Chapter 521: Director's suggestion

Donate all... the Laien family's assets to the royal family?

After hearing Leon's words, the red-haired Director couldn't help but sit up straight with some surprise.

Even if the Laien family is already crumbling, it is estimated that it won't be long before it will be seized of most of its assets under the encroachment of various forces, leaving a meaningless hollow shell.

But even this hollow shell is enough for an "ordinary person" to squander for a lifetime. Why would he think of donating it all?

"Because the Cleanup Bureau's salary is enough for me to spend, and it can even make our family live quite comfortably. Although I can get more wealth after inheriting the Duke, I will also be involved in endless trouble, and the lives of Anna and the others will be completely disrupted. Compared to this, I think it's better to be like this now."

After briefly explaining his reasons, Leon thought for a while and added:

"Of course, I do this also to avoid suspicion. After all, if I inherit the title of Lionheart Duke, I will become the biggest beneficiary of the Laien Blood Night. The investigators sent by the bureau might think too much, so it's better to force them to change someone else to succeed the title quickly and shake off this burden as soon as possible."

So the wealth of an entire Duke family is just a heavy burden in your eyes?

Staring at Leon's eyes and confirming that what he said was indeed his true thoughts, the red-haired Director's eyebrows couldn't help but lift slightly, and then she glanced at the toad pendant on Leon's chest.

That's true... if he had a strong desire for wealth, he probably wouldn't be able to resist this Holy Spirit who holds the power of wealth, and it wouldn't be difficult to understand that he would make such a choice. It's just...

"Why do you choose to donate to the royal family?"

The red-haired Director thought for a while and reminded seriously:

"If you just want to force them to change someone else to succeed the title, I don't really suggest you donate to the royal family, because they may not necessarily accept it.

After all, this looks too much like seizing property. The old nobles' forces are not weak. If it is not handled well and causes a large-scale counterattack, it will definitely be enough for the royal family to drink a pot.

What's more, even if you don't donate to them, with the royal family's current momentum, it is estimated that they can bite off three or four percent of the wealth. If operated well, five percent is also possible. They may not necessarily be willing to take this risk, and the possibility of you being rejected on the spot is not small."

"..."

So there is this kind of development?

After hearing the red-haired Director's words, Leon couldn't help but be slightly startled, and then rejoiced that he didn't just go and do it, but chose to consult her first. Otherwise, if the royal family really "refused to accept," he would be stuck at that time.

Deeply realizing the gap between himself and the Director in this regard, Leon, who had always been open-minded and eager to learn, immediately lowered his posture and took the initiative to ask for advice:

"Then in your opinion, what should I do?"

"Simple!"

After snapping her fingers crisply, the red-haired Director said with a smile:

"For such an important succession ceremony, the Princess will definitely be present. You can just use the entire Laien family as a dowry and propose to her on the spot~"

"..."

"Ah?!?!?!"

"Believe me, this is definitely the best way."

Looking at Leon, whose jaw was dropped by her plan, the red-haired Director, who had avenged her "fright," felt much more comfortable in her heart, and then said with a smile:

"Isn't your ultimate goal to force them to change someone else to succeed the title?

In the eyes of those people now, you and the entire Laien family are fish on the chopping block, and no matter how you struggle, you can only be divided and eaten. So no matter how absurd or outrageous this Duke performs, it won't have any impact on the result."

Even if you donate the Laien family, it actually doesn't matter. Anyway, you can only donate the Laien family's wealth. The more important Shangyi Academy seat, as well as the influence in the military and the Department of Road Administration, are impossible for you to donate. These core things can only be occupied by other noble in-laws.

But if you use the entire Laien family as a dowry to propose to the Princess, then the situation will be completely different." In Leon's dumbfounded expression, the red-haired Director said confidently:

"If you really succeed in the proposal, the Princess can swallow the Laien family's wealth and Shangyi Academy seat in one gulp, and then justifiably occupy the Laien family's positions in the military and the Department of Road Administration, and completely hit her influence in.

In this way, the number of 'departments' that the royal family can basically control will reach nine. If you count other 'departments' that although they can't control, they also have some influence, more than half of the entire Kingdom's government departments will be affected by the Princess.

Plus the Laien family's Shangyi Academy Vice-Chairman seat, the Princess will have power in both the upper and lower academies. Even if the old nobles and the academy unite, they are only slightly stronger than her by two or three percent.

Plus the internal friction and ghost thoughts after the two sides unite, the Princess faction and the non-Princess faction are basically fifty-fifty. The improvement measures that she has been firmly stuck in the past will have the possibility of being forcibly pushed forward, and the entire old noble class will suffer heavy losses.

Once they figure out this problem, let alone changing a successor, those guys are afraid they will have the heart to kill you on the spot!"

"..."

Looking at Leon, who went from astonishment to dumbfounded, and finally to silence, the red-haired Director, whose strange taste was satisfied, concluded with a smile:

"If you do as I say, the worst result is that you can successfully get rid of the Duke identity. If it is the best result, you can even marry the Princess and directly become a Prince!

Little Leon~ how is the idea I gave you?"

"..."

The idea is good, but it would be even better if you didn't play with me by the way.

At this time, Leon had already reacted. The red-haired Director's habit of liking to tease people was afraid it had committed, and the proposal just now was clearly teasing him.

"Thank you, Director, for the reminder."

After remembering this super-kill that could get rid of the Duke identity one hundred percent as long as it was used, Leon said with a black face:

"But you don't really need to propose to the Princess, right? As long as I say that I am preparing to propose, they should drive me down from the Duke's position."

"Doing this is also fine, but are you really not considering it?"

The red-haired Director said with a smile:

"According to that Princess's style of doing things, she will definitely agree to your proposal conditions. People are known as the number one beauty in the whole capital. Do you have even a little bit of..."

"No!"

Seeing that the Director had entered the unreliable mode, Leon, who had already asked for the solution to the problem, naturally didn't want to continue staying here to be teased, and left the Director's office with a tight face.

"There is quite a lot of work piled up in these two days. If there is nothing else, I will go busy first."

"Hmm, go, go~"

After watching Leon leave with a smile, the red-haired Director, whose mood was much more comfortable, took a stack of documents and continued to work at her desk. However, when the sun began to tilt slightly to the west, she suddenly said "oops," and opened the drawer with some annoyance, taking out a family photo tied with hair.

Just now, she was busy with business, and later she was looking for fun. She forgot to return this anomalous object that Jerry stole from Leon to him!

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 522 =====