After the Legend

Chapter 247: New legend

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Just as he was about to say something, he suddenly saw the king's movements and took a breath.

Her attention had been attracted by her daughter's marriage and the king's sudden order, and she almost forgot her original plan. Only now did she wake up when she saw the cup in the king's hand.

This gold goblet inlaid with rubies was not the one used for drinking when bidding farewell to the envoys of Van A and Noga just now. It was the one that the attendant had just given. It was the one she had arranged in advance. She quickly glanced at the attendant behind the king and recognized that he was not the person she arranged, but he seemed to be that person's assistant. Could it be that the attendant did not want to bear the charge of sending poisoned wine, so he found someone else to be his scapegoat

It doesn't matter, as long as the things are prepared according to her instructions, she will "reward" the attendant well afterwards.

The queen stared at the king's movements with complicated eyes. Seeing the mouth of the cup getting closer and closer to his lips, her breathing became heavier, and she suddenly hesitated in her heart: "Your Majesty..."

"What?" The king moved the cup away and looked at his wife calmly.

The queen regretted it again and lowered her head guiltily: "Nothing, I just think it is too early to give the territory to Selig now. He is still young and has no experience. How can he manage the territory well? It is better to let him Let’s study with His Majesty for two more years.”

The king seemed a little disappointed: "He will be twenty-one soon and is already an adult. Why can't he do it? Alben inherited the family's territory at the age of sixteen and has managed it well in the past few years. Could it be that Seri Is he not as good as his cousin? He has already learned the knowledge in books, and what he needs now is practice. I will also send excellent officials to assist him. This matter has been decided, you don’t need to say more. "

The queen wanted to refute anxiously, but she heard her son say to her: "Mother, I am willing to go to the territory. I already have many plans, please don't stop me." She couldn't help but feel very angry. She put so much thought into this son, why couldn't he understand his mother's heart? It must be that Manda who taught him bad things!

The queen gave Manda a hard look. Then he glanced sharply at the ministers below. Signal them to speak. One of the ministers hesitated. His feet moved. But suddenly he felt someone poke him from behind. He immediately retracted his feet. Continue to maintain the original position. Listen respectfully to the king's instructions. The others didn't even move.

The queen's face was ashen. I wonder why these people suddenly changed their stance? Is it because he is worried about the king? She rolled her eyes. It was decided to let the king drink before talking. Come back. I found that my husband had finished half the glass. and put the wine glass back in its place. But he seemed fine.

what happened? The queen stared at the glass. Look at the king again. Somewhat confused.

"About the third prince. I also have something to announce." The king added. "Gadmon is not young anymore. He should start to receive formal royal education. I plan to start next month. Let him move out of the queen's palace and live in a palace independently. At the same time, he will be sent by the East Noble Elementary Academy. Two teachers came to give him preschool education. He will officially enter the school in one year. But starting from tomorrow. I will also personally teach him how to deal with government affairs." He turned to his younger son. "Don't be like your second brother. He's a complete mess."

Selig smiled and didn't care about his father's comments. Gadmon laughed dryly. She secretly glanced at her mother, whose face turned blue and white. Think about it. Then he approached his father and said with a smile: "But I prefer riding horses and archery. How about...can you find me a swordsmanship and riding teacher? I am more interested in becoming a general and marshal. I don't want to be like my elder brother." I’ve been stuck in my room reading documents all day!”

The king smiled: "Really? That's fine. Royal children also need to learn swordsmanship and riding. Goodwin, are you willing to be a teacher in Gadmont? I remember. When you were in the academy, you took lessons and riding skills. The results in both the class and the swordsmanship class are the best."

The curtain on the side of the hall was lifted, and Goodwin Love quietly walked out from behind the curtain. People were surprised to find that he was only about forty years old and already had gray hair on his temples and was thin. Although he was in good spirits, he looked at least ten years older than his actual age! Everyone couldn't help but think of the rumors that he had a dispute with his parents and brothers because he refused to accept the marriage arranged by his family. If he hadn't still held an important position with the king, he might have been punished.

Goodwin ignored the whispers of the crowd and just walked up to the king and bowed to him: "I respect your order, Your Majesty." Then he nodded to Gadmund: "It is a great honor."

