Father Mavie

Chapter 523 King, Doubt (please subscribe!!!)

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The crowd erupted into cheers as van Gower approached the finish line.

In the arena, 8 horses have turned the last corner, followed by a 1000-meter-long straight track.

At the final sprint moment, the jockey of Hot Pony Girl bowed his waist and raised his hips, pressing his center of gravity forward, and his body began to rise and fall together with the horse. Under his control, Hot Little Pony Girl's speed immediately increased, chasing Fan who was number one in front Gore.

Seeing this, Van Gower was not far behind, the jockey speeded up in the same posture, and at the moment when the two of them were secretly competing
A black phantom flashed beside him.

Black Billy!
At the last moment, Freya finally let Black Billy show some strength. In contrast, the other racehorses seemed to have stagnated. Black Billy completed a series of overtakes. From the last place, he surpassed seven other opponents in a row and crossed the line !
The cheers in the racetrack suddenly disappeared, and there was a dead silence in the auditorium. Everyone stared blankly at Billy Black, who ranked first, and fell into deep thought.

After a long while, mourning was everywhere.

At least half of the bets were on Van Goel and Hot Pony Girl, who should have been today's champions!
Billy Black who can suddenly rise.
In the VIP seats on the second floor, Helena seemed to hear Levin's heartbroken voice. She turned her head and asked with concern: "Are you okay?"

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Levin stared at the betting ticket in his hand, wanting to get mad, but Helena was by his side.

The most important thing for a gentleman is not to put a lady in an embarrassing situation.

Levin crumbled the betting tickets silently, and squeezed out an ugly smile: "It's okay."

What he didn't know was that in the corner, Daniel, who was secretly observing his facial expression disguised as a spectator, was already laughing until his stomach ached.

"Black Billy"

In the royal stand on the third floor, Rhodes IV witnessed Freya crossing the line with his own eyes. Having watched horse races all year round, he certainly knows how amazing Billy Black's speed is, especially in the final sprint stage, where he can surpass several opponents in a row. , including last year's Race Day champion Van Gower
To achieve this, either Freya bribed the other seven jockeys, or Billy Black really had the strength.

Rhodes IV thought that he knew Freya quite well. Although she had a horse betting shop under her name, she rarely cheated, and she made a lot of money just by pumping water.

The Chevalier family is not short of money.

Coupled with the fact that Freya dared to play in person, Rhodes IV believed that Billy Black could win the championship with a high probability.

Thinking of this, Rhodes IV cast his eyes on the young man who came back with the internal affairs officer, and suddenly found that the second prince Shukri was whispering to him, seeing his father's gaze, the second prince Shukri quickly straightened his back, Shut up.

"What's your name?"

"Nicholas von Manstein, Your Majesty." Mavi responded with a bow.

"A Frederick?"

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"En." Rhodes IV nodded slowly, picked up the teacup by his hand, and blew on the hot air: "I heard that a potion merchant from Frederick's Kingdom appeared in London last month, it should be you .”

"Your Majesty is truly astute."

"Don't be cautious, this is not a royal palace." Rhodes IV took a sip of hot tea and continued to ask, "What's your relationship with Freya?"

"Friendship."

"Have you thought about going further?"

"No."

"Freya is the last bloodline of the Chevalier family. I promised her father to take good care of her. She has many suitors. I hope that everyone will not do something out of the ordinary. This is London, not Berlin. "

Ma Wei frowned slightly, then stretched it out, and said in a flat tone: "Yes, Your Majesty."

The second prince Shukri couldn't help but said: "Father, Nicholas is not the kind of person you think, I introduced him to Freya."

Rhodes IV glanced at Shukri, then at the remaining three silent sons, nodded and said, "Then I can rest assured."

After speaking, Rhodes IV noticed Junia hiding behind Mawei, "Is she your daughter?"

"Yes, her name is Emma, ​​and she is four years old."

Rhodes IV was about to continue asking, when suddenly the door was pushed open, and Freya, who was wearing a jockey uniform, walked in panting, apparently trotting all the way here.

