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Hill knew that the eldest prince Filian was also training in the Royal Knights now, and he was serving as the centurion according to the usual practice.But although Joey is only an apprentice knight, he is not under Fillion's command, nor is he under Fillion's jurisdiction.

"Be more specific." Hill asked.

"Actually, I was too careless." Joey sighed and told the ins and outs of the matter.

Although Joey is not under the command of Prince Fillion, there are only a few hundred members in the Knights, and one-third of them have to be stationed in other provinces in rotation. Everyone lives in the same camp and often trains together. It's hard not to know each other well.And Filian took advantage of this opportunity, first greeted Joey with an attitude of familiarity, and seeing that Joey hadn't cleared up, so he invited Joey from time to time as if the relationship was real. Dinner, hunting.

"He's the prince, can I say to him like when I was talking to you: Get out of here, don't bother me?!" Joey complained.He went there a few times and realized that something was wrong, but it was too late to refuse at this time. The people around him had already given the impression that he had a good relationship with Prince Fillian, so he couldn't even produce evidence to defend himself.

What made Joey even more angry and helpless was that Filian introduced his cousin, Duchess Cynthia, to Joey at a party, and then introduced him to others as Cynthia's guardian knight.

"Since then, Cynthia has been entangled with me. Not only did she often go to the Knights to influence my training, but she also announced on many occasions that she would be engaged to me!" Joy said angrily.

"Anyone with a brain would not take this matter seriously." Hill comforted, "Your grandmother is the royal princess, and neither you nor your son can marry a woman from the Borgia family. It's a noble custom."

"But noble customs don't forbid us to be lovers, and this is obviously what that bastard Filian wants to achieve!" Joey drank the gin in his glass angrily.

Fillion and Cynthia had always been close, perhaps because they were not only cousins, but cousins.Cynthia's mother, Cheryl, was both Fillion's aunt and cousin of his biological mother, Quincy, who also came from the royal family of Oz.However, Queenie passed away shortly after De Rossi succeeded to the throne, but Cheryl has lived safely as a widow until now—shortly before Queenie died, her husband, Prince Jude, died Leaving this world first.

Such a complicated relationship and the strange time of death will inevitably give birth to various rumors, and some people even joked that Jude may have cuckolded his brother De Rossi.The emperor of the Oz Empire once sent someone to question the cause of Queen Queen Quatini's death, but at that time, De Rossi changed from his kind and weak attitude before he succeeded to the throne, and drove away the envoy of the Oz Empire with a strong attitude.

"Have you slept with her?" Hill raised his eyebrows jokingly.

"Nearly!" Joey said angrily. "That shameless bitch gave me drugged wine at the dance!"

"My God, don't tell me you've been tricked." Hill said with a smile.

"I said, almost!" Joey gritted his teeth and glared at Hill, "Fortunately, I didn't drink too much wine before, and I immediately saw that the color and taste of the wine were wrong, otherwise I wouldn't be sitting here with you Speak, but write to my father to ask him to have another son!"

"Joy, you are so pitiful." Hill joked gloatingly, before Joey got angry, he hurriedly said seriously, "Okay, let's be serious, what do you want me to do?"

"Of course I want to find a way to get rid of Filian and these rumors!" Joey stared.

"Sure enough, it's helping you wipe your ass again." Hill curled his lips, and then changed the subject, "Actually, it's also a good choice to be loyal to Prince Filian, after all, he is the eldest son of the emperor and occupies the first place in the succession. With the support of the Oz Empire, even usurping the throne will have an advantage over other princes."

"Hill, tell me, you're joking." Joey said with a dark face.

"Of course, otherwise, what else could it be?" Hill shrugged with a smile, "But having said that, since the oath of allegiance can only be issued to one person, as long as you forward this oath to Prince Siris or Prince Kesley, wouldn't the so-called gossip go away?"

Joey pursed his lips tightly and didn't answer.

Hill couldn't help but froze for a moment, "You don't want to do this?"

"I won't be loyal to that gay Sirius!" Joey snorted coldly.