Gadmund smiled and bowed to the teacher properly. Goodwin accepted without any hesitation, and then quietly retreated behind the curtain. People could only vaguely see that there seemed to be two tables behind the scenes with pens and paper on them, and there was another person sitting behind one of the tables.

The king was very satisfied. He had arranged for his three sons. He glanced at his wife and saw her eyes staring at him closely, and asked: "Queen, do you have any opinion?"

"No..." the queen replied through gritted teeth. She told herself to be patient. It was normal for her younger son to move out when he got older, and he had become more and more naughty and mischievous in the past two years. He was not considerate at all. She could breathe a sigh of relief after he moved out. The poisonous wine the king drank will take effect soon. Before that, there is no need to conflict with him.

The king watched her expression change, sighed slightly, and then turned to his daughter: "Sarah, I am very dissatisfied with your performance just now. It seems that I have really spoiled you, so much so that you can't even be a princess." I can’t even remember some etiquette! Don’t forget that it was you who requested this marriage from me, and then openly reneged on it in front of the envoys from other countries. You brought shame to us, East!”

Sarah's eyes were red with grievance: "Father, I am not willing to accept it. He is obviously my engagement partner, why does he want to show his courtesy to other women?! Haven't you heard the rumors outside? This is simply ridiculous to me. It’s an insult!”

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Before making the decision, he had the right to court any lady he admired and reprimanded with a straight face, "Originally, we had already decided to exchange marriage certificates, but because of your trouble, the matter had to be postponed, and it may be canceled in the future. This is all your fault, and you didn’t realize your mistake at all, which really disappoints me!”

"But I'm not willing to do it!" Sarah cried. "Since he will be my husband, he should only love me. Why should he like other women?! If he can't be loyal to me, I would rather not do this." Marriage! Father, you cannot sacrifice the happiness of your only daughter for the sake of the country!"

The king was angry and funny after hearing this: "You grew up in the royal family, don't you understand? You are the princess of East, you are born to be supported by the country, and you will contribute to the country in the future! Don't say those innocent words, You are not the daughter of a commoner family!" After a pause, he added: "Duke Jada is very good, and you admire him very much, don't you? No matter which lady he admires now, as long as you work hard in the future, he will definitely be the best. To get his love, don’t be willful!”

Sarah opened her mouth to say something else, but she heard her father instruct the attendant: "Go and move the princess's belongings to Princess Diana's palace. From tomorrow on, she will live there." She asked in surprise: " Father, what are you doing?!"

The king said calmly: "Since you are getting married next year, you still have a lot to learn to become a competent queen. Your aunt will be responsible for your pre-marital education, and I will also invite your two aunts Live in the palace and teach you how to be a wife. In addition, the Security Department will send several female agents who are familiar with Nuojia customs to assist. You must study hard and don't be distracted."

Sarah hurriedly said: "No! The queen can teach me before marriage. She is the queen, isn't she more suitable than the aunts?"

"Your mother is not good at educating children." The king said coldly, "And she doesn't have the time. The matter is settled like this, and I will not change my mind."

Sarah cried and threw herself at the queen. The queen turned pale with anger and glared at her husband fiercely. Seeing that he was not moved at all, she felt even more hateful. She immediately turned around and glared at the ministers: "Deputy Prime Minister! Hook!" Director! Director Newman! Marquis of Kiltas! Son of Mandheling..." Suddenly he found that Viscount Mandheling was not present, and his voice became even more angry, "Count Bowie! Why don't you speak?!"

The ministers and nobles who were named all lowered their heads. After a while, Earl Bowie took the lead and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, your Majesty's announcement is all the internal affairs of the royal family. There is nothing wrong with it. We have nothing to say."

The queen was so angry that she wanted to slap his fat face: "Don't forget...what happened yesterday..."

"What did we do yesterday?" Earl Bowie continued to say with a smile, "It was just old friends getting together for a cup of tea." He looked up at the king: "Your Majesty, you said, right?"

The king smiled slightly: "Yes, I heard about it too. Next time there is such a party, don't forget to notify me. I still remember the good wine hidden in your house."

Earl Bowie and the other people named by the queen looked at each other and bowed to the king: "It's a great honor."

The queen slowly fell down on her seat, her face pale. What else could she do if she lost the support of ministers and nobles? But she still didn't understand that even if the whereabouts of these people were discovered by the king, there was no reason for them to surrender so easily? They are a thorn in the king's side! Surrender is equal to death!

