"We cannot choose our parents and brothers, but the birth of man is the fairest and most arranged by the Lord, so it is also the most irrelevant matter of one's own will. Caterina looked at Pete indifferently, in the eyes of the eldest princess, the former prime minister seemed to see the feeling that only Swain would have.

"I can't choose not to let him be my father, but that doesn't mean I'm willing to be his daughter, even if I give up this royal bloodline, it doesn't matter if I give up everything now, rather than let a coward who kills his wife and blame the sin on a woman be a father, I'd rather be born in a commoner family, even if I die at birth, I don't care, it's much better than a miserable and long life. ”

Pete stared at Katarina, his lips twitched a few times, then closed his eyes tightly, and an old tear slowly flowed down the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes.

"Yes, no one can accuse you, you were treated like that, and you have enough reason to get revenge. And I, as the murderer who also wanted to frame you as the murderer of Queen Anna, naturally do not have this qualification. ”

Mencken kept his head bowed deeply, not letting anyone see his expression, but for some reason, he could always faintly feel a pair of eyes staring at him, with that kind of gaze without any emotion, as if he wanted to see through everything about himself.

The atmosphere fell silent.

"But—"

Pete's eyes snapped open, his old, angry voice breaking the brief silence.

"Anger and revenge are not your destination!I know it's hard to repay virtue with resentment, but any mistake can be forgiven, even if it's life, even everything, you should give His Majesty Alexander a chance to repent of his mistakes, not so that he will never have the chance to apologize to you again!"

Pete stared at Caterina's eyes, stared at by those firm and bright eyes, and the cold aura on Caterina couldn't help but be dissolved a little.

"Is your revenge really what Her Highness Anna in Heaven wants?"

"Or should I say ......"

Pete turned his gaze to Swain, and the sparkle in his eyes turned into a raging fire, as if it were about to consume Swain.

"That's the revenge this man wants you to make. ”

"No!" Caterina interrupted Pete decisively and loudly, "That's my own will!"

"Then you have made a big mistake!" Pete's voice was louder, and the momentum on his body had surpassed that of the eldest princess, "You are doing things that are quick for relatives and enemies, this kind of practice, whether it is the dead or the living, can not be comforted, and the real joy is only those conspirators hiding in the corner!"

"Do you want to say that you are clean, you are not a conspirator yourself!" Facing the momentum of former Prime Minister Pitt, Caterina did not retreat, but rose to the occasion - that is her character, the stubbornness buried in her bones.

"Politics is always dirty, I never deny that, but—" Pete's wrinkled face and neck gradually turned red, and he and Caterina argued red-faced, as if they were arguing, "But, even the most cunning and dirty politicians understand that this game has rules and bottom lines, and no one will use the power of a demon to break the rules and bottom lines like you!"

"Demon?" Caterina had a flame burning in her eyes that lit up everything, "if this is really a demon, then I also volunteered, I voluntarily released him from hell, even if he will destroy this world, even if he will destroy myself, it doesn't matter, at least better than you hypocrites pretending to be angels!"

"Let the Lord judge me. Katerina sat down and leaned against Swain, "I'd rather be in the company of demons. ”

Swain reached out and put his arm around Katarina's shoulder.

The corners of Pete's eyes twitched.

"Someday, you'll know how stupid your choice was. ”

"I don't know if there will be such a day. Caterina snuggled into Swain's arms, but there was still fire in her eyes, and there was no tenderness, "But I know that you will never see this day." ”

Pete was about to say something more, but Swain took a step forward and said, "Count Pete, no matter what, I need everyone here to be investigated. ”

"Investigate?" Mencken raised his head at this time, "No, you don't have this power, what name can you let me go with you?"

"Harbouring the traitorous party, a repeat offender of the third section of the old Ministry of the Interior. Swain pulled a piece of paper out of his pocket and placed it in front of Mencken.

"Thresy Daxda. ”

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Ramrem walked into Victoria's room, but this time she didn't see Victoria, who was sleeping in, and the young lady who had always been taught by her like a child was now sitting at her desk, flipping through a lot of papers, and sometimes jotting down a pen or two in the little notebook at hand.

"What are you doing?" Ramrem asked, placing the little space left on the edge of his desk with the little space left on his desk, in his usual nonchalant tone.

"I'm looking at the documents my father left behind. Victoria blinked vigorously and lifted her spirits, now she was wearing a pair of heavy dark circles under her eyes, looking very tired, "Although they haven't come yet, they will come sooner or later, and I have to read all the things my father left behind, whether it is the family ledger, or the correspondence with others, or his official letters, I have to read them, and I can't let them find out what is wrong." ”

Ramrem stood behind Victoria, looking at her side face, it was the first time Ramrem had seen Victoria look so haggard.

