There are no specific festivals in the Kingdom of Gambis. For the nobles of the royal capital, the hunting meeting held by the royal family is an annual festival celebration, and the Sanchahe Legion Tournament is a large-scale celebration once every five years, as for the new king's accession to the throne, the king's wedding, the birth of the crown prince, canonization of the grand duke and other major events belong to the kingdom ceremony.

Not all Gambitian nobles are eligible to participate in Kingdom Celebrations or Galas. The children of the aristocracy who did not have the opportunity to attend the event could only take pride in being well-informed, and talking about relevant news became an important pastime and entertainment for them.

This year's enthronement ceremony of the king of Gambis made the nobles of the royal capital watch a jaw-dropping and wonderful drama.

The young Prince Edward was officially crowned, Archduke Williams was regent, the Senate unanimously passed the fish-man war order initiated by Princess Roland, and at the same time, the two kingdoms of Gambis and Dordor reached an agreement, Dord's main army withdrew from the Minsk fortress line, and the overall strategy of Gambis turned from north to south.

Every nobleman knows about the great events of the kingdom. Most of the nobles longed for the day when they would be able to take power and make decisions about the affairs of the kingdom, but that was only a desire. They pay more attention to some anecdotes in aristocratic circles and try to find good opportunities to drill up the camp. Among them, the most eye-catching is the new upstart of the kingdom, Viscount Randall.

Viscount Randall came from a humble background, worked as a squire in Kite Castle for a few years, and then entered the Marquis of Wimbledon's palace and became the youngest husband of the first beauty in the royal capital. Later, with the favor of the Marquise of Wimbledon, he became the baronial lord of the Centaur Hills, and was canonized as a viscount lord by the royal family for his meritorious service in the Ant-Man War.

Generally speaking, the starting point of the Kite Castle Squire is very high. As long as the children of the nobles from humble backgrounds can be elected to the kite castle and serve the royal family for eight years, they will always have an enviable future. On the eve of the departure of the Kite Chamberlain from the palace, the royal family will be very generous enough to prepare a potion of Cleansing or Energy for everyone, and those who have successfully promoted to the rank of Knight will have the honor of joining the powerful Order of Glory as the noble Knights of the Dragon. If he has served in the Order for twenty-five years, he is entitled to recruit 2 apprentice knights and 20 cavalrymen from among his retired colleagues, and take his Swiftdragon companions with him, and receive a royal allowance of 1,500 gold soles per year for life. Those who perform well can also get a letter of recommendation from the Kite Castle, join a liege family, and get their own fiefdom.

A good Kite Squire began training at the age of 8 and it took 33 years to become a hereditary Lord Lord, while it took Viscount Randall only 10 years to complete the magnificent transformation from Kite Squire to Viscount Lord. The legend of Viscount Randall was recounted by the bards and was also envied by the children of the nobility.

The bloodline of Viscount Randall, the children of the nobility only have envy. As for his wisdom, courage and efforts, the sons of the nobility considered themselves to be inferior to anyone in this regard. As a result, Viscount Randall's beauty and romance became the talk of the nobles' children after dinner, and what they talked about was absolutely no praise, only malicious ridicule.

For example, in order to gain a foothold in the Centaur Hills, Viscount Randall betrayed his wife who supported him and fell under the pomegranate skirt of the Duchess of York; Viscount Randall did not hold on to his territory and resist the ant tide, but seduced Miss Chebman and hid in the fortress of the Chebman family; Viscount Randall coveted the wealth of Wild Willow City and the beauty of the Viscountess of Buryatia and murdered Lord Austin Buryatia; Viscount Randall disregarded the overall situation of the kingdom and humiliated the envoy of the Kingdom of Dord, Count Ludwig...... Whenever these things were mentioned, the children of the nobles were disdainful and disdainful, and the ladies of the nobles trembled. But behind the scenes, they and they are eager to replace them.

Now, Viscount Randall has done another earth-shattering thing.

His Majesty Edward August's fiancée abruptly led the family attendants out of the Castle and into the Duke of York's mansion. His Royal Highness Roland led the Knights of Glory to arrest Miss Wellington and Viscount Randall in vain, and kidnapped the little princess of the York family. All indications are that Viscount Randall seduced the king's fiancée, triggering the incident.

