After school, Cornelia and Yang Hui picked up Lelouch and Nunnally and headed to the Ashford house. Along with them were Lelouch and Nunnally's senior sister, the eldest daughter of the Ashford family, Mi.
Ray Ashford, one year older than Lelouch.
"Your Highness Yang Hui, are you really as powerful as the rumors say?" Mi Lei asked excitedly. Although she was a bit disdainful when she grew up, she was still a lively and cheerful girl when she was a child, and was not as restrained as others.
Her parents were also frightened at first, fearing that they would offend Yang Hui and Cornelia, but they were good at observing people's behavior and found that neither Cornelia nor Yang Hui disliked Mi Lei's liveliness, so they simply did not remind her or offend them.
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"Rumors? What rumors? Why don't I know it myself?" Yang Hui asked Mi Lei.
"It's... it's... um..." Mi Lei tried hard to recall the rumors she had heard, "His Royal Highness Yang Hui transformed into a superman and was omnipotent in heaven and earth. In Africa, the tiger's body shook and he scared the enemy into surrender.
Got it!"
"Pfft~! Hahahaha..." Cornelia hugged her belly and laughed. Nunnally covered her mouth and laughed too, hurting her stomach. Even Lelouch, who was pretending to be arrogant, couldn't help turning his head to suppress his laughter.
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"No, do you believe such exaggerated rumors?" Yang Hui felt ridiculous that Mi Lei would believe such outrageous rumors.
"Believe it!"
"Then I'm afraid you'll be disappointed." Yang Hui spread his hands, "As you can see, I'm just an ordinary person."
However, when she heard Yang Hui say that she was an ordinary person, Cornelia's mouth twitched without any trace.
Although it is an exaggeration, this exaggeration is also well-founded. After all, most of the credit for the victory in the African battlefield belongs to Yang Hui. Without Yang Hui, she doesn't know how long she would have been in a stalemate with the EU in Africa.
Moreover, Yang Hui not only has explosive personal combat power, but also has outstanding military command capabilities. Even the design and development capabilities of Knightmare are top-notch in the Empire. The replacement of Empire Knightmare is also possible because of Yang Hui.
Extraordinary personal combat prowess, terrifying military command capabilities, and superb scientific research capabilities are all combined into one. It is okay to be called a superman. Anyway, it has absolutely nothing to do with the term ordinary person.
"Eh!??? So it's not? I'm so disappointed."
"Yeah, if I really were Superman..."
"Yes?" Mi Lei's eyes were twinkling with little stars, looking forward to it.
"I will definitely kidnap the cute little Mi Lei as soon as possible!"
"Ah~! Your Highness Yang Hui, how could you say such things to a lady?" Mi Lei covered her red face in shyness.
Seeing this scene, both Cornelia, Lelouch and Nunnally all smiled in unison. Yang Hui also used this image to face his younger brothers and sisters in the palace. Although he was a little sinister, he made everyone smile.
The cold palace is full of warmth.
When they came to Ashford's house, they didn't have the splendor and exaggeration of the imperial nobles. Instead, they were quite simple and full of knowledge. This feeling made both Cornelia and Yang Hui feel very comfortable.
There are not many members in the Ashford family. Apart from the dean, his wife and Mi Lei, there are only Uncle Mi Lei, his wife and their son.
It was not a luxurious dinner, but it was exquisite. During the meal, Cornelia and the elders of the Ashford family also asked some questions in the field of education, but did not talk about anything related to the situation in the empire.
After dinner, Cornelia and Yang Hui were supposed to leave, but because of Nunnally's reluctance, Cornelia and Yang Hui decided to stay at Ashford's house tonight to accompany Lelouch and Nunnally.
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"It won't be that easy for you and Cornelia to come to Sakura Country this time, right?" Lelouch asked suddenly at night. He was not worried about Nunnally hearing it. At this time, Nunnally had already been played by Mirela.
Cornelia is there with you.
"Huh? Why are you asking this?" Yang Hui asked Lelouch in return, sighing that he deserves to be Lelouch? He has a shadow of the future at such a young age.
"Is the Empire planning to take action against Sakura Country? When?" Lelouch did not answer Yang Hui and continued to ask his own questions.
"...What? Are you in such a hurry to go back?" Yang Hui asked Lelouch jokingly.
"...Well, I have to go back."
"Then you make a fuss in front of him, implicate Nunnally, and be exiled with you?"
"Nunnally..." When it came to Nunnally, the firmness and cruelty in Lelouch's eyes began to waver, but he soon regained his firmness, "I must find out who killed the mother-in-law.
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"Just you? How to check?" Yang Hui looked up at the starry sky outside the window and asked Lelouch.
"...I will slowly develop my own power, and then start investigating from the clues..."
"Then he was disposed of inexplicably?"
"……I won't……"
"You are too arrogant, Lelouch." Yang Hui interrupted Lelouch and said.
"..."
