Yolo leaned against the window, looking in the direction of the Hall of Glory, his immature eyes full of longing.

Since Alexander's accession to the throne, Jolo and his siblings have been treated coldly in the palace of Tiamat as children no one wants. Except for Princess Caterina, who sometimes took care of them, the rest of the palace almost avoided them, and did not even want to go near the area where they lived unless necessary.

And in the coup d'état in the Tiamat Palace, although Alexander, who had always been very disgusted with them, fell, but Swain, who held the power of the Tiamat Palace, was not a good-hearted person, and he may have even forgotten about Yolo and them, although he did not treat them harshly, but he also did not care about them.

Just like now, the poor little prince can only watch the excitement close at hand, but he has no chance to participate in it.

Sighing, Yolo took his head off the window, it was already late, and he knew that if he didn't sleep again, someone would come and scold him.

And the moment Yolo retracted his head, a dark shadow quickly passed under his window, and if he had withdrawn his gaze a second later, he might have seen the figure.

As those two men said, the defense of the inner city was much weaker tonight, of course, this was only relatively speaking, and the defense in the area where Caterina lived did not weaken in the slightest, but the garrisons in other places were partially transferred to guard the Hall of Glory.

Ernest glanced at the brightest part of the inner city, where Caterina lived, and where Ernest's wife and daughter were.

Clenching his fists, Ernest struggled to keep himself restrained before moving on to his plan.

On the night of the coup, Alexei and Paul suddenly disappeared, and although Swain determined that it was Thresi's sudden abduction by his subordinates while his attention was attracted, Swain did not send anyone to track down the whereabouts of the two princes, and did not even ask them once.

Perhaps Swain thought that after Seresi kidnapped the two princes, it would not be so easy for people to trace their whereabouts, not to mention that it was too easy for Thressi to hide the two children and not let others find out, but in fact, Alexei and Paul never left the Tiamat Palace.

Although the Tiamat Palace was very chaotic that night, tens of thousands of soldiers surrounded the Tiamat Palace, but those soldiers who caused the chaos were also the best monitors, and it was difficult for anyone to escape from their vision from the Tiamat Palace, maybe Seresy had a way to leave the Tiamat Palace with Alexei and Paul, but there was no way to deal with the vigilance of the whole imperial capital next.

Therefore, Seresi directly asked his subordinates to hide the two children in the palace of Tiamat, under Swain's nose.

And what Ernest got from the two men was the hiding place of the two princes.

It was not difficult for Seresi, who came from the old Ministry of the Interior, to obtain the structural map of the Tiamat Palace, and even some of the places that were very secret to the Giang family were probably known to him, after all, he had been lurking in the Third Section of the Ministry of the Interior for so many years, and had been running his plot.

By the time Ernest followed the map to the hidden cellar, which had been forgotten by almost everyone, the banquet in the Hall of Glory had reached its climax, and the court attendants set off fireworks, and the bright lights in the sky added to the lively party.

He walked into the gloomy cellar, which was filled with a strong musty smell that made Ernest frown.

Ernest covered his nose and continued to walk deeper.

The cellar is very old, and the walls around it are made of large mossy stone bricks, and it looks like it is very old, maybe at least a few hundred years old.

Moreover, there are quite a few two-meter-square cabinet slots carved into those walls, the size and shape of which are easily reminiscent of coffins. In fact, the cabinets were indeed used for coffins, and countless corpses were stored in such cellars during the dark and plague-ridden era of the late Age of Knights, which also led to the later ghoul stories.

Ernest walked through the frighteningly dark aisle into the deepest part of the cellar.

"This place, probably Nikolai doesn't know. A woman's voice came from the shadows, "Most of the things that have been pushed by the times are like this, although they are inconspicuous, although they are easily forgotten, but one day, people will be forced to remember the fact that they existed and existed. ”

But vanishing is inevitable, an inevitability, not a reality that can be skimmed by mere touching stories of pathos. Ernest said to the shadows, clenching the hilt of his sword at his waist.

"Is it ......" the voice in the shadows paused, and by the dim light of the torch, Ernest faintly saw the woman's graceful figure.

"You seem to have become a good man, and the charm of your body makes me can't help but be a little tempted. ”

Ernest frowned, and pulled his saber out of its scabbard an inch.

"Listening to your tone, it seems like you knew me before?"

"Yes, maybe, if you tell me your name, maybe I'll think of it. The languid voice was so heartstringing, but it was Ernest who was talking to her.

"There's no need for that, you just have to hand them over to me. ”

"Hmph, what a man who doesn't understand the amorous feelings. The woman's voice suddenly became cold for a long time, and the charm just now quickly disappeared like a cloud of smoke, "Those two children are in the coffin in the corner, you take them away." ”

With that, she took two steps into the shadows, presumably leaning against the wall, and Ernest couldn't see her at all.

