Yinmao

Spring goes to autumn, and when the first autumn rain falls, the temperature is getting lower and lower day by day.

Arthur finally breathed a sigh of relief looking at the yellowing leaves in the back garden. Kevin, who didn't like to eat because of the hot summer, finally resumed his normal diet as the temperature dropped. Ser began to order Ogden to prepare more food for Kevin so that Kevin could make up the pointy chin.

The temperature dropped, Kevin's diet resumed, and the relationship between Arthur and Kevin grew stronger. Everything seemed to be on the right track. Arthur felt that such a day was already relatively perfect. It is perfect because he has been lobbying Kevin to move to his bedroom but has failed so far. This is a small regret for Arthur.

Compared with Arthur's smooth life, his father Lawrence is a bit depressed.

"You said, what kind of partner our son chooses has nothing to do with them? As a father, I am not in a hurry, but I am so anxious to kill these irrelevant people!" Lawrence, who came back from the party outside, looked very unhappy. Heller, who was sitting in the room drinking tea, complained.

"What's the matter?" Heller put down the teacup and asked unhurriedly.

"Those boring aristocratic gentlemen, they whispered to me about Arthur's marriage when they saw me. They buzzed like a swarm of flies. My head hurts!" Lawrence went to the chair and sat down. , straightly poured a cup of tea and gulped it down and said.

It was no wonder that Lawrence became impatient. As Arthur got older, the most valuable bachelor in the kingdom of orcs attracted more and more attention from nobles who still had single females in their families.

Originally, Arthur did not express any special interest in any single noble female. It can be said that everyone is on the same starting line. Whoever gets Arthur will depend on their own ability, which is very fair.

However, the arrival of Kevin broke the balance. The nobles from the initial disdain for Kevin to now attach great importance to it, and from the initial slow and confident to the present anxious, all these changes are because of Arthur. The importance and love for Kevin was so undisguised, which made those noble families panic.

But hurry up, none of the nobles will run to Arthur in a brainstorm and say that you can't be with that female of unknown origin. Your best choice is to choose a female from our family to be a partner. There is no way to attack in a straight line, so Lawrence has become the best target to save the country with a curve.

In layman's terms, Lawrence's current status is that of a retired high-ranking official. He has no position and no authority, but it does not hinder his huge influence. Do not participate.

Then came the problem. After several pleasantries, there would always be some old nobles who would ask Lawrence casually, "Arthur has reached the age of marriage now, hasn't he found someone he likes?"

Lawrence usually laughed and said, "Let him solve the young man's affairs by himself. I believe in Arthur's vision."

At this point in the conversation, those nobles will also explicitly or secretly promote their unmarried females, and the words will be over here, and there will be no more conversations.

But now the situation is urgent, and the nobles don't care about the so-called face and reserve. As soon as Lawrence arrived today, those elders surrounded him in twos and threes. One of the old orcs with round ears and a speckled tail spoke first, "Lawrence, I But we've known each other for 30 years, right?"

"Oh, of course, old man." Lawrence nodded with a smile.

"You also know that I have always spoken frankly. I have kept some things in my stomach for a long time. I can't help but want to tell you today. If there is something that doesn't please you, please forgive me." The beast The man said in a loud voice.

"What's the matter, John?" Lawrence asked unhurriedly, still looking divine, "Why does it look serious?"

"Of course it's serious," John said with a heartbroken look, "This is related to the reputation of Arthur, you, and your entire White Tiger Clan!"

"Oh? It's so serious?" Lawrence looked concerned and asked, "What is it?"

"Old man, although you have always said that young people should deal with young people's affairs, but I think it is the most correct way to obey the elders' wishes for some things. You know, we old men have more experience than young people. They read more and read more, and only with our suggestions can they avoid detours and wrong paths." John was delighted to see that Lawrence's attention had been caught, and said with a sincere expression on his face.

"Hehe, old man, why can't I understand what you said?" Lawrence took a sip of his wine and laughed.

"It's Arthur," John said in a hurry when he saw Lawrence's performance, "Arthur is indeed the top orc of his generation, but I have to say that he is really good at dealing with personal feelings. It's too reckless and frivolous, and it's not my turn to say this, but I really don't want to see such an outstanding young man's reputation being damaged."

"Uh..." Lawrence froze for a moment, "What's wrong with Arthur?"

"Hey, old man, although I know that you have stopped interfering with the affairs of the White Tiger Clan to Arthur, but why don't you care about your son? Don't you know that there are rumors in the city that Arthur Have you pampered a female of unknown origin to the sky? Everyone said that Arthur was going to be a partner with that female!" John said anxiously.

"A female of unknown origin? Are you talking about Kevin?" Lawrence was startled for a moment, and then suddenly realized, "That's a very good child!"

"..." John originally thought that Lawrence would be anxious, but he threw out such a sentence, and John almost fainted without mentioning it.

"How can a female of unknown origin be so good!" John was completely maddened by Lawrence's out-of-the-box attitude, "We are all noble nobles, how can we accept a female with an unknown identity without any doubts?" What? What if it is the bait sent by someone with ulterior motives?"

Seeing that the conversation has reached this point, the people around him also began to help.

"Yeah, Lawrence, you should pay attention to this matter. After all, Arthur is not an ordinary orc, so you should pay more attention to this aspect."

"Yes, you don't know that everyone is talking about Arthur's doting on an unidentified female so much. This is not a good thing for Arthur."

"Isn't that what he said? Arthur is still young, so he will inevitably be confused by the illusion of some affairs, so it is even more necessary for you, a father, to point out the direction for him."

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Chirping, chirping, chirping, until the end, Lawrence didn't have a chance to speak a few times, and finally found an opportunity to slip back, so there was a scene where Lawrence complained to Heller just after he came back.

