10. Secret Room

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Thomas Bain, the fat vizier who dismissed all his servants, had a secret conversation with the nephew of the Duke of Pol.

As the Chief Chancellor, this man has a significant position on the political map of the Duchy, and his every move is enough to shape the future of the Duchy, and for now, he has even more influence than the new Duke.

At this moment, their conversation has come to an end.

"I'm so sorry, but it's impossible to make an immediate decision on such a big thing, even if it's underneath. ”

"I understand. The Earl from the Duchy of Boer nodded: "I understand the Earl's concerns at the moment, this is a reasonable request, but I hope you can make a decision as soon as possible, by the way, the gentleman I brought will stay with the Earl for the time being as a messenger of communication between the two sides." ”

"Well, just let that gentleman stay in the kitchen. After a moment's silence, Thomas made his decision.

Seeing that Count Thomas agreed to let the man he brought stay and arranged for him to be in a place like the kitchen, the nephew of the Duke of Ball seemed very satisfied.

"Hehe, looking forward to your reply. ”

"In any case, the friendship between me and the Earl will not change. ”

"Of course, such a wise predecessor as Lord Earl is very admired here. ”

"Hehehe......"

"Hahaha......"

In the midst of a harmonious laughter, some unsavory conspiracy was quietly brewing.

........................

The wall beside Alicia suddenly flipped, revealing an unknown space behind her.

It was a hidden secret door.

The girl could swear to God that she never knew that there was such a place hidden in her home.

I remember when I was a child and played hide and seek with Fan at home, the two of them had already visited all the places in the house where people could hide, and even the ventilation pipe leading to the basement was patronized by Fan Na Guy, but even so, such a hidden secret room was never found.

When, without knowing it, suddenly there was such a place in your home?

Something bad suddenly came to the girl's mind.

Will all those rumors about his father's rebellion, coupled with the secret room that appeared in front of him, be related?

Facing the secret room that seemed to swallow her whole body into, Ellie's heart pounded wildly.

What is there in that unknown space?

Could it be the other side of my father that I don't know?

The girl wanted to retreat for a moment, she was afraid to see what was inside, afraid to find evidence of her father's treason in that secret room, afraid to see what she did not want to accept.

But she was Alicia Bain, the girl who even the old duke admired and entrusted to her the task of overseeing the mortal before she died.

Nothing will change if you don't enter? Neither will you find evidence of your father's guilt nor will you be forced to choose one or the other? Everything will be as peaceful as ever?

That's just self-deception. People who only think about escaping will not be able to solve anything, and those who do nothing will not get the happiness they want, and even everything that is cherished in front of them will slip away quietly.

So the girl decided to take action.

She flicked her arm slightly, and a sharp dagger appeared in her hand.

Although it is not a famous weapon, it is a common talisman weapon for Ellie, the girl is not as powerless as other noble girls, on the contrary, her combat power can hold out for a period of time even under the attack of some knights, and ordinary adult men are almost no match for her if they are one-on-one.

Tightening the dagger in his hand, calming his beating heart a little, the girl cautiously walked into the secret room.

The space here is unexpectedly large, and it seems to be located in the middle of the mezzanine of two rooms, perhaps at the beginning of the construction of this mansion, the designer had planned to build such a secret room, but because there was nothing to hide in the past, it has been closed until now......

Because there is a window on the wall, the lighting effect here is not bad, even if the secret door is closed, Elle can easily see the scene in the room, the floor is covered with expensive blankets, the surrounding decorations are extravagant, and in the corner of the secret room, there are even more incredible things.

At the moment, the secret room was empty.

Of course, because her father, who was most likely to use the secret room, was receiving guests, and Elle couldn't think of anyone else in the family who had the right to use it.

But Elle wasn't relieved.

Instead, her breathing grew more rapid.

Because she happened to know the things that were placed in the room and looked very good.

It's better that she can often see and even come into contact with these things for a while.

It was a full duke suit.

There is no shortage of scepters, cloaks, seals, thrones, all the same.

A Duke's suit that is exactly the same as that used in the Duke's Palace, and should only be available to the Duke himself to possess and use is in this hidden secret room.

The girl's mind suddenly thought of the translation of a certain exotic novel that she had read in Miss Serra's study before, the dragon robe, the jade seal, the bald scoop, the rat tail, the amorous Emperor Ama, and the ambitious fourth elder brother......

The girl shuddered.

"Father's ......"

The answer to why a suit that only the Duke is entitled to is placed in such a hidden chamber is clear.

The worst was conceived.

She knew very well that if her father really had a disobedient heart, then it was almost impossible for her to be her father's opponent.

Whether it is experience or connections, the strength of Count Thomas is all above the new duke, and the friendship that has been spent on many years of hard work has enabled Count Thomas to easily win over any nobleman in the principality, on the other hand, because of the remarks made on various occasions have offended a large number of people, so in addition to the die-hard knights of the Guards and those under Miss Serra, whether it is the military or courtiers, the royal party or the church, Weak local nobles, even the weakest of the chamber leaders, no faction will support him.

The Knights of the Guards are also not very reliable, since the retirement of the loyal old master with the death of the old duke, it is still unknown whether his son, the new Leon Ann Hart, has the ability to control the entire Knights, and even if the knight can completely control the entire Knights, in the face of an irreversible situation, will the knight really be able to maintain his loyalty?

Prejudice or not, the girl always felt that the knight seemed unreliable......

As for the power in Miss Serra's hands, it was indeed very useful at certain times, but in the situation at hand, it was almost completely useless.

With the dual identity of the young lady as a woman and a foreigner, she was destined to be unable to intervene in this fight......

And the abilities of the two are far apart.

