When the meeting was over, I mustered up the courage to look at the Count, but the Count gave me a slight look, and I was defeated

Constantine did not give the count an accurate answer at the end, saying only that he would go back and consult with his father

The Count said, "I remember what Ling Zun said, please tell him, 'Decide to do it sooner or later, and if you do it for a day every night, it will become worthless.'"

Konstantin showed a depressed expression, I could see that Konstantin was not very happy, because he could not make decisions about family affairs until now, he was still shrouded in the shadow of his father, and the count was constantly reminding Konstantin: I want to talk to the person in charge of your family, if you are not, then you can help me pass the word

But is Konstantin an idiot? If the Earl pushes me to him, will he take it? Haven't there been rumors in the city lately that I'm an impostor of unknown origin? Why did he still acquiesce to the earl's arrangement?

I'm not stupid, I can see that I am insignificant at all Back on the snowy mountain, I was inexplicably accepted as a member of the family, just as casually as I was beaten to the stable at the beginning, I should have known at that time, but I still have illusions Now that I think about it, I am really a fool who is extremely cooperative, when the Earl needs me, I will definitely make all preparations to meet the call of the family, but this family has not regarded me as its own until now

I originally thought that Gregory should not make things difficult for me, after all, on the surface, our identities are not very glamorous, but this time he came back and did not treat me as a brother, he would rather follow Richard in step than say a word to me A maid secretly told me to make me a little nervous, Master Chad and Master Gregory, because of the matter of the Messira, these two guys are going to clean me up and let me stay away from the Messira in the future

I find it inexplicable, who I want to be with and what does it have to do with them? On the snowy mountain, who let the family get out of trouble? At the banquet, who helped the Count punish the man who disgraced him? Now, who was sent to the battlefield?

As soon as I thought of this, I unconsciously smiled bitterly: I am a hostage at all

Of all these people, only Alexei said this directly to me, and the others politely told me, "Victor, you have a great future," and then sent me to a dangerous environment without hesitation

The last man left the room, it was a man from the Corwin family, he stayed, and talked to the Count about the right to resell the wheat in Little East Lake City, and the man wanted the Count to exile the wheat merchant in Little East Lake City, the most powerful wheat merchant on the west bank of East Lake, who monopolized a quarter of the entire western wheat market, and it was because of that man that Varankoff had to spend two more silver coins a year on each bag of wheat

The Earl promises Corwin: "If your family can show loyalty enough, the merchant will disappear forever"

The Corwin family nodded and walked away satisfied

The Count crossed his arms, pinched his chin, and muttered back and forth as if a lion had sniffed its prey, but he did not dare to go out of the cave rashly, so he had to walk up and down arrogantly at the door of the cave

As soon as he looked up and saw me, but without any expression, he waved his hand, called Vladimir to him, and took him with him

The servants began to clear the stools placed in the meeting room, opened the curtains, opened the door to let in the cold air, and when the air in the room was all in, they closed the door, and then took away the stove, and removed the wine glass, and a servant kindly persuaded me: "Victor, go to the back conservatory, this place will be cold later, but no one can stay."

I nodded, "Got it"

My arm is starting to ache, but I'm not in the mood to take a shower, and now that I'm shooting at a target thirty yards away, I often miss the target, how can I get on the battlefield? My mouth was filled with bitterness, and I had heard stories about the battlefield: cold rain, damp mud, dead corpses, crows covering the sky

Can Alexei help me? If I beg him, maybe he will leave me behind, if I can't go, Grigory will be sent as a hostage, and I know that Gregory is Alexei's first child, and the smartest, although Alexei values me very much, but when it comes to his own children, will he still favor me?