"Until then," Ernest didn't immediately fetch someone, "I wonder what Thressi is up to." ”

"Do you think I'm going to tell you about this kind of thing?"

Ernest walked over to the coffin in the corner. "I guess not. ”

"Hmph, what a boring man. The woman snorted coldly again, and then fell completely silent. Ernest couldn't see her, so he didn't know if the woman had left or continued to hide in the shadows.

Ernest didn't bother with the woman, he pushed open the lid of the coffin, and the two princes were indeed lying inside. However, they did not look very good, and both of them were blue and purple, and they were unconscious with their eyes closed.

Ernest picked up the two of them and walked outside. He didn't know how Thressi had hidden his two children here for so many days, and made them like this, for him, there were too many things that could not be explained in this era, and he didn't know less than others, so he didn't want to dwell on figuring out the reasons for these affairs, in his opinion, solving problems was the most important thing, and this was the most important thing in this era.

Holding a child in one hand, the weight of the two is not too heavy, Ernest does not feel too much burden, what really makes him feel a little troublesome is how to deal with it next.

Twelve o'clock has passed, and the banquet is almost at this time, and after the banquet is over, it will all begin.

Ernest had been waiting for that moment.

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The bell struck twelve o'clock, and the court attendants lit the last fireworks, drawing the most brilliant picture of sparks in the sky. Perhaps it would be strange for the common people of virtue to set off such a grand fireworks display on such a meaningless day, but they did not pay much attention to the behavior of the aristocracy.

The fireworks at twelve o'clock were also the climax of the banquet, except for some people who were not strong enough to drink, the rest of the invited guests were very face-saving until this moment, while enjoying the gorgeous fireworks display, while waiting for Katerina and Swain to appear again.

However, when the fireworks passed, they were waiting for not only Swin and Katarina, but also someone they didn't expect.

Reich Marshal, the new Prime Minister Rudolf No. Guderian, who was recently appointed by Katerina.

When the figure that was so wide that it almost covered the side of Swin and Caterina appeared, many people couldn't help but exclaim.

"Marshal Rudolph!" Duke Pesa, who was in the crowd, was also taken aback, he let out a small exclamation, and then immediately turned his gaze to Karl beside him.

However, Karl still had such an empty expression, and did not show even the slightest emotion.

Marshal Swin and Rudolph whispered a few words, and then the marshal nodded and took the initiative to step forward.

He stood in front of everyone, both in size and momentum, which made the old marshal particularly eye-catching.

Marshal Rudolph looked at the pairs of eyes staring at him, and suddenly frowned.

"I'm sorry, friends. He opened with very surprising words, "I am very familiar with this place, but the people in front of me make me feel very strange, and if I calculate carefully, I have been away from the imperial capital for less than three months, and there are so many changes, maybe time has passed faster than before, for an old man like me, many new changes make me at a loss, and I can't accept it." ”

People looked at each other, listening to Marshal Rudolph's meaning, as if he was vaguely expressing his dissatisfaction with the exclusion of his brother and former Prime Minister Pitt and others from the cabinet.

"Old people like me are always used to stability, and older people want more things that don't change, and it would be great if everything is the same today as it was yesterday and nothing will change tomorrow. ”

Many people turned their attention to Swain and Katarina, and they were now somewhat confused as to which side Marshal Rudolph was on.

"However!" Marshal Rudolph's sudden shout immediately drew the attention of these people again, "I also know very well that this kind of thing is impossible! Nothing will remain the same, and it is precisely because of continuous progress that our Siliul Empire can achieve today's achievements and status!"

Almost all of them held their breath and listened carefully to the old marshal's speech.

"Like those who were or are still among us......" Marshal Rudolph glared, so frightened that no one standing directly in front of him dared to look him in the eye, "has not the once unwavering loyalty to the Empire changed now?"

There was an uproar in the crowd, and the marshal's back and forth twists and turns made them completely confused. These words seem to be referring to former Prime Minister Pitt and others, but they also seem to be referring to Sang scolding Huai, accusing Swin and Katarina, who are now seizing the power of the empire.

The old marshal pursed his lips, seeming to be disdainful of the performance of these people.

"We must be loyal! Maybe the times are changing, maybe the world is changing, but loyalty to the empire should never change, even if this loyalty does not conform to the times, even if this loyalty is forgotten by the times, we must remain loyal to the empire and advance against the times! If this society is blocking our Cyrul Empire, then go to war with this society! Use the hammer in our hands to transform the society and the times that do not accommodate us to accommodate us, otherwise, we will destroy it, even if we ourselves will perish in it. ”

"So......" Marshal Rudolph raised his head and looked at the crowd proudly, "swear allegiance to the Empire!