Quadruple split

"are you serious?"

An almost horrified surprise flashed in Emmeline's eyes. She casually took off the cold-proof cloak with the family crest and handed it to Deku. She pulled Futaba to sit down in front of Mo Tan and repeated it again with a solemn expression: "are you serious?"

Mo Tan shook the wine glass in his hand and smiled: "Personally, I'm not very serious."

Emmeline was slightly stunned at first, and after being silent for a while, she asked again: "So, is His Royal Highness serious?"

"Mistress, this"

Butler Deku seemed to want to say something, but was interrupted by Emmeline raising her hand.

"Listen to him."

The youngest lord in the entire Violet Empire shook his head and stared at Mo Tan with complex eyes: "I want to hear the reason."

On the other side, although Futaba had never heard of this before, she had already reacted the moment Mo Tan finished speaking, and quickly completed a series of guesses and inferences in her mind, but she said nothing. , just patted the duchess's slightly trembling hand.

"Seriously, it depends on which angle you analyze it from."

Mo Tan took a calm sip of wine, perfectly ignoring the stressful gaze of Butler Deku, and said calmly: "From the perspective of His Highness the Prince wanting to marry you, Grand Duke Crystal Wolf, then he It is indeed quite serious, but if you want to say whether Schulbren is serious about Emmeline Wolfcrest, at least so far, it is not."

"Hey, you are such a person"

Futaba sighed inexplicably.

"Are you and His Royal Highness teasing the eldest lady?"

The old housekeeper Deku has begun to overflow with murderous aura. This old man who seems to have seen his own daughter being harassed by a playboy is now so angry that he even forgets that he should call Emmeline 'mistress' instead of the one he called Emmeline a long time ago. I haven't used 'Miss' yet.

Mo Tan sneered, waved his hand to Deku and said: "Please don't misunderstand, His Highness the Prince is not teasing a Grand Duke for no reason. Besides, Grand Duke Emmeline hasn't gotten angry yet, so why are you here? The Emperor is not anxious and the eunuch is anxious." .”

Deku blinked and asked in a deep voice, "What is a eunuch?"

"Oh, they are the important ministers who served the emperor in a certain period of history. One person was worth more than ten thousand people. They were not only responsible for taking care of the emperor's daily life, but also made suggestions on national policies."

Mo Tan opened his mouth and came.

"Humph, sir, you are overly complimentary."

Deku snorted coldly and said unappreciatively: "I'm just an ordinary old slave. When it comes to you, you probably don't want to be that 'eunuch' for His Highness the Second Prince, right?"

Futaba burst into laughter with a burst of laughter: "That's good, then you can call me Xiaonizi from now on, dear Anthony."

Mo Tan shrugged, made a funny expression, and then turned his attention to Emmeline again: "What do you mean?"

"Miss, what are you still thinking about? He is obviously"

Deku looked anxiously at Emmeline, who was silent, but was interrupted again.

"Mr. Butler, I have just said that although you love your master very much and do think about her in everything, in some aspects, I am afraid that Duke Emmeline sees it more clearly than you do, and"

Mo Tan glanced at Deku and said coldly: "Whether it is a real housekeeper, an ordinary old slave, or a qualified dead eunuch, when the master is thinking seriously, he should shut your mouth and be quiet. When you go to fetch tea and water, don't forget your identity, you should act like a servant!"

"I you."

Deku obviously didn't expect that Anthony Dabbs, who had been so peaceful with him just now, would fall out at any time. He was so angry that his face turned blue and white, but he couldn't find anything to say to refute, because he had already fainted. I realized that what the other party said was not wrong. Emmeline was no longer the innocent little girl. Although she might still be immature, she already had the structure that a lord should have. And she, no matter how old she was, was still No matter how experienced he is, the layout is just that of a servant.

Maybe he can really say a few words on how to let the people live a good life and how to continue to prevent the decline of the family, but the current topic is no longer something he can interrupt.

