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Not only did Hill not notice any change in the direction of the palace that night, but he also slept more deeply and soundly than any other night.It wasn't until he got up the next day that he learned about the fire last night from the servants at home, and his father, who seldom had breakfast with him, did not show up as usual.

During lunch, his father Angel finally showed up and brought him relevant news from the palace.

"Last night, thugs infiltrated the palace with the intention of rebelling. Unfortunately, Prince Fillian was killed and shot by stray arrows during the war." Angel said as he took his seat.

"How could there be thugs in the palace?" Hill couldn't help being suspicious.

The mansion of the Balotelli family is not easy for ordinary people to enter, let alone the more heavily guarded palace?What's more, why was Prince Filian, who was suspected of treason a while ago, the one who died?Isn't it the weaker queen or prince Kesli?

"I have to ask the captain of the guard, Ever, and the garrison officer, Patrick." Angel shrugged and replied indifferently, "I've only heard about it now. As for more details, I have to inquire slowly."

——Was Prince Filian really shot to death by a stray arrow?Wasn't he killed in disguise?

Hill thought to himself, but did not ask questions at the dining table—this is not a very private study room, and it is not suitable for discussing such private topics involving royal privacy.But then, Hill noticed that his father's complexion didn't seem to be very good, pale and tired, and unconsciously exuded an exhausted and decadent atmosphere.

Hilton's doubts deepened.

That night, Hill got in touch with Keech and asked him if he had paid attention to the movements in the imperial capital last night.

"...I saw it." Keech hesitated for a moment, and finally told Hill everything he saw last night.

"You mean...Prince Filian was killed by Prince Siris?" Although Hill had already guessed, he couldn't help being surprised when he heard Kiki's description.

"It looks a lot like it, but I'm not sure what I'm seeing is real." Keech took a deep breath, "And, I can't tell you how I saw it."

"Anyway, I believe you, Keech." Hill replied immediately, "But, dear, if you believe me too, please keep everything you see in your heart, as if it is an illusion , don't tell anyone."

"This is a serious matter, isn't it? Shooting and killing my brother..." Keech couldn't help asking.The fact that he was beaten to death by Xiu Qi because he tried to lay a heavy hand on his elder brother Xiu Qi back then is still fresh in his memory, and he can't help but remember Xiu Qi's warning "don't do anything to your family".

"It depends from what angle you think about it." Hill didn't want Keech to leave a bad impression on Sirius, so he explained as much as possible, "From the perspective of human relations, it is indeed a A very serious crime. But according to your description, at that time, everyone was afraid of Filian's status as the prince and did not dare to let go of the attack. Many guards were injured or even died. If Prince Siris did not act in time, then the sacrificed guard must have There will be more—from this point of view, what Prince Siris has done is nothing more than a strong man with a broken arm, as a last resort."

"Kill brother and save more people?"

"Yes, but I have to admit that the death of Prince Filian is more beneficial than harmful to Prince Siris." Hill didn't want to deceive Kiki too much, and he didn't want Kiki to treat him because of his deliberate beautification. Prince Siris developed a feeling of admiration, so he revealed some of the truth in a timely manner.

Kitsch fell silent for a moment.

Hill thought for a while and added: "Maybe you don't quite understand, but from my point of view, the one who needs to bear the greatest responsibility in this matter should be His Majesty the Emperor De Rossi."

"I understand." Keech replied indifferently, "Just like when Rocky and I were fighting, they always thought that it was just not to help each other."

"Yes, so I'm often thankful that my father didn't add another brother to me." Hill said with a smile, and then urged again, "Forget about it, Keech, at least, don't mention it to anyone again."

"En." Kiki responded, and turned off the microphone directly.

Hill was not in the mood to flirt with Keech at the moment, and also closed the cover of the microphone, thinking carefully about the cause and effect of this incident.

From the reaction of the servants, last night's riot seemed to be contained within the palace, and other parts of Asshai were not affected. From the outside, it looked more like a fire than a mob.Of course, it can be considered that Prince Filian wanted to control the empire by holding the emperor hostage, or that the emperor had already prepared for it, so he kept the situation as small as possible.

