Hornan is not in a hurry. No matter how anxious the others are, they have to endure it. Everyone who can represent the negotiators is a scheming figure. Whoever can't bear it first at this time will be at a disadvantage. Royce adhered to the strategy of stopping with silence, Moore was free to watch the excitement, and Caron did not take the lead. At this time, Marina, who was dressed in a full dress, sat next to Hornan angrily, "Father, the Weyland family and the Luke family bullied me too much. They took away the child's bay horse." Moore and others all I was a little confused, wondering what Marina was doing. Even if the Weyland family and the Luke family wanted to take revenge, they didn't need to attack a horse. That would be too shameful. Royce opened his mouth, but finally said nothing. Caron also frowned and cursed the old fox in his heart. Hornan seemed to ignore the other three, and said to Marina dotingly, "Don't worry, they can't hurt you." Hornan seemed to be comforting Marina, but in fact he was secretly observing the others. Three people. Hum, how is it possible to get the support of the Wei Ting family without paying a price? Hornan just wanted to show his attitude and wanted to get the support of the Weiting family. It was not impossible. He had to help defeat the opposition headed by the Luke family first. Caron was the first to figure out the key to the matter, and Royce and Moore later figured out Hornan's intentions. Moore is the most relaxed person. In comparison, Caron and Royce are a little entangled. Will this help help? Hornan was too cunning and didn't mention the alliance at all. The Luke family's affairs were also told through Marina's mouth. They didn't talk about the alliance at all. Help or not was entirely voluntary. Caron had a headache. The Luke family and the Weyland family were also established forces in Merlin City. Especially the Luke family was known as the evergreen tree in the South. It was a strength in itself to be among the Merlin nobles for a hundred years. If Hornan agrees to the marriage, it is not a problem for the Frankish Kingdom to help defeat the Luke family. The key is that Hornan's current attitude is very subtle. What if the marriage still cannot be achieved even after helping, isn't it a waste of money? ? Caron and Royce were calm on the surface, but they were constantly arguing in their hearts. After all, Royce was not as mature as Caron, and his face became more and more anxious. He had never encountered such a bad thing. Caron looked very calm. After thinking for a moment, he put down his wine glass and said with a smile, "My lord Duke, you are a friend of the Frankish Kingdom, and your enemies are the enemies of the Kingdom. If there is trouble, the Frankish Kingdom will do its best to help." Mo Kan's words were innocuous, but they already showed Caron's attitude. Royce's heart skipped a beat, and he regretted that he was too conservative. Seeing Hornan smile and nod to Caron, the feeling of uneasiness became even stronger. He couldn't help but stand up, took two steps forward, saluted Marina, and then took out the luxurious box he was carrying, "Honorable Miss Marina, this gift is a gift from the North Lorraine family. I hope you can accept it. As a subject of the Regent, Royce swore an oath to Miss Marina on behalf of the Sousa family. All he needs is Marie. With Miss Na's words, the Sosa family will go through fire and water, no matter what." Royce's movements were too fast, and Hornan was a little surprised. Marina looked at the gold box in front of her at a loss, especially after Royce's words. , but also a hidden mystery. Hornan glared at Royce with some hatred. Dekler's son was really quick-witted. It was originally a difficult choice, but it was thrown into Marina's hands. At this time, no matter what Marina chooses, it means acquiescing to the marriage, because only the future princess of the Eastern Emperor can order the Sousa family. If there was no one around, Hornan would have wanted to tear this young Royce apart with his own hands. This guy was so sinister. Marina took the box containing the Queen's Flower tremblingly and looked at Hornan at a loss. This situation was not mentioned during the previous discussion. Royce, this guy, simply doesn't play by the rules. If there is a chance, he will definitely stab Royce with seven or eight holes. He is not so disgusting. "Okay, okay, it's just a trivial matter, why bother you. Since it's the Northern Lorraine family's wish, Marina, just accept it first. As for the Luke family's matter, we will solve it ourselves," said Hornan. The superior comforted Marina, but his voice was not quiet, and the people at the banquet could hear it clearly. At this time, not only Royce breathed a sigh of relief, but even Caron also breathed a long sigh of relief. In any case, it is a good thing that no one was cheated by Huo Nan. Moore shook his head