Chapter 146: An Unexpected Visit at the One Hundred and Forty-Five
"Elise, when did you come?"
After seeing this "unexpected person", William was stunned for a moment, and then showed a surprised expression.
Yes, yes, Elise von Trieste. The daughter of Archduke Leszek and William's fiancée.
Speaking of which, after that moonlit night adventure, they hadn't seen each other for almost two years.
"It's me, William, I was going to surprise you. ”
Princess Elise said this as she walked up to William, then reached out and gave William a big hug.
After two years, Princess Elise was obviously very excited. And in addition to that, William also feels very good about her. Even better than before.
Whether it is physiognomy, figure, height or temperament, after two years of recuperation, these numbers have been raised to a very high level by William.
Someone like Charlumie, who is by William's side every day, may not feel it yet. But anyone like Princess Elise, or Freya, who meets William for the first time, will be greatly surprised. I even had a feeling of amazement.
"Oh yes, I'm so happy. William said to Iris in the same tone of "very happy". While speaking, he gestured to Xia Lumi, begging his cousin to give him a little face.
It was precisely because of his action that he barely appeased Xia Lumi, who was about to go crazy. Otherwise, Xia Lumi must have drawn her sword at this moment.
William, who insisted on fighting against Xia Lumi for half an hour every day, knew the strength of his cousin.
Although it is said that because of the natural physical differences between men and women, Xia Lumi's strength and body are not as good as him. But in terms of fighting spirit and swordsmanship cultivation, Xia Lumi has an extraordinary talent. In the beginning, William was able to rely on his various skills and small tricks to gain the upper hand. But after spending a long time with Shalumi, with his unconcealed teaching, Charlumi will never be deceived again.
And William is very busy, and William has all kinds of jobs to be busy every day. It's not as laid-back as Charlotine. Therefore, the progress of practicing swordsmanship and cultivating Dou Qi will naturally not be as fast as Xia Lumi. This also leads to the fact that in recent times, William has felt powerless every time he trains with Charlotine.
At this moment, if Xia Lumi goes crazy, William will feel ashamed, and ten percent of his strength will be almost eight achievements at most. Under the advantages of the other, he is naturally even more unlikely to be Xia Lumi's opponent. And then ......
It felt like a beautiful and luxurious niceboat was slowly approaching him.
But William is William after all. And William also knew that his cousin Charlumie would not really be willing to kill him...... Although Elise is not necessarily. But she was only angry for a moment at most. And before that, he didn't fail to tell Charlumi about Elise.
With this foreshadowing, as long as you get through this level, and wait until Xia Lumi's anger is gone, the rest of the matter will be easy to do.
William thought so in his heart, and the words on his lips were also beautiful. After greeting each other and saying that I miss you and I miss you too, William asks why Elise came. Elise says "miss you" at first, but soon adds another reason.
That is, in recent times, Duke Otto's outstanding performance has been appreciated by the vast majority of people. In addition, Duke Otto also followed William's instructions and promoted his son well, indirectly increasing William's prestige.
Of course, because Duke Otto is William's father, whose son is the family's family. So what Duke Otto said was to be discounted.
However, this point soon had a new solution.
That's the newly trained agents.
There are not many agents trained by William and Charlumie, so they can only be used in the most critical places. And now, the most important thing for William and the Hereford family are two regions, one is the army of the Tartarya Khanate. The other is Krakow.
These agents consciously or unconsciously propagandized and went the middle and lower classes, while William's father, Duke Otto, took the upper route. In addition, there are some things, Duke Otto frankly confessed that it was planned by Counsellor William. At the same time, before that, because he presided over the Circassian New Deal, as well as the Mystian New Deal. So William has a great reputation in himself as a civilian official.
Combined, these elements allowed William to surpass all the young people of Mazovia at least in a short period of time.
And in this case, Archduke Leszek in order to strengthen the relationship with the Hereford family. He offered to send his daughter, William's fiancée, Elise, to Circassian.
