Chapter 4 Homecoming
Taking advantage of the darkness of the night, Rafa and Audair returned to the residence of the Three Princes in Byron.
He was now very tired from the fact that he had used the Divine Concealment to stimulate too much potential of this weak body in the stone castle and on the road, so as soon as he got home, he immediately withdrew from the service of the butler and the maid, and fell asleep on the bed.
Audair took a deep look at Rafa, who was already asleep, and closed the door for him with her own hands.
With the blessing of the divine decision, his spiritual power was much stronger, so as soon as the sky was bright, he woke up full of energy, "Whew! ”
Stretching his back, Rafa got up and stood in front of the wide floor-to-ceiling mirror, observing Rafa's appearance for the first time.
"It's okay, it's not bad. ”
It was a tall and slightly thin young man, his face was a little pale, his brown hair was scattered on his head, and the whole person looked very weak and weak, but fortunately, the appearance of Zhuyun made this body show a trace of vitality again.
Pushing open the door, before dawn, Rafa stripped naked and jumped into his exclusive pool, it was early winter, although it had not snowed yet, but the water in the pool in the morning was still not something that ordinary people could control.
"It's cold!"
Although he was in the body, he still felt a biting chill, but after staying a little longer, he slowly got used to it.
Hearing the sound of popping water, the butler Syphus and the guardian knight Audelle, who had already gotten up, immediately moved in their hearts, and they all came to the pool, but they were all startled when they saw Rafa swimming in the pool.
Siphus got to the water's edge and tried to fish Rafa up, "Oh, my highness, what are you doing? Why don't you come up ......?"
According to Rafa's memory, this Siphus was a man of integrity, who had prevented him from persecuting others many times, and was also a man who was faithful to him.
"I sweated too much yesterday, I have to wash up. ”
Seeing that Rafa didn't seem to feel cold, Silverston breathed a sigh of relief, but suddenly thought of sweating too much, and exclaimed, "My Highness! Are you going to that kind of place again? Oh my God! If the second princess knows, you'll be in big trouble!"
"What are you talking about? Didn't I go to Yalvis's manor yesterday?"
"Oh, yes, yes, I'm glad I didn't go to that place..."
"Siphus, give Ao Dai the 'things to report', you go and prepare breakfast, I have something to discuss with her. ”
"Your Highness, Your ......"
Rafa knew that Seapheus was going to ask him not to swim again, and he was a little impatient, "Got it, you go quickly, remember to prepare more breakfast, I didn't eat enough yesterday." ”
"Yes. Seapheus had no choice but to hand a piece of paper in his hand to Audrey and retreat.
After a few more scrubs, he got up from the icy pool, steaming all over.
With his hair neatly combed behind his head and a clean shirt, he summoned Audrey, who was hiding in the distance.
"Ao Dai, I'm dressed, come here. ”
Audair gave a quick glance before coming over.
After seeing Rafa, who was standing upright and smiling with a sunny face, she wondered if she had recognized the wrong person.
Rafa approached Audrey with his hands behind his back, "What are you doing?" ”
"Yes," she came to her senses when she heard Rafa remind her again, her eyes falling on the thin piece of paper, her brow furrowed again, "Josie's brothel, St. Far's tavern..."
"Ahem, stop, stop, I didn't mean you said that," he quickly stopped her from reading the ridiculous list that Rafa had made before, "I mean, what do you think about last night?"
Audrey also hated this list, and immediately tore it to shreds, "I don't have any opinion, it's very simple, the Hyperion family wants to rebel." ”
"The retinue who followed us to the manor before, have they returned?"
"Came back, all unscathed, and it seemed that they knew that we had escaped, and wanted to calm things down, so that nothing had happened. ”
"What do you think I should do?"
"Of course, it is to inform His Majesty the Emperor and exterminate the Hyperion family. Audele's tone was unmistakable.
"Hmm... Inappropriate. ”
"Your Highness, all beings who dare to offend the royal majesty should be eliminated! how long will you be cowardly?" Audair felt that he still hadn't changed, although his temperament was different, but his heart was still the same timid.
Rafa glanced at her, "Cowardly, you should take a long-term view, not be deceived by appearances, and if you think about it, if the Hyperion family wants to kill me, why did the Hyperion family participate in the selection of a wife before?
"You mean?" Audair frowned, could it be that this stupid master really got the hang of it?
