Ke Lin pushed open the mahogany door that separated the bedroom from the front hall, and saw a Miaoman figure sitting in front of the dressing table.
The golden hair is pulled into a loose and casual style, and the silver mirror on the dressing table reflects her delicate face. With the purple silk nightdress, it highlights the hazy and lazy charm, making people eager to see her turn around moment.
"Are you done talking?"
Vera turned around, with a beautiful sweet smile on her lips, and tenderness in her blue crystal eyes.
For a moment, the whole bedroom seemed to brighten up.
"Yes." Colin walked in while unbuttoning the collar of his dress, "Every time I chat with Lord Marquis, I benefit a lot."
"What are you talking about?"
"About loyalty and conviction."
Vera tilted her head, and the smile on her face faded.
Seeing this, Colin thought she had misunderstood, so he explained: "It's not what you think, Lord Marquis is just sharing with me his own beliefs and understanding of loyalty, hoping that I can get inspiration from it and find my own beliefs. "
Only then did Vera's expression soften a little, but she still looked at Colin seriously and said, "Actually, I always felt that my father's life was too tiring."
Colin took off his coat, sat on the edge of the bed, looked into his wife's shining eyes, and said with a smile: "So, you don't agree with Marquis Garcia's belief that he sticks to his life?"
Vera shook her head, frowned slightly, and said, "Father has burdened too much, and so does adoptive father. I know that they are all good people, even great in a certain sense, but I don't I hope you become like them."
Looking at Vera's gentle gaze, Ke Lin felt warm in his heart, with a heartfelt smile on his face, and said:
"Don't worry, I won't become like them. I have my own principles and things I cherish. These are all things worth protecting."
To be honest, although Colin admired Marquis Garcia's dedication, he didn't feel that he could be as noble as him.
Moreover, he also felt that both the Marquis of Garcia and the previous Duke of St. Hilde were a bit too extreme.
He hopes that he can live freely in this life and not be swayed by any power or any noble goal.
Of course, it seems easy to do this, but it is actually extremely difficult.
If he doesn't have enough strength, with Colin's current status and the power he controls, it is absolutely impossible for him to want the years to be peaceful.
Therefore, for this goal, Ke Lin must control a greater force and gain stronger power!
Vera smiled sweetly, stood up gracefully, and walked towards Colin with graceful steps. The openings on both sides of the nightdress revealed her flawless legs, slender, straight, white and tender.
She walked up to Colin, supported his shoulders, bent her right leg and knelt on the edge of the bed, her curvaceous neck bent downwards, and she lowered her beautiful face with a smile on her lips and enthusiasm in her eyes:
"Then am I also someone worthy of your protection?"
"As my wife, of course you are!" Colin supported Vera's slender waist, feeling the warmth and tenderness in his hands, and said with certainty.
Vera's eyes became misty, and she lightly licked her delicate red lips. The charming style made Ke Lin's heart hot, and with a little force on her hand, she pulled the girl onto the big bed.
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The soft sunlight in the morning shines through the crystal skylight at the top and shines into the Knights' Hall to form a pure beam of light.
The colorful glass reflects the mottled light and shadow, and the sculptures of the fourteen paladins of the St. Hilde family stand on both sides of the hall, as if watching the figures in the hall through the barrier of time.
Colin, wearing a viscount's gown, walked into the beam of light, knelt down on one knee before the steps, and at the same time raised the blade of judgment above his head.
In front of him, Vera, who was also well-dressed, took the blade of judgment with a solemn face, put the blade on Colin's shoulder, and said loudly:
"I, Vera St. Hilde, in the name of the Duke of the North, canonized Colin Angelet as the earl lord of the Glory Empire. From today, the Angelet family is the hereditary earl family of the Glory Empire."
Ke Lin clasped his left hand on his chest, looked up into his wife's bright eyes, and said loudly:
"I, Colin Angelet, am willing to dedicate my loyalty to the respected Duke of the North, protect the people with my life, and repay the St. Hilde family with glory. I will live up to your entrustment and trust!"
Vera immediately returned the long sword, and took out the earl's seal and dress from the attendant next to her and gave them to Colin.
At this point, the earl canonization ceremony of the Angelet family came to an end.
Immediately there was warm cheers and applause in the hall.
For this extremely young Imperial Earl, although the nobles who came to watch the ceremony were unavoidably jealous, none of them dared to be unconvinced.
Not to mention the two special identities of Colin being the husband of the Duke of the North and the guardian of the North, just because of his outstanding military exploits in the previous chaos in the North, he is worthy of the honor of the Earl.
No one can deny that in just two years, this once unknown son of the baron has become a prominent figure in the northern region and even in the empire.
Archbishop Adjani, who was wearing a white priest's robe, came to Colin, painted a holy emblem on his chest, showed a pure and friendly smile, and said:
"May the Supreme Lord of Radiance guide your path!"
"Praise the Lord of Radiance!"
The eyes of the two met, and the deep meaning in it may only be known to the person concerned.
Afterwards, all the nobles who came to watch the ceremony stepped forward to congratulate the newly promoted earl.
When it was the turn of the Cavaliers of Campbelling, Colin suddenly asked in a low voice: "Cavaliers of Campbelling, the Duke will appoint Knight Fermi as the new head of the Golden Lion Legion. You should know about this, right?"
Campbelling lowered his head and said in a muffled voice: "I know, the Duke mentioned this to me before."
"Then you should also understand that this is not the Duke's original intention."
"I understand that this is the will of the royal family. Your Excellency the Duke need not feel embarrassed, I can understand..."
"No." Colin put his hand on the shoulder of Cavalier Campbelling, and said in a deep voice, "You are the one whom the Duke and I really trust. Although Knight Fermi will become the head of the Golden Lion Legion, it does not mean that It means that the Duke is really at ease in handing over this important army to him."
There was some brilliance in the eyes of the Cavaliers of Campbelling. He looked up at Colin and asked respectfully, "My lord, what do you want me to do?"
Colin smiled slightly and said: "Taking advantage of this opportunity of appointing a new army commander, His Excellency the Duke is going to make a major adjustment to the officers of the Golden Lion Army at all levels. As for how to adjust, I hope you can provide the Duke with a copy. suggestion."
Cavalier Campbelling's heart moved, and he immediately understood what Colin meant.
This is clearly for him to take the opportunity to install his cronies in the Golden Lion Army!
In this way, even if Knight Fermi becomes the head of the legion, he is still just a bare-bones commander. As long as the middle and lower ranks of this army are all members of the Cavaliers of Campbelling, then he is the real "head of the army" of the Golden Lion Legion. !
After thinking about this, the haze on Campbelling's face immediately disappeared, and he lowered his voice excitedly:
"Thank you, Lord Duke, for your trust. I will draw up a list and give it to you!"
Colin smiled gratifiedly, and patted the shoulder of Cavalier Campbelling again.
The Cavaliers of Campbelling saluted respectfully, and then stepped back.
(end of this chapter)