"Then there is the option of Prince Kesley." Hill shrugged.

Joey obviously hesitated, and finally said, "He's even worse."

"Joy, Prince Kesley is only 5 years old - a 5-year-old bad boy? Where did you get this evaluation?" Hill looked at Joey in surprise.

"You know, the Knights are also in charge of the palace guards." Joey said indifferently, "Whenever on duty, a trainee knight like me with an absolutely innocent background acts as a close guard in the royal family's residence."

"What did you see?" Hill narrowed his eyes.

"Cruel." Joey said word by word, "That child cut off a maid's finger with his own hands, just because she accidentally spilled it on him while pouring tea."

Hilton took a deep breath.

"I have to admit that Queen Hathaway is a kind lady. She gave the maid a good deal, including money and the future, and even reprimanded Prince Kesley for it." Joy said, His face was full of mockery, "But I have inquired quietly, this is not the first time such a thing has happened, and obviously, it will not be the last time."

"He's only five years old." Hill muttered to himself.

"Yeah, only five years old." Joey sneered, "It's really... cruel naivety! Seriously, Hill, compared with Prince Siris and Prince Kesli, Prince Fillian is simply a high-quality prince. Sexually correct and flawless!"

"Unfortunately, he has the blood of Oz, neither His Majesty nor the nobles will choose him." Hill continued indifferently.

"Yeah, what a pity." Joey shook his head helplessly, "Teach me, Hill, what should I do? I can't go to Emperor De Rossi and complain that his son wants to win Me?"

"Why not?" Hill asked back, "Since you can't be loyal to Prince Filian, and you don't want to be loyal to the other two His Royal Highnesses, then there is only one choice left for you—to express your loyalty to His Majesty De Rossi Come on, my dear friend."

Joey froze for a moment, then quickly frowned and became thoughtful.

"I don't recommend that you ask Grand Duke Grant for help because of this matter." Hill continued, "At least, don't do that until His Majesty De Rossi's understanding is obtained."

"You mean, my letter to my father is likely to be..." Joey raised his eyebrows and asked.

"We don't have many trustworthy people around us, Joey." Hill said with self-deprecation, "You don't even know how many masters your so-called servants have."

Joey breathed heavily, "Okay, I understand. Next time I'm on duty, I will ask to go to His Majesty De Rossi and explain this matter to him."

"You can be more straightforward when you say it, Joey." Hill suggested, "As we all know, you are straightforward and have no heart."

"Of course, knights should be like this." Joey returned Hill with a pair of white eyes, "It's not like you, you are as serious as a fox."

"No way, the Balotelli family raised a pure white rabbit, would you believe such a thing?" Hill shrugged innocently.

"I'm not an idiot without a brain." Joey curled his lips and stood up from the chair, "Okay, I should go too, you can continue to enjoy the wonderful night with your little Mr. , you don't plan to take him to enjoy the real imperial capital? It seems that he is still a child who has never eaten meat!"

"If I do that, Mage Christina Canaan will kill me." Hill pouted.

"Christina Canaan?" Hearing this surname, Joey immediately raised his eyebrows sensitively.

"Kiki's mentor." Hill said briefly.

"I'll just say it!" Joey whistled jokingly, "You really are that bastard who has nothing to gain but nothing to pay for!"

"Hurry up and go back to your knight order!" Hill rolled his eyes.

"As you wish—" Joey walked towards the door with a smile.

The moment he touched the doorknob, Hill suddenly said again, "Be careful, Joey."

Joey was slightly taken aback, turned around, and looked at Hill suspiciously.

"The time is wrong, and the method is wrong." Hill said cautiously, "I'm worried that he may not be trying to win you over."

"I understand, I will be more careful." Joey smiled happily, pushed the door and went out.

Seeing the door being re-closed by Joey, Hill sighed heavily, got up, walked to the door, and locked the door.

Although Joey came to ask him for help, both he and Joey knew that they couldn't help each other much in this kind of matter.They are too young and have too many constraints. Many times, even if they know that there is a mountain of swords and flames ahead, they can only move on without hesitation.

