"yes, Clifford." The eldest prince's heart trembled, and he said to Clifford in a consultative tone: "Isn't it too risky to do this?" Shouldn't we be steady? ”

Clifford had anticipated their concerns, smiled slightly, and said lightly: "Lord Gates, you got the position of Minister of War Department, and you have already become a thorn in the side of the Second Prince's Party, a thorn in the flesh, even if you don't mess with them, they will still stare at your mistakes and impeach you." What's more, don't you know what the old king's purpose was in appointing you to be this official? He just wants you to contain Pol, you are so afraid of Pol, will you let him down? If he is disappointed in you, will he be replaced by someone else to be the official? ”

As soon as this remark came out, the eldest prince and Gates both fell into a deep groan, Clifford was right, Gates was in this position, no matter how harmless he was, the people of the second prince's party would not let him go, the people of the second prince's party attacked in the front, and then he lost the trust and support of the old king, so he would definitely not be able to sit in this position for long.

Seeing that the two of them were on the road, Collie felt a little comforted, at least proving that these two were not pig teammates, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, Lord Gates." The king's expectations for you are high, and he will not let Pol and the others succeed. The more he impeaches you, the more secure your position becomes, and it proves that you have done a good job. ”

"Poof", the eldest prince and Gates both laughed, this reason is not difficult to understand, the king sent Gates to be the Minister of War Department, is to make it difficult for Pol, the more Pol resents him, the greater the strength of impeachment, it naturally proves that he has done a good job, and the more satisfied the king is with him.

Gates completely convinced Clifford, he felt that he had been in vain for decades, and he didn't have Clifford, a teenager, to see the problem clearly, and said with a smile: "I understand, Clifford." Don't worry, I'll push him to this point. ”

"Alright, guys." The eldest prince was very happy, with Gates to help him control the army, and Clifford to help him with advice, he seemed to have felt that the power of the kingdom was back in his hands, and it was good to have power, and said, "We're here for the ball today, okay?" Hell, we've been talking about business for so long, what a waste of time. I guess it's time for us to go dancing, or the ladies who appreciate you two should be in a hurry, and they might even be scolding me behind my back? ”

"Hahaha." The three of them burst out laughing, then walked to the dance floor together. Gates took aim at a brightly dressed lady, hooked her up in a few words, and took her to the dance.

Clifford looked around for a long time, and then he noticed that Liana was missing, she had changed her dance partner, and she was dancing very happily, presumably she was very happy to come to the ball as a noblewoman.

Clifford decided not to bother her, and finally participated in this ball, how could he not expand his social contacts? What's the matter with guarding a woman, Liana is her own, and she can't run away.

He first invited the daughter of a deputy prime minister to pick a song, and after it was over, he wanted to find a place to rest, but he inadvertently looked back and found a beautiful figure.

The girl was wearing a pale green dress, younger than herself, about thirteen or fourteen years old, with a fair melon seed face, very beautiful, a pair of big blue eyes that were so bright that one glance could make people feel bright and their troubles disappear.

She must have been tired from dancing, and was resting on a pillar, and brushed her hair with her hand, which was very demure and elegant.

Feeling that he was deeply attracted, Cleif, despite the fact that the other party was resting, walked forward quickly, stretched out his hand, bent over, and said with a smile: "Beautiful lady, I am Clifford, the son of the Count of Sicily, can I invite you to dance?" ”

When she saw someone coming over and inviting her to dance, the woman had a look of rejection on her face, but when she heard Clifford's name, she changed her mind, put a big smile on her face, and said, "Of course, that's my honor." With that, he handed his hand up.

Colifo took her hand and slowly walked onto the dance floor, his right hand around her waist, swaying slowly, he admitted that this woman was very beautiful, and it could even be said that she did not lose to Sophia, but he was not a decent gentleman, but after seeing this woman, he did not have any blasphemy, but a sense of admiration, like a messenger of God, he respected her.

After the dance, Clifford decided to seize the opportunity and smiled: "Beautiful lady, may I know your name?" ”

"My name is Angela." The girl was also generous, and said her real name with a slight smile.

"Angela, what a name." Collie decided to take advantage of the victory to pursue, and said with a smile: "I don't know if you are the daughter of the house?" He decided to chase the woman down.

"Why ask so much when you meet for the first time? If so, I think we'll meet again. Angela smiled slightly, just as the dance was over, Angela very politely pulled the hem of her skirt with both hands, curtsy to Clifford, and then ran away with a smile and got into the crowd.

Clifford bowed politely to him as well, and then looked at her back, an indescribable smile on his lips.

The ball was over in a blink of an eye, and Liana, who had had a great time, ran up to Clifford with a smile on her face, curtsy him, and said, "Thank you, my master, for bringing me here, I am so happy." ”

Clifford helped her up and smiled, "Alright, Liana, we've been here long enough that I think it's time to leave." ”

Liana hung on his arm like a little bird again, and said in a snarky voice, "Yes, my master. I'm so lucky to be with you. Her words came from the bottom of her heart, she used to come to this kind of occasion to serve people's slaves, but this time she came as a noblewoman, so that she gained great physical and mental satisfaction, and the whole person's temperament was different. She knew that all this of her was given by Clifford, and she was even more grateful and adored to him in her heart, and secretly vowed to do her best to help him.

Saying goodbye to the eldest prince, Collifo took Liana to get into the carriage driven by Allen, and now it was not too late, Colliford was still unsatisfied, and said, "Liana, are you interested in accompanying me to visit the night market?" ”

"That's my pleasure, master." Liana put her arm around Clifford and whispered.

The royal capital of Vienna is quite prosperous at night, and the time for proofing the shops here is relatively late, which is enough to make the guests from other places happy.