On the afternoon of July 9, 348 in the mainland Gregorian calendar, Margaret ordered the imperial kitchen to prepare afternoon tea for her after dealing with the day's government affairs and homework, and also specially instructed the style and taste of dim sum. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 Chef Info understands that Her Majesty has booked afternoon tea with Admiral Jeanne Lanfonte today, so today's work cannot be neglected.

Chyna arrived punctually at the place arranged by the Queen, a small hall facing the garden in the Eloke Palace, where Margaret had been waiting for her.

"Welcome, Lanfang."

"Wechen see Your Majesty." Cena saluted the queen in the manner of a soldier.

"Please sit down, but don't be inhibited." With that, Margaret struck the silver bell on the table and told the servant that tea could be served.

Gina smiled and looked at herself and Sogrede's co-student and lord, she was no longer the naughty little girl she was two or three years ago. Although this age is still the age of young maniac, Margaret has obviously hidden her heart. Now in front of people, she is a lady with elegant manners and outstanding temperament. This led to the thought of Chinna, who seemed to have suddenly transformed from a lawless "tomboy" to a silent and capable soldier at her age. In the words of her father Haperel at the time: "Is this the so-called 'Eighteen Changes of the Female University'?" ”

When Margaret pulled the attendants and maids back, she changed her name to Chinna.

"Chenna, first of all, congratulations on your reinstatement."

"Shall I say thank you for Your Majesty's grace?"

"Hehe, that's not necessary, it's not your relationship that forced me to temporarily retire from the post of corps commander." Margaret smiled playfully, "Isn't someone who is fully responsible for this still running to the palace every day to work in peace?" ”

Cenna didn't laugh, just picked up her teacup and took a gentle sip of tea.

"Uh...... Chinna, are you going to protect your husband now? ”

"There is no such thing, Your Majesty." Gina put down her teacup and replied, "Although I did complain a little about Saulgrande when I first found out that I was pregnant, but when I gave birth to Reinhardt, I felt that it was simply the favor of the gods. ”

"Is that really the case?" The queen leaned over slightly and asked.

"Your Majesty, when you have a child, you will definitely think so."

Margaret retracted her body into her chair, holding her teacup and pondering Ginna's words. Will I have children with someone in the future?

"Alright, let's get down to business." The Queen said after pushing out the images of some of the people who had jumped into her head.

"The Thirteenth Legion has been doing very well during the year, but there have been some commanders whose private lives have been criticized. I won't name who it is, but when you return to the Legion, be sure to straighten out your loose discipline. Although the officer's private life does not affect his ability, it is better to take measures to restrain it. ”

"I understand Your Majesty's opinion."

An hour later, China concluded her meeting with Her Majesty and returned to her home in the royal carriage. She supported her beautifully shaped chin with one hand, and cast her eyes on the street scene outside the window, but her mind was on the affairs of the army. However, just as the carriage had sped through a few blocks, a sudden braking caused China to rush out of her seat.

"Ouch, what's going on?" Cenna asked, rubbing her bruised forehead and groaning.

"Your Excellency, a drunkard suddenly rushed to the front of the car." The coachman innocently pleaded.

Ginna rubbed her aching knees, and got out of the carriage with the door, and she saw that there was indeed a man lying in front of it. The coachman was trying to reassure the horses, and if he hadn't reacted in time, the gentleman would have gone straight to Hasus.

"Move him to the side of the road and find someone to watch over him until he wakes up." As she spoke, she took out 10 coppers and handed them to the coachman.

"Yes, Your Excellency." The coachman took it, put the money in his pocket, and ran over to move the man who had fallen asleep.

"This guy is really tall, and his weight is definitely not light." China was about to get back to the car when she heard the driver's grumbling and couldn't help but look back.

"Lord Masarel?!" Although the man's face was haggard and his beard had not been cleaned for a long time, China recognized the eldest man of the Omnast family. She hurried over and said to the coachman, "Carry him to the car and be careful." ”

The coachman was surprised by Chenna's order and thought to himself: "Could it be that this time I hit a big man?" However, he did not hesitate to carry out Chinna's order, and with Chinna's help, stuffed the big man into the carriage.

"Where are you now, Your Excellency?"

China looked down for a moment and said, "Let's go back to my residence first." ”

"Okay." The driver returned to his driving position, shouted, and continued to drive the horse in the direction he had set.

