The blue eyes slowly opened from sleep with a sleepy look, and the pleasant breeze of the early morning, with the distant church bells, slightly lifted the milky white curtains, brushing over the girl's cheeks, cool and a little comfortable.

Lazily struggling on the bed a few times, Alan who was still yawning got up, looked at the golden sun that had already risen outside the window in a daze, and the town in the distance, and took a deep breath of the refreshing morning air.

Withdrawing her eyes from the drowsiness a little, the blonde girl sitting on the bed looked around the bedroom as if she had suddenly realized something—the familiar cupboards and wardrobes, the neat and simple bed, the little bell hanging at the head of the bed, the rag doll from childhood...... It's all the same as when I left.

It's already home, and the joy of attachment suddenly fills the girl's heart, and the corners of her mouth can't help but hang a trace of arc - more than a year, but in Allen's eyes, it seems like a lifetime is long, so that he who just woke up still feels unreal and illusory, as if all that he has experienced on this journey away from home is just a dream in bed.

"Miss, are you awake?" knocked on the door, and the little maid who had been waiting outside for a long time looked at Alan who had just woken up with a look of surprise, holding a beige patterned dress and golden-green satin in her arms, and ran into the room on tiptoe: "I originally planned to let you sleep for a while, you must be very tired after doing so long on the boat, right?"

"Just wait a little longer, the bath water will be full. As she spoke, the busy little maid put her clothes at the foot of the bed. Serving Alan to get up: "Lady Angelica just bought you a bottle of new lily flower powder yesterday. People are getting drunk just by smelling it!"

"This dress is also new. It was only when Alan got out of bed that he noticed the clothes on his body. He blinked his eyes with some curiosity: "Are there any recent celebrations or banquets?"

"Didn't Madame Angelica tell you?" the little maid seemed to be surprised, and a smug smile appeared on her face: "Probably Madame wants to surprise you, and people have just learned about it--the castle is about to hold a martial arts tournament, and in a few days, the servants in the castle are busy with this matter!"

"Tournaments?" Alan was even more curious, and smiled, "Is it to celebrate my father's return?" I thought my father wouldn't like these things—Brother Saila was beaten once when he went to the tournament." ”

"Of course not, this martial arts competition is held for you!" The little maid shook her little head triumphantly: "I heard that most of the noble young masters in the south will come to participate, wearing bright armor and clothes. They're all here for you. ”

"For me?"

"Of course, only the victor can be your husband!" said the little maid with a smile as a matter of course, "You must know that this is the first time in so many years that Castle Hague has such a lively event, and everyone is very happy - although many people are shocked to hear that you are actually a girl, those pretending sons and brothers will break their heads for you!"

The elated little maid still didn't notice Alan's already surprised expression, and even continued: "You know, you're ......."

"Lord of The Hague Castle, the only heir of Otto Kwyn. A graceful and indifferent voice came from outside the door, and the startled little maid turned her head, and Lady Angelica stood outside the door.

"Sorry Lady Angelica, I don't know ......"

"Let's get out. I'm going to be alone with my daughter for a while. Lady Angelica's voice revealed an irresistible strength, and the indifferent look made the little maid shudder. He nodded tremblingly, "Yes, yes, Mrs. Angelica!"

After saying that, the little maid with a pitiful gaze secretly glanced at Allen, and quickly left the room. Mrs. Angelica gently closed the door, finally unable to maintain her original indifference in front of Alan, and looked back at her daughter with a light sigh: "You already know?"

Alan nodded slightly, with a bit of incredulity between his eyebrows: "Father, why did he ......?"

"Because he is your father, your guardian, he has this power!" said Mrs. Angelica calmly, "and this is his decision, and no one can object to it." ”

Alan was silent, his forehead lowered and he said no more.

"What's more, if you really think 'he' likes you – as you think, then he's going to come to this jousting tournament. Lady Angelica couldn't bear to say, "After all, there is no better way to prove how much affection he has for you!"

"He's coming, he came last time. The blonde girl muttered softly to herself. Although she didn't hear clearly, Lady Angelica knew very well what she was talking about, and only nodded slightly, and looked at her daughter with pity: "Try your new dress—if you don't like it, I can let them make another one, or bring back your bride gown." ”

"Thank you, Mother. But no—it's really beautiful, and I love it. Alan bowed his head slightly, his face extremely calm. Mrs. Angelica shook her head, turned and left the room.

Madame Angelica didn't want the whole thing to turn out like this, if she could—or that she hadn't liked the guy Edward Witwood in the first place, but it was as if everything was a curse of the Radiant Cross, and it was only because she hadn't killed the killer that night at Fort The Hague that things got even more out of control.

Knight of the Sacred Tree, Military Attache of the Royal Family, Adjutant General of the Legion, Lord of Fort Horn...... In less than two years, this former squire has gone from a destitute commoner to a true nobleman of the kingdom, and even has his own territory, as if even the Radiant Cross is protecting him.

Could it be that he was really just like the little priest said, he was given the gift of the Radiant Cross? Even if he didn't want to think about it anymore, but just seeing it with his own eyes had to admit Edward's good fortune, maybe he really had some ability beyond ordinary people, as if there was some power in the dark that was driving all this......

Lady Angelica walked down the stairs from the cloister of the castle alone, her eyelashes slightly lowered, and she saw that the black-haired knight in the knight's coat of the sacred tree was already standing below, and even smiled at herself.

"I send you my sincerest greetings, Lady Angelica. Edward stroked his chest and bowed his head with great sincerity: "Thank you for inviting me so warmly - I thought that when you heard that I was coming, you would send someone to expel me from Fort Hague!"

"He's really talkative, Edward Witwood. Lady Angelica smiled gracefully, and "Ah, by the way, should I call you Viscount Edward Witwood now, Lord of Hornfort?"

"All you have to do is call me Edward - the 'help' of the Minester family to me will never be forgotten. Edward smiled as well, and deliberately accentuated a certain word: "At the same time, it is also an honor to be able to participate in the Kwyn family's martial arts competition!"

"I hope you'll always be so confident, Viscount Edward. Lady Angelica chuckled, "Although the knights of the south are not as brave as your Knights of the Sacred Tree, they are also battle-hardened warriors who have crawled out of pools of blood, and they are very different from those sons and brothers you taught in the capital, and I believe they will do their best to win Allen's favor." ”

"Of course, it's not just Alan - my husband has already taken the entire Hague Castle as a dowry, and the victor can even become the lord of the future realm!" (To be continued......

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