Chapter 530 Marriage
“Are you serious?”
A flash of surprise that was almost horrified flashed in Emmeline’s eyes, and she casually took off the cold-proof cloak with the family crest printed on it and handed it to her. To Deku, he pulled Futaba and sat down in front of Mo Tan, and repeated with a solemn expression: "Are you serious?" "
Mo Tan shook the wine glass in his hand and smiled: "Personally, I'm not very serious."
Emily was slightly stunned at first. , after being silent for a long time, he asked again: "So, is His Royal Highness serious?"
"Mistress, this"
Butler Deku seemed to want to say something, but was interrupted by Emmeline raising her hand.
"Listen to what he has to say."
The youngest lord in the entire Violet Empire shook his head and stared at Mo Tan with complex eyes: "I want to hear the reason."
On the other side, although Futaba had never heard of this before, she had already reacted the moment Mo Tan finished speaking, and quickly completed a series of guesses and inferences in her mind, but what was it? He didn't say anything, he just patted the duchess's slightly trembling hand.
"Seriously, it depends on which angle you analyze it from."
Mo Tan took a sip of wine calmly, perfectly ignoring the stressful gaze of Butler Deku, and said calmly: "If you look at it from the perspective of His Highness the Prince wanting to marry you, the Grand Duke of Crystal Wolf, then he is indeed quite serious. But if you are talking about whether Shubresn is serious about Emmeline Wolfcrest, at least So far, no.”
“Hey, you are such a person”
Futaba sighed inexplicably.
“Are you and His Highness the Prince teasing the eldest lady!”
The old housekeeper Deku has begun to overflow with murderous aura. This old man who seems to have seen his own daughter being harassed by a playboy is now so angry that he even forgets that he should call Emmeline 'mistress' instead of the one he called Emmeline a long time ago. I haven't used 'Miss' yet.
Mo Tan sneered and waved to Deku: "Please don't misunderstand, His Highness the Prince is not teasing a Grand Duke for no reason. Besides, Grand Duke Emmeline hasn't gotten angry yet, so why are you here? The emperor is not in a hurry, but the eunuch is."
Deku blinked. He asked in a deep voice: "What is a eunuch?"
"Oh, it is an important minister who served the emperor during a certain period of history. One person was more than ten thousand people. He was not only responsible for taking care of the emperor's daily life, but also He will also make suggestions on national policies."
Mo Tan opened his mouth.
"Huh, sir, you are overly complimentary."
Deku snorted coldly and said unappreciatively: "I'm just an ordinary old slave. As for you, I'm afraid you don't want to be a eunuch for His Highness the Second Prince. 'Really?"
Futaba burst into laughter: "That's good, then you can call me Xiao Nizi, dear Anthony."
Mo Tan shrugged. , made a funny expression, and then turned his attention to Emmeline again: "What do you mean?"
"Miss, what are you still thinking about? He is obviously"
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Deku looked anxiously at Emmeline, who was silent, but was interrupted again.
“Mr. Butler, I have just said that although you love your master very much and do think about her in everything, in some aspects, I am afraid that Duke Emmeline sees it more than you do. Thorough, and"
Mo Tan glanced at Deku, coldly He said coldly: "Whether it is a real housekeeper, an ordinary old slave, or a qualified dead eunuch, when the master is thinking seriously, you should shut your mouth and go quietly to serve tea and water. Don't Forget your own identity, you should look like a servant now!”
< br>"I, you."
Deku obviously didn't expect that Anthony Dabbs, who had been so peaceful with him just now, would fall out at any time. He was so angry that his face turned blue and white, but He couldn't find anything to say to refute, because he had already vaguely realized, What the other party said was not wrong. Emmeline was no longer that simple little girl. Although she might still be immature, she already had the structure that a lord should have. And she, no matter how old she was, no matter how experienced she was. , the pattern is just that of a servant.
Maybe he can really say a few words on how to let the people live a good life and how to continue to prevent the decline of the family, but the current topic is no longer something he can interrupt.
