Matthias entered the palace, of course, not the kind of palace entry that was full of women and men, but the iron-blooded entry of the palace that started his journey for the throne.

Under my arrangement, Matthias's competition slogan consisted of eight words: anti-war, equality, strong army, and mercantilism.

These eight words seem simple, but only the parties themselves know how many people's cakes they want to move, how much risk they take, and how much pressure they can withstand.

However, as the saying goes, how bold and productive people are, the harvest is always proportional to the effort, and what we will get cannot be measured by right and wrong, more and less.

Rudolf II felt both affection and scratching his head for his "suddenly enlightened" brother, and his feelings were very complicated.

I like it because the international and domestic situation has been quite complicated recently, and as the nominal ruler, he is quite scratching his head, and the younger brother who was born out of thin air has solved his urgent needs, which really makes him happy.

As for scratching the head, the reason is more complicated, when his father died, his younger brother, who was both civil and military, fought with himself very much, if it wasn't for his surprise victory, I am afraid that today who is sitting on it and who is standing below is still unknown.

Therefore, he can be called a strong return this time, and it may not be that there is no intention to challenge the royal power again. However, he made a lot of noise, and suddenly became a hot celebrity from a lurker hidden in the shadows, but I was afraid that he would not be able to deal with him too obviously, so he could only slowly figure out a way.

So on the face of it, Rudolf II's welcome to his brother Matthias was impeccable, touching, and beautiful. If it weren't for the fact that he knew that he was a shady and mean person, I was afraid that anyone would think that Matthias had chosen to run away because of some misunderstanding about his brother.

Of course, the weather-beaten Matthias would no longer be like a young boy at the beginning, vainly trying to impress and win the kindness of his brother through such childish channels as conscience, rules, and blood, so he chose to participate in the game - according to the rules of the game itself.

The first step was solid – this is my initial assessment of Matthias' comeback plans.

Of course, if I can't do this in the 21st century, then I can really retire from the world, develop a farm in Manhattan, and live a rich retirement life, and stop thinking about national affairs.

I have to say that Matthias is very wise, after regaining his identity, he chose to draught and not forget to dig wells, and soon began to give me feedback and benefits in the field of commerce and reform that he was responsible for.

Or rather, a win-win opportunity, so Youxi appeared in Hamburg to make full preparations for the upcoming large-scale trade fair.

At this time, I found a very interesting phenomenon - Matthias seems to be very "afraid" of Youxi, how to say, every time he sees Youxi, he seems to be a little submissive and excited.

Well? What does this mean?

At the welcome dinner of the trade fair held at Matthias's new mansion, I found that the two of them were definitely not easy to do, and there was a big door in the middle!

Recently, Matthias has been in charge of the development of Nordic trade, and inevitably has a relationship with Youxi, who is based in Amsterdam, and now it seems that his "sister-in-law" is not so simple as business!

I sat in the corner, quietly sipping the best red wine, watching this guy's performance in front of Youxi, and Youxi's polite response in the top hat, and my heart was already laughing.

Seeing my strange expression, Matthias also seemed a little embarrassed, and after saying goodbye to Youxi, he came over to me with a wine glass.

"Captain, it's a nice day!" Matthias was clearly out of the question.

I nodded, raised my glass at him, and said, "Isn't it?" If she is well, it will be a sunny day. The weather was naturally good. ”

Seeing that I was speechless, Matthias coughed heavily with his hand in his mouth, turned his head to look at Youxi, who was at ease among a group of businessmen, and after a long pause, he turned his head to look at me and continued:

"Captain, Miss Zhang is such a nice girl, isn't she?"

I let out an "um" and asked, "What's wrong?" Fancy it? ”

Matthias replied: "I have never seen such a wonderful lady, it is fascinating." "There was yearning in his eyes.

After speaking, he turned his head and asked, "She's not your woman, is she?" If yes, I don't think about it. ”

I immediately shook my head and said, "No, no, no! She's not my woman, she's still my elder in the strict sense of the word. So handsome guy, you can work hard for it. ”

Matthias was about to speak, but I added: "However, I promised his father, who is also my dearest, that he would ensure her safety and well-being, so you know that if you can't give her happiness, I suggest you don't start from the beginning." ”

When I said this, I was already carrying a strong sense of threat. Matthias naturally didn't say yes, and since he followed me for a while, he has been 100% impressed by my ability, even with a certain degree of fear.

In other words, if I can lift him up to the altar, I can pull him down from the altar, and he believes that I have the ability.

I was not sure of his assurance, and continued: "Your aristocratic marriage in Europe is like that, to put it bluntly, two people are nominally together, but in fact they play their own games, am I right? ”

When I said this, my face was full of banter, and Matthias immediately turned red, and after a few purrs in his mouth, he said to me, "Yes! This is how the vast majority of the aristocracy lived. ”

Saying that, he spread his hands and said, "Including the former me." ”

I asked, "What about now?" Taking a sip of wine, I squinted at Matthias.

