After arranging the construction of Jinling's castle fortress and gold mining, Lorist took Shi Huade and five hundred guards and set off back to Rock Castle. At this moment, Lorist remembered that Princess Sylvia was already waiting for him there, and couldn't help hesitating. But no matter what, Lorist is not prepared to escape, there are some things he has to face. Lorist knew in his heart that the war with the Feisabrun family would be the greatest harm to the girl who was attached to him.
Without stopping all the way, Lorist returned to Rock Castle in the middle of the night the next day. It was already very late at night, around two or three o'clock, and the residents of Rock Castle had fallen into a peaceful dreamland. After passing through the city gate, Lorist got off his horse and ordered the guards to go to the barracks to rest first. Rejecting the escort of the guards, he and Schwader led the horses and walked slowly along the quiet and deserted avenue to the central castle.
The silver moonlight shines on the streets and alleys of Rock Castle, the moonlight is like water, and the night wind brings a burst of coolness.
Lorist made a few chest-expanding movements, stretched out the fatigue of riding on the road for two consecutive days, and sighed to Schwader: "Time flies so fast, you will get married next year in a blink of an eye. I think back then when I first I was so young when I saw you for the first time, and now you have become a good-looking boy. By the way, Schwader, didn’t your father-in-law, Earl Felim, write to your father and me, planning to arrange for you to get married next year? , You said last time you should think about it, have you thought about it?"
Shi Huade didn't answer, just led the horse and walked away.
"Huh?" Lorist wondered, "Schward, don't you two have a very good relationship, and you stick together every time you meet, so what's the matter, are you having trouble?"
Schwader glanced at Lorist: "Teacher, I want to postpone my marriage for two years..."
"What's the matter, what happened?"
"Teacher, I asked Eldest Brother, and he said that I am already a silver star, and I can learn the Pill Sea Entrainment Technique long ago. You promised to teach me the year before last and last year, but you forgot about it when the war came. Reddy The elder brother said that he could teach me. So I want to learn Danhai Yinqi first before getting married. The elder brother said that I am smarter than him, and I can lay the foundation for self-cultivation after studying for two years."
Lorist was dizzy, and it took him a long time to realize that he had forgotten what he had promised: "I'm sorry, Schwader, but the teacher was too busy and forgot about it. The family should have nothing to do next, so I'll teach you right away. As for your father-in-law Earl Felim and your father, I will write a letter to explain the reason, and it will not be difficult to wait two years before getting married."
"But, teacher, if I want to learn Danhai Yinqi, I have to practice hard in the back mountain, and then no one will serve you by your side." Shi Huade hesitated again.
Lorist smiled and said: "It's okay. Last month, Samba Wood, the commander of the Marine Corps, wrote to remind me not to forget the promise I made at the beginning, Schwader, do you still remember that you have a junior brother? That's right. What's the name of that big, stupid son of Sembawood?"
"Teacher, the junior brother's name is Genorio." Schwader said.
"Damn, labor and management said at the beginning that they wanted to take his son as an apprentice, and that guy Semba Wood felt as if he had eaten fly poop, as if I wanted to take his son as a hostage. Now he is very courteous, and I can't wait to take his son as a hostage." The stupid big son washed it clean and packed it up and sent it to me. He wrote to me last month saying that his son was already sixteen and had awakened his fighting spirit. He asked me when I could send his son to be my attendant. It is convenient for me to teach. Day, I just forced Semba Wood to work for me at that time, saying that I accepted his son as an apprentice just to reassure him, but now he took it seriously." Lorist complained very dissatisfied.
"Hehe..." Schwader also laughed. He was very clear about this matter. Samba Wood, the commander of the Marine Corps, was a pirate. He failed to rob Lorist at sea, but was coerced by Lorist to serve the Norton family. The initial helplessness was forced to be willing, and then to loyalty, the change is not unpleasant. There is no other reason. As the strength of the Norton family gradually appeared in front of him, Semba Wood's loyalty can be said to be rising all the way...
"Teacher, my junior brother is not a big fool like you said. He is just taller and stronger. Every time he writes to me, you haven't missed reading his letters. His literary talent is extraordinary and his writing is smooth..." The younger brother argued.
