In the morning light, as the morning sun rose in the eastern sky, Aldrich woke up from a deep sleep, and when he opened his eyes, he saw Mrs. Lovett, who gently lifted the corner of the blanket and slipped quietly off the bed.

Standing barefoot under the windowsill, the knight stretched out in the face of the orange warm sun, his bones crackling, the fatigue of fighting until midnight swept away, and the refreshed Triss stretched his limbs comfortably, feeling more wonderful than ever.

The charcoal burning embers in the fireplace were still warm, and he was not afraid of burning his hands, so he directly took off the iron kettle, poured hot water into the copper basin, moistened his slimy body with a clean towel, put on his clothes and tidied up a little, and originally planned to push the door out, but after thinking about it carefully, he couldn't just leave without saying goodbye.

Aldrich came to the bed, and looked down at the delicate buds of the delicate flowers blooming again, and the wet hair was not yet dry, and the locks stuck to his forehead like a fallen flower crown after a storm, and he reached out and gently smoothed them, and unexpectedly woke up Mrs. Lovette, who should perhaps be said to be awake in the first place.

"I thought you were going to leave quietly alone, leaving me in a room where the fire had gone out and turned cold. ”

"I am a knight, and I am a knight, and I am not to be compared to ordinary people who enjoy a night of fishing, and I have made a promise that will never be broken. ”

Triss got up and went to the fireplace, changed the water for the brass basin, brought it to Lovit, who sat up, wrung out a new towel, wiped the sweat from her face, and did not miss every corner of her slender white neck and even her whole body, and did her own 'part' of the work without omission.

At first, Lovette was a little puzzled, but then she was a little moved, "No one has ever done anything like this for me, never." ”

"There are exceptions to everything! It takes courage to break the rules, you also need to have enough inner motivation. Make a knight's promise that it is my duty to take care of you now, whenever and wherever I want. ”

'Found a treasure. Lovette was glad that her fate was on the horizon, and she couldn't help but stretch out her arm around Tris's neck.

"Don't make a fuss, get dressed quickly, lest you catch a cold and get sick with 'cold and heat.'" Aldrich picked up the clothes scattered on the floor and thoughtfully put them on for her.

Waiting until the fishbone tights as hard as armor, the knight folded it and put it at the foot of the bed, "You can't wear this kind of thing anymore, it will damage your healthy body." ”

"Everyone else is like this, I can't get rid of it, although it is a bad habit that tortures the body, but after a long time, it becomes a part of the body. ”

"I don't care about other people, and I don't want to pay attention to them. You may not know that such a deadly burden is rare for noble girls, at least more than half of the ladies who attended yesterday's dinner were wearing comfortable and well-fitting dresses. You are different from them, the days to come are still long, and I need you to live healthily. ”

For other words, Robit didn't care, habit was the most difficult shackle to break, she just chewed it repeatedly...... The days to come will be ......," muttered to herself, only she could hear.

"It has damaged your body, there are some slight deformations on both sides of the ribs, affecting your physical strength and endurance, maybe you have to follow me to exercise, of course you can refuse or even ignore it. ”

For Triss's kindness, Lovette knew that he was completely well-intentioned, so she couldn't ignore it, and when she thought back to last night's fierce battle, the sweet taste was indeed evocative, but the proud record of repeated defeats was not worth looking forward to.

"I'll be kind to myself, get rid of the tights, and I hope you can help me get back to my original appearance. The pun was not rejected, Aldrich was a knight after all, and even if he knew that Lady Lovett might be approaching with a mission, he was confident that he would cut the rope that controlled the marionette.

After tidying up, Tris carefully restored the room to its original state, clearing most of the traces of even the chaotic battlefield. Lovette persuaded with some puzzlement that the menial work would naturally be taken over by the servants of Baron Federi's palace.

"It's not that I don't believe them, but if someone is interested in carefully looking at and collecting, they will find a lot of things that can be used from above. In case you don't know, the inhabitants of the dark world, the sorcerers who cast curses, can use a drop of their target's blood to kill him, and even innocent family members, or even entire families. ”

Lovit's face was a little nervous, obviously she had heard such rumors: "Bloodline curse!" It is said that the Triss family, the Eye of Alert, was once ...... Ugh!"

Stop talking in time, after all, uncovering the healing scars in front of the main owner is definitely a disaster in a social situation, and it is not impossible to break off diplomatic relations at the slightest and become an enemy in a serious way.

"It's not a bloodline curse that we, the Triss family, have suffered, but something more strange and rare. Since the third generation, the birthplace of the descendants has been extremely difficult, and most of them, including my branch, are only children. If a daughter is born, it is estimated that the next generation will end up with no direct heir, and will be swallowed up by her husband's family or continue to decline unwillingly. ”

"It's a heavy topic, so let's talk about something happy. ”

Aldrich nodded slightly, and took Lovit's hand to the dresser, the water lily-lily-style mirror came from Venique, the pearl of Edri, a group of wealthy alchemists indirectly ruled a trade alliance, known as the Thousand Islands.

Settling down on the leather stool, Lovette reached for her horn comb, combed her messy hair, and re-braided the woman's bun, "A land in my name, a well-functioning manor, with an annual income of one hundred and eighty-five silver drapes. In Eastwood City, I have a fur workshop that provides leather armor and maintenance for mercenary adventurers, and also sells leather goods such as shoes and gloves, and has a certain percentage of shares in the well-known Black Mountain Jam Factory, and receives twenty gold ouma dividends a year. ”

"That's your whole net worth, and your most valuable secret, there's no need to tell me. Triss asked rhetorically, puzzled.

