Sarhi II finally accepted Jenkins' oath, but asked Jenkins to repeat it in the name of the sage.
Of course, Jenkins, with a clear conscience, was not afraid to say it again, so he repeated it again in Fidiktli and Hampawo with clear pronunciation.
He even asked the other party if he wanted to put this oath in writing, but the other party refused:
"I don't want a hundred years later, what you wrote will be collected in the museum. You are on the side of the weak and the love. I am the elder or the reigning king. You don't have to think about what people in future generations will think of what we have today. What you say. Those ordinary people, literary youths, or noble women who sighed in the court are all stupid, as long as it involves a love story, they always favor the protagonist of the story."
This is the reason given by Salhi II, but Jenkins believes that the other party should not be the kind of person who cares about his reputation after death. Sarhi II probably believed that if Jenkins wanted to back out after his death, neither oral nor written oaths would work, so it didn't matter whether the oath was written or not.
But it is also good not to leave written proof, and Jenkins also saves the trouble of writing.
"You seem to really trust me, even in your word of mouth."
After talking about the most important thing, Jenkins breathed a sigh of relief, and said in a joking tone, not nervous because the other party was "father-in-law". When he treated the other two father-in-laws who were admirals, he was even more rude.
"I believe in the results of my investigation. You are a very devout believer. I swear in the name of God, I am very relieved. And... Dolores is the giver, right?"
Jenkins was not surprised by this sentence. If the other party didn't know it by now, then he should have been overthrown by the kingdom's conspirators:
"You do know."
While talking, he moved the cat lying on his lap to the armrest of the seat. It was too hot here.
Salhi II snorted unceremoniously:
"Of course I know, she always takes things from the family's treasure house. Although she does it very covertly and knows to put substitutes, I have been in touch with those treasures for more than 30 years, and some items are fake. from."
Speaking of picking up his own teacup, when the lid of the exquisite porcelain teacup was opened, white hot steam burst out of it immediately, and Jenkins suspected that the temperature of the cup of tea was above 90 degrees.
"Since Dolores is the bestower, without any evidence, I can directly identify you as the scribe of the sage... Should it be this term? The church does not announce the title of its bestower. I hope I don't Wrong word."
He looked at Jenkins, as if he wanted to see panic and anxiety on Jenkins' face, but Jenkins still focused on teasing the cat, looking up at him, his face was quite calm.
"Yes, without proof. Although I have many children, I know the character of each of them. Some people think I am not a good father, but I know them better than they think. In my opinion, Although Dolores doesn't know why she fell into your love trap, the future partner she can accept is definitely not someone weaker than her.
Of all my daughters, Dolores was most like me in character. Although she may make inappropriate choices because of emotion, she will never abandon reason. Therefore, as the only girl in Stuart's generations with extraordinary talents, I don't believe that the partner she chooses will be an ordinary person. "
Because Jenkins didn't ask "how did you know I was a scribe", Salhi II could only explain himself there.
"So you think, as God's scribe, I wouldn't lie when I swear in God's name?"
"Is such that."
His Majesty the King nodded affirmatively.
"Well... you're right."
Jenkins pursed his lips, not intending to linger on this question, but asked immediately:
"Since I have made an oath, please tell me what Queen Isabella is doing in accordance with our agreement."
"I thought you'd address her 'Your Majesty'."
Salhi II laughed, because Jenkins swore happily, which made him feel very good:
"After I became seriously ill, a group of strange people came to me and promised to treat me, but I would have to pay the corresponding price. There is reason to believe that those people have also contacted the old lady. I don't know that they gave the queen What is Isabella's condition, but she must have agreed. Oh, that group of people are the givers, at least the three people who came to see me are all givers."
"What is their deal with Queen Isabella?"
Jenkins frowned. He originally thought that the tree house was just infiltrating the nobles. He didn't expect that they could contact the king, and the queen who had been in office for a long time actually agreed to the deal. This is not a wise decision.
"I don't know about that. After all, this kind of thing must be discussed in secret. No matter how powerful my spies are, it is impossible to stick their ears into the sound-proof secret room with alloy plates behind the bookshelves of Cold Spring Palace's study."
