Yes, William's father, Duke Otto, is currently in a very awkward situation. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

There is no wife.

Yes, William had never seen his mother since he was born. It is said that William's mother had a difficult birth and then died. William was a little puzzled. Because he'd never seen anything like a cemetery, a tombstone, or anything like that. In fact, William received very little information and information about his "mother" from when he was a child.

He hadn't seen a picture of his mother, or an oil painting. I haven't seen anything like it, or anything that has ever been used.

He had asked all the people who might know about William's mother, including his father's knights of the guard, the elderly servants of the house, and they were either ignorant or secretive. In short, no one really answered William's question clearly.

So William went to his father, King Otto.

But King Otto only shook his head. He didn't say a word, and hoped that William would stop talking about it.

The taboo of everyone against his mother became William's heart disease. Before William was upgraded and strengthened, he would have developed such a withdrawn and unsociable character, and even said that he had low self-esteem. It has something to do with his single-parent family and the problem of not knowing his mother.

As William grew up, eventually becoming more mature in both ability and thinking, he gradually gave up his pursuit of his mother...... He knew very well that, first, his father didn't want him to know, and there must be a reason for it. Second, the identity of his mother is definitely not so simple. The third is...... His mother is not necessarily dead.

Yes, at least for now, there is no evidence that William's mother has died.

There were no graves, no relics, not even names, as if someone had deliberately erased the traces of William's mother's existence.

William initially thought it was his father who did this. But soon he understood that it was impossible.

King Otto at the time did not have the ability to do all this perfectly. In other words, there is another unknown force hidden behind this. And it's a force with great power.

William had thought about it, but because there was so little intelligence, he didn't come to any conclusions. But in those elders who may be insiders, their own fathers. Especially the few words that his aunt confided by chance also gave him some information......

His mother's identity, or in other words, his mother's family identity was definitely William's—at least a few years ago, beyond William's imagination as the son of a baron.

William didn't have much of an idea about it, though. One can even say indifferent.

After spending twenty years old, William no longer has any strong desire to find a mother, affection, family, etc.

War, politics, diplomacy, family responsibilities, economics, and his own grand plans have filled his heart. It is rare to be able to leave a corner in his heart to preserve his affection, friendship and love for his father, wife, and friends.

William believed that even now, his mother was really in front of him. He wouldn't have made any big, too agitated moves.

To put it mildly, "mother" is nothing to him except a symbol, a noun, a symbol. He would be very calm with her. If necessary, talk like an ordinary son. But it is absolutely impossible for him to really open his heart and really accept a "stranger".

This attitude is true even in the face of the birth mother, let alone the so-called stepmother.

King Tootto was very devoted to the blessing. William didn't experience all sorts of bullshit in the average aristocratic family. There was no stepmother who was bent on his death, and there was no brother bent on taking away his inheritance or anything.

But now, it seems, things are different.

Kalman IV's strategy was very good. A daughter who became a queen. Then they gave birth to offspring.

Even if in the end King Otto did not change his mind. William remained firmly in control of his inheritance. But with the help of Kalman IV, his grandson was able to get what he could.

This will be a good card in the hands of Kalman IV and his heirs. If William had any half-heartedness, they could have divided the Russian kingdom under the banner of his younger brother. A civil strife, a civil war. Let the Russian kingdom, the Hereford family be exhausted, and even a slump of war.

If they win, then everyone will be happy. The Emperor can easily gain a strong family ally. Consolidate his position within the empire.

It doesn't matter if you don't win. Civil strife will cost the Hereford family a great deal of strength. It would also tarnish William's reputation and weaken his foundations within the empire. In this way, Kalman IV and his successors no longer have to worry about this lightning-like rise of a country with great potential and great threat.

Inside and out, Kalman IV did not pay for it. For an emperor, a daughter or anything is of no value. It would be nice to be able to sacrifice a daughter to deal a serious blow to his future opponent.

What's more, taking a step back, King Otto is also a superior choice in terms of the choice of son-in-law.

When he was young, King Otto was a famous beautiful man. And now King Otto is just in his early forties, and because of proper maintenance and sublimation of strength, he still looks like he is in his thirties. In terms of the profession of "king", it can be said that it is quite young.

Handsome looks, exalted status. Plus the aura of human heroes, world-class celebrities, and so on. The current King Otto is in high demand wherever he gets it. At many balls and banquets, when King Otto was present, the ladies and ladies looked at him like wolves. I can't wait to eat him.

All this Kalman IV understood. In fact, he believed that his daughters would happily marry King Otto, the daughters of nobles who were born with a mission to marry. They are rightfully conscious. And in this case, to be able to marry such a good person as King Otto. Luckily - no, pretty lucky.

"That's pretty much it. ”

Frisia. The parlor where Elise and Victoria are. Victoria went on to say: "The sincerity of Kalman IV was great. According to the information transmitted by my intelligence officer, he even claimed that he would now be at his disposal to choose any of his unmarried daughters, as long as King Otto agreed. This emperor has a good pedigree. From ancient times to the present, the Swabian family is also famous for its abundance of handsome men and beautiful women. ”

"So...... How many daughters does Kalman IV have now?" She really didn't want to talk about it anymore if she could...... It's just that, as William's wife, she must, has the responsibility to continue the discussion, and must fight for William's own interests. William is not here now, so she must fulfill her duties as a wife.

"Four. Victoria said, "I won't talk about the younger ones." The right one is four. The youngest of them was fourteen years old, and the oldest was thirty-four. His Majesty the Emperor, like all the high-ranking and powerful men, has a large number of children. ”

Speaking of this, Victoria couldn't help but smile sarcastically.

Elise couldn't help but want to moan, "Four...... To be specific?"

"Why do you ask such a question?" Victoria was a little curious, "want to get their information, and then kill all those women?"

"Why do you have such terrible thoughts. Hearing Victoria say this, Elise gave a strange expression. Feeling, the other party is more excited about this matter than himself.

"This guy can't have some conspiracy, right?" thought to Elise.

Although Victoria tried very hard during this time to show her friendliness. And try to get Elise closer to her as much as possible. But the results were not great...... No, it should be said that the opposite is true. Elise's jealousy of her increased.

In other words, the better Victoria behaved, the more jealous Elise was in her heart. So, after Victoria showed interest in this, Elise instinctively thought "this guy has a conspiracy".

But no.

Yes, no, not actually, Victoria didn't have any conspiracy, at least in this matter, Victoria's attitude was exactly the same as William's, and Elise's.

If she could, she didn't want any bastard, with the blood of the Swabian family in her veins, into the Russian court.

Of course, she knew, it was difficult. And she also knows that the leak of this matter will cause a very serious diplomatic dispute. It even caused a war between Ostrogothic and Bliton early.

So she needs to tread carefully. If you can, then finding a scapegoat, a scapegoat, and stupid cannon fodder is the best way to go.

It's just a pity that similar characters are rare. The only one who is more reliable is Elise, but she is very wary of Victoria. It's very difficult to take advantage of Elise.

"I just wanted to weigh it up. Elise replied: "Although, in principle, we do not want Russia to have a new queen, but if, I mean, we have to have a Queen of Swabian, I would like to choose one with a slightly better character."

“...... Yes. Victoria was noncommittal to Elise's answer.

Either this guy is pretending, or this guy is completely unconscious.

"It doesn't matter if she has a good or bad character, the key is the power she represents, the Swabian family behind her, and even her future children. All this made her rightfully on the opposite side of William.

Unless she does nothing. But of course, that's not possible.