Chapter 84: The Advice of the Four Princesses
It's not the right time for Her Royal Highness the Fourth Princess to come down. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
In the afternoon, William Rest, who had just finished lunch, was lazily lying on a wooden chair in his garden, baking in the warm sun, closing his eyes and pretending to sleep, not wanting to move.
Two maids of medium to upper appearance stood by William's side, ready to listen to his orders at any time.
When the housekeeper Crean came down with the Four Princesses, she saw such a scene.
William felt that Her Royal Highness the Fourth Princess was not a formal person. Coupled with the fact that it was an important nap time, William didn't want to move, so he didn't get up to greet him.
The fourth princess did not show the slightest angry expression in this regard.
She smiled sweetly: "Teacher, I'm sorry to come uninvited!"
"It's fine. ”
"Teacher, what do you think about the recent rumored assassination incident in the imperial capital?"
"I don't have a big opinion. ”
For William's general answer, Her Royal Highness the Fourth Princess was obviously very dissatisfied. She frowned, and said seriously: "Teacher, I came with sincerity, and I am very serious about asking you." ”
Hearing this, William waved his hand, dismissed the two maids and the butler Crean, and then sat up from his chair.
He looked directly into the eyes of the fourth princess and said, "Your Royal Highness the fourth princess, what do you want to ask?"
The fourth princess did not show the slightest discomfort on her face, her mouth opened lightly, and asked, "I want to ask, in the teacher's mind, who is behind this assassination incident." ”
"Now many people outside are rumoring that the real culprit behind the assassination incident is the third brother. Because if the father dies, the third brother will be the most likely person to inherit the throne. ”
The fourth princess said and sighed, "This rumor is well-founded, and many people believe it." Recently, my father has also been suspicious and has snubbed the third brother a lot. It's been a while since I've seen my father summon my third brother to the palace for a reunion. ”
"Does Her Royal Highness think the third prince is the real murderer?" William asked rhetorically.
When the fourth princess heard this, she immediately shook her head, "I had the best relationship with the third brother when I was a child, and I knew him very well. In my heart, the third brother is by no means that kind of person. I admit that he really wanted to succeed his father, but he would never have used such indiscriminate means. ”
"Your Royal Highness the Fourth Princess, people's hearts will change. It was one when I was a child, and it was the same when I grew up. William reminded.
"The teacher also thinks that the third brother did it?" the fourth princess asked with a frown.
"No, I'm just skeptical. ”
A smile appeared on the corner of William's mouth and said, "According to common sense, His Royal Highness the Third Prince is indeed the most suspicious. It is reasonable for your father to snub His Royal Highness the Third Prince. I believe that it will be good after a while, and you don't have to worry too much. ”
The fourth princess nodded.
William continued: "In addition to His Royal Highness the Third Prince, I have two other suspicions. The first is His Royal Highness the Fifth Prince. ”
When the fourth princess heard this, she was taken aback.
William revealed the answer: "The fifth prince deliberately arranged a doomed assassination to make your father suspicious of His Royal Highness the third prince. In the future, when His Majesty chooses the position of crown prince, it is inevitable that he will not be suspicious and favor His Royal Highness the Fifth Prince. ”
The fourth princess's face suddenly turned a little pale.
On the one hand, she is the father who loves her, on the other hand, she is the third brother who dotes on her, and on the other hand, she is the fourth brother who is close to her......
"Teacher, you... The last object of suspicion has not yet been said. Like a drowning man grasping at the last straw, Her Royal Highness the Fourth Princess asked expectantly.
"The last possibility. It's the person who pretended to be the Silver Moon Song and Dance Troupe, she was deliberately telling lies and sowing discord!"
William reminded, "Could it be that Her Royal Highness the Fourth Princess has forgotten the external troubles of the empire today? As soon as His Majesty died, the position of the crown prince was not established, and the Holy Spirit Empire naturally had no leader. ”
After a pause, William continued to analyze: "As long as His Majesty dies, His Royal Highnesses the Third Prince and the Fifth Prince will naturally be suspicious of each other in order to compete for the throne. While fighting in the nest, it will undoubtedly waste national strength. ”
"When the national strength is empty and there is no way to resist...... The coalition forces of foreign races naturally came over. ”
It's okay not to listen to William's analysis, but when the fourth princess heard it, her face turned pale, and her face became even paler.
She stood stunned and didn't come back to her senses for a long time.
Seeing this scene, William sighed lightly.
Born in the emperor's family, this is the luck of the fourth princess, but also her misfortune.
"Teacher, I want to be alone for a while now. Another day, I will make amends to the teacher again. The fourth princess said without blood on her face.
