Chapter 305: No Struggle for Power
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From outside the West Gate, every ten meters there were soldiers of Gronos, both guards and watchmen who were responsible for greeting Bradley and his party. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info Avi stood in the middle of the second row, and he could clearly feel the eyes of the soldiers standing on both sides of the street, all of them clenching the halberds in their hands, unlike the people who had been in the middle of the road to welcome Bradley's return and used their bodies to block the people who kept approaching, they had now become enemies who had not yet torn their faces. But if they act quickly enough, they will be given a new lease of life.
The sweltering heat and uneasiness of the summer night made Avi sweat, and the footsteps of the 300-man convoy echoed through the streets, and those who lived on both sides of the street dared to hide in their houses and peek out of the windows, it was clear that the martial law in Mallot had not been completely lifted. While passing by a tavern not too close to the West City Gate, Avi noticed a half-drunk man at the door of the tavern who had already drunk a lot, and Avi immediately recognized the other party as Bradley's subordinate Marcelo. The general, who had infiltrated Mallot's first, winked in Bradley's direction, he was clearly not really drunk, but was just hiding his eyes.
By the time Bradley and his party arrived at the palace, Gronos was already waiting there with a small number of soldiers, and the prince and the president exchanged a few pleasantries, and everyone was allowed to enter the palace. However, Eggsie's 300 men could not get close to the banquet, and they could only wait in an open space in the palace, so Bradley left Eggsy outside the banquet and only brought Avi and Gadia into the banquet hall.
"Eggsy is not far from the banquet hall, he will be adaptable, and you must be adaptable. Gadia whispered in Avi's ear that as Gadia had seen, Eggsy and an older squadron leader were standing in front of the three-hundred-man convoy, and the two of them were within two hundred meters of the entrance to the banquet hall.
There were no guards in the banquet hall, and there were only a few guards at the door and on the sides. Perhaps Queen Rosemund and Gronos were not prepared at all, or perhaps their actions would have gone exceptionally well this time. Avi began to fantasize about the ideal situation in his mind.
Bradley was the first to arrive, and Gronos told the Grand Prince that, in addition to the Prince of Walter, Marquis Roberto, Miss Christine, representatives of the "Capital Overseer" and two border nobles had been invited. Some of the noble ministers of the capital were also invited, and among them immediately appeared the head of the academy, Dugol, and the three cadet representatives of the "Capital Overseer".
Avi and Felistie, who had just walked into the banquet hall, met each other, and he almost forgot that Felistie might appear on this occasion, but the other party should not have known Bradley and Walter's plan to join forces to deal with Rosemander, and he didn't know that he had left the suicide note and other things to Fan.
Felisti just glanced at Avi and followed the head of the academy Dugol to the front of Gronos, three of the five cadet representatives came, "Sunflower" and Jaco did not come, and the other two should have a close relationship with the border nobles who came to Mallotte this time, maybe they are one of the members of their family.
A number of officials and nobles also entered the hall one after another, and Knightney's voice was heard in a corner of the banquet hall.
"Brother Bradley!" The soft call made Avi, who was not the one called, feel cordial and comfortable, and the little princess, who was dressed exquisitely and beautifully, was like a cute little white rabbit, jumping in front of Bradley and jumping directly into the arms of the eldest prince. Kothra who was following Princess Knightney couldn't hold it back, maybe this is the power of family affection, even if some people have terrible ambitions, a child's heart is always clear.
Princess Knightney was very polite, she greeted everyone, including Avi, and even called out the names of Felistie and other representatives of the cadets of the "Capital Overseer". Her cleverness was appreciated by everyone, and when Avi thought that something very dangerous might happen later, he understood why Bradley would leave the task of protecting Natney to himself, this innocent little princess really shouldn't be involved in a power struggle, but she would definitely appear on such an occasion.
"Avi," Kesi took the initiative to step forward, she was wearing a pure white dress today, with a small dew on her shoulders, which attracted the attention of many people, "You have become a subordinate of the eldest prince as you wish?"
Avi nodded and responded: "Well, I did get my wish, I am now a knight canonized by His Royal Highness Bradley himself, if I am lucky, this is my future job." ”
Kesi tried to reach out and pat Avi's arm in encouragement, but she immediately noticed that her status was not suitable for such an action, "That's congratulations... It's the best thing that you were able to get out of Heck's plot and get this opportunity. I've been in the deep palace, and I've been by Knightney's side every day, and I've met Roberto once. People here use me as a vase and a tool for political marriage, and it's enviable how wonderful and rich your experience is..."
