The carriage was on its way to the province of Kotte. Du Wei sat in the carriage, and opposite him, there was a respectful middle-aged man, this man was dressed in a gorgeous robe, and a gold sè belt was tied around his waist, obviously he was dressed as a nobleman, but his skin was slightly dark, and his figure was quite burly, and his fingers and knuckles were a little thick—these were despised by those orthodox and proud nobles. For a truly proud aristocrat, what is coveted is a pale face and that slender figure.

And this guy ...... It looks a little more rude.

This man was none other than a nephew of the Roland Empire's Chancellor of the Exchequer, Old Muness, who had also served in the army, and was later transferred to the Imperial Inspectorate as a deputy commander and a baron.

Donating 50 million gold coins for military expenses, Du Wei received a pardon from the Rollin family, and this time he went south to his hometown in the Rollin Plain, which was to personally announce this big event.

And this guy with him, as an official of the Imperial Inspectorate, was the one who was ordered by the regent to convey the pardon.

...... In fact, the reason why this person was sent to the Luolin Plain with Du Wei also had another meaning. This guy is the nephew of the Chancellor of the Exchequer Munes, and the Rollings family has a marriage contract with the Chancellor's family, and Du Wei's younger brother, and the Chancellor's youngest granddaughter, were engaged very early, only later. The Rollin family fell, and no one mentioned this matter anymore - originally, if the Rollin family had no hope of recovery, then this marriage contract would probably be nullified. After all, the people of the Rollin family are not fools, they will not think that their family has collapsed, and they can marry the granddaughter of the grand minister of the imperial treasury.

The relationship between the two families gradually faded away. But this time, the regent personally signed the pardon, and the Rollin family had hope of making a comeback - although the political career of the old Count Raymond was over, because the pardon signed by the regent only agreed to restore the title of the Rollin family, and at the same time allowed the Rollin family to decide the successor of the next earl. But. Count Raymond's official position was not restored, and even the restraint of never hiring him had nowhere to go. After all, he was once one of the leaders of the coup d'état, and this kind of great crime is impossible to pardon, otherwise, wouldn't the regent himself be beaten in the mouth

Although it is impossible for old Raymond to come out of the mountain again, little Gabri is unanimously favored by everyone! This little guy, who has been known as a genius since he was a child, is originally very smart. Now I have the news that the title of the Rollin family has been restored...... What's more, he also has an elder brother of Duke Tulip who is currently red! In the future, when this little guy becomes an adult, his career can be said to be bright!

In this case, repairing relations with the Rollings became a top priority for Chancellor of the Exchequer Muness, and this time his nephew went to the Lorraine Plain with Du Wei, on the one hand, to issue a pardon in the official capacity of the Imperial Inspectorate, and on the other hand, to be a goodwill representative of the Chancellor's family. Repair the relationship with the Rollin family - and at the same time prepare to revisit the old things, hoping that the marriage contract between the two families will continue, and at the same time meet little Gabry, the future count of the Rollin family. Let's see if this little guy is still that good......

The carriage went all the way south, under the urging of Du Wei's return like an arrow. ran all the way without stopping, and the nephew of the chancellor of the exchequer next to him was also very cooperative and did not put forward any opinions.

Du Wei had a good impression of this guy. This guy used to serve in the Imperial Army, and he was not the kind of nobleman who was a gentleman, but he had a bit of manly spirit, although it was hard to travel all the way, he didn't show the slightest dissatisfaction, and he was quite happy when he spoke and did things, behaved and deed.

Finally, on this day, he reached the Emerald River, that is, the Rollin River, and Du Wei knew that when he walked through this river, he would officially enter the Rollin Plain. He couldn't help but recall the scene when he first came here, when the cavalry guards of the Luolin family were cheering and shouting "go home".

Family...... Here, it should be regarded as your own home.

"Grand Duke, after crossing this river, you will reach the territory of the Rollin family. The guest in the carriage asked with a smile.

Du Wei nodded, but said politely on his mouth: "Baron Kop, now this is not the Lorraine Plain, but the Kot Province Koppon smiled: "It's not the same, you are too polite, after the pardon decree is issued this time, this will be the Lorraine Plain again." After a pause, he added: "Before I came, my uncle, Master Munes, also told me that the land of the Lorraine Plain is fertile and the scenery is very good. With such a territory, why wouldn't the Rollin family prosper. ”

Du Wei knew that this guy was ordered to mend the relationship, and after listening to his compliments, he didn't say anything, just smiled.

