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Shilinya was sitting in front of the window of her house at the moment, looking condescendingly at the small plantation that had been covered with snow, where Shilinya and her mother had worked hard to grow the place with self-sufficient alchemy materials, but in this blizzard, only these snow fruits were left to grow wildly.

Thinking back to the words of the duke who claimed to be her father this morning, Shilinya felt a terrible headache at the moment. In the past ten years, Shilinya knew that she would be involved in all kinds of conflicts that she could not deal with in the future, because her appearance and talent were impossible for ordinary children to have, and her mother Alicia's education on her confirmed her conjecture. Until now, her understanding of these conflicts was limited to the solicitation of lords and marriages with the sons of various nobles. Especially her future marriage, which is a big worry that bothers her.

But after meeting his cheap father, it all went up at least a notch. War, inheritance, assassination, etc. will be her daily life in the future, and now Shilinya is facing such a future full of unknowns.

Time returned to the morning church resting room.

"I'm sorry, I don't have a father, Lord Duke"

Alan stared at Shilinya tightly, originally Alan had clearly expressed his attitude, but Shilinya's emphasis made Alain, who was born in the military, feel a little impatient. After all, he was a well-informed aristocrat, and Alain may have realized the reason why Shilinya emphasized that he didn't have a father at the moment.

"You're probably overthinking, kid. Alain swept away the anger in his expression and continued to maintain his gentle and kind smile, "You are not an illegitimate daughter, you are the eldest daughter of Duke Anjitan who has the right to inherit the orthodox Duke of Anjitan, and you are also the only descendant of me, the Duke of Anjitan. Your mother, Alicia Loren, should be called Alicia Taniaylin, is the aunt of His Majesty Bag II, the present Emperor, and the Duchess of Anjitan, who is my wife

After a short silence, Alan hoped that Shilinya would express her position as soon as possible, but such an unexpected identity still made her unable to react for a while.

"I'm the eldest daughter of the duke, and the only heir to the future duke?" Shilinya pointed her finger at her nose dumbfoundedly, and it was hard to accept such news. After all, this is a magical story of an ugly duckling mutating into a white swan, and it actually happened to him. Originally, when Alan said that she was his daughter, Shilinya's first reaction was that she was an illegitimate daughter, and she would be used by Alan as a political bargaining chip for various marriages in the future. So for such a news that she first came into contact with, Shilinya's performance was quite resistant.

"There's nothing wrong with your understanding. Alain nodded in satisfaction, "Maybe you can't accept this fact now, but I can tell you some old things from the past." Would you like to listen to some of my father's unbearable memories?"

"Yes. Shilinya nodded imperceptibly, his wife had run away from home with her daughter for 15 years, such a thing was a shame for every normal man. And Shilinya, who doesn't know much about her family situation, wants to understand the various problems she will face in the future, and the family problems of nobles are much more complicated than ordinary civilian families.

Alain didn't immediately start telling his past, silently leaving his place and coming to the window. The bright winter sun shone on Alain's weather-beaten face, Alain lost the gentleness and kindness he had just now, and at this moment he had a haze that could not be dissipated between his eyebrows.

After a long time, the brief silence made the air in the lounge a little colder, and Alan's expression of desire and silence was so tangled in Shilinya's eyes.

"I'm sorry, father. This familiar and unfamiliar title made Shilinya use a lot of courage to be able to say, "The past makes you sad, so you don't need to remember." ”

"It's fine. Alain resolutely rejected Shilinya's kind request, and the small garden behind the church, which was flooded by heavy snow, only the bright red of some snow fruits came into Alain's eyes, "It's just that this scene in front of me reminds me of the past." But it's all gone. ”

"My marriage to Elle was not a love affair, it was a political marriage. "I was only a 19-year-old soldier and a mercenary, but I had an identity before I became a mercenary, I was an illegitimate child, the illegitimate son of Duke Anjitan. ”

The Duchy of Angitan was incorporated into the Empire from the Kingdom of Maurice 25 years ago, by taking advantage of the legitimate heirs of the illegitimate sons of the former Duke of Angitan's family when there was no successor. There is no doubt that the illegitimate son of the former former duke is the one in front of him.

