"Sir, Hobbes's business is doing well, the shop was suddenly closed today, this is your fiefdom, you have to call the shots for us~~" In the inner study of the Earl's Palace, the contemporary family of the Chamberlain family advocated that the Earl of Chamberlain sat on the throne, and in front of him, a graceful middle-aged ** was crying here with his son about the unfortunate events that happened today.

The woman's name doesn't matter, anyway, for many years when she was called the woman under the crotch of the lord, as one of the many bed playthings of the Earl Chamberlain, her fate was not bad, her son Hobbes? Chamberlain was a descendant of a family that had been recognized by blood, was allowed to use the family name, and now managed some of the affairs of the Earl's Court, and also ran a few small shops, and lived a fairly rich life. It can be said that even now, even if the lord returns to heaven with his legs kicked, their mother and son are enough to ensure that they have no worries about food and clothing for a lifetime.

"There aren't many people who can be so bold.

Tell me who did it?" The Earl's eyes were fixed on the heraldic almanac on the desk, and from time to time he used the quill in his hand to add some annotations to it, which pillar of the family had fallen because of something, what kind of style of the successor had, which one was favored by the king, and the backbone of the people were arranged in the important departments of the power structure, and these things were annotated on the new edition of the heraldic yearbook every year, but the earl was used to doing it himself, and for many years he did not be lazy to change books or fake hands. "If it's not Wirt or Neville, then you can just tell the guards at the door and ask them to get someone in first. ”

When the woman heard the Count say this, she immediately held back her tears and could not flow out, but her son made it clear that it was the city guards who sealed his shop, and there was only one person in the city guards who dared to do so—Wirt.

"Why don't you speak? Could it be one of them who sealed the shop? Who is it? Neville or Velt?" the lord did not look up at his woman. It's as if he's just asking himself.

"It was the City Defense Department who did it, it should be Werther's man......" Hobbes, who had followed his mother to the inner study, could not bear the oppressive silence in the air, and finally said his conclusion.

"Yes, yes, no, no, what should be?" The lord put down the dragon eagle quill in his hand, raised his head and stared at his son, a young man who was already twenty-three years old, with fair skin and a kind of exploitative and elegant temperament on his face, but unfortunately the earl knew in his heart that he was clear except for doing business and managing accounts, and he was useless, as long as he went out of the province, he didn't even recognize a few noble coats of arms.

"It's Werther's people!" gritting his teeth, fine beads of sweat rolled out of Hobbes's forehead, his father's aura was so strong that he felt exhausted every time he faced him, so much so that he didn't dare to say anything properly.

"What is the reason for this time? What are you doing in the name of the family?" After hearing Hobbes's own confession, the lord's face turned cold at once, and after throwing the quills into the inkwell accurately, he questioned his son, who was not so close.

"Back to my father, I just run the shop under my name normally, and everything is done in accordance with the rules of the territory, whether it is issued by you or decreed by Wirt.

Hearing his father's suspicions, Hobbes hurriedly bowed down and pleaded with the earl.

"If you really have a clear conscience, then I'll call Wirt over and confront you face to face. He stared at his concubine for a long time, and under the pressure he released, although the child trembled all over, he did not have the slightest intention of changing his words, and the Earl of Chamberlain sighed, it seems that he really has a clear conscience, so it is very necessary to find Wirther to find out about the matter......

"Sir, I don't know what you have to say when you summoned me?" Wearing the uniform of the city defense army, the solemn look of Werther entered the inner study under the guidance of the earl's personal guard, and after untying the decorative saber hanging from his waist and handing it to the personal guard, he spoke, at this time his two bright eyes stared at the earl's every move, and he completely did not exist for the mother and son next to him.

"Is there anything you want to tell me about Hobbes's estate?" looked at the young officer with a serious face, and the count's face showed a hint of appreciation, but he must be very cautious in dealing with the children of the nobles.

Wirther's philosophy was intended to consolidate and strengthen the Chamberlain's influence and voice in the province, but he always suppressed too much of the side branches and peripheral nobles, which could easily cause disputes within the group. Therefore, the Earl's attitude towards him was to be reused, and to be beaten.

"Hobbes's property consisted of a sales center for alchemical products, two pawnshops and a blacksmith shop, two of which had a record of buying stolen goods, and the alchemy center was suspected of dismantling, destroying and selling stolen goods, and the blacksmith shop was involved in the smuggling and distribution of contraband!" After saying these things in one breath, Welter paused for a moment and poured a sigh before asking the earl, "I wonder what the lord wants to know?"

As soon as he heard Hammer say this, Hobbes's eyes immediately turned red, the alchemy product sales center had just been seized by the city defense army in the morning, and the pawnshop and blacksmith shop had been sealed this afternoon?

"Wirther, do you prohibit smuggling? Which shop doesn't sell contraband? My shop pays you a tribute every month, do you want me to show the lord?" Hobbes scolded in distress, if he wasn't still in the earl's inner study, he would have rushed over and bit Wirt's ear off.

"Alright, Hobbes, Werther doesn't deny what I've done, you go out first, I'm going to talk to Wirt alone. The Earl waved his hand to get Hobbes out.

"Father, this matter ......"

The lord did not speak, which meant that he did not intend to explain or change his orders in any way, and seeing that his request was not granted, Hobbes felt a little gray, and walked out of the inner study with his mother bowed his head.

"Tell me why. "It was only after the door of the inner study was closed that the conversation between Earl Chamberlain and Wirther really began.

"Yes, sir. Although no outsiders were present, Wirther was still meticulous in his courtesy. "This morning, an apothecary manufacturer approached Hobbes' alchemy shop. ”

"You can call me father when no one is around. The Count abruptly interrupted Wirther's narrative and corrected his question about the title.

"Yes, Lord Earl, the matter begins with the apothecary maker in the morning...... Just love the net)