The Empress ascended the throne.

If anyone is most happy after the news comes out,

That's obviously the Craviner family.

Everyone knew that the Clivenas were the only ones who had supported Princess Aurelian before this.

Now that Aurelian Saul is the Empress, the happiest family is Clavenna.

But that may have been before.

On the first day of the new year, the royal capital is still brightly lit, and celebratory banners and logos decorate every corner of the city.

When the first rays of the new year's rays of sunlight passed through the mountains and sprinkled on the land of the royal capital, they reflected a crimson glow.

Countless nobles rode in horse-drawn carriages and hurried through the streets towards the royal palace.

At this time, the palace was solemn,

The palace is solemn at this moment, and all ministers must enter the palace to participate in the empress's enthronement ceremony.

Many nobles had gathered in front of the palace, and even those who lived outside the royal capital had arrived here early after a night's journey.

The replacement of the new emperor, for these nobles living in other cities, it is their responsibility to come in time to participate in the ceremony.

However, among the many nobles, none of them could find the Clevenner family, who should have appeared.

……

"Haven't you found the whereabouts of Xiao Ke yet?"

Leah paced anxiously around the room, her brow furrowed.

One arm rests under his chest, the other supports his chin, and his teeth bite his fingers.

The room was full of subhuman guards half-kneeling in the room, with various cat ears and dog ears.

Every time a sub-person came back to report, Leah would anxiously ask them a question.

On that day, Cerberus stormed the warehouse of the Cravanna family, and after biting the red helmet, it changed back to its true form—

A three-headed dog of hell covered in armor with only orange hellfire.

After that, Cerberus rushed out of the backyard of the Clevenna family's domain, and it never returned.

Leah had already sent someone to look for its traces along the scorch marks left on the snow.

But even these sub-people with excellent tracking skills have not been able to find it.

Many subhumans clasped their hands into fists and respectfully reported to Leah:

"Report to Miss Leah."

"It's running so fast that we can't keep up."

As a vicious dog guarding the gates of hell, Cerberus is faster than ordinary creatures.

The muscles of their legs had completely unleashed their full strength, but despite this, they still struggled to keep up.

At first, they could still see the traces of the reddish-orange flames in the distance, but they soon lost their traces.

Obviously, the speed of the other party is so fast that they can't catch up at all.

The subhumans had hoped to track down Cerberus by following the scorched trails left by Cerberus in the snow and forests.

But as these traces became intermittent and eventually disappeared completely, their hopes were dashed.

It was as if Cerberus had vanished into thin air.

The sub-people sent to find Cerberus were stunned to find out what was happening.

Listening to the sub-people's report, Leah pressed her head with one hand and frowned.

She had hoped to find clues about Victor through Cerberus, but who knows?

Now the dog has returned to its original appearance and is not under any control at all!

What if it could be traced through scorched traces before, but now it's gone?

Leah also knew that although the sub-people were very capable, this kind of clueless search only made it difficult for them.

"Sure enough, it's still too reluctant to let them find it."

She looked at the people in front of her with heavy expressions, furrowed brows, fists clenched, teeth biting into their lips.

She could feel the palpable and intense sense of guilt in them.

Thinking of this, Liya couldn't get angry either.

And there is no need for her to be angry.

After all, they've all tried.

If you want to find the three-headed dog, you might have to give Cocott or Helnathan a try.

And, more concerned than the three-headed dog, where did the treasure chest that she dug up from her father's grave with the armor go now?

Or, who exactly took it?

She always had a strong intuition.

If you can find that treasure chest, you might have a chance to find Victor's whereabouts.

As Leah fell into deep thought, Leon suddenly walked into the room with a delicate letter in her hand.

Leon clutched the envelope in front of her hands, handed it to Leah, and spoke:

"Miss Lia, this is a letter from the royal capital."

Leah frowned, reached over, and slowly took the envelope.

The boxy envelope exudes a faint aromatic scent, and even the red clay on the seal is of the highest quality.

At a glance, Lea recognized the mark left above the clay - it was the emblem of the royal family of Saul.

She softly opened the envelope, took out the papyrus inside, and examined it carefully.

The letter was sent directly to the Cravina family by the royal family and was extremely confidential.

The letter not only announced that Princess Aurelian had ascended the throne as Empress of the Empire, but also mentioned a reward for the Clevenna family.

