Kingdom's Bloodline Chapter 738

  The Earl of Zedi, Aitchison Lasia and his eldest son were sitting in the study in a hurry. They were wearing simple but durable hunting clothes, and they hadn't even untied the straps on their legs.

   "When Your Highness wrote, we were hunting outside the city, and the journey was far away, so we couldn't go back to the house and change into formal clothes to see him," Earl Acheson coughed, "It's really a sin to be so rude."

  The earl's eldest son nodded slightly.

  The second prince behind the desk waved his hand.

   "The Lasia family believes in the Qiulanzi branch of the Sunset Temple. It is simple and hardworking, and it is simple and ascetic. How can I not know, how can I blame it?"

  Thales didn't look up, he was flipping through a thick book "Memorabilia of the Princes of the South Bank" with relish, and the page stopped on a family tree with a painting of a four-winged monitor lizard.

   "It's also because I sent out the invitation in a hurry... Ah, I didn't notice it before. It turns out that the Lasia family has a glorious history and outstanding achievements. Can it be traced back to the founding of the stars?"

   Lasia and his son looked at each other.

  Thales turned to the next page with relish, unfolding the history of the Lasia family:

Six hundred years ago, before the Sea of ​​Ending was established, the swamp forest to the south of the Emerald City was located in a remote location, with complicated terrain, and the tribes in the swamp with lizards as their totems were obstinately resisting. Pass.

At that time, John the Black Eyed, who was good at fighting, was leading his army in the Northern Expedition to Exeter. After receiving the news of Zedi's disobedience, he refused his subordinates' request to fight angrily. Zedi dispatched a little-known grain superintendent who was even more helpless.

  With little support, the little official took the king's order and went deep into the marsh with his four sons.

   In the first year, he never came back, and there was no news from Zedi.

  Two years later, a letter was sent from the Ze district: various tribes began to send envoys to the king's capital, and successively proclaimed their vassals.

   Within five years, the petty official was granted the title of knighthood, built a fort in the center of the swamp, opened up wasteland, opened villages and established towns.

  Ten years later, the four most powerful tribes in Zedi all declined successively due to mutual hatred.

  Thirty years later, the population of the marshes increased greatly, and the people all obeyed the banner of the lord, knew the majesty of the king, and spurned the barbaric and **** past.

   At this point, the Ze area has truly and thoroughly become the territory of the stars.

  So arrogant and harsh like John I, he also laughed at his mistress on the throne and then sighed: "Although the marsh monitor has no teeth or claws, it has hidden murderous intentions!"

In this way, the former grain supervisor and the newly appointed Earl of the Marsh, "Monitor" Bodman Lasia, used the four-winged monitor as a writer's emblem and the king's golden mouth ("Marsh monitor, hide Killing machine") as a tribal language, creating a foundation and family in the marshes.

Although there have been many ups and downs in the past few hundred years-he suffered heavy losses in the civil war between the two stars, almost wiped out his family in the continental war, once led the princes with the blade to attack each other, almost lost his position and seized the title during the Red King period, He was once reprimanded by the wise king as an example of nepotism in the famous "General Rules for the Selection of Officials in the Kingdom"-but the Lasia family, which is a thirteenth noble family and granted the title of real power earl, has finally passed down to this day, and has attended the nineteenth stone seat of the Hall of Stars.

"Tsk tsk, it's really amazing. I managed to turn around among multiple lizard tribes, and conquered the land without a single soldier," Thales said with emotion. 'Forget it if you send it to Exeter, then maybe the double star flag flying over Longxiao City today..."

   "Thank you, Your Highness, for teaching us the history of our family's own prosperity," Earl Aitchison interrupted impatiently, "but I guess, the reason you invited us this time is probably because of Kevin..."

"Although Your Highness is lenient, I have to say," the earl's eldest son said suddenly, holding Aitchison down, "Father, I blame you for insisting on chasing that wild boar, and we didn't even have time to prepare to change our clothes. It's really rude. .”

   "Um, I am... well, well, good son, you are the heir, and you are right." Earl Aitchison backed down embarrassingly.

  The earl's eldest son nodded.

  Thales watched in amazement.

   "Look, Your Highness, he just has such a bad temper," Earl Aitchison said helplessly, "It's useless to beat and scold him. You don't get oil or salt. Just light will make people angry."

   Good oil and salt do not enter.

  Maybe it has no teeth or claws.

  Thales had to start the topic by himself:

   "Very well, do you know why I invited you here?"

   "Your Highness, please clarify." The Earl's eldest son said respectfully.

All right.

  Looks like he's going to have to be that **** guy.

  Thales sighed:

   "A few days ago, Jann was accused at the general election. Earl Acheson, you supported the Duke with more people, and you also loudly condemned Federico..."

