Rose Empire

"Duke Luyuan..."

Henry was puzzled by the sudden action of the Melefield family. He stopped Jose Melefield and wanted to ask him a few questions.

But Jose Melefield just glanced at Henry, then raised his hand and pressed it on Henry's chest and pushed him gently. Henry was pushed back several steps, and if the waiter hadn't helped him in time, he would have almost fallen to the ground.

Henry leaned on the waiter and looked at Jose Melefield with disbelief in his eyes. Ever since he was adopted by Emperor Leopold, he has been surrounded by people who flatter and admire him. Over the years, no one dared to treat him in such a humiliating way.

However, Jose Melfield had already walked away, leaving Henry with a receding back, as if he had only done something insignificant.

Melfeld and his party left Gerhard Palace and got on a carriage. Before they even walked out of the palace, they saw a team of palace guards closing the palace gates.

"The palace gates are closed. No one is allowed to enter or leave today." An officer stopped the convoy.

"Bullshit! Why are you closing the door in broad daylight?" Jose Melfield shouted.

"This is an order..." the team officer tried to explain.

"I am the Duke of Green Plains. Even His Majesty Leopold cannot issue an order to stop me from leaving the palace." Jose Melfield said proudly, "Keep going! Whoever dares to stop me will be killed!"

The palace guards were forced to open the half-closed palace gate to allow the Melfeld family's men to pass through.

A low and desolate horn sounded from deep within the palace, followed by one response after another...

This kind of horn sounded only during the National Day.

"Our Emperor has really passed away..." Looking back at the palace, Jose Melfield sighed softly, his tone filled with more loss and sadness.

"Even if His Majesty has passed away, why are we in such a hurry to leave the city?" Count Philip knew that his brother and Emperor Leopold were friends since they were young, so he couldn't help but say, "You can stay and attend His Majesty's funeral."

Jose Melefield shook his head and said in a deep voice: "Charlotte told me something: Emperor Leopold is dead, but the crown prince has not yet been appointed."

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Volume 96: Chapter 85 Chapter Blood, Fire and Platinum City (I)

If Emperor Leopold did not appoint a crown prince, then legally speaking, the first heir to the title of emperor would become Lucheni Holoferne.

Although Lucheni was unpopular, he was the emperor's younger brother after all, and his right of succession still existed. Moreover, Queen Marie knew that Lucheni did covet the throne - even if the person who was about to inherit the throne was his son.

From the perspective of public opinion, if Leopold had not appointed a crown prince, the person who should have inherited the throne would have been his uncle Ethel Holloway.

Ethel was the crown prince during the time of Leopold's grandfather. After Leopold's father, Joseph Hollowen, forcibly seized the throne, he also promised that the throne would be passed on to his younger brother Ethel after his death. Thirty years ago, the capital of the Oran Empire was almost breached by the Edisa people. Leopold also promised that as long as the Kingdom of Cato sent troops to rescue, he would be willing to give the throne to Ethel, and Ethel did send troops.

Both Joseph and Leopold's promises were made in the presence of many nobles, and in that era, the testimony of nobles was legally binding.

Therefore, Ethel had every right to inherit the throne.

Even Leopold's daughter, Cassandra Holloway, had a claim to the throne.

The Oran Empire once had a queen named Margaret Hollowen. However, Margaret never married and designated her nephew as the crown prince as soon as she ascended the throne, so she was able to gain the support of the royal family.

However, Cassandra was already married and had a son named Tone, which was a huge disadvantage - the Hollowin family would never allow the title of emperor to be lost.

Otherwise, Henry Holloway would have another strong competitor.

Of course, as long as Leopold personally put the golden crown of the crown prince on Henry, then Henry would be the most orthodox first heir, both legally and emotionally.

Unfortunately, no.

Mary was also a smart person, and she quickly figured out what Leopold's brief last words meant.

Kneeling beside Leopold's body, which had just died and was already emitting a foul odor, it didn't take Mary long to control her grief over her husband's death and to calm down.

