The quiet outer hall could hear the pins falling, and the emperor sat on a black velvet high-backed chair with his eyes closed.

The palace attendants did their best to reduce the sense of existence, except for the occasional exchange of glances between the sitting and standing ministers, and the brief exchange of words with their mouths, as if only the sound of silent breathing remained in the entire outer hall, until the bell rang for seven o'clock in the evening.

It's time for dinner.

The emperor remained motionless, the palace attendants did not dare to come forward to warn the emperor, and the important ministers seemed to have forgotten their hunger - at this time, no one would leave this hall for even a second to fill their stomachs.

Kela.

The carved door of lacquer and gold lacquer opened, and the important ministers were instantly shocked, and the emperor's white eyebrows also moved, and he slowly opened his eyes.

Odin walked out with Master Alberta, the former wearing only a loose fine linen shirt with a snow-white bandage peeking out of the loose neckline on his chest, and his entire exposed left arm was wrapped in gauze, from which blood oozed out.

The Emperor stood up, and Master Alberta greeted him, his gaze politely swept over the others, and then he looked at the Emperor and nodded:

"Your Majesty, Your Highness is lucky to have loyal guards to protect you, the injury is not serious, but the group of demon wolves that attacked His Highness have a rare rotten poison in their claws and teeth that cannot be removed at one time, and the residual poison affects the wound healing, and there are slight bone cracks in the left rib and left arm, but it does not affect the movement, but it can't exercise vigorously, and when I go back and prepare the medicine and send it, after two or three days, it will be basically healed."

"There's Master Lauerberta!"

The emperor's face was calm, he glanced at Odin, and paused. "Those families who died in the Savior's life will be given ten times the bereavement, and their heirs, the Knights of the Blue Ribbon, and the remaining guards will be rewarded."

The so-called knight of the blue belt, that is, a knight for life, although it is only the lowest and least valuable title, but in the case of Merlin, who has made great achievements in the military. It's already an exception, but compared to the credit of those guards who fought hard to save the first heir of the empire, it is not very heavy.

The important ministers were a little surprised, and couldn't help but glance at the emperor's father and son, only Count Jefa answered without squinting. Go out immediately and make arrangements.

When the master of Alberta saw that the ministers were waiting in the outer hall without pulling back, he withdrew and left, and the palace attendants withdrew, and closed the door again, and one of the ministers spoke up:

"How could a pack of demon wolves suddenly appear in the hunting ground forest?"

"The hunting ground forest is connected to the sea of trees at the northern foot of the Rocky Mountains, and a pack of demon wolves roams here. It is not surprising that there have always been rumors of wolves near the hunting grounds, and there have been demon wolves in previous hunting harvests. Another minister said immediately.

"But such a large pack of demon wolves has never been discovered. But it happened to attack the hunting party of His Highness Odin, which is a coincidence. ”

"Master Rice personally investigated the scene and did not find any traces of man-made."

Ministers, you say a word, and Leonardo sits in his seat. With his hands in front of his abdomen, he leaned forward slightly, and seemed to be engaged in a few words of discussion, and he glanced at the looks of the two fathers and sons.

The Emperor and Odin looked the same, calmly listening to the arguments of the ministers, looking unpredictable.

"None of us are parties, it is better to listen to the intuitive feelings of His Highness Odin." A gap in the discussion. Leonardo said suddenly.

Most of the important ministers present were promoted from the middle nobles during the emperor's pro-government for decades, and the patriarchs of the lords and nobles who really inherited the ancient power generally stayed in the territory, and there were not many patriarchs like Leonardo who stayed in the imperial capital in person, even if he did not hold a real position, he was often called into the palace by the emperor at ordinary times.

This kind of influence formed because of the family status can continue from generation to generation, far longer than most of the important ministers present who struggle for a lifetime but can only last one or two generations of glory.

Therefore, even if Leonardo's influence on the emperor may not be comparable to the emperor's most valued henchmen, no one will ignore Leonardo's weight, as soon as he spoke, everyone immediately looked over, and then turned their eyes to Odin, even the emperor slowly glanced at Leonardo, who bowed his head slightly to show respect.

The Emperor's gaze was profound.

The relationship between the central power and the local forces is a problem that every ruler must face after taking office.

The relationship between these families and the royal family is both estranged and intimate, mutual defense and common interests, and it is difficult to understand the subtleties between them without standing at a certain height.

Facing everyone's eyes, Odin briefly said what had happened, and wrote lightly:

“…… I hunted and chased my prey until I ran to the depths of the forest, and when I encountered wolves, it should have been an accident. ”

But sometimes the lighter the clouds and the lighter the wind, the more turbulent the dark waves below, and the important ministers glanced at each other, thinking that each other had their own plans.

In fact, the description of the surviving guards about the process of the hunting team being attacked by wolves is of course much more detailed than Odin's, and the people present have already known the details, and asked Odin about his intentions, and it is impossible to ask him for the last word, depending on whether his attitude is to calm down or use the topic to play.

