"Your Royal Highness, the news of Princess Sylvia burning the gifts sent by Grand Duke Fisablun yesterday and severing her relationship with the Fisablun Family has spread throughout the Bearfury City. The knights, civil officials, and even the nobles of the territories are praising Your Royal Highness for her wise decision. Everyone is cheering for her to become the matriarch of the family …" Fatty Shi, who came to see Lollister the next afternoon, was full of praise for Princess Sylvia's act of burning the gifts yesterday.
Lollister did not know whether to laugh or cry. This person's imagination was really full of all kinds of ideas. Princess Sylvia's act yesterday was done in a fit of pique. When she saw Grand Duke Fisablun send over all the things she had left in the family, she was heartbroken. She was certain that the family had confirmed the act of gifting her to Lollister as a gift. They had swept all her things out of the door and no longer considered her as a member of the Fisablun Family. Otherwise, even though they knew that November was the date of her and Lollister's wedding, not a single member of the family came to attend. This was clearly a sign of severing all ties.
Hence, Princess Sylvia was so heartbroken that she decided to burn all the toys, clothes, and daily necessities that had accompanied her since she was young. Since you don't recognize me, then I won't recognize you either. Since everything was burned clean, there was no need to think about it anymore. In the future, the Fisablun Family would have nothing to do with me.
Lollister had already accompanied Princess Sylvia for an entire night. In this aspect, he realized that this little girl's thoughts were really pure, just like a little girl who had not grown up yet. However, when he thought about the environment that Princess Sylvia grew up in, it was understandable. She grew up under the protection of her godmother, the great swordswoman Sandy. When she grew up, she was even placed on a pedestal. How could she know the sinister nature of a human's heart? Just like this time, when Grand Duke Fisablun sent her old things and the old servants that had served her since she was young, she naively believed that the Fisablun Family had abandoned her. Hence, she burned the things as if to vent her anger.
On the other hand, as Laurist had a dark mind, he thought further ahead. Moreover, he had always been wary of Grand Duke Fisabulon. Therefore, he believed that Grand Duke Fisabulon did not send over the old servants that Princess Sylvia had used since she was a child. On the contrary, Grand Duke Fisabulon was reminding Princess Sylvia not to forget that she was a member of the Fisabulon Family. Sending these old things over was to remind her of the experiences and years she had spent growing up in the family. Otherwise, she would only need to deliver the items and not the people. On one hand, these old servants would allow Princess Sylvia to have trusted and reliable subordinates in her daily life. On the other hand, there would be a guarantee that there would be someone to send a letter back to the family in the future … As for not allowing the members of the Fisablund Family to attend the wedding, it was to avoid arousing suspicion and to prevent Laurist from being alerted.
However, Grand Duke Fisablun would never have expected the usually intelligent Princess Sylvia to be so fragile and naive when it came to emotions. The result was exactly the opposite. At that time, Lollister's stomach hurt from laughing. However, he had to pretend to be sad and share weal and woe to comfort the silly girl. He believed that when Grand Duke Fisablun received the report from Aricardo and Napro's messengers, he would be dumbfounded and deeply regretting his wrong decision. Haha, old man, you never thought that there would be such a misunderstanding. It would be difficult to explain things in the future. When a person had a thorn in their heart, it was easy to pull it out, but very difficult to heal it.
What seemed like a simple matter to Lollister was now being gossiped that Princess Sylvia had righteously burned the gifts sent by Grand Duke Fisablun for the sake of the Norton Family. She had severed her relationship with the Fisablun Family. When this rumor spread, it won a lot of applause. No one was a fool. Everyone could draw a conclusion from the fact that the Monolith Army was still stationed at the border between the Southern Province and the Eastern Barren Province, as well as the Norton Family's reconstruction and expansion of the Hunting Cavalry. Even though they had signed a truce agreement with the Fisablun Family, the Norton Family still viewed the Fisablun Family as an imaginary enemy. They had never relaxed their guard and had even begun to prepare for the upcoming war between the two families that had yet to erupt.
Of course, Lollister did not refute this statement. On the contrary, he was happy to see it happen. However, he summoned Tagger and ordered him to send people to strictly watch over the dozen old servants of the Fisablun Family. He did not allow them to stay in the family's territory and wait for an opportunity. Logically speaking, Princess Sylvia had already rewarded them handsomely. Even if they were removed from the Fisablun Family, they could go somewhere else to live peacefully. Under such circumstances, those who still decided to stay in the Grizzly Bear City or the Northern Lands were people with ulterior motives. Lollister would never allow them to stay in the Northern Lands or the Grizzly Bear City to find an opportunity to meet with Princess Sylvia again. He was afraid that when the time came, the girl would soften and allow them to stay by her side again. That would be like planting a spy in the family.
After sending Tagger away, Lollister collapsed on the sofa in exhaustion. Last night, Sylvia cried and couldn't sleep well, and he couldn't sleep well either. He had to wake up from time to time to visit her. "Sigh, tell me, how many nobles are you meeting today?"
