Hongyue Naoto was dumbfounded. He looked at his mother and then at Yang Hui.
"I...really have a sister?"
The woman nodded.
"Callen Cudafield?"
The woman nodded again.
"She is the eldest lady of Huda Felt?"
The woman nodded three times.
"..." Hongyue Naoto lowered his head, feeling a little lost.
"I'm sorry, Naoto, I know it's hard for you, but...but...I also have my own difficulties." As she spoke, the woman began to cry. She knew that she had become someone else's mistress and gave birth to a child.
It was a shameful thing, so she never told her son.
"No, no, mom." Naoto Hongyue knew that his mother had misunderstood, and quickly explained, "Mom, I know you are working hard, but...well, you should have told me as soon as possible."
Is Naoto Hongyue sad? Of course he is sad. Who wants his mother to be a mistress with no title? But he can indeed understand his mother. His father died when he was very young. She grew up alone as a housewife. She needs to
Pay a price that is unimaginable to ordinary people.
But what made him most melancholy was not here, but... among the people present, the last person he knew was his son and brother.
"Naoto..."
"It's really okay, Mom, I can understand."
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"
"It's okay, mom." Naoto Hongyue gently hugged his mother and patted her back.
Yang Hui and Reggieni Rejeta did not interrupt or watch the show, but quietly waited for them to adjust their emotions and calm down.
After about a few minutes, the woman's emotions were vented and she calmed down under the comfort of Naoto Hongyue. Then Yang Hui continued: "Madam, no matter what, you can no longer work as a servant in the Xiuda Feilte family.
After all, Naoto is my knight. If you don’t think about yourself, you should also consider Naoto.”
"But...but..." The woman understood what Yang Hui meant. The prince's knights, but his family were servants of the noble family. This was embarrassing Yang Hui. Even if Yang Hui didn't care, Hongyue Naoto would still be attacked by outsiders.
His contempt, and don’t forget, Naoto Benigetsu is an [ELEVEN] and has a natural disadvantage.
But she really wanted to be with her daughter, and was worried about whether she would live well in a big family and whether she would be bullied by her stepmother.
"So, I have discussed it with Duke Cudafield. You now have two options. One is to take your daughter back and raise her yourself. After all, you no longer have to worry about your livelihood. Naoto also has a salary to raise her.
There is no problem for her to grow up; the second is to keep her in the Sudafield family and continue to be the eldest daughter of the Sudafield family. You will have the opportunity to visit once in the middle and at the end of each month. Of course
, Naoto can also visit us together.”
"This...I...I need to think about it." The woman was torn. For her, of course she wanted to choose the former, so that she could always be with her daughter.
But she felt that it was very selfish to do so. Kallen is the daughter of Duke Cudafield. There is no doubt about this. Duke Cudafield is also very good to Kallen and does not dislike half of the [ELEVEN] blood in her body.
.
There is also the Duchess, although as a stepmother she doesn't like Kallen very much, she doesn't show too much hatred and doesn't make things difficult for Kallen. She is just extremely strict in studies and other aspects.
Kallen stayed as the eldest daughter of the Siudafeld family, and her life and education were both top-notch. This was something that a woman could not give Kallen.
"...Your Highness, I choose the second option." After the woman went through a complex psychological struggle, she made her decision.
"sure?"
"Yes."
"...You are a great mother."
Yang Hui is also very clear about the difference between the former and the latter. No matter which one a woman chooses, he thinks it is understandable. The former is a mother's selfishness, while the latter is a mother's selflessness. The former is understandable, and the latter is worth it.
Respect.
"Your Highness, you are very complimentary. As long as I can see Kallen and Naoto is safe, I will be satisfied." The woman stood up and bowed to Yang Hui to thank her.
"Well, go ahead, someone will take you to your new residence."
"Grateful."
"Yes, your highness."
With gratitude to Yang Hui, Hongyue Naoto left the Governor's Mansion with his mother and headed to a new home to start a new life.
Yang Hui stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, watching the mother and son leave.
"Mr. Yang Hui is still so gentle." Regeni Rejeta said coldly.
"Gentle? Haha." Yang Hui laughed and shook his head, "If Duke Xiudafield hears this, I'm afraid he will beat you up."
Reggie Reggieta smiled but said nothing.
"Huh? That's..." At this moment, Yang Hui saw a few figures on the street, his eyes narrowed, and the corner of his mouth curled up, "It seems that the so-called federation of nobles is not very united. Sure enough, the nobles are all like this
Virtue, Regetta."
"Yes, Mr. Yang Hui, I will arrange for someone to follow you."
