The two were silent for a long time. After this long conversation, Austin no longer behaved in a crazy way towards Ruan Tang.
Even after they got home, he just watched Ruan Tang go back to her room to rest, and did not go up to her to pet her like he did in the past.
This almost made Ruan Tang certain that Auston was actually very normal and was just pretending to be crazy.
Auston looked at Ruan Tang's back, pushed his wheelchair into his own elevator, and returned to the study. His secretary Vincent was already waiting in the study and respectfully poured him a glass of Ceylon tea.
Vincent had received Austin's order half an hour ago, but facing such an order, he couldn't help but confirm it again: "Sir, are we really going to pull out Owen Fedia's tongue and destroy his mental power? Although he is a playboy, he is the most beloved youngest son of Duke Fedia..."
He didn't know how Owen had offended Austin, but he still felt that his duke's order was too much.
When the emperor compromised with the Queen's forces and agreed to the "Crown Prince", he already disliked the Duke's Mansion. Normally, it didn't matter if the Duke was crazy or not, he always knew the limits.
At this sensitive time, Vincent really felt that his duke should not go out and make enemies everywhere.
Although he knew that he might not be able to persuade his master, as an aide, Vincent felt that he had to persuade him.
Auston thought back to Owen's behavior today and wanted to confirm his plan, but when he thought of what Ruan Tang had just said to him, he changed his mind. He looked at Vincent and said calmly, "No need. Leave his mental power and tongue to him for now. Just break his legs for me..."
Vincent thought he would not be able to persuade Auston, but he did not expect that Auston would be so easy to talk to today. He looked at him in surprise.
He paused, and with his confidence growing, he tried to persuade her again: "Do you really have to interrupt me, sir? The situation is sensitive right now. If you create a strong enemy like the Fedia family, it will be bad for our situation, right?"
"After all, His Majesty has been keeping an eye on us."
Although breaking his legs was much less severe than pulling out Owen's tongue and destroying his mental strength, at most the dude would have to stay at home for a few months...
But given the current situation, Vincent still felt that it would be better not to interrupt if possible.
They need to learn to keep a low profile...
"Just go ahead and fight. Don't worry, I know my limits." Austin glanced at him calmly, clasped his hands together, and tapped the table lightly: "No one in the world knows my good father better than me. The crazier I get, the more he will be relieved and relax his vigilance against us..."
"If I were no longer crazy and became normal, and learned to behave myself, then he would be really anxious and angry, and would want to get rid of me as soon as possible..." Growing up in the gap and calculations between the emperor and the empress, Austin has always known how to grasp the delicate balance.
Vincent immediately understood what he meant and bowed his head and said, "Yes, sir, I understand."
"Well, after you have someone break his legs, take a message to Duke Fedia, saying that he doesn't know how to teach his son and I will do it for him. This time, it was my wife who was soft-hearted and persuaded me, so I let him go and only broke one of his legs... He won't have such good luck next time he falls into my hands." Austin gently picked up the teacup, suddenly thought of something, and gave another order.
Only then did Vincent realize that the reason why Auston wanted to break Owen's legs this time was because of the Duchess who was forced upon him by the Queen.
He wanted to persuade Austin that since he had broken Owen's leg, he should not provoke Duke Fedia again, but thinking that Austin's intuition was always accurate, and since he asked him to do so, he must have his own reasons, so he didn't say anything more.
Vincent replied softly, "Yes."
He immediately obediently left Austin's study.
Auston took a sip of black tea, his posture elegant and leisurely.
In fact, it is possible not to break Irving's legs, but he grew up under the torture and calculations of his own parents, and Auston's character is quite extreme, wanting the love of his parents to live and wanting the hatred of his parents to kill him.
If you like someone, you want to praise him to the sky; if you hate someone, you want to trample him into the mud.
Now that he likes Ruan Tang and wants to pamper him, he has to give him this honor and use Owen as an example to scare the monkeys, so that everyone knows that Ruan Tang cannot be underestimated, and that despising Ruan Tang is the same as despising him.
No one gave Ruan Tang this respect and attention, so he gave it to her.
The next day, the news that Duke Fedia's youngest son, Owen Fedia, had his legs broken by someone hired by Duke Austin because he provoked Ruan Tang and refused to apologize spread throughout the entire Imperial Star...
The incident caused an uproar throughout the Imperial Star, and even the Emperor and Empress in the Imperial Palace heard about it.
Although Duke Fedia knew that his son was at fault first and that he who started the fight was the lower class, he was still furious that his son's leg was broken for no reason. He went straight to the emperor at the morning meeting the next day and begged him to seek justice for his son.