  Earl Aitchison frowned at first, but puffed out his chest when he heard the words.

   "In the subsequent meeting room, you first insisted that Zhan En return to the Kongming Palace, and then supported Xilai to take over the government..."

  The earl's eldest son remained motionless.

   "I heard that you have recently been contacting some adults who are thinking about Zhan En's old love, and want to gather voices and regain the 'South Bank of the South Bank'?"

  Thales put down the book, frowned and shook his head:

   "This series of actions is really, alas, very embarrassing to me."

  Lassia and his son looked at each other, their faces darkening.

  But as the thirteen noble families, they are not so easy to yield.

   "I know what you are going to do, Your Highness."

  Earl Aitchison suppressed the blush on his face, and hummed:

"Hmph, I know, now the whole Emerald City is rumored that you have completely fallen out with Duke Jann and his sister, and you were even beaten up by the brothers and sisters together... It is conceivable that now you either They're dead, or they're going to die—"

   "But the Lasia family also has our dignity." The eldest son of the earl said in a deep voice, interrupting his father's unrestrained speech.

  Earl Aitchison hummed and nodded:

   "Yes, if you want to force us to change families and betray Duke Jann, that is absolutely impossible..."

  Thales endured not touching the wound on his face, and interrupted:

   "The iris was robbed, and it is so desolate, but the earl is still loyal. It is really touching."

   Earl Aitchison pouted and said:

   "That is, the four-winged monitor lizard and the iris have a deep friendship for hundreds of years, and they advance and retreat together..."

   "I didn't ask you to change your family," Thales closed the "Memorabilia of the Princes of the South Bank" calmly, "I just think it's a little strange."

  The Earl and his son were startled.

"Dear Earl Acheson, you were filled with righteous indignation and roared out of composure at the general election venue," Thales said softly, "but let me think about it, if you hadn't yelled and shouted so much as an imperial earl, then Maybe Federico couldn't find the words to continue, and the audience's reaction was far less enthusiastic."

  Earl Aitchison only felt his eyelids twitch.

"Later, you became the leader in the meeting hall where the lord of the city was established, and you were the first to speak out in support of Zhan En and against my ruling," Thales continued, "but because your attitude of confrontation with the royal family was too clear and radical, so that sympathy The protesters were hesitant to speak out, and on the contrary, they aroused protests from many opponents..."

  The eldest son of the earl who was sitting at the bottom became more serious when he heard the words.

"As for you at this time—I've just been scolded by the Zhan En brothers and sisters, and I'm getting angry—connect with all the forces loyal to Zhan En in the South Bank, and claim to take back the 'South Bank of the South Bankers'..." Thales' words became more and more aggressive , "Isn't this counterproductive, pull them out and make them targets for me to hit?"

  The prince raised his head, his eyes were like sword lights.

   "Looking at it this way, Master Acheson," he said tussock, "you are really doing Zhan En a disservice."

"you-"

  Earl Aitchison's complexion changed, and he was angry, but was held down by the eldest son.

"Zedi is located in a remote place, with little blessings from civilization, and his father is dull and blunt, acting impulsively, and often doing bad things with good intentions, self-defeating," the eldest son of the earl explained in a deep voice, "In fact, our family has discussed within our family—Shut up, father—whether to deprive His right to speak out."

  Earl Acheson was startled and angry, and pointed at his eldest son in disbelief, but the words he said were a bit shorter in momentum:

   "Hey, why... how can you talk about this..."

   "But my father is grateful for the old Duke's grace, and his words and deeds are all due to his loyalty to the Emerald City. I believe His Highness can understand." The eldest son of the earl ended his explanation.

  Thales turned his head and carefully looked at the eldest son of Lacia, who was usually taciturn but seemed to be the real power of the family.

   "Sorry I forgot...what's your name?"

  The Earl's eldest son frowned slightly.

   "Eddie, Eddie Lacia," the speaker was Earl Aitchison, he said angrily, "This is his grandfather's name when he was alive, of course out of respect, but later for some reasons..."

   "After the Bloody Year, people seldom call me by my name directly anymore." The Earl's eldest son explained.

  Thales raised his eyebrows clearly.

   "Fine—Eddie."

   Aitchison and Eddie both frowned.

"Indeed, everything you've done recently—whether it's expressing your position, speaking up for Jann, condemning Federico, or forming a faction against my monopoly—seems seamless and in line with your status as a local important minister on the South Bank, as it should be , frank and honest, does not seem to be fake."

  Thales smiled slightly.

"As for every time, every time you act, you add fuel to the fire and make the situation unfavorable to Zhan En... Maybe it's just a coincidence," Thales changed the subject, "But if it wasn't a coincidence, it would be interesting."

