Rise of Rurik

"Why did you wear their clothes?" Gisla asked, which hit Alicia's heart.

She gently let go of the princess, and under Gisla's shocked gaze, she shed tears, stood up and stood back to Askard's side.

The strong feeling of alienation and mental stimulation for the princess, but Alicia knew that this would irritate the princess, so she could only be so decisive due to reality.

Standing next to her new master, she tilted her head and apologized helplessly: "I'm sorry, Your Highness. I am no longer clean and am no longer qualified to be your maid."

"You? Alicia, you..."

Gritting her teeth, Gisla stood up. She was so angry that she suddenly changed her cowardly image.

"Why? Why did you leave me? I never regarded you as a maid, but now you want to leave me."

"I'm sorry. Maybe... this is my fate. Your Highness, the Alicia of the past is dead. The current me..." She couldn't go on and turned her face away without saying a word.

Askard couldn't understand the heated conversation in Frank, but Blue Fox listened to it.

He thought Princess Gisla was just a weak doormat, but he didn't expect that she would also show anger.

Askard's purpose of coming here was very pure, and he was quite surprised when he saw the angry face of the princess. For a moment, his heart was indeed moved. If the princess also had a rebellious heart, it would still be possible to conquer her and possess her, but that would be breaking his promise.

"Gisla!" He calmed down and said sternly: "Your maid Alicia is now my woman. You! Are no longer her master. I! Askard, is her new master."

"You? Evil man. You took away my sister." Gisla responded forcefully in Latin, changing her cowardly image from yesterday.

"Evil? She is not your sister, she is now my wife. You see. Alicia's new clothes, even her shoes, all of them belong to me. I have seen clearly how she looks like. , and you...I have no interest in you at all."

"You!" Gisla was so angry that he had nothing to say. He grinned and clenched his pink fists and trembled.

She was already weak, and she couldn't stand upright due to the anxiety, so she simply sat back on the wooden chair, then covered her face, curled up and cried silently.

Because she saw that her sister Alicia was really determined. She always stood upright and silent next to the young Norman who called herself Asgard. Even if she changed her clothes, she looked like a maid. posture.

Experiencing deep betrayal is more painful than death.

She cried for a while, then slowly raised her head, panting like a she-wolf with grief and anger: "Alicia, you betrayed me! You betrayed your faith."

Like thousands of holes piercing her heart, Alicia, who really felt sorry for the princess, really wanted to find a crack in the ground and crawl into it. She continued to stand pretending to be a statue, silently listening to the princess's constant curses. She had never seen the princess so sad and angry, and swear words that she would never say in normal times were actually spoken out of her noble mouth while staring at the immoral person.

"Go to hell!" Gisla said her last words with grief and indignation: "You sold your soul to the Norman savages, and you will receive eternal punishment in hell. You are no longer my sister. Go to hell!" "

The last shout was so loud that Alicia was so shocked that her whole body went limp and she knelt on the ground. Although she was hurriedly angered by Askard, who had sharp eyes and quick hands, looking at his face again, she felt as if she had lost her soul.

Their relationship was clearly broken. Askard could not understand the Frankish language, and he could feel the strong resentment and disgust in the language.

And this is what Askard wants to see. He is afraid that his woman will be disconnected from her former master. Now that she is mentally separated from her, he can imagine what Alicia will do in the future.

"The farce should be over." The sullen Blue Fox clapped his hands vigorously. Since Princess Gisla is not a cowardly "mute", it will be easier for her to act on her own in the future.

He asked Ascard to leave first, and he stayed to comfort the princess's broken heart. Although she was trying to comfort her, in this room she behaved like a father reprimanding his erratic daughter.

The blue fox showed the hidden sterling silver cross in front of the princess for the first time. This single object completely suppressed the princess's crying.

"You! Do you actually believe in God?"

"Yes. My godfather is Archbishop Eskil of the North. Maybe... you know this person."

"I know." The surprised princess suddenly asked, "If that's the case, why did you lead the barbarians to attack Aachen?"

