I'm not a lord

Chapter 140 Only victory is allowed, no defeat is allowed!
In the Shoal Territory Castle, seven ladies from various parties gathered together.

Among them were five knight ladies from the White River Alliance, and two duchess maids from the Golden Deer Castle.

They will witness Yagna's childbirth tonight.

On the continent of Diewas, there is indeed a tradition of witnessing the birth of nobility.

When the previous King of the North was born, the three great Dukes of the North were all present to serve as official witnesses to the birth of the new king and ensure the legitimacy of the succession to the throne.

It is said that the former king had a black leaf-shaped birthmark on his buttocks, and when the three dukes left the capital, they received a gold pendant similar in shape to the birthmark as a token of trust and souvenir.

As for a small place like Shoal Territory, it shouldn't have attracted so many witnesses.

Normally, two or three witnesses from outside the area are sufficient.

However, due to the complexity of the situation and Yagena's special identity, many forces were involved, which led to the scene of "immortals lined up like hemp".

At dusk, when Yagna in the delivery room on the second floor howled in pain, the ladies waiting in the lobby on the first floor were still in the mood to start a gambling game.

Hosted by the wife of the oldest old knight, all the ladies made their purchases.

"Girl, I guess it's a girl!"

"It must be a boy. He's screaming so loudly. His voice is as loud as mine back then."

"Why not twins?"

"Then you can bet on twins! If you win, you take it all!"

"Okay, then I'll bet it's twins!"

The ladies placed their silver coins on the table and waited for the final result with great interest.

In the North, gambling is a common social custom.

From kings and nobles to common people in the countryside, almost everyone gambles.

Not only can you use gambling tools such as dice and cards, you can also bet on various random events.

It's a rare opportunity for the ladies to get together, so they naturally wouldn't miss such a good opportunity to make a bet.

After the bet was confirmed, a young knight's wife suddenly asked, "Where is the child's father? Hasn't he shown up yet?"

The maid from the Golden Deer Castle replied, "You forgot that Miss Yagena has already severed her relationship with him."

"Do you believe it?" The Knight's wife asked boldly, without any intention of lowering her voice.

Their identity is messenger.

According to Northern tradition, envoys should have immunity.

As long as you don't insult your master, you deserve to be treated well.

The Duchess's maid immediately raised her right index finger and said, "Shh, I think pregnant women should be treated with respect."

The elderly lady who ran the gambling game had noticed the gradually fading sounds upstairs and warned, "Please keep quiet, everyone. I think the result will be soon."

But at this moment, the second brother Hugo pushed the door open wearing chain mail and swept his sinister eyes over the seven ladies present.

"Ladies and young ladies, the gambling time is over. Please follow me."

At the same time, the lady who was upstairs preparing to watch the birthing scene with her own eyes was also driven downstairs.

The eldest lady angrily scolded the second-oldest, "What do you want? We are messengers!"

The second brother stretched out his hand and made an invitation gesture: "I just want to ask you to chat somewhere else." "Why? We are here to witness Yagena's childbirth! You can't..."

Before the lady could finish her words, the second brother blocked her mouth with the cold light of his unsheathed sword.

Then he waved his left hand, and immediately ten fully armed soldiers rushed into the house and took away all the gossipy ladies.

Outside the castle, Lynn personally led two hundred soldiers to capture all the messengers who were waiting for news in the residence.

Some people tried to resist, but he knocked them to the ground with the back of his sword and imprisoned them on the spot.

These residences built on the south side of the castle were also transformed into temporary prisons for imprisoning the envoys.

Before building these residences, the kind-hearted Lin En specifically ordered the craftsmen to build the walls higher to give the envoys enough sense of security.

In the twilight, the second brother led his troops to meet up with Lin En and made a gesture of wiping his neck: "Brother, why don't you just kill them all?"

Lin En replied, "They are just messengers. There's no point in killing them. Just lock them up for a while. We will also send messengers to other forces in the future. You must especially keep a close eye on the two messengers from the Duchess. Don't let them escape."

It’s not that Lin En suddenly softened his heart.

Killing messengers is mutual. If you can kill other people's messengers, others can naturally kill your messengers.

Especially since among these envoys there was the Duchess' maid from Golden Deer Castle.

What, you mean attacking the envoy from Shoal Territory?
That was done by horse bandits, what does it have to do with me, Lin En, the Lord of Baihe?
Even if we take a step back, it was Baron Roman of White Bear Territory who sent people disguised as horse bandits, and it has nothing to do with me, Lin En.

Once the four baronies in the south are taken, Lynn will shed his old identity and step onto the northern stage as the new 'Lord of the White River'.

The alias of Roman, the second son of Count Coldwind, was no longer of any use to him.

After ordering the second brother to keep an eye on the messengers, Lin En sheathed his sword and walked into the castle.

When he went up to the second floor, he heard the baby crying in the delivery room. The sternness on his face quickly turned into a gentle smile.

Yagna gave birth to a girl for him.

According to their previous agreement, if it was a girl, she would be named Yagienka in memory of Yagna's deceased mother.

In the North, Jagienka is the name of a reed, symbolizing toughness and wildness, which fits the 'Tough Reed' emblem of the Shoal family.

"My lord, I'm sorry, it's a girl."

Lin En gently stroked Yagena's cheek and looked at her little daughter who had long been asleep beside her. She comforted her, "It's okay. Thank you for your hard work. I will protect her inheritance rights. No one can take away the Shoal Territory. I promise you."

"When will we go south?" Yagena stretched out her arm with difficulty and held Lin En's broad palm, as if she wanted to lend her remaining little strength to her man.

Lin En held her soft hand tightly: "Tomorrow."

The next morning, Lin En left the Shoal Territory with more than 900 soldiers, including 18 cavalrymen serving as personal guards.

To prevent any accidents, he left a hundred soldiers with the second brother.

These soldiers were used to protect the Shoal Territory Castle, supervise envoys, and serve as a final reserve.

There are two roads connecting the Shallow Beach Territory and the Green Lake Territory, both of which are relatively narrow dirt roads in the forest.

It was the last Sunday in February, and the snow on the roads had already melted almost completely.

Lin En and the third brother split into two groups and marched along the road according to the predetermined plan, heading straight for Green Lake Territory as quickly as possible.

This battle was for both his personal ambition and his newborn daughter.

Only victory is allowed, no defeat is allowed!
(End of this chapter)