"Your Highness is the first time you come to the mansion, let me introduce you."

"Hmm."

The two old men walked side by side, with a servant holding an umbrella, like a couple who had been married for many years.

Howard sighed, "When I first met you, it was also in the afternoon, you appeared on the turf of my palace and had a picnic with several noble ladies, and I asked others, only to know that you were the niece of my military minister. ”

"Your Highness was wearing a white silk gown with rose-scented perfume, and he appeared from behind me and blindfolded me, and I was hurt and kicked you."

The two casually chatted about the past of their youth, Meghan is only one year younger than Howard, one is forty-nine, one is fifty, many nobles do not live to this age, there are not many old friends between the two, and there is a sense of warmth in the turf conversation at the moment.

Looking at the wrinkles on each other's faces, they suddenly realized that life is very short, and the unpleasant quarrels that occurred before quickly disappeared.

The sun shines into the pond, the fish rush out of the water from time to time, and the eyes of the two meet for a moment, and their thoughts and bodies return to the debauchery of their youth......

Marlene and Carol followed, also like a couple, Marlene said to Carol, "I want to go and see His Highness." ”

The two Highnesses of Chaman are here, and it is naturally His Highness Hansen who is buried in the cemetery.

Carol said that since Howard was in an "intimate communication" with Meghan, the two left on their own after telling the butler on the other side of the housekeeper about their destination.

They are also principality nobles and do not need the consent of their masters for anything.

Fetch the carriage, Carol drove, and Marlene rode behind.

Unmarried decent men and women don't walk together alone, so Marlene also brought a young girl from the manor with her.

Shortly after the carriage passed by the cathedral, on a sloping ground, the Hansen cemetery was found.

Very clean.

Although he scolded his son Hansen, Howard would still come here once a year on the day of his death and send someone to clean up the weeds and maintain the environment.

Under the cold black tombstone, lies the boy who once held a large bucket of candy and comforted himself for making a mistake and being punished.

Marlene stood dumbfounded, and Carol stood behind her, her eyes attracted by the good figure revealed by this narrow long dress.

More than ten years ago, when the principality was still there, Carol had everything, except for his original wife, and two lovers.

But after the face was injured, Carol saw a frightened look in the eyes of his wife and lover.

His marriage was originally a political calculation, and because he had no children, he separated from his wife and his lover, who valued his appearance more, and concentrated on military affairs.

Due to his defeat in battle, he was attacked by political opponents, and it was even said that he was "converted" in front of the Ottomans so that he was not killed on the spot.

Rumors spread, but Howard didn't listen.

Carol became the talk of the High Court Palace, but few people dared to mock him to his face.

Once Carol enters the palace to meet Howard, and meets Hansen and Marlene.

Carol was once Hansen's close kneon knight, and the two had a friendship, but when Marlene behind Hansen passed by Carol, he said a memorable message of encouragement, "The scar is your love and devotion to the principality, and the opponents are jealous and mock you because they know that they will never be able to give as much as you, and you know, the more people lack something, the more they like to emphasize something." ”

After that time, the appearance and voice of the girl Marlene gradually fell into Carol's eyes.

Carol has enough wealth and status, he is not afraid of criticism, and he wants to marry the daughter of a court servant.

But when Marlene was old enough, the rebels came, and on the day when the Grand Duke fled, he thought that he would never see Marlene again, but he did not expect that there would be one of the fleeing carriages carrying Marlene...... But I have lost everything, missed the best time to speak, and this delay is difficult to confess......

……

Bang!

The clouds became as black as ink, and a few drops of rain smuggled away and fell into the earth, gradually increasing their speed.

When Marlene turned around, there were wet marks of rain on her chest that were bound up, which made Carol's eyes drift unconsciously.

He wanted to hold her.

Carol ...... Baron?"

"Yes."

Carol knew that she had been rude, and she turned her face away and made a gesture to invite Marlene into the carriage.

When Marlene stepped into the carriage, she turned to Carol at a beautiful angle, "Your Highness said that you taught him a lot of things in the forest, and you were not injured when you caught that wild boar." ”

The friendly smile that appeared in front of him more than ten years ago reappeared, and Carol was fascinated and said, "It's okay!"

Before she could say something, Marlene and the girl who were with her immediately entered the carriage and put down the curtains.

A cloth away, he didn't have the courage to lift it.

The wheels slowly rolled away, and the driver and the passenger had two thoughts.

……

"It's over."

"Bran, let's have another plate."

Suddenly raining down, Bran entered Albert's library to take shelter from the rain, which was filled with no weapons or armor, only musical instruments and bookcases full of books.

Albert invites Bran to play with him a game of conquest, an aristocratic game in which the opposing king is destroyed and the winner is won.

For the sake of the sweet tea leaves of the East, Bran coped with the tea while chatting with Albert.

After setting up the position of knight and bishop, Albert did not start immediately, but said in embarrassment, "Bran, can you tell my grandmother that I don't want to go to the convent, every time I go to the church or the convent, the dress and hair of the priest make me scared and even have nightmares, and I don't want to do the 'hair cutting ceremony'." ”

Bran finished the cup of tea slowly, "Your grandfather was the supreme consul, the 'standard-bearer of justice' who ruled the republic for twelve years, and the then Pope's authorized commercial agent, who controlled the 'Holy See Treasury'.

Every year thousands of gold coins and bars enter the meath. Foreign dukes and even kings will send messengers to meet your grandfather to borrow money. Unfortunately, he only lived thirty-seven years before he was called by the grace of the Lord.

Your father, who succeeded your grandfather at the age of fourteen, died at the age of twenty-two due to an unknown illness.

After losing a large number of allies, you have even taken back half of the use of the Holy See's treasury, so that the lady must show her face in order to maintain the glory and status of the family.

But the conservatives in the parliament do not allow women to enter, and she must find your uncle to be a councillor, and your opponents will continue to weaken your power in the parliament while your family is in decline.

There are hundreds of people who depend on your grandmother to survive, but you are the real patriarch of the Quake family, and if you want to take back the position of the standard-bearer of justice, you need to let those nobles know your skills and values. ”