"What are you still doing? Didn't you hear what I said?"
Looking at the unmoved Violet Knight, the third prince frowned and his expression became cold.
However, the next moment, the knights suddenly took a step forward and surrounded him.
The third prince was stunned immediately.
He suddenly became wary and scolded sternly:
"What... do you want to do?"
The Violet Knight still didn't answer.
They drew their weapons and surrounded the third prince and others. Some knights stepped forward and directly disarmed the soldiers, while others pointed their weapons directly at the third prince.
The third prince suddenly became angry:
"What are you going to do? Rebellion?! Don't you know who I am?"
This time, the Violet Knights finally reacted.
The knights stepped aside, and a Violet Knight who clearly looked like the leader came out.
He came to the third prince and said calmly:
"Your Highness, of course we know who you are."
"You have seriously violated many important regulations of the Sacred Code and the Royal Contract. According to the provisions of the Code and the Treaty, we have the power to temporarily disarm you. Please do not resist."
The third prince was stunned for a moment, and then said angrily:
"Are you crazy?! I am the Crescent Prince! The second in line to the throne! The grandson of Duke Violet!"
"Which family are you from? Who gave you the courage to attack me? Are you trying to make enemies of the royal family and the Boit-Lint family?!"
The knight leader glanced at him and said calmly:
"We do not belong to any lower-level noble family, but are knights directly under the Duke."
"It is not us who ordered you to disarm, but the Duke."
"Your Highness, please cooperate a little bit, otherwise, we will have to be a little rougher."
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After hearing the words of the knight leader, the third prince was stunned for a moment:
"Duke...Duke? Grandpa?"
His eyes widened and he shook his head in disbelief:
"No! This is impossible! How could grandpa give such an order?!"
"False! What you are saying must be false!"
However, the knight leader lost interest in continuing to quarrel with the third prince. Instead, he waved his hand and ordered the other knights:
"His Royal Highness is emotionally unstable, so tie him up and send him to the carriage."
Hearing this, the tall extraordinary knight immediately took action and walked towards the third prince.
The expression of the third prince changed drastically.
He immediately struggled and said in panic:
"No! You can't do this!"
"I am the third prince of Xinyue! I am the second heir to the throne! You are violating the king's authority!"
"I want to go to Lint City! I want to see grandpa!"
"..."
Looking at the frightened third prince with a fierce expression and an angry heart, the knight leader's eyes flashed with a trace of disdain.
"Your Highness, you will have the opportunity to meet the Duke."
"Of course, we don't know whether the Duke is willing to see you."
With that said, he called on the knight to tie the third prince into the carriage.
"no no--!"
"You bastards! I will remember you!"
"When I ascend the throne, I will definitely kill you! Kill you!"
The third prince kept shouting filial piety, kept cursing, and kept struggling, but he was finally controlled by the extraordinary knights and "sent" into the carriage.
…
Violet Principality, Linte City.
In the deep and solemn castle, an old nobleman wearing a dark purple noble robe was standing in front of the flower bed, watering the flowers tremblingly.
He looks very similar to Earl Lint, but he looks older and more majestic, especially his silver-gray eyes, which are turbid and vicissitudes of life.
Geoffrey de Boit-Lindt.
He is the patriarch of the Boit-Lint family, the current Duke of Violet, and the palace advisor of the Crescent Kingdom.
As one of the nine powerful Dukes of the Crescent Kingdom, he is also responsible for commanding the Crescent Kingdom's most powerful standing army - the Crescent Kingdom's Second Guards Corps.
Of course, this time the Borde-Castel War was a civil war among the nobles, and the Kingdom's Guards had neither the authority nor the ability to dispatch.
"Your Majesty the Duke, there is news from the north that His Royal Highness the Prince has arrived at the border castle, and the Knights have taken him under control."
A nobleman who looked like a butler came behind Duke Violet, bowed respectfully, and said.
The kettle in the old Duke's hand suddenly paused slightly.
"Is there any news about Victor?"
he asked.
The noble hesitated for a moment and replied:
"News came from the defeated troops in the North. The Earl must have really been captured by the Castel family, and he was captured together with the Duchess of Bold, Eleanor."
After listening to the nobleman's words, the old Duke was silent for a moment and nodded slightly:
"I see."
"Let the Knights keep an eye on Philip, and then prepare envoys to negotiate with Castel."
The noble hesitated for a moment and couldn't help but said:
"My Lord Duke, do you...really plan to use His Highness the Prince as a bargaining chip to negotiate with Castel?"
"After all, he is the second heir to the throne, His Majesty the King's favorite child, and he is also your grandson..."
After listening to the nobleman's words, the old Duke slowly turned around.
He had no expression on his face, snorted coldly, and said meaningfully:
"His Majesty the King's favorite child?"
"Hmph... Regardless of whether he was before or not, from the moment he was defeated a week ago, he can't be."
"Eleanor of Boulder was captured, and I'm afraid he can't hide his dirty deeds. Let's throw this hot potato to Castel."
Having said this, the old Duke paused again and sighed:
"Also, go down and prepare. After the negotiation with Castel is over, I will go to the royal capital to meet with His Majesty the King in person..."
…
The lost territory in the North was recovered much faster than Charlotte had imagined.
As the news of the defeat of the Boulder-Violet coalition spread, the nobles who surrendered turned their sides and once again threw themselves into the arms of Castel.
The speed was so fast that Charlotte had to sigh that these wallflowers were really thick-skinned.
"They help whoever wins."
Under the feudal system, these independent noble lords were such a reality.
Charlotte has no time to deal with these nobles who have jumped repeatedly.
She just made a note of it secretly, planning to wait until the war was completely over before slowly rectifying it.
After the news of the great victory in the Battle of North Port spread, noble envoys from all over the kingdom continued. Viscount Remicio, Duke Yuehu, the Boat family who had a feud with the Boulder family, and even the second prince of Silver Moon all came. A messenger was sent.
Some congratulated, some expressed goodwill to the Castel family, and some extended olive branches with solicitation in their words.
Obviously, the Battle of Beigang, in which a small number of people defeated a large number of people, shocked the entire kingdom. Everyone knew that the outcome of the entire war was doomed.
The Castel Territory is destined to part ways with Bold, and is likely to become the new direct vassal of the Crescent Kingdom, and is also one of the most powerful forces in the north.
After receiving another noble envoy from a nearby territory, Charlotte also received the news:
The peace negotiation envoy team from the Violet Principality has arrived in Castells.
