I! Cleaner!

Have I... been fooled?

After leaving with the small gift given to Anna by the princess and rejecting the royal carriage to take him home, Leon, who stood at the gate of the palace with the night breeze blowing, felt that his mood at this moment was extremely complicated.

Cunning bad woman...

The few questions she raised at the beginning included the huge cognitive gap, busy work on both sides, the trouble caused by the prince's status, and what she really wanted was the Lane family, not herself... and so on.

Although the princess talked to herself a lot, it seemed that none of the fundamental issues that really made her decide to reject this marriage were resolved.

But even though the situation has not changed at all compared to before, not only did he not withdraw from the marriage, he was even firmly held back by her, and he made a promise that he would not blame her or abandon her. Give her a chance and never mention breaking off the engagement first.

If he hadn't managed to regain some of his sanity at the critical moment, he would have decided on the specific wedding date on the spot and been completely tied up by the cunning princess.

But the strange thing is that even though he knows that he has been deceived, he still thinks of those gentle words that the princess said when she held her arm, and that the couple was full of herself... at least it looked like they were full of herself. eyes, but he couldn't be angry with her no matter what...

Man... Bah!

After mentally spitting on himself for not living up to expectations, Leon couldn't help but sigh, and then walked down the steps with a complicated look on his face and an even more complicated mood.

…

Huh... It seems that Leon will not come back to break off the engagement in a short period of time.

After Leon admitted that he had failed to break off the engagement and walked down the steps sadly... or not very sadly, a certain fishing master who was looking away from the balcony suddenly couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief.

People who want status tend to value face more and are the first to show enough respect, which can generally influence the other party's attitude; people who want power tend to be more practical and need to provide immediate benefits if they want to reach consensus;

Although people who want wealth are also very realistic, if they can show a bright enough future, they are even willing to accept empty promises. What is really difficult is the kind of people who want nothing.

Fishing requires bait, but Lyon firstly doesn't want status, secondly doesn't want power, and thirdly doesn't want wealth. His status as a princess is even a burden and trouble for him.

So if he really bites her to death and breaks off the engagement no matter what, then he really has no choice but to watch the big fish unhooked and walk away, shaking its head and returning to the sea.

Fortunately, in order to promote Leon to the position of Duke Lionheart, I had done a lot of research in advance and had a sufficient understanding of him, so I could barely grasp his weaknesses...

He is soft-hearted and not thick-skinned enough.

Even if he has made up his mind to break off the engagement, with his character, he will never say bad words, and this gives him room to change and pull, and he can even actively express his affection, making it difficult for him to refuse directly and put the marriage away. The situation is stable.

And when he takes the initiative to reveal his bottom line, stating that he is his only choice, and acting helpless and weak enough to make "actively regretting the marriage" a guilty choice, then with Leon's character, he will definitely not be able to open his mouth. .

I'm such a despicable woman...

Looking at Leon's retreating back, the princess on the balcony was silent for a while, with a little apology in her bright eyes.

Feel sorry……

But even if there are such small thoughts behind it, everything I just said is actually true. Marrying you is indeed my best choice, it can even be said to be the only choice, because the only choice is between me and you. My marriage can give me the power to change the kingdom.

Six years ago, I was a step too late and failed to save those who died in the war. Those figures that were burned to death in the orange flames became a nightmare that tortured me repeatedly in the middle of the night.

And if I am one step later six years later and fail to seize the opportunity to change the kingdom, given the current situation of the kingdom, a nightmare that is more painful than the previous one will definitely come again one day.

Maybe this is selfish, but I really don’t want to regret it anymore!

After watching Leon go further and further away, until even his back disappeared into the night, the princess sighed softly and left the balcony, sat back at her desk again, and opened the documents that had not yet been approved.

On the shelf behind the princess, an old tin doll with half of its cheek broken was quietly staring at her back as she worked at the desk, showing a strange smile with a hint of sadness.

…

"The Lion-Hearted Duke enters the palace at night, will something good happen to the princess?" 》

"Historic private meeting, the princess faction will take power!" 》

"Beauty or Power?" The peace between the lion and the robin! 》

"Shock! The Lionheart Duke meets the princess at night, maybe the two will get married? 》

"..."

"Everyone who can come here must already know the news."

After patting the newspapers on the table, which had various titles but were actually all about the same thing, the man in a brown formal suit frowned and said:

"I won't say any more. I'm inviting you all here to discuss only one thing - what are you going to do about this idiot Duke who threatens to make the entire Lane family a betrothal gift and plans to marry the princess?"

What do we want to do? The question now, shouldn't it be what can we do?

After the invited old nobles looked at each other for a while, an old earl with white hair stood up first and proposed with indignation:

"Of course, depose him!

Of the 17 most important departments in the kingdom, seven are already controlled by the royal family. If the Road Administration and Military Departments occupied by the Ryan family also fall over, more than half of the departments will be controlled by her! In addition, if the Ryan family holds the seat of the Vice Speaker of the House of Lords, even if we join forces with the House of Commons, we may not be able to defeat the princess!

So he must be deposed! If we let that idiot sit on the Duke's seat, how will we live in the future? Will we just rely on others? "

"But the question is how to abolish him? Who else can abolish him?"

After the old earl finished speaking, another noble beside him sighed:

"After the bloody night of Ryan, almost all the people in the Ryan family who were qualified to stand up died, leaving only an elder who had no real power in the past. If you have to say, you can barely add a newly elected head of the family.

But during the previous inheritance ceremony, the old duke's butler had a heart attack, and the only remaining elder was so angry that he had a stroke. The newly elected head of the family was also frightened by the Lionheart Duke who slapped the prince and fell seriously ill. He has not recovered yet. There is no one in the Ryan family who can stand up. "

"..."