"What's going on?" he frowned.

"Probably because I feel that I can't do it alone, it's better to merge into another family," William seemed a little surprised why he cared so much about a humble little nobleman, "It takes a lot of money to maintain a decent life, and if you don't manage it well, the territory is a drag." ”

"Is it possible that the other side forced it? For example, to forcibly seize territory or something. ”

"This ...... It should be unlikely," the Count muttered, "I have seen them a few times at some of the previous banquets, but I have not talked about them in detail. Glenn, who changed his surname, and Somei's family are quite harmonious, and they don't look like they have been forced. If you want to know more, I can call Viscount Dott Some right now—"

"No need," Roland interrupted through the nightingale's whisper, "I'm just asking casually, and it doesn't matter. However, it seems that the member of the Glenn family didn't come this time?" "If her brother Hyde had come, Nightingale would have recognized him."

"The banquet was invited according to the usual specifications, and it was my negligence," the old city lord said apologetically.

The meaning of these words is already obvious, even if he changes his surname and becomes a branch of the Suomi family, he is still not among his invitations - although the style of Silverlight City is somewhat similar to that of Glow City due to the development of the mining industry, and it values wealth and power more than titles and titles...... But from the side, it also shows that the Gülen family is indeed almost forgotten.

You must know that after Nightingale left, Hyde inherited the title of Viscount of his father.

It's sad enough to get mixed up at this point.

Back at the camp, as soon as Roland closed the tent curtain, Nightingale took the initiative to show up and explain, "Your Majesty, I don't care about Hyde's affairs, since I left Silverlight City, I have nothing to do with the Glenn family, please trust me - I was just, just a little surprised." ”

Seeing the other party's look of "definitely not what you think", Roland couldn't help but want to tease her, but when he thought of Nightingale's traditional temperament, if she took it seriously and insisted on Mingzhi, then it would be his turn to have a headache. So he coughed twice and nodded lightly, "I know, you never lie to me about this." ”

"You didn't believe it...... No, not entirely convinced!" Nightingale pointed out at once.

Uh, no, I still brought in a bit of a joking mentality, and it turned out to be discerned by her ability. Roland had no choice but to take a deep breath, remove the distractions in his mind, and then look into her eyes and say seriously, "I believe in you." ”

This time it was Nightingale's turn to feel uncomfortable, her cheeks were slightly red, and her gaze unconsciously shifted, "I'm really just surprised, and it has nothing to do with the person who betrayed me." ”

Although Roland wanted to say that it was human nature to care even if he cared, it was better to follow her meaning at this time, "Surprised by what?"

"Somei's family used to have a good relationship with my father...... Nightingale whispered, "and after my father's death, they also came to visit me at Old Gülen's mansion, but when they learned that I was a witch, Old Gülen did not allow me to see them again. I didn't expect Viscount Somy to include Hyde in the clan, this is ...... It was a bit of a surprise to me. ”

So it was, after many years of cultivation in this world, Roland immediately understood what she meant, if the relationship between the two families was really so good, it should be to help her brother revive the family business after the death of old Gülen - this is not uncommon in aristocratic stories, the down-and-out heir to the help of others to make a comeback, and give several times the wealth to repay each other, and even make the offspring tie the knot, is something that everyone talks about.

That's not the case with the sole heir changing his surname.

This means that the Gülen family is completely severed, and the title of viscount will no longer be passed on.

Roland was now determined to reclaim all the feudal powers, so it didn't matter if he was a nobleman or not, but from the perspective of the traditional aristocracy, it was more serious than a plot to seize wealth, and it was not at all like what a well-connected family would do.

"If it seems strange, you can check it," said Roland, sitting back at his desk, spreading out a stack of parchment—the job he did everywhere he went: checking the local population and finances. "I'm protected by Sylvie and the Witch of Punishment, so it's perfectly safe if you're only in the camp, so you don't have to be by my side at all times. ”

Nightingale hesitated, "But these are all Gülen's business, and they have nothing to do with me......

"Of course, your father's domain cannot be said to be insignificant," though it was now in the hands of the state, he thought to himself, "and the mansion where you lived as a child is also on that land, so it is better to visit it again without worrying about being hunted down by the church." ”

Perhaps it was the words of her childhood mansion that moved Nightingale's heart, and she was silent for a while before she made a decision, "Then you have to promise me that if you want to leave the camp, you must call me back first." Besides, I just look at it and don't do anything else. ”

"I know," Roland smiled and shook his head, now feeling like he had forced her to go. However, instead of holding some of the past in your heart, it is better to face it calmly, and only after experiencing it can you really let go.

The nightingale is still too young and too ...... It's a little bit.

As soon as it was dawn the next day, the nightingale left the camp and walked along the avenue towards the east side of Silverlight City.

The home in memory was large, and in addition to a large two-story house, there was a field wide enough to drown the footprints. At the edge of the field is a stream that flows from the mountains and forests, and you can catch a lot of crabs in the summer. Further east, she will encounter a steep ravine, which the family often says may be hidden in the veins of precious stones, and when she is married, they give her the largest gem in it as a dowry.

It was only after leaving Silverlight City with the Mutual Aid Association that Nightingale gradually understood that his own territory was counted backwards among the nobles, and if it was placed in other places, it was estimated that it was not much different from the ordinary knight leader. The water source is a small stream, so the area of farmland is bound to be limited, and as for the gem mine in the ravine, I am afraid that it is the wishful thinking of the family, and even if there is, there are not enough golden dragons to develop it.

However, when she set foot on this land again a few years later, the impression in her memory still did not fade in the slightest, even though it looked much smaller, and the ridges overgrown with weeds were no longer boundless, but her childhood thoughts added an indescribable sense of freshness to it.

She couldn't help but understand what Wendy meant when she said, "Getting rid of the nightmares of the past doesn't mean breaking with the past."

Approaching the location of the mansion, the nightingale couldn't help but be stunned.

She thought that the untended mansion would become dilapidated, but she did not expect that it would not only look new, but also expand several times on the basis of the original. When I walked through the courtyard wall, I saw that there were many people gathered inside, and they were poorly dressed, and some of them were no different from beggars. Several servants shuttled through the crowd, handing out bowls of hot porridge to them, and the crowd erupted in gratitude from time to time.

Is this distributing relief food?

She followed the gaze to the end of the compound, where a man stood at the door of the house, smiling in response to everyone's thanks. Whether he dresses or behaves, he looks like a well-behaved nobleman.

It was her brother.

Hyde Gülen.