in disappointment, not seeing any good things now. After this happened, the following banquet became much less interesting. After the banquet was over, they each returned to their residences. When they entered the house, Royce leaned directly against the door panel and breathed heavily as if he was exhausted. He finally saw what it meant to eat people without spitting out the bones. Compared with people like Huo Nan, he was too immature. If he hadn't been so quick to get smart today, he might have really been involved. Similarly, Hornan was not in a good mood. He had planned to kill someone with a borrowed knife, but was ruined by Royce, a brat.After the group left, Marina angrily played with the box in her hand, still speaking unforgivingly, "Father, that Royce is really hateful. With people like Royce, I guess the Regent of the East is too." "It's not much better." "Shh, good daughter, don't say such nonsense." Huo Nan quickly waved his hand. This daughter was really lawless and started to speak ill of the Orientals. "But you are right. , Royce doesn't seem as stupid as he appears. Hey, good girl, open the box and see what it is. "Hornan was a little confused until now. , Marina didn't know why, so she opened the box as she was told, and after taking a look, she couldn't move it away, "What a beautiful hairpin, what a beautiful gem." Hiss, Marina beamed, but she didn't notice her father's smile. His face turned black. Hornan stroked his forehead, feeling a deep sense of powerlessness. Sometimes ignorance can be a blessing. "My good daughter, your things are beautiful, but do you know what they are?" Marina said. Not caring, he played with the hairpin and couldn't put it down and said, "Isn't it just a hairpin? Although it is more beautiful, with the strength of our Wei Ting family, it is not difficult to make one. Father, what's your expression? "Is that what I said wrong?" "You really don't know. This is the queen's flower. Only the mistress of the Kingdom of Lorraine can wear it. This Royce is really a little fox. I accept this today." A hairpin, tomorrow our Wei Ting family will have to vent our anger with the Sosa family." Hornan is much older than Marina. Can the Queen's Flower be worn casually? Doesn¡¯t this mean a disguised approval of the marriage? It felt very uncomfortable to be tricked. After Marina knew that this was the Queen's Flower, she felt a little hot and reluctantly put it back in the box. "This Royce is really bad. I'll go find her right now!" Marina did as she said, grabbing the box and walking out of the hall quickly. Hornan raised his hand and opened his mouth to shout, but finally closed his mouth, and soon a smirk appeared on the corner of his mouth. Royce, Royce, he is still young, after all, he is not as experienced as De Koller. Marina was so angry with Royce that she ate the Queen's Flower and went directly to the guest room on the west side of the manor. Seeing that there was still light in the room, she pinched her waist and shouted loudly, "Royce." , you bastard, get out of there right now, I¡¯ll give you half a quarter of an hour, if you don¡¯t come out, I¡¯ll burn you to charcoal. Hey, you¡¯re too impatient to try to do anything to me.¡± Royce was a bit quick-witted, but he had calculated everything and missed Miss Marina. This lady was famous for not following the routine. No, as soon as Royce lay down, he was The eldest lady came to the door. Listening to the shouting and cursing outside the house, Royce's forehead was covered with sweat. How could this aunt be so arrogant? The princess of the Weiting family actually blocked the door of the guests and started cursing. However, Royce did not dare to touch Ma. How about Rena, this is the future princess, unless she doesn't plan to have a successful marriage. After putting on his clothes, Royce hurried out of the house and saw a dozen guards already lighting up torches. He was so frightened that his face turned pale and he hurriedly saluted, "Miss Marina, what's going on? Is someone messing with you?" "Yes, you have offended me. Are you really brave enough to think that I am a fool? What happened to the Queen's Flower in the box? Even you want to offend me." Marriage, what is that Eastern Regent? If he wants to get married, come over here, huh, isn't that regent like Louis, too old to walk?" Miss Marina was speechless? Block, say whatever comes to mind, shocking Royce half to death. His Royal Highness the Regent was in his prime, the most glorious age in life, so why was he so old that he could no longer walk? Can Louis compare with the Regent? Royce rolled his eyes and thought for a long time but didn't know how to reply to Marina. He could only swallow his saliva and said very depressedly, "Miss Marina, the Regent has a distinguished status. Saxony The military situation is urgent. I'm afraid I won't be able to come to Meilin City for a while. " "You can't come. You