July 3, 348 Gregorian Calendar, Mastar, Shurasa. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

"Hello, Lord Hayes."

"Hello, Lord Bertrand."

"How's it going?"

"Don't mention it, which pair of imps in my family annoys me to death." Hayes said with a frown.

"Hehe, there's no way around it." Cizer smiled.

"What are you discussing?" Redknapp joins the conversation between the two.

"Frank, you should be in the same situation as me."

"Yes, why in the last two years, I think the entire empire is at the peak of fertility?"

"You only gave birth to two, you feel like this, if you give birth to ten or eight, then you still have it?" Hayes quipped.

"Hayes, I really envy you, why can you have a daughter if you are also twins, but I can only be two boys?"

"By the way, you should lose me three gold coins on this issue."

"Raise money when you meet, it hurts your feelings a lot......"

Seeing that the two of them were about to fall into an endless cycle of debt collection and debt evasion, Cizer quickly coughed and interrupted: "Both, I think we are both here to hold a pre-imperial meeting at the behest of His Majesty. Let's put private topics on the back burner, or we'll all be late. ”

"What Lord Bertrand said is very true, Hayes, learn from others to put national affairs first."

"Hmph, I'll see you at the old place after the meeting."

"No problem."

So, the three of them ended their small talk and walked side by side towards the hall.

"It suddenly occurred to me that this meeting was also born out of childbirth." Redknapp snapped up a sentence.

At the beginning of the year 348 of the mainland Gregorian calendar, there was good news from the Mastar side - Her Majesty the Empress was pregnant again. Because of her last child, Sigrani gave birth to a princess, so this pregnancy gave her subjects a lot of expectations. Although Her Majesty herself is very good at governing, it is unlikely that this will change the desire for a male successor to the throne in the future. There are always prejudices in the world, and for the Mastars, Sigrani is only an occasional special case. Even though this particular situation is wonderful, getting back on track is what people are willing to accept.

And for Sigrani, it was a valuable opportunity for her to make amends to Leon. If you can really give birth to a prince and have golden eyes, then it is logical to make him the heir. Sigrani also knew that this was the actual first marriage between her and Leon, and the importance of this child to Leon was incomparable.

After Hayes and the others entered the hall, they stood in their respective places according to the rules, waiting for Her Majesty the Empress to come.

After waiting for a short time, I saw Leon walking in cautiously with Sigrani in his arms. Sigrani's figure was already visible to others as she bulged her lower abdomen, and she glanced at her ministers with a smile on her face. Leon, on the other hand, bowed slightly, more often focused his attention on his wife, so that he turned his face sideways, which made it impossible for the civil servants to read his expression. However, the military attachés on Hayes's side could clearly see the smile between the archduke's eyebrows.

When he had lifted Sigrani up to his throne and sat down, Leon took a few steps back respectfully and stood up, he had fulfilled his duty as a husband, and it was time for him to do his duty as a courtier.

"Ladies and gentlemen, there is a very important matter to announce that you have been specially summoned here today."

Sigrani glanced down at the court, where all the ministers she could trust were now concentrated, confident that they would be able to help her with everything.

"You have all seen my health, and in order to give birth to a healthy heir who can carry the burden of the empire, the doctors and priests have advised me to rest and recuperate. The last situation had scared them enough, and the doctors warned me that if that situation happened again, even if the mother and child were safe, they would have to resign en masse. Sigrani made a little joke, hoping to lighten up the atmosphere.

"Is it because of too much mental stress?" Hayes asked, and the ministers laughed.

"Hehe, Hai Siqing should have a deep understanding, the imperial doctors are praying that you will not be arrested to deliver babies in the future. Otherwise, they won't know whether to take care of the mother first or take care of you first. ”

Hayes bothered his head and smiled sheepishly. Coincidentally, Atalanta and Cosette were admitted to the delivery room at the same time and in the same place. On that day, Cosette went to the Hayes house with her stomach up, but the two ladies felt that they were going to give birth at the same time, and were sent into their rooms by the royal doctor who came with them. Hayes rushed back first, and he insisted on going in to accompany Atalanta, but he just watched from the side for a few minutes before he fainted. Redknapp, who arrived later, was adamantly resisted by the doctor because of the previous example. However, the head of the Knights Templar said that "there is a qualitative gap between me and the weak Bavar Hayes" and forced his way in. Thankfully, Redknapp managed to climb out of the room a few minutes later with the help of others.

