Chapter 202: Strange visitor from the imperial capital

Chapter 202 Strange Visitors from the Imperial Capital
Roddy left the Duke House in the afternoon, bid farewell to Miss Nicole, and returned to the barracks.
He just walked into the barracks, and he felt the strange gazes around him. The soldiers all looked at him with a little smile. Several people with higher ranks have walked over and slapped Roddy's shoulder vigorously. After the crowd pulled him into the big tent in the barracks, cheers were waiting for him.
Roddy couldn't laugh. These people cheered as if they had won a battle. The last officer shouted, which meant that his master had pursued the most beautiful flower in the imperial aristocratic circle. What a proud thing.
Although alcohol is banned in the army, under the strong request of everyone, Roddy took everyone out to find a tavern and took a swig. These emotional officers and soldiers did not know how many glasses of wine they broke and drank. How many barrels of spirits were needed before returning to the barracks chanting the slogan of victory.
The next thing is relatively simple.
Roddy makes public appearances with Nicole every day, various events and banquets held in Xiqiu's noble circle. Both of them were present together, in front of everyone like a couple in love. It's just that now his relationship with Nicole has just been made public, but he can't see Miao Ge anymore-otherwise if someone finds out the lover of Duke Tulip's sister, there will be other women, that's big news! !
As the news gradually dissipated, the relationship between Viscount Roddy and the sister of the Duke Tulip was already known to everyone, and even people who were far away in the imperial capital got the news.
Some people couldn't help but suddenly realized that the last time his Majesty the emperor asked Miss Nicole to marry him was rejected, it must be because Miss Nicole already had a lover. It's just that the identity of the Viscount Roddy is really strange, as if it came out of thin air-is he really just an ordinary little low-level officer...
After the Empire’s Minister of Military Affairs, the Marquis Caroline got the news, he fell into deep thought...
Roddy and Nicole?
The old marquis sighed: It seems that His Majesty the Emperor is still drawing in the Tulip family. After a war, the position of the Tulip family has been extremely strong, the power of the first family of the empire is deeply rooted, and the strongest legion of the empire, Thor's Whip, has pledged allegiance to the death. The Duke of Tulip was made the Marshal of the Empire...
And that Roddy should be your majesty's illegitimate child, his relationship with Miss Nicole...huh, do you need to ask? Naturally, the emperor's instruction was.
It’s just that this matter is a bit strange. First, I was rejected when I pursued others, so I let my son go...
However, the old marquis didn't care too much. This kind of thing that involves power, any weird and complicated things are normal.
It's impossible to win over the Tulip family. The only thing that can revitalize the Lionheart family is probably Roddy, right?
Could it be... Does your majesty have any interest in letting that be the crown prince? ? ?
With all kinds of complicated thoughts, the old Marquis shook his head-no matter what, he had to get close to the boy Roddy.
After Duke Tulip recovered from his injuries in Xiqiu for fifteen days, a group of strangers came to the military camp in the east of Xiqiu City.
These people wore neat samurai uniforms, except for the middle-aged man in the middle dressed in an ordinary noble costume. The middle-aged man introduced himself as Baron Gadar from the imperial capital and asked to see Lord Roddy of the Royal Guard. And claimed to be Lord Roddy's friend in the Imperial Capital.
The officers of the Guards had a weird smile on their faces and told them Lord Roddy was not in the barracks at the moment, and they could go to the hunting grounds on the northern outskirts of the city. Lord Roddy was ordered to take someone to guard Miss Nicole this morning. On the hunting ground, the nobles of Xiqiu held a hunting meeting.
The hunting grounds in the northern suburbs of Xiqiu City belong to the tulip family. This is a black forest. The periphery of the forest is surrounded by simple thick wooden fences. On weekdays, the local auxiliary officials will send people to take care of them. There is also a group of soldiers who take turns to guard and guard here.
The hunting ground was dedicated to hunting activities of the nobles-hunting, an activity that only circulated among the noble circles, was very popular in the empire. The empire's martial arts culture and the law of succession to titles have allowed the nobles of these empires to retain the habit of martial arts, and hunting is the best sport to exercise their martial arts and riding skills.
At this time, it was approaching late autumn, the leaves on the trees were gradually falling, and a dozen ornately decorated carriages were parked outside the hunting ground. Seeing that it was noon, the coachmen on the carriage were lazily resting on the seat cushions.
On the road leading to the hunting ground, a team of armored Royal Guards and Thor's Whip raised the handle of the road, and dozens of Royal Guards soldiers stood at the gate of the hunting ground.
Baron Gadar and his party were blocked by layers, and finally after he showed something that could prove his identity, the soldiers let him in-but his entourage must stay outside. According to regulations, each nobleman who enters the hunting ground can only bring a maximum of two guards.
This is some of the old traditions of the imperial nobles in hunting-since they go hunting, they are for the purpose of exercising their riding and archery skills. If you take a large number of guards to follow in, and a large group of people hug from behind, then what is hunting? What is the difference with a picnic?
