Wei En followed Xiao Te and walked on the path leading to the mountainside. The roadside was covered with lush grass, and occasional wild flowers dotted the natural picture. The sound of pine waves was wrapped in the faint fragrance of green leaves. Both of them were speechless.

In my mood, I was speechless and moved forward silently.

After going around a few detours, the view suddenly opened up. A flat slope was covered with dense lawns. At the end of the lawn, several elegant and beautiful pavilions were built against the mountains. Against the backdrop of the sky and mountains, they looked elegant but not stingy.

Like a fairy who has been banished to the mortal world.

"I guess the person who lives here must be a distinguished person. This environment is really elegant." Wei En said with emotion.

Xiao Te nodded and said: "The owner of Fontaine Champs is Marquise Wilson, who is a good friend of mine. She is a famous and talented woman in the capital."

"It seems that the Marquise has an average appearance." Wei En suddenly said something without making any sense.

Xiaote was stunned and asked: "How do you know?"

"If you say she is a talented woman, then she is probably not beautiful. Otherwise, why don't you say she is both talented and beautiful?"

Xiao Te was silent for a while and sighed: "Wei'en, although you took it out of context, I still think it would be better if you used your astuteness in the right direction."

"Why is this so evil? It is a man's nature to guess and judge a woman's appearance. Could it be that you never care about a woman's appearance?" Wei En asked in surprise.

Xiaote snorted and ignored him.

Wei En kept saying: "Friend, without the beauty of a woman, how can there be the efforts of a man? I see you are about the same age as me, why don't you understand this..." Suddenly, Wei En suddenly realized: "

Xiaote, are you still a virgin?"

Xiaote said angrily: "Weien, if you still don't shut up, I will let you walk back to the city alone later."

Wei'en looked at Xiaote's cheeks that were red with anger. He shrunk his neck and stopped talking, but he was secretly proud of himself. Maybe it was because Xiaote always maintained a calm and composed attitude on weekdays. Wei'en occasionally liked to look at his embarrassed expression.

It looked like... The two of them continued to move forward and gradually got closer. Suddenly, Wei En found a large amount of debris randomly displayed in front of the building, including layers of clothing, stacks of books, and several wooden logs of different sizes.

Several servants were running in and out with other things in their arms. The scene was in chaos. From a distance, it looked like a noble and beautiful lady with an ugly psoriasis on her face.

Xiaote stopped and frowned: "Why is it so chaotic? What happened?"

Wei En said: "Could it be that the owner wants to move?"

Xiaote shook his head and said nothing, and walked quickly. When an older servant who was instructing others to do this and that saw him, he hurried over and saluted him: "Hello, Mr. Xiaote. Please go to the living room first."

Tea, I'll go and inform Madam right away."

"Is the Marchioness at home?"

"Madam is at home." The servant lowered his voice and cautiously said, "She is losing her temper in her room."

"Why are you so angry?" Xiao Te was stunned and asked.

"Sigh. It's not because there was a rat infestation in the house, which chewed up a lot of clothes and fabrics and the books collected by my wife, which made my wife very angry."

Wei'en frowned when he heard this, and Xiaote continued: "Then you go and report that Xiaote and Wei'en are here to visit."

The two came to the living room, Xiao Te drank tea leisurely, and Wei En wandered around to admire the oil paintings hanging around the walls. He was especially interested in the painting of a naked girl who had just taken a bath by the river, and he looked at it carefully.

After waiting for a long time, Xiaote looked at the expression of Wei En's eyes shining, and suddenly felt that it would be better if he came on horseback today instead of in a car. In that case, he would be wearing riding clothes at this moment, holding a riding crop in his hand.

Finally, there were footsteps on the second floor, and a middle-aged lady in full dress came downstairs with a smile. Xiaote stood up and said with a smile: "Good afternoon, madam." Wei En looked at the marquise, and she looked really good.

She is average and cannot be said to be beautiful. However, she is well-dressed and looks very noble. She also uses makeup skillfully to cover up the traces of time on her face. She is a woman with elegant temperament.

Xiaote introduced the two of them, and the Marquise's eyes flashed: "So this is the legendary Mr. Wei En. Your name has been widely spread in Rio Fort for a long time. When I saw you today, you are indeed a young hero."

