Even if the Duke promised Vivian to give her the right to have independent marriage, the royal family is above the Duke. If the queen grants the marriage without her consent, it will really be over by then.
Vivian told the Duke her concerns, and the Duke thought the matter could be easily handled, as long as she got an engagement. No matter how overbearing the royal family is, it is impossible for people to break off an engagement and remarry.
When they went to the Marquis White Mansion that day, Vivian talked to Carol for a long time, and finally the two signed an engagement agreement.
Carol doesn't have a crush on a woman and just wants to spend her time training for the Knights. He somewhat likes Vivian, but these likes are all out of love for his sister.
Vivian also admitted that she didn't want to get married so early and that she felt more like a brother and sister to Carol.
After the two talked about it, they agreed on a two-year period. If anyone refuses to marry within two years, the marriage is annulled.
When the news of their engagement spread, the queen was so angry that she cursed. The king actually believed that it was a wise choice for the Klein family not to participate in the struggle for imperial power.
The day before Duke Klein returned to the north, the king sent someone to deliver a reward, and the queen took the opportunity to announce that Vivian would be allowed to enter the palace to accompany Elena until the wedding ceremony was over!
Even if the marriage fails, the queen must create the illusion that Duke Klein's Palace and the second prince are close to each other. Many nobles who don't know what is going on think that Duke Klein's Palace is siding with the second prince.
Vivian went to the palace every few days, either drinking tea and snacks with Elena, or going to the library to read, or choosing dresses and looking at jewelry. Her life was very boring.
"Vivian, are you angry with me?" Elena found that Vivian treated her politely and distantly, unlike before when she would joke around.
"My princess has misunderstood. It is a great honor to be your playmate." Vivian smiled softly.
The two deliberately avoided previous topics. Elena knew that her choice disappointed Vivian, but the fight for power was far less important than her mother's recognition.
Vivian also knows that everyone has their own life, and there is no need to force others to follow their own plans. After all, if she fails, she can't take responsibility, so that's good.
Coming out of the palace, Vivian met Andrea. Both of them are pawns in the hands of the king and queen. They don't want their own children to be hurt, so they hurt other people's children.
"Vivian, let me tell you, the crown prince is so abominable, I really want to go back to the west, wu wu wu." When Andrea saw Vivian, she pounced on him like a baby swallow returning to its nest.
"Were you bullied again?" Vivian patted her shoulder.
"Obviously it was the king who asked me to enter the palace, but the crown prince told me not to pester him. He doesn't distinguish between right and wrong. He is a blind man!" Andrea muttered in a low voice. If these words were heard by outsiders, they would probably be used as an insult to the royal family. Sent to jail on charges.
"Don't worry, you will be able to break off the engagement soon."
"Really? Only now do I realize how beautiful the west is. As long as I can break off the engagement, I will never come to the royal capital again!"
Vivian smiled and then helped Andrea tidy up her clothes. Eunice was now pregnant, but no one knew it until she fainted during Irina's wedding in March and was diagnosed by the doctor.
"Victor is waiting for me outside, be careful on your way back."
"I really envy you for having a younger brother. I only have an older brother."
"I also envy you for having a caring brother, go ahead!"
After Andrea got on the carriage, Vivian gave Victor a hard look. Don't think she doesn't know what Victor is up to!
Duke Klein left Victor's education entirely in charge of Vivian, which made him feel very dissatisfied. Two days ago, he sneaked out to kill people. As soon as he found the target, Vivian showed up with Karna and Evans.
She neither stopped nor said anything, just watched Victor bleed the drunk woman. After he finished venting, Evans knocked the person unconscious and tied him back.
Victor woke up and found himself tied up in the room. Vivian was holding a syringe in her hand and smiling sinisterly.
"I will bleed you as much as you bleed for others in the future. Evans, bring the mirror and let him appreciate his desperate look."
"Yes, my lord."
Vivian did not hesitate and drew Victor's blood decisively.
Victor looked at himself in the mirror and was so scared that he struggled hard. However, the harder he struggled, the faster the blood flowed. Drawing blood was a long process. Victor closed his eyes and did not dare to look at himself, but Evans opened his eyes and forced him to watch the whole process.
Vivian drew half a basin of blood before stopping. After all, she didn't want to kill anyone. However, after drawing blood, Victor felt dizzy and obviously felt unwell.
Evans was worried about his revenge. In addition to arranging four knights to take turns guarding Vivian's room, Evans also sent people to repair the window sill and never allowed anyone to get close.
In fact, after seeing the young master having such a hobby last night, he hoped from the bottom of his heart that the young master would inherit the title in the future, otherwise he didn't know how many people would be harmed in the future.
