Edith returned to the castle, where Duke Calvin was waiting for her in the hall.
"You only stay in Yongye City for three days? If I understand correctly, this task takes time to ferment, and you don't need to rush back immediately. Why don't you stay for a while?"
She frowned, "Father, did you send someone to eavesdrop on my conversation?"
"If I asked you directly, would you explain it clearly?" The duke blew his beard and stared, "This trick is something you learned from you. Rather than waiting for the answer, it's better to find out for yourself."
"Pfft," Beidi Pearl couldn't help laughing out loud, "I'm glad you've finally made some progress, so I can save worrying about you in Neverwinter."
The duke said angrily, "You haven't answered my question yet, you can just go by yourself, and you want to take Lance there. Is that Wimbledon really so attractive to you? But he would rather marry a witch as his wife. I don't want to marry the Kant family, I really don't understand, what kind of thing is it to carry out the children of Goron!"
"It seems that you have a lot of complaints about my inability to take the back seat," Edith squinted. "Or, you only care about whether my unborn child can take over the crown? I haven't forgotten that when I mentioned that What did you tell me when Feike came to the North; and don't think that I don't know what advice you gave your majesty."
Calvin's momentum was immediately suppressed, "I... I'm just thinking of you, don't you think it's unwilling to let that wild woman's seed show such limelight... "
Edith sighed secretly, but she couldn't say that her father was lying. At least 80% of this sentence was sincere for her, but in terms of the result, it was not a good plan. Calvin Kant may be a good father, but he can be replaced by a lord in charge of a place. The shortcomings are quite obvious.
Fortunately, the generation of nobles in the north is not very good, or in other words, the level of most nobles is very low, and it is no wonder that His Majesty does not want to continue the aristocratic system. If she came to be the king, I'm afraid she wouldn't be able to accept a group of idiots ruining her property.
Just because everyone was on the same level, she should have comforted her father with a good voice, but Edith couldn't. She prefers to turn language into a sharp blade, if it can bring pain and suffering, it is even better, whether it is for others or herself.
"Wild woman? No, you're wrong about your father. It's no accident that she was spotted by Goron Wimbledon." Edith said with a hint of pleasure, "What that woman lacks is just an identity, if she If you were born in an aristocratic family in the North, you might be much better than you. As for my two younger brothers, it's not worth mentioning. In fact, you need to thank the ancestors of the Kant family the most. If there is no earl Not to mention climbing up to where you are today, maybe even the ordinary businessmen on the street can’t compare.”
As she expected, her father's expression turned ugly for a while.
"Although she was reluctant at first, after she made up her mind, she immediately confessed to those who might endanger her. At this point, the woman was really decisive. Assuming that Goron's child takes over the power in the future, you Do you think she will attack me who once persecuted her? I think the chances are quite high," Edith chuckled, "As for the means, of course, how to solve the hatred, after all, the one who knows women the most is the woman herself. Is not it?"
"Enough... I know I'm wrong," Calvin finally couldn't resist, raising his hands in surrender, "Can you stop talking?"
"Huh," Edith sighed with satisfaction, "so he will never succeed to the throne, even if His Majesty doesn't mean it, I won't allow it." She fluttered her long hair and walked to her father's side, " Let’s get down to business, I don’t want to leave too much of the ever-changing neverwinter city when I go back as soon as possible. It’s been a long time since I’ve been away from the power center for half a month. If it wasn’t for His Majesty’s explanation, I wouldn’t want to make such a trip at all. As for the third brother... I seem to have written it in the letter long ago that I will send him to Neverwinter when he is an adult, but your memory is really bad."
"But if Lance is sent away, there will be none in the North."
"There is no heir?" Edith interrupted, "The title has now become a pure honorary title. If the juniors are stupid, do you think they can really gain a foothold in the city hall? I took him, just for the sake of There are too many new things to learn in the future of the Kant family, if you don’t want to be eliminated, you have to integrate into it.”
The duke was still a little hesitant, "Didn't His Majesty Roland say that there are extremely terrifying enemies in the wilderness? Haven't you thought about what to do if Neverwinter is captured?"
"It's very simple, then even if you have a dozen heirs, it doesn't make sense." She spread her hands easily, "and we should thank the devil for it."
"What...?" Calvin asked in surprise.
"I have a faint hunch that if there were no devils, His Majesty would have turned the four kingdoms upside down..." Beidi Pearl pouted. So in the final analysis, it is not an exaggeration to say that the devil bought us time. There is only one chance like this, you should know how to do it, right?"
The Duke was silent for a long time before sighing, "Preferential treatment to the teachers sent by Neverwinter, opening more elementary education classes, continuing to send people to study in the West, and listening to the advice of city hall officials... You have mentioned it many times in your letter. , my memory isn't that bad."
"Just remember," Edith patted her father's shoulder, then walked upstairs, "I'll go get some sleep first, and I have to do business at night."
"Wait..." Calvin turned around and stopped her, "Wild girl... I'm also very curious about the last question Livia asked. How did you answer it at the time?"
"Instead of waiting for the answer, it's better to find out for yourself," Edith said with a slight smile, "You have made progress just now, please keep going."
"Hey, that's just what I said casually, wait... Did you deliberately not make a sound?" The Duke opened his mouth wide, as if he had realized something, "You deliberately led me to say that just to block my mouth. Alright, alright, I won't send anyone to eavesdrop anymore, can you tell me now? My good daughter!"
"Don't worry too much, father, because that's not important at all." She paused, "I hope so, but unfortunately..."
"What a pity?" Calvin asked.
However, Beidi Pearl didn't answer, just waved her hand and disappeared at the end of the stairs.