[When this kid talked to me alone before, he was probably preparing for this scene. 】

Deku's fists were clenched tightly behind his back, but it was because he found out rather helplessly that if Dabus had not given him the 'vaccination' before, he might have lost control of his emotions now.

"Watch your words, Mr. Dabbs."

Emmeline narrowed her eyes slightly, and said to Mo Tan in the same cold tone: "Uncle Deku is not only my butler, but also my family. If you dare to insult him even more,"

"sorry!"

Before she could finish speaking, Mo Tan stood up suddenly, bowed to the housekeeper three times at ninety degrees, then knelt down and said hoarsely: "Uncle De! I was so wrong! If you don’t forgive me, I won’t get up!”

"ah"

Futaba covered her eyes and lowered her head, muttering sadly: "How could I know someone like you!"

Duke Emmeline couldn't help but laugh, and looked back helplessly at the completely confused old man: "That Uncle Deku?"

The latter twitched his lips and shook his head, and smiled bitterly at Mo Tan: "It doesn't matter, Mr. Dabbs, I did overstep just now, you'd better get up quickly."

"Okay~"

Mo Tan jumped up from the ground and sat on the chair again, then crossed his legs and raised his eyebrows at Emmeline: "Then let's continue. I wonder what your Majesty's wishes are? Oh, by the way, sir, please give me two plates of snacks. Well, I happen to be a little hungry here."

[You are so thick-skinned! 】

Futaba and Deku were both shocked, but the latter quickly took out a few plates of delicious snacks from nowhere and placed them on the table, which showed that his butler expertise was already maxed out.

"Haha. Mr. Dabbs is truly the best among men."

Emmeline uttered two ancient common idioms and smiled with a melting smile: "Then please explain to me in detail what you said before."

"It's easy to talk about."

Mo Tan picked a piece of snack and threw it in his mouth, cleared his throat after sipping it, and showed a madam-like smile to Emmeline: "Let's talk about Xiu Bracen first. He definitely doesn't have any feelings for you. Let’s talk about it. After all, the two of you have never met each other before. Even if they met at some messy banquet or ceremony, they never said anything. Even if they could say one or two words, it would definitely be just To put it mildly, although you are indeed a beauty with outstanding temperament and appearance, there are only very few cases of love at first sight these days. Especially for a rational and intelligent person like Xiu, it is basically impossible to fall in love with anyone at first sight. So from this perspective, he really can’t be serious about you.”

Emmeline frowned and asked softly: "Did you say this, or did he say this?"

"I said."

Mo Tan shrugged and smiled: "Actually, what he wanted me to convey was another set of rhetoric. The content was very confusing and could be called a textbook example of courtship. It's just that I chose to tell the truth, because eight times out of ten Nine, that His Highness was thinking exactly what I just said."

"Are you sure you are here to help Xiu propose marriage to me?"

Emmeline looked at Mo Tan with a strange expression and asked suspiciously: "Aren't you trying to ruin his good deeds?"

"Well, actually, I'm just here to ruin his good deeds."

Mo Tan looked at Emmeline seriously and said solemnly: "Because I also like you, so I don't want you to be together."

Deku shuddered and tried not to slap his palm.

Emmeline, on the other hand, seemed extremely calm: "You are very humorous, Mr. Dabbs."

"Okay, I admit I lied."

Mo Tan rolled his eyes, spread his hands and said, "Actually, I like His Highness the Prince, so I don't want you to be together."

"Wow!!"

The Duke of Crystal Wolf, who had a calm temperament just now, suddenly lit up, grabbed Futaba's little hand, lowered his voice and exclaimed: "It's so romantic!"

The latter laughed twice with empty eyes: "He lied to you."

"Ahem, of course I know that."

Emmeline coughed dryly, prepared herself again, and tried to look at Mo Tan with a serious rather than loving look: "Let's stop joking here, tell me why you did this."

"As you wish."

Mo Tan nodded slightly, and then looked at the other party with a half-smile: "The reason why I told the truth directly is because I suddenly discovered that if I relay it as the prince said, you will be very happy after listening to those affectionate confessions. It’s possible to agree directly, so I might as well tell the truth.”

