Elizabeth walked through the silent corridor to the study.
She was wearing a goose-yellow long skirt and a sky-blue embroidered top. With her slightly raised chin and neatly combed bun, the imperial princess looked as calm and elegant as usual.
Thirty meters away from the closed study door, two maids and two guards stopped and watched Elizabeth walk to the study alone.
This is the rule of the Prince's Palace.
Except for Prince Anthony, Princess Elizabeth and Princess Scarlett, even the most trusted guards and housekeepers are not allowed to approach the study.
Elizabeth pushed open the door and entered.
Anthony's tall body stood like a sculpture in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows filled with sunlight.
"Ralph has arrived in Lulian," Elizabeth poured a glass of wine, walked to Anthony and handed it to him, "Scarlett will be back in three days at the latest."
Anthony took the wine glass and looked silently at the garden outside the window with his blue eyes.
"When Scarlett comes back, we can take action." Elizabeth held his arm and said softly, "This time, we must make those guys in the south pay the price!"
"The price?" Anthony turned his head and focused his gaze on his wife's face, "I am not opposed to revenge, but are you sure you want it at this time?" Elizabeth met his gaze without flinching and raised her eyebrows.
Of course! Do we have to swallow our anger?"
She sneered, "Dear, don't forget, this is not the first time that these Southern bumpkins have offended us. Originally, I thought that Adolf would become smarter after the little bastard named Roy died, but
Unexpectedly, he would choose to be our enemy for the sake of a mercenary..."
"But don't forget the current situation!" Anthony interrupted Elizabeth, "No one will stand on our side. For the major families, the demons are the most deadly threat!"
"Besides, we can't get hold of Adolf in this matter. It's the Bano family that messed up everything. Do you think that my dear brother and those princes and ministers will let us find trouble with Adolf?
"
"I don't think this matter has anything to do with them!" Elizabeth said, her face getting colder and colder. "If they are not afraid of causing trouble for themselves, they can stop me from trying."
The woman's paranoia gave Anthony a headache. With a sullen face, he turned around and walked to the desk, throwing himself into the shadow of the high-backed chair.
A hundred years ago, when Grand Duke Solan founded the country, he set an iron law that the prince should not interfere in politics. At the same time, he imposed strict restrictions on the prince's territory and the size of the army. It can be said that the power that Anthony can control is far beyond his control.
His noble status matches his status. Not to mention wealthy families like the Four Great Families, even upstarts like the Barno family are better than him.
Fortunately, his wife was born into the Lanrith family, and the power she holds in her hands is enough to make anyone respect him with due respect.
Just like last time, in order to avenge Scarlett who was humiliated in Lulian, Elizabeth directly mobilized several families related to Langris, and hundreds of knights went south in large numbers, forcing the chief heraldry officer of the Heraldry Academy to come personally.
Make concessions. Allow the Lanlith family to send people into Solan and challenge south.
If it weren't for Xilin's imbecility, this should have been a resounding slap and warning from Elizabeth to those who offended her.
However, such power is also a misfortune for Anthony.
Anthony knew better than anyone else the ambitions of his wife's father and her brothers and nephews. He also knew better than anyone else his wife's defense of her natal family and the arrogance and stubbornness in her nature.
This has even seriously affected her daughter Scarlett.
Scarlett has a typical Langrisian character and temper, self-centered, aloof, strong, even arrogant and domineering.
They have never looked down on anyone else. In their eyes, only the people of the Lanlith family can be called true nobles, and only the blood of the Lanlith family is the most noble.
Anthony didn't know how to reason with Elizabeth. Although he was also annoyed by what happened in the south, at this juncture, he knew better that his rash actions were likely to cause public outrage. This would be fatal to any family.
of.
Moreover, he also knew the attitudes of the Principality of Saxony and the Principality of Sinasili on this matter.
Although on the surface, the two principalities should share the same enemy with us, in fact, they are both nobles from the south of the empire and are natural allies in the interests of the south. Even if their relationship is not too harmonious, it is not easy to
Fall out.
Especially when the demons invade, the noble lords from all over the empire will lead the army to join the Solan coalition called by Edward. At this time, internal strife will greatly reduce the voice of the southern noble groups.
This is not good for Saxony and Sinasili!
Therefore, Anthony was certain that the current choice of the Principality of Saxony and Sinasili was to pay the ransom, record the account, and then remain silent.
Even when they jointly sent troops, no one expected to see any dissatisfaction with Adolf on the faces of Archduke Feynman and Archduke Costa. They would hug, talk and laugh like old friends, stay together all day long, and attend military meetings
Advance and retreat together.
This is the reality, and in comparison, a prince who is rooted in the imperial capital and married to the youngest daughter of the Lanlith family is more like an outsider.
Therefore, no matter what aspect, Anthony does not want to cause trouble for himself at this time. However, he also knows that none of these reasons can convince Elizabeth - especially when Fred died in the hands of the other party.
Fred had watched Elizabeth grow up and was her personal guard and housekeeper. He was also the largest dowry given by Caesar when she got married.
