Chapter 46 Negotiations
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As the chief knight of the White family, Rooney Fixes was undoubtedly very competent, and as soon as he received the notice from the castle steward, he immediately set off for the castle;
All the way from his own estate to White Castle;
At the gate, he turned over and dismounted, handed over the horse to the servant beside him, and saw that old Ryan had come to the gate of the castle, and asked:
"Old Ryan, is there something wrong with the baron calling me over?"
"Hmm," the castle steward nodded, and said:
"There's something going on, let's go over there," he said, pointing to the garden next to the castle;
Knight Rooney nodded when he heard this, followed old Ryan to the side of the flower platform and sat down, turned his head to look at the castle steward's not too good face, and asked curiously:
"What's going on, Ryan Sr?"
If it hadn't been for an emergency, the baron would not have summoned him at this time, knowing that it was early spring, and the Fixes Manor still needed to organize his own farming;
In this world, even knights and nobles need to work in the fields themselves;
The castle's garden is not small, and it is tended by a special gardener, so even in the early spring when everything is just germinating, it still looks very beautiful;
Old Ryan on the side was slightly silent, he still couldn't accept the great White family, and he actually wanted to compromise with that serf!
'What a crazy decision!' sighed in his heart, with a sense of disillusionment!
Close your eyes and let out a long breath:
"Whew~" When he raised his head again, he had regained his former shrewdness;
After all, no matter how difficult it is to understand, the baron's orders must be carried out!
'All for the sake of the great White family!' said to himself, and he turned to say:
"Knight Fixes, the Baron asked me to convey his orders" The tone became serious, and each word was bitten very clearly:
"Go and meet with the people of the Finney family, test their bottom line, and reach a settlement!"
Rooney's eyes widened instantly!
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Finney Castle, ground floor reception area;
At this time, sitting on the soft sofa, Knight Rooney had not fully recovered his senses:
'The Wright family is actually asking the little Feeneys for reconciliation?!'
'What the hell happened in between?'
Thinking that some time ago, when Sir Finney returned from Red Hill, the baron was about to let the rumors spread again, but then for some reason he suddenly changed his attention;
Thinking of this, his eyes narrowed slightly:
'Maybe the baron has received some bad news?'
At this moment, he heard a sound of footsteps coming from behind him, and Knight Rooney hurriedly got up and looked over:
It was Finney who led the House Officer, who seemed to be called George Luther;
This suddenly made Knight Rooney frown, he is a noble noble knight, and the Finney family actually let a squire receive him?!
The knight's heart was already slightly angry.
When George Luther saw the change in the face of the White family, he probably guessed his thoughts, and smiled slightly bitterly in his heart, his status was indeed a little low;
But in the same way, it was not up to Sir Sir to come and receive him by himself, so he had to put a smile on his face and said enthusiastically:
"Welcome, Lord Knight Fix!" I hope this will make him feel better;
"Hmph!" snorted coldly to show dissatisfaction, and made his own request:
"I beg to be summoned by the Honourable Lord Finney, and I beg you to pass it on, Squire!"
Hearing this, he sneered slightly, and George Luther shook his head and said decently:
"I'm very sorry, Knight Fix, Sir is patrolling the territory and is not in the castle right now"
With a twinkle in his eyes, Knight Rooney said:
"Then I hope to be able to be received in accordance with my identity!"
The request was reasonable, but George Luther shook his head and said:
"I'm still very sorry, Knight Fix, in fact I'm the only one in the castle right now" Raising his head at the knight of the White family, 'kindly' suggested:
"Otherwise, Your Excellency can go back first, and when our Sir returns, I will report the news of your visit."
"Let's make another appointment?"
When Knight Rooney heard this, his eyes flashed and he understood, the so-called absence was just a pretext, and secretly thought:
'It seems that today's negotiations will not be simple', because the other side is clearly premeditated;
coughed lightly, his face returned to indifference, shook his head and said:
"No need, it's not a big deal, it's the same with you" After saying that, he sat down directly;
George Luther breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, and it was good that he didn't fall out on the spot, indicating that things were developing in the direction that the family wanted;
Naturally, George couldn't be the only one in the castle, Sir and Knight Subi were on the second floor.
However, when the servant had been informed of the visit of the White Knights of the White Family, Sir had thought for a moment, and decided to have George Luther receive him;
I remember that Sir had a slight smile on the corner of his mouth at that time, and said softly:
"George, you go and receive it, and see the White family's intentions, or the bottom line!"
With this in his mind, George turned his attention to the knight sitting across from him, with a kind smile:
"Your Excellency Fex, are you used to drinking milk tea or clear tea?"
Now that he had decided to continue talking, Knight Rooney quickly adjusted his mentality, nodded and said:
"Milk tea, put less milk!"
