Forced to become a delicate companion of a paranoid lord

In the lord's office on the fourth floor of Naya Castle, the revised cooperation agreement was neatly placed on the round tea table. After two hours of negotiations, a mutually beneficial agreement was finally reached. The two parties, who had just signed the formal agreement, looked at each other across the tea table for a moment, and then tacitly picked up the gilded bone china cups on the table.

“There are no more genuine Cecilia roses in the Empire,” Irell said, after drinking half a cup of tea made from Cecilia roses, picking up a flower cake.

"The filling for the flower cakes is also Cecilia rose, a luxurious dessert that only my mother and brother know how to make."

Although I don't know how Shiavi learned to make these tea snacks, you and I both know that my brother is a genius; there's nothing in this world that can stump him.

Neither Yrel nor Sal were talkative people, but when it came to Shevi, they had a lot in common.

The Lord of the Snowfield nodded emphatically and seriously in agreement with Irelia's excessive praise of her younger brother.

"You're right."

Perhaps it was the impending separation that stirred up some unusual emotions, but in any case, Irelia spoke calmly and peacefully with her brother's partner for quite some time today.

He told Sal.

“Xiawei and I once had two beautiful and warm homes. Although I can't go back to either of them now, my brother can. His golden dragon bloodline is the key to his return home.”

No city gate in the Haysedon Empire could keep Shiavi out.

I'm not saying this for any other reason than to let you know that my brother isn't homeless, nor is he as desperate as you once thought. You'd better keep pleasing him. If you can't protect him and keep him loving you as much as he does now, I can take him away from you at any time.

"Please rest assured, I will do my best." Sal lowered his head to hide the emotions in his eyes. Irelia's words that she could take Shevi away from him at any time touched a sensitive nerve in him, but when he thought that she would leave tomorrow and would not bother his little rose for a long time to come, the Lord of the Snowfield suppressed his displeasure.

Ireil ​​stared at the man in front of him who was pretending to be obedient. He knew that this man was not a good person, but being in this study that his brother named "Lord's Office", looking at the roses sealed in resin, the handwritten nameplate hanging on the door, the brightly colored cushions and blankets on the sofa, the specially partitioned lounge, and the more expensive and luxurious table and chairs next to the large desk.

The remaining warnings and threats that lingered between his lips were abruptly changed into other topics.

"The snowflake candy and cloud paper made by Shiavi, magic crystals from the far north, monster materials, magical herbs, and other resources will be traded according to the agreement."

"I'll send someone to discuss the transportation issue with you later. As for what you said about the Far North Territory being able to provide me with high-quality, low-priced salt next winter, we'll renegotiate a new agreement based on salt production after your salt fields are completed..."

……

Sal and Yrel spent the entire morning in the lord's office finalizing the deal and signing the agreement, while Shevi was busy packing Yrel's luggage.

Sal had informed Shevi of the content of the negotiations and the agreement to be signed the day before. Due to time constraints, Shevi did not participate in the signing process.

He took Raymond to the warehouse and picked out some things. Then, he and the cooks spent half a day preparing a lot of durable food for Irelia and Raymond to eat on the road.

Xie Wei has his own private warehouses, and more than one, which are filled with his personal property.

The Imperial Rose, who was sent to the far north territory almost empty-handed, is now quite wealthy. She opened the warehouse, waved her hand, and said generously to Raymond.

“Mr. Raymond has always been by my brother’s side, so he must know what my brother likes. These are all mine. My brother doesn’t have time to come over, so could you please help me pick some to take with me?”

Raymond felt it wasn't right to take the little brat's stuff, but those rows and rows of various barrels of wine, jars of meat sauce, jam, dried fruit...

These are all his favorite foods.

After following Xie Wei through several warehouses, Raymond showed little interest in the rare materials, magical plants, herbs, gold, silver, and jewelry. However, he became completely captivated in the last warehouse, which was used to store food.

Thus, the wealthy imperial rose almost lost all its food reserves.

Looking at his much emptier warehouse, Xie Wei felt a little guilty and touched the only remaining barrel. He began to think about how to appease Sal after he discovered that there was only one barrel left.

Sigh, there's nothing I can do but make do with Sal for now. After all, Mr. Raymond said that one of his brother's few hobbies is fine wine, and the wine he brews is indeed very much to his brother's liking.

Raymond has a keen sense of smell. After collecting everything, he smelled dried mushrooms and told Xie Wei.

"Do you have dried mushrooms? Ireil ​​loves mushrooms, but I don't think he's ever had many mushrooms from the Far North Territory." As he said this, he found a bag of dried mushrooms on a shelf.

After storing the dried mushrooms in his spatial ring, Raymond didn't notice that Shevy, who was standing not far away, murmured after hearing his words, "Brother Iriel hated mushrooms the most when he was a child."

"You'll have fresh mushrooms growing in the spring, right? I'll come back and pick some for Ireil ​​then. Ireil ​​didn't like to eat before, but as long as I find mushrooms for him, whether they're raw, grilled, or boiled, Ireil ​​loves them..."

Raymond talked on and on, and Xie Wei listened for half of it, but as he got to the end, his thoughts drifted away and he could no longer hear clearly.

Perhaps he couldn't hear clearly, but he couldn't bear to listen any longer.

Raymond rarely paid attention to anyone other than Irelia, so he didn't notice Shevy's emotional change. He even made an appointment with Shevy that he would come to the Far North Territory every few days, and Shevy could cook some delicious food for him to take back to Irelia.

It wasn't that Raymond wanted to order Shevy around; it was just that Irelia would eat everything Shevy made, and Raymond wanted Irelia to eat more.

……

On their last night away from the far north, Irelia held his younger brother against the soft pillows on the headboard. He held the rose-shaped magic prop and, with his brother's company, watched the photos again. During this time, he introduced many people to his brother and told him a few interesting stories that left a deep impression on him.

After taking the photo, he kissed his younger brother's eyes and then hung the rose pendant-shaped photo prop around his brother's neck.

Before Xie Wei could speak, he took out two more thick books. These two books looked worn and tattered, having been read countless times. One of them seemed to have been burned before, and the tattered pages had been repaired.

Xie Wei was familiar with the somewhat worn book; he had seen it before during the Secret Realm Trial. It was actually not a book, but rather a notebook written by Xie Wei and Iriel's mother.

After taking out the two books, Ireil ​​opened one of them and stroked the beautiful handwriting on the first page, saying, "This is my father's manuscript. My mother gave it to me before I left the continent of Laer. I'm entrusting it to you for safekeeping now. In the future... after everything is over, can you and your brother fulfill my father's wish together?"

Xie Wei stared at the words "Rose Codex" for a long time, until his eyes were sore and he was about to cry, before he replied firmly.

"it is good."

During those years of trials in the secret realm, although he rarely traveled within the empire, the mercenary group was well-informed, and he could hear about the latest news about the empire in various taverns. He knew that his father had been busy implementing new laws for those years, but he only learned today that the new code was called the "Rose Code".

Irelia had few items left that were related to his father and mother. Apart from the Dragonwing Knights' ring and his staff, these three things were his most treasured possessions. He entrusted his three most treasured items to his younger brother for safekeeping, out of a desire to leave his brother with something to remember him by.

But Shevy didn't accept these things. He knew what these things meant to Ireil, and he also knew that these three items were given to his brother by his parents.