Eagle Byzantium

Gawain was also stunned. He seemed to have underestimated this beautiful widow before, so he slowly sat next to Inglina and whispered, "You should know the price and consequences of doing this. "

"Haven't the consequences already appeared? That Lord Sebastokrat is probably furious in Corinth. He was the one who led the army to suppress Zahas. It is said that Zahas was forced to abandon the Suakat stronghold and fight with him. His son-in-law and general took refuge in Tunisia and Kairouan. Zahas got the Norman Sicily on the way. The protection of the great count. It was through this meritorious service that the emperor's brother came to attend my banquet and told me that he hoped that I would abandon Messadeni and give me the most noble one in the empire. Comnenus' surname, and will also lead me to enter the Brachna Palace and become the first white-robed lady, even more honorable than my sister."

After saying that, Gawain handed over another glass of warm water, "In other words, you ran away from your marriage?"

"I want to drink, Lord Count." Inglina seemed very excited and happy, with a coquettish expression.

Well, Gawain could only do this, so he took the flagon (he was a teetotaler) and poured half a cup for the widow.

Inglina brought it over, drank it in one breath, her face turned red, and she spoke faster, "What are you running away from? I never promised him, I don't like him at all, and there is no need to envy his power and wealth. "

At this time, Gawain stood up with his chin in his hands, and said with a tone of amazement, "I originally wanted to continue writing to you, but I didn't expect you to come, and you were a prostitute who came to Bari by yourself. How did you do that? I'm interested in your adventures, ma'am."

The widow grabbed the jug and drank another half of the glass. It was obvious that the alcohol had taken effect. With a proud smile, "Earl Gawain, in fact, in your mind, Inglina has always been a widow with insufficient intelligence and appearance, right? But you also think about it, after my husband passed away these years, I have also sold silk production and sales. I did a good job and gave my sister a lot of money as a gift. Sister and brother-in-law, help her family manage the palace. In fact, in your eyes, I am such a role, and I have long been used to it. But this time I played a trick, when the emperor's brother led the guard to triumph in Corinth. City, I pretended to welcome him, but secretly Then I asked a few handymen who didn't know anything about silk to set sail from Pereira Harbor on the Messadini family's clipper. The emperor's brother believed it, so he sent two warships and people along the coast. Come and chase me, but I have already escaped by land. Mia, went straight to the Kastoria Pass (the communication channel between Durazzo and Thessaly), and then found a trustworthy Venetian merchant in Durazzo and deceived the garrison there by pretending to be his identity. Commander Nikephoros Breanus..."

"You said Brenus has already taken office?" Gawain continued to ask with concern.

At this moment, the rain outside was getting heavier and heavier. Muzafiadin, who was as wet as a dog, shook his robe and ran from the sloping street to the door of the governor's residence, but was stopped by Ingrid. Na's male and female servants stopped her. "Your master is secretly discussing silk business with our mistress. You are not allowed to go in and disturb."

The Turkic servant could only hold the scimitar in his waist. He was doubtful, but he thought these servants were extraordinary. It didn't look like he was here to get money and kill himself, so he went to the shack set up outside the library and squatted there staring pitifully.

"Why do you only care about men? Is it possible that a Varangian man like you has been imbued with bad customs by the Greeks?" In the temporary building, which was dark because of the rain, several dissatisfied voices from Sabina could be heard from below. Screaming, the widow had already grasped Gawain's wrist, her vigorous and youthful body pressed against him, her drunken eyes burning.

"That's not so, Inglina..." Gawain defended.

"Yes, Brenus is now the Grand Duke of Dyrasium. It is said that His Majesty the Emperor also gave him the title of the Third Glory of the Empire. Without exception, he will come to take over your city of Bari, and after the mission is completed, he will princess anna knot Marriage, he is a gentle and noble person, do you like such a man?" Ingrina lowered her head, and Gawain immediately held her shoulders, and touched the widow's smooth golden hair. That soft golden touch.

"Don't be silly Inglina, I don't have that tendency." Gawain felt a little disappointed when he heard the news about the eldest princess, but who would be willing to provoke a thirteen-year-old girl? His world view does not allow it - -After all, Inglina is so charming, and now she is actually willing to abandon all her family property to join him. This does not give her a way out, nor does she give herself a way out. Diogenes, the captor, was right and his prediction was accurate, "You go and destroy the Normans, and sooner or later this enthusiastic widow will follow you and destroy you."

"Then you have to prove it to me... In addition, I have brought all my family property with me, all in my servant's box, regarding the breeding of silkworms, the manufacturing of raw and cooked silk, and silk The weaving methods, manuscripts and drawings are all in it, and they also brought eight of the most skilled female workers, each of whom had to pay fifty A good player with a salary of solid gold coins..." Although Inglina is slender and tall, she is still a little bit in front of Gawain, and her head is buried deeper in his strong arms. , with a faint tone, "With no other way to go, let's just change Messadeni's name to Ingrina Gawain."

After saying that, she raised her face charmingly, and her slender fingers hooked Gawain's neck, "If you want to blame someone, blame you for constantly and shamelessly seducing me."

"I think... yes, it's my fault." Gawain changed his words and said tenderly, and then held Ingridna's fingers in return.

The rain outside was getting heavier and heavier. The long rain and the endless night, Sabina and Quicksilver were lying in the grass a little tiredly, blinking their long eyelashes. The whole world was unusually quiet, just like the current Bari City. Muzafi Adin waited and waited, but he didn't see the master and the widow "finish the discussion", so he pulled a woolen blanket from the shack, wrapped himself in it and fell asleep. Ingridna's servants also consciously sent the boxes into the shelter, and then fell asleep.

The next morning, the rain was still hazy, and the gray dim light shone into the room through the window. Gawain quietly got up, put on his shirt and jacket, sat on the edge of the bed, and stared at the helmet with red hand feathers on the hanger for a while.

Over there, Ingrina's hair was scattered on her exquisite and graceful back. Her face was unclear, and her body was lying on the couch. She continued to sleep exhausted but full of happiness, and her bare jade feet were half hanging out from the blanket. (To be continued ~^~)