Volume II, Chapter 13: The Castle (13)

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Qiao Weihuan only felt that his cold shadow was over, and he suddenly took a few steps back and distanced himself from Ash.

Turning around, Ash closed his eyes softly, as if he was sniffing the lingering fragrance in the air that had not had time to disperse.

This was the second time Ash had uttered something reverie in front of everyone, but fortunately his voice was extremely low and she was quick to hide, so that Ash's explicit movements were not noticed by the contemplative people around the round table, and the guests below did not see it too clearly.

Qiao Weihuan breathed a sigh of relief, but her heart sank.

In order to disgust He Zhengxiao, Ash really did everything.

"I think this should be brought to Parliament."

Qiao Weihuan didn't want to make any extraneous trouble, she propped up the edge of the table with both hands, and said directly: "Any hidden dangers in the family should be raised in the council and then eliminated." ”

Her voice was soft and clear, and her words were full of hints, and the twelve people suddenly sounded the alarm bell.

Culling what, Ash?!

"Today's decision is Ash's title......"

Qiao Weihuan didn't give that person a chance to speak, his eyes moved away from Ash, slowly slid over the faces of the twelve people, and interrupted the man's half-cut words: "Demville is a huge family, and the family council is indeed not just around the duke, because it exists for the family. It was the parliament that made the family choose the right path when faced with every choice, and it was the parliamentary tradition that the family kept that made Demville the top nobility in Great Britain – and indeed in Europe. ”

"We are in the shadow of the family's honor, we are proud of the family, and we want the family to be long-lasting. Making the family strong is Demville's noblest faith, and it is deeply ingrained in our minds when we are first enlightened. The tradition of the council has been preserved to this day, and it is also because of our faith that the council has been carried on the premise of family prosperity, isn't it? ”

The scene fell silent, and the twelve people held their breath, feeling the stagnant blood in their hearts and mouths, ready to move.

Years of "objective positions" have blinded their senses and made them forget where the blood of their youth was spilled.

However, in this moment, they remembered that no matter what they were pursuing now, the original intention was always Demville.

And only Demville.

Qiao Weihuan saw a slight crack in their expressions, she bent the corners of her mouth, and suddenly heard the hoarse and stereotypical voice, "It's really an exciting speech." ”

Ash leaned on his cane, hunched his back slightly, and that wanton smile became his mask, pressed tightly against his pale skin.

"Now that you've said you're going to move them, it's time to start voting."

This is the last item of the family council, and there is no choice but to raise or not to raise your hand. This is also the reason why the members of the council, who must be thirteen people.

Qiao Weihuan sat back in the chair, her folded fingers clenched tightly.

Someone was the first to raise his hand, "I agree to let Ash give up his title." ”

"Me too."

"I'm ...... too"

However, there were still people who didn't move for a long time, and their hesitant expressions were clear at a glance, and they looked left and right at the people next to them, and there were already three people who raised their hands.

It's not just about the Ash title, it's about them, who have always been neutral, and they want to take a stand against infighting.

Old Demville died, leaving behind an adopted son who did not deal with the duke, and they were not easy to get along, because if they were involved, it meant forming a party, which was a bad thing for Demville.

But......

Finally, a fourth person raised his hand, "I agree." ”

As if what they had decided had nothing to do with him, Ash slowly stepped forward to the side of the man who was still struggling.

The man shook, the look on his face instantly became firm, and he raised his hand.

Five people.

Now that Ash has reached the point of openly opposing the Duke, they shouldn't stand idly by anymore!

Qiao Weihuan exhaled heavily, and suddenly saw Ash stop, raised his eyes, and looked at her with deep sea-like eyes, "Counting you as six people, it seems that my title has to be given up." ”

Qiao Weihuan let go of her clenched fingers and smiled at Ash without any smile, "You're right." ”

A second before she was about to raise her hand, Ash burst out laughing, "A woman who can't be counted in the Dimmerville family, do you really think it makes sense for you to raise your hand?" ”

He seemed to think that this was the biggest joke of the century, laughed hard and exaggeratedly, bent down, and hit the floor tiles with his cane, and everyone who watched was shocked.

When he had laughed enough, he stood up straight, and pinched his eyebrows with his long white fingers: "I don't think anyone present knows that you are from the Xu family, Vivien's sister, Cecil." ”

The lobby was in an uproar again.

Qiao Weihuan's movements froze, and he looked at him coldly.

The scarlet lines under Ash's eyes were aimed at her sneeringly, "Beautiful Cecil, you instigated others in the council, making me wonder if the Xu family wanted to make Demville divide. ”

His hoarse voice was aggressive, making Qiao Weihuan purse his lips a little.

