The Military Affairs Office of the imperial capital is the busiest these days. There are too many things in the northern war zone after the war. Hundreds of thousands of prisoners of war also need to be properly resettled, as well as the resettlement of civilians in the northern provinces - Duke Tulip's strategy of clearing the country and luring the enemy in. It had a miraculous effect, but how to recover afterwards is not Roddy's business.
News is still spreading to the imperial capital, some good and some bad.
The good news came from the northwest. The Northwest Army, led by General Eliot, the rising star of the empire, tenaciously repelled the invasion of the Great Moon Kingdom Reuenthar. After Eliot's last victory at Fort Trier, Unwilling to lose, Reuenthar once again led an army to attack the Watt Fortress. After a battle between Eliot's Northwest Army and the Prairie Cavalry under the Watt Fortress, both sides suffered losses. In the end, Reuenthar returned without success, but Eliot However, Lue once again played a trick on the opponent's retreat. He sent 10,000 light cavalry ambush troops to ambush the Dayue Kingdom's baggage train halfway. It was better to call it an "ambush" than a "harassment."
After all, less than ten thousand light cavalry could not pose any threat to the tens of thousands of troops of Dayue Kingdom. What's more, the light cavalry of the Northwest Legion is actually much worse than the prairie cavalry in terms of strength.
But Gislent, the commander of the 10,000 cavalry, was an outstanding commander. He led his soldiers to successfully complete the tasks assigned by General Eliot.
By the time Reuenthal's reinforcements arrived, the imperial ambush cavalry had already retreated, leaving only the attacked baggage train - more than half of which had been burned.
After the Northern Holy War ended, the Second Northwest War finally ended. Having lost the Roland people as allies on the battlefield, the Big Moon Kingdom wisely requested peace with the Empire.
But this time, the conditions for making peace depend on how Old Skull blackmails the Big Moon Kingdom.
In addition to the news of the victory in the northwest, another major news in the imperial capital is: Lord Tulip has taken leave from His Majesty and left the imperial capital to return to his fiefdom, Xilin Province, to recuperate. Everyone is speculating that Lord Tulip's injury may be more serious than imagined. serious.
This kind of news made people in the imperial capital a little panicked. Fortunately, the news of the victory in the northwest diluted the atmosphere a little.
Finally, three days later, the Tulip Duke and his beautiful sister left the Tulip Duke Palace in the imperial capital - of course. It has now become the "Tulip Duke Imperial Marshal's Mansion"!
Under the protection of a group of Wolf Fang Army and a group of Royal Guards, they left the imperial capital. Head to Xiqiu, the capital of Xilin Province.
The Wolf Fang Army was already a cavalry regiment directly under Duke Tulip. Naturally, there was nothing objectionable about being escorted by a group of Wolf Fang Army, but the escort of a group of Royal Guards surprised people.
It seems that His Majesty the Emperor is really interested in the Tulip family. He actually asked the Royal Guards who specialize in protecting the royal family to protect the Tulip Duke...
In contrast, the news received by Marquis Caroline was much more detailed - the captain of this Royal Guards of 2,000 people was none other than the new palace warrior, His Excellency Viscount Rody.
"It seems that His Majesty's efforts to win over the Tulip family are being carried out in another way..." The old fox's expression was a little complicated.
Milo frowned: "Uncle. Do you want me to send someone to check this Roddy carefully?"
The old fox shook his head and said in a deep voice: "Check? Don't forget, he is His Majesty the Emperor's man...and maybe~~ Humph, check him? Can you guarantee that you won't be discovered by others when you check him? If the Emperor Your Majesty found out that we were investigating Rody, so what would your Majesty think? This kind of thing cannot be investigated! If you know about the royal affairs, it's best to pretend that you don't know. Don’t ask too much!”
Rody wore the armor of a Royal Guards officer and rode in the middle of the queue. Beside him were officers and soldiers of the Royal Guards—people Rody was not familiar with. In just a few days, he became their boss. It was obvious that these people respected Roddy very much, even with a bit of awe.
In fact, since the award ceremony that day, rumors about this young imperial hero have spread at an extremely fast speed. Although this kind of news cannot be openly written in newspapers, it has spread quickly in the imperial capital. every corner.
