Rose Empire

The tense atmosphere before him was obviously what Emperor Leopold wanted to achieve - to use this "accidental" meeting to make the other four great princes draw a clear line between themselves and Ethel Holloway.

Before this, although the other four princes did not support Ethel's rebellion, they did not publicly say anything to condemn Ethel, not even Brown Lexmond, because once they clearly expressed their opposition, there would be no room for maneuver.

There should be room for maneuver in everything, which is in line with the custom of aristocratic politics.

But as long as Ethel Hollowen was collectively rejected by the four and driven out of the room today, then without waiting until the end of the wedding, all the nobles in Platinum City would know that His Majesty Ethel had been completely isolated by the other four great "princes".

Ethel Holloway stood at the entrance and looked around, as if trying to find a seat that belonged to him in the room.

The side hall is spacious and has many empty seats.

But Ethel couldn't sit down; he could only sit where someone else invited him to.

However, who in this side room is qualified to invite Ethel to sit down, and who will invite Ethel to sit down...

Brown Lexment sat upright, his face calm and emotionless.

Alphonse Murat held the teacup, blew gently, and the corners of his mouth curled up.

Fernandez Pastor leaned against the arm of the sofa, looked at Ethel Holloway sideways, and tapped his fingers on the arm of the sofa impatiently.

Jose Melfeld frowned and looked down slightly, not meeting Ethel's gaze.

None of the four princes were willing to compromise.

In his heart, Jose Mehlerfield may not want to make things too awkward with Ethel. But at the scene, Fernandez Pastor and Alphonse Murat were both political allies of the Green Plains Principality, and neither of them wanted Ethel to enter the house, so Jose Mehlerfield could only maintain a united front with his allies.

This is probably what Emperor Leopold wanted to see.

One man was facing off against four men, and the atmosphere of the confrontation became increasingly tense. The nobles' families who followed him were all trembling with fear and dared not speak. The musicians playing nearby could not bear the pressure and made mistakes frequently.

The followers behind Ethel gradually showed anger, and some even couldn't help but hold down the noble daggers at their waists. Seeing this, the followers behind Brown Lexman and others also took precautions.

Invisible flames danced in the air.

A conflict seems to be imminent...

Suddenly, a crisp sound broke the stiff atmosphere that was about to collapse.

"Grandpa, you're here too!" Charlotte trotted over and happily hugged Ethel's arm. She looked behind Ethel and asked, "Where's Lena? Isn't she here?"

Facing his granddaughter, His Majesty Ethel finally smiled: "There are too many people at this occasion, why would Lena come?"

Charlotte took Ethel's arm and sat down next to Jose Melfield. She also poured Ethel a cup of tea with her own hands, as if she was an ignorant girl who wanted to entertain her grandfather.

"It's been a long time since we sat together and drank tea, Your Majesty Ethel." Jose Melfield seized the opportunity created by Charlotte, picked up his teacup and said with a smile.

Ethel snorted, but also picked up her own cup of tea: "If this tea wasn't poured by little Charlotte, do you think I want to sit and drink tea with you?"

His Majesty Ethel's words were still not polite, but the tense atmosphere just now was quickly dissipating.

However, to Charlotte's surprise, Alphonse Murat spoke right after Jose Mehlerfeld. His Majesty the King pointed to his teacup and said with a smile, "Little Charlotte, how can you only pour tea for old man Ethel? I am also your grandfather."

The unusually cordial tone made it hard to believe that it came from the usually cold Alphonse. Didn’t you see that Rosie on the side was almost popping her eyes out?

Fernandez Pastor and José Melfeld both looked at Alphonse with strange eyes.

Although she was surprised, Charlotte reacted quickly. She immediately smiled and slapped her forehead: "Oh, I forgot."

Then, she ran to Alphonse and filled his majesty's teacup, as active as a butterfly flying among flowers.

Ethel raised her eyebrows when she heard Alphonse's words, and then retorted without leaving any trace: "You old thing, are you considered little Charlotte's grandfather? I heard that you didn't even give Charlotte a decent gift for her birthday last year (harmony)."

"Oh," Alphonse clapped his hands, "I was negligent. I was busy last year and forgot to ask someone to prepare it. Here, Charlotte, this is for you."

