Veronica did not quite understand what he meant.
Lord? Princess?
She did not quite understand the former term. She could roughly understand it as a monarch or a leader. But Veronica could understand what it meant. It meant the leader or leader of a force.
As for the latter, she could fully understand the meaning of it. But she did not know what Laing was referring to.
The Chancellor was interested.
In fact, for Veronica, the warmest and most memorable time was the time when the little warrior and the little witch went on an adventure together. They went back to the broken castle to celebrate the New Year together.
At that time, she only had him, and he only had her.
As if he knew what Veronica was thinking about, Laing could not help but recall the past. He smiled and said, "You still don't understand?"
"I understand the first part of your sentence." Veronica took out a bottle of golden cider and a goblet. She then shook her head and said, "I don't think I'm your princess. But as you said, I'm your lord now."
"You're my princess. You're my princess and my only princess. Veronica, you're my first woman." Clayon closed his eyes and gently leaned on the soft sofa. "It can be said that I've helped you a lot in this process. However, without your own efforts, you wouldn't have been able to do it. You've also performed outstandingly in several dangerous situations, including several expeditions. This is worthy of recognition. It also proves that there's nothing wrong with your eyesight, and there's nothing wrong with my eyesight."
"We're still partners. Still the best of partners?" This might be the proudest thing in Veronica's life. After being affirmed by Laing, she could not help but smile. But then she realized something.
"You mean, in the process, our relationship has changed?"
Laing nodded solemnly. Knight King picked up the iced cocoa and looked out of the window. "Do you remember how we first got along? We went on missions together, adventured together in Nord, until I went to Marlin Castle to hunt down Berthe. You came too, and then you came to Brittany to find me. That period can be categorized as the first phase. You should have felt that during that period, you were a completely independent individual. I couldn't stop you at all what you wanted to do and what you didn't want to do, right? What do you mean that we actually do things through discussion, and that your opinion is often the dominant one? "
Veronica thought about it for a moment and realized that it was true. So, Gallan nodded.
Back then, their relationship was completely controlled by Veronica. After Laing ascended to Legendary, she wrapped herself in a ribbon and gave herself to Laing to have a taste. If Laing made her angry, she could just leave....
Even after the incident in Marlin Castle, when Veronica wanted to leave, Laing couldn't stop her even though he was reluctant.
"The second phase was when your wizard tower was built, and before Garland was destroyed." Laing nodded and let out a long sigh. "During that period, the way we get along has changed. After you came to find me in Baldro, although we didn't talk about it, in fact, our relationship has changed from you being the dominant one to discussing and forming an alliance. And with the official construction of your Dawn Wizard Tower, our relationship has entered the second phase. In this phase, you still have a strong influence on me and a certain degree of freedom. However, with the appearance of Suria, Teresa, Olica and Morgiana, you're no longer the only one. Many times, you're even no match for them in terms of strength."
"The second phase can be summarized as: you still have autonomy, but you've started to be bound to me. You can still do things on your own, but you can't just walk away, and you can't ignore my opinion." Laing smiled and said, "As for the third phase, it started when I appointed you as the president and asked you to rebuild the sorceress's assembly." Veronica understood everything.
Veronica completely understood. The female speaker was stunned for a few seconds and suddenly felt very indignant. She clenched her teeth and clenched her fists so hard that they turned white. Her chest trembled up and down, and she said word by word, "From then on, I have completely become your vassal. I no longer have freedom. I have become a canary in your cage. I have become a personal item branded with Ryan Macado's special spiritual tattoo on my lower abdomen?! Can I understand it this way? Although I've changed from a little witch to the leader of the president, I've also changed from your lord to your princess? "
"That's right." Laing nodded slowly. There was a rare hint of sadness in his eyes. In the past, the little witch Veronica was a very independent, confident, and high-spirited beautiful girl. She would often scold Laing if he didn't cooperate with her. Even after they returned to the hotel, she wouldn't let him go. Laing could only coax her.
Although the current Veronica was mature, beautiful, and intelligent, she lacked the vigor and courage of the past. She had to shoulder the entire council. This was a supreme honor, but it was also a burden that she couldn't get rid of. Knight King was silent for a few seconds. Then he slowly said, "But this is your choice."
Everyone had to grow. Everyone had to grow.
Veronica nodded slowly. Her eyes were a little moist. The Garland Council was destroyed. Margarita had handed the burden of reviving it to her. If she wanted to rebuild the Garland Council, she had to rely on the Knight King, Laing, who had already grown into a towering tree.
Just as Laing said, the moment she chose to rely on Laing's strength to rebuild the council, she had inevitably entered the third stage. She had completely lost her autonomy and became a subordinate.
Now that she thought about it, perhaps Aurora's point of view was reasonable. Compared to the young Teresa and Veronica, Aurora was much more mature and experienced. Aurora could see more clearly that Laing was a wolf that ate people without spitting out the bones.
In every sense.
"You have your own interests, my dear, and so do I. From a general point of view, our general direction is the same, but from an internal point of view, it's not the same." Clayon shook his head. "As you become a complete vassal, your sense of existence and status will inevitably decline."
"But no matter what, you're my first woman. I dote on you, and I can basically satisfy all your requests. If you don't want to do something, I won't force you. I even asked Vulcan for a Divine Artifact Ring for you. I even brought you with me to the Eight Peaks Mountain expedition and Motekin's invasion. Also, look at Olica. She dares to bully Sylvia all day long, and she dares to kidnap Aurora and Teresa to the duke's castle from time to time to experiment on her new medicine and mind control magic. But have you seen her do anything to you?" Laing spread out his hands. Knight King slowly said, "Just like how I came to you personally despite knowing that I could send the king's order for you to bring people here."
Veronica pursed her lips so that the tears in her eyes wouldn't flow down.
