"Betisha, you're back."

As soon as the maid with a pleasant round face entered the room, she was surrounded by several other maids, who greeted her with chirp. Betissa patted her apron and raised her eyebrows to look at the mistress of the house, before she made a silent gesture to the other sisters, and asked in a low voice, "Shhh, I ask you, has the Earl had a good rest since I left?" ”

At the sound of this, the sisters immediately became sad, and since Akane had been placed under house arrest by Her Majesty the Queen, they had been very depressed all day, and sometimes they had been talking to her spear that had not been conjured out of nowhere, and they were all suspicious, wondering if there was something wrong with the Earl's brain. Every day they had to report Akane's daily routine to Her Majesty the Queen, who was obviously still very concerned about the Lord, at least she never pretended to be an outsider, and always took time out of her busy schedule to listen to Betisa's report in person, but Her Majesty did not say anything about the strangeness of the Earl, and they naturally did not dare to speculate on it.

But Akane was always depressed, didn't eat much, and slept very little, which made them break their brains.

Betisha understood something when she saw the faces of her sisters, she sighed and said, "Hey, let the Earl have a good rest, you don't make any more trouble, she must be homesick, but Her Majesty the Queen will not allow her to go back." ”

"Yes, yes," replied the maids in unison, "our children in the mountains are always nostalgic for our homeland, and I often remember the maple trees in my hometown. ”

The other maid looked at Betisha's face and asked in a low voice, "Betisha, your face is not very good, is the Queen Majesty in a bad mood?" ”

"Shhhhh ”

"What's wrong again?" This question seemed to arouse the curiosity of the maids. They hurriedly lowered their voices and asked.

"It's not because of the Earl." Betisha sighed, she didn't even know how many times she had sighed, as if her bad mood had affected her.

"The Earl from the country again?"

"Be quiet, fool," replied Betisha, "the Count is from Eruin, do you know heruin?" It's a small kingdom in the south of the empire, and by the way, our Earl is from there, so don't let her hear you talk about her hometown, what a country earl, how ugly. ”

The maids were taken aback, and looked at the room with a look of apprehension on their faces, and even looked into the room with a thief's heart.

But they were relieved to find that Akane didn't seem to be listening to them. Hurriedly turned around and asked, "Betissa, tell us quickly, what happened to the Earl?" ”

Akane was placed under house arrest in the courtyard of this ancient castle, and naturally these maids could not leave, except for Betisha, who had to take a carriage to the Rose Garden every once in a while to meet His Majesty. And girls of their age are full of liveliness and curiosity, so the new things outside are even more attractive to them, even if it is a sesame thing, Betitha is a little older. Seeing the pitiful gazes of his companions, he could only reply: "The Earl has arrested the local gentry and nobles in Seluff. When I went, I saw the Duke of Parut complaining to His Majesty in the Rose Garden," she said, and suddenly she smiled wisely, and said to the Duke with disrespect, "You have not seen the Duke in such a deplorable manner, and I have never seen him like this. ”

"Betissa, you said the Earl had arrived at Seluff?" The maids seemed to be used to hearing such news. They didn't look surprised at all, as if it had become commonplace for the nobles in the south to be beaten to the point that it had become a joke among all the people in the entire royal capital after dinner, but they noticed another point and asked curiously: "So to speak." In less than a month, we will be able to see the Earl? ”

"Before he completely annoys His Majesty," Betisha pouted, when Grand Duke Parut and His Majesty the Queen were talking, she only dared to stand aside and bow her head to listen, but this did not prevent her from hearing how bad His Majesty's mood was, not to mention the fact that the face of Her Majesty Xià that she secretly saw later also proved this - her face was already cold, and today was colder than ever, enough to make people can't help but fight their teeth at a glance. She thought for a moment, and added with trepidation: "If that Earl hadn't been caught and hanged by His Majesty, probably we would have hoped to see him." ”

"Betisha, what are you talking about?" At this time, a slightly muffled voice came.

All the maids were startled, they had been discussing so violently that they didn't even notice when Akane had come over, and the mountain maidens stood by the door of their room and watched them, so frightened that the maids closed their mouths one by one like a flock of frightened sparrows, and the room was silent at once.

Betitha glared at her unrighteous companions angrily before she whispered to Akane, "Lord Earl." ”

"You're talking about Eruin?" Akane didn't care about it, but stared at her closely, asking in a somewhat hurried tone.

It's over, the Count must have heard, Betissa thought to herself. But she did not dare to lie, and replied honestly: "Yes, Lord Count. ”

"Sue me the truth." Akane said with a pale face, in fact, she has often been unable to sleep peacefully these days, and as soon as she closes her eyes, she remembers the lord's coming, which disturbs her heart.

