What does a knighthood represent in the secular world?

Even if it is just a small baron, compared with ordinary people, it is a very noble existence, with a knighthood, it represents privileges, superiority, glory and wealth of life.

The difference between having a title and not having a title can be summed up in four words - "worlds apart".

According to the normal rules of this world, titles of nobility are hereditary, under normal circumstances, the eldest son inherits the title, if the eldest son dies or has an accident, the second son inherits, if the nobleman has no son, then the daughter inherits - if there is no daughter, then the brother inherits it, these are far from mentioning.

The happy death of Baron Paine left one of the most difficult questions – who should the inheritance be?

If there is no accident today, even if Baron Paine is dead, there is no suspense in this question - it will be inherited directly by Miss Anna, then from this day on, Miss Anna should be renamed Baroness Anna.

But the bad is the baroness who pits her daughter and her husband.

What the Baroness said before she turned into a demon was heard by everyone present, Zhao Li heard it, Miss Anna heard it, and Knight Alan also heard it.

Miss Anna was not the daughter of Baron Paine—but a wild seed born to the Baroness and her lover, and the Knight of Allen, though a wild child who did not know who his mother was, was the biological son of Lord Baron.

De jure and blood-in-person, the Knight of Allen is the successor to the new baron of Peel Town.

Zhao Li's questioning obviously interrupted the sadness of Alan Knight and Miss Anna for a while.

Miss Anna's first reaction was to look up at Knight Allen, and her big watery eyes were full of uneasiness and apprehension.

Although Miss Anna is still young and is a young girl who has just bloomed with feelings, she is not a fool either.

Over the years, she had been an out-and-out little princess in Peeltown, eating and using the best things the town could offer, and no one would disobey her wishes, and Baron Paine was the only daughter of her, and he simply held her in the palm of his hand, and it was no exaggeration to say that she was a collection of thousands of favors.

But the premise of all this is - she is the only daughter of Baron Paine, the successor to the next baron, and the next queen of the entire town of Peel.

It's a pity she's not.

Without this important precondition, she and the village girls and peasant women in the town would be reduced to one type of people – untouchables who may not even be able to get three meals a day.

And compared to those village girls and peasant women, Miss Anna will be even more miserable - she will not be able to do anything, she will not even be able to live without the protection of the baron, but she is very beautiful, and if she is willing to put down her body and go to a tavern or some place to be a call girl, she should be able to fill her belly...

Miss Anna was not a fool, she had grown up in Peel Town, and she had seen the dark, cruel side of the town, which she had never wanted to set foot in, and she had never thought that she would lose everything she had honored.

And Alan Knight is also full of confusion.

If there is no accident, he will be a knight all his life, and under normal circumstances, he will guard a village rewarded by Baron Paine, or the future Baroness Anna, as a fief, collect rent, hunt, maintain the authority and dignity of the lord, and live his life like this.

If you're lucky, you might be able to go to war, get merit and survive, gain the favor of the Emperor or some great nobles, and one day become a nobleman - like Baron Paine.

But for now, maybe he can directly save a few decades of struggle, directly inherit the legacy of Baron Paine, and become a noble lord.

As for how to prove to the Temoa Empire, or the people, that he is the rightful heir, this point is also easy to solve, the mercenary Francon, the leader of the Pure Brotherhood, these people are all witnesses.

And beyond that, anyone who finds a witcher or court mage can prove their identity - these strange people have many ways to determine the connection between the bloodlines, which is a well-known thing, as long as he is really the direct blood of Lord Paine.

Alan Knight looked up and looked at Anna, who was looking at him with tears in her eyes.

All this, in his thoughts, all the control and initiative, are in his hands.

There was a long silence on the field.

Zhao Li looked at this pair of men and women who were still hugging each other painfully and comforting with interest, love, it was really an interesting thing.

Finally, the Ellen Knight broke the silence.

"I'm sorry, Anna. Alan Knight's voice was a little hoarse and low, and at the same time, he no longer called the other party "Miss" after his name, but directly called her name "Anna".

"I have always regarded Baron Paine as my father, and although he has never acknowledged me as his adopted son, I have really always regarded him as an adoptive father. Alan Knight tilted his head slightly, avoiding Anna's gaze, and continued:

"It is a great honour for me to know that I am the son of Baron Paine, but at this time, I cannot let a foreign bloodline, especially the blood of Baron Paine, whom he hated during his lifetime, inherit his inheritance and title, it is disrespectful..."

"So, I'm sorry, Anna, I have to do what I have to do, I have to take over the title of 'my father', inherit everything from him, protect his territory and his people, it's my duty as a son. ”

As he spoke, Alan Knight's eyes flashed, and he had the courage to look at his beloved girl, Anna, and said, "So even if this decision may hurt you... But it's my destiny. ”

From the moment she heard Alan say the word "sorry", Anna's expression became a little flustered, and after Alan Knight finished his impassioned statement, the original "Miss Anna" and the current "Anna Village Aunt" were already gray, and the whole person knelt on the ground and was about to stagger.

Anna couldn't imagine how she would survive after losing the aura of "Baron's Daughter"... She doesn't know any means of survival, she has nothing but beauty and enjoyment, and she hasn't learned.

"But..."

At this time, I saw that the Alan knight quickly stretched out his hand to support Anna, looked at her beautiful and pale face, dark and godless eyes, and continued: "But Anna, I love you, even if you are the daughter of my father's enemy, I can't erase my love for you, if I am willing to marry you, are you willing to be my "baroness"?"

"I, I, I'm not the daughter of your father's enemy..."

Anna apparently didn't expect Alan to say these words.

"That's right, but I said it, I love you, and as long as I don't say it, no one will know that you are the daughter of my father's enemy, and I will say to the outside world, in fact, that you are the adopted daughter of Baron Paine. ”

Alan Knight asked again, "Then Anna, will you marry me?" ()

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