Chapter 64 – 6. New Family (4)
“What do you think, wife?”
Vincent Renoir, the dim-eyed superintendent asked. He had a pretty good ability to discern facts, and he showed a sense of dignity that shows why he was able to become an appointed aristocrat at such a young age. He had the meticulousness to ask for the opinion of the person concerned to make sure it was done when he had to drive a wedge in front of him.
“I know that arranged marriages are like that. However, I heard that the Marquis Marquis who governs the North is very upright and deserves respect. It is true that the baron’s proposal is a good one for both parties to agree with, but in order to report this fact to His Majesty, you must give a clearer answer.”
A report to a country’s king cannot be carried out carelessly. Moreover, if they said that they would both be satisfied with the answer, but when the time came, they said they couldn’t do it, and withdrew, it was Vinsang’s side that would end up in trouble.
“Her advice her, as a long-time resident of central society, is that the world may ridicule her for her wife her marrying Baron Romuald. It might cause a group of people to criticize.”
Oriane looked at Rome with a troubled expression. Now that the hypnosis of her day had been lifted, her priority was her back to her beloved daughter her, Lucienne. Even though I still couldn’t imagine a daily life without a ROM, considering the lust I didn’t know about.
‘Sir Dior, you are now a baron. It would be better to marry Lucienne than me, who was married and had children. I don’t want to make it look like every man I love has been sold to an old woman as a son-in-law.’
‘That won’t happen. And the royal family has stabbed more boldly than I thought. I can’t control all the variables, so it would be natural if it were natural, but 10,000 Gallian gold coins for the barony is an offer I can’t easily refuse.’
Still, she thought that it would be better to have an external marriage with a younger daughter.
‘More than anything, the person I want to be my first companion is a wife, not a young lady. Please don’t forget that you are the woman this Rom Dior has longed for.’
‘Ah, whatever it is…’
‘There is nothing complicated about it. This is a great opportunity to resolve the conflict with the center. Above all, if the proposed compromise is accepted intact, I will be bigamous with my daughter and relieve her worries.’
Moreover, it is as if there is no option to refuse anyway. The three of us sitting at this roundtable today must come to the best possible agreement. If not, the relationship between the center and the north will truly lead to catastrophe.
In fact, in my previous life, it was really like that.
In that sense, Rom wanted to seize this opportunity. Presumably, the whereabouts of this man, Vincent Renoir, must have had nothing to do with his second older brother. It must have been a gift from her dear half-sister Marguerite to her youngest brother who was wandering on the battlefield.
‘If you still have trouble, think of the ring that her wife is wearing on her hand her right now. What kind of phrase is engraved in it? You are mine I have a chance to spread that fact to the whole world, so how can I give up?’
‘… Marriage to Lucienne must be guaranteed by the king, right?’
‘I will. And now, even if it wasn’t, it didn’t matter. Even if, as her wife feared her, she would leave her world her before her daughter her, it would matter if I remarried her.’
‘Um…’
‘Of course, I won’t let that happen as long as I’m there.’
With a refreshingly cool smile, Rom’s eyes shone. Apart from having won her love for Oriane, it was extraordinary for her to be able to show off that she was her own woman.
‘With this, your wife will definitely become mine.’
‘Sir Dior…’
‘I will make sure that her mother and daughter can be happy together.’
Isn’t Jeongcheo just such a place?
‘So, please trust me.’
The two people, who shared more than they could open their mouths with one silent glance, eventually unified their opinions. As each of them was straight in a posture that suited them, they opened their mouths.
“Yes, of course I am determined. Wouldn’t it be right for me, the mother, to sacrifice for my daughter’s happy marriage?”
“Sacrifice is unreasonable. If the time comes when someone has to shoulder that yoke, it will be my share as the head of the household. I will do my best so that you don’t have to go through such hardships after I get married with my wife in the future.”
Like an old married couple.
“Let’s play a couple so happy that even His Majesty the King and the courtier, who knows the inside story, could be fooled by surprise.”
Just in time, Vincent leaned against the back of the chair and began to stare at Rome, crossing his arms her. He never stopped, even though he knew his behavior his might come across as a bit rude. It was because it was a custom that had a special meaning to the courtier.
‘Baron Romuald, what a deep-hearted man you are…’
Right when you think highly of someone.
