Chapter 137: Mia Capet
"My name is Mia Capet, and I am the heir to the Capet family. β
In the hall of the City Lord's Mansion, Mia said her name with a slightly sad look, and she was a little afraid to look into the eyes of the man sitting on the main seat, as if the other party could eat her with just his eyes.
"You may be seated, Miss Mia. Rafa replied with a smile, and did not kiss the nobles, he still knew how bad his reputation was by the previous "Rafa", and he was afraid that he would scare this girl his age.
Mia was also a little surprised, she was ready to stretch out her hand, but the other party gently asked her to sit down, as if she was not ready to come.
"Your Royal Highness, I am so grateful to you for your help to me, and for this reason, I have decided to dedicate half of our possessions to you. Mia knew that some people were smiling, but she was probably thinking about how to eat herself, so she decided to throw her baggage out sooner rather than later, hoping to dispel the prying eyes of the other party.
"Miss Mia is gracious. Rafa smiled and nodded, and then gave Siphus behind him a look, meaning to ask him to take inventory of the belongings, and the knowledgeable Siphus bowed slightly to the crowd and followed one of Mia's maids.
"Well, it seems that he is also a greedy fellow. Seeing Rafa's movements, Mia was a little disappointed, she had a little expectation of him after seeing the handsome Rafa, but now it seems that he is probably no different from those old rich men who are interested in getting rich, "Your Highness, the reason why I came here ......"
"The knight named Gray has told me that your brother has usurped your earldom and will kill you. β
"Now that His Highness knows about it, can it ...... Tell me about your decision?" Mia gritted her teeth, and finally asked, Icefields City was already the end of her escape, and if she couldn't get shelter in Icefields City, then she had nowhere else to go except to the barbarian lands beyond the North or into the desolate Orr Mountains... You must know that such an option is only considered by a desperate witch.
"What decision?" Rafa deliberately pretended not to know.
"......" Mia frowned slightly, looking down on Rafa a little more in her heart, but she remained silent on the surface, "My brother is determined to kill me, and I have nowhere to go now...... Your Highness, can you take us in for a while... I swear if we can find another place to go, I'll leave right away. β
"Hmm......" Rafa made a look of embarrassment, as if wondering if taking Mia in would lead to revenge from the Capetian family.
Seeing that Rafa was a little hesitant, Mia was a little anxious, for fear that he would refuse herself or make some humiliating conditions, and in the face of other conditions, she had already been mentally prepared, if she wanted to get the protection of others, she would have to pay something, and judging from the fact that the knights of Icefield City easily defeated the pursuing ship just now, the strength of Icefield City should not be bad, it is a big tree that can be relied on, so she continued, "I know that I can't get your protection without giving anything, so what conditions does Your Highness have." ...... Can you tell me. β
"Well, since Miss has said it so bluntly, then I don't bother to hide it," Rafa corrected the color, "I want you to ......"
"Really...... Mia sighed inwardly, why are men's thoughts always so dirty.
β...... of the ship. β
"What!?" Mia jerked her head up, looking Rafa in the eye.
"That's right," Rafa said, pointing to the map hanging on the wall, where the Hirry River stood out from the north, "I'm going to build a large caravan, but the stingy merchants won't sell me a ship, and if Miss Capet is going to stay in Icefield for a long time, your ship will be empty, and if you don't mind, you can rent it to us, and of course, we'll pay you a certain amount of rent." β
"This ......" Mia's eyes widened and she didn't react for a while, it turned out that Rafa didn't want herself, but her own boat? Could it be that she was too deep in a conspiracy and regarded everything as a conspiracy?
"Uh...... If Miss Mia is embarrassed, forget it, we'll think of another way, and we've got a big ship anyway......"
"I agree to lend you the boat," Mia said hurriedly, "and without any rent." β
"Ahh Thank you, Miss Mia. Rafa gave a grateful look.
At this time, Philisier also rushed over from the backyard, after all, the other party was the nominal countess, and according to the etiquette, the male and female hostesses should greet them together.
"It's... Byron's pearl ......"
Not only Mia, but Felihill also showed an appreciative look when she saw this countess with a good temperament, maybe this count is the only woman in the north who has received the same upper-class education as her, because there are only a few families that can be regarded as big nobles in Ola, and there are not many opportunities to meet women from other big noble families.
