Chapter 864 The emotional value aspect will directly attract you
Lu Xingshi came to the royal capital again, still alone.
The housekeeper tried to give Lu Xingshi some aristocratic dignity, but was severely rejected by Lu Xingshi. In the end, he still failed to convince Lu Xingshi.
This time when I came to the royal capital, the entire royal capital was a lot depressed. It wasn't because of what happened, but because it was just like this in winter.
The enthusiastic development of the Black Soil Territory is contrary to common sense.
With the experience from the last time, Lu Xingshi went directly to the palace to see the king.
The king received him warmly.
Lu Xingshi was one of the first nobles to come, which made the king very happy.
This is loyalty, even coming in advance.
It's not that Lu Xingshi wanted to advance, but that after he became stronger, he moved faster.
Even though the weight on his body was extremely heavy, it was almost as if nothing existed on Lu Xingshi's body today.
"Earl Langton, you came in such a hurry, why didn't you even bring your servants?" the king asked.
He also discovered this problem, so he gently reminded Lu Xingshi that you are no longer the wandering knight before, but a noble lord of the kingdom, and you still have to have the dignity you should have.
However, he also appreciated Lu Xingshi's behavior. In the king's view, this was Lu Xingshi's expression of loyalty to him, saying that in front of the king, I will always be a knight, not a noble.
Of course, this was because he was overthinking it. Lu Xingshi simply didn't want to be a burden.
You must know that the entire kingdom is now in a situation of ice and snow. It is so easy for Lu Xingshi to come here alone. It is too troublesome to bring a group of slaves and guards.
Lu Xingshi couldn't sit in a carriage or ride a horse. The servants and guards certainly didn't dare to ride horses, so they could only follow Lu Xingshi on foot.
"They need to open up a new territory for the kingdom and cannot leave the territory." Lu Xingshi said calmly.
This made the king stunned, and then said: "I know your loyalty, Earl Langton, but it is winter now, and the people of the territory had better take a rest, otherwise no one in the territory will be willing to sow seeds for you next spring."
The king was a little behind on news about the Black Earth Territory due to winter, so he was severely shocked when he heard Lu Xingshi's words.
He thought that after Lu Xingshi became a noble from a wandering knight, he would be more considerate of his subjects, but he did not expect that he would be squeezed even more harshly.
Only those lords who didn't care about the life and death of their subjects would force their subjects to work in winter, and they would do the hard work of pioneering.
There is no rebellion in the Black Earth Territory now. In the king's opinion, it is all because Lu Xingshi is a great knight.
So he had to give a word of advice.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, the subjects are very happy." Lu Xingshi told the truth. The benefits he provided were very good, and a series of measures such as warmth and food were also complete.
It is much better to go out and work for Lu Xingshi than to stay at home.
He stayed at home and ate his own food, so he used his own charcoal even if he didn't have a meal.
However, working for Lu Xingshi, while there were many people, food, charcoal, and wages were also provided, and the workload was much easier than before.
However, when the king heard Lu Xingshi's answer, he couldn't help but twitch his eyes. He had to say that this newly promoted earl and knight of the kingdom was indeed very suitable to be a noble.
This kind of cruelty is indeed unusual.
However, he did not continue to persuade and changed the topic.
"There are still a few days before the winter hunt. Why don't Earl Langton give some advice on the princess's knight training?" The king planned to let Lu Xingshi get in touch with the princess to pave the way for her to ascend to the throne in the future.
It is naturally best to have such a person as protection.
Lu Xingshi was naturally unwilling to do this job, so he refused directly.
"I'm sorry, Your Majesty the King, I came here in the snow and wind, and I'm very tired."
"I want to have a good rest for a few days to prepare for the upcoming winter hunt!" Lu Xingshi gave a very legitimate reason.
He was tired and wanted to rest.
The king must not force it. Lu Xingshi made it so clear. If this continues, it will definitely cause resentment.
Just give up.
After all, he still wants to focus on winning over Lu Xingshi.
"By the way, Your Majesty, where is the Frost Giant statue that I presented to Your Majesty?" Lu Xingshi asked.
This thing is so big, it must be displayed outside for show, why didn't I see it?
When the king heard this, he did not hide it. "The princess said she liked it, so I gave it to her."
When Lu Xingshi heard the other party's answer, he felt a little confused. What development is this?
According to the corresponding information, the princess seems to be just a little white flower in the greenhouse, and she doesn't know anything.
Why do you suddenly ask the king for this thing?
It’s not that there’s something wrong with asking for something, it’s that there’s something wrong with what you’re asking for.
Why would the other party want the bones of the Frost Giant if they have nothing to do?
