"It's broken."

With a heavy heart, Jiang Lu left Princess Connaught's palace.

It was nothing like he had imagined.

He had imagined that Princess Connaught might be empathetic, and that she would disdain Cúchulainn and abandon the marriage because she had eaten better.

But he didn't expect that the other party actually hit the abacus on himself.

How unreasonable!

So as soon as he saw Cú Chulainn, Jiang Lu was the wicked person who sued first.

"It's all your fault! Now it's a big deal! ”

Cú Chulainn hurriedly asked what was going on.

Jiang Lu told him that Princess Connaught planned to let Maeve change the marriage partner.

When Cú Chulainn heard this, he also became serious, after getting along for the past few days, he knew that Maeve doted on her daughter very much, even if she wanted a star in the sky, Maeve would find a way to pick it for her.

Not sure, Maeve would really agree to this ridiculous request.

Thinking of this, Cú Chulainn couldn't help but feel a little weak, after all, he asked Jiang Lu to help him settle it, but now that things have become like this, if it gets out and is known by his mother, he will inevitably be severely punished as the main culprit.

To make matters worse, this is bound to become another big royal scandal after Corncieber.

The news that Cú Chulainn's marriage partner was in love with his stepfather was too explosive.

Although this is not considered a betrayal in essence, because it was Cú Chulainn who asked his stepfather to seduce his fiancée, it is better not to explain this explanation.

"Then that's or."

Cú Chulainn gritted his teeth: "Why don't you make do with it?" Anyway, it is only said that Ulster and Connaught are married, except for the two countries, no one knows who is marrying whom.

It really doesn't work, we might as well be wrong. ”

"Anyway, you just don't want to marry her, do you?" Jiang Lu sighed.

"Hmm"

A trace of apology flashed across Cu Chulainn's face, and he finally confided in his true thoughts:

"I admit that Princess Connaught is very good and very good, but I don't have room for anyone else in my heart.

You know, I had a wife in the Shadow Country, and not only did we not see each other for years, but I killed me and her son with my own hands.

I already owe her a lot, and I can't do it again if I am asked to marry someone else behind her back. ”

Listening to Cu Chulainn's statement, Jiang Lu was a little confused.

How can a person be pure and cow, for the sake of pure love for himself, this is simply me!

Jiang Lu suddenly felt the same way.

The only difference between the two of them is that Jiang Lu is for the pure love of the cow and others, while Cu Chulainn is the cow himself.

But despite this, at least the spirit of pure love is the same.

Thinking of this, Jiang Lu said with some emotion: "I didn't expect that Ling is also a good man with the same responsibility as me." ”

"Really?" Cu Chulainn's brows soothed, as if relieved: "So did you agree?" ”

"Nope." Jiang Lu shook his head slowly: "Although I understand you and approve of you, but unfortunately, I can't agree to your request." ”

"Why?"

"And why?" Jiang Lu asked: "The marriage is for the alliance between the two countries, so no matter who she marries, she must be a wife."

That is to say, if you marry her, then after you become a king, even if you meet someone you like, that person can only be a princess, not a queen, otherwise it will be contempt and insult to Connaught.

It's the same with me, if you want to have real peace, then if I marry her, I have to be king, and your mother can only be my mistress, not a name, understand?

Disobedient son, do you want your mother to be wronged? ”

"Hiss" Cú Chulainn gasped.

Of course, this is something he can never bear.

He didn't care if he was not a king, he just saw that his mother was finally about to usher in a happy life, but when it came to the end, he suddenly wanted to be a child.

How does this work?

"No, absolutely not!"

Cú Chulainn decisively vetoed.

"Right." Jiang Lu sighed: "So you should be honest at the beginning, otherwise how can there be so much trouble?" ”

Cú Chulainn saw that Jiang Lu had put all the blame on himself, and although he felt guilty, he couldn't help but mutter: "This is indeed my problem, but didn't you also happily agree at that time?" ”

"That's a chat, huh?" Jiang Lu slapped the table angrily: "Am I happy?" Didn't I smile helplessly?

