The debate, or rather the quarrel, in the inner hall, had been going on for half an hour. Such a quarrel did not give Warrent a chance to even say the words that officially announced the start of the regular meeting.

The objection raised by Grand Elder Vincent first was like igniting a bomb planted in the inner hall. The contradictions accumulated between the old school and the young Zhuang faction were all detonated by the question of "whether to recognize the identity of Marlena".

The reason why the aristocracy is called aristocracy is that in addition to the interests of the red fruit, honor and responsibility are also regarded by them as extremely important. It is absurd that Warrent and a singer give birth to a child, but this matter can still be suppressed. If the heir with the blood of a singer were to return to Snow Castle and even join the candidates for the title, it would undoubtedly be a slap in the face of their old school! It would be an unbearable disaster in any noble family in the Malenor Empire!

"Stop. ”

Warrent's five fingers of his right hand tapped rhythmically on the table, as if he had finally had enough of the noise of the crowd, and uttered the word in a small voice.

The inner hall fell silent.

Even the people of the two different factions, who were frying, consciously interrupted their voices and sat in their places.

This is probably the majesty of being a duke.

"The regular meeting begins. ”

In other words, the next time is the real family meeting. The rude and rude, shrewd-like quarrel that made the members present blush.

"Since there are a lot of opinions from everyone, the first issue is, 'Do you approve of Marina's return to the family?'" Warrent was expressionless and raised his hand: "In terms of identity, Marina is the child born to me and my lover, and she is physically and mentally healthy, I think she has this qualification." ”

"She's not in the family tree, what's more, how can you confirm her true identity with just one mouth?"

David stepped out of the backstage and pulled out a pedigree certificate with the magical seal of an authoritative organization. As a powerful third-generation minister, David is qualified to participate in the family's regular meetings.

"Lord Duke, there has never been such a precedent in the snow castle, counting up three hundred years, all the members of the snow castle are nobles or strong people with noble bloodlines, how can they allow such a lowly drama bloodline to exist!"

"It's not a shame to eat by labor. Have you forgotten your roots after living comfortably and corruptly for too long? Have you forgotten the ancestral teachings of your ancestors? Are you also feeling inferior to your ancestors' status as dock porters?"

......

The content is roughly the same as the previous quarrel, except that the object has been changed from some insignificant small shrimp to Warrent and a few elders.

Marlena stood behind Warrent, witnessing the whole process. She suddenly thought, could it be that her own mother had also seen Warrent's calm and serious appearance when debating with others, and she fell in love with this man because of this?

"So, let's vote. ”

In terms of verbal rebuttal, several elders and Warrent are all masters, avoiding the truth and making falsehoods, and the techniques of changing the topic are all perfect, and some basic temptations just now also made both sides understand that it is impossible to convince each other by words.

"Hmph, vote. ”

Vincent smiled disdainfully.

Most of the people who are eligible to participate in the vote are their elderly elders, and there are only a few young people on Volent's side, even if Volent has two votes because of his status as a duke, their side also has an absolute advantage.

But Vincent had a bad premonition in his heart, Warrent, this duke who was better than his father, would really fight a battle that he was not sure of?

Vincent turned his head to look at the other elders, but he didn't see a single flower.

The voting process is simple and transparent, and those who are eligible to vote, including David, have a total of ten people, of which Warrent has two votes, that is, if Warrent wants Marlena to return to the family, he must have more than six votes, in addition to David, Warrent also needs three votes, but on Warrent's side, only his own brother, the current head of the Snow Eagle Knights, Justin Snow Castle, is left.

The remaining votes, although they belong to different factions and have more or less friction with each other, are still on the same side on this matter. After all, they were all among the people who voted to execute the singer.

During the counting of votes, Warrent turned his head to look at Marina, who was a little stiff, and comforted: "Don't worry, it's no problem." ”

"Good...... Good. ”

In just two minutes, the results of the vote count came out: six votes were in favor of Marina's return, and only five votes were disapproving.

Warrent won.

"Impossible!"

Vincent slapped the table and stood up in disbelief, it was not easy for him to make such a gesture at his age.

"Who?!"

The vote was by secret ballot, and Vincent glanced at those who should have voted against it, as if trying to see who had betrayed their alliance.

These old foxes, even if they voted against it, would not show it easily, so Vincent just sang and acted comically in this inner hall like a clown.

Warrent smiled lightly, and the two votes exchanged for coercion and lure really worked as they should. It was relatively easy for Warrent, a timid elder who was getting old and more concerned about his rich life, an elder with a pure merchant character, to win their two votes.

These are not monolithic elders, and there is even a little friction between them, which also gives Warrent an opportunity to take advantage of.

"According to the vote, Marlena was recognized as the heir of the Duke of Snow Castle. ”

Vincent sat down in his seat as if he had been drained of his soul.

"Alright, since you're already a full-fledged family member and an adult, you can sit over there. Warrent gestured to the spot next to Rosen.

"Yes...... Yes. Marlena looked at Rosen, the brother she had never met, and took a step with some trepidation.

"Wait!"

A voice interrupted Marina's footsteps.

Vincent looked at his son who had suddenly stood up with some surprise, not knowing what he was going to do.

"According to Snow Fort Order No. 12 seventy years ago. The middle-aged man was a little uncomfortable in the face of the gaze of so many members, but he still tried to bite out the pronunciation of the words as much as possible: "All members who participate in the regular family meeting should have a Malenor Imperial College graduation certificate, or a certificate of equivalent rank to prove their excellent qualifications, so, according to this ordinance, even if Miss Marlena is recognized as a member of the family, she is not eligible to participate in the regular family meeting!"

This is a rule that makes family members elitist, and it also avoids the emergence of puppets with empty identities and no real talents, which was originally a good rule, but at this time, it has become a threshold to restrict Marina.

The Makeno Imperial College also has to study for at least two years, and these two years can allow people with a heart to do too many things.

Warrent was silent, pondering a counter-argument.

This man, whom he has never looked up to, can actually catch him off guard.

Vincent's eyes widened, as if he had only known his unsuccessful son for the first day.