"No matter how smart you are, you are still a child. The empire is not a child's play, and you can know how deep the water is."
"...I still have you..."
"I will not become your pawn, Lelouch."
"...We can cooperate..."
"Cooperation requires equality between both parties. What qualifications do you have to cooperate with me?"
"I..." Lelouch opened his mouth, but was speechless. He really did not have the qualifications to be on an equal footing with Yang Hui. What could he offer Yang Hui?
Nothing at all!
Even his arrogant mind was still ignored by Yang Hui.
"help me……"
"..." Yang Hui retracted his gaze from the starry sky, looked at Lelouch, with a gentle smile on his face, and put his hand on Lelouch's head, "Finally found the right answer, Lelouch."
Yang Hui is an emotional person, but Lelouch wanted Yang Hui to be his pawn at first, but Yang Hui would never agree, and he would not become anyone's pawn. Later, he wanted to cooperate with Yang Hui, but he did not cooperate with Yang Hui at all.
Qualifications.
Now, Lelouch finally found the correct answer. The only answer that made Yang Hui willing to help him was family love. Lelouch was Yang Hui's younger brother. He asked his brother as his younger brother, and Yang Hui could not refuse.
"……Sorry, I……"
"You have been like this since you were a child, Lelouch." Yang Hui rubbed Lelouch's head and said to him, "The world can be regarded as a chessboard, and everyone is regarded as a chess piece, but... the world is not a chessboard, and not everyone can
As a chess piece, the world in your eyes...should not be a world composed of black and white grids and black and white chess pieces."
"..."
"I will help you investigate the truth of that matter, but before I find out the truth, don't worry about other things and study hard." Yang Hui withdrew his hand and said to Lelouch.
"I can help!"
"Then wait until you graduate from school, and... what can you do with your small body?" Yang Hui became unserious again, looking at Lelouch with a playful expression.
"You! Humph!" Lelouch remained arrogant, but he remembered what Yang Hui said. His physical fitness was indeed too poor, and he would remember to exercise.
"Okay, let's go find Nunnally and the others."
"Um."
Happy time always passes quickly. After being happy, reluctance replaces the theme of life. Cornelia and Yang Hui are not here to play. They have their own work to do. Send Lelouch and Nunnally off.
After going to school, we parted ways.
Returning to the concession consulate, the temporary person in charge came to report non-stop. The people from Sakura Country said they wanted to see Cornelia and Yang Hui today. On the one hand, they apologized to Cornelia and Yang Hui, and at the same time, they received the information captured by Bunitalia.
"Pirates", on the other hand, are also eager to discuss joint military exercises.
To be honest, the Sakura Kingdom was quite arrogant at first, thinking that the Bunitalia Empire's army was vulnerable. Who knew that the entire fleet sent to "receive" was completely captured by the opponent without firing a shot? This Sakura
The top officials of the country were almost paralyzed with fear.
The people of Sakura Country are like this. They are self-righteous, bully the weak and fear the strong, show off their power in front of the weak, and tremble in front of the strong. Summed up in one word, that is "cheap"!
So the imperial fleet that scared them docked on the coast of Sakura Country, leaving them unable to sleep. They quickly completed some joint military exercise and sent them away.
"It's a tiring journey, and I'm not used to the climate of this country. I need to rest for two days."
The people of Sakura Country are worried now, so Cornelia doesn't have to worry. It's good to leave them alone for a few days and take a good rest.
"Yes, your highness."
Although the people over at Sakura Country were pressing hard, the newly appointed temporary person in charge was still very discerning. He could tell that Cornelia planned to fish for Sakura Country, and he didn’t want to follow the same path as his previous boss, so in one sentence
He obeyed Cornelia's orders without asking any questions.
"Haha, you are a weakling who bullies the weak and fears the strong." Cornelia sneered.
"This country has always been like this, even more shameless." Yang Hui spread his hands and said.
"So I really like what you call them, little devils. They are only worthy of being slaves and cannot become real devils."
"Sister Huang, how many days do you plan to delay?"
"Seven or eight days, it's rare to take a break. Maybe it's because of your influence. It's nice to relax like this once in a while." Cornelia stretched out comfortably. In the past, she only focused on the battlefield and didn't give any advice.
During any rest time, I would immediately go to the next battlefield within two or three days of returning home after a battle.
But now she found that proper rest was still very comfortable, and her shoulders were not as heavy as before.
"I won't take the blame for this, Sister Huang." Yang Hui rolled his eyes. Although he knew that Cornelia was influenced by him, he would never admit it.
"What? Do you dare to live up to the Empire's [Nightmare]?" Cornelia asked jokingly.
"I don't have a rest now." Yang Hui spread his hands.
"What?"
"Although it is a small country, a lion can fight a rabbit with all its strength. I have already sent people to collect intelligence."
"I see, if you know yourself and your enemy, you will be victorious in any battle?"
"Yes, there are still a few noteworthy people in this country..."