Section 129 Small City

"Are you feeling unwell?" asked Rhodia.

"No, I just ...... Feeling heartache. The little girl replied reluctantly. Almost the next moment, she remembered today's events, and once again tears couldn't help but appear in her eyes.

"Heartache?" of course, someone like Rhodia guessed the truth at once. "I remember...... Ashrufat came back yesterday. Did you see it this morning?"

The little girl lowered her head and let out a whimper of the little girl's grievances.

He ...... He...... He actually has a wife, and it's four!" The next moment, she couldn't control her emotions and finally broke out.

"What are you talking about?" Rothea was a little surprised. "What wife?"

"Ashrufat! He has four wives!"

"Ah......" Rhodia herself was stunned. "To be honest, I really don't know what to do...... Did he say it himself? Or did somebody else tell you?"

He said it himself. ”

"What do you mean...... He said he had four wives?four?" Rhodia pondered, "Strange, that's not right. ”

"Wow...... He's going to let one of them come here and act as Chancellor of the Exchequer!"

"But...... I remember he told me that he was unmarried. Rhodia sighed. "To be honest, if he really gets married, then he will definitely bring his family to Eagle Falcon City to take office. He doesn't lack that much money......"

"All four are his fiancées!" the little girl looked up and burst into tears, her expression half sad, half angry. "It's so obscene, it's too shameless!"

"Ahhh......h Well, it doesn't seem like a special thing for a nobleman to marry multiple wives. Seeing the little girl's expression, Rhodia wanted to laugh a little, but for some reason she couldn't. "Well, let's say our mother-in-law...... She's ......."

Everyone knows that her mother-in-law is the mistress of the little girl's grandfather. It stands to reason that this matter can be blamed on this, but it is obvious that a girl like a little girl who has been frustrated in her first love will not make any sense.

"Mother-in-law is mother-in-law, and it has nothing to do with this matter. Anyway, Ashrufat is too much, I must ......"

"It's the privilege of a nobleman to marry multiple wives and concubines, isn't it you who made him a nobleman?"

"If I had known that he was such a shameless person, I would not have canonized him anyway!" the little girl said categorically.

"And what about his suggestion?"

"Of course it's no!" said the little girl viciously. "How could I have such a woman as my Chancellor of the Exchequer!

"To tell you the truth, Your Majesty, I don't think you should think that way. Rhodia replied. "You say, if you veto this candidate, will that woman come to Eagle City?"

"This ...... Probably not. The little girl thought for a moment and replied.

"Then it would be better to let her come here, see what kind of woman she is, and ask her why she is the fiancée of Ashrufat. To be honest, the incident itself is strange. ”

"What's wrong?"

"Well, Your Majesty, in my personal experience, it is very common for a man to fall in love with a woman, and it is seen everywhere. To say that a man is in love with two women at the same time...... Well, according to a philosopher, the spiritual realm of man is actually very vast, and an object may not be able to fill it. So it's not uncommon for a man to fall in love with two women at the same time. But a man is in love with three women at the same time...... This is an extremely rare thing. As for a man falling in love with four women at the same time...... At least I've never seen one in all the years I've been in Eagle Castle. This is unprecedented, if not unprecedented. ”

"What do you mean......" The little girl's eyes flashed with a glimmer of brilliance.

"Marriage is not necessarily autonomous. Rhodia replied. "I'm sure you'll understand. Do you know who his fiancées are? I mean point out where they come from and whatever. ”

"Well, it seems to be from the Griffin family...... A person should be a side line in a certain lineage, a woman who does not even have the status of a nobleman. It seems that two sisters married him together. Speaking of this, the little girl still gritted her teeth a little.

She told Rhodia what she knew about Ashrufat's marriage contract and the like. These things were told to her by her mother-in-law. In fact, these are not any special secrets, but the little queen did not inquire. It should be said that she hadn't thought about it at all before, otherwise she would have known it a long time ago. Of course, for a girl of her age, thinking about the problem is not so comprehensive.

"The Griffin Family...... Ah, that's a familiar name. By the way, isn't it the famous family who claims to be a side branch of the royal family?"

