EOL Chapter 29

“By the way, you were my mother’s butler.” Alfred said softly with some understanding, “Do you know that the crown prince is not…”

He didn’t say what happened next, but Mark responded unequivocally: “Yes, I know.”

Alfred understood that this man was a loyal servant of the late empress. When he needed to rely on the prince’s power to fight against the second prince, he wholeheartedly assisted the prince. When the second prince died, he followed the late empress’s last wish and turned to Alfred.

“How did you survive?” Alfred asked.

As far as he knew, the few insiders were almost dead, leaving only Xiu himself and the high priest.

“I am not an insider on the surface.” Mark slowly narrated, “Back then, Her Royal Highness the Queen was in very poor condition when she was pregnant. She was worried that she would not be able to survive the birth, so she deliberately kept a backup plan. The prince’s birth certificate was forged. This is a capital crime, and the fewer people know about it, the safer it is. However, Her Majesty the Queen was worried that someone would be corrupted by power in the future and have evil intentions, taking away the position that originally belonged to Her Majesty. By then, she commanded that no one would tell His Majesty the truth. It seems now that Her Royal Highness the Queen was very far-sighted, but she underestimated His Majesty’s ability. It seems that you don’t need me to tell you, I’m afraid you know more than I do.”

Alfred thought thoughtfully and said, “Besides you, are there any other secret insiders in this matter?”

“Probably not anymore,” Mark said vicissitudes of life. “The high priest broke his oath with Her Highness the Queen and fell to Her Highness’s side. Oh, I still remember how he promised with all his heart back then – he said Her Highness It is just a tool to occupy the position of ‘eldest son’, a stop-gap measure, and a flawed experiment. He also promised that he would do his best to assist His Highness and ensure that the throne would not be taken away by anyone. These are all what Her Royal Highness the Queen told me personally. The High Priest helped Her Royal Highness the Queen obtain the Grand Highness, which alleviated her urgent need and kept her status as Queen. Her Royal Highness the Queen trusted the High Priest very much. Who would have thought that as soon as she passed away, the High Priest would soon break his oath? It has been more than twenty years since the Queen passed away, and people who were involved in this matter have also died in ‘accidents’ one after another. I only managed to survive because I hold a senior position in the Palace of Dawn and seem to have no clue about it.”

Alfred nodded and said, “So, is there anything you can tell me about the high priest?”

Mark said without hesitation, his always peaceful and kind eyes lit up. It could be seen that he had buried this secret in his heart for too long and had been looking for the right opportunity to reveal it.

“There is collusion between the high priest and the rebels,” he said.

“The high priest is in cahoots with the rebels.”

Alfred said in the basement of the closed billiard entertainment store.

Austin almost spit out his drink and said, “Where did the news come from?”

“You don’t need to worry about it. I have verified the source and it is reliable.” Alfred said, “The day before yesterday you said that the report on the bomb was about to come out.”

“It has come out.” Austin said, “The secret document cannot be brought out, so I can only dictate it to you. It is a sophisticated structure that is difficult for us to understand and is full of unknown designs… I am not studying this, but my dad said that several insiders in the Legion’s R&D Department are now in a state of fanaticism. According to them, the design of this bomb is extremely advanced, so much so that it is difficult for us to understand… Damn, It’s not designed by the high priest, is it? Doesn’t he study some genetics?”

Alfred had already caught a few scattered thoughts before and quickly denied: “No, that’s not the case. Someone once warned me not to go against the high priest, because the high priest has potential energy that I can’t imagine. Now, this matter finally has some clues.”

Austin didn’t follow his train of thought and said, “You mean the rebels? But the rebels were all wiped out…”

“You know, the servants of Xinghui Palace were secretly tortured by the emperor and interrogated continuously for a month.” Alfred suddenly said, “There is no airtight wall in this world. What you Stone family heard about, plus what my intelligence sources told me, I can roughly piece together the results of the interrogation. The problem does lie in Xinghui Palace itself. The system that is said to be able to make the house ‘alive’ and follow instructions went wrong that day, and several servants The statements made by the two parties all confirmed that point.”

Austin thought something, and Alfred continued: “The prince studied strategic command, and the high priest studied genes and biology. Which one of them can use that set of electronic programming to kill people? Forget about them, the second prince. The palace has hired the top academic team as consultants, and it claims to have installed the most cutting-edge new technology… There are very few people in the empire who know how to operate it, let alone use it to arrange a series of interlocking murder plans. “

“The rebels’ advanced dirty bombs, the second prince’s high-tech palace was breached and exploited…” Austin shuddered and murmured, “You mean…”

“The high priest and the rebels are not supporting each other.” Alfred said in a very cold voice, “But there is an unknown force behind them that is supporting them at the same time.”

