Chapter 259: The Prince's Coming-of-Age Ceremony
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Rost was still on his knees, already face down, supporting his body with his hands, as if he had been hit in the abdomen, gasping for air. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
The king and the princes and princesses of Byron all followed Amme's gaze to Avi's side, and Silanos, who was still sitting by the pool just now, was gone, and Avi was so nervous that beads of sweat fell, he didn't know how he could have been involved with someone suspected of treason.
"Mr. Rost, the history teacher of the Kestrel Academy, do you need to say something in front of your companions?" Amsol's words made everyone look at Rost who was kneeling on the ground, and Avi knew that the person the second prince was talking about was not himself, but that person turned out to be...
"They are not traitors, and I, like them, are the most loyal subjects of the Kingdom of Salins," Rost's voice trembled, and this was tantamount to acknowledging Amme's accusations, "It may be that the method we have chosen will not be approved by you, Your Highness the Prince, but I have a clear conscience about what I have done." β
By the time Rost had said this, Amsoil had already ordered two guards to line up and walk in Rost's direction. Before Avi could react to Rost's words, a large piece of shackles was placed on the middle-aged teacher's neck, and Avi, who was still standing beside Rost in a daze, was knocked away by one of the guards with a thick shoulder.
"Mr. Rost!"
"Avi, you study hard and follow your heart's choice. Rost didn't look back, and he was soon taken to the guard. The two columns of guards also quickly left the bar mitzvah venue, all the guests were whispering, and the academy students who had been brought by Rost looked very embarrassed, their faces red and white, and they stood together looking at each other, not even knowing where to put their arms.
Amsoil said loudly: "This group of people has planned a series of events, including the kidnapping of Miss Christine! In that incident, Miss Christine's close maid Koss, the maid's family, and Rost and others were all participants, and they kidnapped Miss Christine for ulterior purposes, and later took Miss Christine to a dangerous place. β
"What's the ulterior motive? King Byron interrupted Amsol.
After thinking for a while, Amber said: "They had a secret agreement with the Oguna Empire at that time, and it is estimated that they planned to send Christine to the Oguna Empire in exchange for benefits. As for why the Oguna Empire wanted to kidnap Miss Christine, it should be out of some political interest. With that, Amsoil turned to look at the two Archons Evan and Guronos not far away, and the eyes were exactly the same as when they looked at Rost.
It dawned on all the guests that they had more or less heard of Miss Christine's escape from Mallot, an event that had brought shame to the kingdom of Salins - not even a weak aristocratic girl could not look down on her, and even a weak noble girl did not want to stay in Mallot's palace. There are rumors that Christine is trying to escape the marriage engagement, and there are also rumors that Christine is going away with her lover, but Deputy Commander Evan, who almost rescued Miss Christine, did not give a definite answer, Evan only said in public that he had lost Miss Christine's news in the chaos, but he was sure that the Imperial cavalry who happened to invade Douro Town had nothing to do with it, and he was sure that Miss Christine was not taken by the Imperials.
Now Amme's words are equivalent to overturning Evan's previous statement, after all, the traitors, including Rost, have been uncovered, and they must have something to do with the Imperial army that suddenly attacked Douro Town.
Some of them had already turned their skeptical gaze to Evan, a soldier who had won the trust of King Byron and was pulled against Amsoil by Amme's words, and one of the two must have told a lie.
King Byron, of course, knew that Amsol's words were true, because he had asked Evan to explain them to the people in the first place. Miss Christine is a guest of the Duchy of Deramain and the fiancΓ©e of the Prince, and no matter how much she says, she should not let the public know that the escape was really Christine's own idea, and all the evidence indicates that Christine escaped from Mallott with the help of some people, and that it was she who did not want to stay here.
"Okay, let's talk about this later, today is your brother's coming-of-age ceremony, and it would have been rude for you to bring soldiers here, but you have also made a meritorious service, so be it. β
"I heard that the mysterious ghost of the academy also gave Prince Walter the same test, I don't know about it..."Just as the other guests were about to disperse, the young queen suddenly raised her voice and said this to King Byron.
"Didn't you say we'd talk about it later!?"
"Father, son-in-law also want to know, why did the second prince and brother be appointed to do this. Bradley's expression was serious.
The noble ministers who had just turned around and were about to walk away turned their heads one after another, and they saw the anger on King Byron's face, but Queen Rosemundre and Prince Bradley did not seem to have any intention of giving in, and they stood there, waiting for the king's explanation.
