indescribable bubble

"why is that?"

"Hey, Thain used to have a tradition that powerful nobles must have a special title."

"And this special title is generally related to animals."

Petty gave an example: "For example, our Majesty the King used to be known as the 'Lion King'; there used to be an old prince who I remember was nicknamed 'Prince Leopard'."

"The royal family is like this, and the titles of nobles are even more bizarre."

"What 'Earl Grizzly', 'Viscount Viper', 'Lord Boar'..."

"Marquis Boar?"

The previous ones are fine, and this title is very gratifying.

The little girl couldn't help laughing: "How can there be such a title?"

"The boar is also a very ferocious animal. Of course, it sounds funny now."

Petty said with a smile: "This is an old tradition, and now nobles generally don't have that kind of nickname."

"However, because there is such a tradition, if you call Paopao 'Marquis of the Orangutan', he might... well, he should be quite happy."

"After all, 'orangutan' is also a symbol of strength."

"I see"

The little girl nodded seriously: "Then I will use the title 'Orangutan Marquis'."

"dong dong dong"

"Annie? Come in."

The head maid came in, followed by an elderly ugly woman.

"Who is this......"

"Your Earl, Your Majesty, this is Earl Mary's personal maid."

The woman is old and ugly, but at this time she behaves gracefully.

"Maid of Earl Mary, what do you want to do with Bubble?"

"I'm sorry for visiting late at night, but my Lord Earl has admired you for a long time."

The maid took out an exquisite invitation letter: "I don't know, can you come to the Earl's Mansion tomorrow morning? My lord will personally entertain you."

"Well, the bubble will pass."

"..."

It seemed that she didn't expect the little girl to be so straightforward, and the maid was a little dazed.

She reacted quickly, and said happily, "Looking forward to your visit!"

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"Master, do you really want to go?"

After the maid left, Anne reminded: "That Earl Mary has a bad reputation."

"How to say?" The little girl looked at her curiously.

"Count Mary, she was not of noble birth."

Anne recalled the information that Croft gave her to various nobles before she left: "Count Mary's mother passed away very early, and his father ran a tavern."

"The tavern is doing well, but the owner is a gambler."

"A big businessman in the royal capital coveted Mary's beauty, and he set up a scheme to make Mary's father lose a lot of money in a bet."

"When he was unable to repay and fell into despair, the big businessman proposed: If Mary marries him, then the gambling debt will be written off."

"Won't the tavern owner agree?"

Petty showed an angry expression: "It's several times more irresponsible than Orangutan Monster!"

"I agreed, but Mary wasn't reluctant. Instead, she was very happy."

Annie said indifferently: "Although there is a big age difference, the businessman is nearly fifty years old, and Mary was only 17 years old at the time."

"It's just that marrying a big businessman is equivalent to changing from a 'gambler's daughter' to a 'rich man's wife'."

"Mary readily accepts this change of status."

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"Mary didn't keep her own place even after she got married. Relying on her beauty and the magic power of money, she perfectly integrated into the high society of the royal capital."

"Almost every month, Mary holds a large banquet. In the first year, only rich people were invited."

"From the second year onwards, noble figures appeared at Mary's banquet."

"With Mary's matchmaking, his husband's business grew bigger and bigger."

"This was originally a good story, but..."

After a pause, Annie said, "In the third year, Mary's husband fell ill and passed away."

"There are all kinds of theories here. The most popular version is that Mary poisoned her husband to death and took all the property."

"A monopoly of property?"

Petty said strangely: "The kingdom's law stipulates that both children and spouses have the right to inherit the inheritance."

"Yes, but the merchant has no children, but he does have brothers and sisters."

"They wanted to compete with Mary for the property, but with the strong support of Mary's second husband, Mary won a big victory."

"Mary inherited all the merchant's property when she was 20 years old, and then she married a court earl in the capital."

"The earl is two rounds older than Mary, and his son is only one year younger than Mary."

"After Mary became the countess, her influence in the high society of the royal capital further increased."

"She still holds a regular banquet once a month, but she generally doesn't invite pure businessmen anymore."

"Most of the people who attended the banquet were children of nobles, and there were not a few of them with titles."

"Mary lived the life she dreamed of. Not only was she rich, but she became a countess."

"You know, three years ago she was just a 'gambler's daughter'!"

