Esparo. Hedda is a very conceited person.

Since he was a child, he was known for his intelligence and "aristocratic cunning", and he boasted that he was the best of the children of the Ito aristocracy, and no one can compare to him to this day. Shaw-Cardo, he also thinks that he is just a little kid who relies on the reputation of his ancestors, and he can't be compared to him at all.

When he was a child, he experienced the most prominent period of the family, and later because of his father's misjudgment, he provoked Xiao Tianjian such an enemy, first his aunt left home to serve the God of Light, and then his little uncle was beaten and disabled for life, the family property went bankrupt one after another, and the family power declined for a time, and he almost had to take away his territory. When he became an adult, with hard work and drilling, he finally rose to prominence from the Legal and Political Affairs Department, and his father's status gradually recovered. And now is the perfect time for his family to develop.

According to reliable information, Xiao Tianjian had already gone to another world (he believed that this meant that the other party was dead), and it was impossible to hurt their family again, and the Kaduo family and the Xiao family trading house, which had lost their biggest pillar, would not pose a threat to them.

More than ten years ago, after the death of his third wife (Etta's biological mother), his father decisively immediately concluded a strong marriage, married Helen, the sister of the current queen Lona, and gave birth to two younger brothers, and since then he has formed an unbreakable in-law relationship with the royal family.

The former queen Miranda, although she had a deep relationship with the king, was married for almost twenty years before giving birth to an heir, but she died of postpartum weakness. The king therefore had a knot in his heart for the eldest prince Heyat and was not close to him. Hayt himself is not only in poor health, but also has a cowardly personality. The intellect is also mediocre and not at all a competent heir to the throne.

And the second prince Selig, born to Queen Lona, is smart, healthy, lively, studious, and a little naïve, and is the most suitable candidate for the next king, not to mention, there is a little prince and a princess. No matter how you look at it. The future king will only be the son of Queen Lorna.

Lorna and Helen have no siblings, since their father, who was a royal magician, died three years ago. There are only a few mediocre cousins left in the family, and they all live in other places. Lorna wants to secure herself and her children's position. can only rely on their Hedda family.

Esparo also has a plan, his daughter is already eight years old, although she is six years younger than the second prince Selig, but it is not that she has no chance to become the second princess. When the time comes, the Heddah family will even be more prominent than before. If something happens to the current king. Let the next generation of kings come to power as soon as possible, and what other family is more powerful than their Hedda family?

He had even made arrangements to offer a "mend" to the king in the name of his stepmother, Lady Helen, and the effect of the "mending" was not obvious from the fact that he had been summoned several times recently. But there are definitely yes. Now that the king's health is gradually weakening, as long as he waits for two more months, when the eldest prince reaches his eighteenth birthday, he can make a proposal to the king to let the eldest prince leave Ito to patrol the country, which is considered part of the prince's education. And after the eldest prince leaves, once the king is critically ill, the successor to the king can only be the eldest prince who remains in the capital.

As for whether the eldest prince has anyone to support. He didn't take it to heart. A cowardly boy who had just turned eighteen years old traveled with only a few retinues. Who knows if Ito will be able to return safely?

He has done a lot for this plan, and in order to achieve the goal, he will remove any obstacles! But why, when this is only a few months away, this kind of thing suddenly happens?!

Esparo's eyes cracked, his hands bruised, and he stared fiercely at the corner. The butler saw his expression beside him, and couldn't help but shiver, lowered his head and didn't dare to say anything. Ex swallowed his saliva and asked in a low voice, "Big brother, you... You okay? ”

"It's okay, how could I be okay?!" Esparo gradually calmed down, but there was a faint madness in his eyes, "The people of the Security Service are so bold that they dare to break into our house with soldiers early in the morning to make trouble!" Don't they know that we are the king's in-laws?! Also, what the Minister of Justice did was so disappointing to me, a subordinate, that he actually colluded with the Security Agency to kill a duke! Such an act is tantamount to treason! As the Deputy Director of the Legal Affairs Department, I must put an end to his behaviour. I hope the Director won't get too excited about me stopping it, I've heard he's not in a good heart..."