are a shameless person who wants to marry me. Here, I will give this thing back to you. Don't play tricks in front of me in the future. "Next time, I will break your legs." Marina raised her hand and threw the box over. It was the Queen's Flower. Royce was so frightened that he held up his robe and held the box. Hey, miss, can you be a little more normal? If you break the Queen's Flower, wouldn't it be a joke? Marina didn't care about the Queen's Flower, let alone Royce's bitter look. After finishing her work, she turned around and left. Even the dozen or so family guards gave Royce a sympathetic look. Lord Royce is also considered a young hero, but when he meets Miss Marina, he can only sigh and feel helpless. Royce sat down on the grass, exuding a sense of powerlessness all over his body. He knew that marriage was a difficult task, but he didn't expect it to be so difficult. Marina is simply an invisible mountain. In the study, Huo Nan was drinking sweet soup happily. He was originally very happy.If you meet a good daughter, troublesome matters can be solved directly without any effort. Sometimes it is beneficial to not follow the routine. Is this a typical example of great wisdom and foolishness? Even if Marina was angry, it was only half a cup of tea. At this moment, she had put aside the previous things and chatted with Huo Nan carelessly, with a smile on her pretty face. "Father, you don't know that Royce's face is as red as a pig's liver." "It's okay, teach Royce a lesson, so that this kid won't do anything wrong with Dekler's power in the future, but that's all, good daughter , you really need to think carefully about the marriage." When Huo Nan mentioned the marriage, he had a headache. The marriage was almost an outcome that could not be changed. Even if he could agree to Marina choosing her own husband, the Red Grape Nobles would not agree. Marina's marriage was related to the future of the Red Grape Nobles. Marina obviously didn't listen to her heart, and tilted her head indifferently, "Ah, you are really a long-winded old man. You should solve the troubles of the Luke family first." "You are so heartless, I raised you for nothing. "It's been so many years." Hornan could only curse with a helpless smile. As for the Luke family and the Weilan family, he had already dealt with them. If nothing unexpected happened, there wouldn't be much trouble. There are undercurrents surging in Merlin City, and the attack and defense of Yumsburg in the distance has finally begun. After dealing with the enemies in the misty forest, Zhao Yougong began the offensive and defensive battle of Yumsburg. Now the offensive and defensive battle of Yumsburg has entered a fierce stage. Tens of thousands of soldiers are fighting bloody battles in front. Zhao Yougong is also planning the next plan in the commander's tent. , "I didn't expect that Yumsburg's resistance would be so fierce. It was a bit unexpected. However, according to the observation of spies, the defenders of Yumsburg may not be monolithic. The current city lord Yuriko was originally a Prussian, and he was named Yumsburg after his defeat. Lord of the fort, we might as well make some efforts in this regard. Changke, in the afternoon you will withdraw the troops attacking the south city and concentrate your forces on the west city wall where the church soldiers are stationed. In addition, throw the prisoners captured before into Youmsburg. "Under the city, I want to see whether Yulico cares about the life or death of these prisoners." Gao Chong was delighted when he heard this. Soon after, the offensive and defensive situation of Yumsburg changed. The national army was originally scheduled to attack on three sides, but now it withdraws. Go down two routes and concentrate most of the troops to attack the west wall where Turik is stationed. This change made the defenders of Yumsburg nervous, especially Yuriko, who couldn't understand the current situation. Near the end, another change occurred, and a large number of German prisoners were thrown under the city. This scene shocked the defenders at the top of the city. Looking at the prisoners under the city, Yuriko frowned, as if there was a knife hanging on his neck. The commander beside him asked anxiously, "Master Yuriko, what should we do? Should we let these prisoners in?" "No, wait a minute. These are the captives of the Orientals. The Orientals took the wrong medicine. Let these people go?" Yuliko had to suspect that any normal person would worry about fraud. Of course, these people are all Hohenzollerns. If they were all Yumsburg people, it would be a different story. If they were not our own people, we really couldn't believe it. The prisoners were freezing under the city and couldn't stand it anymore. They yelled and cursed at the top of the city, "Let us enter the city quickly. The Easterners are far away now. It will be too late to open the