[When this kid talked to me alone before, he was probably preparing for this scene. 】
Deku's fists were clenched tightly behind his back, but it was because he found out rather helplessly that if Dabus had not given him the 'vaccination' before, he might now be Already emotionally out of control.
"Please watch your words, Mr. Dabbs."
Emily narrowed her eyes slightly and said to Mo Tan in the same cold tone: "Uncle Deku is not only He is my butler and also my family, if you dare to insult him even more"
"I'm sorry!"
Mo Tan stood up suddenly before she could finish her words, bowed three times at ninety degrees to the old housekeeper, then knelt down with a bang, and said in a hoarse voice: "Uncle De! I was so wrong! If you don't forgive me, I won't get up!"
" Ah"
Futaba covered her eyes and lowered her head, muttering in a particularly sad tone: "How could I know someone like you!"
Duke Emmeline couldn't help but laugh, and turned around helplessly. He glanced at the old man who was completely confused: "That Uncle Deku?"
The latter twitched his lips, shook his head, and smiled bitterly at Mo Tan: "It doesn't matter, Mr. Dabbs. I did overstep just now. You'd better get up quickly."
"Okay~"
Mo Tan bounced up from the ground and sat on the chair again, then crossed his legs and raised his eyebrows at Emmeline: "Then let's continue, I wonder what the general will do? Oh, by the way, old man Please give me two plates of snacks, I’m a little hungry here.”
[You are so cheeky! 】
Both Futaba and Deku were shocked, but the latter quickly took out a few plates of delicious snacks from nowhere and placed them on the table, which showed that his butler expertise was already maxed out.
"Haha. Mr. Dabbs, you are indeed a dragon and a phoenix among men."
Emmeline said two ancient common idioms, and smiled with a smile that melted the ice and snow: "Then please, in detail, for Let me explain what I said before.”
“Easy to say.”
Mo Tan picked up a piece of snack and threw it in his mouth, cleared his throat and said to Emmeline. He showed a smile like a madam: "Let's talk about Xubresn first. He definitely doesn't have any feelings for you. Let's talk about it. After all, the two of you have never met each other before, even at some messy banquet. , I met you at the ceremony, and we didn’t say anything. Even if you could say one or two words, it was definitely just polite words. Although you are indeed a beauty with outstanding temperament and appearance, the drama of love at first sight these days is just that. Very few people, especially those who are rational and intelligent like Xiu, are basically unable to fall in love with anyone at first sight, so from this perspective, he really cannot be serious about you."
Aimi. Lin frowned and asked softly: "Did you say this, or did he say it?" "I said it."
Mo Tan shrugged and smiled: "Actually, what he wanted me to convey was another set of rhetoric. Its content is very confusing and can be called a textbook example of courtship. But I chose to tell the truth. That’s all, because nine times out of ten, that Highness is thinking exactly what I just said.”
“Are you sure you are here to propose marriage to me?”
Love. Milin looked at Mo Tan with a strange expression and said suspiciously: "Rather than wanting to ruin his good deeds?"
"Well, actually, I just came to ruin his good deeds."
Mo Tan looked at Emmeline seriously and said in a deep voice: "Because I also like you, so I don't want you to be together."
Deku shuddered and resisted the temptation to slap his palm.
Emmeline, on the other hand, seemed extremely calm: "You are very humorous, Mr. Dabbs."
"Okay, I admit that I lied."
Mo Tan rolled his eyes, spread his hands and said, "Actually, I like His Highness the Prince, so I don't want you to be together."
"Wow!!"
The Duke of Crystal Wolf, who had been calm just now, his eyes suddenly lit up, he grabbed Futaba's little hand, lowered his voice and exclaimed: "It's so romantic!"
The latter laughed twice with empty eyes: "He lied to you."
"Ahem, of course I know that."
Emmeline coughed dryly and tried her best again. He looked at Mo Tan with a serious rather than loving look: "Let's stop joking here and tell us why you did this."
"As you wish."
Mo Tan nodded slightly, and then looked at the other party with a half-smile: "The reason why I told the truth directly is because I suddenly discovered that if we proceed as the prince said, To paraphrase, you are likely to agree directly after hearing those affectionate confessions, so you just tell the truth."
