Introduction to Section 130

Marquis Alinen was indeed waiting in the reception room. Those who know the governor would know that he was actually not much older than Countess Marianne, but in terms of appearance, he was at least twenty years older. Not to mention anything else, his hair was completely white and his face was much more obvious.

However, no matter how good he looks, Marquis Alinn's body is still very strong. At least, his every move is not as slow as an elderly person. On the contrary, his agility is no less than that of a young man. It is hard to say that he has always been like this or has just burst out with this vitality recently.

Anyone with well-informed Brassian already knows that the old noble was originally excluded (or use an unceremonious word: exile) to this small town because of his disagreement with the Regent Minister Byron. However, his fate was impermanent and the world was unpredictable. The old noble who was originally destined to retire in Brassian, but his life was now in the second spring of his life. Half a year after Byron's fall, Queen Luvia Angel Markremiz had sent an edict to ask the old noble to set off for the Hawks and Falcon City immediately because he was about to be appointed Prime Minister.

"Countess Marianne, I'm glad to see you." Marquis Alin was waiting a little impatiently when Aunt Mary walked into the reception room. "Your matter..."

"It's all done," Aunt Mary replied.

"Ah, it's really a big trouble for you." Marquis Alinen sincerely expressed his gratitude. "If it weren't for your help, I really don't know how long it would be delayed."

"It's just a small task," replied Aunt Mary. "After all, this is nothing to me. I was going to go to Eagle City. It's my honor to be able to serve you."

"Thank you very much. I can ask you, how are you prepared?"

"Three cars," replied Aunt Mary. "Each car is arranged with two carriages and horses. It is enough for me to ride and carry my luggage. In addition, I hired a team of twenty people, each equipped with one horse. In addition, ten horses were prepared for replacement on the road."

"Madam, we must consider the possibility of accidents in the middle. If the traitors noticed our actions, things would probably become...must be resolved with force. Are your twenty mercenaries reliable?"

"They are all knights from the Stigia region," replied Aunt Mary. "I think it is absolutely reliable. It is said that although they have become mercenaries, they still maintain the noble and loyal nature of knights."

"Knight of Stigia? Well, that should be very reliable. Then I will ask again, our expected departure time..."

"If I can, I hope to set out at dawn or at night. Whether it is a horse, a carriage or a entourage, I stay in my niece's castle now. I know you want to be as hidden as possible, so I suggest you choose a time to quietly come to my niece's castle, how about it?"

"Good idea. I don't think it's time to go... tomorrow... how about setting off at dawn the day after tomorrow?"

"I have no objection."

"Show you my thanks again, my dear lady."

"You don't need to be so polite. Prime Minister." Aunt Mary replied with a smile. "How can you say that you will become a colleague of my niece and son-in-law. I hope you can take care of him with your experience."

The meeting ended here. A few minutes later, Aunt Mary returned to her famous carriage. With the simple order of "Go to the castle quickly", the coachman immediately turned the front of the carriage and galloped outside the city.

Outside the city of Brassian, there is a famous local mansion. It is a beautiful, exquisite and eye-catching castle. It was once the property of a local squire and nobleman named Dell, but it is well known that Dell's family moved away and the castle was resold to Ashu Rufate. Later, Ashu Rufate himself went to the Hawks City, so the castle was inhabited by his fiancée. And Ashu Rufate's fiancée was the niece of Countess Marianne.

In the past, many people were surprised that Countess Marianne would marry his niece to an unknown mercenary like Ashu Rufate. Although this was because of the engagement set by his father, the conditions of both parties were obviously not matched. In particular, the two sisters marrying a husband at the same time made many people unable to guess and understand. Because everyone familiar with this matter knows that Countess Marianne has no offspring, so he cared for these two nieces very much and treated them as his own.

But now, everyone privately envies Countess Marian's outstanding vision. Because Ashu Rufat is really outstanding, he has become a local celebrity and one of the top rich people in Brassian in just one or two years. He went to the City of Hawks, and in just one year, he became the Minister of Finance and obtained the title of Earl.

The carriage moved quickly along the good roads in Brassian. The driver had a skilled driving skill and did not slow down even when it was dark. So it didn't take too long that the carriage arrived at the entrance of the castle.

Countess Marian's car was quite famous nearby. So when the janitor of the castle saw the car, he immediately understood who the visitor was. It didn't take too long that Countess Marian came to the living area of ​​the castle's owner.