My head is buzzing, am I Alexei's child or not? This thought came to me and startled myself, although others have always said that I am Alexei's child, but I have never felt that way in my subconscious, but now, I now this may be my last chance not to go to war, if Alexei is really my father, then I can ask for a replacement, but I thought about it, in that case, it would be to send Gregory to the battlefield, and if he came back alive in the future, he would hate me immensely; And if he dies, Alexei will resent me

It seems that only if I am sent out, whether I am alive or dead, there will be no problems left

The goth cat came running up, looked up at me and barked, I was in no mood to pay attention to it and pushed it away with my foot, and it licked its nose and jumped away in the direction of the kitchen

Animals bigger than cats have feelings, I'm much bigger than cats, I grinned and tried to squeeze out a smile, but I felt that it was completely futile

I went into the backyard and saw that my house was being cleared, and that someone had wrapped my wool blanket and some messy short swords, paring knives, horsewhips, leather boots, etc., which were being packed in a large oak box, and the two men were careful to avoid Alexei's things, and to pick up my things, one of them was Kirov, who was discussing with another person whether the leather gloves were mine

It was given to me by Kaja, and it was tattooed with a steppe wolf of the Lepnin family, gloves that were too fine, and silver buttons

Kirov was a little unsure, "That kid Vidor, he shouldn't have such a good glove, and Master Gregory doesn't have it, but this glove is very small, and Lord Alexei can't take it."

The other said, "Then put it in its place, it could be Lord Alexey's"

I coughed, "Hey, what are you doing with my stuff?" "I went over and snatched my glove," and "this is my glove, given to me by Lady Catherine," I added, suddenly feeling a little unconfident, and the reason "we are engaged" made me blush, but it was enough to convince them that I had not mistaken things

"Okay, Vidor," said Kirov, "see if everything here is yours?" ”

I looked at the box, "That's pretty much it, what are you doing with my stuff?" ”

Kirov scratched his head, "You know, Young Master Grigory and his servants originally lived in Colwin's house, but it has been snowing these days, and the Corvin family's house has to be cleaned up, Young Master Grigory has changed houses, he is a little unaccustomed to living, and he has not been with Lord Alexei since he came back, if you want to come back for a few days, you will move your place"

"Oh, then," Grigory wanted to see Alexei, and it was nothing, after all, he wanted to see his father, and I thought a little bitterly, "Okay, I'll move out for a while, where are you going to let me live?" Curious, he asked, "Is it the empty house next to the hay house?" Or a tool room? I don't care, just give me a stove."

Kirov looked back at his companion and said with some embarrassment, "Vidor, I'm afraid you won't be able to live here"

My heart sank, "What did you say?" ”

"I'm afraid you won't be able to stay in the mansion, the Lucasino family has arranged a place for you to live, and you'll have to send your things over later, and you'll be staying there tonight," Kirov said to me, a little embarrassed

"Who said I was going to move?" I yelled dissatisfiedly, "I'm not leaving, I'm not going anywhere, I'm just sleeping in the yard, and I'm not going to Lucasino's house, who asked you to take my things?" ”

Kirov looked behind me, suddenly panicked, stuck out his tongue, and buried himself in his own business

"It's me," a voice came from behind me

earl

I don't look back to know

I took a breath, then turned to the Count and walked over with a smile, "Victor, congratulations, the people of the Lucasino family appreciate you, and I am really happy for you that you will be reused after you go"

Just a moment ago, I was complaining about him, thinking he pushed me into the fire pit, but now, I was swayed by his smile

"But," my voice trembled, "I don't want to go."

"How?" The Count came over, touched the woolen blanket, and asked Kirov if he had any thicker ones, "A man should have his own career, and I've been worrying about your business, you know?" I feel restless at the thought of your situation, you are the one who is going to marry Lady Catherine, and if you grow up and have nothing, I don't even know how to explain it to the Repnin family."

Stammering

"Of course it is my wish that you stay," said the Count helplessly, "but how can I joke with your future?" He touched my head, his eyes full of kindness, "You are here, a lot of things have not been exercised Yuri I sent him to the security army when I was a child, he worked as a patrol for six years, and his mother was very distressed, but I couldn't bring him back, I could only wait for him to retire Alexei was sent to a foreign country not long after he became sensible, just like Richard and Gregory, when they returned to the family, they all had a skill and could deal with anything in the family"

The Count smiled, and then his expression became serious again: "But what about you, Victor? You are brave and smart, you are a gift from God to the Romanov family but unfortunately, Alexei brought you back too late, and now the family has just migrated, and there is no energy to deal with your education, do you know how happy I am when the Lucasino family is willing to train you? ”

The Count's earnest gaze made me hard't know how to speak, how he could say the phrase 'you can't stay' so eloquently

"Go, child," the count nodded to Kirov, telling them to move their things and not stand here, lest we regret it later

"My lord," I said when Kirov had gone, "but I am afraid to go into battle, and I will die, and the armies on both sides will fight each other, and my bow and arrow will not even hit the target from thirty yards away."

