Father Mavie

Chapter 587 The Second Prince's Worries (Two in One, Please Subscribe!!!)
"Felix! Welcome!"

At Clarence Palace, the eldest prince greeted Levin in person, and said with a smile on his face, "I heard from Helena that you want me to help promote Sleepy Toast, right?"

"Yes, Your Highness." Levin said tactfully, "Actually, I don't want to come, but the eldest brother said so."

"It's okay! We are all friends! Helping each other is the right thing to do!"

The eldest prince smiled heartily, as if he didn't take it to heart at all: "Besides, this is your request from Felix, how could I refuse?"

"Don't worry, I have already sent invitation letters to my friends, they will arrive in a while, please sit down first."

"it is good."

At the invitation of the eldest prince, Levin sat on the sofa. Perhaps because the news was delivered too late, the guests hadn't arrived yet. The only one who arrived at Clarence Palace first was Helena.

The eldest prince asked the servant to bring hot tea, and asked Levin to wait a while, and took the butler Nix to direct the layout of the hall. Originally, the eldest prince did not need to do this kind of thing himself, but he went anyway.

In the spacious living room, there were only Levin and Helena left. Before Levin could speak, Helena said straight to the point: "Charles wants me to ask you about Mr. Nicholas signing the contract with the church. This will make you Is it difficult? If it is difficult, don't say it, I can fool you. "

"Um"

Levin looked at the very sincere Helena and said: "Elder brother originally didn't let me say it, but this matter is related to His Highness the eldest prince's opinion of you, so... I can tell you, and you can also convey it to the eldest prince. .”

"Felix." Helena bit her lip and said, "You don't need to say, this matter involves the Church and the Manstein Potion Company, if Charles uses this news to do anything that is not good for Mr. Nicholas, I will would be very guilty."

"Helena, if you have to trust me, you should also trust my elder brother." Levin held Helena's palm and said, "He won't lose anything because of this news, and it doesn't hurt to say it."

"OK then"

Next door, behind the wall, a pair of eyes watched the two people talking in the living room through the hole. The eldest prince Charles listened to the conversation between Levin and Helena, and gradually smiled at the corners of his mouth, with a determined look on his face.

"Your Highness, Miss Helena seems to prefer Mr. Felix."

Standing behind the eldest prince, Nix, the housekeeper who also heard the conversation in the living room, said, "Her loyalty to you has been shaken."

"Isn't it better?"

"better?"

"Of course it's a good thing." The eldest prince said with a smile: "Conspiracies and tricks are often useless when dealing with smart people. They are born politicians and conspirators, and they are always wary of those around them. Only sincerity can touch their cold hearts. "

"Helena is like warm red wine, fermented in oak barrels, full of seductive aroma, her sincerity will definitely impress Felix, as long as Felix really falls in love with her, then he will fall into it completely In our trap."

The butler hesitated and said, "But what if Helena completely falls for Mr. Felix? She knows a lot about us. If the second prince learns about this information."

"Don't worry." The eldest prince waved his hand and said: "The inside story Helena knows is just what I want her to know. The information she knows cannot touch the inner core of our camp, even if that idiot Shukri knows There is no other way."

"So Your Highness, you have been wary of Miss Helena." The butler said with admiration.

"beware?"

The eldest prince grinned, and said coldly: "There are very few people who can gain my trust. Why should Helena? Women are unreliable. I never trust women, and only that idiot Shukri can do it." I will pin my hopes on Freya, but the beauty trick is really easy to use. Felix is ​​already fascinated by Helena!"

click.

The door opened, and a maid hurried in. The eldest prince frowned and scolded, "Who let you in?"

The maid trembled, lowered her head, clasped her hands cautiously, and said falteringly, "Your Highness, Archbishop Brandon is here."

"Who?"

"Your Highness, don't you know me?"

The figure of Archbishop Brandon came out from the shadow beside the maid. He was dressed in a red robe, with gray hair at the temples. He looked hale and hearty, with piercing eyes. If there were not too many bloodshots mixed in, he should be more gentle.

"Archbishop Brandon. Why are you here suddenly?"

