Lady of the Lord From the East - Chapter 186

Although it is said that a new love is better than a new love, the couple who have not seen for a long time have a lot to say, but after the first touching reunion, Wei Wei’s cleanliness reappears again, pushing Felix, who has traveled day and night, to clean up herself. .

The knights went to the huge bath in the house, Felix was pushed into the small bath next to it, and the loud chatter and laughter could be heard across a wall.

They were very lucky in this battle. Because it was an emergency recruitment, the ordinary citizens of Sardinson County were not in the scope of the soldiers recruited. Only the Knights who followed Felix to the capital participated in the battle, and the commander-in-chief of the first army. The Knights, their performance on the battlefield is very high, they have won a lot of military exploits under the leadership of Felix, and there is no situation of attrition.

Injuries are inevitable, but fortunately no one died because of it, and Wei Wei also learned at this time that the soldiers who were seriously injured and unable to move did not come back with the army directly. They were left to recuperate and wait until they recovered. Will be back soon.

And many of those wounded were not damaged in this battle, thanks to the medicine Wei Wei prepared.

In the past, wounded people often died due to worsening wounds on the battlefield, but this time, thanks to the medicine Wei Wei prepared for the Knights, a lot of alcohol for disinfection and drugs for treatment were sent to the front line afterward to let the wounded soldiers Even if they are treated, it is inevitable that some people will not survive, but those injured are not serious, but most of the wounded who needed to be amputated due to the deterioration of the wound in the past are now saved, and there is no need to drag their mutilated bodies to return to peace. life, but in the end passed away early because of the hard life.

It is precisely because of her arrangement that Felix has a very high prestige among ordinary soldiers, and even the knights of other nobles are very convinced of him, and they are willing to cooperate with his transfer without any mischief.

The Knights of Sardinson were very lucky. None of the members were left to recuperate because of their serious injuries, and all of them had to come back with all their tails, but that didn’t mean they didn’t have any wounds on their bodies.

On the side of the Knights, Wei Wei sent a servant to serve them. Those who can’t go into the water can also scrub it. For those who need to change their dressings, there are also Karma and a few maids who have learned how to bandage and wait for them to wash up. Change the medicine for them, everything is arranged properly.

On Felix’s side, Wei Wei naturally came by herself.

The knight’s armor is very strong and the defense is not bad, especially the great nobles like Felix, who use the best equipment, but injuries are still inevitable, even if it is full body armor, some parts are not well protected. , and it is even more dangerous if the opponent’s weapon is sharp enough to split the armor.

Felix was wearing armor all the way back, and there were no scars on the outside, but Wei Wei didn’t miss the slight smell of blood on his body, which was why she followed him into the bathroom forcefully. I thought I could hide it for as long as I could, but as soon as I came back I found out.

Wei Wei personally helped him to remove the outermost plate armor, revealing the inner lining of the cotton armor known as the armed suit, and the smell of blood on his body was even heavier.

The servant next to him who was waiting to take away the armor was stunned, not because of the edge of the bandage that was faintly showing under the cotton armor on the Marquis’s body, but because Wei Wei didn’t need anyone else’s help, so she gave the thirty kilograms of armor to herself. She took it off and handed it over to the servant along with the accessories. The weight made the unprepared servant almost lose it, but she was as relaxed as taking a fan.

The maids who serve closely are well adapted to the fact that the mistress who should be petite and weak is an unknown strong man. They are already numb. After all, they often see Wei Wei helping Felix put on and take off the armor without anyone else intervening. , No matter how shocked you are, you are used to it.

To put it bluntly, the cotton armor in the armor is a thick cotton-padded cloth armor, which is easy to put on and take off. Felix helplessly watched Wei Wei take it off, and then revealed his body wrapped in bandages.

Judging from the faint bloodstains on the bandage, he was injured on the back. Although he couldn’t see the specific wound, it was enough for Wei Wei’s eyes to turn red.

Not only because of the bleeding wound, but also because she knew the location of every scar on Felix’s body. Now that I see you again, many new scars have been added to his body, although most of them don’t look serious. He’s even healed up, but it’s conceivable that he’s not as easy on the battlefield as he wrote in his reply.

Seeing that her expression was wrong, Felix quickly comforted her, “This is just a minor injury, it will be healed soon.”

