Soul echo

Chapter 269 Lily Lieber
To Zhong Ye's surprise, the negotiation with the king went extremely smoothly.

After the bishop of the Church of the God of Commerce brought him to the palace, he easily met the king—Zhong Ye had a feeling that the king might have been waiting for his arrival.

There is no need to go into details about the negotiation process, it went smoothly to the point where the king agreed to whatever Zhong Ye said.

For Zhong Ye's "saving the Kingdom of Gaul and Paris", the king gave a reward of [-] gold coins, which is enough to save [-] to [-] merchants and factories. After all, Zhong Ye does not need to pay all their debts Pass it on, as long as you give them time to catch their breath, they can recover by themselves.

In addition, the king also agreed to cooperate with them in a play, and if the nobles who wanted to take advantage of the fire were added, at least half of the problem could be solved.

For the remaining half, the Church of the God of Commerce and other churches can resolve this crisis by uniting with some businessmen who have not suffered.

Of course, these are theoretical results, and whether it can be implemented smoothly remains to be seen.

At the end of the negotiation, just as Zhong Ye was about to leave, the king suddenly stopped him.

"Your Excellency Zhong Ye, you should have met my fourth daughter with my uncle, Count Fleury, what is your impression of her?" The king put his hands together and looked at Zhong Ye with a little nervousness in his eyes.

Zhong Ye thought for a while, and said truthfully: "It's pretty, it should be that she has practiced martial arts since she was a child, her body has been trained well, and she can hold up heavy armor. Judging from her standing posture, the weapon she is good at may be spears, and more flaws appear in the The left side of the body..."

The king blinked, and interrupted Zhong Ye in surprise, "Wait, that's all you paid attention to?"

Except for the first item, the other items don't sound like an adult male's evaluation of a person of the opposite sex.

Not only the king, but even the bishop sitting by was surprised.

Zhong Ye was also a little surprised, "Could it be that you want to know how I feel about your daughter as the opposite sex?"

Looking at Zhong Ye's eyes that seemed to be smiling but not smiling, the king immediately understood his thoughts, smiled helplessly, shook his head and said, "Since she came back that night, she has never forgotten you, but it's a pity that you don't seem to have anything to her interest."

Because the four heirs are all daughters, the king has never had the idea of ​​marrying his daughters to other nobles or royal families. Except for the great nobles and royal families of other countries, it is up to them to choose what kind of husband they want.

His other three daughters are all married, but the youngest daughter is 21 years old. Not only is she not married, she doesn't even have a fiancé, and she hasn't made a vow of chastity to any god. After getting sick and losing the ability to control power, his youngest daughter will be used by others.

For this reason, he almost broke his heart. After confirming his daughter's mate selection criteria, he notified the church and revised the plan, and the "Great Contest" was born.

Although due to various reasons, the 'Great Martial Arts Contest' could not go on, but after returning two nights ago, she showed that she had a crush on Zhong Ye, which made the king both happy and worried.

Now hearing that Zhong Ye did not treat his little daughter as the opposite sex, the king was only worried.

Sighing, the king said with a complicated expression: "Lily, the child has been stubborn since she was a child, and she has a strong ability to act. If she offends you in anything..."

When he didn't talk about his little daughter, the king was a calm and majestic king with his own plans and wisdom, but once the topic turned to his little daughter, he would immediately turn into a nagging old father .

"Don't worry, I won't blame her."

After saying that, Zhong Ye got up to leave, and if he stayed any longer, he was really afraid that the king would drag him to talk endlessly.

Zhong Ye and the bishop left the room and sat on the bench beside the door. Lilian, who helped Zhong Ye save the weapon, stood up, "Teacher!"

Different from other places, that room was the king's study, and as Zhong Ye's student, Lilian was not qualified to enter, so she sat on the bench by the door and helped Zhong Ye keep the weapons.

Zhong Ye took the straight knife from her hand and nodded, "The matter is settled, let's go."

Hearing this sentence, the guards who should have kept their eyes on each other couldn't help but look sideways - it was the first time they heard someone use such 'vulgar' words to describe the discussion with His Majesty the King.

Lilian followed Zhong Ye and the bishop, listening to how they planned to entrap the nobles who wanted to take advantage of the fire, the eyes that looked at Zhong Ye's back quietly changed.

