Chapter 64: My Hole Cards (Part I)
"Your Highness, what do you have to do with me?" The old duke maintained his due humility in the face of the kingdom's designated heir. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
"That, that. "Juana seemed a little distracted, and she came here with a lot of courage.
"Can you teach me?" Juana lowered her head slightly, she felt like a burden to herself now, why did her country seem to have nothing to do with her? This feeling made Juana feel very ashamed, so she came to ask the old duke for advice today, she felt that she still had a lot to learn.
"Your Highness, what do you want to learn?" the old duke cheered up, for he had heard this phrase decades before.
"Military, political, economic, I know that I am not a qualified heir to the kingdom, so I need to learn more, I want to protect my own kingdom. Juana said very seriously, there are really few princes (princesses) who will be so honest about their shortcomings, one of the biggest advantages of hereditary inheritance is that you can rely on the shadow of your ancestors and do nothing, but obviously Juana is not willing to do that, of course, this is also because her brothers are too tight, but anyway, she has the courage to admit her shortcomings generously, which is enough to see that Juana is a little different.
The old duke was a good listener, and he heard every word of Juana to his heart.
"Your Highness, where do you want to start?" the old duke's heart was inexplicably excited, and he saw someone's shadow in Juana's body.
"Let's start here!" Juana gestured to the sand table on the table.
"I may not understand it, but I think I need to at least understand. Juana bit her lip, she was a complete layman in military affairs compared to other fields, and now that the country was in an eventful time, her brother had stolen the center, and the kingdom was torn apart, she felt that she should know something about it.
"Your Highness, look here. The old duke carefully explained to Juana, and this lecture was a night. In the process of getting to know each other, the old duke changed some of his ideas.
"Your Highness, you really resemble your father. The old duke said as he put away the badges on the sand table.
A word from the Duke of Hebrew Berlichingen froze Juana in place. In Juana's impression, his father was so tall and mighty, so proud, and how could he, who was called cowardly, be like his father.
Juana smiled self-deprecatingly. "Maybe I really look like my father. ”
The trace of unwillingness and helplessness in the pupils of the girl in front of her did not escape the eyes of the old duke.
"Your Highness, you really look like your father. The old duke repeated again, and it was clear that this was not a mockery or a temptation, and the old duke's re-emphasis made Juana's eyes moisten slightly.
There was an indescribable feeling in the girl's heart, was this recognized by the old duke, not because of her surname, not because of the will of the former king, but only because of herself.
Honestly, it feels good. This is the girl's inner monologue, Juana felt the value of her life for the first time, she never considered it when her father was there, and when her father was gone, she was like a lost dog who lost the direction of her life, fortunately, this state did not last long, first the girl found the responsibility, which she needed to thank a teenager, and now the girl has found self-confidence, she needs to thank the old man in front of her. Even though the road ahead was full of thorns, Juana had already made up her mind to walk on her knees.
By the time she walked out of the gate, the maiden had completed her transformation, the newborn sun was slightly dazzling, and she needed to become like the newborn sunrise.
When the girl left, the old duke looked at the sand table in front of him, and there were many low-level mistakes that were obviously made by novices, but the old duke didn't care, what he really cared about was what kind of person Juana was. Now the old duke realizes that this is not only the heir appointed by the kingdom, not only the entrustment of his old friend, but also the choice of his heart. Aldrich's father-killer and power-grabbing people are definitely not qualified to reign in the kingdom, the old duke swears. However, before dealing with the Kingdom issue, he had to deal with an immediate matter.
The old duke, who had not rested all day, did not look tired, he went to meet many people and gave a lot of orders. When he pushed the door open, his heart, which had already been firm after seeing His Highness again, still trembled slightly.
"Starting today, you need to change places. "The old duke walked to his daughter's room, and the guards at the door were all fresh faces, at least not in the former Duke's castle.
In fact, Belinda has been under house arrest since the night when the old duke broke up with his daughter, and she knows that her father has always had some hidden power.
"Where's the water prison?" Belinda had a lot of resentment in her heart, she hated why her father was so pedantic, why he had to support the girl who didn't have any hair.
In the face of his daughter's ridicule, the old duke's expressionless face had a trembling heart, but since he came, he had already made up his mind.
