At a large rectangular wooden dining table, a circle of people were sitting quietly eating food.
Geer sat at the head seat at one end of the dining table, and Geer was responsible for this position, which represented the highest status in Winterset Castle.
Sitting on both sides of him were a young girl and a middle-aged woman, namely Sophia and her mother, Mrs. Thalia.
Unlike Sophia who was a little shy, Mrs. Talia's face was full of joy. The position she was sitting in was something she never dared to expect, but now she had achieved it so easily. This made her excited and also made her feel happy.
She felt that her decision to let Sophia follow Geer since childhood was the most forward-looking decision in her life.
As for the three ill-intentioned relatives, Mrs. Taliyah has nothing to worry about. Look, as soon as Master Griezmann comes back, they will have to sit at the end of the dining table. Of course, in the case of Ger and Sophia
Before she came back, her unsteady thoughts about gains and losses had long been forgotten by her.
Sitting below Sophia and her daughter were two middle-aged women, two wives of Geer's father who had children. Their expressions were very respectful and polite to Geer. Below them were two rows of boys and girls, both of whom belonged to these two ladies.
The children are also Geer's half-brothers and sisters. There are two boys and five girls in total. They all wear aristocratic costumes with black and red as the main colors. The oldest is only eleven or twelve years old. Most of them are delicate and beautiful, sitting on the floor.
Eat your food quietly where you are.
Next are Geer's three paternal relatives.
Lovren and Carlos look alike, but anyone who sees them will never mistake them or confuse their professions.
Lovren was dressed in a black dress, every strand of his hair was neatly styled and sparkling, he had a pair of gold-rimmed eyes, and every move he made was meticulous, very similar to most of the nobles that Ger had seen. And Carlos
Unlike his brother, his temperament is closer to Baron Andre, with military uniform, short gray hair and a serious expression. As a soldier, his appearance can be considered perfect. And Mrs. Luo Lucy, the youngest of the three, is a
She looks like a lady in her early thirties, and she is very charming.
Except for Mrs. Luo Lucy who came alone, Lovren and Carlos both brought their families, but at this time their families were not qualified to sit here and could only stay in the small hall next to them to eat.
As for the old butler Kevin, he stood behind Geer and coordinated the frequency of meal delivery by the maids.
According to the traditional aristocratic etiquette, no sound is allowed while eating, but it is generally not strictly followed. In the Cobenson family, having certain exchanges between meals is also a way to maintain relationships. But today is different, the hall is filled with
There was a heavy atmosphere, the adults remained silent, and the children did not dare to make mistakes under the reminder of their elders, so except for the collision of silverware and plates, there was no other sound in the entire hall.
Geer put the last piece of beef on his plate into his mouth, swallowed it, rinsed his mouth with a side of clear soup, and spit it into the silver plate, thus completing his lunch.
"I've finished eating, brother Geer. Valentine will take his leave first." A little boy with blue hair on Geer's left pushed the chair away and saluted to Geer.
Geer nodded.
"Vivian is fine too." This time it was a brown-haired girl on the right.
With the two taking the lead, the rest of the people finished eating and left the table one after another. In the end, there were only five people left: Geer, Sophia, Lovren, Carlos and Luo Lucy, as well as the old housekeeper Kevin standing on the side.
"Uncle Lovren, Uncle Carlos, Aunt Luo Lucy, I am very grateful that you are here to see grandpa off for the last time." Seeing that everyone had finished eating, Geer spoke first.
"This is the responsibility that we descendants of the Korbenson family should fulfill." It was Lovren who spoke, his voice as calm as his behavior.
Geer nodded and glanced at the three elders on the other side of the dining table. Seeing that Carlos and Luo Lucy didn't respond at all, he had a rough idea. Lovren should be the core figure among the three.
"I feel very ashamed for not being able to fulfill my responsibilities before grandpa left. I also heard what Kevin said. During this time, Winterset Castle, thanks to the efforts of a few people, was not able to provide a good reception to all the elders who came from afar. Instead,
It makes me even more ashamed to ask all my uncles and aunts to work hard to make a living. So I have asked Kevin to prepare the best and most comfortable guest room on the third floor. All uncles and aunts can move in immediately. This represents my apology.
, please don’t refuse.”
The sixth floor is the core of the tower. When Baron Andre was alive, he always used the reception room on the sixth floor to meet with the affairs officers distributed in various locations in the territory to control every move in the territory. It is also where all information about the territory is stored.
Therefore, this place can be called the heart of the entire Korbenson Territory. For such a key position, Geer would not tolerate them continuing to occupy it, so he immediately stopped them and asked them to move out.
As for whether they were willing to move away, Geer didn't care.
It would be best if they moved. If they don't move, they would just break up with each other. Since Earl Carter is using delaying tactics, it means that they are not fully prepared. They are prepared to attack the unintentional, and they are prepared to attack the unprepared. Why?
