Chapter 224: The Northern Governor treats a treat
Another uneventful morning!
The sun climbed into the sky early, burning the earth mercilessly, and the irritable summer cicadas began to cry tirelessly.
And this is a sign that summer is coming!
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The imperial capital of the Cold Moon Empire, the Golden Leaf Villa.
The hot weather didn't affect anyone here, and the Green Eagle Knights in dark green armor began to change their guards after a night of tired guarding, and the second team, a total of forty knights, took over their work, but what they didn't expect was that the person they were going to protect, that is, the Empress Erica, was no longer in the villa at this time.
Not far from the outside of the villa, two young men crawled out of a filthy gutter.
"It's disgusting. ”
The last one to crawl out was Mark, the civilian uniform she was wearing had been blackened by sewage, and from time to time it emitted a suffocating stench, and the same was true of Empress Erica, but what Mark didn't expect was that Princess Erica didn't care about her image at all at the moment.
"Then let's start today's adventure now!" As soon as she came out of the "cage", Empress Erica suddenly announced happily like a child, "The name is the Imperial Money Robbery Plan!"
"How?" asked Mark for some reason.
Raising the thick stack of paper in her hand, Empress Erica immediately laughed wickedly, "Just look at me, my goal today is five million gold coins!"
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To the east of the city, the aristocratic quarter.
In the big mansion, a nobleman with a thin face was lying in the courtyard basking in the sun, looking very leisurely. Then......
"Sir, there are two people outside, they ......"
"Who?" the nobleman glanced at the butler, then closed his eyes again.
"It's like asking for food. ”
"Then what are you doing in a daze? Get rid of them and don't bother me. The nobleman rolled over and muttered, "If they don't go, let the dogs bite you, you damn pariahs!"
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But the butler didn't move!
"What's wrong again?"
"Sir, they said you should take a look at this thing. ”
Looking at the yellowed rotten paper in the butler's hand, the nobleman asked, "What mess?"
"They just say it's about your reputation. ”
"Is this trying to blackmail me, these untouchables!" snatched the paper, and the nobleman's face changed instantly, and soon he asked in a sweaty voice, "How much do they say?"
"They just said that the old man knew the value of the content. ”
"Yes, yes, yes, I know, of course I do. He took out a blank promissory note, on which the nobleman wrote something, and gave it to the butler, "Give it to the two men, and tell them not to come here in the future, or ......"
What he didn't say in the end was obviously a threat, but whether this threat had an effect on the other party or not, it is unknown!
"Yes, sir. ”
Outside the villa, Empress Erica successfully obtained the promissory note, and after taking a look at it, she immediately carefully put it into her purse.
"If you see it, I'll just say it's okay. Empress Erica looked proud.
"How the hell did you do that? Tell me, princess, just tell me. ”
"I'll talk about it when I get back. Empress Erica sold it, and then looked at the next person's information, "One hundred meters ahead, the third villa on the left, Viscount Darth's house." Alright, let's go!"
Just as Empress Erica said, among the more than 100 nobles she visited, except for a few masters who were not there, the rest of the people as long as they received the "things" from Empress Erica, they all obediently took out their promissory notes, and in a rough morning, Empress Erica had already received 4,999,999 gold coins in her purse, which was only one gold coin away from her great goal.
"Princess ......"
"What's wrong?"
Mark looked at his stomach, "Hungry, princess, we haven't eaten since morning." ”
"But it costs money to eat. "Empress Erica was a little reluctant.
"What if you don't eat? Mark wanted to use her own money, but she knew that as soon as she brought it up, it would be tantamount to falling into the princess's trap, and her salary would probably be eaten by the princess.
As soon as she remembered the scene when Princess Erica ate abalone, shark fin, and bird's nest, Mark wanted to hold her wallet and cry loudly.
Under the sun, the two people standing on the street were deadlocked, neither of them giving in and not opening their mouths.
A burst of vegetable fragrance wafted out of Binhai Building, passing between the two, Empress Erica poked her nose and sniffed, "It tastes good, the chef in charge has at least thirty years of experience, this dish of shredded pork with green sauce is authentic, and the heat is also in place, especially this green sauce......
