Wear to the Middle Ages to engage in construction

The town of Valla is indeed a beautiful and rich place. The temperature here is higher than that of York. It is close to the water and suitable for planting. Most of them are small estate owners. The squires of the black swan are so rich and alert, but with the unique ease and simplicity of the country.

Tang Feiliu doesn't know the territory of the entire Nat Empire, but the distance from Walra Town to York seems to be at a slightly higher latitude, and the whole is more like he is in the north of the modern country, so no matter how warm it is, It is no longer possible to hold open-air dances at this moment, so the dinner party of Doug's family is held in the manor.

Winter is already a social season, but this year is different - the harvest is still good during this time of year. Only then did Tang Feiliu realize that Edward had already promoted planting potatoes in his territory.

"Then let's have a potato banquet!" Obviously, Alexander Doug also got a batch of seeds, and obtained a harvest that surprised him. Alexander only has a few hundred acres of land, and most of his family relies on growing grapes, cooking Wine makes profits. In fact, the squires in the entire town of Valla basically plant trees or grapes. Every year, merchants come to harvest regularly. But this year, a knight brought people over and talked about the high-yield grain found in the land of gold. So most of the squires bought some to try, and Alexander also bought some, but he only planted half of the mountain land, and the food he harvested shocked him.

Tang Feiliu didn't want to hold a banquet at first, and next month is his birthday. Edward said he would come back, but Alexander finally met his younger brother, and he couldn't bear to let him leave so soon. He even wanted to keep Tang Feiliu to stay in forever. In the manor, he especially wished that his little Lance could marry a squire's daughter in the local area, and then forget about the so-called Lord Duke.

Of course, Alexander knew he could only think about it.

Tang Feiliu was also reluctant to part with his elder brother, and he never made it. This is the first time he is hosting a banquet as the host, and he is in a rare and bright mood—it has to be said that this Doug Manor is completely in line with his idyllic pastoral. Tang Feiliu bet that he would be too lazy to enjoy life at home every day if he was in Doug Manor when he woke up.

Here, Tang Feiliu saw the harvest of potatoes, so he simply instructed the cook of Doug's family - Sister Tess's daughter Gina - to let Gina cook all the food about potatoes.

This is a banquet that is destined to be talked about by people in Valla Town for a few more years. The youngest son of the Doug family returns to Valla's social season, and he also brings back a recipe that is very popular in York City.

The food at the banquet was new—hash browns, french fries, mashed potatoes, black pepper roast beef brisket for the main course... Everyone was stunned by the deliciousness.

When Alexander knocked on the cup and raised his glass to speak, everyone was still immersed in the delicious food.

"I know that many people here have misunderstood the matter between me and my brother Lance," Alexander said with a smile, looking at his brother tenderly with green eyes, "but the situation was actually very urgent..."

In Alexander's mouth, he slowly narrated a story - the two brothers colluded for several days for this story. Of course, they would not share Tang Feiliu's bizarre experience, but they also wanted to explain why the two brothers, who seemed to be enemies, reconciled , So they colluded and changed the narrative of the events of the year.

Only then did people in Valla Town understand that little Lance's body was indeed very weak back then. The letter came, asking them to send little Lance to the city to see if the doctors in the city could cure little Lance, or at least let the child go out for a walk.

And Lance was only carrying a small suitcase, because he was picked up in York, but the child was very unhappy when he left, so his expression was very aggrieved...

These words can’t stand up to scrutiny, but the two brothers who are reconciled at the moment are ironclad evidence, and people are actually more likely to believe in gentle things than tragedies, so after saying these words, when the dance started after a while, there were ladies coming up one after another Talk to Alexander, saying that he has misunderstood Alexander over the years.

After dealing with it for a while, Alexander saw his younger brother talking to a knight who had recently come to this generation. Before he could say a few words, the knight suddenly knelt down and kissed his younger brother's hand.

Alexander felt his blood flow backwards and his head exploded. He strode over and said viciously, "...what are you doing?!"

"Hahaha...he was telling me about the knight's hand kiss..." Tang Feiliu didn't feel that his brother was angry at all. He smiled happily. It was obvious that he had a good conversation with the knight just now, and he talked to the knight very naturally. said his brother.

"...They usually see you in the castle, will they do the same?" Alexander took a deep breath, calmed down, and asked coaxingly.

"No," Tang Feiliu replied naturally, and then whispered embarrassedly, "...But I accidentally reached out before, and the knight commander knelt down and saluted me like this. I just wanted him to help me. That day I sprained my ankle, and Edward wasn't at the castle..."