  The Earl's eldest son frowned, and was about to reply, but Thales didn't give him this chance, and continued:

"For example, when I first arrived in Emerald City, a case came to the courtroom, which was related to a grain tax dispute between a local baron and farmers in his territory. Thanks to Zhan En's presence on the scene, and thanks to The late Inquisitor Brennan acted appropriately and impartially, which calmed down more controversies and did not allow the situation to escalate."

  As soon as these words came out, Earl Aitchison's expression changed slightly.

"But the matter is not over. My people persevered in the investigation, only to find out that someone secretly set up a trick. He didn't show up, but let the greedy grain merchants' guild come forward, hired street gangsters from the blood bottle gang, and provoked the The baron and his peasants intensified their conflicts until the situation intensified and broke out in the Kongming Palace, tearing apart the contradiction between the new system and the old aristocracy in the territory of the south bank."

  Thales sneered:

"No matter who is setting up the game, they must have a good understanding of how the taxation, food, and money between the local lords and farmers work, and even experience and empathize with each other, so that they can accurately intensify the conflict. But the most powerful thing is that they hide behind the scenes , all the responsibility has been left to the parties concerned, even the profit-seeking Grain Merchants Guild—even Zhan En and Judge Brennan didn't notice anything wrong."

If it weren't for Glover and Rolf who crashed into the meeting of the Blood Bottle Gang and happened to hear some inside information, and the dear prince's attendant is an obsessive-compulsive disorder who likes to chase after people, take notes word by word, and then sort out the details carefully Strange, I'm afraid Thales may not be able to find out.

  Thinking of this, Thales shook his head with his tongue:

   "It really has the demeanor of 'no teeth, no claws, hidden murderous intentions'."

  Hearing this, Earl Aitchison couldn't bear it anymore, he gritted his teeth:

   "Your Highness, you are so eccentric—"

   "Father!" Eddie interrupted the earl at the right time.

  He slowly raised his head and looked straight at Thales.

   "His Highness's accusation is very dangerous."

   "It's more than that."

  Thales shook his head lightly.

"In order to arbitrate Jann and Federico, I had to go through the old cases: when Iris was fighting among themselves, the Lacia family in Zedi was in a dilemma and could only remain neutral. Until the old Duke of Leinster was assassinated and died, The Lasia family chose to stand on the sidelines and surrendered to the returning Zhan En, who killed Sona Kevin Dill and was the murderer behind the scenes..."

  At that moment, Earl Lacia's expression froze visibly to the naked eye.

  Thales shook his head, as if he was talking about a trivial matter.

"The following things are much simpler: in the middle of political disputes and being criticized by thousands of people, the most suspected Sona Kevin Dill was sent to the dock and accused of committing the crime of brother murder, but the case was not concluded before the case was concluded. I left the book in prison and committed suicide in fear of crime.”

   "That was the case at the time, and the evidence is conclusive."

  Compared to his father, Eddie replied in a deep voice, skillfully avoiding the trap in Thales' words:

   "The Lasia family just made the most realistic, wisest, and most beneficial choice for the stability of the south bank and the safety of the kingdom."

  Thales nodded.

"So later, when the young Federico tried to avenge his father's grievances and tried to seize power in Gonghai City and revolt against the new Duke, you were the first to learn about it and inform the Kongming Palace to let Jann send an army to Gonghai City to destroy Sona. The remnants of the Viscount captured Federico...so the matter came to an end, Emerald City and the South Shore Territory survived the chaos of rule change, and restored the peace and tranquility of the past."

  Thales looked sharply at the father and son:

   "Tsk tsk, the Lasia family often stands in the right direction at critical moments, plays a role, and turns the tide. It is really the kingdom's arm, the pillar of the South Bank."

   Facing the increasingly obvious yin and yang, Earl Acheson clenched his fists tightly, but his eldest son firmly held his wrist, so he didn't say a word.

   "It's just that you may not have imagined that in these years, apart from Federico who fled, there is another person in Emerald City who is brooding over the past and cannot clear up his doubts."

  Thales' complexion darkened:

   "That's right, the trial judge of the old Duke's murder case, Grand Inquisitor Brennan who died unfortunately a few days ago."

  As soon as this remark came out, the Earl and his son all changed their colors!

  Thales opened the drawer, unhurriedly took out one letter after another, one notebook after another, and laid them on the table in an orderly manner.

"The unfinished case became a heart disease that Brennan couldn't let go of for many years, and it was written in his letters and diaries—even if the victim was the old Duke who knew him well, even if the defendant who committed suicide was him. Sona, the most hated political opponent, even if closing the case here is the most realistic, wisest and 'most beneficial to the stability of the South Bank' choice."

