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The servants who were guarding the spirit were very tight-lipped, and they didn't know what to ask. Xiu and Alfred "watched" the second prince according to the emperor's request. They had nothing to say to the living second prince, let alone the dead one. So the two left quickly.

They separated outside the Xinghui Palace, and Xiu obeyed the emperor's order to "return to repair" and returned to his own Dawn Palace.

The master has been away for several months, but everything in the Dawn Palace has been taken care of as it was when the master was there.

Mark, the housekeeper of Chenxi Palace, was originally a deacon beside the first queen. After the death of the first queen, he came to Chenxi Palace to be the butler. He has been doing this for more than 20 years and has witnessed the growth of the two princes in this palace.

Today he was waiting at the door early, when he saw Xiu came back, he immediately greeted him and greeted him.

"Get up." Xiu said.

Mark straightened up and glanced behind Xiu.

"Your Highness, is your little Highness left in the Holy Golden Palace? Why didn't he come back?" Mark asked while helping Xiu take off his coat and handing it to the male servant next to him.

It stands to reason that the master's whereabouts should not be inquired by others, but Mark's qualifications as a housekeeper are there, so it is normal for him to ask.

"Father didn't keep him. Of course he won't come back here." Xiu glanced at Mark, "He is already an adult, how can there be two adult princes living in the same palace?"

Mark sighed and said, "That's right. I was too confused. I thought I could serve two Highnesses at the same time."

Xiu didn't take it seriously, and said, "You go to the big study on the second floor and wait for me."

After being away for several months, it is not surprising that there is always a question or two, so Mark left in response.

In the locker room, Xiu was served by two male servants and changed into his normal clothes, then waved everyone away, and went to the study to find Mark.

"Did anything special happen during the few months I was away?" Xiu sat down behind his desk and asked casually.

A smile of unknown meaning appeared on Mark's old face, and said: "In the past few months, the protagonist of the main planet has always been the second prince."

First, he celebrated with great fanfare because he received an honorary degree, and then he died, and the whole territory was under martial law. He contributed enough talk to the public both during his lifetime and after his death. It is indeed the "protagonist" that is right.

The Dawn Palace and the Xinghui Palace are in dire straits, and they may need to take care of the royal face to put on a show outside. Now that there are only two masters and servants, Mark naturally doesn't have much respect for what he says.

Xiu nodded, and asked again: "About his death, have you heard any news?"

Mark smiled wryly and shook his head, "Your Highness, the Palace of Dawn has been closed since you left. After the news of the second prince's death came out, I was afraid of causing trouble, and I even strictly prohibited people from entering and leaving the Palace of Dawn. Naturally, no news could come in."

Xiudao: "It's okay. You did a good job."

The two chatted for a few more words, and Mark bowed to leave. He was about to leave when Xiu suddenly stopped him.

"The servants of the Holy Golden Palace suddenly changed their words collectively, no longer calling Alfred 'Your Highness', but 'Third Highness'. You once served the Queen Mother in the Holy Golden Palace, I want to know, is this a tradition? "

Mark froze for a moment, thought for a while, then shook his head and said, "Your Highness, I don't know."

"It's okay, go ahead."

Mark withdrew, and Xiu sat alone in the study for a while, then got up and went back to his bedroom. It seemed that he was tired from the long journey and was about to rest.

Unlike the extensively renovated Xinghui Palace, although the Dawn Palace is also luxurious, as the residence of successive crown princes, it has a classic charm everywhere, and some devices even use gear transmission systems from the early this century.

You must know that after the vigorous development of the Ethernet network, many new technologies emerged as the times require. For the first few decades, they were only used for military and scientific research. application.

This is what the second prince is majoring in. In order to cope with his "academic status", his Star Palace also uses many cutting-edge new technologies.

With the emperor's connivance and acquiescence, the outside world has become more and more outrageous, saying that the research direction that the second prince participated in will benefit the whole people. It is rumored that the Xinghui Palace that the second prince has transformed is "live" and can understand people. In the future, everyone will be able to use such a "living" house.

The irony is that the Xinghui Palace is "alive", but the owner himself is dead.

A few years ago, the second prince had proposed to help his eldest brother transform the Chenxi Palace so that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince could also enjoy the latest technology, but Xiu flatly rejected it.

"Now there is a saying among the nobles that the Xinghui Palace who came back to life killed its master."

Sitting in his classic bedroom without any trace of technology, Xiu gave a very light sneer: "It's not wrong to say so."

In his handset, the high priest's voice continued: "Now there is only one left."

Unlike the frontier and space, the ether flow here is very stable, and the voice of the high priest is very clear. He is getting old, and the original deep voice has become a little weak.

