After being dragged by his sister to her mother's room on the second floor, Geralta composed herself, straightened her clothes and then knocked on the door.
"Come in."
After receiving her mother's response, Gerlotta gently opened the door. Although she had officially inherited the position of lord, to Gerlotta, the person sitting inside was also her biological mother and the agent of the former territory. Lord, as far as etiquette is concerned, I don't dare to have the slightest thought of overstepping.
A middle-aged lady in the room was sitting on a chair and flipping through some recent reports on the territory's financial expenditures. Perhaps because she had been working on the territory for a long time, the woman's appearance seemed to be older than her own age. Full of vicissitudes of life, upon seeing Gerlotta's arrival, the woman also put down her documents and motioned for her son and her daughter who were following behind to sit down.
"Mother, do you have anything to do with me?"
I don’t know why Geralota felt a little uneasy after taking her seat this time. Is it because of what her sister said about her life-long event
"Don't be so nervous. Whenever you talk to your mother, you feel as nervous as if you are going to the battlefield." The noble lady smiled: "Have you invited Licia to Senna's birthday party?"
"Yes."
Gerlotta nodded and admitted.
The noble lady looked at her son. When she mentioned Licia's name, her son actually became a little nervous again. It was like a conditioned reflex. It seemed that this girl had already gained a lot of weight in her son's heart. It has almost taken over everything. Although I have to say that she is indeed a very good girl, as a mother, she does not want her son to fall into such a strong unrequited love for a lord. It is a big no-no to speak too emotionally.
"You like Licia, right? Gerlotta."
"Ah~this...this...yes!"
When asked by his mother, Gerlota immediately blushed and then said in a squeaky voice. The embarrassed look made the sister beside him snicker.
"How much do you like it?"
When pressed by her mother, Geralota was silent for a moment before saying: "I hope to marry her and become a lifelong partner."
Hey~
The noble lady sighed. As her son, Gerota was indeed gradually growing up to be a qualified lord, but when he first started to fall in love, he was completely dazzled by love. Although he also admitted that the girl Licia was indeed She has a personality that makes men fall in love with her. Not only is she beautiful, gentle, intelligent, but most importantly, this girl has a strong character. She is as lovable as a blue crystal rose that blooms proudly in the cold wind, but a son should be more or less the same. Carefully consider the feasibility of marrying the other person from multiple aspects.
Seeing her mother sighing, Geralota's heart sank and she became worried: "Is there any problem? Mother."
"Problem? There is no problem."
The noble lady recalled that when her son first invited Licia to come to the mansion as a guest, Licia and the girls who accompanied her made a deep impression on her, especially Licia, although her friends She is also a refreshing and excellent girl, but compared to Licia, she has more inner grace and elegance. Even if she wears very ordinary clothes, she cannot hide the inner nobility and elegance. Not only that, The etiquette of her words and deeds shows that this girl has received higher education, and she has a high-level aristocratic education. Even the most picky nobles will recognize her etiquette. If Licia came in dressed up at that time, even if she said she was A princess from a certain country might even believe it.
Noble and elegant yet approachable, anyone around her can feel the pure gentleness. Behind the gentleness is the girl's most determined side. When facing anyone, she is neither humble nor overbearing, which makes Xiao Ran respect her. , in a short period of time, even the maids and waiters in the mansion quickly became good friends with this girl.
It’s like he is the incarnation of a naturally perfect aristocrat!
The noble lady said to her son seriously: "Have you ever thought about Licia's true identity?"
"Identity?" Geralta was slightly stunned, but her mother quickly responded: "She should be a noble lady from a certain country, right?"
"Noble? If she is just a noble girl, then I would be a little relieved."
Because she is so perfect, even Geralota, who is overwhelmed by love, knows very well that it is absolutely impossible for a girl with a beautiful appearance and noble temperament like Licia to be born into an ordinary family. A phoenix cannot hatch from a chicken coop. of. The noble lady thought more about it. The other girls who lived with Licia were extremely outstanding in appearance and temperament. There were even two beautiful orc maids living with them, one like Why would a perfect girl like a royal princess suddenly come to Jihar, which is considered a remote territory in the Kingdom of Saxony? The so-called reason of escaping from the war in the west of the continent is too suspicious, even if Licia is ignored. What is his identity? His son likes Licia and hopes to marry her, but does the girl like him
"Gerlotta! You have been carried away by emotion recently. Do you know anything about Licia's identity? Where does she come from and what is her identity? Do you know all this?"
"Sorry mother, I don't know this."