"I was already tested before you came back, brother," Ansol walked straight towards Bradley, the two most vocal candidates for the crown prince in the kingdom were finally going to face each other!" "It's a test that my father gave to my sons, and it has nothing to do with the ghost of the academy, so when the so-called ghost of the academy proposed this test to Walter, I was also taken aback, could that person really be a ghost?
"Certainly not a real ghost. β
"I think so too, so the truth may be that the ghost of the academy is also quite keen, and he has also discovered that there are some people in Mallott who have bad intentions and want to undermine the peace and stability here. I know that Brother Wang has also tried to arrest those treason with bad intentions during this time, but... It didn't work much. β
"Since Brother Amsoil has already obtained some relevant information, why not work with Walter, who has the same goal, to catch those traitors? β
"Cooperation may not necessarily lead to good results, and efficiency may also become worse, doesn't Brother Wang always think so?"
When the two princes were "fighting" with a gentle attitude, Cyrannos had already stood by Avi's side, and at this time, Avi was still thinking about the words that Boss had left for him, the long-winded teacher Boss cared for Avi, and was the closest person to Avi among so many college teachers, but he became a prisoner in an instant.
"Do you also believe that Rost is one of the traitors?"
Avi immediately shook his head, but quickly lowered his head again, "Teacher Rodst has always treated me well, and he is definitely a good teacher, but judging from his reaction..."Avi combined the truth that Kesi told him, as well as the intelligence mission of the "Cat's Nest", Boss really couldn't get rid of suspicion, but is Teacher Rotst really the kind of traitor who will betray the interests of the Kingdom of Sarins? Avi doesn't believe it.
"Forget it, it doesn't matter what the truth is, anyway, Rost and the other suspicious people will only end up being bargaining chips in the battle for the prince. Celenos's tone was cold, and the two looked at the two princes in the distance together, and they were facing off against a resolute and heroic face and a dignified and cold face.
I don't know how long Prince Antholl and Prince Bradley have been "arguing", but Keth has already walked out to the lawn in the company of several maids, and behind Kesi is Count Roberto, an impatient-looking nobleman. The well-groomed Kesi looked beautiful and moving, the light red dress and silver-gray neck ornament set off the aristocratic temperament of Kesi, and there was no shortage of beautiful people among the aristocratic ladies who were still around the eldest prince just now, but Kesi's face was obviously the most delicate - except for the scar between the eyebrows and eyes. Even Avi saw such a beautiful Kesi for the first time, and there was a world of difference from what she looked like when she was in the Potato Mercenary Regiment.
"Christine is here, don't discuss this anymore!" King Byron could see that Bradley was serious, and he didn't even think that the house ghost would come out and get involved when he gave that test, which he and Rosemand discussed together, and also prepared two other tests for Bradley and Walter.
"Yes, you see, how beautiful Christine is today! It's not an exaggeration to say that it's a shame flower in the closed moon!" Rose Mnd took the initiative to step forward and take Christine's hand, the young queen treated Christine as if she were her own sister, and was very affectionate, "If anyone can marry such a beauty, who will be jealous of all the men in the world!"
"In my opinion, no Winter Ice Princess is as good as Christine, Webster is so lucky to have given birth to such a beautiful daughter!" King Byron said as he motioned to Amsoil with his eyes, asking the other party to take his attention back and stop going toe-to-toe with Bradley.
The beauty really had the effect of regulating the atmosphere, Bradley and Ansoil did not argue about the "test", and the royal family of the Kingdom of Salins began to take Kesi and Roberto in the direction of the other noble ministers, introducing each other and getting acquainted with each other, and the necessary social interaction had already made Kesi not strange, and those flattering words were too much to hear.
Today's protagonist, Prince Walter, also appears in a thousand calls. Walter was dressed in silver and white, with a slender saber at his waist and high black boots, and his charming smile and fluffy curly hair fascinated the aristocratic ladies - if only Walter had grown taller, his two royal brothers were very tall and looked particularly handsome and tall. Compared to the two royal brothers, Walter is now more like a delicate puppet.
"You've taken longer to dress up than Christine!" began to grumble King Byron at the sight of his youngest son.
Walter didn't refute anything, he just greeted everyone one by one and kissed the back of Kelth's hand.
Avi watched from afar, not knowing what to do after Mr. Rost was escorted away, he felt out of place with everything here. Sylaneus sat down under a tree to sleep, and Avi had no choice but to sit next to Sylaneus, looking up at the sky.
It wasn't long before King Byron's gruff voice came from the center of the garden, and Avi and Silaneus could hear the king under the tree.
"Christine will marry the prince of the kingdom, and the last prince needs to pass the test I have given!"