Li Lin was surprised by Fiona's attendance, especially that she was allowed by the king to sit in Camilla's seat, which meant that she would soon serve as Demacia's foreign minister.

The Laurent family, a prestigious family famous in Demacia for their gorgeous swordsmanship, has also been passed down for hundreds of years and is on good terms with the Lightshield royal family.

But following a serious scandal four years ago, the Laurent family became completely infamous and was spurned by most of the famous families in Xiongdu.

At that time, Fiona, who had just turned 18, was arranged by her father, Sebastian, the head of the Laurent family, to marry into a branch of the Crown Guard family.

Although marrying a Crown Guard, even a side branch, is the dream of many noble girls in Xiongdu, Fiona does not agree to this marriage.

On the wedding day, Fiona announced publicly that she would never let others decide her fate even if she died.

For the Crown Guard family, breaking off the engagement in front of all the nobles was tantamount to humiliating them, especially Fiona's fiancé.

However, due to comprehensive considerations, the Crown Guards did not want to make a big deal out of it, but chose the traditional Demacia way - a life-and-death duel to settle the matter peacefully.

Because Fiona agreed to the duel, even the king could not go against tradition. After pleading with King Jarvan III to no avail, Sebastian chose to exercise his power and personally represent his daughter.

However, he was about to face the veteran Fearless Vanguard warriors assigned by Tiana, and he had basically no chance of winning.

To prevent his family from falling into disgrace and his daughter from being exiled, Sebastian decides to poison his opponent the night before the duel—a drug that slows his reaction time.

Unfortunately, no matter how good a noble patriarch is at dueling, his poor stealth skills are no different from trying to cover up his mistakes in front of the elite fearless vanguard.

Sebastian was arrested on the spot, and according to the laws of the Demacia Code of Honor, he would be hanged on the gallows after being spit upon by the people of Xiongdu.

Fiona didn't want the Laurent family to decline, so before her father was hanged, she talked with Sebastian almost all night.

The next day, she personally pleaded with the king and obtained permission to take over the responsibility of head of the Laurent family from her father. Then she fought a life-and-death duel with her father with all her strength, and finally stabbed him to death with tears.

But even so, the scandal of the Laurent family disgracing tradition and betraying honor is still remembered.

Of course, Fiona paid a lot, such as appointing her distant cousins ​​and granting them noble titles, especially those sword masters who were good at fencing. At least this made the condemnation within Laurent disappear and the whole family united.

Since arriving in Xiongdu, Li Lin has been asking about the Laurent family.

Over the past week, he often went to the Bouville mansion to see Sona, and listened to her talk about the current family structure. This was what she said when she was chatting with Kashina or Lestara.

The Laurent family still has a bad reputation in the aristocratic circle. Even Sona, who doesn't pay much attention to the outside world, knows that Fiona Laurent usurped the position of head of the family from her eldest brother and will cause more bloodshed in Xiongdu in the future.

Today, ever since Fiona sat upright in the Foreign Secretary's seat, the eyes of the audience on both sides, which had been focused on Li Lin, suddenly shifted to the members of parliament, and they began to talk in low voices.

Among them, there were many rumors that reached Fiona's ears, which made her frown.

However, due to the presence of the king, the prince and the great nobles and parliamentarians, she deliberately turned a deaf ear to their remarks.

"Ahem." Noticing that Fiona looked unhappy, the king deliberately cleared his throat.

Tiana understood his meaning and said seriously, "Silence! The meeting will begin immediately."

The resounding voice, full of energy, immediately silenced the other family representatives who were whispering. The entire parliament hall suddenly fell silent. In the space where hundreds of people gathered, even the sound of a pin drop could be heard clearly.

"Well, it looks like everyone is here." Jarvan III looked around and straightened his back. "I suppose you all understand why I'm calling this meeting today?"

Everyone present had different expressions, and they all knew clearly what had happened in the past week or two.

Three of the seven major senator families were directly wiped out, and four more famous second-tier families were also removed from the list. Both the direct and collateral branches, including their family files, were basically confiscated. It seems that they are all doomed to be exiled or sentenced to death by stone cap.

The masterminds of the rebellion, such as Eldred and others, as well as the main participants in several families, will be sentenced to death by hanging.

This is the result of Jarvan III's kindness.

According to Tiana's suggestion, anyone who has blood ties with these families should be executed, regardless of whether they are aware of it or not, to avoid future troubles.

"Recently, we in Demacia have been experiencing unrest unprecedented since the founding of the nation."

The king spoke in an almost icy tone, "Led by Eldred, the leader of the Demon Hunters, they have united with Zakli, Cartel, Omar, and four other families to collude with foreign enemies and plot a rebellion. They planned the recent 'Xiongdu Riot' incident.

"Now, after consultation between me, Grand Marshal Tiana, and Logistics General Barrett, we have decided to sentence the main participants in this treasonous incident to death by hanging. The minor insiders will be sentenced to stone crowns and exiled to Mount Giant God in batches. The rest of the unrelated bloodlines will be exiled to the border."

The king's verdict was brief, but his powerful voice made everyone present stand in awe, and no one raised any objection.

Then, facing the solemn gazes of the representatives of the major families, Jarvan III continued, "The positions on the Shield Council cannot be left vacant. After careful consideration, I have decided to temporarily appoint Barrett Bouvier to take charge of the Demon Hunters, Peter Crownguard to take charge of legal affairs, Nick Jeffery to take charge of land resource management, and Fiona Laurent to take charge of diplomatic affairs."

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