This was also unexpectedly supported by Archduke Henry, who also valued Otto's talents and the strength of the Hereford family. and saw the Hereford family as an important help on his way to King Wende. And William's marriage to Elise naturally brought the two families of Hereford and Trieste together - don't forget that the surname of Archduke Jì Henry is also Trieste.
Of course, this indirect kinship is actually not too strong. However, something is better than nothing. And the marriage contract between William and Elise has been going on for some time from the beginning to the present. Archduke Henry has no reason and should not cause trouble at this critical moment of the great enemy.
So Archduke Henry also became a supporter of this marriage. At the same time, despite the marriage of two powerful families of Trieste and Hereford, the other nobles of Mazovia were uncomfortable. But it was also the current matter of the great enemy, which the Mazovian nobles had to accept.
They can distinguish between priority and subordination. The most important thing now is to defeat, or at least repel the centaurs of Tartaria. Therefore, it is important to ensure unity within itself.
Under such circumstances, it was only natural for the Grand Duke of Mazovia to send Iris to Mystia.
That's it, Elise just said casually, "Father called me." I wanted to see you again, so I agreed. After that, William quickly made up such a large amount of antecedents and consequences.
Then, looking at Xia Lumi, who was a little in a daze and didn't know why he was distracted, William could only smile bitterly: "Is it because my psychology is too dark, that's why I think of these things?"
"But even if it is, I admit it. Because only in this way can we have the strength to protect them. William quickly adjusted his feelings, and then smiled at Elise. Two or three sentences of cold and warm greetings made Elise smile.
After that, Xia Lumi was a little impatient to wait. So he coughed twice, and William pretended to have just come to his senses. Turning around, he introduced Elise, "This is my cousin, Countess Circassian. Charlumie von Hereford. Grew up with me. Also live together now. ”
"Oh......" Elise couldn't help muttering in her heart after hearing the latter introduction...... Childhood sweetheart's cousin or something.。 How does this sound and how does it make people feel wrong......
Of course, this was not William's fault. That's what William meant to say. He's not like some scumbag or idiot. Pedal two boats at the same time this way and that. He was very sensible and clever enough to know that this matter needed a showdown. So now give Elise a little bit of a point. Let her be mentally prepared, and then come step by step.
That's it.
Although Elise muttered a little in her heart, and Xia Lumi was even more hehe. But the first meeting between the two girls was relatively friendly and restrained. It's not like some books say, you have to tear up when you meet. After all, both Elise and Charlumi are nobles, so they naturally need to have the elegance of a nobleman.
And other than that, even if they do tear up, it won't be ugly. It is unlikely that Charimi, who has calmed down, will actually draw her sword and chop Elise off. That would be a disgrace to the family.
Of course, if this is not the case, use a little means to frame him, or poison and assassinate him. It's not impossible to use these unspoken rules in aristocratic circles......
Of course, William didn't want to see this either.
That's it, William and Elise talked for a while, and Charlumi smiled and didn't say a word during this time. After a while, William appropriately asked Elise to rest.
Although Elise was a little reluctant, she was indeed tired when she was tired from the journey. William's arrangement was also out of courtesy, so after a little hesitation, Elise nodded, then stood up and left the conference room accompanied by William. Went to the guest room. After William had assigned her a few maids to take care of her, and had explained the time for dinner, he turned to leave.
"William......" It was at this time that Elise opened her arms and hugged William from behind.
"What's wrong?" William asked, turning to her.
“...... It's nothing. "Elise had wanted to ask William about Charlumi. But after thinking about it again, I didn't feel very good, did I seem a little suspicious, so I didn't open my mouth in the end. He shook his head, looking a little lost.
"Then get some rest. William could guess a little bit about Elise's thoughts. It's just that it's really hard to speak. I just pretended I didn't know......
"Hmm. Elise nodded. Before parting, the two hugged again and then kissed. William left a final sentence: "I'll pick you up at dinner time." Then he left the room. I'm back in the conference room.
There's another girl there, and William needs to be coaxed. R1148