"His Majesty!"

"Oh! Freya! My dear niece!"

Rhodes IV finally smiled, put down his teacup, stood up and kissed Freya: "You haven't been to the palace recently, I thought you were angry with me."

"How could it be, Your Majesty?"

During the intimate conversation between Freya and Rhodes IV, the second prince Shukri whispered to Ma Wei: "Nicholas, don't mind, my father and Freya have absolutely nothing wrong with each other. She is a very good friend, I met my father when he was a prince, and he always regarded Freya as his niece."

Of course, Mavi didn't misunderstand anything. He knew that the Chevalli family and the Windsor royal family were very close. What really caught his attention were the cabinet members in the room other than the royal family.

These cabinet members are the real power figures in the Kingdom of Windsor. The power they hold is much greater than that of the prince. Even Rhodes IV can hardly surpass them.

However, although the cabinet has a lot of power, they still have to respect the king's opinion. In other words, their interests are consistent with the king's.

If the policy opinions put forward by the cabinet run counter to the king, it is usually the king who compromises. Behind the cabinet members are major parties, which have a huge influence in the parliament. To put it bluntly, only party leaders can enter the cabinet to participate in politics.

Now that the gods have descended and the power of the church is becoming stronger and stronger, the parliament feels threatened, but there is no good way to deal with it, and it can only obey the orders of the church.

Fortunately, the church has no intention of interfering with the operation of the kingdom. Up to now, the two sides are still in harmony.

"Nicholas, let's go!"

After chatting with Rhodes IV, Freya naturally took Ma Wei's arm and said with a smile: "It's not interesting here, it's lifeless."

The corner of the second prince Shukri's mouth twitched. The only one who dared to speak like this in front of the king and cabinet members was Freya, who was far away from the political arena.

She herself does not participate in politics, and the property left by the Chevalier family is enough for her to live comfortably for ten lifetimes. As long as she does not commit treason, Rhodes IV will not be able to deprive her of her title. This identity, this background.
Who needs to give face?
Ma Wei didn't want to stay here any longer. Most of the people in this room were people he hated. There was no excuse to get out just now, and now the opportunity came.

Before going out, Ma Wei suddenly felt a chill down his spine, he turned his head sharply, and met Rhodes IV's eyes.

In the next second, the door closed.

"Your Majesty, what's the matter with you?" Seeing Rhodes IV standing there, the internal affairs officer asked curiously.

"strangeness."

Rhodes IV's eyes were uncertain, and the moment he met Ma Wei's eyes, a feeling of deja vu arose in his heart, as if...
Where had he seen those eyes.

"Shukri."

"Father, I am here."

"You were very close to Nicholas von Manstein?"

Seeing Rhodes IV asking about Ma Wei, the second prince Shukri was stunned for a moment, but he didn't dare to answer directly: "It's okay, I just met him not long ago."

"Did you check his background?"

"Investigated, the man I sent out said."

Glancing at the eldest prince Charles, the third prince Andrew, and the fourth prince Arthur, the second prince Shukri walked to his father and whispered in his ear: "The people I sent out carefully investigated Nicholas' identity and background, from the manor where he was born when he was a child to The university, classmates, and tutors I attended have not found any problems, and everything is normal."

"Is it possible that he was someone else pretending to be?"

"I thought about this possibility, so I asked Dim, the village chief of Lisa Village, about the Manstein family. Various clues can confirm the identity of Nicholas and the others."

After a pause, Shukri, who was afraid that Rhodes IV would not believe him, added: "Brandon Archbishop also tested Nicholas. He has no faith, nor has he been blessed by the gods. It is impossible for him to be sent by a certain church." spy."

This is the news that Rhodes IV wanted to hear, and his hanging heart suddenly settled down. He didn't believe in his son's ability to handle affairs, but Archbishop Brandon was still very reliable. Even he said so, maybe...
He was really suspicious.

(End of this chapter)