Viscount Turnin's whole body was one, and his eyes avoided his son's gaze: "What do I say, who is he?" ”

Alex smiled faintly: "Your servant Wes didn't say that, he claimed that you ordered him to block all external sources, not to allow anyone to disturb Her Royal Highness Princess Diana, and if necessary, to eliminate all dangerous elements." Didn't he report to you about the fact that he had killed that Mr. Lumar? ”

"Nonsense! He's slandering me! "I'm just telling him to protect your aunt!" Because I was worried that the Holy See would have an opinion, I asked him to act in secret. I don't know anything about his private behavior! Originally, I thought he had done a good job, but I didn't expect your aunt to be so wronged, he didn't know at all! I have punished him and driven him away! His eyes flashed: "I understand, he has a grudge against me, so he will make slanderous remarks!" Don't take his word for it! ”

Alex stared at his father's face until he was covered in hair: "You... Don't be so rude! I'm your father! ”

Alex smiled, "I see, father. Later... If anyone else comes to it, just say so, and never add anything else. ”

Man~Ning Viscount I: "Alex, you..."

"Father is so careless, how can you let go of such a servant who is punished for his duties and still holds a grudge against his master?" Alex walked slowly to the bookshelf, nonchalantly fiddling with a few antique crystal bowls with pebbles... This is the collection of Viscount Mandheling when he was young, "But you don't have to worry, I have already taken care of the aftermath for you, so you can tell the butler tomorrow to give Wes's wife a pension, after all, he was 'killed in the line of duty'." ”

Viscount Mandheling was taken aback: "You... You put him...", the son who had always been regarded as a nerd by him, did such a thing quietly, which really made him unbelievable. The young man in front of him with an indifferent tone is still the child who willfully evades his family responsibilities and even dares to disobey himself and run out to live alone?!

"I sometimes wonder if you're a cold person, father. Still a kind person. Alex covered his hand with his body and took a small round ball mixed in the pile of pebbles into his palm, and turned around as usual, "Since you have such pity for a servant who violates your orders, I guess you will not object to me donating a sum of money to the Security Department on your behalf in your own name, right?" As far as I know, Luma's wife has recently fallen ill and his children are struggling with medical expenses. He pulled out a thin piece of paper: "This is the withdrawal form, I have already filled in the number, just put your stamp on it." ”

Viscount Mandheling's face changed, he glanced at the numbers on the withdrawal slip, and still nodded: "Okay, you help me up, I'll go get the seal." ”

"I'll do the work." Alex walked over to his bedside. Reach across his body. At the heart of a flower in the headboard vine relief. Press it down. The wall above the headboard suddenly showed a square hole. An antique box of rhucine, containing the seal of the head of the Mandheling family, was lying quietly inside.

Viscount Mandheling was furious. His eyes stared at his son fiercely: "How did you know that the seal was hidden here?!" This is a secret that only the heads of the family have mastered! ”

Alex chuckled, "Father." An important seal is hidden at the head of the bed. This was the custom of the old aristocracy. The difference is only in the location of the institution. I bet. The brothers must also know it. You don't think this is really a secret, do you? ”

Viscount Mandheling turned his head in dismay. I secretly decided to find someone to remodel the bedroom as soon as it was dawn. Fix another dark grid. lest his sons come and steal his seal at any time!

Alex stamps the cash slip. But he didn't put the print back. Instead, he pulled out a few documents. Place the stamp on it. Viscount Mandheling was stunned for a moment. Suddenly, I caught a glimpse of a document on the top that claimed that he agreed to contribute the two iron mines in the interior of the territory to the country for free. Suddenly shouted anxiously: "What are you going to do?!" Stop! "Helplessly, it didn't work. His hands and feet were still weak. can only weakly hold his son's wrist. But there is nothing to stop it from moving. I was so anxious that my eyes were about to fall out.

