Public trial?You deserve it too!

The young man looked at him in bewilderment.

"The carriage, the palace has long ordered the carriage to wait here, and the person who came was my former colleague, who said he wanted to pick you up and leave here."

"Leave? Where are you going?"

"Go to His Royal Highness Ludwig's manor. His Majesty's oral order said that His Royal Highness Letitia misses you very much, so there is no need to go to see her, just go to see His Highness directly."

Major Dotson had an envious expression, and he didn't notice the way he looked at Claude at him, as if he was looking at a ghost.

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"Claude!"

As soon as the boy got off the carriage, he saw Letitia on a horse waving excitedly at him, followed by the head maid with a steel plate on her chest, and a team of knight guards.

"Your Highness, why did you come out?"

Claude was a little surprised, but the surprise was not why Letitia was riding a horse to greet him, but——

Why is only this Highness blocking himself here?

"Father and elder sister have been very busy recently, they both moved to live in the palace, and my mother also moved there, and I live here alone. Anyway, riding a horse is also a part of knight practice, as long as Margaret is by my side, I will not get hurt of!"

Letitia said everything in detail, and there was no need for Claude to ask for details, while the head maid beside her looked encouraged, obviously feeling sincerely for the second lady's trust joy.

"I didn't expect that you could really come back! I begged Grandpa... well, I also begged His Majesty, saying that I want you to come to celebrate the New Year with me this year, but I didn't expect His Majesty to let you come back so soon! I thought you I won’t be able to return until the end of the snow moon.”

Claude's heart moved, and an expression of sudden understanding appeared on his face: "So it's because of you, Your Highness... I said why are you so anxious to let me come back, even my knights are staying in the garrison, and I am the only one who came back—— Your Highness , when did you make a plea to His Majesty?"

"At the beginning of this month, after all, you are far away. I think it will take about two months to come back, so I went to find His Majesty so early. I didn't expect you to come back so soon!" Of course, Leticia was not half wary. "You came back so quickly, didn't you fly back? Just like those wind knights, riding a giant eagle to fly high and fast, I'm really envious!"

Claude smiled and fooled the past. Instead, he told Leticia about the experience of taking the "ticket", which immediately fascinated the little princess. The two rode back to the manor all the way. .

Without Christina, it would be very simple for Claude to make Letitia happy—or, both sides are very simple, but once they get together, there is no other possibility except that it will cause headaches up.

By the time Leticia followed the rules of good children and was about to go to bed early and get up early, Claude had already returned to his room and took out the emperor's secret letter again.

[Your return is not due to Letitia, you received the order last month. 】

"That's for sure, what the little princess said just supports this guess." Claude shook his head, "Let me take [-] knights on a forced march in the northern wasteland for a month, and then use it without touching the ground." Is it just because of a plea from Leticia that the warship sent all the people to the vicinity of the imperial capital secretly? The old emperor doesn’t have the kind of leisure and elegance that the warlords play with.”

[Then why is this matter? 】

"Why I was called back is just some speculation, but there is a lack of supporting evidence, so I can't be sure, but one thing is certain, that is, the emperor needs me to have a suitable reason to appear in the imperial capital."

Claude pointed to the words on the secret letter.

"From Leticia's request to my return, it has only been more than ten days. No matter how I think about it, I must have left the army and returned to the imperial capital alone. If you count the dragon who stayed in the north It is impossible for anyone to guess the cavalry regiment, and now there are [-] knights in an organized system, and they are recuperating at a place only tens of kilometers away from the imperial capital."

[This is a surprise soldier, but in terms of numbers and combat effectiveness, will it be a little weaker? 】

"A strange word is enough." Claude said with a smile, "No matter how weak the army is, it is still an army. As long as they appear at the right time and in the right place, they can become the sharpest knives." .”

【So...it seems like the Seventh Knights of the Guards has been sealed off?Not only you, but also the Seventh Knights themselves. 】

"That's reasonable. After all, in terms of the possibility of being infiltrated, apart from the Fourth Knights of the Guards stationed in the upper city, it is the Seventh Knights in charge of the waterway. If the emperor really wants to hide us here, then He must keep an eye on the Seventh Knights, otherwise his move will be completely wasted."

Claude said thoughtfully.

"The emperor's actions seem to be really big... Everything shows that there is an undercurrent surging in the imperial capital recently, and the emperor needs an extra army, but in order to maintain the situation on the surface, he cannot directly issue orders, otherwise It would irritate some people—this was the reason for the sneaky transfer of the Ninth Knights of the Guards back.