The eldest prince was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect that Archbishop Brandon would pay a sudden visit. What's more, no one warned him!

"Your Highness, please forgive me for coming uninvited. I made a special visit just because there was a problem with the dispatch of goods at Manstein's potion grocery store. The sleeping toast I ordered was sent to Clarence Palace." Archbishop Brandon was a little impatient. He had been holding back for a day, and he wished he could eat the drowsy toast right away.

I thought what was the matter.
The startled Prince Charles breathed a sigh of relief. He also knew that Archbishop Brandon was addicted to sleeping toast, and he didn't take it seriously at first, but today he suddenly rushed to the door and asked for toast, which really caught him off guard.

"Nix, go get some pounds of toast and give it to Archbishop Brandon."

"Yes, Your Highness."

Butler Nix turned and left the room. While waiting, Archbishop Brandon noticed that the eldest prince Charles had been standing by the wall, and there was something like a trumpet standing on the wall. Listen carefully, and you can hear whispers coming from inside. conversation.

"Strange, Helena, how did you know about the signing of the contract between the Church and the Manstein Potion Company?"

"It was Charles who told me. He's been very well informed."

"Oh, I see"

Cold sweat broke out from the eldest prince's forehead. He didn't expect that Levin would suddenly mention this matter. Coincidentally, Archbishop Brandon was by his side. Judging from his subtle facial expressions, he must have heard it something.

"Hey, Archbishop Brandon, this is."

Archbishop Brandon walked around the door as if he didn't hear it, turning his head to look at the corridor from time to time, until the figure of the housekeeper Nix appeared, he breathed a sigh of relief, walked forward quickly, and took the toast , said to the eldest prince Charles: "Your Highness, if there is nothing else, I will go first."

"Ah good."

Archbishop Brandon came and left quickly. He left Clarence Palace as soon as he got the toast. He didn't stay for a moment. After he left, the eldest prince was relieved.

"It seems that he didn't hear about the contract. It's a blessing in misfortune."

Wiping the cold sweat off his forehead, Prince Charles hurriedly left the listening room and went to set up the venue.

Archbishop Brandon, who left Clarence Palace, got into the carriage, picked up the toast and bit it, and said to the monk driving, "Go to St. Paul's Cathedral."

A few minutes later, the carriage staggered to a stop in front of St. Paul's Cathedral. Archbishop Brandon walked quickly into the church with his drowsy toast in his arms. After asking a monk, he found the pope who had just returned on the second floor. Umbly I.

"What did you say?"

Umbly I, who was dealing with church affairs, raised his head and looked at Archbishop Brandon vigilantly: "The eldest prince knows about the contract?"

"Yes, when I went to Clarence Palace, I happened to hear him eavesdropping on Felix's conversation with a woman. The eldest prince already knew that we were going to sign a contract with the Manstein Potion Company."

Putting down the pen, Ubli I narrowed his eyes and said, "The news of the eldest prince is really well-informed. He knew what happened in the morning. I remember that we were the only ones in the oracle room at that time, right?"

"Apart from the Nicholas family, there is only the second prince left." Archbishop Brandon replied.

"The second prince and the eldest prince have never dealt with each other. It is impossible for him to disclose the news to the eldest prince." Umbly I pondered: "As for Nicholas and the others, if they leaked the news, why did the eldest prince make indirect remarks? What about Felix?"

"I suspect that the reason why the first prince received the news is that the eyeliner he placed next to the second prince played a role, or... there is his inner ghost in the church!"

Hearing this, Archbishop Brandon obviously hesitated for a moment. He didn't know what to say. If he blamed the eldest prince, he would be adding insult to injury, so it's better to shut up.

"Why don't you speak?" Ubli I knocked on the table: "Although I supported the eldest prince before, but now I am the pope, and everything I do must be considered for the church, and I can no longer favor the eldest prince like before. .If the eldest prince really dares to plant eyeliner in the church, he has committed a big taboo! He must be severely punished!"

