The room is filled with warmth as sunlight penetrates the window, and Bran loves the warm morning sun, so he designed the window in a direction that allows light to enter.

Yu, Bran was too badly injured, so his back hurt a little.

When I opened my eyes at this moment, there was no one around.

Although his wife Zoe had a good night, she still got up early in the clock to fulfill her duties as a hostess.

She inspected the female officers (servants), instructed her subordinates to do all kinds of work, and arranged for people to clean Howard's room.

Originally, these things were all done by Marlene, but Marlene has been sick since the news of Carol's death.

Bran told her to take good care of the children, and she would come back whenever she wanted to take care of the backyard.

Not long after Bran got up, the maid in charge of the guard immediately shook the bell.

In less than ten minutes, Zoe was back from another room, followed by Agatha.

Agatha has been on the manor for a good year.

He doesn't do heavy work, wears women's clothes, and learns Peninsula etiquette very well with Marlene.

When Bran got up, she helped Bran dress properly as a senior female officer.

When everything was dressed, Bran took his wife to dinner.

The construction of the new Gaoting Palace, although slow, has been completed after a few months.

The Duchy of Milan uses the white dragon statue as the main body.

Walking out of the house, Bran looked to see that the Duchy Palace, which was used as a succession ceremony, had been built and was painting the exterior walls.

In six or seven days, it is estimated that it can be used for the enthronement ceremony.

To create a principality, there is no need to hype it up, just say it twice among the neighboring princes, and issue a sealed document.

Bran was walking with his wife, and Arnold came with his sword.

Before his injuries were healed, he was sent back to the manor to recuperate as soon as he entered the port.

He was asked about the killing of giants by the people of the manor every day.

He always said, "Your Highness taught me not to be afraid of your enemies when holding a sword, and to stab with all your might, and the giant was slain by me." ”

No matter how many times they asked, the other knights of Teutonic gradually realized that Arnold had been lucky enough to kill the giant.

But Arnold was a good-natured and easy-going man, and everyone was more happy than jealous of him.

"Why are you here? Look at the way you are holding a sword, like you are holding a cane. ”

"Your Highness, since I returned to the manor, I haven't done anything, I lie in bed every day, I ask the others, they all say that you didn't order, I am idle, the injury has been much better, I heard that you came back last night, I thought about coming to stand guard this morning."

Bran loves to hear that.

Bran was injured and walked slowly, so he let Arnold follow.

Arnold remained half a body behind Bran to the left.

Behind Zoe to the right, is Agatha, male left and female right, court etiquette.

Bran wanted to ask Arnold what he had said when the giant died, but suddenly realized the identity of his wife.

After all, they are all people of the purple room, although they are distant relatives, they also take care of their emotions.

"Arnold, I think back to when we ate those pig food in Bavaria. ”

"I also remember that His Highness taught me to hold a sword."

"I said, let you marry a woman from the Capet family, although Capet is a Frankish royal family, but over the past few hundred years, there are hundreds of people in the distant branch, and there is no way for close relatives at the moment, I can help you find it right away, and the palace is a talk."

Arnold is the son of a Frankish serf, and Bran also reminds him that he has given him a great change in identity, which is a blessing from God.

When Arnold heard this, he immediately shook his head.

"Your Highness, I am slow to learn etiquette, except for holding a sword, I will continue to be a knight, I don't dare to dream like this."

As Arnold said this, he stole a glance at Agatha out of the corner of his eye.

When he first returned to the manor, Marlene had instructed Agatha to take care of herself, although it was the other maids who did it, Agatha commanded.

But Arnold still remembers this affection.

A few days ago, when Agatha was chatting with herself, Arnold had unintentionally said about it, and Agatha immediately reminded her.

"Arnold, don't make trouble for Your Highness, if it is a distant royal family, one has no title, and the other has no wealth, it is almost like a knight's daughter, and you can't go all the way to Franks, there are many good girls in Italy."

