07 The Duke's Daughters
The Duke of Isere is a famous family with a long history, and its status in the kingdom is second only to the Royal Family of LaVillis. Since members of the Isere have held important positions in the kingdom throughout the ages and have a reputation among the people, in terms of actual influence, they are probably still above the Royal Family of LaVillis. The current Grand Duke of Isere is Duke Robert. He was named "Duke of the Assistant Kingdom" by the previous king for his outstanding merits. After the death of the previous king, he assisted the new king ascended the throne. He can be said to be a great minister.
Noyin is the Duke's second daughter, and the Duke, including her, has a total of four daughters. But except for Noyin, the second daughter and Charlotte, the eldest daughter and the third daughter are currently temporarily leaving home for some reason. Although the Duke has no other explanation of the reason, according to the reliable statements circulating among the servants, the two ladies can't stand the forced marriage of their father every few days, so they are not allowed to leave home for refuge.
Speaking of this, we have to mention the current situation of the Isere family. The Isere family has been a famous family that has lasted for hundreds of years, but has always had a tradition of few males. By the time of the Duke's generation, it set a horrible record of four children being girls. For the Duke who was full of hope that a boy would inherit the family business, it was a desperate four-match that could destroy his confidence. It is said that this is also the direct reason why the couple's disagreement and the Duchess returned to her parents' home in anger.
After the wife left, she left four daughters. The duke raised them with her own strength, but she didn't know whether it was a timely help or aggravation. Among the four daughters of the Isere family, except for Charlotte, who was still underage, the other three completely inherited the excellent talents of the Isere family and became outstanding talents who can be called pillars of the kingdom. In other words, they are all powerful girls who are enough to make ordinary men afraid and retreat.
Although the reputation of the Isere family has risen again due to the appearance of the three female heroes, for the duke who strongly hopes to hold a grandson, this situation is simply like hail after a heavy rain. The duke is worried about his daughters' marriage and is more enthusiastic than dealing with the government affairs of the kingdom. But as the saying goes, "Purchase seedlings to grow up, and it is counterproductive." The duke's excessive enthusiasm finally aroused the dissatisfaction of his daughters. In addition to the gentle Noin, the other two people expressed their dissatisfaction with their fathers by running away from home.
As a result, the kingdom also lost two important pillars, which led to the subsequent turmoil in the palace, but this is a later story.
By the way, the marriage between No Yin and Chechen once made the duke happy, but perhaps the greater the hope and the greater the disappointment. Later, Chechen suddenly said goodbye and left without saying goodbye, the duke was so angry that he was scolded. If No Yin had not tried his best to stop it, I might have probably sent the orders for Chechen to the Great Wilderness Village. After that, the duke, who had experienced all kinds of blows, resigned from the palace and hid back to the duke's mansion in a disheartening manner, and lived a seclusion life without caring about the world. Of course, the duke did not give up on his concern for the marriage of his two daughters, but because his sister Charlotte was too young, he became a result. No Yin had to face the pressure of his father's request to remarry every time he went home.
Because of this, Nuoyin usually lives in the officers' dormitory more...
The carriage stopped in front of the Duke's Mansion, Nuoyin put away his thoughts, looked at the gate of the Duke's Mansion, and sighed softly.
"Get down, Qilin." She cheered up and pushed open the car door and got out.
"Ah...ah." Qilin nodded subconsciously and followed Nuoyin off the carriage, but he looked absent-minded.
In fact, until now, he was still shocked by Noe Yin's identity.
What is the concept of a duke and a daughter? According to Qilin's understanding from the book, the Duke is the second only to the king. He is a noble among the nobles who can break their feet with one finger and a wave of his hand. As the daughter of such a great noble, Nuoyin's status is probably not far from the "princess" that often appears in the stories of the poet Lingyou, but from Nuoyin, Qilin can't feel that aggressive momentum at all.
Recalling the noble young master named Conrad whom she met on the airship, Qilin couldn't help but feel that a light-hearted and unpretentious style like Nuoyin is the real style of a big shot. In comparison, Conrad and others are simply like unparalleled nouveau riche. Originally, Nuoyin's noble status as the daughter of the duke, she could enjoy the elegant life of a noble lady at home, but she would rather give up the aristocratic life and drive the air rider to live on the front line of the battle. When she thought of this, Qilin couldn't help but respect Nuoyin, and at the same time she slightly understood the source of the warm light on her body.
