The latest website: Sulkina sat abruptly in this hall, and everything so far gave her a refreshment. She was a little shy when she was young, and she was by no means a fool in her mind.

The girl kept quiet and thought carefully about her current position. Although she still knew little about the situation in the Kingdom of Ross, the tall, blond man who carried her off his horse was King Ross, and the king asked an old gold-armored The man knelt down and saluted.

"An old man wearing a pure gold armor suit? Are those bear heads behind him hunting by himself when he was young? It's scary. But... it's not terrible." The girl caught in a little conflict can only understand With a small amount of Norse vocabulary, it seems that the old man in golden armor is the father of King Ross?

Even his adoptive mother, a noblewoman who led troops to conquer the entire Polotsk, called the old man his father.

Her eyes also noticed that when the adults were discussing some things in the northern language, her fianc Karryurikovich, the boy kept poking his head to express something.

Solkina wants to keep a low profile, and it is best not to let others observe herself. But she was dressed up in jewels by Carlotta, sitting here as a beautiful little girl in Nordic dress. When she appeared in front of her eyes, Otto had already noticed the child.

What she didn't know was that her own existence itself was one of the matters of this gathering of the top nobles in Ross.

Otto's sword has been handed over to Rurik, and the moment he handed the sword over, a sense of loss also arises spontaneously.

Otto kept noticing the eager little Karl, and simply waved his hand: "Maybe there is no need to talk about the war anymore. Karl, do you want to say something to grandpa? Come! Come to grandpa." The little boy waited for this moment, He stood up abruptly, followed his grandfather's order and rushed up laughingly to sit sideways beside him.

What else could Otto do? He stroked his grandson's head, neck, arms and waist, clearly checking whether the kid was strong and tough.

"You are still too thin. Karl, you are destined to lead the army in battle. You should eat more meat and fish, and become stronger sooner. It's like..." Otto couldn't help but glanced at the smiling Rurik, and said again: " Just like me when I was young."

"But Grandpa." Little Karnunu said, "Were you very strong when you were young? It feels...my arms are as thick as yours."

"Boy, what are you talking about?" Otto was annoyed and funny. The grandson was speechless, looking at his arms, the atrophy caused by aging was indeed shocking, and he couldn't say anything more.

Conscious that he had said the wrong thing, Carl's small eyes noticed the scathing stare from his mother.

"Hey." Carl continued to dawdle beside his grandfather,

"I'm already trying to eat more, and we've already conquered Polotsk. Mom said I'll officially become Duke of Ostara when I'm an adult. Mom also chose a noble wife for me in Polotsk, so In a few years, I can... also be a father. Just like my father, I became a father very early." Little Carl was a little incoherent, and instead of feeling ashamed when he said these words, he thought it was an extremely honorable thing.

"Are you a wife? Has your mother engaged you?" Otto asked softly.

"It's her, my fiance is right in front of your eyes?" Karl pointed with his little finger, and now Solkina, who had been quiet before, could no longer be calm.

"It turned out to be her. I thought this girl was your servant..." Carlotta still needed to explain this matter, and Otto immediately asked his grandson's mother: "Carlotta, what's going on?"

"Father." Carlotta immediately moved forward on the wooden floor and faced Otto further: "Let me explain slowly." So, Solkina Vyacheslavina is really Bo The direct female descendants of the former leader of Lotsk?

Otto and Rurik were in the north, and the specific situation in Polotsk could only be explained by those who had experienced it.

The Principality of Ostara was authorized to conquer there, and the Duchess Carlotta enjoyed absolute power there.

If Carlotta says the girl is

"Princess of Old Polotsk" she must be. But whether such a girl is noble is another matter, and whether she is worthy of Karl is another matter.

Here Solkina is like a rag doll who can be dressed up by others, controlled by the strong. If she is noble, she is noble, and if she is the daughter of the defeated, she is a slave.

In terms of law, Otto was responsible for the initial expansion of Ross, and Rurik used his father's power as the specific commander of the battle.

As long as Otto is still alive, he still has a lot of prestige in the current Kingdom of Ross. What's more, the son still respects himself, not only respecting himself as a father, but also respecting power - because Rurik's initial power came from his own gift, so he got the opportunity to gain greater power through a series of measures.

"She is just an ordinary child. Since you consider the daughter of a defeated man to be noble, and intend to accept her as my grandson's wife. Carlotta, you have full authority in this matter. You don't have to bring this girl to me. You ...don't ask me anything."

"Father." Carlota said cautiously: "Your grandson Karl is born noble. He is a descendant of the family of the Duke of Ostara who was conferred by the King of Sweden. Now Rurik is the King of Sweden, so you are the King of the King of Sweden. Of course Rurik and I can make decisions about Karl's marriage according to the tradition, you are a nobler existence, we really need your affirmation. Only true barbarians don't pay attention to fame and blood.

Although once called by the Franks

"Barbarians", a series of large northern families living in Northern Europe, do not consider themselves barbaric. What Carlota hinted was very straightforward, that is, he hoped that the oldest and still alive old Otto in the traditional Swedish world would give Solkina a title.

not

"The Duchess of Ostara", but a higher status.

