Otome's Law of Ascension

Chapter 42 42. The Seven Grasshoppers

"Have you found the illegitimate son of His Majesty the Emperor?" Licia sat up a little higher on the bed, straightened her back, and combed her hair with four fingers.

Dimitri shook his head. "But there are clues. Five years ago, my aunt asked someone to kill him, but the killer didn't confirm whether he was dead or not, so he threw him into the swamp."

"Your aunt? Duchess Elizabeth?" Licia felt that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince trusted his aunt very much.

"Which swamp?" Lycia asked, because there didn't seem to be any swamp around Lantcos City.

"It's the lower reaches of the Bei River, where my father had sex with a peasant woman." Dimitri said without any hesitation. "In March, I will take people to the lower reaches of the Bei River to clean up the beasts. Caroline has already recommended you to go with me."

Licia nodded.

"Your father, Duke Mixiu, doesn't seem to care much about your assassination. He didn't do anything other than report it to the Security Department." Dimitri felt incredible.

"Yes, apart from telling me to pay attention to safety, I panicked a little last night, thinking that the heir would have to be changed again, it really didn't affect him much." Licia shrugged. "It may be because I escaped by myself, and apart from the burning of the room, I did not bring him any other losses."

"His Royal Highness!" Mi Xiu broke in suddenly, interrupting their conversation. "I didn't intend to alarm anyone, but I didn't expect you to know."

Dimitri helped Duke Mishuu who was about to salute. "Duke Mixiu, you still look strong."

"Thanks for His Highness's concern." Mi Xiu ordered the servant to bring the chair in.

"In the middle of next month, our college will organize a cleaning of alien beasts. I really want to invite Licia to go together, but she always says that my father is not in good health." Dimitri sat down, took Mi Xiu and brought it himself teacup.

"How come, Licia, don't worry about your family. Only by studying with His Highness can you continue to improve." Mi Xiu's eyes widened a little. As a big noble, the Campbell family has always been glorious, but they have always had a bad relationship with the royal family. Far or not.

In the past, there was no need to seek relationships, but now the situation is different.

"Yes, Father." Licia nodded.

"I'm planning to hand over some family affairs to Licia slowly." Mi Xiu looked sideways at the crown prince, thinking in his mind whether it's suitable for Licia to be married to the royal family.

If you marry the crown prince, it will be very difficult for future children to choose one to inherit the title of the Campbell family.

But he still has Ai Xi, who can make Ai Xi give birth to an heir.

Licia didn't realize that his father had thought so much in such a short period of time, she was just a little surprised that Duke Mixiu raised his favorability once.

"Of course you can do this. Licia is considered to be the best in terms of academics and interpersonal communication."

Licia knew that Dimitri praised herself so much in order to allow Mixiu to give her more family resources, so she didn't feel embarrassed. "Thank you, Your Highness, for your compliment."

Sure enough, the next day, Mi Xiu showed her a part of the map linking the Campbell family in the southern territory. "If I'm free, I'll take you to live in Kate Castle in the south for a few days. Aunt Sandor is currently taking care of it."

Then Mi Xiu urged Licia to go to the academy quickly.

She had just been assassinated, but if Licia hadn't been mentally prepared, encountering such an assassination at home would have caused her to panic for a while at least.

But Licia didn't want to stay at home any longer, and she returned to the academy after pretending that her father should also pay attention to safety.

"Licia, it's not that I don't feel sorry for the suffering you have suffered. After you become the heir, you will often encounter danger, and you have to learn to digest those emotions by yourself." Mi Xiu may feel a little indifferent these days, and in Lixi Ya explained a few words before getting into the car.

'It's too superfluous, it's better not to say it, it's obviously just making excuses. '

Licia still said touching words.

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The assassination of Lycia was finally determined to be the spontaneous act of the assassin.

"Even the Till family is reluctant to sacrifice, and it's really deceiving." Licia held the official letter in her hand, her little face flushed with anger.

This must be the reason why the Duke of Mixiu is too cowardly. The dignified Campbell family and the church did not even cover up what they did.

"I still have evidence in my hand!" Licia took out a piece of black cloth from her bag, which was the cloth embroidered with the magic circle that day.

Fudomi came over and patted the back of Licia's hand. "Don't be angry. Now most of the nobles have defected to the church, and even His Royal Highness can't ask to see the queen."

Troy also coughed twice. "Yeah, Licia, to be honest, I'm not popular with my colleagues."

"You have been wronged because of me." Dimitri said this with a dark face.

He looked around the room. Although he was still the heir to the Thorn Empire, the only people he could trust were the six people in the room.

Tata put down the bow and arrow on her back. Although she is not an eagle-eyed coat of arms, she is very talented in archery.

Caroline carried the ax on her back, leaned over to Licia, and looked down at the black cloth she was holding in her hand.

"This is the absolute space magic circle you mentioned." Licia turned her head and asked Caroline.

"Yes, let me see, the book of heraldry didn't tell me how to make this magic circle on a piece of cloth." Caroline's eyes were full of interest.

"You can take it back and study it." Licia later tried to run the magic circle but failed, so she might as well hand it over to Caroline of the Shield Emblem to study it.

Dimitri stood up and walked in front of the six people. "In three days, we will set off for the lower reaches of the Beihe River. I have some things to ask for your help."

Except for Licia and Troy, the other four were all surprised. They went to the swamp to find people. Besides mud and strange beasts, could there be people in the swamp?

"Your Highness, also, uh, I'm not looking for someone." The result of Troy's divination to Dimitri was that he would successfully find what he was looking for on this trip, but he didn't say that he could find anyone in the swamp.

"It's clues. Let everyone look for some clues in the swamp." Troy added.

Dimitri clasped his hands and nodded.

"Moss, do you have anything else to say?"

Moss, a fat boy with red hair, was holding a potions book with his hands up. "Your Highness, Buchton has been poking my back."

Licia did not expect that Buchton was actually loyal to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

He still has a bad feeling for himself, but it has dropped a lot.

"Buchton, can you not be like a child, targeting Licia before, but now, her sister ignores you, so you can target Moss." Caroline scolded before Dimitri he.

(End of this chapter)