Duke Edward's sudden visit made the whole White Rock City seem to be boiling in an instant.
Common people living in the outer city, landowners with small assets, businessmen, etc. all put down their work, put on the warmest and brightest clothes at home and ran all the way to the Kingdom Avenue, just to catch a glimpse of the majesty of the Duke's envoy.
If it weren't for the lack of flowers in this damn winter, the citizens would have covered every stone brick on the Kingdom Avenue with flower petals.
When the sunroof of the car that Edward was riding in slowly opened, and the Duke in gorgeous military uniform stepped on the platform to reveal half of his body, the welcoming citizens lined the streets became even more enthusiastic.
The Duke leaned his head slightly closer to the microphone that was rising with him, and shouted to the citizens on both sides of the motorcade in a voice full of energy: "I am Edward Hughes, Duke of the West! Citizens of White Rock City, good morning. !”
At this moment, the citizens who should have been so tortured by the cold weather that they didn't want to speak at all started shouting in unison.
"Good morning! Your Excellency the Duke!" "Hello, Your Excellency the Duke!" "Good day! The great Duke Hughes!" "..."
Regardless of whether the biting cold wind would give him chills or frostbite, a citizen wearing a fur hat rushed out of the crowd, knelt down beside the motorcade, took off his hat and knelt down on the ground, using His lips kissed the cold stone slabs on the Kingdom Avenue, and he didn't care about letting the blood flow from his lips.
Because he is paying tribute to the only incarnation of God walking in the world, and paying his highest respect to Duke Edward Hughes, the guardian of the western border of the kingdom and even the entire Kingdom of Leon!
At Edward's order, two Hughes Immortals quickly jumped out of the truck and helped the crazy admirer up so that His Excellency the Duke could personally ask the citizen if he had any grievances or requests.
"No, no! Great Guardian of the West, Duke Hughes! You have given us so much! How dare I ask you for more?!"
At this moment, the slowly moving motorcade stopped. Edward did not want to continue treating his devotees with a condescending attitude.
He opened the door of the bulletproof car with his own hands, stepped out of the warm car, and walked in front of the citizen surrounded by the soldiers of the Immortal Army. He said gently: "Thank you for your praise. It is Xiu who protects the people of the kingdom." The Si family’s everlasting responsibilities are also my responsibilities.”
Looking around at the silent citizens, the Duke knew that they were waiting for his speech, waiting for him, the person who brought them hope, to once again lead them towards the seemingly unreachable kingdom of heaven on earth.
So he waved his arms and shouted.
"Citizens of White Rock City! I! Edward Hughes, the Guardian of the West, brings you good news!"
"The demonic tide that has plagued the kingdom for a long time has been completely defeated by the brave and fearless Hughes Guards and the Immortal Army soldiers! They were driven back to their abyss home like pigs and sheep! They never dare to invade our sacred kingdom territory again! "
"If there is, I believe that the soldiers of the Guards and the Immortal Army will kick those demons' butts with their military boots again! Let them know! With the protection of the Hughes family, they can't even think of harming the people of any kingdom! "
Rather than standing in front of the bulletin board, listening to literate gentlemen read to themselves in an impatient tone. It was obviously even more exciting to see the radiant Guardian of the Western Realm tell the good news of defeating the demonic tide with his own eyes.
For a moment, the citizens on the entire Kingdom Avenue excitedly took off their hats and threw them into the sky, shouting slogans of "long live the Hughes family and long live Duke Edward." The deafening cheers were clearly audible even in the distant palace in the inner city. smell.
The female regent who was working at her desk naturally heard the cheers of the citizens. Following the direction of the sound, she raised her head and looked out the window, looking straight through the dark yellow glass towards the Kingdom Avenue in the distance.
As the cheers that reached her ears grew brighter, the female regent hesitated and shouted: "Guards?!"
"At your service, Your Highness."
The next second, two palace guards wearing steel armor opened the door of the regent's office and walked in, asking the noble regent what his orders were.
"Did you hear the cheers on Kingdom Avenue?"
The two guards immediately listened attentively. After a while, they nodded, saying that even though they were halfway across White Rock City, they could feel the fiery enthusiasm of the citizens.
"Oh, what is supposed to come will always come."
After silently grieving for her unlucky fate, the strong-willed female regent did not continue to feel sad in secret, but ordered in a firm tone: "Find His Excellency Marquis Harmon immediately. I need to know what is happening in White Rock City now. everything!"
"yes!"
A guard immediately took off and trotted all the way to find the man whom His Royal Highness the Regent trusted most. The other one continued to stand outside the office door, preventing anyone from hurting the woman in the room who had endured too much.
...
Brahim Harmon, this handsome man in his early thirties is undoubtedly the youngest marquis in the entire kingdom.
Shortly after the death of his father, the old Lord Guisely-Hammon, who was the former Lord Privy Seal, he was selected to enter the palace for reasons unknown to others to serve the mother of the current king, the first woman in the Kingdom of Leon. Regent Cecilia Harold.
When the guards who were running along wanted to go to the interrogation room underground of the palace to find him, Marquis Harmon happened to be on his way to meet the regent, so the two of them soon came to Cecilia.
After the guards bowed and left the office, the female regent looked at the handsome man with shawl brown hair in front of her, opened her red lips and said slowly: "Olenz's son is here, isn't he?"
"I'm afraid it is, and it comes with good news of defeating the demonic tide. I believe His Highness has heard it, and the entire White Rock City is cheering for this human hero."
Marquis Harmon looked at the queen he served with fiery eyes - he was able to get to where he is today not because of the unclear relationship between him and the regent in the eyes of others, but because of his extraordinary ability.
But if asked if he wanted to develop a forbidden lover relationship with the still beautiful woman in front of him, he would never say no.
After all, although Cecilia is the widow of the founding king, Philips I, she is not actually that old.
Because Philips I married Cecilia when he was forty-five years old, and she was eighteen years old at that time, when a young girl was in love.
Less than a year after their marriage, Cecilia gave birth to a son, Philip II. Cecilia was already a mother when she was only nineteen.
As for what happened after that, it is already known to everyone - I died at the age of sixty-five, and less than a year later, II also died suddenly in bed due to his romantic nature.
That year, Cecilia was just over forty.
Several years have passed since the illegitimate child incident that almost plunged the kingdom into civil war. Thanks to her noble status and already stunning appearance, Cecilia, who is in her forties, looks almost the same as she did when she was thirty. Any difference is still so bright and moving.
It's just that as the regent at this time, compared to the queen at that time, her slightly frowning brows were a little more sad and confused.
"She should be held in our arms and cared for carefully, instead of sitting in this cold room dealing with countless tedious government affairs!"
Marquis Harmon shouted in pain in his heart, but there was nothing he could do.
He can help Cecilia handle the government affairs across the country in an orderly manner, and he can also pry out intelligence from the most loyal foreign spies - but he has no ability to solve the intricate aristocratic relationships in the kingdom, because he himself is also part of this system. a part of.
Just like a tree knows that its roots are rotten and cannot obtain more nutrients through it, but the tree cannot pick up an ax and cut off all the roots.
Not only will the roots die, but the tree will die as well.
All he can do is to use his life to protect the woman in front of him who he is willing to give everything for, even if the other party does not need his passion.