‘They say blood can’t be fooled, so that means he’s from the Dior family.’
A habit developed in the context of trying to observe more properly from a further distance.
‘I don’t think it’s a simple arranged marriage. To the extent of reaping the promise that stemmed from love. It’s a rare loyalist in this day and age. Truly, the loyalty towards His Majesty is great. This needs to be reported separately…’
Vincent’s eyes twinkled. He was in the middle of feeling overwhelmed with great impression, but he received a curious look from Oriane. The man who had been silent after asking a question suddenly showed a strange reaction, so he had no choice but to do so.
After all, among those gathered here, the only one who was clearly looking into each other’s hearts was Rom.
‘I rather like it.’
A knight becomes a baron. In this way, he welcomes Mrs. Baek as his wife. He also plays a good married couple who sacrificed for her daughter her, her gold thread her for her sake her. To be precise, he spends a sweet newlywed life with Oriane under that pretext.
Even her daughter her, Lucienne.
The king of Gaul will personally vouch for the legitimacy of the marriage to be held in secret with the winter stone of the north. Who would dare to invalidate a marriage that a sovereign had blessed?
This is legal bigamy between mother and daughter.
Rom, who was to become the new Baron of the North, did. Unbeknownst to anyone, he was rapidly emerging as the most influential candidate for the lord of the East Land. If the marriage with Lemoang’s mother and daughter goes smoothly, and if they succeed in pioneering the snowfield trade route with the money that robbed the royal family.
There will be no nobles to match him in the north anymore.
“Then…”
Of course, there are still many challenges ahead. But it’s also said that the beginning is half the law.
“Let’s sort it out.”
Finally, the time has come to discuss the main topic. Vincent straightened his stiff waist again, looked at Rome first and let go of his luck. Unlike before, when he approached with a relatively cautious attitude, he now has a fairly friendly attitude and proceeds with all agendas quickly and swiftly.
“As of today, Romuald Dior will branch off from my family and become the new Baron of the North. Please report to me after arranging the name of the new family name, that is, the surname and the appropriate seal in the near future.”
“It is.”
“In addition, I think you know well where the 10,000 Gallian gold coins bestowed by His Majesty are. And what that means.”
Baron and Bunga are bait. This is blatant tail-cutting. But on the other hand, it is also an opportunity to escape from the shadow of the Dior family.
Her half-sister Margaret, who had no way of knowing Rom’s story, made a prediction after reading the letter he sent. My dear youngest brother felt the north as his second home his and attached a fondness to it.
Furthermore, after quickly grasping the dire situation around him, he realized that he could not go against the flow and decided to encourage it. As the second son of the family, Charles Dior, did, by admonishing the king on his own, he presented the baronial title to the youngest, who was only a child of low birth.
“All I can say is that the deadline given to you two is half a year. Within the next six months, the two of you, please complete preparations for the reissuance of the Lemoyen silver coins in return for the kindness shown by Your Majesty. This should include all facilities, such as mining silver ore in the border region and a foundry that will print money with it.”
“Could you tell me how much profit Your Majesty wants to get from our silver coin?”
“The more the better. The exact amount does not seem to be a problem that can be answered carelessly on my line. For more details, let’s talk directly with him at a later date. In order to do that, there must be a lot of items that need to be agreed upon first.”
There is no such thing as free in this world. Even if the conflict is not revealed on the surface, the history of the central and northern antagonism is deep. In order to overcome such feelings and start a new partnership, each other must show enough sincerity to each other.
For the same reason, Vincent looked at Orianne and said his words straight out.
“As you know, His Majesty Alphonse is as fair as he is great and solemn.”
Rome, the originator of the plan, was rewarded with a title. Literally, he hinted at the intention of repaying the trust by entrusting ten thousand gold as a down payment.
“Of course, the Lemoang family and the Margrave will be rewarded for their hard work. It would be a way to give away a percentage of the profit from the market price and minting of the reissued silver coins. However, that is a promise in the distant future that has not yet been fulfilled, so if there is anything the royal family can apply for before starting work, we will actively consider it.”
Now it was Oriane’s turn. Blinking her blue eyes, deep in her thoughts her, she put her own secret wish into her mouth her. Since her husband died, the only thing she had wanted was the stability of Baekryung, the frontier of the frozen land.