"Well, Fili, the steamship modification map I showed you should work, right?"
After listening to Mia's self-introduction, Felihill bowed slightly, and then said to Rafa, "There is no problem, but the boat has no value in renovating, because after the transformation, the place where the coal is loaded will occupy a lot of space, and the capacity will become very low, and some of the gains outweigh the losses." β
"I've already calculated," Rafa gestured as he took the drawings from Felihill's hand, "as long as it's not smaller than the Icefield, even after the renovation, the capacity will be sufficient......
Philicille also sat down on the throne and listened carefully to what he had described.
Mia, who sat in the guest seat, couldn't believe that the legendary arrogant and beautiful Pearl Byron and the legendary ridiculous prince Rafa could discuss issues so intimately, although she couldn't understand what they were talking about, but the image of Feliscille and Rafa in her mind had changed dramatically.
"Ahem, Your Highness......" Maybe it's not good to hang others in half, Audrey only had to remind him.
"Oh-oh, I'm sorry, Miss Mia," Rafa smiled awkwardly as he suddenly remembered that there were still guests, "Miss Mia, would you rather live in the City Lord's Mansion or in the city?"
β...... Is there any difference?" Mia was a little stunned.
"There are many girls in the City Lord's Mansion, and you may be less lonely and safer living in the City Lord's Mansion. β
"I'm going to live in the city. Mia clearly misunderstood what Rafa meant, and immediately replied.
"That being the case,
Ao Dai, go and arrange a place for Miss Mia. β
"Yes," Audrey walked to the door, bending slightly, "Please, Miss Mia." β
Rafa waved at Mia, causing her to leave with her minions.
"Your Highness, what about the captives captured on the big ship?" asked Bernice again as Mia left.
"Except for the knight captain named Gray, let the others go, if they are willing to stay in Icefield City, arrange a job for them, and if they want to leave, give them some travel expenses, all for their own masters, and don't embarrass them too much. β
"Yes, Your Highness. β
Seeing the beautiful knight Audrey, Mia's image of Rafa changed from "medium" to "poor", and his guardian knights are so beautiful, they must be a prodigal son.
"These two small buildings will belong to you and your servants in the future, and I will have you move them in a moment for the salute on your ship. Rafa walked into a secluded neighborhood with a group of six or seven people, and handed the key to the servants behind her.
"This ...... Two houses, are they all ours?"
Mia couldn't believe it, this neighborhood was not only quiet, but also quite beautifully arranged, there were lawns everywhere, and the ground was all paved with gravel, and it was very comfortable to walk on them, and these two houses looked very large, both of them were in a style that she had never seen before, each house had a low iron mountain, and you could vaguely see that the courtyard was also very well kept, and there were gazebos and chairs on the empty grass, just standing outside the courtyard, she could feel the intentions of the house makers, and she did not expect that she could have such a warm abode after being on the run for a long timeγ
"Of course. Audrey replied.
This neighborhood was the first neighborhood that Rafa ordered to build after he came to Icefield City, but he thought about it carefully, such a single-family two-story building was a bit thankless, and it occupied an area and could not accommodate many people, so he turned to building apartments, and now this community is still empty, only the three Helmut sisters occupy one of them, and now there are "two families", and the total number of households has reached three.
Audrey opened the door to a house for her, led her into a room with smooth wooden floors, and carefully told her how to use the new toilets and bathrooms, as well as the time of the cafeteria.
However, she estimated that a big nobleman like Mia would definitely not want to go to the cafeteria, but she didn't want to go to the city lord's mansion, so she had to kindly tell her the location of the supermarket, wanting them to cook at home.
At night, Mia stripped naked under the vigilance of the female knight, entered the bathroom painted with waves, coconut trees and blue sky, and turned the valve to control the flow of water according to the method that Audrey had taught before, and the water rushed out of the shower and poured right on top of her head, some cold water startled her, if she hadn't said that she was okay, the female knight outside the door almost rushed in.
However, when the cold water in the water pipe was emptied, the steaming hot water finally arrived as Audrey said, which made her feel a long-lost relief after not taking a shower for several days, and she felt that she had finally come to the wrong place at the thought of how easy it was to take a shower every day in Icefield City.
"It's a pity that Icefield City is too small, how long can my good life last?" Mia looked up, letting the heat pour over her face, "I hope that rumor is true." 2k reading network