After the prince was captured by the dragon

Sixteen chapters

Lin En left the palace and returned to his mansion.

He is an adult, he has moved out of the palace long ago, and has his own house in East Anli.

When he came back, Matthew, the housekeeper, greeted him and took his coat.

The housekeeper, Matthew, is an old gentleman in his 60s. He used to be the housekeeper of Lynn's mother, Phoenix.

"Your Highness, you have worked hard all this way. We have prepared hot water. You can take a bath and rest."

"Okay." Lynn Bibi naturally had no objection. After thinking for a while, he asked, "Did anyone send an invitation?"

"Yes, His Royal Highness Borg invited you to ride a horse with him in three days, Mr. Campbell invited you to taste his new wine with him in a week, and...the daughter of the Duke of Wren, Miss Ophelia, came once, Said that if you come back, go to a tavern called Purple Grape in the west of Anli City and let me know, so that we can make an appointment to meet. Besides... it is an invitation from some high-ranking officials and nobles in Anli."

Borg is Lynn's brother

Emperor Miles has only two sons, Lynn and Borg, and Borg is the 2-year-old second prince of little Lynn.

Borg's mother was just a maid who passed away early. He was helpless in the palace. When he was a child, the servants took care of him too negligently. Lynn couldn't stand it and helped him a few times.

Borg was young at the time, but he was very smart. Realizing Lynn's kindness, he took the initiative to cling to Lynn, and Lynn didn't refuse.

The two grew up together like this, and they didn't separate until Lin En went to the army for training, and their relationship was very good.

He came to invite, Lynn naturally would not refuse.

Mr. Campbell is the cousin of Lynn's mother, Phoenix, Andrew Campbell. Phoenix has no siblings, and she and her cousin Andrew are like brothers and sisters.

Andrew's daughter, Sylvia Campbell, is Lynn's fiancée.

This invitation cannot be refused.

As for Ophelia...

Lynn thought of what his father said before.

In three months I shall marry the daughter of the Duke of Wren.

When Lynn heard these words, he stopped walking outside.

"Your Majesty, the Duke of Rennes is too thoughtful, isn't it appropriate to marry his daughter?"

Miles didn't think too much about it: "This is to appease him, you don't need to worry about it, you are talking about marriage... Shouldn't you and Sylvia get married too? You went to the south to join the army first, and then went to the northwest to patrol, but it was hard My little girl, don't run outside these days, stay in Anli and get married."

"But..." Ophelia is only 16 years old, four years younger than Sylvia.And...she looks so much like Lynn's mother, Phoenix.

"But what?" The emperor raised his eyebrows.

Lynn didn't say this in the end.

Age and Phoenix's death are the two most taboo things for the emperor, and no matter who mentions these two things, the emperor will be furious.

It would be of no benefit to Ophelia to anger the emperor now.

So Lynn swallowed this sentence and said with a smile: "But Sylvia may not be willing."

Miles doesn't have many children, two sons and one daughter, only Lynn looks like him, so he has devoted the most effort to Lynn, and has deep feelings. Lynn's personality and appearance are first-class, Miles likes this very much son.

He said a few harsh words to Lynn because of the Duke of Wren's instigation before, but seeing Lynn embarrassed by his few words, he softened his heart again.

He also knows what kind of temperament this child is, as long as he doesn't know the cause of Phoenix's death, he will be loyal to him forever.

As long as he doesn't know.

Lynn doesn't know anything now, so why bother him.

With the intention of making amends, Miles became more verbose.

"That's right, you should coax Sylvia more when you go back. After all, you have delayed her for several years, buy more things that girls like, and say good things to them. You should take advantage of your good looks. Girls look at you You can't get angry with this pretty face."

"Yes, thank you Your Majesty."

Miles walked up to Lynn, touched Lynn's head, and there was real warmth in his eyes.

"If you really want to thank me, give me a child as soon as possible. The common people have the fourth generation at my age, but I can't even see the shadow of the third generation."

"...I will try my best." Lynn looked at the warmth in Miles' eyes, and could no longer say anything about Ophelia.

He could only leave the palace like this.

But he clearly promised Ophelia to help her in the Northwest Frontier County.

It was his own fault, he was too frivolous and naive to promise himself, but since he promised, he would always do something.

Lynn said to the housekeeper Matthew: "You should push down all the invitations from high-ranking officials and nobles."

Miles was very displeased that too many people greeted him in the royal city today, and he would definitely not be happy to see him interacting with these people too much.

"Mr. Matthew, I'm sorry to trouble you. Please help me agree to the invitation of Mr. Berg and Mr. Campbell, and...send someone to the Purple Wine Tavern to ask if Miss Ophelia is free tomorrow."

Ofelia is naturally free, she was waiting in this tavern early.

She had been waiting for this meeting for a long time.

Until she was forced by her father to meet the emperor, she had hoped that Lin En could help her as he promised.

Ophelia has ambiguous thoughts about Lynn, and she has a little more blind trust in him.

He is so kind, he will definitely help me, but when she met the emperor, Lin En did not return to the imperial capital.