The Gambitian aristocracy was in an uproar, and the heads of the families strictly forbade their children to talk about the matter, for fear of burning themselves. The regent, who had been away on vacation, rushed back to Blinor overnight and urgently convened a cabinet meeting to discuss countermeasures. For a time, the people of Blinor City were panicked, and the Kingdom of Gambis seemed to be on the verge of civil war.

Fortunately, His Holiness the Pope had not yet left the Cathedral of Brinoll, and thanks to his good offices, things took a turn for the better.

Two days later, the Duke of Wellington picked up Miss Margaret from the Duke of York's house and quietly returned to the city of Weststock. The royal family reached an agreement of understanding with the Duke of York. Miss Angelina Branstedt York lives alone in the Kite Castle as the fiancée of His Majesty Edward. However, the Gambitian aristocracy generally believed that she was a hostage given to the royal family by the House of York. Because Miss Anna is extremely special, she represents the in-law relationship between the House of York and the House of Branstott. Her entry into the Kite Castle meant that the House of York would be rebuked by her in-laws, and it was highly likely that they would lose a powerful external ally.

The sudden crisis of the kingdom ended with the Wellington family withdrawing from the kite castle and the York family handing over the most potential family noblewoman. All three parties were in disarray, and Miss Wellington was said to have been stripped of her inheritance by her family and exiled to the southern part of the Duchy of Wellington. The future queen of Gambis became a little baron. And the initiator of all this, Viscount Randall, was once again pushed to the forefront by public opinion.

Rumours were rife about Viscount Randall and Miss Wellington. Some people scolded Viscount Randall for being cowardly, while others praised Miss Wellington for her courage in pursuing love and wanting to be her follower.

Since it is a rumor, there will inevitably be all kinds of speculation.

A rumor began to circulate in the aristocratic circles of Gambis, believing that the incident was actually a conspiracy of the House of York. On the way west to the hills, the York family kidnapped Prince Edward's first fiancée, Miss Caterina of the Joshua family, and sent Viscount Randall to seduce King Edward's second fiancée, Miss Margaret of the Wellington family, in order to let the noble daughter of the York family ascend to the throne of the queen of Gambis, and then control the situation of the Gambis kingdom as a Gambis descendant.

However, rather than conspiracy theories, aristocratic circles are more keen to talk about the affairs of Viscount Randall. The theory that the York family was plotting to succeed in the Gambis was only circulated in a small area, and its influence did not seem to be significant. But the truth is probably not simple, because the small range refers to the small circle of the great aristocracy.

Victor didn't think much of the strangeness, he was already in a state of flux.

Anna's parents rushed to the city of Blinor. Viscount Fred had a big fight with Embiter, and Lady Audair wept and hurt herself in front of Victor, complaining that Victor had not taken good care of her daughter and that she could not explain to the Branstaunts. Although she didn't say it explicitly, Chu Chu's pitiful expression of resentment was undoubtedly asking Victor for an explanation.

The Fred couple handed over Anna to Victor's custody in the hope that Anna would stay in the centaur Hills and become the guardian of the Fred family. Now, Victor has lost someone else's daughter, and in the face of the mournful and touching Lady Audair, he is not justified, nor is he comforted. Sylvia was still fanning the flames and putting the blame on him.

Victor was speechless and simply stayed in Judy's mansion until the Iris Castle House sent an invitation to Edward and Anna's engagement dinner.

Thousands of lizard oil candles illuminate the knights' hall of the Knight Castle as if it were daylight. All the Gambis lords who remained in the royal capital attended the engagement dinner hosted by the royal family. The guests gathered in twos and threes to talk and laugh, and the atmosphere of the dinner was relaxed and harmonious.

In the corner of the hall, Viscount Turnis Ludwigsi held a glass and smiled at Victor: "I remember that the engagement dinner between His Majesty Edward and Miss Wellington was well prepared and larger, but every guest was smiling and laughing, and there was no joy at all without tonight. It seems that Miss York was destined to be the queen of Gambis. He paused, raised his glass and teased, "My friend, thanks to you." ”

Victor pursed his lips and said, "You believe those rumors too?"