Alex didn't speak. Stamp. Then put the stamp back in the box. Re-locked into the hole. Then put those documents away. He smiled at his father, "I have heard that the king is not very satisfied with the latest batch of weapons forged by the army. Because there is not enough refined iron. So the quality can't go up. Almost all of the best subway mines in China are in the hands of the Wang family. Only two of our lands do not belong to them. Wait until I deliver this document to the king on my father's behalf. He'll forgive his father, right? ”

Viscount Mandheling wanted to bite him in a big bite: "You bastard! The king is short of iron, we can sell it, why give him the whole mine! "And even the nearby mountains, which are the private garrison of their Mandheling family, and the area alone accounts for one-third of the entire Tening.

"Anyway, the land is not suitable for farming, and there are no people living there.

Father, the rest of our territory is fertile, and it doesn't matter without these barren mountains. ”

"You—" Viscount Mandheling rolled his eyes in anger, "how can you be worthy of our ancestors!" That's their legacy to us! ”

Alex said lightly: "The deep mountains where the iron mine is located were occupied by my great-grandfather after he first entered and developed it more than a hundred years ago, and it is not an official territory. If my great-grandfather is angry because of this, ask him to come to me. Seeing that his father was still unwilling, he sighed helplessly, leaned closer and whispered, "Father, why don't you understand?" Our family has been demoted to a knighthood, and its influence in parliament is not great, and several families with whom we have befriended have declined, except for the Chulov family, so why is His Majesty still staring at us? Isn't it because we have iron ore and smelters that can forge weapons? You and your grandfather also increased the number of private soldiers. How can you rest assured that you are called a king? ”

"There are so many nobles in the territory of iron mines, and they all have private soldiers, why doesn't the king keep an eye on them?!" Viscount Mandheling shouted angrily, "Why should I give things away?!" "Those things are his important bargaining chips, the family has declined to this point, and if he loses them, who will take him seriously? Whatever you want to do, there are no conditions!

Alex looked at his father deeply, a trace of sadness flashed in his eyes, he got up and walked to the door, and said, "If you hadn't made a big mistake, maybe I wouldn't have to." But for now, that's the only way to keep our family. He lit the door

, put a handful of red se powder in it, looked back at the relatives who wanted to struggle, and said lightly: "You have worked hard recently, take a good rest, in a few days, the eldest brother will send someone to pick you up and go back to the territory to recuperate." You're getting older, so you can leave all those messy political disputes and stay at home to educate your grandchildren. ”

After he had said this, he opened the door and walked out, paused, and then turned back and placed a small round ball in the tea tray in the low cabinet by the door, and then closed the door tightly, and added a lock spell in a low voice.

Viscount Mandheling trembled with anger, and kept cursing loudly for his younger son, and shouted for help. But the closed doors and windows, and the still-effective soundproofing spell prevented his voice from getting out. He shouted hoarsely, and his body became more and more sleepy, and it was not long before he fell into a deep sleep.

Alex waited outside the door until he could no longer hear his father's voice, then opened the door and went inside, checked it out, then closed the door again and left the hallway.

After he finished explaining the important business to the butler, and changed into the dress of entering the palace to meet the king, it was already dawn. He walked to the front yard, took a deep breath of the cool early autumn air, and smiled wryly.

Perhaps, after today, he will really become a rebel of the family, right?

However, he will not regret it. I don't like it anymore, after all, this is the home he grew up in, and it is the home that his mother has worked hard to maintain...

"Alex less—" The butler whispered softly behind him.

Alex smiled back, "Don't worry, someone will be sent soon." Remember, you don't know anything, if the second brother and sister-in-law ask, just say that my father went out of the city early this morning, in order to avoid today's court meeting. They'll understand. Remember not to let them approach the hallway where their father's room is located. ”

"Yes, don't worry."

Alex nodded, took another breath, and strode in the direction of the palace.

When he arrives at Heroes' Square, he unexpectedly meets Minna.

