After shouting these words, O'Neill seemed to suddenly calm down a little, and looked at Madam blankly.
Mrs. O'Neill did not catch any other meaning.
"I know you are loyal to His Majesty, but does Your Majesty recognize your contribution?"
"Except for the reward I gave you when you were rewarded for your military merits, everyone's eyes are only on Duke Winche!" Mrs. O'Neill said reluctantly. "Today, Duke Wenche's child is the president of the Lily Club of Qingxi Academy, but what about your child?"
"——Your child is a fool!"
"That's enough!" O'Neill stood up, his face red.
Now he was angry and miserable, but there was nothing he could do but pace anxiously up and down the hall.
"Is this enough? I insist on going on!" Mrs. O'Neill also stood up. "You think you have made great contributions to the kingdom, but apart from this title in name only, what have you got?"
"Your children are not even allowed to study in the academy!"
Mrs. O'Neill poured all her long-standing grievances onto Marquis O'Neill.
If this man hadn't dragged her down, she should have had a happy family instead of worrying all day about what unreasonable things the children had done... For many years, out of guilt for the O'Neill family, she had been I am trying to correct the children's behavior so that they can at least eat, sleep and go to the toilet normally, but what has this person in front of me done?
He just watched with cold eyes, and even... wanted to find another woman to have another one.
Mrs. O'Neill was disheartened.
"Forget it, you can do whatever you want, your child will have nothing to do with me in the future," she said.
"I just want to tell you what that young master Wayne Winche said to Roy in the stands today. He also told me that he is Roy's friend. Maybe you can try to have a good relationship with him."
After leaving these words, Mrs. O'Neill seemed not to want to see him again, and walked away with a straight face.
O'Neill was startled, and stopped walking back and forth. "Roy's... friend?"
…
As the economic, political and cultural center of the Kingdom of Lornes, the royal capital is crowded with dignitaries.
It can be said that even a dog on the street can be more or less related to the gentlemen of those wealthy families.
However, even in a place where nobles are so common, the Marquis is not a person that ordinary people can talk to.
On a calm afternoon, a carriage engraved with the Wincher family crest drove into the front of the Marquis O'Neill's mansion.
The carriage gradually came to a stop, and a handsome young man with bright eyes opened the door and walked out.
At the door of the mansion, Marquis O'Neill greeted him with a smile.
"Welcome! Our O'Neill family has not received foreign guests for a long time. If there is any lack of etiquette, please ask President Wayne Haihan." Marquis O'Neill said politely.
Wayne was a little flattered.
Although he had informed the butler in advance to avoid being presumptuous by his sudden uninvited arrival, he really did not expect that Marquis O'Neill would stand at the gate to greet him. Even though as the heir to the duke, his future title will definitely be higher than his title of marquis, but right now he is not even a baron...
At most, he has the title of "Honorary Knight" awarded by the king.
If a low-ranking nobleman praised himself in such a way, he could still find it excusable; but if even the Marquis did this, it was a bit shocking.
"Ahem, Marquis O'Neill doesn't have to be like this..."
Wayne declined shyly, having a hunch that the other party had a lot to offer.
Marquis O'Neill personally led Wayne into the reception room and motioned for him to take a seat. After seeing that Wayne had sat down, he walked to the other side and sat down.
"After I graduated from Qingxi Academy, I served as the captain of the advance team under the previous generation of Duke Wenche... To this day, the passionate memories of fighting on the front line still break into my sleep from time to time."
He looked like he was recalling the past with emotion.
It's a pity that the person in front of him is not his comrade back then, but a junior named Wayne. His desire to pursue the prosperous years of the past is somewhat incompatible.
But fortunately, after such a long period of training, Wayne's basic social literacy has made great progress, and he will not be left in the cold.
"Yes! As a child of a military noble, no matter what your family background is, you have to go through a period of practice in order to better inherit the glory of your ancestors. My father often mentioned his past military life to us at home."
After finding a common topic, the two finally chatted a little more lively, and the atmosphere was no longer unfamiliar and awkward when they first met.
In the end, it was Marquis O'Neill who lost his composure and asked the other party why he was here: "I don't know, what is the purpose of President Wayne's visit today?"
Wayne smiled and held up two fingers.
"There are two of them," he said.
"One, making new friends Roy and Vivian for visiting me."
Marquis O'Neill relaxed a little after hearing this. "It's great that President Wayne is willing to be friends with them! I can call them over now."
"——No hurry." Wayne stretched out his hand to stop him from getting up.
When he stopped him, Marquis O'Neill hesitated.
Wayne pretended not to notice his worry and continued.
"The second thing is about the cause of the two children's illness."
After hearing what he said, Marquis O'Neill's expression changed.
"Ha, hahahaha..." He smiled reluctantly, pretending to be relaxed and mocking himself: "It's just that I'm not lucky enough."
"Two children in succession have become mentally retarded. There may be many reasons behind this, but it cannot just be attributed to personal luck." Wayne looked at him calmly. "To be honest, I heard some rumors and wanted to ask for confirmation, so I came here specifically."
He knew that O'Neal might be taboo about "curses", but for a person struggling in the quagmire of despair, he would cling to him even if he was given a straw.
"If it is true as the rumors say -" Wayne said slowly, "I think the misfortune that has happened to your family is an injury to the kingdom and deserves additional compensation."
O'Neill's expression was stiff for a moment, and then his eyes became excited.
"Do you, do you really think so?" He couldn't sit still, and even his address unconsciously turned into an honorific.
The kingdom's rewards for that war have long been settled, and Marquis O'Neill doesn't know how to say something to ask for extra care from His Majesty, without making His Majesty feel that he is unreasonably claiming credit and completely angering him.
However, if the heirs of Duke Winche, the biggest hero in that war, admitted that their children were also injured in the war, the views among the kingdom's aristocratic circles would be different, right?