The wound on his back was accidentally cut with an axe. Although the armor was strong enough to block most of the enemy’s strength, the axe still split the armor, leaving a long scar on his back. Fortunately, the wound is not deep, and there is no bone visible. After mixing, it can be recovered after a good rest, but because the injury was suffered in the last battle, and after that he was busy leading the team back to the capital, and he didn’t have time to recuperate. Running all the way, the wound started to bleed again accidentally.

Wei Wei took off the bandage without saying a word, and found that the wound was in good condition. Although there were signs of bleeding, the stitches were well stitched and did not crack. However, there was some redness and swelling at the edges that started to heal.

Wei Wei didn’t say anything and checked again, making sure there were no other wounds on his body, before waving to let him go down.

The servants left with their armor and weapons, and the maids also put down the clean clothes and drug bandages they had prepared and retreated quietly one by one.

The atmosphere in the bathroom was a little silent, and Felix carefully looked at Wei Wei, worried that she would not speak because she was angry.

He lowered his stance, like Erha who was trying to please his master after doing something stupid: “Don’t be angry, I’m not doing well now.”

Is Wei Wei angry? Of course, it’s going to blow up!

She counted it herself. After such a battle, Felix had seven or eight scars on his upper body, and the wound on his back was not even the most dangerous, the most dangerous one. It should be an arrow hole on his chest, and he shot in the position of the shoulder blade, probably because most of the strength was resisted by the armor. The wound is not deep, but the scars left are still shocking. Down is the heart. On the other hand, the carotid artery may be cut open, which can be fatal.

And she didn’t even know that Felix had encountered such a danger from beginning to end.

Angry, very angry, it will explode on the spot.

But in addition to being angry, she was more distressed, knowing that it was inevitable to be injured in battle, but when she really saw such a new injury, her distressed tears were about to fall.

She asked him with red eyes, “Are there any other injuries?”

Felix shook his head quickly. He really didn’t have any other injuries on his body. Except for those with scars, other bruises and contusions would have healed long ago.

They were both old couples, and Wei Wei was not shy, so he asked him to take off his trousers, checked himself, and after confirming that there were no other wounds, he rushed the person to soak in the bath.

The water in the bath is not deep, and sitting in the bath won’t stick to the wound on his back. Wei Wei took a clean towel and carefully avoided the wound and helped him clean his back. Pull people down and take a bath together.

Wei Wei unceremoniously slapped his dishonest hand back.

She frowned fiercely, “The injury is not healed, what’s the trouble.”

Felix, who was patted on his paws, looked down at his younger brother, who was in excellent spirits. He hesitated between annoying Wei Wei and holding back temporarily, and chose the latter.

It’s okay, they can discuss it slowly after the bath.

Wei Wei scrubbed his back and washed his hair. Felix did the rest himself. When he was almost done, he pulled him out of the water, wiped the water off his body, and put on clean pants. , only changed the medicine for him, wrapped it in bandages again, put on his shirt, and did not let the wound touch a little water during the whole process.

Felix was sitting and asked Wei Wei to help change the dressing. After changing, Wei Wei touched his long hair, which was still wet and a little messy after getting wet.

Felix’s hair has been well-kept in recent years, thick and soft, and there is no sign of hair loss. He used to ask a barber to cut his hair on a regular basis, but after marrying Wei Wei, this job was left to Wei Wei. Wei was in charge, except that the first few cuts were not very good, after that, Wei Wei’s craftsmanship was also practiced, and she could cut a refreshing men’s short story for Felix, which is better than the various pot head mushrooms of men of this era. The head looks much better.

So this time is no exception, I cut the bib directly, and shaved him by the way, so it was clean.

When shaving his beard, Wei Wei also casually said, “Don’t tie Anthony with a beard next time, his face will turn red when you tie him.”

The knife was slashed across his face, Felix didn’t dare to speak, he just smiled at her with a hooked mouth. As for whether he agreed or not, only he himself knew.

It’s so fun to amuse children, how can you not be amused a few times, otherwise, when the children grow up, there will be no fun.

After shaving his beard and giving him some cream, Wei Wei turned around and put down the knife when Felix hugged him from behind.

With an exclamation, she has been pulled closer to the man’s arms along the strength.

After shaving her beard, her chin that was still a little prickly pressed against her shoulder, and the hot breath sprayed on her ears, making Wei Wei unable to help but tilt her head to avoid it. As a result, a kiss was directly printed on her neck.

