Chapter Fifty-Seven: The Du Family in the Imperial Capital
After a month of traveling, Francis and his gang finally arrived in Yanjing, which is located in the heart of Caesars.
Yenching, named Letvidis, was named after the founding emperor of Caesar's empire and was the political, cultural, and economic center of Caesar. In addition to the guards of the imperial city, the top echelons of the Caesar Empire and the current Caesar royal family are inhabited, and if something goes wrong with these people, they can basically announce the change of dynasty in the Caesar Empire, so this city can basically be said to be impregnable. Let's just say this city wall, the city wall is thirty-eight meters high and ten meters thick, and it has been blessed with countless defensive magic and alchemy by order of various generations of emperors, and even the most powerful magic cannon does not want to leave a trace on it. Not only that, but the Royal Knights guarding Yanjing are also one of the most powerful armies in the empire, and any person is a fifth-order swordsman. Coupled with the Royal Magic Guide Legion and the magic guide cannon on the city wall, even the dragon flying in the sky can be defeated.
"What a magnificent building!" Francis looked at the city wall in front of him, although it was nothing compared to the high-rise buildings of his previous life. But in this world, Francis has never seen a building on a larger scale, and the various magical patterns on the city walls really opened Francis's eyes.
"Well, people who come to Yanjing for the first time will have this kind of thought!" Ed raised his head and looked at the huge city wall, "This is the west gate of Yanjing, and there are three more gates in other directions! Let's go, let's go in and talk about it, you are guests from afar, let me entertain you well this time!"
"Don't be so troublesome!" Francis refused with a smile, "Now, I'm going to take a stroll around Yanjing first!" Outside the door, you can see the endless flow of people, and Francis is starting to take a little interest in the bustling Yanjing.
"Young Master!" a man dressed as a servant ran out of the gate of Yanjing and ran towards Ed.
"Why are you here?" asked Eddard, mounted on his horse, surprised.
"The old man told the young master and the young lady to hurry back!By the way, there are a few of them here!" the servant pointed to Francis and his party.
"We?" Francis was puzzled, what did he ask us to do if he didn't invite the prince Lante?
"Hehe, the old man of the Du family, please, hehe, Francis, you have a 'blessing'!" Lante smiled sinisterly, and after a month, the two gradually got to know each other. Francis also knows what kind of person he is, unlike Ed Sunshine Integrity, Rand is definitely a lazy person, who doesn't care about himself, and hanging high is what describes him like this. However, such a person is quite compatible with Francis, and before you know it, the relationship between the two is even better than that between Francis and Ed.
"Yes, several!" The servant bowed to Francis and the gang, and said to Ed again: "Young master, the old man also said that if these people don't go, you... So... No need to go back!"
"For... What?" Ed couldn't figure out how his grandfather could say such a thing, did he know that Francis was still his own relative, no, the Du family didn't know how many relatives there were, there was no reason......
Not only was Ed very confused, but even Francis couldn't figure it out, except for Ed's brothers and sisters, he didn't know anyone from the Du family, what did that old man want to see me for?
"Francis... This...!" Ed said embarrassedly, his old man didn't know what he was going to do.
"Hehe! It's nothing, just go and see if there shouldn't be any big problem! You accompany me all the way, I can't see if you can't get into the house and don't help you!"
"That's a real problem!" Ed was a little embarrassed, not knowing what the old man was going to go crazy later.
"Hehe, Rand, they have a family party, let's go first! Linda stepped out of the carriage and said goodbye to the crowd, and then left.
"Then I'm going too!Francis and Ed, see you when school starts!I've got a lot of things to do, so I'll go first!" Rand said, hurrying over to a carriage on the side of the road, getting into it, and disappearing into the road.
"Is Big Brother Francis going to our house?" Aisha was very surprised, with her grandfather's temper, why did she suddenly have to entertain someone she didn't know.
"I'm also very strange, grandpa doesn't know what to do again?" Ed sat on his horse and asked the servant next to him, "Do you know what happened to grandpa these days?"
"But since a few days ago, the old man's mood has suddenly improved a lot, and he laughs all day long!" the servant thought for a moment, and it didn't seem to be anything.
"Ed, let's go first! what's the use of thinking here, we can't let your old man wait for us!"
"Hehe! Francis, if my grandfather has anything too out of the ordinary later, you must forgive me!" Ed rode in front, and after pulling out a waist card at the city gate, the city guard let Francis and his gang in without checking it.
"It's not that exaggerated! I'm still a little nervous when you say that!" Francis felt a pang in his heart, and he thought that Rand had called Ed's grandfather an old mad dog, and his heart suddenly felt bad.
"Hehe! It's nothing, don't be nervous, grandpa treats people well! I'm just worried that he will suddenly make some out-of-the-ordinary moves!"
Francis was puzzled for a while, Ed's grandfather, the current head of the Du family: Duke Lesser, and also the generalissimo of the empire, this old man can be said to be inseparable from himself at all, he wants to see me?
"Master, are we now?" asked Dess to Francis, who could feel the aura of a lot of masters in Yanjing.
"Let's go to Du's house first! Anyway, I also have a Du character in my surname, so I should visit the elders!" Francis was not flattered by Duke Lesser's invitation except curiosity.
After a few people followed Ed for a while, they saw the Duke's Mansion of the Du family from a distance, with two stone carved lions outside the door, a big Du character hanging on the gate, and four swordsmen standing at the door.
"Young master, I'll go and report first, the old man is probably in a hurry!" After the servant finished speaking, he ran in with a smoke.
The group jumped off their horses and handed them over to the guards. Saber carried Deloris and followed Aisha out of the carriage. "Francis, let's go in first..."
