Chapter 560 [Buried Under the Tree]

Is it to be a lobbyist, or is it to kill someone?

Faced with this problem, Chen Daolin immediately chose to remain silent. Moreover, when Du Weiwei's eyes were aimed at him, Chen Daolin was obviously a little dodgy, and he didn't dare to look at her.

Compared with Chen Daolin, Dean Carmen is much more upright.

"I'll try to convince you first. ”

This is Carmen's answer.

This sentence is subtle, because it seems to be only a "half sentence".

Try to convince first, and the implication seems to be: if you can't convince you......

Hearing this, Du was smiling slightly, and her face looked bright and moving because of this smile.

"The dean is still the dean. Du smiled slightly and made a gesture of please: "Then I'll listen to it first." ”

Carmen was not polite, and Masse took a few steps closer, almost walking to Du Weiwei's table. Du waved his sleeves slightly, and the two chairs that were originally on the side automatically flew over and landed in front of Carmen.

Immediately, a wine bottle placed on the table also landed on the table.

"How can you meet again after a long absence?" Du Wei smiled and seemed to be a little sassy and arrogant: "Even if you want to speak, please drink three glasses first." ”

Carmen remained silent, picked up the glass and quickly poured a glass of wine, and with a flick of his fingers, the wine glass flew to Du Weiwei's fingers, not spilling a drop of wine. Then the dean took three more cups and quickly filled them - as for Chen Daolin, he was gorgeously ignored by the dean.

Carmen glanced at the three glasses of wine in front of her, her expression unchanged, and slowly raised one glass. Du Weiwei seemed to be about to give a distant wish, but Carmen dipped her finger in the wine glass. Then flick your fingers and flick a few drops of wine in the air.

"The first glass of wine. I respect my ancestors. It is not easy for the ancestors of the family to start a business, and they have overcome all obstacles and thorns to have a brilliant tulip family today. ”

Du Weiwei listened, frowned slightly, and then showed a gentle smile on his face again, staring at Carmen with those sparkling eyes.

Carmen poured a glass of wine on the floor, then put it down and held up a second one.

"This second cup. I respect the soldiers of the empire who fought on the front lines. They sacrificed their lives for the country, defended the land, and shed their blood and sacrificed. Whether they are killed in battle with the steppe people or sacrificed in the fight with the orcs, they are the real pillars of this country, and I respect them!"

Carmen spilled the wine on the ground again, Du raised his eyebrows slightly, raised his glass, and took a shallow sip of himself.

"Third glass......" said Carmen as she raised her third glass. He gestured to Du Weiyao: "I respect you, Your Excellency Duke Tulip." ”

Du Wei smiled indifferently: "What do you respect me?"

Carmen took a deep breath and stared at Du Weiwei, as if there was a flame burning in her eyes. Word by word, he said slowly: "I respect you, you know your way back, and you are very good!"

After speaking. Carmen stared at the wine glass in Du Weiwei's hand with blazing eyes.

Du frowned slightly, and she put away her smile. He sighed softly, and then slowly. The wine glass in Du Weiwei's hand was put down and placed on the table.

"Why don't you drink?" Carmen's eyes narrowed.

Du said lightly: "If the words are not right, this wine cannot be drunk." ”

"What's wrong?"

"I have not made a mistake, so I know what it means to be lost. I have not done evil, so what is good?"

Carmen said coldly: "Secretly colluding with foreign races, destroying the barrier of the country, and plotting against him...... Isn't this wrong, isn't it evil?"

Du smiled slightly, and his laughter was clear: "Collusion with foreign races? The steppe people were originally my tulip hunting dogs." It is above board and upright, and everyone knows it! What can we talk about 'secret collusion'? As for the barrier of self-destruction of the country, are you talking about the Northwest Fortress? It is Shiloh who is going to drive my tulip family to a dead end. He doesn't like the Northwest Fortress in the hands of my tulip family, so I let it out, isn't it just what he wants? As for the ill-intentioned ...... you said?"

Du Weiwei's body suddenly exuded an aura that was difficult to describe in words!

She stared at Carmen, her emaciated body slowly rising from the table!

"This empire, if it weren't for my tulip family, would have died one hundred and forty years ago! The poor bloodline of the Augustine family would have died long ago to inherit the heritage of the national system! Now even the emperor has half of the blood of my tulip family! This empire should have belonged to the tulip family in the first place! The Augustinian family has been gasping for one hundred and forty years, and it should have died a long time ago! This country is my family, how can there be any bad intentions!

