ducal mansion. Miss Qiao's boudoir.
"You're angry?"
"snort!"
"Won't you talk to me?"
"snort!!"
Du Wei sighed. He lowered his head to look at Jojo's face. Qiao Qiao turned his head away forcefully, and Du Wei rolled his eyes: "Hate me?"
"snort!
"I said, you are always humming. Do you have a toothache?"
Jojo got angry and jumped up. Show your teeth and claws. She raised her fist and beat Du Wei like a drum. Fortunately, Miss Qiao felt sorry for Du Wei even though she was not angry. Otherwise, with the strength of her eighth-level warrior, how could there be so little movement when her grudge is running
Du Wei received a few punches on purpose, but took advantage of the momentum to pull. He pulled Jojo into his arms. Qiao Qiao struggled a few times, couldn't get rid of it, and simply stopped moving, raised his head and stared at Du Wei: "Tell yourself! You have been to the north for such a long time. There is not a single letter! Also, you refuse to let me go We go to the north with you! But... huh! I heard that Elle came back with you! Also, there is Muse!! You deliberately didn’t take Vivienne and me to the north, did you do something bad for yourself? Convenient!"
Du Wei immediately called Qu: "Muse ran away from home by himself, okay? Besides, Muse has nothing to do with me."
Qiao Qiao snorted and stared at Du Wei: "Then, where is that chick Ai Lu!"
Du Wei was speechless, and Ai Lu had some ambiguous thoughts about herself, but Qiao Qiao knew this best - don't forget. Qiao Qiao has been to the snow-capped mountains with him.
Smiled twice. Du Wei hugged Qiao Qiao in his arms, ignored her struggle, and kissed her face twice forcefully, making Qiao Qiao's face turn red. But suddenly he opened his mouth and bit Du Wei's shoulder fiercely, but Du Wei's body is too strong now. Qiao Qiao bit so hard that her own teeth hurt, but she couldn't even leave a tooth mark, so she was a little discouraged. Angrily said: "You, you will bully our two sisters!"
Du Wei coughed and smiled. But he quickly changed the subject. He whispered: "I know you understand things best, this... there is one more thing I want you to ask."
"Ask me for something? Don't talk about it!!" Qiao Qiao shook his head.
Du Wei sighed intentionally: "I know you Miss Qiao is the most loyal, that chick Muse. I used to play around with you and did a lot of nonsense with you. You and her are finally Friends. It can be regarded as friendship. I brought her back this time, but she ran away from home after all. Now I am back to Mrs. Liszt. I heard that Mrs. Liszt was so angry that she was about to vomit blood. I'm afraid that her family will be punished according to the law. I'm worried that Muse will have her legs broken... "
"Broken leg?" Jojo was taken aback for a moment. No more fuss. A little nervous, he said sternly, "No...you won't really be punished so harshly, right?"
Du Wei shook his head: "I don't know. But I heard that the Liszt family's family law is very strict."
After all, Jojo is still loyal. Sighed: "Okay, I'll go and have a look later. I can't let that guy Muse get his leg broken." After a pause, he said angrily: "You are right, that guy Mrs. Liszt .I don't think she is a good person. Hmph... "
It turned out that Mrs. Liszt's thoughts on Du Wei were in the circle of the Northwest Tulip family. Everyone knows. Qiaoqiao naturally didn't like the charming and beautiful Marquis very much. The words are not very polite.
Seeing that Miss Qiao finally stopped being angry. Du Wei breathed a sigh of relief, and said with a smile, "I heard from Vivienne that you made a gift for me?"
Jojo heard this. Immediately, his face turned red, and he gently slipped out of Du Wei's arms, jumped aside, and pulled out something from behind the bed. Quickly threw it to Du Wei. But hurriedly said: "This is it! You...you must not dislike it! Otherwise...or me, I will stab you with a sword!"
Du Wei took it with a smile. But it is a cloak. Although the material of this cloak is high-quality, but Du Wei has always lived a wealthy life, so it's okay. It seems to work. But it's a bit clumsy. Where the stitches are pinched in the corner, obviously. It was a bit crooked from the beginning, but after that, it became much more refined.