And for whom am I sacrificing myself? Not for you? If you can do it, will you need me? ”

Jiang Lu is indeed a master of changing faces, seeing that the situation is not right and encountering trouble, his attitude towards Cúchulainn has also changed from "this child is filial piety when he is young" a day ago to "this child is really uncomfortable".

And the angry accusation also startled Cúchulainn, and he lowered his head: "I'm sorry. ”

Jiang Lu snorted coldly, but he didn't say anything more.

After a short silence, Cúchulainn cautiously asked, "So what now?" ”

"Don't make noise! I'm figuring it out. Jiang Lu said impatiently.

"Hmm"

Cú Chulainn was completely just a child who had done something wrong at this time, and he couldn't see any majesty and evil madness in the eyes of outsiders in front of Jiang Lu.

After a while, Jiang Lu suddenly said, "Eh, there is." ”

"What?"

"A remedy, thought of it."

Jiang Lu narrowed his eyes and said:

"Just don't do it, don't do it!"

"You're not going to assassinate Maeve and Princess Connaught, are you?" Looking at the fierceness in Jiang Lu's eyes, Cú Chulainn said helplessly: "I can't do it, I've also thought about it, but Maeve has many druids with weird abilities around her, and those treacherous special magics happen to be something I'm not good at dealing with, and if I can't get it once, I'm afraid it will cause even greater disasters." ”

Hearing this, Jiang Lu stared at Cu Chulainn as if he was looking at a monster, and said in his heart, you boy with thick eyebrows and big eyes, why are you so dark-minded?

Thinking so, Jiang Lu asked rhetorically: "Who said that I was going to assassinate them, what I said was that I didn't do it endlessly, which means that one trick is eaten all over the world, understand?" ”

"I don't quite understand," Cú Chulainn shook his head in confusion.

Jiang Lu had no choice but to explain with hatred:

"I'm going to talk to Maeve alone, to find out, if she doesn't agree to Princess Connaught's request, then it's best, you should get married, if you don't want to deal with her, leave it to me, I'll help you get it, in short, finalize the alliance first."

If she agrees, then I can change Princess Connaught's mind, and I can naturally change her mind, you know, there is an old saying in the distant ancient orient, called the one who knows the times is Junjie, I believe that my current abilities will definitely be able to pry her mouth open! ”

"Oooh! That's what it means! ”

Cú Chulainn suddenly realized, and then overjoyed:

"If you have a way, I know where Maeve is, and I can take you there."

"Okay." Jiang Lu nodded, and then suddenly asked, "Speaking of which, she is your mother-in-law, right?" ”

"Well, if you're married, that's true." Cú Chulainn wondered, "But why do you suddenly ask that?" ”

"Well, it's okay, just warm up in advance."

"You mean to prepare, right?"

"Almost, warm up."

"You're really thoughtful." Cú Chulainn complimented, and set off with Jiang Lu to Maeve's residence.

An hour later.

Queen Maeve, who had already agreed to Princess Connaught, was successfully persuaded by Jiang Luxiao's sincerity with emotion and reason.

"This kid is really, I wonder why he suddenly changed his mind, it turned out that he was hiding that I ate so well"

Queen Maeve snorted.

Jiang Lu, on the other hand, pinched her chin and frowned, "Don't talk when you're eating." ”

"Got it," Queen Maeve gave him a blank look and shut her mouth.

Standing on the edge of the table, Jiang Lu seemed to suddenly think of something, suddenly hugged Queen Maeve off the table, and then asked nervously:

"You didn't swallow just now, did you?"

"Nope." Queen Maeve wiped her mouth and asked, puzzled, "What's wrong?" ”

"Oh, it's fine." Jiang Lu breathed a sigh of relief and replied, "According to a hometown custom, women can't eat at the table. ”

“？”

Night falls.

