Your Mightiness

Where is the president of the secret society?

Of course it's next door.

August wanted to reveal his identity, but was vetoed by the vice president, Father Qiao and Julie, for an obvious reason—August was too young to convince the public at all.It's the same even if he is a duke, after all, most of the members who join the association are either rich or noble, who hasn't seen a duke before?

From the point of view of title, the duke and the earl seem to be quite different, but from the actual situation, the territories controlled by the duke and the earl are based on the county.The earl who controls a large county is stronger than the duke who has many subordinates and a lot of power in the territory.

The representative of the real power faction among the earls is undoubtedly Raphael. His March family is in charge of guarding the border of England, and even the king dare not offend easily.Either don't offend, or kill him at once by hitting the snake seven inches.There is no second choice, because if the other party does not die, it is very likely that the king will die, just like the Earl of March who helped the queen mother lead the black prince to rebel during the period of William II.

This is probably the most stupid side of William II. He likes to offend people, and he will hesitate when he is about to kick the door, and he will not cut the weeds.

Therefore, being the same less popular emperor, Richard II is much more powerful than William II, because Richard II's enemies are all dead, but William II's enemies are condensed together.The Earl of March's family also went a step further during the Queen Mother's reign.Even if the Black Prince washed the March family with blood after he came to power, he still didn't let the family fall.

The smarter way for the Black Prince is to let his friends take over the March family temporarily, control it, and then support his brother to take over, so that the sharp weapon of the March family is always in the hands of the royal family.

But, uh, Raphael is not so obedient now.

For this reason, Richard II often wrote letters to complain to his brother-you have chosen a good brother!

The Black Prince is still blindly optimistic, at least Raphael treats August very well, which proves that Raphael still regards them as a family.Family unity is the most important theme of medieval noble families.

Cough, back to August and his secret society.

The members are all prominent figures, and it is impossible for them to take a child's "toy" seriously.

"Yes, a toy. Once you show up, the secret society is just a toy for others to see." If it hadn't been for a long time with August and the need to be blessed by August, Father Joe It is impossible for Julie and Julie to agree to such a thing so easily.

"Think about my attitude towards you when I first met." Julie gave another very vivid example, herself.

These words are indeed convincing.

"But if I don't get involved, how can you explain the many places where my identity is needed for convenience?"

August's status can do a lot of things in London, but this actually has nothing to do with his status as a duke, but with the king, Raphael and the black prince.No one would like to upset August over trivial matters. As for the definition of "small matters", it depends on what August's guardian thinks.

The most important thing is that the secret society can be kept secret, largely relying on August's unique armed force.There is no way to deceive people.

Father Qiao didn't answer the question directly, but pointed to himself: "Who am I?"

"Huh?" August didn't understand at first, but after thinking about it for a while, he understood what Father Joe meant.It was well known in London that Father Jo was August's favorite priest.How much power can a priest have?It depends on how much his believers trust him, and how much energy the believers themselves have.

"As long as they see us, no one will wonder why so many things from the Secret Society can come from the Duke of Gloucester."

"Won't they wonder why I can agree to give this to you?"

Julie and Father Qiao looked at each other in embarrassment, and said in unison: "We just said the reason, we don't want to lie to you."

Think about how the leading bishop went to August's house to cheat money.What is he relying on?But August was a child.

"!!!" Being so underestimated really made August very upset.

Father Qiao and Julie could only comfort him: "Which nobleman didn't come here like this? Parents are still alive, and parents died early, many of them have to go through such a difficult time. You are already very good, at least the old housekeeper Loyal and loyal, think about those nobles who even need to fight with those around them."

Raphael!

August thought of Raphael almost immediately.

Raphael's years in Reisingburg were really difficult.It has to be said that the Queen Mother really does not have enough fighting experience in terms of slaves bullying the master, and her two sons suffered enough losses in this regard back then.Later, when it was the turn of the young Raphael, he was not immune.No one is perfect, and the Queen Mother also has a side that she can't do, no matter how much she pays attention, it's still the same.

Father Qiao, who became the archbishop at the age of eight, also had a great say: "I call this period of trials, if you succeed, you will be a nobleman among the nobles, if you lose, you will still be a nobleman, only weaker and poorer. "

August didn't ask much about what Father Joe had experienced. After all, he still thought that Father Joe was the illegitimate son of a cardinal, and the life of illegitimate children was not easy in the Middle Ages.The sanctity and uniqueness of marriage guarantee the greatest rights and legal status of legitimate children, but at the same time, bad luck for illegitimate children.They can't choose their origin, they can only accept their fate or become a second disease.