"I felt that it was only Jarves' personal will to want to kill me, just because I had robbed him of his beautiful sister. ”
"Whether it's Jarvis or Duke Hyperion, as long as they dare to do something to the royal family, they should be punished!" "Audair is the guardian of the royal family, the knight of the light shield family, and the education he received since childhood is that the royal family is everything, and they do not allow any behavior that offends the authority of the royal family.
"Ao Dai, we are about to leave this prosperous place, I, the down-and-out prince, can't help but fight for more benefits, right? Phililisil is the pearl of the Hyperion family, and if you follow me in the future, the Duke of Hyperion will definitely love the house and give me some benefits, if we make things stiff now, we will have a hard time leaving here in the future." ”
Audrey still wants to refute, but after thinking about it carefully, he is a guardian knight, and he must protect his master's life, and he cannot only protect the safety of his master, but also become the master's brainchild.
"And what do you want to do?" Audair finally agreed with him.
"Just act like nothing happened, by the way, isn't it an engagement ceremony in three days? Zhuyun secretly scolded Rafa in his heart, this bastard, he couldn't even remember the process of the engagement ceremony.
Audrey glanced at the maids who were bringing food in, "I'm not engaged, I don't know, let Sievers explain it to you." ”
"Your Highness, eat slowly, no one will rob you of ......"
On the dining table with only Audair and Rafa, there was food that Zhuyun had never seen before, and his gobbling up made everyone present slightly surprised, you must know that according to Rafa's previous sluggish appearance, drinking a glass of milk in the morning is considered full, but now he has most of the food on the table in his stomach.
He even ate a lot of the food he had prepared for the guardian knight Audrey, who could dine at the same table as his master.
"Ao Dai, why don't you eat it? Oh oh, by the way, doesn't this reveal your true colors, sorry sorry..."
Ao Dai, who has always eaten later, saw him feasting, and I don't know why his mood became better.
With bread still in his mouth, Rafa turned to the butler and said, "Tell me about the process of the engagement, Sipheus, you said it before, but I forgot. ”
"Yes!"
Then Siphus took out a large red book and began to read it as if he were singing praise.
Rafa listened carefully to everyone's surprise, and from time to time asked a few questions about etiquette, and although the maids around him were not nobles, they saw Rafa's serious appearance of sitting up straight and asking questions, and imagined that the object of the ceremony was them.
After listening for a while, Rafa finally understood the tedious and lengthy ritual, "I see...... By the way, can you elaborate on the 'Three Swords Etiquette'?"
"Of course," Sieverus bowed slightly, "because the Hevian family is a family that started out by strength and conquest, so in order to show that they will never forget their ancestors' desire to conquer the empire by force, each Hevian man must defeat three sword-wielding knights when marrying before he can hold hands with the bride." ”
"Three knights... Will they release water?"
"Uh," Sipheus was momentarily speechless, "of course, in order to maintain the royal majesty, this ritual has been passed down to the present day, but it is only a symbolic rite. ”
Audrey picked up on Seapheth's words, "But this time it might be different. ”
"What's the difference?" Rafa asked.
"Because these three knights have always been from the woman's family, and you and Jarvis don't deal with each other, so ......" Although Audair didn't finish speaking, the meaning of Jarvis wanting to get in the way was clearly expressed.
"What if I'm defeated by three knights?"
Syphus had expected him to ask this question, "Unfortunately, in that case, Miss Felihill will never be your bride again." ”
"That's right... Looks like I'm going to have to prepare. ”
After breakfast, he tried the knight's greatsword that Audair used, and although it could be wielded, it was too bulky, and then he used other swords, but they were either too thin or too heavy, and none of them were handy.
There was no way, so he had to ask someone to find a pen and paper, and slightly modified the long sword in his memory from his previous life, and drew a long sword that was just right for him.
Audair watched Rafa, whose hands were not shaking, draw all kinds of complicated and beautiful moirés on the drawings, and couldn't help but feel that the foundation of the royal family and nobles was good and had a strong sense of art.
"Hmm... Almost, Audrey, I'll leave it to you, and remember to tell the blacksmith to use the best steel. ”
"Yes. ”
After Audair left, Seapheus walked in again, "Your Highness, Her Royal Highness the Second Empress ordered someone to come when she went to inspect Songke. ”
"What did my sister say?" Zhuyun recalled Rafa's memory of the sister with a cold face who was a little scared, but who was kind to him.
"Ahem, Her Royal Highness said she would be back before your engagement ceremony, and ......"
"What else?"
"And to make you less out and fool around. ”
"Got it. Zhuyun felt that what Rafa had done before was indeed a little sorry for this sister who cared about him.