My father had a reputation for being as cunning as a fox in the principality, and he was always called a fool in private.

If it weren't for the fact that the old duke had no other sons, and if it weren't for the fact that some people thought it would be in their best interest to put a fool on the throne, then even with such a decree as primogeniture, eighty percent of the duke's title would not fall to mortals.

If his father really wanted to overthrow the rule of Fan, there would be little resistance from within the principality, except for problems of rationality and some interference from outside.

Although there may not be anyone blatantly following his father, there will be no one who opposes him.

On one side is his father.,And on the other side are playmates who grew up together.、Childhood sweethearts.,From birth to the present,There have always been their figures in all their lives.,It can even be said that they are the two most important people for themselves.,At this moment,These two people seem to be in an irreconcilable contradiction.。

Ellie was in chaos like never before.

"No, my father wouldn't do such a thing. ”

The girl whispered something she couldn't even believe.

Now think of the suspicious people who have been haunting the house lately, and the nephew of the so-called Duke of Pol, whom he met in the corridor earlier, and how to connect everything with what is in front of him......

"Father, do you really want to overthrow the rule of mortal......? Are you the enemy of all mortals?!"

"Though all a bastard ......"

"Bastards though......"

Elle's mind conjured up all sorts of images.

When someone was a child, he lifted his skirt and caught frogs to scare himself, pulled himself to play a dueling game and was beaten to cry, ran away from home in the middle of the night and slipped out of the castle and was caught by the guards, in order to escape government affairs, he messed around with himself all day long in order to escape government affairs, he complained bitterly after a little exercise, and he was embarrassed in front of the minister again and again, and finally let himself come forward to remedy it......

"Although...... It's a bastard......"

I don't know why Elle suddenly became gritted and had the urge to let it go.

"Even if it's such a bastard...... However, he is also my childhood sweetheart!!"

"Yo, Ellie, did you call me?"

From the girl's ears, there was a voice that should never have been here.

Alicia remembers very well that when she came in, she did close the only secret door that could enter and exit the secret room, so this room should not be able to enter and exit freely, so when did she suddenly have an extra person behind her?

Subconsciously, a weapon appeared in the girl's hand.

It was not a dagger for protection, and even Elle herself did not react, so her body made a movement and pulled out a paper fan that was only for someone.

All in all, "Smack!!" sound.

"????" The lord of Almac held his head and looked at the maiden with an innocent, aggrieved and angry gaze as if a weak herbivore had fallen into a trap laid by a dastardly hunter.

"Why are you here?!" the girl asked nervously, so much so that even her voice became sharp.

"Why did you hit me?"

"Who, who told you to suddenly appear behind me...... Speaking of which, how did you get in?" the girl struggled to hide her panic.

"Secret Technique: Haunted. "Van raised two fingers, V.

Elle paused for a moment, then asked loudly, "You haven't answered me yet, why are you here?"

Perhaps because the person she was facing was mortal, the girl who originally seemed panicked gradually relaxed, and even her heavy mood was incredibly calmed.

"Hmph, hum, hum......" Fan sat down on the seat in the room with a big grin, by the way, this seat looked exactly the same as the throne in the meeting hall, he played with the scepter that seemed to be an imitation, and said in a tone that I am the master here: "I didn't expect you to be able to come here with your own strength, it was really beyond my expectations, it is worthy of every time you play hide and seek, you will definitely be able to find my existence, well, it is a strong enemy." ”

"Talking about the ...... point"

"Ahem...... Welcome to my secret base, Ellie, you're the first outsider to be here. ”

"Secret base?"

"Whoa?!?!" The girl was taken aback.

"yes, like the one we used to do in the big tree. ”

Come to think of it, as a child, this guy was very fond of playing games of secret bases.

He had people make an empty cabin in the tree, put all sorts of things in it, and invited himself to come and visit.

"Yes...... But this is my home. The girl stammered.

"Isn't it, the Earl's Mansion is so well guarded, it's not easy to sneak in, but luckily I have a secret skill that I don't know. ”

"No...... I mean, why is your secret base at my house?"

"Because this is a ready-made secret room. Fan smiled and said, "Don't you think it's great?"

Inability to communicate.

Although Fan's speech is very clear and sounds reasonable, she can't get to the point anyway, and it feels like the topic will always be subtly diverted, which makes Elle feel powerless.

A whole day's worries, fears, resentments, and anguish all erupted at this moment.

"Build a secret base in someone else's house, and you give me ...... too"

"Enough is enough!!"

"Smack!!"

"Why are you hitting me again?!Ellie is a demon!!"

The Duke fled crying.

The girl was left alone in this secret room that had once disturbed her, but now suddenly became devoid of mystery.

"Is it a secret base......

She looked around.

The girl thought of when she was a child, although on the surface she was just dragged by Fan, unwilling to do this and that, but she was actually enjoying it.

Moving all kinds of things into that secret base, the sense of fulfillment that arises after arranging those things neatly like arranging your own room, and the secret base where you hide with Fan after preparing three meals a day and playing all day, until the adults are looking around with torches, they are reluctant to go home, of course, they were scolded afterwards, and those memories that I thought had been forgotten have resurfaced at this moment.

Since I got up in the morning, I have been feeling as if I have been suppressed by something, and all of it has disappeared at this moment, as if as long as I see Fan's face, everything will become easier.

A smile inadvertently appeared on the girl's face, and then, as if sensing her own change, the girl's face flushed slightly.

"Really, I'm already a duke, and I'm still playing games when I was a kid......"

She placed the scepter that Fan had dropped casually into her seat, took a few steps back and observed, then stepped forward again and straightened the scepter to make the overall feeling look more harmonious.

As always, the boys and girls gathered together and set up their own nest with great interest......