Chapter 55 Assassination at the Celebration
Chapter 55
55.1
For most people in the celebration square, Princess Matilda did not leave much impression on them:
She was taciturn, cold, and didn't interact with anyone. Apart from her long ice-blue hair streaked with gold that highlighted her noble status, there was nothing impressive about her.
It was not until Princess Matilda rebelled against Alex Karagaran and chose to marry Duke Lorenz Ebrard that the nobles began to quietly speculate:
Princess Matilda wants to use the wealth of Oplenseeburg to join the fight for the crown prince position.
However, after Princess Matilda married Lorenz, she did not take any action against the position of Crown Prince and even allowed Lorenz to make his two illegitimate sons baronet, which once again confused people:
Princess Matilda, she is a walking mystery.
No one knows what she really wants to do, no one knows what she really wants.
So, when Princess Matilda said to Euridice in the square during the celebration: "George Blier, he swears that it is Prince Richard who is in contact with him. How do you explain George Blier, Euridice Aquitus?"
People's eyes moved back and forth between Princess Matilda and Euridice Aquitas.
Euridice Aquitas is Lorenz Ebrard's ex-wife, and Princess Matilda is Lorenz Ebrard's current wife. Is there some subtle conflict between these two people?
Euridice glanced at George Blier and shrugged. "You and Prince Constance, you are Prince Richard's sister and brother. It's not surprising that you know Prince Richard's middle name and the initials 'R.R.M.'. You can easily impersonate Richard and carry on a secret correspondence with George Blier. It's not difficult."
Euridice said this, and before Princess Matilda could say anything, George Blier suddenly blurted out, "Impossible!"
Euridice looked at him coldly, and George Blier felt a little uncomfortable being looked at, but he still said with certainty: "I have seen him - I mean, I met with him secretly."
Oledsi raised his eyebrows: "Oh?"
George Blier gritted his teeth and said stubbornly, "What I mean is, the person I met secretly was a fat man, very fat... Do you understand? Late at night, he was wearing a loose black nightgown, but the nightgown was stretched to the point of being tight. That was definitely Prince Richard, not Prince Constance - that was a man, and it was even more impossible to be Princess Matilda."
George Blier said this, and Prince Richard looked at him blankly: "Huh?"
After holding it in for a long time, Prince Richard could only manage to utter one sentence: "I... I'm not that fat, am I?"
The corners of George Blier's mouth twitched, and someone in the crowd raised a hand to his forehead. Princess Sabina coughed softly, and Prince Richard suddenly woke up. "No, you're lying. I haven't seen you at all, and I'm not wearing any nightgown."
Having said that, he added quietly, "I'm not that fat. I won't stretch my nightgown to the point of being too tight."
George Blier, however, seemed to laugh in anger. He looked up, not caring about anything else, and shouted, "You're just a fat man! It was you who took the initiative to come to our Blier family's territory at night and instigated me to assassinate High King Lucinda. You were wearing a nightgown, and your face was not exposed, but your shoulders were very broad and your waist was very large, and the nightgown was bulging. You could never be Prince Constance."
Prince Richard, who had been trembling, seemed to have become a little braver because of Euridice's defense. He held Princess Sabina's hand, stood up by himself, and shouted: "I didn't! You are lying! I didn't even see you."
George Brill's eyes widened, as if he was extremely angry at Prince Richard's denial. He gritted his teeth and spoke in succession, "It was you who came to me on Pegasus, the royal Pegasus! Is there anyone else who can drive a Pegasus like that? Only the royal Pegasus can land lightly in the middle of the night without alarming anyone. You came to me in the middle of the night, without telling anyone, and we exchanged vows in secret in the wine cellar. You said you would become the new king of the empire, and I would be the new Duke of Brill. Oh, and you also have the pass to Castle Kaderin!"
George Blier seemed to recall more evidence and spoke louder and louder: "That is the royal pass. I have touched it. It is absolutely real, not someone else's impersonation. Moreover, when I was drinking in the wine cellar, I saw the man's hair - under the hood, it was golden and icy blue! That is hair that no one except a child of the royal family can have."
The assassin's eyes were sharp, and he seemed to have forgotten the serious crime he had committed. He was determined to drag the instigator who instigated him into the water.