This buddy sighed and said with a deep face: "Since I lost all this and wandered overseas, I have suffered the white eyes of the world. The women who were eye-to-eye with me were afraid of me. ”

As he spoke, he stared into my eyes and said, "In your words, Captain, it is only after suffering that you know what is worth cherishing. I think I know what I want now, so don't worry. ”

When you speak, your eyes are full of sincerity.

I stared quietly into his eyes, and after a long time, I sighed and said, "Even if it is a delicacies from the mountains and seas, it will taste bad every day, so you don't have to give me these guarantees." I just hope that no matter when you arrive, remember what you said today and never forget your original intention, and that's enough. ”

Matthias raised his glass and said in a deep voice, "Definitely! ”

The two wine glasses touched each other, making a soft "ding" sound, and we smiled at each other and drank the wine in the glass.

Youxi saw us talking for a long time not far away, and then picked up the wine glass and clinked glasses, looking mysterious, and couldn't help but be curious, and immediately excused the others and walked towards us.

Walking next to us, Youxi held a wine glass and asked me with a smile, "Qilan, what are you talking about with Your Highness?" ”

I smacked my lips and said, "We're talking about today's weather." ”

Youxi didn't believe it: "What's there to talk about the weather?" How much longer can it be said? The expression on his face as he spoke was like that of a cunning little fox.

I pretended to be honest and said, "Of course there is value in talking, and we agree that today's weather is very suitable for a vigorous relationship." How's that, do you smell love? ”

Youxi glanced at me suspiciously, then glanced at Matthias, who was slightly embarrassed next to him, and said with understanding: "Love? I didn't smell it, but I smelled what you said...... Well, what's that called? ”

After thinking about it, his empty left hand snapped his fingers lightly, and said happily: "That's right!" It's the taste of hormones! ”

I couldn't help laughing: "Do you remember hormones? Not bad! That's right, it's the taste of hormones, and according to biological principles, hormones give birth to love, so that's the taste of love. ”

Youxi covered his mouth with his hand in surprise, widened his eyes and said, "No! Qilan, you actually fell in love with Your Highness? As he spoke, he turned his head to look at Matthias: "Your Highness, your love will not be blessed!" ”

In order to hide his embarrassment, Matthias was drinking in small sips at this time, and was startled when he heard Youxi's words, choking the wine into his trachea and coughing violently again and again.

Youxi hurriedly handed over a handkerchief, and said with a concerned face: "Your Highness, what's wrong with you?" It doesn't matter, I don't tell anyone! ”

Matthias coughed even harder.

I couldn't help but shake my head, this girl is really ...... What's that, I couldn't help but smack my lips again, patted Matthias on the shoulder and said, "You are responsible for explaining, after all...... It's your business. ”

After speaking, he raised his glass to Youxi and said, "I wish you a wonderful and happy night." See you later! After that, he turned around and left.

Woo-hee tugged at my sleeve and asked, "Where are you going?" I fell in love with a girl, so urgent. ”

I couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Dear, it's not me who emits hormones, but him." I pointed at Matthias: "So you go and interrogate him, I'm going to go out and walk around, it's just a little stuffy inside." ”

Youxi smiled evilly: "Don't think I don't know, since you came in, these big girls and little daughters-in-law are like crazy, just in this moment, no less than five people fell down beside you, and seven or eight accidentally dropped handkerchiefs next to you!" Say, which one do you like? ”

I shrugged my shoulders, pointed to a girl who weighed two hundred pounds not far away and said, "That, the one in the green dress is good, I'll go and tease, you talk!" ”

Youxi was speechless for a moment, Matthias coughed and gave me a thumbs up, I bowed slightly, turned my head and left.

I don't know how they talked or how they talked, but I did find the fat girl, whose father was the German Minister of Commerce, and we had a good conversation, but when it came to personal matters, I told them that I was engaged, and the girl's family sighed.

Judging from the contact during this time, Matthias is not bad in nature, although he has more or less aristocratic habits, but there is nothing bad about this, everything has advantages and disadvantages, isn't it?

If Youxi can be with him, it can be regarded as a good home, historically, Matthias has very few scandals in life among the nobles, and he is indeed a good man.

I walked into the courtyard with my glass in hand, wandered in the grass, and slowly stopped, looking up at the stars.

Second Uncle Zu, are you still satisfied with Youxi's arrangement? I did my best to fulfill your original will!

After meditating, a twinkling star in the sky suddenly shone violently a few times, as if answering my words.

I smiled slightly, poured the red wine in my hand lightly on the ground, and said softly, "All well, may you rest in peace!" ”