The King's Follower [Rebirth]

The king did not speak, and Edward lay motionless at the king's feet, like a lifeless rock.There was a dead silence in the room, the air stopped flowing, and time seemed to be frozen. Only the ice-blue flame in the fireplace was still shaking slightly, making a soft sound as if ice crystals were shattering, exuding a gust of cold air. A faint blue light enveloped the king and Edward, as if they were an ice sculpture.

The cool air from the fireplace spread along the mahogany floor, and then rose slowly, filling the entire room.Edward felt as if his hands and feet were soaked in ice water, and because he didn't dare to move, his limbs gradually began to go numb and stiff, and he soon lost consciousness.

The king kept silent, Edward became more and more hopeless, and panic rose from the bottom of his heart along with the rising cold air.He couldn't find the reason why the king refused his surrender, but after all, the king is a veteran who has been immersed in politics for many years. Edward, who has almost no experience, can understand the consideration of the overall situation of the country.

Cold sweat gradually soaked through Edward's thin clothes, slid from his forehead down his cheeks, and dripped between his hands.He felt that he was going to lose it.The scene of his previous life being tried in the Grand Court of St. Leman, the scene of being sentenced to death in the Black Tower, and the gallows erected on the white execution platform in St. Anthony's Square once again appeared in front of his eyes.Edward bit his lip, took a deep breath, and began to recite the "Hadith" silently in his heart, so as not to let his reason be swallowed by fear.

Suddenly, his chin was firmly held by a strong hand, and the owner of the hand lifted his head roughly and simply, bent down, and stared into his eyes.

"Who told you to come to me?" The king said blankly, "Queen?"

"It's me, Your Majesty." Edward tried to relax himself, not allowing himself any struggle or rejection, as if he was the most docile hound, allowing his master to strangle his life, "No one ordered me."

The king gave a slight sneer: "You? My dear son, why would you think of coming to me?"

Edward realized that the king wanted to give him a reasonable explanation. After all, he was just a dandy who was addicted to various enjoyments and knew nothing about politics. No matter how you look at it, it seems that someone is behind the scenes to make suggestions for him.Edward calmed down. Naturally, there was no such person behind him. All his actions came from his own will. This is his greatest advantage now-he is a person without party affiliation.

So Edward whispered: "Last spring, when the Queen came to Somerset to visit me, I overheard the conversation between her and her brother. The Queen looked down on my incompetence and complained to her brother, If I were her and the king's biological offspring, my aptitude would definitely be better."

"Then you believe it?" The king withdrew his hand and leaned back on his chair.

"Because the queen also mentioned my two fathers." Edward continued, "It sounds like my orc father should be your brother, your father's illegitimate son, and my sub-orc father should be the queen's early The half-brother who passed away. The queen said that these two people are equally humble, plus my sub-orc father's stupid and incompetent brain, it is not surprising that I was born to such a waste. "

After Edward finished speaking, the room fell silent again.After a long time, until Edward lost all feeling in his distressed knee, the king let out a long sigh.

"That's not stupid and incompetent." He whispered, "Your orc father, he's just too young and hasn't experienced any wind and rain. That's inexperienced and naive. All he needs is time. Get up Go ahead," he said finally, sounding tired, "sit down, stop kneeling."

Edward slowly got up from the ground. His limbs were so stiff that he could hardly move. He almost staggered and fell to the ground. Fortunately, more than ten years of etiquette education allowed him to resist the pain and numbness like needle pricks. He retreated gracefully to the chair opposite the king and sat down.

The king seemed to be lost in memory because of Edward's words. He propped his chin, looked at the gently shaking flames in the fireplace, and said in a low voice: "Back then, the space of your sub-orc father Bryant was the most potential in the entire empire. The space capable of producing herbs, he had just turned 14 years old at that time, but the level of space had already reached the fifth intermediate level. You must know that many civilians will not reach the fifth level in their lifetime. Bryant is the Queen's family, and the Ablos family is the youngest The sub-orc man has great potential, so he has been loved and cared for since he was a child. He has not had much contact with the outside world, and he seems a little ignorant of the world. But he is a very kind and tolerant person with a tolerant heart and a broad mind. Sense of responsibility and sense of mission. Innocence and naivety can be tempered by reality, and mature thoughts and minds can be obtained. However, the noble and beautiful qualities are the gift of Orgonla, which is innate. It is precisely because of these two points: his Space, and his character, I decided to marry him as my queen. It was only later..."

