in the name of the queen

Chapter 13 The captain is still a soft girl
  Margaret was very satisfied with Roland, so she added a lot of information to the training. Not only did she teach Roland how to grasp boundaries, she also told many unknown secrets in the aristocratic circle.

During the training session in the evening, she even gave Roland a good midnight snack according to the ancient and authentic etiquette of the upper class aristocracy.

She did not tell Roland the origin of these etiquette, but just asked him to learn them first.

After a long training session, Margaret wiped the sweat from her forehead with a handkerchief and reminded with a smile:
  "Go home, take a hot bath and go to bed early. We will continue tomorrow."

Roland sent Teacher Mary to the door, complaining secretly in his heart. He also wanted to take a nice bath and fall asleep, but it was impossible.

He still has an appointment to attend.

Thinking of the female spy Jin Yuan, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

This guy is definitely not as innocent as he seems.

You have to be careful when dealing with her to avoid being eaten alive.

It is not difficult to be a portrait model, but the difficult thing is to be a model for Captain Alina.

In the last portrait, he had his back to Alina, posing in the classic pose of a meditator.

Painting went smoothly.

If there hadn't been a chill coming from behind.

Being stared at by Alina while painting always gives me the illusion that the prey is being stared at by a tiger.

Putting on his coat, Roland closed the door of the manager's office and walked out of the post office.

By the time she got off work, Lisa had gone home.

She was originally worried that Roland wouldn't be able to handle the special training, so she specially cheered beside him.

After Margaret's course turned into theoretical teaching, she was the one who couldn't bear it.

Etiquette classes are really boring.

She had to resign first.

After all, the post office is not a charity organization. Roland has important things to do and can miss work. She can't find any reason not to work.

Starting in the afternoon, Lisa returned to work.

Roland did not rush home, but took a small path and went straight to Captain Alina's secret lair.

Although it is tiring, the agreement must be fulfilled.

Walking in the alleys beside the Thames River, the autumn wind mixed with a bit of chill came to my face.

He could sense Margaret's change in attitude towards him.

Since the training session this afternoon, her attitude has become much gentler.

The content of the training session in the evening was even more eye-opening for Roland.

Teacher Mary thought he knew nothing and did not tell the truth.

But he has read a lot, and he knows a little about traditional aristocratic etiquette.

Margaret is the Queen's etiquette teacher. She acts in a measured manner and will not do anything beyond her limits.

Sif is a close friend and close minister of the Queen, and she will not waste time on irrelevant people for no reason.

If we just examine his literary skills, we have already done it before and there is no need to do it again later.

There is only one explanation for Margaret and Count Sif's behavior.

Her Majesty the Queen intends to knight him.

It is not easy to knight a commoner.

The two paths of military merit and pioneering cannot lead to success, so only gifts are the only options.

The Queen has just ascended the throne, so the House of Lords will probably give her face and make things easier for her.

But the House of Commons is different.

There is a mixture of good and bad people here, including those who eat melons and watch the show, those who hate evil, and many unfaithful people.

If you want them to pass, you have to have a good reason.

Roland could even guess the general direction of things.

Sif inspected the site on behalf of the Queen, recognized his talents, and then made plans to knight him.

The next Royal Art Salon was the stage where he showed himself.

If he can convince most people, it won't be a problem for him to be knighted.

If he had performed poorly, the matter would probably not have been brought up.

After all, the Queen needs talents, not waste.

Things in the aristocratic circle are indeed very complicated.

Roland sighed in his heart. He was not complaining. He was just participating in an essay competition to get some bonus to improve his life. How could he be involved in such a complicated overt and covert struggle?

If he had a choice, he really wanted to take out that old ticket and board the ship to Jin Yuan.

But he had no choice.

Time cannot be turned back.

retreat? Just think about it. As long as he wins this championship, he will offend the entire literary world. He has already been in the game, where can he retreat?

He is not an ostrich with his head buried in the sand.

Since you have to participate, then be the most handsome guy in the room. Alina lives not far away, just two blocks away and around Belfa Street.

Looking at the high-end residences on Belfa Street, Roland's slightly dull mood became active again.

Anyway, the five hundred pound bonus is about to be received.

He would take Lisa and settle down on this street.

This is the most important.

Arriving in front of Alina's house, she just raised her hand and before knocking on the door, the iron gate slowly opened to both sides.

There is no light, no one is around, and the door opens on its own.

This scene is somewhat scary.

Roland walked inside calmly.

Although it was a bit eerie, Roland didn't pay attention.

Alina is not a monster, and the Imperial Capital is not a place where dirty things can run wild.

It's nothing more than giving him a little golden kite spy shock.

It's almost the same as Teacher Margaret's power.

It's just that one gives him physical strength and the other gives him psychological strength.

Roland strode into the courtyard and saw a light on the second floor.

The magic lamp emits soft light and guides the way.

Although he didn't see anyone, Roland believed that there must be someone in the dark corner.

Going straight to the second floor, Roland stood outside Alina's room and knocked on the door gently.

"Captain, here I come."

"Passenger Roland, please wait."

With a "squeak", the door opened, and Alina, wearing pajamas, stood at the door, rubbing her groggy eyes, looking at Roland blankly.

"It's so late. Do you have anything to do with me?"

Roland: "."

"Captain Alina, I made a special trip to make the appointment. Did you forget the appointment?"

"Promise? Promise, yes, promise!"

Alina's expression was a little panicked, and her white little finger pointed in the direction of the living room.

"Please wait a moment, I'll be there soon."

Roland responded with standard gentlemanly courtesy and waited in the living room.

Looking at his back, Alina was thoughtful, her brain felt dizzy, and she stretched out her hand to hold on to the door frame before barely standing still.

She quickly returned to the room, got dressed, and was about to go out when she suddenly thought of something. She turned around to find her glasses and put them on before walking to the living room.

When she came to Roland, she became the captain who had accurate information again.

"Mr. Roland, although our agreement does not have a specific time, it is definitely not a gentleman's behavior to disturb a single girl's rest late at night."

Alina's face looked a little cold.

Roland completely understood.

Being woken up right after falling asleep would make anyone get angry when they wake up.

Faced with Alina's dissatisfaction, Roland was particularly frank.

"Sorry, etiquette classes have been arranged for me these days, and I'm only free at night. If it's really inconvenient, I won't come in the next two weeks."

"Absolutely not, this is an agreement!"

Alina adjusted her glasses and hummed, "The etiquette class is your business, I have nothing to do with it. But you must fulfill your agreement. Come on, let's get started."

"Please tell me what I'm doing." Roland took off his coat and cheered up.

Very sleepy and tired, but must fulfill the promise.

"Take off!"

Alina gave the order concisely and concisely.

Roland almost fell to the ground.

He swore that he would never let Alina speak out again.

I've seen straight ones, but never this straight ones.

He glared at Alina angrily and refused decisively, "I refuse! Our agreement does not include human body art models."

"It won't work unless you pay more!"

Roland's bottom line is indeed very flexible, but that doesn't mean there is none.

His flat refusal made Alina stunned for a moment, and she instantly understood what Roland was talking about.

With fire burning in her reddish eyes, Alina's fists hardened, she gritted her teeth and squeezed out a cold voice word by word.

"Please take off your shirt and expose your shoulders and back. No! Exactly! Take off! Bare! I'm going to paint!"

(End of this chapter)