city gate later. We want to see each other." Lord Turik, we are God's soldiers and should be saved." Yuliko cursed in his heart. The soldiers of the church were different. They were confident even when they were prisoners. Yulik wanted to let these prisoners die on their own, but the news soon reached Turik's ears. How could Turik watch his soldiers being slaughtered, and immediately ran to the south wall and faced down? After waiting and watching, he said to Yuriko, "Sir Yuriko, the city is full of people from the church, so there should be no problem. No matter whether the Easterners have any conspiracy or not, we have to save these people, otherwise the morale of the army will be weakened, and Yumsburg will be even worse. There's no way to defend it." This time, Yuliko didn't listen to Turik. He frowned and refused without any hesitation, "Impossible. What if these people were instigated by the Easterners? Focus on the overall situation and don't be emotional. " Yumsburg is the territory of the Yuliko family. How can an outsider like Turik feel sorry for it? For the sake of Yumsburg, Yuliko did not want to take any risks. The other local children of Yumsburg also held the same idea as Yuliko. They were all a group of Hohenzollerns. Life and death had nothing to do with them. Why bother to do it for them? Are these people taking risks? Gradually, Turik's face became very ugly. He did not expect that Yuliko would refuse so simply, but the prisoners in the city were watching eagerly. If nothing was done, let alone the prisoners, they would be the church in the city. What would the soldiers think? After just thinking for a moment, Turik clenched the hilt of his sword and said righteously, "These people must be allowed into the city, Master Yuliko. At this moment, you and I should unite sincerely. Sir, you can rest assured that nothing will happen." "I, Turik, will bear the responsibility alone. Come, open the city gate and let those people enter the city." Turik did not discuss it at all.Meaning, the soldiers belonging to the church went directly to the city gate. Soon after, the city gate opened and the prisoners rushed in. Yuliko said nothing from beginning to end, but in his heart, he had long regarded Turik as a dead person. This Turik will kill everyone sooner or later. At this moment, Yuliko finally had the idea of ??surrender. Of course, all this was not only because of Turik, but also because the Easterners were too powerful. Yuliko had already lost hope of defending the city. The first batch of prisoners had just entered the city. Within half an hour, the second batch of prisoners was thrown into the city again. This time, Yuriko smiled and accepted the first batch of prisoners. What to do with the second batch? Turik, Turik, isn't this a hot potato for yourself? Zhao Yougong and others were holding telescopes to observe the battle at Yumsburg. When he saw the first batch of prisoners entering the city, he relaxed. Yelusha smiled disdainfully and said, "Your Highness, this Turik is still as stupid as usual. He has offended Yuliko to death now. As for the second batch of prisoners, it doesn't matter whether they can enter the city or not. It's time for our people to withdraw. There is no need to continue fighting. " "Well, let's go. Pull down the soldiers and horses in the west. Let's all take a good rest and prepare to attack again tonight." Zhao Yougong put down his telescope and stretched easily. It saved him a lot of trouble when he encountered a fool like Turik. The Dingguo army withdrew, and there seemed to be no danger. After Turik repeatedly confirmed that there was no problem, he opened the city gate again, and the second batch of prisoners entered the city. From beginning to end, the ancient town cavalry did not interfere. In the evening, Turik and Yuriko went to rest elsewhere. At this time, a Slavic man who sneaked into the city handed a letter to Yuriko, "Your Majesty the Duke, His Royal Highness the Regent can guarantee that as long as the Yuriko family lets go The city gate will definitely protect the interests of the Duke's family. Otherwise, it will be of no benefit to anyone to attack the city." Yuliko was not surprised at all that enemy spies were among the prisoners, and he withdrew from the battle on the west wall. By that time, he knew that Turik was too dead to die. This is Yumsburg, not the core area of ??the church. When they arrive at Yumsburg, Turik still can't let go of his figure as the head of the church army. If he doesn't die, who will? To be precise, Yuriko, like all German nobles, had an innate aversion to the church. The power of the church was pervasive, and no one was willing to share their interests with the church. Since Yuliko decided to kill Turik, he would not hesitate at all, "You can inform the regent that you can enter through the south gate after dark, but you must also do what the regent promised."