At the Normandy court, Roger of Beaumont and the Count of Mortan anxiously awaited news of the king, and since King William himself led a small army to meet King Philip, rumours abounded in the principality that King William had been ambushed and that Cape's army had been defeated by the Normans. In these uncertain times, both royal courtiers were well aware of William's indispensable significance to Normandy, not to mention the fact that the conquest of England was far from complete, and according to recent news, English rebels had appeared in Mercia. Now the Earl of Hereford not only led more than a dozen knights back to the mainland without authorization, but even won the support of Queen Matilda and the Count of Flanders, and even King William could not delve into the intentions behind this. If the king does not return to England in time this year, he fears that the Norman garrisons in the southern counties will be dealt a major blow by the rebels.

It wasn't until the end of June that news of the Gisol front reached Rouen, and the Count of Mortan, hearing the terms of the final agreement between the king and Philip, immediately realized that his next main direction of attack was still England - the Normans recognized the independence of Mainwall, and even promised not to interfere with the future Count of Anjou entering Mann, and Philip also made King William promise to support the position of the Capetian royal family on the Flemish question, which was also agreed by the latter. In this way, Philip, a hairy boy, took advantage of the situation to suppress the expansion momentum of the Normans in France in one fell swoop, and by the way, he also gained the gratitude of the Count of Flanders.

By this time, Edgar had already returned to York with his army, leaving only the army of the Earl of Moka in Mercia, and the main force of the king of Alba had finally arrived, and this army of more than 8,000 people made York instantly extremely lively, and the wedding in June made the English and Scots temporarily forget the threat of war and immerse themselves in the atmosphere of celebration. Probably only the Count of Benicia was still mourning the death of his eldest son, and his youngest second son, Gespartrick, was sent to Cumbria, far from the front. Prince Edgar personally visited the Earl, and when he saw that the lord in his prime had become withered and worried about him, the Count of Guspatrick offered to participate in the next battle, and although the noble warrior's body was weakened, the desire for revenge made his fighting spirit even stronger. Edgar was not persuaded to do so, so he acquiesced to the Earl taking his own tomahawk and training in the barracks all day.

Edgar was partly occupied by the Scots, who were introduced by the Lords of the Kingdom of Alba who spoke different languages, and who were introduced to him by King Malcolm, and who explained to him the origins of the lords. The half-month leading up to the wedding was a historical overhaul for Edgar, but the prince did not find this knowledge useless, in addition to political and diplomatic relations, knowing the regional history within the allies also helped him familiarize himself with the military traditions of the other side, which was extremely useful for the next joint battle.

After confirming that King William had no sign of landing north, the wedding took place as scheduled, and many of the lady-in-waiting of the nobility of northern England would follow Princess Margaret into the court of the Alba Kingdom, and even marry the other party's royal family and nobles, which would greatly strengthen the future alliance between the two sides. However, Edgar found that some of the nobles behind Prince Donald did not seem to be happy with this, and they had a distant attitude towards the English, and even a little neglect of the future Queen of Alba.

Edgar apparently didn't know what Donald was thinking at this time, the noble prince was staring at Margaret, who was about to become his sister-in-law, but the thought in his heart was: If I were king, she would have been mine.

However, Edgar did not always focus on the Scots, and he also had to entertain Gwent and Caladog, the lord of Glamorgan, who had come to York in person, and in order to win over the Welsh king, many British nobles were invited to the wedding to show them the strong alliance between the English and the Scots.

"My lord, it is truly a magnificent wedding, and I think half of Britain has gathered here." Karadog said to Edgar.

"It's a pity that William of Normandy couldn't see this scene." Edgar said half-jokingly.

Count Benicia continued: "That bastard will see, and soon the warriors of this wedding will appear before him, and it will be his funeral." ”

The blood-colored comment didn't make the surrounding lords feel weird, and Edgar held up the huge horn and said with a smile, "The wedding room is also the battlefield of the kingdom. ”

Everyone burst out laughing, and some of them glanced at Malcolm, the Supreme King of Alba, next to him, and the newlywed battlefield of this middle-aged king may not be easy.

Under the influence of alcohol, the nobles in the palace became more and more indulgent, unlike the southern regions of Wessex and Kent, many of the lords of Northumbria were descendants of Danes or had Danish ancestry, and the language of the Danfa region was even very different from that of the south, and the customs of these nobles were closer to those of the Norsemen. Edgar, however, lost his Normandy style and joined the lords' pleasures, drinking and gambling like a northerner, and the content of some riddles would terrify the virgins and priests, which was also used by the Scots and Northumbrians as evidence that the prince was very different from Edward the Confessor, who was of Norman descent and acted heavily under Norman influence.

After the death of Bishop York, the most senior clergyman in the North was the Bishop of Durham, but Bishop Woolstein of Warchester seemed to be somewhat hostile to him, and Woolfstein wanted to be the next Bishop of York, like his eponymous uncle. Just as Edgar was becoming more and more dissolute, Ethelwyn, Bishop of Durham, finally stepped forward to take the horn cup in his hand, and began to persuade the prince, and he even gave the example of St. Boniface in ancient times advising King Ethelbald, Edgar was obviously upset, and in order to avoid the bishop, he pretended to leave the table and walked out of the hall. Bishop Warchester, beside him, was a little pleased with the unseemly disappointment of his colleague, and the prince's disgust for the old stubborn might be used for himself.

Edgar had no idea how the night would end, except that the next day, when he found a noblewoman with long dark hair on her shoulders lying beside him, he had a splitting headache and struggled to get up. Since she couldn't sneak away and had to stay and face it, the young lady woke up, asked in a sexy English with a deep Scottish accent, and then raised her arm as if asking for something. Edgar was stunned for a moment before he reacted, so he handed over the water glass next to the bed, and the other party took it and drank it all, as if he had enjoyed the fountain of youth, and his complexion was radiant in an instant.

"What's your name?" Edgar asked, stiff.

Seeing his frightened appearance, the woman sneered: "My name is Glouoch, and my brother is the chief of Molai. ”

Edgar didn't hear the strange title, and after a while he remembered that the Great Chief (Mormaer) was the title of a Scottish nobleman, and he secretly complained: it turned out to be the sister of the Earl of Morlay, and her father was King Lulach, Macbeth's stepson, and he looked at the young highland lady again, and finally mustered up the courage to ask, "What happened last night?" ”

Madame de Groåhe, dressed in a blue robe, whose graceful curves were not concealed, replied lazily while arranging her hair in front of a mirror: "You came in from outside, and said you were thirsty, and then I asked the maid to bring you spring water, but when you had drunk it and refused to leave, I asked you if you would share a bed, and you said yes, and we slept together for the night." ”

Seeing that Edgar was still nervous, she comforted her with kindness: "My husband didn't know whose bed he slept in last night, you don't have to worry, no one will know." As she spoke, she took out an embroidered purse and handed it to Edgar: "Go back quickly, don't let anyone else find out." ”