Turnis patted Victor on the shoulder and laughed, "Dear friend, you don't need to mind the rumors of the jealous. The reason for everyone's happiness is that there is no longer any need to worry about a civil war in Gambis...... You see, those beautiful noble ladies and ladies are looking for the figure of Viscount Randall. Why don't you go out and say hello to them? I promise you'll be greeted with the warmest welcome. ”

Victor said angrily: "Thank you for your kindness, I've had enough trouble...... I seem to see your wife looking for you...... Uh, you'd better take the initiative and let me be left alone."

Turnis followed Victor's gaze and saw his wife looking around with a mature noblewoman and a young nobleman. "Suzanne has mentioned to me before that she wants to introduce her distant aunt and cousin to me...... I'll go now, lest they disturb you. ”

Victor raised his glass and gestured. Waiting for Viscount Tenis to leave, he quietly moved to the corner of the light, thought about it, and thought that Viscount Tenis's actions would soon reveal this position, and it was not appropriate to continue to stay here. Victor was about to move to the side door against the corner when a knight from the Ministry of Internal Affairs came over and whispered, "Your Excellency Randall, Your Royal Highness the Regent invites you to the small conference room." ”

"What is the matter with Your Highness looking for me?" asked Victor.

"Your Excellency is Miss York's guardian. Your autograph and Randall's family seal are required on the marriage contract paperwork. ”

"Let's go. ”

The small chamber was packed with people, including the heads of the Gambis Senate family, including important members of the royal family, Pope Clement, Tournans, Archbishop Lazarus and his successor, Bishop Sein.

Seeing Victor walk into the meeting, Regent Williams was the first to greet him: "Secretary Randall, these documents need your signature." ”

Victor walked over to the table, picked up the parchment paperwork, and quickly skimmed through it.

There is only one core content of the marriage contract: Angelina Branstedt York and the king's heirs do not have the right to inherit the throne, but only the inheritance rights of the House of York and the House of Branstant, and their guardianship is vested in the Randall family first.

Victor raised his head, first looked at Sylvia in full costume, and after getting her approval, then looked at Anna and Edward, who had their fingers interlocked and looked happy, and by the way, glanced at Catherine, who was in the clouds. The eldest princess Roland, who was standing next to Catherine, glared at him and shouted, "Look at it! ”

Victor picked up the quill, signed his name on each of the three papers, and took out the lord's seal, dipped it in oil clay, and covered it one by one.

Williams took the paperwork, handed it to Archbishop Lazarus's desk, and said with a smile: "The royal family, the Duke of York, and Anna's guardian have all confirmed the contents of the marriage contract, please let His Excellency the Archbishop testify." ”

The cardinal archbishop pushed the document in front of the Pope and said with a smile: "Your Majesty Edward's marriage has been full of twists and turns, I have signed two different marriage documents, and it is regrettable that both marriage documents have been overturned. It seems that this old fellow of mine is not suitable to be a witness to the marriage contract, so I should ask the Pope to witness on my behalf. ”

"I can only witness this engagement in a private capacity. In the future, the marriage of His Majesty Auguste and Miss York will have to be presided over by Sein. Clement signed the paperwork and said.

The crowd laughed good-naturedly. Williams said brightly, "Now it's the turn of the Kingdom Guardian and the Senate family to sign and testify. ”

The three Golden Knights, Sylvia, Roland and Goron, as well as representatives of the Senate family, signed the marriage contract one by one. The document was finally passed to the old Marquis of Bastern, the palace minister.

"The Bastern family agreed to witness the marriage of His Majesty Edward to Miss Anna. The old Marquis signed his name, took out the seal of the palace and placed it on the table, and said slowly but clearly: "Mattus Bastern, the minister of the palace of Gambis, refuses to bear witness to the marriage of His Majesty Auguste to Miss York. ”

The air in the conference room froze instantly. The eyes of everyone present were focused on the old Marquis of Bastern, and the mental oppression of more than a dozen extraordinary powerhouses made it difficult for him to breathe, and he couldn't say a word.

The Marquis of Goron walked up behind Bastern and said in a deep voice, "The palace minister has the obligation to advise. ”

The Marquis of Bastern only felt the pressure relaxed, took a deep breath, and said: "There is a rumor in the royal capital that the House of York has forced Miss Margaret Well......ington away in order to plot for the throne."

The little king shouted angrily: "That's a rumor, not the truth!"

"Your Majesty, what is the truth?" said Bastern respectfully.