   "Brennan? That old guy, hmph," Earl Acheson snorted coldly as he looked at the table full of letters, "Who is a normal person to keep a diary?"

  Thales shook his head:

   "So Brennan has been unremittingly investigating for many years: the civil strife in Iris back then involved many parties and involved different forces. Only a certain family claimed to be neutral, but it was just a posturing."

   Earl Acheson was about to speak again, but his eldest son shook his head slowly.

  So Thales chuckled and continued:

"In fact, they actually formed an alliance with the Viscount Sona early on to help him fight against the old Duke of Leinster: encouraging the old nobles to squeeze out the new nobles, oppressing merchants and craftsmen, opposing the new system and business, and inciting farmers to resent the superiors , and even secretly spread rumors that the old duke is insane, demented, superstitious in witchcraft, unable to govern..."

   "Your Highness—"

   This time, there is no need for the eldest son to appease him, and Thales himself will not allow the earl to intervene, so he is determined to finish the sentence at once:

  " But the old Duke's death was unexpected, and the family felt that something was wrong, and for fear of being suspected, they immediately stood in line publicly and turned to Zhan En.

"In the trial hall back then, under the watchful eyes of everyone, it was the patriarch of that family who was the first to stand up and accuse Viscount Sona of murdering his brother. The violent Sona was so angry that he knocked out two teeth of the other party. , which not only made the trial unsustainable, but also made people feel that Sona was in a panic and was accused of being a real suspect, while the earl was righteous and innocent.

"Brennan speculated afterwards that it was just a play. The earl probably made a deal with Viscount Sona: the latter made a big fuss in court to delay the trial, buying time to commit suicide, while the former fulfilled his promise to deal with Sona's affairs— Later, Federico stole his life by chance on the high seas and took refuge in the Kingdom of the Night, probably because of this."

   Speaking of which, Thales didn't look at the faces of the two people in front of him, but just closed his eyes and sighed.

"That's right, these days, I've been guessing and thinking: Federico dared to return after many years to take revenge and subvert and seize power in the Emerald City that was run by Zhan En. "

  Thales opened his eyes and looked at the earl who gritted his teeth and trembled, and the eldest son of the earl with a cold expression.

   "But I keep guessing wrong."

   Not Hilley.

   It's not the kingdom's secret science either.

  "Because his allies are hiding too deep, too tight, too innocent, too irrelevant, too harmless, and what they do is not eye-catching."

  Thales picked up the thick "Memorabilia of the Princes of the South Bank", and carefully wiped the old cover:

   "Just like conquering marshes in history, the functions and attitudes of the four-winged monitor lizard must not just look at the surface."

  He looked at the two people in front of him with great interest:

   "No claws or teeth, but hidden murderous intentions."

  The descendant of the four-winged monitor lizard, Earl Lasia and Eddie did not speak, the latter pressed his father's shoulder tightly.

"etc."

  Thales seemed to think of something, and blurted out jokingly:

   "You don't happen to be the murderer who killed the old Duke?"

  He didn't think it was enough, and continued to ask with a smile:

   "No way, no way?"

  The study room is very quiet.

   No one answered him.

  At this moment, compared to Earl Aitchison's rage and almost losing his composure, Eddie himself was quiet and quiet.

  There is only a pair of eyes staring at Thales.

  Deep and complex.

   "Hey, don't be angry."

   After a few seconds, Thales, who had tried enough, snorted and retracted the book:

"I'm just kidding."

   "Kasha Karabyan of Volarland."

   "Qina Karabyan of the Twin Towers Swordsman."

  With their hair up and their makeup done, two girls in solemn formal attire, one purple and one yellow, came to Thales—to be precise, Zhan En—'s study.

   "Meet the new Emerald City Lord..."

   "and Chief Regent of South Bank..."

  Kasha and Qina looked serious, kneeled deeply, and moved in unison, as if they were carved out of the same mold:

   "His Royal Highness Thales!"

  Thales was quite uncomfortable with their formal etiquette and posture.

  It seems that the change of status can make even the devil twins uncharacteristically.

  Thinking of this, the boy frowned slightly, and waved his attendants away.

   "Okay, no need to be too polite, just sit down."

  The two daughters of the earl respectfully stood up and sat down dignifiedly.

  But it was more than that. I saw them opening two luxurious and exquisite folding fans. On the fans were neat and solemn ancient imperial scripts.

  Thales' expression darkened.

   Well, some things never change.

   "Well, I actually want you to come today..."

  KaSa looked solemn:

   "Of course, the Emerald City is deeply mired at the moment. It concerns the entire territory of the south bank and affects the great affairs of the kingdom. How could we not know?"