Xiudao: "I'm afraid things are not that simple. Teacher, has the emperor visited you recently?"

"Of course I did." The high priest was a little impatient, "I am the high priest."

The birth and death of members of the royal family were attended by high priests to witness.

"I'm not talking about this..." Xiu thought for a while, then said, "My father doesn't feel very good, and he didn't compromise on this."

He talked about the emperor's attitude today, the high priest pondered for a moment, and said: "This is really not an attitude of compromise, I would rather he lock you up... In this way, our original plan to frame the third prince will not be good. put into action."

"Since father has such a calm attitude, I think we should adjust our strategy to avoid long nights and dreams. After all, he is the emperor. After a long time, if he finds out, we will be very passive."

"Find it out?" The high priest sneered, "Even with all the power of the empire, the emperor can't figure out what's going on! 'Their' methods are beyond the comprehension of these lowly bugs! Xiu, you always don't It is good to trust 'them' and be cautious, but this time, you have also seen the ability of 'them'."

Xiu calmly said: "Father doesn't need to understand 'their' methods, but only needs to find traces of 'their' existence, and we will be in bad luck."

"The rebel army has been silenced by you, and now only we know of the existence of 'them'. If this can be leaked..." The high priest said grimly, "It can only mean that there are traitors among us. "

When Alfred returned to Dawn Palace, it was already dark.

This is not Xueli Planet. We live in a livable zone of a livable planet. When it gets dark, it means that it is very late. The night guards of the Dawn Palace dutifully stopped him, only to find out that this person is the Third Prince.

"I'm going back to sleep, what are you stopping me for?" Alfred asked, "I've been away for two years, don't you guys forget that I live in Dawn Palace?"

Although Alfred is an adult, he has not been given a separate palace due to an accident two years ago. This situation is really embarrassing, not to mention, there are still faint rumors that the eldest prince and the little prince are not getting along. I didn't see him back to the palace today, everyone thought he went out to find a place to live, who would have thought that he would come back at night...

If the guard let it go, he would offend the prince, but if he didn't let it go, he would offend the third prince. He was in a dilemma when suddenly an old voice came from behind.

"What are you doing to stop His Highness? Hurry up and get out of the way."

Butler Mark greeted him.His words carried a lot of weight in the Dawn Palace, the guard hesitated for a moment, then bowed and stepped aside.

"Your Highness is back." Mark's attitude was the same as usual, as if Alfred had never left, "It's late at night, His Royal Highness has already rested, is Your Highness going to rest directly?"

Alfred glanced at the doorman, and asked with a smile, "Can I still sleep in my bedroom? I'm afraid it hasn't been cleaned up in two years."

"It's always been prepared for you, and you can go to bed at any time." Mark said.

Alfred nodded and was led into the palace by the butler himself.

Mark not only sent him upstairs, but also sent him into the bedroom himself.This is impolite, Alfred caught some unusual meaning, without saying a word, let the old housekeeper enter his bedroom and locked the door behind him.

The door lock fell, and Alfred said firmly: "You have something to tell me."

Mark said: "Please forgive my impoliteness, Your Highness. I do have something to report to you."

"Go ahead."

"How do the servants of the Holy Golden Palace address their masters? Such trivial servant etiquette details are usually managed by the senior deacon of the Holy Golden Palace. I have served in the Holy Golden Palace for several years, and I am familiar with the character of the senior deacon. He He is a tactful person who grew up with His Majesty the Emperor. He will best cater to His Majesty's preferences, and he is cautious in doing things, never taking risks or doing superfluous things. Today His Majesty is not a tolerant person to servants. The servants of the Holy Golden Palace are in I have developed a cautious personality when doing things before the imperial court, and it is impossible to change the name of the prince without authorization."

Alfred raised his eyebrows, but did not interrupt Mark, and Mark did not care about Alfred's reaction, and continued talking on his own.

"Such a change of address is not unusual. I worked in the Holy Golden Palace. When the second prince was born, he was called 'Little Highness' first. This is a tradition, and the youngest member of the royal family is called this way. Until Her Royal Highness became pregnant again , changed his name to 'Second Highness'. It is impossible for the senior deacon to violate the tradition and ask the servants to change their words collectively, which is not in line with his character. He must have learned something and thought that such a change would please His Majesty."

After all, Alfred was young, and he didn't know the twists and turns inside the Holy Golden Palace. Now he heard what Mark said, and he realized the hidden danger behind that title.

However, at this moment, he paid more attention to another issue.

"These words, have you also told the prince?"

Mark looked at Alfred fixedly, and he said, "No."