The sergeant guarding His Highness came to report: "Your Majesty, the warriors who destroyed the demon clan have returned!"

There was a stir among the ministers and nobles. Some of them knew that there was something wrong in their families, and some of them knew that their children had participated in the action, and they were all very concerned. The king hurriedly said: "Please invite them in quickly."

Dozens of knights still stained with blood and scars filed in, with family members of the injured exclaiming in the process. Elon was surprised to find that not only his son Bevin was among them, but also his niece, who was particularly conspicuous in a red dress.

Alben came up from behind the queue and signaled to Bevan, who then joined him in the queue, knelt on one leg in front of the king, and reported: "Your Majesty, the demons have been wiped out. Nine of our personnel were seriously injured. , forty-eight people were slightly injured, and after being treated by the monks, none of them were life-threatening. There were fifty-two people tempted by the demons, of which thirty-nine died, and the rest were under control."

The king smiled with satisfaction: "Very good. Thank you for your hard work." He turned to Bevin: "I was very surprised when I received your application, but I also understand your ambition. The descendants of Earl Xiao are really good! You Your father and uncle both performed bravely in the war. Your cousin Minte died for the country, and you also made great contributions. Today, I heard that you have another cousin who is no better than the knights when facing the demons. Xunse, is that so?"

Bevin was a little surprised. They had just come back. Has someone already reported the truth to the king? He quickly answered "yes" and turned back to call Minna to come up.

Minna glanced vaguely behind the curtain, where Mallory was nodding to her, then stepped forward with full questions, bowed her head and curtsied to the king.

The king laughed loudly and said: "I can't believe that such a beautiful and lovely girl is actually a legendary female warrior. I am really happy. Earl Xiao's descendants, both male and female, are all outstanding." He lowered his voice: "Same for you, right?"

Minna blinked, understanding the meaning of the king's words, and shrank her head in embarrassment.

Princess Sarah was very unhappy when she saw this: "Father, how can you praise her?! She is the woman who seduced the Duke!"

The king was furious and glared at her. She felt scared, but she couldn't help but stare at Minna: "She is just hateful..."

Gritting his teeth and staring back: "Your Highness, there is no such thing as me.

Guy, you have been trafficked into the desert a long time ago. I don't blame you. Do you still have the nerve to say such things to me? ! "

Princess Sarah was startled: "What?" Then she thought about it and opened her mouth: "How is that possible?! She is obviously from Shaonan!"

"I don't know which country you are the princess of, so I just said it casually." Ming Na remembered the suffering she suffered back then, and the resentment in her words became heavier. "I saved you, but I just asked you to take me home. You just Promise, just leave me alone, how much suffering you have caused me!" Thinking about it, I felt sad, "Fortunately, I met a kind person, otherwise I wouldn't know where I am today!" Suddenly I saw an uncomfortable look on his face. Perdica, who was standing by the side, said angrily: "And that guy you ordered here! I saved you, and he threw me into the street. I escorted His Highness back to Ito, and he threw me Treat him like a prisoner! How can there be such a hateful guy in the world? No one is loyal to the royal family except him? Who is he? "

"Onion?" Sarah didn't understand, but she hadn't forgotten the point, "Even so, you shouldn't be with the Duke..."

"I have known that guy longer than I have known you." Ming Na waved her hand, "He is very ambitious. If he doesn't fight with us, I will recognize him as a friend. Otherwise, I will never show mercy on the battlefield! If you really want to marry him, you'd better be careful, but for your own good, it's better not to marry him, I guess you won't be able to bear it."

"Ahem..." The king suddenly felt his throat was itchy, cleared his throat, and smiled at Minna, "I understand what's going on. Minna, thank you very much for helping Sarah when you were a child. It seems that I We need to add a thank you gift in addition to the reward." He turned to Alban and Bevan: "Let everyone go back and rest in peace. I will give everyone who participated in the operation a month's leave. The Finance Department has prepared the bonus. It will be delivered to everyone within three days.”

"Thank you for your gift, Your Majesty." Alben and Bevan saluted together, and the latter added: "Your Majesty, during this operation, Alex, the youngest son of Viscount Mandheling, also participated in the operation and helped to eliminate the demons. .”