One hundred and forty years!

If it weren't for the existence of the flaming tulip flag, the Augustinians would have died a long time ago!

My tulip family has been a masterpiece for generations, but they are willing to obey, rejecting the orcs in the north, taming the grasslands in the west, the temple in the inner town, and the south to the seas! How is this empire not my family's?

He Augustine's family can occupy the throne, eat a vegetarian meal, and enjoy it!

Dean, please teach me!"

Du Weiwei said in the end, his voice became louder and louder, his tone became more and more aggressive, almost sharp, and his eyes were as sharp as a knife!

Carmen's face changed, she exhaled lightly, and said in a low voice, "Finally...... Admit it......"

"Admit what?" Du sneered slightly.

"I thought...... Even if it's for hypocrisy, you'll cover it up a little bit, or defend it. Unexpectedly, you didn't hide your ambition at all, and said it so openly. Carmen's voice was a little bitter, she shook her head and looked at Du Weiwei: "You...... Are you going to watch this empire perish? Are you going to bury this empire with your own hands?"

"Buried? Of course not. Du sneered slightly: "I said, this country should have belonged to my family! Since it is my family's country, what should I do when I bury it? ”

"Reminder?"

"It's just a reminder!" Du sneered slightly: "Remind the world! This empire has been hiding under the tulip family's wings for one hundred and forty years! It's been long enough, so long that everyone seems to take this qiē for granted!"

I'm just going to puncture this layer of paper for everyone to see. Without the protection of my tulip family, what a tragic situation this empire would be!

A steppe can make the imperial wolf bèi unbearable!

There is no guard for my tulip family. The Northwest Fortress is exposed to the orcs!

Without the deterrence of my tulip family, the church would have started to stir!

Haha! Didn't the Pope send that bishop named Sinclair to you to make trouble? If in previous years, with my tulip family in the northwest, the bishop of the church dared to set foot in the northwest? I'm afraid that before people get ashore from the Lancang Canal boat, their heads would have been cut off and sent to my desk!

Now, my tulip family is on the edge, just to let everyone see it clearly and carefully!

Without the protection of my tulip family, what would this empire become!"

Carmen's face turned pale: "You...... Coveting the throne?!"

"What if it is? What if it isn't?" Du sneered slightly disdainfully.

"Your ancestor, His Royal Highness Du Wei, the first Duke, said that the Tulip family does not compete for the throne!" Carmen gritted her teeth.

Du shook his head slightly: "The ancestor is wrong. ”

There was a hint of horror in Carmen's eyes: "You...... How dare you despise your ancestors!!?!

"Hahahahaha

Du Weiwei began to laugh wildly. She leaned back and laughed so hard that she almost burst into tears, as if she had heard the most ridiculous words in the world.

Under Carmen's horrified eyes, Du's slight laughter stopped abruptly, and the sharpness in his eyes became more and more compelling.

"Despise the ancestors? ridiculous!!" Du waved his sleeves slightly, as if to roll up the wind, the window behind her opened suddenly, and the cold madness of the night swept into the study, instantly dissipating all the warmth in this room!

"You don't understand at all!" Du stared at Carmen's eyes. He even unabashedly showed disdain and pity: "You don't understand my ancestors at all! You don't understand what the true tradition of the tulip family is!"

Du Weiwei simply walked around from behind the desk and walked towards Carmen step by step.

"Keeping to the imperfections, clinging to the traditions left by our ancestors, following them as the truth, ignoring the fact that the world has changed, is that the greatest stupidity!

My tulip family respects our ancestors and respects the lives that our ancestors have given us. But my ancestors used to say that no one in this world will always be right. There is no truth that will always be suitable for the times! Everything in this world will slowly change! One hundred and forty years ago. The Tulip family does not fight for the throne, and I will not judge whether it is right or wrong. But now. If you continue to fight, it will be a big mistake!"

"Hmph, you think you're smarter than Dewey?" Carmen asked.

"I don't know. Du Weiwei shook his head very dryly: "Maybe the wisdom of the ancestors surpasses me, maybe...... Indeed, I am wiser than my ancestors. There is nothing to shy away from this! My tulip family is not so pedantic! Respect for ancestors does not mean that we will always admit that we are inferior to our ancestors! The greatest respect for our ancestors should be to have firm beliefs and great ambitions, and to do better than our ancestors!

