Sidney immediately stood up and said without thinking about it: "No! George is dead, and the heir should naturally be Philip!"

"Philip?" Loren snorted coldly, a trace of disdain on his oily face, Philip's "waste" image was too deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and he just wanted to say that he didn't know magic and couldn't fight so why should he be an heir, but Loran remembered the magical magic machine he had seen in Lobit, and he held back the words that had reached his throat.

However, today's events have been planned for many days, and Sidney's rebuttal has long been thought of by the Keno faction.

"If we want to join the Republican Party, we will naturally have to cut off from the Royalists, Philip is George's own brother, if he is the heir, the Republican Party will inevitably not suspect that after Philip comes to power, he will remember the old feelings and turn to the Royalists again, in order to reassure our future allies, it is our best choice to elect Keno as the heir of the family. They will also believe that our Ross family is really cutting off the Hoddle royal family, rather than temporarily joining the Republican Party and returning to the royalist camp at the first opportunity. ”

There is a subtext in Loraine's words, and the temporary joining of the Republican Party he refers to is because Nicholas and Emperor Lawrence are friends who grew up together, and if the problem of military power is solved in the future, the Ross family can reconnect with the Royalists, and even the Ross family joins the Royalists in their current state, it is inevitable that some Republicans will think that the Ross family is a nail planted by the Royalists into their own side.

If Lorain, who has always been at odds with George and Philip, becomes the heir, such a question naturally does not exist. The Loyalists would have believed that the Ross had completely changed their strategy for the future and genuinely wanted to be on the opposite side of Lawrence.

The elders, who had been vocal in their opposition to Kino's succession, fell silent. Everyone here is a human spirit, such a simple truth, a little more reason, a little bit of the truth, a little bit of the truth, a little bit of the understanding.

Even Nicholas could not say that it was so wrong, he was the father of George and Philip, and he was also the patriarch of the Ross family, and it was his most basic duty to seek the benefit of the family, and if he forcibly appointed Philip as the heir, the family presbyterian council would have the right to depose him as patriarch in the name of false public welfare.

At a time when Nicholas frowned deeply and hesitated. A female elder with long snow-white hair cleared her throat and said to Nicholas, "Patriarch. Since we all feel that leaning against the Republican Party is the best option, we should be thorough, and I think the best way to make our position stand by choosing Keno as the next patriarch. ”

Philip said secretly: "Not good. ”

This elder was the highly respected Elder Lena in the Presbyterian Church, and the last time he was in Lobit. It was Lena who fought for Philip. Mitigate the negative effects of his dealings with the Cooper Chamber of Commerce. Lena belonged to neither the Georgeists nor the Keno factions. But her impartial stance was respected by all the family elders in the Presbyterian Church.

"My lord, I didn't expect them to use such a reason, I thought that Keno was emphasizing that you have not participated in the operation of the family. Or look at you with the eyes of you when you didn't know magic before, if so, we can use your experience in Lobit and Demon Suppression to refute them, I didn't expect ......"

As George's subordinate who was raised by George, Mullen naturally has no possibility of joining Keno's camp, he can only follow Philip, who wants to inherit George's "assets", and seeing that the current situation is not favorable to Philip, he is also anxious.

Philip waved his hand, this is not the time to blame anyone, the most important thing is to crack the method, but unfortunately, Philip does not have the status of an elder now, although with the credit of the Demon Suppression Pass, he is enough to become a family elder, but the person in charge of Zuihou's confirmation is the Kino faction, although he can't stop Philip from becoming an elder, but he can delay until after this family meeting.

Keno's approach is almost impossible to decipher, because their arguments are reasonable, and Philip has no way to refute them. This can be seen from Nicholas, who is frowning deeply, and the top politicians with rich political experience can't think of a solution, and Philip, a political newcomer, can't think of any way.

Seeing Nicholas's embarrassed appearance, Philip couldn't bear it, after all, it was his father, Philip didn't want him to be embarrassed, and if he wanted to gain power, maybe he could use other methods.

Philip opened his mouth, his throat was a little dry, and said hoarsely to Nicholas: "Father......"

"Bang!"

The door to the conference room was pushed open, and an elegant voice came.

"Everyone, don't you call me for a family meeting?"

Long golden hair brushed from the face of the beautiful melon seed, long flowing ribbons flowed through the crooks of her arms, and beautiful gems adorned the girl's magnificent long dress.

Seeing the woman standing at the door, everyone in the conference room became strange, and even Lena, who has always been known for her fairness, became a little evasive, like she was caught by the main owner by saying bad things behind her back.

The only daughter of the Emperor, the princess of the Empire, the future master of the Bugas, Caroline Lawrence!