Wei'en hurriedly said modestly: "Thank you for your praise, madam. I just happened to meet you by chance, and the rumors outside are actually all exaggerations."

The three of them chatted for a while, and Xiaote said: "Madam, we are here today to ask you to design a knight's outfit for Wei'en. Wei'en will be awarded a knight's uniform the day after tomorrow. Due to time constraints, if you can only make it now,

I can trouble you."

Only then did Wei En realize why Xiao Te had brought him so far away. A warm current surged in his heart. He glanced at Xiao Te gratefully, but Xiao Te just pretended not to notice.

After hearing this, the Marquise thought about it for a while, and said with some embarrassment: "Congratulations to Mr. Wei'en for being awarded the knighthood soon, but..." The Marquise stopped talking.

Wei En smiled and said, "If it's inconvenient for you, forget it."

"It's not inconvenient. In fact, you must have seen it when you entered the house just now. Those nasty rats chewed up a lot of precious fabrics, so I'm really not sure that I can design and produce a knight's outfit suitable for Mr. Wei En the day after tomorrow.

Come."

Xiao Te pondered for a moment and said: "In this case, how about you measure his size first, and then design a sketch for him, and then I will take him to buy a set elsewhere and prepare it. If you can rush it, it will be

It’s best, if it really doesn’t work, just wait for a few days and then try again.”

"Okay." Mrs. Wilson smiled: "This is the best of both worlds."

At that moment, the Marquise stood up and was about to measure Wei En. Wei En suddenly said: "Madam, since there are mice, why not keep a cat?"

The Marchioness asked curiously: "Who can keep a cat without the permission of the church?"

When they came out of Fontainebleau Champs, it was already the time when tired birds returned to the forest. Wei En and Xiao Te walked down the mountain along the same path. On the way, Xiao Te glanced at Wei En and asked curiously: "What are you thinking about? Why haven't you said anything?

.”

Wei En said: "Xiao Te, why does the church not allow cats?"

"Since the founding of the Kingdom of Kant, the church has issued a ban on cats, strictly prohibiting people from raising cats. The reason is that the church believes that cats are a symbol of witchcraft and evil, and raising cats means disrespecting God."

"Cat ban," Wei En pondered: "Does that mean there are no cats in the entire kingdom?"

"You basically can't see it in the city." Xiaote replied: "But there are still some in the countryside. After all, it's not easy for farmers to grow some food, and they can't all be fed to rats."

"That's it." Wei En nodded, and then said seriously: "Xiao Te, this cat ban made me suddenly think of something, but I'm not sure now."

"What's going on?" Xiao Te didn't understand why Wei En's face suddenly became so serious.

"As far as I know, the Black Death was actually a type of plague that was spread by fleas on rats."

Xiaote was surprised and said, "Are you sure?"

Wei En nodded: "But I can't provide any evidence, I just know it."

Xiaote stopped and muttered: "Maybe you are right. The reason why the Black Death always breaks out in cities first is because cats can be secretly raised in the countryside, and rats are not so rampant."

Wei En said: "It's just maybe."

Xiaote understood what Wei'en meant and sighed: "Oh, no wonder the investigators sent by the Queen Mother found nothing. No one could have imagined that this disease was caused by rats." After a pause, he said strangely: "Wei'en,

How did you know?"

Wei En smiled bitterly and said, "Don't ask me this question, I really don't know how to answer you."

Xiao Te stared at Wei En and said angrily: "You are really hateful sometimes."

Wei En smiled sheepishly: "You already know the cause of the Black Death, so what are you going to do?"

"What should we do?" Xiao Te also smiled helplessly: "Without any basis, how can we get the church to abolish the cat ban that has been in place for decades? Unless..."

"Unless what?" Wei En asked hurriedly.

"We'll talk about it later, it's too early to tell you now." Xiao Te replied after thinking for a moment.

Wei En thought for a while and did not continue to ask.

The two of them sat in a carriage and returned to the royal capital, Xiao Mansion. The Xiao Mansion was already busy, preparing for the investiture ceremony the day after tomorrow. Wei En got off the carriage and said, "Xiao Te, it's getting late, I'll go back first.

"

Xiaote frowned and said, "You will stay at home for the next two days. I will also tell you some corresponding etiquette tonight, so that you will not make a fool of yourself again."