If everyone thinks that their ancestors are the greatest, they will never be able to surpass their ancestors...... That is self-depravity, and the weakening of generation after generation!"

Carmen seems to have nothing to say, Du Weiwei's words, for Carmen in this era, are too rebellious and shocking.

Carmen seemed to subconsciously turn her head to look at Chen Daolin, as if instinctively, she wanted to get some support from Chen Daolin.

But Chen Daolin kept his mouth shut, without the slightest intention of speaking.

From the bottom of his heart, Chen Daolin completely agrees with Du Weiwei's statement.

Sticking to the law of the ancestors was originally a wrong way to cling to the incomplete.

If each generation admits that it is inferior to its ancestors, then it will really only be weakened from generation to generation.

Moreover, Chen Daolin is not surprised that Du Weiwei would say such a theory, nor is it surprising that the Tulip family has such a family motto.

After all, the first duke originally came from the real world like himself.

"It seems that words can't move you anymore. Carmen was silent for a while, then said slowly, "Really...... Isn't there any room for negotiation?"

"I have made up my mind, and my will is indestructible!" Du shook his head slightly: "Dean, I respect you." You are also my elder. But at this point, I will not compromise. ”

Carmen's eyes showed deep disappointment. There is a trace of sadness that cannot be dissolved.

Carmen flicked her sleeves and slowly stood up. She glanced at the three empty wine glasses in front of her. He frowned slightly, but lifted the bottle directly and took a sip with his head up.

The white jade-like hand wiped the corner of his mouth: "This wine was left by your father?"

"Yes. Du nodded slightly.

"I remember the taste. Carmen seemed to smile: "In the old days, it was here, in this study. I remember, I seem to be sitting in this position, your father...... Just sit where you sit, and we'll sit and talk.

Your father wasn't a big drinker, but he was a great drinker. It also makes wine. Every time we argued about an issue, and in the end neither of us could convince the other, we started drinking. And every time he got drunk, he would show me a sword dance.

He boasted that his swordsmanship was the best in the world. At that time, I was stubborn and refused to admit his statement, even if I had already agreed with it in my heart.

Both of us were extremely proud, and neither of us would accept the other. Sometimes, we argue to the end. There was a big argument, and I brushed my sleeves away.

I lived in this castle for three years, and those three years were almost the easiest and fastest days of my life.

We argue every day. Drinking, sword dancing, quarrelling. Then reconcile, then argue. Drink and dance the sword again......

Your father seems to be kind, but he has more arrogance in his bones than anyone else! You have completely inherited this from your father. ”

Du Wei sighed lightly and said in a low voice: "My father also said that if it weren't for the fact that you and him were too proud in the past, maybe, maybe ......"

"In this world, there are not so many possibilities. Many things are missed. Carmen bit her lip: "I just didn't expect that after all these years, I would come back here, in the same room, in the same position, and have another argument with his daughter, and...... I still can't tell you. ”

Du lowered his hand slightly, and said lightly: "The tradition of the tulip family, if you can't say it, then fight!"

"Not bad. Carmen's eyes lit up: "If you can't say it, then fight!" That's what your father said back then. It's just that he didn't do anything with me, but showed me a sword dance. Unexpectedly, I didn't do anything with him in the past, but now ......"

"When you came here today, I knew that this decisive battle was inevitable. Du smiled faintly: "You can't convince me, and I can't convince you." You come with your convictions, then, since the lips and tongues cannot be solved, the only way to distinguish the winner is to use iron and blood. ”

Carmen suddenly smiled: "Actually, I have long thought that this battle is imperative." ”

Du Weiwei said calmly: "You have the heart to defend the Tao, I have the heart to keep the will, then let's fight!"

Carmen looked at Du Weiwei, as if from Du Weiwei's face, she could vaguely see a little bit of the outline of the man back then.

"Before I do it, I want to do one thing first. ”

"What?"

"I want to ...... Eat something. The evil aura on Carmen's body suddenly disappeared miraculously, and she looked at Du Weiwei: "I lived in this city for three years in the past, and your tulip family is famous for liking food, but I don't like it at all, but there is a meat puree cake made by one in this city, which I like the most." Every time your father falls out with me, he buys it for me to eat every few days, and then the two of them get back together.

