After the prince was captured by the dragon

Miles looked at Lynn's leaving back and narrowed his eyes.

He has feelings for Lynn, this is the child left by the woman he loves most, and he has devoted too much effort to this child, so the feelings are naturally deep.

He also knew his son very well, knew that he was extremely respectful to him, and still had some affection for him, so he probably didn't have any thoughts of disobedience.

But what if he has it?

He has prestige in the Crohn Empire and has the support of the army. Maybe one day he will be pushed and led to the throne.

Miles raised his hand and looked at it indifferently.

The years have taken away the moisture of the skin, and his hands are dry and decayed, telling everyone frankly that he is old.

And what about Lynn?

He is 24 years old, how young, his hands are full, with cocoons honed in the army, like the branches and leaves of a vibrant tree, just looking at the leaves, you can know how lush the tree is.

The lush old trees next to it are about to decay.

But the old tree didn't want to just rot like this.

Miles put down his hand, recalling the conversation between the Duke of Wren and him two days ago.

……

There was no publicity about the Duke of Wren's arrival in Anli, the imperial capital, and he came very quietly.

He greeted Miles quietly.

Miles also received him very calmly.

The combined age of the two is almost over a hundred, and the half-buried old fox has a very affectionate smile on his face.

"Rein Gata greets His Majesty."

Ren spoke first.

Miles signaled the servant to bring the stool, and said with a smile, "Ren, sit down and talk about it. You have worked hard to guard the northwest."

Miles said sincerely, as if he was not the one who never allowed Northwest military expenditures and various deductions.

Miles naturally has his reasons for not approving military expenditures.

He wants Ryan to lose a battle.

Ren's prestige is too high, he is almost invincible, every soldier respects him very much, and even many young officers join the army for him.

If such a person rebels, how many people will respond?

Miles needs Rennes to lose a battle, a defeat known to the whole country, it will tell everyone that the Duke of Rennes is not so invincible, he is not a myth.

But to his disappointment, even with military expenditures that could not even supply food and grass, Renn still kept winning, and the Northwest was as stable as a rock under his guard.

Fortunately... Lynn sent a message with a carrier pigeon. The mythical Duke of Rennes privately forged iron and was even suspected of colluding with the Trusu Empire.

Miles' smile is somewhat real, because he is really happy.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, but I'll stand still." Ren refused Miles, and he still stood there straight.

Miles was a little displeased, he didn't like things that were out of control.

"Ren, you came to the emperor for..."

"Apologize." Ren restrained his smile and said seriously.

"Oh? Please what's the crime?" Miles also became serious.

Presumably, Lin En's investigation of him was discovered. This smart duke wanted to enter the imperial capital first, in an attempt to take the initiative.

"In order to maintain the operation of the Northwest, I cast ironware privately."

"only this……?"

Ren suddenly took out a booklet from his arms, and he bent down and presented it.

Miles took it and opened the booklet.

After only turning the first page, Miles' eyes became hot.

This is the intelligence of the Trusu Empire.

Very detailed.

It was so detailed that Miles could use this information to defeat the Trusu Empire.

Miles' hand holding the information trembled slightly, but soon he calmed down and looked at Ren.

Ren calmly said: "For this information, I pretended to cooperate with the Trusu Empire. If not, I apologize to His Majesty."

Miles knew that he couldn't do anything about Ren. As long as he publicized it, everyone would regard him as a hero, and everyone would gently let go of the trivial matter of making ironware privately.

Miles is not afraid that Ryan will rebel now. After all, he is in the northwest, and almost all of the food supply in the northwest is supplied by the rich south of the Crohn Empire. lifeblood.

So what Miles has to do now is to use the information in Ryan's hands to conquer Trusu. To use him, he must appease him.

Ryan offered a timely opportunity to appease.

"By the way, Your Majesty, I have someone to dedicate to Your Majesty."

He turned his head and said to the door: "Ophelia, come in."

A person came in from outside the door.

It was a woman, covered in snow-white satin embroidered with golden patterns, even her face was covered by a translucent white veil, only her eyes were exposed.

The figure under the gauze is slim and graceful, and the red eyes exposed are full of spring, even if the beauty is still holding the pipa half-hidden, it can be seen that she is a beauty.

Miles remained silent.

At his age and his position, he has long been resistant to the beauty of the world, and no matter how beautiful a woman is, it is difficult for him to move.

He even had the leisure to think that accepting this woman was a kind of appeasement to the Duke of Rennes. If this woman was a relative of Rennes, then when Rennes needed to fight in the future, he could reward this woman to avoid hurting Rennes. reward.

His coolness vanished as the woman lifted the veil from her face.

To be precise, this is a girl with the same red hair and red eyes as the Duke of Rennes, with a shy and bright appearance, she is a beauty.

But it was not so beautiful that Miles lost his composure.

It was another person who really made him lose his composure.

"Phoenix..."

Miles murmured.

The facial features of this girl are very similar to his deceased wife, the queen of the empire, Lynn's biological mother - Phoenix.

The honey-colored skin of the girl named Ophelia actually has a different kind of sex appeal, but the skin color that is a degree darker than that of Phoenix reminds Miles.