Salhi II said that according to the priesthood of lies, this sentence is the truth.
"Actually, I still have a question. Since Shu, since that organization contacted you, do you agree to accept their help?"
Jenkins asked again, and did not entangle with the other party for a long time about Queen Isabella.
"I didn't let them keep me alive with those horrible rituals."
What Salhi II said was natural.
"That is to say, you also promised their help? Help other than life extension?"
Jenkins sighed.
"Has anyone ever told you that it's best not to expose the other party in such a conversation? I know you grew up in a commoner family, but since you want to fight for the throne now, you should at least learn some basic common sense, right? Didn't Dolores teach you?"
His Majesty the King sighed, and then said:
"There is another piece of news that I can tell you. I'm not that kind of stingy elder—your queen's real favorite successor is actually the girl surnamed Windsor."
Jenkins looked up at him, Salhi II's expression was normal, and [lie] never suggested that there was something wrong with this sentence.
"But the information I got is not like this..."
He said hesitantly, but then remembered that most of the news he had learned came from Miss Windsor. Queen Isabella herself never mentioned in front of him that Miss Windsor would inherit the throne, so he never judged Windsor from the queen. Succession is true or false.
"I don't care about this. You can choose to believe it or continue to investigate. But if you need it, you can come to me for help at any time. I am happy to help a promising young man like you... Yes, since you spent a lot of money today Luo Lisi came to see me with an excuse, and you can't bring back any news, otherwise someone will suspect the reason why you came to me. You are also a person with a sensitive identity. At this point in time, it is best not to get involved with any scandals and rumors. Get involved. So ah... "
Salhi put down his teacup unhurriedly, "Well, I will announce to the public in a while that I intend to marry my daughter to an heir of Fidiktli for the sake of the friendship between the two countries. But I It will not explain who is chosen, so that even if the public opinion is mixed with conspiracy theories and involves you, you can refute it."
Jenkins has no objection to this, but at the same time he still sighs in his heart that he is still too young compared to these real politicians.
The conversation with Sarhi II lasted the whole afternoon. In addition to the things they cared about, the two also talked about art, history, theology and even continental customs.
Jenkins believes that this is because the other party wants to know more about the details of his daughter's marriage partner, or it may be to understand Jenkins' real "quality". But anyway, he had nothing else to do this afternoon, so it wasn't a nuisance to talk aimlessly.
It was just too hot in the room, and Jenkins' back was wet all afternoon.
Because the next day is the meeting of the three kings, Jenkins has already received an invitation to accompany him as one of the royal family members. Therefore, this evening, he did not arrange other activities. First, he talked with Dolores about the conversation with his father this afternoon. Her Royal Highness blushed and listened to the agreement between the two. Afterwards, she openly talked to Miss Windsor about Salhi II's reminder, but Miss Windsor thought it was a lie:
"I'm just His Majesty's pawn."
When she said this, the lady who was one year older than Jenkins was extremely disappointed.
Finally, I met with Marquis Michael and talked about Queen Isabella. The other party was also surprised that the queen contacted the extraordinary, and said that he would find the queen's valet to investigate.
But from beginning to end, the Marquis did not comment on his daughter moving to a man's house before marriage.
After eight o'clock in the evening, Jenkins did not go out again, but played a game of cards with three women at home.
He hasn't fully adapted to having so many people living in his family, but it's good, at least it's better than going home every night with an empty house.
Sitting on the sofa in front of the fireplace, four people can feel the warmth of this home.
Considering that there are important things to do tomorrow, the card game is over until nine o'clock. Jenkins hugged the cat and was about to go back to bed. After greeting the three ladies, he looked back. The blond girl shook her head slightly, she was warned by Hathaway; the red-haired girl winked at Jenkins, but shook her head as well, she didn't want Jenkins to think that she was an immodest person.
So that night, it was Julia in a maid outfit who appeared in Jenkins' room.
PS: In the afternoon update, there is a 90% probability that it will be the 8K chapter.