This made Lu Xingshi feel that staying away from the other party was the right choice.
"I see, it is an honor for it to be valued by the princess." Lu Xingshi would not say anything, only positive words.
After another exchange, the king asked someone to arrange a place for Lu Xingshi to live.
Lu Xingshi came alone and had to make other arrangements. Unlike other nobles who came to participate in the winter hunting, all of them were eager to bring their families with them.
From slaves to female companions to lovers, it can be said that you can bring as many people as you can. There was no need to worry that the territory would be invaded. They came at the invitation of the king, and no nobles dared to take this opportunity to attack their territory.
This affects not their authority, but the face of the royal family.
"The temperature is not right..." Lu Xingshi used perception and compared many data in the palace, and he discovered that a certain palace in the palace seemed to be cooling.
This makes the normal temperature of the palace much lower than outside the palace.
As for why no one noticed it, it was naturally because of the heating in the palace.
It is estimated that only those slaves can feel it. The others basically either have thick winter clothes, or the heating in the palace is not exposed to the cold at all.
Lu Xingshi initially suspected that it was the queen.
However, it is said that the queen recently suffered from a serious illness, so she rarely appears in public.
There is a high probability that it is just an excuse. The greater possibility is that the queen was imprisoned by the king. The reason why she announced her illness may be to pave the way for her sudden death.
Otherwise, killing her directly would be morally defective, and it would be very appropriate to let her 'die of a sudden illness'.
Anyway, the last queen also died like this.
It can be seen from this that the king must know the queen's situation, and there must be some shady transactions between the two.
"Earl Langton, the king asked me to deliver food to you." A servant's voice came from outside the door.
It's really time to have dinner at this point. Since the other party wants to win over you, he must do the right thing in his behavior, instead of just giving him a picture without any reality.
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"Have you not finished the last portion of the blood honey potion?" The king's voice was cold.
"It will take a while, don't be anxious." The queen calmed her expression, her tone charming.
However, the king ignored the so-called flattery.
He is already a king. He has never seen any beauty. How could he be deceived by this?
Beauty is nothing compared to lifespan.
"How long?" The king couldn't wait to execute her.
In recent times, the queen's hands have been stretched out longer and longer, and even the commander of the Praetorian Guard has become her advocate.
If he hadn't discovered it in time, the coup might have happened long ago, and he would have had his head cut off in his sleep.
"One month." The queen noticed the king's impatience and immediately gave an accurate time.
When the king heard this, he finally felt a little calmer.
He could accept it in a month, probably after the winter hunting.
In fact, he also knew that it was not easy to successfully refine the blood honey potion that could increase life span, but his tolerance for the queen had reached its limit.
"Okay, I'll come back in a month." The king didn't really want to see the queen, especially after she became a dark wizard.
Although she looked like a charming beauty on the outside, he had seen how ugly things were underneath her skin.
The former commander of the Imperial Guard was deceived by the queen's skin. If he really let the other party know what the real queen looked like, he would probably be scared to death.
"Don't go out during this month. If you have any requests, please let me know. I will try my best to satisfy you."
"If there are any more small tricks, I don't have to take the last portion of the blood honey potion." The king's tone was full of warning.
The queen didn't care about the king's attitude at all and just chuckled: "I have been imprisoned here by you, so how can I do something small?"
"You are suspicious and don't trust me, but you say it's all my fault."
Her expression was resentful and sad. If the king hadn't known her true face, an uninformed person would definitely be deceived.
"Humph." The king snorted coldly and left without continuing to say anything to the queen.
After the people left, the queen stopped her disguise and looked at a strange mirror hanging on the wall.
"Mirror Mirror, tell me who is the person in the entire royal capital who can help me get out of this predicament." Her voice was sharp and harsh, completely lacking the sweetness it had just now.
At the same time, there were a large number of pustules under the skin, which looked very disgusting.
The appearance of a dark wizard is always accompanied by changes of a negative nature.
As she asked, distortion appeared on the mirror, and a vague figure gradually emerged, but it collapsed before it was fully formed.
She could only roughly see a certain piece of armor, which puzzled her.
Is this possible or impossible?
"It seems that the magic mirror's recovery is still relatively limited, and we can only follow the original plan..." The queen looked at the magic mirror that had returned to calm.
She didn't want to rely on others, she just wanted to find another way, but it turned out that this way still failed.
"Mirror, Mirror, who is the most beautiful woman in the world?" the queen said softly.
The magic mirror showed no reaction, but the queen knew that the most beautiful person would definitely not be her, and this was not what she wanted to ask.
It is a sentence outlined with gorgeous lines on the body of the magic mirror.
(End of chapter)