Just after the New Year, the king summoned the four great dukes to the palace.
Vivian reminded Duke Klein that the king was seriously ill, and in order to ensure that the four Dukes did not cause trouble, they could only be detained in the royal capital.
Duke Klein smiled. When did he need his daughter to remind him? Guessing people's hearts is what he does best.
When he left, Vivian had all the control in the north. Evans was worried that Victor would take the opportunity to harm his daughter-in-law, so he lived in fear every day.
It takes longer and longer for Vivian's body to come out, and the speed of processing official documents is getting faster and faster. Victor bluntly said that he didn’t care about the rest of the time, and he must not let the real body appear during breakfast!
Vivian agreed to his small wish.
After the New Year's party, a nobleman came to the door and said that he wanted to match his son with Anne. Vivian didn't want to be a matchmaker and let Annie make her own decision.
Anne is the illegitimate daughter of a baron. The baron is a pervert, and he does everything possible to get her into bed when the maid looks good. Growing up in such a family, she had long lost confidence in marriage.
However, as soon as she refused the marriage, the baron's palace forced her to get married in order to get a large amount of money as a bride price.
In this era, a woman's marriage is in the hands of her parents. If she dared to run away, she would be homeless the next day.
Anne asked Vivian for help. Instead of getting married, she would rather be a maid for the rest of her life. Vivian paid a large sum of money to buy Anne. From now on, the Baron House could no longer interfere with her future.
Anne's matter had just been settled, but something happened on Fia's side. It turned out that she was going to marry her childhood sweetheart, the knight, but who would have thought that he would suddenly become seriously ill.
Vivian sent a doctor to check and found that he was not sick but poisoned. Many people in the Knights were vomiting and fainting.
Vivian immediately asked Jay and Victor to investigate. She wanted to poison so many people in the Knights. She couldn't think of any other way to do it besides food and drinking water.
As she expected, the problem lay in the hot soup the Knights drank. All the chefs and waiters who had come into contact with the soup were arrested and interrogated.
Jay is talented in interrogation, and Victor is rigorous and serious in his work. The two of them worked together to find the murderer within three days.
Looking at the stubborn middle-aged woman in front of her, Vivian couldn't help but frown. Brenda is Victor's wet nurse. The reason why she poisoned the Knights was to take revenge on Vivian.
Brenda believed that Vivian was not worthy of being the heir to the Duke's Palace, so she wanted to poison her to death and support the young master to ascend to power. However, Laura was very strict about her daughter's diet. She couldn't find a chance to do anything, so she angrily sprinkled poison into the knights' soup.
It stands to reason that those who murder the Knights should be severely punished, ranging from whipping to beheading. It's just that Brenda has devoted herself to taking care of Victor for eighteen years, and she has all the credit for her hard work. Vivian decided to take a lighter punishment.
In the end, Brenda was whipped five times and then fired. At the same time, her crime was announced in the territory, prohibiting any nobles from hiring her again.
Everyone in the Knights slowly recovered and Fia got married successfully. Vivian also gave her a large amount of money as a gift, hoping that their life would be better in the future.
"Jay, Martin, you two go to the west yourself." Vivian carefully handed Jay a letter.
"Please rest assured, young lady, we will definitely complete the task."
"Don't reveal a word to anyone except Talon."
"Yes, my lord!"
The two packed their bags, took knight disguises and left the north. Along the way, they pretended to be businessmen and came to the west. Although there was a slight problem in the process of meeting Mr. Talon, fortunately with the help of Miss Andrea, the matter was completed smoothly.
On the sixth day of April, the second prince and Duke Lawrence of the east launched a rebellion, and the crown prince joined hands with Duke Aden of the south to put down the rebellion.
The war spread from the royal capital to the east and south. In order to seize each other's leverage, both sides extended their clutches to innocent people.
The church took the opportunity to spread rumors: the stupid royal family of Stan has come to an end, and only the light of God will shine forever.
The royal capital became in dire straits, nobles with ulterior motives from various places launched rebellions, and the entire Balia Empire was in chaos.
