Esparo Heda is a very conceited person.
He has been known for his intelligence and "aristocratic cunning" since he was a child. He calls himself the leader among the noble children of Ito. To this day, no one can compare with him, not even Bevan Shaw Cardo, who has always been known as a child prodigy. He thinks he is just a little kid relying on the reputation of his ancestors and cannot be compared with him at all.
When he was a child, he experienced the most prominent period of his family. Later, because of his father's wrong judgment, he got into trouble with an enemy like Xiao Tianjian. First, his aunt left home to serve the God of Light, and then his younger uncle was beaten to a lifelong disability. The family's business went bankrupt one after another, and the family's power It declined for a time, and even its territory was almost taken away. After he became an adult, with hard work and hard work, he finally emerged from the Legal Affairs Department, and his father's status gradually recovered. Seeing the family regaining its former glory step by step, he was full of ambition and wanted to do something big. And now, it is the best time for his family to develop.
According to reliable information, Xiao Tianjian has gone to another world (he thinks this means that the other party is dead), and it is impossible to harm their family again, and the Kaduo family and the Xiao family firm, which have lost their biggest pillars, will not do anything to them. create a threat.
More than ten years ago, after his third wife (Etta's biological mother) died of illness, my father decisively and immediately entered into a strong marriage, married Helen, the sister of the current Queen Lorna, and gave birth to two younger brothers. Form an unbreakable marriage bond with the royal family.
Although the former Queen Miranda had a deep relationship with the king, she had been married for nearly twenty years before giving birth to an heir, and she herself died of postpartum weakness. The king therefore had a crush on the eldest prince Hyatt and was not close to him. Hyatt himself was not only in poor health but also had a cowardly character. His intelligence is also very mediocre, and he is not a competent heir to the throne at all.
And the second prince Selig, born to Queen Lorna, is smart, healthy, lively, studious, and a little naive. He is the most suitable candidate to be the next king, not to mention, there is also a little prince and a princess. No matter how you look at it. The future king will only be the son of Queen Lorna.
Lorna and Helen have no other siblings since their father, who was a Queen's Sorcerer, died three years ago. There are only a few cousins with mediocre talents left in the family, and they all live out of town. Lorna wanted to secure her position and that of her children. We can only rely on their Heda family.
Esparo also had another plan. His daughter was already eight years old. Although she was six years younger than the second prince Selig, she had no chance of becoming the second prince's concubine. By then, the Heda family will even be more prominent than before. If something unexpected happens to the current king. If the next generation of kings comes to power as soon as possible, which family is more powerful than the Heda family
He had even made arrangements to present a "tonic" to the king in the name of his stepmother, Lady Helen. Judging from the recent summons, the effect of the medicine was not obvious. But there definitely is. Now that the king's health is gradually weakening, he only needs to wait two more months until the eldest prince reaches his eighteenth birthday, and he can propose to the king that the eldest prince leave Ito and patrol the country as part of the prince's education. After the eldest prince left, once the king became critically ill, the person who succeeded him would naturally be the eldest prince who stayed in the capital.
As for whether the eldest prince has anyone's support. He didn't take it seriously. A cowardly kid who had just turned eighteen was traveling with only a few followers. Who knows if we can return to Ito safely
He has done a lot for this plan. In order to achieve his goal, he will remove any obstacles no matter what! But why does this happen suddenly when success is only a few months away? !
Esparo stared at the corner with eyes wide open and veins appearing on his hands. Seeing his expression from the side, the housekeeper couldn't help but shuddered, lowered his head and dared not say anything. Akers swallowed his saliva and asked in a low voice: "Brother, are you... okay?"
"It's okay, how could something happen to me?!" Esparo gradually calmed down, but there was a hint of madness in his eyes, "The people from the Security Agency are so bold, they actually dared to bring soldiers to our house early in the morning. Trouble! Don’t they know that we are the king’s in-laws?! Also, what the Director of Legal Affairs did was really disappointing to me as a subordinate. He actually colluded with the Security Service with the intention of killing a duke! This kind of behavior is nothing different Treason! As the deputy director of the Legal Affairs Bureau, I must stop his behavior. I hope the director will not be too excited because of my stop. I heard that his heart is not very good..."
Although his words were vague, Ax, as his younger brother, had already guessed the hidden meaning, and his face was full of shock: "Esparo, are you crazy?!"
