After I became a real young master, I became famous for my bad behavior

There are two methods of collateral inheritance in the empire: one is "voluntary adoption" and the other is "forced adoption":

(Take the current situation of the Haines family as an example)

"Voluntary adoption" means that as a duke, Atole "has no legitimate bloodline", so he voluntarily adopts Xiren, who was born through a collateral line, as his adopted son, and passes the title directly to Xiren, skipping Alex.

"Forced adoption" refers to the Duke's crime, which was so serious that the entire family suffered a devastating disaster.

In order to maintain the family's reputation, the family would, under the royal family's mandatory "charter", have collateral relatives of the same generation inherit the title and become the new duke.

Furthermore, the heir chosen by the family was forcibly adopted by the new duke.

The entire adoption process does not even require the consent of the criminal duke!

Only the two great ducal families of the empire have such privileges.

At this point, Sheen sighed:

It seems that Alex might be waiting for Atole's crimes to be exposed so that he can initiate the forced adoption procedure.

“In order to become the head of the family, I will not let the lord gain any benefits.

The Lords must step down!"

As for why Arthur's face turned pale, it was because Atole could completely achieve the "forced adoption" approach.

But no one exposed his crime.

And the witness of many crimes is Arthur - so Atole desperately wants Arthur to die.

Arthur understood Sheen's purpose and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead:

"Atoll is like a cancer that is difficult to remove."

Sheen sighed. He didn't want to fall into the hands of either of those two men.

So Sheen needs Arthur's help.

"It doesn't matter whether the Duke has 'repented and returned' and thinks I am his heir, or whether the true heir has retaken his position and snatched his child away from Atole."

Sheen let go of his hand, looking relaxed.

"What's important is that you can not only take revenge, but also fulfill your duty. And I don't worry about being dragged down by such a father after I inherit the title."

Arthur frowned:

“A lot of shit.”

Sheen shrugged.

"I can't help it. My father left behind a lot of trouble. As long as you become the Duke of Haines recorded in history, there will be no more trouble."

Sean extended his hand to Arthur with a smile on his face.

"Well? Arthur Haines, you want to cooperate with me?"

Arthur was stunned for a moment, but suddenly he thought of a picture -

A luxurious but desolate tombstone!

...

"Okay, then we are uncle and nephew, and also allies,"

Arthur held Sean's small hand with his big one.

"Please take care of me, my nephew of the legitimate bloodline."

......

After reaching a relationship with Arthur that was both a relative and an ally, Arthur excitedly took Sheen up to the second floor of the mansion and to the room prepared for him in advance.

Compared with the "complicated" road conditions in the Duke's Palace, Sheen simply felt that it was less tiring.

After Arthur used magic to push open the brand new door, Sheen saw the interior of the room:

The wood floor here is light gray, and the carpet is light yellow, simple and elegant.

The ornaments were cleaned up thoroughly, and there was not a speck of dust on the luxurious tables and chairs next to them.

The curtains and tablecloths were all new, and even the quilt on the luxurious bed placed against the wall was high-end stuff.

The warm spring sun is shining on the small balcony in the room, which is just the right size for a white coffee table.

Two words: warmth.

Xien was stunned at the door:

"The style here is completely different from the Duke's Palace."

Seeing Sheen's eyes wide open, Arthur probably guessed something.

"Hahaha..."

Arthur smiled secretly.

"Let me guess. According to the decoration style that Atole likes, the room he gave you should be of the elegant and luxurious type."

"Uh-huh..."

Sheen held the bag he got from the magic tower in both hands and looked up into Arthur's deep blue eyes.

Arthur picked up the valuable suitcase that Olive handed over with a smile, walked into the room naturally, and turned on the light with magic:

"Living in a room like that will turn you into an emo sooner or later. I really can't accept that. I can adjust them to be like that - of course I know what the decoration style is (because I lived there for so long)."

"No, no, this is fine..." Xien declined.

At least, such a residence does not feel oppressive and makes people feel comfortable.

Sheen followed Arthur in, found the rack for hanging schoolbags and put them down, then a fresh smell wafted into his nose.

"What's that smell?"

Sheen tried to find the source of the fragrance, and finally set his sights on the aromatherapy machine on the desk.

Unlike ordinary incense and candle devices, this device uses light to slightly heat the fragrant oil, so there will be no safety hazard even if the fragrant oil accidentally collapses.

Arthur skillfully put the lamp cap on the aromatherapy machine (turning off the alcohol lamp to operate), then replaced the aromatherapy machine with a new one and "lit" the aromatherapy with a special lighter.

"This is a special mint oil that can block the effects of smoke."

Arthur explained to Sheen,

"After all, the orthodox Haines will be more dangerous than other Haines."

It seems that Arthur has a lot of "combat" experience.

While Arthur was drawing the curtains on the balcony, Sheen walked to the desk and observed the aromatherapy machine:

"Since this scented oil can block the smoke, why doesn't the Duke use it..."

You have to know that too many people covet the position of Duke Haines. Of course, Sheen also believes that Atole can sit firmly on the position of Duke, and naturally he has his own means.

"what?"

Arthur grabbed the curtain rope that he had just untied, stopped what he was doing, and then looked at Sheen expressionlessly.

"Don't you know that Atole has asthma?"

Asthma?!

"There's no such setting in the novel..."

Sean could only respond to Arthur by shaking his head like a rattle.

...

Arthur shrugged. He had almost forgotten that Sean didn't live with Sean's biological father. Living together was quite novel...

Arthur couldn't help rolling his eyes and explained to Sheen:

"To make a long story short, sesame oil is an allergen. Alex has some allergies too, but not as severe as him."

Xien hummed twice and sat down gently on the sofa covered with a textile scarf:

"Is this the Duke's weakness?"

"Alex was allergic to Grango before, and now Atole is allergic to peppermint oil. God is helping me with this weakness!"

"Maybe, just like Alex is allergic to Granger." After Arthur tidied the curtains, he used magic to pass the warm tea from the coffee table.

Xien looked at the exquisite tea sets and smelled the special tea fragrance.

Yes, it is Assam black tea.

He picked up the teacup with satisfaction and drank it with his eyes closed.

Arthur didn't sit down yet, but just stood behind Sheen, not stopping his instructions:

(Same chattering mode as Atole)

"You've heard the premise I told you. The situation of the orthodox Haines bloodline is more dangerous than that of other Haines."

Xien put the teacup to his lips, feeling a little helpless:

Sometimes I really feel that blood is a very magical thing.

(Blood, brother...)