Chapter Seventy-Nine: The Castle of the Roses
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The Rose family is scarce, and there is only one descendant of this generation, Xiaoqin, which is the dilemma faced by Xiaoqin, and it is also the biggest hidden danger faced by Dawning City.
Although there is only one viscount family in Dawning City, there are many baronial families, and as long as someone in their family marries Xiaoqin, then they can inherit everything from the Rose family, become a viscount, and control Dawning City.
This was undoubtedly a great temptation for them, especially after Viscount Rose became seriously ill, and this temptation was doubly magnified. But soon this desire was curbed by the sudden arrival of Pierre, who had great power in his hands and was himself the son of the prime minister of the Roa Empire, both in terms of status and fame, which were crushing for these nobles.
And now Pierre is dead, but a new guy has emerged, and directly assumes the identity of Xiaoqin's fiancé.
Char, who is this guy? The heir of that earl, or the heir of a certain viscount family. What, it turned out to be a pariah, and it seems that it could be the son of a demon with black hair and black eyes. What a joke, what kind of thing is he, and he is also qualified to call himself Miss Christie's fiancé.
The nobles had their own pride, and let a commoner pick a peach in front of him, and then sit on his head, which was unbearable for them, so there was this dismount.
Char knew very well that the nobles would definitely be hostile to him, but hostility was one thing, assassination was another.
Char didn't know how many nobles were involved in this assassination plan, and how many people chose to stand by, but he knew that the people who came here would definitely not be clean.
After all, they are also aristocrats, and it is impossible for those nobles who choose to be cold and watch without receiving a little rumor, and they know that there will be trouble at the gate of the city today, so will these nobles be stupid enough to send people here to wade into troubled waters, and it is clear that protecting oneself is the king.
In addition, these people deliberately came late before, it is already obvious, these people just observed the progress of the matter, and after seeing the failure of the assassination, they had to reluctantly come out to greet them.
Originally, if it was just a dismount, after solving Brooke, Char might have counted it like this, after all, he didn't reach out and hit the smiling man. But it's a pity that the truth is that he put on a smiling face, but he was beaten by someone else.
And if you dare to hit me in the face, then don't blame me for cutting off your hand.
Before the huge gap between strength and numbers, the soldiers did not do much resistance, and surrendered directly, and several nobles were immediately arrested and marked as rebellion.
Char, on the other hand, got into the carriage again and drove towards the center of the city, where the castle of the Rose family, the lord of Dawn City, stood. And when Char and his party came to the black castle, there were already nearly two hundred people standing respectfully at the door.
The Rose family is indeed scarce, but it does not mean that there are few people in the Rose Castle, and it is normal for the servants and maids and guards to have some collateral bloodlines, and there are one or two hundred people.
"Greetings····· "An old man came out and said respectfully.
Like Fred, he wore the butler's black dress, but it was far from Fred's calmness, and the old man's hands could be seen shaking, and he kept taking out the handkerchief in his pocket to wipe the cold sweat on his forehead. Watching Xiaoqin hurry down from the carriage, he seemed very excited, or maybe scared.
"Ark, where is my father?" said Koto, looking excited.
"Sub····· Lord Viscount, now ····· Lying in the bedroom, Miss, you didn't come back, we didn't dare to move the master's body. The old man said cautiously.
"Get out of the way!" Xiaoqin impatiently pushed the old man away, and had already rushed into the castle.
Seeing Xiaoqin disappear from view, Char's gaze turned back to the old man.
"You are the butler, settle the people I have brought with you, and then take all the people behind you to the hall to stand by. ”
"The old slave knows. The old man nodded yes, he was very respectful to Char, and it was obvious that he had also found some news.
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In the spacious and bright room, Xiaoqin was kneeling beside the bed without saying a word, her eyes fixed on a man in his fifties lying on the bed. Although nearly half of his hair was white, his face was very peaceful, and there was even some redness on his face, as if he had just fallen asleep, but his breathing had already stopped.
Looking at this scene, Char sighed, walked up and gently lifted the corner of the quilt, put Viscount Rose's exposed hand into it, and then took a step back and knelt down with Xiaoqin.
"Tick!" Xiaoqin finally couldn't hold back, tears sliding down at this moment.
"Cry, it's much better to cry. Char grabbed Xiaoqin and let her sob softly in her arms.
At this time, Mansha, who had been hiding in the dark, suddenly walked out and came to the bed, staring at the abnormal flush on Xiaoqin's father's face, and her brows were already furrowed.
"Sister, what's wrong. Char had noticed that something was wrong with Mansha.
"Can I touch the body of Lord Tempora?" Mansha looked at Koto, who was asking for her permission.
The red-eyed Xiaoqin glanced at Mansha, hesitated for a moment, and then nodded.
Mansha, who had received permission, first carefully observed Xiaoqin's father's face, and picked up a half-gray hair on the side of the pillow to look at it, only to see that his face changed uncertainly, then gently lifted a corner of the quilt and took out the viscount's hand.
I saw Mansha gently pinch the middle finger of the viscount and pull it back, the sound of bones breaking did not appear, but the middle finger was really bent. And when Mansha let go of her hand, the middle finger slowly returned to its original shape, as if it were elastic.
"How long has it been since Lord Viscount died. Mansha looked at the butler at the back, and after completing Char's instructions, he had already walked in consciously, waiting for orders.
"Already····· It's been three days. The housekeeper wiped the cold sweat from his head and said with a stammer.
"Three days?" Mansha suddenly sneered.
"It's been three days, and the body is still warm and soft, and how do you explain the situation just now, your method of preservation is very good, if it wasn't for the personal examination, even I can't see it, I'm afraid the Viscount has been dead for more than thirty days. ”
"Ark, is this true? My father trusts you so much, you treat my father like this. Xiaoqin's face showed a look of disbelief when she heard this, and the eyes that looked at the old man were no longer anger and dissatisfaction, but more despair and sadness.
As a daughter, she didn't see her father for the last time, which is already unfilial, not to mention that she didn't even protect her father's body, she was manipulated and died in bed for a month, such news almost made Xiaoqin crazy.
The old man had already pouted and knelt on the ground, his face dead and gray. "The old slave deserves death, I'm sorry Lord Viscount, I'm sorry Miss, I'm willing to be punished in any way!"