The King's Follower [Rebirth]

At the breakfast table the next day, the king announced to everyone that William was about to become Edward's valet.

Because the king's illegitimate child is allowed to eat at the same table with the king and the crown prince, the queen's breakfast has always been settled in her bedroom. According to her, she just doesn't want to be unhappy early in the morning.Therefore, when she heard the news that William had become Edward's valet, the order had already been issued, and everyone in the palace knew about it, and there was no room for turning things around.

"When you visited the king last night, didn't you realize that the king planned to have William as your valet?" asked the queen, taking advantage of Edward's greetings to her room after breakfast, where they were sitting in a small room near the window. At the round table, the queen's attendants were busy packing the freshly delivered flowers at the other end of the room, discussing in soft voices how to arrange the vases, leaving the queen and the crown prince a chance to talk privately.

"No," Edward said, "he just asked me what I want from a valet."

"Why didn't you tell him that you wanted your cousin Daniel to fill the vacancy?" the queen said in a low voice, the veins on her slender neck bulging. "I wrote to you a few months ago!"

Edward evaded this question: "William only occupies one position, but I have three orcs as adults."

"You go to see your father later and tell him...forget it," the queen sneered, "I'll tell you in person."

Edward breathed a sigh of relief and changed the subject: "Aren't you going to the meeting hall?"

The queen adjusted her large burqa and said absently: "There is nothing important in the morning. I will go in the afternoon. But you still have to attend the audition. You have a lot to learn. It contains a lot of knowledge."

The morning greetings were over, and the queen had no intention of keeping him.So Edward got up and knelt down on one knee next to the queen, and said, "Mother, please bless me."

Asking the elders to bless each morning is an essential etiquette in order to promote the relationship between relatives in noble families.The attendants saw the prince knelt on one knee, quickly put down the flowers in their hands, turned around, and stood solemnly with their heads bowed.

The queen put her hand on Edward's head as usual, and after a brief silence for a few seconds, she said impatiently, "May Orgunra bless you, my dear son."

Edward held her right hand in his hands, kissed the queen's ring on her ring finger, and then left the room, going to the king's chamber to observe the king's handling of government affairs.

The meeting hall is located on the first floor of the castle, on the south side, next to the gate of the castle facing east. This is because according to the constitution, all citizens in the country have the right to meet the king and express their demands. In order to avoid appealing to the king Some people were killed by high-ranking people on the way to meet the king, so the meeting hall was built at the place closest to the gate, and outside the window of the meeting hall is the street with people coming and going.

Now, the chamber is crowded with ministers and citizens who request to meet the king, from the south corridor of the castle to the west corridor.In order to prevent others from bumping into the crown prince, the attendants shouted "The crown prince is coming" from a distance, reminding everyone to make way for Edward.

Edward walked slowly through the crowd, nodding and smiling to the ministers and citizens who saluted him.At this time, a small figure rushed out from the crowd and almost bumped into the attendant who opened the way for Edward. Fortunately, he stopped in time, retreated to the crowd on both sides, took off his hat, and made an exaggerated gesture towards Edward. Edward bowed and shouted in his heavily accented voice: "May Orgunra bless you, His Royal Highness!"

Edward stopped, put his hand on the brim of his hat to return the salute, and said with a smile: "Thank you, and I hope Orgunla will bless you, my dear brother."

William immediately grinned, his face flushed with excitement.Ever since he knew at the dinner table that he had been chosen to be the crown prince's valet, and that he could stay by the side of this beautiful sub-orc all day long, he had always looked like this overexcited.He originally thought that after waiting for a month, after the crown prince returned to the fief, he would have to wait until the New Year to see him, but he didn't expect to get the opportunity to serve him personally.He didn't care what his mother told him that Edward was not the real crown prince, but he was the heir to the throne, because now he still didn't understand the true meaning of his identity, he only knew that he liked this beautiful man very much to himself. The gentle sub-orc man only knows that he wants to stay by the other party's side.

So, when he heard that Prince Edward would go to the meeting hall on the first floor after seeing the queen, he ran out of the etiquette teacher's classroom and waited for a long time in the corridor full of people, just to ask the passing prince Hello.