This cloak has a black base, with a huge tulip embroidered on it, surrounded by a ball of flames. Just like a tulip flower blooming in the flames, this flower is embroidered fairly, but if you look carefully, there are many pinholes on the cloak, obviously it has been sewn and torn, torn and sewn, I don’t know how much After doing it over and over again, I barely made it look like it.
Du Wei took a look. I guessed it. This must have been made by Jojo himself. I couldn't help feeling a little moved in my heart——Qiao Qiao has a fiery temper, and she is the most impatient girl, but this kind of needlework requires the most patience. With Miss Qiao's temper, it was easy for her to wield a sword, but it was easy for her to stare and kill. No problem asking her to wave a wand. Let her pinch the needle and get the thread. But it took her life.
Although the workmanship of this cloak is a bit simpler. Also a little crude. But I don't know how many days it took this young lady to complete it.
Seeing Du Wei holding the cloak in a daze, the expression on his face didn't know what it meant. Qiao Qiao couldn't help being aggrieved: "Don't you like it? Hey! Du Wei. If you don't like it, I... I'll just tear it up!"
finished. Just reach out and grab it. Du Wei turned sideways quickly. Blocking Qiao Qiao's hand: "Who said I don't like it! It's very good! It's very good!"
Qiao Qiao's eyes turned red: "I know I'm not doing well, I've seen it. The maids in the mansion are ten times better than me! Sigh, this thing is too ugly, it's embarrassing for you to wear it, or Give it back to me. Tear it up!"
"Nonsense." Du Wei. He raised his hand and put the cloak on his back: "I will wear armor from now on. I will wear this cloak you made!" After a pause, he shook his head. He kept saying, "What a pity! What a pity!"
"What's the pity?" Qiao Qiao gave Du Wei a sideways look.
Du Wei sighed: "It's a pity that when I come back this time, I'm afraid I won't be able to return to the northern front line in the short term. If I don't return to the front line, I won't wear armor anymore. Is this cloak..."
Qiao Qiao was overjoyed at first: "Aren't you going back to the front line?" Then he was a little helpless: "Then... if you don't wear it, don't wear it."
Du Wei shook his head: "Who says I don't wear it! The things made by Qiao Qiao are hard to change! If I don't wear them outside, I will wear them inside!"
Qiao Qiao laughed when he heard this: "Where is someone wearing a cloak close to their body?"
Even so, his eyes were full of joy that couldn't be concealed.
Du Wei looked at Qiao Qiao with a coquettish smile. Can't help but move in my heart. Go up and lift her up. Jojo exclaimed. Throwing her on the bed, Qiao Qiao exclaimed: "What are you doing?"
Du Wei laughed, and ran out the door in a gust of wind. Not for a moment. An exclamation came from the yard, but it was Vivian's voice. Then footsteps were heard. I saw Du Wei carrying Vivienne on his shoulders. He rushed into the room quickly and kicked the door shut. He also threw Vivienne on the bed.
Looking at the pair of sisters on the bed, Du Wei was overjoyed. Laugh three times. Just like a tiger rushing to eat, he rushed over. There was a burst of screams and exclamations of laughter. The three of them had already rolled into a ball on the bed.
Qiao Qiao exclaimed: "You...you...it's not dark yet!" As he spoke, he pushed Du Wei with his hands.
Du Wei giggled. But he grabbed Jojo's wrist. He took a hard bite: "Doing this kind of thing. What's the difference between day and night! Come, come, Xiaobie is better than a newlywed!"
Qiao Qiao was helpless, and laughed and scolded: "You are the most rascal. Vivienne, kick him!"
But Vivian hasn't spoken yet. But Du Wei touched his face, and his face turned pink immediately. The eyeballs were so thick that they were almost dripping water, but he just stammered: "I, I. I..." There is no half-resisting meaning? Du Wei pulled Vivienne into his arms and said with a smile, "My precious little silly girl won't reject me."
talking. The other hand went to pull Jojo, and Jojo laughed. She raised her leg and kicked her, but Du Wei grabbed her ankle and followed Qiao Qiao's slender and smooth ankle with her hand. Touched all the way up the calf. Qiao Qiao was pinched by Du Wei's calf. Immediately, my body went limp, and I felt that I had no strength in my whole body. One heart at the moment. I can't remember any martial arts moves. Finally hummed. Instead, he slammed into Du Wei's arms fiercely.
