After hearing Adele's words, Lorraine couldn't help but feel her heart sinking, and kept turning her head to look at Catherine next to her.
Catherine held his hand and jumped down from the carriage briskly. Then she said: "If you have any questions, just ask them~! Don't keep it in your heart."
Seeing that she had seen through his thoughts, Lorraine couldn't help but smile awkwardly and said, "Well, I've been thinking about this question for a long time. But I never had the chance to ask you."
Catherine shrugged her fat shoulders indifferently and said: "Since you have been so lazy for so long, there must be a reason for you. Okay, ask now. It's rare for me to be happy today. If after this time, you will
If there is any problem, I might make you pay the price~!"
After saying that, her watery eyes turned, and then she seductively touched her delicate red lips with the feather fan in her hand. Immediately afterwards, her pretty face like jade turned red.
She quickly unfolded her fan and held it in front of her face.
That touch of shy girlish charm made Lorraine lose her mind for a moment.
Adele coughed softly behind him and complained in a low voice: "Hey, hey, hey. You have to find a good place to flirt. Don't do it like this in front of the public in the hall...
...Is it okay to just do this? Do you think we are all wood?"
Although Adele did not specify it clearly, both Lorraine and Lorraine knew what word would follow the word "hair" she said. They both blushed and turned their heads.
Lorraine coughed hurriedly, and then asked: "At that time, er, I mean when you escaped, why didn't you bring more people with you?"
Catherine looked at him strangely, laughed and said, "Is it just such a boring question?"
Seeing Lorraine's serious look, she slowly closed her fan, and then said coldly: "It's very simple. We are Ruman people. Our ancestors, the Romulus brothers, were
I grew up drinking wolf milk. Therefore, you must know from an early age that this world does not believe in tears, but only believes in one thing, and that is strength~! When you want to create your own happiness, you can only rely on you.
Own."
She tightly held the handle of the ivory fan in her hand and said word by word: "Only if you prove yourself with your own strength, can you be recognized and respected by others. Only then can you be qualified to talk to those man-eating beasts on an equal footing.
.And a weak girl who only knows how to embroider can only be at the mercy of others. Even if she is not given a 'marriage' by this person today, she will be 'politically married' by another person tomorrow."
Lorraine couldn't help but feel a little sad. She thought of those scumbags in the countryside who took advantage of the fact that there were many brothers at home and bullied others, and no one dared to control them. But she had to admit that the jungle law of the jungle was cruel and bastard.
Law, but at the same time, it is also the most effective and practical law of survival.
He looked at Catherine's eyes as bright as stars and couldn't help but murmured in a low voice: "Even if this is the case, you should bring a few more people with you."
Catherine laughed and asked: "How many more people should I bring? How many? Will there be a traitor? If I bring a magician, will the Prime Minister also send magicians to hunt down? By that time, if there is another fight,
A lot of people will die, and these elites are the backbone of the empire. The more people die, the more hatred will be accumulated. In the end, even a civil war is not impossible.
For us, this is something we should try our best to avoid.”
She paused and then said: "And more importantly, for me, that time was also a trial, a political game, that's all. So we all must control the situation within a controllable range.
Within.”
After finishing speaking, he smiled sweetly again and added: "Of course, these are not my thoughts, but what is said in the letter written by our old man."
Lorraine couldn't help but smile when she heard what she said. But then she remembered the fire that soared into the sky at that time and said, "I don't think that fire was within the controllable range."
Catherine also thought of the fire that almost killed her and Leo's family, and immediately her face turned livid, she pursed her lips tightly and didn't say a word.
At this time, I heard a deep voice next to me say softly: "Yes, the fire was not within the controllable range. But the deaths of the Prime Minister's nephew and His Majesty's mistress were also not within the controllable range.
.”
The words were not loud, but they were full of murderous intent, like the howling north wind in winter.
Everyone couldn't help but shudder, and turned around to see Archmage Lester standing beside them without knowing when, leaning on his staff that never left his body.