In view of his father Angel's words and deeds, as well as the fact that he was forced to ground himself, Hill had to lean more towards the latter.

As Hill thought before, the anniversary celebration of Midsummer's Day is indeed not a good day for rebellion, so Philian or someone behind him or even some forces postponed the date until after the celebration, and all the nobles left In the imperial capital, the various guard forces were weakened, and everyone's vigilance began to decrease.The various high-profile calculations against Joey were just smoke bombs used to cover up their real purpose-they had no intention of launching a mutiny at all, and their goal was the palace from the very beginning, which was De Rossi.

I may be an important part of their plan, Hill thought, if Keech hadn't just happened to be in the car at that time, or if he hadn't gotten rid of the two hijackers so easily, his father, Angel, might have faced the challenge of being loyal or not. The dilemma of family affection.

—Perhaps, this is why the father noticed that the relationship between him and Keech was not normal but did not try to break them up?

Hill shook his head with a wry smile, trying his best not to think about things that didn't happen, and only continued to deduce everything that happened during this period.

Judging from the fact that Emperor De Rossi grounded Prince Filian, he once planned to directly obliterate all kinds of delusions of his stupid son. However, his father Angel learned from him that the Holy See might be secretly manipulating the news. .In order to lure the snake out of the hole, De Rossi gave Filian freedom, allowing him to continue to contact the Holy See, continue to promote his plan, and then wipe out all relevant parties.

Hill is still unable to know whether Emperor De Rossi has got what he wanted, but judging from Keech’s description and his father’s reaction, the death of Prince Filian was obviously not within the emperor’s plan—when De Rossi used When Filian eliminated hidden dangers, Prince Siris also used his father to eliminate his powerful enemy.

——I hope that this plan to lure the snake out of the hole was not proposed by my father.

At this moment, Hill could only pray like this.

Due to the changes in the palace, the teaching day of the Imperial College was postponed for another three days.

Three days later, as the news of Prince Filian's death gradually spread, the entire imperial capital also returned to calm. Hill finally ended his confinement, and got two new coachmen with more combat effectiveness, so that he could travel safely and securely in the academy, mansion, etc. Normal commute between mansion and various social places.

Although there were many witnesses to the riot that day, and some magicians even failed to keep their mouths shut, the cause of Prince Filian's death was finally defined as an unfortunate death, and he was buried in the royal cemetery on the fifth day after the incident—his Beside her biological mother, Queen Queen Queen.

However, judging from the news that Hill inquired after the incident, no one seemed to have noticed where the arrow that shot Filian came from at the time of the incident, and more people were more willing to believe that it actually came from De Rossi. Emperor's order.

Perhaps affected by this funeral, on July 7th, Prince Siris's coming-of-age ceremony was held in a very simple and low-key way. The imperial parade and other fancy content were cancelled. There is no honor ceremony without a reception.

However, most of the nobles and court officials in the imperial capital did not miss this coming-of-age ceremony. The branch president of the Magic Association, Great Magician Floyd, was present in person, and even the Holy See sent important priests stationed in the suburbs of Assia. Come to watch the ceremony.

At the ceremony, Emperor De Rossi bestowed the title of Captain of the Hundred Riders on Prince Sires and put on the knight armor for him, just like when he awarded the honor to Prince Filian a few years ago.Immediately afterwards, a hundred members of the Knights Guard personally selected by Sirius expressed their allegiance to Sirius in turn, and standing at the forefront was the only son of the Duke of Marshal Grant of the Empire——Joy Grant.

Such an arrangement made everyone watching the ceremony immediately realize that their majesty seemed to have chosen his heir, but compared to the 100 silver armored knights, it was the one who almost caught everyone's eyeballs by surprise. The "male favorite" A-Dong beside Prince Siris.

At this coming-of-age ceremony, the red-haired boy unexpectedly put on a bright red dress, not only dressed up like a girl, but also had a mithril crown that only princesses can wear on his head.

--woman? !

