Duke Klein was already very ambitious. After hearing Vivian's analysis, he felt that she was in agreement with him.
"Vivian, you have grown up." The Duke touched his daughter's hair lovingly, with a sincere smile on his face.
"Of course, I am my father's daughter!" Vivian smiled mischievously.
Victor clenched his fists when he saw the affectionate appearance of father and daughter. He really wanted to get rid of her, otherwise his position would become more and more precarious.
"Sister, you are so awesome. Where did you get so much inside information? Why don't you teach me?"
"You met with Levon Royston on the night of the palace banquet. Ordinary people may be surprised that you two communicated in private. Smart people may think of the second prince. What do you think I am thinking?"
"What?"
"You don't care about the Crown Prince and the Second Prince, nor the future of the Klein family, so why would you secretly meet with the heir of the Royston family who is good at making drugs?" Vivian pressed forward step by step, Vic I felt so wronged that my eyes were red.
Others might have believed his innocence, but unfortunately Duke Klein was of the same kind as him, and Vivian knew him well, so there was no way to hide the truth.
Duke Klein frowned. He didn't care about his son's murder and arson. His only requirement was that the interests of the family should not be harmed. Rather than saying he is an unfit father, he is more of a cold-blooded animal.
Vincent Klein has two brothers, an older sister and a younger sister. His mother was the second duchess and the biological sister of the previous deceased duchess.
After her sister's death, the family sent her to be the successor duchess for profit. At first she wanted to take good care of her nieces and nephews, but her husband always said good things about her sister and made her worthless.
As time went by, my sister's psychology became more and more distorted, and she always wanted to compete with her sister in everything. But how can a living person compare to a dead person? Not daring to deal with her husband, she vented her anger on her son.
Vincent grew up in such a twisted family. In order to inherit the Duke's palace, he designed his second brother to kill his eldest brother, and then released the evidence of his crime. Now he became the only heir.
Vivian was immersed in her thoughts and suddenly heard Victor's apology voice: "I'm sorry, father, I will work harder in the future."
"Well, learn more from your sister and take a longer view."
"Yes, father."
Duke Klein looked at Vivian up and down, and his eyes changed unknowingly. It used to be clear and bright, but now it's tough and unyielding, maybe it changed the moment Victor took action.
He firmly believed that Victor's murder was enough to bring about a huge change in Vivian. When people face harm, they either cowardly and escape, or they face it head on.
Vivian is his daughter, so she is not afraid of challenges.
In the evening, snowflakes fell from the sky, and Vivian sat by the fire and read a book. The literary works of this period mainly include religious beliefs, chivalry and mysticism.
Time passed slowly, and the snow outside became heavier and heavier.
Vivian was half asleep and half awake when she heard the sound of the window opening. After a while, someone approached her with a chill all over her body.
When she opened her eyes, she found that the person who broke in through the window was Jay Melvis. It was said that she had been in the capital for almost a month, and she hadn't seen Jay once. I guess he was very busy recently.
"You're not surprised at all?" Jay shook the snowflakes off his body and sat down by the fire to warm himself.
"Is there anything that needs you to come forward in person?" Vivian said lightly. Perhaps because the soft chair was too comfortable, she didn't even get up to greet the guests.
"I received news that someone wants to kill you." Jay heard that someone was buying poison to kill Mr. Vivian, and he was very worried.
"Don't worry, he can't kill me." Vivian smiled nonchalantly. No one except Victor wanted to kill her anyway.
"Sometimes I feel that my daughter-in-law doesn't look like a noble."
"Before becoming a noble, I am first a human being."
The two fell silent. Jay was the villain and wanted him to change his ways unless the queen gave up the fight for power. Unfortunately, this was unrealistic. The current queen killed the previous queen, and the crown prince must avenge his mother no matter what.
Vivian sighed. It was completely dark outside the window, but Jay had no intention of leaving. The room is very big and it is easy to hide a man, but it will ruin her reputation.
Just when she turned to remind Jay to leave, she didn't expect that he fell asleep leaning on the seat. His face looked very tired, and he didn't think he had a good rest during this period.