The palace of Connaught was brightly lit.

Because at this time there was an engagement banquet going on in the royal palace.

Yesterday's dinner was just a meeting between the two queens to discuss marriage and alliances.

Of course, Dextell was very interested in his son's wife, and after meeting Princess Connaught, she was also very satisfied, so she made up her mind.

Tonight, it's like a real engagement.

It's just that among the parties present, except for Dectiel, who was full of smiles and was full of interest, everyone else had ghosts and ideas.

"Are you sure it's okay?"

Cú Chulainn was still a little worried, although Jiang Lu gave him a package ticket, but after all, this was closely related to him, and naturally it was impossible to completely put his mind at ease.

"Don't worry, there's absolutely no problem." Jiang Lu smiled confidently: "Although it was a step late, Maeve had already agreed to her, but fortunately, I still tried my best to turn the tide and make her change her mind." ”

"That's good." Although he was still very worried, seeing that Jiang Lu was so sure, he didn't want to continue to ask anything, so as not to cause Jiang Lu's dissatisfaction, worried that he would think he was questioning him.

Just in the daytime, the ghost-faced fox and heavy artillery, who went to walk around the city and felt the customs, also said hello to Jiang Lu.

"Why haven't I seen you for a day, where have you been?"

"There's something going on, I'm going to get busy."

Faced with Jiang Lu's vague answer, the two of them had obviously become accustomed to it for a long time.

This was the case when he was in the [Infinite Prison] before, Jiang Lu always acted alone and didn't know what to do.

The two of them had been curious before, but after they learned more about the Spirit Domain this time, they didn't care much anymore.

I guess I hooked up with some woman again, right?

So as soon as they sat down in the seat behind Jiang Lu, the two of them talked in a whisper.

"I think it should be the maid from yesterday, when she poured wine for Jiang Bao, I saw that her eyes were going to be drawn."

Heavy artillery was determined.

"You're wrong." Ghost-faced Fox shook his head: "There is a queen called Dectiel by his side, do you think he can still eat an ordinary maid?" ”

"And who do you think it is?" "Anyway, let's rule out Dectiel, she's been meeting with the ministers of Connaught all day today." ”

"Hmm... Wouldn't it be too bold if I guessed it was Maeve? Ghost-faced fox said tentatively.

"That's a bit bold indeed." Heavy Artillery snickered, and said with some evil taste: "But you guessed so boldly, then I'll guess one too, I guess what the princess said?" ”

"Then you're not daring." Ghost-faced Fox couldn't help but be amused: "That's Cú Chulainn's fiancée, this is already something that can be pointed out by us from the highest moral position for a lifetime, right?" ”

"Haha, I can laugh at him for the rest of my life."

The heavy artillery held back his laughter so much that his face was about to distort, and the ghost-faced fox naturally laughed as well.

But laughing and laughing, he stopped laughing.

"Huh? What happened to you? ”

Heavy Artillery noticed the Ghost-Faced Fox, whose face was getting serious, and turned his head suspiciously, and then he stopped smiling.

I saw that Princess Connaught had already stood in front of Jiang Lu at some point, lying on his table in a bewitching posture, how charming and charming she was, and the pure and polite Princess Connaught a day ago was simply like two people.

And Cúchulainn, on the side, only bowed his head and drank, turning a blind eye to all this.

As for Jiang Lu, he wore an embarrassed but polite smile, and tried his best to make Princess Connaught pay attention to the impact.

"Pay attention to the impact? What impact? ”

The heavy artillery turned his head and asked the ghost-faced fox.

"How do I know?" The ghost-faced fox gritted his teeth: "I guessed it really for you, right?" ”

The heavy artillery was stunned: "No... No way... I'm talking nonsense. ”

As soon as Ghostface opened his mouth and was about to say something, he heard the host of the banquet, Queen Maeve, begin his opening remarks.

"Welcome to my engagement reception."