"It's just that, two years later, at Mary's 22nd birthday party, the court earl made a decision that was beyond her expectations."

"He decided to take his only son to participate in a war against the grassland initiated by Duke William."

"It turns out that William launched more than one war on the grassland."

"Yes Master."

Annie said respectfully: "But except for the time when the Blue Wing Army was dispatched, the other times were very small."

"Many times the Boyle family doesn't even send out their own soldiers, they just look for 'foreign aid' from the capital."

"Ha ha ha ha"

Petty suddenly laughed loudly: "My father told me about this, he said that Duke William was just fooling others into being cannon fodder, but the cannon fodder died one after another, and every few years there would always be a relapse. come out!"

"..."

Anne's expression was a little subtle. How could those patriotic nobles have become Duke William's cannon fodder when it came out of Petty's mouth?

"Mary's second husband, the Earl of the Court, was absolutely limped by William."

Petty shook his head: "Each piece of land in the prairie is occupied, as long as it is held for three years, the Boyle family will set aside land of the same size on the territory in exchange."

"This move is really ruthless and poisonous. I don't know how many court nobles have been killed."

"Petty, they can choose not to go." The little girl said something for her ally.

"You can choose not to go, but the temptation is too great. Which court noble is not tempted?"

Seeing that the little girl was a little confused, Petty quickly gave her some common sense: "The court nobles are very different from the fief nobles. They only have the title of nobility, but they don't have real territory."

"A court earl is far less important than a powerful baron with a territory."

"It's okay for the court nobles who have their own property. If they don't have any foundation at all, they will have to queue up every month to receive the relief funds issued by the royal family."

"Tsk tsk, think about it, people keep calling 'Master Viscount' or 'Master Earl', but they live like beggars, can they feel aggrieved?"

Before today, the little girl thought that all nobles had their own territories, but she never thought that there were such 'parallel imports'.

"Why is there such a nobleman?" She asked strangely.

"Of course the royal family needs them to appear."

Petty explained: "The court aristocracy has no roots and can only rely on the royal family."

"So, basically the nobles in the court are the hardcore members of the royal family."

"Well, but what use are they?"

"No money and no land, it seems that there is only a noble name."

"..."

Petty was silent for a while, even if Bubbles asked her this question, she hesitated how to answer it.

"I just said it casually, just listen to it and pass."

Petty looked around nervously, she lowered her voice and asked, "Bubble, Jinmian won't hear us next door, right?"

"will not"

With the little girl's guarantee, Petty said slowly: "The title of nobility is not just a title. It is more useful at critical moments."

"Pao Pao, take your family as an example."

"what?"

"The previous head of the Yog family died, and the heirs are all in a state of 'unknown'."

"If you don't show up in Bubble in a few years, then your Viscounty Land will no longer belong to you."

"There are two situations, one is transfer, and the other is inheritance."

"Transferring means that the royal family assigns this 'land of no owner' to other fief nobles."

"As for inheritance..."

"That is to choose a court nobleman with a comparable title, let him inherit the surname of 'Yog', and become the new Viscount Yog!"

"why is it like this!"

The little girl was very angry when she heard that: "That's Pao Pao's home, how can a stranger take it!"

"That's right, so many fief nobles actually hate court nobles."

"The more noble the family is, the more so it is."

"Duke William..."

Petty thought for a while: "Although he has a good disguise, he is a typical example."

"But the feudal nobles don't like them, but His Majesty the King likes them!"

"As long as he operates well, he will immediately have another powerful nobleman who will support him."

"Most of the mainstays in the royal party are from court nobles."

"Petty, although you hate these things, you know a lot." The little girl looked at her in surprise.

"Actually, Dad sees it thoroughly. For a while, I was raised as an heir tentatively. I don't know about these things."

Petty sighed: "He especially likes to analyze the open and secret struggle between Duke William and His Majesty Charles, and my ears are covered with calluses."

"Cough, let's get back to the topic."

"The court nobles dream of wanting a piece of their own territory, but there are very few opportunities for 'inheritance', so Duke William's 'land for land' directly hits their culprit."

"This matter involves the war between Thain and the grassland. Not only can His Majesty Charlie not object, but he must support it on the surface."

"There is great righteousness for the country, and there is also the opportunity to 'turn over the salted fish'."