Vivian put the blanket on Jay, and Laura suddenly came in and was shocked to see a strange man in the room.
"Uninvited guest, leave him alone."
"Yes, miss."
After Vivian briefly freshened up, she put on her pajamas and sat on the bench reading a book. About two hours later, Jay woke up with a start.
The moment their eyes met, one looked guarded and the other looked careless. Vivian asked him if he was hungry? He nodded.
Jay was a little surprised when Laura brought in a midnight snack, but he still sat at the table and started eating. Logically speaking, if a strange man appears in the room of a noble daughter-in-law, shouldn't she be kicked out immediately?
After Jay finished eating, he planned to leave through the window, but Vivian asked Laura to take him through the back door to avoid falling and getting hurt.
As soon as the two of them went out, Victor, who had been staring at Vivian, saw Jay's figure and couldn't help but slightly raise the corners of his mouth. It seems that she knows everything about the royal family because of the deal she made with the queen's nephew.
Victor wanted to win over Jay, but Jay was keenly aware that he had ill intentions toward Vivian, so he pretended to cooperate.
Two days later, Andrea went to the Winter Palace to play, and kept cursing the crown prince, saying that he would be a fool all his life!
It turned out that she entered the palace yesterday and accidentally broke the cup while drinking tea. Eunice was cut when she reached out to pick up the fragments. The crown prince angrily accused her of bullying others in front of everyone.
Even though she told the maid to handle it, Eunice insisted on picking it up herself. In the end, the crown prince took her to the doctor, but he thought her leg was broken.
Vivian sighed deeply. How far will such an emotional crown prince go in the future?
The right of royal succession starts with the eldest son and grandson, then the second son and grandson, and finally the daughter. If there are no children, it falls into the hands of immediate family members such as uncles and nephews.
Vivian quickly stopped her divergent thinking. It was useless no matter how much she thought about it. Anyway, she did not plan to get involved in the royal struggle anymore. She would return to the north to develop the economy after the meeting!
Duke Klein thought so too. He was planning to go to the White family to negotiate business because their business group was the first in the entire empire.
"Father, I have something to say about the White family." Before getting in the car, Vivian told him about Remino's defection to the crown prince.
Duke Klein smiled coldly. Remino was raised as the heir of a business group since he was a child. Now he loses his mind for a woman. It is really unfortunate for his family.
"You come with me."
"Yes, father."
Vivian accompanied Duke Klein to the White Mansion. The main purpose was to confirm the attitude of the White family. If they were leaning toward royalty, the North would choose the Hoffmans without hesitation.
The Hoffmann family is the most powerful and wealthy family among the four dukes, because the west has the largest trading port in the empire.
When the adults were talking about things in the study, the original Vivian appeared. I haven’t seen my grandma for a long time, and she had a lot of gossip to talk about. Unfortunately, my grandma was not very energetic, and she got tired after a while.
Vivian helped her go to the room to rest, and when she went down the stairs, she saw a scar on Remino's face. If nothing else, he was discovered by the Crown Prince while hugging Eunice, and then he was beaten.
"I've met Princess Vivian."
"Brother Remino, good afternoon."
The two of them were not familiar with each other, one didn't want to bother to find a topic, and the other was not in the mood. Carol stood outside the door, saw their awkward looks, and hurriedly walked in to explain.
"Vivian is sorry, Remino is in a bad mood today."
"It doesn't matter, everyone has bad moments."
"How about I accompany you to the garden?"
"OK."
The sun is warm today and the garden is full of red tulips. The breeze blows, and the fragrance of flowers comes.
When she went back at night, Vivian was lying on the bed chatting with the Lord God. The two of them talked about Carol and Jay the most.
The meeting ended on the third day of February, Duke Klein took his wife back to the north, and Vivian stayed to attend the wedding of Princess Elena.
Since the crown prince and Andrea were married, the queen wanted to bring Vivian and the second prince together. Although she wanted to return to the north, the queen's order had to be obeyed.