"At that time, Emperor Eumonide was in desperate need of a port to connect the ghostly White Sea with the Zephyr Sea, but His Majesty, the unknown Emperor, had little patience for this. That's why I found it. Alain continued to tell about his past, but this time, the gloomy look on Alain's face eased, and at the same time, there was a hint of satisfaction with the luck of what had happened to him: "At the beginning, he canonized me as an earl, and married Princess Alicia to me, and then began a war that lasted for two years. ”

Alan didn't say anything at the moment, this situation made Shilinya feel anxious, and this kind of unfocused narrative was undoubtedly extremely painful, although Shilinya at the moment did not have such an organ.

"I'm feeling a little thirsty, do you have any water?" Alain said embarrassedly, after coming to Luou Town, the three people who kept looking for Shilinya did not get enough rest, after all, they were walking at night in a snowstorm, which was a very dangerous behavior, and something could happen at any time. Moreover, Luou Town is relatively remote, and they don't have many supplies.

"Yes, please wait. Father. Shilinya got up and made a salute, and immediately went outside to get hot water.

Seeing Shilinya disappear from his eyes, Alain smiled with relief at the moment. The behavior just now is not only my own needs, but also a small test. For Shilinya, who grew up in ordinary people, Alain obviously feels uneasy, after all, she is close to Zhu and black, and if a commoner girl wants to enter the society of the aristocracy, in addition to a background, what is more important is whether her behavior and language are consistent with the people in the circle, this is Alain's own personal experience. Obviously, Alicia, who was born into the royal family, did not relax the proper education of her children because she was far away from the circle of nobility.

Moments later, Shilinya returned to her room with a cup of hot water. The corresponding etiquette did not fall behind because of this, and these small details made Alain feel quite satisfied.

"Then I managed to reclaim everything that belonged to me. The temporary canonization of the county was also returned to the Emperor, and I became Duke of Anjitan. After taking a sip of hot water, Alain slowly completed the second half of the previous paragraph, and soon Alain's complexion regained the gloom he had just now, and it was obvious that he was now talking about the most critical moment: "At that time, married life was not ideal, Ellie, she focused on alchemy and all kinds of magical knowledge, and I was addicted to all kinds of combat duels, in addition, Ellie and I both had their own old lovers, the difference is that my old lover has been dead for many years, and Ellie's still exists." ”

But that's not why there was a crack in our marriage. Alain drank the water in the cup in one gulp, probably because to the most critical part, Alain's body was trembling slightly at the moment, and a sense of happiness overflowed on his face, "It was the third year that I became a duke, the emperor's war against the kingdom of Morris finally found a fuse, the emperor's conscription order also came down, my fief as the vanguard fortress was attacked by the army of the kingdom of Morris, the first and only time, I stood side by side with Elle. I fought on the walls for days on end, and I was finally rescued by Ellie. ”

"In the ensuing battle, I also desperately saved Elle's life. This scar also came from this time. Alain said, pointing to the scar on his face that had split his face in half, "During the days of recuperation, my relationship with Elle continued to warm, and I began to study those poems to make her happy, and she also asked me for swordsmanship so that I could accompany me to practice. But the good times did not last long, and the freed Empire began a counteroffensive against Maurice, and it was not surprising that I became the vanguard of the Imperial army. It was the worst war I've ever experienced, and the Morris called me a traitor, even though it's true. On the other hand, the military governor and the emperor, who were in a hurry, scolded me for being passive in fighting. Faced with this situation, I can only drink all day to get rid of this conflict. ”

"After the war, I couldn't live without the bottle. At this moment, Alain couldn't help twitching his nose a few times, and it was obvious that Alain recalled the sad past, "When I was drunk, I often didn't go home at night, and sometimes I would beat Ellie, even when Ellie was pregnant. I knew that this was a fact that I could not forgive, and finally one day Elle left me and took you with you, who was only one year old at the time. ”

This is a family tragedy caused by alcoholism, and Shilinya simply sums up what her father, Alain, is trying to say. From just a few words from Alain, Shilinya understood Alain's mood and thoughts at the moment, probably wanting to make amends for the damage caused to his mother on his own body.

"Now, I'm done. Arain resisted the urge to cry, and his slightly reddened eyes betrayed him, "Come with me, Shireen." I'll let you live the life you deserve. ”

"This." Shilinya is hesitant about Alain's request at the moment, her future marriage problems have caused her a lot of trouble at the moment, follow along, she is likely to be like her mother as a bargaining chip for political marriage, and she will have to rely on a man in the future, which is difficult for her to accept, but if she doesn't leave, she can't say "I'm sorry, father, can you let me think about it?"

"There's no time to think about it now. Alan was very dissatisfied with this answer, and at this moment Alan wanted to be grim, "Now that you have been exposed, it is very dangerous now!"