Mary Holloway didn't like her father, Alphonse. She never really understood what her father was thinking. But if there was anything Mary could be grateful to her father for, it was that Alphonse accepted the request for royal marriage and that Alphonse passed on his cold personality to her - although it was probably much worse than Alphonse himself.

The former gave Mary her current power, and the latter gave Mary the ability to remain calm in most situations.

Mary Holloway immediately asked the waiter to summon the other ministers of the imperial conference.

There were seven ministers in the Imperial Council, namely, Privy Councillor Marco Lehmann, Finance Minister Rad Paster, Military Minister David Boyan, Keeper of the Seal Urosh Lindahl, Royal Treasurer Pierre Hollowen, Cupbearer Guillermo Butler, and Bishop of the Cathedral of Glory and Court Chaplain Maitland Contao.

Among them, Minister of Military Affairs David Boyan also serves as the leader of the Royal Griffin Knights.

The Royal Griffin Knights are responsible for the defense of the western section of the border between the Orlan Empire and the Edisa Empire, so David Boyan is currently stationed at the border and not in Platinum City.

With the exception of David Boyan, the other six were currently in the palace attending Henry's wedding and were soon notified to come.

Mary immediately ordered the Imperial Conference to close Platinum City in the name of Emperor Leopold's will.

However, it was still a step too late.

Not long after, Gilmour Butler came to report to Mary that King Ethel Hollowen of Cato and Duke Jose Mellerfield of Greenfield had left the city early with their families and entourage.

"Who is it? Who leaked the news of His Majesty's death?"

Mary suppressed her anger and swept her eyes across the faces of the six ministers.

The six ministers all had expressions of shock and grief on their faces, and Mary didn't know how much of their grief was real. Finally, Mary set her eyes on Archbishop Contao, who had just dug a big hole for Emperor Leopold.

Archbishop Kong Tao could only smile bitterly and spread his hands: "Your Highness, I swear to the Lord that this was not the message I passed to His Majesty Ethel."

Kong Tao really felt a little wronged. He had gotten along really well with Emperor Leopold over the years. The sudden backstab just now was entirely in accordance with the order given to him by the church leaders not long ago. The church leaders asked Kong Tao to refuse to conduct a religious trial against Ethel and Gregory, and the messenger even held the warrant of the Holy City Moyes.

What else could Kong Tao do? He was a bishop and would have to work in the church in the future, so he certainly could not ignore the orders from the Holy City Moyes.

Mary nodded, not knowing whether she believed it or not. "Please ask Archbishop Contao to prepare Henry's coronation ceremony immediately and let Henry take the throne this afternoon. Count Marco, please assist Archbishop Contao."

"Yes." Kong Tao and Marco Lehman responded.

"Will he ascend the throne in the afternoon?" Urosh Lindal, the oldest member of the Imperial Council and the Minister of the Imperial Seal, raised doubts. "This is too hasty. Shouldn't we hold a funeral for His Majesty first?"

"This is His Majesty's will," said Mary.

Urosh Lindahl still frowned, but did not say anything against it.

Mary thought for a moment, and then asked Wolfheart Count Gilmore Butler somewhat unwillingly, "Count Gilmore, can you still get Ethel Hollowen back?"

"I've sent people to chase after him, but... I'm afraid it's going to be difficult." Guillermo Butler replied.

"Please do your best with Claw. I hope Ethel Hollowen can appear at the Emperor's funeral..." Queen Mary paused before adding, "Even if she is dead."

"Yes." Guillermo Butler bent down and bowed slightly, responding respectfully.

"Count Rad," Mary turned to the Minister of Finance Rad Paster and said, "I heard that you have a good relationship with the Duke of Greenfield, Jose Melfield?"

"Well, we had some friendship in the past."

