Chapter 296 No (1)
Nancy sat in front of the dressing table, caressed her belly, and sighed quietly.
She has been married to Raven for three years, but her stomach has not responded yet. Considering the frequency of her and Raven's marital life, this situation seems extremely abnormal.
In fact, as early as two years ago, Nancy began to try various ways to solve this problem, including but not limited to potions, spells, meals, etc., but there was still no improvement.
Once, she even shamelessly took Raven with her to find Bucky, and they each took blood to check whether there was anything wrong with their bodies.
The conclusion is comforting, but also more confusing.
There was nothing wrong with either of them.
In this day and age, if you are delayed in giving birth to a child, you will inevitably have someone poke your spine.
Of course, Nancy has long since learned not to care about other people's opinions, otherwise she would not have the title "Fire Rose".
But as Raven's wife, the delay in giving birth to an heir was a problem she couldn't get over.
So today, she found Bucky again.
In this era, alchemists were equivalent to general practitioners, and they were general practitioners who specialized in serving wealthy merchants and nobles.
Bucky has lived in Men'en City for decades and has served many wealthy businessmen and powerful people, including the part that gave birth to heirs.
Bucky tactfully suggested that both Nancy and Raven were in good health, and the Griffith family had never had difficulty in giving birth.
So there are no children so far, it is probably because Nancy, or to be precise, the women in the Fox family have a special physique.
This sentence reminded Nancy, and she suddenly thought that she had an aunt who also married young and did not give birth to her first child until she was 33 years old.
But because that aunt married too early, Nancy didn't know her very well, and she couldn't even remember which family she married into.
That's why I wanted to ask Gul'dan if it was really difficult for women in the Fox family to get pregnant. If so, was there any solution?
There was a knock on the door, and after receiving permission, Jenny walked in.
Nancy immediately asked: "Where is Gul'dan? Is he here?"
"...No, madam." Jenny whispered: "I have been to Master Guldan's house, but I saw no one, and the furniture was already covered in dust."
"I also asked the neighbors around, and they said they haven't seen him since last spring."
Nancy frowned: "You mean... Gul'dan is missing?"
"Yes, madam." Jenny said, "But you don't have to worry too much, maybe the young master has his own ideas."
"No, he won't leave so easily..." Nancy shook her head.
She knew her brother's character.
Even if Gul'dan knew that his existence would bring a lot of trouble to the Griffith family, as long as Nancy or Raven didn't explicitly banish the guests, it was impossible for him to give up this stable life.
Thinking of this, Nancy asked: "Where is Raven now?"
"At this time, the master should be in the study..."
Before Jenny could finish speaking, Nancy stood up, held up her skirt and hurried to the study.
Jenny quickly followed behind.
Nancy walked very quickly, pushed open the study door and rushed in.
Although she didn’t know why the young lady was so anxious, Jenny instinctively felt that it was better not to disturb them, so she stood silently by the door.
In the room, Raven was working on a document when he saw Nancy coming over and said with a smile: "What's wrong with you, you're so angry?"
Nancy did not answer Raven's question, but said: "I just asked Jenny to find Gul'dan and found that he has been missing for almost a year. Where has he gone?"
Raven was not surprised by Nancy's question. He spread his hands and said, "It's hard to say. After all, he is an adult. He is free to go wherever he wants. Maybe he feels that the life of a farmer is too hard after all. Go to other relatives.”
Frowning her brows slightly, Nancy stared into Raven's eyes. She was not satisfied with the answer.
The Fox family has always had more boys than girls. After the fall of Fox Castle, the only person who could be called a relative was their aunt who married to another province.
Even if Gul'dan wanted to leave, he would definitely ask for sufficient travel expenses, not just two gold coins.
"Raven, I am asking you a question seriously." Nancy crossed her arms on her chest: "Gul'dan is my brother after all, and I have the right to know his whereabouts."
"But I'm not his nanny." Raven sighed helplessly: "Besides, he is a third-level extraordinary and wants to leave, who can stop him?"
"Then why did he leave?"
"How could I possibly know this?"
