In this war, the Duke of the South, the Royal Knights, and the Holy Knights of the Church were mainly involved. Va'alon's overall national strength was not as good as that of Balia, and since the crown prince was a natural-born general, he naturally won a complete victory.
"I heard that the crown prince was poisoned on his way back to the city. Now he is unconscious. He doesn't know what the future of the empire will be like?" Catherine heard that Vivian was coming to the royal capital and ran over to visit.
"The Crown Prince is protected by God, he will be fine for sure." Vivian knew that this was the Crown Prince's strategy to avoid the Queen's assassination.
"I'm getting married."
"I wonder which family's young master is so lucky?"
"Andrea's brother Talon."
"He's a calm guy."
"Love is out of reach. As long as I can live peacefully for the rest of my life, I will be satisfied."
The two talked for a long time. It was almost two years since Vivian left the capital. A lot happened during this period, and Catherine's mouth went dry as she talked.
The next day, she went to White House with gifts and heard that Carol was injured on the battlefield. She didn't know if it was serious or not.
Carol was very happy to see Vivian and admitted that he had been hit by an arrow in the shoulder and was almost fine now, so there was no need to worry.
The maid brought tea and snacks, and a girl in pink clothes took care of Carol very carefully, feeding him water and snacks.
Vivian was amazed and said to the maid: "You all go down, I have something to say to Carol."
"No! I have to stay here to take care of Brother Carol. You are a daughter-in-law and you don't know how to take care of patients." As soon as Vivian finished speaking, the girl retorted.
Carol shook her head at the girl and asked him to go out. The girl pouted and turned back three times, looking reluctant to leave.
"Is she your sweetheart?" Vivian asked. It is impossible for a maid in the Marquis Palace to be so rude.
"No, she is the sister of my best friend. He lost a leg to save me. I must take good care of his sister." Carol explained.
"I see, let's break off the engagement."
Carol has a strong sense of responsibility, and it is understandable that he should take care of his sister in order to repay his friend for saving his life. The second prince was already engaged, and the queen could not threaten her marriage. Moreover, Vivian herself did not like Carol, so there was no need to continue the marriage.
"Can you let me think about it for a few days?"
"Of course, you were engaged to help me. If you have any requests, please tell me and I will try my best to satisfy you."
When Vivian left the Marquis Mansion, she happened to see Remino coming back. In this war, he was responsible for allocating grain and grass in the rear area, and his contribution was not small. The king planned to reward him with a title.
But he seemed to be in a bad mood, probably because he had received the news that Eunice had entered the palace. Even if he showed his heart to Eunice, she would not love him.
Vivian said hello to Remino and left. Remino suddenly felt strange. It seems that from the first meeting, Vivian's eyes when she looked at him were always calm.
"Why?"
"Because whatever you think in your heart shows on your face."
"Then what do you think I'm thinking about right now?"
"Why don't you love me? I would give my life for you."
"Do you think I'm stupid?"
"No, there is nothing wrong with love. You should be grateful to have such a special person in your life."
"Even if she doesn't love me?"
"Yes, even if she doesn't love you, you love her deeply. This feeling belongs to you alone. You can deal with it however you want."
After speaking, Vivian found Carol not far away. She smiled, then held Victor's hand and left with the carriage.
She went to see Jay in the evening. The return of the crown prince meant that the queen lost, and his nephew, as the queen, would only die.
Vivian wanted to give him a chance, so she proposed to close the underground casino and do a good job in the aftermath. There are poor people out there, and there are also hateful people, and I hope Jay won't let her down.
Jay knew that the Crown Prince hated the Queen deeply, and it was impossible for him to let go of the Earl of Melvis who helped the evildoers, let alone himself who had done many evil things!
"I want to save you." Vivian touched Jay's hair.
Jay raised his head suddenly, his face constantly changing expressions, from shock to suspicion, and then from suspicion to astonishment.
Vivian went back to rest for two days before going out. Victor can now be considered obedient to her words. Evans didn't believe that he had really changed it, but he couldn't find any evidence, so he could only lift it carefully.
After a while, Catherine quietly told Vivian that an underground casino was closed. It is said that in order to celebrate the crown prince's victory in the war, the casino owner not only canceled the huge interest rate, but also released all the slaves.
Jay's behavior made the queen very angry. She personally called him to the palace to severely punish him and ordered his father to take back his surname. Jay's mother is a dancer. Without a surname, she becomes a poor person.
He didn't dare to go to Vivian. Most of his men were the queen's people, and there were only a few who were sincere. It's a pity that their loyalty is to the heir to the Earl's Palace, not to the poor man named Jay.
