before he was crowned king

"Your Highness Mars, I'm sorry." Madam Mary symbolically took a sip of the gin with ice in her glass, glanced at Grand Duke Henry who was with Her Highness Fern, and turned her head to Mars.

"You are welcome." Mars said politely with his eyes darkened.

Madam Mary nodded slightly, and left with Lilian and Alex.

"It seems that it is very difficult to go further." Mars sipped the wine glass in his hand, his voice was low, "My brother has already firmly grasped those powerful people in his hands, and I always take a step back in everything. , including the matter of birth."

"There are few solid relationships in the world." Sean said softly, "Your Highness, as long as you wait patiently, you will always find a gap."

"Oh, they have long been involved in complicated transactions, and interests are always the best glue between people." Mars sighed slightly, "I hope that as you said, I can wait for such a opportunity."

The crystal lamps of the banquet were extinguished one by one, and finally only the chandelier in the shape of scattered stars on the slightly higher throne was still on.The translucent tulle in front of the throne swayed slightly, a series of bells rang in the hall, the guests stopped talking, regardless of humbleness, all of them suddenly bent down, put their hands on their hearts, and said to everyone who came. Offer your utmost respect.

The tulle trembled, and someone sat on the priceless throne, wearing a silver gauze dress, inlaid with a large number of gemstones and star-like diamonds, and the precious air and golden light competed on the soft cloth.Sean raised his eyes slightly, but he couldn't see Queen Karina's face behind the tulle, he could only see the golden scepter standing upright representing supreme power.

Under the signal of the female chief servant, everyone stood up straight, and the lights on the main hall were turned on again.

"Duke Oscar Frederick is here." The lady in charge read aloud.

Snapped.The golden scepter tapped on the foundation of the throne, and the closed door to the west of the Imperial Palace opened.

The final protagonist has finally arrived.Sean looked towards the door. He had met Duke Oscar a few times.The person who came was no different from what he saw a few years ago.The short brown hair is combed neatly and shiny, and the years have not left any trace of aging on the face of this veteran and powerful person. His face is still as smooth and clean as a newly made leather paper, and there is no wave in his calm eyes.The straight military uniform was tightly attached to his tall body, thin silver chains were hung on his shoulders, and an incomparable number of golden medals were pinned to his chest.

I heard that because of the climate and customs, people in the Northern Territory, both male and female, are quite beautiful. Perhaps it is this beauty that even time cherishes for it. They even age slower than ordinary people, such as Lilian, such as their Lord Duke Oscar.

Sean didn't know the age of Duke Oscar, he guessed that he should be older than Lady Mary, but looking at such a youthful face, no one could easily make a conclusion.

Duke Oscar walked towards the throne without turning his eyes. He knelt down on one knee at the bottom of the steps according to the arrangement of the ceremony, holding the silver skirt in his hand and leaning over to kiss gently.

"Welcome back, Duke Oscar." Behind the thin veil, Queen Karina spoke for the first time. The female voice was gentle yet solemn.

"Thank you for your protection." After speaking, Duke Oscar stood up and left.

The ringing of the bell once again split the entire banquet, and the guests took their seats in sequence. On the left and right of the throne were the Grand Duke Henry and His Royal Highness Fern, followed by Mars. To Sean's surprise, the protagonist, Duke Oscar It was actually ranked behind Madam Mary, and was arranged on the right side of Mars.

The guests sat face to face across the entire hall, leaving the center of the hall empty.The melodious and elegant sound of the violin sounded from all around, and the girl in white lace came on her tiptoes, dancing like a blooming flower.

"His Royal Highness Princess Ornis doesn't seem to be here." Sean looked around and suddenly found that there were fewer people.

"Ornis is not feeling well." Mars said inexplicably, "You seem to care about my sister very much. Do you like her?"

"No." Sean was slightly taken aback, "I'm sorry Your Highness, I overstepped the rules."

"Lambert also likes Ornish very much, and I'm very optimistic about them." Mars said in a soft voice, "If you have other ideas, it will make me very difficult."

"I see, please don't worry." Sean nodded, he understood Mars' intention to bring these two together.

Mars's eyes turned forward. He has a strong desire for control in his nature. The more he likes something, the more he tries to control it in the palm of his hand.This may sound scary, but since he was in the palace since he was a child, Mars has always concealed it very well.However, the so-called human nature is the insurmountable weakness of the will.

He didn't know if he would ever lose control.

The goblets were clinking continuously, and the guests were in high spirits. After toasting the queen, some people began to walk around.

Sean's peripheral vision fell on Duke Oscar in the front right. So far, the protagonist has not had any meaningful intersection with anyone.Mars tried to communicate with the other party, but Duke Oscar's attitude was lukewarm. After clinking glasses, the conversation ended hastily.

"Duke Oscar." The woman came holding a fan.

Mrs. Mary took the initiative to bring Lilian over.

Sean's eyes lowered slightly, and his position was a little far away from the conversation, so he couldn't hear the specific content.The only physical interaction between the three was that Duke Oscar touched Lilian's head, and the conversation seemed to be quite harmonious.

not found?Sean frowned.Under such close contact, did Duke Oscar not notice anything strange about Lilian?Madam Mary lifted the hem of her skirt and led Lilian away.

This scene was completely different from Sean's imagination. In his impression, Duke Oscar was responsive to Lilian, and he was pampered and loved.

Where did it deviate from his speculation.Sean was slightly stunned, and Duke Oscar turned his head, facing him directly with a deep gaze.

"Your Highness, I want to leave for a while." Sean leaned forward and asked Mars for instructions.

"Are you tired from standing?" Mars said in a relaxed tone.

"This is the first time I'm attending such a banquet, I'm not used to it." Sean continued.

"Go, but don't go too far, just walk around outside the hall."

When Sean raised his head, Duke Oscar had already started talking with others and stopped looking at him.Sean narrowed his eyes slightly, and quietly left along the edge of the hall.

In the other corner of the Imperial Hall.

"Janice." Madam Mary called softly, and then handed the girl into the hands of the maid, "Help Lilian down to rest."

"Yes." Janice took the white hand, and led the girl to the lounge outside the hall like guiding a puppet.

"You take a rest here, I'll come later." Janice's voice was flat, she needed to get something to make Lilian look more energetic.

The door lock turned a circle, and the room was silent.The girl was sitting on the soft sofa like a stone statue, her head was turned stiffly to the left, and the cold wind outside the window messed up the hair on her cheek.

In the dark of night, Sean left the Imperial Palace through the narrow narrow door on the side. Except for a few guards, there were not many guards in the second courtyard. He walked alone to a deserted place and stood under a blooming wisteria tree , and the purple waterfall pieced together from flower buds covered his face.

"Helaire." Sean called towards the night.

"I know you are here, and I need your help." Sean said softly to nothingness. In order to uncover the mystery hidden by Mrs. Mary as soon as possible, he wanted to borrow Helear's power. "This matter is very important."

Sean was sure that Herrell heard what he said. Although he didn't understand why Herrell was so dissatisfied with him during the day, he could only try to see whether the other party wanted it or not.

Intuition told him that there were crucial clues behind this matter.

The corners of Sean's eyes narrowed slightly, but Herrell didn't appear, let alone gave him any answer.

"Are you still angry?" Sean sighed, pulled down his tightly buttoned collar, and prepared to return to the hall to take other methods.

rustle.Sean turned his head sharply, and someone walked towards him unsteadily through the bushes.

"Lilian..." Sean's pupils shrank suddenly, and they looked at those teary eyes.