vstars Chapter 169 Complex Relationship
Chapter 169 Complex Relationship
Winter 1447, outside the Earl's Castle
The north wind swept across the vast Midland Plain, bringing with it snowflakes falling from the sky.
After the heavy snow, what is left for people is a white world. The thick snow covers the ground like a white painting; the branches are covered with snow, like beautiful silver bars fluttering in the wind.
"Huh, finally done."
Looking at the snowman in front of him that was as tall as him, John patted his gloves that were covered with snowflakes.
Although making snowmen is a child's game for others, every winter, Dad would take the whole family out to make snowmen. According to him, this was passed down from John's grandfather, and the original intention was to enhance the relationship within the family and unite everyone in the family to face difficulties together.
However, it is unlikely that the Hohenzollern family will have any more difficulties. As John's power grows, not only Midland but also other countries are paying attention to this new noble. Even John feels that the next ten years or so will probably be a very dull career as a lord.
"Master John, look at this!"
The voice at the side echoed in John's ears. John turned around and looked. Not far away, Matilda, who was wearing winter clothes, was waving and shouting at John, and beside her, there were several snowmen standing beside her.
"Miss Matilda, are these also members of your family?" John asked, looking at the snowmen of different sizes in front of him.
"Yes, the oldest is my father, the second tallest one on the right is my brother, the one on the left is my mother, and the youngest is me." Matilda introduced them to John happily. However, John found that Matilda at this time was not as reserved as when they first met. Instead, she looked more like an innocent little girl.
"It seems that the relationship between your family is pretty good." John said jokingly. According to his previous thoughts, Matilda might have some conflicts with her father.
"Our family has always been very harmonious. Although I have always heard about family discords among other nobles, this has never happened in our family. Perhaps it is because we are the only direct descendant of the family left." Matilda explained uncertainly.
"Oh, so that's how it is." John immediately understood. The family is small, so there are fewer problems to deal with. As the patriarch, his father can focus more on his family. Not all nobles are as family-oriented as John's grandfather and take care of everything.
"Well, I have a question. Although it may be a bit impolite, I still want to ask you. What are you going to do next?" John was silent for a while and then asked Matilda. Although Matilda's arrival made the castle lively this month, it was impossible for her to live in the castle all the time. This would cause John to suffer some troubles for no reason.
Matilda thought for a while and then said:
"My mother told me that when the manor is built, I will move in, and the cost of your accommodation will be shipped over with the carriage that transports the seeds."
John was a little surprised after hearing what Matilda said. He thought that the contract that Reginale mentioned before was to cover up her daughter's plan. He didn't expect that she was really planning to build a flower estate here.
As if she knew John's inner surprise, Matilda said quickly:
"Although my mother did go a little too far in this matter, please believe me, my mother really wants to cooperate with you. I once studied at the church college in King Yoda's capital, and I ran a family flower shop before coming here, so I have some experience in both growing flowers and running a shop."
As Matilda explained, John couldn't help but look at Matilda. He originally thought that Matilda was a vase who could not do anything, but he didn't expect that Matilda was actually a top student. Although John didn't know what the educational level was on Yoda's side, he heard from Count Milo that the Women's Church College in Windham was notoriously difficult to enter, and not everyone could get in if they had money.
In the heavy snow, several cavalrymen rushed towards John. The horses' hooves splashed up bursts of snowflakes, leaving several traces on the white ground.
The cavalrymen guarding John immediately went to stop them. After stopping the cavalrymen and communicating with them for a while, a cavalryman rode up to John, dismounted, handed him a letter with both hands and said:
"Sir, a letter from Count Milo."
"Come on, it's probably the same thing with Wyndham again."
John took the letter and rode back to the Earl's Castle under Matilda's puzzled gaze.
Back in the warm office, John sat in the chair, opened the envelope, took out the letter inside and read it carefully.
The general content of the letter was that John's previous incident at the city gate had caused a sensation in the noble circles of Windham, and some people also revealed Matilda's original background. Now those local factions found an excuse and accused John of treason to the king at a palace meeting.
However, the result is that the king did not make any statement on this matter, but shelved it on the grounds of insufficient evidence, resulting in various versions of the story about John's bride kidnapping in Windham.
Then Count Milo introduced John to the background of Matilda and her fiancé. Matilda's background was almost the same as that of Lady Reginale, but the information about the fiancé made John feel that the matter was becoming more and more complicated.
The fiancé, Count Milo, did not reveal his name or family, and it was unknown whether his family was so powerful that Count Milo was afraid of him or his family was so small that even Count Milo did not know him. However, Count Milo explained to John the background of this man - the French King's Hall.
Although the French King's Hall, as the kingdom of God, did not have a title system, in addition to the clergy who were almost the same as nobles, some foreign nobles were also willing to send their children to the French King's Hall for further study. The parents of the fiancé brought him to live in the French King's Hall for more than ten years, and at a banquet, they made a verbal marriage contract with Count Reginali who came here.
Later, when the fiancé came of age, the family moved back to Windham. It was said that Lady Reginale disagreed, so the matter was delayed until the day Matilda arrived in Windham. The fiancé's family got the news from somewhere and went to Lady Reginale's house again. What happened next was what John experienced.
At the end of the letter, Count Milo asked John about the real truth of the matter, and told John not to worry and just keep it as it is.
After reading it, John could only sigh that the current aristocratic circle is so chaotic that any child of an aristocracy can be involved in so many things.
After throwing the letter aside, John left the office and walked towards the storage room.
"Go check on the gift I prepared for my elder brother."