Beryl pulled down the brim of her cloak a little to cover her face, but it didn't really make sense, there weren't many pedestrians around, and it was night, not to mention that she was on a remote street

After a few hurried commands to her coachman, she trotted into an alley, looked left and right to see no one, and then knocked lightly on the door of a hut in the alley nine times, and the door opened, and she flashed in.

The room was dim, and she frowned: "Why don't you light the lights?" ”

The fire lit up in the dark, and the middle-aged man with a fat head and big ears put the freshly lit oil lamp on the table and rubbed his hands: "I'm afraid that others will be suspicious..."

"It's suspicious if you don't light it up at night." Beryl looked at the simple wooden furniture around her in disgust, hesitated for a moment, and decided not to sit down. She looked up at the man, "What the hell is going on?" Today you only said that the eldest prince is back, the appointment is canceled, and you don't make things clear. Is this true? When did His Highness come back?! ”

The man shrunk his neck: "Of course it's true, many people have seen it, and in the evening the eldest prince rode back to the gate of the palace." Didn't I say that? There is a Xiao... Miss Cardo is also present, isn't she your cousin? You didn't ask her? ”

"It's cousin." Beryl corrected him, "She didn't mention it at all, it's so weird, if she really sent Her Highness back, why didn't she tell me?!" She was disgruntled, and in Mayton, the cousin stopped taking her seriously. Now he dares to hide such an important matter from her!

She stared at the man fiercely: "Say! How is Your Highness doing now?! Is it badly hurt? It's already good isn't

"It's too far away for my men to see clearly." The man swallowed. "I saw a man riding a horse with him from a distance, holding him and pulling the reins for him... After he got off the horse, he couldn't even stand still. The royal bodyguard, Perdicka, specially called a few people to help him go, and heard that his face was very bad. ”

Beryl's face changed: "The injury has worsened?!" "Minna said she could cure him!

"There is news that the eldest prince was attacked on the way back and was wounded, so he changed his plans and returned secretly. Perhaps, it's the injury..."

"Damn it!" Beryl cursed in her heart. He glanced sharply at the man. "It's their dry land. Right?! ”

"Well—" the man grinned. You know it in your heart. Except for them. Who else will there be? ”

Beryl gritted her teeth. After a while. Only then did he ask: "What happened to the few noble councilors?" I've heard that the issue of changing the crown prince's seat has been raised again in parliament today. Have you found out the relationship between the proposer and the queen? ”

"Someone has been sent to keep an eye on it. There will be news in two days at most. ”

"Move fast! We're running out of time. Remember, don't let someone knock on the door nine times. Hurriedly walked over and opened. only to find that the second prince, Selig, had come in. I couldn't help but be surprised: "Why did you come out of the ground?" It's late now! ”

Seriger patted the dust on his body. Nodding to Beryl: "You're here too?" I missed my appointment today. I'm so sorry. ”

Beryl coughed a little unnaturally, "No. It's nothing... I heard that His Highness has returned, I wonder how he is now? ”

"I'm here to inform you." Selig found a random chair and sat down, glancing at the man. The man who was still pouring water was very eye-catching, and ran away with the sentence "I'll go outside and watch" and closed the door tightly.

Serrig then said to Beryl: "My brother is indeed back, and when he arrived in the evening, Minna and Alex from the Mandheling family, as well as his brother's guard Tur, secretly escorted him back, because it was to be kept secret, so the news has not yet been spread." Don't reveal it to others, I'm afraid things will change badly. ”

Beryl's heart tightened: "Is he seriously injured?" I heard he's injured again, what the hell is going on now?! ”

"This... Okay? It shouldn't be serious. Selig hesitated a little, he actually didn't see his brother's wounds, except for a few court physicians and his brother's close attendants, his father forbade anyone to enter his brother's room, but he saw the bloodstained clothes taken out by the attendants, and the basin full of blood, all kinds of signs showed that the brother's injuries were indeed not light, plus the rumors that the eldest prince was so weak in the palace that he was helped by several people to walk on the ground, as well as rumors of several attacks on the way, he had to believe that he had always treated his brother with friendship and kindness, It's possible that he was really seriously injured.

But all this, how could he bear to tell the girl in front of him? Although he had a bad impression of her before, but seeing that she had recently been running for her brother's place and was tired and thin, he finally sensed her sincerity, put aside all the unpleasantness in the past, and sincerely helped her. If she knew that her brother was seriously injured, she would be very sad, right?

Beryl was not so easily deceived by him: "Really? I heard that he had to be helped to walk, and many people saw it. You don't have to lie to me, what I need is the truth! Otherwise, we simply cannot decide on a countermeasure. ”

Selig sighed: "Okay, I'll be honest. He recounted what he had inquired about from the guards and the doctor, and added, "My father does not allow us to see my brother at all, so I can only inquire from others." However, one of the attendants told me that the scar on my brother's face was already very light, and Miss Minna's scar should be effective, but..."He paused, and continued with some difficulty, "It's just that he was attacked and injured again, so that's why..."

Beryl listened in a daze, and suddenly her eyes turned red: "So... It's really possible for his legs... Will it be crippled? "And what is she working hard all these days for?!

