mechanical court

Aware of Louis' state at this time, Akena narrowed his eyes somewhat, and comforted in the most gentle voice: "We have created a lot of friction for them these days, and when we hold parties, feed that guy A lot of drugs. He completely believes that he is the murderer now, and when the police come later, we only need to say that we saw your husband dead at home as soon as we came back, and the matter can be easily covered up."

"Is it okay? Is it really okay?" Louis looked at her palely and asked over and over again.

"Don't worry, I have already arranged everything." Akena raised his glass, looked at his reflection in the glass, and replied confidently.

Things were exactly as Akena had said. Facing her well-designed death scene and flawless acting skills, the police quickly identified the suspect as the deceased's same-sex lover.Even the lover who had assaulted Louis thought he was a murderer, so the case was quickly closed.

Louis successfully inherited all of her husband's property and helped Akena pay off her debts. Because of this incident, the two became grasshoppers tied to the same rope.

……

Soon after the turmoil passed, Akena's career further flourished due to the support of huge funds.Louis was grateful to her for saving himself from suffering, and began to do things for her willingly. After the two sisters united, everything became smoother and smoother.

Until the two were 23 years old, the cabinet suddenly ordered the entertainment industry to be rectified, and all entertainers with indiscreet private lives and black histories would be completely banned.Akena did not escape in the end, not because of her improper private life, but because of bribery...

In the end, Akena slipped from a position that was infinitely close to his dream at the time of his smash hit, and fell into the abyss completely.

Akena, who was banned from performing, was unwilling to accept his fate like this, and still regarded himself as the popular dancer, maintaining a decent life, which soon became beyond his means.

The increasingly tight economy, the hopeless future, the gap between dreams and reality, and the anxiety about the passing of youth; Akena's mental state quickly fell into a trough, and she was on the verge of collapse at any time. Drunk as hell.

During this process, Louis never left and stayed by her side.

one-one-one-one

one year later.

As usual, Akena fell asleep after being drunk, until the afternoon sun shone through the curtains, illuminating her drowsy face; she struggled to open her eyes, stood up from the empty wine bottles on the floor, walked to Beside the bed, I reached out to the bedside table—preparing to pour myself a glass of cold boiled water.

Then, he didn't touch the water bottle and the water glass, his fingers fluttered, and he only touched a piece of newspaper with a rough surface.

"Louis, please get me a glass of water!"

While massaging his temples with his fingers, Akena pulled out the newspaper, glanced at it casually, but was attracted by one piece of news.

The content of that piece of news is roughly—a young man in the capital, who started from scratch, earned a lot of wealth for himself by acting as a middleman for various entrepreneurs.

At this moment, a flash of inspiration flashed in Akena's mind, and she seemed to have found another way to get in front of the Sun King.

Since entrepreneurs need a middleman to communicate and mediate in order to achieve optimal allocation of information and resources...then, will such a person be needed between officials and officials, between officials and entrepreneurs! ?

If so, how do you attract them?

"Hahaha!"

Suddenly, Akena narrowed his eyes, covered his lips with the back of his snow-white hand, and began to laugh unscrupulously: "Why do I think so complicated!? Just focus on the man... as long as there is a beautiful Women and men will scramble to come over like bees and butterflies."

At this moment, the door of the bedroom was pushed open, and Louis walked into the room holding a glass of boiling water, and then looked at her in surprise.

"Louis, I thought of a good way."

Akena stood up from the bed, walked quickly to Louis, took a drink from her glass, and then said with a smile: "Although there are risks, it can help me achieve my goal and help us Live the old life."

"What method?" Lewis immediately pricked up his ears.

Akena immediately told her the thoughts she had just sprouted, and her plans for the future.And the current Louis is not the shivering little white rabbit back then. The two of them have long had enough of this kind of life, so it can be said that they hit it off right away.

In this way, relying on the foundation of dancing and their extraordinary appearance, the two began to wander among the aristocratic circles of the royal capital as dancing partners.Of course, the two of them are entertainers but not their bodies... because for the nobles, a well-educated woman who can control her lower body is more trustworthy than a prostitute who stretches her legs for money.

At the same time, Akena's previous reputation also laid the foundation for her brokerage career.

In the eyes of politicians and nobles, as a former dancer, Akena must have a stronger network than ordinary brokers.