The Earl was stunned for a moment, then laughed, "Silly boy, who will send you to the battlefield?" He grabbed me by the shoulder and walked out with me, "Who dares to send you to the battlefield?" If the people of my Romanov family had three strengths and two weaknesses, would they be able to bear this responsibility? I'm sending you there, just because you know the general thing, and when you get there, you'll be able to behave like a man, and the last time you were at a banquet, you looked like a man."

"Really?" I asked, confused

"But there is still a lack of skill," said the Earl, holding out a finger and gently criticizing, "the people of the Lucasino family are all soldiers, and you learn from them how to deal with men; The Mel family are overseers and mercenaries, and you learn from them how to solve the logistical problems of soldiers or workers; The Corwin family? That's a group of merchants, you learn with them how to deal with business with Victoria, this is a big class, if I were as young as you, I would have rushed to wait for you to come back, I would have a look I was thinking, if Miss Catherine saw you riding a horse, with her own subdued servants, and a horse with a fresh coat of anger, what would she say, hehe?"

The Count laughed, I was actually infected by her, and smirked a few words, but as soon as I grinned, I felt that I was a fool, and I was seen by the Count that my mood had improved, and there was no reason to refuse his request

"Earl" I still can't help but want to make one last attempt

"Huh? What's wrong? The Count smiled kindly, like an old farmer who looked at the ripe wheat, and that was what it was: pure and joyful, and the fruit of his own hands ripe

My words got stuck in my throat, "It's nothing, Lord Earl, I'll go to Lucasino's house"

"Very good" the Earl patted me on the shoulder one last time, "Miss us, just come back and see, when the affairs of Little East Lake City are dealt with, you can go wherever you want"

The Count smiled one last time, and then walked through the courtyard to the great hall

In less than a quarter of an hour I was convinced that my heart was empty, as if I had bought an antique at a high price, and although I strongly felt that it was fake, it was said to be convincing by the person who sold it

I remembered the Burke girl, and I don't know if Lucasino would give me a face this time, if I had gone to their house, I should have returned this girl to their house, I really shouldn't have thought of this at the time, just a horse or a sword

I walked through the hay house to the corner of the yard, where the Burke girl was placed, and I was going to tell her to clean up and go back to Lucasino's house. In that case, I might as well leave her here, anyway, I've already offended the people of the Lucasino family, and I don't care about offending a little more

"Madam, you gave me a straw horse, I have no way to repay it, I can only rush to work overnight, make a gift, repay your kindness" A deep voice came

Hey, Tom is too

I refreshed myself and secretly hid to the side to watch

"A woman is as docile as a straw, and spring is beautiful, but autumn always comes prematurely," Tom sighed, "and a man's fate is often related to his soul, and his hands can always betray his master's heart."

What mess? The Burke girl was fascinated by what she heard

"I stayed up until dawn yesterday and carved a gift for you with the purest heart in my heart"

The Burke girl's face was red and her breathing was a little rapid

"This is a portrayal of my heart: the dream of galloping on the grassland, the dream of resting under the oak tree, when I was a teenager, I often dreamed, and then I encountered more setbacks, and gradually stopped dreaming, but I think, you are still young, you should continue to dream, this world, because of these dreams, will become more beautiful I put my love and blessings into this little gift, you see it, even if you see me"

Tom. Brown pulled out the wooden box, "Would you like it?" ”

The Burke girl blushed, looked at Tom, and nodded timidly

Tom settled down and solemnly opened the wooden box

A wolf, but with a pig's head, the pig's expression was extremely powerful, and there was a faint sense of pride

Tom and Burke Girl both stared at the strange thing with wide eyes, and the atmosphere was ruined

"This".

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