Lord of Rot

Chapter 6 My Charming Stepmother

Meetings of nobles are usually accompanied by receptions and dances, but Li Qi has never experienced that much. In short, the porcupine collar has no money. The former Baron of Porcupine Castle is not only a poor man, but also has few friends, so he will not hold receptions and dances. No one else would invite him. Of course, the current Baron of Porcupine Collar is also a pauper. Although he obtained more than ten pounds of gold property last night, he has already squandered it.

The last time the red-haired girl came with her brother, they left in a hurry and didn't even rest here overnight, which was enough to show how much they disliked the porcupine collar in the backcountry.

Next to the porcupine collar is the territory of another "Baron of Sparks" Marvin Simon. They are separated by the pig's spine valley.

Ironstone City in Pig's Ridge Valley is one of the most affluent areas in the East Gorge, because there is an iron mine there, and the Leopold brother and sister left early to go to Ironstone City to rest.

There is also a very interesting saying about the title of "Baron Sparks". Even Marvin Simon himself hates being called that. The emblem of the Simon family is a hammer, and the family motto is "holding a hammer, even rocks can burst into sparks." , but after Simon took over the family, he frantically opened a brothel, which once made Iron Stone City a famous "sacred place", where it is said that half-beast women from the mysterious southern continent can be found there.

The Simon family has to chisel something so that it sparks, and the lustful Baron Marvin naturally becomes the "Spark Baron" who makes prostitutes spark.

"My brother is not feeling well," Evangeline explained, but she didn't know how to continue in the middle of the conversation. She rushed here because Mrs. Alsop sent a message that Baron Li Qi had died unexpectedly. The kingdom's law passed the title to his younger brother Leo. Of course, it's best to pass the news back to Roaring Castle, and wait for them to wait for the letter from their father's Raven.

From the perspective of the Leopold brothers and sisters, this is no different, it is the same to everyone, this is a dilapidated place that no one can look down on, and it is better to end and leave early than to waste time waiting here.

Fortunately, she came here by herself, and Ewen Jielin breathed a sigh of relief. She deprived a baron of her title and territory without permission. After the news got out, the lords must hate her to the bone.

In terms of protecting their own rights and interests, no one is more stubborn than the lord. For example, the lord enjoys the right to pay ransom after being captured, not only for the shining golden day, but also to prepare for when he is captured in the future.

"It should be fighting among women." Li Qi thought to himself, he had also heard about the dirty things of the nobles, how could the brother of the other party bear it when he arrived in Iron Stone City?I still remember that Mr. James was always beaming when he talked about noble gatherings and ladies and ladies.

In fact, he is also very curious about the "Holy Land", but it's a pity that Baron Li Qi is too shy.

Looking at the red-haired girl who suddenly stopped, he changed the subject: "Maybe you want to know about my adventure yesterday."

"Of course!" The girl smiled: "I'm very curious about this."

There is nothing to say about exploring the underground cave, and the whole process is very boring, pitch black, screaming, and then injured, probably the only thing that can be called a miracle is that the seriously injured Baron Li Qi recovered from the blessing of the four gods, Li Qi thinks that the ability to tell stories is not good, but the girl can always ask questions and sigh for the "wonderful" parts of the story just right.

Probably this is the charm of "Red Rose", but he can clearly see his position at the moment, and he will control himself instead of being fascinated by her.

He also believes that he will not be just like this in the future.

Compared to Li Qi and Evangeline, who were chatting happily, the stepmother, Mrs. Alsop sitting aside, seemed to have thousands of needles under her buttocks, and her teeth were almost crushed behind the fake smile she was trying to squeeze out.

Li Qi is not dead, and it will not be so easy to kill him next time. She is actually still worried about whether Li Qi knows that she is involved, and...why James is not here.

"Miss Ewen Jielin" Li Qi said after the girl's laughter stopped, "I have one more thing to ask for your help."

"As long as it's within my ability." The girl nodded slightly, as if paying for this pleasant exchange at noon. She is the daughter of Duke Leopold, and she must be the wife of a certain great lord in the future. As usual, her promises were equally precious.

It can be seen that she really had a good chat with Li Qi, but it can't be ruled out that there is a trace of "punishing evil and promoting good" in her heart. The young baron who was killed by his vicious stepmother is ready to take revenge.

"It's Mrs. Alsop, my stepmother," Li Qi said.

The stepmother who was suddenly named was taken aback. While she kept smiling, she also showed a puzzled expression.

Ewen Jielin also showed a "sure enough" look.

"She is still very young and beautiful. She shouldn't spend the rest of her life in this narrow, dilapidated castle with air leaking walls, wasting her youth." Li Qi exaggerated the Porcupine Castle, but Evangeline But she nodded slightly. It seemed that in her eyes, Porcupine Castle was really a ruin that hadn't collapsed.

After the corner of his mouth twitched slightly, Li Qi said, "I want to ask you to be a matchmaker."

The war has just stopped for a few years, and most of the men died in battle, leaving a lot of widows. The church issued a decree that widows can remarry, so as to solve the problem of too many boys and girls.

In the eyes of some women, those lonely and unbearable widows know about men and women. If they stay alone in an empty room, they will easily seduce their men and the threat is far greater than that of unmarried girls.

In some areas widows remarry twice, three times or even ten times.

It's not a shame, and even every time you remarry, you will be blessed by the church.

The baroness's wife does not have to remarry, and the law cannot force nobles. This is common sense that is generally accepted and will not be said on the face of it.

But the lord of this castle is Li Qi, who has the right to marry any woman in the Clarence family, even if the only remaining woman is his stepmother.

Yiwen Jielin looked at Li Qi in surprise. She probably guessed the cause and effect after seeing Li Qi when she got off the carriage. There is no shortage of such dirty things among the nobles. As long as Li Qi can find some evidence, Elso, who murdered the lord Mrs. Pu will be sent to the gallows, but she didn't expect Li Qi to be so magnanimous.

It's just to distract the other party, not to kill or take revenge on the other party. In another place, Alsop would be the wife of a nobleman, and it might be better to leave the poor porcupine collar.

"You asked me to be a matchmaker, so there must be a suitable candidate?" Ewen Jielin asked.

"Of course." Li Qi nodded: "Baron Simon of Iron Stone City has a knight named "Iron Hoof". A cow, on which he rode back to the field and won the battle, and I believe Mrs Alsop was worthy only of his prowess."

Ewen Jielin's smile froze, and she re-examined the handsome young baron in front of her.

She has also heard of the "Iron Ox Hoof" knight, but it's not the so-called riding an ox back to the battlefield to secure the victory, but that the other party likes to beat his wife, and he kicked his wife with iron boots and died at his feet. There are already more than a dozen wives, because his wives are all commoners, and the commoners cannot pursue him for murder, and the nobles who can judge him only regard it as a joke after dinner.

After all, he is an aristocratic knight, and there will always be women who are willing to marry him, thinking that they can conquer each other with their own charm. It ended after giving his life and being kicked to death.

The so-called "Iron Hoof" nickname is also because he can always kick the iron boots on his wife's belly.

(End of this chapter)