Chapter 14: The Irises
In a forest on the border of the Duchy of Bavaria, a group of embarrassed-looking men are building a fire to keep warm and grill some meat. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info they look like frightened birds, and any slightest disturbance will make them vigilant.
"Wow~" A person walked out of the dark grass at night, Calvin with a scarred face? Louis? Ranhe appeared in the crowd's sight with a long, deadly wooden box on his back. Seeing that it was him, the crowd was in a commotion for a while, then they let down their vigilance and went their own way.
Calvin ignored the rest of the crowd and walked straight to the center of the crowd to find Redding and take a look. "This dress is really not for you, it is the first time I have seen you wear it so torn; When I arrive in Regensburg, I must ask an Italian painter to make a painting for you as a souvenir. Calvin didn't seem to be Redding's subordinate, as he had told Herman before, and teased Redding without any sense of awe.
Hearing Calvin say this, Ledeen knew that he was safe, and Calvin had been in charge of the aftermath of their group during the escape; Now that he had kept up with the large army, he could show so easily that the pursuers had retreated. "You won't stand a chance!" Redin rolled his eyes at Calvin, then sat down next to the fire and turned over the fire. "What about your noble young master of the House of Zelasi? Didn't he keep clamoring to give me a good look when he arrived in the Duchy of Bavaria? Why is the person missing? Calvin also sat down next to the fire and drew his sword from behind him and wiped it, strangely enough, Calvin still kept the wooden box within easy reach of his side, as if he could pick it up and run away at any time.
"As soon as he arrived in Franconia, he took a few of his cronies and grabbed a few horses and went first, saying that he was going to find someone to answer us." Reding didn't seem to care about his brother's betrayal of him, but looked at the wooden box that he had been taking with him since he met Calvin, except for missions.
"Oh? Well, that's a slow response. Calvin seemed very dissatisfied with Redding's look at his things, and he put the wooden box back on his back and asked, "Then what are you going to do next?" ”
Ledin, who had not seemed to care about his brother's actions before, seemed to care very much when he saw Calvin put away the wooden box, and glared at Calvin dissatisfiedly before saying: "Let's go one step at a time, go to the Duke of Bavaria first, he has always been one of our big benefactors, and he has been planning to attack Italy recently to fight for a throne for his son; He invited me several times, so I went to try my luck with him. ”
"Oh~ poor Arnulf, that's not what he did to lure the wolf into the house." Calvin feigned compassion for Arnulf, the most authoritative duke in the kingdom. It seemed that Redin and Arnoulf had some kind of grudge, but it seemed as if Arnoff did not know about it.
"You definitely don't want to go to Bavaria, whatever, if there is nowhere to go, if you don't have a place to go, I recommend you go to the Elbe Blanniber." Ledeen didn't care that Calvin revealed his old secrets, but arranged Calvin's whereabouts.
"Are you optimistic about Henry's crusade? The Slavs are not so easy to deal with. Calvin looked at Ledeen suspiciously, he was not optimistic about this march, the Slavs were notoriously stubborn and belligerent; He didn't think it would be so easy for Henry to conquer that land.
"It's not two hundred years ago, and the Slavs are now being provoked by the Piast family to fight and be suspicious of each other, and there is no way to stop Henry, not to mention that Henry is determined to rely on this crusade to establish authority and put his son on the throne. It's up to Henry to see how much land he can take. Reding expressed his opinion, "If I can't see people now, I want to bring people involved, it's easy to get a knighthood!" ”
"Well, in that case, I'll take a look." Calvin agreed, then lowered his head and ate the roast meat handed to him by the people next to him.
"As for your hatred, take your time, your opponent is too strong; We need strong support. Reding thought for a moment and then continued to Calvin. Well, it's okay, I'm patient. Calvin replied in a slurred voice. Ay... Looking at Calvin, who didn't seem to care about the hatred he was talking about, Ledeen sighed deeply and said Calvin, how could he not be like this.
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As Ledin's group drove into Bavarian territory, Caroline looked at Lisa, who was full of shyness, and fell into a difficult choice: should she become a beast or a beast.
The reason for the incident was that the news of Caroline's acquisition of the Iris Manor spread, and the family guards assigned to Caroline were naturally ecstatic, so when Caroline returned to her room, these sincere warriors came with wine to congratulate Caroline on her harvest; It's no wonder they're so happy, after all, as Carolan's servants, their rest of their lives are closely connected with Carolan; Although as the carefully trained guards of the Klose family, Carolan's loyalty can be trusted, no matter what happens to Carolan in the end, but who wouldn't be ecstatic if Caroline could make their lives better.