The three of them rolled into a ball on the bed, and there were screams at first. Then gradually...
Du Wei spent the night at home with his beautiful wife, Hu Tianhu, and woke up the next morning. I saw two beautiful girls beside me. Hugging herself from one side to the other, covering her face with her hair, her face was flushed red, and she couldn't help but feel infinitely satisfied. I just feel that life is like this. No more regrets.
He got up quietly. But deliberately squeezed the faces of both Vivienne and Qiao Qiao, then put on a robe and got off the bed, and walked out of the room lightly.
After all, he has been in the north for many days. Also lived a long period of abstinence life. Last night, this little farewell was better than a newlywed. Been messing around all night. Only then did he vent the energy he had held back for months. The two girls were naturally exhausted. Didn't fall asleep until near dawn.
Du Wei walked out of the room. Looking at the sky, it was a rare sunny day in the imperial capital today despite the early winter weather. I stretched hard. Taking a deep breath, I feel refreshed.
He lives in the backyard with Vivienne Qiaoqiao, and servants are not allowed to enter the place casually on weekdays. otherwise. I didn't dare to toss so presumptuously last night.
out of the backyard. A servant was summoned to wait on him to wash and dress up. I ate a little more. The guard elder Yan was called, and then he took the people and went to the military headquarters.
this day. Du Wei visited Camisiro in the military headquarters, went to the mansion of Count Villa, went to see the fat man of Warcraft in Delan Mountain in the afternoon, and went to the real estate of the imperial capital in the evening. After listening to little Zach report on the business situation, he returned home at night. Vivian and Qiao Qiao naturally got up early, but told Du Wei. Someone sent an invitation, and Du Wei took it to read. He couldn't help raising his eyebrows.
"Oh? Gaocha? He invited me. Give me a chance?" Du Wei snorted and thought for a while: "If we disagree, we don't want to conspire with each other, so ignore him. Anyway, I'm going to turn against him these days, so there's no need Entertaining with him hypocritically."
finished. He tore up the invitation card casually.
In the next three days, the newly appointed Deputy Minister of State, Earl Gaucher. Every day an invitation card was delivered to the house, and Du Wei tore it up after reading it. These three days. But Du Wei went out every day, with a group of old friends he used to have in the imperial capital. People like Camisiro met and met, and visited the Minister of Finance and the Minister of Etiquette. And some generals in the military. An old colleague of the Imperial Military Academy. Even some acquaintances from the Imperial Supervision Office. He had dinner with the commander of the public security station in the imperial capital, but he ignored Gaocha's invitation all the time.
On the fourth day. Gaocha didn't send anyone to send invitations anymore.
A few days later, the funeral of the Prince Regent was finally held.
The mourning hall in the palace has been placed for a full month. The representatives of the rich and noble families from all over the empire went to express their condolences in person. And according to tradition, because members of the royal family are believers in name. Although Prince Chen is not an emperor, he enjoys the emperor's standard, and the standard of the funeral is also an emperor's style. According to tradition. The emperor's funeral should be presided over by the Pope of the Illuminati Church himself.
But Pope Paul XVI has made few public appearances in recent years. And it is said that there are some problems with his health - of course, Du Wei knows that this is clearly an excuse to refuse. Before Prince Chen took the throne, he agreed to worship the Pope as godfather, and later he directly promoted his son to the throne. It can be regarded as a pope. The Pope has not yet swallowed this breath. Prince Chen is dead now, it would be nice if the Pope didn't come to open the coffin and whip the corpse. Still willing to preside over the funeral? !
really. Pope Paul XVI did not come. But Archbishop Maximus was sent. The archbishop is now recognized as the Pope's successor. His identity and weight are also sufficient, and he is an old acquaintance of Du Wei, who can be regarded as one of his private allies.
Prince Chen's funeral was very grand. For this funeral, the royal family specially set up a route from the palace to the outside of the city. The royal family spent a huge amount of money, using more than 100,000 black roses, and sprinkled them all the way along this passage.
