Time goes back to that night seven days ago, and the location stopped at that library-like place. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

A little thief was frowning at the three thick books on the scholar's desk, no, it should be some kind of record.

He must now steal these three copies of the records, without knowing it.

In order to earn 20 gold coins, he actually worked hard.

"Be a long one!"

The sudden sound frightened the little thief and subconsciously got under the desk.

Then, in the cracks of a certain bookshelf, there were a few moans, as if they were the whispers of a drunk man in his sleep.

Ghosts!

This was Ye Xiao's thief's first reaction, and then he saw that on the floor of the innermost bookshelf, there was an empty wine bottle.

In the firelight, the golden light shimmered.

It exudes the brilliance of gold that no human being can resist.

Golden!

The little thief recognized the material of the bottle at a glance.

He hesitated, listened carefully, and made sure there was no movement. He slowly got out from under his desk and hid the three records under the pile of papers.

Then he looked at the golden bottle again.

He tiptoed towards the bottle.

Anyway, they came to steal something, and it was not bad to steal a golden wine bottle, this thing should be very valuable. I don't know what kind of nerves this scholar has, he actually drank in Tibet, and he fell asleep drunk.

The little thief said this to himself.

Soon, he reached the place where the bottle was, poked his head out, and looked between the two bookshelves.

I saw a white-bearded old man with a drunken face, lying on his side by the bookshelf and sleeping, and holding a wine glass in his hand, also made of gold.

The little thief picked up the golden wine bottle, which was so beautiful that it was a nobleman's thing.

He began to hesitate.

This kind of thing is estimated to be unsellable, and whoever dares to sell stolen aristocratic things in the city is simply looking for death.

Even if you dare to sell it, no one dares to accept it.

Moreover, in this city, the prestige of the lord is very high, let alone buying it, it is estimated that if you take out this wine bottle, you will immediately be sent to prison by the buyer.

Of course, there are also people who ask for money and don't want to die, but this kind of person, who knows if it will be black and black.

Money, of course, is important, but life is even more important.

The three views of the little thief are still relatively positive.

At least among the thieves, his three views are relatively upright.

I don't want money.

So, he put down the bottle in his hand and was about to leave.

However, what happened next almost made him jump on the spot.

"Thief!"

The white-bearded old man jumped up violently, stared at a pair of drunken and hazy eyes, and grabbed the little thief's hand in a daze.

With this grasp, the little thief almost jumped.

One is frightened, and the other is that the force on his wrist makes him hurt.

The little thief understood that this white-bearded old man was much stronger than him, and that he had been caught and could not escape.

"Hah! I said why is it a little noisy, it turned out to be you little mouse, it just so happened that I was hungry from drinking, so I roasted you and ate it. The white-bearded old man looked at him and smiled wickedly.

The little thief looked at the white-bearded old man and pressed his brow with his other hand.

Well, that's another setback.

The little thief said to himself.

……

Ye Yu retracted his thoughts and focused his gaze on the front of him, in front of him, Haraus was carefully savoring the narration he had just made.

"In other words, from the moment the guy named Robert came to you, you had already planned to trap him, didn't you?" Haraus said.

"Hmm." Ye Yu nodded.

"Why?" Harlaus asked.

"What good can a liar do to find a thief who has just been released from prison. And the crook gave twenty gold coins in the first place, you know, Lord Harlaus, we sluts who have eaten a meal without a meal can be so generous, no matter what kind of business it is. Ye Yu picked up another wine jug, poured himself full of wine, and took a sip.

Harlaus pondered for a moment and said, "And it's still semi-forced, so fools won't be fooled." That sting's bald pig guy you mentioned is really not a very good friend. ”

Ye Yu nodded and said, "My lord is really discerning. ”

Haraus shook his head and said, "When are you going to make this plan for this pit him?" ”

"Are you talking about, the seal of the scholar? Actually, I had this idea when I saw the seal, and my plan in the tavern was to steal three records and stay in the castle for a few days, and then when it became a big deal, I would return them to you in another way. It was only after seeing this seal that I had the idea. Ye Yu explained honestly.

"However, you stole an extra seal, and it was an important scholar's seal, and then secretly hid it in Robert's wallet, and lured Jeffrey to search, a new nobleman, stealing the scholar's seal and not reporting it, this intention is a bit unexpected. In other words, the seal of the scholar was secretly hidden, which was even able to dispatch the army as a last resort. You're a little too ruthless. Haraus said.

