Mount and Blade

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Fire Palace.

The group rushed to the Fire Suppression Palace in a hurry, and Green naturally followed them. He was feeling uneasy, but he planned to give advice after meeting General Kirsten.

Along the way, Furda's fiery gaze never left Gurenberg's broad back. This made Edward dissatisfied. The imaginary new king tried his best to curry favor before he took office, which made him wonder if Furda had seduced Grand Duke He Kun in this way to have him.

After entering the Fire Suppression Palace, everyone came to the hall where men were allowed to stay. General Kirstin was standing there, looking at them seriously.

Green stepped forward, saluted the general and explained his purpose.

The general's eyes swept across the crowd, and finally rested on Gulumberudo.

"Gulomberudo, what brings you here?" the general asked.

"General, I have some important things to discuss with you." Gulenberudo said.

Furda took a step forward and tried to speak, but was interrupted by Gullenberg.

"This matter is related to the future of the kingdom. I hope to talk to you alone." Gulenberudo continued.

The general thought for a moment, nodded, and motioned for the others to leave the hall.

Edward was dissatisfied when he saw this, but he had no choice but to follow the others out.

Only Gulenberudo and Kirstin were left in the hall, and no one knew what they were talking about.

Hickel and Benedicut looked confused and puzzled, but both of them were in a relatively low mood.

Edward frowned, and felt irritated when he saw Furda busying herself just to please Gulumberudo. He had never felt that his mother was so embarrassing to him.

Green naturally saw Edward's annoyance. No one wants to see their good brother suddenly become a father in name only, right? This is too insulting.

However, the separate conversation between Gulenberudo and Kirsten was obviously more likely to be misunderstood. After all, Edward, the one with the best ideas, was locked away. Even if he persuaded himself that the two of them were unprepared for Edward, it would be difficult.

However, I can somewhat understand General Kirstin's intention. After all, Edward is the son of the Grand Duke.

But with such an obvious difference in treating the always smart Edward, how could he not think that the smarter the person, the more he thinks, and if the misunderstanding is not resolved in time, the gap between them will only get wider and wider.

"...Edward, the Grand Duke is definitely not just giving up his seat to Gulumberudo, is he?" Green thought for a while before speaking. After all, Edward's depressed and depressed look showed that he was holding back something to say.

Edward's face was gloomy: "How can that old guy have simple thoughts? The royal family's methods have always been to protect their own interests."

"Although I don't know what he is calculating to benefit him, this is obviously a power conspiracy. He wants to play with us all!"

Edward looked resentfully at the closed door deep in the hall, making secret calculations in his heart. The conversation between Gulenberudo and General Kirsten? Humph, maybe they are planning how to exclude him and prevent him from participating in the real rebellion.

Edward felt resentful in his heart. He really didn't want to stay in Grant for a moment. If he continued like this, he would really become a different person inside and out.

His efforts behind Gulenberudo's back for so many years are simply meaningless play-acting, a treacherous guy! If it weren't for Hickel, he would have wished that he would have conspired with the Grand Duke to kick Gulumberudo into the water right now.

What? ! The people under Gulumberudo are eating from his job, and they also want to destroy his family's job.

...It’s so outrageous! !

Green quickly comforted him: "Edward, don't be so pessimistic. Maybe things are not what you think. Gulenberudo is not that kind of person, and the general has always been fair."

Edward glared at Green fiercely: "Justice? How many people can remain impartial in the face of power? I think they have their own plans, and they just want to keep me in the dark."

At this time, Hickel, who was leaning against Benedicut in a daze, seemed to have noticed something was wrong with Edward, and slowly walked over and sat down next to Edward.

Hickel patted Edward on the shoulder and asked softly: "What happened? You look angry."

Edward turned to look at Hickel. His eyes, which were originally full of anger and unwillingness, stopped the moment they met Hickel's melancholy aqua blue eyes. It was like a ball that suddenly deflated, and his voice drooped. A lot.

"You have also seen that Gulenberudo and General Kirstin have obviously excluded me. I no longer want to be a pawn in this game of power."

Hickel was silent for a moment and said: "Perhaps we should find an opportunity to talk to them and understand their true intentions."

Edward sneered: "Talk? Will they tell me the truth?"

At this time, Green interjected: "Why don't we observe the situation first and then make plans. After all, we don't know the specific situation yet."

Edward took a deep breath and nodded. He knew he couldn't act impulsively and had to calmly think about what to do next.

"I'm sorry, but Hikel, the Grand Duke is definitely not really giving up his seat to Gulun Berudo by doing this. Although I don't know what He Kun wants to do, it is definitely not a good thing."

Hickel was silent for a moment. To be honest, her mind was also confused. She had never imagined marrying the eldest son of the Olson family, even though he was the son of the richest man in the Principality of Grant.

Hickel nodded gently, with a hint of worry in his eyes: "I understand, this matter is indeed full of strangeness."

As if he had thought of something, Edward was suddenly afraid that if he didn't say something, he would lose the chance, as if he had some kind of premonition, "What do you think, Hickel?"

"What do you mean?"

"The marriage."

Hickel pursed his lips and frowned slightly, "I just feel confused about this marriage. I never thought that I would be involved in such a complicated situation."

Edward looked anxious, "Are you willing?"

Hickel sighed softly, "I don't know how to answer. This is not just a matter of willingness or not, there are too many things involved behind it."

Edward's face It was getting more and more ugly, "Are you willing to be manipulated as a pawn?"

Hickel shook his head helplessly, "What if I am unwilling? This is the arrangement of the family, and I have no choice."

Edward clenched his fists, "No, there must be a way to get rid of all this."

Hickel smiled bitterly, "How can it be that easy? But no matter what, we must first figure out the intentions of the Grand Duke and the concerns of General Kirstin."

Edward was silent for a moment, and said firmly, "No matter what, I will not let you get hurt."

Hickel's eyes flashed with a touch of emotion, "Thank you, Edward."

At this time, the door of the hall slowly opened, and Gurenberudo and General Kirstin came out, and everyone's eyes were focused on them.

General Kirstin coughed lightly: "The current situation is more complicated than we expected, and the Grand Duke's mind is unpredictable. In short, we have to go to Norudkahuati first."

Edward said nothing, but the look in his eyes when he looked at the two of them revealed a trace of vigilance and alertness that was not noticed by others.

"Well, let's go ask the Grand Duke first and see if we can get him to take back his order." Gurenberudo looked at Shikel and Edward, and then at the depressed Benedicut.

Shikel and Edward also looked at each other and nodded. Instead of thinking too much, they might as well test the Grand Duke's opinion directly.

A group of people, including Benedicut, rushed to Norudkahuati together.

Although there is no city lord in the Fire Dragon's Nest at the moment, fortunately, the distance between the Fire Dragon's Nest and Norudkahuati is not too far. If you rush, you can run back and forth in one day, even if Judah attacks, you can rush back in time.

The carriage that Furda took and the specially made chariot of Gurenberudo drove side by side. Shikel, Edward and others rode on horseback, while Benedicut was escorted by the silver wolf named Ludvik.

Along the way, everyone had different thoughts. Green did not want to act according to what Madwushu said. He could figure out with a little thought that Shadow Hand wanted Edward to betray Gulenberudo and use him as a pawn of the Grand Duke.