Everyone hurriedly bowed to him.
Lester smiled slightly, looked at everyone and said, "No need to be polite."
When he saw Adele standing next to Lorraine, close to each other, he couldn't help but feel secretly angry. He raised his eyebrows very imperceptibly, and then said to Catherine: "Nicole, I'm just worried that you can't suppress your anger.
, I had a conflict with Russell, so I came here."
Catherine regained her composure at this time.
She gathered up her fur shawl and said with a smile: "Master, you shouldn't worry about whether I can suppress my anger. You should worry more about our lovely Prime Minister. See if he understands what is enough."
Lester raised his head with a smile, looked at the door not far away, and said softly: "He understands, otherwise he would not be the prime minister. If you don't believe it, look, they have all come to greet you."
Lorraine turned around and looked.
I saw a large group of people pouring out of the house.
The leader is an old man wearing a robe and a red hat. If nothing else, just by looking at the conspicuous little red hat, you should be able to guess that this is the powerful and powerful man in the Ruman Empire.
Prime Minister - Cardinal Russell.
Lorraine stood nearby and couldn't help but observe the man carefully.
He is about sixty years old, with a lot of wrinkles on his face. He is tall, with broad chest and shoulders, thick bones, and his arms are extremely long, almost reaching below his knees.
His head was covered with grassy gray hair, and his square face had a huge aquiline nose. A high and thick vein ran across his broad forehead to the top of his nose.
There is a cruel light in his dark gray eyes. His ruthless and decisive face twitches nervously from time to time, showing his subtle and complex inner activities.
Although he is quite old, he walks with the steps of a dragon and a tiger. He is extremely majestic and does not look old at all. He looks like a hero.
Seeing this, Lorraine couldn't help but feel strange. This old guy was so arrogant and exposed. Anyone with a discerning eye could tell at a glance that even though he had no ambition to seek the throne, he still had the appearance of usurping the throne.
And now, it is really a miracle that His Majesty the Emperor has not dealt with it yet.
Should it be said that the emperor is too lazy, or is it that this old guy really has outstanding abilities and is much better than everyone else. Once he is separated, the empire will not be able to survive?
At this time, the cardinal came to Catherine, put his hand on her chest, bowed slightly, and said in a deep voice: "Your Highness is welcome~!"
After saying that, without waiting for Catherine to return the favor, she turned around, bowed deeply to Leo, lowered her head deeply, and said in a deep voice: "Welcome to you, young master."
Seeing that he didn't take Catherine seriously, Lester was afraid that she would be angry. He couldn't help but look at her nervously.
But Catherine smiled slightly and said, "Lord Russell, you don't have to be polite. Besides, if an important minister like you treats a child like this, you might spoil him."
Russell did not stand up, but still lowered his head and said in a deep voice: "Otherwise, although the young master is young, he will ascend to the throne one day. If you don't teach him well now, he will be in trouble in the future.
How can you shoulder the burden of dominating a country?"
Catherine couldn't help but choked and was speechless.
Lorraine didn't expect that when he met, he would point his sword at Leo's inheritance qualifications, almost pointing at everyone's nose and saying clearly: If this kid can't do it, we will have to replace him.
I won't just let him occupy the position and not poop.
However, this kind of thing can only be dealt with by the parties involved themselves.
If he overstepped his authority, the old guy would immediately accuse Leo of being too immature for being so old and requiring someone to teach him basic etiquette. He was not qualified to be an emperor.
And if Leo doesn't handle one of them correctly, he will also be criticized and said that he is not qualified. In short, no matter how Leo handles it, he will always have the opportunity to find faults and give everyone a blow, and at the same time build momentum for himself.
Thinking of this, Lorraine had to sigh, this old guy playing politics is indeed a super gangster, and his intentions are so vicious~!
At this time, everyone turned their attention to Leo to see how he would respond.
Under the attention of everyone, Leo did not panic at all, showing a very strong psychological quality.
