Good-looking, not allowed to farm

After Mrs. Lauris reached a deal with the king, she could continue to pretend to be the king's mistress in the name of the king's mistress.

She has always been impatient with loneliness. After she thought that she had solved the worries of "being ridiculed and being thrown into trouble because of falling out of favor", she resumed her old life, going in and out of the palace as frequently as in the past, watching theaters, playing cards, and going to various receptions. , dance parties, and enjoy the luxurious and lively life of the royal court to the fullest.

In fact, most people have guessed at this time, thinking that the king's favor for her should have been much worse than before.

But after all, Mrs. Lauris has been favored for many years. Before the specific situation is determined, everyone generally maintains a wait-and-see attitude and does not want to take any risks to offend her.

Therefore, after meeting her on weekdays, she would still give in to her and flatter her as before...

As a result, this not-so-smart lady gradually relaxed her vigilance, almost forgetting that "the king's mistress" was just a false title she got in a deal, and instead she deluded herself into thinking: "Maybe Your Majesty still has intentions for me. It's just that I can't get down the stairs for a while, and now I have an excuse to make a deal, maybe in a day or two, I will reconcile with me again!"

In this way, the whole person becomes a little light again.

Then, she slowly forgot about the king's warning to her afterwards to 'don't talk nonsense'. Instead, her mouth was itchy, and she really wanted to talk to others.

Coincidentally, Duke Henry also wanted to talk to her with all his heart, and during this time he said a lot of good things to her with a playful smile.

Mrs. Lawrence's vanity was greatly satisfied, and she was very proud in her heart. Even seeing him being so attentive, for a while, even the old grievances of the previous 1 yuan in cash could be forgiven.

Until one morning...

Duke Henry got off her bed, and while putting on his trousers, he sighed casually: "My dear, you are such a stunner, you were born to kill men! No wonder Richard couldn't let you go."

Then, he couldn't help asking a little tentatively: "To be honest, I saw that he didn't seem to have anything to do with you before, but in the end... my dear, tell me! How did you manage him?" of?"

Mrs. Lauris was leaning lazily on the side, but after hearing such flattering words, a smug and mysterious smile flashed across her face.

She didn't want to reveal the deal, but also wanted to show off the secret she knew, so she immediately lied: "What is restraint? Your Majesty loves me very much, but because I married you, he is a little angry." Me. You don't know, he said many times in private that he wants to reconcile with me!"

"Is that so?"

Duke Henry pretended to believe: "Richard has such a passionate side."

Seeing people cheering, Mrs. Lauris became addicted to it for a while, and continued to say in a playful way: "I didn't want to make up with him at first, but because although he loves me, he can't control his desire and provokes me." It's despicable behavior that has killed so many women."

Duke Henry suppressed a smile and nodded: "Indeed, indeed!"

Mrs. Lauris continued to make up: "But he begged me bitterly, and quietly gave me one of his most cherished jewelry, saying that he wanted to ask for reconciliation... I was going to return the jewelry at the dinner party. Yes, and besides, I have to formally draw a line with him."

Duke Henry really couldn't hold on to the show: "..."

Mrs. Laureys was still saying sadly: "But although he took back the jewellery, he was determined not to give up this relationship, and even threatened me that if he continued to refuse, he would be forced to die."

Duke Henry almost burst out laughing. He really couldn't imagine King Richard looking for death, but since Mrs. Lauris was still beside him, he could only make a surprised expression: "Oh, that's not possible!"

"Who says it's not, so I have no choice but to agree to reconcile with him as before." At this point, Mrs. Lauris put on a helpless and sad expression, and finished the ending with unsatisfactory meaning.

Duke Henry shrugged his shoulders and declined to comment.

In fact, he already felt in his heart that he was a fool, to listen to such a woman talking in her sleep.

Mrs. Laureys was still pretending to think and said half to herself: "Well, I knew I couldn't escape... I might as well take that jewelry."

"You can go and get it back now, baby! If, if he really loves you as much as you say." There was sarcasm in Duke Henry's tone, but when he said it, he kept a smile on his face .

Mrs. Laureys, therefore, did not catch the irony, or pretended not to hear it.

She was daydreaming to herself, and murmured: "If I really want it, he will definitely give it to me. But the jewelry is not very pretty, so there is no need to open your mouth. Henry, you You know? It's just an ordinary armband, made of silver, with no patterns or decorations. It seems to have a name engraved on it... F, Ford? No, Fran, ah, it's Fred...Fre De Beckett..."

"Wait, what did you say?"

Duke Henry was too lazy to listen to the lady's nonsense, and planned to leave.

But when he walked to the door, held the doorknob, and opened the door a few centimeters, he suddenly heard the name of that person and stopped.

