Mrs. Van Dyse's meeting with her mother did not lead to tears and tears as Soth had expected.

On the contrary, they just saluted each other, and their attitudes were not even affectionate, and they could even be said to be indifferent.

"There is a great contradiction between our lady and the Duchess of Barot, and the shadow of the Duchess of Barot has shrouded our lady's entire childhood, but in any case, the Duchess of Barot is the biological mother of our lady, and this is a blood relationship that cannot be separated. The middle-aged fat man explained to Soth in a low voice.

"The relationship between the members of the noble family is really incomprehensible!" said Soth with a bit of a headache.

The middle-aged fat man smiled and said:

This is a distress that only the upper class will have, not about the stomach, about the contradiction of thoughts, this is still good, if it is mixed with interests, then the consequences can be serious, in the past ten years, in order to compete for the authority and interests of the family, there are not a few aristocratic territories divided by infighting. ”

Soth glanced at the middle-aged fat man in surprise, this guy's words were very profound, but they made a lot of sense.

"Don't look at me like that, as a duke's butler, I need to learn more than you can imagine!"

Soth was depressed when he heard this, he was actually despised by a noble butler!

However, this idle chatter did not last long, and the middle-aged fat man arranged everything for Mrs. Van Diesse, and hurried out of the courtyard to prepare materials for Mrs. Van Diese.

Soth followed the middle-aged fat man's knight's son to guard the gate of the small courtyard where Mrs. Van Dyse lived, and did his duty.

When it was getting dark, the middle-aged fat man was sweating profusely and holding a stack of documents, and trotted all the way to the gate of the small courtyard.

"Finally caught up, finally caught up, thanks to the help of the people of the Platinum Principality, otherwise such a detailed information, we would not be able to count it without a month!"

This seemed to be said to Soth, and it seemed to be said to his son, but neither of them answered, and just let the middle-aged fat man run into the small courtyard.

In the courtyard, under a grapevine, Mrs. Van Dyser and a half-grown boy were watching the sunset.

"Brother, are you afraid?" asked Mrs. Van Diese.

The half-grown boy showed a wry smile that did not match her age, and said very maturely:

"My mother taught me that fear doesn't help anything!"

Mrs. Van Diser nodded in satisfaction, and then asked:

"So, do you want to avenge your father?"

The half-grown boy glanced at the eldest sister who had already married strangely, and said:

"Fantasy doesn't help anything, and in the Poseidon Empire, any attempt to take revenge on His Majesty Platinum is fantasy. ”

Now it was Mrs. Van Dise's turn to be surprised, looked at her brother, and said:

"That's what you think? I thought you wouldn't know what reverence was at your age!"

The boy smiled bitterly and said:

"I didn't know it, but that day I saw the platinum knights holding the platinum king flag, where they passed, the soldiers did not dare to stand with their troops, and there was no hesitation for a moment when there was a decision to block the killing, even my father, when he saw the platinum king flag appear, he did not make senseless resistance, so, I know, there are some people in this world who need to be feared!"

Mrs. Van Diser fell silent, and after a while then said:

"My brother, I'm really sorry to let you go through such a thing at this age, it's not a burden that a child of your age should have. ”

The young man shook his head, and a determined look appeared on his still immature face.

"No, I thought I was lucky to understand this earlier than my peers, and it will help me more in my later life!"

The maturity and wisdom of the teenager surprised and distressed Mrs. Van Diesse.

Surprised that the Barot family had a perfect heir, and he felt sorry that his younger brother had to endure such responsibilities and torments at the age of less than fourteen.

"Brother, I will convey your attitude to your brother-in-law, as well as your brother-in-law's father, the current Duke of Van Diese, and the confidant of His Majesty Platinum!"

"If what you say is what you really think in your heart, then, I think, you don't have to worry about the pressure from the upper echelons of the empire, His Majesty Platinum is enough to carry everything!"

The young man nodded, looked at his eldest sister gratefully, and said:

"Everything I say is what I really think in my heart, and it will not change, at least until I have the strength to confront that majesty, it will definitely not change!"

Mrs. Van Dyser smiled with satisfaction, stretched out her hand, and gently pressed her brother's hair.

At this time, it happened that the middle-aged fat housekeeper walked into the small courtyard with a stack of materials.

