The King's Follower [Rebirth]

The crown prince is different from ordinary officials. Although he is only going out for a rest and vacation, he still cannot avoid all kinds of communication and accepts visits from local officials, nobles and gentry.

The mayor of Aisha City brought senior officials to visit Edward the next day. When he left, he warmly invited Edward to visit the municipal building and guide them in their work.Although many nobles and executives came to Aisha City for vacation, they have never received the three members of the most noble royal family. This time the crown prince came, the whole city was honored, and the mayor hired all the people in the city. Even hired a lot of painters from other places to draw the scene of the crown prince visiting Aisha City and save it as a major event in Aisha City.

And that was exactly what Edward wanted.He came to Aisha City mainly to do two things, one of which was to check whether the deeds that August said about the inventor of the energy cannon, Michelle Wilton, were true.First of all, if Michelle Wilton is from Aisha City, then there must be an archived birth record. Moreover, if Michelle Wilton was framed and imprisoned by the then Earl Ahmad, no matter what No matter how Earl Murd covered the sky with his hands in Aisha, he needed to go through the normal judicial process to achieve his ultimate goal, and he didn't just do whatever he wanted.Therefore, in the reference room of the court, there will definitely be case records at that time.

And it just so happened that the mayor invited him to visit the municipal building, so it was a matter of course to visit the reference room of the church and the court.In addition, Edward also planned to go to the public library.This Mr. Michelle Wilton is not very rich. If he wants to conduct research, he must read a lot of books. It is impossible for him to buy all the books home, so he can only borrow them from the library.The library must still keep his borrowing records at that time. In fact, this habit of keeping old materials is the custom of the entire Cuthbert Empire. Whether it is private or public organizations, they have been able to produce historical records Take pride in long-standing items, such as family heirlooms, such as borrowing records that have been preserved since the library was founded.And this kind of stuff is hard to fake.

So, on a sunny day, led by the mayor, the Crown Prince officially began to visit Aisha City.Starting from Hyacinth Manor, they first walked around the main road in the city, appreciating the overall style of the city, and at the same time showing the royal style to the residents of the city, and then came to the city. government.

The three-story city government building in Aisha City is built with local characteristics. There are several small chimneys on the red tile roof, and small glass windows are inlaid on the brightly colored exterior walls. A small balcony is decorated with clusters of flower carvings. If you don't specify it, you may think it's just an ordinary residential house, but it's a little bigger than the average house. It looks like a nobleman's mansion.

"The city of Aisha was originally the territory of the Viscount Aisha." The mayor introduced, "Later, the empire developed, and the aristocrats of the family were not allowed to have full power to manage the territory, and a government was established. However, the Viscount Aisha's family was withered and had no descendants who could inherit the title. So the viscount donated his house to the government as an office building." After speaking, everyone walked into the gate, and in the hall on the first floor, there were three portraits hanging on the wall facing the gate, and the one in the middle was the king's. The bust, the one on the left is the same size as the portrait of the king, and it is the bust of the queen, while the one on the right is only half the size of the portraits of the two majesties, depicting a petite and lovely woman, "This is the last Aisha Viscount, she was a sub-orc, but unfortunately she was in poor health, but passed away at the age of 30."

"What a respectable person." Edward nodded.

The mayor continued to take Edward to visit the whole house. The interior decoration of the house is also exquisite, with a classical and elegant style, full of historical texture from a hundred years ago. According to the mayor, the house completely retains the appearance when Viscount Aisha gave it to him. Almost no changes have been made.

"So, some offices are forced to be arranged in large bathrooms, with a bathtub next to the desk and a shower head above the head. I think this is the only government office in the entire empire." The mayor was a little strangely proud.

Edward nodded while following the mayor to visit various offices until he finally came to the reference room.The mayor saw that the youngest son of the Marquis of Condra and the Duke of Shiring was among the entourage behind the crown prince, and he took out the special record book for recording the memorabilia in the city. The first owner, the sketch of the scene when the blue hyacinth of the old Grand Duchess Kondra came out, and showed Matthew the scene of the first Earl Ahmad being appointed to the city of Aisha.

Edward looked at it with great interest, and suddenly said: "I heard that the deceased Grand Duchess was born in Aisha City, isn't it?"

"Yes, Your Highness," said the mayor, "it's at Hyacinth Manor. Would you like to see the birth records? But then you have to go to Aisha Cathedral."

In the past, when the level of medical care was not high, the mortality rate of newborns was very high. In order to let the children receive the blessing of Orgona and avoid death, the parents of the children would write down the names of the newborns and store them in the church. Hadith" and various theological books in the library. Later, the church recorded the names of all newborns in the parish together. Finally, this booklet originally used for blessings became the birth certificate of residents in the parish. Record.Up to now, although many areas have turned to the government to record newborn births, most areas still retain this habit.

So, the group went to the cathedral in Aisha City instead.The archbishop in charge of the entire diocese of Aisha happened to be in the church. He personally led the crown prince and his party to the reference room located in the innermost part of the church library. Soon, a huge book with a thick black leather cover was moved into the church. In front of Edward.The monk in charge of the reference room put on gloves and opened the book. After a few minutes, he found the birth record of the Grand Duchess.This record is very simple, just a brief introduction of gender, place of birth and parental identity.

Edward also put on his gloves, looked through the birth records himself, and finally, seemingly unintentionally, said, "Actually, my lord bishop, there is one more thing that I have always been curious about."

"Please tell me." The archbishop in a purple robe smiled.This bishop is a tall orc, which is not common in the church. Because of the innate fighting instinct and the urge to fight, few orcs can calm down to study theology.Edward couldn't help but look at him a few more times.

