Law of the Devil

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(First served today)

Chapter 264 [Conditions]

In the evening, Dewey asked Mudd to arrange a small ballroom and prepare some fine dishes for the kitchen. Early in the dining room, waiting for the Marquise.

When the servant pushed open the door and led Mrs. Lister in, Dewey couldn't help but stare at the woman who walked in.

Mrs. Lester smiled elegantly, wearing a red tuxedo that shook her whole life as if she were a petite, angry rose. The decent cut style revealed her slender waist completely. Her elegant attitude, combined with a comparative face of a young girl, seemed to combine purity and maturity, two distinct charms, complex and perfect. So the devil's figure, with his perfect face, and that charming attitude, Dewey suddenly fainted a little.

Between the waves of her eyes, Lady Lister looked at Dewey and smiled. Her body was full, and she said softly: "Duchess, am I late? ”

Dewey coughed softly and stood up and pulled the chair open for her personally, laughing: "No, no. It's just that I just saw the charm of Madame, and she was a little out of control. ”

Mrs. Lister glanced at Dewey in a shadow, and her eyes filled with a heartbreaking grudge, whispering: “I'm afraid the Duke has no objection. It's the first time I've been in the northwest so long that you've invited me to dinner alone. ”

Dewey crossed her head, faked the bottle on the table, avoided Mrs. Lister's eyes, and waved to let the waiters out of the room.

By the time the door was closed, Dewey had stood beside Mrs. Lister and filled her with a glass of wine herself, and laughed: "Madame, this is to blame for my neglect. Spread the word, if the Imperial nobles know that I dare to slacken the first beauty of our Roland Empire, I fear I will be drowned by the spit of people. ”

Then Dewey walked back to his seat and sat down, lifting the glass and saying, “I'll make a toast to Lady, just to apologize for my laziness. ”

Mrs. Lister smiled, and the two raised their glasses to show, and Dewey drank them all, and Mrs. Lister just had a shallow taste.

Dewey immediately poured herself a second glass of wine and laughed: "This second one is to wish Madame a beautiful and eternal life. I, the Tulip family, and the Lester family, will live together forever. ”

The Marquise giggled and drank a little more of this second cup.

Two glasses went by, Dewey poured again, and raised her glasses: “The third one, I thank you... Dardanelle he told me...”

Without waiting for Dewey to finish, Lady Lister interrupted him. The beautiful woman covered her mouth lightly and looked at Dewey half-wittedly. Her eyes were charming and her voice was even softer as if she were going to drip water: “Duchess, you didn't want to intoxicate me if you even had it. ”

“Where!” Dewey noodles do not change color, as if they were not deterred by each other's brilliance: “The third cup is to express my gratitude to you and thank you for giving me a good idea. Well, you don't have to drink this cup, I'll drink it myself. ”

In a row of three glasses of wine, Dewey couldn't help but gasp lightly, then put down the glass and looked at the Marquis, “Actually, besides thanking me, I admire the lady's talent. If it wasn't for your idea, I don't know how long I'd have a headache. ”

The Marquise smiled and faded away: "What's so clever about the Duchess that it's hard to beat you? I'm afraid it was my idea to laugh generously. I just hope you don't blame me for talking too much. I know for myself how much I can see in a woman's house, so it is not easy to speak directly at all. I can only ask Lord Dardanelle to work for me. ”

“My Lady's heart, I feel it.” Dewey said that softly.

The Marquise suddenly stared at Dewey with a pair of eyes. The waves of eyes were swirling, obscure and deep, making Dewey's heart feel a little overwhelmed. However, this time she did not wait for him to jump off the subject, the Marquise had smiled first and said: “You want to come to the Duchess tonight to invite me to dinner, that's why. Would you have ignored me if it hadn't happened? ”

Dewey coughed and laughed, just talking...

“Well, Duchess.” Mrs. Lester thought to herself - I have to admit, her move was fascinating and it took Dewey a lot of perseverance to look away. “Duchess… if you want to say thank you, then don't bother, if you really want to say thank you, then I want you to ask for one thing, I wonder if you can agree? ”

Dewey suddenly... you're not asking me to marry you again? Well, I don't think so.

“As long as I can.” Dewey sighed and died first.

The Marquise chuckled and glanced at Dewey with a glance. Her eyes had quite a playful meaning, which seemed to mean: I knew you would say that.

