Good-looking, not allowed to farm

(One)

When Duke Henry entered the palace...

King Richard happened to be strolling through the gardens with a pack of terriers, surrounded by a retinue of attendants.

"I hope I have not disturbed your interest, Your Majesty."

Duke Henry came over with a smile, saluted his brother and said.

"Of course not, Henry."

King Richard turned his head and looked at him with a smile: "To tell you the truth, I'm a little bored right now. You came at a good time. Come and walk with me before we talk."

"boring?"

Duke Henry repeated the word, with an almost joking smile on his face: "My dear brother, with Judian's usual knowledge and wit, didn't the arrangement last night not satisfy you?"

"Bah! Damn it!"

Richard scolded with a smile: "Could it be that you planted spies by my side? Why do you know everything?"

When Duke Henry heard the words, he immediately looked at the king's face, and found that he was smiling, as if he had said something inadvertently, so he was relieved, but he quickly explained: "It's not that I planted any spies, it's just that Judian When I brought people into the palace, I didn't actually do anything to cover up. A few people met, and although they didn't talk about it everywhere, they definitely had to talk about it in private. Since it's not something so important that it needs to be kept secret, it's natural that you pass it on to me and I Pass you..."

"Well, it can be seen from this that if two people know about a secret, it is not considered a secret." Richard commented with a smile.

But obviously, he didn't care so much about his romantic affairs being spread. Although he sighed, he waved his hand indifferently and said something else: "To tell you the truth, Judian has been acting recently. , I don’t know what to say anymore.”

King Richard sighed, with regret on his face: "Although there are always some rumors in the palace, it is said that I used to love him because of women. But Henry..."

"You should know me. Although I have always loved female sex, if anyone really thinks of me that way, it is definitely a big mistake, and they still insist on seeing me as a fool."

"As long as I appoint a person, there is always something useful about him. For example, Judian, he will still do some things before..."

"But it's a pity that this guy doesn't know what's going on in his head recently, and he really took those rumors seriously, thinking about sending women to me every day."

"Since he misses me so much, I simply treat him the same way, so I don't bother trying to wake him up... Not to mention, the twins were really cute last night, especially when they seemed to be A little magical telepathy, in bed..."

Having said that, although the king did not say anything, he glanced at the duke.

So, the two brothers couldn't help but exchanged an ambiguous and meaningful smile.

Then, the king continued to walk forward with the lively dogs, and Duke Henry followed closely.

After walking for a while, the king asked again: "Okay, let's not mention Judian, is there anything else new?"

Duke Henry replied: "There is indeed something new."

"Well, let's hear it."

"Recently, there has been a lot of news that Earl Safir Sorensen intends to marry Lord Dressel's daughter Susanna."

Richard frowned unknowingly, and a sarcasm smile appeared on the corner of his lips, but he said calmly, "Oh, this is really interesting."

"This sounds like a bit of fun."

Duke Henry deliberately said in an unscrupulous tone of gossip: "We all know that Earl Saffir Sorensen has been clamoring for a while ago to abolish the privileges of the old nobles and reform the tax system. But we Mr. Dressel is firmly opposed to this... He is firmly opposed from the beginning to the end, and believes that this will harm the interests of the nobles and threaten the stability of the country."

"That's right, there is such a thing, they quarreled every day, which gave me a headache." Richard complained in a low voice.

Duke Henry continued: "Before, the two of them quarreled so much that they almost tore their faces apart in the courtroom. They almost didn't fight seriously, but now in the courtroom, Safire wants to marry his daughter!"

"What? Is there something inside here?"

King Richard asked pretendingly casually.

"I heard it was love at first sight."

Duke Henry seemed to be gossiping, and said mysteriously: "It is said that Earl Safire was dumbfounded when he saw Miss Susannah at first sight! After that, he kept staring at her endlessly, and secretly Swear sternly that she will not marry from now on."

"Sounds like something out of a novel."

King Richard commented lightly, obviously not believing a word of the news.

Duke Henry seemed to believe it, and he sighed happily: "You see, the power of love can turn a deadly enemy into an in-law. How amazing! Now, Safire is waiting for Lord Dressel to nod his head, From then on, I embrace the beauty. Your Majesty, what do you think? Do you think... he can get what he wants?"

King Richard did not comment.