Emmeline raised her eyebrows slightly: "Why do you see it?"

"Let's put it this way, according to my observation, after the Duke learned of my intention, he almost subconsciously changed the title of 'His Royal Highness' to 'Xiu'. In addition, you don't have anyone you like at the moment. The Second Prince His previous performance in Zijiu Hall was also very handsome, so it made you feel a little bit excited unconsciously." Mo Tan snapped his fingers and said in a leisurely tone: "In addition, he knows how to use it very well. When words touch a woman's heart, I think there is at least a 60% chance that you will agree because of some impulsive and extremely irrational feelings, which is not a good result."

Emmeline's cheeks turned slightly red and she said in a stiff tone: "Even if what you say makes sense, what is the so-called good result?"

"It is a political marriage in which rationality is far greater than sensibility."

Mo Tan answered without hesitation, wagging his index finger and said: "This is the second point I want to explain, which is why His Royal Highness seriously wants to marry the Grand Duke of Crystal Wolf."

Emmeline breathed a long sigh of relief, tried to calm herself down as much as possible, and then nodded slightly to Mo Tan: "I would like to hear the details."

"Very well, then please answer me a question first."

Mo Tan looked at the other party's eyes that had completely condensed and asked calmly: "What is the difference in strength between the Crystal Wolf family and the Dantes family?"

"It's very big. If the Crystal Wolf family is 10, the Dantès family is at least 50. Except for the similar territory area, we are far inferior to the Dantès family in all aspects, especially after the death of my father."

Emmeline answered without thinking.

Mo Tan nodded and asked again: "So during the period when the Crystal Wolf family was at its peak, how did its heritage compare with that of the Dantes family?"

Emmeline did not answer immediately this time. Instead, she pondered for a moment before speaking slowly: "Even the Crystal Wolf family in its heyday is far behind the current Dantes family."

"Then what's the reason?"

Mo Tan laughed.

"you mean"

Emmeline is also a smart person. She had already reacted when Mo Tan asked the first question, so she was not surprised at all.

"That's right, because the Dantes family and the Violet family have been friends for generations and have always had a marriage relationship. Including the former queen who died young and His Majesty Clairvaux, there have been at least dozens of marriages between the two parties in history. There are so many, they can be regarded as a family." Mo Tan grinned and said leisurely: "Although the so-called royal family is only in name, it still has many intangible resources. Those things they have no chance to use themselves, but if they are used to help another non- It’s different when it comes to the royal family.”

Emmeline chuckled, shook her head and said: "Since you have said that the Dantes family and the Violet family have been friends for generations, will this situation change after I marry His Highness the Second Prince? You have the same idea. Do you think other families haven’t thought about it for so many years?”

“It’s not a problem that you haven’t thought about, it’s a problem that you can’t do even if you think about it.”

Mo Tan smiled and shrugged: "How can the tacit understanding of hundreds of years be broken so easily? Moreover, the involvement of the two families has long been more than just a marriage. Violet and Dantès are like a barrel. The dyes were thoroughly mixed and impossible to separate.”

Emmeline frowned slightly and said puzzledly: "Since you know it, then why."

"Because Shoebryan is going to dump the bucket of dye."

Mo Tan blinked and said lightly: "Overturn everything in the past, and then replace it with a new one, and the Crystal Wolf family can, to a certain extent, replace the Dantis family's past position if you allow it. "

"Why in a way?"

Emmeline heard the implication in Mo Tan's words and asked without emotion.

And it wasn't Mo Tan who answered her

"Because His Highness Prince Shubresn will not tolerate intertwining his own color with others. He will only color the crystal wolf with his own color, as well as Baroka, Simon, Fernan or whatever, if you accept it They will be conquered and assimilated, and if they don’t accept it, they will be crushed and thrown away with the bucket.”

Futaba smacked her lips, her almond-shaped eyes behind her lenses becoming more solemn.

"Oh, my, your Royal Highness is really amazing."

Chapter 527: End