The two brothers, each with their own ghosts, chatted with each other awkwardly for a few words, but they didn't get the information they wanted, so naturally they couldn't talk anymore.

The storm guards moved quickly, and it took less than an hour for all the packs to be placed on the wagon. Of course, this also has something to do with the fact that Duke himself didn't bring much luggage.

With all this in place, Duke asked the Storm Guard to wait for him, and he planned to visit the Royal Palace again, because the only person in the entire imperial capital who deserved his memorial and farewell might be Princess Kina.

In the Fran Palace, after experiencing such a wedding banquet, Princess Jina's heart was far less apprehensive than she was at the beginning, because she understood something that had troubled her for a long time, that is, what kind of feelings she had for Duke.

Ji Na had realized this before, but she didn't want to admit it, after all, Duke is a well-known straw bag, his talent is almost equal to zero, and his appearance can only be said to be average, only a slight advantage in his stature, and even this guy doesn't even have the most basic gentlemanly spirit and aristocratic etiquette, what can a princess like about him?

But as the contact time became longer and longer, Gina began to discover the advantages of Duke, and even attracted to these advantages of him. It's just that she is still confused, and she is not sure of her own thoughts. As a result, this so-called wedding banquet made Princess Jina always subconsciously think of Duke's figure in her mind, and now Jina understood who she was really looking forward to.

Especially at the banquet scene, although there are countless outstanding aristocratic elites around her, Gina feels that these guys are so disgraced under Duke's hippie smile, and a straw bag that is usually looked down upon has become the absolute protagonist and center of the banquet. Even when the cardinal proposed marriage, Ji Na's heart was beating very badly, but in the end, her father did not agree, which made Ji Na feel an indescribable loss.

"Sister, what are you thinking, is it that kid Duke?"

Prince Edward's voice came from behind, if there is anyone who has the best relationship among the four brothers and sisters in the royal family, it must be Prince Edward and Princess Gina. Logically speaking, the eldest brother and his youngest sister have the least conflict between the two of them on the succession to the throne.

Even if Princess Jina's line of succession is even stronger than Prince Harry, but this is not a modern society after all, although women have the right of inheritance in law, but when only Princess Jina and Prince Harry are left, it is basically Prince Harry who will eventually become the emperor, because the nobles and presbyterians under him are more willing to elect a male monarch.

Equality between men and women is still far away in this world.

Suddenly hearing the voice of the eldest brother, Princess Jina was also pulled out of the memory, and she quickly covered it up with a weak heart: "I didn't think about him, I just thought about it casually." ”

Seeing his sister's weak appearance, Prince Edward just smiled faintly, then sat down next to Princess Jina, and said to her: "Your expression has betrayed you, but as an elder brother, I still advise you, it's better to forget that kid, you are not suitable." ”

Originally, Princess Jina was in a state of embarrassment, but when she suddenly heard her brother say such a sentence, she was stunned for a moment, and then subconsciously asked: "Why?"

After saying this, Ji Na felt that something was wrong, so she quickly explained: "I'm just a little curious. ”

Looking at his sister's desire to cover up, Edward just shook his head and replied: "Sister, you are still too naïve, you also know that today's banquet is not a banquet for freshmen of the Martial Arts Academy, but a banquet for your relatives." But with Cardinal Leonard's recommendation and Lord Dumbledore's recommendation, why did your father choose to refuse, haven't you considered the reasons behind this?"

"Because Duke's identity isn't enough?"

"No, it's precisely because of his qualifications that he is too qualified, as the son of Duke Otto, and the recommendation of the Cardinal and the President of the Magical Society, which young nobleman can do this?"

"It's just that the stronger the background strength of Duke's performance, the less likely it is that the father will marry you to him, because the Otto family is now powerful enough to threaten the royal family, and we can't let these threats expand again, so for your happiness and future, you must cut off contact with the entire Otto family. ”

Princess Gina listened to her brother blankly, she didn't think about it so much at all, maybe this is the difference between a woman and a man, even the younger Prince Harry knew that he cooperated with Henry VII to go to Storm Castle with Duke, but Gina didn't consider the political factors behind it.

"Isn't Duke Otto the same relationship as his father and emperor's brother? Moreover, Lord Duke is loyal, and the threat to the northern border of the empire has been stabilized by Lord Duke Otto for so many years, why would he be wary of him?"

Listening to Princess Guina's question, Prince Edward stood up and looked out the window, looked at the gorgeous Palace of Versailles and replied calmly: "You are right, Lord Duke Otto is loyal and shows no sign of rebellion. But Ji Na, you were born in the royal family, and when you become a royal princess, you must understand that no matter whether your subordinates have rebellious thoughts or actions, once their strength threatens you, you can either choose to weaken or choose to get rid of them. ”

"Duke Otto has been in charge of the Northern Territory for decades, and whether it is his Lion Army, or his two sons' Silver Moon Army and Maple Leaf Army, they are a force to be reckoned with. Even the Imperial Northern Legion only knew about the god of Otto, but not the Emperor of France. If it is weakened without any fault, it will not only cause dissatisfaction among the people below, but even the vigilance of Duke Otto, and it is very likely that Duke Otto will be forced to rebel at that time, and cutting the domain is never a simple matter. ”

"Since it can't be weakened, then it can only be eliminated in one fell swoop. It's just that no one wants to come to this point until the moment of necessity, and no matter what the result is, it will be a great harm to the French Empire. So what my father can do now is to restrain the growth of Duke Otto's strength, and then wait for the situation to stabilize before considering transferring or replacing the Northern Legion. ”

"So in either case, it is impossible for the Emperor to marry you to the son of Duke Otto. ”

Princess Gina stared at Prince Edward with her big watery eyes, she was still thinking about what would happen if she really married Duke, but she didn't expect to be exposed to such a cruel side so soon.

It's just that as Prince Edward said, Jina is in the royal family, and as a royal princess, she must understand these things after all, innocence never belongs to the royal family!