[Could it be that... there will be a big change?So that the emperor needs to use the army to suppress? 】

"Either someone wants a coup, or the emperor wants to prepare a purge."

Claude affirmed.

"But in the final analysis, these two are the same thing, that is, the great nobles are about to fall, whether it is their crazy counterattack before they die, or their docile waiting to be killed, the result has already been determined to be decided at the end of this year— —Yeah! I want to see blood flow in rivers!"

[Then you didn't become hot in an instant?After all, once the great nobles fall, Augustus will naturally be unable to escape the punishment. At that time, Ludwig will be the crown prince who is destined to ascend to the throne, and as his second daughter's knight consort, will he be able to ascend to the sky in one step?]

"So this tells us that personal struggles are not as good as having awesome parents—father-in-law is also counted."

Claude replied shamelessly.

"Thinking that I have worked hard for three years, with a halo of genius and glory, I finally managed to get ahead, but now, as long as Ludwig becomes the crown prince, my status will instantly soar to the point where others want to fawn on—tsk .”

[Isn't this the tone you set from the beginning? 】

"The tone I set is not to become a guardian knight and then become the husband-in-law of the princess. I am really prepared to fight all the way up." Claude sighed, "It's just luck, and now I have got a better card for no reason. , then let’s go with the flow.”

[Think about it, at least the emperor vetoed you to go to other places before, not because he wanted to use you as a breeding pig, but because he was really ready to entrust you with a heavy responsibility. 】

The system consoled.

"That's right, as long as I'm not a softie in the eyes of the emperor, that's enough."

Claude put away the letter, ready to lie down in peace.

Anyway, the emperor had already set up the stage, so he just had to think about how to show his loyalty, and by the way, let Charles and Gorman prepare to do it.

After all, I am just a social animal, so don't worry about other things.

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"Christina, you seem to be a little distracted?"

The emperor's voice sounded, almost startling the girl.

"I didn't, Your Majesty, it's just, uh, I'm just not used to it and haven't slept at this point."

Christina quickly argued.

"That's right. After all, you have been in poor health before. Resting early is good for your health." The emperor nodded, "However, you are now an adult, and your magic power is gradually under control. Isn't it much better?"

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Christina replied respectfully.

"Okay, the official business that should be dealt with has been dealt with, there is no need to be so polite anymore."

The emperor smiled and waved his hands, signaling Christina to relax.

Today, Her Highness Princess of Verdun's job is no longer to be a socialite, visiting various receptions and salons in the imperial capital, but to serve as a clerk by the emperor's side.

Although this side is a bit close,

As for how close...

That is to say, in the emperor's study, while observing the emperor's handling of government affairs, he tried to make some suggestions...

When she first started this job, Christina was a little puzzled and puzzled, because logically speaking, it should be her father who is full of swords and swords...

After all, according to the words that most people can understand, this job is actually preparing for the next stage, and as for what this next stage is generally called...

Generally known as - Jian Guo.

But the strange thing is that neither the emperor nor his own father showed any fluctuations in the arrangement of this matter, and even Teacher Jung didn't say that there was anything wrong.

Even, Christina faintly felt that the moment her father told her His Majesty's will, she patted herself on the shoulder as if relieved from a heavy burden, but didn't say a word, but devoted her energy more cheerfully to the army.

As for how Christina knew about this...

Well, because the emperor called Ludwig here and scolded him, and didn't even let Christina avoid it. As a result, his father just looked a little shy, but obviously he was still stubborn. He just put his grandfather's blood vessels He drummed angrily again.

That day, seeing the emperor's helpless eyes towards Ludwig, and the relief and hope he felt when he looked at himself——

Christina gradually understood everything.

It turned out that what Claude said was true, His Majesty the Emperor was really looking forward to taking over the throne.

Christina originally thought that she would be overwhelmed by panic, or screamed with ecstasy.

But nothing happened, she just comforted her grandfather softly, and then started to learn how to deal with government affairs step by step-this made the emperor's eyes more gratified.

The reason is simple, this shock has already been shown in front of Claude more than a year ago.

As for what she is thinking now...

"Well, it seems that it is really impossible to marry Claude in the open..."

He just calmly killed his luck.

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There was no sadness, much less senseless anger, Christina just accepted the situation calmly.

