"After the death of the Duke of Langford, the inhabitants of our town were sad for a while, after all, he was our great rich man and benefactor.

Fortunately, his heir, Prince Mayer Onassis, took over the banner of free trade and became the next Duke of Santa Casrella, the new king of merchants.

We are very grateful to this young man for having completely inherited his father's business acumen and for never interrupting our financial assistance to Deep Forest Canyon.

After more than ten years of development, the business environment in Wusong Town has become much better, and the situation of lack of materials has been improved, although it is not as prosperous as other big towns, and the security situation is relatively bad, but at least, everyone has something to do.

Self-employed and artisan owners are making money, and in order to expand their operations, they have to hire more local workers who are in short supply, and those who are idle at home have a livelihood.

A useless old man like me can find a job in a hotel similar to serving dishes and pouring water and miscellaneous chores, and get a decent salary.

On holidays, you can have a little spare money to buy a bottle of bad wine to drink, and take your wife to the circus to watch a performance, this kind of good day is unthinkable in the era of the division and division of the peninsula in the past.

This is a real change brought to us by His Majesty the Emperor, and we are all very grateful to her!

Thanks to the Emperor's special education fund, poor children also have the opportunity to go to school, and the young people in the town have opened their eyes.

Students with good grades also have the opportunity to go to colleges in the imperial capital for further study. ”

At this point, the old waiter looked quite proud, his face was ruddy, and the corners of his mouth were upturned:

"One of the chosen students was my son, who was studying for his bachelor's degree at Fort Midknight, living in a spacious and comfortable dormitory assigned by the army, and who had written to me last month;

The letter mentions his adoration of Her Majesty the Empress—

He wanted to be a professional soldier in the Imperial Army, he wanted to go out and see the world, and he wanted to serve his country.

Oh, by the way, he still wants to take me and his mother to live in the imperial capital, what a good boy with filial piety! But we still want to stay here. ”

William asked, somewhat puzzled, "Why refuse?" How good the living conditions in the imperial capital are.

Now that the army is in the midst of employment, your son will definitely be able to take up an important position after graduation, enjoy a high pension subsidy, and you can live well in a state-allocated house. ”

The waiter shook his head: "Although I am very proud of my son and hope that he can go out and explore, I am still reluctant to leave this homeland, and my wife has the same idea.

Besides, as you heard just now, I'm a superstitious and stupid old fellow, and I'm an illiterate person who has never seen the world, and I'll be laughed at when I go to the city.

Having such a father will definitely disgrace my son, so I'd better stay in my hometown and spend my old age in peace. ”

The waiter put away the empty coffee cup, "Gentlemen, I wish you a pleasant journey and a smooth business!" He smiled and bowed, and went back to the kitchen.

The waiter was completely unaware of the astonishing identity of the person he was talking to, how could he have imagined that these two young men with glasses were the heirs of a powerful nobleman.

One was the crown prince of the empire, and the other was the heir to the marquis.

"Another cup of chocolate coffee! No added sugar! Thank you. Konstanz said to the staff behind the bar.

After listening to the old waiter's nagging just now, he seemed a little silent, felt that he was under a lot of pressure, his chest was oppressed and he was out of breath, and he was silent for a while, and only when there were only the two of them left at the bar did he speak again:

"William, I'm feeling bad right now."

"What's wrong? You look a little depressed. ”

"You have heard the words of the old man just now, this is the opinion of the ordinary people about the current emperor, that is, worship!

It is undeniable that Her Majesty the Mother is a great monarch, and over the years, Valstad's national strength has been thriving, which is inseparable from his mother's great talent and hard work, but I, the son, can only disappoint her! ”

"I don't think so, Konstanz, you are the number one student in our academy! You are the best, His Majesty the Emperor must be proud of you, otherwise why did she choose you as the crown prince? ”

"William, don't comfort me anymore, you should know, I'm not the material to be the crown prince!

Her Majesty the Mother Queen...... She was so perfect, she almost single-handedly turned the tide, saved the country in distress several times, and under her background, our princes and princesses looked too mediocre;

Rosemary is too squeamish, her eldest sister has a temper, and she is still coquettish with her mother when she grows up.

What about me? Too pedantic, a nerd, with IQ but no emotional intelligence, and doesn't know how to manage a social circle.

Edgar is too savage and rude, and too sloppy for a princess,

Not to mention Maxim, who was a playboy by birth, an alcoholic, lustful gambler, and an expert in getting into trouble and getting into trouble.

Among our royal heirs, only Brother Meyer is the most stable and mature, and he is the most suitable candidate for the crown prince, but he doesn't have the surname of Midknight, so he can't be the crown prince.

The reason I was chosen as crown prince was not because I was good, but because I was the oldest member of the Midknight family in the younger generation.

I behave a little more obedient than my brothers and sisters, and there are no too obvious shortcomings, which is the reason for the general in the middle of the child, and Her Majesty the Mother Emperor can't help it.

In fact, my mother knew very well in her heart that I preferred to stay in the library or in the laboratory rather than governing the country

I never wanted to be a ruler on a high throne, I was afraid of responsibility, I was afraid of the weight of the crown, I just wanted to be a scholar and explore the unknown mysteries of this world, that's all! ”

A barrage of speeches has finally come to an end,

After venting the bitterness in his heart, Prince Constance felt much better, and he let out a long breath, "I hope you don't think I'm nagging, William, I only have a bosom friend like you, if I don't pour out these bitter words, I feel like I'll be suffocated." ”

William Einfurt patted his old friend on the shoulder and comforted:

"Look at it, Konstanz, I'm still disabled in a wheelchair, and I'm not alive and well?

We are still very young, and there will be many opportunities in the future, and no one can predict what will happen in the future, so let's just let everything take its course, there is no need to think about things that are so far away, just do the things in front of you first. ”

Constance nodded and took a sip of hot coffee: "Yes, William, you have to be right, it's useless to think so much, I can't change my brothers and sisters, and I can't change my sex,

Anyway, Her Majesty the Mother is still very young, so let her worry about those national affairs, as for the heir to the throne or something, I don't bother to think about it!

I have limited abilities, just do what I'm good at, and I think about what I should do now. ”

Konstanz approached the innkeeper and asked for a quill, a bottle of black ink, and a stack of paper.

In scribbled handwriting, he jotted down what he had seen and heard on the night, including the story of the ghost castle told by the hunchbacked old man carrying the luggage, and the ominous black cat mentioned by the waiter.

He wanted to record these folk anecdotes of Wusong Town in detail, and when he returned to the imperial capital, he would put them in the imperial library for preservation.