Chapter 13: The Trustworthy Spirit of the Imperials
"What do you think?" Marquis Cullen leaned slightly sideways and looked at the two beside him.
His brow furrowed, as if he had encountered some problem.
Goldfinger Romero was the first to speak, and said bluntly, "Antonio has broken his treachery and violated the sacred oath he made himself, and his actions have no glory at all, and he is a disgrace to the nobility, and he will be spurned forever, but ......"
Romero paused, then continued, "This ...... A friend from a foreign country, I don't know how he did it, apparently called out to a strange god to perform a miracle before us.
However, he only proved that Antonio did not believe his word, but he could not prove that there was any injustice in the electoral process itself.
"In the previous vote, there is no doubt that Antonio did choose Blanco, and it is on this basic fact that I still prefer to maintain the result."
His words came as a great relief to Blanco's supporters.
However, before they could let go of their hanging hearts, a different voice soon appeared.
"I disagree, an oath is an oath," Leo blinked at his beautiful red phoenix eyes, "especially an oath made in the name of the ancestors and the gods should never be broken." If the oath-taker is unwilling to obey, the Empire uses the law and the sword to ensure that he will obey. ”
Although Goldfinger's remarks were more rational and objective, most people in the hall preferred Leo's rhetoric for the simple reason that the latter sounded happier and more reflective of the Empire's trustworthiness.
In addition, most people originally just had an attitude of watching the public election of the Arias family today, whether Ilea or Blanco was elected, they had nothing to do with them, and they didn't care who the final result was.
But now that Antonio, with that shameless face, has succeeded in discrediting Blanco's side with his own strength, more people have begun to lean towards Ilea, the poor girl who has been deceived by her evil uncle.
And Miss Rabbit also regained her energy as if she had just swallowed two catties of Snickers, and her waist was not sore, her legs were not painful, and she was not paralyzed.
Not only did he stand up from Aunt Elisa's arms, but he also clenched his little fists excitedly, and his eyes were full of excitement and joy when he looked at Li Yu! The pair of long ears on his head shook rapidly at a frequency of more than five hertz.
Li Yu also learned later that this usually means that Ilea has been cooled.
There's nothing quite like a desperate situation!
Although strictly speaking, Miss Rabbit has not really completed the turnaround yet, considering that she has been sentenced to death not long ago, the whole person is more depressed, and it is more wilting than a cabbage that has been in the sun for a month.
I can only watch that nasty woman show off her power as a victor in front of her, and she can't do anything but tears in her eyes, and it's not an exaggeration to say that the girl is in the kingdom of God at this moment.
Marquis Cullen listened to the views of the two on the left and right, and then thought for a moment before speaking again.
To everyone's surprise, he neither took Goldfinger's advice nor intended to do what Leo said, but instead chose a third approach.
"It is shameful and unforgivable that Antonio has reneged on the sacred oath that he should have kept, and in view of this, I also have reason to believe that it is unreasonable and irresponsible to let him participate in or even decide the choice of the next head of the Arias family, so I have decided to deprive Antonio of his right to vote, and his previous vote should also be nullified."
As soon as these words came out, the people of the Arias family looked at each other.
Vanessa and the others had complicated expressions, and the duck in their hands actually flew! The election that had already been won did not expect to have a change, and the guy from a foreign country dressed in a strange costume knocked out Antonio's voting rights by an incredible magical means.
Now that Ilea and Blanco are back to the same starting point, the results of this election are once again in the dark with a 3-3 draw.
As soon as she thought of this, the lop-eared beauty hated her teeth, and her eyes looking at Li Yu became more and more fierce, even containing a threat, but at the same time, she also felt a little lucky.
A draw is better than a loss, at least the worst-case scenario doesn't happen, and Antonio's vote doesn't go to Ilea, which is really unthinkable.
As for the second encounter with her stepdaughter, Vanessa was not too worried.
Ilea is a straw bale, as everyone in the Arias family knows about it except herself.
Antonio's nonsense can also deceive the little girl who is not deeply involved in the world, why did he send Ilea to the temple in order to unite the Silvermoon Church and pave the way for her to rule the green field in the future.
No one with the slightest political acumen would easily believe such an outrageous statement.
In fact, as a nobleman, you shouldn't trust someone else unreservedly, even if that person is your blood relative or close friend, similar lies and betrayals are staged every day in all corners of the continent, and they are not new at all.
Don't look at the people in the banquet hall who are now indignant about Antonio's violation of the oath, shouting and shouting to kill, but many of them are not much cleaner than Antonio.
The difference is nothing more than one being caught and the other not.
And the reason why Antonio will stumble is not because of how good Ilea is.
Vanessa knows her stepdaughter very well, and Ilea has neither the courage and strategy to turn the tables in a desperate situation, nor the ability to turn things around, and she can't even understand the scene.
Seeing that she was really soft just now, she was visibly defeated by frustration and despair, and she almost didn't even cry on the spot, obviously not acted, and in the end, she was able to survive because of the unknown human advisor.
However, the guy could save her once, but he couldn't save her every time.
And after all, the black-clad weirdo comes from a distant foreign country, and he has limited understanding of the Arias family, and this is precisely the key to determining the outcome of the election, and now that the man's cards have been almost played, then it is his turn to fight back!
Vanessa is still full of faith and vows to put her son on the throne of the Lord of the Greens.
"The Marquis is fair and thoughtful, which is beyond my reach." Goldfinger thought about it and thought that this method was the best, "But in this way, the two sides will be tied now." ”
"It's not a tie."
Marquis Cullen originally wanted to say that the Arias family could nominate another voter to take Antonio's place, but he didn't expect that the human who called himself Merlin spoke first.
"What were you talking about?"
"I said it wasn't a tie." Li Yu said.
For some reason, Vanessa felt a sense of foreboding.
After all that had happened, the last thing she wanted to hear now was the voice of the stranger.
"What is a three-to-three ticket that is not a tie?" Dias couldn't help but speak.
"Because there was a very important person, his vote was not counted from the beginning."
"What do you outsiders know, except for Torres, who is far away in the royal capital, the important members of the Arias family have all come to Rock Snow City today, in this banquet hall." Dias scoffed.
But halfway through his words, he noticed that his sister's face suddenly changed.
"Blood-Eyed Ruth." Li Yu unhurriedly spit out a name, "As the previous owner of Green Field, he doesn't have a say in his heir, which seems a little inappropriate." ”