Chapter 115: Scheming
After the two sides reached an agreement, they immediately reached an agreement in Dafang Xiangshang. Tiffany will try her best to support Li Zijun's actions without affecting herself, and Li Zijun will cooperate with Tiffany as the lord of the Seine Peninsula and try to win the future support of the Dongyu Empire for Tiffany!
Due to the time constraints, and Tiffany's special status, it is inconvenient for him to stay here for a long time, and the details will be discussed separately by him and Gavin. With this result, Tiffany immediately got up and took his leave.
Li Zijun kept sending Tiffany out of the Eldest Princess's Mansion, watching his back disappear completely, and then he would turn into his own courtyard. With Tiffany's assurance, Li Zijun's mood was much lighter, and even his pace seemed brisk.
Li Zijun saw the maid again in front of her courtyard, and she put on a smiling face very reluctantly when she saw Li Zijun, but there was a trace of smile on her face. On the contrary, her eyes were full of unconcealable disdain and disgust, which made Li Zijun feel extremely uncomfortable and at the same time, he became more and more confused.
Not only that, but when Li Zijun passed by her, this maid also made a more obvious dodge than just now. At the same time, Li Zijun also noticed that this maid suddenly showed a nose expression, as if she smelled something extremely disgusting on Li Zijun's body. Li Zijun was very sure that he didn't have any smell on his body, and he was even more confused when he saw the maid's expression, but he didn't say anything to his face, so he just quickened the pace of passing her.
After returning to the room, the first thing Li Zijun did was to let Catherine smell what was wrong with her.
"It doesn't smell like it!Did you just get something outside?" Catherine asked curiously when she saw Li Zijun's strange expression.
Li Zijun shook his head and told the scene when he had just met the maid.
"I can't figure out if she hates me as a person, or if there's something on my body that disgusts her, but I don't think there's anything bad about me!"
"Could it be that she smelled me and thought you were playing with the slaves in the caravan, so she had that expression!?" Catherine said with a red face, and then she couldn't help but smile when she guessed the maid's disgust for Li Zijun's expression.
"Maybe! Looks like I've become a womanizer in her eyes!"
"Don't you think you're not?" said Catherine, glancing at Li Zijun.
"She's really, she has to face one of the most famous playboys in the capital every day, and such a trivial matter is worth making a fuss about!" Catherine said with an almost grumbling grumble, still unhappy with Li Zijun's dislike.
"Wait, what did you just say, please say it again!" Li Zijun finally thought of a possibility when he heard Catherine's words, and he asked with a frown.
Catherine didn't understand that Li Zijun would suddenly have such an expression, but seeing his anxious appearance, she hurriedly said what she had just said again.
"Aha, I probably think of a reason!" Li Zijun hugged Catherine's face and kissed her fiercely, pulled her up and walked out the door.
"What, Tiffany went to see Edlaide, did you know what they said after they met?" Heller asked with displeasure when he heard that his son had gone to meet his enemies at this time, looking at Yale, who had come to report.
"After they met, they talked about what they had seen and heard in different places, and what they had to do with the performance. Our men were too frightened of Edlaide's alertness to stay outside his door for long, and they left when they heard this. Not long after, Edlaide accompanied the eldest prince on a tour of their rehearsal grounds, and they stayed there the whole time. Originally, Grand Duke Elvis also specially prepared lunch for the eldest prince, but he politely refused, and then left the eldest princess's mansion. When Yale first returned to the Monlin Empire, there were still many things he didn't understand, especially seeing Heller's expression at the moment, he had to carefully answer Yale's questions.
"Is there any news of Master Lynn?" Heller was silent for a while, and shifted the topic to Lynn, he was most concerned about whether there was anyone who could check and balance Camilla, that woman was not ordinary scary in his mind.
"There's still no news of the Grand Master's return to the city, but Master Camilla has just left Khor Fakan. Looking at her appearance, she should have been injured a lot this time, she was helped into the carriage by someone! Master Camilla and Master Lynn's martial arts skills are in between, based on Master Camilla's injuries, Master Lynn is the most serious, it seems that he really left to recuperate!" Yale also understood what Heller was worried about, and he seemed to inadvertently mention the news of Camilla's departure from the city.
