Not a Witch

"Haha, did you just find out now?" After molesting this girl, Ai Manke also seemed to feel a special pleasure and relaxation.

"You bad guy." Looking at the laughing noble youth below, the girl jumped down from the tree, ready to step directly on that arrogant face.

It's a pity that Ai Manke was superior, easily dodged it, and even caught the jumping girl with both hands.

Feeling the close breast and breath, the girl also became a little flustered and uneasy. What if this young man from a noble family was not good for her, what should she do?

Looking at the face so close at hand, Aimanke asked softly: "What's your name?"

"I, my name is Lily Esther."

In midsummer, the young man's face seemed to merge with the blue sky behind him, beautiful and reassuring.

Chapter 140 Four Rose Scepter

After a peaceful winter, the pale red imperial army swept in again, and the atmosphere in Hopland became more and more tense.

There are countless ships with white sails staying in the harbor, some of which brought various war materials and food, and some of them took some residents and valuables to other places.

In the harbor where the seagulls were circling and singing, dense crowds stood on the pier, and many carriages dragged the newly unloaded wooden boxes to the military barracks in the city and the outlying garrisons, and there were busy and shouting scenes everywhere.

In a small cafe not far from the pier, there are two people who are about to say goodbye.

"Ledis, this is your reward for several months." An aunt put a bag full of gold coins on the table.

"This...maybe too much." Ledis looked at the owner of the clothing store in front of her, a little surprised.

"No, Ladis." The aunt looked at the beautiful young girl in front of her and shook her head slightly.

"At the beginning of the year, you helped the store get a sewing machine, which made the production of coats much faster. Later, the store even hired a dozen people to make them together, and the batch of furs was quickly used up."

"Taking advantage of the cold weather, I made a lot of money this time. You should give it to you." After speaking, she pushed the bag over again.

Ledis took a rough look at the bag of gold coins. The number of gold coins is about 70-80, which is quite a huge sum of money for ordinary people.She worked in a spinning mill for ten years before, and she might not be able to earn this amount.

"Okay, don't refuse anymore." Looking at this weather-beaten but still beautiful girl, the aunt shook her head with a little pity.

"In these years, you have suffered a lot." She knows that this girl looks like the kind of rich young lady, but now there are many small scars on her arms and body, which must be the result of all these years. After a lot of hardships.

The two narrated the past few months. At the beginning of the year, Letis helped the store to improve and manufacture a new sewing machine, which greatly improved the efficiency and made a lot of profits.But now that the fur was used up, the army of the Canghong Empire attacked again. Seeing that Hoplander was about to fall into crisis, many residents and refugees started a new round of transfer.

"Now Hoplander is no longer safe. You can use this money to go to other cities, the sanctuary in the north, the southern islands, or Solander, the capital of Clancia. You can settle down and live a good life. life."

"Perhaps you can also open a clothing store to make a living. I see that you are very avant-garde in terms of the style and concept of clothing design, much better than an outdated old man like me." The aunt helped Letis analyze the way out for the future.

"When you settle down, you can find a suitable husband. A beautiful girl like you should not lack suitors. You just need to be careful not to be deceived by bad guys."

"Thank you, Ma'am." Letis nodded, thanking the aunt of the clothing store very much in her heart. If it wasn't for her, I'm afraid I would still be crowded in the noisy and crowded tent camp like other refugees.

"Okay, I won't nag anymore haha, my daughter thinks I talk too much, so she hasn't been home much in the past two years."

"Do you still have a daughter?" Letis asked a little curiously.

"Yes, she was very smart since she was a child. She graduated from Emenas a few years ago, and she should be in Falcon Territory recently. Anyway, I don't have to worry about it now, she is very good at making money and living by herself."

After the two communicated for a while, the moment of parting came.

"It's time to board the ship. The whistle has already started blowing over there." Through the glass window of the cafe, the two saw white steam coming out of the iron-clad passenger ship in the port, ready to warm up.

Letis walked out of the cafe with her newly purchased suitcase, waved goodbye to the aunt sitting in the store, and then pressed the sun hat on her head and walked step by step towards the large passenger ship that was crowded with people.

