Wow - wow

As Van Gower approached the finish line, the crowd erupted in enthusiastic cheers.

Inside, eight horses have already turned the final corner, followed by a 1,000-metre-long straight course.

At the final sprint moment, the jockey of the choking pony girl bowed his hips and pressed his weight forward, and his body began to fall with the racehorse, and under his control, the choking pony girl immediately increased his speed and pursued Van Gower, who was the first in front.

Seeing this, Van Gower was not far behind, and the jockey picked up speed in the same position, just as the two of them were secretly competing....

A black phantom flashed beside it.

Black Billy!

At the last moment, Freya finally let Black Billy show some strength, in contrast, the other horses seemed to stagnate, Black Billy completed one after another, from the last place, to surpass the other seven opponents in a row, and crossed the line! Diaphragm

The cheers in the racecourse died down, and there was a dead silence in the audience, and everyone stared blankly at Black Billy, who was in first place, and fell into deep thought.

Half an hour later, mourning was all over the field.

At least half of them are betting on Van Gower and Spicy Pony, who should have been today's champions!

But the sudden rise of Black Billy....

In the VIP seat on the second floor, Helena seemed to hear the voice of the communication's heartbreak, she turned her head and asked with concern, "Are you okay?" ”

“.......”

The communication stared at the ticket in his hand, wanting to go crazy, but Helena was by his side. Diaphragm

The most important thing for a gentleman is not to put the lady in an awkward position.

The communication silently crumpled the horse ticket and squeezed out an ugly smile: "It's okay." ”

What he didn't know was that in the corner, Daniel, who was disguised as a spectator and secretly observed his facial expression, was already laughing until his stomach hurt.

"Black Billy...."

In the royal grandstand on the third floor, Rhodes IV witnessed Freya crossing the line, and he has been watching horse racing for many years, and of course he knows how amazing Black Billy's speed is, especially in the final sprint, which can overtake several opponents in a row, including last year's race day champion Van Gower....

To do that, either Freya buys off the other seven jockeys, or Black Billy really has the strength.

Rhodes IV thought he knew Freya well, and although she had a horse betting office under her name, she rarely cheated and made a lot of money just by pumping. Diaphragm

The Shevali family is not short of money.

Coupled with Freya's courage to play in person, Rhodes IV believes that the probability of winning the championship is the strength of Black Billy himself.

Thinking of this, Rhodes IV set his eyes on the young man who had returned with the internal officer, and suddenly found that the second prince Shukri was whispering and talking to the other party, and when he saw his father's gaze, the second prince Shukri quickly straightened his waist and closed his mouth.

"What's your name?"

"Nicholas von Manstein, Your Majesty." Ma Wei bowed in response.

"Fredericks?"

"Yes, Your Majesty." Diaphragm

"Hmm." Rhodes IV nodded slowly, picked up the teacup next to him, and blew hot air: "I heard that a potions merchant from Frederick's kingdom appeared in London last month, it should be you." ”

"Your Majesty is really discerning."

"Don't be inhibited, this is not a royal palace." Rhodes IV took a sip of hot tea and continued to ask, "What do you have to do with Freya?" ”

"Friendship."

"Ever thought about going further?"

"Nope."

"Freya is the last blood of the Chevali family, I promised her father to take care of her, she has many suitors, I hope that everyone will not do something out of the ordinary, this is London, not Berlin." Diaphragm

Ma Wei frowned slightly, then stretched, and said in a calm tone: "Yes, Your Majesty." ”

The second prince, Shukri, couldn't help but say: "Father, Nicholas is not the kind of person you think, he is still the one I introduced to Freya..."

Rhodes IV glanced at Shukri, then at the remaining three silent sons, and said, "Then I will be relieved." ”

After speaking, Rhodes IV noticed Yunia who was hiding behind Mavi, "She's your daughter?" ”

"Yes, her name is Emma and she is four years old."

Rhodes IV was about to continue his inquiry, when suddenly the door was pushed open, and Freya, dressed in a jockey's suit, came in panting, apparently at a trot.