"When it really doesn't work, we can guide them to think about other people." Julie had already thought about it, "like Raphael, like your uncle." "My uncle? How is it possible? Who would believe it!" August was overjoyed.

Today, four years later, August was slapped in the face.

"We need to know the identity of the president. There is nothing to hide, isn't it? Even if he is His Majesty the King, I won't be surprised."

"I have long felt that something is wrong with him. No man would like to get married and divorced so much."

"Not to mention he still has that genetics."

Having said this, the whole audience fell silent.The former king is a taboo, not only because the king doesn't like it, but also because everyone thinks he is not a thing, and he is very pure.And it is precisely because he indulged his lover indiscriminately meddling in the government affairs that everyone now tolerates Richard II extraordinarily. Richard II is a bit of a hooligan, but at least he knows how to use people and does not make a mess of the country. .

There is no harm without comparison.

August listened for a while in the cubicle connected to the living room, and then left, because most of the topics were actually not nutritious, and this was just a pastime.After he has a sense of participation, he will probably be more active. Now, the night outside is more attractive.

August is now 13 years old, between a child and a teenager. He has lost baby fat and lost his height. His blue and white eyes are still clear as before.There is a kind of youthfulness and innocence that only belongs to this age.To put it in the heart of August's old driver theorist, who wouldn't like him even when he saw himself in the mirror?

There are people who are so different.

Raphael.

They were still close and lived together, but their physical contact became less and less, which made August wonder if Raphael had some kind of male phobia.Every time he gets a little closer to August, Raphael will cleverly distance himself as soon as possible.

But other than that, Rafael was so nice to August that there was no room for August to get angry.

Today Raphael was rushed to the palace by Richard II. I don't know if it was the king who had a whim.August followed Father Joe and Julie to participate in the association activities.

Facing the eternal conflict at the meeting, August was also thinking about how to solve it. He is now thirteen, and in the eyes of many nobles, he is old enough to get married, so there should be no need to keep it a secret.

August has been picking places where there are few people. He doesn't want to bump into someone's servant and expose him in advance.

result……

August ran into the red-haired Anne, who was sitting on the steps in the backyard, crying very sad and selfless.

As a gentleman, August felt that he should leave quietly, pretending that he hadn't seen the most embarrassing side of a girl, but Anne had already spotted August when he appeared.After all, when August came, he didn't think about lowering his voice. He didn't even know there were people here.

Annie hurriedly stood up and wiped away her tears with her sleeves. She didn't know who the boy in front of her was, but just seeing the expensive aristocratic costume and the indescribable aura was enough.

"Sorry, did I interrupt your walk?"

"It's okay." August couldn't move forward or back. He knew that he should follow the maid in front of him and let her go, but that face looked familiar to August, and there were tears on it. He really couldn't just sit back and watch.

Therefore, August took the initiative to step forward and gave Anne a white handkerchief, which was not embroidered with any August logo.

August has learned from Raphael and the perverted tutors that Raphael hired over the years, which is enough for him to transform all the overly cautious brains into the caution he should have.As long as he wants, he will not leave any traces and evidence that can actually point to him.

"Can I ask rudely, why are you crying?"

"You don't understand, young master." Annie looked at August, who was much shorter than her, who was obviously the same age, but mistook him for the child of the owner of the manor.

August also mistook Anne, who was taller and plump than others since she was a child, as a big girl. He said: "Maybe I really don't understand, but I can listen, and I have a very strict mouth. You don't know me , I don’t know you either. I am happy to maintain such a relationship with you and be your tree hole once.”

"A tree hole?"

"Haven't you heard the story about the king with donkey ears?"

Annie shook her head: "But I understand what you mean, maybe talking about it will really make you feel better, sorry for taking up your time."

August shrugged and joked: "Maybe you can't see it, but I'm actually very idle."

Annie finally laughed through her tears.

August understood why he found Anne so familiar. She smiled exactly like her brother. She was a very charming bishop. If August hadn't met Raphael first, he would have thought that the bishop was the one. His ideal type.August knew that the bishop had a younger sister who had been taken to work in London, and since she was a friend's younger sister, it was even more incumbent on her.

"I fell in love with someone..."

As soon as Anne spoke, August felt that he had seen the end: "But he doesn't like you?"

"Worse than that."

"He lied to you?"

