Chapter 103 Second Prince Chat
The capital of the Principality of Zeon, also called Zeon City, can be said to be the largest and most prosperous city in the principality.
At this moment in the royal palace of Jean City, King Lawrence, who is in his fifties, is checking letters from nobles from all over the world in a magnificent palace. Although he is already in his fifties, as a high-ranking golden knight, Lawrence can be said to be in his prime, and his brows reveal the majesty of having been in a high position for a long time.
Lawrence's title is actually just a Grand Duke, so it is slightly inappropriate to call himself the king. However, since the former kingdom split, no one cares whether this is in line with the system. Only fists are the truth.
"Your Majesty, the Second Prince requests an audience!"
Just as King Lawrence was concentrating on reading the letter and making comments from time to time, a servant walked in from outside the door and reported to King Lawrence in a low voice.
"Let him in."
King Lawrence heard the servant's words, but he didn't even raise his head. He continued to concentrate on annotating the letter in his hand. He just opened his mouth slightly and responded to the servant in a low voice.
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
The servant did not dare to be negligent. He quickly saluted and then lowered his head and carefully left the palace.
"Father!"
Not long after the servant left, a tall and handsome man in a silk suit walked in. This man was King Lawrence's second son, Prince Chat.
Prince Chat walked with powerful steps and elegant manners to the long desk in King Lawrence's office. Seeing that the king was annotating a letter, he bowed respectfully to the king and shouted.
"Chat, what's going on so late at night?"
Hearing his son's shout, King Lawrence finally put down the letter in his hand and looked up at Chat.
"Father, I heard that Alice sent a letter to the capital. What's the matter? Did she regret it?"
Seeing Lawrence looking at him, Chat didn't dare to meet his gaze. When he was about to meet Lawrence's eyes, he immediately lowered his head and asked respectfully.
Bang!
"Didn't I tell you to stop thinking about her, you worthless piece of shit!"
Just after listening to what Chat said, Lawrence slammed his palm hard on the exquisitely crafted long office desk. The sturdy and heavy long desk suddenly made a loud noise, followed by a stern rebuke from Lawrence.
Chat, who was lowering his head, trembled when he heard Lawrence's question, but fortunately Lawrence was not only the title of king, but also his father, so he continued to answer in a low voice: "Father, I know I was wrong, I just couldn't help asking for a moment, please don't be angry.
"Humph! If you have such a well-informed information channel, don't leave it to a woman. Pay more attention to other things. Why would I give birth to a loser like you? I asked you to get close to her, but you spent two years without any progress."
When Lawrence heard Chat's apology and his trembling body, he thought that he was his son after all, so the anger in his heart subsided a lot. He said a few words neither lightly nor seriously, then picked up an envelope from the table and threw it in front of Chat.
"Look for yourself. You should learn more from your brother and stop spending all day eating, drinking and having fun. When you graduate from the academy in two years, I will confer you the title of the only marquis of the Principality of Jean."
"Yes, father!"
Chat did not dare to delay and bowed to Lawrence quickly. Then he hurriedly picked up the envelope that Lawrence dropped from the ground and opened it to check.
After Chat opened the envelope, he began to look at the contents.
This letter was the one that Alice had asked Lina to send to the royal capital. It told how Viscount Lanny had broken the unspoken rules of the nobility and illegally built a camp in the buffer zone to station soldiers. It requested the king to give an order to Lanny to dismantle the camp in the buffer zone, withdraw the soldiers, and eliminate possible conflicts between the two sides.
"Father, how are you going to deal with this matter?"
After Chat read the letter carefully, he put the letter back into the envelope and respectfully placed it back on Lawrence's desk.
"What else can we do? We have the laws of the kingdom. I'll have someone send it to the administrator and let them handle it."
After Chat read Alice's envelope, Lawrence continued to review other envelopes. Although he was not a qualified monarch regarding the affairs of the Jones family, he was a diligent king for the entire principality. Hearing Chat's question, Lawrence answered Chat unhappily.
Chat was not surprised to get Lawrence's answer. Although his father coveted the wealth and land of the Jones family, he only wanted to obtain them with some clever means. He would not show any favoritism on these small issues, which would damage his reputation as a king.
"Father, I think this is a great opportunity!"
Chat lowered his head, his mind spinning with thoughts and a cold light flashing in his eyes. He hated that ungrateful bitch so much. It was that bitch who made him a laughing stock in the entire capital. This time, even if Lanny didn't use gold coins to bribe him, he would do his best to trip up that bitch once he knew the news.
"Since the Jones family refused to obey the marriage you arranged, it means they don't regard you as a true monarch. If you can't show the proper attitude, I'm worried that other nobles will become disloyal."
After Chat finished saying the last part of this, Lawrence, who was concentrating on reading the letter, finally took action. He slowly put the letter down and glanced at Chat with a stern look for a long time. However, Chat kept his head down as before. Lawrence could not see Chat's expression, but only saw his son standing respectfully.
Alice got the news about his marriage arrangement from somewhere. Choosing a husband from among the vassal vassal in advance would definitely undermine his dignity as a king. Although she was informed of this matter as soon as the herald arrived and the marriage order was not read out in public, even if the news was not read out, it could not be concealed from the great nobles in the country. However, no one dared to mention this matter in front of Lawrence, and it was not a glorious thing either. Lawrence could not blame Alice for this, so it was left unresolved.
Now that Chat had mentioned it to Lawrence, it was like tearing off the last layer of fig leaf on Lawrence's face. Lawrence's eyes were a little fierce, and he asked in a tone that was hard to tell whether he was happy or angry: "Then how do you think we should deal with this matter?"
"Father, I think you should order Viscount Lanny to help you mine that mineral. Even if it is a coal mine or an iron mine, you must develop it. This way, you can let those nobles know that their land and everything they have now are all rewards from you."
Although Chat was only 26 years old, he was already a silver beginner knight. Even though he kept his head down, he could still sense Lawrence's fierce gaze on him. However, he was not worried. He had considered all the situations before coming. The current situation was completely within his expectations and was the best one.
"There is no precedent for developing a buffer zone in the Principality!"
Lawrence continued to stare at Chat, but his mind was thoughtful.
"Father, Alice's resistance to your marriage proposal has set a precedent in the Principality of Zeon!"
"Then I'll leave this matter to you! Remember not to go too far. The Principality still needs the Lord of the North to guard the north."
Lawrence finally gave in. It was impossible for him to say that he didn't care that Alice disobeyed his will as a monarch, but now there were strong enemies outside, and Lawrence needed stability in the principality, so he was not prepared to take action against the Jones family for the time being. As for other nobles coveting the wealth of the Jones family, as long as it did not endanger the foundation of the principality, Lawrence would be happy to see it. After all, the weakening of the Jones family's power would be more beneficial for him to take over the Jones family in the future.
"Yes, father, don't worry, I will act with caution!"
Seeing that his father finally gave in and handed the matter over to him, Chat felt relieved and immediately began to make promises to Lawrence.
"If you have nothing else to do, go back."
Lawrence ignored Chat's assurances and started to drive people away. This second son was sometimes confused and sometimes smart, which made Lawrence not like him very much, especially after the plan to let him get close to Alice failed.
"Yes, I'll take my leave."
Chat immediately bowed respectfully, then walked out of the palace with his head down. After turning his back to Lawrence, a hint of anger flashed in Chat's eyes.
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