Queen and Her Duke

Before sunset, the group arrived at their destination.

The villagers in Yinhe Village are composed of free people. They make a living by crafting boats, and their life is much better than that of serfs who can only eat one meal a day.

The villagers themselves elect the village chief and the sheriff to jointly manage the village and are responsible for convening villagers to hold meetings, publicizing laws and regulations, patrolling day and night, collecting taxes, and protecting village property.

Seeing the huge team coming in, the villagers' first reaction was to take their weapons on alert. After seeing Wen Lin on the horse's back, they were both surprised and delighted.

The village chief was an old man with gray hair. He led the villagers to kneel and wait at the entrance of the village.

Wen Lin didn't come forward immediately, but Brown went to negotiate with the people in the village.

"You mean that Your Excellency Wen Lin has become our new lord?"

"She's still the imperial guard?"

After receiving Brown's affirmative answer, the excited expressions of the villagers were beyond words. After the last epidemic, there were only a hundred or so people left in the village.

Many young and middle-aged people who got sick have died, and many families are left with only women and children.

They can only rely on starching clothes for people or picking mushrooms for sale in exchange for meager pay, which is simply not enough to make a living and support their families.

A benevolent lord will always find a way to change the plight of his subjects.

The last epidemic has fully proved Wen Lin's kindness.

Compared with the shocking fact that a woman took up the position of the guard of the royal capital and became their new lord, the villagers hoped that Wen Lin could bring good changes to their lives.

After negotiating with the villagers, Brown began to discuss with the village chief how to arrange the more than 400 people selected from the arena.

As Wen Lin's housekeeper, Brown not only has to manage the large and small affairs of the mansion, but also manage Wen Lin's property, maintain social relations with the outside world, and go ahead with all the tedious affairs, such as more than 400 people now. placement issues.

In a sense, a housekeeper is a dedicated private secretary who needs to be on call 34 hours a day.

Brown got the deed of land and slaves right away, and now this thousand-acre land and the gladiators gathered in the arena have become private property in the sense of Wen Lin's law, which is sacred and inviolable.

Looking at the gladiators surrounded by the royal knights, the villagers felt a little terrified. They had a few pieces of rags hanging on their bodies, but they couldn't hide their fierce aura.

Someone asked cautiously, "Mr. Brown, are they slaves bought by the lord?"

A sturdy slave on the market costs at least 30 Golan silver coins, and there are hundreds of people here. Is Your Excellency Wen Lin so rich?

Immediately, the villagers looked at Wen Lin even more frantically.

1 Golan gold coin is equal to 10 Golan silver coins, which is equal to 100 Golan copper coins. You must know that 10 Golan silver coins are enough for a civilian family to live for a month.

Shaking his head, Brown thought of Wen Lin's usual easy-going attitude towards servants, and after trying to figure out Wen Lin's thoughts, he said coldly,

"No, they are the same as you, and belong to Lord Wen Lin's subjects,"

Brown's attitude is indifferent and strong, and he is still a high-ranking noble. In his opinion, Your Excellency Wen Lin is too generous and kind, and lacks experience in managing the people.

According to past experience, some cunning people will bite like hyenas when they are good, and when it is no good, they are very likely to bite back.

Sometimes cold and tough tactics are necessary.

In addition to the villagers of Yinhe Village, Wen Lin has nearly 600 people, which is not much easier than managing the familiar affairs of the royal court.

Brows furrowed, Brown began to order the villagers and gladiators to carry straw to solve the temporary housing problem.

During this interval, Wen Lin walked away with a group of royal knights. She led the horse to the high hill on the left side of the village, overlooking the entire village and the terrain around the village.

The village is not far from the river, so there is no need to consider the problem of water sources; the terrain is high, and there is no danger of being flooded; the hills on both sides are covered with forests, and it is just on the leeward slope. In winter, it is sheltered from wind and snow.

There are open fields around, but there are two or three, very scattered, and if you look further away, you will see a wilderness divided by forests or a barren swamp hidden at the edge of your field of vision.

Taking out the quill pen to outline the details of the terrain, Wen Lin preliminarily determined the construction location of the drainage and sewage ditches.

Continuing to walk forward, it is a gradually gentle river beach. The river bank facing the village is just a concave bank. The water is deep and the bank is steep, which is suitable for building an inland port.

After a rough turn, Wen Lin walked back to the village and saw that everyone was working in full swing.

Looking at the straw spread on the open space, Wen Lin frowned and asked, "Mr. Brown, are they going to sleep in the open field?"

The night in the early winter was extremely humid and cold, and Wen Lin didn't want the people she had finally summoned to get sick because of it.

Brown really sighed like this, it seems that he still underestimated the kindness of Lord Wen Lin, and explained helplessly,

"Your Excellency Wen Lin, there are too many people, and there are not enough houses in the village. If you build a thatched cottage, you will not have enough time."

After thinking for a while, Wen Lin instructed, "Mr. Brown, bring some people to chop some thick and long branches."

Brown knew that Wen Lin had her own arrangements, so she took people away without saying anything.

Wen Lin walked slowly to the village, thinking of what Brown said to herself in the arena, she suddenly smiled and jumped with the light of the fire.