Edward looked at the Marquis de Bastern in amazement, only to think that the amiable old palace was so strange, and then looked at Roland, Catherine, and Williams as if asking for help. Finally, his gaze fell on Victor.

Victor's face turned pale, and he wanted to chop the old fellow Bastern to pieces, but Angelina's pleading eyes made him unbearable, and he said word by word: "The truth is that Miss Margaret Wellington has the right to choose a partner!"

This argument is unconvincing. Bastern chuckled lightly and said, "In order to quell the rumors, I ask Her Highness Sylvia to swear in the name of the Supreme Lord in my capacity as the Minister of the Gambis, that Miss Anna and the heirs of His Majesty Edward will never ascend to the throne of the Gambis!"

Marquis Goron sighed and stepped back. There was an eerie silence in the conference room. Count Edul Bastern, the guardian of House Bastern, couldn't help but step forward and say, "Brother, are you crazy?"

Lao Gongxiang closed his eyes and didn't say a word, and his thin figure looked desolate and tough. Count Edul nodded, shook his head again, and stepped aside silently.

At this moment, no one dared to look directly at Sylvia except Victor, but her every move was clearly reflected in everyone's minds. Sylvia got up gracefully, lifted the bottle and poured a glass of Doume to celebrate the marriage, and said softly, "Bastern, your loyalty and courage are worthy of admiration. After drinking this wine, I grant your request. ”

Sylvia's azure eyes turned dark red, and the invisible spiritual sword reached the center of Bastern's brow. The old palace minister took a step in the direction of the wine glass, his vision blurring, and the boundless darkness made him fall soft on the cold floor.

Challenge the majesty of the god knight with the body of a mortal, dead and alive.

Sylvia sighed, took a drink from her glass, and said to Edward, "Your Majesty, this is where I have nothing to do. ”

Victor vaguely felt that the person Sylvia confided in was actually the eldest princess Roland behind Edward.

"What's wrong with Bastern?" asked the young king in a trembling voice.

No one answered Edward's question, and Victor didn't even know why Bastern was persecuting Sylvia. But he, like everyone else, had no sympathy for Bastern's end. And the truly strong never need sympathy.

Finally, Archbishop Lazarus characterizes the death of the Marquis.

"The Marquis of Bastern is old and decrepit, and he is dying. ”

The Pope nodded in agreement. He stepped over Bastern's corpse, walked up to Edward and Anna, and said gently, "Edward, Angelina, the king must have a queen, and the queen must have a prince. But the love between the king and the queen will not be smooth sailing...... You need to cherish each other even more. ”

Clement left the conference room with his subordinates, and he and Lazarus did not glance at Bastern the whole time, except that Bishop Seine quietly drew a prayer gesture on his chest to represent the Holy Mountain of Light before leaving the door.

The Church protects the nobles' right to life, and although Sylvia kills Bastern in public out of desperation, Clement can no longer hold a prayer of light for her. Bishop Sein, of the Patriarchate of Tamor, was glad for this.

"Count Edul, you take the palace minister back to the Marquis of Bastern's palace. The Marquis of Goron commanded, and then said to Edward, who was weeping with grief, "Your Majesty, you should be proud of being a knight, confident that you are a king, and rejoice in the loyalty of the Marquis of Bastern." The king should not weep. ”

"The children of Auguste can cry when they want to cry, and laugh when they want to laugh!"

Roland angrily walked to the table, picked up the palace seal and stamped it on the marriage contract, and pulled Edward and Anna to push the door out. The eldest princess's pleasant voice came from the corridor, "Edward, you imp...... I think you should be happy...... The old guy is not kind to you and Anna, hmph, Sylvia just helped me out with a bad breath......"

Williams shook his head with a smile in the corner of his eyes, and said lightly: "The marriage contract has been concluded, everyone can enjoy tonight's feast." ”

Everyone in the conference room came out one after another, and everyone laughed as if nothing had happened. Victor leaned in close to Sylvia and asked in a low voice, "Why did Bastern provoke you?"

Sylvia took Victor's arm and smiled lightly, "In order to question the succession to the throne of Anna's heir." In the future, the four princely families will have an excuse to overthrow the descendants of Edward and Anna. ”

"Rebellion?"

"Legitimate rebellion. ”