Now I was sitting facing the Duke of Normandy, but my eyes kept looking at the barbecue on the table, tossing for so long at night, my stomach was already hungry and my chest was close to my back, but the host did not move the chopsticks to let me, as a guest, have any way but to accompany him to stare at him.

The Duke of Normandy walked anxiously in front of the couch behind the dining table with his hands behind his back, looking at the butcher-like doctor, carefully taking out a knife of suitable size from the cloth bag full of various knives and bleeding his beloved daughter, but after the blood flowed like a lot, it had no effect for a long time, and the doctor's head began to bead unnaturally, and he was hesitating to try the herbs contained in another small jar.

I was impatient with the terrible medical skills of the Jianghu doctors, pushed away the chair and walked over, in the surprised eyes of Duke Richard, stretched out my hand to pinch Gianna's people, and at the same time gave the accompanying doctor a disdainful white eye, under his angry gaze, the little girl coughed rapidly, opened her eyes in a daze, and the little eyes of the pear blossom with rain were focused for a long time, and said weakly: "Father? ”

"Don't speak, you're still weak, my fawn, the maid will take care of you, come back to Daddy, you'll be safe."

The Duke of Normandy gestured with his eyes that he was still stunned at me, and the accompanying doctor who overturned his decades of medical practice with a little trick stopped Princess Gianna's bleeding, in fact, if you continue to let go of the few small openings on her arms, spurting blood like a water pipe, the little girl is equivalent to suffering a serious postpartum hemorrhage, and the effect of saving it is the same.

Duke Richard thoughtfully pulled up the fine cashmere blanket covering his daughter's body, and tucked it lightly, his face full of the loving and gentle expression of his father, who was different from the domineering appearance before.

"You can tell me whatever you want to eat, but now Dad wants to have a good talk with Lord Count Nijmegen, thank him for saving your life, don't worry, I'll be back with you soon." After saying that, he leaned down and kissed his daughter on the forehead.

Duke Richard led me back to my seat in the front tent and sat down again, the roast meat on the table was already cold, and he instructed the attendants to roast another one and bring it up: "Please let me do my landlord's friendship." ”

The Duke of Normandy pushed over his own glass full of wine to prevent me from wanting to leave.

"How to say it! Lord Earl, my fate with you is truly wonderful. ”

Duke Richard wiped the rim of the cup with his fingers intently, his eyes were a little distracted, perhaps he felt that such an opening was very embarrassing, and he simply talked to me without raising his head: "We are rivals and enemies in a sense, but you saved my pearl Gianna, you must know that she is the whole of my life, and I can't live a day without hearing her sunny smile......

Speaking of which, Duke Nunu of Richard's mouth tried his best to control the tears rolling in his eyes from flowing out, and for the first time, the tough guy who killed decisively on the battlefield showed a different kind of tenderness hidden under the hard shell.

What else can I do? Sighing helplessly in my heart, I said slowly: "Although I haven't been able to become a father yet, I can still experience your father's love that is as thick as a mountain, it is true that Princess Gianna and I have a bit of a holiday, and Normandy and Nijmegen are not so friendly, but that is a matter between you and me, now the two families are allies, it is the cooperation between the empire and Normandy, and it has nothing to do with personal grievances, I have always been a person who distinguishes between public and private." ”

Well, you can always get out of the way if you sell something at the right time on your turf, and I will never get involved in sensitive topics if you don't speak first.

"You're a rare gentleman, but not exactly a dull pseudo-teacher."

The Duke of Normandy took a sip of the wine in his glass, raised his golden eyebrows, and the sharp and cold faces characteristic of the Nordics, which have been carved by the years even more impeccable, are simply God's secret weapon to anger us mortals.

"The last gentleman I knew was already played to death by his ill-intentioned enemy."

"Hehe......"

In the face of such flattery, I really couldn't think of any words to express my response, so I could only hold the wine glass to my lips and smile vaguely.

"Gianna is my life, and I am willing to exchange the whole of Normandy for her peace and happiness."

Duke Richard said of his beloved daughter, his eyes became gentle, and his hands were tightly clasped together: "Gianna is like her mother, she is a stubborn girl, and her red hair like fire represents the inexhaustible youth and passion in their hearts, sometimes I always wonder if their mother and daughter are a gift from God, so that the hairy boy who is too sharp can learn to be gentle and grateful, in my life before I met her mother, I wasted too much time on killing, So much so that they are fascinated by the filth of violence and seek happiness, thinking that this is what life is all about. ”

How did you start to remember the bittersweet ones? What I hate the most is to sit on the side like a fool and listen to someone I don't know well tell me about my bitter past, especially when I can't even get into that topic, my ass is like sitting on pins and needles, and it's uncomfortable to put it in any position.

