The carriage fell into silence.

The prince waited patiently.

Sure enough, the next moment, King Charman's face moved, and an emotion similar to surprise appeared in his eyes.

"interesting."

King Charman seemed a little unexpected: "How did you know?"

No, I do not know.

Thales said silently in his heart.

Until you confirmed this for me.

"Cambida's audience," Thales replied simply: "The cold-faced female warrior behaved very abnormally, her irritability when facing the herald, her attitude towards Cambida, and finally towards the Grand Duchess.

Those incomprehensible words she said, and of course, her eagerness to invite me into the car without hesitation."

King Charman looked at him silently, and after a few seconds, King Gongju sneered softly.

"Ashe is a very interesting girl."

"I have never seen anyone as arrogant as Elasa. Who has been so fascinated by a woman? I guess the Tower of the End does have its own tricks, right? A long time ago, Kaslan was also fascinated by a woman from the Tower of the End."

Thales shook his head, not wanting to listen to the king's nonsense, and went straight to the point: "I guess she introduced you to her father, Lord Byrne Michael?"

King Charman's eyelids twitched.

"Not exactly," the king snorted: "When we were discussing the Freedom Alliance, we accidentally talked about the eldest son of King Suriel Walton who broke the Castle of Freedom."

"My lovely deputy captain told me how she grew up under the care of the prince's concubine, Lady Adele."

"Of course, among them is her father, the late king's loyal officer Byrne Michael," King Charman said solemnly: "And how he tried his best to mediate in the unfortunate marriage of Prince Suril and his wife, while protecting the poor

The prince and concubine who persuaded the cruel prince."

I see.

Thales thought silently, but then his heart moved.

wrong.

If Crowe had known about it from the beginning, there would have been no need to wait until...

"Who discovered the problem?"

The prince asked calmly: "You can't confirm anything based on the memories of a little girl."

King Charmaine was silent for three seconds.

It was so long that Thales couldn't help but frown.

This time, Charmaine Lombard's voice was very soft, as if coming from afar, or as if he was afraid of waking up the sleeping baby: "It's Harold."

Thales was startled.

"Harold?"

Wait, he means...

The king sneered with an unknown emotion, which seemed either sad or angry.

"When Prince Suriel was assassinated, my brother, Harold Lombard, was the first one on the scene. Of course, the assassin was hiding in his ranks, remember?"

King Charman's voice slowly returned to calmness, as if he was describing something that happened in someone else's family:

"Harold once described the tragedy to me: the prince fell in the carriage covered in blood, and his body was cold. His personal guards held the body of the princess and knelt outside the carriage, looking at the girl in her arms.

Baby, I cried so hard that my heart broke."

Thales said nothing.

Lumba sneered: "Ilasa is very interested in this detail: why did the White Blade Guards and later the officer Lord Michael seem to care more about the prince and concubine?"

The prince looked stern, he was getting closer and closer.

"Following this thread, Erasa also discovered that after the king was chosen, the Grand Duchess ascended the throne, but Meier, who had been diligently guarding Miss Walton for the past twelve years, should have continued to protect Longxiao City with her life.

Ke became an official but disappeared since then. For six years, even Ai Xi did not know the whereabouts of her father, as if he had become disheartened overnight and gave up everything, including his blade oath and loyalty."

The king's words continued:

"Soon, he found more: some of the servants and guards in a certain area of ​​the Palace of Heroes had either disappeared or been killed in the disaster six years ago. No one was left, and they happened to be the Grand Duchess.

That is, the baby girl’s personal attendant.”

"Viscount Lasa Cambida," Thales sighed: "Is this why people call him 'Night Falcon'? It makes sense. He is good at hunting with his eyes open in the deep dark night that ordinary people don't care about?

"

The king shook his head and did not answer.

"Ilasa made a bold guess, for which Croash beat him three times: the current Grand Duchess of Longxiao City is not her father's daughter, but the blood of the official Michael."

King Charmaine's eyes shone with a terrifying cold light: "I guess, in order to protect the secret of the bloodline, the Regent of Lisban has made him disappear forever?"

very good.

he does not know.

Thales silently told himself: He only knew half of the truth.

He only knows Alex.

But he didn't know Little Slicker or Selma.

"To find out the truth like this," Thales rubbed his forehead in pain and said helplessly, "Your subordinates are really full of talents."

The king gently grabbed the sword beside him.

"Finally, I understand the answers to those two doubts: In addition to the engagement, in order to win your trust and seduce you, King Nun must have given you more, and given you a plan that is enough to destroy Longxiao City and Walton, and make Reese

A close friend like Ban is also afraid of the three-point bargaining chip, so that Yongxing City can still control the restless Longxiao City even after the death of King Nuen."

"And you're pretty happy with it."

King Charmaine shook his head, whether he was feeling emotional or proud: "I think this is one of the reasons why the Scarlet Witch betrayed the late king: although she never admitted it."

Thales sighed deeply.

The battlefield is already clear.

"So, this is a secret that can simultaneously eliminate the legitimacy of the Grand Duke of Longxiao City and weaken the legitimacy of the co-elected king. We grasp each other's weaknesses," Thales said calmly: "I guess you want to win over Longxiao City.

?On your side, or at least not on Ronnie's side?"

"Ah, Thales, we have known each other for a long time," King Charman snorted, "We have fought each other more than once, which helps us understand each other."

The prince took a deep breath and shook his head: "Why should I do this?"

"This is just a grudge between you and Longxiao City," he shrugged seemingly indifferently: "If you want to destroy Longxiao City together, then go ahead and I can stay out of it."

Charmaine sneered.

"Even if the Grand Duke of Longxiao City and I die together, will you and the Kingdom of Stars lose all your hopes and interests in Longxiao City?" the king said with deep meaning.

"What are your hopes for Longxiao City?"

Thales smiled softly and responded without any sign of weakness: "I'm not even a king. It's too early to talk about this."

King Charmaine narrowed his eyes, his expression became intriguing.

"Yes, you are not the king yet, but you have done so much for Longxiao City..."

The next second, the king's tone changed, and his words revealed mystery and weirdness at the same time: "But if I say, you try your best to support the Grand Duchess to ascend to the throne, and fight hard to maintain everything in Longxiao City. , are they all based on terrible lies?"

"And everything you think is self-righteous is just a joke to pave the way for others?"

At that moment, looking at King Charman's expression, Thales frowned slightly.

He instinctively felt something was wrong.

"What do you mean?" The prince clenched his fists unconsciously.

A joke about laying the foundation and paving the way?

wrong……

"I remember when we first met, you said when you rejected my proposal: Be careful with those who want to be your allies?" King Charman's face was as cold as if it was dripping water: "No matter how young they are, Sweet words, sincerity?"

Thales's brows became more and more serious.

"Tales, Thales," King Charman shook his head, and said calmly in a tone that made Thales feel terrified:

"Do you really think that our beloved late king, Nunn Walton, is an ally worthy of your trust?"

Thales's breathing gradually became smaller.

"Do you think he would be so generous as to entrust you with a bargaining chip that could destroy the family, trust you wholeheartedly, and believe that you will risk everything to protect the Walton family?"

"Do you think that you and Nunn made a good win-win deal? You get a wife who represents Longxiao City, he gets Walton's continuation, and everyone gets what they need?"

"Do you think Nunn would be so tolerant as to tolerate a person who is not of his family's blood, sitting on the throne of the Grand Duke, and all he cares about is the false and empty family name?"
To be continued...