The north and west closed their doors early, and all important towns were guarded by knights and infantry. No one was allowed to initiate riots that affected people's lives.
This civil strife lasted for a month and ended with the failure of the second prince to seize the throne. The queen committed suicide by taking poison, the second prince was imprisoned, and Princess Elena was placed under house arrest in a separate palace.
During this vigorous struggle, Duke Klein and Duke Hoffman stayed in the palace, drinking tea, reading, or playing chess and drinking to pass the time every day.
On May 15, after receiving the invitation letter from the palace, Vivian decided to go to the royal capital to attend the coronation ceremony of the new king. All affairs in the north are left to Victor to handle, which just tests his choice.
"Aren't you afraid that someone will be in charge of the Duke's Palace when you come back?" Victor sneered.
Vivian will have to leave for at least a month this time. If he has a serious plan, he is not afraid that it will not work out. In addition, he has been in charge of training the knights for the past three months, so he trusts him more than Vivian.
"Whether you believe it or not, I came to this world for you." Vivian whispered in Victor's ear.
"For me?" Victor didn't believe it.
"Yes, I've known you for a long time."
After Vivian finished speaking, she gently patted Victor on the shoulder. To outsiders, the relationship between the two siblings has always been very close.
"Vivian, be careful along the way."
Mavis repeatedly told Vivian to write to her in the royal capital. The Duke has been under house arrest for four months. I don’t know what the situation is now? It is said that many people died in the riots in the royal capital. I hope the Duke is safe and sound.
"I'm leaving, and I'll leave the north to you!"
Vivian turned around and waved goodbye to everyone. This time she only brought twenty knights, which was half less than the previous two times she went to the royal capital.
Five days later, Vivian stepped into the royal capital for the third time. In just half a year, the once bustling capital city has now become deserted.
There were no changes in the Winter Palace, and servants stood outside the door early to welcome him. Duke Klein's face was rosy and he seemed to be living a good life.
"The real battle is about to begin."
"Yeah, don't relax for a moment."
The father and daughter looked at each other and smiled, then walked into the palace step by step.
After two days of rest, Vivian began to participate in aristocratic activities in the royal capital. The first was a charity gala hosted by the Duchess of Aden, with the theme of raising funds for the dead people.
During this period, the aristocratic forces supporting the crown prince increased their influence through donations while actively wooing centrist forces.
Vivian ran into Carol at the banquet, found a familiar face next to him, and greeted him with a smile.
"Princess Vivian!"
Kylena walked over holding Talon's arm. It must be said that one of them is as delicate as a flower and the other is as calm as a mountain. They match perfectly when they stand together.
The wedding of the two people was originally scheduled for February this year, but due to drastic changes in the situation in the royal capital, it could only be postponed to August.
"Long time no see, you two really match."
"Young lady is joking."
After the three of them said hello, they passed Carol and walked to the balcony to talk. Catherine did this on purpose. She regarded Vivian as a good friend and couldn't stand Carol's behavior.
Although Vivian had explained that breaking off the engagement was the result of the two's negotiation, she still didn't want to give them a good look.
On June 6, the crown prince publicly tried the second prince.
Rebellion is a heinous crime and is undoubtedly punishable by death. The crown prince had good intentions and finally decided to deprive the second prince of his surname and demote him to a commoner. He would never be able to return to the royal capital.
Duke Laurence was sentenced to death, and the other comrades, large and small, totaled three hundred people. On the execution ground, criminals lined up in chains waiting for execution, and the smell of blood spread far and wide.
On June 26, the new king's coronation ceremony was held in a Kuwait church. All nobles wore formal attire and lined up according to rank.
The new king wears a crown, holds a scepter in his right hand that symbolizes the king's ruling authority, and holds a throne ball in his left hand. His whole person is solemn and solemn. Eunice was holding a little boy sitting on the viewing platform, wearing a luxurious dress representing the queen.
At the end of the coronation ceremony, the new king paraded in a golden carriage. All the people in the capital came to the streets just to witness the birth of the new king.
