Five hundred and eighty-fourth chapter [do not want to, can not bear]
Chapter 584 [I don’t want to, I don’t want to, I can’t bear it]
Sure enough it was Mrs. Lister who came.
The Marchioness came to visit in the middle of the night, but she didn't seem to have any intention of disturbing people's sweet dreams. Judging from her expression, she was very calm, as if she was an honored guest who was invited to an appointment.
When she was introduced into Duwei's study by little Sandy, Mrs. Lister, who came to visit unexpectedly late at night, had obviously changed into the glamorous evening outfit for tonight's banquet at home. She came late at night, and she had
She was wrapped in a thick black fur robe, with no makeup on her face.
When she walked into Du Wei's study, Mrs. List even smiled at Qiao Qiao and Vivian, and seemed to ignore Qiao Qiao's undisguised look of dissatisfaction.
Qiaoqiao's original intention was not to like Mrs. Liszt very much. It was purely the repulsive nature of beautiful women. All beautiful women have a natural instinct for other women around them who are as good-looking as themselves.
Subconscious hostility.
What's more, since Qiao Qiao became Du Wei's woman, she learned that the sisters of the Liszt family seemed to have coveted Du Wei... Is this really a big deal?!
I, Qiao Qiao's man, and Vivian split half of it. That's enough! As for others, they also want to share a piece of the pie! Not to mention there is no way, there are no windows!!
"Mrs. Vivian, Mrs. Jojo, I'm disturbing you in the middle of the night." Mrs. Lister smiled elegantly and calmly. Although she said it was "intrusion", she didn't look very apologetic.
Then her seductive eyes were fixed on Du Wei: "Your Majesty the Duke, I think you should understand a little bit about my purpose."
Du Wei smiled and nodded: "I understand a little bit, but I didn't expect that you would be more anxious than me. Just so, even if you don't come today, I will send someone to invite you tomorrow morning."
Seeing Mrs. Liszt's watery eyes staring at Du Wei, Qiao Qiao felt a little dissatisfied for no reason.
Humph, he and Vivian were still standing next to each other, and this woman was just ogling her!
The reason why Qiao Qiao felt a sense of crisis subconsciously was that Mrs. Lister's charming eyes were indeed alluring. She asked herself, in terms of the degree of attractiveness in her eyes, they were probably far less attractive, let alone even Vivian.
A pure little flower that can't even seduce men.
Du Wei coughed, but Qiao Qiao didn't move.
Mrs. List found a chair and sat down, but Qiao Qiao hadn't moved yet.
I won’t leave, what can you do! Qiao Qiao is angry and dissatisfied! In the middle of the night...
"Sister..." Vivian tugged at the corner of Qiaoqiao's clothes, and Qiaoqiao looked over. Only to see this unsatisfied sister, looking at her eagerly, as if she was pleading.
Sigh... Qiao Qiao was really speechless in her heart.
This weak sister! You only think about everything for Du Wei, but not for yourself? If you blindly give in, Mrs. Lister will directly intervene in our family. By then it will be too late to regret.
Although he thought so in his heart, he had no choice but to be pulled out by Vivian.
Vivian was more thoughtful. Before going out, she carefully closed the study door for Du Wei.
After the two girls went out, Mrs. Liszt's smile showed a bit of teasing ambiguity, and she said lightly: "I would like to think that the Duke must have taken a rest. It turns out that you are in a good mood and have a beautiful woman by your side, but you are in a romantic mood."
.Fortunately, when I came in just now, I was worried about disturbing your sleep."
Du Wei's smile was a little awkward, he coughed, cleared his throat, and then said seriously: "Mrs. Liszt, you came here so late at night, you must not have come specifically to tease me. It's almost dawn.
Okay, let’s get down to business.”
"Okay, let's get down to business." The smile on Mrs. Lister's face suddenly faded, and she uttered a sentence without any warning:
"Is it okay for Muse to marry your younger brother?"
There was no foreshadowing in the words, and it was naturally very abrupt. However, when Du Wei heard this, there was no expression of surprise on his face, let alone any hesitation. He nodded directly on the spot and answered quickly and simply: "Okay.
!”
"I will personally go to the Minister of Finance and tell him. I think he is an important minister of the empire and has a broad mind. He should understand the profound meaning and will not have any objections." After Mrs. Lister said this, Du Wei showed a little gratitude:
"Well, since Madam you are willing to say it, then naturally it is better."
