Princess Sylvia slept for nearly five hours. When she woke up, she found Laurist sitting by her bedside. She smiled happily. Laurist ordered the maids to bring a sumptuous breakfast. He personally fed Princess Sylvia two small bowls of oatmeal and forced her to eat two small pieces of milk bread before letting her go.
Loriste lovingly stroked her long platinum hair and said, "I'm going to raise you like a little pig until you're white and plump. I won't let you get any thinner. Look at your hands. Even the veins are popping out. There's no flesh at all. Do you know how much it pains me to see you so thin? "
Princess Sylvia shyly burrowed her head into Lolist's chest. She didn't want to listen to Lolist's words about raising her like a little pig. She smiled sweetly in satisfaction.
It was only after Lollister accompanied Princess Sylvia for lunch and promised to accompany her for dinner that he was able to extricate himself. Although Princess Sylvia was obsessed with Laurist, she still understood the big picture. She knew that Laurist was the head of the Norton Family and the Duke of the Northern Lands. She could only watch him leave reluctantly …
A beauty's grace was the hardest to bear. Lebrist sighed deeply, turned around, and smiled at Princess Sylvia, who was on the balcony of the third floor. Then, he strode away.
Princess Sylvia's situation is a little tricky, Lollister thought with a frown. This was not referring to a physical problem, but a psychological one. Although simple, Sylvia was not a foolish child. On the contrary, she was extremely intelligent. From the conversation between the two maids last night, Laurist speculated that Princess Sylvia had most likely realized what it meant for Duke Fisablun to send her to the Northern Lands. She had been abandoned by her own family, pushed down from the high and mighty throne of the family's favored child, and given to the Norton Family as a gift to make amends …
After the alliance of the four northern families attacked the Iberian Kingdom and the war with the Fisablon Family broke out, Princess Sylvia was criticized and criticized countless times in the family. Everyone regarded her as a jinx and the main culprit of the war. Just as the two maids had said, Princess Sylvia could only try her best to avoid going out and not come into contact with outsiders. However, rumors and slanders still filled her ears. She could only hide in her small building and live her days in isolation, hoping that this nightmare would pass as soon as possible.
If Sylvia's godmother, the Great Swordswoman Sandy, were still by her side, Princess Sylvia's life would be much easier. It was a pity that Master Swordmaster Shandi had courted death by volunteering to hunt down the murderer of her family's younger generation. As the eldest disciple of Laurist, Laurist was not going to reason with Redi. Even if Redi did not kill anyone, Redi deserved it. He personally went to rescue Redi and captured the swordswoman, handing her to the Second Prince. It had been more than a year since then, and Princess Sylvia had lost her greatest support in her family.
The Fisabulon Family was a large family. Although Grand Duke Fisabulon was the head of the family, it didn't mean that everything in the family was decided by him. He still had a few elders who didn't die and a large group of relatives. The Fisablon Family's territory was in the northeast prairie. If it was in the mainland, such a large family would have long been torn apart due to feudal enfeoffment. However, in the prairie, when faced with the threat of the Grass Barbarian tribes, feudal enfeoffment was equivalent to courting death. The people of the Fisablon Family had no choice but to gather together to protect the family's territory and protect the family's name and legacy. However, this also brought about a problem. There were good and bad people mixed in with the large number of clansmen. Some wholeheartedly worked for the family, while others wanted to steal from the family.
When the Fisablon Family's power was at its peak, the family was harmonious. Everyone sat in rows and shared the fruits. As long as one carried the Fisablon surname, there would always be meat to eat, or at least a bowl of soup to drink. But now, the Fisablon Family was facing an extremely unfavorable situation. The 1st Border Ranger Corps had been annihilated, the 3rd Border Ranger Corps had surrendered to the enemy, the 5th Border Ranger Corps had been disbanded, and the reserve corps had also been finished. It could be said that the war between the four northern family alliance and the Fisablon Family had stripped the Fisablon Family's magnificent coat of self-righteousness as the strongest family in the northeast of the empire. They had even rubbed it against the ground a few times. Whether it was in terms of face or inside, it was clear in everyone's heart that the Fisablon Family had already lost …
Even if Duke Fisablon kept encouraging his clansmen and even selected many Grass Barbarian warriors from the Grass Barbarian tribes that had submitted to the family to rebuild the reserve corps, there were already different voices in the family. In the northeast prairie, there were many Grass Barbarian cavalry. Whether it was men or warhorses, as long as a price was paid, they could recruit Grass Barbarian warriors who were willing to charge and break through the enemy lines for the family. But the problem was that it was easy to recruit men and horses, but arming them and feeding these twenty to thirty thousand Grass Barbarian cavalry was a little difficult for the current Fisablon Family.
