Govélenburg is as peaceful as ever.

This castle, which has suffered countless misfortunes, will always seem very gloomy, and Govélenburg is far away from the main town of Glamorgan, so there are almost no guests who deliberately run so far to a place that cannot be reached by train, which also makes Govélenburg always so quiet, and the silence is slightly gloomy, which makes people feel vaguely uneasy.

After nearly a month of recuperation, Count Hecate was finally in good health, and he gradually took the work back to himself. Originally, he wanted Artemis to exercise more, and if he could, he would take this opportunity to let her take over his class, but the sudden death of Nicholas I made Count Hecatet suddenly nervous, even in Glamorgan, he could still smell the strong smell of gunpowder in the air of the imperial capital.

Now sensitive people can see that a head-to-head showdown between Alexander and Beria is about to come. Count Hecate was not willing to choose a side between the two princes, he just wanted to keep his family business and prevent the Hecate family from falling into his hands.

However, sometimes the more people don't want something to happen, the more likely it is to happen.

Count Hecate walked slowly down the stairs with his cane, and the two siblings, Artmis and Young, were already sitting at the table early, just waiting for the Count to come and eat.

Artemis half-covered his mouth with his hands and yawned heavily, and as soon as his father took over the job, Artemis began to be lazy, throwing almost everything to Count Hecate, and never moving again.

It's just that, although Artemis seems to be idle, she doesn't seem to have a good rest, and she seems to be devoid of energy early in the morning, yawning a lot.

"You look sleepy. Yang said to Artemis as he lowered his head and spread jam on his toast.

"Ahh ”

"But you don't seem to be sleeping well. Count Hecate sat down, and he looked at his daughter with gentle eyes, as always, "What were you busy with last night?"

"I didn't do anything," Atmis's head shook a few times from time to time, and every time she lowered her head, it seemed like she would fall asleep immediately, but every time she lifted her spirits in time and forced herself not to fall asleep, "I don't know why I'm so sleepy, I always feel that my sleep has been very unstable these days, and it seems like something is walking around in the castle in the middle of the night, and I can't tell if I am in a daze or if I really heard something in my sleep." ”

Count Hecate frowned, he didn't think there would really be anything strange in the castle, this was the castle of the Hecate family, the residence of the Thirteen Lessons, what kind of monster would dare to come here to spread wild?

"Did you hear anything?"

"It seems to be there, or it doesn't seem to be, I can't tell. Artemis squinted, his knife spreading the jam on the outside of his toast, "It seems to be the sound of wings vibrating, but maybe it's Manfred's sound that confuses me." ”

"The sound of wings vibrating?" Count Hecate's brow furrowed even tighter, "Yang, did you hear that?"

Young, who had been concentrating on applying jam with his head down, actually didn't listen to the words of Atmiss and Count Hecate. He put down his knife and looked up at Count Hecate. "No, Your Excellency. ”

Count Hecate hadn't heard such a sound the night before, so he thought it was all the more strange. "By the way, what about Manfred?" Count Hecate's gaze swept around, and there was no Manfred in any corner, "Young, do you know where Manfred went?"

"I heard that I went to Astrad I to give a report. ”

"Report?"

Count Hecate put his hand to his mouth and held his chin in thought.

Yang didn't say anything more, he picked up the bread that had been spread, and began to eat. And Artmis, who was sitting across from him, had completely closed his eyes, and he didn't even know that the jam was smeared upside down, and he was holding the side dipped in the jam in his hand, and he was sleepwalking and sending the toast into his mouth.

"It's stained with jam. ”

Yang's voice woke Artemis suddenly, and she opened her eyes and looked at her brother in a daze.

"Hands. Yang took a bite of bread and pointed to Artmis' hand, chewing as he spoke.

"Huh?" Atmis's reaction slowed down for half a beat, and it was only after seeing Yang point several times that she gradually realized what her brother meant. Atmiss looked at his fingers, only to see that his hands were covered in purple jam, even on his sleeves.

"Ahh

Count Hecate sighed softly, half of his thoughts disrupted by this exclamation. "Go wash your hands," he said to Artmis, "and get a change of clothes, and you're basically staying at home during this time, so it's okay to sleep a little longer." ”

Attmis frowned and nodded, and she stood up, leaving her half-eaten bread on the table, and staggered towards the bathroom.

Looking at Atmis's stumbling stride, Yang was really worried about whether she would fall asleep halfway through.

