Chapter 132: Pure face, despicable body!

"Great Knight Rhodes, please calm down and forgive my previous recklessness and rudeness!"

Count Alman bowed his head slightly, his tone sincere and earnest.

Rhodes was somewhat surprised at how quickly he admitted his defeat.

This guy really demonstrates the saying "He who knows the times is a hero" to the fullest.

No wonder he can become king.

Looking at Aurora, whose face was pale and pleading, Rhodes' anger slowly subsided.

From the perspective of a noble.

Although Lao Deng's attitude was a little arrogant, it was not unforgivable.

After all, most nobles are like this.

Besides, no matter how arrogant this guy is, he is still Aurora's father.

After all, he is now plotting against someone else's daughter, so he has to give this old man some face.

If it weren't for Ai Luo's sake, he would have treated this guy's head like a ball and stepped on it under his feet today.

Seeing that Rhodes had restrained his aura, Count Alman breathed a sigh of relief.

The situation was so tense just now. If he wasn't careful, he would probably die here.

If he was killed for something like this, he would probably become a laughing stock in the upper aristocratic circles.

"What are you still standing there for? Why don't you leave? You are disturbing my distinguished guest!"

Looking at the group of palace guards still kneeling on the ground, although he knew that it was excusable, Count Alman still couldn't help feeling angry.

Each palace guard is an elite carefully selected from the kingdom's knights.

He gave these guys fiefs and estates.

When faced with danger, they are more cowardly than pigs. They are simply a bunch of incompetent wastes.

In the situation just now, even if they fought with the enemy and were defeated, at least they could prove their loyalty.

A group of embarrassed palace guards retreated cautiously.

Suddenly, there were only three people and a few palace maids left in the palace.

"Tell the kitchen to prepare lunch to entertain our distinguished guests."

In the awkward and strange atmosphere, Count Alman took the initiative to break the deadlock.

Although what just happened was a bit embarrassing.

But no matter what, it is always a happy thing to have his princess back.

As a king, you can't be disrespectful.

The lunch started, and Rhodes and King Alman sat opposite each other.

Suddenly, a knight in armor came running over in a hurry.

"Your Majesty, we have discovered spies from the Kingdom of Chris."

Chris Kingdom?

Count Alman, who was having a meal, frowned upon hearing this, with a hint of worry in his eyes.

But he still managed to cover it up.

"I understand. Go down."

Waving at the knight, Count Alman, who had lost his appetite, picked up the handkerchief beside him and wiped the corners of his mouth.

He gave Rhodes an apologetic smile.

"Is there any grudge between the Marquisate of Chris and the Kingdom of Alman?"

Rhodes raised his eyebrows and asked curiously.

To be honest, he was indeed curious about what kind of hatred could cause two countries to fight each other.

According to the custom among the nobles, even the revenge for the murder of one's father could be forgotten as long as there were enough bargaining chips.

But this time, the Principality of Chris seemed determined to destroy the Kingdom of Alman.

There is no room for negotiation.

This behavior is somewhat inconsistent with the idea that the interests of the nobility are paramount.

Count Alman sighed slightly upon hearing this, as if he was waiting for Rhodes to ask this.

"This matter has to start with me and Chris's queen."

Count Alman's eyes showed a hint of reminiscence as he slowly recounted the bloody story that had happened.

After listening to this, Rhodes couldn't help but sigh that this matter was indeed a bloody mess.

It's so melodramatic.

According to Count Alman, when he was young, he had two older brothers.

Theoretically, the status of king could not fall to his youngest son.

Without the right to inherit a title or territory, the best outcome would be to become a knight with no rights.

He couldn't even get the title of baron.

Originally he had been appointed and voluntarily was knighted to live out his own life in his own fiefdom.

During this time, he met a woman who made his heart beat faster. She was the illegitimate daughter of a baron.

Alman couldn't help falling in love with this woman and then secretly got married to her.

Although he is the king's son, he has no real power or inheritance rights, and no one will pay attention to him as a prince with little presence.

Everything was moving in a good direction.

Just when he was about to marry this woman, a sudden disaster occurred and his two brothers and father were killed in an accident at the same time.

The little prince, who originally had no inheritance rights, suddenly became the only heir to the royal family.

He was crowned king and became the new king of the Kingdom of Alman.

However, becoming a king also means a leap in status.

How could he, as a king, marry the illegitimate daughter of a baron, especially when there was a marquis's daughter who was quite fond of him.

So, Alman broke his promise and married the Marquis's daughter.

The queen, Aurora's mother.

However, he never expected that the woman he was secretly engaged to be with was a witch.

Moreover, she is a powerful black witch.