"Stop!" Alexander had heard his younger brother say the Duke at least eighty times in this short week, he quickly interrupted Tang Feiliu, and then said seriously, "I can't believe that the Duke didn't tell Do you? Do you know what a hand kiss means to a knight?"

"Ah? Isn't it a noble etiquette?" Tang Feiliu vaguely remembered the scenes he saw on TV. It seemed that knights liked to do this, so it should be a special etiquette for knights.

Seeing his brother's confident eyes, Alexander felt that his well-cultivated body and mind over the years were on the verge of breaking again and again. He had to take a sip of wine, and then seriously explained: "...No, the loyalty of knights is only for them Loyal nobles, their hand kisses will only be given to two kinds of people - the first is the partner they swore to love for the rest of their lives; the second is the partner of the person they are loyal to... Did you see them kiss that damn Edward's hand?!"

"Ah?! Don't they all kiss when they see nobles?!" Tang Feiliu became excited immediately, he didn't even know what these folk customs represented!He thought it was a game that knights loved to play with him!

But this is not his fault, because although the etiquette of kissing hands is available in many countries, in fact, each country observes it differently, and it is the same in modern times. In some countries, it is acceptable to the monarch, and in some countries, it is This can be done for lovers, lovers, or aristocratic women who admire - you must know that if a knight is willing to half-kneel and kiss his hand, any noble lady will feel honored - but in the Nat Empire, hand kisses are only The two meanings that Alexander said are just that.

"But Edward has seen it before, he, he..." He looked at the scene at the time, and asked Tang Feiliu very calmly: "Do you like this etiquette?"

Tang Feiliu believed what he said? !By the way, he replied very happily: "I like it, this etiquette is so cool! I want to be a knight too!"

And Edward's response was to rub his head and say to him: "If you like, I can have a knight costume made for you."

If it weren't for the fact that the knight outfits of this era were actually battle armor, and Tang Feiliu's small body couldn't wear them at all, he must have been very moved.

Thinking back now, that scene, those words Edward said... Tang Feiliu took a sip of the wine, feeling a little dizzy, his blue eyes filled with embarrassment, and desperately confirmed with his brother: "... really only These two meanings?!"

"That's right, at least here, there are absolutely only these two meanings." Alexander ruthlessly crushed Tang Feiliu's luck. He took a deep breath and said, "Tell me that the pattern on your clothes is because you just became When the magistrate... What about the hand kiss? And when?"

"...I don't remember... It seems to be earlier... I was just curious about knights at the time, I had never seen a knight...Brother, how many people in the castle don't know me, me and Edward... "Tang Feiliu always thought that he kept his secrets very well, but after his brother popularized the clothes and those decorations on his body, it was as if he was pulling everyone's necks and shouting at everyone, "Look at me, I belong to the Black Duke, I'm his family!!!" Afterwards, he understood that it might not be just the people in the castle who were speculating about his relationship with Edward.

Thinking of the way the people in Black Swan City usually look at him... Tang Feiliu almost didn't fall asleep that night, he almost wanted to shake Edward's collar and shout, "You boring/sexy person, just bully me!" Do you understand?!"

It's a pity that Edward is still in the palace at the moment, so it's fine if Tang Feiliu can't beat him, this time... Tang Feiliu can't see himself anymore - he is very panic now, what on earth did he inadvertently, in Edward How many strange things have you done under your indulgence? !

So at this lively banquet, everyone was dancing, and the two brothers, as the masters, greeted everyone very enthusiastically, but everyone found that little Lance would suddenly run to his brother's side after a while, then whisper something, and then do It suddenly dawned on me.

Everyone felt that Mr. Alexander probably misunderstood Mr. Alexander these years. After all, after removing those colored glasses, Mr. Alexander is such a charming gentleman. His green eyes are like green mountains, gentle and wise, and he is strong and tall. Calm and reliable, he... If he doesn't twist his expression for a while, he will definitely look like a charming young man like an oil painting!

And Alexander Doug said that he really couldn't do it, because according to his younger brother's account, the black duke who had never met, was in a high position, and was ruthless, he absolutely, absolutely harbored evil intentions for his precious brother very early on. , without even covering it up, I'm afraid that apart from his younger brother himself, even the passers-by in Black Swan City would have known the identity of this little Mr. Lance long ago.

And Mr. Lance didn't know anything, so he stepped in happily...