She reached out to break Felix’s hand on her waist, her ears were red and helplessly said, “Stop making trouble, it’s time to go out to eat!”

“Don’t be in a hurry to eat…Honey, I miss you so much.” Felix, who had no intention of letting go, leaned over again and chased her lips, “Don’t you miss me?”

Thinking about it, but not like that.

Wei Wei was angry and ashamed, but as soon as she struggled, Felix said, “The injury on my back hasn’t healed yet…”

This is a threat, definitely a threat!

However, this threat really made Wei Wei throw the mouse away. She was obviously not weaker than Felix, and she dared to use too much force. In the end, she had to give up her resistance and accompany him in the bathroom.

As a result, they missed the prepared food, and even Felix’s back injury was bandaged again.

And when they came out of the bathroom, all the people they met looked at them with understanding and ambiguous eyes, as if everyone knew what they were doing inside. Wei Wei, who was embarrassed, could not wait to find a crack to get in. Turning his head and beating Felix again.

Felix, however, was still unfulfilled. During the next three days of vacation, the place where little Anthony slept at night was moved by his hateful father to the female master bedroom next to the male master bedroom, so that every morning when he woke up, he found that little Anthony, who had changed his place, was in the baby. Wrinkled on the bed, I played jiojio every day, thinking about how I came here from my mother’s side.

Fortunately, the maid would carry him to his mother’s side in a short time, so although little Anthony was puzzled every day, he didn’t cry because he couldn’t see anyone.

Felix, who had eaten meat for three days, was refreshed, and all the fatigue was swept away, but Wei Wei, who was in charge of feeding, was too tired to get out of bed every day, and looked more like an injured person.

Three days later, the celebratory banquet prepared by the king will be held, and today, in addition to the celebratory banquet, the king will reward the meritorious people on the expedition on the spot, such as Felix’s duke title will also be granted at this time. , and in addition to him, there are many people who have won the title.

For example, the three knights of his knights, including Kingsley, won the title of baron because of their outstanding performance in battle.

These seals were set early in the morning, and all the nominees had been notified in advance, so that they could prepare in advance.

Becoming a noble has always been the goal of the knights, but the promotion this time is not so happy for them.

It stands to reason that their promotion should be completed by Felix. After all, according to convention, whoever gives the title is their master. Felix is ​​their loyal master, and he has the right to reward the baron. The knights have been waiting for It is also his reward, and the king’s reward is actually a bit unruly, because in this way, Kingsley and others will nominally change from Felix’s vassal nobles to the king’s vassal nobles.

And if the king chooses the territory that was rewarded when he was promoted to a nobleman to be farther away from Sardinson, then they may almost stop working for Felix in the future.

But the king intends to do this, and Felix can’t shirk his rejection. After all, the king’s vassal nobles are more respectable than a noble’s vassal nobles, and there is no law that prohibits them from doing so.

Therefore, the three knights who are about to become barons are half happy and half worried. They are happy that their long-cherished wish for many years has finally been fulfilled. They will become real nobles in the future. retainer.

However, although they were worried, they had discussed it privately and agreed that even if the territory was far away, they could hand over the territory to others for management, and continue to work by the Duke’s side, just like those who handed over the territory to others People care, they are just like the nobles who stay in the capital.

Fortunately, this concern did not really arise.

The king really wanted to reward them, and he appreciated and valued Felix, so his reward was very much in line with Felix and others.

At the promotion ceremony, the king gave Felix the title of duke, and divided several counties around Sardinson into his management, that is to say, although these territories still belonged to the original nobles, but Felix, who became a duke, had the right to tax and administer them.

It can be said that in this way, Prady East has almost become Felix’s world, but the reason why the king is so generous in giving him the management of several counties is because the nobles there are not under his control. , he is completely generous to others.

And because Felix was his direct vassal, and the counties he allocated to him were not originally the king’s direct vassals, the king could not control them, except for the local specialties that replaced the nobles’ own military service every year, he Can’t even get a single gold coin.

