Public trial?You deserve it too!

"Thank you for your kindness, but I'm really not the kind of person you think."

The boy shook his head with a sad face, turned and left.

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Learn from me: Chapter 182 Chapter 160 Seven flaws appear

The painter shook his head lightly and continued with his small business.

It wasn't until the sun was setting that she politely refused other customers, and then slowly packed up her small stalls, put them all on a small cart, lit an oil lamp, and hung it beside the cart for illumination , creaking and pushing the not so smooth road, pushing towards my home.

Back in her little house, she hung the oil lamp on the wall, closed the doors and windows, and sat quietly on the chair.

"Ludwig's daughter, Princess Christina of Verdun; the last princess of Wallachia, who died in the country, Dragurina; and the heir chosen by the Grand Duke of Saxony, Dania... They seem to care too much about you. Yes, Monsieur Claude Kaos."

The man in the robe lightly picked up his paintbrush, and drew Claude's appearance on the paper with a strange speed. The boy's headache and nerve-wracking were vividly depicted by her, obviously feeling quite a headache about this love luck ——This is almost two extremes from the clumsy drawing skills she showed before.

"But when you faced those three girls, you still acted very knightly...and after the three girls disappeared, it was just my little insinuation that made you show such an expression. I've been in that posture for too long, and I'm tired."

The man in the robe pondered, this transformation of Claude is really intriguing, which means that this Mr. Claude is not like she thought before, being played by Christina between applause A pawn, but obviously a person who is devoted to the princess dress...under the command, and is ready to display his ambitions.

The actual controller of the Theocracy narrowed his eyes, held the paintbrush again, and drew a portrait of Christina on the paper. The girl inside was smiling, but she was shy when she wanted to speak. appearance.

But her brush hadn't stopped yet, a new Christina appeared on the paper, the girl's willow eyebrows stood upright, she obviously saw some irritating scene, but it was inconvenient to speak out to stop it directly, so she could only squeeze her tightly The corner of the skirt is sulking.

"His Royal Highness Christina, with your appearance, are you really that terrifying monarch whom I regard as my enemy?"

Miss Painter pondered. Originally, this kind of judgment did not require much thinking, but considering the previous logical inference, it was obviously difficult for her to make a judgment.

"Or, like Claude, he usually has been dignified in front of other people for so long, and at this time he chooses to release his original face..."

With emotion, she wrote a big question mark under Christina's portrait.

"Sure enough, after mixing things like love, everything will become impossible to deduce with common sense. What the teacher said is not bad at all. Love is really the thing that people like us hate the most. It is illogical, but it happens in I can justify myself there.”

"However... What is certain now is that Her Highness Christina really likes you, Mr. Claude Kaos—then if she likes you so much, even if she is the kind of person with a deep city, she will let you Do you want to make such a dangerous pawn?"

The man in the robe picked up Claude's portrait of "Troubleshooting" and looked at it carefully.

"Speaking of which, you are really good-looking, a high-quality human being with a beautiful face—but can you fascinate these three girls just by your face? No, it should be four, and His Royal Highness Letitia has also been with you You are engaged...so I think, you must have some other means and ability that can allow you to get the attention of these four high-ranking girls at the same time, some kind of ability that I haven't discovered yet."

She wrote the names of four people under the portrait, and then burst out laughing.

"Do you have a collection of princesses? Or is it—this will allow you to achieve your goal? Cholera Chaozuna? Or have a football team? I didn't expect that Kaos would have such a strange offspring. This is really... ..."

She shook her head, then stood up, lit the two drawing papers with the flame from the oil lamp, threw them into the fireplace, and watched them burn slowly to death.

"Interesting... Let me see again, what kind of relationship is there between you——Unfortunately, the recent situation is not suitable for using Favna anymore."

"Looks like we need to find someone else..."

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Claude rode a horse and walked side by side with Dania on the way back to the residence of the Grand Duke of Saxony in the imperial capital.

【I was surprised. I thought that after coming to the Ludwig Manor, you would be more tortured in this situation with the addition of Letitia... Cough cough, I mean, it would be even more difficult to strike. 】

From the sound of the system, one can clearly hear the emotion that watching the excitement is not a big deal.

'I just have a headache about the feelings they have for me, it's not that hard to deal with them.Lina is still troubled, Letitia is still young, and Dania is not in the imperial capital most of the time, so I mainly need to deal with Christina. The only one who acted was Her Royal Highness the Princess. '

Claude is obviously very calm.