"Madam, Prince Barot!" the middle-aged fat man saluted respectfully before he got down to business.

"Madame, you have all the information you want. In front of outsiders, the middle-aged fat man didn't say a word of nonsense and seemed very professional.

Mrs. Van Dise nodded elegantly, and after motioning for the butler to put the materials in the study, she asked:

"You've gone through it yourself, how is the business of the Barot family?"

When the middle-aged fat man heard this, he glanced at Prince Barot, but when he saw that his wife did not react, he said:

"It's very unsatisfactory, after the Duke of Barot's accident, the business of the Barot family began to be suppressed by many parties, if it weren't for the fact that the power of the Platinum Duchy did not mean to fall into the ground, and the imperial royal family was deliberate, I am afraid that it would not be able to support it now, after all, the business of the Barot family is all in terms of resources, and the resources produced by the Duke of Barot have no unique specialty, so the surrounding nobles have only slightly moved some means, and the Barot family has lost several big customers. ”

"And there are rumors circulating in the market that the Dukedom of Barot is in turmoil, and there may be no time to take care of production in the short term, and there may be a shortage of resources, and they cannot maintain long-term contracts, so many customers whose contracts have not expired have also begun to look for their next homes. ”

The boy's face turned ugly, but Mrs. Van Dyse's face did not fluctuate at all, which she expected.

"You're doing well, butler, has my brother done anything about it?"

The middle-aged fat man shook his head and said:

"No, and the fact that the Grand Duke of Barot has drawn a large amount of gold from several trading houses for an unknown purpose makes the situation of the Barot family's business even more difficult. ”

At this moment, the young man stood up directly and said angrily:

"The firms of the Duke of Balotte's family, only the duke himself is qualified to draw a large amount of cash, and the eldest brother has not inherited the title of duke, and the heads of those firms have begun to flatter him?"

The middle-aged fat man bowed his head and was silent, this was not the place for him to interject.

Mrs. Van Diesse still said calmly:

"My brother, you are still too young, no one is optimistic that you can support the Barot family, which has now collapsed, and your eldest brother should inherit the title in the eyes of everyone, except for your mother, you, and me and my sister, but you will tell them that you are the heir who is suitable to inherit the title of the Barot family, and you are the one who can take back the glory of the Barot family, right?"

My sister's words made the young man's immature face flush violently, puffed up his chest, and said:

"Yes, sister, you're right, I'm the one who can save the glory of the Barot family!"

At this time, the middle-aged fat housekeeper opened his mouth at the right time and told the two sisters and brothers a piece of news:

"Madam, Prince Barot, the intelligence officer of the Principality of Platinum has told me that Her Majesty the Empress intends to hold the Imperial Knight Contest and tilt resources towards the young knights to supplement the obliteration of twenty-six high-level combat powers, and His Majesty Platinum supports this idea, so soon this matter should become a reality, I think this is an opportunity. ”

Lady Van Dise and the young man's eyes lit up at the same time, but they thought of different things.

The boy immediately spoke:

"Sister, the knightly guard left to me by my father is very strong, and his loyalty to the Barot family and me is unquestionable, he can represent our Barot family in the knight competition!"

"If he can win, then the second sister will also have a good home, and the two of them have a friendship with each other!"

Mrs. Van Dise frowned, the news that her brother said was not good, but there were more important things to deal with in front of her.

"Butler, immediately send a message to my husband, ask him to quickly purchase all the resources and equipment that can improve the knight's combat effectiveness, if the spread of this news is not large, seize this opportunity to double the wealth of the Van Diesel family!"

The middle-aged fat man jumped when he heard this, the fat on his whole body jumped, Mrs. is really Mrs., and only Mrs. can react to this kind of thing immediately.

"Madam, I'll do it right away!" When it comes to the wealth of the Van Diese family, the middle-aged fat man is more enthusiastic than anyone else, and he actually ran out of the courtyard directly and went out to deliver the message.

Then Van Dyseff asked:

"Brother, what did you say? Your second sister fell in love with your knight guard?"

Seeing that the eldest sister's face was not good, the young man immediately explained:

"Sister, my knight's escort is called Sadard, he is only twenty-five years old this year, he is already a knight of the Mithril level, and he is not practicing those life evolution methods that are not in the flow outside, although he is unknown, but his combat power is much stronger than that of the Holy See knights of the same level, if it weren't for falling in love with the second sister, the Barot family would not have been able to retain this kind of talent!"