George Blier said confidently: "Golden token, white Pegasus, bloated figure, golden hair mixed with ice blue - the one coming to see me is Prince Richard, I will never mistake him."
Prince Richard's eyes widened, and he was speechless. "Impossible, this is impossible. I have never been to the territory of the Blier family, and I have never seen you."
George Blier sneered sarcastically: "To dare to do such a thing and not admit it? What a coward!"
Prince Richard's face flushed red, his lips moved in anger, but he could not utter a word of rebuttal. His mind was really not very quick.
Olidisi waited until they had almost finished arguing before speaking calmly, "You're wrong."
George Blier was stunned. Euridice said calmly, "George Blier, you said that late one night, Prince Richard secretly exchanged vows with you in a wine cellar without telling anyone, right?"
George Blier bit his lip. "Yes. It's true. I know I've committed an unforgivable crime, but there's no need for me to lie about it. I want Richard, the one who instigated me, to receive the same punishment."
Euridice curled his lips, without responding to George Blier's resentment, but suddenly said to the crowd: "Count Blier."
The pot-bellied baron wiped the cold sweat from his forehead with a handkerchief and tried hard to hide in the crowd, trying not to attract people's attention. However, Euridsi still called out his name clearly.
Count Blier paused, the fat on his face trembling, revealing a smile uglier than crying: "Ah... Miss Aquitus."
Euridice asked, "Excuse me, Count, is the wine cellar of the Blier family underground? What kind of ladder does it use?"
This was a question which took Lord Blier by surprise.
The fat on the man's face stopped shaking briefly, and he replied with some confusion, "It's underground. We only have one wine cellar. It uses a regular wine cellar ladder, the old-fashioned straight oak ladder."
Olidisi nodded: "I think the same as you."
She clapped her hands as she spoke, "Knight Commander, could you please bring me a wine cellar ladder?"
The Royal Knight Commander glanced at the Queen, and King Lucinda nodded faintly. Then the Knight Commander flew away quickly and quickly brought up a wine cellar ladder.
It was a typical old-fashioned oak ladder, heavy and sturdy, and a little worn.
"Thank you." Olidisi smiled. "Indeed, this is the wine cellar ladder commonly used by nobles."
She looked at Lord Blier and said, "Is this the ladder you use for your wine cellar?"
Lord Blier nodded in confusion. "Yes, very similar to our ladder. Only ours is probably even older."
He smiled sheepishly as he spoke, "The wine cellar is usually only visited by the waiters... so we haven't renovated it."
Olidisi did not respond to him, but raised her foot and stepped on the first step of the wooden ladder.
The wooden ladder made a creaking sound.
Olidisi paused, half-smiling, "This kind of wine cellar ladder, while sturdy, also makes a lot of noise. A heavier person walking on it wouldn't make any noise at all. That kind of noise is hard to hide from everyone in the middle of the night."
George Blier was startled. Euridice gestured to Prince Richard with his chin: "If you don't believe me, Your Highness Prince Richard, please try it."
Prince Richard took a deep breath, held onto the wooden ladder, and stepped up—
Not only did the wooden ladder make a loud "creak--creak" sound, but when Prince Richard stepped on it, there was also a heavy "bang" sound.
Prince Richard looked a little embarrassed. "Well... my weight, uh, does cause, uh, this kind of noise."
George Blier's expression changed slightly. Euridice looked at him calmly. "You said his footsteps were light and he didn't wake anyone. Do you think this is something Prince Richard could do easily?"
George Blier's face changed from one expression to another, and finally he just murmured, "Impossible..."
Euridice looked at him indifferently. "No matter how careful a fat and clumsy man is, he can't hide the creaking sound of the wooden stairs as he descends. Unless, the person who came to see you is not Prince Richard at all, but another nimble and agile person in disguise."
A low murmur of astonishment rose among the people in the square. A look of surprise and doubt crossed someone's face: "Someone pretended to be Prince Richard and went to see George Blier?"
George Blier's face also turned pale and blue. Euridice said calmly, "If the wooden ladder can't convince you, then there is another piece of evidence: you just mentioned the royal Pegasus."
Euridice said, raising his eyelids with a smile: "George Blier, do you think that with Prince Richard's weight, he is really someone who can perfectly control Pegasus?"
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