Reiner learned a lot about the Albiore family from Anweina.
It turns out that there are certain rules for marriage in pure-blood families. Generally speaking, only the eldest son with inheritance rights can continue the descendants, so the current head of the Albiore family can have three wives.
If the eldest son dies without giving birth to an heir, then his wife will marry the second son, and so on. Sometimes, there will even be extremely complex ethical relationships that are jaw-dropping.
There was another man of the same generation as William von Albiore, George von Albiore. He was not married and was responsible for some daily work in the manor.
George and William have the same father and are two years younger. They usually live in seclusion. Even Anweina, who has inherited her mother's work since she was a child and was sent to the manor, has never seen her.
As for Alymiya's mother Martha, she was originally Lord William's favorite sister, but she unexpectedly had an affair with an outsider and even gave birth to a child. She was later imprisoned in the tallest tower in the castle. Died of illness years ago.
"Wait a minute, what's going on with Mrs. Martha's affair?"
Reiner asked, in such a conservative family, Amelia's mother could not be unaware of the consequences of having an affair with someone, but why would she even give birth to a child
"No one noticed it at first. Later, when Miss Amelia grew up, everyone discovered the problem."
Anweina said, as if she had spoken out the words she had suppressed in her heart for so many years.
"You can find that almost all the people in the Albiore family have blond hair. In fact, in this area of Berger City, there are very few people with pure blond hair..."
She stroked her long golden hair, and it could be seen that Anweina's bright golden hair was mixed with a little bit of strange color, which was not pure.
"Both Mr. Albiore and Mrs. Martha have bright golden hair, but Miss Amelia's hair is as red as flames."
After hearing Anweina's words, Reiner indeed recalled Amelia's long crimson hair, which was indeed very different from that of Edward or William. He didn't notice this at first, but after Anwena noticed it, After Wei Na's explanation, Reiner suddenly realized.
"But wait, does hair color tell everything?"
Reiner asked in response, although it is indeed strange to say that two blondes have red hair, but is it a bit too hasty to judge that Mrs. Martha is having an affair with someone else based on this alone
"Since it was an affair with someone, has the man been found?"
Anweina nodded.
"At first, they questioned Mrs. Martha, but she refused to admit what she said. Later, the Albiore family searched for people who had been to Berger City during that time, and finally found that Mrs. Martha's former classmate, Mrs. Martha was visited by a man named Ron, who happened to be a redhead."
This Ron did not become a mage, but inherited the family business and became a traveling merchant. However, after being discovered by the Albiore family, he was immediately arrested and returned to the castle. After a month of torture, he He admitted that he had an affair with Lady Martha and hanged himself the next day.
"This is so strange. It's obvious that he is trying to get his way."
Reiner said that he originally thought that these pure-blood mages were just stubborn and conservative, but now it seems that they are completely the scum of mankind.
"We, the servants, had originally discussed this, but later, something happened that completely convinced everyone that Miss Alymiya was an illegitimate daughter."
Anweina considered the words and spoke slowly.
"Because she did not inherit the bloodline ability of the Albiore family."
As Reiner learned, the reason why blood mages are unique is that they fuse the abilities of some magical creatures with their own blood, thereby gaining powerful power. The twenty-seven existing pure-blood mage families have completely different characteristics. bloodline ability.
In order to prevent the bloodline ability from being polluted, they came up with the method of marriage between the same clans to keep the bloodline pure. Rather than saying that this is against ethics, it is better to say that this is the best option available to bloodline mages for a long time.
Reiner couldn't help but sigh as he remembered what President Dmitri said about efficiency.
According to Anweina, the Albiore family's bloodline ability to control fire without casting spells comes from a magical creature called the Salamander. This creature feeds on fire and can control it. Lieyan, the ancestor of the Elbiore family, is a fusion of this bloodline.
Emiya, on the other hand, is completely unable to awaken this family ability, which is the biggest evidence that she is an illegitimate daughter.
"Miss Alymiya will not become Master Edward's official wife, but will become like a slave, a tool for him to vent his desires. In the past, this was the case for most illegitimate daughters with impure blood."
Anweina said, her voice gradually getting smaller.
"how so... ... "
Claire was a little helpless after knowing the cause and effect. She didn't expect that there would be so many things involved after this. Now it seems that saving Alimiya is not as simple as she thought at first.
"So, to summarize, Amelia thinks that she is an illegitimate daughter and her mother has committed a crime, so she obeys the orders of the Albiore family. If she marries Edward in the future, she will definitely gain something. A miserable life, isn’t it?”
After hearing Reiner's summary, Anweina nodded silently.
“What should I do if I want to change all of this?”
Reiner asked, making Anweina look surprised.
"Impossible, no one can go against the Albiore family. In this land, they are the supreme authority..."
she cried, trembling a little.
"Anweina, listen, I need your help."
Reiner held the maid's hand, causing a blush to appear on her face.
"This is not to disobey your master, it is just to help Emilia."
Anweina was silent for a moment, and it was obvious that she didn't want Alymiya to become a slave.
"What do you want from me?"
she asked.
"I need the genealogy of the Albiore family for the past three hundred years, preferably with certain text descriptions or images. In addition, I also need records related to the man who was the liaison with Mrs. Martha back then, including who he was. When did you come to Berger City, and when did you leave."
Reiner said that after listening to Anweina's explanation, he already had an idea in his mind, but the facts still need to be carefully demonstrated.
"Huh? Although you can get these, what's the use?"
The Albiore family's genealogy is in the library of the castle and can be accessed during cleaning. As for Mr. Ron's records, there should also be written records, but Anweina doesn't understand what these records can mean. .
"secret."
Reiner put his finger to his lips in a shushing gesture.