Chapter 182: 180: Surrounded by Wolves (Please subscribe, please vote)
Next to the hotel,
On the second floor of a hotel, three people were looking down from above, taking in everything that had just happened.
All three of them wore well-tailored gentleman's suits, but they showed different temperaments.
One of them was fat, broad-shouldered, bald, and had a ferocious face. He held a cigar between his short, thick fingers and took a sip from it from time to time.
He exhaled smoke again, and it became hazy, obscuring his expression.
This one, the head of the Carlisle family, one of the four marquises of the Norman Duchy, Marquis Nolan Carlisle.
There was another person, tall, thin, with a mustache, wearing a tall hat, holding a palm in his hand, and rubbing his slender fingers repeatedly.
He stood by the window, looking at Luo Yi, meeting her gaze and even nodded slightly with a hint of a smile.
If you don't know him, you might think he has a good temper.
But in fact, this person is one of the four marquises of the Norman Duchy, the head of the Castro family, Marquis Sean Castro.
As for the last person, he was quite old, with gray hair on his temples, but his hair was neatly combed.
His facial features are three-dimensional, his eyes are bright, and his lips are thin, which gives him a tough look when he purses them tightly.
It is not difficult to tell from his facial features that this man was definitely a rare handsome man when he was young.
The excellent genes of the McKinley family are fully reflected in him. In fact, those who are sought after for marriage by many families are naturally famous for their handsome men and beautiful women.
And this person is none other than the head of the McKinley family, one of the four marquises, and Marquis Ricardo McKinley, known as the 'Silver Fox'.
It is hard to imagine that the three most powerful people in the Norman Duchy gathered in this small room.
And these three people just wanted to see Luo Yi's illegitimate son.
At this time, Marquis Ricardo McKinley put down the monocular in his hand, squinted his eyes slightly, and commented: "At such a young age, he is so domineering.
I seem to see the shadow of Carl Raymond in him."
Marquis Nolan Carlisle took a deep puff of his cigar, exhaled the smoke, and said, "A shadow is just a shadow. The current situation will only continue unless Carl Raymond is resurrected.
Otherwise, who can guarantee that this mess can be cleaned up?"
"Nolan, you're right!
But the question is, if we know about this, how could the person above not know about it?"
Marquis Sean Castro's eyes were filled with deep doubt. He asked, "Even so, that person still placed all his bets on him. Why do you think that is?"
When this question was asked, all three of them fell silent. Even the most prudent and decisive Marquis Ricardo McKinley frowned more and more.
If they weren't so unsure, why would the three of them, with all the things they had to do, gather here to meet a bastard?!
Finally, it was Marquis Nolan Carlisle who broke the silence. He said, "I think, maybe we are thinking too much?"
"I don't deny that Aphra has oppressed us for many years, but we shouldn't think too highly of her!"
"It's hard to say, the reason why she supports this boy is because he is her son!"
"Although he is an illegitimate child, no one can deny that he has the pure blood of the Raymond and Norman families."
"If that woman insists on paving the way for his son, it's not impossible!"
"Just like us, we have worked hard all our lives, isn't it for the family heritage and for our children?"
Marquis Ricardo McKinley nodded slowly, but his brows furrowed even tighter. "What you said does make some sense, but I always feel that she is not such an irrational person."
"So, is it possible that they have some other leverage that we don't know about?"
"Karl's death was sudden. The ancient castle that the Raymond family had run for a thousand years was razed to the ground. Those direct descendants of the Raymond family died in such a miserable way.
No one knows better than us.
So, what other chips do you think he can bring to the table?"
Marquis Nolan Carlisle sneered and added, "If you ask me, we're just scaring ourselves!"
"As things stand now, we hold the majority of seats in the Noble Council.
Even if that woman has some accumulated power, I really don't believe she can turn the tables."
"So, just follow the plan. When the time comes, we'll just tear down the flower collar, and we'll each get some. The Raymond family will disappear into the dust of history."
"Nolan said it, and I agree!"
"Now, this is the only way."
…
On the other side,
The pretty girl Eva returned to the Grand Duke's castle as quickly as possible, and after talking with the Grand Duchess for a while, she returned to the hotel and brought the news to Loy.
Grand Duchess Aphra invites him to dinner!
Of course, Eva brought not only the invitation, but also detailed information recorded on parchment.