These included the promotion of Victor's knighthood from earl to marquis.

However, Leah knew that if it weren't for the princess's new accession to the throne, the new empress might even have directly promoted Victor to the rank of duke.

The letter also sympathized with the anxieties of the Clavenner family today.

The head of the family is missing, so the royal family will not be held accountable for their absence from the empress's enthronement ceremony.

However, the Cravina family was also asked to send a representative to the royal capital to receive the reward.

After reading the contents of the envelope, Leah casually threw the envelope to Leon.

"Tell them that we will receive the reward, but the title will be withdrawn for the time being."

"If the head of the family is not there, we have no right to receive it."

Leon took the letter in a daze, and asked curiously:

"Miss Leah, why did you do that?"

Leah clasped her hands to her chest, her eyes swept over the letter in Leon's hand, and said calmly:

"This letter was not written by the empress, the empress has just ascended the throne and does not have so much spare time to write to us, it is estimated that even this reward was asked for by others."

"The old emperor abdicated, and the Resor family was destroyed, making this group of nobles a frightened bird."

"They urgently need a new and powerful family to ensure the stability of the empress's rule."

Leon looked at the delicate letter in her hand with some stunnedness, and heard Lia continue on the side:

"The content of the letter was exactly what they expected."

Except for the person who is rewarded, no one else in the family has the right to receive it.

They wanted Leah to take the marquis, and they were actually telling Leah.

We know that the head of the Victor family may be missing, and we understand that you have been waiting for the head of the Victor family.

But after all, this is a royal reward, so please don't wait any longer.

Victor has been missing for so long, you might as well temporarily replace him as the head of the family and receive the reward.

Otherwise, the nobles will never be reassured, suspecting that the Clevenna family has different intentions and covets the entire empire.

"So, they want you to be the head of the house?"

"It's the temporary head of the family."

Leah calmly corrected Leon's words.

Leon seemed to suddenly realize, and nodded slightly.

Leon nodded in understanding.

"So, wouldn't you go and take over as the head of the house temporarily?"

Lea is the younger sister of the head of the Victor family, and is the recognized mistress of the Clavenna family.

Even if she became the head of the family during Victor's disappearance, no one would dare say anything.

What's more, Leon still has memories of the past echoing in her heart......

At that time, Miss Leah often shouted angry rebukes at Victor in the room, revealing her disappointment.

She has said many times that one day she will take Victor's place.

So now......

"Leon."

Leon's thoughts were suddenly interrupted.

As Leah's cold and slightly cold voice slowly sounded, Leon couldn't help but shiver.

She saw that Leah's expression became heavier, and said coldly:

"I told you that I would never believe that Victor was dead unless I saw his body with my own eyes."

"As long as there is no definite news of his death, I will never be the head of this family for a day."

Hearing this, Leon's heart tightened slightly.

She pursed her lips, feeling as if she had touched some of Leah's taboos.

It was rare for her to see Leah act so serious.

So, Leon hurriedly lowered his head and responded softly:

"I see."

Leah sighed deeply, realizing that her tone might have been too harsh.

But she had to say it, she couldn't make the whole family think like Leon.

If everyone wants her to temporarily replace Victor as the head of the family, what will happen when Victor returns?

This main location, does Victor want to go back or don't want it directly?

Leah knew that it was because they both knew their relationship.

Once Victor returns and realizes that she has become the temporary head of the family, he will definitely choose to give the head of the family directly to her.

Leah didn't want to do that, she didn't want to embarrass Victor.

And she knows it.

Once the head of the house is gone, there will be no contact between her and Victor.

Liya took a deep breath and said lightly:

"This reward, just wait for Victor to come back and receive it himself."

It's just that Liya is a little curious, whose proposal was it that made their family upgrade?

Very shrewd proposal.

"Who is it?"

Leah paced back and forth in the room, pondering who was behind the letter.

Just as she was pondering, a calm and familiar voice suddenly came from outside the door:

"It's me."

Leah was slightly stunned.

The voice...... Somewhat familiar.

She looked up and stared ahead.

Outside the door of the room, Duke Levi walked in slowly.

With a smile on his face, he revealed to Leah:

"I sent this letter on behalf of Her Majesty the Empress."