After a peaceful winter, the Canghong imperial army swept over again, and the atmosphere in Hoplane became increasingly tense.

There are countless white sail ships staying in the harbor, some transporting various war supplies and food, while others bringing some residents and valuables to other places.

In the harbor where seagulls coiled around and sing, there were dense crowds of people standing on the pier. Many carriages dragged the newly unloaded wooden boxes and pulled them to the military camps in the city and the outer garrisons. There were scenes of busyness and shouting everywhere.

There were two people who were about to part with each other in a small cafe not far from the pier.

"Letis, this is your reward for several months." An aunt placed a full bag of gold coins on the table.

"This... maybe too much." Letis looked at the owner of the clothing store in front of him, a little surprised.

"No, Ledith." The aunt looked at the beautiful girl in front of her and shook her head slightly.

"At the beginning of the year, you helped the store to get out a sewing machine, making the coats many times faster. Later, the store even hired more than a dozen people to make them together, and soon used up the batch of fur."

"Take the cold weather, I made a lot of money this time, and I deserve it for you." After that, she pushed the bag over.

Ledith looked at the bag of gold coins roughly, and the amount was about 70-80, which was quite a huge sum of money for ordinary people. In the past, she might not have been able to earn this amount for ten years in the spinning mill.

"Okay, don't refuse." Seeing this weathered but still beautiful girl, the aunt shook her head with a little pity.

"You have suffered a lot over the years." She knew that this girl was a kind of lady who was raised in wealth at first glance, but now she has many small scars on her arms and body. She must have experienced many hardships over the years.

The two talked about the past few months. At the beginning of the year, Ledith helped the shop to improve and manufacture new sewing machines, which greatly improved the efficiency and made a lot of profits. Now that the fur has been used up, the army of the Canghong Empire has attacked again. Seeing that Hoplane is about to fall into danger, many residents and refugees have begun a new round of transfers.

"Now Hoplane is no longer safe. You can use this money to go to other cities, the Sanctuary in the north, the Southern Islands, or the capital of Clancia, Soland, and live a good life."

"Maybe you can also open a clothing store to make a living. I saw that you are very avant-garde in terms of style and concept of clothing design, much better than me, an outdated old man." The aunt helped Ledisi analyze the future.

"At that time, you can find a suitable husband. A girl as beautiful as you shouldn't lack suitors, but you just need to be careful not to be deceived by bad people."

"Thank you, madam." Letis nodded, thanking the aunt in the clothing store in his heart. If it weren't for her, she would probably have been crowded in the noisy and crowded tent camp like other refugees.

"Okay, I won't nag anymore, haha, my daughter thinks I'm talking too much and hasn't been home much in the past two years."

"Do you still have a daughter?" Letis asked slightly curiously.

"Yes, she was very smart since she was a child. She graduated from Emmenas a few years ago. She should be in the Falcon recently. Anyway, I don't have to worry about it now. She is very good at making money and living."

After the two of them communicated for a while, the moment of parting came.

"It's time to board the ship, and the whistle has started to sound." Through the glass window of the cafe, the two saw the iron-armored passenger ship in the harbor starting to emit white air and prepare to warm up.

Letis picked up his newly bought suitcase and walked out of the cafe, waved goodbye to the aunt sitting in the store, and then pressed the sun hat on his head toward the large passenger ship that was surging in crowds.

The wet sea breeze blew her white skirt and her golden hair shone brightly in the sun. Now she is about to start a new journey. This time she is the capital of Clancia, Soland. Maybe she should follow the advice of this aunt and open a clothing store to make a living. After earning enough money in the future, consider alchemy.

The waves kept hitting the thick side of the ship. The large passenger ship broke through the white waves and headed towards the west. It would go north along the coastline to the west coast of Clancia.

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In the eastern part of the Canghong Empire, Wanglong Port.