"Then, my meaning is also very clear, and while my body is still relatively convenient, I have decided to go to Rorbna to recuperate until next spring. Therefore, during this time, the affairs of the state need to be entrusted to a reliable person to take my place. Do you have any opinions? ”

The first to speak was the Count of Albertini, an old courtier who had been trusted by the Empress for his support of Sigrani's ransom of the captured soldiers, and who was now firmly in the position of Chancellor of the Empire.

"The old minister thinks that it is justified to let His Royal Highness the Grand Duke of Fields exercise imperial power in place of His Majesty for a period of time. His Royal Highness was also an excellent administrator, able to command hundreds of thousands of troops well, as long as you are fully assisted, there should be nothing wrong with it. ”

"What the Prime Minister said is exactly what I want, and I plan to do the same, do you have any other opinions?"

"Your Majesty," asked Cicell, "is there anything that His Highness Fildes has been able to reach during this time?" For example - the army. ”

Cizer's question was so poignant that Sigrani didn't answer her right away, she just glanced at Leon with that charming smile, and the latter nodded respectfully to her.

"Since he is acting as the emperor, shouldn't Emperor Mastar be able to move any of his armies freely?" The Empress answered Cezel's question with a rhetorical question.

Hayes raised his eyebrows slightly when he heard this question. This appointment of Sigrani reflects her great trust in her husband, but should this trust really be possessed by an emperor? And just when Hayes was troubled by the sensitive points touched by his thoughts, Redknapp suddenly said: "Ah, after all, acting for the imperial power does not mean that you can also act on behalf of God's commission, can it be replaced?" In other words, you have to ask the sun god to be sure, and the metaphor is not something that can be asked for at any time. We, the Knights Templar, have a headache. ”

Hearing this, Sigrani covered her mouth and chuckled, and then said, "Lord Redknap, you are the actual executor of Kamui in the world, do as you wish, I believe that it should be the will of the Sun God." ”

"Follow Your Majesty's instructions." Redknap bowed again suddenly, very formally, to comply.

The generals seemed to realize something, and after a glance at Redknapp, Cizer moved a few steps back, hiding his form.

"Then the matter is settled, the specific edict will be announced tomorrow, so let's stop here today."

"Congratulations to Your Majesty."

The next day, Hayes and his family went to Redknapp for afternoon tea at their villa by a small river.

The weather was fine and the two families enjoyed a nice afternoon in Rednapu's modest courtyard. The two ladies placed their children in the cradle beside them and sat around the small round table. The small poplar round table is covered with a clean tablecloth and is stocked with all kinds of fruits that should be harvested during the season. The silver tea set contains a refreshing mint lemon tea and a parasol to form a complete summer picture.

The two men stood in the shade of a tree not far away, absentmindedly lowering their fishing hooks.

"Frank, what do you think of this situation?"

"What did you say?" Redknapp didn't seem to know what his friend meant.

"Of course, I am referring to the matter of His Majesty temporarily handing over all the power to His Royal Highness the Grand Duke." Hayes stared at the other man, hoping that his friend would give him some perspective.

"Bavar, on this issue, since you have attended the Imperial Council at that time, you should obey Your Majesty's decision. If you have an opinion, why didn't you bring it up at the time? Redknapp said solemnly.

"Hehe, of course I obey His Majesty's will, but because someone said a few more words at that time, I was curious about his attitude."

"Bavar," Redknapp continued, "are you loyal to Your Majesty because of Atalanta?" ”

"Uh......" Hayes said as he touched his head and blushed a little, "At first...... Then my mind changed. ”

"That's fine, I'm in the same situation with you." Redknapp continued to stare at his bait, "So, every word His Majesty said at that time was to be followed. Even His Royal Highness the Grand Duke should understand this. With that, Hayes noticed a sly smile on the face of the Templar Captain.