He evaded the important point and answered lightly: "Whether the marriage can be accomplished or not depends on Dressel's wishes."

Afterwards, he thought for a while, and added: "However, I met that Miss Suzanne a while ago. She was still very young, so I don't see anything that makes her so obsessed."

After listening to him, Duke Henry thought about his words for a while, and immediately understood that the king did not want to intervene in the dispute between the old and new nobles for the time being. , to drag things over.

He silently calculated the situation in the court, then echoed a sentence, and casually brought up another topic: "The girl is indeed too young, but I heard that the illegitimate child his family has just recognized has the same appearance. good."

After hearing this topic, King Richard's attitude relaxed a little.

He stretched out his hand to tease the beagle, making the dog jump up and down non-stop, and then said in an admiration and praise tone: "The boy is very good-looking, he is also very polite, and he is very likable, so I always I feel close when I see you.”

He paused, and then said: "That old guy Dressel, at first he didn't want to recognize the child because of his face, but now he loves him too much. Moreover, because the illegitimate child of our country is still a bit troublesome in terms of inheritance, so, He specially came to beg me in private, asking me to reward the child with a title."

"Oh? A rigid person like Lord Dressel would actually ask His Majesty for a private matter."

Duke Henry didn't believe it at all, but he certainly couldn't refute the king's face, so he only pretended to say a doubtful word jokingly.

King Richard has never cared whether others believe it or not, as long as everyone believes it.

Therefore, he just pretended that he did not understand the suspicion in Duke Henry's words, and continued to help Lord Dressel make up nonsense: "Who said it was not! I thought this was very unruly! But Lord Dressel is two He is a veteran courtier, and he has always been loyal to me and the late king, and he has been conscientious in these years and has never slackened in the slightest, so I simply accepted him."

Duke Henry pretended to have the letter.

He also sighed and said: "Your Majesty is too kind and takes too much care of these veterans."

King Richard admitted without shyness: "It is true that I have always been very soft-hearted."

At this time, he was a little tired from walking, so he stopped, took a rest, and started to walk back again, but he couldn't help but took the opportunity to complain a few words on the way: "I don't ask that stubborn old Dressel to remember me." Alright, I just beg him not to stare at my pitiful expenses all day long. One day I say I’m wasting money, and tomorrow I’m talking about what I shouldn’t have spent my money on… and last time, last time Even when I allocated some money to the queen mother, he said it was an unnecessary expense! This old man! It's none of his business if I spend money for my mother!"

Duke Henry smiled and did not express any opinion on this matter.

So, the two brothers walked back while chatting like this.

Wait until Duke Henry leaves the palace.

King Richard said to himself in great confusion: "It's strange, what the hell is this boy Henry planning?"

at the same time,

Duke Henry, who was sitting in the carriage, was also pondering these things: "It's strange, Richard was obviously annoyed by Dressel's old man a while ago, and even deliberately dismissed him, so that someone who is obedient can come up."

"But now, why did he seem to have reconciled with Dressel overnight? Although he still complains, he is willing to give his inexplicable illegitimate son a knighthood? It is inexplicable!"

He thought for a while, and decided that there must be something wrong with this matter.

But I couldn't find the reason for a while, so I had to put the matter aside temporarily, and only remembered that there was still such a thing in my heart.

Then, he went to think about other things: "Safir, this cunning fox, what does he want to do? Could it be that he thought that if he married the daughter of the Dressel family, he would be able to get Dressel's support?" It’s a joke! Their positions are naturally opposed, and besides, with Dressel’s stubbornness and stubbornness, it’s useless to marry his wife, let alone his daughter!”

Such and such.

Sitting in the carriage, Duke Henry quietly thought about everything.

Then, he began to think about the child in the queen's womb again, and decided to go to the old witch again and ask, "Why hasn't this child been shed yet!"

At the same time, Mrs. Laureys may have had the same thought in her mind.

During this period of time, she suffered unprecedented neglect from His Majesty the King.

But she didn't look for any reason in herself, she just envied and resented the queen, and day by day, she cursed the child in the queen's womb to die badly.

King Richard was unaware of her vicious intentions.

Although His Majesty the king is romantic, his heart is tender and he misses the past.Therefore, even if he was angry, after deliberately ignoring Mrs. Lauris for a while as a punishment, after a few months, he accepted the other party's overtures and rolled into bed with her again.

