An unknown light flashed in the eyes of the woman named Popi, and she continued to wrap her arms around )]jue's neck softly, exhaling like a blue: "Why? You are even ready for the wedding, and you will welcome your bride tomorrow. Why is it that the Shida family Rosalind! I can't bear to dig her out of the grave and kill her again. Do you want me and Hedda to suddenly change your mind?"
Viscount Mandheling sighed, briefly recounted what his sister Elena said, and then said: "The most sad thing in my life is that Elena lost the happiness of her life. I have always hated Xiao Tianjian , also for this reason. But now, things are completely different. The one who really harmed Elena was actually He Lian's marriage. How can I swallow this?!"
"But... Helen is not the daughter of the Hedda family." Poppy said angrily, "Have you forgotten? She will marry you in the name of Frances. Little Hedda opposed this marriage and even broke off the relationship with her mother. You You claimed before that you wanted to marry the queen’s sister Helen, not the widow of the Hedda family, so you didn’t care that she didn’t have a large dowry, right?”
"This..." Viscount Mandheling was speechless for a moment, unwilling to admit that he had never given up the Hedda family's property in his heart.
From Mrs. Helen, he learned that the two younger sons of Hedda's family had a harmonious relationship with their mother. Even if they had a moment of disagreement, they would sooner or later accept the reality.
Alben is busy with work and has to go out for long periods of time every year; Aloy has poor vision and is in poor health; several widows and children of their deceased brothers have either returned to their natal families or are living in the territory. Besides his stepfather, who else could help their mother take care of the family business? By then, even if he cannot take over the Heda family's wealth openly, at least he will be sure that those connections and assets will gradually come into his own hands.
But now, even the name Heda felt extremely filthy to him. How could he endure living with someone with this surname, and even having to please Rosalind's blood relative to some extent? !
He didn't say what was in his heart, but Popi seemed to have guessed it, and whispered softly in his ear: "Since you hate them, why don't you take this opportunity to snatch all their property? Think about it. When the time comes, people named Heda will become beggars, like mud and let you beat and scold them! Aren't their family members always proud of their family? Isn't destroying their self-esteem the best way to get revenge? "
Viscount Mandheling was a little moved, but reason still prevailed: "No, I originally planned to marry in order to use Helen's relationship with the queen to revive the family. If I use this method to retaliate against the Hedda family, it will be against the law. That’s my original intention.”
Bobijiao pushed him angrily: "This won't work, that won't work, what do you want? If you want revenge, it's best to hold the wedding as usual. If you want to revitalize the family business, you should also marry Helen? But now you say What are you thinking about not getting married?!"
Viscount Mandheling hurriedly coaxed her and said, "My dear, aren't you happy that I'm not getting married? I'm yours alone again." As he spoke, he embraced her in his arms.
A trace of disgust flashed in Poppy's eyes. But he still stretched out his jade arms and hugged him back: "Of course I hope that I am the only one in your heart. But I even hope that you can realize your wish. Become the most respected noble in the country. For your success, I don't care about anything. . But I'm worried. If you cancel the wedding, it will make the queen angry. After all, doing so will hurt Helen. Wouldn't it be terrible if she retaliates against you? Besides, the invitations have been sent out. You only said it the day before the wedding. Cancel it. People outside will laugh at you."
Viscount Mandheling thought about it too. I suddenly had a headache. After thinking for a long time, he made a decision: "Then don't cancel it yet. Postpone the wedding for now! I will go to the palace early tomorrow morning to meet the king. Elena brought a letter from Princess Diana. I think. There is this reason. Queen I shouldn’t be in the mood to worry about the wedding.”
He said it easily. But I don’t have any confidence in my heart. But no matter what. Sister Elena is much more important than Helen. She finally got home. How could she be allowed to face her enemy's relatives every day? If the queen is really angry about this. He thought of a solution from the second prince. After all, he will rule this country in the future. The second prince, not the queen.
suddenly. An idea flashed through his mind. His eldest granddaughter is already eleven years old. He is about the same age as the third prince. I heard that the two little princes have always had a good relationship. If...his granddaughter can become the third prince and concubine...
He suddenly became more confident. The daughter of a nobleman of the same age. Whether it's appearance or conduct. There are very few who can compare with his granddaughter. This plan should be very feasible. even. He didn't need to ask the queen. Just let the young third prince nod.
Think further. Although the royal family has always had a tradition of late marriage. But Princess Sarah is also approaching marriage age. Although my youngest son is undisciplined. But compared with other noble children of the same age. Still quite outstanding. Maybe he could do something. What a double insurance...
