Garlan scratched his head. From the current point of view, it was absolutely impossible for Kaijos and Shulos, who he thought would have a common language, to get along with each other.
However, a blessing in disguise is that the female officer Tapti's attitude towards Shulos was much better.
Although Shu Luos is not romantic by nature, over the years, he has developed the habit of speaking sweetly when he sees beautiful women, not to mention that he will not be able to change for a while. Poet's guy won't change either.
Therefore, after being beaten by Kaihos for an afternoon, Shulos returned to his usual flower and butterfly appearance at night, talking and laughing with the maids in the Garland Palace as if smearing honey on his mouth.
If it were changed to the previous one, Tapti would definitely drive out such a person unceremoniously.
But now, the sheriff watched the bard shake his feathers calmly.
In her opinion, no matter how much this magpie chattered, it was just a little bit better at speaking, and he didn't have the guts to really do anything.
After all, a virgin in his late thirties.
Just as Tapti calmly ignored the bard who was playing the piano and chanting to the maids, and handed a glass of freshly squeezed juice to Garlan, someone walked in from outside.
As soon as the man came, the maids who were sitting on the ground happily listening to Shu Luos chanting poems froze instantly, stood up immediately, and bowed their heads respectfully and nervously.
Although Shu Luos didn't know who this person was, but seeing that the maids were all trembling, he subconsciously stopped playing.
The originally lively room suddenly fell silent, Tapti turned her head to look subconsciously, and then a clear look appeared in her eyes, and she directly greeted her.
"Your Excellency Shemuer."
She asked, "What's the matter with you coming here at this time?"
Shamash's priest hummed, stretched out his hand, and handed a glass bottle in his hand to the female officer.
"The ointment the doctor just made."
"The ointment? But we still have a lot left here, we don't need any more..."
"This is a new formula, which was formulated by the doctor more than ten days ago, and the effect is better than before."
"I see."
The female officer raised her hand and took the glass medicine bottle.
She smiled and said, "Your Excellency Xie Mu'er, you have a heart."
Xie Mu'er hummed lightly again. He didn't seem to have the heart to continue talking to Tapti, so he directly set his eyes on Garlan, and then swept his whole person up and down.
"Prince Garland, how is your health?"
After scanning Garlan from top to bottom, he asked.
Garland smiled at him.
"I'm very good."
"That's good."
Xie Muer nodded, his eyes fell on Garlan's arm.
At this moment, Garlan was wearing a loose sleeveless robe, exposing his shoulders and arms, because his skin was very white, so the bruises on that arm were very conspicuous.
"Prince Gallan, although King Camos has taught you a lesson, it is because you made a mistake. If you make a mistake, you will naturally be punished."
He said, "If you are dissatisfied with Your Majesty because of this, it is not right."
The original intention of the priest of Shamash was to intercede for His Majesty.
After all, in the past two days, the big lion king has been languishing, looking listless, and even his appetite has dropped a lot. Every day he sighs and sighs, which is annoying.
In fact, Xie Muer didn't care about King Camos' frowning face, but what he couldn't bear was that King Camos' efficiency in handling government affairs was actually much lower than usual.
It's worth it!
So, Xie Muer decided to inquire about the news, and said good things to King Camos.
However, the language that should have been interceding for King Camos came out of his mouth, the tough tone and the serious expression on his face, no matter how he listened or looked at it, it was more like a rebuke to Garlan.
Not to mention that the female official who was standing in the room still holding the glass medicine bottle twitched slightly at the corners of her mouth, and the person who was listening outside with her ears perched even scratched the wall with hatred.
"So, Prince Gallan, you can't be dissatisfied with Your Majesty, understand?"
After saying this, Xie Muer, who felt that he had finished speaking, coughed lightly.
"That's all I have to say."
Then, he turned and left, leaving behind a room of people staring at him.
The room fell silent, and then the bard who was sitting next to him, holding his lute, spoke up.
"He's... to reprimand you on behalf of King Camos?"
he asked with a frown.
Garlan glanced at him and smiled suddenly.
Then, he put down the juice in his hand, stood up, and ran out quickly.
…
Just when Xie Muer, who felt that he had completed the task satisfactorily, just walked out of the gate of King Garlan's palace, a hand suddenly stretched out from the slanted ground and clasped his shoulder.
Xie Muer, who was suddenly attacked, grabbed the hand subconsciously and was about to fight back.
But as soon as he looked up, he saw his majesty staring at him fiercely, and the eyes staring at him were about to burst into flames.
"Why did you come here?"
You must know that in the past two days, although King Camos was listless, he was determined not to take the initiative to see Garlan, saying that he wanted to protect his brother's face.
Somewhat surprised, Xi Muer first saluted politely, and then, looking at the fire-breathing appearance of King Camos' eyes, he asked.