Edward first looked at William, smiled apologetically, and said, "Dear brother, I hope you don't mind my question." Then he said to the bishop, "I've always been curious, if the baby born out of wedlock is Will it be recorded here?"

The bishop said: "Of course, anyone who is born in the local area, regardless of whether a child is born in wedlock or not, as long as his parents come to register the child, it will be recorded here."

"Then, what should I write in the column of parents?"

"If the guardian is unwilling to disclose the parents' information when they come to register, they can only write unknown." The bishop sighed.He said with emotion, "In fact, many illegitimate children will be thrown in church by their parents after they are born. In this case, we can only write that the parents are unknown and become orphans raised by the empire."

"Why are you telling His Highness this kind of thing?" Marquis Condra said unhappily, "Are you deliberately trying to make His Highness unhappy?"

"Don't be like this, Marquis Condra. I'm glad you told me so much." Edward comforted the bishop, "Actually, I rarely come into contact with things that are so close to people's lives. I would like to know more. As the crown prince It is a shame to be ignorant of people's livelihood. Whether it is a happy thing or a regrettable thing, as long as it really happened and exists in our country, I should have it. Understood. Thank you."

The bishop was overwhelmed by Edward's gentle attitude, and bowed deeply: "It is Orgonla's gift to the empire to have a crown prince who cares about people's livelihood like you."

Edward said a few more polite words, and finally made a smooth transition to the question he wanted to ask.

"I once heard a piece of gossip about your family, Lord Matthew." Edward said, "I heard that the first Earl of Ahmad was an orc who liked to conquer sub-orcs very much, and even Even other people's wives will not be spared."

Matthew's eyes widened. He didn't know why Edward brought up this matter. Did he intend to reprimand the Sutherland family?

"I know nothing about it, Your Highness."

"Oh, don't be nervous." Edward waved his hand seemingly casually, "This has nothing to do with you, your father, of course I know. I just heard such rumors that Earl Ahmed had countless illegitimate children, but records There are very few on the list. It seems that the remaining children were probably abandoned at the door of the church as you just said, Mr. Mayor, and became orphans with unknown parents. Ah, yes," he looked at the mayor, " I also heard about a tragic case. There was a poor man surnamed Wilton. His wife had an affair with Earl Ahmad, and in the end she even became pregnant for the Earl. After Mrs. Wilton was abandoned by the Earl, she felt sorry for her husband. She committed suicide after giving birth to a child. I don’t know if Aisha has such a person.”

The mayor who was following the crown prince wiped the sweat from his forehead, and secretly rejoiced that the current Earl Ahmad's family was not in Aisha City, otherwise he would have to accompany him at this time. If he heard what the crown prince said, Aisha might not be at peace again up.

As if Edward just asked an ordinary question, the bishop said without changing his expression, "I can check the birth records for you."

The monk who managed the data immediately bent down, and began to quickly search for the orc who was born in Wilton, Aisha City, during the time of the first Earl Ahmad.After more than ten minutes, he straightened up and turned the birth record to the Crown Prince: "Your Highness, during this period, three orcs named Wilton were born in Aisha City."

Edward leaned over and saw Michelle Wilton's name at a glance.

"What a poor man," Edward sighed under his breath.

The mayor hurriedly said, "Do you know Mr. Wilton or his descendants, Your Highness?"

"No, I just want to complain about some things." Edward said lightly.

The mayor was even more careful: "I'm sorry, Your Highness, but maybe this matter is fabricated. After all, where can we get the real evidence for this kind of romantic affair?"

"That's a good question." Edward slowly took off his gloves with one finger at a time, "I heard another thing. Poor Mr. Wilton challenged Earl Ahmad to a duel, but he was thrown into prison Up to 20 years. If this matter is true, then the court must have a record. Maybe, Mr. Mayor, is willing to let my people go to see the files from a hundred years ago?"

Of course the mayor couldn't say no, and while slandering in his heart whether the crown prince came to Aisha to complain to an inexplicable person a hundred years ago, he repeatedly agreed to the crown prince's request.

Edward glanced at August behind him, who smiled slightly and nodded in salute.The matter of the library is not in a hurry. After finding the court files, it will not be too late for him to go to the library to find out.So he looked at the archbishop who was at the side and said, "I've always been interested in religion. I wonder if you have time to show me around the church."

The Archbishop bowed his head and said, "It's an honor."

The Crown Prince went shopping all day, and did not return to Hyacinth Manor until late in the evening.Under the leadership of Archbishop Aisha who acted as a half-day tour guide, they had evening classes, and invited government officials and local nobles and squires who had been with them for a few days to have dinner, and then they went their separate ways.

The archbishop does not live in the monastery behind the church, he has his own house.As soon as he entered the room, a sub-orc man rushed over and grabbed his arm: "Did you see him? How is he? He, he..." But he didn't know what to ask.

The tall orc bishop held the sub-orc man's arm and said softly, "He is fine. Although he is thin and pale, he is very cheerful and energetic."

The suborc man took a deep breath and said in a low voice, "That's good... that's good..."

The bishop helped him into the house, and said: "You won't wait for me for a day, Bryant? Don't forget, you are still pregnant with your child. If you treat your body like this, when your brother comes back, you will definitely blame him. I didn't take good care of you."

Bryant sat down on the sofa obediently, with his lips pursed, his eyes turned red suddenly, and he said in a trembling voice, "How can I sit here in peace and remain indifferent, after all, that is my child."