"We're talking about a Count from Eruin."

"An Earl from Eruin?" As soon as Akane heard this, she immediately rushed to Betisha in three steps and two steps, and she clung to the round-faced maid's arm like a ghost, and asked in a loud voice.

"Yikes!" Betissa had never seen Akane like this, and she couldn't help but be startled.

"Where did the Earl come from?"

"Lord Earl, I don't know, Her Majesty the Queen and those nobles didn't mention it, I don't dare to ask." Betisha replied quickly.

Akane pursed her lips and didn't speak. The girl's keen premonition made her grasp something at once, but she couldn't think of how to ask a question for a while.

Betissa looked at the Earl with trepidation, and when she came into contact with the other party's determined and eager eyes, she seemed to understand it at once, and then asked tremblingly, "Lord Earl, do you want to hear about his deeds?" ”

Akane nodded earnestly.

"Okay. That's ......" Betissa took a deep breath and spoke slowly.

……

After the departure of the Duke of Parut, Constance turned a little pale, and at this time, the Imperial Chancellor Fiona, known as 'Little Nidwin'. Nedwin hurriedly walked into the special study of Her Majesty the Queen, located in the Rose Garden, and the supreme man of the empire looked at him and asked, "What's the matter, Lord Chancellor, is there something new that Lord Earl has caused again?" ”

Little Nedwin glanced at the Queen with some surprise, he had heard from the chamberlain that His Majesty was furious before he came, but now it seemed that it was far from the case. Rather than losing his temper, he seemed to be in a slightly good mood. But even so, he still didn't dare to relax a little, and hurriedly bowed respectfully, and then replied with some embarrassment: "Your Majesty, you are like a god, it is true, after the Earl detained the nobles of Seluff. Another group of young people wanted to take revenge on him, but unfortunately they all took him hostage. I have heard that the nobles of the south have lost their temper with this earl, and are discussing the exchange of ransom, but the old duke does not seem to be able to pull this face. ”

The old duke in his mouth is naturally the head of the previous generation of the Parut family, and the Parut family is the representative of the emerging aristocracy of the Cruz Empire, and they have a close history with the local nobility in the south. This is no secret for a long time, in fact, it is precisely because of this that Her Majesty has supported them to become an important force in the court.

"Which children were arrested?" Constance asked casually.

"The main ones are the Orcons family and the Jean family, Your Majesty, the Duchess is from the Jean family." Fiona. Nedwin reminded.

"I don't need you to remind me, I know that." Her Majesty replied, "These self-righteous fellows dare not even turn a blind eye to the guests I invited, and let them suffer a little. ”

Little Niedwin seemed to have figured out the ins and outs, and hurriedly replied: "Your Majesty is right, but that Lord Earl is also really, too bad for the empire to save face, he called all the way, and the nobles of the empire can't stand it." ”

"Hmph," the Silver Queen snorted softly, "It's normal to be young and vigorous, but it's true that his grandfather was much calmer than him back then, and it doesn't matter, capable people can be forgiven for being unruly, and the empire doesn't even have this amount of tolerance." But don't make too much of a fuss about him, he just wants to get our attention, but it's unbearable to let every envoy come to this empire, let the local legions on the border be more vigilant, even a single Eruin can step on their faces, and Count Orcons and Count Jean are not ashamed. ”

The Prime Minister of the Empire couldn't help but smile bitterly: "This Earl is really, I don't know how to describe it, he really did such a thing, even I almost thought he was a madman." ”

"He's not mad," replied Constance, "the Earl knows the Empire well, and he knows that we won't do anything to him, and this little fellow is so measured that outsiders can't see it, and I don't believe you can't see it, Prime Minister." ”

A fine layer of cold sweat immediately appeared on the forehead of little Niedwin, and he knew in his heart that it was common for the supreme of the empire to talk to him here, but in fact, it was a recognized fact that the status of the Niedwin family in the heart of the queen was getting worse day by day, but because of a series of things that Brando had done in the past few days, the number of times he had met the queen had increased a lot, and the relationship between the two sides eased a little. But the other party's words immediately made him nervous, and he hurriedly replied carefully: "Your Majesty's eyes are like torches, and that earl is that person's grandson after all." ”

"Indeed." Her Majesty nodded, as if in deep agreement.

"Your Majesty, I heard before I came that you were angry again." At this time, little Nedwin suddenly asked cautiously.

"How?"

"Your majesty, your body."

