The civil unrest that took place on the western outskirts of Hansar City was quickly quelled, and the more than 300 soldiers brought by the kingdom's intelligence chief, Fox, were all the king's own soldiers, and they were extremely high-minded, and they quickly cleaned up the scene before the Hansar gates were opened, not only the corpses were quickly cleaned away, but there was no blood left, and as for the dozen or so surviving soldiers under Jean Nedda, Durris kept his promise and did not execute these soldiers, but they were all collectively isolated for a long time

This qiē is all about secrecy

It was precisely for the sake of secrecy that Sophia and several of her young companions were soon very politely invited back to the palace by King Duris's army, and of course the wounded companions did not have any right to refuse

After 12 years, when she returned to her original home in the palace where she had fled desperately, Sophia had mixed feelings, although the layout and furnishings of the palace have changed a lot in the past 12 years, but the familiar atmosphere was deeply imprinted in Sophia's memory, lingering, and Sophia couldn't help but shed tears

However, reminiscence, reminiscence, Sophia still has to do her best to pack up her mood, she must know what Dani said about the safety of the Pole Kingdom, what is the matter, she wants to find out the truth of the matter, so she decided to stay in the palace, of course, Sophia made such a decision, and Joyka and the others will also accompany them to the end

As for Dani, after entering the palace, she and Duris talked alone in the imperial study for hours, the content of their conversation is unknown, but judging from the solemn expression on Dani's face after she exited the imperial study, the topic they discussed was not at all easy

The whole day was spent in speculation and waiting

In the evening, the king sent an attendant to invite his companions to a banquet, and they wondered why a banquet had been held that day after the rebellion of the generals of the kingdom, but they soon learned why, and it was this banquet that had been scheduled for him to order the rebellion and death of Jean Neda to be kept in high secrecy

Because this banquet was a state banquet to welcome the envoys of the Republic of Monis, who were visiting the kingdom of Wèn, how could the host let the guests know that there was a fight in their home in front of the foreign envoys

The Republic of Monis, known as the Land of Commerce, is located on the shores of the Olopane Sea, between the Kingdom of West Lotah and the Fayele Empire, and is the only republican state among the twelve great powers of the Holy Illuminati, with the business community being the de facto ruler of the country, which is an outlier in the Holy Light society

Historically, the founding of this country has been somewhat dramatic, although it is now recognized by the Central Church, but the Holy See and other major powers have been crowding out this outlier, and for hundreds of years for the independence of their own country, the merchants of this country have to swallow their anger under the pressure of the Central Church, and pay a large amount of wealth for the Holy See every year, for which the merchants of the Republic of Monis dare not speak out, they can only reluctantly accept it

After the celebration and award meeting in the city of Françola in the kingdom of St. Oruffi, Duris I hurried back to his capital, Hansha, during the long time he left, accumulated a lot of important matters waiting for him to deal with personally, and Cameron, who had worked under his subordinates for a while, returned to the Republic of Monis, and reported to the General Chamber of Commerce of the Republic that he had seen and heard by the side of Duris, and Cameron's praise for Duris's ability and courage left a deep impression on the high-level of the General Chamber of Commerce, and Duris was not afraid of the authority of the Central Church, and his blatantness made these merchants have a great interest in Duris I

These very practical merchants knew that it was not enough for the Holy See to get rid of the centuries-old exploitation of them by Monis, they must first have a strong alliance, so in just a few months, the kingdom of Poile, which had destroyed the orcs and swept through St. Auluffy, became the target of their attempts

It was under these circumstances that the Republic of Monis sent a large delegation to the Kingdom of Pole, whose mission was not only to propose and negotiate an alliance between the two countries, but also to carry out another mission: to propose marriage

Before entering the kingdom of Poile, Duris had been a bachelor, and after becoming king, he married a woman from the original Pole nobility as his wife, which is now Queen Catherine, and after marriage, they had a daughter, Yayu, and now Princess Yayu, who had just turned eight years old, and Monis's envoys arrived in Hansar City four days ago, accompanied by the fifth son of the president of the Chamber of Commerce, who was only ten years old, and the messengers of Laikado proposed marriage to the king and queen of Duris, hoping that the lord of Laika and Princess Yayu would make a doll marriage