"Your Majesty!" Diaphragm

"Oh! Freya! My good niece! ”

Rhodes IV finally smiled, put down his teacup, and got up to greet Freya: "You haven't been to the palace recently, and I thought you were angry with me." ”

"How so, Your Majesty...."

During the intimate conversation between Freya and Rhodes IV, the second prince Shukri whispered to Mavi: "Don't mind Nicholas, my father and Freya are absolutely not bored, Freya's father is a very good friend with my father in private, I have known each other since my father was a prince, and he has always treated Freya as a niece." ”

Of course, Mavi would not be mistaken about anything, he knew that the Shevali family and the Windsor royal family were very close, and what really caught his attention was the several cabinet members in the room except for the royal family.

These cabinet members are the real real power figures in the Kingdom of Windsor, and they hold much more power than the prince, and it is difficult for even Rhodes IV to surpass them.

However, although the cabinet has a lot of power, they still have to respect the king's opinion, in other words, their interests are consistent with the king. Diaphragm

If the policy opinions put forward by the cabinet are contrary to those of the king, it is usually the king who compromises, and behind the cabinet members are the major political parties, which have great influence in the parliament, and to put it bluntly, only the heads of the party can enter the cabinet to participate in politics.

Now that the gods have come and the power of the church is growing, the council feels threatened, but there is no good way to deal with it, so it can only obey the orders of the church.

Fortunately, the church has no intention of interfering in the operation of the Kingdom, and so far, the two sides are still in harmony.

"Nicholas, let's go!"

After chatting with Rhodes IV, Freya naturally grabbed Mavi's arm and said with a smile: "It's not interesting here, it's lifeless." ”

The corners of the second prince's mouth twitched, and the only one who dared to speak like this in front of the king and cabinet members was Freya, who was far away from the political arena.

She does not participate in politics herself, the inheritance left by the Shevali family is enough for her to have food and clothing for ten lifetimes, as long as she does not commit treason, it is impossible for Rhodes IV to deprive her of her title, this status, this background.... Diaphragm

Who needs to give face?

Ma Wei didn't want to stay here anymore, most of the people in this room were people he hated, and there was no excuse to get out just now, and now the opportunity came.

Before going out, Ma Wei suddenly felt a chill on his back, and he turned his head sharply to meet the eyes of Rhodes IV.

In the next second, the door was closed.

"Your Majesty, what's wrong with you?" The Interior Officer saw Rhodes IV standing in place and asked curiously.

"Strange...."

Rhodes IV's eyes were shocked, and the moment he met Ma Wei's gaze, a sense of déjà vu rose in his heart, as if... Diaphragm

Where had he seen those eyes.

"Shukri."

"Father, I'm here."

"You are very close to Nicholas von Manstein?"

Seeing that Rhodes IV asked about Ma Wei, the second prince Shukri was stunned for a moment, and did not dare to answer directly: "It's okay, I have only known him for a short time." ”

"Have you looked into his background?"

"I've investigated, and the people I sent out said...."

Glancing at the eldest prince Charles, the third prince Andrew and the fourth prince Arthur, the second prince Shukri walked to his father's side and said in his ear: "The people I sent out carefully investigated the identity and background of Nicholas, from the manor where he was born when he was a child to the university, classmates, and tutors, they didn't find any problems, everything is normal." ”

"Is it possible that he was pretended to be someone else?"

"I thought about this possibility, so I asked the head of the village of Risa Dim about the Manstein family carefully, and all kinds of clues confirmed the identity of Nicholas."

After a pause, Shukri, who was afraid that Rhodes IV would not believe, added: "Archbishop Brandon has also tested Nicholas, he has no faith, he has not been blessed by the gods, and it is impossible for him to be a spy sent by a certain church." ”

This is the news that Rhodes IV wanted to hear, and his hanging heart suddenly settled down, he didn't believe in his son's ability to do things, but Archbishop Brandon was still very reliable, even he said so, maybe....

It's really that he's suspicious.