In the past, the Snow Salt Merchant Guild of the four northern family alliance had wantonly dumped their goods on the Fisablon Family's territory. The Fisablon Family had made a lot of money just by reselling the goods. They could even use these reselling goods to tightly control the Grass Barbarian tribes that had submitted to the family. They had also taken down the Jinchuan region, which was rich in gold, and incorporated it into the family's territory. They had expanded and built a province, and their name had spread far and wide. That was truly a good period of time.
All of the good situations changed after Duke Fisablon agreed to the four central duchies' request and dispatched troops to destroy the Merlein Duchy. On the surface, the Fisablon Family had obtained a large number of young and strong laborers from the destroyed Merlein Duchy. They had moved two to three hundred thousand immigrants to the family's territory and strengthened the family's strength. At the same time, they had opened up a trade route to the four central duchies. The family didn't lack financial resources, so they had established two new border patrol corps. The powerful military strength and the family's strength caused Duke Fisablon to be filled with ambition as he began to encroach on the regency of the Iberian Kingdom.
"It's your ambition that has blinded your eyes, causing you to be unable to see the road ahead clearly!" This was what an elder of the family reprimanded Duke Fisablon. This elder of the duke was his uncle. The old man was lustful and addicted to alcohol. He was almost a hundred years old, yet he still hadn't gone to see the War God. He had always caused trouble for the Grand Duke, and he even had seven children. He was quite a force in the family. Wario, who was the logistics manager of the third border patrol corps, was this old man's most useless youngest son.
"Because of your carelessness and arrogance, you didn't realize that the four northern families alliance had already raised their guard and vigilance against our family. You should have been more alert after the four northern families alliance destroyed the Madras Duchy. That way, the family's armed forces wouldn't have suffered such heavy losses from the surprise attack of the four northern families alliance!" During the family meeting, this uncle of his made a big fuss after the fact, causing Duke Fisablon to feel embarrassed. He had completely forgotten that this uncle was the firmest supporter of Duke Fisablon's plan to dominate the northeast. At the same time, he was busy arranging his children and grandchildren into good positions that were quite profitable.
"Why didn't you agree to the marriage proposal of that Norton Family Head from the north? Marrying that lass Sylvia to the Grand Duke of the North wouldn't be a disgrace to her. He had already agreed to the first two conditions, allowing our family to gain a great advantage. Why are you still being greedy and forcing him to chase away his concubines and illegitimate children? This forced the alliance of the four great families of the Northern Lands to become the enemy of our clan. Face, how much is face worth? Since when did that lass Sylvia become so noble that she can't even tolerate a few concubines … "
If it wasn't for the fact that he was a level 3 great swordmaster and the backbone of the family's high-end military force, perhaps the family members would have removed Duke Fisablon from his position as the family head. After all, this failure was indeed a little too disastrous for the Fisablon Family. Many of the families in the family had lost one or two relatives, especially those who thought that they could become rich by obtaining a good position. Who would have thought that this position was actually a job that would send them to their deaths? How could there not be complaints?
Even Duke Fisablon encountered such an embarrassing situation in the family, let alone Princess Sylvia's situation. Her father was the eldest son of the Grand Duke. Unfortunately, he died in battle while resisting the Grassland Barbarian Cavalry's plundering of the family's territory. At that time, Sylvia hadn't been born yet. Her mother, who was nearing childbirth, received the bad news and passed away after giving birth to Sylvia. The orphaned Sylvia was entrusted by Duke Fisablon to his lover, Great Swordmaster Sandy, to be raised. She didn't have much contact with the family since she was young.