Then Dania approached a little ambiguously: "Knight Claude, I ate a lot at the dinner before, and I'm a little sleepy now, can I ride with you?"

"You can take a carriage, Miss Dania."

Claude didn't look sideways, like a gentleman who is upright and not afraid of the shadow.

"But you didn't treat me so favorably at the beginning. Was it because I was worthless? At the beginning, you put your arms around my waist and whispered sweet words in my ear."

Dania did not intend to restrain herself at all, but became more and more ambiguous.

Several Dania's knight guards had consciously opened up the distance. Claude took a look and found that these people seemed a little familiar. They seemed to be the few knights who rushed to the rescue with him at that time, the noble lady. The CP leader who fell in love with the commoner knight...

"What do you want to say, Miss Dania?"

Claude's expression changed, he was no longer the kind of righteous and awe-inspiring boy with a little nervousness, his tone became casual and cold, the corners of his mouth slid up slightly, half a smile, as if he was not looking at a future girl The Grand Duke, but a kitten who is trying to pick up a ball of wool in his hand.

The girl's face turned red, she clamped her legs subconsciously, and recalled that day when she stood in front of this man and listened to his devilish orders, like a stripped lamb, Helplessly awaiting the final judgment.

"Uh, that—I, I, I, I actually..."

The heir to the principality who dared to flirt with Claude in front of Christina before, is now at a loss like a little girl in love.

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'...It's bad, it's really Stockholm Syndrome-did I leave such a big psychological shadow on the other party? '

Claude turned his thoughts in his heart, if this is the case...

"Think clearly about what I'm going to say next, Miss Dania, my patience and the opportunities I can give you are not too many."

The young man smiled, his voice was very soft, but with an unquestionable tone.

"Gu..."

Dania let out a half cry, she opened her mouth, took a deep breath, forced herself to calm down, and then looked into Claude's eyes.

No, no—can't look him in the eye anymore!In that case, in that case...

The girl quickly withdrew her gaze, staring closely at the mane of her mount.

"Master... my lord, I want to know, is there anything else I can do for you?"

The words that originally wanted to ask, or even talk about the conditions, instantly turned into a weak whine, like a bird whose feathers have been wet by the rain.

"I think our deal hasn't been completed yet, Dania, you haven't become the Grand Duke of Saxony yet, so the start of the next deal is out of the question, isn't it?"

Claude's tone didn't fluctuate in the slightest, but the girl immediately cheered up.

"You mean, I'm just not qualified to help you right now? You don't want to give up on me?"

Dania's eyes sparkled magnificently, though her words would have stunned any of her followers.

"I, I, I will work hard. I already have a noble knight order. Although there are only three long knight brigades that are really capable of fighting, they can be regarded as having their own foundation. On my brother's side, my father has already died After losing all his supplies except daily expenses, and no longer even paying the military salary of his noble knights, it can be said that I have won this battle for inheritance!"

Her voice gradually became smoother, and her words already showed off a little to show off her abilities.

"Well, congratulations."

Claude obviously reacted flatly.

"Ugh..."

The girl felt a little hurt. She won the inheritance of the principality in just two years, but she only got such a mild evaluation. She still wants to get more from Claude...

"Did your father tell you anything when he brought you here this time?"

Obviously the other party didn't feel much about it, but asked about another matter.

"Well, yes, my father said, let me keep in touch with His Royal Highness Christina, we were friends before, so it's not too abrupt."

Dania said everything in detail.

"Hmph, it looks like he's quite well-informed and knows which side to stand on. What you said last time is absolutely right. Your father has always been a person who is very good at choosing sides."

Claude sneered.

"He's very good at choosing sides... But father, he still went to His Highness Augustus's banquet, but I didn't go. After being rejected by him, he came to see His Highness Christina." Dania was a little puzzled, "Shouldn't that be called hedging?"

"Don't forget your identity, Dania, you are the heir of the Duchy of Saxony in the future. Your father only represents the present, and your choice is the future."

The boy's voice was still so leisurely, as if everything was under control.

"And your father is already very old. It is not surprising when he is old enough to step down from this seat. Once the person who made the promise no longer sits in his original seat, his promise will immediately become worthless. , This kind of political game, he has already figured it out."