"Well, go ahead."
…
Duke Cudafeld left the mansion with his people and returned home alone. The Duchess, who should have gone to bed, had been waiting for his return in the hall.
"Why aren't you asleep yet?" Duke Cudafield asked in surprise.
"She couldn't sleep, so she sent him out?" asked the Duchess, who had been restless ever since Duke Cudafeld became angry with her.
"Yes." Duke Cudafield glanced at the corner of the second floor and deliberately raised his voice a little, "She has been handed over to His Highness."
"That's good, I can't tell that our Highness actually likes that kind of woman..."
"No, you are overthinking." Duke Xiudafelt shook his head and interrupted the Duchess, "His Royal Highness Yang Hui is more terrifying than we imagined. He did not want to leave that woman to satisfy his own desires."
"what is that?"
"That woman's son, Naoto Benigetsu, is a trainee knight of the [Nightmare] Knights."
"...Tsk, she is such a lucky woman, what else? What else did you say?"
"Let's go and talk in the study." Duke Cudafield glanced at the second floor again. All the information that should be conveyed has been conveyed, and the next content is not something that the lovely eavesdropper can hear.
Already.
"……good."
After the two of them reached the second floor, they glanced at the corner of the stairs at the same time. They didn't see anyone, so they walked into the study together.
At this moment, the little red-haired girl hiding behind the pillar finally breathed a sigh of relief and took a deep breath.
"Mom's son? Could it be my brother? He went to His Highness Yang Hui's place... His Highness Yang Hui... um... I must find a chance to see it!" Kallen, who was thinking like this, quickly ran back to her room and planned to make a plan.
A plan.
At the same time, the Duchess also learned from Duke Cudafeld that there was a traitor in the Federation of Nobles.
"This! How is this possible!?" The Duchess's first reaction was disbelief. She also often came into contact with those nobles. Although there were many people who were greedy for profit, they were not brave people. It was impossible to imagine where their courage came from.
Treason.
"A great man once said that when the profit reaches 100%, they dare to trample all laws in the world; when the profit reaches 300%, they dare to risk hanging. It seems that we have a different perspective on people.
It's lacking, both for them and for His Highness." Duke Schudafelt sighed and said.
"...What are you going to do?"
"What else can we do?" Duke Siudafeldt smiled wryly to himself, "That His Highness is quite easy to serve. He will not do anything to us if you obey me."
"Haha, so we can only watch as [ELEVEN] rides on our heads?"
"No, His Highness is a fair person and a firm person. Whatever he says will be whatever it is. The rights of [ELEVEN] have indeed increased, but they will not exceed those of the Bunitalia people. As long as we don't
Just cause trouble."
"...Okay, I understand, I will restrain myself." The Duchess wanted to say something else, but seeing her husband's tired face, she swallowed it again.
"Well, we will begin to implement His Highness's plan tomorrow. On the surface, we will be close to their families, but secretly we will cut off all contact with them. We must keep it secret and not let them notice the problem."
"I will take care of it. It just so happens that Mrs. Maxey invites me to a tea party tomorrow. By the way, do I still need to... continue to investigate His Highness?"
"No need." Duke Xiudafelt smiled wryly to himself, "His Highness definitely has a terrible intelligence network in his hands. How else could he obtain such secret information? Investigating His Highness will probably anger His Highness."
"okay, I get it."
"Don't be so depressed." Duke Siudafeld saw that the Duchess became frustrated and depressed. He walked to sit next to the Duchess and held her little hand. "This may be an opportunity for us."
"Chance?"
Duke Xiudafelt nodded seriously: "Yes, opportunity. In the future [ELEVEN] will be His Highness Yang Hui's world. Everything is in his hands. From now on in [ELEVEN], there will be no background more powerful than His Highness. As long as
We still plan to stay in [ELEVEN], so we need to board this big ship as soon as possible.
At least among the nobility in the concession, no one can match our status, and because of that woman, we have already established contact with His Highness. If we don't seize this opportunity, it will be very difficult to get on the ship again in the future."
"But... what if His Highness Yang Hui kills the donkey?"
"Then we have to make sure that we are always valuable to him and let His Highness know that we are always useful." Duke Cudafield said.
"But it's still very dangerous. Just in case, we'd better be prepared..."
"It's best not to." Duke Xiudafelt shook his head and objected, "His Highness is a governor who was beaten on the battlefield. According to my understanding, what this kind of person hates most is the erratic wallflower, and we have all heard of His Highness.
According to rumors, he is protective of his own shortcomings and treats his own people very well, just like that woman and his son."
