I'm not a lord

Chapter 116 Letter to the Duchess

Yagna sat high on the main seat in the hall of the Shallows Lord, accepting audiences from a group of knights and stewards in turn.

The hidden knight from White Oak Village also arrived.

The outcome of the civil war in the territory has been decided, and these fence-sitters will naturally come and swear allegiance to the victor.

Lin En sat next to her and also received an audience.

The autumn midday sun shone through the glass windows into the hall, casting a sacred golden glow over the two of them.

"This is the Baron of White Bear Territory. Without his full support, I would never have been able to recapture the territory belonging to the Shoal Family."

Yagna introduced Lynn's identity to a group of fence-sitters.

The knights and stewards all had flattering smiles on their faces.

How could they not guess?
The child in Miss Yagena's belly is obviously the son of the White Bear Baron.

Only with this relationship can the young lady ask him for support.

And it seems that the lady is not his official wife. It is either a secret marriage or they are just lovers.

All those present were respectable people. They saw through the situation but did not speak out, and they all realized that the leader of the shallows would implement a dual-decision system in the future.

"Everyone go back first and pacify the various manors and villages."

After the management of the territory swore allegiance to the new master, Yagna announced the adjournment of the meeting.

Then she stood up, ran her fingertips across the rough oak table, and looked at the bronze trident candlestick in the center of the table.

Everything feels so familiar.

She came back and finally took back her family's territory and castle.

For a moment, Yagena was a little confused.

The desire for revenge sustained her.

But when she completed her revenge, her mind went blank.

She didn't know what to do next or where to go.

Her fingers roamed across the long oak table like a deer lost in the forest.

Lin En naturally knew the confusion in the heart of the person beside him. He stood up and walked to Yagna, holding the wandering hand.

"Don't worry, I will be by your side and will always guide you. Your first priority right now is to write a letter to the Duchess."

Helping Yagna take revenge is only the first and easiest step in Lin En's plan to transform the Shoal Territory.

What awaits him will be endless busyness.

According to the information provided by Bova, Flora had actually made a backup plan in advance.

The knight stationed at the southern end of the territory has already headed south to Green Lake Territory. It is definitely too late to send people to chase him now.

By tomorrow at the latest, the Baron of Green Lake will learn of the changes in Shoalland and will most likely report it to the Duke of Swampland and the Court of Nobles.

What Lin En had to do now was to get ahead of the Baron of Green Lake and deliver Yagna's handwritten letter to the Duchess.

The Duke of Swamp's lair is called 'Golden Deer Castle', built on the island in the middle of the Golden Deer Lake, hundreds of kilometers west of Sanhe City.

The noble court was established next to the castle.

The Duchess did not accompany the Duke on his expedition to the crown territory this time, but stayed in the castle to handle territory affairs for the Duke.

Although Yagena did not have a close relationship with the Duchess, she had been her maid for more than a year, so they had a good relationship.

"I'll write a letter right away."

After being reminded by Lynn, Yagna immediately went to the study on the second floor of the castle.

Because the castle had voluntarily opened its doors and surrendered, the valuable documents in the study were intact, including various deeds, account books, books, etc. The layout of the study was still familiar. Yagna walked to the desk, pulled out a walnut chair and sat down, picked up the quill pen, and spread out the parchment. It felt like everything happened yesterday.

Looking at the familiar brown bookcase and the two familiar rows of parchment books on the bookcase, and stroking the agate ink bottle that her father once used, she was a little dazed for a moment.

But she quickly cheered up, wiped away the tears from her eyes, and quickly wrote a touching letter of confession.

In the letter, she denounced Flora and Henrik as an adulterous couple, and claimed that she had received support from a group of loyal knights in the Shoal Territory and was able to barely regain the territory.

She also claimed that she was pregnant and the father of her child was the current Baron of White Bear Territory.

As for her specific relationship with Baron White Bear, the letter was vague.

Of course, she repeatedly emphasized in the letter that the Shoal Territory would always remain loyal to the Duke, and as long as the Duke recognized the inheritance rights of her unborn child, the Shoal Territory would definitely pay next year's shield tax in advance.

After Lynn checked it, he handed the letter to Leon.

There are indeed some loopholes in the letter, which would easily arouse the suspicion of the Duke and Duchess of Moorland.

But this is the best solution for Lin En at the moment.

He was betting that the Duke of Swampland had no time to care about the remote Shoal Territory, and that the Duke would condone the changes in the Shoal Territory for the sake of the Cold Wind Family.

But Lin En was still wearing the vest of the second son of Earl of Cold Wind.

With the battle for the throne having reached this point, it is unlikely that the Duke of Swampland will lead his army back to the Duchy.

He must garrison the crown lands to help his new vassals secure their newfound territories.

Once he leaves, all the previous efforts will be lost.

Besides, the White Bear Territory and the Shallow Shoal Territory did not really rebel, and the taxes due this year and next year will not be reduced by a single gold shield.

In short, as long as the Duke's elite court knights remain in the crown territory, everything will be fine.

As for the group of noble knights who stayed behind in the Duke's territory, in Lin En's eyes they were just a bunch of rabble, and he would not be afraid even if there were three or four hundred of them.

What's more, these noble knights have already been preoccupied with their own affairs. They have to suppress the refugee uprising and block the offensive of the other two dukes.

Leon will return to Sanhe City by boat today, and then send someone to deliver the letter to Jinlu Fort as quickly as possible.

"My friend, although I regret not being able to witness the battle scenes I imagined, your army is indeed impressive."

Leon said goodbye to Lynn at the dock in Shoal Territory, and praised Lynn's army highly.

You can tell how strong an army is just by looking at its momentum.

The more than 300 people under Lin En's command were like a forest when they arrived at that station. Even with Leon's eyes, he could see that this army was extraordinary.

What amazed Leon even more was the way Lynn seized the Shoal Territory.

Advancing by land and sea, forging flags, and planting traitors. All of this was completely unexpected by Leon.

When he saw the Shoal Territory Castle open its gates on its own, he was still a little bit incredulous.

No, man, is it that easy to capture a barony?
From embarking on the boat to entering the castle, it only took half a day!

But Leon only saw the surface work, and he was completely blind to Lynn's off-stage skills.

He didn't know how much energy and money Lin En had spent to put together this army of more than 300 people, and how long he had planned in advance.

From the very beginning, what Lynn pursued was to defeat the enemy without fighting.

Even without the traitor Bova, he was very confident that the castle could open its doors on its own.

This is the confidence that the professional army of more than 300 people and the right to claim power give him!
After occupying the Shoal Territory, Lin En asked the fifth brother to return to the White Bear Territory immediately with the refugee army and the wild people's archers, while the third and fourth brothers were stationed at the road exit at the southern end of the territory and the main manors respectively.

With the army in hand, he wanted to carry out a major operation on the shallows.

(End of this chapter)