I haven't set foot in the Northwest for years, maybe...... Today is also the last time I set foot here in my life.

I think...... Take another bite. ”

......

The cake was soon delivered to Carmen.

The owner of the cake maker is almost 60 years old, and the shop is located in the east of Loulan City, which is not too wide.

The owner worked as a chef in the castle for a few years and learned how to cook. There is an exclusive secret recipe for the meatloaf, which is to add a little light wine to the water when kneading the dough, knead the light liquor flavor into the dough, bake it for three minutes, and then take the cake out of the oven, knead the minced meat puree in it, wrap it in a layer of oil, and then put it back into the oven to bake.

The meat puree cake baked in this way will have a faint sweet aftertaste after chewing, and the meat puree inside will not be too old.

Because of such a unique craft, his family's business has always been very good, and the boss only sells 100 cakes every day, and when they are sold out, they close the door to rest, and they don't do any more.

But in Loulan City, Duke Tulip's will is the will of God!

The order given by Duke Tulip was carried out to the letter.

Even in the middle of the night, the boss was dragged out of the warm bed by the captain of the Tulip family's guards. The boss was in a dream - he had never been treated like this all his life. A few of Tulip's cooks helped the boss heat the stove with their own hands. The magicians of the two families used fire magic to heat the hearth.

And the old butler of the tulip family castle with gray hair folded his sleeves and helped him make wine juice with his own hands!

When the cake was delivered to Carmen, Carmen held it in her hand, it was still steaming, and when you bite into it gently, it is crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. The crispy pancake and the soft meat filling are mixed together, and the aroma is instantly filled.

Carmen didn't seem to care at all under Du's slight gaze, and simply ate a plate-sized cake in one bite, and drank a sip of sweet wine soup before letting out a long breath.

"The taste is really the taste of the year. Carmen closed her eyes and thought about it: "It's just that it's baked too quickly, and it should be the temperature of the furnace that the magician used fire magic to increase it, so the dough is a little dry and hard - but it's already good." I thought I would never eat anything like this again in my life. ”

Chen Daolin didn't say a word, he also ate half of it on the side and put it down, but he was a little disdainful in his heart, the taste of this cake, in Brother Daling's opinion, was just so-so, and he didn't feel that there were too many extraordinary, and he didn't know why it would make this Dean Carmen forget it for many years.

Carmen seemed to reluctantly glance at the remaining piece on the table, but looked away and took a deep breath.

At this time, Chen Daolin and Du Weiwei both noticed that there seemed to be a trace of water vapor flashing in the eyes of this beautiful dean, and then it quickly disappeared.

"That year, I met your father in the Academy of Magic, and on the first day of my visit to Loulan City, he took me out of the castle at night, and we ran to this shop together, and we ran over the wall into the boss's bedroom, dragged him out of bed, and watched him make cakes for us. Your father paid him a lot of gold.

But even so, your father was later punished by your grandfather.

That was the first time he invited me to eat this. ”

Carmen seemed to be talking to herself: "And when I left Loulan City, he invited me to eat again......"

......

Decades ago, it seemed like such a cold winter.

That morning, the snow finally stopped, after several days.

The young man, who still had a heroic look on his face at that time, rode his horse and galloped after him. He still smiled so brightly, and took out a piece of bread wrapped in layers of cotton cloth from his bosom, and when he opened it, there was still steaming heat.

Then, as he did today, he ate it in front of him.

Halfway through eating, I found that there was a small, hard thing in my mouth.

When I spit it in my mouth, I realized that it was a ring!

I remember looking at the young man with a panicked look in my eyes, pinching the small ring.

He was still laughing so heartlessly.

"Hey, can you give me a word? We always quarrel, but I think I like you a lot. ”

Well, what was my reaction at the time? Yes, it was a subtle feeling, there was joy, but more of it was apprehension, and there was a trace of shame, right?

So, I threw the ring back to him and fled......

The figure of the young man was left standing alone in the snow, and the smile on his face gradually turned into disappointment......

Half a year later, the news of his wedding came.

......

The smile on Carmen's lips froze, and she glanced at the plate in front of her again, and raised her head again.

"I've eaten it, so let's do it. Du Weiwei ...... If I die, bury me in the academy, and if there is a tree in my yard, bury me under the tree. (To be continued......)