"We have no proof." Archbishop Brandon said, "The monks, nuns, priests, and bishops in the church have all given the highest loyalty to the goddess. If they are close to the prince, it must be because the prince has given them an irresistible offer." It’s better to start investigating from this aspect.”

Leaking some news is not considered a betrayal of the church. The believers did not violate their loyalty, but just sold the news for profit. Even so, it was still an unforgivable behavior in the eyes of King Ubli I.

"I have officially entrusted Dillock Holmes to investigate the church in all aspects, and this matter is also entrusted to him, let him investigate carefully!"

"Dillock Holmes is not a member of the Church. Isn't it too risky to do so?"

"He is a well-known figure in London anyway. Many people know what style he does. Besides, doesn't he have an older brother? His older brother is a believer in the church. If he dares to do anything that is not conducive to the church, he will be punished." Take his brother to the knife."

"As ordered."

At 8 o'clock in the evening, the second prince came back out of his mind, his face was pale and haggard, and his wobbly body seemed to fall down at any time.

"Your Highness, what's the matter with you?"

Seeing his appearance, Ma Wei hurriedly asked, "Has His Majesty punished you?"

"No." The second prince said weakly, "It's because he doesn't punish me that I feel fear. Father seems very disappointed in me."

"Your Highness, you must have misunderstood. How could Your Majesty be disappointed in you because of a trivial matter?"

"No, I don't understand him." The second prince scratched his hair a little irritably, "Among the four children, I have always been the one who is the most unpopular. Even Arthur has been favored by him, but I am the only one in the middle." There are no people inside and out."

"Nicholas, you say"

"Do I still have a chance?"

Ma Wei comforted: "Your Highness, you think too much. Your Majesty's approval is important, but more importantly, you must not lose confidence."

"Confidence." The second prince raised his head and stared at Ma Wei intently: "Nicholas, are you persuading me to rebel?"

"I didn't say that, Your Highness, don't slander me."

"No, there is something in your words."

The second prince stood up suddenly, turned around twice, and then sat back on the sofa. Agitated, his eyes flickered at Ma Wei from time to time.

After struggling for a long time, he finally said, "How sure do you think we are?"

"How sure about what?"

"Don't pretend to be confused, Nicholas, isn't it your idea?"

Seeing that the second prince kept putting hats on his head, Ma Wei suddenly understood that he was forcing himself to make a decision.

In what he said just now, there was indeed a subtle provocative meaning, but I didn't expect
The second prince's reaction was so intense.

He was really in a hurry.

Ma Wei fell into deep thought, and after a long time said quietly: "Your Highness, there are no outsiders here. Since you asked me about this matter, I will express my own opinions."

"Just say it, no matter what you say, this matter will not reach the third person." The second prince noticed Junia who was staring at him, and changed the topic: "The fourth person's ears."

"Judging from the current situation, you should be patient, Your Highness, and you must not act too hastily." Ma Wei looked solemn, and his tone was extremely serious: "Your Highness, you have no capital to fight against His Majesty. Your Majesty is the king appointed by the church, and now is the age of magic. , the church’s discourse power is obviously more important than the king’s power, and only with the support of the church can one logically ascend to the throne.”

"I know, but my father's health is not getting better every day, he is already old!" The second prince said quickly: "I heard from the internal affairs officer that my father's energy has been declining recently, and he has been relying on lethargic toast to refresh himself. With the support of Wilder's Immortal Domain, it cannot reverse the aging of the body!"

The field of immortality can cure all injuries and diseases, but it cannot reverse the aging body. Aging is not a disease or an injury, but an irreversible bleakness when a person's fire of life is about to go out.

Rhodes IV is 65 years old this year. Judging from his age alone, he is not too old, but he has been king for 46 years. He was enthroned at the age of 19. He is busy with government affairs every day and often overdraws his body. When he was young, he could not see What, once you get old, all aspects of your body's skills will degenerate rapidly, and the field of immortality cannot reverse all this.

"I don't have much time left."

The second prince said word by word: "If there is only one year left in my father's life, it means that I have to get the support of the church during this year, which is too difficult. And to overthrow the primogeniture system, if I don't make quick changes, the final winner must be Charles!"

(End of this chapter)