The king didn't finish speaking, his eyes passed through the dancing flames and focused on the distant invisible place.

The king didn't say it, but Edward knew what happened: the queen and her brothers proved that the marriage between their stepmother and their father was invalid, because the stepmother had had sex with another orc before she married their father. The marriage contract, they swore an oath in front of the Golden Ring Dragon in Orgonla in the church, and when the orc came back from traveling abroad, they went to get married, they signed the contract, and the witnesses were the bishop of the church and one of the orcs. friend.There should have been elders from both parties, but this couple was not accepted by each other's family, and they actually decided for life privately.However, regardless of whether it is a private life-long agreement or not, in the Cuthbert Empire, a marriage contract sworn before the gods has the same effect as a real marriage, as long as it is not dissolved, it is considered a marriage.

The stepmother insisted that she had broken off the engagement, but she could not provide proof of the breakup.To dissolve the marriage contract, the two parties need to sign a new contract, and the previous engagement contract must also be stamped with an invalid seal, and under the witness of the witnesses, they will re-swear in front of Orgunla, expressing that the two are willing to dissolve the marriage contract.But the stepmother could neither produce a paper certificate nor a witness.In the end, her marriage to the queen's father was declared invalid, and Edward's biological father, Bryant, became an illegitimate child.And illegitimate children are not eligible to marry the king.

Edward did not dare to relax because his biological father, Bryant, had once been favored by the king. The king of the previous life did not intend to let him go for Bryant's sake, but decided to execute him without hesitation.He has already seen through that the king and the word love are never connected. He has a heart of stone, and only thinks about the empire under his feet, the crown on his head and the scepter in his hand. Even William's mother, Miss Margaret, cannot get his. It's a pity, not to mention Bryant who may be able to become the queen, but actually has nothing to do with the king.And the king's current posture is just nostalgic for the past, regretting that he might have been able to get an excellent queen.It's like missing a firework show, an antique auction, or a rare scroll of a magic circle that I missed.He's just regretting that he didn't have a fulfilling life, not because he's hard to let go of the loss of his loved one.

The king thought about the candidate for the queen for a while, and it took a long time before he realized that there was another person in the room.

"Let me just believe that you came to me by yourself." The king picked up the wine glass again, he shook the quilt lightly, the aroma of the wine slowly dispersed, and the sound of the ice cubes hitting the glass wall lightly The crisp sound blended with the sound of cracking ice crystals from the flames in the fireplace, making the atmosphere in the room calm down, "You said you hoped that I could give you a chance to redeem your sins, so if I give you How will you repay me for this opportunity?"

Edward lowered his head and said, "I can take His Highness William to Somerset. The queen has been in the palace for many years, and her influence has already penetrated into every aspect. If His Highness William lives in the palace, no matter how much you spend on protecting him, if the queen finds out What, she can always find a chance to get rid of His Royal Highness. But it is different in Somerset, you were also the Prince of Somerset, and there are still contacts you accumulated when you were the crown prince, and you have arranged to go to Somerset over the years There are far more people who accompany and teach me than the queen puts beside me. It is much easier to protect His Royal Highness William in Somerset than in the palace. And in places where the queen can't see, I can use the status of crown prince Provide more convenience for His Highness William, use more resources, let him get in touch with the official duties of the fief, and prepare for becoming a qualified king."

The king listened quietly, and finally said suddenly: "What level is your space now?"

"Fourth grade intermediate." Edward only told a part of the truth.

The king narrowed his eyes slightly, and beckoned to Edward: "Come here, I'll take a look at your space."

Edward couldn't help shivering. The king is an eighth-level orc, one of the most powerful orcs in the entire Salman Continent, and he might not be able to hide the secrets in the space from him.However, Edward still obediently knelt beside the king, with a trace of luck remaining in his heart.

