In the study.
The Duke of St. Pros looked at his wife and asked, "Why?"
The Duchess smiled gently and said, "Intuition."
The Duke of St. Pros was speechless for a moment.
Seeing this, the Duchess added: "We have received too little information now, and I can't make an accurate judgment on what happened in Clover City just based on what Vincent and Evan said.
However, if I had to trust one of them, I would still choose to trust Evan. "
The Duke of St. Pros raised his eyebrows and said, "Just rely on your intuition?"
The Duchess nodded seriously, and further explained: "Have you noticed that after coming back this time, Vincent feels a little different?"
The Duke of St. Pross thought about it for a while, and he didn't seem to notice anything unusual, so he asked, "What's different?"
"I can't tell, I always feel like he's a different person..." The Duchess frowned slightly, and then said, "However, he didn't dare to confront you like this before. That kind of attitude doesn't look like someone who has just experienced After a fiasco, there should be some captives who were redeemed."
"If I treated him like that before, he will always have some resentment against me."
"No, it's not resentment." The Duchess shook her head, "It's confidence."
"Confidence?"
"Yes, it's like knowing we can't do anything about him."
The Duke of St. Pros laughed at himself, and said: "We really have nothing to do with him. Now Earl Hall is forced to defect from the Pegasus Navy, and only Vincent has the hope to win him back. If we don't want to lose anger The barrier on the water river must rely on Vincent."
The Duchess thought about it and said, "But I don't think his confidence comes from Earl Hall."
"Oh? What else can there be?"
"Don't forget that before this trip to Silvermoon City, Vincent not only had the support of Earl Hall, but most of the nobles of the Eastern Region, such as Earl Bruggen and Viscount Alston, stood behind him. After Evan was expelled from Prince Lehi, he almost completely lost the chance to compete with him for succession.
Under such circumstances, Vincent was not as confident as he is today. "
The Duke of St. Pros rubbed his chin and seemed to understand what his wife meant: "You mean the northern border?"
The Duchess nodded and said in a deep voice, "That's right! I don't know what agreement Vincent reached with that Count Angelet, and how Count Angelet persuaded Vincent to cooperate.
However, only such a guess is the most reasonable.
You must know that the news of Vincent's assassination and death was not fabricated by Evan. Lord Fei Yin did find quite reliable evidence, and I also confirmed the news in Silvermoon City through the network of the Radiance Church.
That's why we made up our minds to help Evan to the top, and then formulated a plan for revenge against the northern border.
But now it seems that this incident was a trap dug for us by the Northern Territory from beginning to end!
Moreover, Vincent may also be involved! "
The Duke of St. Pros frowned, and after thinking for a moment, he wondered: "But why did Vincent cooperate with the northern border under such circumstances
Although he failed again in Silvermoon City at that time, Evan was unable to threaten his succession because of Prince Leahy.
He just needs to wait patiently for us to redeem him. Why take the risk of cooperating with the North
Doesn't he know that cooperating with the northern border will only become a marionette in the hands of the St. Hilde family in the future? "
The Duchess sighed and said, "This is what I can't figure out. That's why I said that I just intuitively think that Vincent's words are not credible."
The Duke of St. Pros also pressed his eyebrows with a headache, and said: "We still know too little! It would be great if Evan or Lord Feiyin came back."
The Duchess walked up behind the Duke of St. Pros, and stretched out her slender hand to slowly press on his shoulder.
The Duke of St. Pros breathed a sigh of relief, and seemed to be a little more comfortable, and said after a while: "Now we have three things that need to be dealt with urgently.
First, find Evan, and hope he wasn't captured by that damned Colin Angelet;
Second, find a way to contact Earl Hall, find out the reason for his rebellion, and his current position, and see if there is any hope to appease him and win him back;
Third, figure out the movements of the Blood Cavalry Army. "
After the Duchess listened quietly, she said, "Do you think the Blood Cavalry Army will cross the river at this time? But hasn't the Senate passed the war order issued by Emperor Reinhardt?"
"But it will take some time for the war order to be transmitted to Bailu City." The Duke of St. Pross's eyes flashed, "I don't think the young Earl of the Northern Territory will be willing to stay in Clover City like this."
"But the Blood Cavalry Army only has 20,000 people. Could it be that Colin Angelet is planning to rely on such a small number of people to attack the city in the east?"
"It's hard to say." The Duke of St. Pros's tone became extremely cautious. "This Earl Angelet sometimes does things so wildly and unconstrainedly, making it difficult to guess. I always think that he is a more dangerous enemy than the Marquis of Garcia."
The Duchess smiled slightly and said, "You actually value him so much? If I remember correctly, this Earl Angelet seems to be only twenty-two years old?"
"Yeah, young Yingjie!" The Duke of St. Pross sighed, suddenly lost interest, "In comparison, both Vincent and Evan are far behind. Hehe, to be honest, all day long Watching these two boys fight back and forth, I have long been bored in my heart.
If possible, I don't want to give either of them the title of Eastern Duke! "
The Duchess stopped kneading her hands and tapped her husband's arm lightly, as if she was a little annoyed that he had buried her two sons like this.
But immediately, she smiled and said, "Actually, if you don't like both Vincent and Evan, you still have a third choice."
"You mean Anna?" The Duke of St. Pross thought about his little daughter, then shook his head and said, "Anna can't do it, she's too simple."
"So what? She is now a fifth-level knight, and I can see that she has already touched the threshold of the sixth level, and it is estimated that she will be promoted within a year or two."
"Really?" The Duke of St. Pros couldn't keep calm now, and immediately grabbed his wife's hand and asked in surprise.
"Of course it is true." The Duchess looked proud, "For such a young sixth-rank knight, it is almost certain that Anna will set foot in the sanctuary in the future.
And as long as she can become a paladin, so what if she is simple
With her here, would the northern border dare to cross the Nushui River easily? "
The Duke of St. Pros' eyes flickered, as if he was really considering the possibility of letting his youngest daughter inherit the title.
At this moment, a knock on the door interrupted the Duke's thoughts.
"Come in."
The butler pushed open the door, handed a letter to the Duke of St. Pross, and said, "Master, this is an urgent letter from Linshui City."
The Duke of St. Pross took it with his hand, scanned it once and said: "Hehe, I guessed right! The blood cavalry army has indeed moved eastward, and now it has occupied Linshui City."
The Duchess stared at the letter in her husband's hand, and asked in a deep voice: "Then shall we stay away temporarily, and they will naturally return to the north when His Majesty's war order arrives, or..."
"Of course it's an active attack!" The Duke of St. Pros said coldly, "Since you're here, don't even think about leaving the East Territory easily!"
(end of this chapter)