The King's Follower [Rebirth]

The relatives who are connected with his blood and himself are in the same city, so close to each other, Edward knows nothing about it.Now, his mind was on the party in a few days.

Because of the assassination, Edward didn't go back to the capital for the new year. He didn't go back, and the servants around him naturally couldn't go back either.The attendants are still underage children, and now they are forced to stay away from their parents, and they only have two months to reunite with their parents a year, but now they suddenly lost one month because of the unexpected accident, and the next time they can only wait for summer.

It's not that Edward doesn't know how to understand others, and he thinks that all the contributions of others are the kind of superior person. He was also a child who was looking forward to the two-month vacation every day, eager to go home and reunite with his parents. Looking at these underage servants from an adult's point of view, I naturally feel sorry for them.In addition, he needed a fair excuse to contact some people he could not contact originally, so he offered to hold a party and invite the parents of the servants to come to Aisha to reunite with their children.

Most of these servants come from famous families, and their parents not only hold official positions, but also hold official positions in government departments. Not all of them can spare time to visit their children with Aisha.However, in the end, there were at least a dozen of them.Out of selfishness, Edward encouraged the servants to invite their relatives and friends if they could not invite their parents.Then, he wrote to the king, hoping to invite members of William's biological mother's family, the Letterman family, as well as William's half-brother, who he hadn't seen for more than half a year.

Since William came to the royal family, he hasn't had much opportunity to have much contact with his mother's family.Although Miss Margaret is the real legal wife of the king, after all, this is only a secret known to a few people. On the surface, she is just an immoral woman who has an affair with a married man, and William is just the king's illegitimate child.Moreover, in the eyes of the public, Miss Margaret, as the king's lover, not only did not get the position of knighted lover, but also failed to get a certain reward after ending the relationship like the king's other lovers, and then continue her own life. Instead, she was forced to live in a remote countryside, living a common life like a village woman. It must be because of something that made the two majesties extremely angry.For the nobles, becoming the king's lover is not a serious moral mistake, but becoming the king's lover and falling into such a situation is even more contemptible.

Miss Margaret, who ran away from home overnight, has always been a scandal for the Letterman family.Now that her son has returned to the palace, the Letterman family is worried about the face of the family on the one hand, and on the other hand, they are worried about the queen, the real wife who the king swore in front of Orgunla in everyone's mind, so they dare not have any relationship with him. What too many exchanges and contacts, just a few courtesy calls with him before he left the palace for Somerset.

In fact, there is also the king who is fueling the flames.For a king who wants to centralize power, the most annoying thing in this world is the royal relatives. In the history of the Cuthbert Empire, there are many families with queen mothers and queens. Relatives are officials, and when the power reaches its peak, they can even manipulate the king to become a puppet of the family.The king and queen's families have been at war for decades, and now they don't want to create a new "Abros family".The Letterman family's relationship with William has been uneventful, and he's happy to see it work out.

But Edward convinced him anyway.Since William wants to become the monarch of the country in the future, it is impossible not to have contacts with noble families, either his mother's family or other families. He has to learn how to deal with these families, how to give them gifts and punishments, and how to restrict them. How to use them without being reciprocated by them, how to deal with their greed, how to guard against their double-decker.If the Letterman family is really loyal to William, it will certainly be an excellent help. If they only use and control William, then they can also use the Letterman family to teach William a good lesson.

Edward had written this letter to the king as early as the New Year's holiday, and he also wrote only one letter.The king is a strong and stubborn person. He can only propose a choice for the king, and then wait for his answer quietly, without asking or forcing.The waiting process was painful, but he had to wait. In order to relax himself, he prayed under the golden ring dragon every day.Fortunately, the king agreed to his proposal and allowed William's uncle and aunt to take his brother Stephen to Aisha to visit William.

Edward, who was superstitiously approved by the king, breathed a sigh of relief, and asked someone to bring "Names and Families with a Long History".This is a book that records the genealogy of noble families that exist or have existed in the entire Salman continent. It used to be called "Supreme Nobility". The discriminatory meaning of the title of this book was changed to the current name.

Edward carefully studied the in-law relationship of the Letterman family, and finally circled one more person. This person was named Orlando, and he was Miss Margaret's younger uncle, who was only ten years older than Miss Margaret.As the youngest son, Orlando did not inherit the title of knighthood, but because of his outstanding performance in the army, he won the title of knight.The king once promised that he would be promoted to viscount after he made military achievements, but every time something else happened inexplicably, which caused him not only to not be promoted to the title, but also not to be promoted to the military rank. Now he is still only a major.The reason for this is naturally because the king did not want the crown prince's mother family to be too powerful, so he took advantage of the queen's dislike of the Letterman family and blocked his way.