Rad Paster was a captain of Leopold's personal guard, so he was trusted by Leopold and was appointed as the Minister of Finance. Jose Mehlerfeld had fought side by side with Leopold and forged a friendship with him, so Rad was naturally also a friend of Jose Mehlerfeld.

"Then please invite Duke Greenfield back," Mary said. "I don't know why Duke Greenfield is in such a hurry to leave the city, but he and Your Majesty have been good friends for many years. I think he won't mind coming back to mourn for Your Majesty, right?"

"Yes." Rad took the order and left.

"Pierre," Marie called out.

But no one responded.

"Count Pierre," Marie repeated.

"Oh, yes, yes..." The royal treasurer, Count of Oriole, Pierre Hollowen, finally came to his senses after being panicked.

Mary couldn't help shaking her head.

The Royal Treasurer is responsible for managing the common property of the emperor and the royal family. Pierre Hollowen can hold such an important position because it can only be held by the current Earl of Oriole Castle. He just turned 20 this year. He has been raised in Platinum City since he was a child. He has never experienced any big storms.

"There is no time to prepare Henry's imperial robes and crown for his accession to the throne. Please go find a set of His Majesty's robes and crowns for Henry to use," Mary ordered.

"Yes." Pierre walked away with unsteady steps, almost tripping over his left foot and falling over his right foot.

One by one the ministers went to carry out the orders, leaving only the Lord Chancellor of the Keeper of the Seals Urosh Lindahl and Mary in the room. Queen Mary's face gradually became gloomy.

"Your Majesty originally hoped that the Imperial Conference could restrain the two kings and two dukes and other great nobles. As a result, the Imperial Conference is also unreliable..." Mary said softly.

Urosh was silent for a long time before he said, "Sir David Boyan and the Royal Griffin Knights are both reliable."

"hope so."

Mary let out a long sigh.

Meanwhile, Charlotte and the members of the Melfield family returned to the manor outside the city of Count Philips. They were just one step away from being locked up in the city gate.

Charlotte was almost vomited from the speeding, but as soon as she got off the car, she didn't care about resting. She found Jose Melefield who was analyzing the situation in Platinum City with her brother and said, "Father, grandpa must be on his way back to the Kingdom of Cato. Emperor Leopold is dead, and Henry is not the crown prince. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. The first thing grandpa will do when he returns is to rebel. If you don't want your principality to be annexed by grandpa, then return to the Principality of Green Plains as soon as possible to prepare for war."

"If His Majesty Ethel wants to compete with Henry for the throne, then just attack Henry. Why attack the Duchy of Greenfield? We didn't provoke him?" Earl Philip said a little puzzled. At present, the Duchy of Greenfield has not announced its position. Attacking a neutral noble is obviously immoral.

Charlotte took a deep breath and patiently explained, "Whether grandpa will attack the Green Plains depends on whether the Green Plains is prepared."

"The Duchy of Green Plains is located next to the Kingdom of Cato, and its military strength is enough to threaten the safety of the heartland of the Kingdom of Cato when Grandpa attacks Henry. If the Duchy of Green Plains is defenseless, Grandpa will definitely not mind removing this thorn in the throat of the Kingdom of Cato as quickly as possible."

"But if father could return to the Principality in time, gather the knights, and build a good defense line, even if it was just a posture of war preparation, grandpa would definitely give up attacking the Green Plain Principality, and even send envoys to improve relations with father. Grandpa is not a reckless man. No matter how strong the military of the Kingdom of Cato is, he will try his best to avoid fighting on multiple fronts."

After listening to these clear and logical analyses, Count Philips couldn't help but look at Charlotte twice.

After listening to this, Jose Melefield pondered for a moment and nodded: "Charlotte is right. I will immediately ride the giant eagle back to the Green Plains Principality."

"But there are only seven or eight giant eagles in the manor." Count Philips said hesitantly.

Jose Melfield and Count Philip's two families have nearly a thousand relatives, friends and entourage, and such a small number of giant eagles is not even a drop in the bucket.

