Chapter 135 (1/2)

When Sieg saw the Duke going hopping htened The Duke's expression was distorted, and the fury could be seen in his eyes Rody stared at Sieg as if he was his arch enemy The murderous look put a cold chill in his heart

”Your Excellency the Duke… You…”

”What about me!” Rody roared ”What happened? That bastard Erab my… my sister!” He had aled his words However, his anger did not diminish

Those words'bastard Eht the Eood person would just say those words in their minds and not out loud Besides that, the Governor-General was just standing at the side, and he was an outsider

Sieg subconsciously looked at the Governor-General However, before he could see the Governor-General's expression, Rody's eyes had turned red Rody grabbed Sieg by his collar and he shouted, ”Speak clearly! Tellyou know!”

Sieg started to panic He was a soldier ould kill on the battlefield without even blinking At therealized that the Duke was extremely furious If he did not answer the Duke properly, the Duke ht kill him in his fury

The people around hihtened That Xier Governor-General then smiled and said, ”Your Excellency the Duke, this… If your sister lory to your family… you”

Before the Governor-General could finish, Rody went up to hi and shouted, ”Stop daydrea! Speak!”

Sieg's paralyzed mind was shocked into action when he saw the powerful Governor-General being kicked out by the Duke He quickly thought of what to say and replied, ”Your Excellency the Duke, this is the biggest news in the Imperial Capital now The news came from the Iht, without stopping, so that I can quickly report this to you…” Sieg stopped as he looked at Rody's oppressive expression He had stopped speaking just in tiood news'

After taking a deep breath, Sieg continued, ”At the beginning of thisto ht that His Majesty wanted tostopped for athat the Duke did not have any notable expression, he felt reassured and continued, ”Many people in the Imperial Capital knew that His Majesty adored Miss Jojo However, a few elders of the Ie objected These elders opposed to His Majestywas that Miss Jojo's usual attitude and conduct was not pleasing to their eyesThey felt that she is not dignified enough to be soe”

”What is the relationshi+p between that and Nicole? How did it suddenly involve Nicole?” Rody glared ide eyes

”That…” Sieg showed a strange expression and then he continued, ”Your Excellency the Duke, this is really not a correct question His Majesty would definitely need to , but Her Highness the Eiven him a prince The position of Crown Prince in the Empire is still empty That is why His Majesty needs to marry a concubine At first, His Majesty wanted to marry Miss Jojo Miss Jojo's family status is also worthy of the Royal Fae disliked Miss Jojo because of her conduct Besides that, His Majesty's mother was anxious She scolded His Majesty that they already have a 'hen that does not lay eggs and does not want another hen frourative reference to the futility of the kingsomeone from the infertile queen's family These words are not my words Many secretly feel that Miss Nicole is the best candidate for the concubine position Miss Nicole is young, beautiful and sreatest fa the Empire and loyal From all aspects, Miss Nicole is definitely the best candidate The truth is, if Miss Nicole were to be born about ten years earlier, Miss Nicole would have been the Empress”

Rody gritted his teeth and his expression beca ”What did you say?”

Sieg was at a loss, ” Your Excellency the Duke Why are you so angry? This… This is a good thing Isn't it good that someone from the Tulip Family becomes His Majesty's concubine?”

Rody's glare ed and wished he could s his words Rody looked furious His face was flushed as he gnashed his teeth and asked, ”Where is Nicole no is she right now?”

”I don't know Before co here, I went to say farewell to Miss Nicole but I did not get to see her Miss Nicole is now behind closed doors and does not step outside She also did not want to meet any visitors The past few days, there were also a lot of people in the Imperial Capital who visited her When they heard that Miss Nicole of the Tulip Family is selected to be His Majesty's concubine, they went to congratulate her”

Rody shook and let go of Sieg He then gritted his teeth and walked up and down the room

Both Sieg and Randt showed a strange expression They could not understand the Duke's reaction The Emperor only wanted to marry his sister and not his wife nor his mother Why did the Duke have an irreconcilable face?

Sky was having fun listening to them fro and then he turned to Rody and laughed, ”Boy, so what now? It seeuy Now that he wants to marry your sister, so I would feel embarrassed to burn down his palace… Hahaha”

His words ' oil onto the fire It lared at Sky Sky already knew that Rody was an imposter As a result, his words were meant to deliberately provoke Rody

After a er in his heart and spoke, ”Get ready I a back to the Imperial Capital”

Sieg and Randt were stupefied and then both of theainst it It would be a crieneral of an army returned to the I hurriedly asked, ”Your Excellency the Duke, why are you so anxious to go back? His Majesty will su… ah!” Before he could finish, Rody had already pulled out Sieg's sword and slashed at an eo back! If you are unwilling, just stay put here! I will go alone!” Rody then threw the sword on the ground and strode to the back

Sky laughed and followed behind Rody while Sieg and Randt looked at each other speechlessly

At that time, the Xier's Governor-General furiously ran in fro kicked out by Rody earlier, the fattio back in when Rody was still fuone out, he rushed back in and cursed, ”Duke of the Tulip Family, I am the Governor-General appointed by His Majesty! How dare you hit me? I will definitely report you! I…”

