rise of empire total war

Chapter 46 Stephanie
"what happened?"

Seeing Richard looking at her stunned, the visitor covered her mouth and asked with a chuckle. Her laughter was as crisp and sweet as a wind chime.

"It's just that it's a little unexpected." Richard quickly responded and replied calmly.

"Richard, I heard about you from my father. I have to say that although you are young, you are still very brave." The visitor continued, her beautiful eyes looking at you with curiosity. Richard seemed to be comparing Richard with someone in his heart.

The visitor's name was Stephanie, and she was Lawrence's eldest daughter. Richard had noticed her as early as the first time they met. This cousin was slim, elegant and generous, and she was the most popular person in the royal family— —at least in her generation is the most popular.

"When you have the same experience as me, you will do the same."

"Then I am destined not to be like you." Stephanie replied, "I dare not say that the interior of the Kingdom of Ravana is as iron-clad, but at least there will be no noble rebellion or the capital being captured."

"Can I understand that you are here to mock?" Richard slowly turned his head and stared at Stephanie with scrutiny.

"No, I'm just stating the facts." Stephanie explained calmly, perhaps because she felt that the topic was a bit heavy, she lightly patted Richard's shoulder lightly, as if to comfort a child, "I Here is information about the new King Winster, I believe you will be interested."

"That's not the new king, just a despicable usurper." Richard corrected stubbornly.

"Okay, okay, it's the usurper." Stephanie echoed helplessly, but there was no helplessness on her face, "Winster's usurper sent his chief foreign affairs officer to the Principality of Lasik , and made a request to sign a military alliance agreement. Not only that, he also reached a military alliance agreement with the Honorable Governor of Cunha on the condition of reducing trade tariffs."

"Isn't that the Three Kingdoms Alliance?" Richard was shocked. How could he defeat the power of the Three Kingdoms Alliance?
"Yes." Stephanie nodded, and continued to ask in her melodious voice: "My cousin, do you still think you have a chance to counterattack the Winster Kingdom and restore your family's rule?"

"I……"

Richard was speechless, his mind was in such a mess that she couldn't hear Stephanie's voice, no matter how nice it was.

Seeing Richard's appearance, Stephanie sighed, stretched out a hand and gently held his hand, "I know it's bad to say this, but just with your Kuban Island, no matter how many years have passed, There is no way to compare with the Kingdom of Winster, let alone the Three Kingdoms Alliance."

"so what?"

Richard's indifferent voice sounded again, and Stephanie looked at him in surprise. Although the former's handsome face was a little pale, she still said firmly: "I promised my father that I would avenge Judith when he grows up. This is an oath of blood and fire, and I cannot break it."

After saying that, Richard stood up slowly, and took his hand out of Stephanie's palm, "Stephanie, thank you for the information." After speaking, he hurriedly left the garden along the gravel.

Only Stephanie was left alone on the bench and stared blankly at Richard's leaving back. She didn't know if it was an illusion, but she suddenly felt that his thin body instantly became taller, stalwart...

Regardless of Stephanie's thoughts, on the other side, in a room somewhere in Trizzi Palace, a discussion about Richard was going on.With the light projected from the burning candles on the desk, the two princes of the kingdom and the husband-in-law of the fourth princess talked around the table.

This has been the habit of the three of them since they were young. When they were teenagers, several people always gathered in the room to discuss things. At that time, Bundak was also one of them, but as they grew older, the latter and They drifted apart and eventually parted ways.

The reason for parting ways is very simple, nothing more than the right to inherit the throne.

"From the conversation tonight, we can roughly see Richard's attitude. He doesn't have too much fear of Bundak. If he wants to completely join our side, he must hit a hard medicine."

"Cruel medicine? I'm not against your opinion, but how to operate is a big problem." Osrita said lightly, and in front of him was Prince Lawrence who raised his opinion, "Lawrence, if we attack Richard , It’s okay if he wasn’t discovered, but if he is discovered, he can only be completely pushed into Bandak’s camp.”

"So our actions must be cautious." Lawrence said, looking at Burris who said nothing, "Boris, what do you think?"

Seeing Lawrence asking himself, Boris stopped thinking and said, "I don't think it's necessary to do this. There is another way to make him completely fall for us."

"what?"

"Marriage." Boris said lightly, "The best way to strengthen the relationship between nobles is marriage. We can marry Richard in exchange for his support."

"Marriage..."

The two looked at each other, and after a while Lawrence slapped his thigh and suddenly realized: "Yes, why didn't I think that we can marry Richard!"

"The question is, how should we marry him." Osrita also reacted quickly, and he poured a bucket of cold water on Lawrence in time, saying: "Our family does not have a suitable marriage candidate, so we can only choose from the two of you. chosen among daughters."

"By the way, Aphra and that kid Douglas are cooperating with each other. You can't play her idea, Burris." Osrita added.

"I know." Burris couldn't laugh or cry, "I've noticed since Aphra clamored to go to Cuban Island with Douglas..."

Seeing that the topic would soon turn to the marriage between Aphra and Douglas, Lawrence interrupted them with a cough and brought the topic back: "Exclude Aphra, and we only have two candidates."

"You mean, my Sophia and your Stephanie?"

"That's right, only Sophia and Stephanie are suitable candidates." Lawrence nodded, and Osrita interjected at this time: "But will Richard agree, as far as I know Sophia and Stephen Nido is several years older than him."

"Why don't you agree?" Lawrence squinted at Oslita, and teased kindly: "Oslita, our sister Sophie Marceau is also a few years older than you, why don't you have any opinions? "

"I..." Osleta blushed and said in a low voice, "You don't know how domineering Sophie Marceau is at home."

"Hahaha……"

Several people laughed together, and after it became quiet again, Lawrence finally made his decision.

"I'll go back and ask Stephanie, you go back and ask Sophia, and see their attitudes before making a decision."

(End of this chapter)