The palatial banquet hall is lit by beeswax and pine resin oil lamps, and the smell wafts through the air.

This time, Braille did not take the main seat, the Count of Sandria, who sat at the head of the long banquet table.

Braye and Tepes, the Countess, Ferco, Arthur, and other minor nobles sat in turn.

Silver cutlery and delicately patterned wine glasses aside.

In the middle of the banquet table, Cepes saw a familiar object.

Graceful shape, elegant ornamentation, Su Ma Liqing color material unique three-dimensional sense and layering.

This is a piece of porcelain exported from the early Ming Dynasty, a blue and white porcelain vase full of oriental beauty.

To be precise, in Europe of this era, blue and white porcelain was called Clark porcelain.

In the vase, there are bright flowers, and each petal seems to want to tell the people around them how rich the Sandria family is.

Not to mention the value of 600 years later, even in the 15th century, a blue and white porcelain vase would have sold for at least 200 ducats.

For a moment, Cepes's attention was all on the vase, until a rich fragrance came through the air.

Roast venison, brushed with a thick layer of honey, was carried to the banquet table by two male servants, and a long-handled meat divider was inserted in the back of the fawn.

All kinds of delicacies were served to the table by the servants in turn. In terms of drinks, in addition to wine and beer, there is also a bottle of golden barley distilled spirit.

Using the distillation process, the alcohol content of barley distilled liquor can reach more than 40%, and the Europeans at that time called this liquor the eaux-de-vie.

More than a hundred years later, the Scots gave the liquor a better name, whisky.

Eating delicious food and drinking fine wine, a group of nobles began to blow each other in business, and of course, basically flattered the Ottoman envoy of Buraye.

Count Sandria and Cepes even launched a flattering contest to praise Burailla to the point where he could not find the north.

The Count's eldest son, Ferco, was even more at the mercy of his father's conversation with Cepes, saying something disgustingly kind.

As for Arthur, he ate meat silently throughout the whole process, and his expression should be in a bad mood.

Miss Gina's affairs have caused him too much trouble.

In a very pleasant atmosphere, the dinner was over, and tonight, Cepesz did not practice his sword, and returned to his room early.

Rocking the wooden rocking chair and humming the songs of his hometown, Tsepes waited for Arthur to come to the door.

"I'm coming, give me the letter."

Tepes had been staring at the gate all the time, however, unprepared, Arthur's voice sounded behind him.

The sudden sound frightened Cepes, and he hurriedly got up and grasped the short sword hanging from the rocking chair.

By the candlelight, seeing that it was Arthur who came, Cepes breathed a sigh of relief.

"Arthur, where did you come from, isn't it good to go through the front door?"

"You have Ottomans guarding your door, and I don't want to deal with them.

Give me Gina's letter and I'll leave at once. ”

Arthur pointed to the wall behind him, answered the first question, and then watched Cepes speak the rest with a look of disgust.

"Stinky boy, why do you look at me with such eyes and explain clearly, otherwise don't want to get Gina's letter."

"Give me the letter, I have nothing to say to you!"

Arthur looked angry, it seems that this guy's previous sullenness was not entirely because of Miss Gina.

Tepes had wanted to test Arthur's attitude towards the Ottomans, and now it seems that there has been a result.

He deliberately made an unclear appearance, and said in an accentuated tone:

"I was kind enough to help bring the letter, are you treating me like this!? I didn't offend you, Arthur. ”

"You didn't offend me, but you changed, and I, I haven't."

"Be clear, don't be pretentious."

Arthur's eyes were a little red, his Adam's apple was stirring, he hesitated for a long time, and finally said what was in his heart.

"Three years ago, when you left Wallachia, we said yes, when we grow into warriors, we will fight side by side against the Ottomans.

I have always remembered the promise of that year. But you've forgotten all about it.

Forget it, don't mention it, give me Gina's letter, you go and live the life you choose, may the Lord bless you be happy. ”

After saying this, Arthur stretched out his right hand again, and waited for Cepes to hand him the letter.

Tsepes, on the other hand, remained unmoved, and continued to stand still and said: "I have changed, and your father has changed, isn't that so?" ”

The question was sharp, but at the same time very real, leaving Arthur speechless.

He could only continue to stubbornly say: "Give me the letter, I don't want to say the rest." ”

At this point, Tepes was sure that Arthur was a companion he could trust, and he was ready to explain everything to Arthur.

"Arthur, I can swear to God that my original intention has never changed.

All the time, I want to take the sword in my hand and kill all those Ottoman invaders.

However, I am more mature and more strategic than I was three years ago.

There are some things that I can't say clearly, and I just want to ask you, my dear friend Arthur, if you would like to join my plan. ”

Saying this, Cepes didn't use any acting skills, it was completely the true feelings of his heart.

"Tsepes, if what you say is true, I'm willing to join in, and tell me more specifically."

Arthur looked Tsepes in the eye, and the two eyes collided, like a man, like a brother, like a comrade-in-arms.

The two had the same goal, and then Cepes talked in detail about the current plan and the follow-up plan.

"Oh my God! Are you crazy that you dare to entrust the heavy task to a groom!? Arthur said excitedly.

"There's no way, it's hard for me to reach people, and so far, Davar is doing a good job.

Next, I want you to find Davar and join him in forming a secret force. ”

"I don't want to cooperate with the grooms, leave everything to me, I will go to the best warriors and help you kill the Ottomans."

Pride and prejudice are perfectly displayed in Arthur at this time. The aristocratic lords basically have these problems.

"I don't need great fighters, I just need loyal patriots, and at this point, I really don't trust your eyes.

Let's do it with Davar, he now has the title of knight, and his status is no worse than you, the second son of the earl.

Anyway, tell me what you think about Miss Gina. ”

In addition to arranging tasks, Arthur's life's events, Cepes felt the need to care about it, and he already had a solution to it.

Arthur, who had already ignited his enthusiasm, the fire in his heart was extinguished again at once, and he was silent for a long time in despair.

"Hey...... There was nothing I could do, Gina and Ferco had already made a marriage contract, and two months later, it was the wheat harvest season, which was the day when the two of them were officially married.

You know me, there's no way I'm going to elope with Gina, that's not something a gentleman can do. ”

"If you don't elope, there is no need to read Gina's letter, and reading it will make you confused."

Cepes had not peeked at the letter, but Miss Gina had told him the purpose before sending it.

At this moment, Arthur once again fell into a situation where he had nothing to say, and the insistence on honor and the desire for love were in his mind, making a fierce struggle.

And at this moment, Cepes's voice sounded again.

"Don't bother with my brother, I've already figured out a way, leave everything to me.

Next, we need to discuss the matter of recruiting troops and buying horses, and how much money you have in your hands now. ”

"Money? I don't have any money. ”

As the second son of the Earl, a young man of only 16 years old, Arthur never interfered in any family business.

In other words, apart from his pocket money of two silver coins per month, he did not have any additional income.

In layman's terms, he was a poor ghost of noble birth.

Just when Tsepes was thinking about whether to encourage Arthur to steal some of the family's things and sell them.

An abrupt voice came from the wall.

"I have money."