When Mazarel woke up, it was already the setting of the sun. He opened his eyes and looked around carefully, and found himself lying on a clean and simple single bed, covered with a thin blanket, which seemed to be used by the army. The light screen curtains in the room were gently fluttering with the evening breeze. Although it was already evening, the residual heat of the day was still pouring into the room with the gentle breeze. Mazarel felt like he was sweating all over his body, and even in such weather, he felt cold, and the wine seemed to wake up a lot.

Mazarel was wondering why he was in such a place when he suddenly felt something beside him, and he turned his head to find a small child lying on the edge of the door looking at him.

Masaler wanted to show his friendliness and smiled at the child, only to be turned around and run away. Sure enough, the way he is now can't appeal to anyone, Mazarel thought to himself.

"Al, don't run around, is that gentleman awake?" A familiar voice came from the door.

Later, Masaler saw China lead the child in.

"Master Mazarel, are you awake?"

"Ahh Masaler had no idea that this would be the Prime Minister's mansion, and he responded dryly to the mistress's inquiry, and after a while he thought to add: "I'm sorry to disturb you, I'm really causing you trouble." ”

"Alright, we're preparing to eat, and we're glad to have you at our house." China smiled.

"Guest?" Mazarel answered secretly. He could already roughly guess how he got here, and ironically, the hostess was unusually kind enough to defend for him something that even he had given up for a long time.

"You'd better take a shower and change your clothes first, I've got hot water ready for you."

"Yes, I should have taken a shower, thank you for your hospitality." Masalel said and got out of bed.

"Al, take this gentleman to the bathroom."

Eckelle looked at China and timidly ran over to pull Masalere's hand.

"Please come with me, sir." Ecclere grabbed the hand of the man, who was more than ten times her size, and walked in the direction of the bathroom. Masalell let the little girl pull him, and he felt a hint of warmth in the little girl's actions.

Sogrand had a rare time to get home from work on time today, as there were guests who would have dinner with them. As soon as he entered the room, Gina had already greeted him.

"Is dinner ready?"

"Ready, where's your side?"

"I have sent a letter to the house of Imnast, saying that I have invited His Excellency Masaler to our house for a light meal when we met him on the way. On the way back, I stopped by a few hotels to settle all his debts. I didn't see that General Masaler was such a drinker, he owed a total of 117 solari and 38 copper to seventeen shops. If you want to pay off this account completely, you should pay off the dragoon for at least 3 years. ”

"And how much did you pay him back?"

"20 solaries, that's all I have, and the owners of a few shops have suggested that if I can go to their place every night for a short while, the debt can be written off, and drinks and snacks will be served free of charge." Sogrand mentioned.

"I forbid!" China bluntly dismissed the idea.

"Hehe, I don't think you agree, but you have to drink a little bit to entertain guests today. What's the main course tonight? Sogrend smiled and took his wife into his arms.

"Roast grouse, my father-in-law sent two in the afternoon, saying that it was sent by the tenants of the farm, and they were afraid that they would not be able to chew it, so they brought it to us."

"Well, I smell that scent."

Speaking of which, what Sogrend didn't expect was that Gina had a good understanding of cooking, even though she didn't know anything about it. Sogrend, however, had studied some recipes, for when he and his Third Army were first transferred to Gresden, food supplies were scarce, and they could not even hire a decent cook. Lankados was also not as prosperous as it is now due to the rampant bandits in the neighborhood. Therefore, if the whole army wants to make a tooth sacrifice, there is only a clear way to be self-reliant.

Therefore, at the beginning of the wedding, it was Saulgrande who was completely cooking, and China was completely a white eater. It wasn't until she had a break from pregnancy that she began to learn how to cook from Sogrande. However, Chyna was a very fast learner, and in about two or three months, she had already surpassed Sogrand. This comment is not an exaggeration, and Admiral Karl Holin, who often stays in the royal capital for no reason to come to the Prime Minister's house for dinner, is a powerful appraiser, after all, he is one of the few people who has tasted the cooking skills of the Prime Minister and his wife.

A few minutes later, both the host and the guests arrived.

"So let's have a toast so that Masaler can come to our house." Sogrend proposed.

"Good proposal." China should agree.

Seeing that the owner had already raised his glass, Masaler had to squeeze out a smile and raise a glass together. After some grooming, he shaved off his messy beard and looked refreshed after changing his clothes.