The abandoned woman, in a rage, used magic to bewitch Marquis Chris.

Became the queen of the Kingdom of Chris.

Moreover, in order to avenge Count Almand's abandonment, the queen cast a vicious curse on Aurora when she was born.

Arlo will not live past her twentieth birthday, and will be pricked by a spindle on her birthday, falling into an eternal sleep.

"Only the most sincere and pure kiss of love can awaken the sleeping princess."

"Franny, this is revenge on me!"

Franny is the name of Queen Chris.

Count Alman's tone was filled with indignation. He didn't think he had done anything wrong. After all, he did not marry Franny in the first place.

As a king, he had no problem marrying a nobleman of equal status.

On the contrary, if a king married the illegitimate daughter of a nobleman, if this were to get out, he would become the laughing stock of all the upper nobles.

"Um…"

Rhodes listened to Count Alman's righteous indignation and felt it was a bit difficult to judge.

Although this was considered a fairly normal thing by the nobility of that era.

But, to put it bluntly, isn't this just a scumbag?

Even if I can't marry this woman named Franny, it wouldn't be too much to make an arrangement for her, right?

But from Count Alman's words, it is clear that after marrying the queen, he simply forgot about his former lover.

Not to mention making arrangements, we didn't even see each other again.

If marrying a daughter of a nobleman is acceptable, the subsequent inaction is a bit confusing.

The scumbag's true nature is completely exposed and there is no way to wash it off.

The scumbag is a scumbag who has done such a bad thing to the extreme that he deserves revenge, isn't it normal?

Anyway, if it were him, he would not be able to vent his anger unless he destroyed the entire Alman Kingdom.

Therefore, the Alman Kingdom deserves the current situation it is facing.

Who made us have such a king?

There are two countries, one is a marquisate and the other is a kingdom.

Although the Alman Kingdom is stronger than ordinary kingdoms, it is still far behind the real Marquisate Kingdom.

A marquis's kingdom is at least two or three times as powerful as an ordinary kingdom in terms of military strength and territory population.

Faced with a military force nearly twice its size, even if the Alman Kingdom could survive the offensive of the Principality of Chris, it would suffer heavy losses.

Count Alman looked at Rhodes hopefully, hoping that Rhodes would take the initiative to agree to stay and help the Kingdom of Alman fight against the Kingdom of Chris.

The gap in combat power in this war was huge. Without strong external help, it was only a matter of time before the Alman Kingdom would be defeated.

At that time, he, as a captive king, would be in misery.

In wars between nobles, it was rare for anyone to kill the hostile nobles.

After all, if you can kill someone today, someone can kill you tomorrow.

We are all nobles, and no one wants to become the next unlucky person.

Therefore, even if they are captured, as long as they pay enough ransom, they can return to their territory safely.

This unwritten rule is followed by all nobles.

However, Queen Franny hated him to the core. If he really fell into the hands of this woman, his end would definitely not be good.

If the great knight Rhodes was willing to stay in the Kingdom of Alman, this war might still be viable.

Rhodes frowned slightly as he was stared at by Count Alman.

Although I don't think highly of Count Alman. 

However, for the sake of Ailuo, he could not just watch the Alman Kingdom perish.

After all, Count Alman has only one daughter, Aurora. If nothing unexpected happens, the entire kingdom will be inherited by Aurora in the future.

After he helps Aurora purify the curse on her body, the Kingdom of Alman will be his future dowry.

How can you let someone else snatch away something that is almost in your hands?

After thinking for a moment, Rhodes suddenly had an idea to kill two birds with one stone.

"Ailuo is my friend, even though I really want to help."

"But, as an honorary knight of the Kingdom of Austin, I have no reason to protect the Kingdom of Alman."

A knight cannot be loyal to two monarchs. This is something every knight and noble knows.

No matter how powerful a knight is, if he is loyal to two monarchs at the same time, he will be despised.

Count Alman was a little disappointed when he heard this, but he couldn't force anything.

"However, His Royal Highness Jessebel of the Austin Kingdom still lacks a princess. If Princess Aylor can marry His Royal Highness Jessebel, the Austin Kingdom may help the Alman Kingdom fight against the attack of the Marquisate of Chris."

Rhodes's change of tone instantly perked up Count Alman.

The distance between the Kingdom of Austin and the Kingdom of Alman is not very far, with only a few small baronies in between.

If the Kingdom of Austin is willing to send troops, it can directly cross these baronies to support the Kingdom of Alman.

The strength of the two kingdoms is enough to fight against a Hou Kingdom.

However, Count Alman soon frowned.