"I told you yesterday that this is a kingdom war. Your father is my enemy and your uncle's enemy. It was never my intention to capture you, but you are here in Aachen."

Gisla must have calmed down before she began to recall many details of yesterday's experience.

As the king's daughter, the sad thing is the identity of this daughter. Gisla was extremely envious of her eldest brother and younger brother. In this era when male nobles were kings and hegemons, even the king's daughter was nothing more than a caged bird. She was not happy, so the departure of her personal maid was a strong mental blow to her.

Stimulated by this communication, it seemed to Blue Fox that the princess finally became able to communicate. He was even very grateful to Ascard for his reckless arrangement. Now he could directly ask the princess herself about certain things.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Blue Fox took Gisla to stay alone in a room.

The frustrated Gisla felt that she would be violated by this Norman nobleman today, but she no longer wanted to resist. She thought of death. If she was not bound by faith and could not commit suicide, she would have committed suicide long ago.

As a result, the Norman nobleman behaved extremely strangely.

In the absence of other Frankish nobles present, Princess Gisla is the only Frankish nobleman in the entire city of Aachen, and Blue Fox wants to make some transactions with her.

Just like a business negotiation, the blue fox sat on a wooden chair, and the same was true for the princess facing him.

Gisla didn't know what he was going to do, so he stared and listened.

"Why should you be nervous? I am the Count of Gothenburg, and I had a... very close friendship with your uncle Ludwig many years ago."

Close friendship? In a sense, the closeness is too close, and it has escalated to a life-and-death fight.

"I can tell you all the truth. I am a vassal of the Kingdom of Rus. We made a deal with your uncle, and he knew about the attack on Aachen."

"Ah?! Could it be that my uncle knows everything? Did he do it on purpose? Why! Are you... Do you want to tell me that this is all your deal?"

"Yes. Not quite. Your father wants to kill two of your uncles and all your cousins. I learned that you Frank nobles are killing each other very ferociously. If your uncle doesn't want to be killed, he can only fight back with all his strength. Attack Ya Chen is also part of the Frankish Civil War. And you! Are an unexpected surprise."

"Attack Aachen, you kill people everywhere. Are you... not afraid of going to hell?"

"Haha. Little girl, don't imitate the priests and scare people." Blue Fox shook his head: "Most of my army are the Normans you know. The more they kill, the happier the gods in the north will be. Do you know that we What did you see when you broke into the cathedral?”

"What?"

"The bishop foolishly led a group of priests to pray, but God did not respond. What does this mean?"

"What is it?"

Feeling that this girl is really easy to coax, Lan Hu smiled and continued: "It means that the priests here are not religious at all, they have fallen! If you follow the fallen priests, you will also fall. On the contrary, our army is because of its belief in the North Gods, we have received protection and blessing, and this victory is easy. God has abandoned Aachen, and your father has abandoned you."

"You... are talking nonsense."

"Nonsense? Kid, stop showing that angry face." The blue fox's smile showed his confidence. Compared to the caged bird-like princess, he indeed knew more about the entire Frank situation. "Your father Lothair is in Strasbourg, which is a city in the east. Your uncle Ludwig said that since Lothair's family members are all in Strasbourg, you should not and cannot stay there. In Aachen. How to explain this? In my opinion. Your father doesn't like you at all! Maybe... he wants you to be killed by us."

"You...are just talking nonsense. How could my father abandon me?!"

Gisla suppressed her blush. She couldn't believe what the Norman noble said. However, this man had an incredible understanding of the royal family.

"Of course. I have known your uncle for a long time, and I know the routine of your royal family very well. Your father took his sons to Strasbourg, where he organized a large army and prepared to march with all his strength to kill your uncle's family. Once your father Victory, including your cousins, will all be killed by your father."

"This... is impossible. My father is not such a evil person."

"No." Blue Fox shook his head: "He is. He is the eldest grandson of Charlemagne. Your great-grandfather Charlemagne massacred unarmed civilians on a large scale in Saxony. If you say our methods are cruel, your great-grandfather was the same. Cruel, and so is your father. My child, you are so well protected that you don’t even know the dangers of this world."

