After a series of efforts, Gawain finally entered the Silver Castle in the most high-profile way under the spotlight.
The poor have no time to pay attention here, the common people have no time to pay attention here, the small businessmen and small citizens will only pay attention here after tea and dinner, but the nobles - almost every noble who learned the news, have been paying attention here from the beginning. Following the progress of this matter.
But the towering, silver-foiled castle walls stood tall, cutting off most of the sight. The middle- and lower-class nobles were not allowed to enter the Silver Castle. The news channel had been blocked by the king's order since early in the morning. They could only watch the grand procession enter the castle, and then discussed the information that had already been made public and was not considered a secret.
The Grand Duchess of the North, Victoria Wilder, arrived at Silver Castle three days ago.
The Grand Duke of the West, Baldwin Franklin, and the Grand Duke of the East, Silas Loren, arrived at Silver Castle together an hour ago.
Several advisors and the king's prime minister also entered the castle.
The door has been closed, no one knows what is happening inside.
Is it a banquet? A secret conversation? A dispute? Or even a murder?
Countless pairs of eyes staring at the castle are turning, the noses under the eyes are twitching nervously, looking for the smell of conspiracy or opportunity, while the mouths under the nose are opening and closing, creating all kinds of new opinions and ideas. Rumors come - and the listeners are wise and will never take the news they hear as true, because before the castle door is reopened, no one knows that a resurrected person from seven hundred years ago will talk to the contemporary king. Something.
Francis II did not hold any annoying banquets, nor did he "summon" Gawain in the court. He chose to have this meeting in the "Oak Hall" next to the council chamber. , and this is also Gawain's request.
The Oak Hall is an ancient place, and its existence can be traced back to when the foundation stone of Silver Castle was just laid seven hundred years ago - at that time, the castle did not look like it does now with silver foil. The so-called silver name is just because Charles I really couldn't think of a better name.
As the most senior room in this castle that has been renovated and rebuilt countless times, the Oak Hall was enchanted by a powerful court druid about four hundred years ago to ensure that it The main body of wood can stay alive forever (in fact, the magic needs to be recharged every hundred years).
Although the oak hall is only one-third the size of the main meeting hall, it is small and old but it is the most extraordinary place in the castle. Only nobles above the earl can appear here. In this hall, only those matters that can affect the fate of the kingdom are discussed in secret here.
A round oak table was placed in the center of the hall. The king sat in the position representing the "crown" in the astrology chart. To his right sat his prime minister Aiden, a man with sparse hair and middle-aged man with deep eyes, on the left is sitting the contemporary Duke of the North, Victoria Wilder, and extending to the left and right, are the Duke of the West, Baldwin Franklin, the Duke of the East, Silas Loren, and several other senior officials. Representatives of the nobility, whose names Wen did not bother to remember, sat at the table, while the royal advisers sat in another row of chairs behind the king.
Rebecca is the only one beside Gawain.
Amber and Knight Byron are definitely not qualified to participate here, so Gawain simply left them in the mansion at No. 4 Crown Street - he never thought of bringing Amber to Silver Come to the castle, with the professionalism of the thief lady, she must scrape off all the silver foil posted on the outside of the castle.
Except for the imperial prime minister and the mediocre advisory group, everyone present was a descendant of the pioneers when Ansu founded the country (including Gawain, the pioneer himself). This time The meeting was given extraordinary significance from the beginning.
As a founder of the country, Gawain did not need to salute anyone present, so he directly sat down in his seat, while Rebecca next to him was obviously a little nervous. The little girl clenched her fists hard and took several deep breaths before sitting down safely - but in the end she forgot that she actually needed to salute the king.
But in this case, no one will hold her accountable - this is the domineering power of bringing parents to the meeting.
From the moment Gawain, wearing a ducal costume and carrying the Sword of the Pioneer at his waist, walked into the room, everyone cast their gaze over. Until this living fossil sat down on the chair, those gazes also He didn't restrain himself much, which was really not in line with the etiquette of the aristocracy, but it was difficult to control: a person from seven hundred years ago just jumped out of the coffin and walked in front of him. Who wouldn't take a second look?
While taking a second look, many people are still thinking about the authenticity of Gawain himself - or in other words, the attitude of Francis II.
At this time, the old king across the table stood up. He had gray hair and looked old, but he still had great momentum and spirit under his gorgeous clothes. He led The three dukes stood up and brought along the other attendees.