"Whose engagement feast?" The heavy artillery was again at a loss.

"I said I don't know! Wait a minute, it's going to be..."

The two of them were also puzzled by the guests at the scene.

"Isn't it the engagement feast of Cú Chulainn and the princess... How..."

"yes... I never heard that Queen Maeve was getting married..."

Princess Connaught subconsciously exclaimed, "Mother! You're wrong, how could it be your engagement reception? ”

Jiang Lu's face also changed: "This is different from what he said!" It's broken... It was put on the table! ”

At this time, Maeve condescendingly showed an obscure smile at Jiang Lu, as if to say: Boy, didn't expect it, right?

Then she immediately announced to everyone: "Yes, it is not my daughter Van Delbay that will be held today, but me, Maeve, and the Great Prime Minister from Ulster, Janger!" ”

Princess Connaught: ?

"Who?"

Dectair was stunned for a moment, and then took the case:

"I disagree!"

"Why don't you agree? As far as I know, your son Cú Chulainn has no love for my daughter, and to be honest, I don't want my daughter to have a failed marriage. ”

Maeve said with a heartfelt voice:

"Besides, even if he changes his mind, then she and my daughter's affairs can be done later.

As for the alliance, of course, it is still business as usual. ”

"No, I don't mean that, my son and your daughter's affairs don't matter at all!" Dectair said anxiously.

Cú Chulainn: ?

"And what do you mean?" Maeve was puzzled.

She didn't know what the relationship between Jiang Lu and Dector was, and completely believed Jiang Lu's rhetoric, saying that he was just Cúchulainn's adoptive father and had nothing to do with Dectiel, so she couldn't understand that Dector shouldn't be grateful to Dade for exchanging a prime minister for such a powerful ally as Connaught?

Seeing that Maeve was not going to let go, Dectel also let go: "He is my chosen queen!" ”

"Ginger." Hearing this, Maeve turned her head coldly: "Didn't you tell me that you were just Cú Chulainn's nominal adoptive father?" Just like Fergus, what's going on now? ”

Seeing this, Jiang Lu could only spread his hands helplessly: "Now that it is now, it seems that there is no need for me to hide it, in fact, I also have a hard time." ”

"Bitter?"

Maeve and Dectiel stared at him with the same questioning eyes.

It seems that if Jiang Lu can't give a reasonable explanation, they will kill him.

But Jiang Lu didn't panic at all, just after a little thought, a perfect set of words had already taken shape in his mind.

"I am a peace-loving person and do not want to see war, therefore, I want to bring about peace between the two countries on my own!"

"You call this peacemaking?" Dectiel said angrily.

"That's what I thought." Jiang Lu calmly analyzed: "The queens of the two countries serve the same husband together, and after a long time, you will inevitably be like sisters, and then the two countries and nature will be like a family."

And as long as the alliance between the two countries is indestructible, and the other kingdoms will naturally not have any crooked thoughts, then the world will naturally be peaceful. ”

"But it can't—" Dectiel still grumbled, but his tone was noticeably softer.

As for Maeve, she even thought about it seriously.

"I think... You can give it a try. ”

"What about me?" Princess Connaught, who had not spoken, said suddenly.

"You?"

Maeve thought about it for a while, and felt that she still couldn't refuse her pampered daughter, plus she had just been tricked once, she was a little unbearable, and after hesitating for a while, she finally nodded helplessly:

"But you can only wait until I and your Aunt Dectiel are tired."

"Good!" Princess Connaught easily agreed, because she knew Uncle Jiangge's strength, and he couldn't be tired.

Seeing this, Dectel thought about it, and finally for some reason, perhaps not wanting to be compared, he also set his eyes on his only son, Cúchulainn.

Cú Chulainn, who had long been sitting on pins and needles, was even more embarrassed at this time.

He waved his hand and said with a complicated expression: "Mother, you guys play, I won't participate..."

Good night!

(End of chapter)