Emily raised her eyebrows slightly: "How can you see that?"
"Let's put it this way, according to my observation, after your Lord Duke learned of my intention, he almost subconsciously changed the title of 'His Royal Highness' to 'Xiu'. In addition, you don't have anyone you like at the moment. Secondly, The prince's performance in the Zijiu Hall was also very handsome, so it made you a little excited unconsciously." Mo Tan snapped his fingers and said in a leisurely tone: "In addition, he knows how to do it. Using words to impress a woman, I think there is at least a 60% chance that you will agree because of some impulsive and extremely irrational feelings. This is not a good result."
Emily's cheeks. She blushed slightly and said in a stiff tone: "Even if what you said makes sense, what is the so-called good result?"
"It is a political marriage in which rationality is far greater than sensibility."
Mo Tan answered without hesitation, wagging his index finger lightly and said: "This is the second point I want to explain, that is The reason why His Royal Highness seriously wants to marry the Grand Duke of Crystal Wolf."
Emily took a long breath, calmed herself down as much as possible, and then nodded slightly to Mo Tan: "I would like to hear the details. "
"Very good, then please answer me a question first."
Mo Tan looked at the other party's eyes that had completely condensed and asked calmly: "Crystal Wolf Family. How different is the strength from the Dantes family?”
"It's very big. If the Crystal Wolf family is 10, the Dantès family is at least 50. Except for the similar territory area, we are far inferior to the Dantès family in all aspects, especially after the death of my father."
Emilyen answered without thinking.
Mo Tan nodded and asked again: "So during the period when the Crystal Wolf family was at its peak, how did its heritage compare with that of the Dantis family?"
Emmeline This time he did not answer immediately. Instead, he pondered for a moment before speaking slowly: "Even the Crystal Wolf family in its heyday is far behind the current Dantes family."
" So what is the reason? ”
Mo Tan laughed.
“You mean”
Emilyn is also a smart person. She had already reacted when Mo Tan asked the first question, so she was not surprised at all.
“That’s right, because the Dantès family and the Violet family have been friends for generations and have always had a marriage relationship. Including the former queen who died young and His Majesty Clerval, there have been many marriages between the two parties in history. At least dozens of times, they can be regarded as a family." Mo Tan grinned and said leisurely: "Although the so-called royal family is only in name, it still has many intangible resources. Those things they have no chance to use, but if It's different if it's used to help another non-royal family."
Emmeline chuckled, shook her head and said: "Since you have said that the Dantes family and the Violet family have been friends for generations, is it possible? Will this situation change after I marry His Highness the Second Prince? Do you think other families have never thought of the same idea for so many years? ”
"It's not a problem that I haven't thought about, but it's just that I can't do it even if I think about it."
Mo Tan smiled and shrugged: "How can the tacit understanding of hundreds of years be broken so easily? Moreover, the involvement of the two families is not just as simple as marriage. Violet and Dantès are like a bucket of dye that has been thoroughly mixed and cannot be separated at all."
Emmeline frowned slightly. eyebrows , puzzled: "Since you know it too, why..."
"Because Xubresian plans to dump this bucket of dye."
Mo Tan blinked and said lightly. Said: "Overturn everything in the past, and then replace it with a new one, and the Crystal Wolf family can, to a certain extent, replace the Dantes family's past position if you choose."
"Why to a certain extent?"
Emilyen heard the implication in Mo Tan's words and asked without emotion.
The person who answered her was not Mo Tan
“Because His Royal Highness Prince Shubresn will not tolerate intertwining his own color with others, he will only turn the crystal wolf into his own Color, and Baroka, Simon, Fernand or whoever, if you accept it, you will be conquered and assimilated, if you don't accept it, you will be crushed and thrown away together with the barrel."
Double. Ye smacked her lips, her almond-shaped eyes behind her lenses becoming more dignified
"Oh my, my prince is really amazing."
Chapter 527: End
(End of this chapter)
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