"The estate inherited from her deceased ex-husband is barely afloat, and the amount of the annual subsidy is more than the income. Outdated workshops are not as good as large factories, except for some regular customers, it is difficult to attract new customers, as for Montenegro's shares, a lot of annuities, its source is not my own clever investment vision or extensive contacts, but ...... But...... Alas!"

After a few words and stops, Aldrich did not exhaust his curiosity, he knew very well that a noble lady who had no support wanted to maintain a well-dressed life in high society, and he must have to pay an unimaginable price for ordinary people, but last night's experience did not seem to be the case.

'Where does the shadow behind Lovette come from?A core member of the Merchants' Federation?Or is it a long-term boss in the underworld?The nobles involved in the Senate, those old decay who should be in the coffin in the twilight of the day, who have an unknown number of hole cards in their hands, and have been entrenched in Eastwood City for many years, they do have unpredictable strength. ’

After freshening up and regaining the grace of the noble lady, Rovet saw Aldrich's eyes light up, and could not help but feel a little more confident in his charm, and after leaving the room, the two walked hand in hand through the curtain of a dozen layers of doors, and arrived at the side door of Baron Federi's new house.

A silver delle made the coachman smile, and Aldrich personally helped Lovette into the carriage, and drove away from the flat ivory road, surrounded by the low bungalows and the slumbers who hurried past them, making yesterday's dinner a drunken dream.

It wasn't long before the road became more crowded and four blocks were trudged through the carriage to Madame Lovett's house, a two-story villa-like apartment with a balcony, with a garden at the door, a manicured lawn, and a circular flower bed surrounding a fountain in which a group of swans carved in marble and mottled green moss dotted the pool.

"A very clever design should be a masterpiece of a well-known craftsman, but unfortunately the processing of the feather pattern is a bit ingenious, rough and indifferent, and the details lose the unique characteristics of the swan. ”

Aldrich, who stopped at the door of the apartment, did not hesitate to praise Lovette's well-tended garden, and she couldn't help but say, "Why don't you go in and sit?"

"Next time, I haven't completely gotten rid of the union's busy business, and I need to think of a proper way, or design a suitable operating model, so that the scavenger union can function normally even without me. ”

Looking around, Triss gestured with his forehead: "There are many people nearby, so we don't have to kiss goodbye." The whole wheat bakery in the Shiying neighborhood on the pier is where I am on weekdays. ”

Lovette nodded slightly, and then watched Aldrich leave in the carriage, only to slowly withdraw her gaze until the corner of the intersection disappeared.

At this moment, Myers Rebeau, who ran his own gallery, suddenly stepped down from the carriage parked on the side of the road, and came to Lovett's apartment with a cane: "Tut-tut! The relationship is progressing very well, the fourth knight Triss has already regarded you as the elixir of his love, although there is an element of deception before, but after last night's entanglement, he has tasted the sweetness, and it is estimated that he has already eaten the marrow." ”

During the conversation at the dinner yesterday, it became clear that Ribo's identity as a painter was only a disguise for him, and that Madame Lovett habitually wore a disguised mask: "There is already someone in his heart, a beautiful silhouette, and at first he even thinks of me as someone else, which is really irritating, isn't it?"

"I don't have the slightest interest in the battle between women, it's too lacking in beauty. However, it is important who is his first close partner, and luckily you will be the first to come out on top. Aldrich Triss has been a near-banished knight alone in the Whispering Forest, honing his skills, and you've missed the time, but it's not too late. ”

Lovette's inner vigilance was raised to the peak, but her face was nonchalant: "His heart is big, and I may not be able to occupy even the slightest corner in it." ”

"Intensify the offensive and let him sink in your tenderness as soon as possible. I can feel that our 'Fourth Horseman' is getting stronger again, and the White Knight has this benefit, and Tris has found a pillar of love for his source of 'loyalty'. ”

"Don't bother you, Mr. Ribo, this is the end of the morning conversation. I don't think we need to talk about it until we have met a few times, your words and deeds have crossed the line. ”

"Oh! Believe me, dear Madame Lovette, we are more connected than you think, and your first destination was the Rose Theatre, and if I had not fought for it, you would have been one of the owners of that golden ribbon-like apartment building. ”

Thoughtful about Myers Rebeau's 'unintentional' reveal, Lovette suddenly remembered his dark gallery: "It won't be a bigwig with a secret identity, maybe a broker or introducer who has obtained a certain status in the underground world, or maybe a pimp." ”

The anger on Mr. Ribo's face flashed, and his right hand that grabbed the staff gurgled and everything returned to normal after a few breaths, clearly with great control over his emotions.

"The real big man will never show up in person, and you are just a pawn, but you think that you are a neutral person watching the game, or even a qualified chess player, pointing fingers at the fate of others, acting as a wise guide, at best a road sign. I advise you not to expect too much from yourself, it won't do you any good. boasts of superior status, wisdom and strategy, but in fact he is just a monkey in the circus. ”

Mels Ribo's eyes were red, and he didn't expect that a few words of ridicule from Rovet would make him almost out of control, close his eyes, and take a deep breath: "It is said that women are the best actors, and it is really a pity that you don't go to the Rose Theater." ”

After saying that, without saying a word, he whistled and walked forward, but from his slightly stiff steps, Robitt could still tell that his guess was probably close to the truth.