The moist sea breeze blows her white skirt, and her golden hair shines in the sun. Now she is about to start a new journey.This time the destination is Solander, the capital of Crancia. Perhaps she should follow the advice of this aunt and open a clothing store to make a living.Let's think about alchemy after earning enough money in the future.

The waves kept crashing against the thick sides of the ship. This large passenger ship broke through the white waves and headed west. It would go north along the coastline and head for the west coast of Clancia.

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East of the Canghong Empire, Wanglong Port.

This is the most prosperous port in the eastern part of the empire. In the past, ships heading to the east would stop here, which brought a lot of wealth, and the orientals who came to the western continent would also look back at their homeland here, so it is famous. port.

Although conscripts are preparing for war everywhere in the empire, the city is still peaceful.Living in this bustling commercial city for a long time, people are used to working in trade and earning huge profits, so they are naturally not interested in those things.

After all, when life is rich and sufficient, who is willing to risk their lives to go to the battlefield? It is also the same. Among the four Dukes, the Landsworth family has always been dovish, hoping that the situation will be stable and stable, with few conflicts.

The affluent life also allowed the nobles in the eastern part of the empire to live a leisurely life, and they had a lot of time to play with art, opera, painting and the like. The jewelry and clothing operated by the Landsworth family had always been the trend vane in the empire.

Top-notch family, artistic temperament, elf blood, wealth beyond rivals, with so many halo blessings, it is not difficult to imagine how popular the Landsworth family is in the empire.

'Golden Flame Tulip' is a famous pastry house in Wanglonggang.

In the tidy and spacious kitchen, more than [-] bakers wearing white scarves are working hard. They mix and mix flour, sugar, eggs and other raw materials according to the set ratio, and continuously add other auxiliary materials for baking to make a rough cake. Cake embryos.

After that, there are processes such as smearing, shaping, carving, and arranging. After a complete and good cake is baked, you can easily earn nearly a few silver coins, dozens of gold coins a day, and a huge income of nearly a thousand gold coins a month.This is the reputation and reputation of 'Golden Flame Tulip'.

At its peak, it is said that they provided the cakes for the Duke of Landsworth's birthday party.

"Bumansha, is Bumansha here?"

A maid in a black and white uniform walked into the large baking room and looked around.It's a pity that the people here are all wearing uniform light green uniforms and white scarves. She couldn't tell the difference for a while, and pushed the glasses on the bridge of her nose.

"Here, here I come."

A girl with chestnut blond hair came over. She had a relatively full bust and a slender waist, and she seemed to have a mature and attractive temperament.Although the girl is not yet married, people often mistake her for a good wife and mother next door.

Seeing the girl in the apron in front of her, the head maid nodded in satisfaction. Although this employee has not been in the cake shop for a long time, she can learn everything quickly, and now she is the best pastry chef in the shop.

"Come with me, I have an important task for you." She put her hands on her waist and led the girl out of the back kitchen.

'Golden Flame Tulip' is the property of Earl Hongyuan, a nobleman from Wanglonggang. It is said that his ancestors came from the east. Although he has mixed blood for many generations, he still maintains the characteristics of black hair and black eyes.

Led by the maid, Bu Mansha came to the second floor of the pastry house's front hall, which is usually the place to receive distinguished guests.

At this moment, a beautiful noble man in his 30s was sitting on the sofa waiting. He was wearing a black dress, and a phoenix bird was embroidered with gold and red threads on its side collar in flight.

"This is the current Earl of Hongyuan, Lord Li Lin." The head maid beside him introduced to Bumansha.

"Master Li Lin." Bu Mansha nodded and saluted.

"I haven't come to the store for a long time. I heard that there is a talent recently. This time I have something to stop by to see."

The man with long black hair sat on the sofa knocking his legs, looked at the wife-like girl next door, and continued to speak.

"Maybe I didn't train these people well. It seems that I almost mistakenly recognized a real dragon."

"Bunya, step back first."

"Yes, master." Then the head maid wearing glasses quietly retreated and closed the door before leaving.

Seeing such a scene, Bumansha didn't panic, and looked at the Earl of Red Kite quietly.

"Miss Bumansa graduated from Emenas, right?" The young earl leaned forward, took out the teacup on the table, and poured out the boiling hot tea in the teapot.

