While Marco Marco was still speculating about how Princess Arina was helpless and helpless about the predicament in front of her, the warriors had already escorted the bandit army far above them back to their camp.

And as the brain of the mission and the real decision-maker, the boy named Anthony was not busy messing with the nobles of Hanover. Instead, he left behind everyone and complicated affairs, and came to the Grand Duke's Palace for the first time to visit the Grand Duke of Smowa.

Neither the Duke nor the Father nor the Son of the Duke of Smoisa were too surprised by the boy's visit.

In any case, Hanover is the Hanover of the Grand Duke. If she can get support from the Grand Duke's Palace, the pressure on Princess Arina's shoulders will be reduced a lot.

Going down the upper route is clearly the right choice.

But for the Grand Duke's Palace, that's not necessarily the case.

Marquis Marco knew his father's thoughts very well, and in this matter, the attitude of the Grand Duke's Palace was to pretend to be deaf and dumb, and resolutely not to intervene in the dispute between Princess Arlena and the nobles.

After that long talk, Marco thought that he had a good grasp of his father's train of thought. Then for Anthony's visit, the Grand Duke should have managed to refuse.

But it was clear that that was only the Marquis's own thoughts. The thoughts and considerations of the Duke of Smowa were not for him to guess. At least not yet.

After a slight hesitation, which proved that Marquis Marco's judgment was relatively close to the truth, the Grand Duke finally met with Anthony.

The meeting between the two lasted more than an hour. What they talked about is unknown to outsiders.

Don't talk about outsiders, don't talk about the servants, slaves and guards in the Grand Duke's Palace, even the Marquis of Marco doesn't know what the two will talk about.

It is widely believed that Anthony has come to ask for help. But unfortunately, the Duke of Smowa refused his request. Because after this visit, the Grand Duke's Palace did not make any special moves at all. Even in the dispute between the princess's mission and the Hannover aristocracy caused by the assassination, the Grand Duke's Court deliberately chose a neutral or evasive attitude.

These seem to confirm people's speculations.

And someone with a heart also noticed a detail: when Anthony came to visit, the Grand Duke personally went out to greet him. But when the boy left, he was alone. Not only was there no figure of the Grand Duke, but there was not even a person to accompany him.

There is no doubt that the two have collapsed.

Although Anthony is still smiling as always, in the eyes of some well-intentioned people, it is just a pretended forced smile. What the truth is, everyone already knows in their hearts.

Not long after Anthony left, news came from inside the Grand Duke's Palace.

The Grand Duke was ill and needed to recuperate. From now on, all outsiders will be closed.

Look! The Grand Duke had blocked all the doors, leaving no chance for Anthony and the princess to try again.

They're in big trouble right now.

But for some nobles in Hanover, the princess envoy did not bother them without knowing, they only knew that they were in trouble now.

The nobles also wanted to ask the Grand Duke for help in bringing back the "bandits" who had been imprisoned in the camp of the mission's troops. I can't even see each other now, so it's a fart!

Marquis Marco did not "get sick" with his father, nor did he find a place to hide. But there is not much difference between finding it and not finding it, as long as it comes to the matter of suppressing bandits, the Marquis always talks about him left and right, and he just doesn't take this stubble. If he was in a hurry, Marquis Marco would push the matter on his old father. It is claimed that such decisions in major matters must be decided by the Grand Duke.

The nobles are also out of line, can they still find out the old guy who pretends to be sick? If they really have this ability, they don't need to ask the Grand Duke's Palace for help.

It's all Anthony's kid!

The nobles thought indignantly.

No matter how angry and resentful you are, you always have to eat, and people still have to ask for it. It's just that without the Grand Duke taking the lead, the nobles have to figure it out on their own.

And it's not just the "important person" that they need to worry about. For the Charlton family, at least, this is by no means the most important and pressing issue.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the 'bandit army' was formed to compete with the forces of the Legation and take the opportunity to annihilate them, so as to deal a blow to Princess Arlinna's prestige. This plan was discussed and participated in by everyone. Now that there is such an assassination, are you just sitting on the sidelines and watching my Charlton family face it alone? ”

Lev, the patriarch of the Charlton family? Charlton's face turned red and he looked excited, and his tone of voice also carried a little bit of fireworks.

But compared to his agitation and indignation, the helmsmen of the other families seemed somewhat cold and indifferent.

A bald man said lightly: "Count Lev don't worry, isn't it just to discuss how to deal with this incident when so many of our families get together." Whether it's the aftermath of the assassination or how to get people back, it's basically the same thing. As long as we all join forces, even Princess Arlina can't ignore our voices. When the time comes, all the problems will be solved. ”

These words seemed to be persuasive, but Count Lev was angry when he heard them.

