The morning light poured in through the crystal windows of Empress Lucia's bedchamber, warm and hazy. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Even though they knew that Donner was sitting in front of him unharmed, Lucia, Richard, and Layla were still nervous as they listened to him recount the experience of the past ten days. Only Una sat on the palace couch a little farther away, in a daze, occasionally glancing at them, frowning slightly and re-immersed in her own world.

"Wesley and Corey have held off the last of the knights on the west bank of the Ava River, and I fear that the enemy will not be able to cross the river and will turn around towards Cohenas. Donner gave his reason for rushing to Coennas.

"Brother," Richard stood up suddenly, "let me lead my army westward and destroy them in the Gonta steppe!"

"......No," Donner shook his head and said with relief, "In a few days, the magicians under Lisa's command will be able to join us after cleaning up the enemy forces scattered in the east, Sam will lead an army to raid Misty Town in the next two days, and when the time comes, the dwarves of Fog City can also help us, and the dwarven reinforcements of Twilight City should also be on the way......

"Oh......" Richard sat down again, somewhat reluctantly.

Lucia smiled and said, "Richard, your brother is right. Every knight of the Royal Knights is the most valuable treasure of the Empire, and there is no need to sacrifice it senselessly at this juncture. And all that you've done to defend Coenas these days has earned the respect of the people of the city. ”

"Your Majesty, don't you know? Rumors are circulating outside that the enemy forces are all against the Holy See of Light and Miss Layla, and we are just putting on a show on the city walls. Richard scratched his head and said angrily.

"It turned out that little Layla stole the limelight from the Royal Knights. Donner smiled and glanced at Layla, who stuck out her tongue in embarrassment.

"You don't know, do you?" Lucia said, "Layla has been regarded as a guardian goddess by the citizens of Coennas, and even that Alex Medici has named her to meet her." ”

"How can it be...... Layla blushed and waved her hand, "He wanted to see His Majesty as soon as he came to Coenas, but because His Majesty refused to see him, he found such a reason." ”

Donner looked at Layla's embarrassed appearance, felt a little funny, and said, "Alex is in Coennas?

"He tried to leave, but I stopped him. Richard explained: "The people of the Medici Chamber of Commerce have already fallen out, and at the beginning, there were people from the Medici Southern Chamber of Commerce who were noisy outside the city, asking us to release them, and then the knight army appeared frequently, and they did not dare to come again." ”

"Why don't you let him go?" said Donner, surprised.

"Since the day the city was closed, the people in the city have been in a state of panic, and in order to dispel rumors, even His Majesty has had to appear in front of the citizens every day. At this time, no one dared to let Alex go. Richard explained.

Donner nodded slightly. Richard was right, under the clouds of war, as long as there is a little bit of trouble, it is possible to disturb and even destroy the confidence of the citizens of the imperial capital, at this time, the more fierce the Meidiqi Chamber of Commerce is, the more unlikely it is for the Royal Knights who are responsible for guarding the imperial capital to let Alex out of the city.

"Is there a problem?" asked Lucia.

"It's nothing," Donner smiled and waved his hand, glanced at the sky outside the window, and said, "It's not early, you guys hurry up and sleep for a while, I'll go to the Medici Chamber of Commerce." ”

"What's so important?" Lucia asked, "Can't you go later?" you haven't rested for more than ten days. ”

"Yes, brother, you rest first, if there is anything, I will do it for you!" Richard said urgently.

Donner looked at Lucia, then at Richard, and smiled, "Richard, you've been with Lolita for more than ten years, right?"

"It's been fourteen years, brother, why are you asking this?" Richard wondered.

Donner looked at Richard with a smirk, "It's been fourteen years, why hasn't she had a baby for you?"

Richard suddenly became embarrassed, scratching his head and not knowing what to say. Lucia and Layla both lowered their heads and smiled.

"When this war is over, you can find a good day to get married...... Father left early, this kind of thing should have been handled by me for you, I have been concerned about it all these years, and it has been delayed for a while. Donner said with a serious face.

Richard stood up in surprise and said awkwardly, "But my brother ......"

"I know what you're going to say. Donner got up, pushed Richard into his chair, smiled slightly, and groped in his arms as he walked up to Lucia.

He knelt on one knee towards Lucia, holding a simple ring in both hands, which he had made himself before he set out from Ellie.

"Lucia ......" He had already thought of a large number of lines in advance, but when it came to the matter, he suddenly didn't know what to say, and hurriedly said: "If my brother doesn't go ahead, Richard won't marry Lolita." ”

Large teardrops flowed from Lucia's eyes, and the Empress covered her mouth and wept, she had been waiting for this moment for an unknown amount of time.

Richard and Layla couldn't help but cry when they watched this moving scene. Una was the only one who looked sideways from a distance, as if she didn't understand what was going on here.

"No!" Layla suddenly spoke, startling Donner, Lucia, and Richard as they all looked at her.

"Layla......" Richard seems to be rough, but he knows better than anyone else in his heart, seeing that Layla is out of shape for a while, he hurriedly said: "Even if my brother and His Majesty get married, you will not be an outsider......"

He said this ambiguously, but Lucia understood the meaning and nodded with tears in her eyes.

"No, no," Layla blushed all of a sudden, and waved her hand anxiously, "I mean, the young master said it too hastily. Why can't you not take the first step, it seems that for the sake of Young Master Richard, I have no choice but to propose to Your Majesty!"

Richard laughed heartily and said, "That's right! Brother is indeed too perfunctory!"

Lucia bowed her head shyly, and stole a look at Donner with some nervousness.

Donner shrugged his shoulders in embarrassment and said, "Layla is right, it's true that I'm wrong." ”

As he spoke, he straightened his face, solemnly raised the ring in his hand again, and said softly: "Lucia, in these most critical ten days, I finally know what I care about the most. Forgive me for being so late for saying these things...... And now, with the most sincere heart, I beg you to marry the eldest son of Tom the blacksmith of the Rand, Donna Vane......"