This did not imply anything, Agatha liked the life of the manor, she had liked Bran before, and over time this affection had turned into loyalty and admiration, and he did not want the people of the manor to be hurt or troubled His Highness.

"I know, Agatha, many people say that His Highness will give me the actual village, but I can't manage the territory, and I don't know a word, what should I do?"

"Don't take the initiative to ask for it, don't fight, since you are Your Highness's guard, see with your eyes, do things with your hands, and talk less. It should be yours, and Your Highness will not be without you. ”

Agatha reminded herself, and Arnold remembered it well.

After politely rejecting Bran's offer, Bran added, "Give you a piece of territory." ”

"Not good, Your Highness, I'm not refusing your reward, but there are many knights with higher qualifications than me and meritorious service, and they don't have a territory yet."

Not to fight is to fight.

Arnold didn't dare to ask for it, but instead pinched Bran's mood of wanting to be generous for once.

Entering the banquet hall, Bran asked Agatha and Arnold to stop for dinner.

Bran felt a pain in his shoulders as he tried to use his hands, and then the cutlery fell, sometimes as he held his pen.

He had to be fed by his wife, but Bran didn't care.

No one in the territory dared to laugh at him.

Zoe struggles to learn the chopsticks invented by Bran, and holds them in a very standard position.

During this time, Bran went on an expedition against giants, and finally let her master the use of chopsticks, and she wiped her husband's mouth while picking up vegetables.

"Arnold, your marriage is scheduled after the ceremony, Chong Chongxi, I will help you officiate the marriage."

"Ahh

Arnold had just scooped up a mouthful of soup.

Hearing this, he swallowed it first and then said, "Your Highness, I ......"

"Agatha, what do you think of Arnold?" Bran finished asking Arnold and looked directly at Agatha.

Agatha and Arnold were stunned at the same time.

Both of them are outsiders, they are close in age, they have good tempers and personalities, and they are both close ministers at the moment.

Such a marriage match, Bran felt that it was very suitable.

After the two get married, they can serve themselves more loyally, and the subordinates who are too loyal will be considered first by Bran when he is appointed.

Unless they are put through the training, they will not be sent to do anything too dangerous.

The aristocracy's finger marriage is very straightforward.

Especially the superior to the subordinate directly under him.

For example, in the Frankish court, the emperor and empress often pointed out to a certain knight or nobleman to marry the female officials around her (all of whom were noble ladies who had entered the palace for training).

In an era of high fatality rate and backward medical level, love is not exciting, but active and strong, and commoners and nobles are the same.

The two seem to have a little affection, but not to the point of intensity.

But now that Bran said it, Arnold suddenly felt that Agatha was wearing a good look today.

Agatha felt that Arnold's eyelashes were quite long.

There must be a valid reason for refusing the sovereign.

Both of them have reached the age when they should get married, and they have no ill feelings towards each other.

Neither of them agreed, but neither objected.

"Okay, give the two of you a few days off, and the cost of the Duchy of Milan will be paid for by the court."

Zoe gave Agatha a smile and congratulated her.

After breakfast, Bran glanced at Marlene and touched his son and Carol's.

"Marlene, I'm sorry."

"Your Highness, it's not your fault, it's his bad luck."

"I remember what I said, before going to the Great Abbey of Meath, when we passed by the village of Rabi, and I lay on your lap,

"After the restoration of the country, you and Carol will get the most fertile land in the country, one for each person. Carol is gone, this land will be inherited by his son, and in the future my son will still be assisted by Carol's son, and the Green family will be passed down from generation to generation, and will always stand with the Charman family. ”

Reassuring Marlene, Bran went to see Lola again.

Because of Jack's death, Bran was very tolerant of her.

The former earl of Drow's family, also because of Bran's reward and the presence of Allen, slowly returned to the upper class.

Lola, who lost her husband, did not become a withered flower, but became more charming.

With her gestures, she exudes a mature charm, she wears elegant clothes, and she eats and wears very frugally.

