HCB Chapter 170 Big Brother’s Wedding
Chapter 170 Big Brother’s Wedding
Winter 1447 Hohenzollern
On the white land after the snow, the village of Hohenzollern, or now the town of Hohenzollern, is very lively. The priests and village officials who manage the village, as well as the children, are all filled with happy smiles, because once a banquet is held, all the villagers will receive gifts from the lord as a thank you from the people. This is also a means that John's grandfather came up with to win over the hearts of the people.
On the country road, carriages drove towards the village of Hohenzollern. Some of these carriages carried noble family crests, while others did not have family crests. However, their gorgeous decorations were enough to prove the wealth of those who came to celebrate.
However, as the convoy with white eagles printed on it drove on the road under the escort of the White Wolf Knights, any carriage had to give way to it, because some of the visitors were not here to celebrate the wedding of the new generation of Hohenzollern, but simply wanted to meet the strongest man of the Hohenzollern family - John.
As for why they didn't go directly to John, one reason was that the area around John was a little unsafe. Apart from the west, pirates often appeared in the ocean to the north. The east bordered Yoda, and the south was the main battlefield. It could be said that no one wanted to go to that kind of place without some courage.
Even if someone really went through so much hardship to get here, they would be stopped by the patrol, and if they explained their purpose, the officer would say, "Do you have a letter from Lord John inviting you?" One of the reasons why John did this was that he was too lazy to play political games with these nobles. The Wendam group was annoying enough, and the other lesser nobles who were not famous would stay aside.
Since these people could not meet the real owner, they could only visit John's father or elder brother. Since they could not improve their relationship with John personally, they would improve their relationship with his family. After careful consideration, John's father chose to cooperate with some noble merchants with suitable conditions. With the help of these forces, the commercial trade in the territory was able to develop smoothly.
Of course, the father did not forget that he was taking advantage of his son's contribution. He would send some money and goods to John every year, and John would accept them all. At the same time, he ordered Simon's Chamber of Commerce to move into the Hohenzollern territory to assist in local development.
Under the guidance of the personnel in the territory, the convoy stopped at an open space. The knight on the side opened the door, and John walked out of the carriage under the escort of the White Wolf Knight, and Matilda also walked out of the carriage next to him.
Although John refused to let her attend the wedding that belonged only to the Hohenzollern family, her response was irresistible:
"I hope to build a base for the Reginale Chamber of Commerce in the Hohenzollern Territory as a transit point for trade in eastern Midland."
John certainly couldn't do anything about this matter, so he allowed her to go with him, but John asked her to ride in the Reginale Chamber of Commerce's carriage so that she wouldn't have to worry about being gossiped about by other nobles.
"Count John, you're just here." A shout made John turn around and found Count Milo calling him not far away, so he stepped forward to greet him:
"It is a great honor for our Hohenzollern family that Count Milo also attends this wedding."
"No, no, after all, it's the wedding of my vassal and a member of your family, there's no reason for me not to come." Count Milo responded with a smile. Although John's father was also his vassal, it was obvious that with the gradual improvement of John's strength, Count Milo could still legally order John's father to recruit troops for him, but only a fool would do so. The system is set by people, and the stronger the strength, the greater the change to the old system.
However, when Count Milo saw Matilda walking towards the castle, he immediately dragged John to a deserted place and asked him seriously:
"That girl from Yoda, are you sure she has nothing to do with you?"
"Yes, I didn't do anything to kidnap the bride." John told Count Milo the whole story of how he met Matilda.
Count Milo nodded, then breathed a sigh of relief and said to John:
"Of course I know you wouldn't do such a stupid thing, but Matilda's fiancé is indeed quite capable."
"Why, is his family very powerful?" John asked doubtfully. If that were the case, he would have come to find him long ago. However, a month had passed, and he hadn't even said a word to him, let alone question him.
"No, he doesn't have any ability, but his father found a good backer, the one called Fidelicao."
Seeing that John was a little unfamiliar with this person, Count Milo also reminded him:
"Fidelicio of the Bandimeo family, one of the financial backers of the French King's Office. Now you know."
After hearing the word "Bandimeo", John immediately understood that this family is almost one of the richest families in the world. Not only is it rich, it can also indirectly or directly interfere in some policy actions of the French Palace. It can be said that half of the French Palace belongs to him.
John felt a little scalp tingling when he thought of this. After all, if this was the case, then if he had a falling out with the French King's Office because of this matter, then all the things he had done before would be wasted.
Looking at John who was thinking, Count Milo patted him on the shoulder and said:
"What's wrong? Earl John, who used to be fearless, now has some concerns."