Mrs. Laureys didn't notice anything at all, and raised her head in doubt, as if confused about the situation, she asked, "What?"

Duke Henry closed the door, returned to the room and smiled: "You just said that jewelry, oh, what's the name engraved on the armband?"

"Oh, Fred Beckett." Mrs. Laureys said indifferently: "Beckett, it doesn't sound like a noble surname, I guess, maybe it's a jewelry maker? Ah, you ask What is this for?"

However, Duke Henry did not answer, but asked again: "Are you sure that armband belongs to Richard?"

Mrs. Laureys was suspicious: "If it's not his, who else could it be?"

She looked at Henry in bewilderment: "Well, what's the matter with you? Is there something wrong with the name?"

"No, it's nothing." Duke Henry skillfully concealed some of his exposed emotions.

Then, he made a half-true look of jealousy, and lied: "This jewelry has some history. I saw it from the Queen Mother when I was a child, and I asked her for it for fun... Unexpectedly, she He refused to give it to me at the time, but in the end, he gave it to His Majesty!"

It was only then that Mrs. Lauris remembered that the Duke had lost his mother since childhood, and the queen mother who raised him was not actually his biological mother.

And based on what Duke Henry said, she couldn't help but have some wild imaginations, interpreting the fact that His Majesty King Richard valued the armband as some old things about mother, son and brother...

"That's right!" She thought to herself, "Presumably that's why, for the king, that ordinary armband has the value of commemoration and collection."

Therefore, Mrs. Laureys thought she had figured out the secret of the armband and completely solved the mystery. While she was in a good mood, she did not forget the Duke Henry who "did not get the armband" and comforted him casually: "The Queen Mother After all, His Majesty is the real mother and son! Besides, the jewelry is not a big deal, it is not very expensive."

This sounded very unpleasant.

But Duke Henry didn't bother to pursue it. He just scolded "idiot" in his heart and echoed with a smile: "Yeah, I didn't understand it when I was a child. It was just a toy. If you didn't happen to mention it today, I would have known it a long time ago." forgotten."

When he was talking about this, he paused for a while, and added a reminder: "Well, my dear, you'd better not let Richard know that you told me about this, otherwise, it's okay to grab a toy with your brother. It happened when I was a child, but he couldn't keep up with it."

In fact, Mrs. Laureys had a guilty conscience when she told Duke Henry about it privately.

When she heard that the duke wanted her to keep the secret, she was relieved. Naturally, she agreed wholeheartedly, and swore that she would never reveal it to anyone else.

However, Duke Henry had little confidence in her.

But he thought that this lady seemed to know everything, but in fact she only knew a little bit, and most of them were wrong, so it didn't matter.

On the next morning, the Duke was sitting on the street with an old man named Bill, eating breakfast and chatting.

This old Bill used to be a servant in the palace and served the late king, but later he was old and frail, so he retired from the palace to take care of himself.

Maybe people like to talk when they are old.

Therefore, the old man couldn't help talking when he saw Duke Henry.

"My lord, does His Majesty still favor those treacherous villains?"

"Well, sorry, Richard doesn't think those people are villains."

"Hey, Your Majesty is wise and mighty, if you don't have those around you..."

"My dear old Bill, it's no use telling me that! Brother Wang doesn't want to hear me now."

"If Lord Duke can give you more advice..."

"If I really did that, it would be annoying to him."

Old Bill couldn't help sighing in disappointment.

Then, he bowed his head to drink water and stopped talking.

In fact, there is no essential difference between Duke Henry and King Richard, and he is also extremely impatient to listen to people's nagging.

But he still has other things to inquire about right now, so he is naturally several times more patient.

At this moment, he thought the topic was over, and it happened that no one around them paid attention to the two of them, so he pretended to ask casually: "Old Bill, do you have any impression of the name Frederick?"

"Damn it! Where did you dig up that ghostly name?"

old Bill asked in amazement.

Duke Henry had a vague guess in his heart, but he didn't reveal anything. He pretended to chat casually and said, "I remembered it by accident, but I always feel that I have seen it and heard it somewhere, and it sounds familiar. So, if you know, You might as well talk about it."

As he spoke, he gently put a bag of money on the table and pushed it over.

After the old Bill was silent for a while, he reached out and took the bag of money, and put it in his arms again: "The name you mentioned is indeed not known by many people, because the king later named this person Archer (bow and arrow) hand), so everyone shouted that and stopped calling him by his old name."

Speaking of this, the old man couldn't help but paused, and suddenly raised his eyes and asked: "Your Excellency, do you still need me to continue? You should have already thought of who he is after talking about this? After all, Your father... the former king is because of him..."

"Stop it! Yes... I thought of it."

At this moment, the expression on Duke Henry's face was extremely serious.

After a while, he whispered another name of this man: "Archer the Kingslayer."