Ossie yelled loudly when she was irritated, but after yelling, she immediately came to her senses and her face flushed.
Talking about "I was engaged to you at the beginning" is really not an appropriate topic to talk about now. After all, a girl entered into engagements with two men one after another, and these two men are brothers... This is really not a very glorious thing.
Ossie said something wrong all of a sudden, and felt great remorse in her heart, and she simply waited to accept the ridicule of the hateful Duke Tulip.
What will he say? Well, he must be very proud! He must have said to himself, "Hmph, you blind woman! It was you and your family who looked down on me at the beginning! I never thought that I would soar into the sky now!"
Yes, he should be proud, he does have the capital to be proud.
But Ossie waited for a long time, but she didn't wait for Du Wei's ridicule. She looked at Du Wei intently, but found that this guy had a gentle smile on his face... His eyes were still so clear and sincere.
He looks very good-looking when he smiles, his eyes are slightly curved, and there is a smile in the corner of his eyes. Very friendly.
"You seem to be very angry... This matter has always troubled you." Du Wei's voice was more gentle, even with a hint of apology.
"You..." Ossie was speechless.
Du Wei smiled, and suddenly stretched out his hand to point out the fence. There was a bench in the yard of the imperial garden. There are still a few swings: "I'm tired of standing, let's sit down."
As he spoke, he stretched out his hand naturally, and pulled Ossie's arm. Ossie was in a daze, and was led by the boy into the garden.
The imperial garden of the imperial palace really doesn't have much to see. After all, thorn flowers are planted here, and thorn flowers are really not ornamental plants.
But at this moment, the stars are cold and the moon is shining, and the stars and moonlight are falling, and there is quite a peaceful atmosphere.
After pulling Ossie to sit down, Du Wei looked at the girl. He smiled and said, "I just learned from your friend that you hate me very much, even... hate. Right?"
"Yes!" Ossie puffed up her chest, "I really hate you, and your family!"
"I fully understand." Du Wei sighed. Fortunately, Manny had already said a lot to herself when she was dancing just now. Du Wei understood what kind of situation the girl in front of him was living in—for a young girl, it was indeed cruel. Some.
"I can apologize, although I don't think it's my fault." Du Wei shrugged.
Ossie was speechless... She was not an overbearing and unreasonable person, intellectually she knew very well that this place had nothing to do with Du Wei. But after all, she was treated unfairly because of this incident. It made her feel disgusted with Du Wei naturally.
She was about to stand up and looked at Du Wei: "You just want to tell me this?"
"No." Du Wei shook his head, but reached out and pressed Ossie's shoulder lightly, and said with a smile, "I just want to talk to you. Oxelia...well, can I call you Ossie? "
"No!" Ossie snorted.
"Okay, Ossie." Obviously, Du Wei's face is much thicker than she imagined: "You know, my brother will come of age in less than a year. At that time. I plan to let you get married... that is Say. We're going to be a family, so I don't want our relationship to be so rigid. Do you understand?"
paused. Du Wei sighed with a sincere voice: "I love Gabriel very much. He is my only younger brother. I hope that since we are a family, we should love each other and live in harmony."
Ossie obviously couldn't figure it out—he, is he showing favor to himself, expressing kindness
After Ossie became sensible, every time she thought about the first time she met the Duke of Tulip, she would always picture various plots in her mind, but there was usually only one scene: the other party ruthlessly mocking and humiliating herself.
Who told his family to regret the marriage so blindly
Such scenes turned around in her mind too much, even if she had never met Du Wei, Miss Ossie had already ingrained in her heart that Du Wei was an "enemy". Therefore, from a psychological point of view, the reason why she behaved like a hedgehog in front of Du Wei was actually a subconscious act of self-protection in order to prevent the other party from being humiliated.
This kind of psychology is very subtle, but fortunately, Du Wei can fully understand it.
"We are not enemies. In the near future, we will become relatives. My younger brother is one of my closest relatives. He is a smart boy. Our brother's relationship is quite good, so you will become his wife. I hope there can be harmony within the family." Du Wei looked at the girl with a smile—he could tell that the girl was actually very simple: "I think we can be friends."
Ossie didn't speak, but Du Wei smiled very familiarly: "If you don't speak, I will take it as your agreement."
"Your Excellency!" Ossie was still trying to keep a cold face.
