Our family is in decline

"I don't like forcing others. It doesn't matter if you refuse. You can go back and think it over before talking." Lance didn't chase her away directly, but it was already obvious what he meant.

"There's nothing I can't say. It's just because I don't want to get married." Margaret frowned. When she talked about this, her whole body showed resistance, but she still continued.

"My father and the Earl made an engagement between me and that guy Alvin, and we will get married soon. I was planning to escape, but I never succeeded.

It wasn't until Alvin and his father were defeated and captured that they were in chaos and relaxed their guard against me, which allowed me to successfully escape from the territory..."

Lance listened to her explanation and summed it up in two words - escape from marriage.

Good guy, it turns out that Alvin also memorized the buff of going back to get married after winning.

It's not surprising that he lost unfairly.

As for why she came to Hamlet, it was because she was rescued from the eagles by Laura. At that time, the whole city was under martial law and it was the best way to sneak into the refugees and take the opportunity to escape from Bastia.

Moreover, she has no destination, so Hamlet is the only one who has something to do with her father and can cut off Bastia's pursuit.

She originally thought that Hamlet was an ordinary aristocratic property, but it was only now that she realized something was wrong.

"Correct, this kind of feudal dregs should be resisted. That guy Alvin looks like a dog, but he is not a good person. Unexpectedly, Lawrence is also an old man who pushed his daughter into the fire pit in order to curry favor with the earl."

"You...identify with me?" Margaret couldn't help but be a little surprised when she heard this, and tested carefully.

You must know that no matter what the reason is, running away from marriage is an absolute taboo among nobles, not to mention that even the church will not support this behavior.

At this time, the imprisonment of people by feudal ethics was very terrible. If she was caught and Alvin was unwilling to accept her, she would probably have to enter a monastery for the rest of her life and become a joke to other nobles.

She was silent before because she didn't want to lie, but she was afraid that telling this would attract ridicule and malice.

It's just that the man in front of me is very different from those guys...

"Is it weird?" Lance spread his hands and smiled, "Am I so miserable in your eyes?"

"No~ I thought you wouldn't like this. After all, you seem to prefer rules." Margaret said with some trepidation the reason for her hesitation just now.

"You are humiliating me!" This made Lance laugh angrily, and he could only emphasize: "Order does not represent feudalism. The rules I set up do not involve private ethics and moral issues, but safety in the public domain."

If the biggest difference between her and some people is that she dares to admit her mistakes.

"I'm sorry." Margaret also realized what she said wrongly, apologized immediately, and then looked at Lance carefully.

Looking at her guilty eyes, Lance really couldn't get angry, "Okay, it's normal that you don't understand me when you first come here."

I have to say that getting along with such an adorable silly person calmed down Lance's brain, which was used to conspiracy. No wonder some people like to tease fools.

Margaret also seemed to have discovered something after she started talking. She changed her reserved look and spoke much more relaxedly, even revealing some interesting information.

"Actually, it's not just me who hates Alvin, Alvin also hates me because I beat him when I was a kid. This kid has always held a grudge. He also doesn't like this engagement."

And this?

Upon hearing this, Lance's heart for gossip suddenly burned brightly, urging her to speak quickly.

In fact, it is very simple. Alvin has been very naughty and mischievous since he was a child. Servants or other children would tolerate him, but Margaret did not tolerate him when she was a child.

When he provoked Margaret, he was scolded. When had Alvin ever been so angry that he took action directly.

Girls always develop earlier than children, not to mention Margaret also trained with her father, so she beat him up and made him cry until he called her mother.

Because of this incident, Lawrence also forced her to apologize to Alvin. Adults may not care about children fighting, but for Margaret's upright character, this cannot be avoided in her life.

"It's obvious that he did something wrong, why do you want me to apologize?" Margaret was still emotional when talking about this matter. The resentment that had been accumulated for a long time did not seem to be formed overnight.

"That's right." Lance nodded in agreement, just missing a pot of melon seeds.