"He's also very vicious, I'm just a tooth for a tooth. For a person who wants to put himself to death, do you want to keep him in the shadow of himself? Ye Yu said nonchalantly.

Harlaus nodded in agreement and said: "That's right, then, why do you know that Jeffrey will interrogate you in advance, generally speaking, the prisoners I sentenced to death generally don't need to be interrogated, and they are directly pulled out and hanged the next day." ”

"Well, where do you start?" Ye Yu thought for a while, he had forgotten some of his thoughts, he sorted them out, and said, "This can only be said to be intuition, I have heard a lot of praise for your eldest son from the people in the city. But I had a question at the time, if this eldest son is really so virtuous and loved, then why did his younger brother renounce the inheritance early, please forgive me for my psychological darkness, my first thought is that if Lord Jeffrey is really so virtuous, then it should not be a brother and sister, at least on the surface. But my younger brother declared his inheritance early and stayed at home, and my first thought was that my younger brother was under house arrest and was somehow forced to give up his inheritance. ”

"Go on." Haraus slowly sat up straight and said with some seriousness.

"A well-loved and almost a foregone conclusion that he will be the lord of the city, why should he force his younger brother to give up his inheritance, what is the reason, not only to ask his younger brother to give up his inheritance, but also to be grounded. What could it be in a world where lineage matters? Ye Yu smiled: "And everyone in the city knows that your wife gave birth to two children for you, and his bloodline should be pure noble blood, so another big factor that determines his inheritance is no longer a problem." Why? What if he still wants to suppress a younger brother who is not as virtuous as him and less prestigious? There is only one answer, that is, there is a problem with one of the major factors that determine his inheritance, and the people in the city don't really want to, Lord Jeffrey, he is most likely an illegitimate child, and his father loves him very much, and he didn't even give him a cheap name for an illegitimate child, his father deceived everyone and raised him as an heir, a member of the orthodox Hubble family. ”

However, his father could hide it from everyone, even his father's own brother, but Jeffrey knew that there was one person who couldn't hide it, and that was Jeremy, his younger brother. Jeffrey knew that there was someone other than his father who knew about his origins, and that was your wife, his other mother. Although he has long since passed away, it is hard to guarantee that Jeremy will not know anything, judging by his reaction to Jeremy, Jeremy must have known the fact that he was an illegitimate child, otherwise, this renunciation of inheritance would not have happened. Even if Jeremy pretended not to know, it wouldn't have caused this situation. At least, Jeffrey wouldn't be so open-minded about him. That's what I deduced at the time," Ye Yu said, and then took a sip of wine.

"Jeremy's mother was a very good woman, a qualified countess. She didn't think of Jeffrey as an outsider either, seriously, Jeremy was like me, but Jeffrey, in terms of personality, was like my wife. Haraus seemed to remember something, and put down the flask in a rare way.

"So, forgive me for the darkness of my psyche, I thought so at the time." Ye Yu said.

Haraus shook his head and said, "Go ahead." ”

"When I met Master Jeffrey, I was even more sure that, although he inherited your blonde hair, he had some oriental qualities in his eyebrows and eyes, and he looked like a half-breed. Maybe I'm more sensitive in this regard, but I was sure of it right the first time, and I felt that I was right. Ye Yu continued.

"Then, you took advantage of Jeffrey's idea that he was an illegitimate child and unworthy of the position of city lord, and encouraged him to get rid of Jeremy?" Haraus picked up the flask again.

Ye Yu nodded and said, "This is the best deal I can come up with." But I wasn't sure what the relationship between Mr. Jeffrey and Mr. Jeremy was like, and to be honest, I didn't trust Mr. Jeffrey at all, he looked like a superior person. If I could, I'd definitely be on Jeremy's side. ”

Harlaus nodded and said, "This kid is very good. ”

"So, I gave two methods, the first is to kill Jeremy directly, and the second is to help him elope with his maid and let him leave forever."