Gisla was stunned for a moment after what he was told. It seemed like a bunch of fallacies, but it sounded like that.

Blue Fox continued to emphasize like a repeater: "Your father abandoned you. He doesn't love you at all. If he loved you, he would keep you with him! Your father only likes sons, and your existence is superfluous! Aachen is not at all Your city! You are just a canary raised by Lothair. When you grow up, you will be given as a gift to a noble. Can't you see the situation clearly? Your maid has accepted a new destiny. You ...It’s time to think about your future.”

Gisla was left speechless and simply depressed at this moment.

Blue Fox still fired: "Lotel doesn't like you! Listen! Lothair doesn't like you at all! On the contrary, I think your uncle Ludwig is a good person. You might as well be Ludwig's adopted daughter. You are his niece."

Of course this was very contrary to her will, and describing her like this was just to coax this girl. Blue Fox never thought that Ludwig was a good person. That guy was really a militaristic person, but he did not have the decisiveness of Lothair.

In the final analysis, Ludwig did not want to kill his eldest brother, nor did he want to compete for the title of "Roman Emperor". The eldest brother Lothair continued to retain the highest and only status as king. It was enough for him to maintain the huge fiefdom on the right bank of the Rhine River. It was not a bad idea to even give up the part he currently occupied to come to Rhineland.

In this way, Ludwig probably wouldn't hurt his niece.

As the blue fox said, catching Princess Gisla was an unexpected surprise. Giving it to Ludwig would help him have a bargaining chip to blackmail Lothair. Secondly, this princess is only twelve years old and has probably never seen the world. So coaxing. Based on yesterday's experience, if he really scared her and threatened her, the girl would curl up and cry. Coax her, give her hope, and some things will be done.

"I will send you to your uncle intact, and we will evacuate Aachen soon. However, my army is very barbaric. Only give them a lot of gold, otherwise, they will set fire to the city. "

"Just burn it. I don't care."

She became uncooperative even after the slightest threat, so Blue Fox simply stopped talking about it.

He continued to emphasize unilaterally: "Your father does not love you, your uncle Ludwig loves you more, she will never lock you in the palace, you will live with your cousins..."

This is not over yet, the blue fox develops the offensive from another side: "I am nearly twenty years older than you, and I have never been married. If I had a daughter early, she would probably be about your age. I can I will ensure your safety, give you good meals, comfortable clothes, and comfortable sleep. If anyone dares to harm you, I will order the execution of this person."

This is a safety promise, even...

Princess Gisla heard something different and thought that this Norman nobleman really deserved to get close. Can she still be his daughter? absurd!

However, in his memory, his biological father, Lothair, had never spoken to him face to face as an equal as he did today. It was precisely the noble Roman emperor who always criticized himself for having to pay attention to the behavior of the nobles at all times. Since the third sister was kidnapped by Count Ramengau, he was not even allowed to leave the city of Aachen, and the garden became his only place for recreation.

He clearly knew that the Norman nobleman in front of him was a gangster leader and a murderous demon.

Now, Gisla was surprised to find that she actually had some empathy with him.

Of course, when Blue Fox went to coax a little girl, he was not taking care of the girl's emotions. Feeling that the time was almost up, he showed the fox's fangs: "You... Gisla. You can't go to see your uncle empty-handed, can you? Aachen There must be a place where the royal family hides their money, do you know?”

"This...I..."

Undecided? Aware of the trembling in the girl's eyes, Lan Hu was sure that she definitely knew.

"Think about it, you brought a lot of money to see Ludwig, could he treat you badly? Your father doesn't love you, and your uncle definitely likes a niece who comes with money. Besides, you keep it What is the use of that money? The only use is to tell me where the money is hidden. We will take away part of it, and you will take another part. After all, your father does not love you, so if you take us and take away his money, it will be yours. Just revenge.”

At this moment, Gisla was having a fierce ideological struggle in his heart.