"I can give her a new identity. Rurik." Otto looked at his son: "Speaking of legal principles, you are the king of Ross and the king of Sweden. You can decide on this matter."

"Father. It's up to you to decide, and I will approve it later."

"Alright. Now bring this girl to me, and I want to see her for myself." Solkina always wanted to be a little transparent, but now the old man pinched her chin and looked at her carefully.

As the conqueror of the Novgorod region, Otto naturally understood the Slavic language. He had a hard time examining the girl, and couldn't help but think of his eldest granddaughter Velika, as well as Queen Svetlana when she was a child.

It is very strange that when the old man looked at her carefully, Solkina was not afraid. She answered some questions calmly, which attracted the old man's serious satisfaction.

"A Slavic girl from Polotsk, dressed like a Swedish girl. Since Karl is a year older than you and me, it's okay to be his sister for a while. But you are not a Swedish girl, and your thin arms can't hold a sword. , you can't be a human Valkyrie at all. However, you can be a nobleman As if the old man was talking to himself, Solkina was a little confused. At least now she understands that this old man is Ross once. supreme ruler of.

"Solkina! Child! Now, half-kneel in front of me like a warrior." Otto's abrupt order surprised everyone present.

After a little dazed, Solkina followed suit mechanically, kneeling on one knee and saluting like a real soldier.

"You're not a fighter, you don't have the qualifications to be a fighter. This...isn't a big problem." After that, Otto's old right hand directly clasped Solkina's celestial cap, as if all the people who were looking forward to it announced: "I !Otto! The King of the Ross King, and the King of the Swedish King. Canonize you! Solkina! As the Duchess of Polotsk. From then on, Polotsk and Ostara merged! I recognize you, Solkina! Erkina Vyacheslavina is the first wife of my grandson Karl Rurikson." Even if his father does not perform a canonization ceremony, Rurik still wants to find a time to do a ceremony to make Sorkin Na has a clear noble status.

After all, Ross is not what it used to be. After all, Solkina is just the daughter of the defeated, and her status automatically becomes a slave. It is hard to say that this kind of woman is worthy of her noble son.

She must at least be a countess, and Rurik didn't think that his father might have given her the title directly on a whim.

Is the title of "Duke" too high? But after thinking about it, the Swedish king Olegin sealed off all the Swedish tribal leaders and families

"Duke", regardless of the strength of each tribe, has the same legal status. This is very important!

At that time, the Aostara tribe, which was almost wiped out by the war, had the status of a principality. The noble status was placed here, which made it possible for Aostara to recover rapidly under the control of Ross, and even authorized its external expansion.

Even now, Otto canonized Solkina as the duchess is a stroke of geniusin this way, Polotsk has become a closed city of the Kingdom of Ross, and the king has the responsibility to defend Polotsk from the ravages of the Smolensk army .

Perhaps Otto gave his granddaughter-in-law a noble status just because he loved his precious grandson to avoid his grandson's embarrassment.

Rurik, who had deeper thoughts, firmly agreed with his father's proposition. The great hall was full of joy, and a noble female vassal came into being.

However, Suolkina, who was involved, still didn't understand the dramatic change in her identity. The men and women smiled heartily, and her nervous heart was completely relieved.

Solkina is completely illiterate, there is no doubt about it. Fortunately, she is only eight years old and still young, so it is not too late to start learning cultural knowledge.

Rurik also learned that the girl's parents died in the war in 841, and Ross's position in that war was full

"Intruder". Now it can be said that this time and that time, Polotsk has been completely included in the territory of Ross, and after the war, it seems that there are only a group of obedient citizens left in the area.

Are they really obedient citizens? A friendly mutual relationship requires collusion through some major events as an opportunity, and the best opportunity is nothing else, it is to form a coalition to jointly attack others.

It's good now, Vadim led troops to attack, and Rurik instantly had an extra reason to send troops, the so-called

"Defense of the Rus' Principality of Polotsk". Therefore, as Solkina has a clear status as a vassal, the defenders of the Novopolotsk fortress want to transform the occupying army into an allied army.

But the Novopolotsk fortress is on the banks of the West Dvina River in the far south. Even if the Ross cavalry wants to save it, it will not be able to kill it in three or two days.

Fortunately, the present is a special period, and there is no assembly cost for the Ross standing army at all, because the army is basically in a state of assembly and training before the autumn harvest.

Carlotta took her two children to stay in Novgorod temporarily. She had a heart-to-heart chat with Queen Svetlana, recalling the days when they lived together in the past.

Little Karl wanted to call the queen his aunt, so Solkina also had an additional aunt in a foreign land.

Everything was new, and being in a huge city protected by thick walls and defended by a large army, Solkina felt an unprecedented sense of security.

Back in the day, even if she was indeed the granddaughter of the old chieftain, a backward productive way of life did not ensure that Polotsk's native nobles were well-fed.

