The quiet night enveloped the land, and the constant chirping of insects adorned this secluded small garden with vitality.
Ke Lin looked at the bright moonlight in the sky, sipped the scented tea in his hand, and waited quietly.
Waiting for what kind of surprise Prince Harrison can bring to himself.
He came to Agate Manor this time, in fact, for Joyce.
Although he never regarded this child as a real threat, after all, Colin was about to leave the Northern Territory for a period of time, and keeping such a hidden danger in Winter City always felt a little uncomfortable.
Moreover, Colin also received a report from his subordinates, knowing that Earl Evan from the Eastern Region was in Winter City at this time, but he did not disclose his identity, nor did he come to visit Lion's Roar Castle.
Colin knew that the other party should have come to the north to look for Prince Leahy. After all, Earl Evan was also accompanied by the prince's daughter Shalia.
It's just that since they came to Winter City, they didn't come to Lion's Roar Castle to pay a visit to the Duke of the North. It was unavoidably rude. This also made Colin feel that Earl Evan, who had a bad stomach, was probably up to some conspiracy, so he decided to I dare not come to Lion's Roar Castle with a guilty conscience.
Therefore, Colin had to nip all the hidden dangers in the bud before leaving.
As the night was getting darker, Colin was wondering why Prince Harrison didn't do anything. Could it be that he was afraid of the imminent incident
At this moment, a servant hurried into the garden and reported in a hurry:
"My lord, something has happened!"
Finally came.
Ke Lin's heart moved, and he asked calmly, "What's wrong?"
"Master Joyce, he... he... you should go there yourself."
Seeing the attendant's hesitation to speak, Ke Lin rolled his eyes a few times, got up quickly, and said, "Let's go."
"yes!"
The two walked through the dark corridor all the way to the backyard of the manor.
There is already a circle of guards and servants around here, but they are all standing outside, not daring to go in.
When he saw Colin approaching with strides, the butler of the manor hurried up to greet him, and said respectfully:
"Master Earl, Prince Harrison, Princess Judy, and Master Joyce are all inside, and there seems to be some conflicts. Go in and have a look."
"Contradictions?" Colin's expression moved slightly, wondering.
The butler didn't go into details, but just signaled Colin with his eyes, it's not convenient to make this matter public.
Colin didn't ask any more questions, and strode into the room.
There were only three little guys in the room, no one else.
Princess Judy was sitting at the table, rubbing her sleepy eyes, feeling very depressed.
On both sides of her, Prince Harrison and Joyce stood facing each other, their faces flushed, as if they had just had a quarrel.
There is a set of reverse chess on the table, it should be played by three people before,
It's just that the atmosphere in the room is very solemn now.
Seeing Colin walking in, Prince Harrison's eyes lit up, and he quickly yelled, "Count Angelet, this Joyce has the audacity to want to molest Sister Judy, send someone to arrest him..."
"Nonsense!" Joyce retorted with a sharp voice, "You are slandering! I obviously did nothing!"
"What slander? When I came in just now, I clearly saw that you were plotting against Judy!"
"You read it wrong, I was just checking how Her Royal Highness suddenly fell down on the table?"
"Okay!" Colin raised his hand to interrupt the dispute between the two little boys, then looked at Princess Judy, and asked with concern, "Judy? Are you okay?"
"I..." Princess Judy rubbed her eyes, yawned again, and said, "I'm fine, just a little sleepy..."
Colin frowned, stepped forward to pick up the water glass in front of Princess Judy, put it under his nose and sniffed it.
Prince Harrison immediately shouted: "Count Angelet, I suspect that Joyce has drugged the water, please ask a pharmacist to check it!"
Joyce was taken aback for a moment, and shouted, "Nonsense! How could I drug the princess's water?"
Colin was speechless.
He had already smelled something wrong with Princess Judy's water, and immediately guessed that it was Harrison's medicine, and wanted to put the blame on Joyce, but this method...was too rough.
Well, after all, he is a child, and it is really difficult for him to come up with such a seamless plan.
Colin was thinking about how to help Prince Harrison get rid of this dirty trick, when he heard Prince Harrison yelling again:
"You still want to deny it? Count Angelet, take a quick look at Judy's neck, it's full of traces left by this Joyce!"
Joyce was visibly taken aback.
Ke Lin also blinked, apparently not expecting this kid to have a back trick.
So, he immediately stepped forward, approached Judy, and asked, "Judy, what's wrong with your neck?"
Princess Judy also seemed to realize that something was wrong, she reached out and rubbed her neck, and said in a daze, "It seems to be a little... itchy."
Colin pulled Judy's collar away, and sure enough, she saw a patch of red on her neck.
Prince Harrison immediately exclaimed triumphantly: "Joyce, do you still want to deny it now?"
"I... I didn't do anything!" Joyce blushed, and shouted aggrievedly, "Count Angelet, Harrison is setting me up, you must not believe him!"
Prince Harrison was in control, and said step by step, "Joyce, it's obvious now, even if you deny it, it's useless.
It was you who used the excuse of playing chess to lure Judy here, and then poured medicine into her cup, trying to take advantage of this opportunity to plot evil! "
"You nonsense! I didn't! I didn't!" Joyce just kept shaking his head in denial, but couldn't produce conclusive evidence to prove his innocence.
But Prince Harrison looked complacent, as if he had grasped irrefutable evidence.
Looking at the familiar scene in front of him, Ke Lin suddenly remembered a similar frame-up incident that happened in the Holy Light Cathedral of Yulong City.
Perhaps, this is called like father (mother), like son.
Of course, compared to the framing methods of Emperor Reinhardt and Queen Midella, Harrison is really immature, and can be easily dismantled.
For example, the marks on Judy's neck, Colin has already seen some tiny catkins on her collar.
However, this method is enough to deal with a brat like Joyce. Looking at him now, he is obviously panicked.
"Count Angelet, get someone to arrest this Joyce! How can he blaspheme the princess of the royal family?"
"I didn't! I didn't!" Joyce uttered a feeble rebuttal. Tears rolled in his eyes, and he was on the verge of crying.
Colin secretly disdainful, but instead of arresting Joyce as Prince Harrison said, he said vaguely:
"This matter needs further investigation. However, Master Joyce, you should go back to Lion's Roar Castle first. Onyx Manor is no longer suitable for you."
Joyce obviously didn't expect Colin to let him go like this, nodded repeatedly, and thanked: "Count Angelet, you must investigate carefully, I really didn't do this thing!"
After finishing speaking, he gave Prince Harrison a bitter look, and ran out as if fleeing.
Prince Harrison stomped anxiously and complained, "Teacher, why did you just let him go?"
Colin ignored Harrison, but asked Judy: "Judy, how are you doing now? Do you need me to ask the pastor to show you?"
Before Judy could speak, Prince Harrison murmured, "It's okay, just get some sleep."
Colin gave Harrison a hard look, then picked up the drowsy Judy and put her on the inner bed.
After explaining a few words to the maid outside, he said to Prince Harrison:
"You come with me."
(end of this chapter)