Although he said this vaguely, Ex, who was his younger brother, had already guessed the implied meaning underneath, and his face was full of shock: "Esparo, are you crazy?!" ”

"I'm not crazy." Esparo smiled at the corner of his mouth, "I just... Carrying out my duties as a nobleman of East. Then he said to the butler: "Go to the little parlor at once, and send Lady Helen out!" Tell her to go into the palace and report it to the queen at once! ”

The housekeeper hurriedly turned around and left, but was stopped by him again, his eyes rolled, and he said coldly: "Tell her to take away a little young master, but... Only one is allowed to be taken! The butler's eyes widened suddenly, and then he bowed his head and said "yes", and then walked away quickly.

Ex looked at his brother blankly: "You... That's our brother! ”

"When the family is in trouble, they can't escape it." Esparo grimaced, "I'm just trying to prevent it." He glanced at his brother's messy pajamas: "Hurry up and clean up yourself, don't lose the face of our Heda family!" ”

After saying that, he was about to leave the room, but he saw the third brother Etta standing by the door, looking at him in a daze, and muttering, "I should have thought of it a long time ago..." I can't hide from it. ”

Esparo was in no mood to appease him now, and said impatiently: "Of course you can't hide!" You're part of our family! You can't hide from the start! ”

Etta smiled and said lightly, "You're right, I'm also a member of this family." Well, dear brother, I would like to remind you that the underground prison, if it is found, is probably also a felony. ”

These words reminded Esparo. Since the Security Department was able to rescue people, it proved that they knew about the existence of the secret room. He hurriedly called the guards: "Hurry up! Before those people were found, go to the two exits of the northeast and the flower house, and pull down the mechanism of the brown SE next to it! Just close it. The secret room can't be opened! ”

Etta was taken aback: "Esparo, there are still people in there!" ”

Esparo gave an aristocratic smirk: "My dear brother, there's no one in there. ”

However, his plan was unsuccessful, and by the time he and the guards arrived at the entrance and exit of the prison, the security agents had already entered.

Esparo looked coldly at Leonard, who was full of smugness, and pulled the corners of his mouth: "Don't be too happy. It's just where we hold slaves and how we treat them. It's our freedom. On the contrary, it was you who led troops to break into the nobles' private residences without authorization. I'm afraid I can't explain it to His Majesty, right? He glanced at the director of justice next to him, who had a blue face: "I didn't expect the director to make trouble with the people of the Security Department, are you old and a little unconscious?" ”

The attorney-general's face darkened, and he stared fiercely at Esparo. How could he not have discovered the true face of this man before? I still trust him so much.

A member of the Department of Justice came over and whispered a few words in his ear, and he looked up. I saw a group of soldiers walking over with a person, and when I looked closely, couldn't it be Old Fox? He sneered: "Esparo! You actually took the prisoner away without telling me?! ”

Esparo smirked, "What are you talking about?" This man wasn't in our house just now, where did you bring it from? He was very happy to see the face of the Minister of Justice as black as the bottom of a pot.

Leonard laughed even more than he did: "It's not just Director Duras who has come. We have a sufficient number of witnesses to prove that this prisoner was found in your home. ”

Esparo had some bad premonitions, and when he turned his head, he saw the familiar captain of the Royal Guard, Perdicka, emerging from behind old Fawkes, and looked at him indifferently: "You claimed in court that Fawkes has nothing to do with you, so why did you hide him here secretly?" ”

Esparo was silent, turned his head to see Leonard's smug smile, and said, "I didn't expect you to arrange it so thoughtfully, it seems that you finally have a little brain." ”

Leonard waved his hand nonchalantly: "I'm embarrassed by what you said." In fact... After being injured in an attack. I finally woke up this morning, and this is all he confessed. You want to beat him. It's still far from it. ”

Esparo snorted coldly: "It turned out to be him... However, your plans are not perfect, so don't get too complacent. ”

"We're going to make the plan perfect." Leonard winked his eyes, "I know what you're leaning on." ”

Esparo's heart sank, and an answer was about to come out, but he couldn't believe it was true.