"Master Lynn is fine!Has the Illuminati Cult made any recent moves, and are there any signs of them mobilizing manpower to Khor Fakan?" Heller was really relieved to hear Camilla leave the city, but he soon began to worry that the Illuminati Church would not support Li Zijun.
Although all indications suggest that Camilla's affection for Edlade is entirely due to personal preference, Heller is worried that the Church of Light is involved because of Camilla's connections, and he asks worriedly.
"On the contrary, instead of increasing the number of men in Khor Fakan, a large number of Cultists have left here with Master Camilla, and it seems that they are preparing to take refuge in the city!"
"It's just that a few days ago, a female member of the Cult of Light was taken into the palace, and she stayed in the palace for a whole day before leaving. After she left the palace, she did not stop at Khorfakkan and went straight out of the city. And she disappeared soon after leaving the city, and we never found her again. โ
This female member of the Cult of Light was directly accepted into the palace by Empress Athena, and Yale knew very well that it was a bit taboo for him to say this, but since he had been in charge of monitoring Edlaide during this time, he was worried that something would not go wrong because of this matter, so he reported the matter head-on.
"The Empress has been studying the teachings of the Cult of Light recently, and it's normal to invite their disciples into the palace!
"Gibran's Juggernaut had promised to garrison a city gate while we besieged Edlaide, but unaware of Weishenme, who suddenly informed me yesterday that 'he needs to withdraw from this operation'. Originally, we were already stretched thin in terms of manpower, but at this moment, Gibran's Sword Master suddenly withdrew, and I really don't have any manpower to deploy!Bixia, you see?" Thomas's departure has made Yale have to open the net when deploying defenses, and Gibran proposed to withdraw at this time, which almost made Yale watch his painstakingly managed defense line collapse little by little, no wonder he was a little excited.
"Gibran's affairs were arranged by me, and he has another great use! You can transfer Bradley, who is guarding the south gate, to the east gate. As for the direction of the south gate, you can adjust more masters. For Edlaide, they would have to make a big circle around Khauer Fakkan to get to the south gate, and they probably wouldn't have made such a stupid decision!" Heller waved his hand to Yale to reassure him.
"Bixia!" Yale didn't want to give up just like that, he wanted to fight it in front of Heller.
"This matter is settled, you go down and arrange other things!" Heller felt that he had made the most perfect addition to Yale's arrangement, and seeing that Yale was still unrelenting, his heart suddenly swelled with strong dissatisfaction, and he waved his hand impatiently to let Yale leave.
Yale didn't expect Heller to send himself away in such a hurry, and he stood there and was slightly stunned. He saw that Heller had turned his gaze elsewhere, and he sighed softly and turned to leave the room. Walking outside the door, Yale looked up at the sky, he had almost seen Edlaide leaving the south gate, but he couldn't do anything! Yale sighed deeply again and walked towards the outside of the palace.
Looking at Yale, who was full of resentment and leaving, Heller's heart was also full of helplessness! Not long ago, the Queen Mother personally came to Heller to ask Gibran to withdraw from the encirclement and suppression of Edlaide. The Empress Dowager's move happened after the Cult of Light messenger entered the palace, and Heller could easily guess the reason.
Obviously, the Cult of Light has reached an agreement with the eldest princess, Jima, but one of the conditions should be that Hima will not be allowed to deal with Edlaide. Heller was worried about any other actions from the Cult of Light, which led to the problem he had just had. Now it seems that the Cult of the Illuminati should not be directly involved in the rescue of Edlaide, but it is inevitable that they will secretly do something!
Heller suspects that Gibran's withdrawal may be just the beginning, and I am afraid that many people, especially those officials with the background of the Illuminati Cult, will actually give up the encirclement and suppression of Edlaide behind their backs, even if they withdraw without knowing it. Although the Cult of Light would not have intervened directly, they did so to aid Edlaide in this way.
It's just that Heller can't explain this to Yale, because once he tells the truth, Yale's heart will have as great concerns as possible. He will be worried about whether he will be suppressed by the Illuminati Cult or even the Empress in the future in the Monlin Empire! Once such a situation occurs, all the jihua who encircled and suppressed Edlaide will become a paper battle, and Yale will no longer be able to carry out this jihua wholeheartedly!
But even so, Heller knew that this time he would be very difficult to encircle and suppress Edlaide! but he almost stubbornly believed that he could still completely control the situation in Hauerfakan, and he believed that the difficulties were only temporary, and that the final victory would belong to him, the supreme of the Monlin Empire today!
