"Nonsense!" Alexander immediately retorted to his daughter's proposal, "Shall we abandon this palace of Tiamat, the symbol of the empire since the time of Karin I, and take refuge in the outskirts of the city of Dewit?

Although Alexander objected, Guderian pondered, this proposal was very advantageous to them from the current point of view, Karin Castle was close to the Astrad I School, and the garrison of the Connaught army was near it, and if it was moved there, it would be very convenient for the Connaught army to support nearby.

"Then bring the troops here. In the face of her father's opposition, Caterina replied without humility or arrogance, "Shame or something, it has been an indelible mark on us since the time of the rebellion in the South." The most important thing now is to keep our throne, not to save face, and let Beria take away the throne, then we won't even have the last decency left!"

Katerina's answer made Alexander even angrier, and he kept a straight face and stared at his daughter sternly. "Is it because of that Count Jericho?"

"What?" Caterina was stunned for a moment, not reacting immediately.

"I know, that's why you said that kid. Ever since the incident in Pritton, you have always said good things for him, it was your idea to let him live in Karin Castle, and you are also in line with the promotion of his title, girls are like this, once they fall in love with a guy, they don't know anything, not even their own family!"

Alexander's words left Caterina dumbfounded, and she couldn't believe that her father thought of her. "What are you talking about, it has nothing to do with Jericho! I propose to let him live in Karin Castle because he deserves to be treated like this, after all, he killed Michel VII, and we can't leave the heroes of the Empire homeless. And to promote him to the knighthood was grandpa's order before his death, have you forgotten?"

"Don't keep talking about your grandfather!" Perhaps the last sentence stung him, and Alexander slammed his fist on the table, "Your grandfather is not always right! ”

Guderian hurriedly lowered his head, Alexander could talk nonsense, but he couldn't listen to it, this was accusing the previous emperor! Even though Nicholas I was now in the ground, the shadow left by His Majesty to Guderian did not dissipate at all.

"You're crazy!" Alexander said something like this, and Caterina couldn't stand it anymore, "you're starting to talk nonsense, no matter what, Beria is your brother, anyway, grandpa is not something you can criticize right now - you're not an emperor yet!"

"Smack"

Alexander slapped Caterina in the face, his face was completely distorted, and his daughter's rebellion against him had deeply damaged his pride as a father.

"Who told you to talk to me like that!" he roared, and Guderian on the side couldn't help but shudder, at least judging from this volume, Alexander still learned something from Nicholas I, "Now get back to your room, a girl is not qualified to dictate the great affairs of the empire here!"

Caterina covered Alexander's red face, pursed her lips tightly, she tried not to let the tears in her eyes fall, turned around and ran straight out of the restaurant.

"Your Highness......" Guderian wanted to say something for the eldest princess, but before he could say the rest of the words, he was glared back fiercely by Alexander.

"Go and make a plan to fight against Beria at once. ”

"What, what?" Guderian was taken aback, the current situation was where it was their turn to crusade against Beria, "Your Highness, please think twice, the troops in our hands, even with the royal guards, are only more than 10,000 people, and the other side has an unknown number of secret police and gendarmerie troops, if we attack so rashly, we are giving the enemy a chance." Moreover, if the army starts a war in the urban area, then panic is likely to break out among the people of the imperial capital, that is, public opinion......"

"Beria privately transferred the Southern Army into Deweide, and his ambitions have been revealed. Alexander's fist slammed into Guderian's chest, striking the War Chancellor's solid chest again and again, "Shall we wait for Beria to come and attack us when he is ready? ”

But you're not an emperor yet.

Although this sentence lingered in Guderian's heart, he would not be stupid enough to say it directly. Now he really felt that Nicholas I was not wrong in his view of people, and Alexander really did not have the strength to be the monarch of a country, and in comparison, perhaps the eldest princess would be a more suitable person.

The thought flashed through his mind, and then there was no way to clear it.

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Sven frowned slightly, looking at Caterina in front of him, they hadn't seen each other much since they returned to Deweide, and now seeing this princess who had a life and death journey with him again, Sven could clearly feel that the other party had changed a lot. Maybe it's because of the death of Nicholas I, or maybe it's because of the current split in the Giang family, Princess Celestia looks a lot more mature.

"It's an honor to see you again. Swain bent down, took Celestia's hand, and kissed her lightly on the back of her hand.

Seeing this scene, Sophia, who came out with her brother to greet her, couldn't help but feel a little uncomfortable, although she understood that this was a regular etiquette, she still didn't like her brother to kiss other girls, even if it was just the back of her hand.

"No need to be polite, Your Excellency. Princess Celestia waved her hand and said with a slightly tired face, "This time I am not here for a formal visit, so you don't need to use such etiquette to receive me." ”

Swain looked at Charlotte, who was standing behind Princess Celestia with a tense face, and although Caterina said so, it didn't look like a small show from the maids and things she had brought with her.

