As Trisda had expected, Tartaglia inquired about the lord's residence as soon as she settled the caravan.

And he was also reflecting on his behavior during the day, and he was indeed a little impulsive, which might leave a very bad impression on the Black Rock Lord.

After much consideration, he decided to visit him in person, hoping to find an opportunity to meet face-to-face.

That night, Tartaglia was dressed in formal clothes and slowly arrived at the Lord's Mansion in a carriage.

The first to greet him was Kubo, the guard of Zhaoming, and as soon as Tartaglia stepped into the realm of the Lord's Palace, Cooper led a group of guards to block his way.

"Who's coming, get out of the car quickly!" The guards shouted loudly.

Tartaglia immediately got out of the car, walked to Cooper and said respectfully: "Down there is a merchant from afar, the lord has saved us a lot of costs in opening a trade route, I feel deeply guilty for inadvertently offending him during the day today, and now I want to visit him to apologize in person, I wonder if I can make it convenient?" ”

Tartaglia lowered her posture as she pulled a few silver coins from her bosom and shoved them into Cooper's hand.

Cooper hesitated to say in the face of Tartaglia's bribe, "It's not good. ”

Seeing that Cooper seemed to be a little shaken, Tartaglia hurriedly took out more money and stuffed it into every guard present.

The guards collected the money and let him go satisfied.

In the Lord's Mansion, Zhaoming and Trisda had a full view of the scene just now, and the two of them smiled heartily - everything was going according to plan.

Tartaglia who walked to the gate of the lord's mansion felt a little painful, he had already paid so much money before he saw the lord, although he couldn't hurt the root, but if he couldn't achieve his goal when he saw the lord, it would be a big loss.

But he soon put this thought behind him, and he encouraged himself in his heart: "Any effort is worth it, as long as I can win the support of the dark lord, it will be very beneficial for me to compete for the family master!" ”

Tartaglia is under intense pressure to compete for turnover, and he will lose out if he competes for turnover according to the family's rules.

But if he had enlisted the support of an external force, such as a knight lord, the situation would have changed dramatically.

In particular, before he came, Tartaglia had inquired in many ways, and had gathered a lot of information, and knew that Zhaoming wanted to build a trade network, and he could do something about it.

……

After receiving permission, Tartaglia gathered his clothes and went to the gate, quietly waiting to see the lord behind the door.

But to his surprise, it was actually two women who opened the door!

Tartaglia was stunned, and standing in front of him was none other than Trisda and Elusa.

Tartaglia immediately analyzes their identities. Judging from the dress, Elusa was obviously wearing a servant's costume, although she looked very delicate for some reason, and she also had some jewelry on her body, but it was dwarfed by Trisda on the side.

Trisda's beauty and temperament made Tartaglia instinctively think that she was the hostess here, and it would also be a breakthrough for her trip.

"Hello, Dear Miss," Tartaglia said very politely.

And Cui Sida also returned the gift quite respectfully, showing everyone's beautiful temperament.

"Dare I ask you why you visit the humble house late at night?"

Tartaglia made it clear that he wanted to apologize to the lord in person and at the same time wanted to talk to Mr. Lin about something, of course, this was just his own statement.

Hearing this, Trisda enthusiastically invited Tartaglia into the door: "I see, please come in quickly." ”

Tartaglia entered the parlor and looked around at the interior to gauge the lord's character.

"So many luxurious carpets, and this sofa, are worth a lot of money at first sight. The vases on display should have been transported from Ankaria in terms of style. ……”

Tartaglia estimated that such a luxurious interior was enough to see that the lord should be a man of money, and he liked to enjoy it very much, after all......

Tartaglia's gaze crossed over Trisda and Elusa.

"Raising these beauties at home doesn't look like what a normal knight would do."

While he was thinking in the depths of his mind, Trisda invited him to sit down, and sent Elusa to call Zhaoming, saying that a distinguished guest had arrived.

Tartaglia and Trisda sat down together, waiting for the time for the lord to arrive, and the two exchanged pleasantries.

"Miss Trisda, huh? No offense, I've heard that there is a female governor in Black Rock City, and it's surprising to see it today. But I'm curious, why did you show up at the lord's house in the middle of the night? “

Tartaglia's words were a little knowing, he had already been sure of the relationship between the two in his heart, but he still wanted to confirm it.

Trisda immediately pretended to be shy and said, "I just don't have a place to live, so I'll just stay here for a while." ”

Looking at Trisda's evasive look in her eyes and her look of shame, Tartaglia was firm in what she was thinking.

In fact, Trisda was telling the truth, since the manor was burned down, she could only live in the lord's mansion for a while.

It's not that Black Rock City doesn't have a place for her, but only the luxury of the Lord's Mansion can be compared to her original manor, so she stays here all the time.