The two looked at each other, but Mrs. Lister's expression gradually became serious: "Your Excellency, don't you have anything else to tell me?"
Du Wei frowned and looked at Mrs. Lister, this smart and beautiful marquise. There seemed to be something hidden in her eyes.
"Something happened tonight." Mrs. Lister's tone was firm: "Although I don't know what happened, I can see something from your expression when you left... Du Wei, you and I
The family has been tightly tied together, and now there is even a marriage relationship. Gabri is your brother, so you are naturally very good to him. And Muse is also my sister, and I love her very much. It goes without saying!
Since your family and I are already tied together, you can't hide everything from me if anything happens, right?"
Du Wei was about to excuse himself, but looking into Mrs. List's eyes, suddenly, without knowing what the thought was, Du Wei suddenly made a strange decision!
"I... was assassinated in the palace tonight."
Du Wei's face was calm, and he spoke the word "assassination" as casually as if he were talking about the weather.
This time, Mrs. Lister was really moved!
"Who did it?"
Du Wei smiled and looked at the beautiful Marchioness: "If I had known about it, I wouldn't have told you about it."
I have to say that there was a reason why Du Wei told Mrs. Lister this secret matter.
Now that Du Wei is in the imperial capital, he really doesn't have any right-hand assistants or advisers who are good at maneuvering.
The only one under Du Wei who is good at this is Philip, but Philip is far in the northwest.
What happened tonight was serious in nature, but Du Wei had to pay attention to it! At this moment, he didn't even have a person to discuss with him. Naturally, tonight, he suddenly had a thought in his mind and said to the Marquise.
came out.
In Du Wei's opinion, Mrs. Lister's intelligence may not necessarily be inferior to that of Philip! This beautiful woman can survive for many years as a widow in the aristocratic circle of the empire, and she also runs a business.
Such a huge family fortune depends on more than just that pretty face.
Mrs. Liszt was naturally very good at this kind of intrigue and intrigue. When she was in the northwest, Mrs. Liszt had also offered herself strategies in order to win her trust, and the ideas were all very clever.
On the other hand...since we have decided to marry into the Liszt family, we will just stop doing it! Tie the two families together!
So, just tell the other party this shocking incident. After this incident, the relationship between the two families will be improved.
"Could it be the regent..."
Mrs. Lister frowned tightly, but when she said this, she shook her head again and said in a deep voice: "No, it's not the Regent."
"Oh?" Du Wei looked at the Marchioness. At this moment, he really hoped to hear some valuable ideas from this smart matriarch.
"Your Majesty the Duke... make it clearer. Since the past few days, the Regent has actually been trying every means to reduce your authority." Mrs. Lister seemed to have made up her mind to go to war with Du Wei. Such sharp words were also
Speaking bluntly, she continued slowly: "In my opinion, since the regent intends to reduce your power, it is a signal: he still trusts you and still wants to make good use of your land. To reduce your land power is just a sign.
It is a normal imperial power strategy, and I also think that before this, the power in your hands was indeed too great. Reducing it a little will make the monarch and his ministers less suspicious, but it is a long-term solution!"
Du Wei nodded after hearing Mrs. List's opinion.
"If the regent does not reduce your power, then it will be dangerous." Mrs. List thought for a moment, and her tone became more and more certain: "Also, your title of dean of the military academy. This is also what the regent put on.
It has added a halo of an uncrowned king to your head! The dean of the military academy is a clear signal from him. Although some of your power has been reduced, your trust in his heart has not weakened at all.
As the dean, within ten years, most of the young officers of the empire will become your disciples, and you will have strong prestige and influence in the army. Although these are not actual military powers, but who
I don’t dare to underestimate the weight of this prestige. So…since the Prince Regent has given you this hat, why bother killing you again?”
"The rabbit is dead and the dog is cooked, and the bird is hidden." Du Wei shook his head: "My status is too high and my age is too young. After all, it is inappropriate."
After hearing this, Mrs. Liszt smiled slightly: "You are also telling the truth. But in my opinion, it is different... To put it more clearly, Your Excellency, you are indeed a genius. If someone like you is
If it were another king, he would probably never reuse you. It would be even less likely that he would elevate you to such a high position. Because a talent like yours cannot be controlled by a wise king! This regent of ours is the most powerful person in the empire.
