"Father!" Stella reacted differently upon hearing that cough. Though her face flushed even redder, she still coquettishly called out to Bernard.
"Ahem, Father didn't say anything!" Bernard felt as though he were floating after hearing that "Father."
Ever since he had decided to let the second sons of his vassals take part in the competition and choose a husband for Stella, she had not shown him a pleasant face.
Now that his daughter's attitude had finally changed, he was naturally delighted.
With that delight, the jealousy in Bernard's heart immediately vanished without a trace. After a pause, he continued, "Stella, the Tulips received a reward today as well!"
"Oh? Father, what reward is it?" Stella understood that it definitely was not gold coins, or her father would not have deliberately brought it up.
"It is a fief the size of a barony!"
"Oh! His Majesty truly is generous!" Stella nodded. In recent years, the king had indeed rarely granted out fiefs.
"Stella, His Majesty is generous, but Father is generous too!" Bernard immediately said with a smile.
Seeing Stella's puzzled expression, Bernard said, "Although His Majesty rewarded Nalant for his contributions this time, Nalant is a vassal of our Tulip Family. Therefore, Father must reward him handsomely as well!"
"And this fief happens to adjoin Nalant's territory, so I'll grant it directly to him."
"Uh!" Nalant, listening to the father-daughter conversation from the side, was stunned.
"Father, you truly are a generous liege!" Stella revealed a delighted expression once more, her neat row of pearly white teeth showing.
Hearing the praise, Bernard was so pleased that he could not close his mouth. Only then did he notice Nalant standing there in a daze, so he looked at him and said, "Kid, what do you think? Are you satisfied with this