"Smack!" Hearing this, Haraus couldn't help but applaud and said, "This is wonderful, you are wonderful." ”

Ye Yu smiled and said: "I thought that Lord Jeffrey, who was a little extreme in the position of the heir because of his inferiority, would choose the first method, but he chose the second method without thinking about it, I thought, maybe I was wrong, and then I came into contact with Lord Jeremy, and I felt that Lord Jeremy had no idea of being an heir at all, he was a romantic and compassionate noble nobleman, he was a person who could give himself for others, he did not want to be an heir, This power field full of human darkness, as soon as he ascends to the throne, he will be eaten up immediately, and his best way to survive is to live under the wings of his wise brother. ”

Harlaus nodded and said, "So, you designed it at that time, pretending to send Jeremy out of the city, of course, the prison escape and elopement, with Jeffrey, who has mastered the defense of the entire castle, these have become very simple, and there is no need to repeat them." You also asked me to give that special anesthetic to Jeffrey, who was going to poison you, through the scholars, and finally let Jeffrey fake his death, and then recruit Jeremy, you know very well that in this case, Jeremy, a simple child, will spit out all thoughts about his dead brother, his love for his brother, his longing for his brother, and his determination to protect him. Jeffrey was in suspended animation, but the medicine preserved his sense of hearing and smell. From then on, the brothers reconciled, and the relationship will be like me and Klaus, and after this "life and death separation", the two will understand each other's brotherhood better. In this way, I will complete my agreement with you in Tibet, so that the two brothers can govern the city in harmony. ”

"In my opinion, they are just an older brother who doesn't know how to express to protect his younger brother, and a younger brother who doesn't know how to express to protect his brother. Lord Harlaus, all of this is your fault, if you can care more for Jeffrey and support Jeremy, they won't be so jealous of each other's emotions because of their illegitimate status, and they can say it well. Because of your guilt for your wife, you have become lukewarm to Jeffrey and doted on Jeremy, making the relationship between the two brothers that would never break down become precarious. Ye Yu sighed and said.

Harlaus took a sip of wine, sighed, and said, "Indeed, it was my fault. I was unfaithful to my wife after all. ”

"But your wife forgave you and treated Jeffrey as her own son, and you insulted your wife's generosity." Ye Yu pointed out without hesitation.

Haraus was silent, and sighed deeply: "It seems that I am going to my wife's grave to confess." ”

"Does it work?" Ye Yu's face turned cold.

Harlaus looked at Ye Yu, the young little thief, but at this time, this little thief with a cold face looked like a wise sage.

He wasn't angry, he couldn't be angry, because he felt that what this little thief in front of him did and said was natural and normal, and should not be blamed.

"I understood that the key was not my wife, but my two children." Harlaus said as if taught.

Ye Yu eased his expression, and he gulped a lot of wine.

What followed was a long silence between the two.

"I have three more questions." Haraus broke the silence.

Ye Yu took another sip of wine and said, "Please speak." ”

"First, why do you know that Jeremy has a relationship with Launa, who is Jeffrey's maid."

"First, the secret passage. He leads directly to the place where the servants live. It's not like a secret passage used to escape when you have to do it. And this secret passage is often used, and it is clear that this is a nobleman who has an affair with a maid. Second, Lord Jeremy lives in the underground of the castle, which is not the proper treatment of a nobleman, if my previous speculation that Lord Jeffrey placed Lord Jeremy under house arrest is correct, then why, Lord Jeffrey will let Lord Jeremy obediently, unless the maid is under the control of Lord Jeffrey, after all, I heard from the city at the time, I know that Lord Jeremy is a romantic knight, and using such a romantic knight's beloved is undoubtedly the best way to control him. The maid under the control of Lord Jeffrey is most obviously Lord Jeffrey's personal maid. It's not hard to guess, of course I'm also speculating, in fact, it doesn't hurt to guess whether it's wrong or right, anyway, Lord Jeremy's love with a maid doesn't hinder my plans. ”

"It turned out to be a guess." Harlaus nodded and said, "Second, how do you know that Jeremy doesn't have the idea of inheritance?" ”

"Because of the paintings in his room." Ye Yu said: "Those portraits without mouths, in fact, ignore the terrible appearance caused by their defects of not having mouths, the eyes in the portraits are full of positive emotions, I can't imagine that this is a painting that a younger brother who was persecuted by his elder brother can paint." And without a mouth, it may be a kind of emotional sustenance of the painter, without a mouth, you can't say, what can't you say? There is something unspeakable about the painter. Or, "It's useless to say it?" In short, this is the artist's way of expression, and I can only guess so much from it. And now, I know, this is Mistress Jeremy reminding himself to hide himself from his father. But an artist's temperament, the desire to express is the most basic, not so much that these paintings are reminding himself, but that he is fighting against himself, what a great person. ”

Harlaus smiled, looked at Ye Yu, and said: "Okay, a real virtuous person, then can you tell me what you have been believing in in this layout, or rather, what you believe in, so that you can get all the above speculations so calmly and without omission." ”

Ye Yu paused, this time he didn't drink, but put down his wine glass.

"Perhaps, a dark story, there will be a bright reason."