When Sylvia grew up and revealed her talent in cultivating qi, she received the Grand Duke's attention and stood out among the many younger generations of the family. It just so happened that the second prince of the Christen Empire, Iberia, personally came to the Eastern Wasteland Province to seek Duke Fisablon's hand in marriage in order to obtain support to build a country by himself. Thus, he conveniently conferred Sylvia the title of princess, making her stand out among the younger generations of the family. On top of that, Grand Duke Fisabulon had deliberately made Princess Silvia the family's name brand and had formed a special guard for her. This made her extremely aloof in the family, and she was known as the pearl of the Iberian Kingdom and the most beautiful flower.
Due to her transcendent status and the protection of the Great Swordmaster Sandy, as well as Grand Duke Fisablun's love for her, Sylvia's life became simple and happy. The dark side of the family had never been shown to her. Thus, after Laurist came into contact with her, he realized that she was an innocent girl. In her eyes, the world was filled with sunshine and hope. She was a pure and adorable elf-like girl who deserved to be cared for. However, Laurist wasn't in the mood at that time. He was busy with family affairs and didn't have the time to care about romantic love. However, he didn't expect that it was his indifference and unique way of speaking, as well as his experience of being exiled from his family and losing contact with them due to the flames of war, that left a deep impression on Princess Sylvia.
As the Godmother who had raised Princess Sylvia, Master Swordmaster Sandy was very sensitive to the fact that the little girl had developed feelings for Lollister. She had no interest in Lollister at all. In Master Swordmaster Sandy's eyes, Lollister was a good-for-nothing. His appearance was ordinary, and he was ten years older than Princess Sylvia. His noble rank was low, and he was a coward. Despite having a powerful family background, he only knew how to hide in his family's territory to protect himself. He even practiced the unorthodox, ancient Eastern monk's cultivation method.
Of course, Great Swordmaster Sandy would never admit that she was unwilling to accept her defeat in the duel with Laurist. That cunning brat had used her unfamiliarity with his strange Eastern monk training method to gain the upper hand for a moment. Then, she immediately withdrew her sword and retreated, confirming the fact that she had lost the duel. In reality, that brat no longer had any strength left. He collapsed the moment he left the Grand Duke's Mansion.
However, Great Swordmaster Sandy's objection did not stop Princess Sylvia from having a good impression of Laurist. After a few more diplomatic missions and interactions, the good impression quickly turned into love. Great Swordmaster Sandy hurriedly forced Princess Sylvia to seclude herself for four years, hoping that the little girl's love would become dull and disappear with the passage of time. However, after four years, although Princess Sylvia had advanced from 1-star Gold rank to 2-star Gold rank, that love had turned into a deep longing. When she heard that Grand Duke Fisablun was holding a Knight Tournament to find a husband for her, she hurriedly ran to the Northern Lands and confided in Laurist that he must participate …
What followed were two deep blows and painful memories for Princess Silvia. The first was the heir to the Kingdom of Erilia whom she had raised as a sibling. The King and Queen had been forced to use stimulant drugs to give birth to the unfortunate little prince, who had died. Due to a congenital heart defect, the Queen's indifference and the Grand Duke's heartlessness broke Princess Silvia's heart. Ignoring the Grand Duke's repeated orders, she ran back to her family's territory and held a funeral for the poor little prince that was not attended by many people.
After that, Princess Sylvia ran to the Northern Lands to relax. In the end, Laurist brought her a second piece of bad news. Grand Duke Fisablun had three conditions. He agreed to two of them, but he could not agree to the third. He was not a heartless person, so the Grand Duke rejected the marriage proposal between the Norton Family and the Fisablun Family. Although Sylvia was disappointed, she did not take it to heart. She believed that her grandfather, who doted on her, was most likely worried that she would encounter the problem of jealousy between her wives and concubines if she married into the Norton Family. She believed that if she went back and whined to her grandfather, the Grand Duke would agree to her marriage with Laurist.
