The departure of the El was like a sudden storm, and after the great commotion caused by the Radiance City, the city immediately returned to calm. The eyes of the common people in the market are always attracted by the tea, rice, oil and salt, or the romantic history of a viscount and noblewoman, at most, because of the closure of the Westland trading house, and they can't buy some cheap daily necessities or Westside specialties, and the name Al Edward will be mentioned.

On the list of nobles, the name Al Edward has disappeared completely. After all, in the eyes of the nobles, the political future of El, who was imprisoned by the Holy Religion and even exiled to the north, has been completely destroyed.

He may still have been taken seriously, but at the time because of the name "Edward", not because of the person "Al Edward".

The boy came to the city silently like a comet, and after making a big move, he finally left quietly, and not many people in the city even sent him off, and not many people remembered him.

Because Shenghui City is such a city, it doesn't remember losers, and it never believes in tears.

Now the darling of the whole city should be the second prince Moses Grievous, whose mansion has been busy with celebrities these days. After the news came out that the Holy Sect had captured the heir of the Edward family in the Western Realms without encountering any resistance, the concept of the strength of the "Holy Sect" was once again deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and almost everyone believed that the day was not far off when the second prince with the support of the Holy Sect would ascend to the throne and hold the scepter in his hand.

And the second prince also took this opportunity to contact many dignitaries and nobles in Shenghui City, and for a time they responded to all kinds of calls in the city, and their arrogance was high, and their momentum was so great that it was difficult to match them.

However, not everyone in the forces of the second prince was happy about this scene, and even some people of insight were worried about it. A strategist beside the second prince persuaded him like this: "Your Highness, your current momentum looks like flowers cooking oil on a brocade fire, but the things in this world are cloudy and sunny, and they are too late. Such a big momentum is not a good thing. The dispute between the princes, Jane is in the emperor's heart, and your majesty is probably not like your current high profile. ”

Who knew that the second prince scoffed at this, he shook his head and said: "What a Jane in the emperor's heart, do you really think that I am counting on my father to pass on the throne to me kindly?"

"After the big brother's incident, I have already figured it out. My good father, how can there be any filial piety and fatherly love in his heart, and how can there be any family affection for family reunion. In his heart, there is only his grand cause, only his great cause. He forced his eldest brother to rebel in order to obtain an excuse to declare war on the south. Yes, in the past hundred years, the Kingdom of St. Teresa has finally unified one of the four realms, and has taken a solid and important step towards the goal of great unification. ”

"But in this great cause, has he ever worried about his son, or his wife?"

"Hey, he really thinks that everyone in this world is a fool, and he can't see through this thing, and he can't think of it? ”

The second prince's rebellious words frightened the strategist and hurriedly persuaded: "Your Majesty, please be cautious, please be cautious." ”

The second prince sneered, "What is there to be cautious about, since the moment I chose the Holy Sect, I have parted ways with that majesty, and we are strangers. He would never have given me the throne sincerely. And what I have to do now is to take the opportunity to expand my power, use the name of the Holy Sect to build henchmen and win over the army. When the time comes, even if he doesn't want to, he can only pinch his nose and obediently pass the throne to me. ”

At this time, the strategists around the second prince suddenly realized that the second prince had always been evaluated as a humble gentleman like a spring breeze, but he couldn't help but give people the impression of weakness. But he didn't expect him to have such a strategy and determination in his heart! He was ready to break with Grievous the Great from the beginning.

If you don't fly, it's just a fly, and if you don't fly, it's a blockbuster!

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No matter how the situation changes inside this Holy Radiance City, the situation is unpredictable. Most of the aristocrats living in Manny and Hawley still live a life of drunkenness and lust. After all, in the eyes of many people, what does this change of banner have to do with them?

No matter how many titles the king has when he comes to power, he is just a man.

He still had to rely on the nobles to help him govern the country, and he still needed the merchants to pay taxes to the treasury.

Therefore, today's Shenghui City Grand Theater is still brightly lit and busy. Today is the birthday of the Duchess of Mortier, one of the nobles of the city. The Duke of Mortier specially chartered the entire Shenghui Grand Theater and invited the most famous troupes and singers in the country to celebrate his wife's birthday.

Maybe it was someone else, such a move was a bit high-profile and extravagant, but for the celebrity in the social scene of Radiance City, the Duke Mortier, who had a wide range of friends, it was just right.

Because he has too many friends: representatives of various families newly elected by the House of Elders, wealthy businessmen of the first rank, and high-ranking generals in the army.

Looking at the scene of the grand theater full of friends, everyone wearing gold and silver, laughing and lively, you can imagine how sociable and powerful the Duke of Mortier is in this holy city.

Slowly, the noise began to subside. As the music plays, people begin to enjoy the opera intently. After all, it gathers the three most famous troupes in the country at the same time, and such a grand occasion is rare.

It's just that even the waiters who work all year round in this grand theater hardly notice. In all the boxes of the Grand Theater, in the inconspicuous corner of the wall, there is a small slender pipe, which looks like it is used for ventilation.

In one of the hundreds of luxurious boxes of the Grand Theater, a pot-bellied and extravagant man was sitting anxiously on a comfortable sofa in the center. The goose down-filled, fox-skin stitched sofa was soft and soft, but the man sat on it as if he were sitting on a barbed stake, and it was difficult to sit comfortably.

If anyone who knows him sees it, he will be astonished to know how Smith Ricardo, the famous financier in the city, who has always been known for his calm and open-mindedness, could be so anxious.