Arold was still a little worried about whether Webster's plan would work, but what he didn't expect was this. When he woke up the next day from a house rented by a local merchant, and was bored looking out the window at the pedestrians, a palace attendant on horseback came to the house and knocked on the door hurriedly.

"Who is it?" Harlan looked at the palace attendant warily and asked him.

"I am a chamberlain of the royal palace, and I have a message here to address the Duke of Mecklenburg to his face."

"Come in." Harroun ushered the royal attendants into the house, and after passing through a patio, bypassing the cistern under the patio, he reached Arold's room.

"Your Excellency Anglo-Saxon Princess, the wife of His Royal Highness Prince Otto invites you to the palace for a visit." The royal attendant stood in front of Arrod and said to him.

"I was invited by Her Royal Highness the Princess?" Arjod looked at the royal attendant in front of him in surprise, he didn't expect Webster's plan to be so effective.

In the garden of the palace, the Anglo-Saxon princess bent down to sniff a pink rose, she wore a fat but sumptuous dress, and a tall spire-shaped veil hat, and several maids were waiting by her side with various objects.

"Your Royal Highness Princess, the Duke of Mecklenburg has arrived." The royal attendant walked up to the Anglo-Saxon princess, bowed to Her Royal Highness and said.

"Thank you, Your Highness, for summoning." When Arrod, dressed in the garb of a Germanic nobleman, walked five steps away from the Anglo-Saxon princess, he took off his hat and performed a court court.

"Lord Duke of Mecklenburg, I have heard of His Majesty's decision, but please do not despair, this matter has not yet been finalized." The Anglo-Saxon princess elegantly cut off the rose with scissors and held the pink rose in her hand. Said to Arold.

"I have come all the way to pay my allegiance to a great monarch, but what have I gained? A cold reception? Arrod said with a slightly dissatisfied expression, but when he saw a maid beside the Anglo-Saxon princess glaring at him, he quickly changed his tone and continued. But what can I do? I am but a servant, and it is God and His Majesty the King who can really decide my fate. ”

"That's right, Lord Duke, you shouldn't provoke Donkmar." The corners of the Anglo-Saxon princess's mouth turned up slightly. She looked Arrod up and down, the Duke was really young, but he looked like a very stable and decent nobleman.

"I don't have any excuses for that." Arrode said with a lonely expression.

"Well, in fact, His Majesty the King is just worried about your loyalty, if this problem can be solved, then I believe that you will gain the respect of the royal family." The Anglo-Saxon princess turned her head and refocused her gaze on another cluster of flowers.

"I see, in fact, my wife, the princess of the Duchy of Mason, has just helped me give birth to a sturdy male heir. If His Royal Highness Prince Otto had the privilege of being his guardian, it would be an honour for the Duchy of Mecklenburg. Arold thought for a moment, made up his mind, and said to the Anglo-Saxon princess.

"Oh, that's a good building." The Anglo-Saxon princess tilted her head and thought for a moment, nodded and said to Arryd.

"After my son William is five years old, I will send him to the royal family for aristocratic training." Arold knew that nobles sent their children to serve in the upper echelons of the great nobility, and that education was a Carolingian tradition, and a good way to maintain the relationship between vassals and vassals. And it can allow the next generation of rulers to strengthen communication with each other.

"Lord Duke, please step down first, and wait for the summons of His Majesty the King at any time." The Anglo-Saxon princess said to Arryd.

"Yes. Your Royal Highness the Princess. Arold bowed to the Anglo-Saxon princess and left, feeling a little uneasy, wondering if his words had moved the Anglo-Saxon princess.

"Lord Duke, what's going on?" While Webster was waiting at the gate of the palace, he saw Arold come out and hurriedly asked.

"I will offer my son in the hope that this deal will bring tangible benefits to the Duchy of Mecklenburg." Arold rubbed his temples. He had a headache as to how to tell his wife, Princess Josie, about it.

"Lord Duke, please don't waver, in fact, according to my observations, the power of the royal family is extraordinarily strong, and the Duchy has just been established and needs this strong reinforcement." Webster said comforting Arrod.

"It's because I know this that I put up with this qiē." Arold also knew that he had conquered large tracts of land on the surface. But beneath the façade of strength that we have worked to create is a hole in all sorts of economic and demographic losses.

Arold's chosen channel of communication proved to be effective and smooth, and his oath of allegiance soon reached King Henry's ears, and offering his eldest son to serve Prince Otto was the best way to vote for him, although it was impossible for Prince Otto to really ask a five-year-old child to do anything, but it meant the sincere submission of the Duchy of Mecklenburg on the Baltic coast.

"Drip~~~Drip~~~." The six trombones were sounded by the royal attendants at the same time, and the loud sound echoed in the palace hall, King Henry, dressed in the magnificent heavy robes of the Franks, holding a scepter and orb majestically sitting on the king's throne, one step below him stood the heir Prince Otto, and on both sides of the hall on the next floor stood the royal courtiers and several prominent vassals.

"Pedal Pedal ~~~." Arold walked on the red carpet with a determined stride, dressed in the noble garb of the Germanic nobility, and his eyes were straight ahead, and when he came to the foot of King Henry's throne, Arold stopped and knelt down on one knee.

"Arrode. Lord Wendell, thou hast conquered the wicked pagans in the Baltic coastal lands according to the Lord's will, and preached the Lord's gospel to the barren lands, and thy heroic act of piety is encouraging, so I, Caesar of the Romans, King of the Kingdom of East Francia, will bestow upon thee the title of Duke of Mecklenburg, and thou and thy family will be able to add the word Feng to the name as the frontier of the kingdom. King Henry loudly announced to Arrod, who was kneeling on one knee.

The bishop on the side held a blue velvet cushion with a duke's gold necklace on the cushion, and when the king announced Arrod's official identity, the bishop held the gold necklace in front of Arold, blessed Arold and put the gold necklace around his neck, and suddenly the palace hall resounded with warm applause to celebrate the official birth and recognition of a duke. (To be continued......)