I saw him grinning, stretching out his chubby little hands, helping Russell up with both hands, and said: "Excuse me, Prime Minister. You are too impatient. His Majesty the Emperor is in good health and has many more years to live.
Life is about work. We don’t have to worry about it for a while. I’m still young and I get a headache when I read books. Please spare me for now and let’s talk about teaching this matter later~!”
Although Leo said this unintentionally, Russell immediately broke into a cold sweat all over his body. He secretly regretted in his heart: He was so careless. He just wanted to set a trap for others, but he didn't expect that the child would
The topic involved His Majesty the Emperor, as if he said this because he hoped that the Emperor would die soon.
He couldn't help but raise his head and look into Leo's eyes, as if he wanted to see some conspiracy or a sign of genius in his eyes, but all he could see was the sparkle in Leo's big dark eyes.
A piece of innocence.
Russell looked at it for a long time, then finally lowered his head and murmured: "As you wish, Your Highness."
After he finished speaking, he suddenly realized that the child's clear eyes had been facing his gaze from beginning to end, without giving in at all. He couldn't help but feel horrified again.
This has not happened for many years - no one dares to look directly into his eyes anymore. How many people trembled when they saw his eyes. But that child was not timid at all. He only had this courage.
It was enough to embarrass many high-ranking ministers.
Thinking of this, the original arrogance of a powerful minister who was inferior to one person and superior to ten thousand people, and the resentment due to the death of his nephew, also disappeared a lot. If this child is really so powerful at such a young age, then I have to deal with it seriously.
OK. Because he will grow up in the future, and he is already old. His family will also live under his rule in the future.
Even he has to think about the future of his family. If that little ruffian becomes powerful and remembers that he once wore small shoes for him, who knows what he will do.
But he didn't know that Leo was now the boss of a party with dozens of younger brothers. Those gangsters in the college didn't care who your father was or whether your grandfather had been the prime minister.
If you want to be the boss, you have to rely on your own strength. Leo, the boss, followed others with punches and kicks, punching and punching to the ground. That fierce kingly aura has long been developed.
But Russell is also a hero of the generation. He just vibrated deep in his heart, and then returned to normal. After all, Leo was too young, and there were still great variables in the future. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but laugh ferociously in his heart.
After he stood up straight, a smile appeared on his face. He asked Catherine: "Is the Duke in good health? I haven't seen him for a long time."
Catherine first glanced at Leo appreciatively, then saw the little guy touching his head inexplicably, and then she chuckled and replied: "Please worry about me~! My father is in good health and can eat and sleep. Sir."
Don’t worry. Even if he only becomes emperor for a day, he will definitely survive until that day.”
Russell couldn't help but said "Huh" in surprise and said, "What does this mean?"
Catherine said: "It's very simple. Everything you do in the empire now has to be taxed. It can be said to be tens of thousands of taxes. Especially inheritance tax, the tax rate is set so high.
He said. Anyway, we will never see the day when taxes are reduced in this life, so we have to work harder and live longer, so that one day we can beat His Majesty to death. So that he can also be the emperor for a time. Because there is only an emperor.
Only your Majesty can blatantly evade taxes, right?"
After saying that, he was provocative and chuckled to himself.
Russell couldn't help but smile bitterly and said: "Your Highness, you are joking."
When he saw Lorraine standing next to him, he couldn't help but a cold light flashed in his eyes, and said: "This is..."
Catherine smiled lightly and introduced: "This is Count Lorraine of the Longyacao family."
She thought for a while, feeling a little uneasy, and then added: "He is my person."
After listening to her introduction that would make people who make much trouble out of nothing have strange associations, Lorraine couldn't help but smile bitterly in her heart. But she also knew that she meant well. In any case, her words are here. In the future, others
Even if people want to cause trouble for themselves, they have to think carefully.
Russell narrowed his eyes, looked at Lorraine up and down, nodded repeatedly, and said: "Not bad, not bad. Your Highness, you have quite good taste."