A person who has completely cut off his future under the king is naturally the best to win over.However, Edward values ​​Orlando's marriage more. The orc's wife is the youngest daughter of the current ruling party, the Conservative Party cabinet minister Earl Platinson. This Parkinson cabinet minister has a special status. Minister", that is to say, he does not belong to any department of the government, and the folks usually call this kind of minister a "minister regardless of ministry".

"No matter the department" is usually a department with high qualifications, but the nobles who the prime minister does not intend to reuse will go to the department. In the cabinet, it is usually a panacea. If any department is short of manpower, go to that department to help, or have someone It is not appropriate to assign any matter to any department, so it is handed over to the "minister regardless of department".

The current "minister without ministers" Earl Parkinson once served as a justice and minister of foreign affairs. However, because he once proposed to reorganize the cabinet and replace some cabinet ministers with little political achievements, and this part of people included the then It is only the current prime minister who is the Minister of Education. Therefore, after the current prime minister came to power, he was immediately transferred from the position of Minister of Foreign Affairs to Minister of Arts, and then he was placed in the position of "Minister without Ministry".

Earl Parkinson is over 50 years old, and now he looks like an ordinary old aristocrat who has lost his ambition and indulged in an easy life, but Edward knew that in a few years, when the queen launched a war of treason, the old man would Stretched out his sharp claws, and dealt a heavy blow to the current Prime Minister.However, although Earl Parkinson tried to pull the Prime Minister down and lead the cabinet himself, he was completely used by the king in the end. The king directly disbanded the government. There was no prime minister, and he personally appointed the officials of various ministries.Earl Parkinson was also convicted of treason and beheaded in St. Anthony's Square.

The Liberal Party intends to use itself to deal with the King, so it can also use the Conservative Party to deal with the Liberal Party.Anyway, as the crown prince, it is natural to be close to the Conservative Party, an aristocratic party that the king now trusts.It's just that he can't take the initiative to get close to him because of his identity. He needs to find a medium, like Earl Parkinson, to convey his kindness.And this medium is Sir Orlando, William's great-uncle, and his wife.

After sending out the invitation letter, they received a reply very quickly. The Letterman family was naturally very happy, and they would make time to visit the "Crown Prince's Beloved Brother" if they had no time. Most of them did not know Miss Margaret's real identity. Because of the queen, she was suppressed miserably, and the king didn't seem to want to take care of it. Now that the crown prince stretched out an olive branch, naturally he had to crawl over to catch his broken limbs.

So on the day of the party, the Letterman family was the first guests to arrive at the Hyacinth Manor.

"I don't know why I want to see them." William said a little unhappy.Edward had just had breakfast and was changing clothes in the room. Hearing what he said, he waved his hand to let everyone go out. After the door was closed, he took his hand and sat down.

"I know what you're thinking, it's just that, as your relatives, they haven't cared much about you." Edward straightened William's complicated lace neckline.Because of the special identities of the guests who came today, Edward allowed the servants not to wear uniforms, but to choose their own clothes.The luxurious gown on William's body was the prince's gown that Edward personally chose for him. As an illegitimate child, he was not qualified to wear it, but as the "Crown Prince's Beloved Brother", no one can comment on the Crown Prince's choice.

Edward couldn't explain his plan to William. He wanted to form an alliance with some members of the Letterman family, but he couldn't make William rely on them too much. He could only explain to him as much as possible: "You have to forgive them, they have no choice. After all, your mother is to the Queen..." He paused, then continued, "His Majesty the Queen and His Majesty the King rule together, and they have suffered a lot because of your mother, so naturally they dare not openly offend the Queen to visit you. "

William pursed his lips, and finally stretched out his hand carefully, grabbed Edward's clothes, and asked nervously, "Your Highness, you don't like them either, after all, my mother...the queen..."

Edward pinched his face: "Your mother's matter is not her responsibility alone. In the final analysis, it is His Majesty's private matter. As a child, what can I say? The Letterman family is loyal to the empire and never No offense to me, why should I not like them? You are my younger brother, I hope you are happy and surrounded by many family and friends."

William took Edward's right hand, kissed his power ring reverently, and then kissed the back of his hand: "As long as I can be by your side, that's enough."

Edward leaned over and kissed his forehead: "Thank you. But you can't avoid them for the rest of your life. Your uncle and grandfather are both military officers, and many people in your family work in the government. You are related by blood, so it is impossible for you to be like ordinary people. Besides, you can’t conclude that they are not people to get along with just because of one of their performances.”

William nodded: "I see." He puffed his cheeks, still looking a little reluctant, but he was not as resistant as he was at first.

Edward was almost fully dressed, save for some jewellery.He didn't call his servants to come in any more, and together with William, he put on the brooches, cuffs and pendants, put on his robes, and went to the living room to receive guests.