“In order to stably issue silver coins and maintain the market price, the political and diplomatic situation in the Marquis of Lemoang needs to be calm. That is why I have invited the warchief of the Camag tribe of the Great Snowfield, who leads the alliance, to this place.”
“When you speak of the Camag Tribal Union, do you mean the Great Warrior Tamir?”
“Currently, it is led by his eldest son his, Temur. I am pursuing an alliance with them for the reasons mentioned above, and if it is all right, I hope that His Majesty’s decree or official statement at the royal family level will be guaranteed.”
The first gateway to pioneering the snowfield trade route in the northern part of the Gallic Kingdom.
An alliance with the soon-to-be alliance of the Camag tribes.
“It’s a question that can be fully answered in my own line. It’s actually a reasonable reason, so I think you should take care of it as soon as possible. I will file a separate report to the royal family and help with what you said.”
Passed safely.
“As I succeeded in my husband’s sudden death of his, I could easily be considered a person lacking in legitimacy. Even after such a long time has passed, the status is still only a proxy. Therefore, I would like you to promote my title to the legitimate lord of the Marquis as soon as possible.”
“Madame Lemoyn is going to marry Baron Romoald here soon. Considering that you can no longer be accepted as a Margrave, but as a member of the baron family, wouldn’t your promotion to lord rather cause confusion?”
“The important thing is authenticity. I’m just representing the lord. The person who will actually inherit this land is my daughter, Lucienne. Unfortunately, in the meantime, due to various political conditions, I have not been able to even succeed to the title of my deceased father, but if the two things are done at once, there will be no problem.”
“Uhm…”
The second gateway, formal lord inauguration and daughter succession.
“Isn’t that what the center also wants? After becoming a baroness, if I officially wear the title of lord, the faction of the margrave will be divided into those who follow Baron Romuald and those who follow Marquis Lucienne.”
“Considering that the two of them are in love, I don’t think it will be difficult to control.”
“That’s something you don’t know. Above all, we think it is worthwhile to improve the relationship with the central government and promote the business even at the risk of such variables. This seems to have shown sincerity.”
“There is a point. If so, I will also tell His Majesty.”
Barely passed.
“There is another one. The disposition of the vice-count and the four barons will be decided by us in the north.”
“You do that. Even so, the center was not going to get involved in their trial. There is no justification, and I hope there will be no gossip about it.”
The third gateway, the acquisition of the life and death rights for the five retainers.
“Anything else?”
“No.”
Pass lightly.
“It is more than I ask for.”
“Okay.”
All of these were politically sensitive issues. However, the fact that such problems were resolved in the blink of an eye made me realize how great the power of harmony really is.
“As you may have guessed, I will stay in the North all the way until the minting arbitrage business, including the issuance of silver coins, is stable. Since this is not the only territory to be looked at, I think it will wander here and there, but within two days at the latest, I will gather up what you have said and report it to His Majesty, so please refer to it. “
Vincent made a subtle bluff. Having obtained everything she wanted, Oriane nodded obediently in return. On the other hand, when the negotiations went as planned, Rom, satisfied, added that something strange had come to his mind.
“Your Excellency of the Court, if it is a matter that needs to be reported to Your Majesty, it would be better if the details of my wedding were decided as well, if possible?”
“For now, it’s like that…”
“Then, in order to ease His Majesty’s worries, how about merging the marriages that were supposed to be separate here with Madame Lemoang and the young lady?”
“… !”
To the outside world, it is announced that it is a marriage to Oriane Lemoang. However, there won’t be many guests who actually visit this far north, so let’s take advantage of that and have a wedding with the Lady of the Marquis on the same day.
“I don’t think there will be many guests to invite anyway, and even if there are many, there won’t be a big problem as long as the meals are properly served.”
That was Rome’s argument.
‘Romuald, Romuald! Loyalists who only look at His Majesty! If it’s a major event like a ceremony, everyone wants to do it grandly, but do you really want to dedicate your life to your majesty? The depth of patriotism is truly immeasurable!’
Vincent exclaimed inwardly. In his view his, Rome was willing to sacrifice even his own marriage for the sake of the royal family.
‘It must be a very special feeling to be married to two brides at the same time…’
In reality, I was imagining something sly.
‘It’s a wedding with Oriane and Lucienne on either side, can’t you stand it?’
In any case, it was as he said.