This kind of activity is popular among the noble circles because it carries a bit of excitement and adventure-what is the point if it is guarded by a large number of people?
Baron Gadar took his two samurai entourages, took three sets of bows and arrows and a few quiveres, and rode into the hunting ground.
This hunting ground of the Tulip family covers an area of ​​more than ten square kilometers. There is a dense black forest in the hunting ground, and a small lake in the middle of the forest.
It means that the season is approaching late autumn, and many animals have begun to hunt for food in order to spend the winter. It is undoubtedly the best time to hunt at this time.
The one responsible for leading Baron Gadar in was a cavalry of the Royal Guards. The news received just half an hour ago was that Miss Nicole and a group of nobles were moving near the lake in the middle of the forest at this moment. The nobles met every other hour. Contact the person guarding outside once. The method of contact is a special firework, tied to the arrow and shot into the sky. Sparks will appear in the sky to show the direction of the archer.
After all, hunting is always a bit dangerous. Moreover, although the hunting ground is guarded by people, it is inevitable that some people will occasionally run into it, or some large beasts will appear in the area of ​​more than ten square kilometers.
After riding a horse on the road in the forest for a while, he finally approached the central lake they called.
I heard a sharp whistle from the direction of the lake far away. That's the whistle that people blow when hunting to drive away prey-using this method to drive the frightened prey into a preset ambush, and then encircle it-this is a common method for dealing with some larger prey.
In the dense woods in between, along a short slope, there were a dozen people riding in a circle. Gadal and others immediately leaned in. When they were far away, there were two horses. It came in sideways, blocking their way.
Gadal looked at the two knights who were blocking his way, and immediately refreshed!
These two cavalry wear standard Thor's Whip armor and uniforms! Thor's Whip is responsible for protecting Miss Nicole, so the Roddy who must be looking for is ahead!
The cavalry of the two Thor's whips are obviously elite men. Although they are only riding on horses and standing in front of them, they make Gardal feel a bitter murderous aura-this kind of breath is the most thrilling life and death on the battlefield. The temperament that can only be tempered after baptism!
The cavalry of the Royal Guards who brought them in went up and negotiated with the two Thor's whips. The two cavalry looked at Gadal vigilantly, and then slowly let them go over, but Gadal noticed , Their hands are always on the handle of the knife! Gadal can be sure that if anything is wrong, the opponent's thunder god's whip scimitar will be drawn out!
The two Thor's Whips gave way, but still followed them closely behind. Gadar's face was calm, but his two samurai entourage couldn't help with a bit of indignation on their faces. One of them couldn't help but whispered: "So arrogant, what's so great about Thor's Whip!"
Gadar immediately turned his head and glared at this man severely, and couldn't help but peek at the two Thor's Whips behind him-the two cavalry obviously heard what he said. But the expressions on their faces did not show any irritation. The expression on his face is still resolute and indifferent, with a firm pride and confidence. It's just that there is a faint disdain in the eyes that float over.
Gadar could feel that the other party's confidence and pride were not pretends, but the true dignity from the heart after being tempered by wind and rain. And he could even feel that the other person looked at the gaze of the samurai who was just babbling his own subordinate, and the disdain in it was like a sturdy wolf looking at a dog that was flaring at him!
Suddenly there was a loud scream in front of him, and some people shouted: "Master Roddy is a good arrow!"
When I finally approached the circle, I saw a circle of more than ten meters in the middle. The three wild boars had been driven to the middle of the circle by the crowd. A group of nobles and guards surrounded the three wild boars, and the bows and arrows in their hands were ready. Well, there are still people whistling loudly, threatening the prey in the circle.
One of the wild boars was hit by an arrow and fell to the ground and struggled weakly. Hearing the cheers just now, it was obviously that Roddy shot.
Although the guards were sitting on their horses, they had already prepared their spears, and pointed them far away at the beasts in the circle, for fear that the beasts would hurt their master in the last fair.
The three wild boars made a sharp cry, their manes were upright, and their fangs grinned with sharp fangs. The hunters who lay down on the ground watched vigilantly as they had defended them, as if they were preparing for a blow at any time.
Gadar slowly rode closer to the encircling circle, and from a distance he saw a tall white horse standing opposite the circle, two people sitting there!
Sitting in front of the horse was a woman wearing a thick fur coat, with long golden curly hair, and half of a snow-white beautiful face was exposed behind the high fur collar. With an expression of tension and fear, he looked at the wild boar with fangs in the field from afar, and his body was snuggled tightly in the arms of the man sitting behind her.
Roddy tightly held Nicole in the owner's arms while holding the rein in his hand, while holding a spear in the other hand. His bow and arrow had already been put down, and at this moment he was just talking softly in Nicole's ear, his eyes were no longer looking at the prey in the field, his eyes were gentle, just looking at the lover in his arms.
Gadar only glanced at it, and he was immediately sure that this sharp-faced blue-haired man was the one he was looking for on this trip.
At this moment, there was a commotion in the field. The besieged prey finally started the final game.