Can this be the same thing!

The anti-bandit operation can be said to be a different form of actual combat exercise, and even if there are casualties, it is only the people below. Neither Princess Arina nor the noble lords will be in the slightest danger. Therefore, even if it is not the anti-imperial faction, there are still many nobles involved for their own reasons.

But the assassination of Princess Arina was of a completely different nature, and it was never in their original plan.

Because this is a provocation against Arina and the royal family, it is the most fierce conflict between you and me, and it will never be tolerated and tolerated.

It can be said that if it were not for the assassination of the bandit, the nobles would have talked and laughed with Princess Arina in a friendly manner and asked for their respective family private soldiers.

Can these two things be confused?

Before Count Lev could speak, another voice came from the crowd.

"At the beginning, our plan was just to test the true strength of the warriors under Her Royal Highness the Princess, but we didn't plan to attack the princess directly. The Charlton family has made our own decisions, causing us to discuss countermeasures here with a lot of brains, and no one has said anything, why did the Earl blame us instead? ”

"yes!" A echoing voice rang out, "Rather than complaining here, Lord Count should come to the door to apologize for his sins in person, in order to seek Princess Arlinna's forgiveness." ”

The originally deserted situation suddenly became warm, and everyone was 'making suggestions' with each word, but the spearhead was mostly pointed at the Charlton family.

Count Lev's face turned pale, and he was already speechless with anger. In fact, even if he wanted to speak, in the midst of so many noisy voices, no one could hear what he was saying.

"Ahem!"

Two light coughs sounded, as if it was a signal, so everyone closed their mouths and fell silent.

It's not that the cough is loud, it's just that although everyone is enthusiastically expressing their opinions, they are always watching the reaction of the owner of the cough.

The old man sitting in front glanced at the middle of the room and spoke slowly.

"Count Lev is not impatient, whether it is a bandit or an assassination, in fact, it can be regarded as a silent contest between the royal family and my Hanover aristocratic class. All of you here are the patriarchs and heads of the various families, and this matter is closely related to each and every one of us, and no one can stay out of it. Instead of suspicion and suspicion of each other, we should unite and unite as a whole. Only in this way will it be possible to achieve the ultimate victory in this dialogue with the royal family. ”

"Good!"

"The Marquis is right!"

"That's a great point!"

The marquis seemed to have considerable prestige, and as soon as his words fell, the voices of the audience had already risen and fallen.

Some nimble and sharp-minded nobles writhed uneasily, and their faces changed slightly.

The Marquis's words sound quite reasonable, but in fact they are just shouting slogans, which can be described as empty and powerless.

However, some of the positions and tendencies revealed in those words made people secretly frightened.

Against royalty? Together?

This was to tie up all the nobles present and pull them into the chariot of his marquis. As for the purpose, that's already obvious.

Except for the staunch anti-emperor faction, everyone's eyes are rolling around, and their brains are quickly looking for countermeasures.

They're starting to regret coming to this meeting a little bit.

But the Marquis is not an ordinary person, and if he has been prepared, he will not allow them to get out easily.

In a harmonious and enthusiastic atmosphere, specific measures to deal with the incident were put forward one after another, and then quickly decided.

Almost all of the people present are old foxes in the political arena, and their sense of smell is so keen, they almost don't need to spend much brainpower, and they immediately see the cattiness.

The fundamental purpose of this series of measures is to unite all the nobles and exert a joint force. Or rather, it's forming a coalition.

The power of such an alliance is naturally formidable. Even if you have a direct conversation with Her Royal Highness the Princess, you have plenty of confidence.

However, if the target is not Princess Arlina, but someone else, it doesn't make a difference.

Like, the Grand Duke of Smowa!

In order to avoid the whirlpool between Yalina and the Hanoverian aristocracy, Grand Duke Smowa took refuge due to illness. Under his instructions, the Grand Duke's Court adopted a strategy of ignoring and letting events unfold on their own.

Now it seems that the scheming Grand Duke made a mistake.

The Marquis Franz, who was second only to the Grand Duke in the province of Hanover, seized this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and took advantage of the situation to semi-forcibly pull most of the nobles in the province to his side.

Although the family of the Grand Dukes of Smowa has been running the province of Hanover for generations, their roots are extremely large and strong. But if it is against the entire aristocratic group, I am afraid it will also be very difficult.

Not to mention, behind the Marquis Franz, there is also a faint shadow of the Riga.

Grand Duke Smowa is in danger!

And before that, the first person to suffer is probably Her Royal Highness Princess Yalina.