  Qina nodded, her eyes sharp:

   "Your Highness has been worrying about this all day long, having trouble sleeping and eating, and burning with anxiety. As subjects, how can we not know?"

  Thales froze for a moment.

strangeness…

  The Karabyan sisters looked at each other and nodded vigorously as if they had reached a consensus.

   "Although Karabiyan is inferior and weak, the salary is not enough..."

   "Even though we are still young, superficial and incompetent..."

  The two sisters spoke firmly and resolutely:

   "But it is also incumbent..."

   "Reckless..."

   "No matter the mountains of swords and seas of fire ahead..."

   "There are still thousands of troops..."

   "Boundless prison river..."

   "The Wedding Hall..."

  The two ladies flipped the folding fans together, one book "Turning the Universe" and the other "Turning the Tide", and said in unison:

   "Will go through fire and water for His Royal Highness Thales!"

   It was quiet in the study.

   Not right.

  Thales frowned as he watched Kai'Sa and Qina's passionate and resolute postures.

strangeness.

  He stared at these two ladies who couldn't find fault even when Aunt Valencia came.

  Although the two still have the same tacit understanding, they each say half of a sentence...

   But it always feels like...something is missing?

  However, the two Miss Karabyan had decent makeup, dignified posture, and kept their gazes fixed. They calmly and calmly endured the prince's suspicious scrutiny.

Um?

   Thales suddenly had an idea.

   "Don't be nervous, Mira isn't here," Thales coughed, "She has other things to do."

   After the words fell, the eyes of the two sisters lit up!

  They looked at each other, let out a breath together, and put away the folding fans with a snap.

   "Hey, let me tell you earlier, so I don't have to stuff so many protective pads..."

   "It made people dare not even eat more meals..."

   "This pose really strangles me..."

   "Should change to a pair of better walking boots..."

   "Hey, I don't feel right without the little leather whip..."

   "And my lovely spiked boots..."

  Wolaling's demon twins were rubbing their waists and beating their calves with exaggerated expressions and casual movements.

  Thales coughed again:

"that…"

  But before he finished speaking, Kaisha immediately raised her head, smiling like a flower:

   "Oh, my beloved Highness!"

  Qina raised her eyebrows and clicked her tongue again and again:

   "Ah, my lovely prince!"

  Thales squinted his eyes and nodded, bent his elbows and raised his head to wait.

  Let me just say...

   Something is missing.

   "In the precarious age, he sat alone on the leader's throne..."

   "Forgetting to eat and sleep, to devote all my energy to protect the well-being of all people..."

  Kasha and Qina came back and forth, full of voice and emotion:

   "Only he has forgotten his own lifelong event, personal happiness..."

   "It's both heartbreaking and lovable..."

   "It makes us think about it day and night, why forget it?"

  The two girls had miserable eyes and desolate voices:

   "Only silently accompany!"

   "Follow to the death!"

   "Even if there is a separation of yin and yang..."

   "I will never forget it in this life!"

   Seeing this situation, Thales rubbed his chin and sighed:

   Right, this is the right taste.

   These are the demon twins he knew.

  Amidst the long harmony of the two sisters, Thales coughed and forcibly interrupted:

   "Fine, I guess you guys already know what's going on...well, don't be surprised by the bruise on my face..."

   Not surprisingly, he was interrupted again.

   "Oh, my poor little boy, this world is too difficult and too bad..."

   "There was a weirdo and a villain in front of him, which made him lose his prestige."

   "There were rumors that he suffered a lot."

   "The painstaking efforts only resulted in bruises all over the body."

   "The former famous city has also become depressed and dilapidated."

  Kasha danced on the spot, as if her heart was breaking, and Qina took out the blood-red petals at the right time, and threw them all over the sky:

   "But he is still focused on making progress, struggling hard..."

   "If this is the price of good governance..."

   "Then may the setting sun bestow upon him a icy and intelligent wife..."

   "Let the hard-working teenagers who have been suffering all day long smile again!"

The two sisters swished away the old folding fans, and shook out the new folding fans that came from nowhere. It was also written in a beautiful cursive imperial script, with "this body Xu Guo" written on the left and "Xu Qing also available" on the right, showing In front of Thales.

  Thales sighed, bit the bullet and continued:

   "Therefore, in the current Emerald City, there is a small group of people - headed by Zhan En's sister - who oppose my rule and make trouble for me to slow down..."

   But Kaisha and Qina seem to be still immersed in the small theater for two, arguing with tears in their eyes:

   "Wait, sister, which good wife did you just say?"

   "Which one did you say?"

   "Really let me say?"

   "Okay sisters, how about two?"

"two!"

"snort!"

"cut!"

  Boom boom boom!

   "And I've had enough!"