Anthony still remembers the shock and awe in the eyes of the guests when they saw Fred at his wedding to Elizabeth. No one thought that such a strong man would be willing to commit himself as a servant and accompany him as a butler.
Elizabeth married to Solan.
Elizabeth relied on Fred very much. For her, Fred was not only a housekeeper, but also a confidant. Anthony even believed that Elizabeth might hide many things from herself, but she had no secrets from Fred.
The old man with an eccentric and cold personality was not only her shield. He was also her sword, her hands, her ears and eyes.
When the news of Fred's murder came, Anthony saw his wife's face look so terrifying for the first time.
It was a cold and biting iron-blue color. It was a color that was extremely sad and extremely angry.
Although after that, apart from himself, none of the hundreds of people in the house saw Elizabeth showing any abnormal emotions, but Anthony knew that she would never give up!
Whether it's for Scarlett or Fred, she must let the mercenary named Leo die. At the same time, because of Fred's identity, this is obviously the wish of the Lanlith family.
After a moment of silence, Anthony sighed and said slowly: "I got the news that Watts has arrived in Lulian."
"That old fox." Elizabeth frowned.
Anthony nodded and said: "Watts played a role in uniting the Bano, Saxony and Renault families this time. This matter, from a certain perspective, is actually a slap in the face."…
"What does he want to do?" Elizabeth asked.
"Old Bano has already met with him." Anthony tapped his fingers on the table. "Because he has been warned by Mo Ya, old Bano will not do it himself. He needs an agent."
"You mean," Elizabeth thought, "Watts is the agent?"
"Watts is Donald's confidant and has always been known as a treacherous and ruthless person," Anthony said. "He has done a lot of dirty work for Donald over the years. It can be said that all of Donald's shady powers are in his hands."
In my hands. Therefore..."
Anthony didn't finish his words, but Elizabeth fully understood what he meant.
"So, the guy named Leo is dead." Elizabeth said.
Anthony nodded.
Elizabeth frowned, walked back and forth a few steps, and said, "What do you mean by telling me this?"
"Wait and see." Anthony said simply, "Since that kid is bound to die, why should we cause trouble?"
"But just in case..." Elizabeth said, "You know, those guys who like to hide in the dark underground are not so reliable. Besides, even Fred died in the hands of that kid if he was not careful. They
How capable is he?"
"They are the experts in this aspect." Anthony smiled slightly, shook the wine that Elizabeth handed him just now, and said calmly, "If they want to kill me, they will probably turn this glass of wine into something unknowingly.
It turned into a cup of poisonous wine, and you personally handed it to me."
As he spoke, Anthony glanced at Elizabeth's back: "Or maybe, there will be someone standing behind you right now."
A gust of wind passed through the window, and Elizabeth suddenly felt a chill in her vest.
She couldn't help but look back.
Although there was nothing in her field of vision, she still felt horrified and turned pale when she recalled some of the terrible legends she had heard before.
After a moment of silence, Elizabeth said: "Who will Watts let go?"
"I don't know about that," Anthony said, "However, there have been rumors that Watts controls at least five large mercenary groups and a dozen large and small bandit groups and dark mercenary groups.
.Half of the named killers obey his orders."
"And in the South?" asked Elizabeth.
Anthony nodded: "Donald's infiltration operation into the South has been going on for many years. If I guess correctly, what Watts used this time is probably a killer organization called the Black Executioner. In the world of killers,
This organization is very famous.”
"I've heard of it." Elizabeth narrowed her eyes slightly.
Dark Executioner is a name that is only spread among the underground world and nobles. However, this name can definitely be associated with words such as terrifying and powerful.
When she was still in Langres, Elizabeth had heard rumors about the Dark Executioner.
It is said that at least three powerful men from the Holy Realm died at the hands of this organization. Among them was a fifty-level paladin named Castaic ten years ago.
This paladin killed more than thirty assassins of the Dark Executioner in total, but in the end, he still died. When he died, there was no good piece of flesh on his body. His eyes were blinded, his bones were broken, and the wounds on his body were more than
Two hundred places. And it was poisoned.
That tragedy shocked the entire continent.
For a whole month, the talk of the nobility and the underworld was all about the death of Castaic.
In her natal family, Elizabeth once heard her uncles from the Sanctuary admit that such a strong man could deal with an order of knights by himself on the battlefield. Even if the Lanlith family wanted to kill him, they would have to pay a high price. But but
Death at the hands of a group of assassins is really horrifying.
This impressed Elizabeth.
If Watts really sent a black executioner, then doing it himself would have no other benefit than causing trouble for her husband.
"Okay," Elizabeth said, "I understand what you mean. I can wait before things come to an end."
Anthony nodded, with a smile on his face.
Elizabeth walked towards the door. Before leaving, she suddenly asked: "I heard that there is a dark mercenary group called the Hand of the Blood Demon, which seems to be as famous as the Dark Executioner?"
Anthony nodded and asked, "What?"
"I think," Elizabeth opened the door, leaving a cold voice, "just because I don't take action doesn't stop me from spending some money to buy insurance. I want him to die and don't allow any accidents!"