Ophelia didn't know that Lynn didn't come back in time because her father sent someone to ambush her and was injured. She only knew that Lynn didn't help her and didn't keep his promise.

As much expectation as before, Ophelia now has much disappointment and some grievances.

This resentment reached its peak the moment Lynn arrived.

She looked at Lynn faintly, and the first sentence was: "You said you would help me."

Lynn couldn't refute, so he apologized directly: "I'm sorry."

"What's the use of saying sorry, you didn't help me at all."

Ophelia found herself crying.

In fact, she knew that her venting was unreasonable. When Lin En said to help her, he just said that he would do his best, and he also said that he should not let the emperor see her face.

It was she who couldn't resist her father's oppression and request, and didn't even give Lynn a chance to help her.

But she needs an outlet.

She needs to let herself die.

She told herself that the person in front of her has a likable skin, but she can't even help you. Don't like him. The one you should like is a 57-year-old man.

Ophelia cried even harder.

Lynn listened to her accusation quietly, and when Ophelia was crying, she took out her own silk handkerchief and handed it over.

Ophelia looked at the silk handkerchief in front of her.

She stopped crying suddenly, and then opened Lynn's hand without any ladylike manners.

This person is really abominable. He knows that he has a good skin, but he goes out to provoke others, finds some roses, and gives her a silk handkerchief.

Since he provoked her, he should marry her, but he just said that he only likes his fiancée.

He doesn't want a girl as beautiful as her as his lover, are you blind?

This meeting is a farewell for Ophelia. She wants to say goodbye to the person she liked before and welcome her new life.

Even if her new life is not so satisfying.

Suddenly, Lynn said, "You don't want to marry my father, do you?"

In all fairness, Lynn didn't want Ophelia to marry his father either. Watching his father marry a woman similar to his mother was like witnessing his father betraying his mother.

Although Miles still has different women after Phoenix is ​​gone, a woman who looks a lot like her mother is different after all.

"Naturally." Ophelia wiped her tears with her head down.

"Then are you willing to escape from marriage? I have some magic potions here that can allow you to feign death and escape from marriage." Lynn's voice was calm, but Ophelia felt that the voice was suddenly full of temptation like a sea monster.

She was moved, no doubt about it.

But the words of her father, the Duke of Wren, sounded like a nightmare in her ears: "Ophelia, if you don't marry His Majesty Miles, the entire Northwest will be ruined, and your mother and I may die because of it."

She expected someone to save her, but she knew that no one could save her.

She has nowhere to go.

Ophelia calmed down and stated, "I can't run away."

Her eyes turned to Lynn, and she looked at him seriously for a while, and when Lynn felt a little uncomfortable, she said, "Thank you."

"You're welcome." Lynn shook his head, "You have nothing to thank me for."

Ophelia smiled and said nothing.

She lowered her head to drink a cup of tea, but saw her crying face reflected in the tea.

She just said thank you to Lynn with such a scary face?She still laughs? ?

Ophelia felt a familiar suffocation.

Why, every time she meets Lynn, she is in such a mess?

"If you have nothing else to do, Your Highness, I will go back."

Ophelia wanted to run quickly.

Lin En nodded, and said: "There are many people in the west of Anli City, Miss Gattasuo, pay attention to safety."

"Okay." Ophelia put on a veil to cover her face, and left quickly. Her coachman was waiting for her in the backyard of the tavern.

This tavern came from the family of her personal maid, so Ophelia decided to meet here.

The coachman lifted the curtain of the carriage for her.

When I arrived in the imperial capital, I realized how terrible the imperial capital's restrictions on unmarried girls are. Even when they go out, they have to sit in a strict carriage, and they have to wear a veil wherever they go. It is debauchery for strangers to see their faces. reflect.

The Duke of Wren hired an etiquette teacher for Ophelia. He was a rigid old woman who frowned and stared at Ophelia every day, as if she was hopeless.

The old woman taught Ophelia the etiquette rules that the queen of the empire should abide by.

Ophelia fell asleep listening to it, and when she woke up, the old woman hadn't finished speaking.

Ophelia misses the Northwest very much, the free Northwest without so many rules.

She can dress herself up beautifully, ride out on a horse openly, and enjoy the Northwest where the admiring eyes are wanton.

Facing the carriage, Ophelia suddenly felt rebellious.

"Go and bring a horse here, I want to ride out." She said suddenly.

"But...Miss, there are a lot of people in the west of Anli City, so it's not suitable for riding a horse." The coachman dissuaded him with a look of embarrassment.

"I say what I say, you go!" Ophelia urged.

"No, miss, it's really not safe." The coachman still refused.

"I ride a horse every day in the northwest, what can happen, Mr. coachman, please, I may never be able to ride a horse again in the future." Realizing that it is useless to put on airs of a young lady, Ophelia changed her method , began to pretend to be pitiful.

This trick is very useful.

"This... eh, okay."

The coachman hesitated for a moment, but agreed and brought her a docile mare.

"Thank you." Ophelia smiled happily, mounted the mare, and left the tavern through the back door.