Two wild boars that can move, one after another rushed out towards the north...
These cunning prey seem to have been discovered, and the people in the north seem to be the least!
And Roddy and Nicole are riding a horse, just in the north!
Seeing the prey she rushed over, Nicole couldn't help but let out a low whistle, a woman's nature made her forget for a while that she was also a powerful magician! The weakness of a natural woman makes her only reaction is to lean in the arms of her lover.
The hunters around who had been preparing for a long time fired their own arrows one after another-this shot showed a difference.
Many nobles were obviously lacking in exercise on weekdays, and the arrows they shot also deviated from their goals, but the guards and warriors were not allowed to release arrows without authorization because of prior orders.
So after a round of arrows rain, only one wild boar had two or three arrows stuck in it slantingly. However, the soft force caused the arrow to shoot through its thick skin tightly, and could not cause fatal damage to the prey. And in the desperate game, the prey has long been crazy!
Roddy put his arm around Nicole, smiled in a low voice, and waved the spear in his hand. After only seeing a cold light, Peng made a muffled sound, and a wild boar in front was knocked into the air by his spear. After smashing a few meters, he was already unable to move after falling to the ground. It was just shivering all over and his mouth was full of blood. Roddy's casual blow had already broken the boar's internal organs. If he hadn't dared to use fighting spirit, even a wild boar, such a wild and thick beast, would become a mass of blood and blood.
He heard the howl of a wild beast again, but Roddy didn't know when he threw the spear, and the spear was accurately inserted into the running wild boar, nailing the behemoth firmly to the ground!
Amidst the cheers, Roddy didn't even glance at the court, turned his horse's head and slowly walked back. Because he clearly felt that Nicole was a little disgusted with the vague scene just now.
The cheers behind him were gradually moving away, and only two cavalry with Thor's whip were behind him. Roddy looked at Nicole with an unnatural expression in his arms, and couldn't help smiling bitterly.
This woman obviously didn't like this scene, but she wanted to go hunting with her. In this half of the day, she obviously encountered a few antelopes and hares, but she couldn’t bear to do anything. She didn’t force her to let her prey go-but she was asked to go to the camp in the middle of the lake to be with the noble ladies Not willing, just want to be with myself.
The two of them behaved very intimately now, and they all looked like glue in front of them-although there was a bit of drama in the original, the purpose is to make everyone accept this fact as soon as possible. But later, the elements of this kind of intimacy became less and less acting. No matter what they said and did, the two of them were completely sincere. This is the case for men and women who have just fallen in love.
The two rode a horse and gradually came to the lake.
The lake in the forest is exceptionally clear and clean. I heard from local people that this lake is not a stagnant water. The bottom of the lake is unfathomable. There is a low undercurrent that flows all the year round, and it can lead to distant mountains. .
On the edge of the lake, some aristocratic ladies who followed for hunting were waiting at the camp. In the simple camp, several barbecue racks were erected, and several guards were using knives to divide and clean the prey. Those noble ladies in fur costumes were resting by the lake—and two or three young men who had not participated in the hunt just now were chatting with the noble girls beside them—obviously they came out to pick up girls through hunting activities.
With the sound of horse hooves behind him, the crowd behind had already caught up quickly. The entourage had already transported the three wild boars. Several knights picked up the wild boar with spears, and several people carried the horses at the same time. Gallop.
Nicole saw the animal carcass, still frowning and closing her eyes.
There are already some game meat on the barbecue rack that has been roasted for a long time, giving off a hint of aroma. Roddy rolled over and got off the horse, then hugged Nicole with both arms, and reached out to gently brush the leaves on her hair. The people around looked over with envy. Roddy has long been accustomed to this look.
Hearing a cough coming from behind him, Roddy turned around and saw a middle-aged man approaching with a smile.
This man looks like he is in his thirties and forties. A simple aristocratic costume is different from the hunting costumes worn by most men today. It is just a simple robe. He had two beautiful moustaches under his nose, and he smiled with a friendly appearance. It just looks a little face, as if I haven't seen it in Xiqiu.
"Your Excellency, Lord Roddy, hello." The man stretched out his hand and smiled: "My name is Gadal, Baron Gadal." He smiled gently, even with a faint respect: "I From the imperial capital."
Roddy felt a little at a loss, but still stretched out his hand and held the opponent together.
Nicole opened his mouth and said, "Baron Gardal...Well, you are the Baron Gardal of'Ruijinfang,' aren't you?
Roddy didn't know each other yet, but when he heard the name "Ruijinfang", he immediately remembered.
Ruijinfang...that is the largest weapon manufacturer in the empire! Many of the weapons of the imperial army were purchased from'Ruijinfang'. Speaking of it, it is a very powerful family. Because it provided weapons and equipment to many armies of the empire, it is said that the relationship between this family and the empire's military is very close.
Baron Gadal bowed gracefully to Miss Nicole, then looked at Roddy, and laughed in a low voice: "Your Excellency Roddy, can I talk to you?"