After that, Ryan was embarrassed and asked by her mother how her relationship with Lixia had progressed and when she could bring her and Qiya back together for her to see.

"Mother... do you and your father object to me breaking the engagement you have made to find another girlfriend?"

"Um?"

Sally looked at Ryan strangely and asked, "Why do you object? Anyway, that child named Lixia will only become your side room, and his wife will always be Little Alisa."

"Forehead……"

Ryan's mouth twitched, and he still felt a little uncomfortable with the corrupt marriage system of the imperial nobles.

That's right, just like Mura's little mother, Mrs. Olij, the children of nobles who had titles in the empire could marry a relative.

Moreover, because of family arranged marriages, the wife usually placed outside as a storefront, and the side room is the partner that the nobles really choose according to their own wishes.

...Of course, there are also surprises, including Ryan's father, Mr. Kane.

He was deeply in love with his mother Sally, and he never had any other bad ideas after marrying her. Even Ryan's grandfather, who had passed away in his early years, was unwavering.

However, in today's era of increasing wisdom in the people, there are fewer and fewer people who are willing to share their husbands with other women.

Ryan scratched his head helplessly, and he didn't know how to complain about his mother's words.

With Alisha's arrogant and stingy personality, Ryan is really not sure whether she can accept Lisha's existence.

‘But…’ Ryan touched his chin and thought thoughtfully, ‘The last time they met, it seemed that they had secretly talked about something, wouldn’t it be…’

‘No, no! There is no such ideal thing, and now is not the time to consider the love between children.’

Duke Kane does seem to have something important to discuss with General Aurelia. It was not until before dinner that Aurelia politely declined the Duke's invitation to eat and left the Duke's City Pavilion.

During this waiting period, Ryan told Michelle, who was in Kezhou through his international communication equipment at home.

Fortunately, Crossbel has not changed much in the past two days. Rubacher still acted in a low-key manner and turned a blind eye to Black Moon's relentless pursuit.

The guards' blockade of the ancient battlefield was still not resolved. Michelle learned the attitude of the guard commander from the police station through Dudley's channels.

Speaker Halterman issued a dead order to prevent the pig-head commander from being allowed to be released, and he was unmoved by how Deputy Commander Sonia persuaded him.

Ryan felt some bad premonitions from Halterman's abnormal behavior, and Michelle also expressed worriedly that he had the same opinion.

"I understand. After I go back, I will put pressure on Halterman directly through Mayor McDowell. I'll bother you all about work."

The dinner at the Duke City Pavilion was relatively boring. My father adhered to the rule that the nobles would not speak and said nothing. During the dinner, he could only hear the crisp sound of knife and fork falling on the plate.

The maids also looked at their noses and kept their noses silently, which made Ryan, who was used to Qiya bringing lively dinner time to her home, was very uncomfortable.

After dinner, Duke Kane took the wipes from the maid and wiped his mouth gracefully, then stood up and said, "Reinhardt, come with me, it's almost time for you to know some of the core content."

"As for how you choose after knowing part of the truth... I won't force you to follow the family path."

"But!" Mr. Kane looked at Ryan sternly and said, "I hope you can seriously consider your position, identity and the current situation in the empire, and choose the path to truly obey your true heart. I will never allow the escape from the behavior of ten years ago!"

"Hu~"...

Ryan breathed a sigh of relief after hearing his father's words. At least this time his father would not force him to inherit the family's merciful wishes... But to be honest, the current situation in the empire left him with little choice.

Under the erosion of the torrent of this era, let alone his personal opinions, even the Duke of Kane and even the entire noble alliance cannot guarantee that they can escape from this wave.

Although it is not the first time Ryan has come to this place in the basement of Duke City Pavilion, he is always very unaware of the atmosphere here.

"Bang."

After lit up the guide light in the basement, Duke Kane pointed his hand into the hall and said, "Find a place to sit, and I will tell you a part of the truth hidden in the dark side of the empire before Miss Witch arrives."

There is a quaint long table in the center of this underground hall, and rows of wooden chairs are neatly arranged beside the table.

Although the tables and chairs have become a little old after the time has washed away, it can still be seen that these tables and chairs are made of precious wood.

After Ryan sat down, Kane pointed to the portrait of the gloomy man hanging on the wall at the end of the hall and said, "This one has been seen many times, and it depicts our great ancestor, Otrus."

Ryan curled his lips and complained in his heart, "Of course I know, the pseudo-emperor mentioned countless times in history books...'

Historical books clearly record that before the Battle of the Lion, Emperor Bellus V passed away, and the crown prince Manfret, born to the concubine, was soon assassinated by unknown people.

At this time, the fourth prince Eutrus, born to the concubine sent by the Kane family to Balfrem Palace. With the support of the Kane family, he quickly eliminated the opposition forces in the imperial capital and established himself as the new emperor.

Bolius V was an emperor who liked women. Not only did he marry many civilian women into the palace, but he also accepted all the secret sons who sent the four nobles into the palace.

After Eutrus announced his ascension, the princes supported by other great nobles were naturally not to be outdone. They soon returned to their respective territories and rose up, announcing that they represented the orthodox.

The massive civil war - the war known in history as the Battle of the Lion began.

To everyone's surprise, the one who won the war in the end was the third prince Delekels, who had been unrespected before, who was later called the Lion Heart Emperor.

Of course, Mr. Kane noticed his son's disapproval of his expression. He shook his head helplessly and said, "You know the situation of the Lion Battle but not the reason."

"Well... Although Miss Witch should have told you some information about the corners, I'll just briefly tell you the whole story from scratch."

Duke Kane sat in the main seat, crossed his hands and held his chin and said, "You have heard of it. Behind the Lion Battle are the huge pieces of power collide with each other. Let me first talk about the origin of the huge pieces of power."

"Kid, this is the name given to the fragments of giant power."

The Duke of Kane looked at Ryan with sharp eyes and said seriously, "The 'gray' I asked you to enter Tols Academy to look for is one of them."
Chapter completed!