Chapter 42: The Noisy Neverwinter
Duke Mild has been struggling with pain and depression these days, he gets up every morning to take Ou Langjie III to hunt, then to have a picnic, and when he comes back, he has to hold gladiatorial fights to please His Majesty, and he has to take the trouble to explain to Ou Langjie that he is hard, and the northern frontier cannot do without him, and he refuses his plan to drag himself to the Lantern Bridge.
Several of Ou Langjie's sons made trouble in Neverwinter, and in a few days, they first provoked Lu Bai, and then mocked the illegitimate son Ace, and by the way, Figaro also fascinated Jennifer, Jennifer has begun to learn the dress of the Lantern Bridge in the past few days, and everyone has a face of "I am a nobleman of the royal capital, the future queen, you group of lower ribas", which makes the duke worry when he looks at it.
She was accompanied by the queen and her brother, her brother was fine, a blonde Imperial Guard, polite and not accostly, and every day he followed Auranger behind his ass to pose for the finish, but her demon brother was more annoying, and spent his days wandering in the gladiatorial arenas, green houses, and taverns of Neverwinter, and finding him in the filthy sheepfold every day. This little man named Tirien, ugly in appearance, and his brother and sister were not carved out of the same race at all, except for drinking and playing with women, and pestering Scholar Kevon for books, in his words, although he was a dwarf in the body, he must be a giant in the soul.
His relationship with their family is very bad, especially Figaro, for Figaro's cynicism, the little man can find more sharp words to refute him, often Figaro's face is red-faced, furious, but although the little man is not good-looking, he is very open-minded, anyway, several sons of the Duke of Mild can play with him.
"Report!"
Mild, who was discussing the question of a successor with Auranger III, took the parchment scroll from the herald, and Auranger asked curiously:
"What's wrong?"
"Ruth has annihilated the main force of the slave rebels, capturing several of their leaders. Escorted over. ”
"The ability of the Earl of Peeling is still good, but I think he is also very ambitious, and I have several secret letters written by him in my study, all of which are reports of your arbitrariness."
"Let him be, his reputation is already stinking, and no matter how much he tosses, he will not be able to mix with the title of marquis."
"Or are you ...... heart?"
"Report!"
"What's wrong again?"
The Duke and the King looked at the herald together. The herald handed over a letter sealed in black lacquer, Mild tore open the letter, scanned it quickly, and then handed it to Ou Langjie with a strange expression, and after reading the letter, Ou Langjie laughed and handed the letter back to Mild.
"Even the nine toes have learned to play politics, what city builder Brancordion has come out, and the barbarians have surrendered. Hahahaha, the means of asking for military pay are really getting worse and inferior, if the barbarians all surrender, do we still need gray robes? ”
Mild put down the letter with an unnatural expression, his eyes stared at the whole map of the West Sea on the big table, and when he saw that his brother did not follow him to denounce the bad behavior of the Nine Toes, he smiled and said:
"No, could it be that the barbarians have really surrendered?"
"Nine Toes never lied about the military. Fear...... However, this is not possible. Tedasir has been fighting with us for more than ten years, how can it be said that surrender will be surrendered? ”
"Why don't you send someone to take a look, it just so happens that Tirian's kid wants to enjoy the scenery on the Great Wall all day long, let him go around with him, don't look at that kid, no one can fool him."
"Hmmm......"
"Report!"
This time it was a golden-robed man. The golden robe presented with a fire-lacquered gold cylinder, and Orange III thought about why there was so much today, opened the golden cylinder, took out the letters inside, and only halfway through it he collapsed on the wide bearskin chair. Mild looked at the pale Orange and asked:
"What's wrong?"
"Tim, it's Tim......"
Mild carefully took the letter from Ou Langjie's hand, only to see that it read His Majesty, the former Prime Minister Angelim had been assassinated last night, and died this morning. Please return to the light bridge as soon as possible and preside over the overall situation. Angtim, Mild's mentor and mentor in politics, was now assassinated inexplicably, and even the assassins were not caught, and if it weren't for the dethronement and the conspirators, Mild swore he would have swallowed the letter.
"What should I do, Mild, they have done it in advance, the country can't be chaotic, no, immediately convene a temporary imperial meeting, you bring the army and go back with me, and the two of us brothers will kill all this group of rebels!"
"Your Majesty, you must be calm, things haven't developed to that point, they dare to assassinate Tim, but they don't dare to openly rebel, just because we haven't torn our faces and put our swords and guns on display, you and I don't want the country to fall into war, if you believe me, we can suppress this matter to a minimum......"
"Report!"
"What's wrong again!"
The anxious Duke and the King shouted at the herald, who was so frightened that he almost fell to his knees, but he still did not forget the urgency of the situation, and hung his head and said:
"Lord Duke, Young Master Morion, Young Master Morion fell from the abandoned watchtower and fell unconscious!"
"What!"
The four sons of the duke, Luber and Ace have become adults, Morrion and Jorken are the youngest two, Morrion is two years older than Jorken, he has been very clever and lively since he was a child, the greatest pleasure is to climb various buildings in Neverwinter, there are cells of extreme athletes, his ability is regarded by the Duke as a lively flame jackal, very loved, after hearing the bad news that his son fell from the tower, the duke and the king both ran all the way out of the city lord's mansion, running towards the residence of the family behind the mansion, Mild pushed the door in, And he heard his wife there angrily rebuke Ace:
"It's all you, it's all the disasters brought about by you, Morion, who was brought down by you, you get out of here!"
