In the study.
The Duke of Saint Prospero looked at his wife and asked, "Why?"
The Duchess smiled gently and said, "Intuition."
The Duke of Saint Prospero was speechless.
Seeing this, the Duchess added, "We have too little information now. I can't make an accurate judgment of what happened in Alfalfa City just based on Vincent and Evan's one-sided statements.
However, if I have to believe one of them, I would still choose to believe Evan. "
The Duke of Saint Prospero raised his eyebrows and said, "Just based on your intuition?"
The Duchess nodded seriously and explained further, "Did you notice that Vincent gave off a different vibe after coming back this time?"
The Duke of Saint Prospero thought for a moment and didn't seem to notice anything unusual. He asked, "What's different?"
"I can't explain it clearly. I feel like he's a different person …" The Duchess frowned and said, "But he didn't dare to confront you like this before. That attitude doesn't seem like something a captive who has just been redeemed after suffering a crushing defeat should have."
"I treated him like that before. He must have some resentment against me."
"No, it's not resentment." The Duchess shook her head. "It's confidence."
"Confidence?"
"Yes, as if he knows we can't do anything to him."
The Duke of Saint Prospero laughed self-deprecatingly and said, "We really can't do anything to him. Now that Earl Hall has been forced to betray the Pegasus Navy, only Vincent has hope of pulling him back. If we don't want to lose the barrier on the Nu Shui River, we have to rely on Vincent. "
The Duchess deliberated and said, "But I feel that his confidence doesn't come from Earl Hall."
"Oh? What else could it be? "
"Don't forget that before this trip to Silvermoon City, not only did Vincent have the support of Earl Hall, but most of the nobles in the Eastern Region, such as Earl Bruggen and Viscount Orston, were also on his side. After Prince Lacy was banished, Evan had almost completely lost the chance to compete with him for the right of inheritance.
Under such circumstances, Vincent doesn't have as much confidence as he does today. "
The Duke of Saint Prospero rubbed his chin and seemed to understand what his wife meant. "You mean the Northern Frontier?"
The duchess nodded and said in a deep voice, "That's right! I don't know what kind of agreement Vincent made with Count Angele, and what Count Angele did to convince Vincent to cooperate with him.
However, this was the most reasonable guess.
After all, the news of Vincent's assassination was not made up by Evan. Viscounts Fiennes had indeed found quite reliable evidence, and I had also confirmed this news in Silvermoon City through the Church of Glory's network.
"That's why we made up our mind to help Evan take over the throne, and we came up with a plan to take revenge on the Northern Frontier.
But now, it seems that this whole thing was a trap set up by the Northern Frontier from the beginning to the end!
And I'm afraid Vincent is also involved! "
The Duke of Saint Prospero frowned. After thinking for a while, he asked doubtfully, "But why would Vincent cooperate with the Northern Frontier under such circumstances?
Although he failed again in Silvermoon City, Evan couldn't threaten his right to the throne because of Prince Rhy.
He just had to wait patiently for us to redeem him. Why would he take the risk to cooperate with the Northern Frontier?
Didn't he know that cooperating with the Northern Frontier would only make him a puppet in the hands of the House of Saint Hilde in the future? "
The duchess sighed and said, "This is also what I don't understand. That's why I said that I just intuitively feel that Vincent's words can't be trusted. "
The Duke of Saint Prospero also had a headache and pressed the space between his eyebrows. He said, "We still know too little now! If only Evan or Viscounts Fiennes came back. "
The duchess walked behind the Duke of Saint Prospero and slowly pressed his shoulder with her slender hand.
The Duke of Saint Prospero let out a long breath and seemed to be more comfortable. After a while, he said, "Now we have three things to deal with urgently.
First, find Evan and hope that he hasn't been captured by that damn Colin Angele.
Second, find a way to contact Earl Hall and find out the reason for his rebellion and his current position. See if there's any hope of appeasing him and pulling him back.
Third, find out the movements of the Blood Cavalry. "
The duchess listened quietly and said, "Do you think that the Blood Cavalry will cross the river at this time? But hasn't the Senate already passed the war order issued by Emperor Reinhardt? "
"But it will take some time for the war order to be sent to White Dew City." The Duke of Saint Prospero's eyes flashed. "I don't think that young Earl of the Northern Frontier will be willing to hide in Alfalfa City."
"But the Blood Cavalry only has 20,000 people. Is Colin Angele still planning to rely on such a small number of people to conquer the eastern territory?"
"It's hard to say." The Duke of Saint Prospero's tone became extremely cautious. "This Earl Angele sometimes does things in a bold and unpredictable way. I always think that he's a more dangerous enemy than Marquis García. "
The duchess smiled slightly and said, "You actually value him so much? If I remember correctly, this Earl Angele seems to be only 22 years old, right? "
"Yes, he's a young hero!" The Duke of Saint Prospero sighed and suddenly became somewhat dispirited. "In comparison, whether it's Vincent or Evan, they're too weak. Haha, to be honest, I'm tired of watching these two boys fight all day long.
If it's possible, I don't want to give either of them the title of Duke of the eastern territory! "
The duchess stopped kneading her hands and lightly hammered her husband's arm. It seemed that she was somewhat dissatisfied with him insulting her two sons like this.
But then, she smiled and said, "In fact, if you don't like Vincent and Evan, you have a third choice."
"You're talking about Anna?" The Duke of Saint Prospero thought of his younger daughter and shook his head. "Anna won't do, she's too naive."
"So what? She's already a fifth rank Knight, and I can see that she's already at the threshold of the sixth rank. I estimate that she'll advance in one or two years. "
"Really?" The Duke of Saint Prospero couldn't keep calm anymore. He immediately grabbed his wife's hand and asked in surprise.
"Of course it's true." The duchess had a proud expression. "Such a young sixth rank Knight, Anna will definitely step into the holy realm in the future.
And as long as she can become a Holy Knight, so what if she's a little naive?
With her, will the Northern Frontier dare to easily cross the Nu Shui River? "
The Duke of Saint Prospero's eyes flashed. It seemed that he was really considering the possibility of letting his younger daughter inherit the title.
At this moment, a knock on the door interrupted the Duke's thoughts.
"Come in."
The steward pushed the door open and came in. He handed a letter to the Duke of Saint Prospero and said, "Master, this is an urgent letter from Linshui City."
The Duke of Saint Prospero reached out and took the letter. After glancing through it, he said, "Haha, I guessed right! The Bloody Cavalry has indeed advanced to the east and now occupied Linshui City. "
The duchess stared at the letter in her husband's hand and asked in a deep voice, "Then, should we temporarily avoid them and wait for His Majesty's war order to arrive and they'll naturally retreat to the Northern Frontier, or …"
"Of course, we should take the initiative to attack!" The Duke of Saint Prospero said coldly, "Since they're here, they won't easily leave the eastern territory!"
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