Fang Yuan has been in a good mood lately since he received the title and fief.
The decoration of the castle began; a bathroom needed to be added to the bedroom, and a daybed would be installed in the study...
While she was carefully arranging and modifying the castle.
Lily, Wheatfield, and the other two who had been captured also arrived at the Duke's castle, awaiting the Duke's final judgment.
"Mother, why, why did this happen? Why did you betray Father and give birth to me? I don't want to die!"
Lily Wheatfield remained in the Duke's basement, where he imprisoned mortals, her heart filled with despair.
The nobles of the Elven Empire valued bloodlines highly.
This can be seen from the fact that only those who form a contract with an elf can become nobles.
Those who failed to form a contract with an elf, no matter how hard they charged into battle, could only ever achieve the lowest rank of knight.
"I don't know either. It was just an accident. I didn't expect it." Mrs. Wheatfield was also suspicious.
She originally thought her daughter was the same as her, except that she couldn't form a contract with a spirit.
I never expected it to be the child conceived during that accident.
And it was only that one time, even she herself only had some doubts.
She didn't understand how the Duke had found out.
"I hate you, I hate you! I'm worse off than that illegitimate daughter from Wisteria Manor now! I'm going to die! I'm going to die!"
Lily Wheatfield looked at Mrs. Wheatfield in despair.
She's now of inferior blood; she's sure to die.
"I don't know, I really don't know, darling, believe me, I don't want to die either, sob sob~~"
Mrs. Wheatfield also started to cry.
She was actually worried because her daughter had never been able to gain the fairy's approval.
He was afraid that he would bring Fang Yuan and her brother home.
She was relieved when Hines Wheatfield died.
Even if her daughter fails to gain the elves' approval, she can still leave her peaceful life with her inheritance and her daughter.
She had even figured out how to deal with Hines' two bastard children.
Before she could even take action, she was discovered that her daughter was not Hines's, which caused her to completely break down!
"Waaaaah~~"
The two women cried for a long time in the prison.
The matter was only settled after the punishment was handed down.
They were stripped of their noble status and surnames and exiled to Fire Dragon Island.
Before being exiled, Lily couldn't help but ask about her biological father.
"Where is he? Why isn't he with us?"
Lily noticed that she and her mother were alone on the way to the escort, and asked her questions.
"I don't know either!" Former Mrs. Wheatfield, Helena, had aged ten years by now.
She no longer has a surname, only her first name, Herina.
Once you become a commoner, you are no longer entitled to have a surname.
"Hmph, that knight has already been sent to the gallows and is dead."
"One of the knights escorting them said coldly."
As a knight who betrayed his master, he could only atone with his death.
"·····"
This mother and daughter had no more chances of survival; they would spend the rest of their lives in the slums of Fire Dragon Island.
In the study on the top floor of the Duke's castle, the Rose Duke stood on the balcony outside the study, looking at the scenery outside the castle.
His young and handsome face remained calm, as if he were admiring the beautiful scenery outside the window.
A tiny sprite radiating golden light sat on his shoulder.
"How is the new Baron of Wheatfield Territory?"
The man's voice was deep and magnetic, like that of a cello, as if it carried an innate nobility and elegance.
He is the master of this castle and even the entire duchy, Arthur Rose, and also the lord of the surrounding area.
The man standing next to him was the leading envoy who had accompanied Daniel in bestowing a title upon Fang Yuan.
He bowed slightly and replied with his head down:
"Your Highness, the new Baron Wheatfield is a young and beautiful woman... She said she is honored to attend Your Highness's birthday banquet."
The man's entire face was filled with respect as he reported the situation in Fangyuan to the Duke.
"Can she really make elves evolve?" Arthur Rose asked, looking at her little elf.
His Vivian is almost a hundred years old, and he himself is over a hundred years old.
Time flies!
"Your Highness, I swear, Miss Emilia's elf is indeed a silver elf transformed from brass," the messenger hurriedly replied.
The reason their mission returned a few days late was because they went to James Lily of the Valley's Daisy Territory to confirm the situation.
They consulted most of the servants in James Castle, and even confirmed with the serfs who had dug up the fairy fruit before returning.
"Where is Daniel? Why didn't he come back with you? Did he go back to his viscountry?" Duke Rose asked again.
Since being granted a title, Daniel has rarely come to the ducal castle.
Even if you assign him work, he'll just finish it and then go back to his territory; he's very stubborn.
"The Viscount did not return to his territory; he went directly to Lord Wheatfield's Wisteria Manor," the envoy hurriedly replied.
Not only did they live in Wheatfield Territory, but they also couldn't wait to drive them away.
"He's at the house of the newly appointed Baron Wheatfield? Has he taken a fancy to the new baron?" Arthur Rose asked, raising an eyebrow.
This child is his youngest, but he's almost thirty years old.
This guy has never had anyone he liked who's married, so why is he staying at someone else's house this time? What else could it be but a crush on that woman?
But this is just an illegitimate child...
He glanced at Vivian again. If Vivian could really evolve, then the illegitimate daughter wouldn't matter at all.
"Your Highness, the Viscount said he would be returning with the Baron of Wheatfield Territory, and would give you a surprise then."
He's not a mind reader; how would he know what Daniel is thinking?
"Surprise?" Arthur Rose chuckled softly.
The child is still sulking because he only got a silver elf back then.
What surprise will I give him?
But we'll talk about that later.
He looked at the man in front of him and nodded: "Alright, I understand. You've worked hard too, go back and rest."
"Yes, Your Highness!"
After answering, the man quickly left the study on the top floor.
Although his master seemed easy to talk to, he always felt unusually reserved in his presence.
"Master, are you worried about Vivian?"
The golden sprite asked Arthur Rose curiously.
She is 98 years old and will return to the embrace of the Fairy Goddess in two years.
As a spirit born of heaven and earth, she was not afraid of death.
Because after they die, they will return to the world.
The master can also contract a new spirit in the future.
“Vivian, do you want to become a diamond elf?” Arthur Rose asked softly.
If she becomes a diamond elf, she can continue to live, and for another hundred years.
However, there is currently only one Diamond Sprite in the entire Empire.
It is the contracted spirit of His Majesty the Emperor.
"That's what Vivian wanted, but unfortunately, Vivian was born a golden elf."
The little elf replied calmly.
Although she never looked old, she had indeed lived for many years.
She would be willing to live longer if it meant more time.
"Let's look forward to it together, maybe a miracle will happen?" Arthur Rose comforted her little fairy.
He is now genuinely looking forward to Fang Yuan's arrival.
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