The King's Follower [Rebirth]

The next day, the guard sent by the king to the crown prince reached the city of Drye, and Edward's cousin, George Ablohs, the deputy captain of the king's guard, was among them.

Edward didn't like this gloomy cousin since he was a child. It didn't mean that he was frightened by his stern face all day long, but that he had a gloomy temperament, as if he was dissatisfied with everything and impatient with everyone. However, the main reason was the treason of the Ablos family in the previous life. After the queen fled the palace with Edward, this cousin's attitude towards him has been very bad. His frivolous attitude was like treating a wandering warbler. If it wasn't for Edward's marriage, he would have suffered a bigger loss.And after experiencing those things, looking back on the past, we can actually see some clues. The attitude of this cousin George towards himself has always been very uncomfortable. It seems respectful on the surface, but through this respect, people can always notice Let out a careless contempt.

Thinking of this, Edward couldn't help but sneer in his heart. Since he was reborn, he hasn't met this cousin George, and this time, he will no longer be concerned about the queen and tolerate being rude to him.

Although the soldiers of the King's Guard are just low-ranking officers in terms of status, they cannot be regarded as ordinary soldiers because they protect the most honorable members of the royal family in the entire empire and their status is extremely special.Most of them are nobles with noble backgrounds, high rank, and great potential for promotion. The guards are usually just a springboard for them to enter the military in the future, because the guards are the closest place to the king except for the king's lover. Once the king finds out With his own talents, he has won the favor of the king, and it is just around the corner to enter an important position in the army in the future.

Therefore, Edward couldn't wait for these guards sent to protect him. Some of these people may become the most important generals of the empire in the future. Moreover, many of the guards used to be his close servants. Then he left him and went to study at St. Solsis University. Although he hadn't seen him for many years, he still kept some affection.

Edward received the soldiers of the king's guard in the hall where he usually received citizens and ministers.The Marquis Condra insisted on following. He made himself extra dazzling today. For the first time, he did not wear his military uniform to show off, but wore a set of luxurious and complicated aristocratic casual clothes.This is not an important formal social occasion, and there is no need to wear a dress with great fanfare. However, every stitch and every thread of this casual dress seems to scream to tell everyone that the owner of the dress is noble, rich, and has good taste.

As the Duke's heir, Marquis Condra, who holds the title of Marquis, sat on the left hand side of the crown prince, condescendingly looking down at the soldiers of the Guards standing under the steps. Standing at the front was the captain of the Guards, who was a soldier of civilian origin. As the manager of the Guards, he has been in this position for 20 years. He has already married and started a business, married and had children, so there is nothing to fear.Then his gaze turned, and he placed on the three orcs in the second row. These three were the vice-captains of the Guards, and George Ablos was among them.Marquis Condra narrowed his eyes and carefully looked at the three people, and finally his eyes stopped on the person on the far right.The man had extremely light blond hair, narrow and long eyes, and an exquisite appearance, which was somewhat similar to the prince's valet, His Excellency Auguste. This handsome appearance should have been a pampered fox, but he was accompanied by a wolf. The gloomy and ruthless look makes one's heart skip a beat.

After greeting the crown prince, the captain of the guards took a step sideways and introduced the three deputy captains behind him to the crown prince. Sure enough, when he introduced the blond man, he said his name was George Ablohs.

coming!The Marquis of Condra cheered up. He wanted to take a good look at the attitude of His Highness the Crown Prince towards his cousin, and assess the difference between himself and the other party's status in the Crown Prince's heart, so that he could make the next step.

"Your Highness." George took two steps forward and knelt on one knee, "May Orgunra be with you always."

Edward lowered his eyes, did not look at him, and said lightly: "Thank you." He looked unfamiliar with George, as if he was not his cousin, but just an ordinary soldier.

George could hardly bear his surprised expression. The queen once sent a message to herself, saying that she had made an agreement with the crown prince. When receiving the king's guards, she would allow herself to step forward and kiss his ring.But now, the crown prince's performance that he didn't want to have too much contact with him at all made him feel extremely embarrassed.

As the second-in-line heir to the Duke of Parma, the queen's father, George, who had already participated in the core affairs of the family, naturally knew that Edward was not the real crown prince.If possible, the Ablos family does not want to use war to compete with the Lancaster family for the throne. The queen hopes that Edward can marry a member of the Abros family, so that the family can justifiably carry out the act of stealing the country, and the queen's favorite candidate , of course it was George.Therefore, George had long regarded Edward as his future partner.Now that his partner was embarrassing him, George was furious in his heart, but he didn't show much on his face, he just stood up respectfully and returned to the team.