In Tartaglia's opinion, a girl living in the lord's house must have an extraordinary relationship between the two, and judging from Trisda's expression just now, there is probably already a husband and wife between the two of them.

"Very well, everything is within my calculations!"

Just as the two were chatting without a word, the maid Elusa came to Trisda's ear with a nervous expression and whispered a few words.

Tartaglia suddenly felt bad when he saw this scene.

Sure enough, Trisda said to Tartaglia with a little apology: "I'm sorry, my lord, he's too tired to see guests today, if you have anything, just tell me, and I'll pass it on my behalf." ”

"Ahh

Tartaglia was a little disappointed, and the lord was clearly making excuses not wanting to see him.

"Am I going to go back in vain? Absolutely not! ”

Tartaglia made up her mind, glanced at Trisda, and took out the gift she had intended for the lord.

"This is a little bit of my heart, and I hope you will accept it, as for the lord, I hope you will convey it on my behalf, I really have a very important thing to talk to him, please."

Seeing Tartaglia so earnest, Trisda seemed to be in a dilemma, and although she finally refused his gift, she decided to go and talk to the lord herself.

"Good!" Tartaglia secretly rejoiced in his heart: "With her on the horse, I believe that I will be able to persuade the lord." ”

Since ancient times, no matter what kind of sage and wise man you are, you can't stand the wind by the pillow.

After waiting for a long time, Tartaglia looked up to see the figure of the lord appear at the staircase.

Without any hesitation, Tartaglia stood up and saluted like lightning: "Lord Zhaoming, in Dadalia Lawrence, I have the honor to meet you today, and I hope you will forgive me for not being offended during this period." ”

Zhaoming's face was as heavy as iron, while Trisda followed him obediently with her head down.

Zhaoming waved his hand to signal him to sit down, and then took the lead in speaking: "I'm not a cautious person, let's reveal what happened this morning, I heard that you have something to discuss with me, I hope you can hurry up, I'm also very busy." ”

As he spoke, he took Trisda into his arms with one hand, and the latter snuggled shyly beside him.

Zhaoming put on a posture of "You kid better say hurry up, don't delay my big thing", which scared Tartaglia to make a long story short, for fear that Zhaoming would be displeased.

"I have heard that Your Excellency Lord is interested in forming a trade alliance, and on behalf of the Lawrence family, I want to cooperate with you!"

Tartaglia hurriedly took out a document and carefully placed it in front of Zhaoming.

Zhaoming looked down casually, it turned out that there was a clause about joining a business alliance and cooperating with each other.

Tartaglia is at a disadvantage in the competition for the position of head of the family, and the most fundamental reason is that there is no power to rely on.

Those heirs with a higher status than him have already relied on years of business to have a large number of contacts, which Tartaglia cannot match in any way.

But what if there is Zhaoming's support?

Zhao Ming represents not just him or the city of Black Rock, but the entire western frontier of the human kingdom, including several knights and their domains, and through recent actions, a large commercial consortium is being established.

What a big market is this? More importantly, once this line is laid, it means that the Lawrence family has a relationship of interest with the church, and the influence and benefits it can bring are inexhaustible.

Therefore, Zhaoming was used as a breakthrough by Tartaglia, and only Zhaoming needed to sign this document, which meant that Tartaglia won the friendship and support of the Knights for the Lawrence family.

And Zhaoming seemed to be very impatient, Tartaglia was a little worried that Zhaoming would refuse, so he hurriedly turned to Trasda who was lying in the lord's arms with his eyes, hoping that the other party could persuade him for himself.

Trisda understood and whispered a few words in Zhaoming's ear, after which Zhaoming immediately changed his face, signed his name on the paperwork, and handed it back to Tartaglia.

"It's a pleasure to work with you Lawrence Family, and I hope we can make peace and prosperity in the future."

The purpose had been achieved, and Tartaglia did not dare to linger any longer, and immediately took his leave.

Seeing him leave as quickly as if fleeing for his life, the three people in the lord's mansion finally couldn't hold back their laughter.

"Haha, our acting skills are just perfect marks!"

Everything that just happened was planned by Trisda and Zhaomingyu, just to test Tartaglia's purpose.

Trisda used her connections to gather some information about the Lawrence family, and learned that they had been fighting for the family's inheritance recently.

"This guy named Tartaglia is not favored in the family, and he probably did all this to win us over to support him."

Trisda analyzes the situation in front of her and agrees with Zhaoming - Tartaglia is a tool that can be used!

Zhaoming sighed: "Cooper and they have already handed over the money sent by Tartaglia, to be honest, he is quite atmospheric. ”

Trisda looked at the table, where Tartaglia had deliberately left the gemstone ring, and she took it without hesitation.

"Huh! They gave it to me! Zhaoming joked pretending to be angry.

Trisda pursed her lips and twisted her head to the side, looking like "I don't listen, I don't listen."