The warm sunshine, the warm and pleasant breeze blowing the scent of spring flowers, and the proud flowers competing with each other - since the canopy of a laurel tree in the castle spread to the balcony, it has become the perfect place for Mrs. Angelica to enjoy afternoon tea, and the spacious terrace and the fine sunlight that radiates from the green leaves of the branches make the lady who is tired of seeing the capital very much enjoy this idyllic beauty.

Somewhat awkward, Alan sat in an easy chair on the balcony, her loose and fat beige dress made her feel inexplicable, as if she was not wearing a dress, her face was slightly drunk and a little cramped, and her long pale blonde hair that was scattered over her shoulders covered the shyness - as long as she looked up, she could see that the nasty ghost opposite was no longer looking at her all the time!

Inviting your beloved fiancé to afternoon tea is a very common custom in Turin, and it is common knowledge for all Turin's ladies to be reserved and elegant on such occasions and to win the hearts of their sweethearts. From playing musical instruments to designing meals, cherry blossom viewing and weaving...... It's not an exaggeration to call it basic.

But Alan is the absolute exception...... If she could, the girl would rather go hunting with Edward, but Mrs. Angelica firmly disagreed, and Alan, who had made her mother worry about her again and again, did not want to continue to hurt Lady Angelica's caring heart, so there was this afternoon tea.

It's been three months since Edward won the tournament and became the son-in-law of The Hague Castle, and Allen, as his fiancée, didn't even invite him to afternoon tea once—yes, people in a small place like The Hague may not care about this, but Lady Angelica couldn't accept her daughter's "rudeness" to do such a ridiculous thing.

But for Allen, this kind of thing is very contradictory—yes, she understands that she has a crush on Edward. But when she was about to become his wife, the girl was at a loss again, everything was so reasonable and yet sudden, that she didn't even have time to prepare.

"What are you looking at?" The angry Alan pouted and glared: "Is it so strange that I look so strange in a dress, let you watch it like this!"

"How dare you, it's very fitting and very appropriate—to be exact. Much more decent than what you look like a ranger. Edward shook his head playfully, a mocking smile on his lips: "As for what I'm looking at, I'm destined to fight with the shield wall flag high, Sir Alan Kwyn, heir to Fort Hague!"

"You ......"

"I know very well what this is all about, don't force myself, dear Alan. With a relieved tone, Edward sighed softly, "The wedding or something is just a ...... Form, of course I know how important that is to you, but if you don't think you're ready, that's okay. ”

"I am your knight. I swore to protect you for the rest of my life - and I'm not going to go against this experiment now, and I'm confident that I'll stick to it. I will always protect you, I will never abandon you, and I will not force you to do anything you don't want to do, now or in the future. ”

The girl lowered her head and nodded silently as well—she didn't know what she should do, but she let out a soft "um" that only a mosquito could hear.

"The Hague port seems to be bustling with people recently. "The girl who wants to interrupt. A pair of blue eyes with panic glanced into the distance and pointed to the port of The Hague in the distance: "It seems to be the next son." There were merchants everywhere, and there were so many people in the bazaar that they couldn't even squeeze in. ”

"That's because Fort Hague has been so lively lately – it's just one celebration after another, and naturally there are more people. Edward said casually, "Merchants like to join in the fun, and where there are more people, they can make more money, you say?"

"Really?" a somewhat skeptical Alan shook his head, clearly not believing what Edward said. But I couldn't find any problems, so I tilted my head paradoxically, and smiled with relief: "I didn't expect you to explain to others so seriously, I thought you would laugh at me again!"

"I'm always happy to explain anything to you. Edward smiled reluctantly. There was a chill in his heart - if even Alan could sense that something was wrong, then it was only a matter of time before Lady Angelica knew this.

The only thing that is fortunate is that there has not been a single ghost who has reported to the Minesters so far - although I don't know how Ludwig did it, at least he did it perfectly and impeccably.

And the grain around Hantu City has also been purchased by the merchants of The Hague Fort, and it has also driven the surrounding grain prices to rise, which will greatly weaken the profits that the Minest family can usurp from the great famine in Dominica this year, and a large amount of grain is also being shipped to The Hague Fort without stopping—even if Mrs. Angelica knows what is going on, it is too late now.

At any other time, they might have been able to save from elsewhere or use the grain of the north to keep the price down, but the triumphal gesture of the city of Turin completely destroyed this possibility, and at such a grand and solemn occasion it was impossible for His Majesty Horace to accept such a thing as a shortage of stock.

At the same time, the news from Marco Tasker in the capital shows that the Duke of Berrion and Duke Marcherus, who has just returned to the capital, does not seem to be so "warm and friendly" to the Marquis of Horad, and now the Lord Minest must devote all his attention to the seemingly ill-intentioned Duke, and the other party's royal status will also make him difficult at every turn.

In any case, the current situation may be the weakest moment of the Marquis of Hollard so far - perhaps even he is still so formidable, but if he gives up this time, even if he inherits Fort Hague, he will only be a second Otto Kwyn!

Edward couldn't accept that - it seemed nice to be able to become a lord and own his own castle, but if he became his own end, what was the difference between being dead and dying?

What's more, the person who has the advantage now is himself - after little Goodwin sent the letter, Goodwin, who couldn't wait, took all the cargo ships of the entire Chamber of Commerce south, without even the slightest hesitation. From the very beginning of agreeing to make his son Edward's squire, he understood what Edward needed him for.

What's more, Edward Wetwood, who was originally just a Sacred Tree Knight, was already a royal nobleman who actually owned his own castle, and getting involved with people in the noble class was a favorite thing for many businessmen, especially when it was profitable.

Just by helping those merchants in the port of The Hague to transport grain, the Goodwin Chamber of Commerce was able to make a lot of money, not to mention that under the arrangement of Little Goodwin, intentionally or unintentionally, the Chamber of Commerce itself was involved, filled with wheat, water spinach, onions, potatoes...... The destination of the first stop of the cargo ship with all kinds of food is Bright Star City, which is almost in ruins.

Today's Bright Star City is no longer the original Dominica overlord, the city-state that is encouraged to maintain has almost lost more than half of its population, and the survivors have fallen into a terrible famine, only relying on a small amount of grain and suburban farms to maintain, in this situation, even if the price is high, the Otovik family of Bright Star City will grit their teeth and buy all the grain that is transported.

What's more, this is also the agreement he reached with Landzel Ottovic - it is only a matter of time before this guy overthrows Trist Ottovic and becomes the ruler of Bright Star City, and it is possible at any time.

And what about himself, will he be content to be a little southern lord?" Edward asked silently in his heart, and then firmly vetoed.

This will not be the end of itself, it will only be the beginning of itself, a beginning, but the first level of that long ladder.

I'm just starting to take a step. (To be continued......)