"No, call me Du Wei, or call me brother." Du Wei smiled and said, "You are my family, so you can call me that."
elder brother? Never!
But when Ossie looked at the gentle and elegant young man in front of her, she couldn't help but feel a little shaken in her heart.
Brother... Thinking of the brothers in my family, all of them are standard playboys, and they even flirt with their girlfriends and friends on weekdays. Even when facing their younger sister, they are seldom serious. look. There are even a few cousins who coveted their beauty since childhood...
in comparison. This guy with a gentle smile in front of him, and what he said just now, at least looks like an elder brother.
He... doesn't seem to be as bad as he imagined.
Undoubtedly, Du Wei is very
Eloquent. She is also very good at communicating with people, and even leading topics—at least a simple little girl like Ossie, who has no heart and no city, is absolutely no match for Du Weidi.
In short, Du Wei easily opened up the topic and the awkward atmosphere. Then it's easy to throw out a topic or two that young girls are very interested in. Then lead Ossie to speak.
At first Ossie tried to show her recalcitrance. But soon she was unknowingly broken by Du Wei's defense. The tone of the speech has also relaxed a lot, and the speech has gradually changed from one or two words to one or two sentences, three to five sentences, seven or eight sentences...
Even if you hate Du Wei... okay. At least he was really funny and understanding.
"We're in the castle on the Rolling Plains, and there's a yard in the back. I made some really interesting stuff there, oh, that's where the hot air balloon was invented. Do you like it? I've given Gabriel that place now , I can let him take you there to play in the future... Do you like to fly to the sky in a hot air balloon? Hehe. There will be opportunities in the future. There are several large geothermal balloons in the castle. And those fireworks... "
"You mean, the fireworks of the Yujin family?" Ossie was tempted.
Juvenile temperament, how many half-grown children don't like to set off fireworks
A triumphant smile flashed in Du Wei's eyes: "Of course! Fireworks were first made in the castle. Now there are still a group of craftsmen there. Many of the New Year's fireworks are shipped from the Luolin Plain. Now Gabriel has taken over some family matters... ah. By the way, I remembered something."
Du Wei pretended to think of something suddenly: "I almost forgot. Well, this New Year, Gabriel wrote me a letter. He also prepared a gift for me to pass on to you."
"Give me... New Year's gift?" Ossie suddenly felt a little proud!
own fiance. in the new year. From the far south, came a gift...
Is this considered romantic
The young girl was instantly filled with such fantasies and romantic thoughts.
Du Wei saw it, and laughed in his heart: Sure enough, young girls always like these.
But Gabriel... is indeed too careless. It stands to reason that he will be an adult next year, so it should be during this kind of festival. Prepare some gifts and send them to the imperial capital. Give it to your fiancee.
It's a pity that I'm not by his side. There are no brothers around him who can order things like him. Because of his father's death. My mother has always been depressed, so she rarely thinks about these little things.
"Is... what gift?" When Ossie said this. The voice was already a little eager.
Du Wei spread his hands: "Sorry, I forgot to bring it tonight, but I can send someone to deliver it to you tomorrow. Ah... by the way, are you interested in going to the tournament? You can go to my box, I will Have someone bring you a gift."
Tournament
Ossie was immediately moved.
How could she not be tempted by the excitement that swept the entire imperial capital? Although martial arts competitions are something that men like, but for noble ladies, this competition is not too cruel and bloody, and it is lively enough. There are also many young and handsome warriors participating... There are still many things to watch.
But Ossie was always a little annoyed. Because... Du Wei is also to blame! Tickets for the game are too expensive!
Of course, this is relative to the nobles on the second and third floors.
A box on the third floor costs several thousand gold coins. ∷Although my grandfather is the finance minister of the empire, he is a very clean official, and the family property is not too much. This is all to avoid gossip, so although life is good , but not extravagant. For a young lady like her, the monthly expenses are only a few dozen gold coins.
Not to mention spending thousands of gold coins to watch a martial arts competition.
Not to mention the VIP box on the third floor, even the seats on the second floor are not affordable for Ossie. As for the brothers in the family... they spend a lot of time on weekdays, and they don't have any spare money. Grandfather and father are strict, and it is even more impossible to allow them to spend money indiscriminately.