"You have become very capable! You even dared to break the leg of Duke Fedia's youngest son. Do you think the Imperial Star is a place like this? Is it the Prison Star under your control? How can you run wild here, do whatever you want, disregard the law, and act recklessly?" Regardless of what the emperor thought in his heart, after Duke Fedia complained, he called Austin to his side, and acted like a father whose son had gotten into trouble. He picked up the teacup on the table and smashed it at Austin in front of Duke Fedia.
He expressed his attitude as if to show goodwill to Duke Fedia.
The emperor at that time was a very capable Alpha. The fact that he was able to defeat his brothers and stand out in the brutal struggle for the throne was enough to prove his ability.
After he ascended the throne, his ability to balance the forces of all parties, as well as his extraordinary ruthlessness and suspicion, were enough to prove how suitable he was for this position.
Although he is the least favored son, Auston believes that he is the one who knows his father best...
Therefore, facing the cups and bowls thrown by the emperor, Austin did not dodge or evade, but just stiffened his neck as if he was not afraid of the emperor at all, and said to the emperor as if he wanted to resist: "Father, it was Owen Fedya who went too far and insulted my wife first! I tried to talk to him in a friendly way, but he refused to apologize. His son does not think he is wrong! He will not admit his mistakes!"
"You - you dare to break Master Fedia's leg for an Omega, how dare you?" The emperor was furious and shouted coldly.
Auston's voice was cold, yet stubborn: "Ruan Tang is not an Omega, she is my wife, the Duchess I have formally married."
"Okay, okay, even if she is your wife!" The emperor laughed angrily and said angrily: "Young Master Fedia provoked you first, and he didn't do anything. Why do you have to find someone to break his legs?"
"He didn't do it, not because he didn't want to, but not because he couldn't..." Auston said bitterly.
Seeing that he had no intention of repenting, the emperor immediately grabbed something and threw it towards where Austin was, angrily ordering, "Apologize! You must apologize to the young master of Duke Fedia right now! Apologize!"
"Okay, father, I'll apologize right away!" Austin obediently turned his gaze to Duke Fedia who was present.
Duke Fedia remained silent, waiting for Austin's apology.
He felt quite frightened when Austin looked at him like that. If the emperor had not requested him to do so, he really would not have wanted to come and file a complaint.
Auston raised the corners of his lips, his smile was contemptuous and disgusted: "On March 15th this year, Owen Fedya... and Drinking Star..."
As soon as he said this, all the officials present looked at him in astonishment, extremely stunned.
Because what Auston said was not an apology, but evidence of the crimes committed by the dude Owen Fedia, as well as some of the dark secrets of the Fedia family...
Many people know about this, but no one has brought it to the surface.
Austin: This is because Owen Fedya provoked Ruan Tang, and he wants to deal with the entire family as well.
He is really a mad dog that cannot be provoked and bites anyone he catches...
Thinking of this, those who had offended Austin and looked down on Ruan Tang were all terrified and worried.
"Your Majesty, I--" Duke Fedia's face suddenly changed, and he fell to the ground with a pale face.
He never thought that the emperor would ask him to do something and he would end up with something like this!
"Okay, father, this is my apology to Duke Fedia. Do you need to continue?" Austin stopped while he was ahead and talked about some trivial matters of the Fedia family, which were not serious but were enough to scare him. He then looked at the emperor in confusion.
It seems that if the emperor is not satisfied, he can continue speaking.
"Enough, enough!" The emperor seemed to have not heard what Austin had just said, and tried to smooth things over: "Since you have apologized to Duke Fedia, remember to send a gift to compensate Duke Fedia for his broken leg. Let's end your matter here."
Duke Fedia's complaint today was made at the suggestion of the Duke, Austin, in order to test his son's mind. He knew all the secrets of the Fedia family, so it was naturally impossible for him to punish the Fedia family because of what Austin said.
Although he had a preferred candidate for the crown prince, and would never allow Austin's future child to ascend the throne as the future 'crown prince', he was now in his prime and had no intention of appointing a crown prince immediately...
But he was afraid that the empty promise of "crown prince" he made to the Queen's forces, coupled with the instigation of the Omega from the Ruan family, would make Austin change his mind and covet that position, so he decided to take the opportunity to test Austin.
Seeing that Austin was still as crazy as before, not afraid of offending anyone because of a small matter, biting anyone he could catch, and had no idea what it meant to keep a low profile, and dared to bring up anything to provoke hatred, he felt relieved.
After all, he is in his prime, and this mad dog son is quite capable and can be used... The emperor didn't intend to let him die so early...
Duke Fedia heaved a sigh of relief when he saw that the emperor had no intention of punishing him and had passed the matter on.
Austin frowned slightly as if he was displeased, but facing the emperor's power, he still responded: "Yes, father."
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