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After talking about the business, Sirius followed Kiki to visit the remaining booths, and then left the reception with A-Dong.

Looking at his back, Hill suddenly noticed something that might be very important: Sirius was here, but Filian, who likes to show his face most in such social occasions, did not show up.

Without waiting for Hill to think about it, several noble ladies who were already on the verge of making a move had already gathered around, either beating around the bush to inquire about the relationship between Hill and Prince Siris, or directly asking Hill to dance, and the youngest of them was even more so. He directly aimed at Kiki, pretending to be naive and asked Kiki to explain to her the magic weapons on the booth.

Hill didn't care about dealing with the ladies who were targeting him, and hurriedly assumed the posture of a guardian, separating Keech from the lady who tried to seduce him. Half-fakely threatened the lady that if she pestered Keech again, he would tell Keech's "female" mentor what she had done.

The lady who was very interested in Keech had no choice but to leave angrily, so Hill turned around again, and politely refused the other girls' invitations to dance and chat on the grounds that she wanted to take care of Keech.

After finally getting rid of all the obstacles around him, Hill was about to use this to complain to Keech about how difficult women are, but his grandfather, Earl Balotelli, came over again and chatted with the two of them with a smile. After saying a few words, he told Hill with an unchanged smile: It's time for them to leave too.

Although Hill was reluctant, he was even more helpless. He could only bid farewell to Kiki, left the reception with his grandfather, and boarded the carriage of the Balotelli family.

After closing the car door, Count Balotelli immediately asked, "What is Prince Siris looking for?"

"He's not looking for me, my lord grandfather. His goal is Joey." Hill replied calmly, "He ran into trouble with Joey, so he came to me to make a detour."

"Don't pay attention to him, and don't give him another chance to approach you." Earl Balotelli warned in a deep voice.

Hill couldn't help but froze for a moment.His grandfather's attitude towards Prince Siris always made him feel a little too biased—it was understandable that Joey would respect Sirius because he "liked" male sex, but how could someone at his age and experience not see it? Out of tricks?

"Grandfather." Hill didn't hide his doubts anymore, and asked in the same straightforward tone, "In my opinion, His Majesty De Rossi still admires Prince Siris very much, and the Adong next to the prince ...I'm afraid it has other origins, at least, I don't think His Majesty's wisdom would indulge a man to confuse the court."

"I tell you to stay away from him. It has nothing to do with whether he has a male favourite, or whether he likes male sex or not." Earl Balotelli said coldly.

Hill was even more puzzled. If his grandfather didn't have prejudice against Sirius because he was "good" male, then where did this disgust come from?

Hill was hesitating whether to continue asking, but Earl Balotelli raised his eyebrows and asked, "Angel didn't say anything to you?"

"Father... seems to have a good impression of Prince Siris." Hill replied after deliberation.

Count Balotelli snorted coldly, "Queen Heidi was once Angel's fiancée."

Hill's eyes widened in surprise, and he opened his mouth, wanting to express his surprise, but immediately felt that this kind of matter involving elders was really not suitable for him to comment.

"Like your mother, Heidi is Angel's own choice for a partner." Earl Balotelli continued blankly, "Unlike your mother, Heidi is impeccable in every way, She is the perfect hostess candidate for an aristocratic family, and I even admired Angel's vision because of it, until...the woman he introduced to me as his fiancée ascended the queen's throne."

——His Majesty De Rossi took love with a sword?Queen Heidi wants to change?Or, a pure combination of interests?

In an instant, several versions of the wonderful story flashed through Hill's mind.

"After that, Angel began to give up on himself, refused to accept the official position given to him by His Majesty De Rossi, and never set foot in the court again." Balotelli said mockingly, "I thought he could at least remember the lesson, but in the end, As soon as the woman died, he immediately chose to forgive."

"Queen Heidi seemed to be very young when she died?" Hill carefully organized his words.

"She was killed by her second child...difficult childbirth." Earl Balotelli replied, "However, she was not too young when she died. Prince Sirius was already 10 years old at that time. And Prince Filian is even older."