Girls like her, like other village girls, have to participate in collective labor at a young age.

On the other hand, the Russian nobles living in Novgorod have already lived a prosperous life. When the day was canonized, Svetlana was doing other things with her son Osborn.

Although he was not there, he realized what it meant when he learned of Solkina's new identity - today's Solkina is probably like Carlotta in the past.

Where is Polotsk? It is said that it is in the far south, an existence farther than Vitebsk Fortress, the southernmost stronghold in the Ross Inland.

From Vitebsk to Novgorod at the speed of running a dead horse, it would take at least a week of non-stop running.

Sufficient spatial distance hinted at one thing that was enough to make Svetlana feel at ease. The so-called tiger-headed young Karl succeeded to the duke position, and this kid would have to travel to the south of the kingdom, making his influence completely leave the Ross kingdom. core area.

Consciously, there is no need to be wary at all. The beautiful queen is full of love for her sister Carlota, who is a guest, and her two children, a boy and a girl.

The bronze oil lamps on the wooden walls of the house are lit, and the chandelier hanging from the beams of the thirty-two oil lamps dances to give the house a brighter light.

This is a piece of the Novgorod Palace. It is not a formal house, but it is enough for the nobles to spend a warm and comfortable family life.

Svetlana prepared a dinner for her sister who came from afar. She had already learned that the war broke out suddenly. It was not Ross who took the initiative to attack, but the old enemy Vadim who had fled suddenly appeared.

She was the witness of the war ten years ago. As the youngest daughter of the nobleman of White Tree Manor, she was dressed like a Valkyrie. After being incorporated into the Ross army, she personally manipulated the crossbow to participate in the battle.

This period of the royal family allowed her and Carlota to share the same hatred. After all, it was learned from the mouth of the prisoners that Vadim was too ambitious, and he tried to take the Krivich community in Smolensk to conquer the entire north.

A delicious meal is served on the table, which is noodles in venison sauce made of sifted fine flour, and it is also poured with pickled cabbage juice to enhance the taste.

There is also thick boiled cheese and mushroom soup, honey-drizzled pastries, and even sweet and sour rye kvass.

This is not a rich meal, in Svetlana's view, it is just a daily family feast. This was a strong mental stimulus for Solkina, the excessive sweetness from honey deeply stimulated her heart, and the strange food of noodles, no need for others to teach, delicious things can't stop after just one bite.

The little girl grabbed a wooden fork and poked into a large bowl of noodles to eat. It was the first time in her life that she stuffed her stomach full of carbohydrates. Under the stimulation of this strong carbohydrate, she soon felt extremely sleepy...Indeed, it lasted for a long time It was pretty good for the little girl to persist until now and not fall asleep during the horseback riding march of the day.

Solkina was lethargic, and so was Carl, who was full. The two children got together, ignoring the food on the dining table, snuggled up and lying on the deerskin blanket. Seeing this, Svetlana called the servant, so a calico blanket covered the two of them for the time being. .

The elder brother and sister fell asleep due to exhaustion, and little Osborne, who wanted to play with the two, had no choice but to continue sitting beside his mother, and after a while, the boy also fell asleep.

"Hey, the children are all asleep. Shall we continue to wait for Rurik?" Carlota asked with a smile.

"Him?" Svetlana curled her lips in feigned embarrassment: "The matter of war is indeed urgent, and Rurik shouldn't be in such a hurry, right? Just rush to rectify his troops at night, as if he will send troops tomorrow morning .

"I'm really in a hurry. I can't wait for the Ross cavalry to dispatch immediately. As for these two children." Carlotta glanced at the two sleeping soundly,

"Karl and Solkina can stay here. May I ask you to look after them for me?"

"That's not a problem. I know how to fight. Karl is not good enough to go to the battlefield. Even if this Solkina has a noble status, she is not a female warrior. It's just that Karl is the son of Rurik. If this kid wants to Go to war. What are you going to do?"

"I'll let him stay in Novgorod." Carlota shrugged,

"Without my son, I can fight without any worries. UU Reading www.uukanshu.com"

"When do you plan to leave? How long do you want to stay in Novgorod? I will ask my brother to help you gather the military supplies quickly."

"Thank you." Carlotta said with a satisfied face: "It depends on when Rurik is ready. Obviously you know him best."

"Maybe at most three days, the Russian cavalry will go south. Rurik is blessed by the great **** of the north, and the army will look forward to wherever he goes. No snow or snow can stop this winter war. I wish you, sister, and my stay Rick...decisive victory. Best to take Vadim captive, or if not, cut off his head. As all the Varyags say, use the skull of the archenemy as a goblet. Hard to imagine this The arrogant words came from the mouth of Queen Svetlana of pure Slavic blood. Carlotta was very cheered up and extremely satisfied.

"I'm afraid you can't wait to fight in person, kill that Vadim."

"Letting him escape ten years ago led to the war this winter. Alas..." Svetlana couldn't help but hook her head to support her growing belly: "Osborn needs a younger brother. I have to rest now."

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