"It's useless, they can always make up excuses if they need them. ”

"Then I'll at least have a chance to plead!" Victoria turned sharply and yelled at Ramrem. From those bloodshot and uneasy eyes, Ramrem could see that Victoria's mental state was very bad now, and this tomboy, who had always been carefree and even lawless, now really felt the terrible pressure from reality, and was deeply worried and afraid.

"You're so excited, miss. Ramrem picked up a piece of paper that had been brought down because he had turned around and placed it in front of Victoria, "Even if you have a chance to defend yourself, they have a way of ignoring your words. ”

Victoria lowered her head, her grip on the edge of the table still trembling, as if it was already difficult to even hold her hand.

"Is that what he wants to take away? take away everything from his father, this kind of thing...... Why was he able to endure it?"

Ramrem, of course, knew who "he" Victoria was talking about.

You can think of this as a cycle of cause and effect. Ramrem stepped back a little and sat down on the edge of Victoria's bed, "This is the cause left by the gentleman back then, and if such a result is obtained, there is nothing to be done." ”

"Do you think it's my father's fault, because he abandoned his forced wife, so he deserves to be punished like this, right?" Victoria still kept her head down, her voice whispering, but Ramrem could still hear the tremor in her voice.

It was the husband's fault, but it didn't mean that he had abandoned his wife. Ramrem's eyes flashed with a special light, "but it refers to...... He had given Swain the birth of that. ”

Victoria looked up blankly, looking at Ramrem in confusion.

"That was his only chance to kill Swain, and once this man was born, no one or anything could kill him, and no one could end his fate before he got the end he deserved, not even his father, not even Mr. Ernest. ”

Ramrem stood up, straightened her skirt, and looked out the window.

Victoria followed Ramrem's gaze and looked out the window.

A carriage, along with a team of guarded soldiers, had stopped at the door of their house.

Victoria immediately stood up, hurried out the door, and hurried downstairs.

Ramrem stood in place, looking at Victoria's back, with a little sadness in his eyes, but only a faint touch.

Victoria, who ran downstairs, shouted at the soldiers who had already entered the house, "Get out! Who let you in? This is a private house, let me out!"

The soldiers stood in all corners of the room with expressionless faces, unresponsive to Victoria's shouting.

"Get out!" Victoria shouted again, her eyes almost red, and she wanted to pick up something to smash the soldiers at once, "get me out!"

Seeing that the soldiers were still indifferent, Victoria simply grabbed the candlestick on the table at hand and threw it at the soldier closest to her.

But before she could make a move, someone grabbed her wrist.

She turned around and saw Sven's expressionless face.

Victoria struggled violently, but she couldn't break free of Swain's hand.

"What did you do to your father!" she yelled at Swain, her eyes as fierce as a she-wolf, "I can't believe you're such a person—Sophia trusts you so much!"

Swain was silent, and at the same time used the force on his wrist, Victoria screamed in pain, and had to let go of her hand, and the candlestick in her hand fell down.

"I don't quite understand what you're angry about, your father rebelled, and you don't feel ashamed of him, but put all the blame on me, what kind of logic is this?"

"That's all you framed, you're doing evil!" Victoria was still struggling violently, but Swain grabbed her hand tightly and subdued her in his arms, and Victoria had no way to fight back except to shout angrily.

"Say whatever you want. Swain had no intention of bothering Victoria, he raised his eyes and looked at the second floor.

"Where's Madame?"

Victoria struggled twice, but still couldn't break free.

"I'm not going to let you touch my mother!" she said viciously.

"I don't plan to do that either. Sven lowered his eyes, there was still no expression on his face, and there was no undulating tone in his words, "I won't do anything to her, I only have respect for her." ”

Sven's gaze flickered slightly, and Victoria vaguely felt a little warmth in his eyes.

"I think of her as a mother - she's Sophia's mother, so she's a mother to me, isn't it?"

"Ahhhhh......h If it weren't for you...... How could our family's life become like this!"

Swain looked at Victoria indifferently, at the face that was almost identical to Sophia.

"There's really no way, if you're so uncooperative, then I'll have to ......"

"Your Excellency, the Earl. An old voice interrupted Swain.

Both Swin and Victoria looked up at the hallway on the second floor.

Baron Deniz was on crutches, and his bony body was covered only with a white shirt, which was almost as pale as his face.

"Please don't embarrass Miss Victoria. ”

Swain let go of his hand, and even though Victoria hit him with his fist next, Swain didn't dodge anything.

"Thank you. Baron Deniz sighed, and he leaned on the railing, and looked at Swain from a high place, "I'm sorry, it's hard to walk now, and I can't really come down and speak, please forgive me for my rudeness." ”

"You're no longer my retainer, there's no need to apologize to me for this. ”

"But you're still minding, because I went to Lands to find Ernest. Baron Deniz lowered his eyes, a little self-deprecating at the corners of his mouth.

"So, let me pay for it now. ”