On weekdays, other little sisters talked about this game. Especially the daughter of the Marquis. The family has booked a box on the third floor, although the location is very remote. But it has become her capital to show off.
How cunning and cunning Du Wei is, he could tell her thoughts immediately from the change of expression on the girl's face. He smiled and said: "Well, I will send someone to pick you up for the game tomorrow afternoon, you can watch the game in my box, and... I will play tomorrow."
snort. It's best to see you being flattened into a pig's head.
Ossie thought maliciously in her heart. But looking at Du Wei's gentle smiling face. She suddenly felt a little embarrassed.
At this time, Du Wei finally stood up...
boom!
There was a loud bang in the sky!
Immediately, I saw a gorgeous firework blooming suddenly, and then countless fireworks rose into the sky, immediately painting the dark night sky into a grotesque scene.
"New Year's fireworks..." Du Wei laughed: "Is it already past midnight?"
Ossie raised her head, leaning her neck hard. I was stunned.
"Okay, let's go back, it's very cold here. If you catch a cold, you won't be able to go out tomorrow." Du Wei said, wanting Laoxi to go back.
Ossie seemed to have let go of her hostility towards Du Wei, but she took two steps. Suddenly, a scoff was heard. Ossie suddenly exclaimed, and jumped up with a mournful face: "My skirt!"
I saw the rose-colored evening dress, and the hem of the skirt was hooked by the thorns and flowers on the side of the road. The hard thorns pulled out a long slit in the skirt. Ossie's face was filled with annoyance, and she was even more at a loss: "My skirt... It's terrible, what should I do?"
Du Wei smiled and looked at the girl's torn skirt. It has exposed her calf above the knee. Du Wei smiled and took out a long cloak from his storage ring pocket.
Seeing that Du Wei flicked his wrist lightly, a cloak was conjured out of thin air. Ossie was a little surprised.
"Put it on, the skirt is torn. It's a bit inconvenient." Du Wei laughed.
But Ossie still looked helpless: "But the skirt is broken, I..."
"It's just a skirt." Du Wei pouted.
"This is not my skirt." Ossie suddenly hesitated. Looked at Du Wei a few times. Only then said in a low voice: "I borrowed this dress from my cousin... This is my first time participating in a palace banquet, and I don't have a suitable evening dress... I, I usually have very little pocket money. My cousin likes this dress very much." .It took me a long time to borrow it, and it's broken..."
After speaking, she said her request: "Your Excellency..."
"Call me Du Wei, or brother." Du Wei smiled.
Ossie hesitated for a while, and finally gritted her teeth: "Du Wei, can you help me..."
"Yes. I'll give you a new one." Du Wei smiled indifferently.
"No, I don't want you to give me a dress." Ossie shook her head. Why is it: "You... Did you cast magic just now? Then can you use magic. Change this dress back to its original appearance..."
Du Wei smiled, and the way he laughed made Osie a little annoyed. He lowered his head and said, "If it doesn't work, forget it..."
"No, lovely Ossie, my future sister-in-law, I need to correct your common sense. Remember: the cost of letting a magician perform magic is far more expensive than a dress! Do you understand? ?” As he spoke, Du Wei suddenly squatted down in front of Ossie, reaching out to grab the corner of Ossie's skirt.
"Ah! What are you doing!!" Ossie was terrified, and she jumped up.
"Don't move." Du Wei ignored her, grabbed a corner of the other party's skirt and turned it over to look at the stitches inside. Then he found a small piece of cloth with a few lines of words densely tattooed on it. .
"Okay." Du Wei let go of his hand and stood up: "This is an evening dress that was released last year. It's red and medium size. I just wrote down her style and model number. Don't worry, I will let people know the dress tomorrow morning." I gave you a red dress that is exactly the same."
"You..." Ossie was stunned, and she couldn't help but also looked at the corner of her skirt. She didn't even know what the strange characters on the piece of cloth inside the corner of the skirt meant, but it seemed that Du Wei Know: what color and style number
Could it be...
Seeing Ossie staring at him, Du Wei admitted it, and said with a smile: "Yes, yes, smart little sister, you guessed right, this dress is made in the property under our family. But your cousin obviously The taste is very average... This is just a style from last year, and a new one for the New Year. It seems that she doesn't have it yet. The piece of cloth on it is something specially sewn on by our local tailor when it is produced. This is our specialty."
