The King's Follower [Rebirth]

All the families arrived at Aisha in the morning.After accepting the greetings from all the families, Edward thoughtfully left time for them, authorized the personal servants to not be on duty these few days, and handed over his personal affairs to the senior servants in the manor who originally served the Grand Duke's family, and then only brought William leaves.William is more unfamiliar with members of the Letterman family than strangers, and needs Edward, the person who offered to invite Letterman to Aisha, to be a matchmaker and introduce each other as a buffer, and Edward also wants to take this opportunity to observe the Letterman family. people.

The exquisite little study room in the manor was full of people at the moment. Edward glanced around and found that the Letterman family had been mobilized this time, and everyone with a status who could have something to do with William's biological mother, Miss Margaret All the people in the immediate relationship rushed to Aisha.In the conference living room, when they saw William following Edward for the first time, their eyes turned red immediately, and their complex expressions mixed surprise, sadness, nostalgia and excitement.Edward does not rule out that among these people there are people who are very close to Miss Margaret and really care about William, but most of them are probably just acting, especially those aunts and uncles, some of whom are related to Margaret. Miss Greeter didn't have any contact at all, and her eyes were full of tears. She looked excited about reuniting with her dear ones after a long absence, which made Edward frown so pretentiously.

The crown prince had a bad expression, and the Lettermans quickly understood, restrained the exaggerated expressions on their faces, and regained the modesty and elegance of the nobility.

Only then did Edward soften his expression, and glanced at William who was sitting beside him.Despite trying his best to suppress it, Edward could still see the excitement on William's face. Edward followed William's gaze, and finally saw the little orc sitting on the outermost side who was three points similar to William. A pair of little orcs came up. Edward's gaze immediately lowered his head deeply, his shy appearance was exactly the same as William's.

"If I remember correctly, your name should be Stephen." Edward took the initiative to say.The person sitting next to Stephen pushed him lightly, and said in a low voice, "Quickly go up and answer what the crown prince said." Stephen slid off the chair in a panic, moved to Edward in small steps, took off the hat, bowed deeply, and murmured like a mosquito: "May Olgonla bless you, His Royal Highness... I, my name is indeed Stephen." His salute was very standard, but the hand holding the hat slightly Trembling and looking terribly frightened.

With a gentle expression on his face, Edward raised his hand to signal him to get up, and said to him, "Sit with your brother. You two brothers haven't seen each other for more than half a year. You must miss each other very much."

The servant waiting in the corner of the room immediately moved Stephen's chair to William's.Stephen glanced at Edward gratefully, bowed deeply again, put on his hat in a panic, and ran to William's side.William immediately jumped off the chair, holding on to his younger brother tightly. When they separated, the eyes of the two children were red. It seemed that there were a lot of whispers between the brothers, but because there were still so many people on the scene. There are too many people, and now they can only hold back.

Edward smiled and looked at the two children.Stephen is the illegitimate child of Miss Margaret and Richard, the bodyguard who protected her. Richard is a commoner, but his animal shape is a mutated griffin, eagle claw, snake tail and winged beast. The scale armor is no worse than the blood of a nobleman, and Miss Margaret is a nobleman, so Stephen's strength is not weak. According to the news from the king's capital, he has already reached the third-level intermediate level.It's just that compared to Edward, who is short but strong, Stephen, who has just turned ten years old, still looks very weak, with a small face and a pointed chin, thin hair, and thin wrists that look like he's going to lose weight soon. It's about to break.He has a pair of big wet green eyes, and he is always looking around secretly, full of vigilance and fear. His expression is tense and fearful, and his every move is cautious. When he came to William, He immediately held William's hand tightly, as if he had finally found support.

It appears the child was not well cared for at the Lettermans.Edward thought to himself.Perhaps it is not a material shortage, but it is very likely to be mental cold violence.Edward vaguely remembered that the guard's fate seemed to be secretly executed. After all, Stephen's existence proved that he had committed adultery with Miss Margaret, the real queen, and the queen's adultery was treason to be beheaded.Even if Margaret was still alive, the king would not care about her problems for the sake of William, but the guards who crossed the thunder pool would surely die.Stephen had just lost his parents, and he was forced to come to an unfamiliar place, separated from his brother, and thrown into the house of a completely unfamiliar uncle. He was also an illegitimate child. what kind of treatment.

William also seemed to have noticed something. He kissed his younger brother who was half a head shorter than himself, looked at Edward beggingly, and whispered: "Your Highness, can I sit with Stephen on the same chair? The chair is very big. "

Edward nodded, and said to the people behind him, "Help the little prince."

The Crown Prince's address to William obviously startled the Lettermans, and there were a few gasps in the small study, but the shock quickly dissipated, and what remained in their eyes was excitement that could hardly be concealed.

Edward pretended not to notice anything, and turned to appease Stephen who was huddled behind William: "Did you eat anything in the morning? I heard that you arrived at Aisha early in the morning. Even if you ate breakfast, I'm afraid you still haven't filled your stomach. He asked someone to move the small table with snacks and tea to Stephen's side, and continued to say kindly, "Eat as much as you want, don't be too restrained."

Stephen clutched William's hem tightly, and nodded hesitantly.William immediately picked up a small piece of pastry and fed it into Stephen's mouth. Stephen carefully observed Edward's expression while eating. William picked up the teacup and gave him another sip of tea. Stephen saw that Edward's expression was always gentle and amiable. Only then did I feel relieved and began to enjoy refreshments.