Ah, it seems His Highness's heart is still with me.Marquis Condra was extremely satisfied. He fiddled with the huge ruby ​​necklace around his neck, and turned his head to look at Edward affectionately.

Standing behind the crown prince, William noticed Marquis Condra's fiery gaze, which made him feel very uncomfortable, as if others were too close to what belonged to him, making the hair on his back stand up vigilantly .He immediately stepped forward and stood beside Edward, blocking the sight of Marquis Condela.

"What's the matter?" Edward glanced sideways at William, raised his hand to signal William to hold his hand, and introduced to the soldiers of the Guards below: "This is my beloved brother, William, I don't think everyone has heard of it yet. forget him."

"Of course, Sir William, who is so talented, how could he forget so easily." The captain laughed.

Edward nodded, and then ordered a few of his valets who had served him before. The soldiers who had served him stepped forward and asked each other how they were doing, and the atmosphere gradually became harmonious.Seeing that the exchange of feelings with the King's Guards was almost done, Edward stood up and said, "Then, the safety of my brother and I in Aisha City depends on you." After speaking, he took William's hand and left the hall .

After the crown prince left, another attendant stepped forward and led the king's guards to the rooms arranged for them in the castle. Later, they would meet with the soldiers of the crown prince's guards who were about to work together to discuss the issue of duty scheduling .

It was not the time to be on duty, so everyone did not line up, but walked in the corridors of the castle with the attendants in twos and threes.Several soldiers who had never had any contact with the crown prince approached George and said, "The rumors are indeed true. Your Highness looks more and more like an archbishop. He will not be like His Majesty Robert II. , don’t marry for life, and serve Orgunra wholeheartedly.”

George twitched the corner of his mouth: "Your Highness is still young, and the wind and rain come and go. He used to like music and poetry, but now he is obsessed with religion. Maybe a few years later, he will become interested in military affairs again."

Everyone nodded, and suddenly one of the people walking in front turned around. That person was one of the three deputy captains of the king's guard.He smiled maliciously and said, "By the way, George, aren't you His Highness's cousin? Why is His Highness treating you so coldly? I thought he would take the initiative to extend his hand to you and give you the honor of kissing the power ring. "

George gritted his molars and forced a smile: "As we all know, although His Highness is kind and kind, he doesn't easily give subjects the honor of kissing the ring. Even if this person is his cousin, he is a noble crown prince after all. I think Being indifferent and reserved makes him even more noble."

"Really?" The vice-captain exchanged a few glances with his companion, and smiled contemptuously, "I heard that His Royal Highness stretched out his hand to the illegitimate child the first time he saw His Excellency William. younger brother."

Another person continued: "And just now, His Excellency William walked around casually and interrupted His Highness by standing beside His Highness. His Highness was not angry, but took his hand and introduced him to us."

"It seems that His Highness really likes his half-brother."

"It can be seen," the vice-captain concluded, "it's not indifferent and reserved not to give the honor of kissing the power ring casually, but, in His Highness's heart, the relationship between himself and the other party is not as close as he thinks."

As they said that, they laughed loudly, and the vice-captain continued: "George, let me advise you, don't take the relationship that you are His Royal Highness's cousin too seriously, this is Somerset, not the palace, and there is no queen." Your Majesty's support, you'd better be humble. Everyone is a soldier of the King's Guard, and their rank is no lower than yours, and their status is no lower than yours. Speaking of which, if we really want to talk about status, we still have a few dukes and grand dukes here Who is not nobler than you? You should correct your problem of not looking straight at people in the palace, and let His Highness know that you are using your identity as his cousin to sway around, maybe..." He sneered Without saying a word, he took his own people and left.

George's face was blue, and his facial features were faintly distorted. Seeing this, his companion hurriedly comforted him: "Don't pay attention to him, I heard that he will go to the Fourth Army to report after completing this task of protecting the crown prince. You guys There has always been a feud, and he is about to leave the King's Guards, so now I want to take every opportunity to provoke you."

George turned his head sharply and glared at him. I really don't know if he said this to comfort him, or to ridicule him. Only because the queen is his aunt, others will respect him, and he has everything he has today.

The person who comforted George took two steps back frightened by the anger in his eyes, and he was also very displeased when he realized it.But he didn't say anything, the vice-captain could leave the Guards immediately, and he didn't know where his transfer order was. If he offended George, life would be difficult in the future.