However, when Governor-General saw Sieg's cold eyes he subconsciously stopped his barrage Sieg coldly said, ”Governor-General, if you want to go against our Excellency the Duke's wishes, it is best that you first measure your own capabilities Our Duke had casually killed two garrison commanders in the northwest and one of them was a noble After that, he killed even more imperial officials to quell the rebellion in Westwood Is your neck harder than the necks of these people or even the warriors of the Great Moon Kingdoood You may wish to test it His Excellency the Duke seeer to vent today”

Ignoring the cold sweat on the Governor-General's head, Sieg and Randt immediately chased behind Rody

Old man Allier could be considered the most well-known person in the vicinity of about several dozen miles That was not just because he had opened the only inn in this vicinity That fact, however, was truly fortuitous Here was the artery of transportation of the Eathered here As there was only one inn here, his business was extreood

The real reason Allier ell knoas his teh the man was old, he was as irritable as a violent horse At that age, he would still roll up his sleeves and grab a scimitar to risk his life

Who would dare be his business competitor? Any competitor would certainly fail Everybody knew that Allier was in the Cavalry of the Northwest Legion during his younger days He was said to have killed numerous people on the battlefield The rusty scirassland barbarians Co with him the harsh as also not possible because his son was a sarrison, and co his soldiers to visit their inns

Thus, Allier could securely run his business as nobody would dare to coh Allier was powerful, he was honest and proper People fro at his inn They would drink wine together, and when Allier was drunk, he would talk about his glorious days in the Northwest Now that the E, people liked to ilory of the past Those who came from other places also liked to listen to Allier talk about the past Although he looked scary, he was a kind person as long as he was not provoked

That night, Allier was sitting in the courtyard drinking He was sober and he was looking around Recently, his business was not as good Although his story had been told so uests still listened to hietting a lot of details There were not uests waited for hiet into the mood He orried about a particular matter

His son was doing quite well at the garrison, and recently, he had heard that his son was going to be proreedy Although he did not say it, the commander's intention was clear Allier may have opened an inn, but he was not very rich However, the damn Garrison Commander actually hinted to Allier's son that he expected to be bribed with old coins How could a Garrison Coht robbery!

During those years when the late Duke was the coion, nobody would dare act this way People who took bribes would be beheaded

As he pondered, Allier gave a wry s weaker He had heard that there was a big battle in the Northwest, and the Northwest Legion had lost ht the Lightning God's Whip to save them, the Northould have been lost

May the Al Duke The Tulip Family is the last pillar of the Empire!

As Allier let his i could be heard The sounds then stopped in front of his inn Based on the sounds, Allier knew that the riders were highly skilled This was because the horses had been galloping but, when they stopped in front of the inn, there was no shouting or neighing This was a testi skills

Allier walked out of the inn with a few of his servants and saw that a dozen robust men had already dismounted They then handed over the horses to the servants of the inn and followed a young man in

Allier looked at thee

From the way they walk, these people are soldiers! The oldThe way an ordinary person walked and the way a soldier walked were different Although they were in civilian clothing, they walked steadily with their heads held high like well-trained soldiers At the very least, theemitted by their bodies were definitely real Even the soldiers at the garrison did not have this kind of i aura

Allier was not only sure that they were soldiers but he was also sure that they had been to the battlefields and had seen a lot of killing

There were more than a dozen of the distance However, they still looked resolute

These people are definitely soldiers! But where did they come from to have such quality? The old man felt uncertain

Such spirit is co ion! Are there still such elite soldiers in the Empire, today?

Allier laughed as he thought of the ti a few people from the Central Cavalry in the Iest elites' were so weak that he believed he could defeat a few of theer

Although he felt uncertain, he still enthusiastically greeted them As he used to be in the army, he felt a certain fellowshi+p with these people He hid his irritable temper and made himself busy

However, the guests were strange Noperson in the middle

That young ood officer However, he did not have olden hair and looked like a noble The nobles still have such a person? Don't they usually have a fat and despicable appearance?

He was then aware that a few of the youngofficer He could not help but cough twice After that, he heard an ear-piercing laughter, ”Boy, look! Those girls are looking at you Haha”

Allier frowned That fat person fitted the description of fat and despicable nobles

This dozen or morefor the night

As Allier watched the officer see officer and the fatty ate together whilethem and did not even dare to sit Hmph This officer does not seeood person What a pity

However, Allier once again noticed souard did not see officer, their eyes were filled with respect

The youngHe took three quick bites of the inn's best roast lamb, and then put down his fork and knife He then waved and asked to be escorted to his room His subordinates seemed to be very careful and did not speak They were afraid of provoking the younghe wants What more does he want? His life is already much better compared to a normal civilian

The tallest brawny guard accopeople finally sat down to eat They suddenly becahed

However, they were very careful They only talked about casual stuff like how they were hurrying on their journey and that the h Allier was extremely curious and sat nearby to eavesdrop, he did not hear anything that could satisfy his curiosity

Occasionally, he heard the for three days and three nights Those words alh

Riding without stopping for three days and three nights? This is impossible! Even an exceptional person would not be able to do so due to exhaustion! When I was young, the Northwest Legion were already exceptionally good At most, ould only be able to travel non-stop, for one day and one night

Besides that, even e marched in the army, we needed spare horses! These people rode for three days and three nights on one horse? Even their horses couldn't do it! If their horses were exhausted, how could they fight?

Allier laughed to hiain Those soldiers were not going to war Why would they conserve the horse's energy? The horses were tired, which hy they stopped to rest