When William heard this, he didn't say anything, and directly called Crean to send off the guests instead of himself.
Crean, of course, had no objections.
In fact, Crean, like everyone else in the mansion, didn't know the true identity of the fourth princess at all, but only thought that she was the daughter of a nobleman's mansion.
It's perfectly normal for Crian to have this kind of thought.
This time, the four princesses came to visit William's mansion, neither wearing gold and silver, wearing gemstone jewelry, nor carrying an entourage, everything seemed so low-key.
If it weren't for the noble temperament revealed by Her Royal Highness the Fourth Princess, Crean would probably have mistaken her for just the child of a commoner in the imperial capital.
Not long after the fourth princess left, just as William had just closed his eyes and was about to catch up on his sleep, another female guest came outside the gate of the Lester family.
It's not the daughter of the Murfair family, the Imperial Inspector, Miss Jena, but ...... Julis!
A few days ago, she openly failed to assassinate His Majesty Charles IX, and escaped by using the space-time moon wheel, one of the ten major artifacts, which provoked His Majesty's anger, and the three princes were snubbed, and the people of the imperial capital were panicked.
And now, she actually wore a white fur hat, lowered the eyelids of the Page family, who were ordered to strictly investigate the assassination incident, and swaggered outside the gate of the Lester family!
If William could still be calm and calm when he received Her Royal Highness the Fourth Princess before, then now, he is not calm in an instant.
William was not calm, but Yulis's face was always calm.
"Look at how panicked you are. I'm not afraid, what are you afraid of? I'm coming to you this time, but I have to get down to business. Julius chuckled and teased.
William frowned, and opened his mouth to scold: "I, William, behave rightly, sit upright, and never associate with a wanted criminal like you!"
After a pause, William suddenly shouted out of the garden, "Crean, send off!"
Crean ran over, sweating profusely.
In fact, when he first saw Euris outside the gate, he was also very nervous, and even skipped the notification procedure on his own, and directly brought Euris to William, and let his little master William personally deal with the matter.
Now, as soon as Crian listened to William's command, he did not dare to hesitate, and he was about to bow down to see off the guest.
Ulliston glanced at William and said with a resentful expression: "You don't welcome me here, and I have nowhere to go to the imperial capital." Can you bear it?"
"I am very patient! I have a father in his fifties and a large family, all of whom depend on me for support. I don't dare take the risk of harboring criminals to take you in!, go wherever you like, just don't come to my house!" William said ruthlessly.
"Who said I was going to hide in your place? I wasn't happy if you invited me to stay. Julius said slowly.
As she spoke, she unzipped the leather armor in her hand, took out a pile of bills with William's handprint and autograph, and threw them on the stone table in front of William.
"The assassination of His Majesty failed, the Page family is investigating tightly, I have to hurry up and run away with my people with money. Now it's time for you to pay it back. Twelve ships of iron ore, each with 300,000 gold coins, for a total of 3,600,000 gold coins. ”
Yulis said solemnly, "For the sake of us all acquaintances, I won't charge you interest." ”
"Money? No problem. Crean, take the money from the treasury and pay it off!" William said with a sigh of relief.
"Master William, that... We don't have that much money in our treasury. ”
Crian said embarrassedly, "These days, although the perfume workshop is doing a prosperous business and selling a lot of perfumes, we really don't have so much money in the warehouse now!"
"Isn't the perfume selling very well, how long has it been, why can't you earn back more than three million gold coins?" William asked with a frown, a little unhappy in his heart.
Crean complained bitterly, "Young Master William, that's what it is, and we have enough money." But five days earlier, Mr. Kodolph had seen that there was a great deal of business for perfumes, and we had invested a lot of gold coins in it, and had bought a large piece of land on the outskirts of the imperial capital to build a new factory. ”
"Is there such a thing?" asked William.
Crean nodded pitifully, "Five days ago the night, you personally read and signed that document." ”
"Five days ago...... I guess I remember this. Looks like you're on the wrong page, Crean, sorry, sorry. William said as if he had woken up from a dream.
When Crean heard this, he didn't dare to say anything.
Yuris got a little impatient.
She wiped her mouth directly and said, "Young Master William, I don't care if you have money or not, whether the money is enough or not." In short, I can only give you half a day at most. Within half a day, when you return the money, I will leave when I want. ”
"Don't you see I'm busy? You woman, you're full of money. A few days of grace is okay?"
"No way!"
"If I don't pay it back, what can you do with me?"
"I send the bill with your handprint and signature to His Majesty's desk tonight. ”
"You're amazing, I'll take it!Crean, prepare the horse!"
"Young Master, where are we going?"
"Duke Monro's Palace, borrow money!"
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