Just this time...

Fearing that she would fall out of favor again, Mrs. Lauris decided to learn from the queen and she wanted to raise a child for the king.

Therefore, while she continued to quarrel with the king on the bed, in private, she either dispatched troops or disguised herself to look for some experienced midwives, famous doctors, and even some people who were said to have some supernatural powers. Witches and gods, ask them how to get a child in one fell swoop.

Coincidentally, when she found out that there was an old witch in Grocery Street who was very powerful, she came to the door to ask about it, and it happened that Duke Henry was coming out of it...

So, the two of them went out and in, and they bumped into each other!

(two)

After the banquet that day, many people posted posts inviting Jamie to hang out.

Obviously, these people are socializing in the name of the son of the chancellor of the exchequer.

Although Master Dressel did not want to face Jamie, a cheap son, at this time, he had to take the initiative to stand up, hold those invitation letters, and explain to him: "Here, this person is just like us. Noble, the family is prominent, you can associate with him once or twice; as for this man, even though he is an earl, but in fact the family has no background, but the nouveau riche who stepped on shit, don't pay too much attention..."

After listening for a while, Jamie almost understood.

To put it simply, the Dressel family is an old aristocrat whose family history can be traced back to the founding of the country. Therefore, they are noble. They only like to play with the old aristocrats who are as noble as them, and they also protect the interests of the old aristocrats in the court. ,even……

Through Mr. Dressel's few words, Jamie is very suspicious that this cheap father who is not very clear in his mind may have certain unrealistic delusions.

That is - let this country restore the old system.

That is to say, let the king restore the enfeoffment system, grant the nobles fiefdoms, and use the nobles as lords of various places to govern the world.

Of course, this old man has no selfish intentions.

It's just that the country has been unstable in recent years, and the national treasury is also heavily in debt. Seeing the world getting worse, he can't help but miss the old glory, thinking that the reason why the country has so many problems is because the system is wrong.

Because the king no longer trusted the nobles, deprived the nobles of the right to manage the fief, and instead appointed some people who were unworthy of virtue and talent to manage the country, which led to everything today.

Therefore, if you want to restore the country to its previous prosperity.

Naturally, the old system should be restored, and nobility should be re-appointed to govern the world.

"This is simply a daydream! Don't talk about whether those useless nobles can manage the world well now. Just talk about the king..."

Jamie couldn't help slandering secretly: "It took so much effort for the kings of the past to suppress you nobles and realize the centralization of power. How can they tolerate you restoring the old system?"

In contrast, those new nobles that Lord Dressel despises, on the contrary, make it easier for Jamie to understand.

These new aristocrats have no family history, and they are some of the aristocrats who were promoted by the king after the old aristocracy gradually declined.

Most of them have been awarded titles due to various achievements in recent years.

However, the title was sealed, but it was just a name.

Those old nobles enjoyed a series of privileges inherited from their ancestors...

For example, the power to continue to collect part of the taxes from the fief, and the exemption from paying taxes to the government, etc.

These, they do not have.

But most of them have money and ability themselves.After a long time, naturally a strong force was formed in the court.

The representative of this force is the Earl Safir Sorensen.

It was also the earl who boldly proposed a proposal to the king not long ago-abolishing the taxation privileges of the old nobles.

This proposal made all the old nobles explode.

They attacked Earl Safir one after another, slandering him in various ways, thinking that he had a vicious mind, and because they did not get this privilege, they wanted to let others lose this privilege.It is also exaggerated to say that the old aristocracy is the most important cornerstone of this country, and by doing so, he is moving the foundation of the entire country...

All of a sudden, the attacks of the old nobles came fiercely.

The Earl of Safir was caught off guard and was disgraced.

then……

That was the rumor that he suddenly wanted to marry Suzanne.

"shameless!"

Master Dressel originally flipped through the invitation letters one by one to explain to Jamie, but suddenly he cursed angrily and threw another invitation letter on the ground.

Jamie subconsciously glanced at the invitation letter on the ground, thinking: "Who made the old man so angry..."

Unsurprisingly.

Sure enough, he saw the name of the new nobleman Safir Sorensen.

Out of weak concern for the cheap sister...

Jamie thought for a while, and asked tentatively, "The Earl seems to be treating Susanna...?"