Lorist curled his lips: "Put it down, I suspect that his mother wrote all his letters. Didn't you see that the handwriting looks graceful and elegant, full of paper? The words written by a man should be wide open and closed, iron painted silver." Even if it is not neat, it should have the feeling of being strong through the back of the paper. Like a letter from your father, every word is rooted like a stone, but the words written by Tiger Ross are murderous. The so-called words are like a person, just think about it. Can the younger brother, who is tall and burly, write such elegant and elegant characters? It feels like a big man is embroidering with a sewing needle."
Well, Schwader has to admit that Lorist's words are very reasonable. The eldest son of Sembawood has eaten some good food. He is only sixteen years old and has a height of two meters and a strong body. No wonder Loris Call him a big fool. But Shi Huade really likes him as a junior. Maybe it's because Semba Wood's ability to make connections around corners is good, and he took the road of curvy marriage. In addition to taking this eldest son with him every year when he returns to the family territory to report the affairs of the Sea Corps to Lorist, he is also asked to write letters to his nominal brother, Schwader, asking about some matters that need to be paid attention to when his fighting spirit is awakened. After coming and going, Shi Huade has a very close relationship with this tall, simple-minded and straightforward junior.
"Okay, you write to the stupid big guy tomorrow and ask him to come over, and teach him before you start practicing during this period, and examine his character by the way. Although I told Tager to treat him very well Pay attention, I didn't find anything bad, but you know people, know faces but don't know hearts, you can study him carefully when you are with him. If you are really untrustworthy, I will only accept him as a registered disciple at most, like It's impossible for you to be like Reddy." Lorist decided to end this topic.
"Yes, teacher, I will write a letter tomorrow to ask the guards to bring him here."
The two continued to walk in silence for a while, and Shi Huade broke the silence again: "Your Highness, are you a little afraid of seeing Princess Sylvia?"
Because it is no longer a master-student dialogue, Shi Huade changed his name to His Highness.
"No, what am I afraid of seeing her for..." Lorist denied it flatly.
Schwader looked at him suspiciously.
Lorist became a little annoyed: "Why are you lying to me? I just saw that the moonlight is very soft tonight, so I decided to go for a walk. By the way, my body was a little numb after riding for two days. Besides, it's late at night, and we will be able to ride horses along the way." It would be very immoral to wake up a lot of people who are dreaming...”
"Okay, I see." Schwader smiled.
"Hmph..." Lorist continued to walk in a very unhappy manner...
No matter how far the road is, there is always a moment of arrival, and the road to the central castle is not very long.
The guard battalion took over the defense of the central castle after Lorist was dispatched. These soldiers are all veterans who have been retiring from the military and are very familiar with Lorist. A small group of soldiers on duty in front of the gate saw Lorist and Schwader strolling towards the carriage, hurriedly stepped forward to salute and say hello, and took two more mounts.
"Don't be too busy, there is no need to open the whole door to wake everyone up. The two of us go in through the side door, and you go and order the servants on duty to boil us some hot water and get us some food, and bring them to the study on the second floor. The two of us will just spend the night in the study, we will talk about it tomorrow if we have anything to do." Lorist said to the captain of the guard team.
But it was two servants who brought the tub and hot water to the study. Lorist was very strange, usually the night watch in the castle was arranged by male servants, why are there two female servants today
"Your Highness, it's because Princess Sylvia suffered from insomnia and couldn't sleep all night, so the steward arranged for us to be on duty for two nights..." the maid explained.
"Oh, Sylvia, she has insomnia?"
"Yes, Your Highness."
"Which floor is she on?"
"The third floor on the east side is where the princess lived when she came here." The maid replied.
Lorist washed it hastily, and changed into his usual clothes. At this time, two servants brought over two large plates of food. Picking up a piece of honey bread and taking a bite, Lorist asked, "Well, how is that Princess Sylvia eating these few days?"
"Your Highness, he eats very little, and always says he can't eat. Just drink a bowl of soup often." The maid replied.
Lorist couldn't sit still anymore, he turned his head and said to Schwader, "After you eat, rest first, I'll go and see Princess Sylvia."
The central castle is built on the hillside, but it is divided into four parts. The former castle is an office building, where Lorist's study, reception room, conference hall and offices of various departments of the family are located. The Back Castle is Lorist's private domain, where his concubines live. The side buildings on the left and right are guest rooms for guests to stay and rest.
However, the side buildings on both sides are also different. The left side faces east. The side building of the castle is exquisite and beautiful. For a period of time, the two Second Highnesses moved in based on their identities, and the three allies of the Norton family could only move in based on their closeness and alliance.