There were only two people left in the restaurant, Count Hecate and Yang, and between the two of them, the atmosphere of silence was maintained for a while, until Yang was almost finished breakfast, and Count Hecate couldn't help but speak: "Yang, you wait a minute." ”

Yang, who was just about to stand up, heard Count Hecate's words, and immediately sat down again, he looked at Count Hecate, waiting to deal with the following.

"Two days ago, Count Jericho was brought before the Home Office to 'assist in the investigation'. ”

Yang was a little surprised, the news has not been made public, although many people in the Metternich family mansion saw this scene when Swain was taken away by Thresi, but after all, it was about the Ministry of the Interior, and no one dared to chew their tongues.

"There are too many changes in the imperial capital now, and they are too fast. His Majesty the Emperor died suddenly, and there was probably going to be a bloody storm between the two princes. At this time, any ordinary and inconspicuous matter can become the center of the vortex, and if our Hecate family wants to be in this political maelstrom, they must stay away from that whirlpool, do you know what I mean?"

Yang could naturally hear the meaning of Count Hecate's words, but he didn't want to take it, and Yang could guess what Count Hecate was going to say next.

Seeing that Yang didn't speak, Count Hecate really felt that his head was big, and he couldn't figure out why the child always couldn't obey his own heart?

"I'll just say it bluntly, Yang, we can't have anything to do with Count Jericho now, and the previous incident of your attack on him must be completely ended as soon as possible. So, I'm going to ask you, why the hell did you attack him?"

Young was silent, he had used this silence to exhaust Count Hecate's patience, and Count Hecate had paid too much attention to his own demeanor, no matter how much Artemis and Young kept disciplining him, or causing him a lot of trouble, he had never beaten these two children. Maybe it's because they've been too lenient with their children since they were young, but now, Artemis and Young are not afraid of Count Hecate, and they don't have any pressure to do it.

Count Hecate sighed again, seeing that Yang had been silent for so long, he thought that this kid was planning to stop talking to the end.

Just as Count Hecate was about to give up, Yang suddenly spoke: "It was Manfred who instructed him. ”

"What!" Count Hecate was taken aback, on the one hand, he was surprised by Young's sudden opening, and on the other hand, he was surprised by Manfred's behavior, "Why did he do this?

"I don't know. Yang shook his head, he only planned to reveal so much to Count Hecate, and he didn't plan to say a word about the rest.

Seeing that Yang was silent again, Count Hecate became even more anxious, and couldn't help but grab Yang's shoulder, and asked eagerly, "What did Manfred say to you in the first place, and why did you promise him?"

"He only said that this was a very important plan, and that Count Jericho would be in the way, so he wanted me to get rid of him. "Being caught by Count Hecate, Yang still didn't feel afraid, he knew this earl too well, and he had a considerable degree of determination, but he was too bad and a good person, "At first, I thought that the plan he said was the plan of our thirteen lessons, but now, it seems that he should have some personal plan." ”

"Then why didn't you tell me earlier?"

Young turned his head away, leaving only half of Count Hecate's face. "Because I believe in Manfred, I believe that he will not betray Lesson Thirteen, what he is going to do must be done for Lesson Thirteen. ”

Of course, Count Hecate didn't think so, he originally felt that something was wrong with Manfred, but at that time he only thought it was his own delusion, that he was too sensitive, but now it seems that this feeling is true.

"What else did he do? Yang, if Manfred really did something, then not only the Hecate family, but even the thirteen lessons would be finished. Tell me before it's too late, we still have a chance to make amends!"

Count Hecate simply walked straight in front of Yang, so that Yang's face had to face him. His eyes were genuine and anxious, but Yang still didn't speak immediately.

After a long while, Count Hecate couldn't bear it anymore, and Yang's lips moved slightly: "His Royal Highness Crown Prince Alexander." ”

"What?" Count Hecate paused, not understanding what Yang meant.

He was in contact with His Royal Highness Crown Prince Alexander, and Manfred wanted to clear the relationship between the Thirteenth Division and the Ministry of the Interior and Beria by defecting to the Crown Prince. ”

Count Hecate was stunned, this purpose was simply noble, and it was simply not like what a man like Manfred would do.

"Are you serious?" He still couldn't believe that Manfred would think so much about Lesson Thirteen and the Hecate family.

Yang nodded, his expression a little more serious.

Count Hecate, who had been reconfirmed by Young, was not at all happy because of Manfred's intentions, on the contrary, he was more anxious now. Originally, he was reluctant to get involved in the fight between the two princes, but Manfred's approach forced her to choose a side between them.

Count Hecate didn't even have time to finish his breakfast, so he hurried to get ready to go out.

"Hurry up, go to Astrad I School, hurry!"