"Ignore him! That shameless rascal!"

Master Dressel explained with a sneer: "He has been scolded for having a hard time recently. I'm afraid he is using Suzanne as a cover to divert attention."

"Huh? How can you still do this? It sounds a bit shameless!" Jamie couldn't help muttering a few words in his heart.

But in fact, he was actually quite interested in this Safire Sorensen.

On the other end, Mrs. Helena was about to read the script.

But she didn't want to read in the cramped room, so she sat on the first floor of the hotel, where there was a small hall provided by the hotel for people to drink tea and rest.

Since Jamie has not yet spared time to write the script in detail.

But because Mrs. Helena was eager to see the revised ending, he simply took the time to write an adapted ending first.

Due to the rush of time, it will definitely need to be revised later.

Therefore, those few pages of the manuscript with the ending were written in scribbled handwriting, and from time to time there were marks that were directly crossed out with a pen after writing mistakes.

As a result, Madam Helena found it difficult to read.

But because she really liked the ending of this adaptation, she still tried her best to watch it repeatedly.

And, look, look...

She unconsciously whispered the lines of text: "...my name is Marianne...today, I want to kill someone..."

"Sir, you said that I have brought you happiness, and I hope I can now..."

"Okay... come, tell me, sir... where is my knife to make you happy?"

At this time, it was exactly noon, and there was no one in the hotel.

A few servants in charge of serving tea and pouring water were dozing off while guarding the teapot.

Helena's gentle voice is not very noisy, it has a feeling of coming slowly, but it is quite hypnotic.

Therefore, no one has ever stopped her from reading aloud.

Mrs. Helena herself was so immersed in the plot that she ignored everything around her.

Until a figure suddenly enveloped her...

Only then did she slowly come back to her senses, and raised her head full of doubts again: "...Uh, may I ask, what's the matter?"

"Excuse me, ma'am."

The speaker bowed politely to her and said.

Lady Helena then looked at him even more puzzled.

Just because at first glance, it is impossible to tell what class this person is in, and there are some extremely contradictory features on his body - just judging from his clothing, the plain and plain style is obviously not aristocratic; But judging from his current elegant demeanor and words and deeds, he is not those careless and careless civilians.

In addition, I still don't know the other party's intentions...

Helena didn't say anything hastily, but just used her eyes to signal the other party to continue.

So, the visitor explained with obvious curiosity: "I seem to have heard my wife say the name Marianne just now, because this was the heroine in a book I liked very much, so I couldn't help but Stop and listen to a few words."

"I'm sorry again, I definitely didn't intend to eavesdrop, but I couldn't help it. I wanted to listen to a sentence or two before leaving, but I accidentally discovered that the sentence you recited seems to be very different from the original version..."

After hearing these words, Mrs. Helena's doubts were slightly dispelled.

She immediately responded mildly: "You are right at all. You can tell the difference in just a few words. I absolutely believe that you are a loyal reader of "Marian."

"In fact, the version I just read has never been seen before, but it is not a random fabrication. It is also an adapted version after the consent of the original author, Earl Hudgens."

"But this version is still unfinished... So, I'm also sorry, I can't share it with you for the time being."

The visitor showed a look of disappointment.

But he soon regained his composure, and asked Mrs. Helena, "Then, I would like to ask, if the adaptation is completed, can I have a look?"

Mrs. Helena smiled at him, and said very straightforwardly and generously: "What am I supposed to do! If the adaptation is completed, it would have been shown to everyone, so what's the point of that?"

The man suddenly laughed: "In this case, it's great!"

Mrs. Helena is now most fascinated by "Marianne". Seeing him like this, she thought that she had met a colleague, and her attitude became more enthusiastic: "What's your name? Do you want to stay here too? Ah , if you catch up with the time, maybe you can see me on the stage, performing an adapted version of this play."

The visitor couldn't help being startled: "You want to play Marianne?"

After Mrs. Helena nodded happily, an extremely complicated look appeared on his face. He didn't know what he was thinking of, and he was a little distracted for a while.

It took about a few seconds before he regained his senses and replied gently: "I'm definitely going to live here for a few days, hoping to catch up with your drama Madam. Oh, by the way, you just asked for your title ..."

"My name is Macomb, nice to meet you."