"What royal side branches, they boasted. The little girl scoffed. "According to the records of the Makremiz family, they only had a marriage to the ancestors of the Makremiz family. That's going back generations. The people of the Griffin family just like to brag about themselves and inflate their worth. If you really want to talk about it seriously, no matter how you count the succession, it will not be the turn of the Griffin family. ”

Although the founding of Gruni is only a hundred years old, in fact, the royal family, that is, the Makremiz family, has a much longer history and has been passed down for hundreds of years. The same goes for the Griffins. But now, there is a clear difference between the two families. Today, although the Makrémiz family is the royal family of Gruny, it is withered. The reason why the little queen was able to become a queen at a young age was entirely because of the blessing of this matter - because other suitable heirs were even breastfeeding. The Griffins, on the other hand, flourished and prospered, not only in Gruni but also in Tiberius.

"Speaking of which, I wouldn't be surprised if Ashrufat had promised to marry for the sake of his future. Rhodia said. "Sometimes, it's something you can't do. ”

I don't know what Lu Dao is about, but the little girl suddenly thought of some things about the marriage contract that Ashrufat had said to her in the past, which made her stunned.

“...... Sometimes the only way is to marry someone else who has arranged a marriage match. Ashruphat seemed to have said that to her at the time. Could it be that a feeling?

"And," Rhodia said as she looked at the little girl. "Between fiancée and wife...... But there is an essential difference. If the wife has no legal reason, she cannot be divorced. And the words of the fiancée...... That's a completely different story. Even if it is a unilateral dissolution of the marriage contract, it is not impossible. ”

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At dusk, the whole town is shrouded in the golden light of the setting sun.

Since it had rained heavily last night, the grass on the outskirts of the city was still damp for three minutes, and the roads were all dry. In the suburbs of the horse market, horse dealers are fighting for the last deal of the day.

An elderly woman in her sixties and wearing a dark gray dress became the target of contention. The old woman wore no hat, her hair was traditionally coiled at the back of her head, and she was flanked by several uniformed servants. Although she did not wear any eye-catching jewelry, the servants by her side were the best illustration of her identity and possessions.

If Ashruphat had been present, he would have immediately recognized the old woman as Countess Marianne, or by another name, Aunt Marie.

"Madame, my horse is strong enough to travel day and night......"

"My horses have a very good pedigree, they have excellent stamina and can ......"

The merchant is rambling and trying to sell his horse. When the Countess Marianne came to the horse market, she made it clear that she was going on a long journey, so she needed two horses of strong physique, especially excellent endurance.

Brasín may be a small city, but it is a thriving city. There are some excellent horses in the horse market on the outskirts of the city. The battle for customers continued for some time, but in the end a horse dealer came out on top and sold his two horses for a good price.

During this time, although the entire kingdom of Gruni can be described as changing, for this remote city, it seems that nothing has changed. The only thing that has changed, if anything, is that everyone is a little confused about the changes in the situation, so the whole city seems a little dazed from top to bottom.

In fact, it's not just that they don't come to Xi'an, the entire county and even the entire province are in this state of confusion. The whole of Gruni is now divided and separated. Although there is no sign of civil war yet, anyone with a discerning eye can see that this war may be inevitable.

In her stance, Brassian is undoubtedly in favor of the little queen of Eagle City. Unfortunately, it is too far away from Eagle Castle, and it has been cut off by the territories of several "rebel" lords. If there was a war, it would be completely cut off from Eagle City, so it would be unable to help the queen at all. Of course, even if it was close to Eagle City, it would only be able to help.

However, this city, which was originally destined to be unknown, now seems to have a certain connection with this situation. This connection comes from two sources. On one side was the governor of Brasian, the Marquis of Ellenn. The old man, a former Minister of the Interior, who was once thought to have rushed to the small town of Brasian to retire, had now received a secret order from the Queen to relinquish his duties as governor and rush to the city of the Eagle Falcon. Legend has it that he will be appointed as the new prime minister.

On the other hand, it comes from Ishrufat, a local squire and nobleman in Brasian (Ashrufat is also considered a native because he is a "nobleman") who has been appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer in the process of helping the queen defeat the rebels. The Chancellor of the Exchequer is sometimes referred to as the Minister of Finance and Taxation, and even those who know nothing about politics can understand the importance of this position.

The Countess Marianne left the horse market satisfied. Her carriage did not turn around and go home, but headed for the gates of the small town. Before the sunset had dissipated, her carriage came to the door of the governor's palace in the center of the town.

The old woman didn't come to visit out of the blue. When she got out of the car, the messenger at the gate of the governor's palace greeted her warmly. They had long known that the old woman was coming.

"Is the Marquis of Elynne there?" asked Aunt Mary to the servant who had greeted her.

"The Governor is waiting for you in his reception room. The servant replied.