  Kasha and Qina Qiqi's expressions changed.

  Thales knocked on the table impatiently and raised the volume to interrupt their terrifying superimposed chant:

   "It's time to act decisively, solve the problem, and bring the Emerald City back to normal—do you support me?"

  The two girls whizzed together, turned their fans to the wrong side ([Follow the Prince], [Heart to Your Highness]) to cover their lips, and whispered to each other:

   "Tsk tsk tsk, sister, he actually asked us if we support it..."

   "Of course I support it!"

   "How can the vassal not support the prince?"

   "How can a mistress not support her lover?"

   "Sister, is that how the word is used?"

   "Ahem, the usage is wrong, but the content is correct..."

   "Ah, sister, he is still watching us secretly... so embarrassing..."

   "Trust me, sister, don't be ashamed, it depends on who is more shameless..."

  Thales had to cough loudly again, and pulled them out of the air cubicle in the double theater.

  Then the two girls turned their heads seriously, one with a domineering gaze, and the other with embarrassment:

   "My God, Your Highness, you still need to ask this question..."

   "It can be seen that we are usually too close..."

   "To teach you to know..."

   I saw Kaisha and Qina, one on the left and one on the right, throwing off their dancing sleeves, crying blood:

   "We have no regrets for love, and will never change until death!"

   "Hmph, let that ugly monster Hilley die!"

   "The bright star will win!"

   "Your Highness is the most handsome!"

Snapped! Snapped! Snapped!

  Thales endured the embarrassment, cheered with all his strength, and applauded fiercely:

   "Good! Very good very good!"

  His Royal Highness Prince put on an expression that was not only serious or perfunctory, but also fake and authentic:

   "Why don't we start with you Karabyan first?"

  The study room was quiet for a moment.

  But soon, Kai'Sa's complexion changed drastically, her face paled, and she exaggeratedly covered her face:

"What?"

  Qina was incomparably tacit, she also drew back and put her hands together, tremblingly speaking:

"What?"

   "You want to start with us first?"

   "He's going to attack us!"

  The two sisters looked at each other, with a touch of excitement in surprise:

   "Are you finally going to attack us sisters?"

   "He is finally going to attack our sisters!"

"oops…"

   "Ouch..."

  The two of them nodded, swaying side to side synchronously, and excitedly said:

   "I'm looking forward to it!"

boom! !

   "Okay! Enough!"

  Thales slammed his fist on the table, making himself painful while hissing and roaring:

   "Stop giving me another set!"

   "Yes, yes, yes, don't make the whole set..."

   "Less foreplay, straight to the..."

   "It must make you feel refreshed and satisfied..."

   "Who do you start with? Up or down? Inside or outside? Gentle or rough?"

  Thales' brows had a deep groove visible to the naked eye.

  But the sin of Hell River surged up, helping him build up a thick skin, desperately resisting the opponent's terrifying and shameless song and dance offensive:

   "It's because of Cohen, right?"

  Thales rubbed his forehead, gritted his teeth and said:

   "Because of him, you have to do this."

  Sister Karabyan was startled, and quickly covered her mouth with aggrieved words:

"of course not!"

   "We are voluntary!"

  But the topic went further and further away:

   "It's not because of my brother's official career, he was forced to cater to the superior and dedicate himself to His Highness!"

   "For the sake of the family, lose yourself to the domineering prince, and sign an unequal contract that is embarrassingly intimate and ready to move!"

  Kasha blinked:

   "Pampered by grace, powerless to resist..."

  Qina is full of expectations:

   "But finally melted the ice prince's heart..."

   "Take over the kingdom after his unfortunate death..."

   "Create a generation of Iron Queen!"

   "Shh! He doesn't need to know this..."

   "Ahem, yes... Hey, sister, but this kind of plot is not popular in theaters now..."

   "I know, but it sounds more excited, doesn't it?"

   "Is it the part of the domineering prince or the iron queen?"

   "Both!"

   "Hey, your thoughts are so dirty..."

   "But everyone likes it!"

  Thales sighed slowly. He, who was getting used to their speaking style, automatically ignored the meaningless gags and went straight to the point.

   "Actually, I can understand."

  Amidst the unstoppable chatter of the two, Thales said in a deep voice:

   "That fool Cohen, he was kept in the dark out of loyalty or stupidity, and broke into the Fuxing Palace with me, so as to offend His Majesty."

   In other words, His Majesty needs to be offended by this matter.

  The chatter of the two sisters disappeared instantly.

  Thales clearly saw in the senses of **** that Kaisha and Qina's breathing stagnated in unison.

  But in the next second, the two sisters changed their faces again.

   "Oh my God, he really threatened us with the silly brother!" Kai'Sa was surprised and flustered.