"May I ask what is the matter with you coming this time?" Swain asked straight to the point, Princess Celestia had brought so many people and things over, it was almost like she was moving.

"I want to stay here for a while, you don't mind, right?" With a tired face barely smiling, Swain could see that the eldest princess was actually a little reluctant in her heart. Considering what had happened before, Swain could understand Caterina's desire to get too close to her, but it was also because of this that it was even more strange that she had proposed to stay at Karin Castle for a while at this time.

"Of course," Sven's expressionless face showed neither a look of welcome nor a look of rejection, only as flat as ever, "our brother and sister have been able to live here thanks to the kindness of you and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and Karin Castle was originally a temporary residence given by the Gyan family, how can I have any objection to you wanting to live here?"

Having said that, the eldest princess still felt a little repulsed by this palace that she used to love, and if it wasn't for falling out with her father, she probably wouldn't have come here arbitrarily. And even when she arrived at Karin Castle and had made up her mind to stay here for a while, she still felt a little uncomfortable in her heart, and subconsciously always felt that the place where Swain stayed would leave some dark marks that belonged to him, as if it were the gloomy atmosphere of Midnight Castle.

"Then it's time to chatter. Princess Celestia smiled reluctantly and walked into the castle with Charlotte and the maids.

Swain stepped aside, bowed and saluted, and when the team led by the eldest princess had completely entered the castle, he straightened up, looked at the back of the eldest princess, and asked Baron Deniz beside him, "Go and find out why the eldest princess came here suddenly, and see if something happened to the palace of Tiamat." ”

"Yes. Baron Deniz bowed down, he never found a chance to tell Swain about Sophia's stimulation before, after all, Sophia had been pestering Swain during this time, and the old baron was vaguely rejected by Swain because of his previous events, and he couldn't regain Swain's trust for a while. This time Swain's order to him may be a turning point.

With a cane, Swain slowly followed the eldest princess, although the injury was cured in the Brandenburg Hospital, but Swain's approach still left the root of the injury in his right leg, maybe he would really be like Dr. Humboldt said, this life is inseparable from crutches.

Karin Castle was originally the royal palace, and the eldest princess had been here since she was a child, so she was quite familiar with it, and soon, she chose a room and let the maids move their things in.

Charlotte has been following Princess Celestia like a little tail, but this little tail is not cute at all, her expression has always been very cold and stiff, but it is somewhat similar to Swain.

Seeing Swain walking over with a cane, Caterina sensitively noticed that Swain's two-legged walking posture was a little incongruous, remembering that Swain had been captured by Beria before, and that had happened to the Ministry of the Interior a few days ago, Princess Celestia decided to ask this ally she was not willing to come closer.

"Your Excellency, I heard that you were invited to the Ministry of the Interior by His Highness Beria. When Swain walked to the side, Caterina's first move was to pull Charlotte behind her, "It just so happens that the accident that happened in the Ministry of the Interior a few days ago is not very clear about the Tiamat Palace, can you please tell me the details?"

"Of course, Your Highness the Princess. Swain replied, the words of the two of them were very sharp, and that escape journey not only shortened the distance between them, but also turned the distance between them into a chasm that was difficult to bridge, "It's really fortunate to say, on the day of the accident with the Ministry of the Interior, I was able to escape, but unfortunately I fell on my leg and it was not easy to walk." ”

Caterina twisted her face to the side, she didn't want to look at Sven's expressionless face and speak. "Could you please speak up, or maybe it would be better for us to talk somewhere else?"

"Then please come with me. Sven understood what Celestia meant, and he didn't intend to hide it, so he took Celestia to the terrace on the third floor, where there would be no servants and it was a good place for a secret conversation.

Charlotte was left behind by Princess Celestia, looking at Swain's limping steps, she couldn't help but wonder in her heart, Swain's strength she knew very well, even if a bullet hit the heart, it would be fine, such a person, who could really hurt him?

If you can find that person...... Charlotte's eyes narrowed, and she had an idea.

Katarina, who was following Swain, thought of the same thing, Swain's limping walking posture was too conspicuous for her to think about it.

"Are you trying to ask who broke this leg of mine?" Swain seemed to guess Celestia's thoughts, but he didn't even turn to look at Caterina's expression, and he didn't even pause.

Although the eldest princess was a little surprised that Swain was able to guess her thoughts, she didn't feel strange when she thought about it, and she wouldn't be surprised that Swain had behaved strangely since she had seen Atropos.

"Can you tell me if you don't mind?"

"Are you afraid that another monster will emerge and turn the imperial capital upside down?"

Walking up to the terrace, the midday sun was quite dazzling, and the eldest princess who was against the light even felt blurred when she looked at Swain's back.

"Don't worry, that guy isn't a monster, he's just an ordinary person. ”

"Ordinary people?" Princess Celestia will be skeptical of Swain's words, can ordinary people hurt Sven's leg that is almost impossible to kill?

"Yes, ordinary people, maybe it's because they're ordinary people that they can defeat a monster like me. ”