Night fell.
The banquet hall of White Dew Castle was illuminated by hundreds of candles.
Mighty and majestic armored guards stood motionless around the hall with long spears in their hands. Graceful and beautiful young maids walked with light steps, placing plates of delicious food on the long dining table.
The well-dressed Duchess stood at the entrance of the banquet hall, greeting the guests with an impeccable smile.
Although the Duke of Saint Prospero had just died and it was inappropriate for White Dew Castle to hold such a big banquet, the Duchess insisted on it.
Moreover, she also had a suitable excuse to welcome Prince Harrison and Princess Judy to White Dew Castle.
As for the fact that the teacher of these two royal guests had just killed the Duke of Saint Prospero, well, let's just pretend it didn't happen.
Of course, many smart people also knew that the death of the Duke of Saint Prospero might be a happy event for the Duchess.
Only then could she truly become the mistress of White Dew Castle, and even the entire Eastern Region!
In the banquet hall, the Duchess was already the focus of everyone's attention. One by one, the nobles of the Eastern Region came forward, either openly or secretly expressing their loyalty to her.
The Duchess gracefully and skillfully dealt with them, but secretly, her mind was always paying attention to the entrance of the hall.
Seeing that the important people she was waiting for didn't appear, the Duchess broke away from the overly enthusiastic crowd and asked the butler:
"Where are the two princes? And Count Angele, why isn't he here yet? "
"I'll go take a look myself."
Before the butler could take a few steps, he saw the captain of the White Dew Castle guards, Knight Warren, striding over.
The Duchess saw Knight Warren's dignified expression and slightly frowned. She hurriedly asked: "Knight Warren, what's wrong?"
Knight Warren walked to the Duchess' side and reported in a low voice:
"Madam, just now Count Angele was assassinated in his room!"
The Duchess held her breath, trying hard not to lose her composure. But before she could ask more about the situation, she heard a voice shouting beside her:
"What? Count Angele was assassinated? "
In fact, Knight Warren had deliberately lowered his voice. Logically speaking, only the duchess should have heard him clearly. However, he did not expect that Count Nicole, who happened to be passing by, would hear him and even shout out loud.
Now, it was as if someone had pressed the mute button on the entire banquet. Instantly, there was complete silence.
The Duchess glared fiercely at Count Nicole. She could not tell whether the exclamation was intentional or not, but she did not have the time to pursue the matter.
She immediately stepped forward and whispered into Knight Warren's ear:
"First, kill all the 100 guards that followed Colin Angele into the city!
Second, lock down all the city gates and forbid anyone from entering or leaving!
Third, gather the army and get ready. The Bloody Cavalry … I'm afraid they're going to go crazy … "
Hearing the last sentence, Knight Warren couldn't help but shudder as if he had foreseen a terrifying scene. However, he also knew that the situation was urgent and he couldn't afford to let his imagination run wild. He immediately nodded and strode away.
At this time, the guests in the banquet hall finally reacted and immediately clamored.
"Duchess, is it true that Count Angele was killed?"
"Duchess, who assassinated Count Angele?"
"Duchess, will White Dew City fall into the flames of war again?"
…
Question after question shot at her like arrows, but the duchess only smiled calmly and gestured with her hand. She said calmly, "I'm sorry, but I'm sorry.
"Distinguished guests, I'm sorry to disturb everyone's mood.
But please rest assured, no matter what happens, the House of Saint Prospero has the ability to deal with it.
Now, please enjoy the delicious food here. Let me go and understand the specific situation, then I'll explain it to you in detail. "
After saying these, the Duchess no longer cared about the questions in the hall and strode out.
Outside the door, the smile on the Duchess' face instantly disappeared, and her expression changed from calm to anxious.
Count Angele was dead!
Although she also wanted this terrible Count of the Northern Frontier to die, he must not die in White Dew Castle!
Because if Count Angele died here, no matter how the House of Saint Prospero explained, the whole empire would think that they were the ones who assassinated Count Angele.
Emperor Reinhardt's order of war smoothly arrived in White Dew City, but Count Angele was assassinated in White Dew City as a guest. How would the Royal Family punish the House of Saint Prospero? The reaction of the Northern Frontier after hearing this news would give the Duchess a headache.
If the young Duke of the Northern Region was determined to avenge her husband at all costs, then the Eastern Region would definitely face an extremely terrible crisis.
Now that the orcs were about to invade, the Royal Family and the Church, in order to calm the anger of the Northern Frontier, would most likely join hands to pressure the Eastern Region.
In this case, there must be someone with enough power to take responsibility for Count Angele's death!
The Duchess desperately realized that this person was very likely to be herself.
Even if she did not plan to assassinate Count Angele, for the sake of the overall situation, she, as the Archbishop of the Eastern Region and the Duchess of Saint Prospero, would most likely be ruthlessly abandoned to appease the Northern Frontier.
Thinking of this, the Duchess immediately realized that this was a trap!
A carefully designed trap for her!
The person who designed this trap obviously knew the current situation of the Eastern Region like the back of his hand. He immediately found the fatal weakness of the current order, and with just a light blow, the stable situation that the Duchess had worked hard to create was in danger of collapsing.
The Duchess only felt a chill in her heart.
But she quickly took a few deep breaths and forced herself to calm down.
The enemy had already made his move, and the Duchess knew that she had no other choice but to take the attack.
Now, what she wanted to know the most was who planned all this behind the scenes.
Also, what other moves would they make after this?
While thinking, the Duchess had already arrived at Colin's room.
The room was already surrounded by the guards of the House of Saint Prospero, and even Prince Harrison and Princess Judy were blocked outside.
"Duchess, why don't you let us in? What happened to Teacher? "
"Your Highnesses, please forgive the rudeness of these guards. However, the situation inside is a bit complicated. Let me first check it out, then I will explain it to you. "
After saying this, without waiting for Prince Harrison and Princess Judy to reply, the Duchess strode into the room.
Then, she saw Colin lying in a pool of blood.
His chest was torn apart, his heart was missing, and the floor was covered in blood …
The Duchess did not need to go forward to check to know that this person was completely hopeless.
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