Alphonse took a beaded flower made of light pink pearls from the front of his dress and handed it to Charlotte.

Charlotte wanted to roll her eyes as she listened to their conversation.

Ethel probably didn't know that Alphonse had never given Charlotte a birthday present in all these years, but Andre and Sean had received them occasionally. This could not be explained by "a momentary oversight". It could only be said that this was just how Alphonse was.

However, Charlotte knew that she was just a tool used by the two kings as a topic of conversation, and there was no need to take it too seriously, so she thanked Alphonse earnestly and accepted his gift with joy on her face.

As she held the pearl flower, a sense of clarity gradually surged into Charlotte's mind, and she immediately knew that this was a miracle. A miracle that Alphonse could carry with him must be extraordinary, but Alphonse did not intend to explain this miracle to Charlotte, so Charlotte did not rush to ask more questions.

Although Alphonse and Ethel only exchanged a few insults about Charlotte, anyone could see that Alphonse was actively showing goodwill to Ethel.

This is surprising!

Jose Melefield's character was well known. To put it nicely, he was a moderate, to put it bluntly, he was a fence-sitter. He didn't want to offend anyone. So it was normal for him to greet Ethel Holloway first, and no one else was surprised.

Alphonse was completely different.

The Kingdom of Cato and the Kingdom of Koshin had had many conflicts, and even fought each other. Alphonse and Ethel had cursed each other with extremely ugly words on different occasions. They could be said to be old enemies. Given Alphonse's character, he not only did not embarrass Ethel in this situation, but took the initiative to show goodwill, which was extremely unusual.

It was so unusual that Fernandez Pastor, the Duke of Bonan, who had just shown his dislike for Ethel most obviously, could not help but sit up straight, where he had been leaning.

Charlotte was also very curious about what Alphonse was planning, so she pricked up her ears and listened carefully.

However, Alphonse and Ethel were interrupted by the sudden intrusion of an uninvited guest before they could say another word.

There was a sound of hurried footsteps and the collision of armor plates.

A tall and thin man in a black suit appeared at the door of the side hall. It was the Wolfheart Earl, Guillermo Butler, whom Charlotte had met once.

Behind Guillermo Butler was a team of palace guards wearing gorgeous armor and with sharp swords hanging from their waists.

Seeing the relatively harmonious atmosphere in the side hall and Ethel Holloway chatting and laughing, Guillermo Butler's expression changed slightly and a strange look flashed in his eyes.

Although it was only a flash, Charlotte clearly sensed Gilmore Butler's surprise, as if Gilmore Butler had written surprise on his face. Charlotte immediately realized that this was the miraculous effect of the pearl flower that Alphonse gave her.

In front of this pearl flower, even a professional like Guillermo Butler who is engaged in the "special agent" business cannot hide his emotions. Charlotte had to sigh secretly again, the miracle carried by Alphonse was indeed extraordinary.

The atmosphere in the side hall became tense again.

Jose Melfield frowned again.

Alphonse also showed a look of disgust, and it was obvious that he really hated Guillermo Butler.

Ethel Hollowen put away the smile on his face, his expression darkened, and he glanced at Gilmore Butler and the palace guards blocking the door. He drank a sip of tea and asked calmly, "Count Wolfheart, what does this mean? Are you going to kill anyone by bringing so many soldiers here?"

"Of course not," Gilmore Butler quickly bowed to each of the five "princes," then made an invitation gesture and said with a smile, "The guests are almost all here, and the wedding is about to begin. His Majesty the Emperor sent me to welcome the five distinguished guests to the table. These are just the guard of honor."

"I see..." Ethel smiled sarcastically, stood up, and adjusted her dress. "In that case, let's take our seats."

Some palace guards couldn't help but show hostility towards Ethel, but Ethel was not afraid at all and walked out with big strides.

"Humph, His Majesty Leopold actually sent a dog-like thing like you to welcome the guests. How ridiculous! Is there no one else in Platinum City?"

Alphonse said something disgusted, then he shook his clothes and stood up and walked out.

Guillermo Butler, who was scolded like a dog, did not say anything, but continued to make an inviting gesture, even bending his waist lower.

Following Alphonse out was José Melfield.