Quentin Foster, a branch of the Earl of Foster's family, has one-quarter of the Raymond family blood because of intermarriage with the Raymond family.
This is the spokesperson put forward by the Foster family. He has won the support of a number of minor nobles and has many supporters in the Parliament of Nobles.
Keller Carlson, a branch of the Carlson family, also has one-eighth of the Raymond family blood due to intermarriage.
Although the relationship is a bit distant, he is the successor promoted by the Castro family and also has a very good reputation in the aristocratic circle.
Aegyptus Lewis, a freeman, was in a similar situation to Loy, a bastard, the product of Count Karl Raymond's sister's madness when she was young.
At that time, the Raymond family was very powerful, and Viscount Lewis had to accept it.
However, he was not treated well over the years and was gradually demoted to a free citizen.
However, this man had the support of the McKinley family and was the closest blood relative, so he had a very high chance of inheriting the earldom.
Of course, the most popular candidate is Joel Raymond.
This one is actually the posthumous son of the previous Earl Raymond and the younger brother of Earl Carl Raymond.
When Carl inherited the title of Earl, he was only three years old. His biological mother was the fourth wife of the previous Earl Raymond, a woman from the Freud family who was only twenty-five years old.
At the beginning, it was nothing, but as Joel grew up, the mother and son developed ambitions that they shouldn't have and wanted to covet the title of earl.
The result is predictable: his stepmother died, Joel Raymond was exiled, and was no longer allowed to set foot in the Flower Territory.
It also caused the relationship between the Raymond family and the Floyd family to be quite bad for a while!
In terms of blood relationship, this Joel Raymond is the purest descendant of the Raymond family.
As for the Carlisle family, they put forward two people, one of whom was Gian Santos who wanted to duel with Roy.
The other was named Daisy Wake.
This person is a woman, her idol is Estelle, she has the strength of a formal knight, and she herself has one-eighth of the Raymond family bloodline.
Normally her inheritance rights should be very small, but she was born into the Earl of Wick family, which is one of the top nobles among the second-rate families in the Norman Duchy.
More importantly, the Wick family also has a main branch in the Bonaparte Empire, which happens to have a close relationship with the Carlisle family.
This is also the reason why Baron Gian Santos was instigated and was eager to duel with Loy. He felt a huge crisis.
The Carlisle family is about to give up on him, he must save himself!
Let others see his value!
In theory, he is quite powerful, a second-level guardian knight with decent combat power.
But to meet Luo Yi, one can only say that he is very unfortunate!
That's not even counting Reagan Durant, Alan Wells, Vince Ackerman, etc...
These people are all related to the Raymond family and are candidates nominated from within the earldom.
The Raymond family castle was destroyed and all direct descendants died out, but that doesn’t mean the entire territory is gone.
Especially those nobles who are loyal to the Raymond family. They have followed them for generations and naturally have their own interests.
On the carriage to the Norman family castle, Roy read all the news, even with Shenlan's help to sort it out, and created a mind map.
Keluoyi was still troubled by the complicated situation and her head was aching!
To be honest, even though he knew that he had to face these things after coming here, he just didn't like them!
Moreover, he was also confused about the current situation.
"Eva, isn't the Freud family part of the Grand Duke's group? Why did they push someone out?"
Aiwa pursed her lips and said, "Taking sides is taking sides, and family interests are family interests. These are two different things.
Even the Floyd family wants to have a piece of the pie in this feast."
Luo Yi asked again, "So, now it's actually a situation where there are wolves all around, looking to divide and eat us?"
"Yes!"
Eva nodded: "If nothing unexpected happens, the earldom will be split into countless pieces, and each of the above-mentioned people will inherit a part.
By then, there will be many Raymond families, or perhaps there will no longer be any real Raymond family! "
"Okay, nothing unexpected?"
"What a pity, here I come!"
Luo Yi threw the parchment scroll casually, opened the window of the carriage and looked out.
It was evening, and the afterglow of the sun shone in the sky, dyeing the white city of Auxerre red.
Luo Yi looked towards the top of the mountain, where there stood a towering ancient castle.
There is also the White Castle, which has been passed down from generation to generation by the Norman family and is the core of power in this land.
He looked at the fortress that was getting closer and closer and whispered, "I'm here. I'm the accident!"
"I didn't come here for a torn-up flower collar!"
"I want it all!"
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(End of this chapter)
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