   "Here it comes, the miserable heroine was betrayed by her father and brother, she had to sell herself to save her family, and got involved with the evil, charming and mad prince..." Qina looked expectant and surprised.

  Its emotion is abundant, and its flow is natural, which can be described as seamless.

  But Thales has long given up on this set:

   "After all, Cohen is the heir to the Twin Towers Sword, which puts the Karabyan family in danger, and with my father's character, he will not let this go."

   Not to miss the opportunity to take advantage of this.

  Thales raised his hands:

   "Therefore, as an apology and compensation, the king asks you to fully cooperate in this Emerald City coup—for example, when Zhan En lost power, he stood by and even nodded in acquiescence, adding fuel to the flames."

  Thales glanced at the two sisters with knife-like eyes

   "So you, the two of you will replace Count Turami Karabyan and come to Emerald City to witness this coup d'état."

  KaSa and Qina Qiqi were stunned for a second.

  The two put away their exaggerated movements, and quickly got together, shivering for warmth in the cold winter:

   "Oops!"

   "He suddenly became very scared."

   "Delicious..."

   "Are you afraid again?"

  Thales sneered:

   "But to be honest, you don't like the fact that the Emerald City has changed hands under the oppression of the king, and it's not in the interests of the Twin Towers and Swords, so it's understandable that you are listless and passive in doing things."

  The next second, Thales suddenly raised his head, his eyes fixed on the two sisters:

   "Until I found out, what you, Karabyan, are doing these days is actually far more than that!"

  The Karabyan sisters both trembled:

   "Hey!"

   "He looks like he's suddenly shrewd and capable!"

   "Savvy..."

   "Are you strong?"

   "What is strong?"

   "What are you doing strong?"

boom!

  Thales slapped the table with a cold face ("It hurts me to death."—Little Thales with an expressionless face in his mind), and stopped them from having a conversation with no content but no intention:

   "You two, from the first day you came to the Emerald City, it seems that you two are incompatible with Shiley Cavendir..."

  The two sisters' twitter defense sounded at the right time:

   "Because it's really not allowed!"

   "With her without me..."

   "With me without her!"

   "Unless you speak first?"

  Thales is undisturbed, and just faces the theme wholeheartedly:

   "You seem to be concerned about eating, drinking and having fun, and are indifferent to government affairs..."

   "Because Emerald City is really delicious and fun!"

   "Otherwise why are we here?"

   "Do you think we are steel men?"

   "Why do you care about men's affairs?"

  Thales gritted his teeth, and kept thinking about the chaotic Emerald City these days:

   "You also seem to be envious of me, trying to please me..."

   "Because I really admire..."

   "It's also because I'm really greedy..."

   "I can't wait to eat it in one bite!"

   "Eat it, eat it, wipe it off!"

  Boom!

  Thales punched again, thumping the table belonging to Jann:

   "Still stood up to support me after the general election incident, supported me as the acting city lord, regent Kong Minggong..."

   "Of course we support you!"

   "Are you going to support that ugly **** Hilley?"

   "Youth will eventually become king!"

   "We must be queens!"

   "Inheriting the king's inheritance again—bad, I slipped my mouth again..."

  Thales took a deep breath:

   "Even when I just met with him, he was loyal and obedient..."

   "I don't want to do this either! Who wants to be so humble in front of the one I love..."

   "Although it's a girl's house, it still has dignity, so you have to be reserved!"

   "But if it's not like this, how can I catch up with you... woo woo..."

   "If it's not like this...you don't even want to look at us, so what should we do, woo..."

  Thales slowly grasped the knack, cleared his mind during the eye-catching exaggerated performances of the other two, and spoke calmly.

   "But behind the scenes, you have been hinting, tacitly acquiescing, and conniving with your vassals and partners, secretly resisting the various ruling affairs after I took over Kongming Palace, and obeying and violating."

  Thales' eyes turned cold:

   "Form an alliance with Zhan En, go in the opposite direction, and defy the king's orders."

  At that moment, the two girls who were still chattering were all silent.

  But they looked at each other, and then they spoke together one after the other, cute and pitiful:

   "I'm afraid! What His Highness said is too complicated..."

   "We're just two innocent teenage girls..."

   "We don't understand anything, we don't know anything..."

   "I just want to marry a good husband, a good husband..."

   "In order to carry on his legacy... Bah bah!"

   "We mean, take care of his life!"

   "Let him concentrate on doing great things, make meritorious deeds, and become a man!"

   After finishing speaking, the two looked at Thales with admiration.

  But Thales has found the point. He found that the theme of the two sisters' gag began to tilt in his direction.

   "Your father, Earl Turami, is the ruler of Walla, that's right."

  Thales leaned back.

