Lady Helen, Queen Lorna's own sister, the fourth wife of the former head of the Hedda family, and the mother of the current head of the family, Alben, Minna remembers that she is only in her forties, and since her husband's death, she seems to have been living in the territory of the Hedda family, and even when she returned to the Battle of Siko, she never left half a step when her two sons came to the battle in person, when did she come to Ito? And, to marry Alex's father?

Alex said with a hint of sarcasm: "It is said that two months ago, at the birthday ball of a certain marquis, Mrs. Hedda came to Ito because her son had a new appointment, and my father, who was worried about the possibility of losing the position of the second brother, happened to breathe on the same terrace, and after chatting for half an hour, they unexpectedly found that one of them was personable, the other was still charming, and they were in a similar situation, and they were really the most compatible couple in the world. So they decided to spend the rest of their lives together, I don't know what the reaction of the people in the Hedda family was, but my eldest brother had already decided to take the whole family back to the territory after the end of this parliamentary session, and my sister also stated that my brother-in-law was very busy with work, and the two nephews had a lot of studies, so they would not come to visit again in the near future, only my second brother and sister-in-law did not object to this marriage, but for my father, the opinions of our children probably can't stop his ambitions, right? ”

Minna looked at him with some eyes:

"It's okay," Alex shrugged with a smile, "My father never knew when he was alive, since she took the risk of giving birth to me at the age of forty, but she couldn't win back her father's attention, she no longer had extravagant expectations, she has been focusing on us brothers and sisters for the last ten years of her life, arranging good teachers for me, and arranging good prospects and partners for my brothers and sisters, and then I died with peace of mind, now my brothers and sisters are living happily, I believe that my mother will not care, and she doesn't care if my father marries again, Why should I care? ”

But his eyes didn't look like he didn't care, Minna gently grabbed his hand: "We're good friends, aren't we?" Why are you hiding yourself in front of me? ”

Alex looked at Minna and suddenly his eyes turned red: "Really, I don't care, he has never lacked a lover, he has only remarried now, it has been beyond my expectations, I just can't forgive, he wants to erase the traces left by his mother, and dragged our whole family into the dark whirlpool... He wants to wipe out his mother's ten years of hard work, and his mother will be sad."

Minna caressed his back, feeling a little at a loss, not knowing how to comfort him, she could only say, "Maybe it's not that bad..."

Alex smiled bitterly and shook his head: "No, it may not be so bad, but once he becomes the queen's brother-in-law, things will be irreparably bad Maybe he was just confused by the bright prospects of the queen and the second prince after they came to power, maybe he was secretly lured by the Heda family, maybe... He was just anxious to regain the glory that the Mandheling family once had, but he was not a smart man, I just want the king not to be angry with the rest of our family because of his mistakes, just and sensible," Minna said softly, "You have made great achievements in the war, although you have not made it public, but Your Majesty knows it, and your brothers and sisters have not made mistakes, even if Your Majesty is angry with your father in the future, he will not blame you, and besides, whether things will develop to that point, who knows?" Maybe we can find a way to stifle all the dangerous possibilities, for example, if they want to hurt the eldest prince and let the second prince succeed to the throne, then let the second prince publicly refuse to become the king, anyway, he doesn't have the heart to put the queen under house arrest and prevent her from continuing to contact the nobles, then they can't do anything! Also, you can find a way to transfer your father away for the time being and let him come back when it's over! Otherwise, it will simply make the wedding unable to go smoothly

She is also a person who has come over in countless conspiracies, although she is not good at planning and plotting, but what she really wants to achieve, it is not impossible, Alex listened to it on the side, only to feel that the sadness shrouded in his heart gradually dissipated, as if a ray of sunshine warmed his heart, he smiled again, raised his hand and knocked on her forehead: "It seems that you are not stupid!" ”

Minna groaned in pain and went back: "Of course I'm not stupid!" ”

