Chapter 125 125 A Hidden Order

"You know Sir Fitz the Rider?" she asked Prondi as they took the drink from me. "Indeed, I am honored that he was present at my dinner," Prondi explained to her.Rain dripped from his brows, and the wind rattled his warrior braids. "Then, you shouldn't mind letting him join our conversation?" Although the rain that drenched her never stopped, she still said calmly, as if we were like Mu Chunyang.I wondered if Kettricken knew that Prolondi would take her request as a hidden order. "I welcome his advice. If you think he can provide valuable advice, my queen." Prondi acquiesced.

"I also hope that you will agree, Fitz Junqi, please bring yourself some wine and join us." "As you wish, my queen." After I bowed deeply, I immediately obeyed the order.Every day Verity walked further and further, making the connection between us weaker and weaker, but then I felt his fierce curiosity approaching, and I hurried back to the Queen. "We cannot undo what has happened," said the Queen as I walked back. "I am saddened that I could not protect my people, but if I cannot stop the havoc that the robbers have wrought at sea, perhaps I can at least make them It will not be affected by the blizzard. This, I beg you, to tell them, this is a heartfelt promise from the hand of their queen."

I noticed she hadn't mentioned King Shrewd's apparent refusal to act.I looked at her, and she rolled up her loose white sleeves, already frozen and drenched, leisurely but purposefully, revealing a snake-shaped gold armlet studded with dark mountain opals on her arm.I have seen the deep brilliance of mountain opals but never one of this size.She stretched out her hand to ask me to unfasten the clasp of the armband, then took off the treasure without hesitation, and took out a pocket velvet pouch from the other sleeve, and I opened it to let her put the armband put the bracelet in.She smiled warmly at Duke Prondi, and put the pouch into his hand. "This is a sympathy from Crown Prince Verity and myself," she said calmly.I could barely bear the urge Verity had in me to kneel before this lady and recount what she had done for his little love.Prondi also thanked her, stammering and moving, and vowed not to waste a penny.Brave horses will gallop across Ferrytown again, and the people there will bless the Queen for her warmth.

It dawned on me why Kettricken had chosen Queen's Gardens as the venue for this meeting.It was a gift from a queen, not the strings promised by Shrewd and Regal.Tricken's choice of location and attitude towards Prondi had caught him by heart, and she didn't have to tell him to keep it a secret, because there was no need for it. I thought of the emerald in my pocket, and Verity in me fell silent.I didn't take it out, because I hoped to see Verity wear the necklace herself for the queen someday, and I didn't want to let this extra gift from the illegitimate child overwhelm her at this moment. The style of Longdi's gift.Though I should have brought out the emerald, no, I decided to leave the queen's gift and the manner of it in his memory alone.

Prondi turned his eyes from the queen to me. "My queen, you seem to value this young man very much, so you will let him join our secret meeting." "Yes," Kettricken replied gravely, "he has never disappointed me." Prondi nodded, as if confirming something to himself, and then smiled a little. "My youngest daughter, Jemin, seemed to be troubled by the long letter Sir Fitzcheaper had written her, especially when her sisters opened it for her and found many arguments to amuse her. But , when she told me about her troubles, I told her that this is a rare person who can be so frank about his alleged shortcomings. Only a braggart can boast that he has no fear of war, and I do not want I trust a person who killed someone but didn’t feel sad afterwards. As for your physical health,” he suddenly patted me on the shoulder, “I think paddling and swinging an ax for a whole summer can improve your physical fitness a lot.” His piercing eagle eyes were fixed on me. "My opinion of you has not changed, Feizi Junqi, and Jiemin is the same. I hope you can understand our thoughts."

I said what I had to say. "Thank you, my lord." He turned his head and looked over his shoulder into the distance, and I followed his gaze through the pouring rain to see Jiemin looking at us.Her father gave her a slight nod, and she smiled brightly like sunlight breaking through a cloud.Then, Yan Nian looked at her and said a few words to her, and Jie Min blushed and pushed her sister.When I heard Prondi say to me, "You can say goodbye to my daughter if you want," my guts froze. There are some things I really don't want to do, but I can't spoil the scene Kettricken has worked so hard on, I really can't.So I bowed my goodbyes and forced myself to cross the rainy garden to get to Jie Min, and Yan Nian and Belle immediately took a step back and stared at us.

I bowed respectfully and solemnly to her. "Ms. Jiemin, I must thank you again for the scroll." I said awkwardly, feeling agitated in my heart, and I was sure her heart was beating just as violently as mine, but for a completely different reason. She smiled at me through the rain. "I'd love to send you the scroll, and I'm even more glad you wrote back. My father explained it to me, and I hope you don't mind if I show him the letter. I don't understand why you think so little of yourself, as my father Said, 'A braggart brags himself because he knows others won't brag about him.' Then he told me that the best way to learn to sail was to row an oar, and that he used an ax as a weapon in his youth. He promised next summer Give my sister and me a flat-bottomed boat and let's go out to sea when the weather is nice..." She stammered suddenly, "I've said too much, haven't I?"

"No, my lady." I told her calmly that I'd rather be the one talking. "My lady," she repeated softly, and flushed as if I had kissed her on the cheek. I moved my eyes to the side, only to see that Yan Nian opened her eyes wide and opened her mouth into an "O" in shock and joy.Just thinking about how she would relate to what I said to her sister made me blush and she and Belle giggled as I blushed. After what felt like an endlessly long time, we finally left the stormy Queen's Gardens.Our dignitaries came in to change their soggy clothes for their journey home, and I changed to see them off.From the outer court I watched Prondi and his bodyguard mount, and Kettricken, all in purple and white, appeared with her guard of honor.She stood beside Prondi's horse and said goodbye to him, and Prondi knelt on one knee and kissed her hand before mounting.They chatted briefly. Although I don't know what they talked about, I always smiled when I saw the queen's face under the flying hair.Prondi and his company marched into the storm, and I saw a tinge of anger still on his shoulders, but his obedience to the queen made me feel that his journey had been rewarded.