At the end of February, Vivian went to the Palace of Autumn to meet Andrea, and the two drank tea and chatted. Talon came back midway, and Vivian motioned to him to move his sister away because she had something to say.
On the second day of March, the newspaper suddenly reported that Eunice was pregnant out of wedlock, and there was no doubt that the father of the child was someone. It is said that one day in January, someone broke into Xianggui at night...
The newspaper did not dare to say the word "Crown Prince", but every word said "Crown Prince". In the empire, illegitimate children have no inheritance rights.
Everyone is waiting eagerly to see whether the Crown Prince will choose his lover or the Hoffmann family?
Duke Hoffmann gave the crown prince two choices, one was to abort the child and continue the engagement, the other was to break off the engagement. Before the Crown Prince could make his choice, Eunice escaped with Remino's help.
The crown prince was furious, imprisoned Remino, and canceled his engagement with Andrea. In the original plot, Andrea turned evil after her engagement was broken off. Now she happily packs her bags and returns to the West.
The king was so angry that he vomited blood. The queen took advantage of the king's coma to put all the blame on the crown prince. Seeing this scene, most of the nobles who originally supported the crown prince withdrew.
The Crown Prince had no time to appease the nobles and was searching for Eunice all over the world. In the midst of chaos, the Vaalon Empire suddenly sent troops to attack Balia.
The second prince volunteered to go to the battlefield, and all the nobles admired his noble character. The crown prince had to stop looking for someone and solve the current war first.
While the king was in a coma, the queen arranged all the forces that opposed her to the battlefield. The sword has no eyes, who can say with certainty whether it will be life or death?
On March 15, Elena married Levon Royston. The Royston family is a great nobleman with a history of two hundred years. They have connections in all walks of life throughout the empire and are also close to the church.
To put it quietly, the saint of this generation is Li Wen's sister, which is why the queen actively woos them.
As the heir, Li Wen, although his private life is unruly, is as cruel as his ancestors. Their family has many underground businesses, including human trafficking, pornography, underground casinos, drug distribution, etc.
Can Jay become the owner of the casino, or the Royston family will dedicate the underground casino to the Queen, and the Queen will be handed over to Jay to take care of.
By the time the wedding was over, the political stance of the Royston family had become clear. The Crown Prince was having a falling out with the Hoffmann family, and the nobles chose to watch the fight from afar and refused to participate.
The crown prince must win this war if he wants to gain support. Once he leaves the royal capital, the queen will definitely send a large number of killers. Risks and opportunities exist at the same time. How should he choose?
Vivian was about to go back to the north. Before leaving, Kylena came over in a carriage and said she was going to the north. Vivian looked at the familiar figure beside her, smiled and said yes.
The Marquis of Granston also decided to stay away from the imperial power struggle. I heard that the White family and the Hoffman family were cooperating with the north, so I took this opportunity to go and see it in person.
When Vivian left the capital, there was no discussion as everyone was focused on the upcoming war.
Because Vaalon was invading the south, which was the territory of Duke Aden Stan. In addition to the local troops, they also hired many mercenaries to fight. Together with the Royal Knights and the Church Knights, their combat power was not much different.
Vivian looked through the subsequent plot and found that the war lasted for a year, the crown prince won a great victory and sent the queen to the guillotine, and the second prince's power quickly collapsed.
Eunice heard that the crown prince was poisoned and unconscious, so she pretended to be a maid and returned to the palace. The two of you chased me for three months, and then held a grand wedding.
Soon the king died of illness, the crown prince ascended the throne, and Eunice became the queen. It stands to reason that only children born after marriage can enjoy inheritance rights. The king decided to change the law so that illegitimate children have the same rights as legitimate children...
No matter how many times I watch it, I still find it bloody. In order to prove that you two are truly in love, even the law was changed. It’s really amazing!
But before the plot progressed to the end, Vivian closed her eyes and went to sleep. By the time she returned to Semir City, it was already the end of March.
Vivian played with Catherine for a few days and then began to receive heir education. Many people in the family objected, after all, Victor had been groomed as the heir for more than ten years.
Duke Klein deliberately took his two children with him to train them, and then assessed them regularly. Vivian's ideas are wild but the rewards are real. She improves the way of farming food and refines the refining of sugar and salt, making the people in the north more prosperous.
Victor also made many suggestions, but none of them were as effective as Vivian's. A year later, most of the Klein family supported Vivian, on the condition that Carol White became her husband-in-law.
The North took advantage of the war period to develop its economy, surpassing the South and East and becoming the second richest territory after the West.
The north has a natural disadvantage. Vivian promoted greenhouse cultivation and developed fertilizers. The output of food crops, fruits and vegetables was getting higher and higher, and taxes were also reduced as much as possible. This led to more and more people defecting to the north.