Speaking of this, Nancy suddenly remembered that last spring, news of the empire's collapse came; it was also at that time that Gul'dan disappeared.
An unknown feeling came to my mind, and I blurted out:
"You killed Gul'dan?!"
When Nancy entered the door in a hurry, the door was not closed tightly, and the sound came from the gap, which made Jenny shiver.
But she couldn't move away, her features were twisted together, and her fingers clenched the hem of her skirt.
Jenny could hear the sadness in Nancy’s words, which made Jenny feel distressed.
On the other hand, Jenny hated Gul'dan again.
Gul'dan has never fulfilled his duties as an older brother and has always treated Nancy with a cold shoulder. Now the lady has finally lived a comfortable life and married the man she loves, but she still has to quarrel with her lover because of him.
Raven felt a little surprised at first, and then felt a little relieved.
This moment has come.
He had long known that with Nancy's intelligence, Gul'dan's death could not be hidden from her.
Since Gul'dan's death, Raven has been thinking about how to face Nancy. He doesn't want to deceive her on such a major issue, but he can't tell the truth.
He must keep the truth hidden.
"I killed him? I really should have killed him a long time ago!"
Taking a deep breath, Raven made an angry gesture, opened the drawer, and threw a letter in front of Nancy: "Look, what good things has your good brother done!"
Nancy picked up the envelope. The wax paint had been cut away.
She took out the letter and her face became paler as her gaze went downwards.
Although the signature was a pseudonym, Nancy recognized it as Gul'dan's handwriting at a glance.
He has a writing habit of writing o's in weird shapes and tracing them at least twice. Even if others try to imitate them, they can't imitate that natural and chaotic state.
This letter was probably written shortly after Gul'dan arrived in Eagle City, and was addressed to Nancy's aunt whom she had never met.
The letter was preceded and followed by long and boring greetings belonging to the nobility.
The only valid information is the middle part.
The above mentioned the dilemma that women in the Fox family have historically had trouble getting pregnant, and Gul'dan specifically asked if there was any solution to help Nancy consolidate her position in Eagle City.
If it's just these contents, it's nothing.
But the problem is that this is a secret letter.
It may seem ordinary, but if you read it in a specific way and at regular intervals, another kind of content will emerge. But now, these words have been circled with a thin blue pen. If you read them again, the content will be completely different.
Gul'dan hoped that his aunt would tell him as soon as possible how women in the Fox family could get pregnant quickly.
He planned to lurk in Raven's territory, showing no ambition.
After Nancy gave birth to Raven's heir, he set out to kill Raven, making Nancy the apparent master of Eagle City.
Gul'dan himself will secretly control the entire Raven's territory. When the time comes, he will join forces with his aunt to regain the title belonging to the Fox family!
If successful, Gul'dan would give Revan's territory to the aunt's youngest son.
Nancy felt a little dizzy, and all kinds of emotions rushed into her heart, making her heart beat faster and her fingers numb.
With a clatter, the letter fell to the ground.
Only by supporting her body on the desk could Nancy suppress her trembling hands.
She didn't expect that Gul'dan, whom she and his wife had kindly taken in, had such evil intentions, which made her feel the sting of betrayal.
And Raven, who really made the decision and took in Gul'dan, would probably be even more like this.
Raven waved his hands, his tone full of anger and dissatisfaction: "Have you seen what this damn Gul'dan has done and what he wants to do?"
"I received this letter two years ago."
"If I wanted to kill him, I could have done it long ago!"
"But why didn't I touch him? Why did I let him move in my territory? Is it because I like others to plot against me, and I like others to regard my kindness as stupidity!?"
The roar spread through the portal into the corridor, causing Denise and Vesdon to stop in their tracks as they originally wanted to discuss matters with Raven.
The door was ajar, making it difficult to see what was going on inside. Vesdon didn't know the cause and effect, but he instinctively felt a little uneasy.
In Vesdon's impression, Raven had always shown his emotions and anger, and this was the first time that he had seen Raven be so out of sorts.
Denise sighed silently.
Nancy's voice suddenly came from the crack in the door.
