In the depths of the dark dungeon,

The jailer, holding up a torch, opened the big lock on the iron fence, and shouted:

"Mr. Major, wake up, His Majesty the Emperor and your father have come to pick you up."

"Huh? Let me sleep a little longer......"

William Einfurt yawned and opened his tired eyes, briefly blinded by the long hours of darkness and exposure to the light of torches.

"Please, kind Mr. Colonel, will you sleep when you get back to your mansion?

Have mercy on us! We don't dare to keep the adults outside waiting for a long time, and you should know that Your Majesty's temper has not been very good lately. ”

"Uh...... Sorry, I was confused, what time is it? ”

"It's nine o'clock in the morning and it's so dark here that you can't feel the time passing."

William propped himself up and held himself out of the cage by the railing, covering his eyes with his left hand to avoid being irritated by the light of the torches.

The jailer grabbed him by the corner of his coat from behind, and pleaded:

"Please don't hold a grudge against us, Mr. Major, we have no choice but to do it.

Last night, the guards arrested you and brought you here on charges of harming the Imperial Family.

Our warden knows that there must be a secret in it, but there is nothing we can do, after all, no one can afford such a big sin, and we can only send you to the deepest dungeon.

Please forgive me and don't retaliate against us when you get out, the prison staff are paid very well, and I still hope to use this money to feed my family, please. ”

William patted the jailer on the shoulder: "Huh...... Do I look like the kind of person who will repay me? ”

"Obviously not, you are a good soldier, and your family is also enthusiastic about philanthropy."

"Don't worry, don't look like a playboy, I'm actually a rough man, so I don't hold a grudge against these things.

Hurry up and get me out, this damn place is wet and cold, and my joints hurt all over. ”

After a long staircase, the two finally returned to the world of Linshang, where the Emperor and the Marquis were waiting for him outside the prison gate.

The Marquis of Dali Einfurt was dressed in the uniform of an imperial marshal, his face was full of anger, and his beard was crooked.

Only to hear a "snap", the Marquis came up and slapped his son hard, causing William to take a step back.

"You really don't let me worry! Just take good care of Her Royal Highness the princess, you have to cause trouble!

What the hell did you do in the ward yesterday? What about the goat's bones and the blood on the ground? Come on, or I'll slap you in the mouth again! ”

"Dali, don't hit the child, it's good to have something to say." The Emperor persuaded from the sidelines.

The Marquis of Dalí still did not give up: "I must teach this bastard a good lesson today!" I'm! ”

William, who had been sleeping in a daze, was awakened by a slap from his father, and asked softly:

"How's Konstanz doing, is he okay? All I remember was him laughing, and then I was taken away by the guards and put in jail. ”

"Smack!" The Marquis of Dalí slapped his son again;

"Knowingly asking, what a fart!

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has gone mad by you! He is now locked up in the prince's bedchamber, a psychiatrist and he suffers from manic split personality syndrome, which is difficult to recover! ”

The emperor on the side glanced at William:

"Apologize to your father, man, you and Constance caused a stir in the Royal Sanatorium last night, and the doctors and nurses were terrified."

William covered his swollen cheeks and said:

"I'm sorry...... His Majesty the Emperor...... Father,

We both did bad things with good intentions, and this is all ...... It's all to save Edgar, but unfortunately the sacrifice ceremony failed, is Edgar okay? ”

The emperor sighed, shook his head, and said:

"My poor darling, she still breathes, at least for the time being, the royal physician has been in the vicinity three times on critical illness notice, if the injury worsens again, she will surely die, I have prepared a coffin and a cemetery for her."

Marquis Dalí wanted to continue teaching his son, but was grabbed by the arm.

"Dali, stop beating the child, it won't solve anything, and you've wronged him...... I can guess what these two kids did yesterday. ”

The Emperor took out a strangely shaped knife from his pocket:

"William, you used this to slaughter sheep yesterday, didn't you?"

William lowered his head and said dejectedly:

"Yes, it's the knife, it's the sheep I slaughtered, and Constance is in charge of chanting the incantation, but unfortunately the damn dark magic scroll doesn't work...... All our efforts were in vain, and we got him in there......"

When the Marquis of Dalí heard this, he immediately became angry, and in a fit of rage, he pulled out the saber at his waist:

"What? You actually instigated His Royal Highness to use black witchcraft? My lord! Did you defect to the Lenrao camp? Betrayed the country?

What kind of evil have I Dali created...... Thy rebellious son was born! Bastard! I'm going to cut off your leg with this knife!" ”

Empress Salantos's eyes were quick, and she held Lian Feng with lightning speed, her slender and slender fingers were cut, and blue blood dripped onto Lin.

The guards and royal attendants on the side were almost frightened.

Marquis Dali let go of the hilt of his sword in a panic and knelt down: "The crime deserves death!" Unexpectedly the mountain Your Majesty! ”

In fact, he was willing to use a knife to cut his precious son, just to scare him, and he didn't think that the emperor would suddenly intervene.

