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Duke Leanne pondered for a moment, then reached out and pressed a button in a secret place on the table. After pressing this button, a bell rings in Duke Lean's most trusted butler's room.

Moments later, there was a knock at the door.

"Enter."

A young man, thin as a monkey and looking ruffian, walked into the study and bowed respectfully to Duke Leanne.

Duke Li'an nodded and said, "What is the movement of the eldest princess today?" ”

The thin monkey man replied, "I went to the State Guesthouse in the morning to see Leo, the messenger of the Church, and with the Marquis of Habs present, and after leaving the State Guesthouse, I went to the Marquis of Thomas's palace, and then I went—"

Although this thin monkey man looked a little obscene, he spoke very methodically, not only telling the whereabouts of the eldest princess in the past day, but even some of the conversations of the meeting were relayed by him.

Duke Li'an listened carefully to the thin monkey man's narration, and then said with an approving face: "You have done a good job, go to the housekeeper to receive your reward." ”

"Master Xie." The skinny monkey man bowed again, and then exited the room.

Duke Leanne pressed the button again.

This time it was a woman dressed like a street performer.

"Tell me about the movements of the second prince on this day."

"Yes, sir." The woman saluted respectfully, and then spoke: "This morning, His Royal Highness the Second Prince first went to Prime Minister Paul's Mansion—"

Like the thin monkey man just now, this entertainer also told the second prince's whereabouts for a day, and even told the second prince about the poisoning immediately after chatting with Leo on the terrace.

This time, the Duke seemed to be satisfied, so the entertainer quickly withdrew from the room and went to the housekeeper to collect her bounty for today.

The button was pressed for the third time, and this time an old man who looked like a beggar appeared.

The old man brought the information of the eldest prince.

People of all sorts of costumes kept entering the study like marquees, telling the Duke of Leanne about what his subject had been doing that day.

Except for the eldest princess, the other targets of surveillance are all princes who are qualified to inherit the throne, even the youngest princes who are still toddlers.

When the last man had left, the study finally became quiet, and the Duke sat quietly, thinking about everything with a calm face.

If the old subordinates who had followed the Duke to the battlefield were here, they would have noticed that the Duke of Leanne looked the same way he usually looked before the Great War when he thought about the best way to destroy the enemy.

It is worth mentioning that after such reflection, the Duke was victorious in the ensuing battles, without exception.

It was a long time before the Duke of Leanne raised his head and glanced at the clock hanging on the wall of his study.

"It's twelve o'clock." Lord Duke sighed and reached for the button again, and unlike before, this time he pressed it three times in a row.

The door opened, and the butler walked in with a porcelain bowl filled with black soup and a strong smell of medicine.

"Master, it's time to drink the medicine."

Duke Li'an sighed: "This medicine is as unpleasant as the juice made from grass. ”

Having said that, he still took the bowl and drank the whole night's medicinal soup.

The housekeeper took the empty bowl back and said, "Master, His Royal Highness the Great Prince has been waiting for you for an hour. ”

Duke Li'an was slightly stunned, and subconsciously frowned: "What is he doing here at this time?" Forget it, let him in. ”

An angry Emmanuel soon appeared in the study.

Before he could sit down, the eldest prince couldn't wait to complain: "Uncle, you have to discipline your rude butler well." As soon as I got here, I asked him to tell you immediately, but I didn't expect that guy to say to me that you can't be disturbed while you are thinking, and you just waste half a day of my time, if it weren't for me today-"

Duke Leanne interrupted Emmanuel's rambling with a calm face: "That's what I told him, he just did his duty." ”

Emmanuel was like a duck who had suddenly been choked by the neck, and stopped complaining with an embarrassed expression.

"Your Highness is visiting late at night, but is there anything important?"

This sentence instantly let go of the hand that had been tightly holding Emmanuel's neck, and let the chattering prince come back to life with full blood again: "Uncle, I heard that the second child held a dinner party in the prime minister's mansion today, and wanted to win over those wavering fools, I think we must take some measures, such as punishing a few undetermined guys, so that we can kill chickens and monkeys-"

A look of disappointment appeared on Duke Lean's face, so he interrupted Emmanuel again: "Your Highness, haven't you heard about what happened at the dinner?" His Royal Highness was poisoned at the dinner party, and his life and death are unknown. ”

Emmanuel's mouth opened wide in surprise, and it seemed that it would not be a problem to stuff two eggs.

"This—that's great!" Emmanuel, who came back to his senses, showed an excited look on his face: "If the second child dies, there will be no one to compete with me again, hahahaha!" ”

Duke Lean looked at Emmanuel who was laughing wildly in front of him, and couldn't help but shake his head gently.

The Grand Prince in the Duke's memory was not like this before, but since he became involved in this battle for the throne, perhaps because of the supreme power at his fingertips, His Royal Highness has almost completely changed as a person, becoming impulsive and impatient.

Duke Li'an couldn't help but think of what the eldest princess had said to him that day.

Would such an Emmanuel really be a good emperor?

Duke Lean, who had planned to rest before learning of Emmanuel's arrival, sat in his study and meditated alone for a long time after Emmanuel left.

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The carriage stopped in the small courtyard of the Grace Temple, which temporarily belonged to Leo.

"Leo-sama, we're here."

Leo in the carriage sighed, reluctantly let go of Bela's hand, and said to the beautiful woman in front of him, "Bela, don't you really think about spending that long night with me?" I'm but- oops, don't slap your face, don't slap your face! ”

In the midst of laughter, Leo's body suddenly froze, and then the whole person fell into the carriage with a thud.

Bella couldn't help but be stunned when she saw this, and then let out a sneer, and pressed her sharp heel at Leo's thigh: "Don't try to fool me by pretending to be dead, you have already used this trick!" ”

However, to Bela's surprise, this time Leo did not jump up and cry out in pain as before, but did not react at all.

Bella suddenly became a little nervous: "Hey, Leo, don't lie to me, hurry up, or I'll be really angry!" ”

Still haven't heard any back.

Bera took a deep breath and crouched down to turn Leo's head to herself, then startled by the sight.

Leo's face also had a strange blue color, exactly the same as the poisoned second prince Julian that Bela had seen before.

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