The king put his hand on top of his head, intending to use his mental power to probe into Edward's space.Sub-orcs can move the food and herbs in the space outside the space, and naturally they can also put things in from outside the space, including other orcs and sub-orcs.If a person wants to check other people's space, there are two ways for him to choose, one is to probe with mental power, and the other is to enter physically.Therefore, when the sub-orc man's egg just hatches, the sub-orc man will usually choose to raise the child in a space where there will be no hidden dangers that threaten the baby's safety. If there is anything wrong with the baby, the sub-orc man will be the first time felt.

Edward closed his eyes. This was the first time he was spied on by orcs. Space is a very private thing for sub-orcs. Except for other sub-orcs, only the parents of orcs can spy on them when they are minors. Own orc consort.Edward suppressed the discomfort in his heart and let the king's mental power inspect every corner of his space. It felt like a giant dragon flying in space. The king's beast shape was as huge as two palaces, and his mental power was equally It perfectly presented his huge body, stuffed in Edward's fourth-level space, and made him feel a sense of fear that the space would explode in the next second.

The king withdrew from Edward's space, with a half-smile on his face: "Do you have anything to add?"

Knowing that he couldn't hide, Edward told the king about the part of the space where herbs could be planted and the abnormal land where high-level herbal medicine condensed magic crystals could grow.

The king didn't care about his concealment, but patted his head: "As expected of Bryant's son, I thought you failed to inherit his talent."

"These lands all appeared suddenly." Edward said, "Perhaps Orgonla wanted me to serve His Highness William better."

"Is it because of Orgunra?" The king smiled softly, "One of your personal servants, now, give it to William." Then, he suddenly looked serious, and even said sharply, "You have to be good Serve William, if I find that you dare to betray me, I will crucify you and stand in the sun and rain in St. Anthony's Square, but I will also give you food and water, and I will make you finally heart failure and spirit collapse and die."

"Please rest assured that I will always be loyal to you and His Highness William, and dedicate everything to you and the Crown Prince, even my life. Time will tell everything."

Having settled the matter, Edward left the king's room, and returned to his room to rest.He finally solved one of the biggest problems, and suddenly felt a lot easier.He knelt before the altar and prayed to Orgunra gratefully for an hour, and fell asleep soon after lying on the bed.

As for the king, shortly after Edward left, a sub-orc came out of the innermost bedroom of the room. He was wearing a nightgown similar to the king's style. He was not young, and looked about the same age as the king.He is the highest-ranking Viscount Dephines among the king's knighted lovers. He used to be the king's valet, but he got married once when he was an adult. When his husband died while serving in the army, he became a widower.Later, when the king had children with sub-orcs everywhere, Viscount Defines became his lover, and he gave birth to an orc and a sub-orc for the king.Now, he is not only the king's most stable bed partner, but also his brain trust.

"Come here." The king patted his leg.

Viscount Defines rolled his eyes, "Do you want me to sit on your lap and hug your neck like a baby?" But he obediently sat down on the other's lap and took it from the king's hand. He took a sip from his wine glass, "Do you really believe that Prince Edward came to you out of his own wishes and considerations, rather than being instructed by someone behind?"

"Of course I don't believe it." The king said without hesitation, "but he can indeed provide me with a lot of help. As for the person behind him, we have plenty of time to investigate slowly, as long as this person exists."

The two of them had a brief discussion with William's teacher and guardian, who were about to be sent to Somerset. They didn't realize it was already one o'clock in the morning the next day until the grandfather clock in the corner of the room played music reporting the hour. .

"Go to sleep." The king touched Viscount Defines's buttocks, full of hints.

"I thought you didn't want to." Viscount Defines looked at the king with a half-smile, "After all, I mentioned dear Bryant, I thought you wouldn't be in the mood."

"Jealous?" The king kissed his collarbone.

"What do you think?" Viscount Defines asked back, but his hands began to linger on the king's chest and back.

The king did treat him differently, but that proved nothing, it was just a way for the king to relax in life.He only needs to cooperate carefully to make the king feel at ease, to be worshiped and admired, but not to feel that he is too relaxed, loves out of proportion, loses respect and awe of the king.

The king didn't care about Viscount Defines's answer, he was so interested that no one could refuse.Satisfied with the other party's cooperation, he immediately threw the sub-orc man in his arms onto the sofa, tore off his nightgown and pajamas, leaned over and pressed on it, and rammed vigorously.