Everyone else focused on Prince Walter, who was about to enter the arena, and no one cared about the two standing in the corner talking, "About the letter sent to Field's senior..."
"I know... I know!" Kesi immediately interrupted, "I know it will take time, maybe after I marry a certain prince, he will not appear in front of me, maybe I will never see him again in my life, but I have no regrets," Kesi narrowed her eyes, and her big smile made her white teeth visible, "I just hope that the strife in the Kingdom of Salins will end as soon as possible, the current situation is confusing, and I don't want to see innocent people die again..." Coth, who had remained in the palace, was obviously unaware of the various battles outside the palace, nor the specific situation of King Byron and Queen Rosemund, perhaps she had sensed that the brief relaxation was only superficial, and that it was not over yet.
"The war is over," Avi said in a firm tone, knowing that tonight would be a crucial one, and that the eldest prince would end it all in the quickest and least sacrificial way, "everyone thinks so, and now everything will be back on track as long as King Byron recovers." ”
Walter also brought hundreds of guards, and his escort stood beside the new Knights of the Iron Wall of Ages, both sides standing straight and not making a sound.
"Is it true that the queen mother, who has almost recovered her health, will bring out the king brother Vic?" Walter was dressed in a blue-and-white gown, with short fluffy curly hair and big bright eyes.
"Of course it's true," said Gronos, "the queen has obtained the consent of King Byron to invite you to the palace for dinner, and the newborn Prince Vic is also very healthy, and the addition of a new member to the royal family of Feremiz is a great thing for the whole world to celebrate!"
No one spoke of Heck, no one spoke of Ames, no one spoke of the envoys of other countries, no one even mentioned the illness of King Byron. Vic's topic seemed to make everyone forget the previous contradictions and barriers at this moment, and everyone put a smile on their faces, looking forward to the appearance of the baby.
"Brother Wang, we will work hand in hand in the future, as you said when you came to meet me at the border of the Duchy of Deraman, and build our country together!" Walter took the initiative to walk in front of Bradley, who was half a head shorter than Bradley, stretched out his hands and took Bradley's right hand, and everyone looked at Bradley, waiting for his response.
"We can do it, it's our common ideal. Bradley had an injury to his left hand, so he could only respond with one hand, but this handshake had already shown the determination of the two princes to the others present - it was true that he was too selfish and narrow-minded, Prince Walter and Prince Bradley were both royal families born to the same queen, they were brothers whose blood was thicker than water, and the eldest prince went to the Duchy of Dlamain to take Walter back to Mallot, how could they quickly become extremely hostile after King Byron fell ill? Avi reflected in his heart, and he began to think that the future of the two princes building the kingdom together was also a good future, even if Walter had not made a good impression on Avi before.
The other ministers and nobles applauded, but the Marquis Roberto of the Duchy of Dlamain immediately poured a basin of cold water on him as soon as he entered the banquet hall, "Christine has only one, so which prince is she going to marry? ”
"Brother Walter and Miss Christine have always been married, and now that Brother Amsoil has died, it is only natural for Brother Walter to marry Miss Christine," Bradley said loudly to everyone, releasing Walter's hand, "and I will leave Mallote and return to my own territory in the west of the kingdom when my father's condition is stable." ”
Countless people exclaimed in the face of Bradley's unequivocal statement, but both Avi and Gadia knew that this was Bradley's promise and condition to Walter, and it was not a sign of hypocrisy.
"Brother Wang, you..."
"The future Prince will be my brother Walter, who has more talents and a bigger heart than I am, and Miss Christine will be the future Queen and will forever link the alliance between the Kingdom of Sallins and the Duchy of Deramain. Together with Winlith, I will be the sword and shield of the kingdom and protect it. ”
Bradley's statement was much stronger than Walter's statement when he had just returned home. The prince, who had always been cautious and steady, would never say such a thing at will, at least not at the meeting that established the "Council of the Five Parties", and this time even some of the nobles who supported the prince realized that this was Bradley's heart.
Roberto laughed, "Okay, it's really a hero of the Kingdom of Salins, I'm sure you can do what you say." ”
"Prince Bradley walks the talk. The head of the academy, Dugore, also agreed.
The two border nobles who had traveled from the north also walked into the banquet hall during Bradley's statement, and Avi noticed that two cadet representatives of the "Capital Overseer" immediately walked over to talk to them, and judging by their appearances, they did have family ties.
"It's too early to say who the prince is. Evan's voice came from the side, and several servants were pushing a small wooden cart behind the light gray plate armor.