It didn't take long for them to earn their first pot of gold in the hands of a wealthy businessman: this wealthy businessman coveted the status of nobility, and wanted to give himself an aura of nobility through marriage.However, due to problems in his circle, he has been unable to find a way out. Akena and Louis just know a lot of nobles who are on the verge of bankruptcy.

Chapter 52 Seeding the Void

Since then, the dancer Arkanna has disappeared, replaced by Lady Violet.

Her best friend, Louis, became her head maid—the second daughter maintains a master-servant relationship in front of everyone, but in fact they are close partners.

However, if darkness is with you, it must be swallowed by darkness.

Walking between high-ranking officials and nobles, bridging public power and capital, and serving dirty power-money transactions... Under such circumstances, wanting to get out of the mud without getting dirty is nothing but a self-deceiving fairy tale.Akena and Louis are earning profits as middlemen, so it's nothing more than a small fight. Once they become big, they will inevitably meet people they can't handle.

One day by accident, the two girls received a strange invitation letter, inviting them to a private manor for a banquet.

Going to a banquet...is usually the endorsement of business.

Neither Akena nor Louis realized the danger of this invitation.

They gladly accepted the invitation letter, dressed up meticulously, and then went to the manor to attend the appointment with the most beautiful posture... After that, the Marquis of Argus, like a malevolent star in a nightmare, broke into their lives roughly.

……

The living room in the private estate of the Marquis of Argus is full of gorgeous and beautiful palace style, and various tedious patterns and lines can be seen everywhere.In the middle of the living room is a group of carved wooden sofas, with delicate and exquisite workmanship, carved with flowers and swirls of thin lines on the edges, and the ivory fabric seats are printed with crimson roses in elegant colors.A transparent glass coffee table in the middle is wide and large, with delicate silver parts on the side; the floor is covered with a thick woolen carpet, the background color is gem-like dark blue, and the surrounding patterns are in strong contrast with the background color, as if inlaid in Deep night sky.

This elegant and tidy carpet on weekdays is extremely messy today, with buttons, hairpins, broken evening gowns, and pink high heels scattered on the floor.The owner of these clothes was lying in the middle of the carpet, panting violently with a haggard look, her snow-white body and delicate face were covered with sweat stains, tears and an indescribable mixture.

"At first I thought that Miss Louise was a reserved virgin, but I didn't expect that someone would have already tasted it."

The Marquis of Argus was shirtless, sitting on the sofa indifferently, glanced at Louis on the ground, and then turned to Akena who was on the opposite sofa, "But what surprised me even more is that Miss Akena is actually Your Majesty's woman... this shouldn't be a lie you made up to protect yourself, right?"

"Master Marquis has hands and eyes, how dare I lie to you."

Akena did not avoid his aggressive gaze, looked into those eyes calmly, and said clearly, "As long as you are willing to investigate, it won't take long to find evidence that I get along with His Majesty."

"Then please tell me..."

The Marquis of Argus stood up from the sofa, walked in front of her, lifted Aken's delicate chin with two fingers, and said with a sneer, "If you are His Majesty's woman, why would you engage in such a thing, Your Majesty will not even touch yourself I can't even support my mistress?"

"How do you know that I do these things to make money?" Akena looked at him provocatively, and retorted without showing any timidity.

"Among His Majesty's lovers, there are retired soldiers, active military officers, and assassins engaged in the assassination industry... Of course, there are also people like me who secretly collect information for him. Of course, Your Majesty has no feelings for me, and I also I have never been taken seriously, but I am his woman after all! Marquis Argus, the reason why I tell you this is because you are my own!"

"how do you know!?"

Hearing this sentence, the expression of Marquis Argus changed, and he let go of his hand as if he had been electrocuted, with a dubious expression on his face.

As Akena said, he is indeed working in the intelligence department, that is, the invisible shadow guard among the Coronated Knights; this secret is known to only a few people except himself...so in Akena Argus finally began to believe her story when he revealed his truth.

Akena picked up the water glass on the side, took a sip of clear water gracefully, and replied nonchalantly

"I know a lot more than you do."

As a power broker, intelligence is everything, sometimes even life-saving.In a previous business, someone once suspected that the Marquis of Argus had a background as an intelligence officer.Akena heard it by accident, and then secretly kept the news in his heart... so he saved his life at this critical moment.

"you can go now."