Chapter 320
Chapter 320.
The carriage was stopped at the gate of the palace.
The coachman said disgruntledly, “This is Lord Aldrich’s carriage.”
A raw voice rang out, “Sorry, duty calls.”
Aldrich, who was sitting in the carriage, shrugged his shoulders and said to the two students, “Strange voice, looks like a new person.”
He opened the compartment door and led Mond and Kevin down.
An officer dressed as an aristocrat stood in front of the carriage door, and when he saw that the person in the carriage was indeed the famous maester, his expression tensed up.
He bowed in a formal manner: “Maester-sama, I’m sorry for my rudeness.”
Aldrich smiled and waved his hand, “Haha, it’s fine, fine, according to the rules the car that enters and leaves the palace gate just has to be properly checked.”
Seeing that the old maester is so good at talking and not putting up a fight, the officer breathes a sigh of relief, he pokes his body into the carriage and takes a close look.
“Please get in, Maester, I apologize for the delay.”
The officer quickly instructed his men to release him.
Aldrich smiled and led even the students onto the return carriage.
After the carriage door closed, the sound of the horses’ hooves resounded once more as they slowly made their way inside the palace.
Mond frowned and whispered to his mentor, “Look at the markings on the clothes, it’s the Diaz family.”
Aldrich, who was resting his eyes, smiled faintly and did not respond.
Kevin looked at his senior and then at his teacher, feeling a bit strange, but didn’t ask more questions, they would let themselves know what they should know.
After entering the gates of the palace and then traveling for a while before stopping, Kevin felt that with the speed of the carriage, the distance traveled was enough to spare his village several laps.
The three of them got off the carriage and were guided by a palace official to a side hall, which was different from what Kevin had imagined, the furnishings inside were not gilded with splendor, but instead presented a rustic atmosphere.
Inside the hall, there was an oval table with eleven chairs placed around the table, which looked like it was used by the emperor to have meetings with his ministers.
Aldrich walked straight to the top left chair and sat down, Kevin was very consciously followed by Mond behind him.
After about five minutes, a voice came from outside the side hall, “His Majesty the Emperor has arrived!”
Aldrich immediately stood up and turned to the direction of the doorway, and Kevin also immediately adjusted his expression and tried to show a solemn look.
“Don’t panic~ Don’t panic~” he tried to suppress his inner excitement.
His line of sight intruded into a man with a long beard, his age should be in his forties, his face was angular and rigid, and the expression on his face was not angry.
“This should be the ruler of the Gabella Empire – His Majesty Emperor Bartlett Griffin.”
Kevin thought so while saluting him like his mentor and senior.
“Good day, my liege.” Aldrich respectfully greeted the Emperor.
“Good day, my teacher.” Bartlett Griffin responded with a smile.
What, the Emperor of the hallowed Gabella Empire had also been a student of Aldrich’s teacher, Kevin’s heart shook dramatically. After Bartley sat down at the first place, Aldrich then sat down.
“I’m sure that teacher has already guessed what the matter is that I invited you to the palace for, right?”
Aldrich stroked his beard, “I suppose it is about the return of His Highness Antonio to the capital?”
“Yes! Hahahahaha!” Bartlett laughed loudly, his joy overflowing, “This Antonio child is really fighting for me, this time it’s a great victory, a great victory! Hahahahaha!”
Kevin knew what the Emperor was talking about, Senior Mond told him something about the posture of the Gabella Empire when he had time, and he knew that Gabella was in the middle of a war with another country located in the east, the Nesta Empire.
The border between Gabella and Nesta was long, and unlike with Aldo, there was no natural demarcation line such as the Sunset Mountains, so the two countries had always had a lot of friction, and many wars had erupted in their history.
This time the war was a year ago, very unlucky, Gabella Empire’s border defenses were broken by the Nesta people, the other side of the army drove straight into, burning and looting.
Emperor Bartlett was furious and ordered Duke MacDonald, the army’s longtime general, to lead the army into battle, and sent his second son Antonio Griffin to assist the Duke.
Speaking of this His Royal Highness Antonio, Kevin had long been curious for a long time, and an admiration surfaced whenever Elder Mond mentioned this imperial son.
According to what the schoolmaster said, this royal son was very intelligent and hardworking since he was a child, growing up in the admiration of his teachers and elders, and what was even more rare and valuable was that he had always maintained such a state, unlike a lot of teenage geniuses who grew up but returned to mediocrity.
His Royal Highness Antonio just turned 18 this year, although adult not long, but is already in the political and military aspects are very proficient, many people compare him with the Kingdom of Aldo’s Grand Princess Catherine Her Royal Highness, both of their talents and insights are far more than their peers, and early for the ruler of a country’s father to share the pressure.
Seeing that His Majesty the Emperor is happy like this, I think Antonio must have made a great achievement in this war.
Sure enough, Bartlett said with a proud face, “It was Antonio’s plan – ruthless, fast, accurate, and unexpected – that made Nesta’s group of gutter rats suffer a big loss, hahahaha!”
It was the third time the Emperor had laughed since he entered the side hall, very much diluting the sense of majesty he had just appeared with.
Aldrich smiled a little helplessly, this student of his, was really as magnificent as ever, even after so many years of sitting in the position of a country’s king, even in front of Kevin, a stranger, it still wouldn’t change.
Still, that’s one of his appealing sides ah.
“Ahem!” The old maester had to remind the emperor with a cough that he should maintain the necessary composure.
“Uh …… oh! Teacher, this is your newest student, isn’t it!”
Emperor Bartlett reacted with some embarrassment in his heart and hurriedly digressed with Kevin, who was standing behind Aldrich.
Aldrich replied, “Yes, Your Majesty, Mond brought him back from Aldo a while ago.”
“Was it an Aldo?” Bartlett patted Kevin on the shoulder and Kevin thought he was so strong, His Majesty the Emperor must be physically strong.
“Learn well from Mr. Aldrich, it’s the greatest luck in your life. Oh yeah, you’ll be my primary student from now on, don’t disgrace me!”
Kevin hurriedly bowed and stammered, “Yes, Your Majesty.”
Mengde, who was at the side, explained, “Your Majesty, he has just learned the Gabela language not long ago, and is not yet too proficient.”
“Haha, take your time, take your time.” Bartley didn’t mind at all.
The Emperor once again faced Aldrich, “Teacher, let’s get down to business. With this great victory, I’m going to hold a grand ceremony to celebrate.”
(End of chapter)