"I'm in good health, don't worry about the old prime minister," Constance knew that this must be his words on behalf of the old prime minister Nidwen, although the young prime minister in front of him was not inferior to his father in the slightest, but his courage was much worse: "I am angry because of the nobles of the empire who are not successful." Their own faces were trampled under their feet, and instead of thinking about how to regain their glory, they wanted to tie their gains and losses to the whole empire, and the Cruz people had not yet fallen to that Cheng dù. ”

"They want to take revenge on the Earl, and I don't think the Grand Duke of Parut will give up, Your Majesty." Little Nedwin shook his head and replied.

"I hope he doesn't get me in too much trouble." Constance shook her head.

"Count Alcons and Count Guien are measured." Little Nedwin replied indifferently.

Constance glanced at him. Corrected: "I'm talking about him." ”

The Imperial Prime Minister was slightly stunned, and then smiled bitterly.

Little Nedwin lingered in the Rose Garden for half an hour, and took the time to report to the supreme of the empire on the battle in the west and east—the lionmen were still attacking the fortresses of Whiteheart and Orcas, and progress was slow compared to the decisiveness with which they had assembled their armies. The offensive of the wind elves insisted on the field of the four realms, and the Red Legion was not in vain as one of the four main legions of the empire, and the mobilization within the empire was nearing the end, and the atmosphere of the coming war could be felt even in remote areas.

After his farewell, Constance watched the chancellor of the empire leave. When the study was empty, she tapped lightly on the armrest of the long-backed chair and muttered to herself thoughtfully.

"Does he really know how to arm the kingdom of heaven, could it be that old fellow Jocelyn has secretly been to the Eruin ......?"

"No, he won't be so superficial, Lord Gwendoline, I have a vague feeling that he is sending us a signal through this. What was he trying to say, or was this an expression by the Eruin? ”

Her cold voice echoed faintly in the empty study. But no one answered her question.

……

"It's not just that."

The story in the room had obviously been going on for a while, but it wasn't over for a while, and Betisha continued: "Everyone thought that the Earl was crazy, that he had taken one of the fortresses of the Empire because he had not been treated with the courtesy he deserved, and my God, I had always thought that we mountain people were the most rebellious subjects of the Empire. But I didn't expect that compared to this earl, it would be nothing. ”

"I had heard that the Eruin had a great king, and that he had made an oath when he founded the kingdom that the Eruin would protect their people independently, but I did not expect this to be the case." When saying this. The round-faced little maid couldn't help but sneak a glance at her lord, but she was disappointed to find that Akane was unmoved, and just asked blankly, "And then?" ”

She sighed in disappointment and continued, "And then, of course, the nobles of the empire would not give up, and they gathered an army to teach this short-sighted stranger a lesson. Of course, the result was not as good as they wanted - as for the latter, I told you before, Lord Earl, who naturally arrested them all, and not only that, but also demanded a large ransom from their family as hostages, and also set up a name called 'reputational damage' or 'moral damage' or something. ”

Akane shuddered as if she had been electrocuted, she looked up at her maid, and asked in disbelief, "You said 'mental damage fee'?" You didn't tell me about this before, Betisha! ”

"But that's not the point, Lord Earl......"

Betissa replied inexplicably, but she didn't realize that the Count in front of her had gritted her teeth.

There had been times when she, the only one who had spent the longest with the lord, had become accustomed to those strange terms, and she had thought that it was the only bad habit of the lord.

But at this moment, the words that once sounded so incomprehensible to him sounded so intimate.

Betisha was still chattering: "According to me, in fact, there is no need for the Earl to offend the nobles of the empire so badly, after all, he is a foreigner, and he will be able to bear the prestige of the moment." Her Majesty the Queen also became angry several times because of this, and several dukes hated him so much that they gritted their teeth. The only thing worth commendating is that this Lord Earl is out of the limelight, and now in the area around Rusturta, I am afraid that there are very few people who do not know him, and I really don't understand what he wants to do. ”

She was in the middle of her sentence when she was stunned, for she suddenly saw the Earl in front of her burst into tears. She hurriedly cried out, "Lord Earl, what's wrong with you—you. ”

Akane shook her head vigorously.

Because she understands.

What this qiē did was just to tell her a word.

I'm here, Akane.

As promised-

……

(PS: I wrote it so late today, and the sword spirit didn't play much, woo woo, and took Sister Qian to beg for a monthly pass painfully.) Also, as for the question about the Aether Dragon reset that was asked yesterday, paying mana is actually a card ability, and the Aether Dragon itself costs 25 water; But I also looked at the description of the card, and it was a bit of a problem, and I thought it should be written as an enchantment. (To be continued......)