Back in the afternoon, when the three princes and princesses left the emperor's bedroom, the second prince smiled and said to Sophia: "Congratulations to the little sister, you got what you wanted, you have been unrestrained since you were a child, and now you are finally independent." Pen %fun %Pavilion www.biquge.info in the future, you will travel freely, don't forget to go to the second place to sit and sit more, reminiscing about the past. ”

Sophia snorted, didn't say hello to her brothers, and turned away. This is not only a stranger, but also inferior to ordinary people.

The eldest prince's face was already clouded, and he said angrily: "I don't know the etiquette, I know that she is the princess of Violet, and I don't know where I think she is a country wild woman, and she has no education." ”

The third prince beat a drum on the side, "It's still that my father is too arrogant to indulge her, and he actually sent her so many secret guards, you must know that there are no more than 100 secret guards, and more than 100 are invincible." Every training has to be painstaking, I don't know how many resources have been spent, and now they are all dead all at once, she must be in pain now, she can't sleep at night, no wonder she is so angry, she is rude, and we have to bear more as big brothers. Speaking of this, I can't help but have a little schadenfreude in my words.

The eldest prince's face became even angrier when he heard this, "The duty of the secret guard is to protect the royal family, not her personal guard, and my father is still biased in this matter." Obviously he was still in the palace, but he spoke so unscrupulously that he scared the second prince and the third prince did not dare to answer his words.

In this way, the brothers chatted a few words while walking, but what they said was the anecdotes of the market, interesting stories in the court, as if they were not princes, but uncles and aunts who were very bored in the streets and alleys, and they talked about it for a while, and they all felt that it was not interesting. When they arrived at the gate of the palace, they said goodbye to each other and went back to their homes.

Not far from the palace to the west, there is a large mansion, the courtyard is deep and lonely, the layout is orderly, the people who come and go act neatly and do not chew the root of the tongue, at a glance it is the rules are strict, the training is moderate, it is the atmosphere that only the big family has.

In one of the rooms, the eldest prince sat in the hall, smashing his beloved crystal cup with a "snap", and his face was full of anger.

An old man in a black robe sitting under him leisurely persuaded: "If you can't bear it, you will make a big plan, the matter has come to this point, what you should think about is how to deal with the aftermath, and it will not help to be angry here." ”

The eldest prince paced back and forth in the room anxiously, "Old man, can I not be angry, can I not be anxious? After many years of hard work, it was ruined, and in order to cultivate those dead soldiers, how much effort I have spent, how much money I have spent, and how many favors I owe. With hard work, after years of arrangement, it has cultivated more than 100 people, and now it is good, there is no one left, all of them are dead. ”

Speaking of this, he cursed hatefully: "Sophia, that stinky bitch, one day I will let you lower your proud head and lick the soles of my shoes!"

Listening to the eldest prince's ungraceful venting, the old man shook his head disapprovingly, "I told you at the beginning, don't use such an unruly method of assassination, whether it is successful or not, it will only attract the suspicion of Your Majesty, and the gains outweigh the losses." ”

The eldest prince sat down in his chair gloomily, "I'm ashamed that I didn't listen to Mr. It's just that you don't know how much your father loves Sophia! I'm afraid of melting in my mouth, and I'm afraid of falling in my hand. I think maybe one day he thinks that he can't do it, and he will really risk the world's condemnation and make Sophia the empress! That's why I want to take advantage of her current weakness and fledgling to strike first, cut down the grass and eradicate the roots, and cut off the thoughts of her father and emperor as soon as possible! It stands to reason that so many dead soldiers, among whom there are many masters, are absolutely foolproof and leakless. But who knew that Father, that old guy actually sent so many secret guards to guard that woman's side, and his partiality was not so biased! I think his heart has completely grown crooked!"

Then he added: "Doesn't that guy Loris think the same way?, otherwise why did he encourage the old immortals in the House of Lords to hide those goose thieves? Otherwise, he wouldn't have hit it off with me and took the initiative. ”

The old man asked rhetorically: "Even if you really kill Sophia, will Your Majesty choose you, the eldest prince?"