"Yes, my lord."

"Don't be so reserved, just sit down first." He filled two cups of tea and put one of them in front of Bumansha.

"With Miss Bu Mansha's strength, it's really a bit of a shame to work in the cake house." Recently, he made some inquiries, and learned that this girl was a top student of Emenas in the past, and she won the championship three times in a row. The presence.

"It's nothing, I actually like making dim sum."

Bu Mansha sat down, and replied with a natural expression, maybe this is the confidence of a genius, even if she has no identity, she is not afraid of the earl in front of her.

"That's it." Li Lin tapped the armrest of the sofa with his fingers, seeing that the girl didn't seem to be lying, he finally had to sigh.

"Then I have to respect your opinion."

"Actually, I came to you this time because I wanted to find someone to complete a task. You should know the current emperor, right?"

"Your majesty is wise and mighty today, but he is not yet married. It was not until recently that Titania heard the news that your majesty already has an engagement partner. In order to prepare for the wedding, it is natural that all parties need to make perfect preparations."

"And our 'Golden Flame Tulip' was invited to make cakes. Of course, it is only an invitation at the moment, and we have to compete with a dozen other well-known pastry houses in the empire to pass the examination and become the cake supplier for this wedding banquet. "

"If you can supply pastries for the emperor's wedding banquet, what an honor and reputation it is. I don't need to tell you, you should be able to guess it. And in this competition, we must also present the best work."

"Hearing this, you must understand why I came to you."

"I will bring the five best pastry chefs in the cake house to Titania to participate in this campaign. Before that, I hope you can create a new category, which should be refreshing and attractive. The eyes of the judges, come out of the race."

"I understand." Bu Mansha nodded.

"In the next month, you can use the materials in the back kitchen as you like. I will also equip you with two assistants, so that you can experiment and make new pastries. If you have any special materials, you can also tell Bunia, she Your request will be met."

"Don't be stingy with expensive materials, maybe the more expensive the better, as long as you can help me win the pastry supply for this royal wedding banquet, I will prepare a huge reward of 3000 gold coins for you."

"Presumably for the top students of Emenas, this is also a fortune."

"Thank you for your support." Bumansha got up and thanked.

"Very well, then I will leave it to Miss Bumansha this time." The earl drank the tea and put it back on the table.

After that, Bumansha said goodbye, opened the door and left.

"Ah, so fast?" The head maid on duty outside the door said in surprise when she saw Bu Mansha come out, and then looked inside through the gap, and breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that the Earl was safe and sound.

After Bu Mansha left, the lovely-looking head maid returned to the room. She sniffed it with her nose, and then looked at her master with slightly curious eyes.

"Don't look at me that way, you impure-minded maid." Li Lin tugged on his slightly tight tie.

"You can't blame me, after all, that Miss Bumansha is really cute." The maid picked up the table and saw two cups on it.

Unexpectedly, the master poured tea for her in person. It seems that in the future, she should treat Miss Bumansha well, and she might become her own mistress.

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Tertiary, June 1698.

The emperor of the Canghong Empire publicly announced his engagement object, which was a girl from a small noble family in the south.

Once the news was released, it caused numerous controversies.Some people are envious, some are jealous, and some say it's against the law. His Majesty the Emperor should marry someone with a more noble status. A girl like this is only fit to be His Majesty's behind-the-scenes lover, and she must never be allowed to sit on the throne of the Empress.

In the midst of countless quarrels, 'Lily Esther', an ordinary aristocratic girl, quickly entered everyone's sights, and she and her family became the focus of thousands of eyes.

But this time the emperor of the empire still maintained his usual majesty and determination, suppressing all opposing voices.Pride and self-confidence seemed to be inevitable traits in this accomplished young emperor, who had ample time and energy to steer the empire into what it should be.

And he who is so powerful will naturally not compromise his will and desire with all kinds of gossip. Since he wants it, he will definitely get it.

After that, the nobles in the empire gradually understood the emperor's determination.

Perhaps this seemingly ordinary girl will eventually become the most humble queen in the history of the empire, and can she hold the bright red rose scepter?

Chapter 140 Five Black and Red Nightmare

In the third era, in July 1698, the war was going on fiercely.