He looked at Miss Hilley on the desk.

The king seemed to think Thales wasn't bothered enough: "And it's not a simple 'information'. This is a formal note between big families, especially the marriage between Canxing and the Kevin Deere family has a long history. This is quite serious and sacred."

There is no room for ridicule or disrespect in this matter."

No, no, no.

"Fuck, what the hell."

The young man figured something out, turned around, and leaned weakly on the desk.

"I, I understand..."

The king seemed unsurprised and looked at his son calmly.

Thales' breathing quickened.

He said with a momentary expression of disbelief after a sudden realization:

"I understand, the reason why Zhan wanted to facilitate the kidnapping and assassination of Anke Bailar at the royal banquet..."

At the royal banquet, Zhan's words when he finally confronted him privately rang in Thales' ears again:

[This is a warning. I came to you on purpose, Thales, to give you one last chance. 】

last chance.

"It is better to be a friend than to die because of an enemy."

Thales clenched his fists and gritted his teeth:

"That night, the reason why Zhan wanted to be the chess player who disrupted the situation, the reason why he wanted to add fuel to the flames, the reason why he was eager to cause trouble for me, drag me into trouble, see me make a fool of myself, and ruin my reputation..."

[I want you to know, Thales, and I want to teach you to know: This is my response.]

Thales rubbed his forehead painfully:

"And the reason why he still hated me so much after I returned to China, and the reason why he bit me like a mad dog uncharacteristically..."

[In response to you offending me, rejecting me, and even threatening me six years later.]

"All of these, these unreasonable attacks and frame-ups in my opinion, are not because he has a brain attack, nor are they because he is a domineering person, nor are they even because he dislikes me..."

Thales slapped his thighs regretfully:

"It's because, in Zhan's opinion, I am the one who impatiently sends marriage letters to him as soon as he returns home, threatens him in revenge, provokes him to offend him, and covets his sister!"

【Watch your hands, Your Highness.】

Ah ah ah ah ah!

Thales, who wanted to know the truth, pounded the table angrily:

"Hold!"

Duke Xinghu's angry voice finally dispersed in the lounge.

The king's figure still stood by the window, motionless.

"Wait, you already know these things, right?"

Thales thought of something and stared at King Kessel:

"Zhann bit me as soon as we met at the royal banquet, and the reason why I was so miserable in the end was because you found me this damn marriage partner?" the prince's questioning voice floated in the lounge.

"Parents arrange marriages for their children," King Kessel said calmly and without apology, "This is a matter of course."

Yes, just like children organizing funeral arrangements for their parents.

Listening to the other party's light response, Thales became angry:

"Then I really want to thank you, our eight generations of ancestors!"

The unhappy young man used foul language without scruples, showing no dignity or etiquette that a duke should have.

The king looked at him faintly:

"You just want to thank your father for his kindness?"

Thales spent several seconds and tried his best to expel the unsatisfactory anger from his chest.

He forced a smile:

"Of course not, I'm just too excited. Yes, I should have another way to thank you. Let me think about it, yes, yes: it just so happens that the toilet brush in my bathroom is broken, father."

The boy's smile became more and more exaggerated and dazzling: "It is considerate and thoughtful, and its head is as hard as yours. Do you want to take over its job? It's very simple. You just need to get into the toilet with your head down and twist it up, down, left and right!"

"

The king made a humming voice, not sure if he was expressing his dissatisfaction with the Duke's attitude, or if he was really applauding his humor.

After figuring out the cause and effect, Thales sighed with anger and waved his hands:

"But why, why didn't anyone tell me about such a big thing like marriage?"

"Gilbert should have informed you on the first day you returned home and handed you the final list," the king said calmly, "Didn't he?"

Thales sneered and waved his hand without thinking:

"Nonsense, if he told me, I could still do this"

[At the age of fourteen, according to the standards of the imperial era, you are already a real adult, able to fight with a sword, marry a wife and have children...]

[Gilbert, regarding this, as times change and society progresses, I believe we need to discuss it.]

Thales remembered something and stopped talking.

[So, Your Highness, you have reached your age this year... please note that you have an obligation to continue the greatness...]

【Cough! Cough cough cough】

"Damn it, I remember, he meant it."

Thales said blankly:

"From the first day to the day of the banquet, at least three times, but every time I spoke, I interrupted, refused, and changed the topic..."

The king remained silent.

"Even on the day I fell out with you, the reason he used to soften his cheeks was because of marriage," Thales pulled his hair painfully, "Damn it, damn it, I should have thought of it earlier! This is what he wanted to tell me!"

Gilbert, why are you so respectful and polite? Why do you give up every time I cough? Why can't you insist on nagging for a while, at least to finish the nagging!

The king snorted softly, his tone intriguing:

"Then I guess you have nothing to complain about and can only fill the toilet brush vacancy yourself?"

Thales let go of his hair, glared at him fiercely, and then thought of another person angrily:

"Damn Jenn Kelvindill, what's the 'warning' and what's the 'response', all the twists and turns, he's a duke after all, why can't he speak more clearly?"

Thales gritted his teeth.

Hey Tails, why did you write to marry my sister? Is it a threat?

No Jen, I didn’t, I’m not, you’re talking nonsense!

Oh, that's okay, you can eat, I'll go and get rid of the brother who broke into the banquet with a sword.

Isn’t this the end??? Everyone is happy!

The depression and silence in the lounge lasted for a while.

Finally, Prince Thales breathed out weakly.

"So, Your Majesty, are you sure?"

He said listlessly to the king:

"You want to depose him, but one of the six guardian dukes of the kingdom is still the richest, youngest and most popular one. If something goes wrong along the way, for the sake of the setting sun, I will even ask Exeter and Kang

The Mars Alliance declared war at the same time, which seems more rational than this."

King Kessel never looked back:

"I thought you hated him and were happy to see the downfall of Jann Kevin Deal."

Hate him.

Thales snorted sarcastically:

"Believe me, on another occasion, I would be happy to replace the toilet brush in my castle with a little flower. But, to destroy him? Zhan is not a soft persimmon, and he is extremely wary of us, not to mention he hates me.

, if I make a little mistake in this step, I will be trapped in the Emerald City."

"Tiles Bright Star."

The king called his full name with a cold tone that made the young man's nerves tense.

"Do I need to remind you of our covenant?"

At that moment, Thales felt as if someone poured cold water on his head.

Thales stood up straight, feeling that all the joints in his body were extremely stiff.
To be continued...