The eldest prince was dumbfounded, but he defended himself strongly: "If I don't choose, who else can I choose? Lance's sissy? Or Lorris's two-faced guy, isn't my father afraid that he will just ascend the throne on the first day and sell the kingdom to the old immortals of the House of Lords on the second day?"

The old man took a sip of tea unhurriedly and analyzed, "You don't have to rush. Blessings and misfortunes lurk, misfortunes and blessings rely on, and Seon loses his horse, and he doesn't know if it's a blessing. Although you have suffered a lot of losses this time, it is not all for nothing. ”

"Oh, what is the reason, sir. ”

A sinister smile appeared on the corner of the old man's mouth, "It's very simple, so many secret guards have died this time, and the guards around Your Majesty must be much weaker, and they won't be able to replenish it for a while." ”

The eldest prince's heart sudden, and his face turned a little pale, "Sir, you are persuading me of this rebellious thing again." Why do you always like to go off the rails with your sword, and there's no other way?"

The old man sighed and stared at the eldest prince, "After so many years, you still haven't seen through. Your Majesty has passed on the throne to anyone, and it will never be passed on to you!"

"Why!", the eldest prince almost jumped up from his chair, his face flushed, and roared, "Why can't it be me!"

"Because your biological mother, the current queen's surname is Medizi, and she is the Medici of the South. ”

The old man looked at the eldest prince with pity: "Although it has become a taboo now, no one dares to mention it anymore." But everyone knows that His Majesty is not in the right position today! It was thanks to the Metiqi family's troops entering the city that His Majesty seized the throne, and the fire burned for seven days and seven nights, and the entire palace was burned. I don't know how many people died in the war, how many wealthy families fell in the change of regime, there has always been a rumor that His Majesty is seriously ill precisely because of the retribution for killing his brother and father in vain!"

He paused, as if to say that this dark forbidden history was also a little overwhelmed, and had to take a breath and rest. The eldest prince's face became more and more pale, but he still stared at the old man tightly, lest he fall behind.

"Why did the Medici family support His Majesty, who was still the prince at the time? It is not that His Majesty married the only daughter of the patriarch of the Medici family. Now that your mother is the queen, and the Medici family is also your relative, if you really become the king, how will you balance the Medici family?

"You just said that the third prince may sell the kingdom to the nobles of the House of Nobles. But that's only a possibility, but if it really happens to you, isn't your Majesty afraid that one day the unicorn will replace the violet, just as the violet replaces the tulip?"

"So Your Majesty will never pass on to you, absolutely!", the last two words were deafening, like a big drum, hitting the heart of the eldest prince.

The eldest prince sat down in his chair like a dead ball, and after a long time he muttered, "Is there really only this way to do this?"

"It's up to you. The old man stretched out two fingers, "One way is to be an idle cloud and wild crane, a prince who is rich and free." "Another one. A scorching light flashed in his eyes, "It will last for a hundred years, or it will be stinking for ten thousand years." ”

The eldest prince looked at the old man in a black robe, as if he was looking at a devil walking in the dark, with fear in his eyes, and even more indescribable excitement and ambition.

"Which one should I choose, sir?"

"Such a choice cannot be left to others, and must be chosen by you, the Great Prince, yourself. ”

"However, I have said so many rebellious things in front of you, but you have never stopped me, Your Highness the Great Prince. ”

The eldest prince slowly sat up straight, sitting upright, with his waist straight, his hands on his knees, and the awe-inspiring majesty and bearing returned to his body. "Whatever I choose, you'll support me, won't you?

"Of course. The old man bowed his head in front of the eldest prince, "The soldier dies for his confidant, and he will repay his kindness." I will never forget that it was you who pulled me out of the quagmire, no matter what direction you chose or what path you took. Whether you ascend to the throne or go to hell, I will always follow you, not a single step, not an inch away. ”