"I'm not crazy." Esparo said with a smile, "I'm just...performing my duties as an East nobleman." After saying that, he told the butler: "Go to the small living room immediately and send Mrs. Helen out! Ask her immediately Go into the palace and report this to the queen!”
The housekeeper hurriedly responded and turned to leave, but was stopped by him again. He rolled his eyes and said coldly: "Tell her to take away a young master, but... she can only take away one!" The housekeeper suddenly widened his eyes. , then lowered his head and said "yes", and then left quickly.
Akers looked at his brother blankly: "You...that's our brother!"
"When the family is in trouble, they can't escape." Esparo said lightly, "I'm just taking precautions." He glanced at his brother's messy pajamas: "Hurry up and pack yourself up, don't lose it. The face of our Heda family!”
After saying that, he was about to leave the room when he saw his third brother Etta standing by the door, looking at him blankly and murmuring: "I should have thought of it earlier..." Then with a wry smile: "It seems... I am There’s no way to hide from it.”
Esparo was not in the mood to comfort him now, and said impatiently: "Of course you can't hide! You are a member of our family! You can't hide from the beginning!"
Etta smiled and said calmly: "You are right, I am also a member of this family. Then, dear brother, I want to remind you that the underground prison, if found, would probably be a felony. "
These words reminded Esparo. Since the Security Agency can rescue people, it proves that they know the existence of the secret room. He quickly called the guard: "Hurry! Before those people search, go to the two exits of the northeast corridor and the flower room, and pull down the brown mechanism next to it! Just close it. The secret room will not be opened!"
Etta was startled: "Esparo, there are people in there!"
Esparo showed an aristocratic smirk: "My dear brother, there is no one there."
However, his plan did not succeed. When he and his guards rushed to the entrance and exit of the secret cell, people from the Security Department had already entered.
Esparo looked coldly at Leonard, who was full of pride, and tugged at the corner of his mouth: "Don't be too happy. This is just a place where we keep slaves, how to treat them. It is our freedom. On the contrary, it is you who unauthorizedly Leading troops to break into a noble's private residence. I'm afraid you can't explain it to His Majesty the King, right?" He glanced sideways at the livid-faced Director of Legal Affairs next to him: "I didn't expect that the Director would make trouble with people from the Security Department. Are you too old? Are you a little confused?"
The Director of Legal Affairs' face turned darker and he stared at Esparo fiercely. How could he not discover this man's true identity before? Still trusting him so much.
A staff member of the Legal Affairs Department came over and whispered a few words in his ear, and he looked up. I saw a group of soldiers approaching with a man in their arms. I took a closer look and saw that it was Old Fox? He sneered: "Esparo! You actually took the prisoner away without telling me?!"
Esparo showed a fake smile: "What are you talking about? This person was not in our house just now, where did you bring him out from?" Seeing the face of the Director of Legal Affairs as black as the bottom of a pot, he was in a very happy mood .
Leonard smiled even more happily than he did: "The person here is not just Director Duras. We have enough witnesses to prove that this prisoner was found from your home."
Esparo had a bad premonition. He turned his head and saw the familiar captain of the royal guard, Perdicca, appearing from behind Old Fox. He looked at him indifferently: "You claimed in court that Fox has nothing to do with you. Then And why are you hiding him secretly here?"
Esparo was silent, turned around and saw Leonard's proud smile, and said: "I didn't expect you to arrange it so thoughtfully. It seems you finally have some brains."
Leonard waved his hands carelessly: "What you said makes me feel embarrassed. In fact... Mallory finally woke up this morning after he was injured in the attack. This is all what he told you. You want to win? Him. Not even close."
Esparo snorted: "It turns out to be him... However, your plan is not perfect, so don't be too proud."
"We will make the plan perfect." Leonard winked, "I know what you are relying on."
Esparo's heart sank, an answer was about to come out, but he couldn't believe it was true.
In the evening, in the palace, Queen Lorna of Ispa, who hurried back from outside the city as soon as she received the news, rushed into the king's study angrily and said angrily: "Yesterday you asked me to take the children to a castle in the suburbs for vacation. A surprise is waiting for me, is this the surprise you are talking about?!"
King Alfred III looked at her lightly: "Calm down, queen, don't forget your identity and the etiquette you should have as a queen."
"What are you talking about?" Lorna only found it funny, "My sister's family is about to die, and you still tell me to calm down?!"
