Chapter 34: The Road to Turin (2)

Mrs. Angelica was still skeptical of Alan's answer, but she was also quite helpless about it - even if she didn't want to see this scene, she had to accept that her little Allen was more and more concerned about the annoying little squire, which made it very difficult for Madame to start.

This is no longer the Hague Castle, let alone the territory of the Minest family, and any unexpected situation in the royal domain will attract the attention of others, and what will happen is completely out of their control. Not to mention that damn Loras...... Lingering beautiful eyes glanced out of the window slightly, and Sir Rollas, still fully armed and riding a war horse, was always guarding the carriage.

It's better to be monitoring your every move. Lady Angelica smiled coldly, of course she knew very well about her husband's little thoughts, and the increasingly cautious man even sent his most trusted knights to spy on him, which showed that he was not at all as confident as he had been.

But what can a knight do?Does he expect Loras to prevent my little Ellen from marrying?Though Lady Angelica is still so dismissive, Sir Rollas's existence does make her wary, and she is not a little ...... At the very least, she couldn't interfere too much with the little squire.

Seeing his mother's thoughtful and somewhat suspicious look, Alan was somewhat convinced of his conjecture not long ago, and quietly glanced at the little maid beside him, and nodded in unison.

"In any case, try not to have anything to do with that little squire anymore, you know?" Mrs. Angelica, who was already helpless, could only persuade Alan in a serious tone: "You are about to become an adult, and a dignified and elegant aristocratic girl should not pester a commoner too much - there will be people gossiping about it." โ€

"I see. Alan nodded a little lonely, and looked at his mother with a slightly pale smile: "I understand what my mission is, please don't worry." โ€

"Hopefully, that's true. Madame nodded earnestly: "Don't worry, with your grandfather here, the young nobles of the entire Turin City will be jealous of you, you can choose by yourself." โ€

"Really?!" Allen's eyes lit up.

"Of course it is......" Lady Angelica was stunned, and for some reason she suddenly remembered what her husband, Otto Kwyn, had said before she left.

...... "I will give her the right to choose, whether it is to marry a man with the surname Minest, or another nobleman, even if it is an ordinary squire, whether she can inherit the Hague Fort or not!"

...... "Look, I dare say that the kid will return to Turin alive, and he will not stay just as an acolyte. Do you think the Knights of the Sacred Tree will be happy with the Marquis of Hollard? โ€

Lady Angelica's expression darkened, and a bad premonition seemed to be slowly happening, as if some prophecy had begun to come true, and she fell into deep thought.

"Yes, of course...... What?"

"When, of course it is...... A young nobleman with a matching identity!" Seeing her daughter's puzzled gaze, Mrs. Angelica hurriedly replied with a smile: "You also know, since your brother Cela ...... After the accident, The Hague Castle must have a future heir who is strong enough to convince the people in the castle, and ordinary civilians are not enough to be your husband. โ€

"Madame, it's getting late. There were a few soft taps outside the window, and Sir Rollas's deep voice came from outside: "If you have no opinion, we will camp here to-day." โ€

"Here?" Lady Angelica looked outside, and her vision was full of dense forests, and the originally hard and straight paved stone road was gone, "Aren't we walking on the Turin Boulevard?"

"It's the Turin Avenue, but it's not the one most people know. Because it would have been a few days of delay to walk that day - the only trouble from here was that we had to walk through this forest, but fortunately there was still a way. Sir Loras said in a deep voice, "If the Radiant Cross does not rain, we will reach the King's Bridge in three days." โ€

"When we get to the Pont del Rei, we are less than a week away from the city of Turin. Lady Angelica nodded, "Let the servants stop the carriage, and we will camp here tonight." โ€

Sir Loras nodded, and walked towards the flag-bearing guards at the front of the convoy. As a long trumpet sounded through everyone's ears, the convoy, which had been trekking all day, finally stopped, and the guards and servants, who had their bags and weapons on their backs, hurried to set up camp before they could sit down and rest.