Regarding Queen Heidi's death, Hill felt that his grandfather was hinting at something, but since it was a hint, it meant that his grandfather didn't want him to ask, so he kept his mouth shut and kept the matter in mind.

Count Balotelli did not continue this topic, and instead talked about the meeting between Fernando and the magician.

"This magic tool exhibition is just the beginning. From now on, the Magic Association will sell magic tools to ordinary people openly and for a long time." Earl Balotelli said, "But there are not many people in the Magic Association who are good at making magic tools." As a businessman, this matter still needs the permission of the royal families of various countries, so Fernando the Magician hopes that I can mediate and facilitate this matter."

"Is the Magic Association short of money?" Hill asked with raised eyebrows.

"Obviously." Earl Balotelli sneered, "But I did not agree to this matter. Given my current situation, even if I wanted to intervene, I would be powerless."

——Then why did you tell me this on purpose?

Hill looked at his grandfather suspiciously.

"After you go back, you can tell Angel about this matter." Earl Balotelli continued as Hill expected, "If you are as smart as I expect, Hill, you will get An opportunity you've always wanted."

"...I see, my lord grandfather." Hill nodded knowingly.The decision on this matter is ultimately in the hands of the emperor. Compared with the grandfather who has been excluded from the court, the father who is very close to the emperor has more influence and even the right to speak.

However, Emperor De Rossi married his father's fiancée, but continued to maintain friendship with him, and his father seemed to be loyal as before, and even pampered their children... The relationship between these people is too strange, right? ?And among them, how many unknown things are hidden?

Thinking of this, Hill couldn't help but have more doubts.

But this kind of thing cannot be answered definitively from his grandfather, and Hill doesn't think it would be such a wonderful thing to know the answer. On the contrary, the possibility of causing a fatal disaster is even greater.

Hill didn't ask any more questions, and Count Balotelli didn't say much, and the carriage fell silent.

After returning to Balotelli's mansion, Hill did not rush to find his father, but selectively leaked what happened at the reception to Lucy while changing clothes.

So, that night, when Hill changed into his pajamas and was about to go to bed, his father Angel pushed the door open and walked in.

"Are you looking for me?" Angor sat on the armchair beside the bed and asked with raised eyebrows.

Hill didn't speak. Angel's arrival made him suddenly realize another thing. He couldn't help but took a deep breath and asked, "Did you let me see it on purpose when you warmed the house?"

"You have to learn to grow up, my child." Angel raised the corners of his mouth happily, "Tell me, what do you want me to do for you?"

"No, my lord father, please don't make a mistake." Hill replied indifferently, "It's not that I want you to do something for me, but my lord grandfather wants you to do something for him."

"That is to say, you want to stay out of it?" Angel asked with a smile.

"I don't see how this is good for me or for the family." Hill lowered his eyelids.

"There will be monetary benefits, and it will also make our relationship with the Magic Association closer." Angel shrugged.

"Closer than the royal family and the Magic Association?" Hill asked.

Angor smiled.

"Prince Siris was clearly at the venue today, but the great magician Fernando approached his grandfather and did not directly discuss with His Royal Highness." Hill continued.

"It's probably because the Magic Association doesn't want to be involved in the battle for the throne." Angel smiled, "Of course, Prince Siris is too young—old people always unconsciously Caring about other people's age and so-called experience."

"Prince Fillion didn't show up today." Hill stared into Angor's eyes. When he said this to his father, he suddenly had a flash of inspiration, thinking of another thing that he had almost forgotten, and couldn't help but He then asked, "Did Father find out anything about my almost being hijacked last time?"

Hearing this, Angel smiled even wider, "I'm proud of you, my son."

"Prince Fillion did it?" Hill asked in surprise, and then couldn't help but said, "Is...impossible?"

"Why is it impossible?" Angel put away his smile and asked with raised eyebrows.

"What's the value of hijacking me? His target should be Joey!" Hill frowned.