"I have already given up that wedding in the sun to you, my dear sister—then you are not allowed to rob me of the others."

Christina just devoted herself more seriously to her studies by the emperor's side.

She neither wrote to Claude, nor did she act like a baby with the old emperor about Claude like Letitia—after all, she knew very well that her small thoughts might be able to deceive her father, and she could also hide I've won Leticia, but it's better not to have any small thoughts about my grandfather.

After all, it was the old emperor who gave this marriage, and she didn't want to contradict her grandfather like this.

So even if she already knew that Claude led the army back to the imperial capital, and even lived in the Ludwig Manor herself, she did not express the slightest intention to return to the manor in front of the emperor.

——There is still a little bit, otherwise she wouldn't have been a little distracted just now.

"Claude has already returned. Tomorrow, you will go back to the manor for two days. Tell Leticia to let her bring Claude to the imperial capital to show up more during this time, just to accompany the princess. I came back alone during the Chinese New Year—do you understand what I mean?"

The old emperor ordered.

"Understood, you deliberately let Claude show up in a big way, just to paralyze other people and make them feel that the Ninth Knights of the Guards have not yet returned to the imperial capital, and Claude, who is so young and unreliable as the head of the legion, can also It shows that the Ninth Knights of the Guards is just like the Fourth Knights, a gilded shelf legion."

Christina replied slowly.

"very good."

The old emperor's eyes were full of relief.

It's not easy...

Look at the crooked melons and jujubes I gave birth to. A person who was brainwashed by the murderer who killed his mother now has more hostility than respect for him; He kicked back to the fief; there was also a stunned young man who was really not interested in the throne of the emperor at all, and his mind was full of fighting and killing-God knows how such a strange species can appear in the royal family.

The emperor sighed heavily.

That is to say, Claude is still pretending to be very good, otherwise the two of them would have at least two drinks, and make fun of this generation of princes.

But fortunately, the eldest daughter born to Ludwig really looks like a great emperor.

I am still old and strong, let alone ten years, with Christina's talent, ten years later, of course, I can suppress Claude——cough, of course, it means suppressing Claude in the court, not to let He was born with two hearts.

After all... people change.

"Christine."

The emperor suddenly used a more intimate title, obviously indicating that the conversation that followed was family talk.

"You're already an adult, after the Chinese New Year, are you going to see your husband and son-in-law?"

Christina was stunned for a moment, apparently not expecting the emperor to ask such a question.

"I... I haven't thought about this kind of thing. After all, I was in poor health before, and I haven't been out much. Later, I only had a few female friends. Others... except for Knight Claude, I really haven't seen any of them. How many men of the same age have you met?"

Her Royal Highness thought about it for a while, then euphemistically stated that she had never considered this issue at all.

"Indeed, after all, you still have a lot of things to do later, so it's okay to let this matter go later."

The emperor nodded, and suddenly asked another question.

"You just said that among men of the same age, you have only seen Claude, so what do you think of Claude?"

Christina's heart skipped a beat—did her grandfather discover something?But she immediately forced herself to calm down, showing a thoughtful expression.

"Claude... Well, he is very good, a knight genius, although he is young, but his military ability is indeed one of the best, and, grandpa, don't you think he is a good man, so you betrothed sister Letitia to Is it his? You have also created a new organization for him, the Ninth Knights of the Guards, obviously you have high hopes for him."

"So, you don't object to your sister marrying Claude?"

Christina always felt that the question of the emperor contained other meanings, but she had nothing else to say now—of course she opposed her sister marrying Claude, but she was not sure of him, so she could only say Continue to follow what you said before.

"Of course I don't object. Claude is young and promising, and he is loyal to the royal family. He has a bright future. Such a talent is of course worth attracting. Marriage is naturally the best choice. As a royal princess, Leticia Have this obligation—besides, I think my sister doesn’t reject this matter, but is very happy, after all, Claude has a face that pleases girls.”

Christina praised with a forced smile.

Since I and Claude must be two parallel lines, it is better to leave it to my sister and find a way to keep him in the imperial capital and keep him under my nose than to be abducted far away by other women——

Name and criticize a parchment best friend named Saxon.

The emperor was a little noncommittal to Christina's words, but continued to ask.

"If you were to tell me what you think of your future husband-in-law, what kind of person do you want him to be?"

Why?Didn't you say that this matter will be put aside later?Why are you still asking?

Christina had no choice but to rack her brains to find a way to get away with it.