This is a girl named Ophelia, not Phoenix.

"Your Majesty, this is your daughter, Ophelia."

Ren touched the girl's head and introduced with a smile.

His voice is full of confidence, like a businessman's confidence in his rare and livable commodities.

His guests are indeed very cooperative.

Miles could hardly take his eyes off Ophelia, subconsciously replied: "Okay, very good."

"Then, are you willing to accept Ophelia, Your Majesty?"

"I will marry her, and she will be the new queen of the empire." Miles directly promised, he got up from his seat, came to Ophelia's side, held the girl's trembling hand, and asked: "Then you Will you marry me?"

Ofelia looked up at the emperor, at the unconcealable wrinkles on his face, at his cloudy eyes, this man who couldn't hide his old age would be her husband.

Ophelia suddenly felt sick.

But she held back, she remembered what her father had said to her yesterday.

"Ophelia, if you don't marry His Majesty Miles, the entire Northwest will be ruined, and your mother and I may die because of it."

She has no other choice.

So she gave a smile, which she concealed so well that all reluctance was hidden.

"I am willing."

Such a smile, as if Phoenix had promised him a marriage proposal decades ago.

Miles smiled too.

The Duke of Wren was afraid that his daughter's dislike would be accidentally revealed, so he found an excuse to let Ophelia leave first.

Miles stared at her leaving back in a daze.

The Duke of Rennes interrupted him: "Your Majesty?"

Miles recovered and looked at him: "What's wrong?"

The Duke of Rennes asked: "Nothing, I just want to ask about your evaluation of His Royal Highness Lynn."

"What's your opinion on Lynn?"

"Because His Highness Lynn's performance in the northwest is so good, wherever he goes, people respect and love him very much, even I, the governor of the Northwest Frontier County, feel jealous, but... I don't know how His Highness is in the empire. "

It's not clever, it's naked provocation.

But it's heartbreaking enough.

Miles still trusted his son, and defended: "The duke boasted too much, he is so young, how can he have this ability."

"Yes, His Highness Lin En is really young. He is only 24 years old. I am 45 years old, so much older than him."

Miles didn't speak anymore. He had been working hard in the army in his early years, and neglected the women in the backyard. When he went looking for a woman for his heir, he couldn't wait for a child for some reason.

When Lynn was born, he would be 35 years old.

35 years old... Heh, ordinary civilians are starting to prepare for the funeral.

In fact, there is no difference between the emperor and the common people in this matter. At this age, the emperor should also prepare for his death.

"Your Majesty, then what is your opinion on the eldest prince?" Ren was persistent.

The emperor said perfunctorily: "He is a good boy, and he is very loyal to his father."

"Very loyal... I just don't know, will His Highness Lin En still be so loyal when he knows the real cause of his mother's death?"

The emperor's body tensed suddenly, and his sharp eyes stabbed at Duke Wren.

As if the Duke of Wren didn't feel the emperor's wrath, he bent down and saluted.

"The subordinate still has something to do, so I will leave first."

The emperor did not stop him, the old past was suddenly brought up again, and those rotten memories were also brought out together, exuding a stench that made it hard to breathe.

In most people's minds, Queen Phoenix died in the chaos a few years ago. Only a few people knew that Queen Phoenix was strangled to death by Emperor Miles himself.

The two became husband and wife when they were young, and they were extremely affectionate, but after the emperor ascended the throne, and as he eagerly wanted a child to become the heir, their relationship changed.

Phoenix hated Miles for bringing one woman after another into the palace, and her attitude towards him became cold, which made him hit a few nails in a row.

But Miles became the emperor, and too many people favored him and spoiled him, so his response to Phoenix's embarrassment was to turn around and go to other women.

As a result, the relationship between him and Phoenix became even colder, and it was not until Lynn's birth that it eased up. After Lynn became sensible, he tried to match up with his parents, hoping that they could let go of their grudges.

At this time, the relationship between the two is almost back to normal.

Some people just can't understand this kind of recovery, and some people design to frame Phoenix and get married.

Miles went to question her, but Phoenix was furious at Miles' distrust. In addition, Lynn was far away from training in the southern army, and there was no one to mediate, so the two quarreled.

During the quarrel, Phoenix turned over old accounts. She spoke too sharply and meanly, and directly denied everything in the past between the two of them.

Miles hoped he didn't want to hear that. He hoped Phoenix would shut up.

In a rage, he strangled Phoenix by the neck.

He achieved his purpose.

Phoenix can't say those mean things, ever.

Miles strangled her.

He blamed Phoenix's death on cholera, but he knew the real cause of Phoenix's death.

After that, he would often dream of Phoenix, but in the dream, even though Phoenix was in tears, even if he begged and scolded him bitterly, she would never say a word to him, not a word.

How did the Duke of Rennes know about this?Ryan knew it all, so... would Lynn know it too?

What the Duke of Rennes said before leaving echoed in his mind over and over again.

When His Royal Highness Lin En knew the real cause of his mother's death, would he still be so loyal?

Miles knew that he would trust Lynn instead. After all, he knew Lynn's nature, but he called his guard over uncontrollably.

"Go out and have a look, and see how the people in An Li behave when the First Prince returns..."