"E... Earl Evan..."
Earl Bruggen's voice trembled a little, and he finally understood why Earl Evan had been hiding his whereabouts.
It turned out that he had already secretly returned to Bailu City from the northern border, and he might have reached an agreement with the Duke of St. Pros!
That's why during the meeting at Bailu Castle just now, Lord Feiyin didn't mention the possible assassination of Marquis Vincent at all.
The Duke of St. Pros's swiftness and resoluteness can only explain one thing - he has confirmed the death of his eldest son, Marquis Vincent, and is determined to support his second son, Earl Evan, as the heir to the title.
After realizing this, Earl Bruggen's face paled visibly, and a look of despair slowly appeared in his eyes.
After a long silence, he opened his mouth and said:
"Earl Evan, are you here to see our joke?"
Earl Evan shook his head slowly, and said in a deep voice, "No. I just want to avoid making the East Territory a joke."
Earl Bruggen frowned, and looked at Earl Evan with a puzzled expression, obviously not understanding what he meant.
Earl Evan Shi Shiran sat down on his seat, took a sip of the coffee in front of him, and then said with a smile: "Earl Bruggen, you are so smart, you must have guessed the truth of the matter, right?"
Earl Bruggen nodded bitterly, and said, "Marquis Vincent should have died in Silvermoon City, right?"
Earl Evan nodded and said: "Yes. My poor brother, he may not be able to believe that he died at the hands of a crazy half-elf.
Earl Bruggen wanted to ask Marquis Vincent how he died, but he suddenly felt an indescribable sense of powerlessness when he spoke, so he closed his mouth in dismay.
What's the use of worrying about it now
Once Marquis Vincent died, it was a certainty that Earl Evan would succeed the Duke of the Eastern Region in the future, and the years of hard work of the Bruckens family were completely ruined.
Earl Evan looked at Earl Bruggen who was silent with his head down, and he took the initiative to comfort him: "Count Bruggen, as I said just now, I didn't come here to see your jokes, on the contrary, I wanted to avoid become a joke."
Earl Bruggen took a deep breath, pulled himself together, and asked, "I don't quite understand what you mean."
Earl Evan stopped playing around in circles, and said bluntly: "I know that many nobles in the Eastern Region are actually my brother's supporters, including you, but whether you believe it or not, I have never hated you from the beginning to the end, let alone Retaliate in the future."
Earl Bruggen looked at Earl Evan expressionlessly, without speaking.
In fact, there is a reason why most of the nobles in the Eastern Realm support Marquis Vincent.
Marquis Vincent is ten years older than Earl Ivan.
Before Earl Evan was born, for a full ten years, the Duke of St. Pros had only one legitimate son.
Under such circumstances, the Duke of St. Pros also established Vincent as the Marquis of the Eastern Territory early on, officially confirming his status as the first heir.
At that time, almost all the aristocrats in the Eastern Realm believed that Vincent would become the future Duke of the Eastern Realm, so as long as they were not stupid, they started investing in advance.
For example, Earl Hall rushed to marry his daughter to Marquis Vincent, and another example was the Bruckens family. Almost all the outstanding children in the family followed Marquis Vincent.
Regarding this situation, the Duke of St. Pros did not intervene too much, after all, he did only have such a son at the time.
In fact, even after Evan was born, the Duke of St. Pross had no intention of changing his heir. Even as time went by, he discovered that his second son was actually smarter.
But the Duke of St. Pros also understands that there will be troubles if the old are replaced and the young are replaced.
Those eastern nobles who had already bet on Marquis Vincent would not want to see Evan take the throne.
Therefore, during the first Silvermoon Rebellion, Marquis Vincent was ordered to ambush the Black Cavalry in Shadow Canyon. To deal with an almost losing situation.
This differential treatment also reflects the attitude of the Duke of St. Pross towards his two sons.
But then things developed beyond everyone's expectations.
After the Marquis Vincent defeated the famous Black Cavalry in the Shadow Canyon and captured the Marquis Garcia, the No. He was also defeated by the always weak half-elf and the little-known Colin Angelet.
And it was a fiasco.
The Pegasus Legion was wiped out, and even Marquis Vincent himself became a prisoner of Colin.
Such a blow made the Duke of St. Pros's mind start to shake.
Although the Marquis of Vincent was successfully redeemed later, the Duke of St. Pros apparently already had the idea of replacing his heir.
The engagement of Earl Evan to the daughter of Prince Leahy is a clear proof.
Most of the nobles in the eastern region had already placed their bets on Marquis Vincent. It was impossible for them to support the Duke of St. Pros to change his heir. Therefore, the Duke of St. Pross had no choice but to find a strong foreign aid for his second son.
It's a pity that the world is impermanent, and Earl Evan's powerful foreign aid unexpectedly had an accident.
All the nobles in the Eastern Realm breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that things had turned around again, but they never expected that the unwilling Marquis Vincent would go to Silvermoon City again, and he would not be ashamed of his failure. Put yourself in again.
This kind of twists and turns, ups and downs, and the ups and downs of the nobles in the east, including Earl Bruggen, were hit hard, and they didn't know how to face the current situation under exhaustion.
Even at this moment Earl Evan personally promised that he would not retaliate, but how could Earl Bruggen dare to believe it easily.
You know, in order to ensure that the succession of Marquis Vincent was not threatened, a group of nobles in the East, including Earl Bruggen, had spared no effort to fight and exclude Earl Evan, forcing him to find Prince Leahy. foreign aid.
In the entire Eastern Territory, except for fringe families like the Fein family who were not valued much, almost half of the aristocratic circle offended Earl Evan.
Under such circumstances, Earl Evan's supremacy is very likely to turn into a political disaster.
Earl Evan naturally knew this well, so, looking at Earl Bruggen with wandering eyes and changing complexion, he decisively threw a heavy "bomb":
"Earl Bruggen, your daughter, Miss Grace, is dignified, virtuous, elegant and beautiful. In fact, I have long been in love with her. I hereby formally propose marriage to you!"
Earl Bruggen's eyes widened and he couldn't believe his ears.
But Earl Evan had already stood up from his seat, bowed first, and then respectfully presented a scroll of letters to Earl Bruggen.
Earl Bruggen took it and opened it, and found that it was indeed a marriage certificate, and it was impressively signed by the Duke of St. Pros.
"Then... Miss Shalia, the daughter of Prince Lehi..."
"In view of Prince Laixi's behavior in Yulongcheng where people and gods are indignant, father will publicly announce the cancellation of my engagement with Miss Shalia!"
Earl Bruggen looked at Earl Evan fixedly, obviously caught off guard by such a change.
Earl Evan also stared into Earl Bruggen's eyes, and said seriously: "Count Bruggen, I have shown my sincerity, now it's your turn."
Earl Bruggen's expression finally changed.
He tightly held the parchment in his hand, took a deep breath, and said in a deep voice:
"Okay! Since Earl Evan values your daughter so much, then of course I will not object to this marriage."
Earl Evan smiled and said, "Father-in-law, my foundation in the Eastern Region is shallow, and I need you to worry about it in the future!"
"Don't worry, I will help you appease those nobles one by one, and let them understand that the era of Marquis Vincent is over, and you are the future of the East!" Having said this, Earl Bruggen suddenly frowned, Said, "However, there is one person who is afraid..."
"You mean Earl Hall, right?" Earl Evan said immediately.
"That's right. His daughter married Vincent after all..."
Earl Evan smiled confidently, and said lightly:
"Don't worry about this, I have already made arrangements for the Hall family."
The broken throat became inflamed again, so I had to go to the hospital again today.
So one more chapter will be a little later, sorry.
(end of this chapter)