“Don't worry, what I'm asking for isn't hard, it's definitely what you can do. ”

Dewey's heart suddenly felt a little regretted: I'm so mean, why bother buying this woman a meal myself? When it's really daytime, you're out of your mind.

Only by being alone with this woman can you feel the compelling glamour and heartbreaking charm of each other.

“I'm sure you know that too. I, the Lester family, am a businessman, although I... well, although my life is painful, my husband died prematurely, His Majesty took pity on me and gave me the title of Marquis. But it's also a lifelong title, not hereditary.” The Marquise whispered softly: “I, the Lester family, am not a lord of nobility, nor do I have my own territory. Previously, I lived in a house in the North because I didn't like the noise and I didn't get tired of the headaches of emperors. I, the Lester family, have no territory, but over the years, after all, there have been foundations, in the north, there is a castle estate, and there are two other farms, on weekdays, that are merely cover-ups, which are also used by the Knights of the White feathers for military practice. ”

Dewey couldn't help but relieve herself when she suddenly said something about her family. But my heart was confused.

“… Duke, as you know, I, the Lester family, started out in the maritime trade, but in recent years, imperial military spending has been cut, the Southern Ocean expedition, has not been carried out for several years. I watch Prince Chen's policies slightly, I fear that he will also intentionally reduce military spending, I am afraid that in the short term, the Empire will not use the Southern Ocean. Above this southern ocean, the current trade profits have little potential to tap, and without the support of the Imperial Expeditionary Force, they will probably be unprofitable in the coming years. I have resolved to shrink this maritime trade.” Speaking of which, she took a slight pause and purposefully swept Dewey again, slowly picking up the glass and gently sipping it. Her face, already white as a jade, was steamed by alcohol, immediately as if stained with a layer of rouge, and her eyes were even more intoxicating.

I'm afraid that's what you call "smoky walking”.

Dewey cleared her voice and slowed down: “Madame is impressed with this decision. Nanyang trade is huge, but Madam can look at the future, and accept it if she sees it well. It is already beyond the reach of ordinary people. ”

The Marquise giggled and then glanced at Dewey again: "Duchess, don't say the compliments too soon. I'm afraid you're going to frown. ”

Dewey shrugged for a while and grabbed a glass and took a sip: "Ma'am, what did you just say you wanted me to do… is it something to do with your family business? ”

“Exactly.” Mrs. Lister deliberately exclaimed: “I am a woman who, despite being the head of the household, has not failed in all these years to live up to her father's entrustment. But the day gradually came down, and I was very tired. My brothers and sisters are young, I have supported them all these years, but a few people know the pain in my heart... Alas. However, I can't watch the Lester family go down, I can't bear to see my father's foundation go down, I can only do it one step at a time. ”

Dewey didn't intervene, and he realized that what he said below was a play!

“Maritime trade is shrinking. I thought to myself… this trip to the north-west, watching the winds rise and flourish under your rule in Desa. And the relationship with the prairie people, although a little tense, is still stable, and you sit on the town border, and the whole trade on the prairie comes from Texas. There are plenty of opportunities here. Hmm... so I thought about it a long time ago, and I'm only looking forward to your support. ”

Dewey suddenly moved in her heart and secretly guessed the Lady's intentions. She couldn't help but say: “Do you mean..."

“I intend to move the Lester family northwest! ”

Listen, the Marquise said this in a serious tone, and Dewey couldn't help but stay.

The Marquise looked at Dewey's expression and suddenly chuckled: “Look, I'm right, you frowned as soon as you heard. ”

Dewey had to be a little embarrassed, had to be good in the Marquis but had no intention of pursuing it, smiled softly and continued: “There are so many business opportunities here in the Northwest for the next few years… And, say something disrespectful. Even if the Empire were to use its troops against the grasslands in the future, the Northwest Desanulin Province would be an important battlefield, whether it be weapons or grass tents, and I, the Lester family, would be involved in these businesses. It would have been better if it had been planned sooner rather than later, if it had taken root here. ”

Dewey pondered for a while for the right reason. But Mrs. Lester made such a request, I'm afraid, for more than business!

“Duchess, you are in charge of Dessarong province, and now that I have decided to relocate my family, I rely on your full support. ”

“This nature.” Dewey promised to come down, and in such a case, he could not refuse.