On the day of the funeral. The three thousand Imperial Forest Army wore black armor and black cloaks, and even black feathers were inserted on the helmets. There are neatly queued to open the way, while the queue is behind. More than a dozen Hercules with good levels of force carried a heavy special sarcophagus. Behind them were members of the royal family, and the little emperor Charlie followed behind in a black robe. Holding a scepter in his hand. With a serious face, and then the queen. Princess, princess blah blah blah.
Du Wei, as the first-class important minister of the empire, walked at the forefront of the line of ministers. Followed by the important ministers of the empire. Ministers of various ministries. Military generals, etc., etc., in order to express condolences. No one in the queue was on horseback, all were on foot.
There is no sorrow or joy, just along the way, the petals of the scattered black roses are flying. Added a bit of mourning and heavy atmosphere. The queue is silent. There was no noise. Only in the queue. The queen and others wept softly.
At the end of the team are the family members of various noble families. Those ladies. Noble son. Noble girls and so on and so on. Those who have a title walk in front, and those who do not have a title walk behind.
also. On both sides of the queue. There are also eight great teachers sent from the temple, solemnly reciting the eulogy of the scriptures as they walked along the way. at the end of the queue. It is several magicians sent by the magic union to act as representatives.
And as the Knights Association, one of the three major organizations in the mainland in name. Although it has regained some vitality recently. But after all, it is still inferior to the magic union and the temple. In terms of status, it can only walk at the end of the queue, dragging far behind. Knight Deron, the president of the Knights Association, was dressed in silver armor, and the long sword in his hand was wrapped with black veil. Behind him was the members of the Knights of the "Roland's Sword" formed by the winners of the last tournament.
This huge queue started from the palace in the morning. Because of the slow walking, it took two hours to finally reach the door.
When more than a dozen Hercules carried the sarcophagus to the gate of the city, the flag of thorns and flowers above the gate slowly lowered by half. In condolences, all the defenders above the city wall. All knelt down on one knee and bowed their heads in salute.
At this time, the surroundings were already full of crying.
On the day of the funeral, hundreds of thousands of people in the imperial capital came to deliver letters to the young king of the empire. From the Imperial City Square in front of the palace to the gate of the city, the road was almost full of people kneeling. people.
The people on the mainland of Roland seem to be very loyal to the royal family. Especially the people of the imperial capital. Moreover, Prince Chen can be regarded as a wise monarch, quite popular, his funeral. More than half of the residents in the imperial capital spontaneously came to see the regent farewell. the number of people. It was many times longer than the funeral of the old emperor Augustine VI. It was all the way outside the city, and the funeral ceremony came to an end, and then the sarcophagus was loaded into a special large carriage. The Imperial Forest Army also got on their horses one after another, and the ministers and nobles who saw them off also got on their respective carriages.
The funeral procession will leave the imperial capital directly and go to a place more than ten miles away from the imperial capital: the imperial mausoleum!
The custom of Roland Continent, even if the emperor dies. Although the funeral was grand, the cemetery was not too luxurious, which was different from the world Du Wei lived in in his previous life. The emperors in ancient China were very different.
When the emperor died, he was also buried in the traditional mausoleum of the royal family of the Roland Empire. This imperial mausoleum is far away from the imperial capital. Covers a vast area. Surrounded by mountains and rivers, the emperors of all dynasties of the empire were buried in this place. and. people of this world. There is no habit of using many luxurious funeral objects. Therefore, no one will go to the tomb in later generations.
Outside the imperial mausoleum. There is a battalion of troops stationed and guarded all the year round.
The weather was fine and the roads cleared in the afternoon. The funeral procession arrived at the imperial mausoleum area in the southern outskirts of the imperial capital.
Dozens of emperors from the founding of the Roland Empire to the present are buried here. And all members of the immediate royal family. Even the eldest prince Yawen, who was defeated in a coup a few years ago, was buried here.
Moreover, in order to protect this place, Du Wei heard. There are also royal court magicians guarding here all the year round. In order to prevent these emperors from being disturbed after their death, they will rest in peace.
In the afternoon. After the funeral procession arrived, the burial ceremony began.
Seeing the sarcophagus containing the body of Prince Chen being slowly put into the tomb, Du Wei, standing in the front row of the crowd, couldn't help but sigh in his heart, and he glanced at the members of the royal family. The queen was so crying that she could hardly stand up. Princesses Karina and Princess Louise were in tears.