Occasionally go to see Marlene and help with some maid affairs.

Marlene's house was not far from where Bran lived.

Count as a detached hut, connected by six brick houses.

When Bran arrived, Laura saw that Bran was suddenly very restrained, and did not take the initiative to invite Bran into the house.

Bran said a few words briefly, but when he saw that he was not welcome, he didn't say anything.

Walking out of the house, Bran asked Arnold, who was following him, what happened?

Knowing that Bran hated being vague when he asked, Arnold said unabashedly, "There were knights under Lord Ambu to express their love to Lady Lola.

Later, when His Excellency Drow found out, he drunkenly said, "How can my daughter's beauty, worthy of an earl, and a duke, marry a knight?"

Since then, there have been rumors that Your Highness has taken a fancy to Lady Laura, so you have been widowing her. Keep her like Mrs. Garna. ”

Seeing that Bran was not angry, Arnold added, "It may be a joke made by some knight after drinking." ”

Bran likes obedient, well-behaved, sensible women

Feelings aside, Mrs. Lola is indeed very much to her heart from all angles.

Distractions flashed through Bran's mind, and then he waved them away, there were too many things to do.

During his stay at the manor, Bran did not see Lola again.

Bran then met two emissaries from the Three Rivers, who had come ashore from the city of Meath, and then came to the manor to ask for Bran.

The people of the Three Rivers killed many of their own sailors this time, and when the two Three Rivers knights came ashore, although they were not beaten, they also received a lot of white eyes.

It's good that I didn't go to the people of Trois-Rivières, they came first.

Bran was at the manor and received the two envoys.

On the day we met, it was nearly noon.

Two people from the Three Rivers arrived on horseback, sweating on their heads.

Behind him were the Teutonic soldiers, who carried the wooden frankincense that the messenger had brought from Crete as a gift.

Although he doesn't have a headache now, Bran still likes to eat this luxury-like gadget.

In the study, Bran gave a seat to the two messengers of the Three Rivers.

Then he took the Three Rivers paperwork.

It doesn't say anything about the Battle of Tongxia, but only that he has admired Italian culture for a long time, admired the Teutonic Knights at their peak, and about the trade from the Aegean to the Rioria. ”

Bran put down the letter and said to the two messengers, "The one who kicked and injured me is called Quke. Billund is right, what a warrior, rare in his life, why didn't he come with you?"

Unexpectedly, Bran directly skipped Edwin and asked about Big Bear.

The two envoys only said, "His Excellency Qu Ke is taking care of military affairs and cannot come. ”

"After a while, if I hold a martial arts competition, I will invite him to come and learn the power of your Three Rivers Samurai."

This time, Bran expressed great concern for the bear, and then asked the messenger to go down and rest.

Then he called Simon, who had just entered the manor.

After throwing the paperwork over, Simon looked at it and was a little surprised.

"Why did they bite the giants and take over Crete so quickly? They even dared to send people to contact us. ”

"I really underestimate him with this three-river fish, he has such a powerful warrior in his hands, and after the war, he grabbed the time to swallow the lord's territory, and even ignored the war grudges, after swallowing the island, he took the initiative to come to the enemy to cooperate."

"What do you want to do, Your Highness?"

"When I saw him, he said in his letter that he would meet me once in person, and that he would not suffer us a disadvantage.

The Knights Hospitaller and Bluebeard, as well as the navy of the Holy City Kingdom, will be a threat to us in the future, and multiple allies are no better.

After the establishment of the Imperial Court, the Hanseatic League expanded to the Balkans, and after the successful alliance with the Chinese and Italian nobles.

The key policy of the Navy was transferred to the people of Sanhe. ”

Simon jot it down quickly, and Bran said something so fast and long that he almost didn't remember it all.

The last words recorded by Simon in this meeting were,

"Remember, I don't allow the Aegean Sea to have such a powerful aristocracy!"