"No!" Selig jerked to his feet and denied it. "Brother will be fine. This is Ito, not Meton! There were so many good doctors in the royal palace. Father has gone to invite the Demon Masters again, and they are a hundred times more powerful than Miss Minna! My brother will definitely get better! ”

"Are you sure he's really going to get better? Instead of half getting better, what kind of accident did you suddenly encounter, and then you were even more seriously injured?! Beryl said coldly, with a hint of sarcasm. I'd rather he'd still be in Merton because it's so much safer there! ”

Selig's face turned pale and he lowered his head: "I'm sorry... I have persuaded the queen mother many times, but—" He remembered the appearance of his father yelling at the queen mother two hours ago, and he couldn't help but shiver. Father would never be so out of shape. It can be seen that this time it is really heartbreaking. He also didn't approve of his mother's approach, but he felt sorry for her when he saw his mother crying sadly after being scolded by his father and returning to the palace.

What should he do? He didn't want to be a king, he just wanted to live freely, but the queen mother was bent on putting him on the throne, no matter how much he didn't want to. She didn't listen either. There were several rumors in the palace that the queen mother had bought her brother's attendants to poison her, and the father had ordered a thorough investigation, but each time it turned out to be just groundless, but the queen mother became even more paranoid because of this.

He also understood his mother's concerns. Things have come to this point. The two forces are irreconcilable. The elder brother is kind, but he cannot control those who support his succession. If the elder brother had become king, he and his mother would have died. Perhaps even Sarah and Gadmund are not immune. But if it is the queen mother's side who wins, then the death will be the elder brother. He also couldn't stop his mother and supporters from hurting his brother.

Either way, it wasn't what he wanted. What should he do?

Serig buried his head in pain, his mind flashing back to the blood-stained clothes in the hands of his brother's attendants, and the tears that his mother had quietly shed as she sat in front of the dressing table, and felt as if her heart was being pulled by something, but she couldn't break free.

Beryl looked at him with some confusion as he suddenly burst into tears, not knowing how to react. Shouldn't he have jumped up and retorted to her? As always. She whispered "Hey" twice, and when she saw that he was still hanging his head, she stretched out her hand uncomfortably and patted him on the shoulder a few times, which was considered to be reassuring.

After a long time, Selig took out a handkerchief to wipe away his tears, raised his head and smiled a little embarrassedly: "It's rude, please forgive me." ”

Beryl retracted her hand a little stiffly: "No... Nothing... Cough... What are you going to do now? Seeing that Selig was silent, she tried to persuade him: "In fact... The queen dared to do this because she was there, and if you don't mind, you could consider traveling abroad for a while..."

"Then it will be Gardmond who will be pushed out." Serig lightly rejected the proposal.

Beryl's face turned white: "I only."

"I understand." Selig smiled, "Actually... Gadmon once said something that, though a little naïve, made sense. He said: We must listen to the queen mother, not only because she is our mother, but also because no one will listen to us because we are only children in the eyes of those nobles. ”

Beryl frowned: "Gadmund is only twelve years old, it is true that he is a child, but you are not a child anymore. ”

"Not like that." Selig took a deep breath, "He just reminded me that I used to want to live a free life and didn't care about politics, and my father always said that I just need to do what I want, so I tried to avoid it as much as I could, but in fact, if I continue to let myself go, the result may be that my local relatives will be hurt." I can't watch things get to that point. Even if it's for my family, I'm going to... Try to stop thinking I'm a kid. ”

Beryl was a little nervous: "You... What do you want? ”

"Let others listen to me." Selig replied, "It's not okay to run away, no matter which side you win, I have to protect my loved ones." I've finally figured it out now. He smiled and thanked Beryl: "Thank you for being with me just now, I feel so sorry: "You... What exactly are you going to do? You don't want to compete with your brother for the crown prince, do you?! ”

Selig smiled and changed the subject: "It's late, I have to go back." Now my father doesn't let me see my brother, and in a few days, I'll try to convince them to let you see him." Say hello to Manda for me, apologize by the way, I may not have time to meet her lately, please forgive me, and if she gets angry, take the big doll I gave her for me and punch her a few times. He took out a small velvet cloth bag from his breast pocket: "This is a small gift for Manda to atone for her sins, please help me pass it to her." ”

Beryl narrowed her eyes, and her tone became cold again: "You tell her this kind of thing yourself." She's been being vexatious lately, and I don't want to talk to her! ”

Selig's tone softened: "Dear sister, please do me a favor." The queen mother has been keeping an eye on her very closely, and if she knows that I am meeting Manda again, Manda will suffer a lot in the future. He shoved the cloth bag under Beryl's hand and looked at her expectantly.

Beryl glanced at the cloth bag in her hand, and seemed to smile: "You are afraid that Manda will suffer, so you don't dare to see her, but dare to come to see me?" ”

Selig scratched his head: "You're not the same as Manda..."Manda will be his wife in the future, he really hopes that she can be loved by his mother, if not, at least not disgusted, and Beryl marrying his brother is not something he should worry about, she is both naïve and stupid, thinking that she only needs to talk about love with you. I've come to meet with you to discuss the matter of the eldest prince, and she's still jealous! I don't know how much you love her, but if you're really going to fight for that position, you'd better think carefully about whether a girl like Manda is fit to be the queen of a country! ”

She shook her hand and walked away, her heart uncertain. She didn't quite understand what decision Selig had just made, but the situation was not good, and Hayt could be said to have the absolute upper hand, maybe she should think about what she should do next.

At the same time, she also feels that the world is really unfair, she is a hundred times better than Manda! How could the ignorant Manda get such a deep love from Serig? That small bag should contain a necklace, and the things given by the prince should be very valuable, right? And what about her? Hayt would never do such a thing to please her.

Seeing Beryl go away, Selig's shoulders collapsed, but he quickly regained his spirits.

It may be difficult to walk ahead, but for the sake of all his relatives and for the sake of his beloved Manda, he will work hard!

(There is no chapter on Minna at all...) ）