Dania immediately returned to her original state, and began to think about her father's intentions. Before that, she had been excited to come to the capital to see Claude, so she hadn't thought deeply about her order from the Grand Duke of Saxony...

"So...Father actually wants me to be loyal to His Royal Highness Christina?"

The girl whose IQ was back online immediately grasped the point.

"That is to say, compared to His Royal Highness Augustus, my father is more optimistic about His Royal Highness Ludwig? So last year he neither brought me nor my elder brother to the Imperial Capital, just because he was worried about being on the wrong team? This year he chose Bringing me here means...he decided to bet on His Royal Highness Ludwig?"

Dania murmured.

"Obviously... His Royal Highness Ludwig was nothing before His Royal Highness Augustus before, but now he has the ability to overwhelm the First Prince, and even my father has made the choice to change his family—is this what you are doing?" What did you do in two years?!"

No, in fact, that guy was stupid to death.

But obviously, this does not prevent Claude from taking advantage of this information gap.

"I remember the year before last, there was a little guy talking nonsense in front of me, saying 'never help a loser' or something, right?"

The boy's eyes pressed on Dania with a strong aggressiveness.

"I... I just couldn't imagine your means at that time... It wasn't until later, when I accepted my weakness and chose to follow your instructions, that I discovered that you possess wisdom that is unmatched by the stars in the sky."

The girl shrank back, but the admiration in her eyes became more and more overflowing, and she finally mustered up the courage to look at Claude again.

"No wonder you still look down on my ability... In two years, I only won a duchy, but you have changed the direction of the entire empire, and even got engaged to the second daughter of His Royal Highness Ludwig. And I can be sure , His Royal Highness Christina has definitely expressed her heartfelt promise to you—you only need to hint a little, and the future empire is already firmly in your hands!"

"There's still a lot to do and it's too early to talk about that."

Claude waved his hand, signaling the other party to calm down.

"Didn't you say you wanted to do something for me? I suddenly remembered that there is just one thing that needs you to do, and only you can do it."

Dania immediately stood up like a rabbit's ears, and she listened intently to what Claude said later.

"Go to your father, show him the cards, and ask him why he gave up on Augustus and why he chose Ludwig."

Claude nodded and smiled.

"Can you convey his answer to me verbatim?"

"It must be as you wish, my lord."

The girl replied without the slightest hesitation.

Learn from Me: Chapter 183 Chapter 160 Chapter [-] Goodbye, Father

"Father."

When the Grand Duke of Saxony returned to his mansion in the imperial capital, his daughter was already waiting for him.

"Dania? You came back early?"

The Grand Duke was a little surprised. He originally thought that Dania would stay at the Ludwig Manor. After all, she and Christina were friends, and they had sent troops to help Ludwig before, so they shouldn't come back. .

"Yes, after all, His Royal Highness Ludwig's dinner is not a reception, it ended very early."

Dania nodded.

"No, I want to ask why you chose to come back."

Kotlin threw the overcoat he was wearing to the servants. He watched his daughter, waiting for an explanation.

He is very satisfied with Dania. If it is said that he gave Dania a chance before, and at the same time, he has been expecting his eldest son to change-then after two years, he has basically given up on this idea. Considering the lump of mud that can't support the wall, it is better for her youngest daughter to take over the position of grand duke.

He believed that this time he brought the other party to the imperial capital, and Dania must understand the subtext behind it-the heir of the Duchy of Saxony has changed hands, and she should start to be responsible for her actions.

"This is because I have a question to ask you, my lord father."

Dania looked into her father's eyes.

"Please let these people back down. I can only ask you about this matter."

Dania's voice was very soft, but it made the Grand Duke of Saxony narrow his eyes. He didn't ask any more questions, but just waved his hand to signal everyone to back down.

Until the door of the living room was closed and all the noise left here, Dania picked up a glass of water and put it in her father's hand.

"You gave up His Royal Highness Augustus, that's why you asked me to find an excuse to refuse when the other party had already invited the two of us to the banquet, but walked into the manor of His Royal Highness Ludwig with a clear-cut banner?"

The girl asked in a low voice, apparently even when there was no one around, she didn't dare to discuss this issue loudly.

The Grand Duke paused for a moment when he picked up the cup. It was obvious that the question Dania asked was beyond his expectation—but what surprised him was actually the timing of the question, not the question.

Kotlin once again raised his evaluation of his daughter by a notch in his heart.