He knew a little about the situation in the Austin Kingdom. The king had just passed away, and the second prince, Jessebell, became the designated heir to the king.

It won't be long before he succeeds to the throne.

Request flowers

However, who can guarantee that Jessiebell will choose Arlo as queen?

Rhodes smiled slightly.

Others may not be able to guarantee it, but for him, it's just a matter of a word.

After all, when the time comes, even helping to open the clams will be done by him personally.

The most this woman, Jess Bell, did was just watching from the sidelines.

Therefore, as long as he is willing, Aurora's identity as queen is basically determined.

Looking at Rhodes's assurance, although Earl Alman was skeptical, he had no other choice now.

I had no choice but to agree and let Aurora go to the dance.

And now, the only problem is the curse on Aurora.

If you want Aurora to become queen, the curse must be resolved.

Otherwise, once the curse breaks out, Aurora will fall into an endless sleep.

Who would marry a woman who has been sleeping all her life?

Unless you're a fool.

"How long will it take until the curse breaks out?"

Rhodes raised his eyebrows. It would be very easy to break Aurora's curse.

He has the blessing of the dwarves and the power to break the curse.

Therefore, one only needs to wait until the curse breaks out and inject the dew of life into the body to break most of the curse.

As for the remaining curse power, it can be almost purified after a few more times.

However, the curse on Aurora is very special. It is only in a latent state now and will only manifest itself after the curse breaks out.

Therefore, he must wait until the curse breaks out before he can evolve.

"If I remember correctly, it should be today."

Count Alman frowned and thought about it, then suddenly reacted.

Today is Arlo's twentieth birthday.

Is that such a coincidence?

Rhodes was stunned. The ball where Jessbell would choose the queen would also start this afternoon.

Isn't this a coincidence?

I glanced at the time and there was still plenty of time.

Rhodes was in no hurry to go back.

After all, he didn't need to worry about Madam Temani.

Mrs. Temani has been a noble lady for so many years after all.

I still understand some basic aristocratic etiquette.

I don't need him to remind me what to prepare for the dance.

When the time comes, just go directly to the palace to meet up.

As for other aspects of the ball, there will naturally be special ministers to arrange them.

His only use would be to appear as an honorary knight when the ball started.

The rest of the matters will be left to Jesse Bell.

All he had left to do was to prepare to spend a wonderful night with the queen.

Jessiebell was a woman and couldn't communicate deeply with the queen.

Moreover, in order to prevent the woman's identity from being exposed, he would probably become a frequent visitor to the king's palace in the future.

After all, getting married is not enough. If the queen does not give birth to children, how will the kingdom continue?

Even if Jessbell was not in a hurry, the ministers and nobles would urge her to have a child with the queen as soon as possible.

If nothing unexpected happens, the important task of helping the king give birth to a child capable of inheriting the kingdom will fall on his shoulders.

Come to think of it, it's really hard.

But, who can blame him for being a kind-hearted person by nature?

So, I can only grit my teeth and bear it.

"I have a solution to the curse. Please, King, prepare a room for me."

Rhodes, who was well prepared, put forward his own request.

Although there is no way to solve the curse for the time being, he can help Aurora to delay the duration of the curse outbreak.

To avoid the curse from erupting during the dance and causing one to fall asleep.

A knight?

Is there any way to lift the curse?

Count Alman gave him a suspicious look, but still asked the maid to tidy up a clean room.

"I don't want to marry Prince Jessebel."

After leaving the palace hall, Ai Luo suddenly whispered in Rhodes' ear.

"Why?"

Rhodes raised his eyebrows.

"I don't like and I've never met Prince Jessebel. If I were to marry, I would only marry Mr. Angel."

Ai Luo looked at Rhodes with an innocent expression.

She had read about the meaning of marriage in a book, and it was only when two people in love wanted to be together forever that they could get married.

She didn't love that guy named Jesse Bell.

If I really had to say who I want to be with forever, it would be this angel in front of me.

"Marrying her is the same as marrying me."

Rhodes touched Aurora's head. He actually liked this simple yet stubborn girl.

It's not just because of her figure and looks, but also because of her kind heart.

Compared to those promiscuous and absurd upper-class nobles, Aurora is like a lotus in the mud, lovable and lovable.

"Um…"

Ai Luo, who was being touched on the head, could not help but let out a very seductive sound.

The corner of Rhodes' mouth twitched slightly. He had already discovered something before.

This woman's body seems to have a sensitivity beyond that of ordinary people.

Just a simple touch and hold will easily reach your limit.

She obviously had a pure face and a simple heart, but she had a body that was even more despicable than Xingnu.

This extreme contrast is really hard to understand.