Wei En thought for a while, nodded and said, "That's good."

In the next two days, Xiao Te took Wei En all over the city and bought two pairs of gorgeous and rich clothes. Xiao Te originally planned to buy more, but Wei En insisted on paying for it himself, claiming that he was too short of money to spend the money.

, Xiaote had no choice but to give up.

On the afternoon of the third day, with the arrival of Cardinal Howard, Xiao Mansion suddenly became as lively as a festival. Many aristocratic men and women in costumes were invited to watch the ceremony. For a time, the front of Xiao Mansion was bustling with traffic and bustling.

In the spacious and bright main living room, accompanied by the neat and loud music of trumpets and snare drums, Wei En was dressed in a white knight's uniform, with two rows of yellow gold-plated copper buckles shining on his chest, and a pair of brand new black high-waisted riding boots under the red carpet.

The marble floor made a loud sound as he stepped on it. He wore a sharp sword with a ring guard on his waist. He held his head high and chest out, and looked straight ahead. In the eyes of the people in the two rows of the station, he walked towards the red priest's robe unhurriedly.

, Bishop Howard, holding the scepter of the Holy Knight, walked over. Behind him stood Prince Vander, Elder Max and the important Whig ministers of the royal court.

Ruola, Carmen, Vincent and others stood in the crowd, staring at the radiant Wei En. Ruola had a smile on her face, feeling that Wei En, who was usually sloppy and casual, had put on a smart knight's uniform, and he really had a new look.

, a little more charming; Carmen clasped her hands together and placed them on her chest, while she was happy for Wei En, she silently prayed that the award ceremony could end smoothly and perfectly; Vincent looked at Wei En and couldn't help but think of himself in the military camp.

The moment you receive the medal, brother Wei En, is this the beginning of your journey to power?

She lowered her head with deep emotion: "Boy, it looks like that." Standing next to her was a beautiful noble lady with an excited expression on her face. After hearing this, she said casually: "Of course, this is us.

A rising star in Fort Rio, he will definitely be promoted to an official position and become rich and powerful in the future."

Zhu Qing said calmly: "Life is unpredictable, and those who prosper will inevitably decline. How can ordinary people predict what will happen in the future?"

The young lady was thinking about her big day, why was this man always throwing cold water next to her? She frowned and turned around, not seeing anyone. She looked down and saw a young girl with a disapproving look on her face. Her eyes widened and she covered her hands with one hand.

He shut his mouth and showed a horrified expression.

Zhu Qing flattened his mouth and said, "It's rare to see a lot of strange things." He turned around and slipped through the cracks of the crowd like a fish, slipping out of the crowd.

Finally, Wei En came to Bishop Howard. After looking at the kind-faced elder for a moment, he knelt down on one leg, put his left hand on his chest, and lowered his head.

Howard looked at Wei En with a smile, raised the scepter in his hand, and there was silence around him. He slowly said: "Today, with God's love and mercy, on behalf of His Majesty the King, I would like to thank you for what you have done for the kingdom.

For your outstanding contributions, you will be awarded the Knight Medal and the title of Knight."

"Thank God for His grace, and His Majesty the King for His gift. I am honored to become a sacred guardian from now on." Wei En replied.

The bishop picked up the knighthood medal, motioned Wei En to stand up, and pinned the medal on his chest. Then, several attendants who were waiting aside came over with plates and began to put on the face helmet and chest armor for Wei En.

, replaced the silver sharp sword at his waist with a golden ceremonial sword. After wearing it, Wei En took two steps back and knelt in front of Howard again.

Howard said: "Please take an oath. Your oath will become your lifelong admonition and will be heard by God."

"I will fulfill the following missions: be loyal to the country, be brave in battle, abide by the norms of justice, protect the weak people, serve noble women, and sacrifice my life when necessary to maintain faith and dignity."

After Wei En's oath was completed, Howard raised the paladin scepter in his hand, tapped Wei En's shoulder lightly, and said loudly: "Knight Wei En, may God bless you."

The music played again, and deafening applause erupted in the hall. Xiaote stood in the crowd, gently clapped his hands, and looked at the back of Wei En kneeling in front of the cardinal, and her inner feelings became very complicated.

This feeling seems to be happiness.

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Chapter completed!