Mark swallowed dryly.
"Forget it, I'll treat you today. Empress Erica relented.
Ten minutes later......
"Can't get in? Why? I've got money!"
Empress Erica shook the gold coins in her hand and questioned the man, but the answer she got was: you are too dirty, you are too smelly, and it will affect his other guests.
"Dogs look down on people. Erica muttered.
In fact, before Erika came to the Empire, she already knew that the food of the Cold Moon Empire was the best in the mainland, especially the famous dish "Hanhai Dragon" made with the lobster, a specialty of the Principality of the Southern Capital!
I really want to eat it once!
"What to do?" asked Mark in a whisper.
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Just when the situation is deadlocked!
"Let them come with me. ”
At this moment, a man's voice came from behind Erica. When she first heard the voice, Erica thought he was ......
"Lord Beidu, you're here. "When someone came, the guy in the restaurant immediately greeted him with great hospitality.
In the past few months, the Northern Governor's Mansion has been renovated, and the public canteen is also among them, so Hua Long has to choose Tianwaiju for lunch, and take a look at the ingenious female chef by the way.
"Do you really want to be with them? They're called Hanako, this ......"
"It's okay. ”
"But ......"
"Alright, that's it. Hua Long didn't expect that this person named Hanako dressed up turned out to be Empress Erica, "My arrangement is a bit abrupt, you two won't mind, right?"
Beidu? Is he the Hua Long who likes to grow flowers? That noble kid? The guy who didn't show up at his banquet and didn't hesitate to refuse his kindness? Erika didn't think much about these questions, what she didn't understand was, why this nobleman could dine with the untouchables, what kind of motives and ideas made him make such a bold move?
"Thank you for having me. Empress Erica gladly accepted.
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The box at the end of the aisle is simple, clean, and full of a different and simple style.
After sitting down across from Hua Long, Empress Erica began to think about how to eat this meal for free, because across from her sat a rotten good person full of "old ways".
Let you not attend my banquet!Let you give my silver coins to Hanako!Let you be so kind!Let you ......
"Princess, didn't you snatch that silver coin back?" said Mark to Queen Erica with a glare, snatching money back from such a poor man, such an inhumane, vile, shameless, indecent, and despised, and despised thing that only you can do, Princess.
"Do you have any opinions?" Empress Erica glared at Mark for a moment, as if to say: "Talk more, be careful about your salary this month!"
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In short, Erica glanced at Hua Long with bad intentions, and then set a goal: to eat you poor in one meal! But then again, I always feel that he is a bit like ......
Hua Long, who was sitting on the other side, didn't seem to see that the person he invited was Erica, the perverted empress.
"Lord Governor, our money ......" Empress Erica stood up pitifully, pretending to leave.
"What's wrong? Don't you have money to eat?"
Erica nodded hurriedly.
"Then I'll ask you. Hua Long smiled gently.
"That's good!"
The princess's skin was getting thicker and thicker, and she couldn't stand her, but Mark didn't feel very happy.
Soon, it was served!
Erica's "crazy" ordering really frightened Hua Long, he himself didn't expect a person who asked for food to order so many famous places, and in almost a moment, Hua Long, who has always been known for his good memory, was completely confused.
She should have ordered more than 100 dishes, did she finish eating?
It's a pity that he didn't wait for Hua Long to think about it, only to hear Empress Erica shout, "Man-pack!"
looked at his purse, and Hua Long only had a wry smile.
On the other hand, the dish ordered by Hua Long was very simple, two vegetarian and one soup, plus a staple food, such a meal was extremely inconsistent with his identity, but he ate it with relish.
"Princess. Mark said, "You see that he eats so simply, wouldn't it be nice for us to do this?"
"Leave him alone, who made him stupid. Erica gobbled up, not a lady at all.
After a while, the bill was checked.
"Have you eaten yet, my lord?" the man asked.
"Yes, it tastes good. By the way, how much?"