Viscount Mandheling had countless thoughts running through his mind, trying to figure out how to turn his thoughts into reality, but he didn't notice that the beauty in his arms was also deep in thought, with an unknown glint in his half-squinted purple eyes. of light.
In the Mandheling House late at night, dim oil lamps were lit in the corridor. The shadows of the trees outside the window were reflected on the wall through the glass, swaying gently. The wind blew the curtains, and the crystal chandelier on the ceiling made a tinkling sound.
A dark figure slowly walked out of the door, stepping on the carpet and walking silently on the corridor. Suddenly, he heard footsteps in front of him, and a light gradually approached. The dark figure hurriedly opened a door and stepped in. Close the door again.
A male servant turned the corner and looked around with an oil lamp. He found nothing suspicious and walked over.
The black shadow reappeared outside the door and continued walking in the original direction until it reached the end of the long profile on the fourth floor before entering an empty room.
The room was full of clutter, covered with spider webs, and there was a crack in the window in the corner. A gust of wind got into the room through the crack, bringing with it some dust.
The black shadow remained unmoved, just locked the door, walked to the center of the room, pulled down his cloak, and revealed a beautiful face, which was Viscount Mandheling's "mistress" Poppy.
She whispered: "I'm here, come out."
A burst of black smoke rose from behind the debris pile, and a man dressed in black walked out. He frowned and looked at Popi: "You came out like this? Aren't you afraid that he would find out?!"
Poppy smiled contemptuously: "He probably thought he was having fun with a beautiful woman. Except for the housekeeper, no one in the whole mansion knew about my existence, and the housekeeper would only think that I was the master's secret mistress. He would not Suspicious."
"It's better to be careful." The man said seriously, "His younger son is back, and there is a woman who should also be a member of this family. They all have the aura that we hate. You'd better avoid them and stay away. A little, so as not to be discovered.”
"I know." Popi said casually, "His youngest son never noticed me when he was at home before. Even if there is an extra woman now, what does it matter? Okay, okay, I will be careful, you don't need to be nagging. ." Seeing that the man had a serious face and wanted to scold her, she hurriedly blocked her back and immediately told her why she was here: "The woman who came back with his youngest son is his sister, who has been serving as a saint in the Vatican for decades. , but he has no ability. But he decided to cancel tomorrow’s wedding because of his sister’s words. What should I do? I tried to persuade him, but he
Will let go. "
"Is there such a thing?!" The man was a little surprised, "Is he unwilling to marry Helen, or is he just planning to postpone the wedding date?"
"Although he said it was only a temporary postponement, I suspect that he has given up the idea." Poppy said anxiously, "What should we do? We have been preparing for this for several months, are we just going to give up?"
"Why give up? Even if the man named Mandheling cannot be our tool, it doesn't mean that we have no other way to get close to the Hedda family!"
Poppy sighed: "It's easy to get close to Heda's house, but it's hard to find things. The people we sent searched their houses for a whole year, but nothing was found. Now only the Alben brothers have been found." Helen and Helen's room in Yidong was not searched, but those three rooms contained the magical weapons and blessing magic circles of the Sect of Light. Our people couldn't get in at all!" After a pause, she felt a little discouraged: "And Those two dead children were completely immune to my temptation, they are just two blind men!" If the two brothers weren't so alert, why would she go around in such a big circle to get the idea of that "thing"
The man pondered for a moment and said: "Let's wait and see for the time being. It would be best if we can persuade Mandheling to change his mind. Otherwise, you don't need to waste time here anymore. Before I think of a good way, I will send someone to sneak into He I don’t believe the Da family’s inquiries, even ordinary humans who talk about the God of Light can’t get close to those rooms!”
"But..." Popi hesitated, "We have tried it before, haven't we? Every time we were discovered when we approached the door. Is there any point in sending people there again? I'm worried that it will alert their family. If they are What do they do when they find out what that thing means to us?”
The man was silent for a long time, and then he said firmly: "It seems... that hidden line is going to be used!"
~~=~~~~I am the dividing line the next day~~~~~==========
When Minna saw Alex again, it had been two days since they met in front of the Mandheling mansion. Alex seemed to have finally found time to leave home and come to the Rose Garden on the pretext of going back to the Green House to clean up the house. He told him everything his aunt had told his father.
Ming Na couldn't help but sigh: "So that's what happened back then. So your father really canceled the wedding?"