"What do you want from here? In other words, what does the Xu family want? ”

Ash lowered his eyes, and the coldness in his eyes made the raised arms tremble slightly.

"Do people from another family say something worthy of Demville's approval?"

is from the Xu family, and she looks exactly like Vivian, not to mention that He Zhengxiao has never said in person what her position is in Demville. Even if she has the rings of the hostess, it is really difficult to judge that mind.

The internal contradictions are more intractable, involving another family, and everyone's attitude is very consistent: the relationship between families is complicated, whether she is true or not, the council should not be mixed up by people from other families.

The one who raised his hand finally lowered his arm.

This is the reason why Ash didn't stop it, because he knew that Qiao Weihuan was the Xu family, as long as her identity was revealed, no one would listen to anything she said in the Dembville family council, let alone her vote.

Ash raised his hand, his long finger brushing back along the gold of his sideburns, "Looks like the results of this vote have come in, Cecil, you can open the door now and end this farce." ”

The lobby was buzzing incessantly, and everyone felt like they were being played.

When did Vivien have an extra sister? I've never heard of it before, and I suddenly appeared and played a big play, so annoying!

The guests stood up one after another, and began to shout impatiently: "We have witnessed the result, can we go now?" ”

The people around the round table sighed, feeling that today was really a big loss to the family.

However, Ash never moved, and neither did Qiao Weihuan.

They all know it's not over.

Ash hooked the corners of his lips and silently closed his thin lips at her: What else do you have?

Qiao Weihuan stood up from the chair expressionlessly and looked up at the corridor on the second floor.

There was the sound of light footsteps, a "da-da" sound, and when you heard it, you could tell that it was a woman's thin heel stepping on the floor.

"Wait!"

With that soft female voice, a small shadow appeared on the stairs.

Everyone raised their eyes in unison and paused when they saw the youngest princess of the royal family.

"Princess Lisi!"

"Your Royal Highness, why are you here?"

Lisi gasped for breath, ran down the stairs with the corner of her skirt and bounced into the lobby like a fragrant breeze, completely ignoring others, pursed her lips and looked at the people around the round table who stood up in shock, "If butterflies can't vote, then can't I?" ”

Who is the butterfly......

The twelve people thought about it for a long time, and then looked at each other for the Nth time and nodded painfully.

Regardless of who the butterflies are, the Dimmer family and the royal family have been married for several generations, and the relationship between the two sides is inseparable, and the position is always the same, and there is no reason for them to say no.

There are a lot of examples today......

They sat down again, and Lisi, with a solemn face never before, stepped on the heels of her shoes and walked towards the round table, as if she were going to battle.

β€œLisi。”

Ash turned around and stared intently at her face, "You're going to object?" ”

Lisi paused slightly, "I'll agree." ”

Ash covered his heart and closed his eyes regretfully, "I never thought that the lovely Lisi would answer like this, I'm sorry." ”

I can't see any regrets in him at all.

Lisi gave an inopportune look of remembrance, her pretty eyes were in a trance for a moment, and soon became clear again, "Ash, you shouldn't have gone to the House of Commons, you were wrong." ”

Ash lowered his hand and let out a strange low sound from his throat, as if he was laughing.

He paced slowly, his expression narrowing little by little, and finally there was no fluctuation.

Elegantly spread his arms, without admitting defeat.

"You won."

Ash turned his back and leaned on his inseparable cane, stepping down the steps one by one, the crisp sound of tapping following its inherent rhythm, slowly flowing through the air.

The narrow shadow of his body dragged by the glittering crystal lamp, which seemed to be his loyal retinue.

Qiao Weihuan pulled out a chair for Lisi, stared at his back, and said calmly: "Then, there is a vote on whether Ash's title is retained, and now it can begin." ”

Six people raised their hands, including Lisi.

The lobby was quiet, and the restless crowd was smashed and frozen by the sudden change, until the man who had passed through the flow of people was about to come over, and he silently made way for him.

A peaceful female voice stretched through the lobby.

"After the decision of the family council, Ash Demville will relinquish his knighthood and honor of nobility for life, and ...... additionally"

Ashton paused, half-turned to look at the woman standing next to Lisi.

"Princess Lisi has just received a fax from the Queen, who deeply regrets Ash Demwell's decision, but respects his personal wishes and withdraws the knighthood bestowed upon him."

actually withdrew his title directly in front of everyone.

No wonder he has to find so many people, this is so that he has no chance of reversal at all, and he is even exempt from the statement!

Ash threw his head back and laughed, then turned around and left, leaving only an ambiguous sentence: "Cecil, I never wanted a knighthood." ”

Qiao Weihuan's brows moved slightly, but Ash didn't say anything more.

The door in front of him opened a crack, and a narrow light jumped into the lobby, gradually engulfing his figure.