That was why Sylvia traveled around the Northern Lands for a few months without worry. That was the happiest period of her life. Laurist accepted her love and accompanied her everywhere she went. He even went out to the sea to Cirvas Island, allowing Sylvia to see the beautiful scenery that was different from the grasslands for the first time. Those were sweet days. If not for the constant reminders from the Great Swordmaster Sandy, Sylvia, who was immersed in love, would have washed herself clean and sent herself to Laurist's bed …
When Sylvia returned to her family's territory, what awaited her was Grand Duke Fisablun's thunderous rage. The Grand Duke even grounded her, forbidding her from taking a single step out of the Crouching Tiger Castle. Sylvia begged her grandfather, who doted on her, to agree to Laurist's marriage proposal. She expressed that she did not care how many concubines Laurist had. However, the Grand Duke coldly replied that it was not her problem. It was Laurist's refusal to agree to the marriage proposal was a huge loss of face for the Fisablun Family. If they married her off just like that, where would the family's face be?
Even in her wildest dreams, Sylvia had never imagined that her loving grandfather would give her such an answer. Was the family's reputation more important than her lifelong happiness? No matter how much she cried or begged, the Grand Duke's answer was, "Yes."
Because of this, Princess Sylvia went on a hunger strike. However, she was still saved by the Great Swordmaster Sandy. This was also the reason why the Great Swordmaster Sandy volunteered to chase after Redi. She hoped to offend the Norton Family and make the two families enemies. Only then would Sylvia give up on marrying Laurist.
After that, the Great Swordmaster Sandy's wish was fulfilled. Although she never returned, she ended up in the Second Prince's prison. However, the Norton Family really did become the enemy of the Fisablen Family. Lollister led the armed forces of the Northern Four Families Alliance and defeated the Fisablen Family's border guards and the reinforcements of the four central duchies. They suffered a crushing defeat.
Sylvia was criticized and criticized by her clansmen. The fact that she refused to marry anyone other than Laurist was known by everyone in the family. Now, it was inevitable that she would be condemned by everyone. However, she did not expect that her grandfather would actually give her to Laurist in order to make peace with the Norton Family …
Marrying Laurist and giving her to Laurist were two different concepts. Marrying Laurist was a marriage between the two families. It was a glorious and glorious marriage. Giving her to Laurist was a gift that treated Sylvia like a slave. She could be beaten or scolded, and her life or death was in his hands …
Sylvia would never have thought that she would end up like this. She remembered the words that her cousin Sissy had scolded her through the wall. "What's so great about you? Don't you just have a Great Swordmaster protecting you? Now that Great Swordmaster has been captured by your lover and sent to the Imperial Capital's prison. Serves you right, you reap what you sow. Didn't you just advance to the Gold rank after a few more years of training? But you're already 27 or 28, and you still can't get married. Stop dreaming, you jinx! "
Her cousin Sissy was six years younger than her. It was said that a family knight from the First Border Ranger Army had become her guest. Her maidservant had even found out that the knight had climbed the wall to enter Sissy's room late at night … Now that the First Border Ranger Army was gone, and her lover's life and death were unknown … Thus, she had turned the spearhead against her …
Sylvia could pretend that she did not hear the curses of her clansmen, but Duke Fisablun's decision to send her to the Norton Family had dealt a heavy blow to her soul. Although it was a diplomatic mission, it was actually a gift, and it was a gift to her. Even though she could be together with Laurist, it was done in the most humiliating way possible. Sylvia's heart was filled with despair and loneliness. Only the hope of reuniting with Laurist kept her from collapsing …
The joy of seeing Laurist and hearing her lover's sweet words finally eased Sylvia's mind. Her body, which had been suffering from insomnia due to anxiety and worry, fell into a deep sleep. When she woke up, her obsession with Laurist made Laurist feel that something was wrong. The pain and despair hidden behind those loving eyes made Laurist's heart ache.
Laurist knew that the method he used to make this pure elf-like girl live with him would determine whether he would regret the decision he made today in the future.
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