Vivian sent someone to follow him and saw him living in a poor slum, running around for a living every day, and being bullied by local gangsters.
Half a month later, the celebration ceremony was held in the palace. During this period, the Crown Prince and Eunice played the game of running away from each other several times.
The crown prince spoke in front of the people of the capital. He looked at the queen on the high seat and smiled coldly, and then told the story of his murder.
The queen was shocked, and the people did not expect that the noble and beautiful queen could be so vicious. The king had to forcefully stop the celebrations, and the crown prince applied for a public trial of the queen.
The king disagreed. The queen had been with him for decades, and no matter how bad she was, she was still his wife. The Crown Prince could not punish the culprit, so he could only cut off her wings with a broad stroke. The first to bear the brunt were the Earl of Melvis and the Royston family.
Jay was kicked out of the house and escaped, while Elena watched blankly as her husband was taken away by the guards. She regretted it. It would have been better if she had listened to the father-in-law and fought for it?
She is obviously a high-ranking princess, but she is controlled by her mother in the first half of her life and by the crown prince in the second half of her life. It is really a failed life.
Vivian secretly met with many nobles of the royal capital. Some chose to watch from the other side during the royal struggle, and some secretly helped the queen. Nowadays, the west and the north cooperate closely and have developed to the point where they can compete with the royal family, and they also want a piece of the pie.
Victor didn't understand why Vivian wanted to receive them? They are obviously a bunch of selfish trash. Betrayal once, there will be a second time!
"Victor, I prefer them to selfless people because their weaknesses are too obvious." Vivian raised her eyebrows.
"Sister, are you saying that they are easy to take advantage of?" Victor also realized that interests sometimes turn people into enemies, and sometimes they turn into extremely strong ropes tightly wrapped around their necks.
"Smart." Vivian patted Victor on the head.
In the blink of an eye, it’s the Autumn Hunting Festival. In the empire, when a man reaches adulthood at the age of eighteen, the rite of passage is to participate in the autumn hunting activities.
In the past, a hunting event was held every year to celebrate men's coming of age. Last year and the year before last year, it was not possible because of the war, so there were especially many people coming this year.
Vivian personally embroidered a handkerchief with the image of a snow wolf and tied it on Victor's arm, which represents the blessing of victory. Victor smiled happily and ran into the forest to hunt with a bow and arrow on his back.
In the crisp autumn weather of August, Vivian and Catherine were sitting in the tent talking, and heard that the Crown Prince proposed to Eunice.
"Even if they get married now, the first child still has no inheritance rights." Catherine shrugged. She no longer cared about the crown prince at all.
"Yes, unless he changes the laws of the empire." Vivian ate a grape, which was sour and sweet and very appetizing.
"The inheritance law has lasted for hundreds of years. Can't the heir just regenerate? Does he want to forcefully change the entire class?"
"Who knows?"
Although illegitimate children are innocent, having common rights has a huge impact on legitimate children!
In the afternoon, the horn blew, and the men participating in the hunt came out of the forest one after another. Vivian couldn't help but laugh when she saw Victor returning home with a full load.
The prey was delivered to the Winter Palace, the chef cooked a barbecue in the evening, and all the servants gathered together to celebrate Victor's coming of age.
On the second day of the Hunting Festival, Carol invited Vivian to watch a play. This was the first time they were alone together.
Carol held Vivian's hand tentatively, thinking that he was confirming his feelings. Vivian did not break away, nor did she feel the deer bumping into her.
After watching the musical, the two went to a restaurant to eat.
"I should like you." Carol said.
"Carol, I am now the heir of the Klein family. If I get married, my husband must live in the north." Vivian laid out the reality and said that Carol's love cannot make him give up the Knights and go to a strange place. north.
The two finally decided to break off their engagement. When Catherine heard about it, she rushed over to comfort her. In fact, many people have heard that Carol brought a strange woman to live in the mansion.
In September, the royal capital holds a martial arts competition. Many poor people and mercenaries have trained hard for many years, just to show off their skills in the martial arts competition, so that they can be awarded knights and receive rich bonuses.
The fighting will last for three days, and many nobles only watch the finals on the third day, and then choose the person they like as a knight. Vivian sat in the audience on the first day, Karner held an umbrella, and Evans explained.
In the arena, all contestants draw lots to select their opponents. Each time there are twenty people competing, some will kill their opponents in an instant, while others will be unable to separate themselves from each other.
Vivian remembered that it was mentioned in the plot that there was a girl who pretended to be a man and played games to earn money. Unfortunately, she lost on the first day. After returning home, she was sold by her father to be an old man's lover.
The reason why the girl lived such a miserable life was that when she was a maid in the palace, she bullied Eunice on the order of the queen.