Alex smiled and stretched, and said in a relaxed tone: "Sounds good, although a noble figure may not stop us from stopping this, but for the sake of the family, I have to go against his will" He turned his head to look out the window and said with a smile: "The weather is very good today, while there is still time, go out for a walk, and help me find a place to stay by the way, so that I won't be stopped by my father when I carry out my conspiracy"

Minna snorted: "You guy has a bad stomach and is still afraid of being blocked? ”

Alex stared at her and the corners of his mouth curled: "Bad water? That's right, I'm just a bad stomach, what's wrong? Want to try it? He opened his hands, put his fingers together, and walked towards Minna threateningly, startling her to immediately run away a few steps, shouting, "Don't! I don't want anyone to hear I'm here! She was most afraid of Alex tickling her, and she didn't know how he tickled, and it was always unbearable

Alex snorted twice and withdrew his hands and glanced at her proudly: "Then let you go for the time being"

The joke was over for the time being, Alex packed up a few changes of clothes, brought some books and goods, and threw a few small statues on the fireplace into the storage bracers, and the room was immediately empty, Minna picked up the bookshelf and urged him to bring a few more books, he smiled indulgently and let her "contribute" her own storage bracelet to loot all the collectibles in the storage room

After packing up his things, he looked back at the small building where he had lived for many years, sighed, and pulled Minna away

Minna didn't want the Mandheling family to know that she was coming, and Alex was also worried that her father might prevent her from leaving the house, so the two of them walked to the backyard together, and with the Mandheling family's little master to cover, Minna easily shook to the place where she went over the wall, and then took advantage of no one to help Alex and turn out

Taking away the dagger, sweeping the foot fly and breaking the worn ivy branches and leaves from the roots, the two men skillfully erased their traces, and then snickered and touched the grove and ran away

They rode a horse together and ran through the woods for miles before they stopped laughing and Minna turned back to Alex and said, "You guy! More sophisticated than me, to be honest, do you often do bad things? ”

Alex flicked his hair: "What is this?" Young Master Ben has been smart and capable since he was a child

Minna grimaced, then glanced around, a little surprised: "It turns out that there is also a maple forest here!" When I was a child, there was a forest like this near my home, but it was much smaller" She took a deep breath and listened to the sound of the maple leaves being blown by the wind, and muttered, "I miss it so much..."

Although the house was still there, the grove had been cut down and several houses had been built, and she felt a little sad when she saw the bare land, which was the place where she had first seen her grandfather

With a chill behind her back, Alex had already turned over and dismounted, and stretched out his hand to her: Your horse has run so far, and it should be tired at night, how can it be so easy to get tired? But the friend's proposal was good, Minna happily jumped off the horse, and with Alex, walked slowly along the tree-lined path, listening to the sound of the wind, the sound of leaves, the sound of insects, and the occasional conversation, only to feel calm and happy

"Oh yes!" Alex pulled out a small bag from his body and handed it to Minna, "I almost forgot this, it's your birthday, right?" Gifts for you, you can't celebrate your birthday at home this year, and your uncle doesn't necessarily know about it, right? I'll give you an extra one as compensation."

Minna took it amusedly: "I forgot about it myself, but even if I want to make amends, it shouldn't be you?" She pinched the bag and felt what seemed to be some kind of round chain, so she folded it to Alex: "What is it?" Alex smiled: "Open it and see that the earrings are just a simple style, the ear hook hangs down the short silver chain under the silver rose-shaped round frame, one of the red bright beads originally thought it was coral, take a closer look, the beads originally had a touch of bright red flowing, held in the palm of your hand, placed in the sun, but shining with colorful light."

