In autumn, the sky is as blue as a whole gem, which is refreshing. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

Built hundreds of years ago, the royal garden has a thick layer of fallen leaves under the tall golden sycamores, which, according to Emperor Auston's preference, must not be swept away before the official onset of winter.

At this time, His Majesty the Emperor stepped on these fallen leaves and walked slowly along the evergreen shrubs that had been carefully trimmed into beautiful curves.

The crisis from the Silver Finching Federation has finally passed, but the mood of Emperor Auston is not good.

This was evident from Adrien's face, which was followed by the Emperor with a cautious expression.

"You say...... What method did Duke Vane use to put that old fox of Gustavus in order?" asked His Majesty the Emperor as he walked.

"Listening to Dean Kane, it seems that the Duke of Vane and the Earl of Borg are no longer what they used to be......" Adrien said softly.

"Hmm...... This is not necessarily a good thing for the Empire. Emperor Auston shook his head.

Adrien's heart tightened, and he didn't dare to take this sentence.

Emperor Auston seemed to be deliberately not letting him go, and turned his head and said, "Well, what do you think?"

In fact, Adrien didn't think so, although he also hoped that Duke Vane would turn the situation around as soon as he made a move, and even looked forward to hearing the news that a team of black-armored knights had bloodied the Duchy of Gustav, but in the end, almost nothing happened, and Archduke Hayden died down.

But such a calm situation made Adrian's heart tremble—the only explanation he could think of was that Duke Vane's strength had exceeded everyone's expectations.

However, the more this happened, the more Adrien did not dare to speak directly in front of Emperor Auston - not only because His Majesty did not like to hear bad news, but more importantly, if His Majesty married Princess Lucia to the Duke of Vane (which Adrion had already seen), he would not be a displeasure at both ends.

Therefore, Adrien said without hesitation: "Your Majesty, Duke Vane is loyal to the Empire......"

"Don't you know that people change?" said Emperor Auston with a clear hint of disappointment as he looked at Adrien.

"Your Majesty is saying ......," Adrien's face was full of admiration.

......

Inside the palace, on the balcony of the princess's bedroom.

Veronica, the maid, was combing Princess Lucia's hair—she didn't have any dinner to attend tonight, she didn't need to comb her hair, but there was nothing to do with the master and the servant.

"Veronica, you say...... Do you get tired of seeing a view like this?" asked Lucia softly.

Veronica glanced into the distance, the blue Boer River flowed quietly, the magnificent Imperial Arena on the banks of the river was reflected golden by the setting sun, and beautiful carriages were weaving through the streets, and occasionally costumed nobles got off the carriages, presumably to attend a salon or banquet hosted by some noblewoman.

"Your Highness, how can you get tired of seeing such a view?" Veronica said with a smile.

"But...... Don't you think it's all fake?" asked Lucia.

"False, Your Highness, are you saying that the view is too beautiful to be real?" Veronica wondered.

"Veronica, you know what? there are still quite a few hungry people in this country...... Lucia sighed softly.

"Your Highness, do you mean those lazy poor people?"

Lucia shook her head, Veronica had never been out of Coenas in her life, and her father was also a minor nobleman in the upper city, how could she understand this when she told her.

"Your Highness, do you think this looks good?" Veronica brought a gold-rimmed mirror to Lucia.

Lucia glanced at the slightly complicated bun on the top of her head through the mirror, shook her head slightly, and said, "You better help me untie it......" Speaking of this, she turned her head towards her dormitory and said, "Father...... Why are you here?"

"I think that's pretty!" said Emperor Auston with a happy smile, "much prettier than your previous casual look!"

"Your Majesty......" Veronica curtsied, then hurriedly withdrew.

"But I like to keep it simple. Lucia said with a smile as she untied her bun herself.

Emperor Auston smiled and shook his head, "Okay, okay, if you like it...... By the way, you didn't say you were going to visit Duke Vain, why didn't you go all the time?"

"He's just taken over the fief, so he's probably busy......" Lucia looked a little sad.

"These things, and he doesn't have to do it himself, you can go if you want to see him......" Auston sat down beside Lucia, his expression was gentle, the first emperor of the Huls continent, at this time like an ordinary father.

"But he doesn't necessarily want to see me......" Lucia said lightly.

"Oh, what did he say to you?" Alston frowned slightly.

"I can feel it. Lucia smiled bitterly.

"Lucia......" Emperor Auston's voice gradually became serious, "tell me the truth, does he have any ambitions?"

Lucia suddenly turned her head and looked at her father in surprise, "Why do you think that?"

"He doesn't want to see you, is it because he feels guilty, and thinks he's going to do something sorry for the Empire?"

"No, you're wrong, father...... He didn't want to see me for some other reason......" Lucia turned her head away, looking at the same beauty.

Emperor Auston was silent for a while, and said slowly: "I'm afraid he is already more than the strength of a fourth-level mage......"

"Father, I know what you're worried about...... Lucia didn't look back, and said to herself, "But your worries are unnecessary. ”

"Lucia, people change. Alston reminded.

Lucia smiled faintly and said no more.

......

In late October, when Emperor Auston learned that Duke Vane was recruiting civilian students at the Santan Academy of Magic and Wizardry, he immediately summoned Prime Minister Adrien and the head of the Royal Knights Kaz, the head of the Imperial Knight Academy, Kane, and others.

However, these people invariably believed that Duke Vane's move should only be due to his own civilian origins, and not to the detriment of the Empire.

After hearing these arguments, Emperor Auston shook his head and said, "You all trust your instincts too much......"

"Your Majesty......" said Adrien, "you don't have to worry too much about this...... How many magical geniuses like Duke Vane could there be among the commoners of Santan Province? It would take at least ten years for a single magic academy to train magicians. But with the current territory of the empire, as long as there are ten years of recuperation, what is the point of the three northern provinces?"

Emperor Auston nodded slightly: "What you said is not unreasonable...... But I can't be negligent because of this, you can arrange more manpower for me, and pay close attention to all the news in the three northern provinces......"

"Yes, Your Majesty!" said Adrien, bowing.

(Ask for a monthly pass!Ask for a recommended ticket!) (To be continued.) )