There was a continuation of the journey, and on the fifth day of the journey, we arrived at the castle of the Rollin family, where Dewey had lived for a year.

It's just that the private guard camp of the Luo Lin family, which was originally stationed outside the castle, has long been removed, and the carriage came all the way to the outside of the castle on the road, and there was no Luo Lin family's guard cavalry to greet it, and the surroundings seemed very quiet, even to rì......

Alas, I remember when I was there, and at this time, there are still many soldiers on vacation playing football on the grass next to the road.

At this time, Rodriguez's voice came from outside: "Lord Duke, we have arrived. ”

Du Wei opened the car window and looked at the towering castle of the Rollin family and the tall towers...... I couldn't help but sigh.

Mother, I still haven't let you down, the Rollin family...... Finally restored by me!

The carriage convoy entered the castle, and it was still the old butler Hill who came out to greet him, and after Du Wei jumped out of the car, the old butler's face seemed to be a little excited-Du Wei had already patted the advance knight along the way. They must already know about this return.

Sure enough, the old butler had just finished saluting the eldest young master when he heard a cheerful and surprised voice from the castle gate: "Brother!!"

Then, a teenager galloped out. pounced on Du Wei's body. Du Wei laughed, hugged his brother hard, and then pulled him away to take a closer look.

I haven't seen him for nearly two years, and this younger brother seems to have grown up a lot. The body is getting stronger and stronger, but at this moment, he is wearing a white sè samurai training uniform, and a short sword is equipped with a short sword around his waist, which looks like he has a bit of the temperament of the heir of the Luo Lin Wuxun family.

Du Wei knew that this was not a place to catch up, so he introduced the popular science baron again, and then looked inside: "Where is the mother?"

There was a hint of worry between Gabri's eyebrows: "Mother is in the room...... My father hasn't been in good health lately. His mother was with him in the room. Moreover, my mother was originally going to come down to see you, but because a distinguished guest came, my mother said that she was a family member, and it was inconvenient to come out to greet the guest, which was not etiquette. ”

Then, Gabri coughed, lowered his hand, and said to Baron Kopp: "This is Lord Kopp of the Imperial Inspectorate, right? Just sorry. My father is sick and will not be able to come down to meet you. ”

Du Wei frowned slightly, and then he was polite to Kopp, and said, "Baron Kop, I'm sorry, in that case, please come with me to the room to see my father, and the pardon decree will be read out in the room." ”

Popular science doesn't care about these either. Quickly nodded in agreement.

Subsequently, Du Wei and Kop, led by Gabry, entered the castle. Came to the master bedroom upstairs.

As soon as he pushed the door open, Du Wei heard a heavy cough coming from the room. This voice made Du Wei's heart skip a beat - father, it seems that he is not lightly ill.

When I pushed the door in, I saw a large bed in the middle of the room. Old Count Raymond was lying there, his originally majestic and burly body seemed to have lost a lot of weight, and he looked like an old and thin lion, his face was no longer rosy as before, it looked very sallow, and his eye sockets seemed to be deeply sunken, and even his former eyes seemed to be a little cloudy......

Du Wei couldn't help but feel a little bitter in his eyes: Father, is he already old like this?

It seems that after being dismissed from all official positions and losing his ancestral title and territory, although his father was lucky enough not to die and returned to his hometown, he must have blamed himself extremely in his heart! As the patriarch of the Luo Lin family, the Luo Lin family was ruined in his generation, and his father, who took the family as his own responsibility, must have been very painful in his heart in the past two years. What was once a famous general of the empire has now become a weak sick man......

The Countess stood beside the bed, in Du Wei's eyes, the mother was still as beautiful as ever, although the corners of her eyes had already wrinkled, and time had gradually invaded her beauty, but she was wrapped in light makeup, just standing there quietly, looking at herself in her eyes, the tenderness and kindness in her eyes, but Du Wei's heart immediately became hot.

He took a deep breath, strode into the room, and then knelt down on one knee beside the bed: "Father, Mother, I'm back!"

The countess showed a hint of deep love on her face, walked up, gently hugged her son's head, stroked Du Wei's hair with her slender fingers, and did not speak, just looked at her son quietly.

Count Raymond, who was on the bed, struggled to sit up, looking at his son kneeling in front of the bed, he coughed a few times, but sighed and said in a low voice: "Du Wei...... In the past two years, I have worked hard for you. ”

Baron Kopp then walked in, and after the two of them, the pardon signed by the Prince Regent was read out in front of the bedside of the Count of Raymond.