"So, it feels like no matter what I do now, it's not appropriate." John felt more and more helpless. His power was in its growth stage at this moment, but the current growth momentum might be blocked by the King's Office. If things go wrong, a diplomatic incident might occur. Although the King's Office cannot reach here at present, it is inevitable that they will take this opportunity to suppress him in the future.
"Well, since nothing has happened at the moment, just live your life as usual. If you don't move, he naturally won't dare to move either. Wait until he takes action, then you can respond. It's not a big deal anyway. Even if it's the French Royal Office, he has to restrain himself in Midland." Count Milo comforted.
"Forget it, let's not talk about it anymore. I'm going to go in and see how my elder brother is doing." Seeing that there was no solution to the problem, John put the matter aside and walked into the castle.
However, John couldn't find which room his eldest brother was in. After several expansions and renovations, the castle had changed not only in appearance but also in structure. After stopping a servant and asking which room his eldest brother was in, John walked over quickly.
"Brother, are you there?" John asked after walking to the door and knocking a few times.
"John, the door is not locked, please come in." After hearing the eldest brother's voice from inside, John pushed the door open and saw his eldest brother, who was wearing traditional aristocratic clothes, pacing back and forth in the room, muttering to himself. No one knew what he was saying, but he seemed very nervous.
"Brother, you are getting married, not applying for a job, why are you so nervous?" John asked with a smile. It was the first time he saw his usually carefree brother so nervous.
"What do you know? You will be like this when you get married." The eldest brother replied first, then asked:
"Hey, how long have you known that girl?"
John didn't know what he was saying at first, but when he saw his brother's excited look, he guessed what he was thinking.
"She and I are not boyfriend and girlfriend at all." John thought for a long time and didn't know how to tell him about this, so he asked:
"Where is she now?"
The eldest brother looked at John and responded with a smile:
"Turn left when you go out, go to the first room upstairs, I guess he's talking to our parents."
"No way, she really went there." After hearing this, John hurriedly left his eldest brother's room and went to find his parents, and explained the matter to them to avoid any misunderstanding.
However, when John knocked on the door and entered, he found his mother chatting with Matilda. They looked quite happy, as if they had reached some agreement. His father was sitting on a chair beside him, writing something on his desk.
"Dad, you're still working at this time." John asked his father.
"No, it's Miss Matilda's business contract. I have agreed to the Reginale Chamber of Commerce to be stationed here, and I am now writing the detailed terms." The old man responded immediately after seeing John coming over, and then asked:
"Where's your elder brother?"
"He's probably still preparing the script for the wedding," John replied.
"By the way, some of those nobles outside want to make friends with you. Don't you want to go and take a look?" The old man asked John.
"Those nobles?" John knew what these nobles wanted to do just by thinking about it. These people were fighting the Noble War every other day. They probably wanted to hire some Black Watch through John to fight for them.
"Forget it, I'd better go take a look." John said and walked out the door.
After John left, the old man looked at the contents on the paper, took out the seal representing the Hohenzollern family next to it, stamped it heavily, and then handed the contract to Matilda who was chatting with John's mother.
"That's it then. Give this to Madame Reginale. I hope that the Hohenzollern family and the Reginale family will have a pleasant cooperation." Dad looked at Matilda and said solemnly.
The wedding began soon. It was held in the church in the territory. Witnessed by the priest, relatives and guests, John's eldest brother walked to the front of the stage in gorgeous aristocratic formal attire and took the oath under the priest's reading.
John glanced at the bride next to him. Although her appearance was not outstanding, she was pretty good-looking. Thinking of this, John glanced at Matilda next to him. He didn't know why his father also let her participate in the wedding. John guessed that maybe some big deal was reached this time.
"Christian Hohenzollern, are you willing to marry Margot Hoffmann and live with her forever, whether in wealth or poverty?" the priest asked the eldest brother.
"I do," the eldest brother replied briefly.
"Then Margot Hoffmann, are you willing to become Christian Hohenzollern's wife and stay with him forever, whether in wealth or poverty?" the priest asked the bride beside him.
"I do, too," the bride responded.
After listening to the bride's words, the priest solemnly read to the guests present:
"In my name, I now declare these two newlyweds to be partners who rely on each other. I ask God to bless the two newlyweds!" As soon as the words fell, the whole audience burst into warm applause. It was also thanks to Dad's many connections, otherwise a knight family's wedding would not have been able to have so many guests.
However, the nobles at this time had other thoughts. Although the eldest son of the Hohenzollern family already had his own spouse, John, the person they wanted to meet, seemed to have no news of being engaged.
Thinking of this, some nobles silently watched John who was applauding, but no one knew what plans they were making in their hearts.