Gawain looked at him and listened to his solemn words: "The gods protected Ansu. Today, seven hundred years later, we are honored to see the hero of the pioneering years with our own eyes. Thank you. With the sacrifices and contributions your generation has made for the continuation of mankind, this land and everyone on the land will never forget the great pioneers. Here, as a descendant of the Morn family, I would like to express my gratitude to you. Sons of the pioneers, salute our ancient heroes."
The king bowed, and every descendant of the pioneers (including the three dukes) did the same.
Now, the king has made a statement - the resurrection of Gawain Cecil can be true.
As for whether there is a problem with a king bowing to a duke, in fact there is no problem at all. After all, the king has been dead for seven hundred years.Gawain is not just a duke here now, he is a symbol. Everyone present bows several times to the portraits of Gawain Cecil and a large number of pioneer ancestors every year when sweeping the grave. Now there is a one-to-one real person standing here. Is there a problem with bowing?
But Gawain always felt that something was wrong. He reacted a second later with a strange expression on his face: "The last time so many people bowed to me, I was lying in the coffin..."< /p>
Everyone: "..."
The atmosphere was very awkward.
But fortunately, everyone here has experienced strong winds and waves (although it is indeed the first time to see this kind of wind and waves). They quickly reacted and straightened up calmly. The king Then he smiled and said: "Usually juniors also have to salute their elders when they meet their elders."
Gawain then laughed. Although he looked several rounds younger than Francis II, his tone was different. Totally like an elder: "Although there is a big age difference, your expression when you are making excuses is exactly the same as Charlie's back then."
Gawain Cecil also expressed his stance - Francis II The Moen bloodline in his body could also be real.
After speaking, Gawain and the old king looked at each other and smiled. It could be seen that the latter was particularly relieved, even a little elated.
Everyone on the scene is very smart (except maybe a certain scoundrel with a tough head?), and they are extremely good at analyzing the personality curve of the eighteenth generation of the other person’s ancestor from a fart, so Gao A simple conversation between Wen and Francis II was enough for them to understand the tone of the meeting, and they could also infer that the king and the ancient grand duke should have reached a certain level of consensus.
The lady sitting on the left hand side of the king seemed to frown slightly, but her expression did not change when she looked at it again. However, as the only female grand duchess among the three dukes, her presence It itself made Gawain look at it a few more times.
It was a woman in her thirties, as mature and beautiful as Hetty, but much more cold and indifferent than Hetty. She was wearing a long white dress, with shoulders She was wearing a silver fox shawl, the same long white silk gloves and a head of silver curly hair. These made her whole body seem to be wrapped in ice and snow. This ice queen-like beauty was in the oak hall. It's so eye-catching, which fully illustrates one thing - the white reflectivity is indeed high.
The entire left half of Francis II's body is lighter than the right half...
That is the contemporary Grand Duke of the North, Victoria Wilder, Gawain will temporarily The information of the evil supplement corresponds to the real person in front of him, and at the same time, he recalls the establishment of the Second Dynasty: it was the Wilder family in the north who supported an illegitimate son to come to power.
But now it seems that the descendants of the original illegitimate son are no longer under the control of the Wilder family.
Noticing the gaze from the opposite side, the "Ice and Snow Lady" was stunned.Face nodded, probably to say hello, Gawain waved his hand when he saw this: "He is a facial paralysis like your ancestors. I told Wilder back then that he should marry a livelier southern girl to neutralize him to some extent. That face refused to listen, and now it will harm the descendants..."
The face of the Grand Duke of the North trembled slightly, and then Gawain looked at the Grand Duke of the West and the Grand Duke of the East, and pressed The corresponding information in his memory talked about things related to their ancestors, and finally his eyes fell on the empty seat between the Prime Minister and the Grand Duchess of the North - there were no chairs there.
That was originally the seat of the Cecil family, but a hundred years ago, that chair was removed. Since then, there are only three dukes in the Four Realms, and Ansu Southern Realm has another There was no Grand Duke, and the nobles at all levels directly under the royal family became the ruling group in the south, while the Cecil family was squeezed into the most remote corner.
Noticing where Gawain’s eyes were, everyone, including Francis II, couldn’t help but hold their breath. The atmosphere seemed to become tense in an instant, and the atmosphere changed from a friendly and friendly manner. This stage enters the main part of the meeting - that is, the stage of yelling and slamming the table.
But Gawain just glanced there, and then a relaxed, natural, and even disdainful smile appeared on his face. He looked at the king across the table: "Let's get to the point - next, my descendants will , Rebecca Cecil is here to explain to you the disaster that occurred in the southern part of the kingdom. That is the real trouble."