After reading it, the eyes of the old Count Raymond suddenly burst into an astonishing light! At this moment, he seemed to have recovered into the famous general of the empire who commanded the expedition in the past, and he took a deep breath: "I can't imagine that my Rollin family will have a day of recovery!" He looked at his eldest son and said in a low voice: "Du Wei! Thank you! Otherwise, the Rollin family will really be lost in my hands, and I am afraid that even if I die, I will not be able to forgive myself!"

Baron Kopp smiled, "Raymond...... You and I have known each other for a long time, but this incident is due to Duke Tulip! You and I are world friends, and I have come this time to bring my uncle's greetings. ”

Count Raymond smiled, "Well, Baron Kop, please help me convey my thanks to Lord Muness." ”

Kopp added: "It's just a pity. Old friend, your official title cannot be restored, I think you can understand that. The regent restored the title of the Rollin family, and this time I came to issue a pardon decree in addition to one more thing, that is, regarding the attribution of the title of earl of the Rollin family, please decide on the heir to the title, when I return. I want to bring it back and report it to the Lord Regent and the royal family...... After all, the Rollin family is also a member of the royal lineage. ”

The heirs? Who else but little Gabry? It's just a cutscene.

Old Raymond smiled, and then politely invited the envoy to rest in the best room.

When there was only one family of four left in the room, Count Raymond had a heavy expression on his face: "Du Wei, this matter of issuing the imperial decree originally did not require you to come. Now that you're back, there must be something else important, right?"

Du Wei nodded. His expression was by no means relaxed: "Father...... It is indeed an important matter, well, I have come back this time, on the one hand, for the pardon order, and on the other hand, to seek the support of the family! After my brother becomes earl, I need the full support of the Rollin family! There is also the private army of the family......"

Before he could finish speaking, Count Raymond suddenly smiled and said, "Okay." These things are not busy talking about now. Du Wei, I'm very weak and need to take a break. If there's anything, we'll talk about it tomorrow. ”

Du Wei was stunned for a moment. Then he smiled and nodded: "Okay, father, then I'll ...... tonight"

He had said he would go back to his room tonight to rest. But he wasn't done yet. Count Raymond suddenly said, "No, you can't go back to your room tonight!"

"Tonight, you sleep in the study!" Count Raymond looked at his son, his eyes flashed, and he said word by word: "This is our tradition!"

Transmit...... Tradition?

Du Wei couldn't help but feel a little strange in his heart, tradition is right...... However, I am no longer the heir of the Rollin family!

However, looking at his father on the hospital bed, Du Wei did not raise any objections, but went out obediently. Hill, the old butler, had everything ready.

Tonight, Dewey still slept in the castle's study.

Count Raymond left Gabriel in the room.

He looked at his youngest son, and suddenly felt a little guilty on his face: "Gabry, are you going to be a little dissatisfied with my decision?"

Gabbri's young face was full of determination: "No, father, I think all your decisions are correct." ”

"You're smart. My son. Count Raymond suddenly stretched out his hand, summoned his youngest son to the bed, and gently stroked his face: "But, I don't think you can lead the family to glory. Therefore, my decision is still to be: you inherit the title of earl of my land. But...... The position of the patriarch, I decided to let Du Wei take the position!"

Gabry did not have any objections, and in the eyes of the young Gabry, it was a matter of course to follow his brother.

"My body, I know very well that I don't have much to live. Old Raymond seemed to smile, and beside him, his wife, there was deep pain in his eyes. Old Raymond gently held his wife's hand, and then looked down at his youngest son: "Gabri, remember my words, don't forget them for the rest of your life, remember them forever!"

“...... Father, what?"

"Your brother!" Old Raymond's tone was unprecedentedly serious: "Follow him, follow him all your life, be by his side, be loyal to him!" "The study, looking at the tall bookcases around the room, and looking at the oil paintings on the walls—it was here that I found Semele.

I'm going to live in the study again tonight...... But what my father said just now.

Tradition...... The tradition of the Rollin family is that only the patriarch or heir, when they return to the castle, must stay in the study for the first night. (This tradition was described earlier in this book.)

You can ...... it yourself Now in terms of name and identity, he is not a member of the Rollin family.

In the study, the servants had already brought food and water, and when the door was closed, Du Wei was left alone.

When I lived here alone, I was still a young master who had no power and lost favor. But now, he is already a successful duke, and with just one word, he can summon tens of thousands of people to die for himself!

Looking at the oil painting on the wall, Du Wei suddenly smiled.

"Here, this is the beginning of a series of adventures for me! I wonder if there will be any interesting things tonight......