The most prosperous port in the eastern part of the empire here, in the past, ships leading to the east would stop here, bringing a lot of wealth. Orientals who came to the Western Continent would also look back at their hometowns here, so they were famous for Longgang.

Although recruiting troops were everywhere in the empire, the city was still peaceful. After living in this prosperous commercial city for a long time, people have become accustomed to engaging in trade and making huge profits, so they are naturally not interested in fighting and killing things.

After all, when life is rich and sufficient, who is willing to risk his life to go to the battlefield? This is true among the four major dukes, the Landsworth family has always been doves, hoping that the situation will be stable and stable, with few conflicts.

The wealthy life also allowed the nobles in the eastern part of the empire to live a leisurely life, and had a lot of time to fiddle with art, opera, painting, etc. The jewelry and clothing run by the Landsworth family have always been the trendy trend of the empire.

With so many halos, it is not difficult to imagine how popular the Landsworth family is in the empire.

‘Golden Flame Tulip’ is a famous pastry house in Wanglong Port.

In the neat and spacious kitchen, there are about twenty cake chefs wearing white towels working hard. They mix flour, sugar, eggs and other raw materials in the set proportions, and constantly add other auxiliary materials to bake to make a rough cake embryo.

Then there are processes such as smearing, shaping, carving, and placing. After a complete and good cake is released, you can easily earn nearly several silver coins, dozens of gold coins a day, and a month is a huge income of nearly a thousand gold coins. This is the reputation and reputation of the "Golden Flame Tulip".

And at its most glorious time, it is said that the pastries at the birthday party of the Duke of Landsworth's house were all provided by them.

"Bumantha, is Bumantha here?"

A maid in a black and white uniform walked into the baked room and looked around. Unfortunately, everyone here was wearing a uniform light green uniform and a white scarf. She couldn't tell the difference for a while, so she pushed the glasses on the bridge of her nose.

"Here, I'm here."

A girl with golden hair walked over. She had a plump bust and a slender waist, and looked like she was mature and attractive. Although the girl was not married yet, people often mistakenly thought that she was a good wife and mother next door.

Seeing the girl wearing an apron in front of me, the captain maid nodded with satisfaction. Although the employee came to the cake house for a short time, he would learn everything quickly, and now he is the best skilled pastry chef in the store.

"Come with me, I have an important task to you." She put her hand in front of her waist and took the girl out of the kitchen room.

‘Golden Flame Tulip’ is the property of Count Hongquan. This nobleman from Wanglonggang is said to have his ancestors from the East. Although he has many generations of mixed races, he still maintains the characteristics of black hair and black eyes.

Under the guidance of the maid, Bumansha came to the second floor of the front hall of the pastry house, which is usually a place to receive distinguished guests.

At this moment, a noble handsome man in his 30s was sitting on the sofa waiting. He was wearing a black dress, and his side collar was embroidered with gold and red threads.

"This is the current Earl of Red Own, Lord Li Lin." The maid next to him introduced to Bumansha.

"Hello, Lord Li Lin." Bumansha nodded and saluted.

"I haven't come to the store for a long time. I heard that a talent has recently been released, so I'll have some trouble this time to take a look."

The man with long black hair sat on the sofa with his legs knocking, looking at the girl who was next door and continuing to speak.

"Maybe I didn't train these people well, and it seems that I almost recognized a real dragon."

"Bunya, you step down first."

"Yes, master." Then the chief maid with glasses quietly retreated and closed the door before leaving.

Seeing this scene, Bumansha was not panicked and looked at the Count of Red Ox quietly.

"Miss Bumantha is graduate of Emmenas." The young count leaned forward, took out the teacup on the table, and poured out the hot tea from the teapot.

"Yes, sir."

"Don't be so reserved, you sit down first." He put two cups of tea and placed one of them in front of Bumansha.

"With Miss Bumansha's strength, working in the cake house is really a bit inexplicable." After a little inquiry recently, he learned that this girl was a top student of Emmenas in the past and had won three consecutive championships in the school.