It should be noted that because of the absence of my niece, Aunt Mary has not lived in her own house for a while, but in this castle.

A young woman in maid's costume came towards her. When she saw Countess Marianne, she immediately stopped and bowed her head to salute.

"Fana, are they waiting for me inside?" Aunt Mary said. Fana nodded, but did not speak. In fact, she was not a mute, but because of some kind of magic curse, only a few people could hear her voice. Among this "few people", Ma Xingjian and Xingke, but not Aunt Mary.

"Okay, just go and do it." Aunt Mary quickly walked forward. Now she was very clear about the layout of the castle inside, and even if she closed her eyes, she would not go wrong. After turning a small turn, he came to the reception room.

Except for Fana, the other three were waiting here.

"Auntie!" The twins immediately stood up to greet Aunt Mary when they saw her coming in. "Things..."

"It's almost ready," said Aunt Mary. "Get good rest today and tomorrow. I guess the departure time should be tomorrow night. Marquis Alinn will come to meet with us and we will set off together."

“What about the situation on the road?”

"From what I asked about it," replied Aunt Mary. "The road is clear at the moment, and no one seems to have taken any extreme action. But the Queen has declared all the lords to be traitors. In other words, ordinary merchants may be able to pass, but we may not be sure. If they knew our actions, they would even launch special attacks. Look, it is not in vain that we have found so many mercenaries."

The northern part of the Stigia Basin is connected to Groone, so knights who often lose their territory (or simply go on a long journey to experience) enter Groone along this road. Although they are very popular mercenaries, it is not too difficult to find a group of people with the advantage of getting the first to the water tower.

At this moment, dozens of mercenaries were already living in the castle. If someone went to the stables, they would find that the stables in the castle had become quite crowded now.

"But aunt, why do you have to act with Marquis Alinn?"

"Is that old-fashioned?" Aunt Mary replied. "Actually, it's not me who looked for him, but he came to me. Alas, I don't know how he knew what we were going to the royal city... But since he knew and proposed to go with him, I can't refuse. Forget it, no matter how he said that he was also a colleague of Asu Ruffat in the future, and it would always be good to let him owe him a favor. That's it. I'm going to take a break first. After running around for a few days, I'm exhausted."

"Wait a minute, aunt...this...Ash Rufate just let Shirley go, is it appropriate for us to go?"

"What's right or not?" Aunt Mary asked strangely. "No matter whether it's right or not, you must go there. I have a premonition that things must not be that simple."

"Are you afraid of our safety? But Ashu Rufate said that we are safer here than Eagle City..."

"No, I'm not worried about safety," replied Aunt. "That little guy Byron... is a complete waste, and he won't find any way to catch you to threaten Ash Rufate."

"Why do you say that?"

"Because that little guy is obviously a bad guy, but he is not completely bad. To be honest, if he really does everything he wants to do, kill, set fire, kidnapping, blackmail and blackmail will do everything he can't deal with, but this guy is not like this, always hoping to achieve dirty and shameless goals with open means. The reason why I asked Ashu Rufate to go to the Eagle City is that I know this." Aunt Mary said. "Because I know that even if he recognizes Ashu Rufate, he will never use despicable means to assassinate him, but will try to use some of them.

Improper, at least legal, even if it is not legal, he will not leave any obvious evidence. He may secretly send someone to poison and assassinate his political enemy, but he will never trick people into his mansion, shoot him to death, and then insist that this person was shot to death. In a word, he is shameless, but not shameless without bottom line. In the final analysis, he is very brave and dares to take action only when he looks foolproof, without the adventurous spirit of making a big fortune. Of course, if he has a good vision, this may not be a shortcoming, but his vision...hum... the coup in Eagle City has already explained everything."

"But, aunt, the other lords may..."

"It's just a bunch of people who have no vision," Aunt Mary replied. "Don't worry too much. If they have vision, they will choose the team as soon as possible, either supporting Byron or supporting the Little Queen. But they want to be neutral. Now, in the eyes of the Little Queen, they are already traitors. In Byron's eyes, they have no choice but to join their own camp, which is not worth looking at. In short, they just look at the speculation at both ends, and they end up being angry with both ends. In short, I decided to go to Eagle City together! I don't believe that after I got there, Ashu Ruffat would rush us to leave!"

After saying this, the old woman walked towards the room inside.
Chapter completed!