Minna held her breath and looked at her friend in disbelief: "This is... Flame of the Sea?! ”

Alex smiled and nodded, Minna only felt a huge shock in her heart This red se pearl from the Coral Sea, it is said that it is produced by a very precious and rare bright red se sea shell, after thousands of years, it will form a bead the size of a grain of rice The most special thing is that the inside of this bead is flowing to the ground, red like fire, so it is called "the flame of the sea", but its shell is extremely hard Someone once wanted to break the beads to see what liquid was inside, and as a result, ten sledgehammers were broken, None of them left a single mark on the surface of the beads

This kind of pearl is not expensive, it is said that the size of a grain of rice can be worth ten fine magic crystals, countless nobles are looking forward to having one, but Minna cares not about its value, but its function in the field of magic

Due to the special habits of the sea shell itself, the flame of the sea will automatically absorb the toxins contained in the creatures of the sea during the formation process, and after being processed by the magic master, it will become a neutralizer, stabilizer and anti-poison supplies all the earth demon leaves in the preparation process, it will inevitably cause slight damage to the maker, but the flame of the sea can offset more than eighty percent of the side effects of the earth demon wolf, and with its influence, the magic leaf will be more stable, the success rate will be higher, and the body can automatically resist the toxins from the outside world

This is a treasure that the magic masters dream of, Minna remembers that Teacher Sauron has been looking for decades, and only ten years ago did he get a small collar needle, which has a sea flame the size of a baby's fingernail, he regarded it as a treasure, and no one was allowed to touch it for fear of the side effects of the magic fray, and there was no need for anti-poison, but with this pair of earrings, it meant that there were many magic weapons that could not be matched, she could try it, and there was no need to waste precious materials She was suddenly moved with tears in her eyes, and looked at her friend:

Alex just smiled: "Like it?" That's good, don't say anything too precious, if you don't dare to accept it, this kind of thing is only used by you, I... Anyway, my earth demon is all worthy of you, and it's just a waste for me to keep it, so why don't you give it to you? Do you want me to give something to another Wizard? ”

Minna hurriedly shook her head, holding her earrings tightly and not letting go: "No! You've already given it to me! But she was a little uneasy: "Where did you get such a precious thing?" Does it really matter if you give it to me? ”

"It's okay, it's my mother's dowry, and it just got into my hands," Alex shrugged, "It's probably been hundreds of years, right?" Originally, it looked black and inconspicuous, but my sister and sister-in-law thought it was just old coral beads, so they didn't care that I cleaned it up a little bit, and it was like new."

"Your mother's relic?!" Minna hesitated, "It's better for you to keep it yourself..."

"Didn't I say that? It's a waste to have things in my hands, so it's better to give them to you," Alex pushed her hand away, "My mother still has a lot of relics, it doesn't matter if you give you one, if you don't want to go, just... That's it! This is a deposit, look at Alex, take a deep breath: "Okay! I'll cover all your magic leaves in the future! If you need anything, just tell me! ”

Alex smiled, a gleam in his eyes

Minna put away the earrings and happily pulled him forward, until he walked to the street, it was already noon, but she didn't feel tired at all Alex kept smiling and walking with her, and when she saw a restaurant across the street, she said, "Aren't you hungry?" Let's go to dinner first, shall we? ”

Minna answered, pulling him to run across the street, but saw a few fast horses galloping over, splashing countless dust, she choked on the dust and coughed a few times, watching the horses go in the direction of the palace, she couldn't help but complain in a whisper, but soon she was stunned again: "Huh? How come two of those people are Noga? ”

Alex patted the dust on her body for her, and when she heard this, she also looked up, and sure enough, she saw that two of the riders were wearing Noga military uniforms, and the two looked at each other, and they were puzzled

Since the end of the war, Noga has signed temporary peace agreements with other countries, but what is the reason why the soldiers who have been committed to domestic affairs for several years and basically do not travel with other countries suddenly come to East?

During the meal, they heard the chatter of the merchants at the adjacent table, and only then did they learn the intention of the Noga soldiers

King Nogar's own nephew, Jada, Duke of Wellington, is about to come to Easth (finally get this kid out...). ）