[Location: Office of the Lord Chancellor]
Beatrice put down the parchment in her hand and frowned:
"Are there dungeon monsters in the outer city ruins?"
Louis nodded: "Someone found traces of Mimic activity, so I plan to go investigate with Alice and the others."
Beatrice narrowed her eyes and tapped her fingertips on the table:
"Olivia has also noticed this news. She is wondering if she wants to go to the ruins of the outer city to have a look."
Louis smiled and said: "Then let's go together, it won't be too dangerous."
——The main thing is that if the little swan goes together, the risk is almost zero.
It was impossible for the head maid to let Olivia go out alone.
"Then I'll ask you to take care of her. Olivia is a little naughty, but it's not her problem."
Beatrice sighed:
"If it weren't for the curse that kept her basically unable to stay awake, she should be able to stand alone now."
Louis nodded.
Beatrice added:
"However, since she wants to go, then as usual, I will send a few more Dark Crows to go with you."
The corners of Louis' mouth twitched slightly.
As expected of you.
A head maid with half a foot in the legend.
A model-level iron guard.
One man commented that it was comparable to the classic Heavenly Punishment Sword.
A martial sword capable of releasing paragon-level magic.
Plus a mascot.
There is no killing in the underground.
Little Swan is responsible for quacking, and Louis and the others are responsible for killing.
In this Ganges River!
As a result, Beatrice still had to be more steady, and she had a sense of beauty that was caused by a phobia of insufficient firepower.
This matter was settled in casual chat.
After chatting for a while, Louis was about to get up and leave when suddenly the door of the room opened and the female officer walked in.
After seeing Louis, she nodded, then turned to look at Beatrice:
"Your Highness, the items have been inventoried and are waiting for you to sign."
Louis glanced outside the door and found a large pile of wooden boxes piled outside the Office of the Lord Privy Seal.
There were also staff from the City Lord's Mansion nearby who were constantly moving things over.
Louis thought they were office supplies, but after taking a closer look, something seemed wrong.
The boxes opened by the staff contained many gorgeous costumes, utensils, clothing and so on.
Just as he was about to say something, he suddenly noticed that the cold-faced female officer was approaching him. After taking a rough look with his fingers, he looked at Beatrice:
"Your Highness, the things have arrived, it's time to make arrangements for Lord Louis."
"ah?"
Louis was a little confused and didn't understand what this matter had to do with him.
Beatrice nodded, and the female officer walked out of the door.
After a while, she walked in with a set of clothes and clapped her hands.
Two maids with exquisite makeup walked in and pounced on Louis like wolves, but when they touched him, their hands and feet were much gentler.
Beatrice also laughed and said:
"Don't touch our prince's tail, it's my thing."
"yes!"
Beatrice stepped forward, and the female officer handed her a comb.
She spared half a turn and walked behind Louis to help him comb his hair.
The movements were extremely gentle, reminding him of the first time he wore a red scarf to attend the flag-raising event in elementary school. His mother sprayed him with styling spray and combed his hair into a grown-up look.
The two maids quickly changed several sets of clothes and finally confirmed the suitable size.
Beatrice pinched Louis' face and smiled happily:
"Just prepare the dress in this size."
Louis suddenly said: "About the engagement party?"
He was not very interested in these things, so he left them all to Beatrice.
So much so that he really didn't know that the dance was already prepared to this extent.
——After all, he tried his best to avoid the guillotine and save his eldest wife.
Seeing that Louis was rarely curious about his work, Beatrice said a few more words.
To put it simply, when a member of the royal family gets engaged, it does not mean that they just hold a dance.
Just look at Louie.
An internal notification must be issued first, and then the royal family will award Louis a medal and put the relevant treatment on the agenda first.
After confirming the specific time, the news was officially released to the aristocratic circle and surrounding countries several weeks in advance.
This is the result of Enser's actions being in place.
Like Tunisia next door, the speed may be even slower.
For the nobles of the empire, this ball is not only an excellent place for communication and cooperation, but also a rare blind date ceremony.
"So we have to give them some preparation time. After all, the higher the level of nobles, the more difficult it is to find a suitable partner."
Beatrice blinked:
"After all, they don't want the royal family to misunderstand that they want to imitate the Duke of Argyll's marriage."
"ah?"
Louis was stunned: "What marriage?"
"I thought someone told you about the Abel family."
Beatrice looked at a loss.
When she saw Louis directly using the incident at Duke Abel's house to intimidate the two legendary dragons, she thought he knew about it.
Who would have thought that Louis was just making nonsense.
It's a good thing he can frighten two dragons.
How did Beatrice know that when Louis spoke, he was talking about the emperor and thinking about the great Han chess master.
This is nonsense to others, but to him, it is real history.
Naturally, there is no idea of being exposed.
It was also at this time that Louis learned that similar things had indeed happened in the empire in the past.
The reason is that Duke Abel tried to have his son join forces with the daughter of another duke, with the vague intention of shaking the royal family.
Then Duke Abel and his son, like the author of The Eunuch——
The bottom is gone.
Later, the emperor began to use the inheritance of the Abel family to promote the emerging nobility.
By Beatrice's time, the emerging aristocracy had begun to rise and became a staunch supporter of Beatrice.
"There will be many emerging nobles coming to this banquet, and the Marquis of York will bring them in."
"So I have to do my best to let them see how good the person I selected is."
No wonder Beatrice looked so interested.
It was rare for domestic nobles to gather together, and Louis did not want to undermine her.
After a while, he vaguely felt something was wrong.
He asked in a low voice:
"Why is Lord York leading the emerging nobles to enter?"
Beatrice smiled and said: "The growth of a noble is not achieved in a day."
"Although there are many talented people among the emerging nobles, it will take several generations to work together to make it possible for the title to go further."
"There is a clear gap between most of their titles and the established nobles."
"Whether it is for their own needs or the needs of the royal family, they need an established nobleman who is willing to support them and has the confidence to stand up for them."
"The Marquess of York is the perfect man."
Louis understood.
Isn't this the reason why the Provincial Internet Writers Association usually has big guys from the Writers Association participating in its establishment?
Not only can you protect your own rights and interests, but it can also facilitate communication with your superiors.
He couldn't help but sigh: "The Marquis of York is very popular."
Director Snow will finally tell the truth about those things, and the Marquis of York has been a big help.
He asked subconsciously:
"What did the Marquis of York do before he became the city governor of Tino, so he deserves their trust."
Beatrice said: "I remember that I was in charge of the empire's grain storage, transshipment and grain distribution."
"He stepped in to solve several regional food shortages, and his reputation is still spread in many places."
"Several industry leaders among the emerging aristocracy now benefited from him in their early years."
"That's why they can rest assured that he only has this seat."
Louis understood.
The next moment, his expression froze.
A chill ran down my spine and throughout my body, and goosebumps arose.
"He stored dry food?"