"No, no, that's not true," Annie shook her head strongly, "He's a good man, I misunderstood." What Annie was really sad about was that she was acting affectionate, thinking that the other party winked at her, even if the other party liked her .She even began to wonder if she liked the other party, and had hallucinations, thinking that the other party interacted with her, but it was actually just her imagination.This is really embarrassing.

First time working up the courage to go...and not getting good results.How many times can a person have such a desperate impulse for love in his life?Just once, no more.

"Misunderstanding is misunderstanding, everyone laughs it off, why are you embarrassed?"

August interprets Anne's embarrassment as lightly as possible.

"Don't you think I'm stupid?" Annie couldn't say the worse words, but she always felt that was how others thought of her, "I'm just a joke."

It's rare that Mrs. Jane is willing to help her.

"No," August looked at Anne sincerely. "I think you are brave, braver than all the nobles in that house. Believe it or not, they don't even dare to admit who they like. That's the real joke."

"then you……"

"I'm a joke too." August admitted generously, because if it wasn't a joke, the burning rack would be his final destination. He didn't even have the courage to admit his sexuality to his father. "What we're trying to do is Don't let future generations become a joke."

What's wrong with being gay?

Is it okay to draw conclusions about the whole group just because some of them are messed up?It is obvious that heterosexual bars account for a larger proportion, and nightclubs are everywhere, so why no one would say in a gossip tone that heterosexuals are all like that, super messy.

What is wrong is this person's character, what does it have to do with his sexuality?

A scum is always a scum, he was a scum when he was gay, and he was still a scum when he was straight.It's not like he's a scum because he's gay.

August's growing aloofness in modern times is partly due to his revealing of his sexuality in college.Before I really fell in love with someone, I accidentally exposed the fact that I couldn't be hard on the opposite sex.In fact, if it's just like this, it's nothing, but the reality is often only worse.

There are always people who think they are mysterious and mysterious, let me explain first, I don't discriminate against homosexuals, but are you all messed up?Can I sleep with anyone?You don't like me, I'm straight.

The person who said such sweet and confident words is short, thin, poor, lazy, unwilling to study hard, and has a wretched look on his face, but he dared to say such words to August from the bottom of his heart .

It is no exaggeration to say that August threw up.

From then on, when he thought of communicating with people, he might have to face such things, and August would strongly resist.Without anyone forcing him to make corrections, August could only become more and more nerdy, until one day when he looked back, he suddenly realized that he hadn’t spoken a word to anyone for half a year, and all communication was through the keyboard.

This state is very wrong. August finally realized that he wanted to change, but he didn't know how to communicate with people face to face, because as long as he talked in the three-dimensional, he couldn't help but make up the picture. Greasy, pimple-ridden and disgustingly confident face.Until he really had a chance to do it again in this life, Auguste had made up his mind not to announce his sexuality to the public again, not because he was ashamed to admit it, but because he didn't want to meet such a superb product again.

The situations of Anne and August are different, but one thing is the same. When she feels that she has made a fool of herself, a word from others may affect her entire future life.

August hopes that she will always be brave and not become what he was.

"I really, really appreciate your bravery." August said, "I think there may be some misunderstanding here, why don't you find someone to ask."

"Why, how do you ask?"

August pointed to himself: "I am also a nobleman anyway, don't underestimate the energy of a nobleman, okay?"

August didn't even need to show up, he just found a knight, went to ask a little bit, and asked the whole story clearly.

The John whom Anne fell in love with would indeed wink at Anne every time he passed the Earl's Mansion, that was not Anne's fantasy.However, the reason why John blinked at Annie was not that he fell in love with her, but that his friend fell in love with Annie.That friend was by John's side every time he ran. He was too shy to speak, and John was eager to help.

It didn't help.

John also felt that there was something wrong with the way he did it. He wanted to apologize to Annie, but Annie ran away because of embarrassment.

Fortunately, Anne didn't need to face John now, August gave her enough cooling-off period, she figured it out, and accepted the reality.

"Speaking of which, why do you like John?" August was a little curious. After all, they hadn't even said a word before. How could they fall in love? "I'm not saying that John is not good. He is very hardworking and hardworking, and his temperament is in line with everyone's expectations for a knight. But...he really doesn't look particularly good."

The freckles on his face, probably only Father Qiao's abnormal aesthetic would think this is cute.

Or is Annie also an aesthetic anomaly?

Annie opened her mouth, went blank for a while, and asked herself in her heart, yes, why does she like John?In the case that most people are visual animals, Annie is indeed a different kind. She doesn't like to look at her face. This has something to do with her excellent appearance. Everyone always looks at her face first when looking at her. , so she always hopes that everyone will pay more attention to her own character.So she habitually ignored the appearance of others.

