The King's Follower [Rebirth]

"Good day, Baron Cyroll." Edward nodded slightly in return.If it was him in the previous life, he wouldn’t talk to the king’s lover so calmly. It’s not because Edward is so arrogant. First of all, as a child, Edward can’t like his father’s lover, and secondly, the king’s lover is the destroyer of marriage. , Even a knighted lover with an official status is inferior. As the crown prince, Edward, relying on his status, will neither condescend nor be allowed to condescend to communicate with this kind of person who is not qualified to take the initiative to talk to him.

And in the last life, in this stairwell, Edward also encountered Baron Selor who stopped him, but that time, he didn't even turn his gaze, and left directly around Baron Selor.And in this life, Edward, who had put away all his arrogance and prejudice long ago, calmly and gently returned his gift to Baron Cyroll.Of course, this was not only because he had adjusted his position and could no longer look down on others confidently, but also because he wanted to curry favor with the king.The quickest way to offend a person is to ignore and criticize his preferences. In the future, the queen is destined to plot rebellion. If you don’t want to be hanged for treason like in the previous life, you must reduce the king’s dislike for him as much as possible. mood.

Edward's gentleness made Baron Selor feel a little flattered. He only felt that the Crown Prince hadn't seen him for a year. Without the impetuosity and simplicity of the dandy, the whole person looked a lot more stable and mature, but it seemed that he was less There is a bit of vigor and vigor, and even a bit of vicissitudes of tranquility. It looks like the high-ranking priests of the church, such as the unmarried archbishop, with a solemn and ascetic temperament all over his body.Thinking of the recent rumors circulating in the court that the crown prince intends to sacrifice himself to Orgonla, Baron Selor felt that he had found the answer.

He didn't waste any more time, fearing that Edward's gentleness was just a fleeting whim, he hurriedly said, "Your Highness, can you take a step to speak?"

Edward knew what he wanted to say to himself, so he didn't refuse. He waved his hand to make the person behind him move a little further away, and walked a few steps forward with Baron Cyroll, and stopped in front of a window.

Baron Sailor didn't expect things to go so smoothly. He calmed down and said, "I haven't seen you for more than a year. Your demeanor is really getting better and better..."

"What's the matter, please tell me directly." Edward interrupted Baron Seilor's compliment, and at the same time showed a faint smile, so as not to make Baron Seilor feel that his attitude was bad and his self-esteem was hurt, "I know you came to find I must have something to ask. Please speak up."

Baron Selor was stunned for a moment. He thought that Edward interrupted him because he was impatient to listen to him, but the smile on the other party's face didn't seem to mean that. The coming-of-age ceremonies of the orc servants around me are all on this Midsummer Eve holiday."

Edward nodded knowingly: "Yes, there are three in total."

After the orc became an adult, his body quickly grew from a child to a tall and strong youth, and he began to have lust for the sub-orc, and the crown prince was a sub-orc. After becoming an adult, he must resign his position as a close servant and enter St. Solsis University to practice and study.And Baron Selor took the positions of these three vacant servants.

The servants next to the crown prince are not servants in the general sense. They are all the sons of nobles and civilians with great potential for promotion. You must know that it is a great honor to be able to serve the crown prince closely. Ordinary servants do not have such qualifications. .While serving the crown prince's daily life, these servants with noble backgrounds or great potential also take on the role of accompanying students, receive teaching from famous teachers with the crown prince, and enjoy almost as rich and high-quality resources as the crown prince.

In addition, these close servants are also the reserve army of the King's Privy Council, and growing up with the crown prince means a smooth official career in the future.Therefore, although becoming a close servant means serving the crown prince to wash and dress, serving the washbasin for the crown prince, laying napkins and vegetables for the crown prince, and even kneeling on the ground to put on shoes for the crown prince, behind it symbolizes the status of the prince, as well as the The huge benefits that come make everyone still flock to it.

Although Baron Selor's child is outstanding, it is not as impressive as William's. It is far from enough to make the king violate the "Law of Succession to the Throne" and shake Edward's position.He knew that his son could only become a courtier in the future, and the empire would belong to the crown prince in the future, so he naturally hoped that his son would be favored by the crown prince.

He bowed deeply again: "Your Highness, Richard has always admired you. I don't know if you would like to give him a chance to work by your side. He is not young now, although he is not very sensible. But he is well aware of his duties. He will always serve you in the future, and I hope you will give him a chance to take him to Somerset to see the world."

Edward smiled slightly, and said: "Thomas is indeed a good boy, maybe one day he will have the opportunity to attack the Golden Dragon."

Baron Selor quickly bowed his head to thank Edward for his praise, and then Edward said: "I don't mean to refuse or perfunctory you, but in fact, although I can appoint my personal servants, I still have to listen to His Majesty's arrangement in the end. As for my future candidates for the Privy Council, I don’t have enough experience in such a major matter, and naturally His Majesty needs to make a full decision. I know Thomas is a good boy.” Seeing what Baron Selor was about to say, Edward raised a hand and stopped. He said, "But after all, I only stay in the capital for two months a year, and I don't know much about most of the nobles, even Thomas. So I don't care who is suitable to be my valet. You also There is no need to worry too much, Thomas' future achievements will not be affected by whether he can become my valet."