Now Odin has made a characterization of the incident, and the emperor has no objections, and the important ministers look at each other and know what to do, and then there is still an argument, but the smell of gunpowder has naturally disappeared, and after a while, the follow-up rewards and punishments and personnel allocation for the handling of the incident will be determined.

No one mentioned Charles's duty to lead the garrison, but everyone knew that this point could not be bypassed, and the reason why Byron was stripped of his post was much lighter than Charles's problem this time, and if the emperor was too biased in this, not only would it chill his son, but even his subordinates would mutter-

Impartiality and clear distinction between rewards and punishments are important qualities of an emperor.

What's more, everyone knows that Odin has lost his wife and children one after another, and now even he has been attacked, even if there has been no "human evidence", even if Odin took the initiative to join the hunt this time, but after Odin came back after the attack this time, he saw the first heir who was half bloodied, even the emperor's most confidant, Count Jefa, when he looked at Charles, he couldn't help but muttered in his heart.

Leonardo was on the sidelines, and it was unclear whether the attack was arranged by some people or Odin's bitter ploy:

If it was the latter, I had to say that it was unexpected, even Leonardo himself had to secretly praise Odin for a wonderful move, especially when he thought of the rumors that the two Majesties had quarreled and disagreed before, he began to understand the reason in his heart.

"It seems that the situation of His Highness Odin seems to be dangerous, but it is not so easy to fall! But what's going on with Princess Joanna? ”

Leonardo originally felt that Odin's situation was a little bad, but now it has changed slightly, but when he thinks of the situation on Princess Joanna's side, he can't help but wonder:

Because of the special occasion and timing of Princess Joanna's accident, although she was only a princess, she involved the four princes except Douglas, and it also affected the relationship between Merlin and Meryl, the largest subject country, which can be said to be a major concern.

If Leonardo can barely sort out the previous attack on Odin, then the attack on Princess Joanna makes him puzzled, and the time and place of these two events make it impossible to look at them, and the two things are entangled and contradictory to each other, casting a lot of fog over the whole chess game.

"Leo, you stay."

It was getting late, the emperor magnanimously let the ministers go to dinner, Odin also went to change the medicine, and the emperor left Leonardo with a word.

“…… The garrison of the palace is under your command, Byron and Charles are too young, so it would be good to assist you from the side, you can teach them more experience and coordinate well. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty, Your Majesty will definitely live up to your expectations!"

When Leonardo heard this, he saw that the emperor had obviously made up his mind, and his face immediately showed flattered joy, but he knew in his heart that he was actually a nominee.

He smiled bitterly in his heart, thinking that he was finally forced to stir into this troubled water, after all, if something really happened, even if everyone knew that he was named, wouldn't he be responsible?

There was a ready-made Odin, but the emperor passed Odin and handed over the military power to Byron and Charles, so obvious that he seemed to have planned to no longer hide his attitude towards Odin.

Leonardo sighed secretly, knowing that the things he had been suspicious of before had been answered, but his heart was not relieved by this answer, but heavier.

The emperor saw Leonardo's expression, smiled with satisfaction, and invited him to dinner, which Leonardo accepted with joy.

After dinner, the Emperor and his ministers discussed government affairs for a while, and Count Jefa came in and whispered a few words in the Emperor's ear when the deliberations were over.

The Emperor nodded, and the ministers quickened the efficiency of their deliberations, and after another quarter of an hour or so, the ministers departed and exchanged glances with each other, knowing that there must be a situation on Princess Joanna's side, but neither of them discussed:

After seeing the two signals, the army blocked the hunting grounds, and most of the nobles were dispersed and escorted back, and Odin and Princess Joanna were returned by the court master and went directly back to the palace.

But who exactly happened, as long as these confidants and important ministers knew, even the queen was ordered by the emperor to block the news and not let her know.

Regarding Odin's injury, they could still wait outside, but the emperor did not say a word about Princess Joanna's situation.

What they didn't know was that at this time, the emperor was standing outside a remote dormitory with a grim face, and Master Ulysses, dressed in black robes, stood in front of him expressionlessly, lowered his eyes and said:

“…… It remains to be seen how Her Royal Highness the Princess was overstimulated and recovered, but it is certain that Her Royal Highness did suffer violence, and although no bodily fluids were found, an extremely weak blood reaction was found in the part of the uterus that examined the spell. ”

"What do you mean?" The Emperor asked coldly.

“…… Meaning, the murderer's sperm is likely to have implanted in the uterus, the princess is pregnant, and the vitality of the seed is unusually strong, so it can be detected so quickly. ”

Speaking of this, Master Ulysses' eyelids jumped, and he said a little strangely, "Besides...... According to the test, it carries a bloodline that is very similar to yours, and it is your direct bloodline. ”

(To be continued)

ps：

Does anyone remember that drop of Ludwig's blood?

Or is it Kavin...... Ahh