Edward didn't know what William was thinking, so he asked, "Are you here to see the king?"

William shook his head, and clutched the hat in his hand a little embarrassedly: "I'm here to see you, Your Highness."

William's shy, lively and cute appearance made Edward feel like his heart was about to melt. He stretched out his hand to the boy: "Come on, follow me, you are already my valet, and you are qualified to follow me into the meeting hall."

As soon as the door of the chamber was opened, Edward heard the impassioned speech made by the Minister of Education.He didn't let the servant at the door announce his arrival, took William by the hand, and led the attendants behind him, gently came to the chair beside the king and sat down, letting William stand by his side.

The King glanced at him, and Edward could see the satisfaction in his eyes, relieved, and listened to the debate between the Minister of Education and the Chancellor of the Exchequer.

During lunch, the queen mentioned about the candidates for Edward's valet at the table, and recommended her orc nephew Daniel to the king.

While cutting the meat on the plate, the king said: "I have seen Daniel, he is not suitable." He seemed careless, but in fact he mercilessly rejected the queen's request, leaving no room for it.

The queen tried to defend herself: "I don't know what dissatisfaction you have with that child..."

"There's nothing wrong with him, but he's just inappropriate." The king said bluntly, without even making excuses, "and I've already chosen a substitute valet for Edward. Besides William, there is also Duke Shiring's youngest son, Ma Xiu, and Countess Gross's daughter, Elizabeth. Just these three."

"I think the candidate for the crown prince should be decided by me and you together." The queen looked very angry, "I am the mother of the crown prince, and I have the right..."

"Do you have any dissatisfaction with my decision?" the king interrupted her, "William, Matthew, Elizabeth, who are you dissatisfied with among these three people?"

The queen took a deep breath and said after a long time: "Matthew. Matthew just had a fight with William last night. I don't think it's appropriate to put two people with deep conflicts together."

"I think this is a good opportunity to train Edward." The king said, "Edward must learn how to deal with the conflicts of his subordinates. His subjects will never be able to get along with others in peace. He must learn to be peaceful with these people." The relationship between."

Of course, Edward understood that Matthew was not prepared for him. The king actually wanted William to learn to get along with Matthew, learn how to deal with conflicts, how to coexist with his enemies, and even turn enemies into friends.

The queen continued: "What about this Miss Elizabeth? I have never met her before, and I don't know her character at all. I don't worry if I am not familiar..."

"She was very good last night," said the king. "Only she dared to come forward and tell me what happened. I decided to send her to the crown prince. The crown prince needs such an outspoken person."

The muscles on the queen's face twitched a few times, so she quickly picked up the wine glass to hide her displeasure. When the glass was put down, her expression had returned to calm: "You are still thoughtful."

The king snorted inexplicably and continued to eat.

A page came in from outside the dining room with a small silver tray containing letters and a jeweled letter opener.The attendant walked to Edward's side and bent down, putting the small plate in Edward's hand: "Your Highness, your letter is from Earl Kelly."

Edward put down the knife and fork, opened the envelope, and inside was an invitation, "Jonas invited me to his coming-of-age ceremony." After reading the contents of the invitation, Edward said.

"Go." The king said, "After all, he is your valet who has been with you for more than ten years. He has the qualifications. Take William." The king added, "Let the kid from the Kelly family teach William some experience. After all, William Will soon take his place."

Knowing that the real meaning of the king was to show William to the world, Edward nodded in agreement.

The queen chuckled lightly, and said melodiously, "Then William's etiquette teacher must hurry up and train him these two days, Your Majesty."

The children on the table laughed softly, and William clenched the knife and fork tightly, knowing that he was being laughed at.

The king didn't say anything for William. William's etiquette and accent were flawed, and he would probably be criticized for his whole life. He had to learn how to face these carping and mocking.

But Edward didn't hold back, "Don't worry," he said to William, "I will teach you myself. You don't need to master too much, as long as you master the part you need by five or six points, it is enough for that occasion."

William immediately showed a big smile, stood up and saluted Edward to thank him.

Looking at this smile, Edward suddenly felt that the value of his rebirth was all reflected in this brilliant smile.So he ignored the queen's cooling face and raised his glass to William.