Gawain was also stunned, he seemed to have underestimated the beautiful widow before, so he slowly sat down next to Ingrid, and whispered, "You should know the cost and consequences of doing so." ”

"Aren't the consequences already happening now? The Lord of Sebastoprat must have been thundering in Corinth. He was supposed to lead a large army into Zahaas, and it is said that Zahas was forced to abandon the stronghold of Iokaat, and with his son-in-law and subordinates, he fled to Tunisia and Kairouan for refuge, and Zahas been sheltered by the Norman Count of Sicily on the way. It was by virtue of this feat that the royal brother came to my banquet and said to me that he wanted me to throw away the 'Mesadini' and give me the most honorable surname 'Komnen' in the Empire, and to lead me into the palace of Brachna, where I would be the first lady in white robes, more honorable than my sister. ”

As he spoke, Gawain handed over another glass of warm water, "In other words, you ran away from marriage?" ”

"I want to drink, Lord Count." Ingrid seemed to be very excited and happy, with a delicate look.

Well, Gawain could only do that, so he took the flask (he didn't drink a drop of wine) and poured half a glass for the widow.

Inglina brought it over, drank it in one gulp, her face flushed, and then she spoke faster, "What is the escape?" I didn't promise him, I didn't like him at all, and I didn't need to envy his power and wealth. ”

At this moment, Gawain stood up and said with a little exclamation, "As for me, I originally wrote to you, but I didn't expect you to come, or a woman who came to Barry City by herself, how did you do this?" I'm interested in your adventures, ma'am. ”

The widow took the flask herself and drank half a glass. It was obviously the alcohol that worked, and with a smug smile, "Count Gawain, in fact, in your mind, Ingrida has always been a widow with insufficient wisdom and empty appearance, isn't she?" But you also think about it, after the death of my husband, I also did a good job in the production and marketing of silk. And gave a lot of money to my sister and brother-in-law to help her family with the court, alas—in fact, in your eyes, I am such a character, and I have long been accustomed to it. But this time I played a trick, and when the royal brother and his guard triumphantly arrived in Corinth, I pretended to greet him, but in fact I ran away in secret, and then I called some miscellaneous servants who knew nothing about silk. Riding on the clipper of the Mesadini family, I set sail from the port of Pereira, and the royal brother believed it and sent two warships and fast horses along the coast to chase me. But I had already slipped by land, from Kadmia to the Kastorian Pass, where Durazzo and Thessaly were connected. Later, he found a Venetian merchant in Durazzo who could be trusted, assuming his identity. deceived the commander of the garrison there, Nikephorus. Breños"

"You say there, Brenus has already taken office?" Gawain continued to ask with concern.

At this moment, the rain outside was getting heavier and heavier, and Mu Zafiadin, who was as wet as a dog, shook his robe, and ran from the sloping street to the door of the governor's mansion. But he was stopped by Inglana's male and female servants, "Your master is secretly talking with our mistress about silk business, you are not allowed to go in and disturb it." ”

The Turkic servant could only hold the scimitar at his waist while doubting his faith. However, he saw that these servants were very popular, and it did not seem that they were here to kill for money, and they went to the shack set up outside the building, and squatted there and stared pitifully.

"Why do you only care about men? Could it be that a Varyag man like you was also impregnated with bad customs by the Greeks? In the makeshift building, which was dark because of the rain, there were several disgruntled screams from below, and the widow had already grasped Gawain's wrist, and her vigorous and youthful body was close to the other, and her slightly drunken eyes burned.

"Not so, Ingranina," Gawain defended.

"Yes, Brenus is now the Grand Duke of Tirasime, and it is said that His Majesty the Emperor has also given him the title of the third glory of the Empire, without exception, he will come to take over your city of Bari, and marry Princess Anna after the mission is completed, he is a gentle and noble man, do you like such a man?" With Ingrina her head down, Gawain grabbed her shoulders and touched the widow's smooth blonde hair, the soft golden touch.

"Don't be stupid Ingridina, I don't have that tendency." Gawain was a little stunned when he heard the news of the eldest princess, but who would want to provoke a thirteen-year-old girl, his worldview is not allowed - after all, Ingrid is so charming, and now she is willing to abandon all her family property to join herself, this is not to give her a way out, and not to give herself a way out. Theognes, the warkeeper, was right and prophesied, "Go and destroy the Normans, and sooner or later this zealous widow will follow you and destroy you." ”

"Then you have to prove it to me, besides, I have all my family with me, all in my servant's box, about the cultivation of silkworms, the manufacture of raw silk, and the weaving of silk, and the manuscripts and drawings of silk are all in it, and I have brought eight of the most skilled female workers, each of whom is a good hand who needs to pay fifty gold coins of Solit." Although Ingrid is slender and straight, she is generally a small bird in front of Gawain, and her head is buried deeper in the crook of his strong arm, with a faint tone," There was no way out, so I simply changed the name of Mesadini to Ingrida. Gawain forgot it. ”

After speaking, she raised her face movingly, and her slender fingers hooked Gawain's neck, "If you want to blame it, blame you for constantly seducing me shamelessly." ”

"I think yes, it's my fault." Gawain said softly, then grabbed Ingridina's finger in turn.

The rain outside was getting heavier and heavier, the long rain, the endless night, the first floor of Sabina and Quicksilver were a little tired in the grass, flashing their eyes with long eyelashes, the whole world was unusually quiet, just like the current city of Bari, Muzafi Adin did not see the master and the widow "end of the consultation", so he tore off a woolen blanket from the shack, wrapped it around his body and became confused, and Ingridina's servants also consciously sent the box into it to shelter from the rain, and then staggered and fell asleep.

The next morning, when the rain was still hazy, and the gray dim light shone through the window and entered the room, Gawain quietly got up, put on his shirt and jacket, sat on the edge of the bed, and looked at the helmet with red hand feathers on the hanger for a moment.

Over there, Ingrida's hair was scattered on her delicate and graceful back, her face was unclear, her body was lying on the couch, exhausted but full of happiness, and her bare jade feet were still half-hanging out from the blanket. (To be continued......)