Charlotte naturally followed her father to take his seat. When she saw Guillermo Butler, she took a closer look.

The little finger of Count Wolfheart's outstretched left hand was fake. Although it was made very realistically, it was indeed a decorative fake little finger.

It seems that the story told by Jose Melfield is true. Although Charlotte doesn't think her father would deceive her about such a thing, she still finds it a little hard to believe.

Now, the story has been verified.

This guy, Guillermo Butler, actually bit off his little finger and ate it!

PS: Thank you all for your monthly tickets and blade recommendation tickets.

PS2: Thanks to asd19634 and Uncle Cat H for their corrections. The errors in the previous article have been corrected.

PS3: Recommend a new book "Lolita Sage, Lawless"

Others took off after they had the system, but after Su Bai found out that she had the system, the system actually wanted to bully her!

Volume 94: Chapter 83 Chapter Wedding (Part )

Charlotte discovered something that made her wary.

When wearing the Miracle Pearl Flower and talking to others, Charlotte can clearly feel the other person's joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness. If she has a certain understanding of the other person's identity, background, and current situation, Charlotte can easily judge whether the other person is happy from the heart, or is flattering insincerely flattering, whether it is genuine concern, or secretly gloating...

It was as if Charlotte had a pair of glasses that could see into other people's hearts.

Although the requirements for this "eye" are rather stringent, requiring the wearer to have careful thinking and sufficient information, but judging from the way Alphonse casually took it off and handed it to her, Charlotte had no doubt that Alphonse had a miracle that was stronger than this pearl flower and had a similar effect - after all, her granddaughter was not that favored by Alphonse.

Thinking of this, Charlotte felt horrified. Her performance in the side hall just now must have been completely seen through by Alphonse. It must have been quite funny in his eyes.

Alphonse's cold and selfish character, as well as the strange story of being kidnapped from his bedroom by the "claw", made Charlotte almost regard him as a villain comedy. However, now it seems that Alphonse is very likely the one who has the most thorough insight into the human heart among the five "princes".

However, Charlotte soon put aside the worry that Alphonse had seen through her. It was completely reasonable for a granddaughter like her to help her grandfather out of trouble. Even if her thoughts were a little complicated, it only showed that she was precocious, which was not uncommon, and did not attract too much attention from Alphonse.

At worst, I can just avoid appearing in front of Alphonse in the future...

After feeling relieved, Charlotte began to test her new miracle with great interest.

The wedding was held in the main hall of Gerhard Palace. Guests were now taking their seats in the main hall. There were many people coming and going, and there were many experimental subjects for Charlotte to choose from.

Just like the two men in front of you who are dressed simply and are chatting with Jose Melfield.

Of the two men, the older one with a long white beard would probably be called "father" by Knight Hermann Green if he were here, because he is the famous mentor of the Mendicant Order, the Grand Monk, Meiu Rune.

The other of the two was slightly younger, but looked to be at least in his fifties or sixties, and his name was Russell Spencer.

Compared to the world-renowned Meu Rune, Russell Spencer can be said to be unknown. When talking with Jose Melefield, Russell Spencer also took the initiative to stand behind Meu Rune, and his humble attitude seemed like he was just an attendant of Meu Rune.

However, Russell only needed one sentence to make Charlotte pay special attention to him.

He said, "I am from the Priory of the Silver Star."

Silver Star Priory. Hearing this name, Jose Melfield just nodded without much reaction. Apparently, he had never heard of this Priory. For thousands of years, the church itself couldn't figure out how many monastic organizations they had spawned. Sometimes, three or five monks would gather together to form a monastic order. Jose Melfield didn't think there was anything wrong with him not having heard of this Silver Star Priory.

Charlotte couldn't help but look up and down carefully at Russell from the Silver Star Hermitage. He had dry skin, a thin figure, simple linen clothes, and no decorations on his body. He looked like a monk who followed the ascetic path.

As Charlotte observed Russell, Russell was also observing Jose Melefield.

Charlotte clearly felt a sense of curiosity or doubt from Russell, and she couldn't help but suspect that Russell was curious about why his father was still alive.

Charlotte was also very curious, why did the Silver Star Hermitage appear here? What was Russell's purpose in appearing here? It couldn't be that he came here to send blessings to Henry Holloway, right?