"Joy is not so easy to attack, my child, I have arranged hidden guards around you, do you think the Grant family will leave their only heir unattended? That is a family of knights with many warriors." Ann Geer said lightly.

"But... those two people are from the Holy See, how could Prince Fillian have the ability to drive the Holy See?" Hill hesitated for a while, and finally told the news he heard from Keech.

"What did you say?" Angle's eyes widened in surprise.

"Kiki said that he noticed these two people because he sensed the existence of light magic elements." Hill had to continue to write, "but those two people are not magicians, let alone the extremely rare light magic division……"

"So, they can only be believers bathed in divine arts." Angor narrowed his eyes, and completed the unfinished words for Hill.

"Father, although Finn was sent to me by my mother, he is not an ordinary coachman who has no power to resist. The one who can make him lose his life silently can only be a well-trained killer. Killer." Hill said seriously, "It is impossible for Prince Siris to drive the Holy See, something that even Emperor Oz could not do..."

"Of course he can't." Angel interrupted with a sneer, "but he can be driven by the Holy See."

Hilton was taken aback for a moment, but before he could ask any more questions, Angel turned around and walked towards the door of the bedroom, saying as he walked, "You have given me an extremely important message, my dear son, and I will give you a message for this." You reward, but now, I must deal with this matter immediately."

--what happened? !

Hill looked suspiciously at his father disappearing behind the door. Although he could already guess what Prince Siris seemed to be planning, and the Holy See seemed to have a hand in it, he couldn't deduce what was involved.

However, from his father's tone of voice and his haste, Hill was vaguely aware of the reason why he would be the target of hijacking—those people might want to threaten his father Angel through him.

Although he was still not sure what role his father played beside Emperor De Rossi, it was obvious that his father could freely enter and leave the court, was trusted by Emperor De Rossi, and had close contact with him.

Such a father is far more valuable to those who want to do something in the court than Duke Grande.

Thinking of this, Hill suddenly had an absurd and terrifying thought.

——Prince Fillion doesn't want to kill his father, does he?

Hill couldn't help shivering.

All night, Hill tossed and turned sleeplessly.

But after waking up the next day, he found that everything was the same as before. What he worried about and what he expected didn't happen.

Except for the mother who had come to the imperial capital but still did not live in Balotelli's mansion, other members of the Balotelli family appeared at the breakfast table one by one, including his father, Angel, who he thought would not be at home.

In the afternoon, Hill went to a Viscount's mansion to watch an equestrian show according to the scheduled itinerary.There, he was even more surprised to find that the eldest prince Filian had also appeared, and even greeted and chatted with him with a smile on his face.

Hill immediately adjusted his mentality, responded with a calm smile, abided by his duties as a courtier, neither intimacy nor alienation, but doubts were still unavoidable in his heart.

—Could it be that the matter has been resolved unconsciously?

Hill was puzzled.

At night, when Hill was lying alone on the bed, hesitating whether he should have a talk with his father, the microphone under the pillow vibrated suddenly.

"Kiki?" Hill responded quickly.

Keech on the other side didn't expect Hill to turn on the microphone so quickly, and couldn't help but froze for a moment, "...are you home?"

"What's surprising, I'm not the kind of boring woman who has nothing to do but spend time at the ball." Hill laughed, "Speaking of which, you haven't taken the initiative to talk to me for a long time, why, Are you finally thinking of me again?"

"...Tina asked me to find you." Kiqi said indifferently.

"Mage Tina is looking for me? What's the matter?" Hill was taken aback.

"She said, as long as I tell you this, you will know what it is." Keech replied with a depressed tone.

After thinking about it for a while, Hill immediately realized that it should be about the sale of magic weapons, and immediately said, "Probably it was something that the magician Fernandes and my grandfather discussed yesterday. Magician Tina may want to know the progress of this matter." .”

"So, do you have any progress that I can report to her?" Keech asked.

"Unfortunately, no." Hill replied helplessly, "However, tomorrow afternoon, I will accompany my mother to visit the magic weapon exhibition. At that time, I may personally bring some news for her."