"There's no need. I've already asked the guards to reject everyone who wants to visit Her Highness today. You can rest for the day." Fatty Shi was still very considerate in this regard.
"Very good, thank you." Lollister turned over on the sofa, preparing to find a more comfortable position so that he could have a good sleep. "Then I'll leave the rest to you to handle. By the way, it's the wedding day in seven days. Have you arranged everything? "
"Don't worry, everything is ready. But is Her Highness going to stay here after getting married or go out for a stroll? " Fatty Shi asked.
Although there was no custom of honeymooning after marriage like in Lollister's previous life, the tradition of the nobles was to go out for a stroll after marriage. Usually it was the family's territory, and some would go to places with good scenery for a long or short time. In history, there was once a king who took his wife out for more than three years after getting married. They traveled to almost all the countries on the continent, and when they returned, they already had a child. It was recorded as the longest wedding tour in history.
"Well, we're going to live in the Cherry Blossom Ridge Manor, not in the city." Lollister said, "It's going to be winter soon, and I'm too lazy to go out. I'll just stay in the Cherry Blossom Ridge Manor for the winter. In April or May next year, I'll take Sylvia on a stroll around the family's territory, visit and inspect the various armed corps and local garrisons of the family. Anyway, we don't have any big movements next year. We'll first stabilize the territory and reorganize the family's armed forces. You'll be in charge of all administrative matters. " “
Fatty Shi nodded. "Alright, I know what to do. You can rest now."
The wedding of Lollister and Princess Sylvia cost 1,370,000 gold fords, and was called the most expensive wedding in a hundred years by the nobles. In fact, the wedding cost only a little more than 100,000 gold fords, and the main expense was the gifts. In order to achieve the goal of celebrating the whole territory, every citizen would receive a celebratory gift that included a small silver coin. The men received a pound of meat and a pound of ale, and the women received a set of exquisite tableware or daily necessities. The soldiers who served in the family's armed forces received wine, meat, and a large silver coin as a reward.
Just this gift alone cost nearly 800,000 gold fords. Manager Spear wasn't stingy this time. Firstly, the Gold Ridge Gold Mine was officially in operation, and next year it was estimated that the family's income would increase by two million. Secondly, they had signed a truce agreement with the Fisablon Family and sold a large amount of goods, making the family a windfall. Thus, they were full of confidence.
Lollister said that the family had been busy fighting the Duchy of Madras and the Kingdom of Iberia for the past three years, which had affected the trade of the production factories in the family's territory. The warehouses were full of goods that couldn't be sold, and the economy was in a bit of a slump. Sending out all these goods as gifts would not only clear the warehouses so that the production factories could start producing again next year, but it would also help the citizens who received the gifts get used to using these exquisite daily necessities that were expensive to them, so they could spend the money in the future instead of burying it in the ground.
Manager Spear thought that what Lollister said made sense. Just like the wine and meat given to the citizens this time, the family had used their armed forces to exchange for nearly a million cattle and sheep from the Fisablon Family a few years ago, turning the western part of the Northern Territory into a pasture. She had thought that with more than a million citizens, there would be a huge demand for beef and mutton. However, she didn't expect that apart from purchasing a large portion of the family's armed forces, the citizens were very frugal with their food. They only bought a little beef and mutton every month to try it out. People who were used to living a hard life were like this. They liked to save money for a rainy day. Then the cattle and sheep in the western pasture multiplied quickly, and the pasture was running out. They could only kill a batch of them every year and make bacon for convenient storage.
Using the wedding as an opportunity to distribute gifts to every citizen, the Norton family conducted a very detailed census of the citizens in the Northern Territory, reducing the error of the number of citizens to within two digits. The results of the census found that the number of citizens in the Northern Territory had reached 1.67 million, returning to the total population of the Northern Territory during the heyday of the Christen Empire. This was an amazing number. Although most of the citizens now were immigrants, it was still possible to calculate how much damage the seven years of the empire's civil war and the chaos between the nobles in the Northern Territory during Duke Lujins' time had brought to the Northern Territory.
There was nothing much to say about the process of the wedding. It was nothing more than the city being decorated with lanterns and colored banners. Although there weren't many official citizens in the Raging Bear City, the entire Northern Territory was packed with people who were qualified to attend the ceremony. First, Laurist and Princess Silvia rode a luxurious carriage around the city. Then, a large-scale buffet banquet and ball was held in the central castle to entertain all the nobles and their families. At night, the silver moon rose high in the sky. Laurist and Princess Silvia appeared on a makeshift stage, bathed in the silver moonlight. Under the witness of all the noble guests, they swore to the silver moon in the sky that they would love each other and be of one heart and one mind. They exchanged rings. Finally, a bishop from the Temple of the War God announced that they were legally married under the witness of the God of War and the Goddess of the Silver Moon …
This was the most traditional way for a noble's wedding in the Galinthea Continent. In any case, it left Laurist with the feeling that it was the same as the weddings in his previous life. It was all routine, and the bride and groom were at the mercy of others. In his previous life, after Laurist retired from the army and returned home, he took over his father's small handicraft factory. He put in a lot of effort to revive the factory. When the factory's situation improved, he realized that he was already over thirty. Thus, various relatives, aunts, and the like took turns to introduce him to a partner. At most, he would go on eight blind dates a month.