William stroked Stephen's back, and when he turned his head to look at Edward, the gratitude in his eyes was almost overflowing. If Stephen hadn't been sitting beside him, he would have rushed over and knelt down beside Edward by now. , kissing his ring.

Edward touched William's head, held his hand, and said, "It's been more than half a year since you last met, I'm afraid you don't remember them very much. It's okay, I'll introduce you again." He pointed Pointing to the person sitting at the front, "Your uncle, Earl Letterman, he is your mother's eldest brother, and this is his partner, Countess Letterman." The two immediately stood up and saluted Edward.

Despite his reluctance, William touched his brother's face and told him to loosen his clothes, jump off the chair, and salute Earl Letterman and Countess.He is not a real prince now, not yet qualified to sit and accept the bow of an earl.

Edward introduced the family members one by one until his young great-uncle Orlando, and added another sentence: "Sir Orlando has served in the army for many years and has very rich experience in front-line confrontation with the enemy. Moreover, the 23 newly promoted members of the Empire in recent years Among the general officers at the seventh rank, six of them were subordinates he personally led, so you need to communicate with him a lot in the past few days."

"I must know everything and say everything." Orlando gave a military salute, looked at his grandnephew with a smile, and his young wife also smiled, trying her best to show William her kindness and friendliness.

After the introduction, everyone first recalled the deceased, desperately trying to attract William's attention and arouse the other party's favor towards themselves, and then chatted about some insignificant things about William. This part was almost said by Edward himself, and finally The topic turned to the recent anecdotes that happened in the capital.Finally found a topic to communicate with, and the atmosphere in the study gradually became warmer.

After lunch, after changing clothes and taking a short rest, all the families moved to the garden where Hyacinth is famous throughout the empire and drank afternoon tea for three hours. Then they took their children and went back to the room to whisper Yes, there will be a welcome dinner in the evening, and they also need a thorough rest to prepare for the dinner.

After specially arranging for Stephen and saying goodbye to the members of the Letterman family, Edward took William back to the room, changed into a restrictive outfit, and lay down on the bed in his pajamas.

"How do you feel about them?" Edward patted the place beside him, motioning for William to come up, "Do you like them?"

William shook his head, slowly climbed onto the bed, and then said: "They are hypocritical and indifferent. They treat Stephen badly. They seem to like me, but it's because you value me."

"Poor baby." Edward kissed his forehead.

"I'm not pitiful, but my younger brother is pitiful. Your Highness, I don't want to talk to them." William lay down in Edward's arms with some aggrievedness, hugging his waist.

"It would be great if everything in this world was so simple." Edward patted him on the back lightly, "But in many cases, we always have to deal with people we don't like. Don't forget, Your mother was a Letterman after all, and you want to disown them, but no one else thinks so. Aristocratic family is a double-edged sword that can drag you down as well as help you. Your blood makes you never Stay out of it, if you can't hold the Letterman, they'll be a knife behind you, but if you can control the Letterman, they'll be a sword in your hand. Remember, my boy," he said. Lifting William's chin, "You are the king's son. Even if the law does not recognize you, you are still a prince. In the future, you will be the highest commander of the imperial army after me. Your status makes you destined to be in various places. In the noble time, Letterman is only the first step."

William's face wrinkled, he pouted, humming and grooving in Edward's arms, Edward patted his upturned little butt, William immediately transformed into a beast shape, with a "squeak" in his voice "Ang Chi" coquettishly rubbing his face against Edward's chest.

Edward was tickled by his rubbing, scratched his neck and stomach, and said, "Okay, okay, don't worry, I will help you."

William licked Edward's palm, and then quietly curled up in his arms.The two of them stayed in the silence for more than ten minutes, and William changed back to human form and said, "Your Highness, I want to accompany my younger brother Stephen."

Edward straightened the pajamas that were pushed away by William, and said, "Of course."

William sat on the bed, lowered his head and thought for a while, and finally said: "Your Highness, can you keep Stephen? He was very scared in the king alone, and they didn't take good care of him. I promised my mother to take good care of my brother." of."

As he spoke, William's eyes turned red.Edward sat up, pinched his face, and said, "Of course you can stay. I was negligent before."

The younger brother's future was guaranteed, and William laughed through his tears and kissed Edward's even before leaving the room.

Edward was alone in the room.He lay down again, turned over, resting his head on his bent elbows, looking at the gradually dimming sky outside the window, his expression gradually became serious.Everyone has arrived, and now the only thing left is how to get a chance to talk privately.

In the past few days, the information about the inventor of the energy cannon, Michelle Wilton, has been almost checked. According to the information obtained now, this person does exist, not a fake.The meeting with Sir Knightley, the leader of the Liberal Party, who was introduced by August, who was on the belated wedding leave at Ashford, was about to take place as soon as possible.

Edward was thinking about these things in his mind.There is no one around him who can give an idea, and he can only find a way to solve everything. When his thinking goes to a dead end, he often feels extremely desolate and exhausted. He only hopes that William will grow up quickly, and then, Often feel ashamed of having such evasive thoughts.Fortunately, after persisting for so long, I finally got used to it.

If it was placed a few months ago, how could he have imagined that he would become such a person.However, this seems to be good, at least no longer feel lost and overwhelmed.Edward thought about it, couldn't help laughing, got up and sat down in front of the dressing table, found out the banknotes, and began to plan carefully. When the sky was getting dark and it was almost time for evening class, he stopped writing and took out the paper money. Throwing it into the fireplace, seeing that it was completely reduced to ashes, he called the servant to change his clothes for him.