With this belief, Heller became a little more relaxed, and he thought for a moment about Tiffany's visit to Edlaide.
Could Tiffany have already discovered Edlaide's identity? Heller immediately dismissed the idea. Tiffany was Heller's son, and if he really had such sensitivity, the position of heir to the Monlin Empire would have fallen to him long ago.
So, what is the purpose of Tiffany's sudden appearance in the Eldest Princess's Mansion at this sensitive period? At this time, the entire capital is revealing a murderous aura, and even if Tiffany is dull, it is impossible for Tiffany not to notice it at all!
What is the purpose of Tiffany's trip? Heller suddenly discovers that his son, whom he has always known well, seems to be a little confused today!
Could it be that Tiffany got some news from Yule? Heller was suddenly taken aback by his idea! If so, Yule probably wanted Tiffany to cooperate with Edlaide, which means that Yule probably had a very happy meeting with Edlaide.
Thinking of this, Heller couldn't sit still any longer, stood up and paced back and forth in the room! In this encirclement and suppression of Edlaide, Gilma had already expressed her departure with practical actions, if Tiffany also chose to lean towards Edlaide at this time, then the two heirs he chose would completely betray him! This blow was too great, and Heller felt that he was a little difficult to breathe.
"No, it won't, it won't!" Yule's entire family is in the Monlin Empire, and he will never dare to act treasonious!" Heller shouted loudly in the room.
Heller believed that as long as he showed his attitude towards Edlaide, Tiffany would stand firmly behind him! Tiffany would never dare to challenge his authority!
Heller didn't bother to correct the official document anymore, and he felt that he urgently needed to get out to breathe, so he slammed the door open and walked out of the room. It's just that he didn't notice that a waiter who was still standing outside the door just now had already found an excuse to leave secretly.
Gibran handed the information he had just sent to Empress Athena, turned around and walked out of the room with the other chamberlains.
"Did you do it for you to remind Edlaide that your father had placed 'thyme' on him?" asked Queen Athena, looking at Hima.
"Muliel has done as much as she can, but I can't guarantee if he can detect it!" said Hima, as she slipped the fruit into her mouth. She looks so good at the moment, she doesn't look like she's dying in the legends of the outside world at all!
"Look at your current appearance, how can you still look like an eldest princess!"
"That's what you said about the princess in the eyes of outsiders, and that's how it should be in the mother's place!" Jima still had a greedy expression, and Queen Athena couldn't help but smile and shake her head.
"Look at the information you just sent, what do you think?" Athena glanced at Hima and handed the information to hima.
"Didn't you see that I have both hands occupied, please help me read it!" said Himma, holding up her hands in a pleading expression.
Athena shook her head helplessly at Jima's appearance, and finally read the information for Hima herself.
"It seems that the father has sensed the relationship between Yule and Edlaide, do you think the father will change his Jihua?" asked Empress Athena uncertainly.
"No! Your father has always been arrogant, and he has always been steadfast in his own Jihua, and he will never give up those previous ideas easily. He will find all kinds of excuses to overturn his conjectures until his conjectures come true!" said Empress Athena with a sneer.
"Mother, in your words, you seem to have concluded that Edlaide must be able to escape from Horfarkand?"
"Jima, do you think your father's encirclement of Jihua who loves Ledder will succeed?" "Empress Athena looked at Jima and smiled, and asked without answering.
"Although Edlaide has Yule working with him, I still think he may be a little hanging this time!"
"Our Menglin Empire is no better than the Turk-Hungarian Empire and the Tibetan Empire that he passed through before!"