At first, he was full of hope, hoping to find a partner who shared the same ideals. However, he soon grew tired. Girls living at the turn of the century were very practical. When they went on blind dates, they were most concerned about cars, houses, and savings. In the end, he didn't care anymore. He wasn't picky when he went on blind dates with his future wife. After two months of dating, they moved in together, and they got married when her belly grew bigger. Married life could only be said to be dull. The couple didn't have much in common. It didn't matter that his wife wasn't a virgin. After all, there weren't many people with good looks who were able to get a bachelor's degree in university. Laurist didn't ask for much, and he accepted it.
The problem was that his and his wife's views were always opposite. Although he didn't have a high degree, he had served as a soldier at the border and made meritorious contributions. However, this period of time that he was proud of became something that only a fool would do in the eyes of his wife. She thought that he had wasted his youth and best years. If he didn't become a soldier and studied seriously, he might have developed his family's small factory into a large company. He could have sold shares and earned a lot of money, and then emigrated abroad.
That argument happened in front of a comrade who came to visit him. Unable to restrain his anger, he hit a woman for the first time. He gave his wife a vicious slap, and then they had a cold war for more than half a year. Neither of them said a word. If it weren't for the fact that they couldn't bear to part with their daughter and didn't want their child to be hurt, they would have divorced long ago. The result of the couple sleeping in separate beds was that he took his newly hired secretary to bed with him. After all, his newly married secretary, who was ten years younger than him, was very open-minded. She didn't mind helping him solve his man's problems. Moreover, she didn't have a good relationship with her husband …
All the memories of his previous life gradually faded from Laurist's mind. Now that he had integrated into this new world called Galinthea, he sometimes felt that everything in his previous life was just a dream. It was as if he didn't personally experience it. He was the head of the Norton Family, the Grand Duke of the North, and the Duke of the Andinac Kingdom. He had hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers under his command. With a single command, they were invincible. Now, he had such a beautiful, elf-like girl as his wife. Just as the netizens in his previous life had said, he was at the peak of his life at this moment …
After the wedding ceremony, Princess Sylvia held Laurist's arm as they strolled through the noisy celebration hall. They received congratulations and blessings from the Norton Family's knights, civil officials, and noble guests. Her beautiful face was brimming with happiness, making her look even more gorgeous and radiant.
When the clock struck midnight, Laurist accompanied Princess Sylvia back to their bridal chamber. Compared to Laurist, who was impatient with dealing with the nobles, Princess Sylvia was nervous. This was the most important night of her life. She was going to give her most precious innocence to the person she loved the most.
After returning to the bridal chamber, Princess Sylvia started to look for things to do to hide her excitement, anxiety, and fear. She cooked Lollister's food, wiped the table, and made the bed. After being busy for a long time, she realized that she had nothing to do. She then called two maids to bring her hot water for a bath. During the bath, she was afraid that Laurist would come in, but at the same time, she hoped that Laurist would come in. Her emotions were extremely conflicted …
Laurist didn't think as much as Princess Sylvia. The meat was already in his mouth, so how could he let it go? Impossible. So he let Princess Sylvia do as she pleased. In addition, he felt very tired. Mentally tired. Dealing with the nobles during this period of time was very tiring. It was as if he was wearing a mask, saying insincere words with a fake smile, and pretending to be listening attentively. This made people feel as if they were bathing in the spring breeze to show that they valued him. It was too difficult and mentally tiring. There were times when Laurist felt that it would be easier to deal with ten third-level swordsmen than dealing with these nobles.
Laurist felt his scalp tingle when he thought about how he would have to deal with these nobles in the future. Nothing was easy, and the nobles were the same. This was not an easy job. He could clearly express himself in two or three sentences, but these nobles had to beat around the bush for a long time before tactfully saying something. Laurist shook his head self-deprecatingly. Now that he had a higher status, others would be careful with their words, afraid that they would anger him if they didn't express themselves well. Why bother? It wasn't easy for everyone. I'm so tired. I'll go lie down on the bed for a while …
Therefore, when Princess Sylvia came out of the shower with disappointment, all she saw was Loriste snoring away on the bed … Princess Sylvia was instantly enraged. Bastard, this is the most important night of my life, and you're just going to sleep like this?
Princess Sylvia could not care less about the bath towel covering her body. She threw herself onto the bed and revealed her pearly white teeth. She bit down on Lollister's shoulder fiercely …
Roar …
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