"Duke, I'm sorry. Marquis Adams... has returned to the embrace of the Lord... "
As soon as the Archbishop finished his sentence, the atmosphere in the hall immediately dropped to a freezing point.
Everyone could not believe it for a moment.
Marquis Adams died just like that?
The second son of the Duke Of St. Hilde, the first successor to the Lord of the Northern Frontier, died just like that?
He even died at a banquet in his own castle!
This was too absurd!
However, reality was often so absurd.
The nobles widened their eyes and covered their mouths. They did not even dare to make a sound of fear, afraid that it would agitate the Duke Of St. Hilde.
At this time, the Duke was staring at the crystal chandelier on the ceiling in a daze, as if the one who was just declared dead by the Archbishop was not his son, but an unrelated passerby.
After an unknown period of time.
Finally, a voice broke the suffocating silence.
"Archbishop, how did Adams die?"
This was Empress Mydella's question.
"Your Highness, I am still not completely sure of the cause of death of the Marquis. We need to do a further autopsy to come to a conclusion. But according to my experience, the Marquis should have died of poisoning. "
The Empress immediately turned to the knights behind her and ordered, "Arrest all the servants who prepared the food tonight and interrogate them one by one!"
"Yes!"
After a slight commotion, all the attendants present were arrested.
Even the old butler of the House of Saint Hilde was no exception.
The second son of the Duke was poisoned to death at a banquet in his own castle. This was a great humiliation!
Especially since this second son was now the first successor to the Dukes Of The North.
Under such circumstances, even if the Duke Of St. Hilde remained silent, everyone could already foresee the impending landslide and tsunami.
No matter who the murderer was, the Duke would not let it go!
Colin looked at Marquis Adams lying on the ground with a hideous face bleeding from his seven orifices, then looked at the Duke Of St. Hilde who was still admiring the crystal chandelier, and finally turned his gaze to Marquis García who was also silent. His heart became heavier and heavier.
Yes, Colin's first suspect was Marquis García.
Because his motive for committing the crime was too great.
Charles had been disinherited, and now Adams was dead.
Then, if the Duke's youngest son, Joyce, were to meet with misfortune, wouldn't Vera become the first in line to inherit the throne of the Dukes Of The North?
Could it be that this was Marquis García's retaliation to his brother's betrayal of his promise?
However …
Although Marquis García was the most suspicious, Colin felt that this didn't seem like Marquis García's handiwork.
Because from their previous interactions, Colin had figured out the marquis' temperament. He was not a person who liked to scheme and scheme.
Colin felt that Marquis García wouldn't be able to do something as despicable as poisoning.
He would rather believe that Marquis García would lead the Black Cavalry to attack Coldwinter than believe that Marquis García would poison his nephew.
Could it be …
Someone deliberately poisoned Marquis Adams in order to sow discord between the Duke Of St. Hilde and Marquis García?
After all, Adams' death made Marquis García the most suspicious …
No!
Colin immediately realized that he had overlooked an important factor.
That was, the promise that the Duke Of St. Hilde had made to Marquis García was a secret that very few people knew.
Moreover, the fact that Marquis García was Vera's biological father was also a secret that very few people knew!
Therefore, even if someone wanted to sow discord between the two brothers, unless they knew these two secrets at the same time, they would never resort to such means.
At the very least, Prince Okamoto wouldn't do it.
Colin didn't believe that these two secrets could be known by a troll like him. Therefore, he could formulate such a vicious plan.
What's more, even if he knew these two secrets, it would be extremely difficult for him to poison Marquis Adams.
Moreover, he had poisoned the banquet in the Lion's Roar Castle.
Moreover, he had poisoned Marquis Adams with such precision.
Colin couldn't figure out how he had done it.
Just as Colin was trying to learn from Ke to solve this murder case, the Duke Of St. Hilde finally spoke.
His voice became particularly hoarse and low, but he wasn't too agitated. In fact, he was even a little too calm.
However, everyone could hear the fury that the Duke was suppressing!
"Prince Okamoto, Prince Tupé, although both of you want to marry Vera, Vera can't marry both of you at the same time. Therefore, I can only choose one of you. "
The Duke Of St. Hilde didn't mention the death of Marquis Adams at all. It was as if it was no longer important.
He stood up from his seat and walked towards where Okamoto and Tupe were standing.
Marquis Adams' body was right next to his feet, but he didn't look down.
"Prince Okamoto, I want to know, if Vera didn't marry you, would you still be willing to negotiate peace with the Northern Frontier?"
Prince Okamoto's heart sank, but he still said helplessly, "Of course, Your Excellency! My yearning for peace will never change. "
In fact, he had no other choice.
Could the Troll Empire still fight a war with the Northern Frontier?
As long as the Northern Frontier agreed to negotiate peace, then he could accept any conditions.
"Okay." The Duke Of St. Hilde turned around and called out to the crowd, "Nala, come here."
A tall little beauty walked quickly to the Duke Of St. Hilde's side.
Although she wasn't as beautiful as Vera, she was still quite beautiful.
The Duke Of St. Hilde took Nala's little hand and pushed her in front of Prince Okamoto, saying, "This is my niece, Nala. She is also a noble St. Hilde. Is she worthy of you, Prince Okamoto?"
"Of course! It is my honor to marry Miss Nala! "Prince Okamoto bowed to Nala and then stretched out his right hand.
Nala was obviously still a little confused.
She didn't expect that she would be betrothed to a Troll by her uncle!
However, looking at the Duke Of St. Hilde's expressionless face, Nala couldn't bring herself to resist.
Therefore, she slowly put her hand in Prince Okamoto's hand.
At this point, the Duke Of St. Hilde finally squeezed out a smile on his face.
He then turned around and shouted at Vera, "Vera, come here."
Vera, who was still grieving over her brother's sudden death, was suddenly stunned. Then, she slowly walked over to the Duke's side with confusion and hesitation.
The Duke held Vera's hand and looked at the half-elf prince in front of him, "Prince Tupé, tell me that you will treat her well!"
Prince Tupé was stunned for a while. Obviously, he was completely shocked by the huge surprise that had fallen from the sky!
After a long while, he finally stepped forward with a red face and said excitedly, "Duke! I am willing to swear that I will never let Vera down in this life. Otherwise, I will go to hell after I die and suffer endless torture for eternity! "
"Father, I …" Vera was also stunned.
She had never thought that she would be married off by her father like this.
Moreover, she was married off to another country, to a stranger that she had only met a few times.
She was just about to break free from the Duke's hand when she suddenly froze.
This was because she saw the Duke looking at her.
It was a look that she had never seen before.
It was exhaustion, disappointment, anger, and even … fear!
At this moment, Vera suddenly realized that her father, who used to be omnipotent, the Duke who had killed people on the Northern Frontier, had also become old at this time.
In a trance, she felt as if she had returned to ten years ago when the Duke wanted to send her to Yevel to study arcana.
At that time, she had tried to resist.
However, the Duke had made her kneel in front of the statues of the twelve paladins of the family for one day and one night before he finally told her that —
You are a Saint Hilde. While you are enjoying the glory of this family name, you should also not forget the heavy burden that you have to bear!
At this moment, facing such a situation, Vera was about to refuse, but she could not bring herself to say it.
She could only watch as the Duke held her hand and slowly walked towards Prince Tupé.
However, just as Vera's hand was about to fall into Prince Tupé's hand …
A voice suddenly sounded:
"Duke, I object to this marriage!"
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