If you move forward, you may still be able to fight for a path, but if you retreat, you will only lose all possibilities.

There is still cooperation between families, but within a family, there is only competition.

There is only one position at the top, but there are too many people who want to occupy it. In order to select the best heir, the nobles have always ignored the strife and calculations among young family members.

Survival of the fittest, that's all.

His grandfather, Count Balotelli, had intended it that way, and Emperor De Rossi seemed to do the same.

From the appearance alone, Emperor De Rossi treats the three princes equally indifferently, but with Emperor De Rossi's consistent behavior after he ascended the throne, Hill does not believe that he would not know that Prince Filian is forming a party for personal gain, and that Prince Kesli Excessively cruel, it is even more impossible not to know that Sirius is accompanied by a giant dragon.

Behind the indifference is actually connivance, connivance for them to move in the direction they want - no matter whether this direction will lead to the emperor's throne or the endless abyss.

If Prince Filian tried to seize the throne by treason, he could understand, Hill thought.If he was in such a desperate predicament like Filian, he would definitely do the same, but he would not adopt such a stupid way and choose such a stupid time.

——Prince Fillion, I'm afraid he wants to use the Oz Empire to do something.

Hill narrowed his eyes.

Joey's father, Duke Grant, was stationed at the junction of Yalong and Oz. If Oz's army wanted to cross the border and invade Yalong, the first thing they had to face was the blue dragon army led by Duke Grant.If the Empire of Oz wants to get rid of the obstacle of the Duke of Grant, then Joey, who is the only son of the Duke, is a good starting point, and there are two ways to deal with it: win over and eliminate, which can go hand in hand.

It would be the best thing if the duke could stand on the side of Prince Fillian, or if there was an accident due to the death of the only son.Even if the most perfect expectations cannot be met, Joey can be used to create a rift between the Duke and the Emperor and destroy their trust in each other.

——However, why did you choose to start acting at this time?

Hill thought suspiciously.The anniversary celebration is not a suitable time to do something. Although the nobles gathered in the imperial capital, the number of garrisons has also increased. Even the Magic Association has sent people to participate in the defense of the imperial capital.

Hill was about to continue speculating, but Kiki walked out of the bedroom impatiently. Seeing Hill staring at the door in a daze, he tilted his head and asked, "Thinking about something?"

"Joy's business, he's in a little trouble." Hill turned around, walked up to Kidge, and sat on the bench with his arms around him.

"Oh." Keech didn't press the question, but he didn't show any expression of resistance that didn't want to hear what Hill had to say.

But Hill didn't know how to explain this kind of political embarrassment to Keech. After thinking about it, he continued, "I'm worried that someone will hurt him, such as kidnapping or assassination, but... I can't help him."

Kiki opened his mouth and said hesitantly, "He seems to be better than you."

"What?" Hill was taken aback by Kiki's words.

"He should be a warrior, right? He's very strong, at least stronger than you, and won't be easily hurt." Keech said, he had already examined Joey's body when he saw him in the carriage, "and he There is a magic weapon on his body that can defend against magic attacks, and ordinary magic can't kill him in one blow."

"Of course, he is a descendant of Grant from the Cavalier family." Hill laughed at himself, turned his head and kissed Kiki on the forehead, "Thank you for your enlightenment, Kiki."

"I don't think you have been enlightened by me." Keech pouted disapprovingly, got up and walked towards the bedroom.

"Kiki?" Hill asked puzzled.

"I'm going to take a shower and then go to bed." Kiki replied without turning his head. "You can concentrate on thinking about how to help your warrior friends tonight. You don't have the mood to do other things anyway."

"Kiki." Hill sighed, and while watching Kiki open the door, he said helplessly, "That's not the bathroom, that's the bedroom."

At this time, Keech also saw the four-poster bed behind the door, closed the door depressedly, turned and walked to another door.

Hill stood up with a smile, untied his clothes, and followed quickly.

"Let's wash together, Kiki." Hill hugged Kiki before he opened the door, lowered his head and put it next to his ear, and said softly, "Then, I'll let you see—how I feel."