Light came in from the few window openings in the castle, slightly illuminating the dim corridor.
The chirping of birds also entered the castle along with the light, echoing off the stone walls.
The slightly thin young man stood in front of the wall, quietly looking out the window, thinking about something.
"Are you my fiancé?"
The clear voice broke Nadasdi's thoughts.
The young man turned around and saw a girl in a black Gothic dress standing dignifiedly in front of him.
The long cherry red hair is spread neatly but unrestrainedly on the girl's shoulders.
Nearly two heads shorter than him, the girl looked up at Nadasdi.
She is only twelve years old.
There was a hint of disappointment on the delicate face that was already full of charm but slightly inappropriate for her age.
When both parents signed the marriage contract, Nadasdi had seen her from a distance.
He also learned that the other party would be his future wife.
Thinking of this, Nadasdi's face couldn't help but turn red, and he had even thought of the name of his future child in his mind.
If it's a boy, let's call it Paul; if it's a girl, let's call it Anna.
Or, they could have more children and want them all.
In sixteenth-century Europe, most nobles had never even met before marriage.
No matter whether his wife is beautiful or ugly, her husband always has to hold his nose to recognize her.
Vice versa.
Therefore, it has become an unwritten rule in the upper class society for noble women to keep their lovers and nobles to keep their mistresses.
As long as the illegitimate child does not inherit the title or wealth, both parties will keep this tacit secret from each other.
Nadasdi Ferenc has always been unwilling to abide by this rule from the bottom of his heart.
Nadasdi's father and mother both had their own lovers, and they never avoided Nadasdi's presence even when flirting.
But he longs for beautiful love, like a beautiful story in fairy tales. The prince and the princess met and lived happily together.
Therefore, after learning that his marriage partner had been chosen, he was more or less excited.
But Nadasty inevitably worried about what his future wife would look like.
If he really married an ugly girl and returned home, there was no guarantee that he would not cross the line in his heart.
Fortunately, when the two parents reached an agreement, he saw the true appearance of his fiancée.
A beautiful and dignified little lady.
Although the exchange of interests was still under negotiation, Nadasdi immediately acquiesced in his heart that the other party was his future wife.
Now that I look closer, I can only think that the other person is even cuter.
What's wrong with this? It's absolutely possible.
After returning to his own territory, Nadasdi immediately took the initiative to discuss the issue of his marriage contract with his parents, which ultimately led to the current result.
The castle and the surrounding territory financed by the Nadasidi family were given to his fiancée as betrothal gifts. After the two parties got married, although the child was still surnamed 'Nadasdi', the woman would not change her surname. On the contrary, Nadasdi himself will also add the surname 'Bathori' in the future.
It is equivalent to a disguised marriage, but the other party is the famous and powerful Bathory family, and there is no shame in it among the nobles.
But Nadasdi doesn't care about this. He only cares about whether his future wife can satisfy him.
"Yes, when we first met, I am Nadasdi Ferenc."
After performing the aristocratic etiquette that he had practiced for a long time, Nadasdi couldn't hold back his joy.
Now it seems that I am very satisfied.
pity------
The woman didn't seem very satisfied with him.
"Alas~"
With obvious disappointment, Elizabeth sighed.
"It's really you."
The girl said without interest.
"Eh? What happened to me?"
Facing the lost girl, Nadasdi was a little confused.
He had made adequate preparations for Elizabeth's arrival today and started planning months in advance.
Nadasdi made good arrangements all the way from the Bathory family's territory to here, just to satisfy his little fiancée.
This Chakdis city is also a brand-new castle that has just been completed. Nadasdi has only decorated it with simple decorations, and he plans to leave the rest to Elizabeth to deal with according to his own preferences.
That's right, after the castle was repaired, Nadasdi couldn't help but send an invitation to the Bathory family, begging his fiancée to live with him first.
Therefore, the girl's loss was completely beyond Nadasdi's expectation.
"nothing."
Without saying anything to Nadasdidi, Elizabeth walked gloomily into the depths of the castle.
"Are you feeling unwell? Do you want to eat something? I asked the servants to do it."
Nadasdi quickly followed behind his fiancée, constantly greeting her with greetings.
Elizabeth stopped, turned her head and looked at Nadasdi who was following her indifferently, and said:
"Living in this remote mountain, or in a newly built castle, will there be anything new?"
Nadasti smiled.
"?"
"In order to welcome you today, I specially ordered people to go to the market in the town to do shopping yesterday. If I count the time, I should be back by now."
Nadasdi opened the balcony door and asked Elizabeth to come with him to see it.
With doubts in mind, Elizabeth followed Nadasdi into the balcony. Following the direction of Nadasdi's finger, she saw the carriage loading and unloading ingredients in the backyard of the castle.
Several carriages followed, preparing to enter through the city gate.
"Hmph, I'm quite prepared. I want to have dessert, so let them do it quickly."
The girl's tone was still bad, but her attitude softened.
"Yes, I will give the order right now."
Seeing that his fiancée's attitude gradually softened, Nadasdi also felt relieved. He summoned two servants and ordered the preparations for afternoon tea and dinner recipes.
Then he continued to keep up with Elizabeth.
"Where is my room?"
The girl suddenly asked.
"It's right in front, I'll take you there."
Elizabeth nodded, acquiescing to Nadasdi walking in front of her.
After turning a corner, Nadasdi pushed open the door of the room.
What caught Elizabeth's eyes was an extremely spacious room with balconies on the left and right sides, which could provide a panoramic view of the hill where Chakdis City is located and the town below.
Surrounded by gauze curtains, a large bed large enough to sleep five or six people is located in the center of the room.
You can feel the softness of the mattress just by looking at it.
However, there was nothing else, no decorations.
Elizabeth's eyes that had just softened now had a hint of anger.
what the hell.
"Are you going to give me a room like this?"
Facing his fiancée's cold words, Nadasdi still kept smiling and said:
"That's naturally impossible. This room is just a semi-finished product."
"Semi-finished product?"
"Yeah." Nadasdi clapped his hands.
Accompanied by Nadasdi's clapping, a group of craftsmen filed in from the door behind them.
"This is?"
"Because I don't know your preferences, I summoned a group of craftsmen from nearby. The contract has been signed. They will decorate the castle according to your wishes here until you are satisfied."
"Is it the same outside?"
"As long as you don't tear down this castle, do whatever you want."