“Well, I believe in the Duke's Golden Mouth. However, there are some things that take a lot of effort.” The Marquis thought about it and laughed, "I have a few small requests and I look forward to your acceptance. ”

Dewey sighed: "Go ahead. ”

“First of all, I asked for a house in Lulancheng to be used as a home for the family. Although I am not too big for the Lester family, there are still three or five hundred members of the family, plus the butler's servant to accompany the horse. Well, it's best to be close to the Duke's house, where the streets are wide and safe. I can buy land from the city guard at a price that's official. ”

“Second, since I moved in, the Knights of the White feathers of the family are naturally following me. Although the Knights of the White feathers are called 500 people, you and I both know that it is nothing but a cover to avoid the laws of the Empire. Together with the knights' obedience ', there are about 2,000 of them. More than 2,000 cavalry members cannot be stationed in the city... and yet...” Speaking of which, Lady Lister smiled slightly: “Since I am willing to join forces with the Duke, I naturally have absolute confidence in him. Once upon a time I was in the north and naturally needed some force to defend myself. But in the future, entrusted to the Duke's ruling land, the Knights of the Family, there is no need to exist. Anyway, I think if anything happens, the Duke will naturally protect our family. So I thought again, these two thousand white feather knights, don't have to be stationed in the city, ask the Duke to set up another battalion outside the city, I let these white feather knights wear tulip family armor in the future. It's enough to leave me with 30 or 50 people, and the rest will be in the hands of the Duke in the future. As for military spending... I, the Lester family, will still be responsible for half of the future military spending of the Knights of the White Wings. ”

“And the third... I know that the tulip armor, the armor of the weapon, now under your command, the Duchess, was purchased with the guy from the Darren Mountain Warcraft. My Lester family, though not as big as that fat guy in the arms business, is also quite small. In the future, when I take advantage of you, the Tulip family's arms business will be handed over to the Lester family. The guy who wanted to come to Mount Duran had a good relationship with me and shouldn't resent me for robbing his business. As for the price, it's half as good as the fat guy's price. ”

“There is also a fourth...”

The more Dewey hears, the more she can't help but reveal her face!

This... this woman!

Where is she begging me to do my job? Clearly, it's a big deal... no! This is a gift of loss!!!

This article comes down, although nominally migrating families to Tessa province, can send money to themselves, money (the arrival of a business family like this will inevitably stimulate business, taxes surge), and people (a White Feather Knights send themselves!), and at the end of the day, provide armament weapons for the army at a low price!!

Such a good thing, I'm afraid any local official or lord of an empire, as long as he is not an idiot, will never refuse!!

This Lady Lister is so bold, she dared so resolutely put the Lister family together with her own death?!

“Madam.” Without waiting for the Marquis to say Article 4, Dewey has waved and looked at each other with a smile: “You said these conditions… I think as long as you're not crazy, you can't ask for them. However, in this way, I can't help but take advantage of the cheap, which is a little disturbing. ”

“Just business.” Lady Lister smiled slightly: “I seem to have paid a lot, but I believe that the Duchess is a man of a great deal, and my dedication is just an investment. With your big tree, I think the Lester family is bound to grow roots in the northwest and will naturally pay off in the future. ”

“In that case...” Dewey muttered for a moment, "I can't accept it all either, otherwise I'm afraid people will call me too greedy. Ma'am, if the family moves to the northwest, within a year, all the Lester businesses will be exempt, within three years, the tax will be halved! Three years from now, it's only 80%! ”

Speaking of which, the Marquise's face turned dark and she set eyes on Dewey for a moment, then sighed softly: "You… are not willing to accept my kindness, are you? ”

On such a good night, the beautiful wine is now, the beautiful woman exclaims, and Dewey can't help but shake her heart, looking at Mrs. Lister's face and grudging eyes, he couldn't help but drink a hidden sip, so he said, turning away the topic laughing: “Tonight's staple food is the best cook in the city I have Maddette deliberately invited, you can invite Madame to taste it later. ”

Mrs. Lister's eyes were unchanged, but she drowned her head. Half an hour later, he raised his face and drank his cup. He looked at Dewey again and suddenly said: "I… am very bored here, Duchess, take me for a walk in the garden. ”

(There is still a chapter at night ~!

How exactly do you get along with the Lester family? Tonight, this beautiful royal sister, will you marry or not? Well, Laurie, I can do whatever I want, Sister Wang and I can do whatever I want... Let's see, if it's vague, it's just the end of the game!

By the way, the difference of 1,000 tickets from the broken record of the monthly ticket, the last few days of the month are left, friends with monthly tickets, please support! It's time for the final sprint.)

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