"But in fact, a long time ago, he put many affairs—taxation, legal affairs, industry and commerce, production...especially all kinds of business that can bring in money and increase income, which are incompatible with old-style castles and farms, but are closely related to new commerce and trade, Leave it to the two of you, Kaisha and China Karabyan, to take care of it."

  Thales narrowed his eyes:

   "That's right, I don't know when it started, you—the devil twins of the Karabyan family—are the real masters and powers in charge of many affairs in Vola."

  Kasha and Qina, they looked at Thales who was confident and at ease behind the desk, and the smiles on their faces gradually froze.

"And as one of the three pillars of the South Bank, the Karabyan family is an indispensable part of the expansion and development of the Emerald City. Your disciples, old staff, and capital business are all over the city and even the whole area: food, textiles, building materials ...A considerable part of these industry businesses that involve fundamental people's livelihood and even strategic resources are under the banner of the Karabyan family, or cooperate with the Twin Towers and Swords."

  Family rebellious sons like Cohen who run away from home can get pocket money of at least two hundred and fifty gold coins...

  Thales shook his head:

   "Not to mention anything else, in the panic throughout the city after the Emerald City coup, the shops and stores that responded the most are all inextricably linked to you, or at least to your business."

  KaSa put away her folding fan, and resumed her dignified and serious sitting posture.

  Qina sneered, moving her neck from side to side.

  As expected.

"During the Battle for the Front, your chamber of commerce ordered free dresses for my guards. It was not accidental, let alone for publicity," Thales said slowly. In this way, I approached my people early and found out my details - including how much my family has, how many people I have, how my subordinates are, how many resources I have, how to deal with crises and problems, and what kind of support I can get from Eternal Star City. and aid."

  Thales raised his cold gaze:

"That's why after Zhan En was forced to step down, his countermeasures appeared to be so smooth, efficient and beautiful: finance, taxation, market, public security, commerce, officials, army... It seems that someone clearly knows where my weaknesses and shortcomings are, yes Every shot down is on a pain point where I'm stretched."

  Kasha and Qina haven't spoken for a long time.

  "Because from the beginning of the election, the chess player who sat on the opposite side of the chess board, holding the Emerald City firmly with both hands, preventing me from getting half a point, was replaced from Zhan En to you."

  Thales slowly raised his finger, pointed at one person, and then pointed at another person:

   "Kasha Karabyan, China Karabyan."

   The two pointed at did not answer.

  They just stared at Thales quietly.

  As if waiting for the artist to paint for them.

"Tell me, since Kongming Palace changed hands, why has the sea trade been declining day by day? Why is the market in turmoil? Why is the confidence of various resource industries frustrated? What does the strange conflagration that caused countless departments to worry about and lost my face a few days ago have anything to do with you?"

  The prince leaned forward and narrowed his eyes:

   "Volaling, the Karabyan family—the demon twins?"

  The study was extremely quiet, and a needle could be heard.

  Until Kaisha and Qina slowly turned their heads and looked at each other.

  Qina smiled slightly:

   "Damn it, sister, he's calling us that nickname again!"

  Kasha covered her mouth and shook her head:

   "Although I'm not wrong..."

   "Ah sister, why do you say that..."

  Thales sighed, waiting for them to finish the scene.

  clang!

  Kasha knocked on the arm of the chair coldly, Thales, who had just closed his eyes, raised his head in shock.

   "Because he has come before us."

  After hearing this, Qina's expression also changed.

  Kasha slowly turned her head and stared viciously at Thales behind the desk:

   "With a good father, I always feel handsome..."

  Qina quickly took over what the sisters said, and sneered again and again:

   "For our admiration and pursuit, I feel that this is the way it is born, and it should be taken for granted..."

   "It seems very annoying, painful, impatient, and I want to escape quickly..."

   "Actually, I'm very proud and enjoying the joy, and I can't wait to show off to everyone, the little brat who "has a girl who wants to cheat on me"."

  Kasha and Qina squinted their eyes, shook their heads with a click of their tongues, and said abusive words:

   "He **** finally got the hang of it."

   "I'm waiting so hard that jb's old lady's pen will dry up."

  Thales frowned.

Um?

  At this moment, the two Miss Karabyan smiled as before.

  But Thales saw some traces of coldness and death in those two pairs of crescent-shaped eyebrows and eyes.

   Chilling.

  In the ominous silence, the two girls waved their arms and pulled out two new dark black folding fans coldly.

  The fan bones are tough and crisp.

   On the unfolded fan, facing Thales, there are vicious (with small fangs) sketched heads of Kaisha and Qina, and short sentences full of South Bank slang flavor one after the other:

  【Dick your old tail. 】

  【Oh shit! ] (End of this chapter)

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