"Knock Knock"

There was a knock on the door, of a moderate volume and frequency, so that the people in the room behind the door could hear it without alarming the other party.

The chamberlain opened the door, and a slim Linda appeared outside the door.

Antoine II was stunned for a moment, and a smile as bright as the sun at twelve o'clock in the middle of summer suddenly appeared on his face.

The work was decisively thrown aside, even though less than five minutes had passed since the start of work, Antoine II left the desk in style, and then took Linda's hand and led her to the living room.

Linda, who didn't have time to say half a word of greeting, just smiled, and then followed her father to the living room next to the office.

"Why are you coming back now?" said Antoine II, with some grumbling words to Linda.

It's now September, and Antoine II thought his daughter would return last month.

"I'm sorry to keep you waiting, Father. Linda smiled and said, "I won't come back until my friends have taken their monthly exams at the end of last month, and they have to live on the scholarships for the exams." ”

Antoine II snorted, a series of non-final exams such as monthly exams and midterm exams in various colleges are actually a means of subsidizing the living expenses of some students with good grades, and there are many civilian students with heavy financial burdens in various colleges, and those scholarships can relieve their financial pressure.

"If I had known this, I would have asked them to give them ten times as much money. Antoine II snorted and said that he could let his daughter go home early to visit relatives, and he didn't care about the little money.

Linda just smiled, took the teapot from the maid's hand, and poured her father a cup of tea.

Antoine II then asked Linda a question that parents ask when their children come home from vacation: "How long will you stay when you come back this time?"

Linda had already made plans for her return this time, and she said, "I plan to stay in Seven Hills City for ten days, then go to my territory to deal with some affairs, and finally go to the Great Prayer Ceremony of the Forging Temple this year. ”

Antoine II was slightly displeased, he felt that the matter of the territory was taking up too much of Linda's time.

"Father. Linda whispered, "I have a request. ”

"Say it. Antoine II replied that out of caution as a king, he would not promise that he would agree before anyone else asked for it, and what if Linda asked him to abdicate and make way for Xian.

Linda was cautious when she first made a request to her father about politics, and she said, "I beg you to severely punish the magistrates and tax collectors of my realm. ”

Antoine II did not expect Linda to make such a request, he said: "They were broken by the Rhine dozens of bones, and they are not yet healed. ”

He had received information that the magistrates and tax collectors in Linda's domain had joined forces to embezzle a lot of money, and Rhine had beaten them up after finding out about it, and he later ordered that they should not be treated in any way.

Linda took out a booklet with a black cover and gently placed it in front of her father.

Antoine II picked up the pamphlet and flipped through it, but the further back he flipped it, the colder his expression became.

After reading the booklet, Antoine II threw it out of the living room door.

The moment the booklet flew out of the doorway, a hand reached out and grabbed it.

He has no intention of challenging the unspoken rules of the aristocratic group, but he will naturally not be soft on the nobles who cross the line.

"It's up to you to decide who you're going to choose. Antoine II said to Linda, and at the same time sighed in his heart, but he didn't expect to be able to chat with his daughter for a few thoughtful words, and the topic turned to the most troublesome thing for him.

Then Linda took out a pamphlet with a white cover and handed it to her father, and said, "This is a little idea of mine, please give me some advice." ”

Antoine II took the white booklet, but did not open it, but put it on the coffee table.

"It doesn't matter what I think. Antoine II said slowly, "What matters is what other people think. ”

Linda said, "I don't care what other people think, all I care about is you, my father." ”

Antoine II shook his head and said, "My child, you don't understand the human heart. ”

"When you get to this point, you're like a boat on the water, and the people around you are the water. The boat can sail freely on the water, or it can be pushed by the turbulent current. ”

"If you're good enough, there's something you can't fight for. ”

"Father!" Linda grabbed Antoine II's wrinkled hand beside her, "I have no intention of taking the throne. ”

"It's useless. Antoine II shook his head slowly, "If you do well enough, your men will take the throne for you." ”

Then he whispered, "Your brothers have said that, and I have listened to it." ”

"I just want my people to have a better life. Linda said.

"That's enough. "That's enough to get you in that position." ”

Then he touched Linda's head as before, and continued: "Do what you want to do, just let your hands and feet do it, with me, I can help you block some wind and rain." ”

"Father......" Linda grabbed Antoine II's hand.

Antoine II patted the back of his daughter's hand and asked, "Who are the people who came back with you this time?"

Linda gave a list of names, and everyone in their circle came except Mira.

Antoine II nodded and said, "I'm going to have a banquet tonight, and you can invite Diana and the knight of the House of Maccaden to come with me." ”

Linda nodded.

Then Antoine II said: "Prepare yourself, and in the afternoon you will have a salon, and tell everyone what you are going to do, lest they always think that you have built a fortress in your domain." ”

"I see. Linda nodded again.

Antoine II finally patted his daughter's hand and said, "You go and get busy first, and when you're done dealing with these troubles, we'll have a good talk." ”

The news that Linda had returned to the city early in the morning and had a conversation with Antoine II was learned by the nobles of the city at noon.

The nobility and lords had a rich nightlife, and when they returned to their respective homes at the end of the evening ball, it was almost dawn, and they had to sleep until ten o'clock at noon.

Linda's eldest brother, Abner, jumped off her lover immediately after learning of her little sister's return, then freshened up and dressed up, and hurried towards Linda's side.

Her second brother Abt and third brother Avis also happened to be in the royal capital, and the autumn harvest was imminent, and this year's grain production in the north was cut in half due to drought. When they received the news, they also immediately rushed to Linda's residence.

A brave man who causes trouble for the brave

A brave man who causes trouble for the brave