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Qiao Weihuan only felt that his cold shadow was over, and he suddenly took a few steps back and distanced himself from Ash.

Turning around, Ash closed his eyes softly, as if he was sniffing the lingering fragrance in the air that had not had time to disperse.

This was the second time Ash had uttered something reverie in front of everyone, but fortunately his voice was extremely low and she was quick to hide, so that Ash's explicit movements were not noticed by the contemplative people around the round table, and the guests below did not see it too clearly.

Qiao Weihuan breathed a sigh of relief, but her heart sank.

In order to disgust He Zhengxiao, Ash really did everything.

"I think this should be brought to Parliament."

Qiao Weihuan didn't want to make any extraneous trouble, she propped up the edge of the table with both hands, and said directly: "Any hidden dangers in the family should be raised in the council and then eliminated." ”

Her voice was soft and clear, and her words were full of hints, and the twelve people suddenly sounded the alarm bell.

Culling what, Ash?!

"Today's decision is Ash's title......"

Qiao Weihuan didn't give that person a chance to speak, his eyes moved away from Ash, slowly slid over the faces of the twelve people, and interrupted the man's half-cut words: "Demville is a huge family, and the family council is indeed not just around the duke, because it exists for the family. It was the parliament that made the family choose the right path when faced with every choice, and it was the parliamentary tradition that the family kept that made Demville the top nobility in Great Britain – and indeed in Europe. ”

"We are in the shadow of the family's honor, we are proud of the family, and we want the family to be long-lasting. Making the family strong is Demville's noblest faith, and it is deeply ingrained in our minds when we are first enlightened. The tradition of the council has been preserved to this day, and it is also because of our faith that the council has been carried on the premise of family prosperity, isn't it? ”

The scene fell silent, and the twelve people held their breath, feeling the stagnant blood in their hearts and mouths, ready to move.

Years of "objective positions" have blinded their senses and made them forget where the blood of their youth was spilled.

However, in this moment, they remembered that no matter what they were pursuing now, the original intention was always Demville.

And only Demville.

Qiao Weihuan saw a slight crack in their expressions, she bent the corners of her mouth, and suddenly heard the hoarse and stereotypical voice, "It's really an exciting speech." ”

Ash leaned on his cane, hunched his back slightly, and that wanton smile became his mask, pressed tightly against his pale skin.

"Now that you've said you're going to move them, it's time to start voting."

This is the last item of the family council, and there is no choice but to raise or not to raise your hand. This is also the reason why the members of the council, who must be thirteen people.

Qiao Weihuan sat back in the chair, her folded fingers clenched tightly.

Someone was the first to raise his hand, "I agree to let Ash give up his title." ”

"Me too."

"I'm ...... too"

However, there were still people who didn't move for a long time, and their hesitant expressions were clear at a glance, and they looked left and right at the people next to them, and there were already three people who raised their hands.

It's not just about the Ash title, it's about them, who have always been neutral, and they want to take a stand against infighting.

Old Demville died, leaving behind an adopted son who did not deal with the duke, and they were not easy to get along, because if they were involved, it meant forming a party, which was a bad thing for Demville.

But......

Finally, a fourth person raised his hand, "I agree." ”

As if what they had decided had nothing to do with him, Ash slowly stepped forward to the side of the man who was still struggling.

The man shook, the look on his face instantly became firm, and he raised his hand.

Five people.

Now that Ash has reached the point of openly opposing the Duke, they shouldn't stand idly by anymore!

Qiao Weihuan exhaled heavily, and suddenly saw Ash stop, raised his eyes, and looked at her with deep sea-like eyes, "Counting you as six people, it seems that my title has to be given up." ”

Qiao Weihuan let go of her clenched fingers and smiled at Ash without any smile, "You're right." ”

A second before she was about to raise her hand, Ash burst out laughing, "A woman who can't be counted in the Dimmerville family, do you really think it makes sense for you to raise your hand?" ”

He seemed to think that this was the biggest joke of the century, laughed hard and exaggeratedly, bent down, and hit the floor tiles with his cane, and everyone who watched was shocked.

When he had laughed enough, he stood up straight, and pinched his eyebrows with his long white fingers: "I don't think anyone present knows that you are from the Xu family, Vivien's sister, Cecil." ”

The lobby was in an uproar again.

Qiao Weihuan's movements froze, and he looked at him coldly.

The scarlet lines under Ash's eyes were aimed at her sneeringly, "Beautiful Cecil, you instigated others in the council, making me wonder if the Xu family wanted to make Demville divide. ”

His hoarse voice was aggressive, making Qiao Weihuan purse his lips a little.

"What do you want from here? In other words, what does the Xu family want? ”

Ash lowered his eyes, and the coldness in his eyes made the raised arms tremble slightly.