Perhaps feeling Qilin's admiring gaze, Nuoyin turned around and said confused: "Is there anything wrong? Qilin."
"Well, nothing... Speaking of which, Nuoyin's home is here, right?" Qilin moved his gaze to the mansion ahead.
The main entrance of the Duke's Mansion is a thick iron door that is three people high. A gold-burned plaque is hung high above the iron door. The three big words "Duke of Fuguo" are engraved on it. Just by looking up, you can feel an invisible majesty pressing down from your head. Qilin was stunned for a while, and then moved his eyes to the guards on both sides of the iron door. These guards were equipped with exquisite full-body armor and standard spears, and their postures of standing with guns were not at all disorder. It can be seen that the flower-like pillows were not as obvious as the appearance. The guards cast a vigilant gaze at Qilin with strange faces, and when the sight moved to Nuoyin, they immediately changed to a respectful expression.
"Hello Miss Second."
A team of fully armed guards bowed their heads to greet each other in a uniform manner, which was a spectacular scene from the perspective of the bystanders. It was not until this time that Qilin finally had an intuitive understanding of Nuo Yin's identity.
"Raise your head, I'll introduce you to someone." Nuoyin pointed at Qilin and introduced to the guards. "His name is Qilin, he is Chechen's younger brother, and he is from the Isere family. He will live in the Duke's Mansion in the future. Don't be rude, do you know?"
"Son-in-law's brother?" After being stunned, the guards looked at Qilin with surprise. Speaking of Chechen's farewell without saying goodbye, the Iserey family became a laughing stock for residents of the royal capital for a long time. The guards of the Duke's Mansion were also implicated and accumulated a lot of resentment, so the guards looked at Qilin with more good intentions.
On the other hand, Qilin, who felt the hostility of the guards, couldn't help but frown. Although he didn't know what these guards were dissatisfied with, he had no reason to show weakness. Qilin hugged his hands in front of his chest and used his tough gaze to push the guards back. Aroused by Qilin's spirit, the hostility in the guards' eyes became more obvious. Both sides stared at each other with covetous eyes. The guards subconsciously held the handle of the gun tightly, and Qilin began to slowly move his five fingers, and the tense atmosphere was almost about to break out.
"What are you doing?"
Nuoyin's unhappy voice sounded, and the next moment, the tense atmosphere turned into a panic beat.
The guards lowered their heads to Nuoyin in panic. Most of them were military origins, and their current identities were retainers of the Isere family. For them, Nuoyin, who is the duke and daughter, also has the title of Baixiang, needs to be given double awe. On the other hand, Qilin also has reasons that he cannot disobey this brother and sister-in-law. After glaring at the guards, he restrained his aura with an unwilling expression, and then followed Nuoyin into the Duke's Mansion.
"It's true, although he is very young, he should check the occasion first?" After entering the Duke's Mansion, Nuo Yin first knocked Qilin's head and then warned him seriously. "Listen, Qilin. Lingyier City is different from your hometown. There are rules here. I will teach you slowly in the future. But you must first remember that you are not allowed to cause trouble in the capital, and you must not rely on the power of the Duke's family to be domineering. Otherwise, even if you are Chechen's younger brother, I will not sit idly by."
"I won't do this." Qilin frowned and protested.
"Is that true..." Nuo Yin looked at him with suspicious eyes.
"Of course!" Qilin was a little annoyed.
For a while, Nuoyin just looked at him silently. Later, her cheeks began to twitch, and finally she couldn't help laughing and burst out with a slight laugh.
Regarding Nuo Yin's changes, Qilin initially showed a confused expression, but after a few seconds, he came to his senses and couldn't help but raise his shoulders to protest.
"Is it too much? None, I'm just kidding like this...I'm very serious."
"Sorry, sorry, because it looks so much like Chechen, I want to tease you before I know it..." Nuo Yin chuckled and signaled Qilin not to care.
"Do I look like Chechen?" Qilin was quite surprised by Nuo Yin's comment.
"Well, but that person is a little more exaggerated..." Nuoyin shook his head, and did not continue to say it, but took Qilin's hand. "Come with me, Qilin. I'm very tired all the way to the royal capital, right? Today you have a good rest first, and I'll introduce the other people from the Duke's Mansion to you tomorrow."
"Oh...oh." Qilin followed Nuo Yin to the Duke's Mansion. Although he was a little concerned about what Nuo Yin didn't tell him, Nuo Yin seemed quite happy, so he didn't want to ask any further.
Chapter completed!