After listening to Nicole's words, Roddy was thoughtful and silent. At this time, he is no longer the ignorant young man he was before. Over the past few days, not only has his strength increased, but with the education of scholars and reading a lot of books at home every day, his vision and mind are no longer the ignorant one he was back then. juvenile.
Of course, Roddy knew what kind of situation the empire was currently facing after facing such a severe loss in a foreign war.
Most of the northwest legion was damaged, which meant that one legion had been disabled. And what follows is that the entire northwest territory of the empire is exposed to the military front of the Dayue Kingdom! Although the overall military strength of the empire is far stronger than that of the Dayue Kingdom, mobilizing the northern and southern armies cannot be accomplished in three to five days. At this moment, there are only two possibilities for the prince of Dayue Kingdom to come to the imperial capital as an envoy:
The first possibility: declare war! But this is unlikely. Because of the overall strength of the Dayue Kingdom, it is impossible to fight an all-out war between countries with the empire. And even if war is declared, there is no need to send a prince, just send an envoy. Otherwise, once war is declared, the envoy sent is likely to be killed by the emperor in anger.
The second possibility: negotiate peace! Rody believed that this possibility was relatively high. After all, the empire is currently on the losing side, and the situation in the northwest is very critical. Whether it is really swallowing its anger and willing to be humiliated, or it is a delaying tactic to gather troops, the empire needs to buy time to take a breather.
If Prince Songtsan really came to negotiate peace, then the conflict between himself and the others in the cave was really a big disaster. The Rondoer who was seriously injured by him was probably a general under Prince Songtsan. This conflict can be regarded as a serious diplomatic incident - even if Rondoer who was injured by him was just a small guard, if Prince Songtsan deliberately wanted to make the matter bigger, he would use this incident to Acting rogue, deliberately making things difficult during peace negotiations, and opening your mouth like a lion will also cause the empire a lot of headaches - after all, beating up other people's envoys in your own imperial capital cannot be justified no matter what.
Both of them fell into silence and were silent all the way back to the mansion under the escort of the guards.
As soon as the carriage arrived at the door of the house, it saw more than twenty white horses at the door of the Tulip family from a distance, and more than twenty knights stood waiting on both sides. Each of these knights is tall and tall, wearing golden armor, carrying a special golden sheath sword on his waist, and each of them has a long red tassel on his helmet.
Nicole could tell at a glance that these were the Royal Guards in the palace, and she was even more shocked.
As soon as Rody and Nicole dismounted, a middle-aged knight led by them strode up to them. He gave a respectful salute first, and then said slowly, neither humble nor overbearing: "My humble position is Gordon, the deputy commander of the Royal Guards. Your Majesty the Emperor." Summoned Seth, the first-level warrior of the Tulip Family, please come with me."
Upon hearing this, Rody immediately exchanged glances with Nicole, and a thought flashed through their minds at the same time: It came so fast!
Nicole remained calm and said calmly: "Okay! Let my brother go in and change his clothes first, and then I will go with you to see His Majesty the Emperor."
Vice Commander Gordon did not dare to object, but nodded and whispered: "Yes, then we will wait here."
Nicole took Roddy into the house, opened the door to the servants, and helped Roddy change clothes with her own hands. He changed out of the imperial student uniform he originally wore. Because Seth himself had not yet inherited the title, he did not have the exact uniform to meet His Majesty the Emperor. He could only change into a warrior uniform specially made by a nobleman. However, There is a lot of emphasis on decoration, and the most conspicuous thing is the family crest on the chest.
Nicole looked unhappy and asked in a low voice: "How is your health now? If not, I can ask them to go back first and say that you were injured in a fight with the people of Dayue Kingdom and cannot go for the time being. In this case, His Majesty the Emperor I can’t force you to go right away.”
Rody shook his head and said sternly: "No, Nicole. As soon as I was picked up by you, the Guards were waiting at home, which shows that His Majesty the Emperor is very familiar with the situation. He may know exactly whether I am injured or not. Besides, that Gordon had already seen me, so he couldn’t hide the reason for his injury.”
Nicole sighed, couldn't help but glance at Rody, and said: "I didn't expect you to be quite clear-headed. It's just so fast... We haven't figured out how to deal with it yet."
Rody nodded: "We don't have time. I'll try my best to adapt to circumstances, Nicole... I'm just worried that the emperor will see that my identity is fake?"
Nicole turned her head and thought carefully for a while, then said: "Probably not. His Majesty the Emperor has not seen Seth very much, so there shouldn't be any problems. As for etiquette, I have taught you. It won't be anything big. Vulnerability. I'm just a little worried..."
"What?"
Nicole sighed: "I'm afraid His Majesty the Emperor hates my brother in his heart."
"Why?" Rody frowned.
There was a strange look on Nicole's face: "Because of Jojo!" Before Roddy could speak, Nicole continued to explain: "Originally, I didn't know about the relationship between my brother and Jojo, but I think this kind of thing can't be hidden. His Majesty the Emperor lives... Did you know that His Majesty the Emperor has always liked Qiao Qiao in the imperial capital for so long? Although she is the Queen's sister, His Majesty the Emperor has never given her the title of princess. , I’m afraid it’s because I’ve always had thoughts about Qiao Qiao…”
Rody smiled bitterly and said, "Then if the emperor knew about the relationship between Seth and Qiaoqiao, wouldn't he hate me to death?"
Nicole shook her head and smiled bitterly: "This is also a problem I have been worried about. However, His Majesty the Emperor will not talk about such a romantic affair publicly. The most important thing today is to resolve the fight with the envoys of the Dayue Kingdom... In short, no matter what punishment your Majesty imposes, please bear with it a little."
Rody smiled coldly: "What else can we do? Put the responsibility on Bayan? He is the emperor's nephew!"
Nicole sighed and said nothing, just focused on helping Roddy put on his clothes. Roddy didn't say anything anymore, because he knew that it was useless to say anything at this time, and he could only take one step at a time.
Before leaving, Rody thought for a while and asked his servant to go to his room to take the "light-gathering sword" hanging on the wall and take it with him. Although I don’t know how to use that sword, I always feel a little more at ease when I have it with me. Although he can move now, the fight just now has exhausted all his energy, especially the last sword, which almost caused him to collapse. Although he is a little better now, he may not be able to fight with anyone in a short time. It's not enough to do it with your hands. Bringing a sword is also to embolden yourself for self-defense.
Nicole sent Rody out of the gate and onto the carriage. According to her wish, she originally wanted to go with Rody, but the Gordon commander rejected her request.
"His Majesty the Emperor only said he would meet Master Seth alone. Miss Nicole, you should stay at home." Gordon said lightly. Seeing the look of fear on Nicole's face, Gordon felt soft. He took two steps towards Nicole and whispered softly: "Don't worry, Miss Nicole. His Majesty the Emperor already knew what happened today when he ordered me to come." , but His Majesty seems to be in a good mood and doesn’t seem to be too angry. I think nothing will happen to Master Seth.”
Nicole was stunned for a moment and looked at Gordon in surprise. She couldn't figure out why Gordon was facing her like this.
Gordon's face was solemn, he nodded secretly to Nicole, and said in a low voice: "The humble position turned out to be in the Central Cavalry Regiment. Counting back then, he was once a subordinate of the old Duke."
Nicole felt a little calmer, but she didn't speak at the moment and nodded gratefully to him.
Rody got on the carriage, Gordon gave an order, and more than twenty knights got on their horses, and the escorted carriage drove slowly towards the palace...