"His Royal Highness the Grand Duke is a good man, but His Excellency Bertrand is a big variable." Redknapp suddenly snapped up another sentence.

"No matter what substitution is not replaced, the Central Army will only be loyal to one supreme." Hayes concluded.

"I hope so."

"Oh, shit! Cunning thing! Hayes exclaimed and put away the line, he lifted the hook and looked at it, "Okay, how many times is this today?" I don't have any bait anymore. ”

"Then you can put an end to your clumsy fishing." A pleasant female voice suggested behind them.

"Atalanta." Hayes called out his wife's name.

Atalanta handed the two drinks in her hands to each of them, then lifted the skirt and walked back. Hayes and Redknapp looked at each other, tossed their rods aside, and walked back.

"Sure enough, you didn't catch anything?" Cosette asked her husband with her waist crossed.

"You can't blame me for this...... Also, my dear, have you decided that I should be a fisherman? Otherwise, it would be unreasonable to question me in such an attitude. Redknapp replied.

"And who boasted to me yesterday that he would be able to eat the carp he caught himself?"

"Obviously, summer is not a good season to eat carp...... Redknapp decided to change the subject, knowing that he was at a loss.

He glanced around, and immediately spotted a prop that could be used to change the subject—the child. Redknapp ran to the edge of the bassinet and picked up one of Hayes's twins. said: "You see, how beautiful Fiona is, although she will definitely be my daughter-in-law in the future, but in the end she will be willing to marry Frank?" Or would you rather marry Yusef? ”

"That's a problem." Cosette should have closed it.

However, the Redknapps suddenly noticed that the Hayes were looking at them with a strange, embarrassing look.

"Uh...... I said, "Bavar, even if you don't want to be my own family, don't look at me like that." ”

"I'm sorry," Atalanta weakly interrupted Redknapp, "Frank, you're holding Fiore......"

Redknapp seemed to hear a "click" of something shattering. It wasn't like he didn't tell the difference at the time, but the Hayes twins looked so alike that it was a miracle from the point of view of modern medicine. He also deliberately chose the one that looked more cute and well-behaved, but he made a mistake. In retrospect, the other seems to have deliberately avoided his choice. But can a child under the age of 2 really have such a complex mind?

"Ahaha...... So that's it...... That's how it ......" Redknapp snorted as he put Fiore back in the cradle.

"It's nothing, Frank, I've made that mistake too......" Hayes stepped forward and patted his friend on the shoulder to comfort him.

"I feel a little sad when you say that."

"Why?"

"Because I thought I was a little smarter than you, but you thought I was the same level of intelligence."

"You ...... guy"

"Well, Bavar made the same mistake. I asked him to change Fiore's diaper that day, and he came back and said to me mysteriously, 'I found a very serious problem, how could the doctors not have found out at the time, in fact, we had two daughters.' Hehehehe......" At this, even Atalanta herself couldn't help but laugh out loud, and Cosette clutched her stomach with laughter, and Redknapp certainly wouldn't let go of this opportunity to laugh at her friends. Hayes blushed, and could only gently tug at the corner of his wife's clothes, signaling her to restrain a little.

Fiore, Frank, and Yusuf in the cradle all looked at the adults curiously, wondering why they were smiling so happily. Fiona, on the other hand, sat on the side, fiddling with her puppet intently, a smug smile on her lips.

"Okay, just have a laugh." Hayes's face was still flushed.

Atalanta looked at her husband's embarrassment, covered her mouth and finally snickered, she felt that her husband also had a place as cute as an ordinary person at this moment.

"Alright, alright, Cosette, since we can't count on these two men. As a courteous hostess, it's time to plan dinner for us. Atalanta stepped forward and took her girlfriend's hand.

"Okay, let's go." Cosette turned back to the two men and ordered, "Watch the children here, and Atalanta and I will go and set the cooks a menu." ”

"Yes, my lady."

"Go in peace."

After Atalanta had instructed the nanny on the side, the two ladies left the garden.