"Who made you angry?"
"you."
King Camos said, expressionless.
"Um?"
"It's you who made me angry! What did you say just now?" The Lion King was so angry with his brain-dead priest that he was talking at the moment, "I asked you to inquire about the situation, but I didn't let you. Go and reprimand Gallan!"
"I did not reprimand the prince."
Shemuer frowned.
What he said was to intercede for King Camos, where did he reprimand the prince
King Camos: "..."
Want to beat people.
Beat hard.
After having this idea, he simply decided to put this idea into action,
"Come on, Xie Mu'er, accompany me to loosen my muscles and bones."
He grinned, showing a dangerous smile, squeezed his hands together for a moment, and directly called to Xi Muer to go to the martial arts field together now.
He would beat the non-speaking guy so badly that he would shed his anger.
"Yes, Your Majesty."
And the priest, who never knew how to look at other people's faces, was unaware of the impending danger, replied this way.
It's just that as soon as he finished speaking, a surprised look suddenly appeared on his face, and his eyes looked behind King Camos.
In an instant, he keenly felt that someone was approaching him behind him. King Camos' body almost reflexively turned to one side, and then he stretched out his hand and grabbed the hand that came to him.
Looking up, King Camos was startled.
The one who was caught by him was his brother Garlan.
His eyes subconsciously fell on the bruise on the arm he was holding, and the hand that was holding Garlan's arm just now was released immediately, he opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say something, but for a moment Not knowing what to say in between.
After all, he who avoided Gallan for the past two days and refused to meet him had no idea that he would suddenly meet his brother under such circumstances.
Therefore, the tall and burly Lion King is facing the younger brother who is a little shorter than him at this moment, but he is bound by his hands and feet, and he looks like he is at a loss.
Garlan raised his head and looked at King Kamos' somewhat bewildered gaze.
He suddenly smiled.
He didn't speak, he threw himself directly into King Camos' arms, and reached out and hugged him.
Then, he hugged King Camos' waist like this, raised his face, and looked at Camos with a smile on his face.
"Brother Wang, have you eaten dinner yet?"
King Camos didn't react for a while, and shook his head blankly.
The young man's golden eyes curled up into a crescent-like arc.
The smile on his face made his heart soften.
"Want to eat together?"
Camos stood there, looking hesitant and struggling. He really wanted to just hug his cute little brother and coax him softly, but his priest was still watching, so he didn't know why. The female officer who came out at the time also stood at the door and looked at him, looking over with a smile that was not a smile.
He felt that it was shameful to admit defeat so easily, and the authority of the elder brother who finally stood up would be ruined again, so he tried his best to keep his face straight, and continued to pretend to be still angry and serious, with a calm face and silent.
However, Garland was not deterred by his serious face, and still hugged him with a smile, his soft voice seemed to be coquettish.
"Brother Wang~~"
"… "
"I'm not angry."
"… "
"So, don't get mad at me again, okay?"
After a long while, Camos gave a low hum.
"… it is good."
He said, raised his hand and touched Garlan's head lightly.
His rough fingers slid through the youth's golden hair, and the fingertips felt as soft and warm as ever.
…
Well, in this way, there will be no delay in political affairs.
The priest of Shamash, who thought so in his heart, did not know that he had narrowly escaped.
…
…
Although he was beaten when he came back, Gallan also lived as relaxed as he is now, sleeping until he woke up naturally. Brother Wang eats and drinks.
In the past, Xie Muer came to teach him a lesson every day, but these few days were probably because he was too busy and also to let him recuperate, so he gave him a few days off.
Therefore, Gallan had a very comfortable life these days.
A few days later, Xie Muer came to him and talked about the people they brought back from Tozes City.
The two charges of encroaching on military power and fleeing from the city during wartime are enough for the former consul and related officials of Tozes City to be severely punished, plus the charges of dereliction of duty, collusion with pirates, secret smuggling, and slave trade. As a result, he will definitely die, not only will his house be ransacked and his aristocratic status will be deprived, but all his family members will be demoted to slaves.
And it also involves the Chief Secretary.
According to the account of the consul, he gave the Chief Secretary a huge amount of bribes, and the Chief Secretary worked secretly before appointing him as the consul of Tozes City, and he gave the Chief Secretary every year during these years. A large amount of property.
Because of this, the chief director who had the opportunity to take over the post of Minister of Zuo not only failed to be promoted successfully, but was demoted several ranks.
"I see… "
Only then did Garlan understand why the chief director, who was not the man behind the scenes, was so anxious to pull Heimos down.
Because after Heimos was deprived of the qualifications of the crown prince, he no longer had the power to command the knights of the guards, then the knights of the guards under Heimos would be transferred, and Tozes, who was brought back by those knights, would be guilty of The officials will be secretly taken over by the chief secretary.