It was still Nicholas who was a little responsible, took the lead in standing up, smiled at Caroline, and said, "Caroline, you are here, I am about to call someone to the palace to call you, hehe." ”

Nicholas is a soldier, but also a politician, well versed in the rules of officialdom, for example, talking nonsense with his eyes open, just now this conference room was still discussing various ways to cut off the royal family of Hoddle, and now he smiled and said that he would send someone to invite Caroline.

The imperial princess smiled slightly, and did not expose this man who was once her future father-in-law, she walked into the conference room elegantly, if from the pace, no one could tell that she was a woman who had lost her fiancé, but Philip, who was closer to Caroline, saw a layer of foundation on her face, in Philip's impression, Caroline's skin was very haode, and she should not use foundation to modify it.

The girl smiled, as if a faint smile was eternal on her face, but Philip could also see that the girl was smiling stiffly, as if she was deliberately trying to maintain this expression.

Philip's heart darkened, regardless of the purpose of the marriage between Caroline and George. It is undeniable that there is a very deep affection between his brother and this future sister-in-law, but unfortunately, just as he can't tell his father, he can't tell Caroline that George is just missing, not dead.

If it is known to others that it is Katrina who tells Philip the news, it will inevitably lead to Katrina Weishenme being able to connect with the hostile dark demons, and at that time, the image and status of the goddess in the Bright Continent and the Bright God System will be completely destroyed. Philip can't be so selfish. Moreover, Katrina is the person he loves the most, and he will not do such a thing to hurt her himself.

Resisting the urge to tell Caroline, Philip saw the princess walk between himself and Nicholas. Turning to the people seated at the council table. The sparkling eyes seem to contain something that is impossible to see. Philip suddenly felt that Caroline's visit would definitely change the Ross family's strategic decision-making again.

Caroline moved her mouth lightly and said in a gentle but clear voice, "The royal family of Hoddle has decided. The marriage with House Ross is still valid. Princess Caroline of the Empire will remarry Philip Rose. ”

Quiet!

Everyone in the room was shocked by the information that was not expected at all.

George died, and Caroline still had to marry into the Ross family, but she changed who she married, from an older brother to a younger brother.

The relationship between George and Caroline is well understood by everyone here, and the two appeared together in the theater, the hunting garden, and the garden, and the appearance of the two holding hands intimately was even painted by street painters as a model for the portrait of the couple Aiqing.

Such a couple who seem to be destined to marry each other actually remarries immediately after the man's death, and the person to marry is still the man's younger brother.

This kind of thing gave the cunning politicians in the Presbyterian Church a sense of unreality.

Nicholas was the first to react, he saw in the decision of the Hoddle family the hope of renewing the friendship between the two families, and if he had a choice, he would still prefer to ally with the Lawrence he was familiar with, rather than those Republican politicians who had no bottom line.

The elders also reacted one by one, and there were surprises, their reasons were the same as Nicholas, if they had a choice, they were still most willing to cooperate with the Hoddle family, after all, the two parties were familiar with each other, and if Philip and Caroline got married, the future heir of the empire would have the blood of the Rose family, and the greater interest would be just around the corner for the Rose family.

There are also fears, if Caroline and Philip get married, the future heir is likely to be Philip, those who support Keno will definitely be more and more excluded, and the future Philip will definitely not forget that they once supported others to snatch his heir status, once he becomes the ruler of the Ross family, these people will definitely be the first target of his attack.

Kino gritted his teeth a little unwillingly and said: "Your Royal Highness Princess, Philip is the holy husband of the Goddess, according to the rules, he can't marry another woman." ”

Caroline glanced at Keno out of the corner of her eye, and she had already known such doubts: "My father has consulted the goddess on this issue through Pope Benjamin, and the goddess said, 'Philip is just a mortal, she is allowed to do this kind of thing, and she does not need to report it later.'" ”

Although unwilling and reluctant, Keno also had to sit down after hearing this.

The goddesses don't mind, what the hell are you doing.

Others, represented by Lena, including some elders of George's faction, hesitated. The impression of Philip as a waste has existed for eighteen years, and the impression of the great magician, the successful lord and the hero of the Demon Suppression Pass against the orcs, these impressions have appeared in their minds for less than two years, if Philip inherits the family business, where he will take the Ross family, they don't know in their hearts, after all, the name of the husband and father of the future ruler of the empire sounds remarkable, but it still depends on Philip's personal ability to really turn this nominal benefit into actual benefits. It's like the Light God King, although he has supreme power, but let a pig be the one, sooner or later the Protoss will be swallowed up by the demons.

Looking at the chaotic eyes in the conference room, as well as the voice of low and noisy discussions, Nicholas cleared his throat and said: "Everyone, I see that everyone is hesitant, I think, how about we temporarily suppress the topic just now and then discuss it?"

In a nod of approval, Philip saw Caroline turn her head secretly, the Imperial Princess biting her lip, and a drop of blood dripped down on her delicate lip flap and fell on the carpet depicting the red rose family crest, like a blood-stained rose......!