Chapter 99 (1/2)
On their way into the Iuards in front cleared a way for the two high-ranking officials' carriage That was the power of prestige Rody was young and ie, he kept on inquiring about Merlow's strategy at the cootiation However, the Finance Minister was a crafty person and was good with his words No matter how Rody asked, Merloould only say that his purpose was to 'assist the Duke' and refused to divulge his strategy It was obvious that he was a wisetreaty Whatever it was, he would avoid becooat
After the carriage stopped, Rody was shocked thein front of a tall building Fro andcould be heard and pretty ladies could be seen dancing They had arrived at the most celebrated brothel in the Imperial Capital
Rody looked at the leisurely Earl Merlow He had never expected the Earl to bring hiether with the Earl's son, Didi This ti
Earl Merlow smiled and led Rody in Madam Sophie, who had not seen Rody for a while, immediately rushed out She uttered all kinds of compliments as she took the the hall, on the second floor The chamber had a view of the middle of the hall A roller screen was slowly lowered Looking through the screen, they could watch all the dances and performances
Two beautiful woolden cups Merloas relaxed, and he continuously drank three cups of wine After that, he felt high and slowly lay down on the leather skin on the floor, lazily watching the performance downstairs
Rody was bewildered and asked, ”Your Excellency Merlohat did we come here for?”
Merlow grinned and replied ”Your Excellency the Duke, don't you think that this is an exceptionally good place to have a discussion?”
Rody frowned as he looked at the two beautiful women next to him and said, ”I did not expect the Earl to be lecherous, but I aotiations”
Merlow laughed as he glanced at Rody and said, ”Take it easy You and Didi came here many times in the past Besides that, I have a reason to invite you here You will find out in a while” The Earl paused for a while before giving a strange smile ”I heard that Miss Myka is your exclusive partner, and others could not get to see her I heard from Didi that the others can have the chance to see her only if you are around”
Rody's face turned slightly red as he re
Merlow changed the topic and made small talk After a while, they heard a co the leather clothes of the grassland walked in and were greeted by Miss Sophie The person that stood at the back was a slender old olden sword on his waist His face was rosy, and he squinted his eyes
”Look, this is Prince Meotiate He is the King's younger brother and also Reuenthal's uncle” Merlow smiled proudly
Rody's heart stirred as he looked at those people walking up the stairs He then whispered, ”Reuenthal's uncle? Does this Prince support Reuenthal or Prince Sultan? I heard that the coon Plateau is quite intense”
Merlow's expression changed when he heard Rody's words He gave a strange glare and said, ”I did not expect Your Excellency to be able to see things so clearly I heard that this Prince is extre, but we still do not knohich of the Princes he supports If we can obtain sootiation will be eous”
”Oh?”
Merlow smiled and said, ”This tirasslands and have even shocked the people at Dragon Plateau The tribal leaders all blah effort Now, Prince Sultan is gathering support to challenge Reuenthal The king of the Great Moon Kingdom is old Both his sons, Reuenthal and Sultan know that the one withThe barbarians of the grasslands are different froiven to the one who has ht now, Reuenthal is an advocate of war As for Sultan, although we do not know his real intentions, but since he wants to oppose his older brother, he is likely to be an advocate of peace However, their kingdoht noith a lot of internal problems, and the Empire is not prepared for war Both parties want peace It is just that Reuenthal has put up a tough front while Sultan is , then ill at least knohere our liotiation is”
Rody could not believe that Merloould say so like that He could not help but say, ”I did not expect Your Excellency to already have an idea I asked so many questions earlier on our way here Looks like it was pointless for me to have worried so much”
Merlow stopped s time before he slowly said, ”Seth, the undercurrents in the E You and I must be careful”
”H him 'Your Excellency the Duke' but instead called hi those words, Rody did not kno to respond
Merlow gave a otiation, no matter what the outcome is, will certainly attract a lot of condemnation His Majesty will naturally refuse to take the bad na to take the bla, but His Majesty ordered otiations I have no choice but to obey”
Rody was startled as he asked ”Your Excellency, Merlow, do you mean…”
Merlow gave a wry sotiation between the two countries is of great importance I am just a small Finance Minister and an Earl I cannot carry this burden Now, the person whom His Majesty relies on theand inexperienced There is also the Marquis Garoline However, Marquis Garoline is busy and cannot personally preside over the peace negotiations This is why the Marquis proposed to His Majesty to give nnment Fortunately, I have Your Excellency the Duke to share this burden”
After he finished speaking, he looked at Rody with bright eyes
Rody did not kno to answer Suddenly, he heard Andy's voice ”Boy, do you still not understand? He is hinting to you that he is also being fraotiation How could you not understand this? This peace negotiation is like dog sht by the roadside Anyone who sees it will get out of the away For hiotiation means that he and that old bastard are not from the same camp”
”Then what should I do?”
Andy replied calmly, ”Do not trust him so easily Test him first”
Hearing that, Rody's mind was cleared He cleared his throat and replied, ”Your Excellency Merlow, Marquis Garoline is probably busy with the military tasks He also has a heavy responsibility”
Merlow looked at Rody and then, he suddenly laughed out loud His expression was full of ridicule ”Seth, you have just entered officialdo and mean another”
Rody's face turned red and he replied softly, ”Your Excellency Merlohat are you talking about? I do not understand!”
Merlow snorted and continued, ”I do not blaht you here to tell you that we do not have to hide anything froht you elsewhere Honestly, being a Military Minister is also an important task But now, His Majesty only listens to Garoline for everything Garoline has gone too far Ultimately, he is just a Military Minister and not a Prime Minister!”
After Earl Merlow said those words, his face showed an expression of anger However, he looked fully at Rody
Rody did not expect Merlow to be so blunt He stayed silent for a moment and then he asked, ”Your Excellency Merlohy did you say all this to me?”
”Garoline, that old man, is just a Military Minister His intentions are to make the Lionheart Family rise above the Tulip Family and to beco to do anything about this?”
Rody nodded and looked at Merlow Then he spoke in a heavy voice, ”Earl Merlow, I am just a Duke without any real power There is no point telling me all these as I am just an outsider”