"Go and call the Royal Doctor!"

Empress Saranitos threw away the saber lightly, and then wrapped the wound with a handkerchief.

"There's no need, it's a little bit of a problem.

Dali, you are an important minister who accompanied me to lay the foundation of the empire, don't be so surprised, William is not to blame for this matter.

In my opinion, it must have been Konstanz's own bad idea. Your pants are dirty on your knees, get up, I have something to say to you. ”

The Emperor took the Marquis aside and whispered a few words, and Dali Einfurt was sweating with astonishment;

"Na...... There is such a thing...... His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is too bold......"

The emperor waved his hand helplessly:

"My second son is a wooden nerd, and he has to investigate everything new, but he was kind enough to save his sister's life, but he messed everything up and made himself crazy."

Marquis Dalí nodded:

"As long as you have something to do with voodoo, it's not good! I wish His Royal Highness the Crown Prince a speedy recovery. ”

"I hope so...... Hey, it's a disaster."

The Emperor sighed, and she looked up at William with a sharp silver-gray one-eye.

The iron-blooded emperor stared at the young man timidly, and he couldn't help but tremble.

"William, come here, I have something to say to you alone."

The Marquis of Dalí was amused, and when he saw his son's red and swollen cheeks, he regretted it very much, and he beat the child without asking clearly, and his wife would definitely be distressed if she saw it

William Einfurt walked to the emperor's side with his head bowed, and he looked at the cold light and terrifying iron hook on the emperor's left arm, and the iron armor on her face, and the gloomy silver-gray one-eye,

(Mutilated limbs, mutilated faces, these are the marks of war, a symbol of the suffering that this country has endured.) ）

"William, don't be afraid, come closer, I'm not a tiger, and I won't eat you."

It was the first time he was so close to the emperor, and he smelled a faint fragrance, as if he was in an orchid bush

(It smells exactly like the one on Edgar's hair, and it's refreshing.) ）

"Young man, I'm a straight person, so I'll tell you the truth, the love between you and my daughter is never possible.

I originally wanted to marry Edgar to the royal heir of a powerful country, and use political marriages to strengthen the Empire's diplomatic alliances.

But this child chose the path of joining the army, out of the family honor tradition, I did not stop it, after all, she was born a warrior, if only she were a boy!

You also know what happened after that, and now that she is in a state of not getting married, it will be difficult to survive this week.

I, as her mother and the leader of this country, have the cheekiness to ask you questions,

William Einfurt, you have to tell the truth,

As a mother, I know very well that Edgar is savage and rude, not at all likeable, and that she is the after-dinner laughing stock of the royal family and nobles of the world, and is almost useless except for her looks and force.

William, are you, like some aristocratic boys, just trying to get the power and wealth that comes with being a princess of Edgar, or do you really love her as a person? ”

William Einfoot paused for a moment,

He did not expect the emperor to ask such a question, he sometimes had the problem of indecision, and there would be difficulties in choosing, but in this matter he could be sure that he was sincere and unwavering, so he said firmly:

"Your Majesty, I love your daughter more than my own life."

The Emperor's silver-gray one-eyed stared closely at William's cyan eyes, and she noticed that the older boy's eyes were firm and steady, not wandering like other impetuous young men, and that the boy was not lying.

"Very well, I believe you, man.

The next question may seem selfish, but as a mother, I should prioritize my own children.

Since I can't reach a marriage, I hope my daughter's life can be fulfilled without regrets, we have a slang saying in the Valsta nation,

The souls of the unmarried dead are lonely.

William, I ask you,

Would you like to marry a princess who is dying?

Be cautious in your answer, young man.

Because it is likely that the wedding will be followed by a funeral, which will cast a lingering shadow over you for the rest of your life.

Believe me, being a widow is not a pleasant feeling, and you will always be ridiculed, and it is the same as being a widower. ”

William Einfurt smiled, and the young man's smile was sincere and warm:

"Your Majesty, if I can marry your daughter, it will be the glory of my life, even if she dies, even if I can only hug her in memory, I have no regrets."

The emperor hugged the young man in front of him tightly, and tears fell on the other party's major epaulettes:

"Thank you, so that her life will be complete and she will not die with regrets...... I'm sorry, please forgive me for being a selfish mother! ”

At this time, a minister ran over and said pantingly:

"Your Majesty...... So you're here...... But let's find it all out! ”

The emperor rubbed his eyes, frowned, and said, "Didn't I come to disturb me, is there anything urgent?" ”

"Oh, of course it's urgent, there's important news to report to you, and it's king-size good news!"

“！”

"Lady Jane Winstet wrote a personal letter,

Her new concept therapy experiment has been successful and has begun to be applied on a large scale, and more than 5,000 seriously ill patients have been completely cured within three years!

The plague in Flanders is expected to be brought under control within a week, and the lives of 350,000 of our compatriots will be saved! ”