"Your Excellency Masaler, I am glad to be here today to be a guest at the Humble House, please be welcome. By the way, Ginna's cooking skills are much higher than mine, so you should definitely try it today. ”

"Yes, yes, I will." Masaler was a little at a loss how to respond to the host's enthusiasm.

"Come, cut the grouse."

The heat and smell spread across the table with the knives, and Sogrend quickly divided the two grouses into several portions.

"So, Al, you can divide the chicken and choose it for the guests first." China said. She also wanted to take this opportunity to educate her children on etiquette and attitude.

Ecclere looked at the three adults, then at the divided chicken, and without hesitation, she pushed the one with the best amount and quality in front of Mazarel. This surprised Masalel, and according to what he had seen, the prime minister's three meals on weekdays were at a medium level in the entire royal capital, and meat was rare. For eight or nine-year-old children, it is the time to be greedy and grow their bodies, and they can be so decisive and polite to guests, which shows that the prime minister's family education is very strict and in place.

"Thank you, kid." Masaler touched the child's head, then lifted the spoon and picked a few of the fattest pieces of meat from his own plate and placed them on Elclere's plate.

"Eat, kid." Looking at Eclaire's eyes full of doubt and timidity, Masarel said softly.

"Don't spoil her too much." Qinna said quickly.

"It doesn't matter, she should eat more at her age."

"Then, don't let your food get cold, let's all hurry up and start solving the battle." Sogrend said.

"Okay." Mazarel said as he ate a piece of chicken, "It's delicious. ”

"It's great if you can like it."

Next, the whole dinner was spent in a very congenial atmosphere. This made Masaler feel very comfortable, and he had not felt this kind of family warmth for a long time.

After dinner, China and Ecler clean up the table, while Thorgrande suggests to Massarer to go out for a walk.

The two men walked to the garden of the former Gran family and stopped behind a bush.

"Your Excellency Mazarel, here is some advice from your superiors, if you don't like to hear it, then I can leave it alone."

"Tell me, I'm listening, Lord Luce."

"I have investigated your situation a little, and as the prime minister of Farensi, I am compelled to criticize you. For these two years you have been derelict in your duties and degraded yourself, receiving the king's salary for nothing, but not doing your job. And he sent all the taxpayers' hard-earned money to the tavern for no reason, and owed a lot of debts, ruining the reputation of himself and the army. Is there anything wrong with my above accusations? Thorgrande asked sternly.

"No, you're telling the truth." Masaler quietly agreed.

"Well, I heard that you are like this because of emotional matters, this is your private matter, and it is inconvenient for me to inquire and investigate more. Again, I have no qualifications or experience to give you any guidance in this regard. However, I just want to warn you that no matter what happens, think more about your responsibilities and the feelings of those who love you. Well, that's all I want to say. You are a very kind person in our eyes, a promising officer, and we all wish you a happy life. ”

"Thank you very much for your kindness, Lord Luce, I'll take care of everything."

"I'm sure you can do it," Thornland patted him on the shoulder, "if you want to play or not, we can play a few rounds before we go to bed." ”

Meanwhile, at 68 Roland Gaslow Street, Eugaris is receiving a lone guest.

"Mistress Biogel, are you leaving?" Dressed in a translucent nightgown, Eugaris pressed her body up from behind.

"Ah, yes," said Biogel, straining his belt, "I may not be able to see you often during this time, Admiral Lambague will soon be back in the Legion, and I don't want something to reach her ears." With that, he turned back and kissed Eugaris.

"Oh, it seems like I'm not the most important thing in your heart." Eugaris angrily broke free of the other's embrace and sat down at the dresser.

"Baby, don't be angry." Biogel hurriedly went up to curry favor, "I'm just nervous for a while because of my work, Admiral Lanfonte is a woman's family, and he will soon retire from the position of corps commander, if I have been performing well, there is no suspense in overpowering Gribland to become the new corps commander." When the time comes, you will be able to completely get rid of your current life. ”

"Really? You didn't lie to me, did you? You men are like this, you will make people dizzy before you take advantage of them, and then you will throw them out of the clouds. Eugaris said with a grumbling voice.

"How so? Let me tell you, it's estimated that there will be a war before the end of the year, so I'll have to be busy for a while. ”

"That's right," said Eugaris, suddenly, "if you go to war, be extra careful." ”

"I will, fool, what are you worried about. I'm following Admiral China Ranfonte, and I'm leading the best hussars in France, so how could anything happen. ”

"I like the way you talk about the military." Eugaris threw herself into Biogel's arms.

"Huh, huh?"