It was from then on that Lawrence began to think that she was too strong and gave up training her, so she played with muskets.

Likewise, for Alvin, who was used to being arrogant, this apology led to a direct failure of "physics education".

For a child, there is no such thing as a domineering cerebral palsy plot that you reject but like instead.

When he didn't think he had done anything wrong, he only felt anger and revenge.

It's a pity that I can't win with scolding, otherwise I would have taken action long ago, but this hostility is still there.

I don’t know if it was Alvin’s mother’s idea, or maybe it was the Earl who thought his son was embarrassed, so he made Lawrence his teacher.

For Margaret, this was just provoking herself, taking away her father's love, and deepening her hatred.

At the beginning of this relationship, the adults at the time might not remember the fight, but the two of them still remembered it.

Even when I grew up, I never forgot that they were full of hostility to each other.

Only after Lance gossiped here did he understand why Margaret would rather run away from marriage than marry Alvin. It turned out that there were so many stories.

But Lance can also understand Alvin.

Although Margaret is good-looking, there is no shortage of women in Alvin's position. Margaret's unique character is also very bad in his opinion, not like a woman at all.

Needless to say, Margaret ran away from her marriage and fled to Hamlet.

The two of them didn't agree. It was more about being forced to get engaged because of the deal between their fathers. It wasn't some bloody and vulgar plot of "the overbearing president fell in love with me".

It was impossible for Lawrence not to see this situation, but he still agreed to it after exchanging interests with the earl.

For the Earl, marriage is to consolidate the rule. At the same time, Alvin can inherit the barony after Lawrence's death, which is also the best way to deal with it without shaking Bruce's identity as heir.

As for Alvin's feelings, it obviously didn't matter. He was not the heir.

What is feudal marriage?

This is a typical marriage based on interests.

In a way, Margaret and Alvin are both victims.

"At least no one will force you to get married in Hamlet, not the earl, not your father!" As he spoke, the corners of Lance's mouth could not help but curl up.

Isn't it? Everyone in Lawrence is in jail.

Margaret also laughed. It can be said that she was humiliated in Bastia because of this incident. Women who were eager to marry into the Bastia family said that she was ungrateful.

Even the father who was the closest to her couldn't wait to push her to her enemies. Even the most obedient personal maid she had grown up with only got silence when talking about this.

What was even more terrifying was that she felt envy and jealousy from the maid's eyes. From then on, she hid her emotions from anyone.

What is unexpected is that he actually received support from Hamlet, and what is even more outrageous is that it came from the lord who captured his father.

What a wonderful world!

"Thank you for your decisiveness. The important thing in this matter is not escaping from marriage, but escaping for your life.

If you hadn't left at that time, you really wouldn't have been able to leave. I'm afraid Lawrence wouldn't have thought that you would push your daughter to death. "

"Why?" Margaret's smile couldn't help but pause, looking a little confused.

"The Earl wants to calm down this incident and take the opportunity to take back the barony. You and Lawrence must die! Because..." Lance sinisterly repeated the conspiracy theory he told Lawrence.

"If you don't leave at that time, the count will definitely imprison you. Once Lawrence is confirmed to be dead, won't you, the heir, be at his mercy?

And your own success in escaping from the baron may not be due to their negligence at all, but because they deliberately let you go. Then they only need to catch you outside. Isn't it their decision?

Fortunately, Laura saved you at that time, otherwise you would not have the chance to see the sun the next day. The eagles are the count's private army. You should know who can control them. "

Margaret had never thought of this, and now that Lance said this, a chill ran down her spine.

"My father owes nothing to Count Bastia for so many years. Even if he was defeated and captured, he didn't deserve such an end!"

Margaret is different from Lawrence. The Baron will make his own judgment when he hears this. However, Margaret did not consider whether it was true or false after hearing it, but directly applied it.

This kind of trust made Lance feel a sense of guilt inexplicably. Is it really okay to bully someone for being stupid?

good!