Seeing the warriors sincerely smiling happily for themselves, Caroline's originally somewhat depressed mood was relieved a lot; So Carolan simply chatted with these guards in the courtyard, and soon, a carnival began in Carolan's courtyard.
Then, when Rudolph heard the news, while Carolan was happy, he asked Carolan to open the cellar in his yard that Rudolph had been thinking about for a long time; The barrels of fine wine and the aroma of wine in the open cellar frantically stimulated the senses of the people in the courtyard, and then after Caroline loudly announced that she would not get drunk tonight, the atmosphere in the entire courtyard exploded instantly.
Soon, as more and more barrels were brought in by the servants, a faint fruity aroma permeated the Klose dining room; Yes, fruity, before the invention of distilled spirits technology, almost all the alcohol in the Middle Ages was mainly fruit wine, and the degree was extreme; So we can often see those fierce people who are not drunk in the literature, but in fact, they drink low-degree wine, let them drink modern two-pot head to try? Not to mention a thousand cups, a hundred cups is enough to choke! Moreover, almost all the wine in the Middle Ages was made from fruits, after all, the agricultural technology of this era was inferior, and it was very wasteful to make wine from grain, so it was impossible to have enough surplus grain for people to use to make wine. And almost all the wine in Carolan's cellar was given by Otto, who was a wine taster, and every year countless people sent Otto to taste the wine from all over the kingdom; And Carolan took advantage of the good relationship with Otto to take advantage of the opportunity to go a lot better, which has always made Rudolph unforgettable.
After that, Caroline doesn't remember much about what happened, it seems that Rudolph drank too much, and then because he was blown by the cold wind, he began to start a drunken madness; The servants had to put together the table in the dining room and let him stand up and show his dear brother the traditional war dance of the Germanic warriors. Then Rudolph, who was too high, was taken away by Madame Canossa, who knew that her eldest son was drunk. Then Carolan was also sent back to the room by Lady Canossa because she had drunk a lot. The rest of the people watched as the two protagonists left and went back to their respective homes, and Caroline's courtyard soon became quiet again.
After returning to the room, Caroline, who was too drunk, was confused, and teased Lisa with her mouth fluttering according to the habit of being in bars and nightclubs in her previous life; Since Caroline crossed over, he has actually not been able to convert from the concept of equality of everyone in the rule of law society in his previous life, and he did not realize that he was already an upper-class nobleman in feudal society with a servant in his hand; Therefore, Carolan, who was now lying in the room, was covered in cold sweat and looked at Lisa, who was full of shyness, when she was taking off her burlap clothes one by one, she was stunned for a moment.
After a sound from Suosuo, Lisa's face was flushed, but she looked at Carolan without fear and said, "Little master, I'm here to sleep." Then Lisa walked over to Caroline.
"Stop!" Carolan finally reacted and immediately called out to Lisa; It is true that Lisa is not unbeautiful, Lisa's healthy and energetic body is not without temptation, and Carolan is not a junior brother in either her previous life or this life. There will be no problem sleeping with Lisa, you must know that if Lisa, as a personal maid, has not slept with Caroline, it is a big deal; That is, Carolan has always been very young, and now the Germanic people of East Francia have not degenerated to the point of liking all kinds of heavy loli like their peers hundreds of years later; The Germanic tradition favored late marriage, so the Klose family did not go out of their way to guide this matter. But this doesn't mean that Lisa, as a personal maid, doesn't understand this, not to mention that Lisa is probably happy in her heart for a long time; This can be seen from Lisa's naked and undisguised fiery eyes as she looks at Carolan now.
Looking at Lisa, who was stunned by Caroland's violent reaction and immediately burst into tears, Caroline's head hurt. He knew that Lisa liked Caroline, but now Caroline was not the kind Caroline who was famous in Memleben, but an old driver from the twenty-first century; First, there is no Lori control now.,Second, I feel that the girl who likes Carolan will really have a bit of an obstacle in her heart when she sleeps like this.。 But there is no way to explain these two reasons to Lisa, and you can't let the permission tell her that the young master Carolan you like has been gone, and now you are in front of an old driver who is proficient in all kinds of jokes and has been through a hundred battles, but is not good at Lori; It's no wonder that this might survive tonight.
Looking at Lisa, who was already a little about to break down and cry, Caroline's mind spun rapidly; While thinking about how to solve this tricky matter without leaving any knots in Lisa's heart, Carolan is still feeling that she also has to find a reason to prevent being slept with by her sister one day.