In fact, the merchants of Monis betrothed the son of the president of the general chamber of commerce to the princess of the Pole Kingdom, in addition to wanting to consolidate the alliance between the two countries, these shrewd merchants also had another thing in mind: Princess Auja was the only daughter of King Duris, and she was the only heir to the throne;

As for the wishful thinking in the hearts of these Monis merchants, Duris was very positive about the alliance between the two countries, but he avoided talking about the marriage proposal, and in order not to hurt the harmony between the two countries, Duris held a grand singing and dancing banquet in his palace almost every day to appease these fat merchants

As in the past few days, the banquet was presided over by Queen Catherine herself, and at the time of the Matan Dynasty, Queen Catherine was already a nobleman, and she married her, and in the eyes of the outside world, he was appeasing the old nobles and made a political marriage; And it is not without losing the luxury, so that countless men look at such a large banquet, the details of Queen Catherine's exquisite arrangements are appropriate, even the palace housekeeper who often runs the palace banquets is ashamed of himself - of course, the fact that the banquet alone is not enough to prove Queen Catherine's ability, in fact, no one in Hansar City does not know that Queen Catherine usually handled a large number of state affairs for His Majesty, and Duriss was able to manage her country so smoothly

Tonight's ball was no different from the previous days, and Master Laika was still circling around Princess Eucalyptus at the instigation of the Monis Mission, but there were two different places, first, General Jean Neda, the royal knight who guarded the capital, was absent tonight, much to the disappointment of many ladies, and second, there were five more guests at the banquet

As guests of the royal palace, Dany, Sophia, Joyka, Cassius, and Ray were also invited to the banquet, and after learning that these guests did not have evening dresses, Durris also specially ordered a batch of gorgeous evening dresses to be sent to their bedrooms, but they really couldn't think of any reason to refuse, so they had to attend this banquet

In the middle of the banquet, Sophia and the other five people were late, and these five new faces immediately attracted all the guests present, and they were all curious about which family these five people belonged to

However, the appearance of the five people is a big surprise

Cassius did something that disgraced his magnificent gown: he stood in front of a pile of delicacies, gobbling them up in a frenzy, frantically destroying the food in front of him, and the guests around him were eye-opening and avoided the gluttonous pig

And Joyka circled around a large group of beauties, and her cheeky skills made many people ashamed

As for Dani and Ray as frightened birds, the two of them obviously had never seen a fight, the two sat motionless in a corner, Ray was obviously very unaccustomed to the black tuxedo on his body, he pulled the tightly sealed collar with his hand from time to time, and Xiàn looked extremely uncomfortable, because he was quite handsome, from time to time some young women or maidens came over and took the initiative to invite Ray to dance, but where did Ray know how to dance, he mercilessly sent back the invitation of the beauties; Dany also encountered the same situation, after the female swordsman put on the costume, her beauty was no less than that of any lady present, and the ultra-low-cut pink suspender dress attracted her countless wild bees and butterflies to harass, and Dani was so annoyed that she even wanted to go crazy on the spot several times, but in the end she suppressed this anger in her heart

Among the five, only Sophia is in the best situation, compared to Cassius and others from a commoner, Sophia used to be a royal family, although she has not participated in the ball of high society for twelve years, but she has been trained in court etiquette when she was a child, and she has not forgotten it Tonight, she took off her solemn priest's robe, put on a white chiffon backless evening dress, which was elegant, The noble beauty overshadowed all the ladies present, and of course there were not a few men who invited Sophia to dance, and there were many pompous nobles who were trying to trick this beautiful and mysterious lady into their beds

Of course, out of politeness, Sophia gladly accepted these invitations, and her graceful and skillful dancing won the applause of the guests, but in reality she was using the male guests who danced with her to cover her sight, never leaving the sight of Doris

As Sophia danced with the eighth male guest, she suddenly noticed that Duris had let go of Queen Catherine, who was dancing with her, and then quickly pushed open the balcony door and walked outside

I'm sorry I was a little uncomfortable, and Sophia immediately left her dance partner, lifted her skirt, and chased in the direction where Duris had left

She pushed open the door to the balcony and walked out, only to see that the balcony seemed to be a long corridor in the air, and the outside was empty, Sophia took off her high shoes and trotted along the corridor, and when she turned a corner, she saw that Duris was standing in front of her, and his eyes were cold and straight at her

Do you want to avenge your father and brother Sophia Princess Duris said in an emotionless tone.