"I will not punish innocent people." The king still said slowly, "As for the other people...you don't have to worry about it." He looked up from the document, "You are a queen and a magician. In political matters, it's best not to interfere too much. When you have time, you can pay more attention to our children. I heard that Selig's recent test scores were very good? But Gardman is much worse."
When talking about her son, Lorna's tone slowed down a bit: "Serig has always done a good job, Gardman is just young and will become more sensible in the future." She mentioned her sister's family again: "You can't let Hedda go. Home? They have always been loyal to you! Helen also spent a lot of effort to find tonics for you! Don’t you feel much better recently? Those tonics must be working. Just let them go!"
Alfred III glanced at the tonic bottle on the bookshelf next to him, chuckled, and then changed the subject: "I heard that Serig has been very close to the little daughter of the Xiao-Ka family in the academy recently? What a brat. Big! That girl... is her name Manda, right? I met her once during the New Year's dance. She is lively and cute, and she gets along well with Selig. Let them play together more, maybe they will meet in the future. She will become our daughter-in-law."
"Xiao-Cado?!" Lorna screamed, "Are you kidding me?! That's the enemy!"
Alfred III frowned: "Since when did we have a grudge against their family? Earl Xiao is still a good friend of mine."
Lorna was speechless for a moment: "This...but they and the Hedda family..."
"Our surname is not Hedda." The king buried his head in reading the documents again, "Okay, you can go out first. Oh, there is one more thing, I almost forgot to say. I plan to let Hyatt celebrate his birthday. Come to the study to learn how to deal with political affairs, and it’s time for him to start making preparations.”
Lorna almost lost her breath: "Wha...have you decided on the successor?! This, this is not fair!"
The king smiled faintly: "I'm fair. Next spring, let Selig take a few people to travel. Boys can broaden their horizons and understand the country better by traveling outside more, and their ideas will become more mature. . By the way, let him choose what place he likes to be a fiefdom, and just come back and tell me. I have always been fair to the children."
He looked at his already sluggish wife: "Is there anything else, dear? I should take care of business. Let's eat your favorite deer steak tonight, and I also prepared a gift for you, which is on the table in your room. , you go and see if you like it?"
Queen Lorna was speechless.
Minna knew nothing about these things. She followed other servants and stayed quietly in a large room, waiting for the king to deal with the Heda family.
The security agency's principle is that the identity of an undercover agent will not be disclosed, so Mingna cannot leave Heda's house yet to avoid arousing suspicion.
The king's decision came quickly. The head of the Heda family and his two eldest sons were sentenced to Balasgue. The third son was expelled from the city guard knights, but the knight title was still there. However, Anlong Xiao-Cado The false accusation case has been submitted for retrial, and he cannot leave Ito until the result comes out.
The ancestral home of the Hedda family was nationalized, and the territory and property were divided into four and handed over to four families, namely Francis, Mandheling, Shaw-Cado and Duras. The former was Queen Lorna and Mrs. Helen's natal family is currently headed by her cousin. These families only need to hand over a certain amount of property every year to support the Heda family members.
Lady Helen and her two young sons, as well as several daughters-in-law and granddaughters, were all safe and sound, and could leave with their private property and close servants. The king asked them to return to the territory to live. The eldest son born to Lady Helen would inherit the Heda family, but his title would be reduced to an earl. Hedda, who was once one of the eight great Duke families that founded the Kingdom of East, was reduced to a member of the ordinary aristocracy.
Most of the servants in the Heda family were dismissed, and Mingna successfully returned to the security agency with a few simple luggage. The first thing she did was ask about her father's injury. When she learned that An Long had been sent to Shaonan for treatment, she was shocked: "What?! Where are they going? When did they leave?!"
Leonard was startled by her: "I've been gone for three days. What's wrong? You seem to be very concerned about it."
Ming Na jumped in place anxiously, but she missed it again! If I had known she should have left with the carriage that day, it was all this man's fault! She glared at Leonard hard, making him confused.
There was a slight cough behind her, and Ming Na turned around and saw that it was Mallory. He is much pale now, is walking very slowly on crutches. Mingna hurriedly stepped forward to help him, but she heard him say: "My child, come to my office, I have something to tell you."
Ming Na blinked and helped him back to the office. Seeing that he kept coughing at every turn, she frowned and asked, "Is it okay? It's better to rest more if you are sick."
Mallory waved his hand, opened the drawer and took out a small box: "This is your thing, put it away."
Mingna took the box in confusion and opened it, but she was stunned.
That was the storage ring left to her by her grandfather!
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