You are the smartest monarch in history. Since he can use you and trust you, he is wise. I think he is not the kind of mediocre person who is afraid of his ministers having too much power and makes random suspicions. If it were Augustine instead
Sixth Incarnation, I’m afraid I would have killed you long ago.”
Du Wei remained silent.
What Mrs. Lister said does make sense.
But……
If we look at the normal trajectory, Prince Chen is officially young and in his prime. If he is healthy, he still has several decades to live. Then with him as a wise king sitting on the throne, he will naturally dare to continue to reuse himself.
At least in the next few decades, he will still reuse himself.
But...the problem is that Mrs. Liszt does not know a secret: Prince Chen may have been infected with some serious hidden disease!
This is what Du Wei is most worried about tonight!
A dangerous question he had ignored before:
Under normal circumstances, Prince Chen has no reason to kill himself. The most he can do is to suppress himself occasionally, slap him in the face and give him a sweet date, add carrots and sticks, reduce his power today and give him other powers tomorrow. The emperor's mind is always there.
This is the set.
But... if Prince Chen suddenly becomes terminally ill and is about to die soon... then he will definitely use thunderous means to kill himself before he dies!
Because Prince Chen knows very well that a person like himself is not a powerful monarch and will definitely not be able to control him! And if he dies now, whether the little emperor Charlie will be a wise king when he grows up in the future is another question, but for now, he is a ten-year-old
A two-year-old child will never be able to control himself!
The young master is weak and the powerful ministers are too powerful. No matter whether it is the East or the West, no royal family will sit back and watch such an extremely dangerous situation happen!
To put it more clearly:
If Prince Chen has ten, twenty or more years to live, then he will be safe. At most, when he comes to old age, he will slowly force himself to hand over power, step by step, as if
Like the current old prime minister Rob Schell.
But if Prince Chen only has one and a half years left to live... then he will never use common sense to deal with him! Because in one and a half years, he wants to level off the strength of his entire family, and use
It is difficult to reduce the power of the normal balancing art. The most direct, simple and effective way is to physically eliminate yourself, the Tulip Duke!
Even when Du Wei was in the palace today, he had an idea in his mind!
If I were the regent, and I was about to die, leaving behind a son who was not yet a minor, and a powerful minister, the Grand Duke, who had unparalleled power and prestige in the empire...then...
I will definitely kill this guy! I will never leave any hidden dangers to my son!!
Therefore, what really worries Du Wei is not just whether the mastermind of his assassination tonight is Prince Chen.
To take a step back...even if it wasn't him who killed me tonight.
So what happens next??
Now that Prince Chen is seriously ill, he has sufficient motives and reasons to kill himself! Whether he breaks up with him or not depends entirely on how long he can survive!
Du Wei sighed and murmured in a low voice:
"Chen... I really don't want to turn against you unless I have to..."
"Duwei, what did you say?"
Hearing Du Wei muttering to himself, Mrs. Lister was a little confused.
Du Wei raised his head, his expression was sincere, but his tone was not so relaxed: "Mrs. Lister, what you said to me is from the bottom of your heart, so I can't hide it... I admit that what you just said is very true.
Correct, but if I tell you an additional factor, your overall inference may not be tenable."
"What?"
"Chen... our regent." Du Wei lowered his voice, with a hint of sadness on his face, and said softly: "I suspect... he may be seriously ill and may not survive..."
Du Wei shook his head and did not continue.
Teng!
When Mrs. Lister heard this, her face suddenly changed color and she jumped up from her chair.
Du Weian sat there with a deep helplessness on his face.
Prince Chen... No matter whether you kill me tonight or not, it seems that there is really a crisis between us.
The scene on the day of the coup suddenly flashed in my mind:
He was standing alone under the imperial city. Not far away, he was surrounded by rebels. But he was a stray horse who had just broken up with his family and had no home.
Prince Chen stood on the imperial city, looked at himself sincerely, and shouted loudly: "...I will make you the Duke of Tulip! As long as I live, I will never let you down! On the day when my thorn flower flag is flying,
Tulips will never fade!"
That voice is still in my ears!
When the coup developed and the eldest prince was defeated, Du Wei saw that his family was about to suffer. He even hid a dagger in his sleeve on the city wall with the intention of killing Prince Chen. At that time, he told him with a frank look.
I handed over a bottle of magic potion...
Du Wei closed his eyes.
Chen... I'm not afraid of him, not afraid of him, or afraid to be his enemy.
Rather, I don’t want to! I don’t want to! I can’t bear it!