When Ossie and Du Wei returned to the banquet hall together, Manny and several other girls immediately noticed that Ossie and Du Wei were walking together, and Ossie was still wearing a cloak.
"God, Ossie. Where have you been?" Manny strode over, with a few other girls behind her—obviously. These people came here for Du Wei.
Ossie opened her mouth. But he didn't say anything.
"Hehe. Ladies." Du Wei smiled gracefully: "I just went to discuss some family matters with my brother's fiancee, oh, including the wedding arrangements for Ossie and my brother in the future. Some family matters."
Then he suddenly blinked at Osie: "Osie, don't forget. The game tomorrow afternoon. I will send someone to pick you up... Oh, yes, anyway, the box is very big. Your friends If you want to go, you can sit down."
box?
The box at the tournament
Who doesn't know what the boxes on the third floor in the tournament represent! Anyone who can go up to the third floor is the most prominent and noble circle in the empire! and. Du Wei's box is next to the royal box! One of the best locations!
"Oh, Ossie. Can we go together?" Manny was the first to plead.
Ossie looked a little complicated, and glanced at Du Wei. After hesitating, he said in a low voice: "Oh, yes. Of course..."
There was a burst of screaming from the girls. Then Du Wei winked at Ossie and smiled. Nod and leave.
"Oh my God! He's so charming!" Manny and a group of girls looked at Du Wei's back. Immediately, someone turned around and smiled at Ossie: "Ossie! He is your big brother! You must help us!"
"But he's married. His wife is a magician!" Ossie was still a little dissatisfied with the nympho that these people showed Du Wei.
"Who cares!" A noble girl looked at Du Wei in the distance: "It's not bad to be a lover, he is now the number one celebrity in the empire!"
Ossie also looked at Du Wei in the distance with a complicated expression... It feels really good to be surrounded by these girls. She has rarely enjoyed this feeling of being surrounded by stars! Although all this is because of that Du Wei.
but…
He is indeed a nice guy. A very good brother.
"Have you finished solving your family conflicts?" Seeing Du Wei walking back, Prince Chen, who was sitting on the throne, curled his lips: "You have been gone for half an hour."
"I attach great importance to family harmony." Du Wei smiled, then raised a wine glass, and gestured to Prince Chen from a distance. The regent and He picked up the wine glass to respond, and the two took a sip at each other. Du Wei suddenly looked at Prince Chen, and said with a smile: "Your Highness, you even know about my family conflicts? I really can't think of anything in this world that you don't know about."
That is Du Wei. Only dare to say such words in front of Prince Chen. Prince Chen didn't take it seriously either: "You know, as a monarch, there are too many things to control. Sometimes, I have no choice."
"Then I wish His Royal Highness good health." Du Wei smiled and drank the wine in the glass.
The young men who currently hold the most power in the two empires smiled at each other.
the next day. The second day after the new year. The martial arts tournament finally continued, but in order to take care of the New Year's Carnival the night before. This day's game is scheduled to start in the afternoon.
And this day was the second round of preliminaries.
The second round of preliminaries. Nearly 400 contestants still passed the lottery. But this time there are groups of four, the rules are the same as the first round, and only one winner in each group can qualify.
Immediately after the lottery ended, a helpless sigh broke out.
The three warriors who were in the same group as Du Wei showed grief and helplessness...
The day was almost fabulous for Ossie! It was completely different from her previous life in those years, and it could even be said to have opened a whole new page!
In the morning, the Tulip family sent someone to bring a big gift to Miss Ossie.
This is an expensive wooden box, inside is a fist-sized South Sea pearl—the price of this treasure in the market is at least 50,000 gold coins!
Of course, it was sent by Du Wei in the name of Gabriel.
With this gift came a brand new red evening dress. Same as the one Miss Ossie wore last night. In addition, there are several latest women's evening and winter clothes from Tulip Workshop this year, and a very heroic leather hunting suit for women.
"My lord said that Miss Ossie might be invited to go hunting in a few days. I remembered that Miss Ossie might not have new hunting clothes, so I sent these here."
It was delivered by little Sandy himself, who is very articulate.
Although the Chancellor of the Exchequer wanted to avoid talking. Life is simple. It was just a gift from my future in-laws, so I accepted it.
And then, Ossie immediately became the focus of a group of little sisters in the family—obviously, teenage girls enjoy this feeling very much, which is also human.
