Family ties?!?
Feeling the firm grip of Queen Morna's hand, Anna suddenly realized that praising William might just be superficial rhetoric. The Queen's true intention seed to deepen the cooperation between the two countries through marriage.
Even thinking further, it could be that we were discovered by her people as soon as we docked at Golden Fiber Port. The fake wine lanie sold might be just to bring us into the palace and use it as an excuse for proposing marriage!
"This matter should still…"
"Sure, I can do that."
???
Before Anna could refuse, William, seated beside her in a high-backed armchair, blinked and agreed without hesitation, then curiously asked:
"Your Majesty Sena, is your niece attractive?"
"..."
?!!!
The middle-aged Queen was montarily stunned by William's direct acceptance and inquiry about the appearance of the marital candidate.
Having carefully prepared for this eting, she was already ready to handle rejection, whether Anna would say she couldn't make the decision and needed to consult Leon first, or using William's young age as an excuse to refuse. She was over ninety percent sure she could resolve it.
Anna, though not stupid, was ultimately still too young, lacking experience and insight; her worries about being too firm in her rejection affecting Lord Leon seed written all over her face.
Facing this young girl who dared not refuse directly, she had ample confidence in handling her, and even if the marriage couldn't be finalized on the spot, she could most likely get her to leave a vague promise or two.
And with these two promises, whether continuing to facilitate the marriage or using it as leverage for more benefits in subsequent cooperation would beco extrely convenient, but…
Agreed directly, didn't he? That's not bad either!
"My niece is naturally quite good."
Recovering from the situation slightly out of control, the middle-aged Queen imdiately resud her smile and promised kindly:
"That child may not be as excellent as you, but she's one of the top children in the next generation of our royal family in Morna. Her character, looks, family background… in every aspect, you won't be disappointed."
"Can she accept the schedule of sharing with six others?"
"?????????????"
"Sorry, I'm quite handso, so I'm much more sought-after than average."
Nodding apologetically to the bewildered Queen Morna, William sighed heavily and said, sowhat troubled:
"So far, six lovely ladies have wanted to establish a marital relationship with . So have even helped write my howork for a sester, and I'm not soone who easily moves on. I truly can't betray this deep affection."
"..."
"Fortunately, there are currently only six contenders, so starting from Sunday, we can still barely arrange the schedule. If your niece cos over, I'll probably be able to maintain that marriage relationship on Saturday mornings in the future."
"..."
"Sorry, it can really only be Saturday mornings, no more ti can be added."
Looking at Queen Morna, who unconsciously opened her mouth and was dazed like struck by lightning, William said with a helpless expression:
"One must keep improving to have a future, so I hope my life won't be filled with marriage. Always keep so ti for oneself; even if I no longer need to go to school every day, I must try to study and enrich myself, and Saturday afternoons are the ti I've reserved for myself to study.
Of course, I know this is very unfair to your niece, so I can try to compensate by promising to alternate weeks: only study on the afternoons of odd-numbered Saturdays, whereas on even-numbered Saturdays, accompany your niece to the amusent park, watch dramas, then… um?"
"No… sorry!"
Covering William's mouth, forcibly stopping the detailed schedule, Anna grasped her "outrageous" brother tightly, blushing profusely, and bowed repeatedly, apologizing to the already dumbfounded Queen Morna:
"He… my brother is still young, and our family usually doesn't talk to him about these things, leading him to lack understanding about marriage matters, so… so…"
Holding William for ages, unsure how to explain the outrageous schedule proposed by her brother, the ashad Anna shook her head, closed her eyes, then sowhat defeatedly said:
"So… you understand, right?"
"..."
I… kind of understand?
Looking at the handso little face full of confusion, seemingly not understanding why his sister wouldn't let him speak, the royal… elder brother, Queen Morna recalled Prince Leon's "achievents," her lips twitching hard.
No wonder he is Prince Leon's brother; when it cos to relationships between n and won, they are exactly alike, spreading affection everywhere at such a young age, indeed...
Family heritage…
Although not averse to marrying her niece off, witnessing the magical family style of the Ryan Family herself indeed left her lacking confidence in her niece's marital capabilities. Ultimately, Queen Morna rationally abandoned the idea and instead… turned her gaze to lanie.
"This must be…"
"I am the president of the Laine Chamber of Comrce! Also, aside from Anna, I am my big brother's most beloved sister!"
Receiving Queen Morna's hopeful gaze, lanie eagerly returned a more enthusiastic look and asked warmly:
"Your Majesty Sena! The wines you bought before were mine. Your Internal Affairs Officer said you really liked them and wanted twenty more carts, right?"
"Uh… there indeed was such a matter, but…"
"Then it'll be accounted as a royal direct purchase!"
Seeing Queen Morna admit to the transaction, lanie was overjoyed, smiling ear to ear, happily saying:
"Before I ca, I specifically checked your tax laws. Under royal direct purchases, even public to private can be exempt from transaction tax and transport tax, and even the upfront prepaynt at the exchange can be refunded. Is that so?"
"Ah? There seems to be such a regulation, but you…"
"Thank you for your patronage! By the way! Besides wine, are you interested in anything else?"
Under Anna's numb gaze, the tax-avoiding lanie blinked her big eyes, happily seizing the opportunity to promote:
"rmaid brew sells quite well, so our Laine Chamber of Comrce decided to launch a series of products, like… a tea drink series? Do you have a habit of drinking tea?"
"Uh, this I don't…"
"I'm quite interested in marriage too, actually."
Relying on her rchant's instincts to keenly grasp Queen Morna's weakness, Big i Shen blinked, then shyly expressed:
"But I am cautious about marriage and sowhat picky about my partner, so… should you first have your nieces, nephews, sons, daughters etc., co order a few hundred carts of tea leaves from for experience, and then I'll slowly choose?"
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