The most difficult thing in this world is to ask for help.
As far as the Principality of Mia is concerned, Lin Shuo doesn't take it very seriously. What's great is that it is a territory within the scope of a prefecture-level city, and seventeen counties are still scattered.
If this kind of dilapidated foundation were to be inherited by Lin Shuo, Lin Shuo turned around and went hunting in the mountains.
The branch of the Lin family was as rich as a country, and Lin Hechun had been thinking about letting Lin Shuo take over for many years, but Lin Shuo didn't let go.
Worldly power and wealth, the leader of the hunting gate really doesn't like it.
However, he could understand Artemis' mood at the moment.
Because he could see that the reason why this senior sister took over this mess was not due to her personal ambitions, but mainly because it was the old Duke's last entrustment.
If it were Lin Shuo, if the old man asked him to take care of the land, Lin Shuo would have to find a way to get it done. This is called a father's order.
I can understand the mood, but it is really difficult now.
With such a piece of fat in the Principality of Mia sitting next to it, why should people not eat it
Breaking up the engagement with the third prince and finding another man seemed to show a certain sincerity, but in fact they didn't get along at all.
Because the annexation of neighboring countries has nothing to do with the alignment within the palace.
The Duke of Xiangshan was not a court official directly serving the royal family, but a local lord with autonomy.
For local lords, annexing neighboring countries to expand their power is the biggest need, which is far greater than that of the court.
On the contrary, only when the lord of the principality strengthens his own strength as soon as possible, will he have a greater say in the future.
The Principality of Xiangshan and the Principality of Mia merged into one, what is the concept? After complementing each other's advantages, the comprehensive national strength will account for the vast majority of the Kingdom of Badia, which can become an independent kingdom.
With this strength, it doesn't matter whether the future emperor is the First Prince or the Third Prince.
So Lin Shuo reckoned that as long as the Duke of Xiangshan had a clear understanding of the situation, it would be useless for Artemis to marry the eldest prince, let alone marry him.
People should fight or they will fight, even if they make any promises, it is just to paralyze Artemis, turning back is faster than turning a book.
Lin Shuo was thinking about these things, so of course he wouldn't tell Artemis.
Because he knew that at this moment, this woman had just started to be ambitious, as if she had been beaten with chicken blood, and she had the idea of glorifying her ancestors, saying that these people would definitely not listen to her.
It's better to let the reality educate her. As a senior brother, I should help her more or less, and don't let this woman lose her life.
Lin Shuo didn't know enough about the situation before, so after putting her in the duke's position, he looked at it again, oh, the international situation is starting like hell.
From Lin Shuo's point of view, the matter was settled from the moment the old duke sealed off all seventeen earldoms.
Moreover, the convoy had already arrived in front of the gate of the Duke of Xiangshan's mansion. Lin Shuo reckoned that the Duke of Xiangshan might not even meet her.
It's okay to run into a wall and leave, as this will not delay Lin Shuo's journey to find his mother.
The chief executive of Liemen had a good plan, watching the fun in the car with his wife in his arms.
Artemis, who was opposite them, looked at Lun calling at the door of the duke's mansion through the car window, with a worried expression on his face.
The door was called open by Lun, and it opened a crack, revealing an old face.
It is estimated that this is the concierge of the Duke's Mansion, Lun quickly informed this person of his identity, and introduced the "visited guest" in the car.
The concierge is an old man in his fifties. According to Lin Shuo's perception, this old man is a god-cultivator with good cultivation, probably an eighth-level professional.
The concierge of a duke's mansion has an eighth-level standard, so the duke's mansion must be full of hidden dragons and crouching tigers.
After listening to Lun's introduction, the door of the old room was very indifferent, without expressing his opinion, and then closed the door.
Then Lun just stood there stupidly, not knowing what was going on.
In the carriage, the Artemis was sitting, frowning and a little dazed watching this scene.
Lin Shuo probably had a clue in his mind, but the leader of the Liemen always liked to lead people into the ditch when he spoke, so he advised her instead: "It's okay, I should report to the superior, and it will be fine later."
This is also the truth, no matter how arrogant the concierge looks, he is only a concierge after all. The lord of the principality next door came to visit his lord. He can't be the master of such a big matter, so he must pass it on.
However, it can be seen from his attitude that the family's evaluation of the Principality of Mia should be very low, and the concierge has been influenced by it, so they don't think much of Artemis.
According to Lin Shuo's judgment, news from the inside would still come out. In all likelihood, the duke was not at home and asked Artemis to visit him another day.
It's nothing more than a procrastination, but I just don't want to see it.
At that time, Lin Shuo had to convince Artemis, don't really expect to see him in another day, or just go on his way.
This kind of persuasion is obviously difficult, because the matter of the Xiangshan Principality is not settled, Artemis must want to return to the Mia Principality to prepare for the war, rather than taking Lin Shuo to find his mother.