Austin couldn’t help but say: “This is impossible… All scientific research resources are controlled by the royal family and nobles. How could that force quietly develop so many advanced technologies beyond this era within the empire? “

“So, they are not within the empire.” Alfred looked at Austin, “Has the Voyage Corps not been active for many years?”

The Voyage Legion was a legion formed at the beginning of the Era, dedicated to exploring the unknown universe and opening up territory for the empire. However, the scope of the management of the main planet is limited. As early as when Alfred’s great-grandfather was the emperor, the empire’s territory was already saturated. Even if livable planets could be discovered in distant places, the empire would not have the ability to manage them, so the Voyage Corps has long stopped its activities, and the empire has turned to vigorous internal development, encouraging folk entertainment, improving the quality of life, and encouraging more children.

“That’s right! The rebels used to be active at the border all year round, and they would hide outside the border at every turn…” Austin’s speech slowed down, and he felt that his insides were getting colder, “There are… things outside the border that we don’t know about? “

Alfred said calmly: “There’s no need to scare yourself.”

Austin looked at Alfred and saw this young man, who was a few years younger than him, sitting calmly and without any fear.

He is indeed very suitable to sit on the throne representing the sun in the Holy Golden Palace.

Austin suddenly had such an idea.

Alfred said: “Then, let’s…”

He already has arrangements. Austin hurriedly listened carefully and only heard Alfred say: “We each go back to our homes and find our dads.”

“Ah?” Austin was stunned, “No, of course, I have to report to my dad, you…”

“Either I can overthrow the emperor and ascend to the throne, or I need the emperor’s intervention. But I can’t overthrow the emperor and ascend to the throne. There is still a prince above me.”

Alfred suddenly sneered and continued: “It’s time to find something for the emperor to do, otherwise, he might be thinking about giving me another younger brother or sister.”

Austin was surprised: “Wha… what? If His Majesty insists on wanting it, technically it should be possible. If he raises it for another twenty years, it’s still enough time… But who will he give birth to?”

“The funeral of the second prince is about to be held, and Mrs. Hart is already on the way. She has been granted permission to return to the main planet to attend the funeral.” Alfred said disdainfully, “These old lovers will get together again soon, most likely It’s still with her. We don’t have to worry, this kind of thing can’t be successful in a short while, even if it is successful, I won’t be afraid of a swaddled baby. “

The emperor had the idea of ​​having another child, and there was no need to rush about it, but Alfred mentioned the second prince’s funeral, and Austin had to think of another event.

“His Majesty hasn’t summoned you and the prince at all recently, so when will your birthday party be held? Your birthday is coming soon, and it will be too late if you don’t start the arrangements…”

Alfred said: “It doesn’t matter, the prince’s edict has been issued. I don’t care if there is a sealing ceremony or not. The prince’s previous operations on Xueliang did make me look more suspicious than him, but the old man has not withdrawn my military power yet, indicating that he has not yet leaned towards the suspicious side.”

He turned the wine glass in his hand and said slowly: “Hasn’t the Grand Marshal always wanted to avenge his sister, your aunt? You go back and inform him that the time has come.”

That night, Alfred returned to Dawn Palace smelling of alcohol.

He walked through the hall and was about to go upstairs when a cold voice behind him said: “Stop.”

Alfred turned around and saw Xiu sitting on the sofa in his regular clothes. There were no servants around him. He was waiting for him specially and had been waiting for a long time.

“What’s up?”

“What did you do?” Xiu asked in a low voice.

Alfred said lazily: “I found a shop to drink. What’s wrong?”

“Absurd!” Xiu scolded, “Today the people from the Shengjin Palace came to deliver the message. The male servants searched all over the Dawn Palace but couldn’t find you! I am the master of the Dawn Palace. If you want to live here, you must report to me where you are going to and coming from. Understood.”

Although he was just sitting there in his regular clothes, he still had such a high and noble attitude. Alfred’s throat moved, and he was involuntarily aroused to conquer.

However, this is the Palace of Dawn, and no matter how bold Alfred is, he would not dare to touch the prince in the Palace of Dawn. He thought wildly about the night on the spaceship, stood there without moving, and said indifferently: “What’s the edict?”

“The time for your birthday party is set.” Xiu said, “It will be in two days.”