"Two silver coins. ”
Hua Long said when he took out the money: "There are still theirs, count them together." ”
As soon as these words came out, the man's face immediately drooped, and he was quite embarrassed, "No, Lord Beidu, you have to pay for them?"
"What's wrong?" Erica walked up and asked, "Don't you want Lord North's money?"
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"I told you to invite them, okay, how much will it cost?"
"Four...... Four hundred and twenty-nine gold coins. "It's hard for a man, too.
Hua Long was stunned for a moment, and then took out a bill of five hundred gold coins from another pocket, "Take it." ”
Seeing that the guy was reluctant to take it, Empress Erika took the bill and immediately stuffed it into the buddy's hand, "The Northern Governor asked you to take it, what are you doing!" She was quite happy, because she ate this meal very comfortably.
"Alright, I'll go first. Hua Long smiled at Erica, then turned and left.
"Thank you, Lord Beidu. Erica's last sentence had a distinctly teasing and mocking tone.
However, she suddenly found that the atmosphere at the scene was a little unharmonious!
Just as Erica turned around to show off to Mark, she was surprised to find that the guy with the bill was glaring at her. That gaze was full of anger and uncomfortable.
"What's the matter? ”
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"Why do you look at me like this, if I hadn't eaten so much, would you have earned fifty gold coins? ”
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The man's gaze gradually changed, becoming very contemptuous, and his tone was the same, "I want to tell you that I have never looked down on anyone who asks for food before, but today, you are the first one I look down on!"
"You...... What are you? Look down on me. "Queen Erica was furious.
"Yes, I'm nothing, so what are you? Do you know who you just are?"
"Who? Isn't it the Northern Governor? what's wrong?" said Erica.
"Knowing that he is the Governor of the North, you still eat so much money from him?"
Erica obviously didn't understand the meaning of the guy's words, "Why can't it, could it be that he will retaliate?"
"You're not local, are you?"
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Seeing that Erica didn't speak, the guy sighed slightly, "Forget it, it's useless to be angry with you, let me tell you, the Northern Governor is one of the few good nobles in our Cold Moon Empire." ”
"Good nobleman?"
"The year before last, the fire killed more than 10,000 people in the south of the city, and the disaster relief funds allocated by His Majesty the Emperor had already been embezzled, if it weren't for the Northern Governor's fundraising, those people would have frozen to death on the streets, not only that, the Northern Governor also used his free time to build houses with the victims, last year's drought in Shak Province, tens of thousands of victims entered the capital, and the critical moment was the Northern Governor's ......"
The guy said a lot, and his words were full of gratitude and admiration for Hua Long.
"He is an aristocrat, he has money, and donating to the poor is nothing more than a favor. Erica said with a slight disdain.
"Shut up!" the man glared at Erica with disgust, "I don't know about other nobles, but Lord Beidu is different from those nobles, his salary is only fifty gold coins, and this money is not only for food, but also to help those in need, you know?"
Let me explain here that in fact, Hualong is actually not so miserable, but because of Tarex's good propaganda and folk circulation, it is just a bit exaggerated about the facts.
Erica was silent for a moment, holding a gold coin she had found, she couldn't calm down for a long time, and she finally understood why a nobleman only ate those bland and impermanent foods. It's a noble act, but ......
Erica took out a bill of 150 gold coins for the first time, "This is the food money, and I will ask the Northern Governor for the rest."
The princess's actions immediately startled Marque, she wanted to go back to invite Beidu to dinner? How is this possible? She is usually the one who deducts other people's money, how can she do such a loss-making thing, can it be ......
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On the way back to the villa.
"Princess, what do you think of this Northern Governor Hualong?"
"He's a little stupid, but he's upright. As she walked, Erica suddenly turned around and said, "Mark?"
“?”
"Deceiving him and taking advantage of him, I will feel bored and sad. ”
"You don't like him, do you?"
Empress Erica stopped and said in a questioning and angry tone, "How could I like a man as useless as my father!"
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"What an annoying meal!"
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