"Probably because I thought he liked me at first..."

In fact, many girls will have a similar experience during adolescence, because a boy who looks good expresses his liking, and will unconsciously pay attention to him, and then fall into it a little bit.

"Did you know that the best way to get out of a relationship is to jump into a new one."

August began to sell his knights with a sincere face. He didn't know what kind of strange curse this regiment had received. So far, there are very few people who have left the order. The captain of the knight is the representative of the singles.They might as well change their name to the Single Dog Knights.

"The knight who likes you is called Walter. He comes from an aristocratic family. He intends to participate in the Anglo-French war. He has no bad habits and usually trains very hard. His grades are not as good as John's, but he is better than John in commanding the battlefield. He has never had a girlfriend before. ..."

"Stop!" Anne had to interrupt August, who was getting more and more excited, "How do you know such details?"

"Uh, because I have a friend who's really gossip."

"Oh." Annie, a silly girl, really believed it. Sure enough, she still needs to experience more sinister aristocratic life.

"However, thank you for your kindness. I don't want to think about it for the time being." Annie was not bitten by a snake for ten years and was afraid of well ropes. To marry is not to be a maid, but to have your own business.

"Do you think it's strange that I think so?"

"Why is that weird?" Women can have their own businesses, too.Although the Middle Ages still favored boys over girls, the status of women has undergone earth-shaking changes compared to the past. For example, women can show their faces and do business by themselves.Of course, generally married women.

"Maybe you don't believe it, but it's really a coincidence that I have a sponsorship business plan, are you interested in listening to it?" August has done a lot of charity, and there is no particularly noble reason, just do it if he wants to .

"No, I can't..." Anne once again rejected August, "I have saved my own money. Your Excellency the Earl is very generous."

Annie's salary as a maid can cover her annual income in her hometown in the country in one month, and sometimes there will be extra rewards. In addition, she is frugal herself, so saving money is very easy.

"Besides, my brother also promised to help me. I want to open a bakery. My hometown has its own wheat field and grinds its own wheat flour. I can guarantee that it must be one of the best wheat flour you have ever eaten. My sister I am helping my family to do this, I plan to ask her to help in the future, buy a piece of land in my hometown, and it is very convenient to transport from the Thames..."

Anne really has a not-so-great but solid plan. She wants to change the fate of the entire family, not just hers.

Anne talked a lot, and August had been listening quietly. The more he listened, the more he felt that she was really brave, with a brainy kind of bravery.

"Need me to introduce you to someone who makes really good bread?"

"Who?"

"Baker, the cook in the Earl's Mansion. He was a cook in the palace, and even the Duke likes his bread." August shamelessly advertised himself.

"This, is it so powerful?"

"Of course. Not only that, but I also know that he is very soft-hearted, why don't you work hard to beg him and be his disciple." It is impossible to make a lot of money by opening a bakery, but this is indeed a kind of kindness of Anne's family. As a way out, you can't rely on your brother who is a bishop to help you for the rest of your life, can you?

"Will he agree?"

"See if you work hard." August asked someone to bring a bottle of gin. "Give it to Beck as a good diplomacy. Believe me, he likes to drink it."

"How can I accept your gift?!"

"Would you like me to invest? I have a hunch that you can make the most delicious bread in the world. Please let me be the first person to taste it."

In fact, it doesn't matter whether the bread is delicious or not. August just wanted to push Anne suddenly. As for whether he can go far, it depends on Anne herself.

Just like Mrs. Jane did to Anne.

"I'm going to take this seriously!"

"I'm serious too."

Anne was in a state of excitement the next day when she accompanied the Earl and Lady Jane back to London.

Mrs. Jane teased her: "Did the confession succeed?"

Annie shook her head: "No, I failed. But it was a blessing in disguise, and I met better things!"

"Really?" Mrs. Zhen smiled indifferently. Regardless of success or failure, it's good that she doesn't regret it. "Would you like to be my personal maid? You will get a raise in salary. The price is to keep the place we go to secret."

"Yes ma'am, yes ma'am!"

"Not curious what we are going to do?"

"Not curious."

"not at all?"

"One thing, what the hell is that badge?"

"rainbow."

"Ah?" Annie was taken aback, she always thought it was some kind of arch bridge.

"Anyway, the person who gave me the badge insisted that it was a rainbow. He is so lame, what can I do?" Mrs. Zhen shrugged, she was also very helpless.

August played with the rainbow badge in his hand and yawned, always feeling that someone was talking bad about him.