At this moment, even many officers and soldiers of the Royal Guards couldn't help but suspect that this young boss might really have some "relative" relationship with His Majesty the Emperor...
After all, among the nobility or royal family in the upper echelons of the empire, which one of these high-ranking people does not have numerous mistresses and countless women? It is not a strange thing to have one or two illegitimate children. It's just that His Majesty the Emperor did it so secretly, which is really admirable!
Thousands of clouds hang down in the east, and the sunset in the west is as red as fire.
The clouds are three parallel points in the sky, like a huge blue-gray gauze tent suspended in the sky. Rody took a deep breath, looked at the wonders on the horizon with a relaxed mood, and then let out a long sigh.
Finally leaving the imperial capital, he finally felt a lot more relaxed. From the beginning of the war to now, he has had no time to rest - now he has a rare free time. There are no nobles in the imperial capital who are looking at him eagerly. There is no war or intrigues. He just goes with his beloved woman. Xilin... "Tulip Duke" is here to recuperate, so just treat it as a rare vacation!
While he was thinking about his own thoughts, a horse from behind caught up, and immediately a guard from the Duke's Palace ran to Rody's side and said in a deep voice: "Your Excellency Rody, Your Excellency, the Duke, please go to the carriage to meet him! "
Rody nodded, but there was a smile in his eyes.
With everyone's envious eyes, Rody turned his horse's head and ran to the back of the queue.
A huge carriage was in the middle of the queue. The carriage was specially modified. The spacious carriage was two or three times the size of an ordinary carriage. The windows were sealed - because the Duke was still injured, Can't see the wind!
The driver driving the carriage and the dozen or so soldiers of the Wolf Fang Army guarding the carriage are all Duke Tulip's personal guards - these people are all warriors transformed by the blood race.
People from the Wolf Fang Army and Royal Guards looked at Roddy with envy in the distance - it seemed that the Duke really appreciated this young man. Everyone had not seen the Duke for a long time, but only this young man people. Every day the Duke would call him into the carriage and talk for a long time...
But this is not too surprising, everyone knows it. This young viscount was originally the deputy captain of the Duke's personal soldiers, and was naturally the Duke's confidant.
Rody took a deep breath and knocked lightly on the carriage door.
Then the car door slowly opened a little, a pair of jade-white hands gently pulled the door, and a beautiful face was revealed from behind the door.
Nicole looked at Rody tenderly, smiled and said: "Come in, Mr. Rody."
After closing the car door, Nicole was already nestled in Roddy's arms. Roddy holds Nicole. He gently sniffed the fragrance on her hair, then held her face and whispered: "Why did you call me in again? This is not safe. It will make others suspicious... Didn't I say that, When we get to Xiqiu, there will be many opportunities for us to meet.”
Nicole shook her head, with a look of reluctance on her face: "You don't know, I'm suffocated in this carriage alone! It's said to the outside world that I'm taking care of the Duke in the carriage... ugh... this carriage. Even the windows. It can’t even be opened..." At this point. Nicole raised her head, her big eyes flashing with tenderness: "I want you to accompany me!"
Rody's heart softened as he looked at the charming face in front of him. He couldn't help but lean in for a gentle kiss, and whispered: "Okay, I'll accompany you." He smiled easily and said softly: "The scenery outside is really good, we have entered the Xilin Province... ugh , This fiefdom of the Tulip family is a good place... We passed a big river just now, and the scenery there is very beautiful. "
Nicole smiled slightly and leaned gently on Roddy's chest. The two just sat in the carriage and hugged each other. Nicole closed her eyes, put her arm around Roddy's waist, and whispered like a lazy cat: "Is it a big river? It must be the Tuotuo River. This is the largest river in Xilin. When I was little, I often played there. I remember that my father often brought us here..." Although she closed her eyes, there was a sweet smile on her face: "When I was little, I liked to go barefoot. Run along the river, the water is clear and cool..."
Rody stroked her hair gently and smiled: "Well, that must be very beautiful."
Nicole opened her eyes: "How do you know she is beautiful? You have never seen it."
Rody rolled his eyes and said with a smile: "I mean, your feet must be very beautiful... I have never seen that river, but I have seen your feet..."