"Take it away!" the old duke's voice was cold, he knew that if his daughter ran out, it would definitely be a big problem for his henchmen.
"Take good care of her. The old duke gave the order. But it didn't seem that the order was given to the guards, for the old duke's eyes kept wandering somewhere else. As the meaning of the word is, taking good care of her is taking good care of her, and the old duke does not want to take anything too drastic against his beloved daughter.
"I'll take care of Miss. From the shadows, the old duke's butler appeared strangely, and none of the people present were weak, but none of them could feel the breath of the butler.
Under the 'guard' of the old butler Alexander, Belinda was taken into a secret room, saying that it was a secret room, but in fact it was a prison carefully prepared for Belinda, and it was even more difficult to sneak out of here. Belinda only took a brief look at the dense structure and knew that it was impossible for her to escape from the inside, and besides, if she wanted to escape, she would need to hide from the three guards at the door, which was simply impossible.
The secret room is quite humane, and if you don't look closely, you think it's just an ordinary guest room. The old duke had prepared a prison for his only daughter, but at least a comfortable one, where she was just not free.
"Miss, your breakfast. "The old butler, George Alexander, prepared a dinner for Belinda, and naturally took good care of the young lady he grew up watching, and to some extent he could even be regarded as Belinda's second 'father'.
"Uncle George, today's breakfast is not up to par. Belinda treats the old housekeeper very kindly, and in the face of today's situation, Red Rose is not distracted, she and the old housekeeper talk and laugh, as if this is her own home. Oh no, this was her 'home'.
In fact, when the old duke and his daughter quarreled fiercely, George hid to the side and guarded the old duke in the shadows, which has become a habit for him. When Belinda left in a bad mood, he had already realized the seriousness of the matter, and he was ready without the old duke's order, the young lady was under house arrest by himself, and the duke, who was angry, needed to calm down, and when he calmed down, the duke would naturally know that his butler had cleaned up the mess for himself. In fact, this is also the tacit understanding between the two for many years, some things do not require the old duke to give specific instructions, George will always be the best for him. is like the sharpest knife, this unsightly old butler has actually become the most important hole card of the old duke.
The sun is always shining, and the teenager is always sweating like rain, as if there is nothing wrong. Yu Chen is still practicing swords in the garden, but this time the practice object is Daisy.
"I'm going to speed up. Daisy smiled back, bringing not only her long flowing hair, but also her stormy sword momentum.
When practicing with Daisy, it was obvious that Yu Chen was more attentive, and at this time it was time to mourn for a few seconds for poor Highness Juana, her swordsmanship was really ......
Daisy has always had the upper hand in a few rounds, and on the surface, it doesn't take long for Daisy to completely suppress Yu Chen, but Daisy herself understands that she can rely on experience when practicing, and she can defeat Yu Chen with martial arts and moves, but it will definitely be herself who will lose in the case of fighting with her life.
"It seems that my experience is still not enough. Although Daisy had already put the sword against Yu Chen's chest, she was still dissatisfied with herself. Sometimes Daisy really thinks that it would be nice if she wasn't born in a wealthy family.
Looking at Yu Chen's eyes, Daisy suddenly had an idea, but this had to ask for the consent of the family first, thinking of her spoiled father, Daisy's mouth pursed. "I think my father will agree to my little request. ”
So what is Daisy thinking? It can't be that she will marry Yu Chen! I can't guarantee that the author of Qi Si Spring will do such a thing, ahem. In fact, Daisy wanted to find a teacher for Yu Chen, she could see Yu Chen's talent, and if such a beautiful jade could be carved, the future would be quite bright. If it is really about marriage, it will still be a little bit of a small request! Moreover, the marriage between wealthy families is not up to them.
But according to Daisy's thoughts, the teacher is at least saint-level...... Hey, this request is very extravagant in the eyes of ordinary people, okay?
Yu Chen looked at the smile on Daisy's lips with a hint of confusion, is it so worth being happy to defeat herself?
A woman's mind is indeed the most difficult to understand. Yu Chen's heart was ashamed, he wouldn't know that the cute girl in front of him now would change his entire life without asking for his opinion!