Minna was dressed very neatly today, a ribbon tied her forehead, extended to the back of her head, and tightly tied up her long hair, she was wearing the white shirt, black vest and red skirt that she was used to wearing in Maiton, but the shoulders of the black vest were unusually engraved with two small magic arrays, one was to ward off evil spirits, the other was to pray for blessings, the hem of the red dress was embroidered with silver thread with a light spell, and there were long leather boots under her feet. This is clearly her outfit to fight with someone, and the object of the fight is very unusual.

As soon as Minna saw Alex, she happily greeted her: "Morning, Alex, are you also participating in today's action?" ”

Alex tilted his head: "Action? ”

"You don't know?" Minna blinked, "The emergency summoning order issued by the Security Department in the middle of the night, we have to go on a mission!" She leaned in and whispered, "I guess it's related to those Demon Domain spies, so I'm fully prepared!" ”

Alex guessed that it was his aunt's letter that worked, so he smiled slightly: "That's great! It's a pity that I can't participate... You'll tell me about the process, right? ”

"Of course!" Minna looked Alex up and down, "Are you going to enter the palace to see you?" It's strange that even though it was a court meeting today, many people who didn't have to attend were invited by the king. I just met my uncle, and he actually brought the whole family with him, except for the youngest Felder. Is there anything special going on today? ”

"It should be, I heard that it has something to do with Nuojia, and it is likely to announce that Princess Sarah is engaged to Duke Jie, and by the way, the marriage between the second prince and Miss Manda is determined."

"What?!" Minna was taken aback, wasn't Jada uninterested in Sarah?

"You don't know?" Alex's eyes showed pure doubt, "I have heard in the academy that according to reliable information, King Noga is seriously ill and in a coma, and the ministers are divided into two factions, supporting the king's two nephews to become crown princes, so as not to have a vacancy in the king's position." Duke Jada is probably anxious, right? He's the real crown prince. In order to stabilize the domestic situation, when the marriage is decided, he will immediately set off to return to China. He sighed faintly: "It's a pity, Duke Jeda is actually a very good guy, and now in order to gain the support of East, so as to increase the bargaining chips for the throne, he has to marry an arrogant princess." "Ask yourself, Princess Sarah really doesn't deserve this duke.

Minna listened to him, but her mind was confused, Alex's dialect seemed to be different from what Jada said, could it be that Jada was lying to her? Or did things change so much in two days?

Before she could figure it out, Alex was already about to say goodbye: "The court meeting is about to start, I'll go first, you have to be careful later." He took Minna's hand, leaned close to her ear and whispered, "Don't be soft, show your strength to deal with the monsters." ”

Minna remembered her current task, hurriedly put Jada's business aside for a while, and nodded to Alex with a smile. The latter shook her hand again, then turned and walked towards the palace gate, his eyes swept to the expressionless Jada not far away, and nodded to him with a smile.

Minna didn't notice that Jada was watching her nearby, and there were more and more people gathered around, and Leonard was not far in front of her right, and she hurriedly ran over.

Around Leonard, several of the action teams were all present, even Alben of the Intelligence Section. Minna was even surprised to find several agents whose identities were kept secret like herself.

Today's action was joined by the monks of Van A, as well as the royal knights, the capital knights, and the people from the eastern suburbs garrison. In this case, what is the idea of Melori actually letting these non-public agents participate generously?

Minna scanned the surroundings to find Mallory's figure, but heard Leonard shouting to herself, "Minna! Come here! ”

When Minna ran over, Leonard said, "You are in a group with this monk and a few knights." Your Excellency will tell you what to do. ”

Minna looked at a few ~ knights who looked at her in different places, and whispered to Leonard, "Are you sure?" What about Melori? ”

Leonard just laughed and said, "Just follow them." Remember to do the real thing! After saying that, he patted her on the shoulder, and turned away, leaving Minna and a few strangers staring at each other.

Minna really couldn't figure it out, what was going on?

The middle-aged monk in the same group was very calm, and he nodded to her and the others: "Time is urgent, let's go now, I will explain it on the way, please cooperate with my actions." ”

(Go to the wall again...) ）