George suppressed the anger in his heart, and said with a stiff smile, "I'm too lazy to argue with this kind of person. By the way, when will the Crown Prince leave?" Everyone chatted for a while, and the atmosphere finally eased, but George's anger towards Edward Even worse.The last time he saw Edward was when Edward returned to the palace for the New Year the year before last. It was a private meeting in the queen's room. Although Edward did not take the initiative to reach out to him, when he took the initiative to kiss the back of Edward's hand, Edward did not refuse. , also tacitly allowed him to hold his hand and sit next to him on the same sofa.And now this cold look is really incomprehensible.

Before dinner, after everyone settled down, it was time for free activities, and let the newly arrived king's guards familiarize themselves with the environment.George went straight upstairs and came to the crown prince's study. The queen had already inquired about the crown prince's day-to-day activities for him. Before evening classes, the crown prince would usually read and study in his study.

George was stopped by the crown prince's guards at the door, and his attendants entered the room to give him a message. After a while, the attendants came out and invited him into the study.In the study room, apart from the crown prince, there are several close attendants, including William who is treated differently by the crown prince.George glanced at William indiscriminately. The queen paid special attention to the king's new illegitimate son, and thought that if William broke through the eighth rank during the king's lifetime, the king might depose Edward's right of succession and make William his heir. After all, the king has so many illegitimate children, only this one has been kept far away, it must be because of the extra attention.

"Good afternoon, Your Highness." George gave a military salute to Edward.

Edward nodded: "Is there something wrong?"

George paused for a moment, the crown prince's impatience was like a drop of heavy ink on the white paper, it was too obvious, "His Majesty the Queen has something to convey to you." He made an excuse at random.

"I thought what my mother wanted to say to me had already been clearly written in the letter." Edward said.

"There are always some words that are not suitable for writing on paper." George said, "After all, I am Her Majesty's nephew, entrusting me to convey it will always make people feel more at ease."

Edward knew that this was just an excuse for George to be alone with him, but he also wanted to know what George was going to do, so he waved his hand and said to the servants, "You all go out."

William's actions seemed to be a little hesitant, Elizabeth pulled him, and he followed the others out of the room with a step and three turns.Suddenly only Edward and George were left in the study.Edward closed the book in front of him, raised his eyelids, and said, "Go ahead."

"My lord." George quickly walked to Edward's feet and knelt down on one knee, "You really broke my heart today."

"Is this the message mother entrusted you to convey?" Edward looked at him with a half-smile.

George held Edward's left hand, which was not wearing a power ring, stroking and kneading it ambiguously, and said in a frivolous and soft tone: "Please forgive my deception, I just want to stay alone with you. My dear Highness, you are so hard-hearted, But I haven't seen you for several years, and you are so far away from me. I remember when I came to Somerset to visit you, you were still sitting in my arms and said you would marry me."

Of course Edward remembered the scene, when he was only ten years old, the Queen came to Somerset to visit him with George, who had just come of age.He was sitting with the Ablos family, and the queen allowed George to hold him, saying that although the nobles should restrain their emotions, they are cousins, and they should communicate more. She also said that he and George should be engaged, and asked him if unwilling.He was eager to please his mother at that time, and he could see that the queen wanted him to agree, so he naturally nodded in agreement.Immediately afterwards, relying on the support of the queen, George overjoyed and kissed him on the cheek lightly. Now that he thought about it, he was disgusted from his face to the bottom of his heart.

"Let go of my hand." Edward stared into George's eyes and said indifferently, his eyes were cold, "Stand back and talk carefully."

"My dear cousin, don't be so cruel." George's voice became softer, "I haven't seen you for two years, I miss you so much. I still remember the last time I was in the palace, I sat next to you, your The body is so petite, the hands are..."

"Shut your mouth!" Edward pulled out his left hand violently, and slapped him hard with his backhand, "Get out!"

The anger in George's heart was suddenly slapped by this slap. He stood up, almost forgetting that the man in front of him was still the noble crown prince of the empire, and slapped him back. Fortunately, he only raised his hand halfway. He controlled his anger, and asked with restraint: "Did I offend you, Your Highness?"

Edward pushed away the chair and strode to the fireplace. There was a sword on the shelf of the fireplace. It was the sword of the first king of the Lancastrian dynasty. He later gave this sword to his own Heir, encourage him to be as brave as himself.Now, this sword is engraved with a new magic circle, just like most of the decorative weapons in this castle, only when it is held in the hands of the crown prince can it show a sharp blade.

Edward drew out his sword, pointed at George, and said sharply, "Kneel down!"

"Your Highness?" George's face twisted.

"I said, kneel down!" Edward shouted angrily. The guards outside the door rushed into the room when they heard Edward's voice. They were all surprised when they saw the scene in the study.