——Couldn't her teacher be affected by the evil god again?
Lilian was hesitating, thinking whether to speak to remind her, when she heard a clear and hearty female voice coming from the front.

"Your Excellency Zhong Ye, hello!"

The voice is a little hoarse, but it is also this hoarseness that adds a bit of color to the voice, making people know that the owner of the voice is a young woman full of vitality.

Looking up, Lilian saw a familiar figure.

That face... seems to be the woman I saw at Earl Fleury's place two nights ago?
She took off her gorgeous dress and put on a simple equestrian suit, even so, she was not half as beautiful.

"I heard that you said when you talked with your father just now, you don't seem to treat me as a person of the opposite sex, do you?"

When she asked this sentence, a little maid ran over panting, holding her skirt, "Your Highness, Your Highness..."

"I have met Her Highness Lily." The bishop saluted with the etiquette of the Church of the God of Commerce, and the fourth princess also looked at Zhong Ye after returning the salute, waiting for his answer.

"...You can't say that kind of thing." The little maid said aggrievedly, tugging at the corner of the princess's clothes.

Lilian was stunned suddenly, looked at Zhong Ye in astonishment, and then at the young woman standing in front of them.

——Is this woman a princess? !

--【I'm coming!Aha, I knew there would be such a day. Zhong Ye had never stayed in any city for more than half a month before, so this situation did not happen—now, the suitor finally came! 】

——[Lilian, think of a way, what if Zhong Ye really likes this woman and wants to stay here? 】

——【Actually, you can rest assured that with Zhong Ye's character, it is impossible to fall in love with this kind of woman!Absolutely impossible! 】

The barrage flew in front of her eyes, but Lilian was stunned, her mind was in a mess, and she didn't have time to react.

"I'm a little curious." Zhong Ye lowered his head slightly, and looked at the princess, "I just talked to your father about this, how did you know it so quickly?"

The princess puffed out her chest proudly, "Father sent someone to tell me about this after you finished talking, and hoped that I would give up as soon as possible."

"I see." Zhong Ye nodded, "Yes, I really didn't treat you as the opposite sex."

"why?"

The question just blurted out, and without Zhong Ye's answer, the princess shook her head and muttered: "No, I shouldn't ask that..."

As she spoke, she raised her face confidently, and the corners of her lips curled up slightly, "Being my fiancé, you will get a princess, two fiefdoms with annual taxes of [-] and [-] gold coins, and the status of an earl— —If so, in your eyes, don’t I still have the charm of the opposite sex?”

——[In this way, it seems that there is nothing wrong with Zhong Ye marrying her. 】

——【Zhong Ye will definitely be a legend in the future, just with this dowry, do you want to marry Zhong Ye?Certainly not!Of course, marrying me is more than enough, hehehe! 】

——【No, no, Zhong Ye can't do this! 】

"To be honest, not at all." Zhong Ye sighed, "Why are you so persistent?"

The princess put her hands on her hips and said bluntly: "Because I like you, from the moment I saw you take up a weapon, I knew that I wanted you to be the best candidate for my husband--strong, handsome, and kind-hearted , and I have a common topic, like weapons and martial arts, and he is a foreigner without any political background. Isn't this a perfect husband-in-law for me?
"Of course, you don't want to be my husband-in-law now, I can take a step back and let me be your partner, let's take risks with you! My two territories throw away the money needed to maintain and develop the territory, and every year I You can get three thousand gold coins, if you let me be your partner, the three thousand gold coins will be yours!"

Hearing this, Zhong Ye burst into laughter, shook his head and said, "Is this your real purpose?"

The princess smiled slyly and blinked her eyes, "Who knows? Maybe I want to retreat in order to advance?"

Looking at this woman, Lilian felt a strong sense of crisis in her heart.

She seems to be more attractive than herself...

Zhong Ye sized up the princess, "If you want to be my partner, then at least you have to show your strength, right?"

The princess raised her chin slightly, "Hmph...follow me!"

After saying that, she turned around and led Zhong Ye to the martial arts field.

Zhong Ye apologized to the bishop, and then followed in the footsteps of the princess. Lilian held her breath and hurriedly followed.

Looking at their backs, the bishop was stunned for a while, then shook his head with a smile.

"Young people today..."

(End of this chapter)