Chapter 611 The King's Marriage 2

"You...what did you say?"

Catherine stood up from the sofa and looked at Rodney XVIII in disbelief, her beautiful blue eyes full of shock.

Her reaction was not what Rodney XVIII expected.

The king suppressed the embarrassment in his heart and said:

"As I said just now, the royal family needs you to marry into the Graiman family."

His tone was firm and powerful, full of no doubt. Although he felt a little guilty in his heart, he hid it well.

After receiving Rodney XVIII's confirmed reply, Catherine's heart surged.

"Why? Why do you do it this way?"

Endless anger welled up from her soul, even a little humiliating.

Her brother, who is the king, actually asked her to marry a man she had only met once?

With her intelligence, she could tell with a little thought that someone around the king was definitely encouraging him to do this.

"Geld!" She called King Aldo by his former name stiffly.

"Who asked you to do this? Mikey? Or...my uncle?"

"I'm the one who makes the decision!"

Rodney XVIII's eyes widened and he looked at Catherine without hesitation.

He showed the attitude of a monarch towards his subjects rather than a brother towards his sister.

But his eyes conveyed a meaning to Catherine - "Many people want you to leave. Only when you leave can they feel at ease."

Catherine tried to suppress her anger, but her tone became cold, "Your decision makes me feel like a piece of cargo!"

Rodney XVIII nodded, "For the Kingdom, we are all goods, aren't we? We are just waiting for a suitable price."

Catherine asked: "If you want your supporters to feel at ease, then why don't you exile me? It's okay to send me to the Narodan Valley to defend the orcs, even as an ordinary knight! Why do you need to use marriage? way to send me off."

"Catherine!" The king looked her over from head to toe. "Your conditions are so excellent. If I were not your brother, I would definitely pursue you fiercely."

"You are such an outstanding person, and your value in the northwest bay is greater than that in the Nairodan Valley. There are enough knights in the Nairodan Valley, but Arda lacks a mistress, an elegant, noble , a mistress with royal blood flowing through her veins.”

"As far as I know, Paul Greenman has not had a formal marriage relationship with anyone of the opposite sex. You know, a man's first wife often occupies an important position in his family, even in a certain sense. He is equal to his husband. To be honest, if Graiman already had a wife, I would never arrange for you to be wronged. "

"Haha!" Catherine smiled sarcastically, "My dear brother King, do I still have to thank you?"

Rodney XVIII said seriously: "Katherine, you are a princess. Yes, in many fairy tales, princess often means a romantic love story. But that is a fairy tale after all. You have helped your uncle handle government affairs since you were a child. , you have also led soldiers and fought in wars. I think you have given up those unrealistic fantasies when you reach this age."

"You can ask friends who are already married or engaged to ask if their husband-in-law is the Prince Charming in their previous fantasies, ask if their husband-in-law is the object of their previous admiration, and then ask if their marriage is Mixed with family interests? "

Rodney XVIII stared into Catherine's eyes and said slowly but forcefully: "I think you should have this awareness!"

Catherine sat down somewhat slumped.

There was no need to ask, she already knew what the king said.

For aristocratic women, their marriages are often arranged by their families, and even if she is the only one left in the family, the superior feudal lord of the family can strongly interfere with her marriage.

Are there women in poems and novels who dare to break away from the shackles of their families and boldly pursue their own love?

They exist, but they are extremely rare. It is precisely because of their rarity that literary works based on them are widely circulated.

There is only one way to get out of this arrangement, go to a monastery and become a nun, take an oath of lifelong chastity, and serve the gods all your life.

Although Catherine was very devout in her faith, she did not want to spend her life boringly in a monastery.

"Is that what Paul Gleiman requested from you?"

The princess read that name with some bitterness.

"No, no!" The king shook his head, "But when he saw you for the first time, I could feel that you...are the type he longed for, so he should cherish and treat you well."

Rodney XVIII felt relieved a little. Catherine was initially angry at the fact that he had arranged her marriage, but now she began to transfer to the marriage partner. Although her attitude was negative, it showed that she had already compromised halfway.

"Then why him?"

"My uncle must have told you about the importance of the Northwest Bay before he was alive."

Catherine instantly remembered what her father said before he died, "Some changes seem to be happening quietly in the land in the northwest of the kingdom."

She fell silent, thinking quietly.

She once swore to devote her whole life to this country, but why did fate arrange for her to be in this way?

There is no mistake. One post, one content, one 6 one, one book, one book, take a look!

After a long time, she asked in a low but somewhat indifferent voice: "So after I arrive in Northwest Bay, which identity should I prioritize?"

Rodney XVIII looked up, "What do you mean?"

"Is it Rodney's princess? Or Graman's wife? Am I loyal to the royal family or to my husband?"

Her brother raised his eyebrows, "Catherine, this is a difficult question to answer. Why not combine these two identities firmly?"

"Maybe one day these two identities will be in opposition. Who knows what kind of arrangement fate will make? For example..."

Catherine's voice was still indifferent, "Today, I was suddenly told by my brother that I will have a husband soon."

Rodney XVIII did not answer his sister's words immediately. After a while, he said:

"Logically speaking, a woman should be loyal to her husband first, but you are not an ordinary woman, so you..."

He did not continue, seeming a little embarrassed.

After a moment of silence, the king walked quickly to the window, took a few deep breaths of fresh air, and then continued:

"Catherine, I know that you have been a woman who upholds justice and distinguishes right from wrong since you were a child, and you have your own set of criteria for judging things."

"Unprecedented changes are about to happen. Some things that are right now may be called wrong in the future, while other things that are wrong now may be called right in the future."

"For the future of the kingdom, I can only work hard, but I dare not make a judgment."

"I can only say that if unfortunately these two identities really conflict...then follow your own inner choice. With your intelligence, I think you will choose the right side."

Catherine was a little surprised. She didn't expect the king to say this.

Rodney XVIII's words seemed to contain some very vague hints, which Catherine wanted to capture but couldn't.

Change!

My father and my brother all mentioned this word at the same time, and they were all related to the Northwest Bay.

Maybe I should go and see that land?