"Your Highness, what's the matter?" the guard asked tentatively, behind him were the servants who were poking around.

"George Ablohs." Edward ignored the guards, "I, the crown prince of the empire, the future king of the country, your honorable master, Edward Lancaster, command you, kneel down!"

George glanced at the soldiers and servants at the door, resisted the expression of anger and humiliation, knelt down slowly, and bowed his head deeply.

Edward pointed at George with the tip of his sword, walked towards him slowly, and finally stopped in front of him, raised his chin with the tip of his sword, and looked down at him.

"I warn you, George Ablos, I only say this warning once." His voice was as cold as the winter wind, "Remember your identity, if you dare to disrespect me again and speak wild words in front of me, Or misbehave and I'll cut off your head. The constitution never says that a prince may not punish a daring lunatic to preserve his dignity and the honor of the royal family even if that person is the queen's nephew. You remember Yet?"

"Remember," George whispered.

"This is your tutor?" Edward moved the sword forward slightly, and the tip of the sword cut George's neck. George closed his eyes and said loudly, "I remember, Your Royal Highness, and I will not do it again in the future."

Edward slowly retracted the sword. This sword was actually designed for orcs. After holding it for a few minutes, he felt that even his shoulders were sore, so he had to put the sword on the ground to reduce the weight.

"Get out." He said contemptuously, George stood up quickly, saluted him hastily, and rushed out of the study.

William immediately stepped forward and helped Edward hold the sword. "What did he do to make you so angry?" William asked. His Highness was angered, which made him very unhappy, but seeing that the man was George, the candidate for the Queen's husband who was said to be the queen's favorite, he didn't know. Why are you happy.

"It's nothing." Edward patted his head and changed the subject, "Keep reading. Although we are going on vacation, it doesn't mean that everyone can relax, and continue to study in Aisha."

The news that George was pointed at by the crown prince with a sword and severely reprimanded spread throughout the castle that night and became a joke.In the evening, when August was serving Edward to take a bath, he asked, "I don't know how my dear brother offended you. They all thought that I would be implicated by him, and I would lose your favor from now on. Look at me."

"Don't play dumb for me." Edward closed his eyes and said, "It's not like you don't know what kind of person your brother is."

August smiled softly, and scooped up hot water to rinse the crown prince's sleeping skin: "I won't really lose your favor because of this."

"When have I ever spoiled you, my dear cousin?" Edward opened his eyes.

August opened his mouth, and finally smiled with a sigh: "You are really different from before."

Edward ignored him, turned over, motioned for August to rub his back, and said, "When will your leader of the Liberal Party contact me? Don't think that this matter can be fooled casually, I don't have much patience .”

"You can meet him when you get to Aisha City." August rolled up his sleeves and washed Edward's back bit by bit, "The leader of the Liberal Party, Sir Knightley, is already in Aisha City. You know, he just got married last year, and his honeymoon trip was delayed due to business, this year he managed to spare time and decided to spend his belated wedding leave in Aisha."

Edward snorted, "It's too conspicuous. The leader of the opposition party and the Crown Prince happen to be on vacation at the same place. Do you think our suspicious King is blind?"

August paused and said, "Then where do you think it would be more appropriate to meet?"

Edward breathed a sigh of relief, and put his head on the arm holding the edge of the bathtub: "This year's New Year, because of me, the servants were not able to return to the royal capital to reunite with their families. I have always been deeply sorry. Why don't you take this opportunity to invite Their parents came to Aisha to vacation together, and by the way, they could invite a few more relatives, so that it would not be too abrupt to invite Sir Knightley and his wife to a party in Aisha."

"You're so thoughtful."

Edward smiled, but didn't speak.In fact, he wanted to invite someone else.

In the following time, August quietly rubbed Edward's back, his intensity was just right, and soon, Edward fell into a drowsiness, and then fell into a dreamland.

Hearing the crown prince's breathing became longer and heavier, August stopped his hands and called out softly, "Your Highness? Your Highness?" There was no answer.

He relaxed his movements and continued to massage the muscles on the crown prince's back.Only gradually, his whole hand was attached to the crown prince's back, and the kneading posture turned into a caressing posture, from top to bottom, from bottom to top, and gradually, from the back to the side of the waist, Sliding back and forth on that graceful arc, it finally stopped on the crotch.He looked at the crown prince's flawless body obsessively, and the touch of the skin made him sway.He is not yet an adult, and his body will not react, but at this moment, he feels that his heart is so hot that it almost hurts.

A drop of sweat trickled down his forehead, he closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, his eyes were clear again.He let go of his hand, woke up the crown prince, and called other servants to help the crown prince change his clothes.