Seeing that her brother's momentum was completely suppressed by her mother, Jiarsena couldn't help but help: "Mother, I think these are not important. What is important is that my brother likes Licia very much, and I also like her very much." Licia, if Licia is also willing to marry her brother, it will be fine. "
The lady couldn't help but sigh with a wry smile: "Silly child, marriage is not as simple as you think. It doesn't just require two people to love each other. If Licia's identity is too different from your brother's, even if they are They love each other but can’t be together because of their identities.”
Garsena immediately muttered and lowered her head, while Gerlota beside her had an ugly face. During this time, she was indeed too fascinated by Licia. She just liked her one-sidedly and wanted to marry her. All he could think about was whether Licia would agree to his proposal, and he only unilaterally stated that he didn't care about Licia's identity. No matter she was a noble or a commoner, no matter what her status was, he didn't care. Willing to marry her.
What if Licia was a princess
Seeing her son's sudden realization, the noble lady said: "Gerlotta, your father passed away too early, and I also hope that you and Garsena can have children as soon as possible to continue the family lineage. Don’t worry. As a mother, I also like Licia very much. If possible, I would also welcome this child to become our family. After all, girls as outstanding as her are rare these days, but you should also know that like A girl like Licia is definitely not an ordinary person, so you must be mentally prepared for this!"
Gerlotta gritted his teeth as if he was struggling fiercely in his heart, but finally nodded with certainty: "I understand, mother."
"Very well, you have to remember Geralta. You are now the lord of Jihar, Kingdom of Saxony. Although it is cruel, you have to remember that everything must give priority to the interests of the entire territory."
Speaking of this, the noble lady asked in an extremely serious tone: "Tell me, how much weight does Licia hold in your heart?"
"I won't marry anyone but her!"
Seeing this, the noble lady finally nodded. She stood up and walked to the cabinet nearby and took out a small box. She opened the box and placed a simple silver ring in front of Geralta. The ring was obviously made of material. It was forged with mithril and platinum, and was engraved with some harsh ancient words. Although it seemed simple and inconspicuous, the ring itself was full of traces of time and vicissitudes of time.
When Gerlotta saw the ring, she couldn't help but stare at her mother with wide eyes, but the other party just smiled indifferently.
"This ring is a love token given by the Jihar family to their lovers when they marry each other. It has been passed down from generation to generation. I also inherited this ring from my mother. I originally wanted to pass it on to Sena. , but Sena and I both think it’s better to leave it to you to marry your beloved.”
For a moment, Geralota felt her eyes were a little moist, and with almost trembling hands, she took this piece of evidence from her mother's hand that witnessed the love vows of the Jihar family throughout the generations.
"I wish you can marry Miss Licia, brother!"
Garsena also smiled and encouraged.
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When sweetness envelopes the lord's mansion, the filthy black malice in Jihar's territory is also venting its anger and dissatisfaction wantonly.
The long time running around and the high level of mental alert had strained Felician's spirit to the limit. When he relaxed, Felician fell asleep in the carriage for a whole day, dragging himself after waking up. The almost frozen body crawled into the farmer's home from the warehouse. Although the ornaments could control others, if they did not give accurate hints, the controlled people would remain indifferent to Felician and maintain their normal behavior. Normal life.
For this reason, Felicien, who was only ordered to take himself into the city, was thrown into a carriage and slept for a day. He slept in a cold warehouse for a day without being discovered. Before he was frozen to death, Felician was all He felt that he was unlucky, but although he didn't freeze to death, the result of sleeping in the warehouse in the cold weather was that the high-level mage caught a bad cold, and now he had to lie on the bed and rest.
"Cough cough...this damn...cough...damn damn place, damn weather...cough cough..."
"Damn it~Damn it...ahem...why should I suffer like this!"
Felicien, who was complaining, had already taken some of the medicine he carried, but the effect was not obvious, or in other words, the effect did not appear so quickly. Now Felician only felt as if his head was on top of a stove. It was just as hot, and not only that, it was so dizzy that I couldn't even think straight. The most damning thing was that I could only live in this simple room and endure all the things that usually disgusted me. I couldn't go anywhere. go.
There is no warm stove, no exquisite food, no beautiful women, there are only two lowly farmers here. The food they send even makes me sick. In my opinion, these poor food are only suitable for feeding pigs.
And now the only thing that can calm my almost crazy heart is the decoration, and the stronger resonance has shown that the other half of the decoration is in this town.
With a distorted expression, Felicien grabbed the ornament on his chest fiercely, as if he was grabbing the only hope.