The leader of Liemen was searching his brains to think of words, but he found that the Xiangshan Duke's mansion had started to be lively.
The smell came, and there were quite a few people, rushing from the inside of the Duke's mansion to the gate.
Soon the voice was also heard, and the footsteps were chaotic.
This was a bit of a surprise, Lin Shuo's expression lifted, and he became a little interested.
The gate of the Xiangshan Duke's Mansion was suddenly opened from the inside, and a large group of people came out from the left and right sides of the door.
These people fell within the range of Lin Shuo's perception, and the leader of Liemen made some estimates, thinking that this job was really not easy.
There are a total of more than thirty people around, at least ninth-level masters, and there are more than ten title-level ones, including two of them. Their aura is almost the same as that of Lao He.
He Yongchang, one of the nine chiefs of the Liemen, has perfected the nine realms of cultivation, and is slightly higher than the original nine-inch inheritance of the He family. Three-character title masters must be considered strong.
Among the more than 30 people in the Xiangshan Duke's Mansion, there are two who are similar to He Yongchang today, and they are both masters in cultivation.
One of them was the one who led everyone out of the duke's mansion.
This person looked young, similar to Lin Shuo, about the same height and shape, with delicate features, but the color of his hair was a bit strange, dark green.
Lin Shuo was also familiar with his attire, brocade python robe, and a purple gold crown on his head. Nemea was wearing similar outfits before, and Lin Shuo knew that this was a symbol of the duke's status.
From the looks of it, this young man with green hair is now the Duke of Xiangshan.
The Duke of Xiangshan quickly walked down the steps of the Duke's Mansion, looked at the convoy parked at his gate, and soon found the car where Artemis and Lin Shuo were.
He hurriedly straightened his python robe, straightened the crown on his head, adjusted his breathing, and looked a little nervous.
After breathing more evenly, the man walked cautiously to Artemis' car, before he could speak, his lips trembled, as if he was about to cry.
Lin Shuo looked at Artemis when he saw this.
The situation was obviously wrong, the woman seemed to be entertaining herself before.
At this moment, Artemis narrowed her eyes into a pair of crescents, looked at Lin Shuo with a half-smile, then glanced at Su Dongdong who was in Lin Shuo's arms, and snorted softly.
Then Lin Shuo saw the man outside the carriage, he still held back his tears, and said in a trembling voice:
"Artemis, you are finally willing to come to see me."
Upon hearing this, Lin Shuo rolled his eyes to the sky, thinking that he had turned over and overturned this time.
The leader of the hunting gate hurriedly reviewed himself, and then found that he was still a little too rational in thinking about things.
I thought that according to the objective situation, what the situation should be, but I couldn't help others being so rational.
Especially in Daxizhou, the political level of medieval Europe, rationality is not the mainstream way of thinking, it is estimated that only a small number of people, such as the third prince, can play well.
And like the old Duke of Miya and the Duke of Xiangshan, no matter how high their cultivation base is, they fight fiercely, but their brains are not that kind of brains.
It seems that things are changing. Lin Shuo stabilized his mind and waited for the changes.
Then he heard the Duke of Xiangshan choking for a while outside the carriage, and continued:
"Artemis, I know that it is inappropriate to say some words like this, but these words have been held in my heart for so many years, please forgive my presumptuousness.
It was me who got engaged to you first!
You and my father were brothers and sisters on the battlefield back then, and we are a husband and wife who married each other!
We grew up together as childhood sweethearts, how good was our relationship at that time
Later, it was the third prince who insisted on getting engaged to you, and he, the Tianlan Empire, beat mandarin ducks with a stick!
My father was pissed off because of this, and I was crying all day long.
I only hate that my Xiangshan Principality has limited national strength and cannot compete with the Tianlan Empire, otherwise I will raise millions of soldiers and enter the Tianlan Palace to snatch you out!
I know that you also hate me for not living up to expectations. I have been kicked out by you after all these years of visiting.
But fortunately, you are finally willing to come to see me today, Artemis, I can do whatever you want me to do, even if it is fighting with Tianlan Empire, I will follow you, as long as you are willing to return to my side... "
Hearing this, Lin Shuo felt his brain hurt.
He had previously felt that Artemis offered to marry him in name, which was actually untenable and a bit strange.
Lin Shuo felt that this was necessary after reading the situation, but he didn't think Artemis would have the same idea as him.
Why
Now I know, it turned out that I was waiting for myself here.
The Duke of Xiangshan outside the carriage was probably overly emotional.
With his cultivation, he should have discovered that there was more than one person in Artemis' car.
As a result, after rambling on for a long time, he suddenly realized that something was wrong, and asked:
"Hey? Who is this man in your car?"
Artemis looked at Lin Shuo with a smile on his face, and said lightly:
"my husband."
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