In the evening, in the royal palace, as soon as she received the news, Queen Lorna, who hurried back from outside the city, rushed into the king's study and said angrily: "You told me yesterday to take the children to the castle in the suburbs for a vacation, saying that there is a surprise waiting for me, this is the surprise you are talking about?!" ”

King Valfred III gave her a faint look: "Calm down, Queen, don't forget your identity and the etiquette you should have as a queen." ”

"What are you talking about?" Lorna only thought it was funny, "My sister's family is dying, and you still tell me to calm down?!" ”

"I will not punish innocent people." The king continued to speak slowly, "As for the others... You don't have to worry about it. He looked up from the file, "You're a queen, and you're a magician, and it's best not to interfere too much in political matters." You can care more about our children when you have time. I've heard that Selig has been doing well on exams lately? But Gardeman is much worse. ”

Speaking of her son, Lorna's tone slowed down a bit: "Selig has always done a good job, and Gardeman is just young, and he will be sensible in the future." She mentioned her sister's family again: "Can't you let go of Heda's family?" They have always been loyal to you! Helen has also put a lot of effort into finding a patch for you! Haven't you been feeling better lately? It must have been those supplements that worked. Just let them go! ”

Waalfred III glanced at the patching bottle on the bookshelf next to him, chuckled, but changed the subject: "I heard that Selig has been very good with the youngest daughter of Shaw-Kado in the academy recently?" People are small and big! That girl... It's called Manda, right? I saw it once at the New Year's ball, and they were lively and cute, and they got along well with Selig, so let's play with them more, and maybe they will become our daughters-in-law in the future. ”

"Shaw-Cardo?!" Lorna screamed, "What are you kidding?!" That's an enemy! ”

Valfred III frowned: "When did we have a grudge against their family?" Count Shaw is still a good friend of mine. ”

Lorna was momentarily speechless: "This... But they are with Heddah..."

"We don't have the surname Heda." The king looked back at the papers, "All right, you go out first." Oh, and one more thing, I almost forgot to mention. I'm going to let Hayt come to his study after his birthday to learn how to handle politics, and it's time for him to start preparing. ”

Lorna almost didn't get her breath: "What... Have you already decided on your successor?! This, this is not fair! ”

The king smiled faintly: "I am fair. Next spring, let Serrig take a few people and go on a trip. Boys can broaden their horizons, learn more about the country, and become more mature in their thinking. By the way, let him pick and choose, where he likes to be a fief, and come back and tell me. I've always been fair to my kids. ”

He looked at his wife, who was already sluggish, "Is there anything else, dear?" It's time for me to get my business done. In the evening, let's eat your favorite fawn steak, and I have prepared a gift for you, right on the table in your room, do you want to see if you like it? ”

Queen Lorna couldn't say anything.

Minna, who knew nothing of these things, stayed quietly in a large room with the other servants, waiting for the king's disposition of the Heddah family.

The principle of the Security Service is that it will not disclose the identity of undercover agents, so Minna cannot leave Heda's house yet, so as not to arouse suspicion.

The king's disposition soon came down, the head of the Heddah family and the two eldest sons were sentenced to Balasig, and the third son was expelled from the knights of the city guard, but the knighthood remained. The Shaw-Cardo false accusation case has been filed for retrial, and he cannot leave Ito until the outcome is known.

The ancestral home of the Heddah family was nationalized, and the land and property were divided into four and placed in the custody of four families: Francis, Mandhelning, Shaw-Cardo, and Duras, the former of which was the maiden family of Queen Lorna and Lady Helen, and whose cousin was currently the head of the family. These families only need to hand over a certain amount of money every year to support the members of the Heda family.

Lady Helen and her two young sons, as well as several daughters-in-law and granddaughters, were safe and could leave with their private property and close servants. The king demanded that they return to live on the land, and that the eldest son born to Lady Helen would succeed Heda, but with the title of earl. Heda, who was once one of the eight founding dukes of East, became a member of the ordinary aristocracy.

Most of the Hedda family's servants were dismissed, and Minna returned to the Security Department with a few simple belongings. The first thing she did was ask about her father's injuries. When she learned that An Long had been sent to Shaonan for treatment, she was shocked: "What?!" Where are they going? When will you leave?! ”

Leonard was taken aback by her: "It's been three days since I left, what's wrong?" You seem to be very close

Minna jumped on the spot in a hurry, and actually missed it again! I knew that she should have gone with the carriage that day, it was all this person's fault! She glared at Leonard fiercely, confused.

There was a light cough behind her, and Minna turned around to see that it was Melori. His face was much paler now, and he walked very slowly on a cane. Minna hurried forward to help him, but heard him say, "Son, come to my office, I have something to tell you." ”

Minna blinked, helped him back to the office, and when she saw that he was coughing at every turn, she frowned and asked, "You don't matter, right?" It's better to rest more when you're sick. ”

Melori waved her hand, opened the drawer and took out a small box: "This is your thing, put it away." ”

Minna took the box suspiciously, opened it, and froze.

That's the storage ring that Grandpa left her!

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