"Really?" The king thought of the young magician who came to see him in the morning, with a pleasant smile on his face. "I know, such an outstanding young man will of course get the reward he deserves."

As various reward orders were issued, the king announced several small things, including Xiao... The Kado family was about to obtain a small town with a population of about 500 people west of Ito as their territory, and a collateral branch of the Chulov family. The children and another official served as the supervisors of the two major iron mines in the former Mandheling area, the replacement of the royal guard captain, and the appointment of many children of the great nobles, including Bevin...Cado, etc.

After everything was announced, the king announced the end of the court meeting. People walked out in twos and threes. Many people rushed to the injured child immediately and asked about the details. They were worried about his health and happy for his contribution. However, some officials unfortunately lost their family members and choked up with sadness. The noise of the people continued for a long time, and finally they left the hall under the urging of the palace attendants.

The king's family was the only one left in the palace. King Alfred III looked at his children and said, "What are you still doing here? Hyatt, have you settled today's political affairs? Serig, go write down your plan and show it to me. I won't You are allowed to mess around in the territory! Gardman, Sarah, you are moving out of the original palace, go and pack your things!"

The princes agreed one after another and quickly retreated. Seeing that Sarah was still late, the king said: "You have wronged your benefactor, don't you want to show something? Go quickly! Remember, you will start the bridal course tomorrow Got it!"

Sarah pouted and left in three steps. Now only the king and his wife are left in the palace.

The king looked at his wife who was sitting in the chair and walked over with a cup: "Are you thirsty? Have a drink."

The queen casually wanted to refuse, but suddenly realized that what he was holding was the gold goblet inlaid with rubies, which contained half a glass of wine, so her face turned pale: "No need. Just drink!" She gasped for breath. Next, I gradually felt at ease. Anyway, my husband has already drank, so it should be too late...

But the king quietly handed the wine glass to her lips: "Drink, you will feel better after drinking." Then he gently pressed his wife's shoulders to prevent her from hiding: "Don't drink? Then I'll feed you How about you drink it?"

The queen tried to avoid the wine glass in fear. She felt that the rim of the glass was close to the corner of her mouth, and the aroma of the wine seemed to be on her lips. She finally couldn't help but push her husband away: "No!" The words came out of her mouth. Only then did he realize that the wine in the glass was not what he had confessed. His face suddenly turned pale, he looked at her husband, and said tremblingly: "You...you have known it for a long time, haven't you?"

The king put down the wine glass and said calmly: "I am more than ten years older than you, and my feelings are given to Miranda, so I cannot give you the love of a husband for his wife. Therefore, I always feel guilty towards you. I will condone you on many things." He looked up at the queen: "But that doesn't mean that I will continue to condone you."

Hatred burst out from the queen's eyes, she pursed her lips tightly and said nothing.

The king sighed quietly and called behind the curtain: "Mallory." Mallory walked out in response. He said: "Go tell Leah, things can go ahead." Mallory bowed: "The carriage is ready, waiting outside the side door." After that, he left silently.

The king turned to the queen with a gentle smile: "Lorna, do you still remember the small castle we went to for vacation when Serig was just born? I have already asked people to clean it up. How about you... go and stay for a while? ?”

=====================I am the dividing line for changing scenes==================

Outside the main hall, it was already evening. Alex was smiling helplessly at his brother Atrey in front of him: "It's okay, second brother. I'll just go out and take shelter."

Atre was so angry that he grabbed his collar: "You actually said it so easily?! I was scared to death by you just now! I thought it was my father who suddenly changed his mind, but I didn't expect that it was you who caused the trouble! You Do you know what two mines are?! Father will definitely beat you to death!"

"That's why I have to avoid it." Alex broke away from his hand, "Calm down, second brother, since I dare to do it, I am not afraid of my father chasing me. But sitting and waiting for death is not my style, so I will Hide for a while. When father figures it out, he will understand me."

"You..." Atre endured it, but was still discouraged, "Forget it, take good care of yourself, and remember to write a letter home! If you are worried that your father will tear the letter into pieces, just send the letter to me or my brother. Sister." He took out the pockets of his clothes and took out a gold pocket watch and a wallet. He took off the rings on his hands and said with some embarrassment: "I only have these on me. Find a place to stay and I'll get some for you when I go back. money."