"In the Turk-Hungarian Empire, Edlaide was able to retreat because he had not entered the position of their power center at all, and because the Turk-Hungarian Empire was suffering from food shortages, they could not do their best to contain Edlaide, and even in many places it was just a formality. In addition, Edlaide had nearly 100 loyal men to cover for him at that time. But even so, Edlaide Zuihou can only escape from the Warcraft Forest in embarrassment. โ
"And when Edlaide passed through the Tibetan Empire, he caught up with their civil strife, and they themselves had no reason or mind to deal with Edlaide, so it was extremely normal for him to escape smoothly. โ
"But we are different here! The Father hated Edred, who stopped the Monlin army, and even had a sleepless night for him! This time the Father felt ready to do anything. โ
"As far as I know, after learning of Edlaide's identity, my father has already made appointments with Thomas, Gibran, Geoffrey, and Bradley, and even used the royal token to invite Master Lynn! Not only that, but my father also mobilized the royal guard to change the city defenses. Using such a big liliang just to deal with an Edlaide, I even feel that my father is a little excited. If it weren't for Yule's possible collaboration with Edlaide, I really can't think of any other way out of Khor Fakan!" Hima had been studying this matter all this time, and when she heard her mother ask, she said it almost without thinking about it.
"Besides, I still don't understand that you, Queen Mother, want to use the name of the Cult of Light to prevent Uncle Gibran from entering the war? If you are simply trying to protect Uncle Gibran's safety, then Weishenme still wants me to find someone to hint at the fact that Edlaide is being manipulated?Since you have reached an agreement with your father, Weishenme will help Edlaide in this way after his father has made it clear that he wants to deal with Edlaide?"
"What do you think about Tiffany's sudden visit to Edlaide?" Queen Athena didn't immediately answer Jima's question, but asked a new question.
"Mu Li'er's identity should have been discovered, otherwise they wouldn't be just gossiping about that inconsequential matter. This time Tiffany is really bold, he actually dares to cooperate with Edlaide against his father's will. It's just that I think even if he has the heart to help Edlaide leave, it is difficult for him to have any substantial help to Edlaide with his strength. "Hima knows Tiffany's strength very well, and she can easily make a judgment.
"Actually, Tiffany was forced to be helpless this time! I was a little anxious about this matter, and I was supporting Yule and Tiffany in disguise to cooperate with Edlaide. It's just that I can't do this, I must not let Tiffany sit firmly in the position of Monlin's heir!" said Queen Athena, with a cold glint in her eyes.
"Your father just promised me to make you a backup, and if your father succeeds in getting rid of Yule, the second thing he will do is to declare Tiffany as the future heir of the Monlin Empire. As soon as he makes such a statement, the ministers will immediately choose to lean on Tiffany's side, and at that time, you will probably only be a backup forever!" Empress Athena continued as she looked at Jima with a puzzled face.
"I asked Gibran to take you into the palace to pretend to be sick and at the same time sacrifice Colin, which first gave both Yule and Tiffany the illusion that your father had agreed to make you a candidate for succession, and secondly, my repeated refusal of Colin's request to visit you will make Yule realize that I am deliberately keeping you out of the matter! It was easy for him to think that I was going to frame him, and in desperation, he had to make the decision to unite with Edlaide, and it was only natural for Tiffany to contact Edlaide. โ
"Edlaide will definitely help Tiffany as much as he can when he escapes. But what he didn't expect was that the more effort he put in, the farther Tiffany would be from that throne!" said Queen Athena with a smile.
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"The Dongyu Empire has always been the most taboo country for your father, and it is impossible for him to pass on the throne to a crown prince who is close to the Dongyu Empire!
"At the beginning, I was worried that the news would leak out, but now that Tiffany has met with Edlaide, it has become an unchangeable fact that he is leaning towards the Dongyu Empire, and I can also tell my Jihua!"
"This is also the reason why you helped Edlaide in disguise, because only if he leaves the Monlin Empire alive, I can get the greatest benefit!" "Jima didn't expect her mother to be so scheming, and she looked at Queen Athena in surprise.
"You finally understand my good intentions!"
"But although Uncle Gibran has withdrawn, isn't there still Jeffrey and Bradley, the two sword saints, especially the enmity between Bradley and Edlaide, he will never let Edlaide go easily!
"There's no need! If Edlaide can't even deal with a Bradley, he will be called 'the new generation of military gods of the Dongyu Empire'!"
"But Father Emperor not only invited the two of them Sword Saints, but also mobilized five thousand royal guards to sit at each city gate! Even if there is no Holy Rank Master to sit in the town, it is very difficult to rush out of the gate they guarded smoothly!" Hearing that Edlaide's escape from the Monlin Empire was beneficial to him, Jima couldn't help but worry about him.
"No matter how many people are mobilized, it is useless! It can even be said that the more people are mobilized, the more likely it is that Edlaide will escape from Khorfakan!"