Chapter 247 Follow and have a look
Dinner time, the palace restaurant was fragrant with fragrance, and the candles on the candlesticks gave off a strong light, making the grease on the dishes shine.
Ferdinand glanced at the children on both sides of the table, counted them twice, and said with a smile: "It's been a long time since they were all here."
The princes closest to the emperor The princess laughed and turned to look at Mary and Theresia at the end.
Mary drank the soup nonchalantly, while Theresia blushed and lowered her head.
The eldest prince shook his head and said: "Oh, Theresia, if you insist on it then, why don't we help you."
Thearesia sipped the soup as if she didn't hear it. .
At this time Mary said to Ferdinand: "Father, I will go on a trip in a few days."
Ferdinand and Mary's brothers and sisters immediately understood what was going on and smiled. Look at her.
The fifth princess was so surprised that she said exaggeratedly: "Is he really as powerful as the rumors say? Does it make you reluctant to let him go?"
Mary replied nonchalantly: "You will know if you go and try it."
"Get out!" The fifth princess laughed and scolded, "That bastard bought all my wool at a very low price, I can't wait to give him Tie them up and throw them into the sheepfold."
Ferdinand asked her calmly: "Are you going by yourself or with an army?"
Mary replied: "I will go by myself. , it would be best if you could agree with me to take the fire dragon.”
I am myself, but the fire dragon belongs to the empire, Mary can tell the difference.
Ferdinand put down his spoon, tapped the table with his right hand, and thought seriously.
Everyone else also stopped eating, waiting for the results from their father.
Only Mary continued to eat and drink indifferently. She was not asking Ferdinand for advice, she was just saying something.
Ferdinand understood after seeing her performance and asked seriously: "Did he ask for it or did you want to go on your own?"
Mary replied: "Last year the Kingdom of Lisenberg The defeat of the Kingdom of Gaul was planned by Frederick, and I wanted to see what his army looked like.”
Ferdinand had just picked up the spoon, but when he heard these words, his hands trembled and the spoon fell on the table.
Except Theresia, the other princes and princesses looked at Mary in surprise.
"Are you kidding?" The eldest prince frowned tightly, "There was no news before, and what good does this do to him?"
"Of course there are benefits." The face of the second princess sitting opposite him was a little gloomy, "It seems that the royal marriage between the Rhine Alliance and the Kingdom of Gaul has made the nobles within the Rhine very dissatisfied. I guess Duke Wesson is only the leader on the surface, and the nobles involved behind the scenes may be Not just in the upper reaches."
The third child stroked his beard and sneered: "The Kingdom of Gaul is arrogant. Although Rudolf is not smart, it is still too naive to want to interfere in the affairs of the Rhine League with just a woman. ”
"It would have been okay for the Kingdom of Gaul to do this when the morale of the Rhine League dropped sharply just after the Lowland War. But after the Battle of the Elbe, the confidence of the Rhine League returned. It would be good if they did not cause trouble to the Kingdom of Gaul."
The fourth child narrowed his eyes slightly and said to Ferdinand: "Father, let me go to visit Gaul. If the Rhine and Lisenberg attack Gaul from east to west, it will be very difficult for Gaul. The north of the strait England, with their tradition of finding trouble in Gaul, will definitely join. I heard that the crown prince of Gaul doesn’t have a crown princess yet, and I think Jiu Mei is pretty good.”
After that, his. He raised his right hand and caught the flying knife between his two fingers.
Then he wiped his hands with a handkerchief dejectedly, and at the same time said to Jiumei: "Throw the knife when you throw it. Can you not throw it away covered with jam?"
Mary to her colleague A mother's sister said: "Sister, next time you put sesame paste on it and throw it away."
Their elder brother glared at the two younger sisters and said, "It's too much. It's not good to waste food. Just burn it red."
The fourth child stared at the eighth child, who was going too far.
The fifth princess, who has the same mother as the fourth, also said to Ferdinand: "Father, let me go with my brother. I will teach the Gallic princess. Her techniques are too rough. You don’t know how to do it step by step.” “No one wants to hold a wedding in the new palace before they get married. It is even more luxurious than the Gallic Palace. No wonder Duke Wesson and others want to stab the Kingdom of Gaul in the back. As a result, This year I changed my mind and hoped that the child would be born in the new palace.”
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Ferdinand watched silently as his children showed off their talents in front of him. Only Mary, who was not involved in the succession to the throne, continued to eat her dinner unhurriedly, and Theresa, who bowed her head silently as usual.
After everyone finished speaking, Ferdinand asked Mary: "Mary, if there is a war between us and Duke Wesson in the future, what will you do?"
Mary answered decisively : "I will defeat him on the battlefield!"
The fifth princess teased Mary: "It seems that you haven't won these days. Theresa didn't help you?"
Mary Staring at her and saying: "Then come and help."
After the children were noisy, Ferdinand said to Mary: "Go and be safe. Take your fire dragon with you too."
Mary immediately laughed, stood up and solemnly thanked her father. Emperor.
After the family dinner, Ferdinand asked Theresa to take him back to his place of residence.
In the bedroom, candles exude soft light, the fireplace has already been lit, and the flames are licking a small iron pot, and the aroma of rice and medicinal herbs from the south wafts out of the pot.
Ferdinand sat on the edge of the bed and said solemnly to Theresia: "Wesson will stay in Wayne City for ten more days. This is your last chance. You know what I'm talking about. .”
"Your uncles and I are watching you, but not just you. Don't forget that your third aunt's mother comes from your grandfather's cousin's family. Your uncles have turned to support third aunt's lineage. It’s not impossible.”
“I told you that you are not living alone. You should know that you have your mother’s family and the entire grassland on your shoulders!”
< br>“Even if you are not for the throne, you must seek benefits for your mother’s family and the family that supports your mother on the grassland!”
“I don’t know if you are really stupid or pretending to be stupid. If you fail to seize this opportunity, even if you are pretending to be stupid, no one, whether it is me or your uncles, will give you a chance."
Thearesia kept her head lowered, as if she was worried. Study the tips of your toes that you cannot see when you stand upright.
Ferdinand ignored her reaction and waved her away.
Soon after, a maid came over to change and wipe the emperor's body, and then put on a soft and comfortable nightgown.
Ferdinand sat down on the head of the bed. Someone was sitting on the chair next to the bed with a novel and began to read aloud with great emotion.
But the emperor's mind was not on this, but on Theresa's affairs.
He has always been unsure whether Thearesia is really stupid or pretending to be stupid.
After thinking for a while, Ferdinand felt that it didn't matter. As long as she didn't take the initiative to pursue the truth about her mother's murder, so that others could see her true performance, she would lose the qualification to compete for the throne, and would never have a chance to have the power of the empire.
Ferdinand thought for a while and decided to give her another chance. If she dared to follow Frederick like Mary, it meant that she had the courage. As long as she had the courage, she could still do it. Doing a lot of things.
On the other side, Theresia had been uneasy. When she came to her senses, the carriage stopped at the gate of Ganquan Palace.
She took a deep breath and decided to discuss it with Frederick.
It’s just that the housekeeper here told her that Duke Wesson had just gone out for a visit.
Theresa thought that Frederick would be back tomorrow at the latest, so she waited here.
But she didn’t expect that until Ganquan Palace turned into ruins under the iron heel, Frederick would not return here again.
(End of this chapter)