Alex smiled and said: "No need, I still have it, don't worry." He glanced at Ming Na who was talking to Mallory not far away, and smiled slightly: "Maybe I will take the opportunity to travel outside for a while. It’s time.”

After saying goodbye to his brother, he met Ming Na and found that her face was tensed and she seemed very unhappy, so he asked: "What's wrong?" He took out his wand to adjust her clothes.

Ming Na cleaned her face smoothly and said dullly: "Mallory said that I just said the wrong thing and told me to try not to appear in public before Princess Sarah gets married, especially these days. It’s best to find a place nearby to hide, it’s too much!”

"What did you say wrong?"

"I asked Princess Sarah not to marry Jada." Minna flattened her mouth, "Of course I know I shouldn't say it, but no matter who Esther marries, it will be a tragedy. I am just doing it for her own good!"

Alex opened his mouth and looked up at the sky: "The weather will be good tomorrow, it will be a sunny day."

"Really?" Ming Na looked up and asked, "How can you tell? It's obviously dark."

"Autumn is indeed the best time to go out." Alex suddenly clapped his hands, "Why don't we go on a trip!"

"travel?"

"That's right! I know that a ship will leave from the port early tomorrow morning and go out to sea along the Manado River. You always mentioned to me the time when you went out with Earl Xiao before. How about we do it again?"

Ming Na was a little excited: "Yes, that's right! Although Mallory asked me to hide for a few days, I guess he was hinting that I should hide in the dark nest and work. Humph, it's a dream! We went on a long trip and asked him to find No!" However, she had different opinions on Alex's plan: "It's too impractical to follow the same route. It's better to go to Matt to see my grandfather first, and then go up along the Babi River and return to Mayton. Right? Give my parents a surprise!"

"What a great idea!" Alex naturally cheered. "Speaking of which, if you want to study abroad, you don't have to be in Yidong. You might as well go to Shaonan! I'll go too. I heard that Professor Solon finally got promoted. Vice dean, as an apprentice, you should congratulate the teacher!"

"That's right. It's time for me to officially take the potion master's exam. Grandpa Senet said I was qualified last time." Minna became more and more happy as she thought about it, "That's it! Go back to Mayton first, and then borrow Senet Grandpa’s house goes to the Magic City. Let me tell you, the mountain jumping is really fun. It’s very exciting! You will definitely like it!”

The two of them were chatting and laughing, and when they arrived in the downtown area, they suddenly heard people gathering on the roadside to talk about today's demon extermination operation.

"You said that the demons are like big bats, is that true? But I heard that the demons are like big bugs!"

"That's a monster! I've seen it with my own eyes!"

"What was the situation like at that time? I heard that many knights were injured?"

"That's right, there was really nothing we could do against the demon at that time. Later, Master Bevin of the Royal Knights, the son-in-law of the Egan family, arrived. He and his cousin, Miss Minna, killed the demon together. Okay. There was also a very powerful magician who also helped."

"It's really amazing. I've seen Brother Bevin, but don't you think he's that amazing?"

"I have also seen his cousin. She is tall and thin, just like any other little girl. But the way she slashed at the demon clan... tsk tsk... it was really..."

"How about it?"

"That's amazing! She truly deserves to be the granddaughter of an epic hero!"

"I think that magician is very powerful. Didn't he burn the demons to death in the end?"

"Oh my, a new legend has been born in Ito..."

Ming Na and Alex looked at each other and quickly slipped away. Unexpectedly, as they passed the corner, they ran into a child. His eyes widened and he shouted: "Ah! It's the heroic sister!" Before Ming Na could stop him, he Then he turned around and shouted: "Mom, mom, you are the sister who saved me!"

His mother hurriedly ran over: "Ouch, it's Miss Benefactor!" Minna sweated profusely, so she had no choice but to drag Alex away. Unexpectedly, she met several more people who came to see "the legendary rescuer woman". "Hero" citizen recognized Alex: "Hey? Aren't you the legendary magician who killed the demons?!"

Alex smiled and nodded to the other party, then quickly picked up Minna and ran in the other direction. He heard him shouting in the distance: "Don't be obsessed with us, we are just legends..."

A few laughters like silver bells echoed in the air, echoing in the streets.

(In order to catch up with the big chapter, I had to postpone the update. I have been waiting for a long time. After this chapter, only the epilogue and extra chapters are left~~~)