Seeing this scene, many aristocratic ladies who had fantasies about the position of concubine or even the queen were heartbroken and disappointed.Although more people can't help but suspect that this is just a game of men dressing up as women, but the crown on Adong's head, and Emperor De Rossi's hospitality to her with the etiquette he used to treat princesses from neighboring countries, made everyone have to dismiss all aspects of the game. An absurd reverie.

——Could it be that the so-called male favorite is actually the wife chosen by His Majesty the Emperor for Prince Siris?The princess of a certain country?

This kind of thought made everyone even more suspicious, and those who had spoken rudely to A-Dong and even publicly accused Prince Siris were even more terrified.

Hill also didn't quite understand why A-Dong would wear women's clothes at this time. He knew A-Dong's real body, so he would neither regard it as a woman, nor see it as a princess or queen.

Dressing is actually meaningless to the dragon clan, no matter whether it is male or female, female or male, it is impossible to become the wife of Prince Siris - the life span of the dragon clan is too long, and the growth is slow, let alone people and dragons Whether it can reproduce offspring, even if it can, when Adong is mature enough to conceive offspring, Sirius will already be a pile of bones.

——Perhaps, it's just to justify Sirius' name and reverse everyone's prejudice against him as a manly man.

Hill thought to himself.

At the coming-of-age ceremony, Emperor De Rossi did not disclose to the public that Prince Siris will be on tour next month, but Hill learned from Joey's hint that their travel plans were not affected by the death of Prince Filian. Change.This is not difficult to understand. For the safety of Prince Siris, this kind of thing is really not suitable for publicity.

After all, if it was the Holy See who was behind the bewitching and manipulating Filian, then even if Filian died, the Holy See would not stop there.The Holy See has a long history of plotting against the Borgia family and the Yalong Empire. From the moment they were rejected from the Yalong Empire's borders, they were destined to fight with these heretics and the Yalong Empire. Believers become enemies.

Unless, the Borgia family is willing to regain their faith and return the Yalong Empire to the control of the Holy See.

And this is absolutely impossible.

——Who would give up the beauty of freedom and add shackles to himself?

Hill frowned mockingly.

After the coming-of-age ceremony, almost all the nobles of the imperial capital regarded Siris as the best candidate for the heir to the throne, but just as this piece of news was about to spread to other provinces and counties of the empire, another piece of news came out that made this The rumors stopped abruptly.

The third prince, Kesli, was led by Emperor De Rossi to raise him personally.

When hearing the news, Hill was also taken aback, not understanding what Emperor De Rossi intended.

If De Rossi doesn't want Prince Siris to inherit the throne, why give him dragon bodyguards, knight guards, and the power to inspect the empire?But on the other hand, if Emperor De Rossi wanted Prince Siris to inherit the throne, then his "partial favor" for Kesley would be too inappropriate.

Sirius is no longer a child who has no power to protect himself and needs to use rumors to divert his attention. Just the 100 knights and the background forces behind them, plus Queen Heidi's mother Prene The prestige and influence of the Si family in the empire is enough for him to compete with anyone other than De Rossi.What's more, there is a giant dragon beside him, and this giant dragon is very likely to belong to a certain dragon clan, representing a certain power.

But then, Hill thought of the death of Prince Fillian and the cause of his death.

——If De Rossi knew that Filian died at the hands of Sirius, then what he is doing now is not difficult to understand.

Hill squinted his eyes, secretly pondering the state of mind of Emperor De Rossi, and soon thought of a possibility in amazement: perhaps, the reason why De Rossi did this was because he didn't want to lose another son.

——Does De Rossi think Sirius will kill Kesley too?

Hill couldn't help clenching his fists, analyzing the possibility of Sirius doing this, as well as the pros and cons.

After a while, Hill realized with a wry smile that this possibility is really not so high. Even if Sirius has more power and more power, even if he takes action against De Rossi himself, I won't be surprised either.

——As long as the method is appropriate, who is not killed?

——Even the reputation of being a good man can be carried for so long, what else can he not afford, dare not bear?

——What's more, there is a giant dragon beside him that can help him crush everything.

Thinking of this, Hill involuntarily took a breath, and re-examined his various perceptions of Prince Siris.