Nicole's cheeks turned red, she bit her lips, and laughed and cursed in a low voice: "You are a bad learner! The old Roddy would never say such a thing!"
"Haha..." Rody smiled: "Is that a bad thing to say? When you kicked me in the past, I had already seen your feet..." At this point, he looked at Nicole's shy face and his nose. Full of the girl's fragrance, Rody couldn't help but hug her with one hand, and stretched out the other hand to Nicole's feet, smiling: "That's this foot. You used this foot a lot back then." Kick me..."
Nicole was about to retort when she suddenly felt her feet being grabbed by the opponent's hand. She couldn't help but let out a low cry, but she didn't struggle. Her face was so red that it was almost bleeding. She hit Roddy. He glanced at him and said, "You were just a little thief who broke into my house back then. If I didn't kick you, how could I still..."
She only spoke half of what she said, and her mouth was already gagged. Roddy was already on top of her and couldn't help but lick the other person's soft lips.
I don’t know how long it took, but Nicole finally gasped: "You... you are too bold. There are so many people outside, aren't you afraid?"
"What are you afraid of? This carriage is so thick, who can hear it? Besides, if you let me come in to accompany you, are we just going to sit here and chat?" Rody smiled in a low voice, and then his face gradually became serious. He said sternly: "Nicole, I'm afraid you'll be bored here, but soon, when we get to Xiqiu, we can be together. At that time, I will use Roddy's identity to pursue you publicly, and then we will be together , that’s fair and aboveboard!”
"Bah!" Nicole spat and gritted her teeth: "Is it rare to be public...?" But her face was flushed at the moment, and her eyes were watery. There was three parts fake anger in her eyes, but seven parts shyness. This look But he didn't know how tempting it was. Roddy couldn't help but kissed her gently on the lips and whispered: "Then I'm going out?"
"No!" Nicole frowned and grabbed Roddy's clothes with both hands. She sighed: "You don't know, when you were in the north, I couldn't sleep well every night. I worried about your safety in the north day and night... When you were in the imperial capital, you ran into the palace again, and you couldn't. He is by my side all the time. I am in the room every day, nominally accompanying my brother Duke, but actually I am the only one in the room, and it’s so boring!”
Rody smiled bitterly and said: "There is no way. Didn't I take a carriage to see you every day? It's ridiculous that others thought it was some kind of palace medical officer sent by the emperor... "
Nicole shook her head: "Anyway, when we get to Xiqiu, I want you to accompany me every day, every day, every night..." When she said "night and night", her face turned red and her voice was as thin as a mosquito. .
Roddy couldn't help but tremble in his heart. Looking at Nicole's face covered with red clouds, his breathing gradually became faster. He couldn't help but hold Nicole's hand tighter and tighter, and kissed her hard on the mouth. After a while, he whispered: "You... what did you say?"
Nicole shook her head. Although she was shy, her eyes were firm: "I don't care, I just want to be your woman... When you are fighting, I... I will be worried to death tomorrow... You..."
Rody took a deep breath: "You are my woman, no one can take it away from you!"
The two hugged each other for a while. Roddy knew that he might not be able to hold on if he didn't leave. He cleared his throat and said with a wry smile: "Okay, I'm going out. Just sit patiently and we'll arrive at Xiqiu soon." ”
Nicole nodded, sat up from his arms, then took out a silver bottle and handed it over, whispering: "This is today's potion, this is the last bottle, drink it, your voice You can completely change it. In the future, you won’t have to worry about people who are familiar with you hearing that your voice is the same as Tulip Duke.”
Rody took it, raised his neck and swallowed the potion, smiling bitterly: "This stuff is very bitter, much more bitter than the potion you asked me to drink..."
Nicole glanced at him: "I originally wanted your voice to be like Seth's. Drinking that potion would make people sick! Now... now I can't bear to let you suffer that kind of pain, so I spent a lot of thought on it. The one who came up with this medicine!”
Rody licked his lips, frowned and said: "It's really bitter... Hmm... It's not good to be so bitter, I need something sweet..." Ignoring Nicole's exclamation, he pecked her heavily on the mouth After a moment, he smiled and said: "That's right, it's bitter first and then sweet."
In this way, every day is "bitter first and then sweet", and the large team of people came all the way to Xiqiu City, the capital of Xilin!