George Luther smiled slightly, turned his head and commanded:
"Send two cups of milk tea, both with less milk"
"Yes, Your Excellency," the servant slowly withdrew;
Soon two cups of hot tea were brought to him, and with a wave of his hand the servant withdrew, George Luther smiled and said:
"Please!"
"Hmm~"
The foreplay was done, and the Rooney knight put down the teacup, coughed lightly, and the negotiations officially began!
"I have come this time on the orders of His Excellency the Honorable Baron White, to find out about the conflict between you and the Martin family, and to see if there is anything we can do to help?"
The so-called help was just a pretext, but Knight Rooney felt that this was a very good entry point, so after he finished speaking, he looked up at the knight's squire opposite, wanting to hear what he had to say;
According to the previous discussion, George Luther nodded directly at this time:
"Thank you very much for the attention of the Baron," after a slight pause, he continued:
"We also very much hope that the problem will be resolved, after all, it is not in everyone's interest to have a long-term conflict"
Hearing this, Rooney's face softened, and he continued to say:
"Well, that's right, that's it!" said with a frowning smile:
"Let's agree, then, to end these fights ... β
Without waiting for the other side to finish speaking, George Luther was slightly stunned:
'This knight will take advantage of loopholes,' interrupted with a quick laugh, waved his hand, and said:
"Your Excellency Fex, please have tea!" said himself, taking a sip first, and commented:
"I don't think it's good to have tea that is too hot or too cold, and it's best to be lukewarm like this, what do you say, Lord Feks?"
Knight Rooney was naturally very unhappy when he was interrupted, his face turned blue, and he snorted secretly in his heart, but he couldn't turn his face at this time, so he nodded slightly and said:
"Indeed!"
After a little time to drink tea, George Luther quickly analyzed:
The White family is very hopeful that the mediation will succeed!
Thinking of this, George Luther put down his teacup and said:
"Now that His Excellency the Honorable Baron has come forward, then... Then the topic changed:
"As we all know, the Martin family is now mainly facing the attack of robbers" Speaking of this, he paused slightly, and seemed to have made a lot of determination, before he said:
"This is something that our Finney family can help with!"
Speaking of this, George Luther raised his head and looked at the knight opposite:
"It's just that the first few times Martin Knight did something that hurt the friendship with our family"
"So, we're sorry about the blockade, we still can't undo it!"
Knight Rooney scolded secretly when he heard this, those 'robbers' are not what you pretend!, but at least the negotiations have come to fruition, at least the Finney family is willing to stop the attack on the surface!
The thought turned, and Knight Rooney continued:
"So what does it take to remove the blockade?"
Waiting for this sentence, George Luther shook the teacup and smiled slightly:
"Naturally, we have to make up for our family's hurt friendship first!"
"You say yes, Lord Feks?"
Knight Rooney was furious when he heard this!
In Xiajun, apart from the Hugo family, there is no second nobleman who dares to say this!
He stood up suddenly, his eyes widened, and his teeth flashed with cold light:
"Hey, hey... β
"This is the first time I've heard such a request in Shimo-gun!"
"I'm so sorry, I'll leave first, squire!"
After saying that, he hurried out of Finney's castle;
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White Castle, study;
The curtains were only halfway open, and the room was dark, and the candles on the desk flickered, lengthening, shortening, and changing the figures.
Knight Rooney was at the desk at this time, standing respectfully, he had just returned from Finney, still sweating on his body, and his breath was slightly confused;
He bowed his head and said:
"Baron, this is how it happened" raised his head slightly:
"That nouveau riche is so arrogant that he dares to say such a thing!"
White nodded secretly in his heart:
Yes, it's really arrogant!
Even with his own city, when he first heard these words, he could hardly suppress the anger in his heart! A little knight dared to refuse his own will!
But!
At the moment when he was about to get angry, he thought of the news that came back from Hongshan County a year ago:
'The royal family and the church seem to appreciate him!'
"Shhh
These are the top two forces in the Torel Kingdom!How can that nouveau riche be favored by so many big people?!
But no matter what, it's not something you can touch at the moment!
"Whew~" let out a long breath;
Baron White raised his head, his face half-lit and half-dark against the candle flame, looking strange:
"Our family's number one enemy is the Hugo family!"
"As long as we defeat the Hugo family, we will be able to obtain the promotion of the family personality" paused slightly, which can be regarded as finding a suitable excuse for the next thing:
"So, on the Finney side ... β
At this point he stopped, stood up and went round the desk, stood by the window, lifted the curtain and looked out, the gardeners were building branches again;
finally made up his mind, but his voice was muffled:
"You and Ryan arrange a time, and I'll talk to Ser Finney myself!"