"Do people from another family say something worthy of Demville's approval?"

is from the Xu family, and she looks exactly like Vivian, not to mention that He Zhengxiao has never said in person what her position is in Demville. Even if she has the rings of the hostess, it is really difficult to judge that mind.

The internal contradictions are more intractable, involving another family, and everyone's attitude is very consistent: the relationship between families is complicated, whether she is true or not, the council should not be mixed up by people from other families.

The one who raised his hand finally lowered his arm.

This is the reason why Ash didn't stop it, because he knew that Qiao Weihuan was the Xu family, as long as her identity was revealed, no one would listen to anything she said in the Dembville family council, let alone her vote.

Ash raised his hand, his long finger brushing back along the gold of his sideburns, "Looks like the results of this vote have come in, Cecil, you can open the door now and end this farce." ”

The lobby was buzzing incessantly, and everyone felt like they were being played.

When did Vivien have an extra sister? I've never heard of it before, and I suddenly appeared and played a big play, so annoying!

The guests stood up one after another, and began to shout impatiently: "We have witnessed the result, can we go now?" ”

The people around the round table sighed, feeling that today was really a big loss to the family.

However, Ash never moved, and neither did Qiao Weihuan.

They all know it's not over.

Ash hooked the corners of his lips and silently closed his thin lips at her: What else do you have?

Qiao Weihuan stood up from the chair expressionlessly and looked up at the corridor on the second floor.

There was the sound of light footsteps, a "da-da" sound, and when you heard it, you could tell that it was a woman's thin heel stepping on the floor.

"Wait!"

With that soft female voice, a small shadow appeared on the stairs.

Everyone raised their eyes in unison and paused when they saw the youngest princess of the royal family.

"Princess Lisi!"

"Your Royal Highness, why are you here?"

Lisi gasped for breath, ran down the stairs with the corner of her skirt and bounced into the lobby like a fragrant breeze, completely ignoring others, pursed her lips and looked at the people around the round table who stood up in shock, "If butterflies can't vote, then can't I?" ”

Who is the butterfly......

The twelve people thought about it for a long time, and then looked at each other for the Nth time and nodded painfully.

Regardless of who the butterflies are, the Dimmer family and the royal family have been married for several generations, and the relationship between the two sides is inseparable, and the position is always the same, and there is no reason for them to say no.

There are a lot of examples today......

They sat down again, and Lisi, with a solemn face never before, stepped on the heels of her shoes and walked towards the round table, as if she were going to battle.

β€œLisi。”

Ash turned around and stared intently at her face, "You're going to object?" ”

Lisi paused slightly, "I'll agree." ”

Ash covered his heart and closed his eyes regretfully, "I never thought that the lovely Lisi would answer like this, I'm sorry." ”

I can't see any regrets in him at all.

Lisi gave an inopportune look of remembrance, her pretty eyes were in a trance for a moment, and soon became clear again, "Ash, you shouldn't have gone to the House of Commons, you were wrong." ”

Ash lowered his hand and let out a strange low sound from his throat, as if he was laughing.

He paced slowly, his expression narrowing little by little, and finally there was no fluctuation.

Elegantly spread his arms, without admitting defeat.

"You won."

Ash turned his back and leaned on his inseparable cane, stepping down the steps one by one, the crisp sound of tapping following its inherent rhythm, slowly flowing through the air.

The narrow shadow of his body dragged by the glittering crystal lamp, which seemed to be his loyal retinue.

Qiao Weihuan pulled out a chair for Lisi, stared at his back, and said calmly: "Then, there is a vote on whether Ash's title is retained, and now it can begin." ”

Six people raised their hands, including Lisi.

The lobby was quiet, and the restless crowd was smashed and frozen by the sudden change, until the man who had passed through the flow of people was about to come over, and he silently made way for him.

A peaceful female voice stretched through the lobby.

"After the decision of the family council, Ash Demville will relinquish his knighthood and honor of nobility for life, and ...... additionally"

Ashton paused, half-turned to look at the woman standing next to Lisi.

"Princess Lisi has just received a fax from the Queen, who deeply regrets Ash Demwell's decision, but respects his personal wishes and withdraws the knighthood bestowed upon him."

actually withdrew his title directly in front of everyone.

No wonder he has to find so many people, this is so that he has no chance of reversal at all, and he is even exempt from the statement!

Ash threw his head back and laughed, then turned around and left, leaving only an ambiguous sentence: "Cecil, I never wanted a knighthood." ”

Qiao Weihuan's brows moved slightly, but Ash didn't say anything more.

The door in front of him opened a crack, and a narrow light jumped into the lobby, gradually engulfing his figure.

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