Blue Fox was still repeating his words. Under his uninterrupted offensive, the little girl's inner defense was finally broken by him.

"Okay! I'll do it!"

Gisla stood up violently: "Take the money! Take the money my father hid! He doesn't love me, and I don't love him either."

Seeing the girl's pouted and angry expression, it seemed like a loving father and a filial daughter.

This is the purpose of Blue Fox. Instead of the army digging everywhere to find gold and silver, it is better to learn the accurate path of finding money from the princess who is probably aware of it.

Of course, Gisla knew about Lothair's secret money hiding room in the palace. Although he was a noble "Roman Emperor", his method of hiding money still lacked imagination.

The blue fox regarded Princess Gisla as a business partner. The way of negotiation between businessmen forced Gisla to rebel against his father, but for the princess, the invading outsiders recognized her independent personality.

My father did not protect Aachen well, and some of the money my father hid was naturally taken away by the Normans.

Lothair controlled the financial resources of Frank's elite area. In line with the principle of not putting all eggs in one basket, he hid money in different areas. There were small royal warehouses in multiple palaces. The Aachen Palace should be the largest palace, but in recent years Lothair has regarded Strasbourg as the most important base of operations. In addition, the civil war has started since 838. He spends a lot of money, especially now that the entire kingdom is full of people. In war, there are many places to spend money.

Aachen's hidden money is limited, and it is also one of the backup financial resources. Including Maastricht and Liège, there are also places where money is hidden. However, the money hiding places are very secretive. The Russian coalition forces can only loot superficial wealth there. The real money hiding place is real unless someone with knowledge of the matter points the way. Hard to find.

Gisla was an insider in Aachen, so she simply led the way.

No, suppressing her intense panic, she walked past the pile of corpses in the palace and walked into her father's palace with the "treasure hunt team" led by Blue Fox himself.

However, this palace building has been rummaged through, furniture and cloths were strewn everywhere, and even the large bed was filled with smelly filth. It was obvious that the conquerors used this place as a toilet.

In a sense, it cannot be said that yesterday's Seventh Flag Team was not simple. In fact, it was because there were no toilets in the entire city of Aachen, not even in the palace.

The blue fox subconsciously covered his nose and criticized Asgard and his warriors in Norse language.

He asked the princess again: "Is this where Lothair hid his money?"

I saw Gisla's young hands pointing directly at the bed full of filth.

"Huh? Are there cash boxes all inside the wooden bed?"

"No. There is a secret passage under the bed, leading directly to a small stone room. I discovered that place when we were playing hide and seek..." Gisla didn't want to mention the past. The illegal hide and seek with her personal maid Alicia turned out very badly.

As a princess, she was not beaten, but was locked up by her father for a day of reflection. But her maid was hung up and whipped. At that time, Alicia blocked all culpability and continued to work with injuries.

This is Alicia, she became a traitor!

Gisla could not forgive her for her rebellion, but he was still rebelling against his father now.

Now that the location was determined, Lan Hu gave an order, and the strong men around him rushed forward and pushed open the bed, revealing the entrance to the cellar...

Everything went smoothly, and the blue fox was able to make a fortune, so ten beautifully decorated wooden boxes were brought in. Each box has a bronze lock and, by coincidence, a matching key.

The boxes were opened, and all the cash boxes contained fine silver coins. There was even a box that contained gold coins. If you look carefully at the grain of the gold coins, it seems that the gold comes from various sources. Gold is gold, if you bite it and there is a dent, they are of good quality.

This is good, the gold coins are just for the attack on King Rus, and the rest of the silver coins will definitely be taken away by the soldiers of the Rus army.

Of course Gisla can't treat her badly, so just give her a box! As a gift from her to her uncle.

The blue fox's face showed the joy of the harvest, while Gisla, who had made meritorious deeds, was gloomy.

Because her move has betrayed her father! Three years ago, I was punished by my father for accidentally entering the secret room while playing hide and seek. Now I still can't...

She knew there was no turning back.