In the afternoon, the surprise got bigger and bigger.
Du Wei sent a carriage to pick up Miss Ossie and her friends to watch the game. And this carriage is driven by Lord Tulip Duke himself! !
Du Wei's carriage is well-known in the aristocratic circles of the imperial capital for its gorgeousness and luxury. Extremely cool!
Every piece of wood is the best, even the horses that pull the cart. They are all the finest horses that can be obtained from the grasslands! I'm afraid that such a good horse will be sent to the army. Only officers at the general level are eligible to use them as mounts. But here in Du Wei... only for pulling carts!
The spacious carriage is more than twice the size of an ordinary noble carriage, and the magic field under the wheels is activated, making the carriage run briskly without any sense of bumps.
The ornate, almost extravagant furnishings in the carriage also left everyone dumbfounded.
This extravagant Du Wei, he actually used magic gemstones as lighting objects in the carriage!
And the velvet underneath... Ossie remembered that her cousin had such a piece at home, which was used to make a bed quilt, and it was not easily taken out on weekdays, but only used on important festivals.
But here in Du Wei. Used to be placed in the carriage compartment, spread on the ground and stepped on...
Several knights from the Tulip family rode horses and guarded the carriage.
Ossie was a little uneasy... She felt that she shouldn't accept too much kindness from Du Wei.
But Sandy, the little housekeeper, said to her: "My lord has said it. You don't have to be polite. After all, you are the wife of the second young master. It can be said that you are also the future half mistress of the family. You are entitled to enjoy everything in the family. "
Although I was still a little uneasy. But the envious eyes from the other girls next to her still made Osie feel a little ecstatic.
And after arriving at the venue...
The carriage of the Tulip family walked in front. There were even soldiers from the security station driving along the road, opening a road from the crowded crowd to let them in. Then directly entered the third floor from the VIP passage behind the Knights Association.
And when walking through the box of the Tulip family. A group of girls stared at the surrounding boxes in dumbfounded...
God!
right next door. The ruler of the empire, the Lord Regent and the little prince Charlie are sitting in the box together! On the right is the box of the prime minister's family. But the prime minister did not come. Camishiro and his wife came. Behind them are the Villa family, one after another the prominent families... These are the big figures who have truly mastered the power of the empire> The business manager of the Tulip family who stupidly boasted the name of Po Jia. Little Zach opened the door of the box with his own hands, and respectfully respected the ladies with an elegant gesture. When the ladies came in, a group of girls were a little embarrassed.
Because although little Zach is not a nobleman, in fact, everyone knows that he is the top five core figures in the Tulip family! In the imperial capital, little Zach's status is even much higher than that of many nobles! Many real big shots are polite when facing him.
But in this box, little Zach was on the side, as gentle as a butler: "Several distinguished ladies, if you have any needs here, please tell me."
ordered
In the imperial capital, how many people dare to "order" little Zack to do things
As little Zach walked out of the box door, Manny beside her suddenly shook Ossie, who was already a little absent-minded.
"Ossie! Ossie!" Manny said excitedly, "We are actually sitting here! Can you believe it? I'm so fucking dreaming! My God! Your Excellency the Duke treats you so well!! You will marry me in the future! After joining the Luo Lin family, you can officially become a member of this place!"
"Yes! Your Excellency the Duke treats your family very well... Oh, Ossie, it would have been great if you had continued to marry the Duke."
I don't know who said this all of a sudden.
Ossie's face suddenly changed...
Manny noticed the change in her friend's expression, and was about to persuade her, when she heard a burst of noise and cheers from below.
"Look! Your Excellency the Duke is here!!"
Du Wei was the first to step onto the ring with his head held high.
He is very confident in today's game, and... he hopes to wash away the shame of the farce-like preliminaries with today's game! Let everyone see their own strength instead of being treated as a joke!
After all, Du Wei still has a bit of a temper. He practiced martial arts hard these days. At this moment, his mind is like a child who has got an interesting toy and always wants to show it off to others. But the preliminaries a few days ago really made him vomit blood with anger!
But certainly not today!
Because Du Wei's opponents in this group today, all three of his opponents are holy knights! !
The holy knights of the temple will never stop fighting with themselves! snort!
Today, let me, Du Wei, show off my martial arts skills! !
Thunderous cheers! !