"Sir, hurry... hurry to the south city! I just got the news that Princess Mariette is already ten miles outside the city..." One noon, when I was assigning various operations to the various troops in the Holy City, Victor, who was supposed to be on duty at the city guard, rushed into my military tent excitedly. He ignored the affairs at hand and forcibly pulled me out of the tent.
"The princess is here? Oh! Victor, you should let me change my clothes and get ready. Aren't you afraid of embarrassing me? I am still your boss. Aren't you afraid that I will embarrass you as well? Tell me, how is the princess now? Is there anything going on?" I casually threw Victor's hand away, took off my coat, and began to put on the armor with the help of Yiya. At the same time, I asked Victor about the details in a casual tone.
"Hey! Hurry up, hurry up, I don't know how the princess came so quickly. Maybe it has something to do with the fact that the princess only brought a group of magicians. After all, with fewer people, the speed of movement on the road is more convenient and faster." Victor answered my questions while helping Yiya organize my equipment. When he saw that I was almost ready, Victor took the lead to lift the blanket hanging outside the military tent so that I could walk out of the military tent.
"Hey! Brother, everyone says that those who show kindness to others without any reason are either treacherous or thieves... I wonder what our Lord Victor is doing? I don't believe that you have become so active just because of the princess's arrival. You are now a great contributor to the fight against the beastmen in the Kingdom of Yan. Let alone the princess, even if the queen came, you would just greet her outside the city gate. Is it worth being so nervous?" While continuing to tease Victor, I got on my horse and inspected my own military camp. Fortunately, all the troops of the God's Legion were gathering quickly and preparing to set off with me. It seemed that nothing would happen. After all, if they wanted to harm me, they would definitely not let my troops gather and act with me.
"Uh! My Lord, I have put so much effort into this! Think about it, Her Royal Highness the Princess has come in person to reward the troops, and will also give you the title of Duke... But can't you see that this reward to the troops is just a lie, and His Majesty has asked the Princess to come out and win you over! And I have heard from various sources that Her Royal Highness the Princess is very interested in you! If you can be a little more proactive this time... then are you still afraid that you won't be able to get the position of the Prince Consort easily? By then, all of us who are your direct descendants will have risen in power... Hehehe!"
"You damned guys, how could I have ended up with you guys... Hey, let's not talk about whether I am lucky or not, but if I really have this good luck, where should I put Yiya? After all, she is a bridge for us to control the survivors! Oh! Forget it, these are just unreliable fantasies. Just think about it, but don't spread it out to those who don't want to do it, otherwise it will be very troublesome..."
I scolded Victor with a smile, and while I was warning him, I was thinking about this possibility in my mind. If I could marry the princess of the Kingdom of Yan and successfully become the consort of the Kingdom of Yan, then when the truth comes out, would this bargaining chip be enough for the Kingdom of Yan to accept me
Thinking about the always innocent and lively Princess Marit in front of me, and thinking about the graceful and kind Queen Yann, I became very interested in this plan. After all, from my heart, if Princess Marit really allows me to stay in the Kingdom of Yann, then I will definitely not care about any secular etiquette, or any ridiculous remarks about being loyal to one's feelings to put a tight ring on myself.
However, I have great doubts about whether this is really applicable. After all, for a long time on Earth, I have always heard that **** is ruthless, actors are disloyal, and royal children are even more ruthless and disloyal for the sake of imperial power. In my mind, I also deeply agree with this sentence. And whether such a situation will happen in this world, I really can't guarantee it.
With mixed feelings, I followed Victor to the south gate and, under the escort of the army, headed in the direction of Princess Mariette. To be on the safe side, only the First Division of the God's Legion went with me, and I left the rest of the troops in the city.
Soon, under the guidance of the scouts, Princess Marit's team appeared in front of everyone. Princess Marit, who was wearing the magic equipment I gave her, looked particularly dazzling. Under the sunlight, the various magic crystals and silver ornaments on Marit's body radiated a dazzling light, further highlighting Marit's noble status.
When our group of people appeared in Princess Mariette's sight, the absent-minded Princess Mariette immediately focused her attention on the leaders of our group. However, due to the distance, and I was not wearing anything unusual, Mariette could not tell whether I was among them.
But soon, I found that Mariette waved her hand and released a detection magic, and then immediately flew out from her vehicle and flew towards us quickly.
"Hey! Victor, let's dismount! We can't just sit on the horses and wait for the princess to stand in front of us, right?" With a helpless sigh, I dismounted, threw the reins in my hand to the guard beside me, and strode forward.
"Mr. Shen, I didn't expect you to come and pick me up in your busy schedule. Marit is really honored... Please stand up, everyone! You are all the pillars of our Yan Kingdom. If you hadn't worked together to assist Mr. Shen, it would probably take some time to repel the beastmen." When Marit stood in front of me, Victor and I took the lead in saluting Marit, but unexpectedly, Marit took the lead and stopped me, but naturally accepted the salute from Victor and others.
"Your Highness, although the orcs are doomed to fail, we have not yet completely driven them out of human territory. If Your Highness stays here for too long, you will probably be harassed by the orc troops. Do you think Your Highness should move to the Holy City first?" Seeing Mariette holding my hand with affection, I quickly made an excuse to go into the city first. After all, I have to talk to Iya about this matter first, otherwise I really don't know what accidents will happen. Just when Mariette held my hand, Iya's face flashed with a hint of displeasure. I don't know how this soft-hearted girl will react...
But to everyone's surprise, after Princess Mariette's guards arrived, Princess Mariette actually invited me to sit in her carriage and drove to the Holy City first. Behind me were the soldiers who were in a daze and could not react. (To be continued)