Chapter 5 Guardian Knight
The second day.
In the early morning, John was awakened by the conversation between maids and the knight.
"Baron Master hasn't come back yet. What should we do?"
Knight: "Although young master was not caught last night, the man hasn't been released yet. He is still in the mood to sleep."
John he had to get up because of the quarrel between the two.
He opened the door and rolled his eyes at the two people who were talking in the corridor. "What's wrong with you in the early morning?"
The maid seemed to have stayed up all night and looked haggard. Her eyes were still red, as if she had cried. "Young master, don't you worry about the safety of the Baron Master?"
The knight also looked worried.
They were slaves of the Ducasse clan, and their fates were bound to the clan. How could they not worry?
John was helpless, he comforted them. "It's all right. Don't worry. I've solved the problem. Go ahead with your own business."
You have solved it?
How is that possible?
The Emperor gave the order himself. You didn't even inherit title. How could you solve it?
The maid and the knight's eyes were full of distrust.
At this moment, a loud voice of a strange man came from outside, "John. Duke. Ducasse sir, the emperor invites you to have breakfast in the palace."
"What?" The maid was stunned.
The knight was stunned. "Your... Your Majesty invited... Young master to have breakfast in the palace?"
John smiled and said, "I told you earlier that I was fine, but you didn't believe me just now. Well, I'll freshen up and go to the palace. You can take care of the house."
Then he went out to welcome the people sent by the emperor.
The maids and the knight who were still standing in the corridor looked at each other in disbelief, as if they had seen surprise and confusion in their eyes.
The knight asked in a daze, "How did young master do it?"
The maid shook her head and answered, "I don't know."
Then there was admiration in her eyes. "No matter how young master did it, he is amazing. He saved the Baron Master, and Your Majesty invited him to have breakfast together. It's amazing!"
The knight teased, "Are you in love with young master?"
The maid's breast was so big that it even trembled two times.
"Don't I have the right to seduce young master?"
John didn't know that his action of rescuing the family in such a critical moment would actually make the only maid in the family have an idea of seducing him.
After freshening up, he followed the people sent by the emperor into the imperial palace.
In the imperial palace.
John thought it would take a long time for him to see Constantine XI.
However, to his surprise, as soon as he entered the palace, he was led to see Constantine XI.
It was a palace similar to an auditorium.
As soon as John entered, he saw four or five people sitting at the long table.
Needless to say, the leader of the more than 40 year old man in a purple robe was definitely Constantine XI.
John took a closer look, Constantine XI was thin, but his eyes were very deep. One could tell that he was very thoughtful at the first glance.
Under the left side of Constantine XI sat Abbas.
John didn't know the other two people. Judging from the clothes, they might be the officials with more power.
And Johns father John, Baron Ducasse, was sitting at the last seat on the right.
"Your Majesty." John saluted.
As soon as Constantine XI saw it, a smile immediately appeared on his face. He said, Baron Ducasse, let your son sit next to you.
Baron Ducasse stand up and said, Thank you, Your Majesty."
John said nothing and sat next to Baron Ducasse.
He saw Abbas winking at him.
This scene was witnessed by Constantine XI.
However, John saw joy in the eyes of Constantine XI.
He roughly guessed what was going on. It must have been the success of Abbas's strategy.
While Constantine XI was talking with Abbas, he asked in a low voice, "Father, why did Your Majesty invite me to have breakfast together?"
Baron Ducasse's eyes were full of joy. He also said in a low voice, "You'll know later. It's a good thing."
John curious, "Can't you just tell me?"
Baron Ducasse grinned, "In fact, I don't know what exactly happened, but Your Majesty not only let me out in the middle of the night, but also said that he wanted to raise the rank for me."
Raise the rank?
There is no reason to invite me to the imperial palace for breakfast.
John still confused.
But when Baron Ducasse said so, John was in a good mood.
If baron goes up, it means viscount!
Although Eastern Roman Empire's aristocrats didn't have a territory, they would divide the real estate according to the different title.
If viscount, there must be much more real estate than baron!
John didn't expect that things would turn bad to good and there would be a large area of real estate in the following.
"As for why asking you to have breakfast in the palace..." Baron Ducasse smiled brighter. "Do you know Your Majesty's niece, Princess Zoe??"
John asked in reply, "Princess Zoe?"
Of course, he knew!
This woman was so famous!
Many people might not know who the Zoe Palaiologina was, but she later had a name called Sophia Palaiologina!
Yes, Zoe was the second wife of Grand Prince Ivan III and her grandson, Ivan IV, was the first Tsar of the Russian Kingdom!
But the problem came again.
If John's memory serves right, this Zoe princess should have just been born.
John didn't know why the emperor asked him to come here.
Fortunately, Baron Ducasse solved John's problem again. He said, "Your Majesty wants you to be the princess's Guardian Knight!"
The Guardian Knight?
John widened his eyes and didn't expect that such a good thing would happen to him!
Of course, Eastern Roman Empire didn't have the title of Guardian Knight.
The Guardian Knight meant that John was a knight that only belonged to the Princess Zoe.
And Constantine XI didn't have a son or daughter. If Eastern Roman Empire continued to exist, the next emperor would only be the Princess Zoe.
Then, as the closest Knight of the Princess Zoe, what would happen to John?
Everyone could think of the answer!
As long as the Princess Zoe ascended the throne, John would definitely become one of the most powerful people in the whole Eastern Roman Empire, and even be conferred the title of governor and Lord!
At the thought of this, John's heart beat non-stop. He felt that he had earned a lot.
On second thought, even if Eastern Roman Empire was about to perish, the Princess Zoe would marry Grand Prince Ivan III.
John felt that even if he didn't do anything in his life, the noble life would not be affected.
He might even get a piece of land from Principality of Russia in the future. After all, the aristocrats with territory at this time had the right of virgin first night.
Hiss.
The more he thought about it, the more excited he felt.
At this moment, John was full of expectations for the bright future.
Well, in fact, John didn't know that the right of virgin first night he knew was different from the real one.