"Although he is a commoner, as long as he wants to, whether he defects to the imperial family, the Platinum Duchy, or even the Holy See, he will get an identity that is not weaker than that of a baron!"

Mrs. Van Dyser was still frowning, and even so, she was not worthy of her sister.

But after thinking about it, if this knight can win the championship of the knight's competition, then when the Barot family is in such a situation, it is okay to match his sister.

"Find a chance, let me meet him, and see how good the knight who can make my sister's heart flutter is!"

Hearing that there was room for change in the eldest sister's words, the young man's face was happy, but after an instant, he lowered his voice again and said:

"Sister, the eldest brother seems to want to marry the second sister to the youngest son of the Minister of Military Affairs of the Imperial Capital. ”

These words made Mrs. Van Diese's eyes light up, and she said:

"The Minister of War is also a duke, although the youngest son cannot inherit the title, but with the power of the Minister of War, it is easy to find a count title for him, this is a good marriage, it seems that your eldest brother is not useless!"

The young man's face instantly turned pale, and he said in a low voice:

"It's a lover!"

Four words, Mrs. Van Dise stood up directly, her pretty face was angry and pale!

"How can this be reasonable, deceive people too much, let him be a lover to others!"

The boy was not glad at his sister's reaction, but felt more and more humiliated, and said:

"If the eldest brother really accomplishes this, the Duke of Barot's family will no longer have any face to speak of!"

Mrs. Van Dyse snorted coldly and said:

"No, brother, it's not that simple, although your eldest brother is unreliable, but he is definitely not so mediocre, there must be another reason, go, follow me to see my mother, everything that happens in the Barot family, my mother should know!"

The eldest daughter of the Duke of Barot's family, she knew her mother very well.

The siblings went to their mother's room, where Mrs. Barot was having dinner.

"Her Majesty seems to want to make some coats of arms with the twenty-six nobles who died along the way!" said the Duchess of Balot, making it difficult for Mrs. Van Dyse to breathe.

How could this involve Her Majesty?

"The young son of the Minister of War found a secret room in the duke's study, I know that secret room, it is a secret place where your father did some shady things, and it is almost not a private place for noble men to have, but the young son of the Minister of War actually found a note in it that your father supplied the false gods!"

These words made Mrs. Van Dyse almost faint, a pseudo-god? Could it be that his father was involved with a pseudo-god, and the reason for the Empire's execution of his father was actually true?

And the Duchess of Barot sneered:

"I don't understand what kind of person your father is, he even believes in the Divine Sea God on the face, how can he believe in a false god?"

"Originally, I would have been skeptical, but the secret agent of the family has sent news that almost all of the twenty-six noble territories that have been killed by His Majesty Platinum have appeared these things, and these things have almost made those nobles in the imperial capital crazy, sending teams of dead soldiers and private knights to search frantically!"

"In this way, I realized that this is the layout of Her Majesty the Empress, and as for what she wants to plan, it is not for me to snoop on. ”

A few words made Mrs. Van Dyse sweat like rain.

"Mother, don't let any outsiders know about this kind of thing, once it spreads, it will ruin Her Majesty's affairs, and the Barot family will not be able to bear the consequences!"

Lady Barot glanced at her eldest daughter and chuckled:

"Your mother, I can't take your turn to remind you!"

Then the smile on his face began to become weird, and he said:

"I sent it to the maid of the young son of the Minister of War, and told me that in that notebook, there is a secret to using the power of pseudo-gods to prolong life and even make people live forever!"

At this moment, Mrs. Van Diese was really frightened, got up and opened the door, and looked around, until she was sure that there was no one within a radius of 100 meters, and then she let out a long breath and said:

"Are you really sure that it wasn't your father's work, but Her Majesty's plan?"

Mrs. Barot sneered, and then said:

"Is anyone better aware of your father's physical condition than me? Although he is very healthy because of his high life level, he can still feel the subtle aging year by year, if it really belongs to your father, how can it be?"

"Besides, your father would only have clandestine affairs with the wives of a few minor nobles in that secret room, if this thing really belonged to your father, how could he leave such an important note there?"