Although the little emperor Charlie looked sad. But - Du Wei noticed. The corners of his eyes are clean.
Although the nobles of the various families mourned, there were not many people who really cried.
What surprised Du Wei a little was that even Prince Chen's direct descendant was alive. Minister of Defense Camisiro. None shed tears. It was the Delan Mountain Warcraft, which was always not to be looked down upon, and was full of copper smell, but the fat man was crying like a tearful man.
The burial ceremony began, first with the little emperor Charles. A message of condolence was read out in public. As soon as Du Wei heard it, he knew that it was written in advance, and then. Archbishop Maximus, who presided over the funeral, began to preach with a passage from the Bible...
"...He was born, bathed in the light of God, God bestowed on him everything, glory, pride, courage, loyalty, responsibility..."
After all, Archbishop Maximus was also old, and his voice was a bit hoarse. His voice was not very clear amidst the mournful cries around him. Du Wei just listened silently, but his eyes were on the coffin in the tomb...
During Archbishop Maximus' speech, the little emperor stepped up. Pick up the shovel. Covered with the first shovel of soil, and then handed the shovel to the people around him.
A dozen strong men began to sprinkle soil into the tomb.
At this time, the crying became louder, and Archbishop Maximus could only raise his voice and continue to read his prayer: "...all the virtues prescribed by God have been embodied in him, kindness, intelligence, and kindness. …”
But at this moment, Du Wei's heart suddenly moved, a strange feeling gushed out from the bottom of his heart like a tide! ∷The strength at the moment. It can be said to be almost at the level of a demigod!
Although it is a battery that cannot be charged. But before the battery runs out. His strength can be said to be the top in the mainland! Powerful spiritual sense. It makes him extremely sensitive to all the changes around him!
Sure enough, as if confirming his induction, he suddenly heard a muffled roar of thunder from the sky!
Looking up, I saw a clear sky that was originally cloudless. In an instant, patches of dark clouds appeared in the sky!
subsequently. The sky seems to be a little darker!
That thunder. Absolutely not a natural phenomenon! Du Wei only felt something faintly felt in his heart, as if his heart beat a little faster!
Then, all of a sudden, the sun hanging high above the sky suddenly seemed to flicker! The originally strong sunlight suddenly dimmed!
At the edge of the sun, a faint shadow slowly devoured the edge of the sun, bit by bit, eating away the sunlight! !
Although the shadow spread slowly, it was getting bigger and bigger. In a few moments, the sun is halfway. All occupied by shadows!
Du Wei's heart was beating wildly, and his breath was a little unstable!
day. day. Total solar eclipse
boom! !
in mind. It seems to have a sense of something. Suddenly it exploded! !
Du Wei only felt as if he faintly felt a powerful force in his heart, attacking from the sky! It felt like a bucket of startled water was suddenly poured over the head. He seemed to feel that his soul was trembling! !
Amidst the exclamations around, the sun has been almost completely blocked! between heaven and earth. Suddenly plunged into darkness, as if plunged into the night, this sudden and strange scene stopped the mournful and crying voices around, even Archbishop Maximus who was standing on it praying. He couldn't help but stop his voice, and looked up at the sky in surprise!
And at this moment. The sun has been completely blocked...
Du Wei only felt dry mouth. I was very excited. Finally, I couldn't help but exclaimed in a low voice: "It's a total solar eclipse! A total solar eclipse!
At this time, suddenly, he felt that in the distance, in the northwest direction, there was a sudden wave of powerful energy, as if an extremely strong man exuded all his aura!
Du Wei felt something in his heart, and he looked around. With his current strength, his eyes don't even need to cast magic eagle eye. It is also easy to see clearly the movement far away, not to mention the movement of his mind. At a glance, he traveled tens of miles in an instant!
Sure enough, Du Wei saw it clearly. horizon. It was a figure. The figure exuded a monstrous and ferocious aura. Above the sky, piercing the clouds and breaking the wind. With a burst of arrogance, he quickly flew towards the direction of the imperial capital! !
The muffled sound of thunder in the sky. All the movements brought out by this person in flight!
Du Wei screamed in his heart: It's a total solar eclipse! That old Chris guy is on the move!