"Anyway, it won't be held in the near future. I will try my best to make it never be held." Alex smiled. "I heard that the queen was very angry. The Hedda family didn't say anything. Lady Helen had already planned to return in the near future. Territory, to avoid rumors. However, His Majesty the King and several princes and princesses are happy for Princess Diana's return. The palace is renovating the princess's palace, and now Princess Diana is temporarily living with Princess Sarah. Even if the Queen wants to do something Nothing, it’s not the time.”
"Sounds good." Ming Na's mood became more relaxed, "In this case, your father will not give me any shame, right? Speaking of that young lady from the Heda family, it's really too much! Even if If my grandfather is not with her, why should she make others suffer?"
Alex smiled: "Actually, if it was Princess Diana who married your grandfather, she probably wouldn't be so extreme, right? My aunt mentioned a lot of past events to me along the way. She said that Rosalin was very annoying at that time. Lady Mirabell knew that Earl Xiao was going to marry Lady Mirabell, and she wrote to him, claiming that if he didn't stop her, she and my aunt would accompany the princess to become a saint. That day happened to be Earl Xiao's wedding. The wedding day happened to be attended by representatives of the Holy See. The princess had already expressed her intention to become a saint, so she forced my aunt to go with her.
When her father and brothers tried to stop her, she didn't hesitate to have a big fight with them. For some unknown reason, Earl Xiao did not come at all. The representatives of the Holy See thought that they were all devout believers and quickly settled the matter. As a result, Rosalin regretted it and asked her father and brother for help in refusing. However, Duke Hedda at the time felt very embarrassed and scolded her, asking her to settle down and be a saint for the rest of her life. After she went to Van'a, she almost severed ties with her family. It was not until her brother succeeded her as head of the family that correspondence resumed. But for some reason, she always wanted to go home but never asked. "
Ming Na tilted her head: "I guess... her family doesn't allow it, right? Because no saint has ever abdicated when she was still young, unless she herself is in poor health or... has a problem with her character! The Heda family cannot afford to lose this face. Right? Their family seems to care very much about the so-called 'Hedda's glory'."
Alex raised his eyebrows: "I noticed that you seem to be a lot smarter?"
Ming Na was angry, grinning and said: "I am very smart to begin with!" She also picked up a thick pharmacopoeia and threw it over.
Alex didn't even frown. He waved his hand and let the pharmacopoeia fall gently on the table next to him, and continued: "But I have some doubts. Old Heda has been dead for about twenty years, and their family has probably been around since then. , has already colluded with the Demon Realm. It is very rare to have a family member in the Central Holy See, and facts have proved that Rosalin did play a big role."
Ming Na thought of the chaos that occurred in Fan'a a few years ago and felt the same way. She remembered another thing: "You just said that she wrote to my grandfather? But my grandfather never mentioned it? I asked my grandfather about this when I was a child, and he just smiled bitterly and said that he didn't expect them to be so decisive. , he couldn’t stop it, and when he knew it, it was already too late.”
"Oh?" Alex straightened up, feeling a little suspicious. If Earl Xiao didn't see the letter that year, so he didn't stop his aunt from becoming a saint in time, then why didn't he see it
"Ahem..." A cough woke them up from their reverie. It turned out that Marcy had brought tea. Minna and Alex immediately stood up and took the tray, smiling and thanking each other. Marcie responded, but instead of turning around and leaving as usual, she hesitated in place, as if she had something to say.
Minna then asked: "Marcy, do you have something to say?"
Alex also said: "Yes, Ms. Marcy, do you...know something?"
Marcy took a deep breath and said: "Actually, I don't know if it's true. Sister Meili once mentioned to me when I was a child... She was Miss Mirabell's maid at that time. She said... Miss Mirabell once intercepted I wrote a lot of letters from other ladies to His Excellency the Earl...well...I don't know if this has anything to do with it..."
Minna and Alex looked at each other and suddenly realized.
I think back then, these noble girls were all love rivals. Who would want to let others ruin their wedding
There was a knock at the door, and Burley walked in. He looked at the silent three people with some curiosity and said, "Ming Na, just now the housekeeper of the Card House sent an invitation, saying that there was a party the day after tomorrow. For the ball, the host invited all the members of Xiao...Card's family. The countess said that he was a noble person and told you to attend. "
"Ball?" Ming Na frowned. She hated this kind of thing the most, especially the noble ball held in Ito! After taking the invitation, she opened it, frowned again, and handed it to Alex: "It's actually him!"
The person written on the post was clearly Jedda Novella-Conkerson, Duke of Wellington of the Kingdom of Noga.
(Please ask for pink votes again~~~).