As long as the matter of accepting bribes is not revealed, the chief secretary is likely to succeed in ascending the position of the left secretary.
"there's one more thing."
"what?"
"Do you know Earl, the former city lord of Menister City?"
"Uh... I can't say I know each other, I just met once."
It was when he stopped Heimos that he met once. Later, when the man was taken away, he gave him a very complicated look.
"He asked to see you, so I came to report to you."
"Huh? See me?"
Garland was stunned.
"Are you sure you heard it wrong? He should want to see Heimos, right? Why see me?"
"That's right, what he asked to see was Prince Garland."
Shemuer said, "It's up to you to see it or not."
Garlan pondered for a while, and it stands to reason that he didn't know or have anything to do with that Earl at all, and he didn't need to see him at all.
However, as long as he remembered that it was this person who caused the tragedies of Heimos in previous lives, thus indirectly killing himself, and this life, he stopped Heimos and saved that person and that person. Son's life... From this perspective, it seems that he and Earl are indirectly involved a lot.
Well, he's going to meet Earl.
And Garlan was still a little curious, not knowing what the guy wanted to say to him.
Now that Prince Garland agreed to meet Earl, Xie Muer nodded and arranged it quickly.
The next day, Shemuer took Garlan to a well-guarded room.
There, Garlan saw Earl who had a relationship.
He thought that, after such a big change suddenly, from a high-ranking city lord to a prisoner, or to the hands of his most hated nephew, this Earl should be very embarrassed or haggard now.
However, the man in the room was not much different from the man he remembered.
Earl was sitting in a chair, looking calm, holding a cup of hot tea, and there was no haggard expression on his face.
He sat there, as if everything was business as usual, and he was still the lord of the aloof Manister.
When Garlan came in, he calmly put down the teacup and got up.
Then, he leaned over and saluted Garland.
"Prince Garland, I know it's very presumptuous for me to ask to see you."
He says,
"But there is one thing that I can't figure out. I really want to get an answer from you."
"what do you wish to ask?"
"Pardon my offense this time."
Earl straightened up, his eyes fell on Garlan, and he looked deeply at the young prince who had only met once.
"You and Heimos are both crown princes, and both have the qualifications to inherit the throne."
He says,
"In terms of strength, you are not as good as Heimos, in terms of age, Heimos is older than you, and in terms of record, you can't compare with Heimos, even in terms of blood..."
He paused for a while, and his eyes swept across Garlan's fair complexion.
"...You have some lower-ranking noble bloodlines, and you are far less noble than Heimos."
"presumptuous!"
Originally, Earl's previous words had made Xie Mu'er's face sink a little bit. When Earl said the last sentence, the priest's face suddenly turned ashen, and he spoke angrily.
"Earl, do you know what a crime it is to insult a prince!"
"I didn't mean to insult the prince, I was just telling the truth."
Earl raised his eyes and looked at Garland.
"What do you say, Prince Garland?"
Garlan raised his hand, and Xie Muer, who wanted to scold Earl, was stunned for a moment. Although there was still anger on his face, he obeyed the order to shut his mouth and took a step back.
"Even if you say the truth... What do you mean by saying this?"
Earl was silent for a long time, and many emotions passed through his eyes one by one.
After a long time, he raised his head and looked at Garlan.
"His Royal Highness Garland, I'm very curious. You see, from childhood to adulthood, you and Heimos are worlds apart. He is so powerful that he will throw you away from a distance."
Earl raised his finger and pointed at Shemuer.
"I guess, the High Priest of Shemuer should have often told you since he was a child that you are not as good as Heimos, you are much worse than Heimos, and so on to belittle you, right?"
Xie Muer opened his mouth, but could not refute.
He did say a lot of those things, but his intention was not to belittle Prince Gallan, he just wanted to force the prince to work harder.
"Whoever looks at it will think that Heimos is the one who should inherit the throne in the future, and almost everyone will think so - they will keep comparing you to Heimos, and then come to the conclusion that you are not as good as Heimos. Moss' conclusion. You should understand, I think, and you can see how much better he is than you, to the point where you can't possibly catch up to him—"
Earl, who had spoken for a long time in one breath, paused and exhaled.
He looked at Garlan deeply and said, "Your Highness, have you never thought, 'I hope there is no Heimos in this world' such a thing?"
After a few seconds of silence in the room, Garlan glanced at Earl who was staring straight at him waiting for an answer.
"Um."
He nodded.
"I thought about it."
He says,
"I thought it would be nice if there were no Heimos in this world."
Even as a child, he even thought of killing Heimos when he was seriously ill with a fever.
Garland's voice came out.
Hearing that Earl was going to see Garlan, Heimos, who hurried over, heard this sentence, and the hand that was about to open the door froze in the air.
[If only there were no Heimos in this world]