"If you say you are running away from marriage, Lawrence will definitely not accept it, but if you are running away for your life, then Lawrence has nothing to say. No matter what the outcome is, he will definitely not force you to marry Alvin again."

Lance intensified and instigated her to describe her behavior of escaping from marriage as escaping for her life.

When Margaret heard this, she stopped talking and looked at Lance, her eyes filled with innocence.

This made Lance feel bad, and he couldn't help but feel guilty. For a moment, he didn't dare to look at him like that, and he quickly opened his mouth to patch it up.

"These are just speculations on my part. The truth of all this has not been known yet, but it is a fact that the eagles are chasing you."

"Well..." Margaret didn't speak, looking a little low.

The atmosphere here was a little awkward, and things were getting worse and worse, and finally Lance spoke.

"Let's go, I promised to let you meet your father."

Margaret also reacted and forgot about her father as she talked.

You can say that Lance is cunning, cruel and vicious, but it is undeniable that he will truly fulfill his promises.

As long as they enter the sanatorium, few people can leave intact. Apart from a few key prisoners, there are also many captured cultists, pirates, and robbers and bandits.

Ordinary criminals are in labor camps. Those who can enter here are all of extremely bad nature and can no longer be regarded as human beings.

No matter how cruel he is, he will still be weak and weak after being shackled and thrown in for a few days to starve.

Anyway, they are all used as experimental materials. It doesn't matter how they feel. Their only remaining role is to dedicate themselves to science.

"Is this really a sanatorium..." Margaret had obviously never been to a similar place, and she felt an inexplicable cold feeling while walking in the dark passage.

You know, it's early morning outside now, and the sun is already starting to get hot.

"Yes, it specializes in treating some special patients. Most people don't have private rooms yet. I have reserved one specifically for your father." Lance led the way by half a body beside her, looking very casual about everything around him.

"Lawrence was seriously injured at the beginning, but we rescued him regardless of the cost. It is normal for him to recuperate in a nursing home."

Lance is good at telling nonsense. The problem is that it is really okay and there is no difference between it and the truth.

This is where Lawrence was treated and recuperated, so there's nothing wrong with him!

When Margaret heard this, she could only remain silent. Hamlet was different from other places. It might be normal to have some differences. She didn't know if her father could hold on here.

Soon Lance led her to stop in front of a large iron gate, "Let me explain first, we did not do any harm to him after rescuing him. If he did anything, it is none of our business."

Lance folded his armor first to avoid taking the blame. As he spoke, he took out the key and opened the big iron door.

Before Lance could completely open the iron door, a force came from above. The crack expanded instantly, and before anyone could react, a figure rushed out of it.

Lance had already adjusted his position, as if he had expected it.

But the problem is that Margaret didn't. She was caught off guard and was rudely knocked away by the figure that rushed out.

Lance had no intention of stopping her at all, but instead stretched out his arms to hug Margaret, and then shouted to Lawrence, who had already run some way out.

"Your daughter is here, where are you going?"

Sure enough, this sound made Lawrence suddenly stop, and when he looked back, he was dumbfounded.

Why is his daughter in his arms?

No, it seems like I pushed it by myself!

Lance looked at Margaret in his arms, "Are you okay? I wasn't the one who pushed you just now."

Margaret was a little confused for a moment, what happened?

But when he realized something, he quickly came out of Lance's arms and said something inaudible, "It's okay."

When Lawrence looked at this scene, he froze in place for a moment, neither running nor running, which was a bit embarrassing.

"Okay, okay, that's it." Lance waved his hand towards Lawrence with a look of disgust, then turned around and pulled Margaret into the ward.

Lawrence saw that this was okay? No matter how embarrassed he was, he could only follow him and walk back into the room, but his expression was so complicated that it was difficult to understand.

"I feel sorry for your daughter who worked so hard just to see you." Lance shook his head as he spoke, took out his pocket watch and took a look at it, "I won't disturb you for half an hour."

After saying that, he went out directly without stopping at all.