Chapter 165 Arriving at Mainz


Chapter 165 Arrival in the city of Mainz

Time passed little by little, from the midsummer August to the cold October, nothing serious happened in the entire state of Wesson.

The wheat has sprouted in the late autumn, and the newly-built vegetable greenhouses are being installed with films. Businessmen in the city went to the village to order vegetables for winter.

Even the Franconian Principality and the Regan Alliance, which were already foreign neighbors, sent diplomats to ask Baron Wesson if he could sell fresh vegetables in the winter.

The day before Frederick was about to go to the Principality of Mainz to attend the 80th birthday and hunting event of the Grand Duke of Mainz, the royal family of the Osmaga Empire even sent a special envoy to apply for the purchase of vegetables in the winter, on the Danube River When it freezes, it can be transported directly from the ice to the city of Wien by horse-drawn sleigh.

Frederick agreed on the spot and gave them special permission to purchase at his own estate, but they would be responsible for the transportation themselves.

Early the next morning, Frederick took a boat with gifts and a large team to the city of Mainz.

Hunting is a paramilitary operation of the nobility. Finding prey, surrounding it, and hunting it are no different from a battle.

At the same time, hunting is also one of the important sources of income for the nobles. Meat, fur, etc. are all precious materials. If you hunt a monster, it is equivalent to getting a big gift package.

This hunt was about showing off muscles, so Frederick brought three cavalry companies, half a mage company, two companies of chasseurs, two companies of peashooters and a black cat detachment, plus Servants and a logistics convoy that set off first, the team consisted of 2,000 people.

In addition to personnel, Frederick also specifically asked the factories in the territory to work together and work overtime to produce a large number of logistics equipment that was obviously very powerful at first sight.

The fleet departed from Weissenburg, passed Lohr, and then arrived at Mainz, next to the confluence of the Main and Rhine rivers.

As the diplomat of the Grand Duke of Mainz, Philip came to the city of Mainz early to host the reception. Today Frederick is arriving. This guy has become a duke, so pomp and etiquette are indispensable.

However, compared to when he received Archduke Byrne a few days ago, there was an extra Maria by his side today.

The ship docked, and the soldiers cleared a thousand places. A springboard was put down on the ship, and a red carpet was laid out. Frederick, wearing a white military uniform, walked off the ship with a smile, and dawn followed him. behind.

Philip gave him a formal salute and words of welcome.

Then Maria gave him a standard skirt-lifting ceremony, and quietly made a face afterward.

Frederick said a few polite words, and then boarded the carriage with them and entered the city, followed by the servants and escort cavalry company led by Afu.

In the carriage, Maria asked Frederick: "Why didn't Susan come?"

Frederick shook his head helplessly and replied: "The autumn here is too much for them. It’s cold. Susan caught a cold a few days ago and is currently undergoing treatment.”

He couldn't leave Mrs. Sophie's daughter alone, so he let Susan live in the manor.

Before the autumn sowing, the Archduke of Mainz sent Philip to find Frederick to buy strengthened wheat seeds. He also lived in the manor, and Maria also went to play with Frederick, and then the two got to know each other. .

At that time, Frederick returned to the industrial park construction site and stayed there. Maria and Susan spent more time than he did.

When Maria heard that Susan had a cold, she immediately said: "Then you have to give her onions."

People here regard onions as a panacea for common diseases, and they are eaten when they have a cold. , take one when you have diarrhea, and take one when you have a fever. Adults take it boiled with wine, and children take it boiled with milk. There is some effect.

The smell made Frederick determined to exercise and avoid getting sick.

Frederick replied with a smile: "I gave her some onions boiled in milk, but she didn't want to eat it. In the end, she held her nose and drank it."

Maria just stared. Looking at this guy, he said: "You can't bully her!"

Frederick just smiled.

After the carriage entered the city, it arrived at a mansion five hundred meters away from the palace where the Grand Duke of Mainz lived. It was originally the residence of a wealthy businessman, and this time it was voluntarily donated for Duke Wesson to stay.

As long as you can register with Duke Wesson, it will be much easier to buy souvenirs there in the future. Over a dozen wealthy businessmen fought over this quota.

Maria wanted to stay and play with Dawn, but was immediately taken away by Philip and asked her to go to her mother, who had something important to say.

The homeowner Bransch is a fur trader who travels between the Rhine League and the dark lands in the north, and even reaches areas farther east by boat in the summer.

He immediately gave a big gift - a fiery red bear skin. The bear was estimated to be four meters tall when it stood.

Frederick had never heard of this kind of bear, so he heard about it out of curiosity.

On the other side, Maria returned to her mother.

Sofia called her daughter to her side and asked softly: "Have you met Frederick?"

Maria immediately nodded and replied: "Well, he is here, but Susan She didn’t come, I still want to bring her to see her mother.”

Sofia had a kind smile on her face, touched her daughter’s long black hair, and asked, “You were with Frederick. Are you happy?”

Maria could answer: "I'm so happy. He can make a lot of toys, he's very smart, and he can tell a lot of stories!"

The smile on Sophia's face became even wider, and she needed to tell her daughter something. , but she is only eight years old, so she doesn’t know if she can understand the meaning of the next words.

“Maria,” Sofia asked seriously, “if you were allowed to stay with Frederick from now on, would you be willing?”

On Maria’s head There were a lot of question marks, and she asked in confusion: "Are you asking me to go and play with Frederick often?"

Sofia shook her head slightly and said: "Let you live with him. , until my hair turns white, just like me and your father.”

Maria suddenly opened her mouth wide and asked her mother in surprise: "Mother, do you want me to marry Frederick? Will I have babies in the future?"

She is not living in a vacuum. , people around them gradually understood its meaning when discussing related issues.

Sofia said: "Yes, are you willing?"

Maria's face suddenly turned red, she fell into your mother's arms, and did not speak for a long time.

Sofia just stroked her daughter's back gently. It seemed that her daughter understood the meaning, so there was no need to say anything more.

"Mother..." Maria raised her head, her face as red as a ripe apple, "I don't want to leave you now."

"Little fool." Sophia touched her daughter's head , "I'm not asking you to marry him now. If you want to marry him now, I'm not willing to do it. I'll keep you by my side for at least ten or eight years."

Ten years and eight years are a long time for Maria now. She threw herself into her mother's arms again and said in a very small voice: "Listen to mother."

Sofia's The smile on his face became even brighter. In a marriage between nobles, love is just an accessory. I am lucky to have met a good husband. Now I have a handsome husband in front of me, and my daughter doesn’t hate him, so she can’t Let him run away.

Some things will still go wrong before they are finally implemented. This hunt has gathered nobles from all over. Who knows if there will be any accidents.

Sophia coaxed her daughter and asked her to stay in her apartment. After dressing up, she was ready to go to her own battlefield.

In the afternoon, at the ladies’ tea party, Sophia chatted about Earl Wesson with several acquaintances and noble ladies whose husbands had high status.

(End of this chapter)

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