight, there would be a noble lady in the distance who missed him day and night.

"Lord Galvin, I like Miss Lottie too, but I must tell you where I really came from......" Art confessed to Baron Galwin about his true identity and misfortunes.

Baron Galvin was not surprised at all when he heard about Arte's twists and turns, and said calmly: "Art, I have known your background for a long time, after you and Lottie established their intention to marry, I specially sent someone to Provence and the court to inquire about your background, I have to ask your forgiveness for privately inquiring about your past, but I must know everything about Lottie's future husband, I will not hand over my precious daughter to a guy of unknown origin." But when I learned about your background from a merchant friend in the South, I felt a little more sympathy and admiration for you. ”

"May God bless the souls of your parents and enjoy eternal peace." Galvin bowed his head and drew a Holy Cross.

"Thank you!" Art also drew a Holy Cross on his chest.

Galvin continued: "As a declining nobleman who had fled to a foreign land a few years ago, it is remarkable that you have been able to raise a group of warriors who are good at war, and that they have been recognized by the court. Especially not long ago, I received a report from the palace to various places, and saw the news that you have been officially canonized as a knight, and I am even more convinced that Lottie's choice is correct, so I will rush you to come to Sapp to get engaged to Lottie. ”

Art was a little embarrassed by Galvin's praise, and said: "Since you don't dislike my current situation, then I have nothing to say, but I still want to know Miss Lottie's thoughts, presumably the blacksmith you sent to my valley last time has come back to tell you the current situation of my territory, I don't even have a decent mansion now, I don't know if Miss Lottie is willing to ......"

"I do!"

Before Art's words could fall, Lottie's voice rang out.

As soon as she entered the door, she heard the conversation between Galvin and Art, and was anxious that her father would say the wrong thing and upset the person she liked, so she couldn't help but spit out her heart.

"I do, Sir Art." Lottie slowly walked into the hall, moved to Art, and replied softly.

Art is fascinated by Lottie.

Lottie wore a tight long white brocade dress and a mink shawl on her shoulders, and the delicate Miss Lottie looked beautiful against the backdrop of this exquisite dress, with a beautiful white face, a playful smile on the lips, and a pair of big translucent eyes that shone like two jewels set on the delicate face.

Art rarely felt his heart in front of a woman, but this time his heart beat like a strong ale.

"Lo~~ Ti, Miss Lotie." Art stutters a little......

Lottie was dainted by Arte's stunned appearance, and her delicate lips were raised and her eyebrows curled.

Art was still staring at Lottie in front of him, and he didn't know what to say for a while.

"I heard that you were wounded by an arrow on the battlefield, and if you have recovered, let me see." As she spoke, Lottie stepped forward and lifted Art's collar, causing Art to step back again and again.

"Hmph~" Master Galvin coughed softly on the side, and Lottie hurriedly stopped his movements.

"Lottie, what about your mother? Why didn't she come along. ”

Lottie turned to Galvin and replied, "Mother has gone to the back kitchen and instructed the servants to prepare food for Sir Art, and I will come first."

"Then sit down, and we'll discuss things when your mother comes." Galvin was a little embarrassed by Lottie's initiative.

"Art, Lottie is a straight person, she heard that you were injured and worried for a long time." Galvin explained.

Art sat up straight and replied with a smile, "I was not good just now, and I made you and Miss Lottie laugh."

Art stood up and bowed to Lottie and said, "Miss Lottie, thank you for your concern, thanks to the armor that your father gave me, the arrow was stripped of its strength by the armor, and it did not penetrate deep into the flesh, and now my arrow wound has healed."

Lottie was also a little ashamed of what she had done just now, stared at Art, then excused herself to go to the back kitchen to help her mother, and left the inner mansion as if she had escaped, and Artie's eyes kept chasing Lottie's figure and disappeared around the corner of Langfang......

…………

At noon on the third day of Sapp, in the presence of Lottie's parents, relatives and friends, and Angus Ron's subordinates, the engagement ceremony of Art Wood Wells and Lottie Hugg was about to begin.

Lottie took Mr. Galvin by the arm and walked into the church with her mother and brother, and the parish priest had been waiting for him for a long time under the main entrance of the Sapp church, dressed in a sash and a white vestment and a holy cord.

"Congratulations, Lord Baron." The parish priest bowed lightly to Galvin, who returned a salute.

"Then, let's invite two young people who have been blessed by the Holy Lord to go in and begin the ceremony!" The parish priest welcomed Art and Lottie into the church's sanctuary.

The Sapp Church was as luxurious and solemn as the Sapp Castle, with glass windows, statues of the Holy Lord, bright candlesticks, clean halls, and the benches in the temple were already full of relatives and friends who came to watch the ceremony, most of them were some prestigious knights and nobles, squires, elders or wealthy lords in Sapp Castle, of course, many commoners in the territory also volunteered to participate in this rare happy event, and Angus and Ron and the soldiers of the Sentinels sat in the front seats, they were considered relatives and friends of Art.

Accompanied by Galvin and Mrs. Galvin, Art and Lottie went to the steps in front of the temple icon, and the parish priest was facing the temple, picked up a delicate parchment with the identities of the two men, and asked them again to verify their identities.

Then the priest walked between Art and Lottie, took their hands and put them together, and asked Art, "Art Wood Wells, I ask you, in the name of the Holy Lord the Apostle, if the Holy Church agrees, will you be betrothed to Miss Lottie Hugue in front of you?"

Art replied reverently: "In the name of the Holy Lord, I do!"

The priest nodded, then turned to look at Lottie and asked, "Lottie Hugg, in the name of the Apostle of the Holy Lord, I ask you if you would like to be betrothed to Sir Arte Wood Wells in front of you?"

Lottie looked at Art affectionately and said, "In the name of the Holy Lord, I am willing!"

The priest slowly lifted their hands, touched them lightly on their lips, and blessed them in Latin: "I betrothed to you in the holy name of the Father and the Son, Amen."

"Amen~"

"Amen!"

A sound of blessing rang out in the temple.

After everyone was quiet, the priest easily opened their hands and said to Art and Lottie, "You two have received the blessing of the Holy Lord, and now you can exchange your engagement rings."

At this time, Art took off the knightly ring from his finger, gently lifted Lottie's hand, put the ring on Lottie's finger, and said: "Dear Lottie, in the name of the ring in your hand, everything I and mine will belong to you, and I will always be loyal to the love of the Holy Spirit."

Lottie also took off a ring set with gems from her finger, put it on Art's little finger, looked at Art with tears of happiness, and said, "In the name of the ring, I am willing to give everything I have for you......"

There was a roar of cheers in the church's sanctuary......

For the whole afternoon, Sapp was immersed in the joyous atmosphere of the engagement banquet of Miss Lottie, the lord's daughter. Art also discussed with Baron Galwin that he would bring someone to Sapu Fort to marry Miss Lottie after the construction of the Valley Lord's mansion was completed, and Baron Galvin also promised to pay for the recruitment of a group of the best craftsmen from Sapp and the surrounding area to Yat's Valley Knight to help him complete the mansion as soon as possible......