"What about you, John?"
The eldest of the three brothers had already expressed his attitude, so Robert asked his youngest son.
John raised his head and looked at Jenkins, who was a head taller than him. He thought about his simple school social circle, knowledge and experience, and also thought about the stories and "legends" of his second brother that his friends had heard, so he shook his head.
Compared to the grown-up Newman, the pre-adult Williamette's thinking is simpler:
"If I had been older, if I had graduated from school, I think I would have said my father was partial."
The younger son said this to his father, shaking his head to express his attitude.
Robert finally handed back the two-thirds of the world tree seeds to Jenkins:
"I talked to Pope St. Ponteve, and he talked about your attitude. Jenkins, no matter what you do, as long as it is not evil, your mother and I will support it."
Jenkins clutched the things in his hands, still not knowing what to say.
"You grew up with us, and although you have changed a lot recently for unknown reasons, we all know that you have always been a kind person. Maybe you hate responsibility, maybe you crave power, but just don't forget that your mother and I grew up teach you, then you will always be you."
"I see, father."
Jenkins said that unexpected conversation was the hardest part of the night.
"As for this, I'm not sure if it's our family treasure. I asked Her Majesty yesterday, and she didn't recognize it."
While talking, Jenkins lowered his head and tied two-thirds of the world tree seeds around his neck, not looking into the eyes of the two brothers.
"This is a treasure of our family, there can be no mistake. Since half a year ago, my childhood memory has become clearer and clearer for some reason. Recently, I remembered that your grandfather once talked about this with me when I was young. The things should belong to the boy of the William family who was named 'Raydan Putt'. This is your great-grandfather's request, the request of the three brothers, and now it seems that only our family has achieved this."
Miss Capet was female and her middle name was Marianne, the name of the nun who found her as a baby at the church door.
Robert patted his son on the shoulder:
"I still don't know why your great-grandfather insisted on giving this unusual word to the boys of future generations, but I think it must make sense. Remember Jenkins, no matter what you become, as long as you are kind, you will Always an object of pride for me and your mother."
"… I see."
"It's good for you to understand. You have grown up and have your own career. I can't give you more advice. Now I'm going to take your brothers to meet His Majesty. They are also our relatives. I hope you don't leave early, I noticed that you brought your female companions to the banquet, and I want to see them later."
Robert said, and then took his two sons and left under the leadership of his attendants.
"You look a little unhappy? Viscount William, there should be no one here who is luckier than you."
Back to the ladies, Britney, who didn't know about the conversation just now, asked curiously.
"I just talked to my father, I'm just a little... hypocritical."
It's hard to find a lingua franca equivalent of this Chinese term, but it looks like Britney got what he meant:
"So should we be calling you 'Prince Jenkins' now?"
She asked this purposely, and the girls who heard her words all laughed.
Jenkins didn't ask whether she and Hathaway knew about it ahead of time, which is a meaningless question. He stood there explaining his involvement with the Middletons as if they didn't know anything.
While talking, Jenkins noticed that the expressions of Hathaway and Britney suddenly became serious, and then heard Miss Windsor shouting behind him as if reminding him:
"Marquis Michael, Count Hessa, good evening."
"Good evening, Miss Windsor. We just talked to the Duke, and he seems to be doing well."
Marquis Mihaile responded formulaically to Miss Windsor, and then looked at Jenkins:
"Viscount William, can I have a chat with you alone?"
Jenkins hesitated and nodded, then followed the two middle-aged men to the other corner of the courtyard.
Just as Jenkins thought, these two also belonged to the people who knew about the Williams family in advance. The following conversation did not jump out of Jenkins' expectations. Marquis Mihail and Count Hessa made it clear that they wanted to support Jenkins.
If it were anyone else, it would of course look awkward. But both of them can be regarded as Jenkins' "father-in-law". Jenkins has a special relationship with Hathaway and Britney, and he didn't deliberately hide it from anyone, so Jenkins understands their behavior and preparations.
Last year, Alexia got some private letters from Beldyran nobles and officials from the illegal organization "Witch's House". These letters were all handed over to Jenkins when the short lady left Nolan. Later, Jenkins used these letters to "threat" Earl Hessa in an attempt to get some information convenience from him.
Later, due to various reasons, and also because of changes in the relationship with Hathaway, Jenkins never contacted Earl Hessa alone, but those private letters were still useful. Especially in the current war period, those letters specifying the relationship with Cheslan are key information that is fatal enough.
Marquis Mihail and Earl Hessa stated that they wanted to support Jenkins to become the next king of the country, and also hoped that Jenkins could take out those letters, which would bring him a lot of convenience in becoming king this time.
Jenkins had guessed that something like this would happen when Hathaway and Britney knew about the Williams family, so he was already prepared:
"Thank you for your willingness to support me... However, there are other things about those letters. You can talk to Princess Dolores Stuart. I don't understand politics, I don't understand at all, so I entrust the trust someone to help me with things."
He really doesn't understand politics.
"Stuart?"
Both the Earl and the Marquis had heard about Jenkins and the Princess of the Northland. In fact, during his stay in Loen, this gossip once became the most cutting-edge topic of conversation.
"Yes, it's Stuart. Oh, and there is one more thing. I wonder if you have heard the news that a delegation from the Northern Kingdom will visit Beldyland in the near future."
Marquis Mihail and Count Hesha exchanged glances. They had indeed heard about the incident, but they didn't know that there would be members of the royal family among them.