The female speaker knew that she didn't choose the wrong person. Laing was willing to explain things so clearly, and he still respected him after he grasped everything. It was already very impressive for this man who was very likely to be the most powerful man in the old world. "You're here to communicate with me?"
"To avoid misunderstandings in the future."
"Then why don't you communicate with Teresa, Aurora, or Morgiana like this?"
"Teresa is satisfied with her current life. Olica and I have already worked together to solve Aurora's problem. As for Morgiana, she's particularly simple. She'll be fine as long as she's fed and raised high." Laing shook his head slightly. "As for Olica … Olica is more ambitious than you, and because of that, she's the least likely to betray me. She's already made a deal with my father."
Veronica wanted to ask more, but she was afraid of touching on knowledge that she couldn't touch. Who was Laing's biological father? He didn't even give Veronica the right to talk to him.
So the female speaker asked the question that she had always been most concerned about and puzzled about. "You haven't answered my question. Why do you like Suria the most? Why is it that she didn't do much for you, and you didn't have much experience with each other, and your relationship wasn't deep enough, but since you got married, you like her the most? Not only you, but even your demigod brothers and your god father also like Suria the most? "
"Because Suria … has the purest feelings for me." Laing was silent for a few seconds, and finally said, "Compared to everyone else."
"Are you f * cking kidding me? It's a political marriage. You just want to get the identity of the family of the first twelve Knights of the Holy Grail, and she just wants to get all kinds of reform dividends from you and bet on you. " Veronica couldn't help but almost spit out. The female speaker looked at him as if he were joking. "You both take what you need."
"That's the deal between the new rising power of Laing Macado and the Duke Winford family represented by François." Laing said coldly, "This deal can be realized through my marriage with Suria, but it has nothing to do with Suria herself."
"Yes!" Veronica's laughter stopped abruptly.
"If you throw away this deal and only leave my marriage with Suria, you can see one thing." Laing continued. The Knight King closed his eyes. "You will find that Suria is the only woman in my backyard who has never asked for anything from me, never tried to use me to get anything, never tried to use my power to seek benefits for herself, and even constantly helped me with her influence and talent."
Veronica closed her mouth.
"I know very well that everyone in my backyard … is too weak, except for Sylvia, who was a gift when I married Suria. Whether it's Teresa, Morgiana, Emilia, Olica, or even the lady, although they are all very good to me and have brought me a lot of help, there is no doubt that they all want something in return. Even for Sylvia, I helped her find her exiled father." Laing opened his eyes again. The Knight King said meaningfully, "But only Suria is different."
"When Suria married me, she only had two manors of marquises and fiefs. Now she is the queen of the Knight King, and my father personally conferred her the title of princess. Do you know how many manors and fiefs she has now?"
Veronica was not sure. The female speaker asked tentatively, "Ten?"
Veronica now had seven manors as her private fiefs.
"Still two." Laing shook his head, "Ever since she married me, Suria has never asked for or taken the initiative to increase her fiefs with any excuse or reason. She has never had any private money of her own. The only time she hinted at it was because I bought you and Teresa luxurious carriages respectively, but forgot to buy one for my queen. So she hinted at me in a subtle way to be fair, and this was more to protect you all. Otherwise, the knights and nobles would have already made things difficult for me."
"…" Veronica was at a loss for words.
"I'm a very confident person, my dear." Laing continued, "I'm very confident in my strength, and I'm very confident in my future. I'm also very confident in my ability to repay your kindness and your sacrifice. So in the beginning, you have indeed done a lot for me. But in my opinion, this can be repaid through various means. So I will be grateful to you, and I will accept it calmly and remember it in my heart."
"No wonder Teresa once complained to me that she and her mother were very good to you. She even came here to look for you, but in the end, you didn't feel touched." Veronica completely understood, "So even if the Lady of the Lake helped you to this extent, and the entire country spent countless efforts to send you, you only saw her in a slightly different light."
"Yes," Laing sighed, "but only Suria, only her."
"She didn't ask for anything from me. She gave me a lot, but she didn't ask for anything from me. She was born in a prominent family, and she was the first daughter of a top noble family. She had excellent talent and rich knowledge. Even if she didn't marry me, she could live a good life." Laing continued, "I know what each of you want, but only Suria. I didn't understand what she wanted at all. On the one hand, she already had everything. On the other hand, she had always given me without asking for anything in return. As my wife, she didn't even think about monopolizing me. She even offered to share me with the other ladies."
"This is rare. She gave me the purest feelings. She only likes me, Laing Macado."
"But she has already received the highest level of reward!" Veronica couldn't help but emphasize.
"That's not what Suria wanted." Laing smiled, "So she was unanimously approved by my father and brothers. Before Suria knew them and my identity, her behavior had been seen by my father and brothers. She was approved not because she was noble and talented, not because she was Laing's legal wife, my wife, but because she never wanted anything from me."
"And because she didn't want anything, she was able to receive the highest level of reward from my father and brothers."
"As for me, it was many years after my marriage that I figured out what my wife, Queen Suria, wanted."
"Not only does she want my body, she also wants my heart!"
"Therefore, when my father came here and specially took the time to guide and teach her swordsmanship, she took the initiative to break the existing rules for the first and only time. Relying on this and the series of events that followed, she completely shattered my psychological defenses."
Veronica's eyes narrowed, and an answer came to her. The female president jumped out like a female leopard and sat on Laing's body. She reached out her hands to pinch his face and said sternly, "Was it that trip to Ossouin? Since you came back, your attitude toward Suria has changed completely! "
"Yes, that's why I named this incident 'The Great Dating Battle'."
"What happened between the two of you?! I want to know, I want to know, tell me now! I object! "
"Guess!"
"Riddle Man, get out of Gotham City!"
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