Just as Charlotte was frowning and thinking, someone suddenly patted her on the shoulder.

Charlotte was startled and turned around to find Lena looking at her with a smile.

Lena wore plain clothes and simple makeup, probably thinking she had dressed inconspicuously, but she didn't know that many noble young men had already set their eyes on her.

"Lena, why are you here?" Charlotte asked in surprise, "Grandpa said you wouldn't come to the wedding?"

"I just don't want to go out with the old man." Lena smiled with her hands behind her back.

"You should at least have some self-awareness. How dare you go out alone? Aren't you afraid of being captured by some male creature and trained into a weird toy?" Charlotte rolled her eyes and complained.

Charlotte's words were not groundless worries, but the charm of the Veela was so strong that the identity of a princess alone could not guarantee Lena's personal safety.

Lena's face darkened: "What nonsense are you talking about? I came here with Sister Banasa, and I have many guards around me."

"Oh, that's good." Charlotte nodded. Suddenly, she had an idea and asked, "Are Lena and Sister Banasa familiar with each other?"

"Yeah." Lena nodded. "I'm quite familiar with her. Sister Banasa is the mentor of the Rose Hermitage. I have sponsored several monasteries of the Rose Hermitage."

The Priory of the Rose is an organization of monks composed entirely of women. Although it has the name of a monastic order, it is actually very secular. The monks in the Priory of the Rose are basically women from noble families. They either escaped from marriage, their families fell into decline, or they committed sins and were forced to leave their families and devote the rest of their lives to religious practice.

Therefore, the Priory of the Rose has always had a deep connection with the aristocratic circle.

Most of these noble women were spoiled since childhood, and they certainly couldn't stand the hard life of living in the mountains and forests all year round. Not only did they live in prosperous towns, but their lives were also better than those of ordinary people. With a good life, the expenses were naturally high. Therefore, the Rose Hermitage was probably the one among many monastic organizations that liked to collect donations from the nobles the most.

Lena had no concept of money, spent it lavishly, and was a lecher who liked pretty girls. It made sense that she had a close relationship with the mentor of the Priory of the Rose.

"I also want to meet Sister Banasa. Can Lena introduce her to me?" Charlotte said.

"Sure, no problem." Lena agreed readily.

Charlotte soon met Sister Banasa, an old lady who looked almost like a noble lady except that she was wearing black clothes and a black skirt.

It was said that Sister Banasa was also from a noble family, and her mother was a relative of the Hollowen family, but the blood relationship was a little distant. Therefore, Lena did not discuss the generation relationship with Sister Banasa, and only addressed her as Sister.

Lena introduced Charlotte to Sister Banasa, and Charlotte greeted the nun with a smile.

Sister Banasa was naturally very happy to be able to make more friends with nobles. She held Charlotte's hand and said many good things.

Charlotte also complimented Sister Banasa politely, and then brought up something: "I have a knight named Marion Duran. This fall I encountered an assassination attempt, and the knight unfortunately died to protect me. He left behind a widow. The knight's wife was heartbroken because of her husband's death. Although I persuaded her not to be depressed, she also lost the mind to enjoy life. The only thing she actively does every day is to pray to the Lord. In this case, I would like to persuade her to join the Rose Hermitage. I wonder if Sister Banasa is willing to accept her."

Charlotte specifically mentioned Marion Duran, knight, assassination and other words, and paid attention to Sister Banasa's emotions, but Sister Banasa did not have any special reaction when she heard these words. This proves that Sister Banasa is most likely not involved in the conspiracy to assassinate Charlotte.

"Of course," Sister Banasa replied immediately, "The Rose Priory can provide a place for every child who is willing to serve our Lord Ige. This lady's unfortunate experience is sympathetic. Although the life of our Rose Priory is a little hard, it will definitely allow her to find spiritual peace."

Charlotte was very satisfied, and she assured Beatrice Duran that she would donate some of her husband's inheritance to the Priory of the Rose to serve the Lord. Sister Banasa smiled even more happily.

After continuous reinforcement, Beatrice Duran's mental distortion has become quite solid, and Charlotte can ensure that her loyalty to herself is the highest priority, far surpassing her belief in Yig and the love of her own life.