"Your crown is secure."

"The legs of our stool have collapsed!"

"Then you will issue us a certificate of commendation?"

"Write 'Prince Thales's sincere thanks'?"

"It's better to give us a love letter and let us be your female officials, lovers, and confidante..."

"Hug each other from left to right, and play songs every night?"

The two sisters were sarcastic and mean, which made Thales frown.

"Therefore……"

"Although the royal family holds great power, its power is difficult to defeat."

"He is domineering and will not tolerate opposition."

"But for the sake of the fields at our doorstep and the family's livelihood, we are orphans and widowers..."

Qina's final note was impassioned, and Ka'Sa swung her folding fan in response:

"We must do our best..."

"Fight back!"

After the two sisters finished speaking, Thales was silent for a long time.

"So," the prince said quietly, "cooperating with Zhan En to protect the Emerald City is a choice made by the Karabiyan family out of interests and position."

Kasha and Qina looked at each other and nodded slowly:

"This is a fact."

"It's also reality."

"This is the current situation."

"The general trend is the trend."

"Of course."

"It's a matter of course."

"Well, it sounds like it's an unsolvable problem, and the nobles on the South Bank won't compromise under any circumstances."

Face to face with the two sisters, who seemed to have a winning chance, Thales nodded thoughtfully and nodded slightly:

"But why so late?"

"What?"

"What's the delay?"

Thales let out a breath.

"I'm asking, since the interests are the same, the positions are the same, and we are firmly determined to resist the royal family, why didn't you help earlier?"

The faces of the two sisters changed slightly.

"Why don't you cooperate with Kevin Dill before the general election, frame the blame and throw dirt on me, and drive me back to the capital early to nip it in the bud?"

Thales shrugged and spread his hands:

"You have to wait until Federico shows up, the whole city is in an uproar, the Duke is imprisoned, and the Kongming Palace changes hands. If you come too late, cause trouble and rain, throw the Emerald City into a mess, force me to compromise and retreat.

Fuxing Palace to return the government to the Duke?"

The Karabyan twins fell silent and stopped smiling.

The study was quiet for a few seconds.

Thales looked at Kasha and then at Qina with a deep expression.

"It's our fault, we underestimated the development of the situation." Kai'Sa suddenly spoke, filled with regret.

"Who would have expected that His Majesty would be so violent..." Qina nodded and added with a sad expression.

"By the time we react, it will be too late."

"We can only make up for it and make compensation..."

"Or is it intentional," Thales said coldly, "Deliberately delaying the situation until the situation is irreversible, so that you can sell it at a higher price?"

Kasha and Qina looked at each other.

("He has really learned to interrupt!" - the two sisters secretly gnashing their teeth)

"In this way, I can be seen by Zhan En and even His Majesty and others..."

Thales stretched out two fingers and pointed at the two guests unceremoniously.

"In this storm, you Karabyan are the key figures who hold the key and calm the situation?"

As for the damage suffered by the Emerald City...

Thales was disdainful.

Once it comes, as long as it is not total destruction, there is still salvation.

Secondly, if the South Coast Territory loses the Emerald City...

Doesn’t this also have a collar?

"If what I guess is true, it at least proves that your fear and hatred of Zhan En is no less than your fear and rejection of Fuxing Palace." The prince took a sip of tea and said solemnly: "That is to say,

Compared to what you said before, 'the rules are incompatible and the forces are irreconcilable'... we still have to talk, right?"

The twins' smiles disappeared.

"Your Highness, in order to sow discord..." Kasha's face was cold.

"It's really a lot of painstaking work." Qina said disdainfully.

Thales smiled.

"According to you, if the royal capital's dignitaries put their hands into the Emerald City, it would be like a savage prehistoric giant crocodile rushing into the small fish pond - that's why you have to support Zhan En to protect everyone in the South Coast Territory.

Benefit rules.”

The prince's voice changed:

"But don't forget, the reason why Zhan protects and abides by this set of rules is because these rules are most beneficial to him and are his rules."

Thales narrowed his eyes:

"For example, after I took over Kongming Palace, I discovered that more than 90% of the most profitable industries in Nan'an District are located around the Emerald City, or are closely related to the Emerald City."

At this moment, the twins exchanged glances.

"And in the Emerald City, there are more than 90% of the business industry. Every position is filled with relatives and friends of the Kevin Deere family, disciples, former officials or glove spokespersons. The right to speak in charge and the right to distribute profits are all controlled by James.

With En firmly under his control and speaking the truth, the rest of the forces, no matter the aristocratic business group—even the Karabiyan family, who is the lord of Walla Lord—all have to rely on him, and at most they will just get a little more scraps than others."

Thales changed his voice:

"Why, except for the different positions and different degrees, are they similar to the 'royal dignitaries' you just complained about, um, a bit like them?"

The twins both frowned.

"So I guess, under this set of rules, the Kevin Deere family itself is a terrible shark. Of course, it must not be as big or as fierce as the prehistoric giant crocodile in Fuxing Palace."

Thales looked sharply:

"But they are all big fish eating small fish, whether they are eaten by sharks or giant crocodiles, there is no essential difference - just like your fear of Zhan En and your fear of my father, they are just different in degree, but they are the same on the inside.

.”

Thales narrowed his eyes:

"Especially, compared to the king who is far away in the royal capital, you and Zhan En are too close and have been dealing with each other for too many years."

The twins looked at each other with serious faces and said nothing.

"You know him very well: apart from sitting in a condescending position since birth, manipulating and dominating his subordinates, Zhan En is shrewd, cunning, ruthless, thoughtful, young and powerful, well-rounded, knows how to take advantage of the situation, and is good at dividing and exercising power, especially

He is good at being gentle and win over, but at critical moments he is absolutely ruthless..."

Thales continued:

"He treats everyone under him as a chess piece and a bargaining chip, calculating value and squeezing energy to the maximum extent. However, his image is perfect and impeccable. No matter what complaints his subordinates have, they can't express them. He always makes people empathize.

I feel that 'with such a good boss, subordinates should be willing to endure overtime and unpaid wages'..."

After the words fell, the two ladies fell into silence.

"The reason why you want to drag him off the stage and let him be bitten by a giant crocodile before he escapes is not because he is not a 'good husband'." Thales put down the teacup, and he was obviously talking about someone else, but he felt something in his heart.

, feels the same way, "It's because he is not an easy boss to deal with."

Thales narrowed his eyes:

"Especially for those restless colleagues and subordinates."
To be continued...