It is impossible for Edward to agree to this matter privately. He hopes that when he loses his status as crown prince in the future, he can get the king's amnesty, enter the church, and become a clergyman. The king is far away from the impression of politics and power. Therefore, the candidates for personal servants must be fully entrusted to the king.

Baron Selor frowned slightly, looking a little unwilling.Edward took a step back, nodded slightly, and said, "Evening class is about to start, and I'm going back to change my clothes. Let me go."

The evening class before dinner was held in the large living room outside the castle dining room, because tonight's dinner was also a family feast to welcome Prince Edward back to the royal capital, so many royal family members came and filled the large living room.Tonight, the evening class was presided over by the highest clergyman in the empire, Archbishop Audras of St. Leman Cathedral. He led everyone to do an Angelus question and answer, and read a section of "Hadith". The class took half an hour, and the usual evening class is only 10 minutes, and the evening class only takes so long on important occasions.

The long table in the big dining room was almost endless at a glance. In order to enliven the atmosphere, the seats of orcs and sub-orcs were arranged interspersed.The king sits on the throne in the middle, the queen sits opposite him, and Edward sits to the left of the queen, separated by a female archduchess.This female archduchess, who is over half a century old, is the king's cousin and one of the 28 eighth-level mid-level generals in the empire.

Official banquets are always full of boring and hypocritical temptations, scrutiny and gossip. The king has no intention of discussing state affairs at the table, so the content of the table is only some boring trifles.Edward absently listened to the secrets of the wealthy family that he had heard about in his previous life, and his eyes slowly swept across the long dining table.Soon, he saw William at the end of the table.

The king's lovers can't appear on this occasion, but the king's illegitimate sons can, but they don't have a title yet, and they are the lowest status among all the people present. They can only sit with the second sons of other nobles who don't have a title. In the farthest place from the king.

William didn't seem to know much about table manners. He held the knife and fork tightly, fiercely cutting the food on the plate, holding it with his elbows high, and his straight back looked unnatural and stiff. As if tied to a straight wooden stick, the facial features are almost wrinkled together, looking very unhappy.

Edward looked at his clumsy appearance and couldn't help showing a smile.Etiquette, which has almost no practical use, is very difficult to master. Even now, Edward himself is accompanied by a few etiquette teachers to watch his every move, and occasionally he is corrected for several postures and behaviors.And William, who became a monk on the way, might have to suffer a lot if he wanted to be reborn.Thinking of William's lack of standard etiquette and accent in his last life until his death, Edward's smile grew wider.

The king had just finished speaking with the grand duchess sitting beside him, and when he looked up, he saw a smile that was extremely gentle on Edward's face.William was sitting in the same row as the king. Naturally, the king couldn't follow Edward's gaze to find the object of his gaze, so the king raised his hand, and the servant standing behind him hurriedly stepped forward. The king explained a few words, and the servant immediately Leaving, pretending to pass by Edward's seat casually, pouring wine for him, and finally returning to the king's side, whispering a name in his ear.

The king narrowed his eyes slightly, looked at Edward who was completely different from a year ago, and showed a thoughtful expression.

Edward watched for a while how little William was struggling to maintain a decent posture to eat, and then he turned his attention back, and continued to communicate with the people around him while eating, without noticing the king's hidden gaze.

Suddenly, a commotion came from the end of the dining table, accompanied by the crisp sound of plates breaking and chairs falling to the ground, as well as the shrill screams and cries of children, and the unmistakable roar of a dragon. But this dragon sounds like a young dragon.

"What's the matter?" The king put down his wine glass and frowned.

A nobleman quickly ran to the king and said softly, "It was the children who were fighting. Master William turned into a beast and threw down Matthew, the youngest son of the Duke of Shiring."

The word "fall down" is too euphemistic, it is actually William's unilateral beating of Matthew.The half-human tall little silver dragon firmly pressed the little black wolf under him to the ground, bit the opponent's neck, and swished his barbed tail back and forth, trying to repel anyone who wanted to get close.Little black wolf Matthew struggled desperately, screaming shrilly.

However, after all, it was just children fighting, and the orcs present quickly separated the two children.William opened his mouth, and sprayed a fireball at the orc who pulled him away, and swung his tail back to try to slap the orc's arm.The orc quickly patted his tail away, opened his mouth, and exhaled a cold air with white smoke, extinguishing William's fireball.

On the other side, the little black wolf Matthew turned back into a human form, sniffling and hid in the arms of an orc man. His clothes were tattered from the fight just now, and the wound on his neck was bleeding. , he touched his neck, saw the blood on his hands, and immediately cried louder: "Dad! Father! Dad! I'm going to die! Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo...

The Duke of Shilling was furious, he rushed over to hold the child in his arms, followed by the Duchess hurriedly took out the wound medicine from the space and applied it to the child's neck, the bleeding soon stopped.The Duke of Shiring patted his beloved son's head, and yelled angrily at William who was still struggling with the orc who was holding him, "You despicable bastard..."

"Enough!" The king stood up and said in a deep voice, "Xia Ling, pay attention to your attitude."

The whole restaurant fell silent immediately, except for Matthew's sobbing and the heavy breathing of William, who still maintained his animal shape.