Chapter 475 Allegiance 2
“This stumbling block... I have moved it for you.”
Prince Antonio said to old Marshal Macdonald with a smile.
After speaking, he clapped his hands vigorously.
While Macdonald was still thinking about what His Royal Highness meant, the palace lady serving His Highness, Ms. Carroll, led a boy in.
"Grandpa Imma!"
When the boy saw McDonald, his face showed an expression of joy, which then turned into sadness.
He broke away from Carroll's hand and rushed into McDonald's arms in a few steps.
"Grandpa Imma, I...I...my father and mother..."
During these days, his life has undergone great changes, and he has been worried all day long. Now I finally met someone I was familiar with, and all kinds of mixed emotions—sadness, fear, longing, luck, joy—were like a flood that burst a dam and could no longer be suppressed.
"Jonny, how are you? Are you physically injured?"
McDonald suppressed great doubts and shock and checked the boy's whole body.
"Grandpa Imma, I...I wasn't hurt at all, don't worry."
The boy sobbed and said, "It's just...just my parents..."
McDonald felt a little sorry for the boy's parents, who were a pair of kind-hearted civilians. Ten years ago, Jonny's biological parents died of an illness, and the civilian couple adopted the infant Jonny. Jonny is the only bloodline of His Highness still alive in the world, which is why MacDonald is so concerned about him.
"Oh, good boy." He stroked the boy's hair with his rough hands, "Don't be too sad... Please accept my condolences for the misfortune your parents have suffered. They are a pair of kind people, and their souls I must be in heaven now.”
McDonald is not very good at comforting others, but he still tried his best to comfort the boy in front of him who was suffering from great mental trauma.
"You must cheer up. I think your parents don't want to see you looking so depressed now."
"Grandpa Imma, you are right, I can't let me My parents saw me like this.”
The boy braced himself and held back his tears.
After comforting the boy, MacDonald turned to Antonio.
"Your Highness, what are you..."
For a moment, an idea came to Macdonald's mind - His Royal Highness the Second Prince snatched away the hostage who could threaten him, just to replace him His brother did the same thing as the Dias family and swung themselves over to his side.
He is now in the manor of His Highness the Second Prince, surrounded by His Highness's people. With his no longer young body and the few guards waiting outside, there is no way to take the boy away from here.
"Oh! Mr. Macdonald!"
Antonio responded with ease.
"Please don't get me wrong, I have no other intentions. If it's convenient for you, you can take this cute little guy home."
McDonald's eyes widened. some. After hesitating for a moment, he suddenly knelt down on one knee towards Antonio - using the most solemn knight etiquette of the Gabela Empire.
"Your Highness! I... and my family will be deeply grateful for the great favor you have given us. I will never forget this favor. I will definitely Looking for an opportunity to repay you.”
Antonio smiled and stretched out his hand to hold the old marshal's arm, helped him up, and then held the old marshal's hand tightly.
“I just don’t want to see a meritorious minister who has served the empire for half his life and made great contributions to be trapped by such a despicable conspiracy. I am not flaunting my nobility, but at least I will target different people. Enemies choose different strategies. For despicable people, I don’t mind being more despicable than them, but people like you must be dealt with openly even as enemies.”
“So, I want to do it. You have no worries, no worries, and no entanglements in your heart, even if we are in a hostile position in the future."
Antonio's words actually made Macdonald feel a little wet, which he had not experienced in many years. mood.
He touched the head of the boy next to him, "Jionni, you go and stay with Ms. Carroll for a while. This adult and I have something to talk about. Grandpa will see you later... Card Ms. Lore, please.”
Jonny nodded obediently. What "Grandpa Imma" and the big brother who made people fall in love with at first glance just said were a bit confusing. He couldn't understand most of them, but when he heard the big brother His brother said that "Grandpa Imma" could take him back, and he felt very happy.
Since "Grandpa Imma" asked me to leave first, then don't stay here to disturb the adults' discussion. In the past, my father didn't like him around when discussing business.
Johnny followed Carol.
"Your Highness." MacDonald looked at Antonio, "Why don't you...don't get rid of Jonny? You know, in the long run, his life experience is no less threatening to you than your brother. "My family was not the only one who was loyal to His Highness."
"Your Excellency, whether you believe it or not," Antonio replied, "the throne is not as attractive to me as the world thinks. Just because it is the easiest shortcut to my ultimate goal, I try my best to strive for it. In the process, I want to try to avoid hurting those who subjectively do not want to be my enemy. This child is ignorant. Ignorance, I don’t know anything yet, and I am inexplicably involved in the vortex of conspiracy just because of my bloodline. He is so innocent, why should I hurt him?”
Not sure if it was an illusion, but MacDonald seemed to see an emotion called empathy in the prince's eyes.
"Your Highness, I am deeply impressed by your magnanimity."
McDonald said from the bottom of his heart, although he still couldn't figure out what the [ultimate goal] in the prince's mouth was. What.
"So, what do you think about this child's future?"
Antonio asked.
McDonald replied hesitantly: "I want to take him with me."
"Are you sure you have the ability to protect this child? Haven't you ever thought about how the Dias family could know about your child?" A secret that has been closely guarded? "
"Uh..." The old marshal hesitated even more. Yes, it seemed that he was not very safe around him.
But... MacDonald looked at Antonio.
It suddenly occurred to him that there was a safe place right in front of him.
That's right next to His Highness.
The eldest prince and the Dias family were able to snatch Jonny away, but His Highness the Second Prince was able to snatch Jonny back from their hands. Isn't this a good proof?
What's more, His Highness Antonio has no ill intentions towards Jonny. Is there any place more suitable for placing Jonny than here?
(End of this chapter)