After listening to Lawrence's narration, Heller didn't say anything immediately, and asked after a while, "Do you think Arthur really wants to be a partner with that child Kevin?"

"Uh..." Lawrence, who babbled for a long time, didn't expect Heller to ask such a question, and said after a moment of stupefaction, "Maybe, I think Arthur really cares about Kevin, you are not satisfied with Kevin ?"

"That's not true, I'm just a little worried..." Heller shook his head and said with a thoughtful expression on his face.

"Worry, what are you worried about?" Lawrence asked puzzled.

"I'm worried about Kevin," Heller said slowly, "I know how capable Arthur is, but he's being so kind to Kevin so openly now, which doesn't help Kevin. It's not a good thing."

Seeing that Lawrence still didn't understand, Heller continued to explain, "Kevin is a good boy, you and I both understand this, but he has no background and roots in Roatan City, and now he lives well relying on Arthur is behind the support, but what is Arthur thinking in his heart, do you know whether he really wants to be a partner with Kevin or for other purposes? To be honest, the child is getting bigger and bigger, and now even Sometimes I can't see the deep meaning behind Arthur doing things like this or that. Of course, I support everything he does unconditionally, but Kevin is pure and innocent. What harm did he do to the child?"

"That's true." Hearing Heller's analysis, Lawrence nodded, "It's really like what you said, Arthur is more and more methodical in his behavior and dealing with things now. I dare say that in a few years , he will lead our tribe to a new peak." Lawrence changed the subject, "However, I also agree with what you said, I don't want Kevin to be hurt because of Arthur's behavior, or I will Go talk to Arthur, don't really say like those nagging nobles, once I let go of power, I don't care about anything with you, no matter how old Arthur is, he is still our child!"

"Well, fine." Heller nodded, agreeing.

Lawrence is a man of action. He said he wanted to talk to Arthur, and he showed up in the main house of the manor the next day. When he saw Arthur, he asked straightforwardly, "Tell me, what are your plans for Kevin now?"

"Eh? Dad, what did you say?" Arthur watched his father walk into the study with his head held high, and then he threw out such a question.

"I mean, what do you think of Kevin? I can see that people outside are talking about it." Lawrence asked again.

"Father, when will the affairs of our own family be affected by outside discussions." Arthur smiled and did not answer Lawrence's words.

"Nonsense, of course we don't need outsiders to worry about our affairs," Lawrence raised his eyebrows, "but this is not your business alone, that kid Kevin is innocent."

"Kevin? What's the matter with Kevin?" Arthur felt more and more that his father was getting more and more leisurely now, and he started to listen to gossip on the street.

"Of course it's closed! Now you pet Kevin in the palm of your hand, but the eyes of those nobles who have single females in their families are reddened. Have you thought about the impact on Kevin?" My son That calm look made Lawrence suddenly want to beat him up, "Are you deliberately targeting Kevin as a target, or are you serious about wanting to be a partner with Kevin?" ?”

"Is your son the kind of person who casually plays with other people's feelings?" Arthur looked at Lawrence with the expression that if you were the former, I would beat you up today so Daddy didn't even know you. "Do you think you Is the child raised by Daddy such a bastard who can't tell the difference?"

"Well, let me just say, there's nothing wrong with my son." Lawrence was very satisfied with this answer, nodded and raised his head triumphantly, and asked with squinted eyes, "Then why are you making Kevin so eye-catching now?" What do you mean? You have to know that besides you, Kevin doesn’t have any snobbish background on which he can rely. Did he put it on the fire?"

"As long as he has me behind him." Arthur said lightly to his father's question.

Hearing this short answer, Lawrence was stunned for a moment, then laughed and stepped forward to pat Arthur on the shoulder, "It really is my son, with your words, Daddy and I can rest assured, but in everything It's too late, hurry up and sign a contract with Kevin, only by becoming a family can we give Kevin real protection!"

"I know it in my heart." Arthur still smiled lightly, and asked after thinking about it, "Do you have no objection to my choice of Kevin at all? You know, marriage is the attitude of nobles towards marriage."

"Smelly boy," Lawrence punched Arthur in the shoulder, "We White Tiger Clan have never relied on marriage to increase our strength, never before. Do you, as my species, want to break this precedent?"

"Of course not, Dad." Arthur replied with a smile.

After finishing speaking, the father and son looked at each other and smiled knowingly at the same time.

The cool autumn days are always short, and after several continuous rains, winter has gradually arrived in the main city.

Kevin's life is still going back and forth between the library and the manor. From the outsiders' point of view, this is so regular and boring, but Kevin never tires of it.

This day, after Kevin returned to the manor after work, just after dinner, an attendant said that Arthur asked him to go to the study, and Kevin nodded to express his understanding.

"Arthur, why didn't you answer me when I called you?" Kevin poked his head in from the door, looking at Arthur who was walking towards him and asked.

"I was a little tired just now, and took a nap." Arthur glanced at the direction where the people in the study had just left, and brought Kevin in with a smile. "Have you had dinner?"

"Well, what do you need from me?" Kevin obediently let Arthur lead him to the seat and sat down, then asked.

"Well," Arthur nodded, "these two days happen to be free, and I want to ask if you would like to go to the woods with me?"

"Going to the forest?" Kevin looked at Arthur with some doubts, "It's such a cold day?"

"Do you still remember the hot spring in the woods? I want to take you to soak in it." Arthur still smiled like that.

"Oh, yes," Kevin remembered after being reminded by Arthur, and a yearning look immediately appeared on his face, and he nodded vigorously, "Okay, let's go."

"Okay, I'll get someone to prepare it tomorrow, and then we'll go to the hot spring." Arthur's smile was very meaningful at this moment, but Kevin, who was so excited about going to the hot spring, didn't notice it.