This is the case in this era. The land tax collected by the king actually only comes from the commoners at the bottom. The land tax for the land tax is as high as more than half of the output of the land. This land tax is not only handed over to the lord, but also a What is given to the king is only collected by the lord and handed over to the king, and the lord himself does not need to pay the land tax, because the territory of the nobles is the same as the fief of the knights, and it is their “salary” for the king. The lords serve military service, the lower-ranking aristocrats serve military service to the upper-ranking aristocrats, and the upper-ranking aristocrats serve military service to the king. One floor is in charge of the other, and no leapfrogging is allowed. Take the king as an example, he can let Felix serve himself in military service. , but he cannot directly order the barons and knights under him to do so, because those people are not awarded by him, so they are not under his control.

Of course, in this military service, the nobles generally do not serve themselves. They either send their own knights or pay for supplies instead. Most of the time, it is the latter, because there are not so many battles to fight, the king and nobles You also need your own knights, and you don’t need to get other nobles to do things for you, so it’s very cost-effective to replace them with money.

The nobles of those counties assigned to Felix were not originally entrusted by the king. Many of them were the ones who went to Prady I with their territories when the Prady Empire was established, out of rewards for these people. , their noble titles have been retained, and because they are not directly under the vassal, the king has no control over them except to collect some land taxes from them.

But now, the king made Felix a duke and divided the counties into his management. Although the king still could not intervene in managing them, the king could collect business tax from Felix!

How much money Felix can make is obvious to all, and the most satisfying thing for the king is that he is not like other nobles who deliberately underpay the land tax. In doing business, the king is an indirect beneficiary, and there are more and more gold coins in the royal treasury. Nothing makes the king more happy than this.

Therefore, the king was very relieved to hand over those unruly counties to him. In this way, Felix was their direct superior in the face. No matter who they were in private, the tax they should pay should be paid. All the servitudes are equally indispensable, and he believes that it is not difficult to make those nobles obey with Felix’s means.

And the nobles who have heard about this for a long time have not come out to object. As a result, those counties used to be close to Sardinson, and they did not develop very well in the past. They did not attract the eyes of other nobles at all. Even if they want to find a big noble to hold their thighs, not many people are willing to give them a hug, and they rely on Sardinson for their development. Naturally, after the development, these noble nobles who have benefited naturally stand on Felix’s side. , is his faithful collaborator, and is not so keen on the olive branch that other nobles turn to.

So now these counties are divided into Felix’s management, not to mention the local nobles are actually very happy, even the other nobles will not object, anyway, they have not lost their interests, other than looking hot, what else can they do.

What’s more, compared to the counties that were already under the control of Sardinson, they valued the territory of Duke Romanov, who had just recovered from the northwest. The target of the competition, as a border county in the northwest of the empire, the fief of Duke Romanov is adjacent to several other countries. When there is no war, it can be said that it is a major trade route for the surrounding countries. It is very rich, so now Everyone’s mind was on how to cut a piece of this big cake and put it on their own plates. They didn’t care much about those counties that were developed entirely by Sardinson, but are still not really rich.

Of course, the king also knows everyone’s thoughts very well. Otherwise, he will take the lead, but he will not let the meritorious ministers follow the soup.

Therefore, following the promotion after Felix, the fiefs of the two nobles who were promoted from barons to earls due to military merit were exchanged from the original fiefs to the original fiefdoms of the Duke Romanov, and each family was eligible to be promoted as an earl. The territory of the baron’s knights is also there.

In this way, the original dukedom without its lord, who had already been wiped out, now has a new owner, and these people are all loyal to the king, especially those knights, many of them are royal knights who only belong to the king. The birth of the regiment—although he did not send the Royal Knights to fight, the king also pulled a few outstanding knights to earn military merit—it can be said that after these people went to the original duchy, the land would belong to him completely is under control.

The three knights under Felix are not included in this list. Their jurisdiction, so they will still be Felix’s subordinate vassals in the future, and the king will not intervene in their territory.

Although some nobles who don’t know much about Sardinson will feel sorry for them, after all, it is still close to the capital, and the former duchy is more prosperous, but Kingsley and the three themselves are very happy to stay in Sardinia. Dinson, although their fiefs are scattered in several counties near Sardinson, it would be more satisfying for them to stay in Sardinson, but since these places will be managed by the Duke in the future, then they Whether it’s in Sardinson or not, it doesn’t really make a difference.

Anyway, it is impossible for the Duke to leave his territory alone, and sooner or later those places will become as prosperous as Sardinson.