193 The Lively Frey Family
The roar that sounded outside Twin Rivers City was a bit informative, so that Lan Li subconsciously made up his brain after hearing about it, and at the same time, the mood that was originally quite dull because of Rhaenys was directly replaced by the mentality of eating melons and watching the excitement.
One of the two sides of the confrontation is very clear, and it is the old Marquis of Twin Rivers. The entire Frey family represented by Frey, the other side of Lan Li is no stranger, it is the short knight who took him back to Twin River City before, he has no words in his impression, but he has a short temper.
The Stout Knight is also called Walder. Frey, with the same name as the old Marquis of Walder, except that the young Walder is the great-grandson of the old Marquis of Walder.
And the other party is the words of a great-grandmother and a lover......
It's a pity that this play didn't last long, or a few minutes after he heard that sentence, the confrontation ended quietly, which made Lan Li regretful.
Afterwards, he didn't figure out the specific cause and effect of this scene, but he relied on his keen hearing to vaguely hear that when there was a big flood in the castle (Lan Li learned this), the young Walder, who was cheating with his great-grandmother, didn't bother to hide it, and was seen by many people in a panic, including the stupid grandson of the old marquis's dementia.
The stupid grandson stupidly told his grandfather about it in public, and his grandfather didn't know whether he believed it or not at first, but then he obviously believed it, and then there was that confrontation.
The final result of this incident was that the young Walder, who was called Black Wald by the Frey family, was imprisoned in the castle dungeon, and his lover, the seventh wife of the old Marquis Walder, who had been married for more than a year, was directly hanged in public, and one of the new daughters of the Marquis of Walder was obviously suspected of identity, but there was no conclusive evidence before what happened.
The people in the Frey family didn't know much about what Lan Li thought of this, because this incident made the old Marquis Frey furious, and no one in the entire Twin Cities dared to talk about it, or a few people did, and as a result, the defendant was severely whipped.
Then no one dared to chew on the root of the tongue anymore.
However, they did not have nothing to talk about, about the inexplicable flood, about the Twin River City, which was damaged a lot by the flood, and about the repair of the bridge on the river......
In short, the last two days of Twin Cities have been very lively.
In this case, Lan Li, a former distinguished guest, rarely receives attention anymore, but this also facilitates his actions-
The cooperation with the Seven Gods has been confirmed, and even the other party has completed his share of responsibilities in advance, so it is naturally impossible for Lan Li to be passive and slack.
So he is ready to solve the problem of Haijiang City being besieged by the iron people, or rather, find a way to solve it.
He actually has some eyebrows about this, or he has a way that he thinks is feasible, but this solution still needs the cooperation of a person, but it is not difficult, because this person is currently in Twin River City.
After some exploration, Lan Li found the target he was looking for-
Patrick Mellister, the heir of Frontier City, was one of the three knights he and Rhaenys met in the village that day who was chased by the Iron Min, and the one who was later chased by the Werewolves.
This guy also appeared halfway through and joined the team when Lan Li was brought back to Twin River City, hoping to turn to Twin River City for help.
Because it was none of his business before, Lan Li didn't pay attention to this matter, and he didn't know how he asked for help.
However, when he saw this Patrick Mellister again, it was clear from the look on his face that his purpose had not been achieved, or rather, that he had not achieved it for the time being.
"Mistress Frey wants me to marry one of his daughters, and he says he'll consider it that way."
Because he had talked on the way here before, the brown-haired young nobleman with thick eyebrows and big eyes in front of him was no stranger to Lan Li, and there was no need to keep the words in his mouth secret.
So although in his opinion, Lan Li was just a noble-born little kid, he still didn't choose to hide it when he was asked about it, and he couldn't help but complain.
"I have a marriage contract, and Hailey of the Banshu family, although she is from a lower background, she also promised me since she was a child, under the witness of the gods in heaven. It is impossible for the Frey family not to know about this, one of the grandsons of Lord Frey married the daughter of the Banshu family, how could they not know this? β
The Banshu family was a family of propertied knights in the Riverlands, and Lan Li knew something about it, but he was more interested in what it meant.
"So have you decided to marry the daughter of the Freys?" He said in his heart that if this is the case, it seems that there is nothing to do with him.
"How is that possible?"
Hearing this, the other party shook his head decisively: "The sacred marriage contract cannot be annulled, and I will not marry a second woman except Hailey." β
"Then you're not afraid that Haijiang City will be breached?"
"I'm ready to go to Riverrun City for help, and my feudal monarch Tuli family won't make such an impudent request as I did."
"Is it too late?"
"It should be in time......"
The brown-haired young nobleman hesitated in reply, but then gritted his teeth and said, "But I will never marry the daughter of the Frey family, this matter is a matter of honor, and my father will never approve of me doing so if he knows it!" β
Lan Li was speechless when he heard this, thinking that you think that the woman of the Frey family is ugly, but he also saw clearly, this one obviously did not intend to give in, so he changed his words and decided to speak according to the original plan.
"So the Frey family has the spare power to help you?"
"Of course, Lord Lanli, don't underestimate the Frey family, their family is relying on - in short, I believe they have the strength to help us solve the danger of Haijiang City."
The brown-haired Patrick muttered, "But they claim to have invested all the forces in their territory into His Majesty Robert's counterattack on the Iron Islands, so they can't squeeze out troops to relieve us at the moment - this is obviously a lie, Lord Lanli, if they really don't have the strength to spare, why are they forcing me to marry their daughter?" β
After arriving in Twin River City, this seemed to be a lot of patience, and even began to vomit bitterness despite Lan Li's young age, either that Marquis Frey was too cunning, or that the people of the Frey family looked like weasels one by one, and the people of the Frey family were all despicable villains......
Since the room was on the top floor of a tall tower in Twin River City, and there was no one else in the stone room, the heir of Haijiang City had no scruples when he spoke.
The Mellister family of Haijiang City is not small in the Riverland, but the people are not prosperous, and there is even only such a male in front of them in this generation, so it is no wonder that the Frey family covets the position of this fiancΓ©e.
Because as long as this matter is promoted, then the next generation of Earls of Haijiang City will have half of the blood of the Frey family, and if it is done properly, the next generation will marry a girl from the Frey family, which is equivalent to invisibly invisibly incorporating the Mellister family of Haijiang City into the branch of the Frey family.
Knowing that these two territories are close to each other, if they really want to be close, the effect is not as simple as one plus one equals two.
However, it is not simple and has little to do with Lan Li, and usually, he doesn't bother to care about the question of whether to marry a weasel wife in front of him. The lord is weak and the ministers are strong, and the Frey family is strong, this kind of thing should be a headache for the Tuli family of the feudal monarch of the river, which turn can he be the Duke of Dragonstone?
But there was a deal, and he couldn't sit idly by for now, so under the surprised gaze of the brown-haired young man Patrick, the boy who had been quietly listening to him suddenly spoke: "I have a way for you to not have to marry the women of the Frey family, and let them go to the army smoothly." β
It was actually amusing Patrick for a kid to say such a thing with a serious face, but because of his status, he didn't dare to laugh out loud, and his expression was obviously not very serious.
However, the boy's words immediately afterwards made the disapproving look on his face change suddenly.
"The Frey family has colluded with the Iron People in an attempt to annex the territory of Haijiang City, how do you think they will react if this news spreads?"