Taking a secret breath, my eyes began to wander unconsciously, and I began to study the Normandy decorations of the camp tent in a very different style.

"I really don't know how to thank you for saving Gianna regardless of your previous suspicions, because for a gentleman like you, any gift to repay is an insult and a blasphemy to the noble character of the pure ice and snow on the Alps." Duke Richard stared into my eyes and said very seriously.

Don't brother, I'm not such an embarrassed person at all, this kind of thankless thing will not be done by a fool, you can just give a little bit of value, the wealth of Normandy is something that the whole of Europe knows, and the hair is thicker than Nijmegen's thighs.

Thinking like this in my mind, I feel like I'm holding something in my throat, choked there and couldn't speak, being put on a high hat by others is this feeling that I can't go up or down, I can only be embarrassed to pretend to be dumb on the shelf, from ancient times to the present, honest people are always the best candidates to be pitted.

"Believe me, although as you can see, I am not a good person in the usual sense, but I definitely know the truth of Entu, please rest assured, when facing the Saracens, Nijmegen's flanks will be handed over to the knights of Normandy to protect, and not a single fly will fly over to distract you."

Duke Richard shook his index finger and assured me with certainty, but I was so mad that I wanted to cry without tears, when the attendant brought the freshly roasted lamb to the table, and the Duke kindly pushed the plate in front of me, and a smile on his face was full of courtesy that I could enjoy it as I pleased.

What can be said so far? If you want to blame yourself, you can only blame yourself for dying and saving face, replacing yourself with a socially selective language barrier, often not daring to make demands at critical moments, and missing the best opportunity to seek benefits for yourself.

Complaining helplessly in my heart, I picked up the dagger on the side of the dinner plate and vented all my resentment on the roasted mutton, completely ignoring the surprised appearance of others looking at me gobbling up.

"Take your time, take your time, it's not enough."

The Duke of Normandy, like a kind old grandmother, comforted me with a smile as he refilled his dry glass with wine: "My lord, there are some things I would like to speak to you separately. ”

As he spoke, he waved his hand to let the attendants around him walk away.

I, who was stuffed with oily mutton in my mouth, stared at his eyes suspiciously, thinking that this was some kind of conspiracy similar to a cup smash, and glanced at Kohler and the others standing at the door of the tent in fear, and after weighing it again, I said to them ruthlessly:

"Go out first! I have important matters to discuss with the Duke, but after all, this is someone's territory, so don't go too far casually, lest you cause any embarrassing misunderstandings. ”

Having said that, I am sure that Kohler and the others must have understood the deep meaning of the words, and he secretly hooked his hand, indicating that he would be well protected, and then turned around and followed the Normandy attendants who were waiting to guide him out of the camp, leaving only me and the duke.

Of course, there are also the busy maids and doctors in the back tent, and the weak Princess Gianna in bed, whose threats are not considered for the time being.

"You must think that I left you behind because of some ulterior conspiracy, right?"

Duke Richard saw through my thoughts early in the morning, shook his head helplessly and smiled, and then in horror I pulled out the dagger at my waist, cut off a piece of mutton and put it in my mouth, stared at me meaningfully and lowered my head, and then sent the chewed mutton down with the wine in the glass.

"If I want to kill you, I have ten thousand ways, there is no need to use such despicable means, I am a knight, and I will give my opponent a fair choice."

"What are you talking about, I didn't mean that at all."

With a dry smile that was worse than the bellows, I picked up the silver flask and filled Duke Richard's glass, busily saying, "You are a man of paramount importance, and this is a fact that every rock from Nijmegen to Normandy knows." ”

"As a friend...... I wouldn't mind calling you a friend here, would you? ”

Duke Richard asked me with a frown, and after receiving an affirmative answer, he continued: "As my daughter's lifesaver and friend, I would like to express the friendliness of Normandy through this interview, and at the same time to remind you that the current situation is not as calm as it seems. ”

"Emperor Otto seems to have regained the advantage of the scene, but under the veneer of the sincere unity of the empire, there is still an undercurrent surging, as an outsider, even I feel the emptiness and grievances of the nobles, and you do not realize that Nijmegen has come to the edge of the cliff."

"Ahem......"

I was concentrating on stuffing lamb into my mouth, and I was startled when I heard this, and the food in my mouth was stuck in my throat, and I coughed violently, and Duke Richard looked at me condescendingly, like watching a dwarf's burlesque performance at a Christmas banquet, and the expression on my face was painful.

Why is it that there is always this kind of prophet who looks down on you from the perspective of God around me, and it is not easy to get rid of Leonardo's constraints, and a duke jumps out to scare people, or not, since people are well-intentioned, it doesn't hurt to simply listen.

(End of chapter)