"Uh... Lisa, are you listening? Caroline thought about it for a moment and decided to speak first to ease the atmosphere.
"Hmmm... Not... Lisa agreed, visibly with a hint of crying.
"You know what my father is going to do with the Sato family." Soon Caroline had a very good idea to fool people, maybe it was a little worse to fool others, but it was definitely enough to fool Lisa, who had always been a little confused.
"Hmm." Lisa nodded, indicating that she had learned about it from the gossip of the guards; However, Lisa, like Rudolph, was clearly full of confidence in the Klose family, and didn't think it was a big deal at all.
"That's good, I like your Lisa a lot." While calming Lisa's somewhat restless mood, Caroline felt weak about what she had said. "But at dinner, I have decided to fast and pray for the duel in a month from tonight, hoping that every warrior of the Klose family will return safely."
"Huh? Really, does Master Caroline like Lisa too? "Okay. Lisa is unexpectedly innocent and coaxing, just one sentence of liking you makes Lisa completely ignore other words, and automatically enters the little woman mode.
Looking at Lisa like this, Caroline's guilt for deceiving the little girl became even heavier; But in order not to make a bigger mistake, Caroline can only continue to follow this script, and it is only right to coax Lisa away quickly; Although the fruit wine of the Middle Ages is very low, it is still very strong, and Rao is Carolan is also considered to be a long-standing wine field, and now it is a little resistant to it.
Not long after, Lisa, the innocent little sheep, was coaxed by her strange uncle Caroline to get dressed and go back to rest in the small room in Caroline's yard. However, Caroline looked at the look in Lisa's eyes before leaving, and felt that her head hurt even more. "What's the matter, I'll go!" With a mess of thoughts, Caroline also fell into a deep sleep.
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Early the next morning, Caroline, who was still hungover, was called out from the bed by Mrs. Canossa; Because yesterday he had already asked Lady Canossa to send a steward to communicate with Otto's men and meet today to handle the handover of Iris Manor, so Lady Canossa called Carolan up early in the morning.
"You must dress formally today, remember, don't play with children's tempers; All the people in the manor will be your servants from now on; You have to be serious to maintain your authority in their minds! Mrs. Canossa didn't care about Caroline, who was yelling to vent her anger when she got up, and she was telling Caroline about the importance of today's events. You must know that this is her youngest son's first inheritance, so she can't help it. "When Caroline gets a foothold in Iris Manor, we can help him set a marriage, so that no matter what the future holds, Caroline won't be too wronged." Lady Canossa looked at Caroline, who was getting up after venting and muttering about her clothes, and was optimistic. Poor Caroline did not know that she had just rejected Lisa's dedication last night, and that her mother was going to arrange a marriage for her to-day.
After tossing for a long time, Carolan finally set off in the worried eyes of Lady Canossa, if it weren't for the authority to rule the iris after Carolan this time, Lady Canossa would definitely have to follow in person to rest assured, but now Lady Canossa can only silently wish Carolan all the best in her heart.
Lady Canossa spent a lot of effort for Carolan's appearance at Iris Manor: today Carolan has as many as thirty guards, and in addition to Carolan's own ten servants, Canossa has also selected twenty warriors from the Klose family's family guard to support her son. Each warrior was armed from head to the teeth, and everyone including Caroline and Little Lisa was each equipped with a horse, and it was evident that each horse had been carefully selected, and each one was a fine lowland steed with smooth hair and sleek and tall and mighty.
However, the interesting thing is that although this team of freshly clothed and angry horses is not equipped with the family flag according to the custom, only the sword and martial saint emblem of the Klose family can be seen on the shield of the family guard, which can be described as extremely low-key in this regard; Caroline understood Lady Canossa's thoughts after a little thought, the team was to declare the strength of her new master, if she went to the manor for the first time and failed to suppress the group of former royal slaves, then Caroline's life in Iris Manor would definitely not be so good; But the former owner of the manor is a member of the royal family after all, so if he flaunts the banner of the Klose family, it will inevitably have a sense of provocation Otto, so this team has become what it is now, as if it has been a mercenary guard.
Well, mercenary guards, this is not what Carolan said, but Robert, who finally had the opportunity to command thirty colleagues and felt that he had reached the pinnacle of his life. He was thinking about it all the way because he finally had such a rare opportunity but couldn't show it off in a big way. Carolan was annoyed by what he said, so she could only send him to the front of the team to use the markings on the shield as a humanoid flag, which finally quieted the eldest brother.
Iris Manor is actually not very far from Klose's house, so soon, a beautiful manor appeared in front of Carolan's eyes. Iris Manor has arrived!