Even Geer will not suffer any loss.
Geer's decisiveness was completely unexpected by the three elders who thought they knew Geer's character very well. They were stunned by Geer's words and it took them a while to react.
Carlos suddenly became angry and was about to stand up as soon as he put his hands on the table, but after a moment he relaxed his strength and sat back on the table. From Geer's perspective, he saw that Lovren next to Carlos remained calm, with only a slight slight movement on his shoulders.
After moving, according to the analysis of the simulation action model, it was his hand that pressed on Carlos' leg, stopping Carlos' seizure.
Luo Lucy on the other side opened her mouth in surprise, and then took out the feather fan popular among ladies, covering half of her face under the eyes, leaving only a look of surprise, confusion, and confusion.
His eyes looked blank, and then he turned to look at Lovren to see how he would deal with it.
"Ahem." Lovren coughed lightly, stretched out his hand to lift his glasses frame, and said at a slower pace: "Ger, we have received your kindness. It is true that we are a little tired these days, but..."
"Okay, that's it. Kevin, you go and arrange for servants to help uncle and aunt move their things." Geer directly interrupted Lovren and firmly made the decision, blocking Lovren.
He almost lost his breath, but it also made his face turn red.
Without giving these people time to react, Geer continued: "Uncles and aunts, let's have a good rest today. I believe it will be a good holiday later. By the way, I still have some things to deal with, so I'll leave first.
"
Geer pushed away his chair, stood up and left the dining table.
Seeing this, Sophia quickly stood up, saluted Lovren and the others, and quickly followed Geer who was walking towards the door of the hall.
The three of Lovren were caught off guard by Geer's series of attacks. They didn't know how to react for a moment, and they didn't recover until Geer left the hall.
"Bang!"
Geer led Sophia and Kevin out of the hall. Not long after he advanced, he heard a loud noise from the hall, caused by the table being slapped.
Geer stopped and said to Kevin, who was one step behind: "Let's arrange for a carpenter to come and inspect it carefully. I hope there will be a perfect dining table for dinner."
The old butler Kevin was also a little dazed by the completely different courage shown by Geer today. After hearing Geer's request, he couldn't help but smile bitterly, but he couldn't refuse, so he had no choice but to nod: "Okay.
Yes, Master."
"By the way, where is grandpa's tomb? I'll arrange for someone to take me there tomorrow."
"The master's grave is on Qingyan Mountain. I will arrange it tomorrow morning."
"Well, you can go and take care of my uncle and aunt's moving first. I'll go out." Geer signaled that Kevin could leave.
"Yes, Master."
At this time, Geer took Sophia and strode out of the tower.
…
"Bang!"
Carlos' fist hit the dining table hard, and a hole was instantly punched in the dining table made of thick teak boards.
"Lovren, what should we do? Really move out?" Luo Lucy asked Lovren.
"What else can we do? Move it." Lovren smiled bitterly.
"What will happen if we don't move?" Carlos, who was still angry just now, seemed to have vented all his negative emotions after throwing a punch, and he regained his composure.
"In this way, the rift between us and him is clearly put on the table, and he can reasonably drive us out of Winterset Keep. Although his character will be criticized, we have completely failed.
." Lovren analyzed.
"With that trash? What ability does he have to drive us out?" Carlos looked down upon Geer.
"Have you forgotten the Alazo Bridge? Didn't he come here alive?" Lucy Luo interrupted.
"I don't understand this. I have done several experiments. Even if a team of less than ten people is full of knights, they will never survive if they are exposed to that thing. The problem should be with Anta, he is not
Our man was able to reach Geer alive only because he was in Sophia. I think it was probably because Anta discovered what happened to Greedo and there was a fight. As a result, the two of them died, but Geer was lucky enough to come back alive.
." Carlos said with a frown.
"But don't forget, now that he is related to the royal family, the knights around him are all members of the Brotherhood of Steel, and the knight camp in the city is really going to fall out. Do you think he dares to touch you?
?" Lovren's voice became stern, and Carlos became speechless after being told this.
"Then let's move to the third floor now?" Lucy Luo asked.
"Let's move. This is the only thing we can do now. As long as we stay here and wait until Earl Carter and the others are ready, we won't be afraid that Ger will be able to stand up." Lovren thought for a while and continued: "Stop that matter first.
Bar."
"Stop? Do you know how much we will lose if we do this?" Luo Lucy's voice became sharp.
"Stop! You must not let others know before you finally take control of the situation, especially Geer and the royal family." Looking sideways at Luo Lucy, Lovren said calmly: "I don't want anything I dug out earlier.
, you two share it equally."
"I don't want it either, you can take it all." Carlos stood up silently and walked towards the door of the hall.
From the original one-third to all to herself, Luo Lucy couldn't help showing joy. Seeing Carlos's actions, she immediately asked with concern: "Where are you going?"