industrial lord

Chapter 247

At dinner time, the dining room of the imperial palace smelled very fragrant, and the candles on the candlesticks gave off a strong light, which made the fat on the dishes glisten.

Ferdinand glanced at the children on both sides of the dining table, counted them twice, and said with a smile, "It's been a long time since they all arrived like this."

The princes and princesses closest to the emperor laughed and turned to look at Mary and Theresa at the end.

Mary sipped the soup as if nothing had happened, and Thearesia lowered her head with a blushing face.

The eldest prince shook his head and said, "Oh, Teresia, if you persisted at that time, why not we help you."

Thearesia sipped the soup as if she didn't hear it.

At this time, Mary said to Ferdinand: "Father, I will go on a trip in a few days."

Ferdinand and Marie's siblings immediately understood what was going on and looked at her with smiles.

The fifth princess exaggeratedly said in amazement: "Is he really as powerful as the rumors say? Does it make you reluctant to part with him?"

Mary replied nonchalantly, "Just try it and you'll know."

"Get out!" The fifth princess laughed and scolded, "That bastard bought all my wool at a very low price, I wish I could tie him up, smear him with salt and throw him into the sheepfold."

Ferdinand asked her calmly, "Are you going by yourself or with an army?"

Mary replied, "I'll go by myself, and it would be best if you would allow me to take the dragon."

I am myself, but the fire dragon belongs to the empire, and Mary can tell the difference.

Ferdinand put down the spoon, tapped the table with his right hand, and began to think seriously.

The others also stopped to eat, waiting for the results from their father.

Only Mary continued to eat and drink indifferently. She was not asking Ferdinand for advice, but just saying.

Seeing her performance, Ferdinand understood, and asked earnestly, "Did he ask for it or did you want to go?"

Mary replied: "The defeat of the Kingdom of Gaul by the Kingdom of Lisenberg last year was planned by Frederick. I want to see what his army looks like."

Ferdinand had just picked up the spoon when his hands trembled when he heard this, and the spoon dropped on the table.

Except for Theresa, the other princes and princesses all looked at Mary in surprise.

"Aren't you joking?" The eldest prince frowned tightly, "There was no news before, and what good would it do him?"

"Of course there are benefits." The second princess sitting opposite him looked a little gloomy, "It seems that the royal marriage between the Rhine Alliance and the Kingdom of Gaul has made the nobles in the Rhine very dissatisfied. I guess Duke Wesson is just a ostensible leader. , the aristocrats involved behind the scenes are probably limited to the upper reaches."

The third child stroked his beard and sneered, "The Kingdom of Gaul is arrogant. Although Rudolph's brain is not good, it is still too naive to meddle in the affairs of the Rhine Union with a woman."

"It would be fine for the Kingdom of Gaul to do this when the morale of the Rhine Alliance plummeted just after the Lowland War, but the confidence of the Rhine Alliance returned after the Battle of the Elbe. It would be good for them not to trouble the Kingdom of Gaul."

The fourth child narrowed his eyes slightly, and said to Ferdinand: "Father, let me visit Gaul. If the Rhine and Lisenberg attack Gaul, it will make it very difficult for Gaul. Angland in the north of the strait and their The tradition of finding trouble with Gaul when there is nothing to do will definitely be added. I heard that there is no crown prince in Gaul, and I think Jiumei is pretty good."

After finishing speaking, he raised his right hand casually, and clamped the flying knife with two fingers.

Then he wiped his hands with a handkerchief dejectedly, and at the same time said to Jiumei: "Throw the knife as you throw it, can you throw it without covering it with jam?"

Mary said to the sister of the same mother: "Sister, next time you put sesame paste on it and throw it away."

Their elder brother glared at the two younger sisters and said, "It's too much, it's not good to waste food, just burn it red."

The fourth child glared at the eighth child, who was going too far.

The fifth princess, who was the same mother as the fourth child, also said to Ferdinand: "Father, let me go with my brother. I will teach that Gallic princess. Her skills are too rough, and she doesn't know a little bit." Come."

"How can anyone who has not married yet shouted to hold a wedding in the new palace, even more luxurious than the Gallic palace, no wonder Duke Wesson and the others wanted to stab the Gaul Kingdom in the back, but they changed their words this year and hoped that the child would be born in the new palace gone."

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Ferdinand silently watched his children show their abilities in front of him. Only Mary, who was not involved in the succession to the throne, continued to eat dinner leisurely, and Theresa, who routinely bowed her head in silence.

After everyone finished speaking, Ferdinand asked Mary: "Mary, if there is a war between us and Duke Wesson in the future, what will you do?"

Mary replied firmly: "I will defeat him on the battlefield!"

The fifth princess teased Mary: "It seems that you haven't won these days, and Teresia didn't help you?"

Mary stared at her and said, "Then you can help."

Ferdinand said to Mary after the children had almost made a fuss, "Just go and be safe. Take your dragon too."

Mary laughed immediately, stood up and solemnly thanked her father.

After the family's dinner, Ferdinand asked Theresa to take him back to his place of residence.

In the bedroom, candles emit a soft light, the fireplace is already lit, and the flame licks a small iron pot, and the aroma of rice and medicinal materials from the south is wafting from the pot.

Ferdinand sat on the edge of the bed and solemnly said to Theresa: "Wesson will stay in Wayne City for ten more days. This is your last chance. You know what I'm talking about."

"Your uncles and I are watching you, but not only you, don't forget, your third aunt's mother is from your grandfather's cousin's family, your uncles turned to support the third aunt's line Not impossible."

"I told you that you are not living alone. You should know that your mother's family and the entire grassland are on your shoulders!"

"Even if you are not for the throne, you still have to seek benefits for your mother's family and the family that supports your mother on the grassland!"

"I don't know if you are really stupid or just pretending to be stupid. If you don't seize this opportunity in these ten days, even if you are pretending to be stupid, neither I nor your uncles will give you the chance. "

Thearesia kept her head down, as if studying the toes that she couldn't see when she was standing upright.

Ferdinand ignored her reaction and waved her away.

Soon after, a maid came to change and wipe the emperor's body, and then changed into a soft and comfortable nightgown.

Ferdinand sat down on the bed, and someone sat on the chair next to the bed with a novel and began to read it aloud.

But the emperor's mind was not on this, but on Theresia's affairs.

He was never sure whether Teresia was really stupid or not.

After thinking about it for a while, Ferdinand felt that it didn't matter. As long as she didn't take the initiative to pursue the truth about her mother's murder so that people could see her true performance, she would lose the qualification to compete for the throne, and she would never have any chance with the power of the empire.

Ferdinand thought about it for a while, and decided to give her another chance. If she dared to follow Frederick like Mary, it showed that she had the courage, and as long as she had the courage, she could still do a lot of things.

On the other side, Teresia has been restless, and when she came to her senses, the carriage stopped at the gate of Oasis Palace by itself.

She took a deep breath and decided to discuss it with Frederick.

It's just that the housekeeper here told her that Duke Wesson just went out as a guest.

Thearesia thought that Frederick would be back tomorrow at the latest, so she waited here.

It's just that she didn't expect that Frederick didn't come back here until Oasis Palace was turned into ruins under the iron hoof.

(End of this chapter)