"Your Majesty Vicia has ordered the Liberty to be sent to Yinhe Village, and there are enough gold coins on board for you to use,"

The people who come and go have always maintained a delicate distance from Wen Lin.

As women, the shock that Wen Lin brought to them was indescribable, and even for a short time overwhelmed the contempt for women that had been instilled from birth.

Curiosity, surprise, fear... These feelings were mixed together, so when Wen Lin walked out of the village again, no one dared to talk to her.

But the obscure glances did not disappear from Wen Lin for a moment.

In addition to Field and Field's men, other gladiators came from a variety of ways, and their attitude towards Wen Lin was more of curiosity and doubt.

After all, she is a woman.

She walked to the bank of the river calmly and calmly. The river wind howled, making Wen Lin's long hair very messy.

She turned her head to look in the direction of the capital, and before dipping into the darkness, the familiar barque Liberty appeared in her field of vision.

Her lips moved slightly, and as the Liberty approached, a bit of unexpected stunned appeared in Wen Lin's eyes.

It's Elbo and the others.

They were standing on the deck, waving at Wen Lin with great interest,

Pete: "Hey, Captain Wen Lin, you don't earn as much gold as you open a blacksmith shop,"

Bach: "I admit, I'd rather follow you on a sea adventure than farming,"

Augustine: "Captain, I'll be happy to tell you how they both killed the wheat seedlings,"

"..."

There was a lot of talk, and the silent river bank became very lively for a while.

Seeing the group of people who deliberately wanted the atmosphere to lighten up, Wen Lin suddenly laughed out loud, a little water glittered at the end of her eyes, she caught the rope thrown over, and replied loudly,

"Everyone, it's a pity that you are here now, you can only farm with me, and it is too late to regret leaving now,"

Elbo leaned in the direction of Wen Lin, the old and hoarse voice was like a rusted and rusted weapon, precipitating the weight of the years,

"Where you go, we'll be there,"

The others looked at Wen Lin and said nothing, apparently tacitly acquiescing to Elbo's words.

The poems left by Gunneville have proved from the side that Wen Lin definitely has some kind of close relationship with her.

Coupled with the memory that suddenly popped up in her mind, Wen Lin's identity as the young master of the Sutherland family was already certain.

Wen Lin had no sense of belonging to Sutherland, who was persistent with Elbo and the others, but she couldn't turn a blind eye to these people who had sacrificed their lives for her.

After fixing the cable, Wen Lin grabbed the rope ladder for a few leaps and boarded the boat.

Elbo and the others appeared with the Liberty captured by Visia, and she felt a little uneasy.

Just as Wen Lin stepped on the deck and was about to ask questions, she raised her head and bumped into the bottom of Vicia's eyes. Her eyes were even more condensed in the night, like the twinkling stars hanging on the sky, making people unconscious. fall into it.

"Your Excellency Wen Lin," I hope my presence won't disturb you,"

Vicia was standing behind Elbo and his party, and the wind blew her dark robes, creating a wonderful sense of harmony in the black background cut out by the curves of the night.

The queen set foot on the pirate ship, not like an intruder, but more like the owner of the ship.

Wen Lin looked at Elbo and the others, all of them looked calm and didn't want to explain anything.

After thinking for a while, Wen Lin slowly walked towards Vicia, held hands, and led the person into the cabin.

The cabin was already on fire, and as soon as you walked in, it was warm.

This is Wen Lin's bedroom on the Liberty. The decoration style has a little modern traces, light colors are simple, but there are all kinds of interesting gadgets collected by Wen Lin in the details.

Wen Lin only found out that nothing in her bedroom had been touched, either expensive or cheap, and they all maintained their original appearance.

It seemed that Vicia meant it.

Wen Lin held her and sat down by the fire, she was about to pull her hand away, but was suddenly clenched by Vicia.

Her hands were cold, and Wen Lin reached out her hand and touched Vicia's forehead, which was also cold.

Playing with the fire even more, Wen Lin's eyes fell on Vicia's cold white fingertips, her tone was steady without much ups and downs,

"Your Majesty, I warned you that until the wound is completely healed, you'd better not leave the royal court, let alone blowing air,"

Vicia held Wen Lin's hand so tightly that she had to use force to pull it out. Wen Lin simply heated her other hand by the fire, and then went to warm her hand.

Gently rubbing Wen Lin's palm, Vicia looked at her carefully for a long time, and slowly revealed a smile,

"Wen Lin, you're worrying about me again,"

The strength of the palm was light and itchy, and the back of Wen Lin's neck was numb, and the accumulated anger was suddenly dissipated because of these words.

After being silent for a while, Wen Lin shook her head in denial, "No, Your Majesty, I'm just considering the necessity of serving you. A weak monarch is always more disturbing."

Vicia sighed slightly, but the smile in her eyes did not fade, she said slowly,

"Your Excellency, I forgive your duplicity and tell you that there will be no next time,"

It's a sweet whisper like a lover's.

Wen Lin didn't realize what was wrong. After she got the promise, she turned to ask Elbo and his party,

"Your Majesty, what did my subordinate tell you?"

Elbo and the others hated the Gorse royal family. Tonight, Vicia suddenly appeared on the Liberty with Elbo and her party.

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