Chapter 272, The Empire Comes
Winter's footsteps reached the Earl of Glamorgan and the castle of the Earl of Glamorgan.
The first heavy snowfall in mid-winter came earlier than in previous years. Compared with Nord, Brittany is located in the south. It is indeed too early for heavy snowfall at the end of November. When people wake up in the morning, the sky is full of snow I don't know when the sky of the town was covered, and the sky was full of dark clouds.
Winter has indeed come, and the townspeople in Jin Town hurriedly built fires to keep warm, starched and washed clothes, and did handicrafts by the way. Due to the strong wind and snow, many buildings in the collar were closed, and the serfs took the money they earned. Went to the tavern, drank cheap barley wine, ate brown bread and fried beans, and chatted loudly about all kinds of interesting things.
Dozens of taverns have been opened in the town, and new taverns are constantly appearing, even dwarves and wood elves. Special taverns are of course very expensive, at least the serfs can’t afford it, a glass of ordinary barley wine It only needs a few copper coins, but a glass of wood elf fruit wine can't be bought without a few silver coins.
The guys in each bar stood at the door and greeted customers enthusiastically. They said one by one: "Gentlemen, folks, it's cold, come in and have a drink, we have the best bards and the best barley wine .”
Astute bar owners know that this year's "folks" have a lot of shiny coins in their pockets.
In the earl's castle, Ryan and Suria are leaning together, drinking hot coffee and tasting delicious jam cakes. The heavy snow outside the window did not affect Ryan's good mood, on the contrary, it brought a special feeling to the two. Such a mood.
Ryan's hands were not very honest around Suria's waist. This was the first time for the female knight to sit with Ryan and have a good talk since she was engaged to him. Every time she came to find Ryan, she was called to the lake. The fairy in the middle tower went to receive "training". Ryan didn't know what the fairy in the lake had trained Suria, but it was true that the two couldn't meet.
Until Ryan complained to the fairy in the lake: "Ma'am, are you engaged to Suria or am I engaged to Suria?"
The fairy in the lake laughed so hard that she burst into tears, and then released the female knight to reunite with him.
"It's snowing so hard, Ryan, are they okay, brother?" Suria leaned on Ryan's shoulder, covered with a thin blanket, and she was a little worried on her dignified, noble and delicate face. The female knight was wearing a dreamy suit today. Peach pink orange bouquet windbreaker, inside is a white fine wool sweater, very beautiful but not warm enough, especially with a pair of skin-colored pantyhose under the knee-length skirt to keep out the cold, Ryan wrapped the female knight's body with a blanket Beautiful legs, leaving only a pair of little feet wearing bear slippers, and then comforted, "Don't worry, nothing will happen."
"Well, I trust you." Surya has a kind of mysterious trust in Ryan, which may be the reason for the engagement, or maybe Ryan has created too many miracles.
The atmosphere in the room was very quiet. Olika was sitting by the fireplace, adding firewood slowly. Delicious pies were being baked in the fireplace, which would be their lunch today.
"Suria, are you staying here for a few days? The envoy from the empire will arrive here in a few days. Come and meet him with me." Ryan touched Suria's tender little hand and said softly .
"Emissary of the Empire?" The female knight blushed a little. At first, she thought Ryan had malicious intentions.
"Well, the envoy of the empire, and also my old friend and brother-in-law, Anton Ferdinand, Earl of the Griffin." Ryan relaxed his body into the sofa chair: "This meeting will have a lot of meaning, I need you to come with me to meet my foster brother."
"Of course I will meet your brother-in-law with you." Surya nodded again and again, and the female knight asked curiously: "Anton? heard about it."
Ryan smiled wryly and shook his head: "The godfather didn't marry until he was nearly fifty years old. Yuli hasn't planned to get married until now? Are we not good enough to be ahead of him?"
The female knight smiled wryly after hearing this topic. She leaned on Ryan's chest: "Brother, my father doesn't bother to talk about it. My brother is only thinking about fighting and chivalry. My father asked someone to introduce Carcassonne to him. The granddaughter of the Duke of Hubald, the second daughter of the eldest son of the Duke of Bastogne, Berhemond, and several daughters of the earl, the elder brothers are not satisfied, and now the father is too lazy to talk about it, compared to most of the daughters of the duke , I am very happy now."
"It's my honor to be engaged to you." Ryan's face was a little rejoicing. The female knight has a good character, outstanding strength, and noble status. It is his luck to marry her.
This is all thanks to François who taught him well and pampered him rightly. It is very important for Ryan to have a gentle and virtuous wife who can help him a lot.
Casvann, the Duke of Palavon, has a well-known wicked wife. This duchess was born noble, and she is the great-granddaughter of King John I of the previous generation. It was spread all over the old world that she was not pretty, and had a very bad temper, always trying to catch any fault of her husband and then blaming her like a mad dog, biting Kasvann like a mad dog, it was really frustrating bored.
Ryan believes that some small conflicts between husband and wife are inevitable, and mutual tolerance and understanding are very necessary in life, but the Duchess of Kasvann is not the case. Telling the embarrassing things about her husband to win everyone's sympathy, her nitpicking way of doing things disliked all the knights, but she herself didn't realize it.
Francois once said with dissatisfaction that the duchess especially liked to break in suddenly when the dukes and the king were meeting in the capital to discuss matters, and then took the opportunity to pour out her dissatisfaction in front of all the dukes, making Cass Fann's face was shamed again and again, and under her influence, Casfan's temper also became irritable and gloomy.
This shows how important it is for a newly-rising nobleman like Ryan to have a wife like Suria. Divorce between big nobles is very difficult and involves a lot, especially for a champion like Ryan. Under the marriage contract bestowed, it is almost impossible for him to divorce.
Looking at the heavy snow outside the window, Ryan was silent for a long time, and then he said softly to Suria: "Suria, the purpose of the imperial envoy's visit this time is not that simple. First of all, I used the godfather's relationship to buy value from the empire." The magic ore of Qianjin Mark, due to the preciousness of these ores, it is very likely that Anton personally brought the Griffin Knights to transport them. Also, the friction between the Duke of Palaion and the Empire has become more and more frequent and intense recently. It is suspected that the empire is here to test."
"Testing? Testing your and your father's position?" Suria immediately realized something. The female knight raised her head, and her exquisite beauty showed some seriousness. As the Duke's daughter, her political sensitivity was even stronger. Guo Ryan: "The empire is already preparing to go to war with the Duke of Palaion?"
"Maybe we won't know until we meet Anton."
"Ryan, can I ask your position? How do you plan?" Surya hesitated for a while, and she asked in a low voice: "Father and the empire have always had a good relationship."
"It is unwise to consume the precious power of human beings in internal fighting. On this point, I support His Excellency the Duke." Ryan decided to give the female knight a complete explanation, so that she could feel at ease.
"Thank you, Ryan, you are very kind." Su Liya subconsciously felt that Ryan didn't want to put herself in the middle of a dilemma. kissed himself.
The two entangled on the soft sofa chair for a while before getting up. Suria blushed and smoothed the wrinkles on her dress, unable to lift her head shyly. Ryan let her go with a chuckle, and the earl himself was a little proud A box was moved in from the outside: "Suria, look what I got?"
Open the box, inside is the best beef, the surface of the beef has a beautiful marble pattern.
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