"Mother!"
The eldest Luber was a little annoyed and tried to stop his mother from going crazy, but the bastard Ace waved his hand and silently pushed out of the bedroom, and when he saw the Duke and the King, he was about to salute, and Auranger III took him by the arm and said:
"Good boy, don't blame Bella. She's just a little she-wolf who loves her son. ”
"Ace, go and wait outside, I'll have a good chat with you!"
Ace nodded silently, walked out with his head down, and outside the door, his two sisters looked at him angrily. His eyes pierced his heart like the tip of a needle.
Mild came to Bella and sat down, looking at his son who was unconscious on the hospital bed, after Kaivon checked Morion's injuries, his head shook like a rattle, and the duchess on the side were nervous, and Orange came over and asked:
"What the hell is going on, you scholars like to drop your book bags, tell us quickly!"
"My life was saved, but it's a pity...... It's a pity that the spine is broken. Estimate...... I guess I'll be in bed for the rest of my life! ”
"You...... Mild, it's all your fault, it's all your fault! ”
Mild hugged Bella tightly and let Bella thrash him in his arms, and Orange's eyebrows gathered together, and the queen's shouting voice came from behind him:
"Oh, how can this be, Your Majesty. I also have a poultice from the East China Sea in my treasured tribute, so you can try it! ”
"Don't make a mess!"
Annis's eyes were staring straight at Morien lying on the bed. The smile on the corner of his mouth couldn't be concealed, and the little man Tirian standing next to Scholar Kaivon stared at his sister with a strange expression, and was glared at by Annis, and the doubts in his heart were even thicker.
The night of Neverwinter had subsided in the chaos and noise of the day, and Orange and Mild sat down in the hall. Surrounded by the royal relatives and the duke's family, the bonfire was burning very brightly, and everyone's expressions were very solemn, as if the king and duke were going to announce something important.
Alanjie tapped the table with his golden scepter and spoke:
"First of all. I'm sure everyone already knows that my former prime minister, Angtim, was assassinated because of the actions of some despicable villains, and I, although I am the head of a country, have always had clear grievances. ”
As he had spoken, he stood up, went behind Queen Annis's chair, put his hand on her back, and said:
"Whoever planned this assassination, I will pull him out, cut off his head, and stick it in the walls of the Bridge of Lights, do you say yes, my dear queen."
"Yes, Your Majesty, the despicable act of assassinating the former prime minister is really shameful and indecent!"
"Very well, and secondly, I have good news for you, Mild. Duke Stark will return to the Bridge of Lights with me and take up my position as Prime Chancellor. At the same time, the position of Duke of Northern Xinjiang will have the duke's eldest son Lu Bai temporarily acting, yes, it's you, stand up and let everyone know the young acting duke. ”
Luber stood up in shock and saluted the dignitaries around him, Tirien, who had to add a stool to show his head because of his short stature, excitedly gave him a thumbs up, Luber smiled and nodded, and sat down at the king's motion. Ou Langjie pressed his hand, and the crowd of people who had congratulated and trusted the former Prime Minister and the new Duke were calm for a moment, and then walked behind Mild's chair and continued:
"The second thing, my brother-in-law, Tiriam and Mild's...... Son Ace will go to the Black City under the escort of the golden robe, of course, Tirion is only going to conduct a field trip, and Ace will become a glorious gray robe to guard the northern frontier for us and guard the Western Sea! ”
Ace, who had already been notified, sat on the chair with a numb expression, and did not even respond to the congratulations of the people around him, Ou Langjie walked behind Figaro's chair and said:
"Finally, good news about my heir, Figaro, who will be engaged to Mild's eldest daughter, Jennifer, and their wedding will take place next spring!"
This is the result of the discussion between Mild and Orange, they believe that the death of Angtim has declared the bankruptcy of the abolition plan, and the earlier secret agreement has become a dead letter, in order to suppress the conspiracy of the Hou Party, the first thing to do is to accuse Figaro, for Figaro's moodiness and temper, the two adults take it for granted that it is caused by youth and ignorance, so they not only carry out a political marriage, but also put a shackle on Figaro, but sell the excited Jennifer.
"Honey, how come I don't know about this?"
Although Annis is smiling, she already hates her in her heart, she can't control her husband, she can't control the fate of her son, the Stark family is notoriously hardcore kingship loyalty, if the future king is to be held back by the Stark family, then their Lannister family will never have a bright future, and they can only be reduced to the second-rate nobles of the West Sea for life.
"I feel that as the head of a country, I still have this right!"
Ou Langjie, who returned to his seat, whispered maliciously to the queen, and pricked her smirking cheek with his beard, and the nobles began to cheer for the prince and the princess, and between the staggered funds, there was conspiracy and malice everywhere.
At night, Morion lay motionless on the bed, and the maid who was in charge of his care was already drowsy, when suddenly, two black figures came in through the window, they covered the maid's mouth, wiped the neck with a knife, and then walked towards Morrion on the bed with a knife.
"Ado!"
The door was slammed open, and a strong man more than two meters tall rushed in with a kitchen knife, and the two black shadows decided to kill this Chen Biting Jin first, but they were slashed to the ground by this strong man who could only shout Adodo, and a black shadow who was not dead immediately pulled out a dagger and inserted it into his chest, and the city guards, who were belated, looked at the mess at the scene, and could only report to the duke quickly. Neverwinter is destined to be another noisy sleepless night. (To be continued......)