As the duke said, a drizzle soon fell from the sky. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Originally, there would be a small banquet that night and a grand banquet the next day, but Amy proposed to cancel it all, and the Duke agreed.

Vale was still warm, but Amy still asked the maid to light the fireplace.

Her room was on the third floor of the castle, and she had just a view of the garden from the window, but it was only disturbed by a rain, and there was no one in the garden at all, and she couldn't go around.

Amy leaned on the pillow, the soft velvet made people can't help but sleep, she has something in her heart, even if her whole body is sore, she can't sleep.

I'm here in Valley City, but in what capacity should I stay?

In the council chamber of the castle, the Duke sat down with his two younger brothers.

"What did Princess Amy come to Vale for?" The second brother Sean, like the Duke, was a warrior on horseback, and when he was young, he also followed King James to conquer enemy forces, and he was a good martial artist, and now he is the general of Vale, helping the Duke defend the territory.

"The Queen Mother wants the princess to marry me. "The Duke sat at the top of the table, a position he had sat in for many years, and he was a little unaccustomed to being away for so long.

Why Princess Amy came, the Duke knew very well in his heart. When the Queen Mother mentioned this matter, he vetoed it immediately, and later the Queen Mother tried several times, but the Duke still objected. It's just that that night, Amy cried and begged him to take him away from the royal capital, and the duke couldn't bear to agree, but the marriage still needs to be carefully considered.

"What? They killed Conan, and now they're still thinking about marriage. Nord, you can't promise, send Princess Amy back right away. "The second brother Sean is very angry, Wang Du bullied Valley City like this, and now he is using marriage to solve the matter, this matter can't be left like this.

With the strength of Vale, Sean can guarantee that he will not fall behind in the battle between the two sides. The matter of Conan is by no means something that can be made up for by a small marriage.

"Sean, don't talk about Conan again. "If the Duke really wanted to do it, he wouldn't have waited until now.

He has seen the cruelty of war, and he also knows that war is not beneficial to anyone, once the two sides go to war, the profit will always be those around who are eyeing each other, and then they will not get anything, and they may lose the inheritance of the family.

"How can you forget it?Conan is your only son, who will inherit the family business in the future?" Sean disagreed, the question of the heir was about the family business, not the Duke alone.

"I also have a son. The Duke said calmly.

"It's just an illegitimate child, how can he inherit the family business?" Sean did not approve of the duke's concubine from the beginning, and even after so many years, he still had this attitude.

"He is not an illegitimate child. The Duke slapped his palm on the table, and the anger in his words was palpable.

When he was on a campaign, he had a relationship with a peasant girl by chance, and then he heard that she had given birth to a child, and the duke did something that nobles would hardly do, so he brought the peasant girl and the child back to Valley City.

At that time, the Duchess was still alive, and she was a poor person, and it was impossible for her to have an identity, and although the child followed the family name, it was only a little better than an illegitimate child, and the existence of a father was still not valued in the family.

"We're here to discuss the princess's affairs, how did you get here. "The third brother Solomon soothed the emotions of the two people, unlike his two elder brothers, the third brother did not like to practice martial arts since he was a child, but he was especially fond of all kinds of books, and he used to study in the school city when he was young, and now he is a bachelor in Valley City, giving advice to the duke.

"Okay, that means what are you going to do?" Second brother Sean calmed down some of his anger, the duke is the lord, and the final decision is made by him, and he only has the right to suggest.

"We'll talk about it later. The duke didn't think about it in his heart, he was still against marriage, but sending the princess back now would cause more intense conflicts, so it was better to wait for everyone's mood to calm down before making a decision.

"I think it's okay to accept this marriage. The third brother, Solomon, waited until neither of them had spoken.

"Why are you confused?" Sean looked at him, incredulous.

Solomon had his own opinions, and it was in his best interest to do so.

Now that there is no heir to the family, if the concubine is forced to inherit, the duke will be demoted to an earl, and the loss of Valley City will not be a point or two by then.

Since his mother is a commoner, it is impossible to become a countess, and a concubine will always be a concubine, and if you want to ensure the strength and territory of Valley City, you must have a countess and give birth to an heir.

Now that there is a gap between Valley City and the royal capital, and the duke has married someone else, the royal capital may find one reason or another to weaken the duke's strength. But by marrying Princess Amy, the duke's position can not only be kept, but also strengthen the relationship with the royal capital, and in the end, the strength of Valley City will be even stronger.

"No, I don't agree that marriage and interests collude together. The Duke objected.

"It's your marriage alone, but it's for the good of the whole family. Nord, you can't put the interests of the family behind you because of what one person thinks. Solomon continued, becoming a duke gives him rights that more people don't have, but at the same time he has to pay more than others, such as marriage.

"Solomon, open your eyes and see that she's still a child. When King Jamie was alive, I was a brother to him, but now I am asked to marry his daughter, God of Nature, who is even younger than Conan. The Duke shook his head, he couldn't do it even for the sake of the family, and if he wanted an heir, he could marry the daughters of other dukes and counts, but Amy couldn't.

"She's fifteen now, and she'll be sixteen next year, and she'll be an adult woman who can have children for you. I think that's what the Queen Mother had planned to do when she asked her to come to Valley City. "Solomon knows about Amy's situation, when Conan went to the royal capital, his marriage proposals were all screened by the family, and Amy was among the people screened.

"I agree with Solomon. The second brother Sean listened to his analysis just now, and felt that it was very reasonable, interests are always a topic, and with the weight of the princess, Valley City will become stronger and stronger.

The duke was a little worried, and now Sean was also on Solomon's side, and it seemed that the wind of the entire family would be tilted in their favor, and as a duke, he could not ignore the decision of the entire family.

"It's still a long time before she reaches adulthood, so don't mention it in the meantime. "The Duke can only delay for the time being, and perhaps one day there will be a turnaround.