"I will take a few guards back first, you can take the carriage and go slowly, don't worry," Jose Melfield said to Count Philips, "Rosie and Charlotte will be left to your care."

"No problem," Count Philips assured, patting his chest, "Don't worry, I'll take care of your sister-in-law and nephews and nieces."

Jose Melfield nodded and prepared to set off.

Duchess Rosie still hadn't figured out the situation. Why was she suddenly dragged back by a carriage while enjoying the wedding wine? Now that she saw Jose Melefield planning to return to the principality alone, she instinctively wanted to fight for something.

"If you want to go back first, you might as well take Sean with you. He is small, and the giant eagle will definitely be able to carry him if he sits on the same giant eagle with you." Rosie pushed her own son out and said to Jose Melfield.

Sean looked at the majestic giant eagle with his big, round eyes, eager to try.

Jose Melefield frowned and scolded, "Don't be silly. Sean is not even as good as a swordsman. What can he do? I don't have time to take care of the children when I go back this time."

After saying this, the giant eagle flapped its wings, swept up the wind and snow, and soared into the sky.

"Why are you in such a hurry to go back?" As a son, Andre didn't want to go back to Green Plains with his father. He obviously hadn't had enough fun yet, and he complained reluctantly, "I made an appointment with a few friends to attend a poetry appreciation meeting today, but now I have to miss the appointment."

"With your level of poetry, don't even think about attending any poetry appreciation meeting." Charlotte curled her lips and said disdainfully, "How about I recite two of your own masterpieces to you so that you can appreciate them?"

"What masterpiece? What masterpiece?" Lena came up curiously and said with a smile, "Read it out loud so that I can listen to it."

"Hey, hey, hey," Andre said loudly, interrupting Charlotte who was about to clear her throat. "Don't recite, don't recite. We still have to pack our luggage. We can't waste time."

After stopping her brother's complaints, Charlotte turned to Lena and said, "Lena, what are you going to do? You should know that Grandpa is going to war."

"Yeah." Lena leaned her head against the window, put away her smile, and nodded, "Of course I know, but the affairs of the kingdom are not something I, a princess, can have a say in. I don't have any plans, I just wanted to come out for fun."

"You shouldn't have run away without permission, otherwise Grandpa would have taken you back." Charlotte also sighed, and then said, "Now there are two options. One is to send someone to take you back to the Kingdom of Cato directly, and the other is for you to go back to the Principality of Green Plains with us and then take a detour back to the Kingdom of Cato."

"Then let's go to the Green Plains Principality with you first. I can still play there for a few more days." Lena said without hesitation.

"Okay." Charlotte nodded.

"Hey! Look," Andre suddenly pointed to the sky and said in surprise, "Father and the others are back. Do we have to leave now?"

When Charlotte looked up, she saw several giant eagles flying in the sky outside the window. Perhaps because of the heavy snow, these giant eagles were flying very low.

Charlotte looked at her brother as if he were an idiot. "My dear brother, do you know where the Green Plains Principality is? The Green Plains Principality is in the south, and these giant eagles are flying from the west."

"Oh, that's the Principality of Bonan to the west." Andre rubbed his hair awkwardly and smiled awkwardly.

Sure enough, these giant eagles did not land, but flew low over the manor and flew towards the direction of Platinum City.

Plop! A large drop of bright red blood fell onto the white snow in the manor.

Charlotte walked over curiously and picked up a red-stained hair from the blood: "Are those giant eagles injured?"

"Ugh, it's so dirty." Lena said with disgust.

"Did something happen in the Duchy of Bonan? So Anne can't marry Henry Holloway?" Andre blurted out.

"Please wake up, the marriage is over."

Charlotte complained, frowned and observed the fluff, and had a bad feeling in her heart, which became stronger and stronger.

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Volume 97: Chapter 86 Chapter Blood and Fire Platinum City (Part )

Charlotte looked toward the west, but the snow was falling so heavily that it completely obscured her view.