"Nothing, I actually like to make snacks."

Bumansha sat down and replied naturally. Perhaps this is the confidence of a genius. Even if she has no identity, she is not afraid of the count in front of her.

"That's it." Li Lin knocked on the handrail of the sofa with his fingers. Seeing that the girl didn't look like she was lying, she had to sigh at the end.

"Then I have to respect your ideas."

"Actually, this time I came to you. At the beginning, I wanted to find someone to complete a task. You should know the current emperor."

"Your Majesty is wise and powerful, but he has not yet been married. It was not until recently that the news came from Tyniya that your Majesty already has an engagement partner. In order to prepare for the wedding, it is naturally necessary to make perfect preparations from all parties."

"And our 'Golden Flame Tulip' was invited to make pastries. Of course, it is just an invitation at the moment. We have to compete with more than ten other well-known pastry houses in the empire to pass the assessment and become the pastry supplier for this wedding banquet."

"If I could supply pastries for the emperor's wedding banquet, what a glory and reputation it would be, you should be able to guess it without me saying it. And this time we must come up with the best works."

"When you hear this, you must also understand the reason for finding you."

"I will bring five of the best skilled pastry chefs in the cake house to Titania to participate in this campaign. Before that, I hope you can create new categories that will refresh people, firmly attract the attention of the selection officers, and stand out from the campaign."

"I understand." Bumansha nodded.

"In the next month, you can use the ingredients in the kitchen as you like. I will also equip you with two assistants to facilitate your experiments and make new pastries. If you have any special ingredients, you can also tell Buniya, and she will meet your requirements."

"Don't be stingy with expensive materials. Perhaps the more expensive it is, the better. As long as you can help me win the pastry supply for this royal wedding banquet, I will prepare you a huge reward of 3,000 gold coins."

"I believe this is also a considerable asset for the top students of Emmenas."

"Thank you for your support." Bumansha stood up and thanked.

"Very good, then I'll ask Miss Bumansha this time." The count drank tea and put it back on the table.

Afterwards, Bumansha said goodbye and opened the door and left.

"Ah, is that fast?" The maid on duty outside the door looked at Bumansha coming out and said in a little surprised. Then he looked inside through the gap. Seeing that the Count was safe and sound, he breathed a sigh of relief.

After Bumansha left, the cute-looking maid returned to the room. She sniffed with her nose, and then looked at her master with a slightly curious look.

"Don't look at me with that kind of eyes, you maid with impure thoughts." Li Lin pulled his slightly tight tie.

"I can't blame me for this. After all, Miss Bumansha is really popular." The maid packed up the table and saw two cups on it.

Unexpectedly, the master poured her tea himself. It seems that he would treat this Miss Bumansha well in the future, and he might be able to become his mistress.

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Third Age, June 1698.

The emperor of the Canghong Empire publicly announced his engagement partner, a girl from a small noble family in the south.

Once this news was released, it caused countless controversy. Some people envy, some people were jealous, and some people said that this was not in accordance with the etiquette and law. His Majesty the Emperor should marry a more noble partner. A girl like this is only worthy of being the lover behind His Majesty the Emperor and must not be allowed to ascend to the throne of the Queen.

Amid countless arguments and quarrels, the ordinary noble girl, "Lily Esther", quickly entered everyone's sight, and her own family also became the object of attention.

But this time the emperor of the empire still maintained his usual majesty and decisiveness, suppressing all opposition. For this young emperor who achieved great achievements, pride and confidence seemed to be inevitable. He had enough time and energy to control the empire and make it an ideal appearance.

And he is so powerful, naturally he will not lose his will and desires because of all kinds of gossip. Since he wants it, he will definitely gain it.

After this, the nobles in the empire gradually understood the emperor's determination.

Perhaps this seemingly ordinary girl will eventually become the humble queen in the history of the empire, and can she control the bright red rose scepter?
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