Princess Sylvia used to live on the third floor of the building on the left when she came to the Norton family. After she moved in, that room was closed by Lorist and no longer received other guests, and became Princess Sylvia. dedicated living room.
Lorist went up to the third floor lightly, and at a glance saw a reclining chair on the balcony of the open hall, a man in white clothes was leaning on the reclining chair, bathed in the silvery moonlight and listening quietly. The night wind sings softly in my ears...
Lorist walked slowly towards the reclining chair.
"Didn't I say that I don't want to eat or drink anything, it's not your fault, I'll explain it to your manager tomorrow, it's none of your business." Hearing Lorist's footsteps, A quiet voice sounded. Perhaps Princess Sylvia on the deck chair mistook the footsteps for a servant girl who came to persuade her to eat.
"It's me, Sylvia..." Lorist found it so difficult for him to speak at this moment, his voice was like the buzzing of mosquitoes, almost inaudible.
Princess Sylvia on the reclining chair jumped up as if hit by an arrow, surprised and delighted: "Is that you? Locke..."
"It's me, Sylvia..." The voice finally got louder this time, Lorist took a few steps forward and appeared in the silver moonlight.
"Lock!" Princess Sylvia threw herself into Lorist's arms like a swallow, and hugged him tightly, tears streaming down her face uncontrollably: "Lock, I miss you so much..."
Lorist was taken aback: "What's going on, Sylvia, why are you so thin..."
Sylvia in her arms was almost half thinner than what Lorist had in mind, her entire face was shaved off, and she was extremely thin, but the pair of big green eyes on her face were particularly attractive. Holding her in his arms, Lorist felt pain in his heart, it was too light, this girl suffered a lot.
"It's nothing, I can't eat, and I can't sleep well..." Holding her lover, relying on her solid chest, Princess Sylvia finally cried bitterly, tears streaming down her face: "Locke, grandpa doesn't want me anymore, and I don't want me in the family anymore." I can't go back. Grandpa said that if I come to you, I don't have to think about going back to the family. Will you want me?"
The normally high and awe-inspiring Princess Fan was gone, and Princess Sylvia cried like a child who had lost her way home, or like a puppy wagging its tail desperately to please its master.
"Yes, of course I want you, idiot, why would I not want you..." Lorist felt his heart ache more and more, lovingly stroking her hair, and tightly hugging the petite body in his arms : "Little fool, no matter what happens, I will be your final support, and I will be by your side until we are gray-haired... Do you understand, this is my oath..."
Uh... It's a pity that Princess Sylvia didn't hear Lorist's confession oath. Maybe it was Lorist's arrival that made her finally let go of the huge burden in her heart. Liszter fell asleep in his arms... with tears on his face, but a smile at the corner of his mouth, both hands were still tightly clutching the corners of Lorist's clothes...
Just now Princess Sylvia's crying alarmed her two maids, and when they got up and opened the door, Lorist hurriedly booed them, signaling them not to alarm the sleeping Princess Sylvia, and asked them to guide them. He carried Sylvia to the bedroom and put her on the bed. After covering the blanket, Lorist wanted to get up, but found that Princess Sylvia was holding on to his clothes tightly.
"Okay, I'm not leaving." Lorist smiled bitterly, and ordered the two maids to bring him a chair. Tonight, he would sit by Princess Sylvia's bed and accompany her until dawn.
"Well, tell me, why did the princess say that she couldn't go back? Be quiet, don't wake Sylvia." Nothing happened, Lorist began to ask the two maids about the situation.
As Princess Sylvia's two closest maids, they also encountered a lot of difficulties in Huju Castle, the Fisabrun family's territory, and immediately reported to Lorist that Princess Sylvia was accused and criticized by the tribe. He told the whole story, including that Grand Duke Feisabrun asked Princess Sylvia to go to the Norton family, but only asked her to bring these two maids and the accompanying clothes, and even the hundred princess guards were disbanded and reorganized to other places. In the armed forces of the family went...
Lorist nodded, and already understood the intention of Grand Duke Feisabrun to send Princess Sylvia to the Northland. In my heart, I really admire the cruelty and straightforwardness of that old fox. Poor Sylvia, she has no idea that the grandfather who loves her the most has put her on the gambling table as a bargaining chip. She was not here as an envoy, but was regarded by the Grand Duke Feisabrun as an apology to Lorist. The purpose was very simple, to let the four northern alliances let the Feisabrun family go, and not to kill them all. to the point...
Looking at Sylvia's thin face in deep sleep, Lorist secretly made a decision.
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