Chapter 245

Did I... get fooled?

Leaving with the small gift the Princess gave Anna, and refusing the royal carriage to send him home, Hearing Hearing Li Ang, standing at the gate of the palace blowing the night wind, felt that his mood was extremely complicated.

Cunning bad woman...

The few questions he raised at the beginning, including the large cognitive differences, the busy work on both sides, the trouble brought by the Prince status, and the fact that she really wanted the Laien family, not him as a person... etc., etc.

Although the Princess said a lot to him, these fundamental problems that really made him make up his mind to refuse this marriage seemed to have not been solved at all.

But even if the situation hadn't changed at all compared to before, this marriage was not only not broken off, but he was also tied firmly by her, and he promised that he would not blame her, would not abandon her, would give her a chance, and would never mention breaking off the engagement first, etc., etc.

Even if he hadn't managed to regain some rationality at the critical moment, it is estimated that even the specific wedding date would have to be set on the spot, and he would be completely tied to death by the cunning Princess.

But strangely, even though he knew he had been fooled, but thinking of the soft words she said when she was holding him just now, and those eyes that were full of him... at least they looked full of him, he couldn't be angry with her no matter what...

Men... phew!

After fiercely spitting at his own unpromising self in his heart, Hearing Hearing Li Ang couldn't help but sigh, and then walked down the steps with a quite complicated mood and an even more complicated mood.

Hoo... It seems that Hearing Hearing Li Ang should not come to break off the engagement in a short time.

After Hearing Hearing Li Ang admitted that he failed to break off the engagement and walked down the steps... not very dejectedly, a certain fishing master who was looking at this side on the balcony couldn't help but let out a long breath.

People who want status often value face more. Giving enough respect first can usually pry the other party's attitude; people who want power are often more practical. To reach a consensus, they need to give immediate benefits;

And although people who want wealth are also very realistic, if they can show a sufficiently beautiful prospect, they are even willing to accept empty promises. What is really difficult is the kind of person who wants nothing.

Fishing requires bait, but Hearing Hearing Li Ang wants neither status, nor power, nor wealth. Her identity as a Princess is even a burden and trouble for him.

So if he really bit to death that he must dissolve the engagement no matter what, then she really had no way, and could only watch this big fish unhook and leave, shaking its head and tail back to the river and sea.

Fortunately, in order to push Hearing Hearing Li Ang to the position of Lionheart Duke, she had done a lot of investigation in advance and had a sufficient understanding of him, which barely caught his weakness...

Soft-hearted, and not thick-skinned enough.

Even if he made up his mind to break off the engagement, with his personality, he would never speak bad words, and this gave her room to turn around and pull, and even rely on taking the initiative to show favor, making it difficult for him to refuse directly and stabilize the situation.

And when she took the initiative to reveal her bottom line, stated that he was her only choice, and appeared sufficiently helpless and weak, making "active repentance" a choice with a sense of guilt, then with Hearing Hearing Li Ang's personality, he would definitely not be able to speak.

I am really a despicable woman...

Looking at Hearing Hearing Li Ang's distant back, the Princess on the balcony was silent for a while, and there was a little apology in her glistening eyes.

Sorry...

But even if there are such and such small thoughts behind it, every word I said just now is actually true. Marrying you is indeed my best choice, and it can even be said to be the only choice, because only the marriage with you can give me the power to change the Kingdom.

She six years ago arrived a step late and failed to save those who died in the flames of war. Those figures who were burned to death while crying in the orange-yellow flames became nightmares that repeatedly tortured her in countless late nights.

And if she six years later arrived a step late again and failed to seize the opportunity to change the Kingdom, with the current situation of the Kingdom, a nightmare more painful than the previous one would definitely have a day of coming again.

Perhaps this is very selfish, but I really don't want to regret it again!

Watching Hearing Hearing Li Ang go further and further away, until even his back disappeared into the night, the Princess sighed and left the balcony, sat back at the desk, and opened the documents that had not been approved.

And on the shelf behind the Princess, an old tin doll with half its cheeks shattered was quietly gazing at her back as she worked at the desk, revealing a strange smile with a bit of resentment.

"Lionheart Duke enters the palace at night, is the Princess's good thing coming?"

"Historic secret meeting, Princess faction will hold power!"

"Beauty or power? The union of the Bobby Laien and the Robin!"

"Shocking! Lionheart Duke meets the Princess at night, will the two get married with children?"

"..."

"Everyone who can come here must already know the news."

After patting the newspaper on the table, which had various titles but was actually talking about the same thing, the man in a brown suit frowned and said:

"I won't say extra words. This time I invited everyone here just to discuss one thing—regarding this stupid Duke who threatened to use the entire Laien family as a dowry and prepared to marry the Princess, what exactly are you going to do?"

What do we want to do? The problem now shouldn't be what we can do?

After the invited old nobles looked at each other for a while, an old Earl with white hair stood up first and proposed with indignation:

"Of course it is to abolish him!

Among the seventeen most important major departments in the Kingdom, seven have been controlled by the royal family. If the Road Administration Department and the Military Department occupied by the Laien family also fall over, that is more than half of the departments are decided by her! Plus the seat of the Deputy Speaker of the Upper House of the Laien family, then even if we join forces with the Lower House, we may not be able to beat the Princess!

So he must be abolished! If we let that stupid person sit in the position of Duke, how will we live in the future? Directly looking at others' faces?"

"But the problem is how to abolish him? And who will abolish him?"

After the old Earl finished speaking, another noble beside him sighed:

"After the Laien Blood Night, people in the Laien family who are qualified to stand up are almost dead, leaving only a clan elder who had no real power in the past. If you have to say it, you can barely add a family head who was just elected.

But before the succession ceremony, the old Duke's butler had a heart attack, the only remaining clan elder was so angry that he had a stroke, and the newly elected family head was also frightened by the Lionheart Duke who slapped the Prince, and had a serious illness. He hasn't recovered yet. There is no one in the Laien family who can stand up."

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