The newly appointed captain of the guard, His Excellency Tasso, rode his horse and triumphantly surveyed the surroundings, and shouted to his men to cut down the trees around the camp, erect improvised fences and keep away horses, and then raise a bonfire in the center of the camp that was large enough to scare away wild beasts and darless bandits, and when necessary, they could also serve as a signpost to call for help from those around them.

Mrs. Angelica, who had been tossed all day, was also tired, and fell asleep on her side on the bed in the carriage. Alan carefully took the maid's hand, and while he kept peeking at his mother, who had sunk into his dream, he turned around and jumped out of the carriage, not forgetting to close the carriage door again.

"You stay here, and if my mother wakes up and asks me what I'm doing, you say I'm just ...... Just go around and you'll be back right away. Alan hugged his shoulders and instructed the little maid "without leaking", thinking of an excuse that could fool the past: "Then quickly call me back, do you understand?"

"Alan ...... Young Master, people think you'd better listen to what Lady Angelica has to say. The little maid flattened her mouth, how could she not know what Miss Allen wanted to do, and couldn't help but want to persuade her: "Madame is right, you are about to become an adult, and you are at the age when you should restrain your temperament and prepare to get married." โ€

"This has nothing to do with these!" The girl's cheeks were a little hot with excitement, and she pressed the little maid's shoulder very roughly: "In short, don't let your mother find out, understand?"

After saying that, Alan didn't care about the exclamation of the little maid behind him, put on the dark brown cloak and ran out alone, looking for a long time in the busy crowd before finding Edward behind a tent. The black-haired boy was crouching on the ground, desperately using his hammer to drive the stakes into the dirt to secure the tent.

As for Weber, who was standing on the sidelines, he wanted to help, but apparently he could only watch there except to help him with his tools and luggageโ€”the little priest's weak physique, and the fact that he had been walking all day, had worked quite his feet.

"Why did you set up a tent here by yourself and didn't find one or two people to help?" Alan walked over with concern, almost instinctively took a water bottle and handed it to Edward, and half-squatted down: "Look at you being busy like this alone." โ€

"Apparently a small squire is not enough to summon the servants of the valiant House of Kwyn and the noble House of Minest. Edward replied half-jokingly, took the kettle and looked at the girl who was almost meeting him, "Is there anything wrong?"

"Uh......" Seeing Edward turn his head, Alan realized that he was about to touch the tip of his nose, and suddenly stood up from the ground and quickly raised his head: "You, you little squire, do I have to get your consent to find you?!"

"Uh...... That's not necessary, but you have to tell me what you're looking for me, right?" Edward shook his head helplessly, he found that this "Young Master Allen" was really more and more like a nobleman: "Otherwise, how can I serve you?"

"I, I'm ......" The girl was stunned in embarrassment, her eyes a little flustered: "I'm here to tell you something very important - Mother, she seems to be a little hostile to you, although I don't know what the reason is, but she asked me a lot of questions today, so it should be right." โ€

"Thank you for taking the time out of your busy schedule to tell me such important information. Edward dusted his hands, got up from the ground with great calm, and replied with a smile, "I will definitely be more careful." With that, he shoved the kettle back into Alan's arms and walked to the other side to secure the tent.

"Hey, why aren't you nervous at all?!" Alan didn't know why she had to be scared of such a little squire, she just felt that she had tried so hard to sneak over, but the other party was actually tepid, completely annoyed by his attitude: "Mother, she is ......"

"Yes I should be scared, and then?" Edward looked at the embarrassed and almost unaware girl, a little feebly, "Running alone, not to mention how dangerous it is to be alone in this forest, and wouldn't it seem more suspicious if I did something deliberately?"

"But, but......" Allen's voice became quieter and quieter, "Actually, this place is already very close to Turin City, and you don't have to leave alone......"

"You don't have to leave alone, you don't mean Weber, do you?" Edward pursed his lips and looked to the sideโ€”the little priest was already slumped on the ground, panting with a pale face, "I don't think taking our priest with me will add much security to this trip." โ€

"And it's not just Mr. Priest!"

"And not just Mr. Priest?" Edward finally stopped what he was doing, "Who else?"

"Also, there's ......"

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