"Raven, I... don't want to doubt you, nor am I forcing you."
"I am your wife, I bear the name of Griffith, I belong to you!"
"Indeed, Gul'dan is scum, a scum, and an ungrateful bastard."
"But I am from the Fox family after all, and I share the same blood as Gul'dan!"
"How am I going to face a husband whose hands are stained with the blood of my family?"
"Raven, I am also a living person, and I also have a soul!"
"I have to ask, I can only ask, otherwise, do you want me to live with doubts about my lover for the rest of my life?"
There was silence in the room.
Raven felt his heart being grasped by something. At this moment, he finally knew how deep Nancy's love for him was, and he also felt the weight.
She almost cut open her chest and placed a heart in front of her.
Nancy's lips trembled slightly: "Did you kill Gul'dan?"
Getting up from the desk, Raven walked up to Nancy, held her shoulders with both hands, and stared into her eyes:
"No"
Nancy felt relieved, her expression changed several times, she buried her head in Raven's chest and hugged him hard.
a long time.
Under Raven's soft gaze, Nancy raised her head: "...What are you thinking about?"
"I'm thinking, luckily we talked things out this time." Lei Wen said, "Otherwise, we might have quarreled about this matter ten thousand times in the rest of our lives."
Nancy held Raven's cheeks with both hands: "If we quarrel ten thousand times, then we will make up ten thousand and one times."
The skylight gradually dimmed, and the study gradually fell into darkness.
"Maybe we should write and ask my aunt how she got pregnant." Nancy was still brooding about this matter.
"Maybe it doesn't have to be so troublesome." Raven raised a smile and touched Nancy's back with his fingers: "I have a more direct method."
At this moment, a rough voice came: "Lord Baron, Lord Baron——"
Nancy immediately took the initiative to leave Raven's arms, and Raven also began to arrange his clothes, frowning and saying impatiently: "Come in!"
The hyena pushed the door open and when he saw the situation in the room, he felt quite embarrassed and lowered his head.
"You are my captain of the bodyguard, and you are not a street vendor. What are you doing?"
"The Baron has taught you a lesson." The hyena did not dare to talk back at this time, and could only explain tactfully: "It's just that Simon and the others are back, and I took it upon myself to think that you will be interested, so..."
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"Simon is back?!" Raven's eyes lit up: "Let him come over to see me immediately."
Just as the hyena was about to accept the order and retreat, Raven thought for a moment and said, "Forget it, they must be very tired after traveling all the way back. In this case, you can just go to Simon's and get what I want."< br>
"Then go and inform Eric that tomorrow morning, all officers above the commander of the brigade of the 1st and 2nd corps of the Eagle Army will be summoned to Eagle City for a meeting!"
"Finally, inform Link to lead the team back to Eagle City immediately!"
……
The night passed quickly, and in the morning of the next day, a total of 23 people, including the commander of the Eagle Army brigade and above, came to the conference room in Eagle City.
These people are all veterans who participated in the bloody highland battle, and now they have become first-level extraordinary.
It is no exaggeration to say that even if there are no soldiers, these people gathered together are enough to destroy most of the baron and even viscount territories.
The officers sat down one after another, but Raven did not arrive at the first time, which made them inevitably start whispering to each other about what happened.
Some people speculate that the Baron may want to go to the bloody highlands to practice his troops again.
Some people also speculate that this is preparation for a large-scale exercise training. After all, spring is here, and the soldiers who have been waiting in the camp all winter need to come out to have some fun.
The most outrageous guess is that the Baron is preparing to serve the country and lead the Eagle Army of these two legions to the northeastern battlefield of the empire to support the front line.
After all, I have recently heard that the empire is having an extremely difficult time supporting its people on the northeastern border.
Majik City is in danger, and the empire's defense line has even retreated to the southern part of Blackwater Province, and is about to reach Silver Pine Province.
"Cough!" Eric coughed heavily, and the conference room immediately fell silent.
Then, Raven walked in.
Behind him, Simon pushed a large wooden board.
On the wooden board is a newly drawn unfamiliar map.
……
(End of chapter)