"Young Master, you're back!" a voice interrupted Ed.
"Grandpa Ted, why are you here?" said Ed, in surprise.
"Grandpa Ted!" Aisha greeted cordially.
Francis followed the voice, and an old man dressed in a butler's costume stood at the gate, although the old butler had a gray beard and a thin physique, but his eyes were shining. To Francis's surprise, he couldn't see the strength of this old man. Francis sighed secretly in his heart, worthy of being a well-known golden family on the mainland, and every housekeeper has god-level cultivation.
The old butler nodded at Ed and Aisha, and focused on Francis. Under Francis's orders, the three of them hid their strength, but they did not attract the attention of the old man.
Francis was very puzzled, why did he keep staring at me, Francis wiped the hat off his head and saluted the old man: "Old man, I don't know if you have any advice?"
"Hehehe!" After the old butler saw Francis's appearance, he shook his head for a while, and said to Francis: "My master has been waiting for a long time!
"Wait... Me!"
"Yes, please!" said the old butler, with an outstretched hand, and invited Francis inside.
The old housekeeper led everyone through the front yard, and when he walked to the door of the living room, he heard a loud laughter, and saw an old man who was nearly two meters tall, with a tiger's back and a bear's waist, and was dressed in a black samurai uniform, walked over. Francis looked at it carefully, the old man's hair and beard were all white, but his face was ruddy, and his face was majestic, this person was the current generalissimo, Duke Lesser.
"Hahahaha! Ed, yes, haha! You kid didn't go out in vain this time!" Duke Resor patted his grandson on the shoulder hard, shaking Eddard for a while.
"Francis, haha! good! good!" Rayser looked at Francis a few times, and his eyes narrowed!
"I've seen the Duke!" Francis said hello though he was puzzled by the old duke's expression that I already agreed with you.
"Haha! Yes, neither humble nor arrogant, knowledgeable! Very good! Very good! Come here, come inside. Lesser invited the group into the room, where the food and wine were already on the table, and the crowd sat down. The three of them did not sit down, but just stood behind Francis, and they felt the aura of a lot of masters around them.
"Haha!" Reiser took a sip of the wine in his mouth and said with a smile, "If it weren't for the last time someone reported that you defeated a mercenary group called Red Wolf in Murphy City, what if the old man still didn't know about Francis?"
"Mom, I'm going to eat that!" Deloris sat in Francis's arms, gesturing to the dishes on the table.
"Hehe! this is your adopted daughter! It's so cute!" Lesser saw at a glance, after all, Francis looked no more than eighteen years old, how could he have such a big daughter.
"It's not it, it's biological!" Deloris grimaced at Rayser and ignored him!
"It's rude!" Francis apologized for his daughter.
"It's nothing! the old man hasn't been so happy in a long time," said Lesser, and took another drink.
"Grandpa, don't drink too much!" Aisha said as she ate her food, and the food at home was still delicious after being away from home for a long time.
"Fart! Ahem, uh-huh!" Reeser was about to say something, but suddenly remembered that there were still guests present, swallowed back the words, looked at Francis and said, "Haha! Looking at you in the magic image, I think you are a great beauty." Now that I'm closer, I see what a noble lady in Yanjing, the princess can't compare to you!haha......"
"Uh!" Francis thought the Duke had misunderstood something, "Duke Rayser..."
"Haha! What is the name of the duke? It's so outward-looking! Don't you also have a Du in your surname? Speaking of which, it's a family, so you can just call grandpa in the future! Ed, this kid, is lucky, it's his blessing to meet you!"
"Huh?!" Francis listened to more and more wrongly, what is this old duke talking about?"Duke Lesser! Don't understand?"
"Hahaha! What don't you understand about this!Is it simple? Young people are just shy! The old man means you and Ed, when will you two get married?" Lesser laughed, and almost scared Francis to death.
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"Grandpa!" Eddar staggered, "how could Francis and I be?
Francis sat awkwardly, not knowing where to put the glass in his hand.
"Fart! I said yes! What are you, sit down for me! I'll clean you up in a moment!" Resor was furious, and rolled up his sleeves to beat the man, but when he thought that Francis was still there, he sat back down.
"No, grandpa, listen to me......" Ed quickly explained, what happened today was too embarrassing. Aisha spit out the food in her mouth on the side, but she hasn't reacted yet.
"You know a fart, such a good girl, if you don't say it now, what will you do if you run away in the future? and dare to talk nonsense, the old man won't kill you!"
Francis stood up silently, he couldn't stand it anymore: "Today's matter, there is a misunderstanding! I'll take my leave first!" After speaking, without waiting for Reeser to react, he hugged Deloris and left.
"Mom, I'm not done yet!" Deloris looked at the dishes on the table reluctantly.
"Let's go eat out, Mommy will buy you a lot!" Francis just wants to get out of this place now, it's too dangerous!
"Don't, little Francis girl, don't go yet! Ted, you go after her first!" Reiser instructed the old man standing aside, and turned to look at Ed, "Look! People have made you angry! I'll tell you, it's her, the old man will take a fancy to her! If you don't marry her back, the old man will kill you!"
"Grandpa! Listen to me first!" Ed wanted to cry without tears, what happened today.
"Miss Francis! I'm very sorry for today's business—" The old butler chased after him from behind.
"No, there are many misunderstandings about today!" Francis did not stop and continued to move forward.
"Miss Francis!, in fact, young master, he didn't mean that......," the old butler explained quickly.
"No! Ed meant the same thing as I did! Tell the Duke that Francis is a man!" Francis hurried out of the door and walked away without looking back, leaving the old butler alone.