Alexander was afraid and had mixed feelings—as an elder brother who cared about his younger brother, he did not support his younger brother to be with a high-ranking adult at all. In fact, it is not particularly uncommon for them to like the same sex. Under religion, the backlash is actually more intense. It is very common for nobles to find a same-sex lover; but Lance and the Black Duke?It's just too scary.

Because they have no ability to resist, if one day, this adult wants to change his mind, it's okay to just drive away little Lance, if he is impatient...kill Lance, no one can stop him.

But he was fortunate that his younger brother just followed the duke's connivance and layout so foolishly, and stepped in... It was none other than the ruthless black duke. Currently, no one can escape from his plan. If Lance hadn't stepped in like this, if Lance didn't like him... Alexander wasn't sure what the angry Black Duke would do.

In the heart of little Lance, the Black Duke is a restrained and gentle lover, but if those whose corpses have decayed can be allowed to speak... No one knows what those corpses will say, but it will definitely not be praise.

Alexander's heart was heavy, and he was worried and anxious.

On the other side, Edward read Tang Feiliu's letter and saw that he wrote crookedly at the end of the letter: "...I will wait for your return."

Tang Feiliu's handwriting is not very good-looking. Nowadays, nobles can write in beautiful cursive script. During the ten years taught by Queen Josephine, Edward also learned to write, but he looked at the crooked handwriting that looked like a child's handwriting, but he thought it was cute. appropriate.He read the letter for a long time, until Jess knocked on the door and said softly, "Prince Charlie has already had three cups of coffee."

"Then let him have another drink." Edward replied impatiently.

Jace bowed quietly and backed away.

This is the stern and ruthless Edward that Tang Feiliu has never seen before, and the smart and peaceful Jess that Tang Feiliu has never seen before.

This was the other side that the Black Duke didn't want Lance to see.

Edward turned his head and saw the gloomy winter day and the sinking sky in the palace, and reflected himself in the glass—his black hair and black eyes, indifferent expression, drooping corners of his lips, and the winter day of the palace The same cold and stern expression.

Edward rubbed his face. Even if he was writing a letter, he seemed to be afraid that his expression would frighten that soft, milky angel. He picked up a pen and took out a piece of paper, and began to reply: "...I I can’t wait to come back, but things are more complicated here... I have prepared a lot of fun things for you, as gifts that I can’t spend with you on your birthday..."

It was getting darker and darker outside, and Edward wrote and revised, and revised and wrote.

By the time he sealed the letter with sealant and handed it to Jess, Prince Charlie had already finished his eighth cup of coffee.He has the same brown curly hair as his mother Josephine, and wears a new style of dress-God knows the prince is notorious for not liking this kind of clothes that are "not aristocratic at all" - when he saw Edward coming in, his face There was a flash of anger, but he suppressed it immediately. He put on a pitiful expression and said, "My dear brother, Edward, you must help me!"

The crying angel in Edward's mind, the tyrannical thinking, the fear of himself...all disappeared at this moment. He put on a decent expression and said softly, "Of course, Charlie, why don't I help you?"

Anyway, your mother has already decided on a coffin or a land of exile for you. At this moment, your choice, whether to become a duke obediently, or to follow in the footsteps of your brothers who have no blood, depends on your choice this time.

Good luck to you.

Edward didn't think so seriously, but listened carefully to the grateful Charlie who continued to speak.

The winter in the imperial city is really cold. In this place forgotten by the angels, it is almost to the bone marrow, Edward thought endlessly.

But he can't go back yet... Because this is his self-punishment and exile, he has to deeply remember the bone-chilling chill, so that he can control himself and not hurt his angel.

He was terrified of the kid, and that night, he could barely contain himself and wanted to tear him apart.

Edward thought of the scene of waking up from the wine and seeing the scarred angel who was tossed by him. He thought he had done something irreversible, and he was so frightened that he couldn't breathe for a while...

Edward hated the self who was always moving around in the dark, so he whispered to Charlie, "...what did you say?"

"...I said," Charlie swallowed and said bitterly, "I want you to come with me and repeat the old things."

"It's just that the object this time is your mother?" Edward asked with confirmation.

He saw Charlie nod and smiled.

Well, maybe he was too depressed in the black swan, release it, maybe he can regain his sanity earlier and return to the black swan calmly.

The Black Duke smiled and shook hands with Prince Charlie, watching the smug Charlie leave his residence.

The author has something to say:

Thank you Xuanjia Cangyun and Cactus Duanzi for the mines.

And although I don't know what the nutrient solution is, thank you very much for your vigorous irrigation!I don't know if it's an illusion, but I feel that the nutrient solution is set dirty...Well, it must be my illusion.