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It was already dark. Little Rowling had already said goodbye and left. At this moment, only Ruke sat alone under the lamp in the room and wrote quickly.

"...This investment is really worth the money... To be honest, I was deeply surprised that it could get rewards immediately. Ashu Rufate was not a knight...Thomas was lying at the beginning. Sure enough, the lies of an honest person have the greatest lethality... But our Majesty Lan Jill probably wouldn't have expected that he investigated Ashu Rufate, but Irina would tell Little Rowling the results of his investigation, and Little Rowling told me. This is an extremely important intelligence. In fact, I already have the killer weapon to deal with that guy Ashu Rufate!"

"…The conversations I have spent a lot of effort on the past few days. But everything is worth it. I think I have dispelled Princess Irina's suspicion about Ryan. If she is hesitant and handed over this issue to the courtiers for discussion, then my efforts during this period will work..."

"...After all, our Princess Irina is just a girl who has just grown up. She has neither a big strategic vision nor profound insight, nor knows how to use power and protect power. She is like a child, and she gets angry when she sees someone touching her toys, but she keeps destroying herself. Of course, most people of this age are like this, and only a few outstanding geniuses can have enough wisdom and gaze... His Majesty Lan Jill should have given up, otherwise Princess Irina will not think deeply, but will simply consider it and consult his opinion. Although it has been long been rumored that His Majesty Lan Jill is not healthy, but until now, we can judge that His Majesty Lan Jill is no longer able to move freely..."

Ruk closed his diary and put it in his close pocket. Tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, the result will be revealed. Ryan's future will be decided within these two days.

There were originally six core ministers of Princess Irina. These six were the most loyal, reliable and powerful subordinates recognized by His Majesty Lanjill (although Landwin may not be reliable enough, at least loyal is unquestionable). Now Thomas led his army to an expedition, Landwin went on a foreign mission, and Grand Judge Lyonnis went to various places for routine rounds of trials, in other words, only three people were left. Ruke had never had the idea of ​​these three.

Now, in order to maintain the balance of the palace, His Royal Highness has expanded the scale of the imperial meeting and joined in some extra people. There is room for Ruke to do a lot of activities. He was originally 70% sure, but with the factor of Rowling, it has now increased to 80%.

For Loren City, this period was very happy and fulfilling. Every few days, good news will be heard from the frontline war reports. General Thomas was unstoppable, defeating Paro's army and fleeing in a hurry. Recently, there was news that he had won the Wolfkou Castle. In other words, Princess Irina has achieved the most basic goal of "recovering lost ground". This war has been considered a great victory. Now, the legend of Thomas being invincible is spread everywhere on the streets and alleys, and everyone has no doubt that they will win the final victory. And their confidence is soon supported by the strongest evidence.

At noon one day, a team of Paro's diplomats walked into the city under the surveillance and escort of a group of knights, causing a great sensation.

Citizens rushed out of their homes and watched the Paro people on the streets. There was no more obvious evidence than this. The Paro people who were messengers all looked dejected, clearly showing who won and lost the war.

Just three days after the arrival of the Paro Messenger, the news about the signing of the peace treaty became a household news. Princess Irina proposed a harsh contract and did not accept any changes in terms, and only allowed "more negotiations in details and specific numbers". When the Paro Messenger tried his best to reverse these unfavorable treaties, the Saint-Gianns directly informed them that "if it is necessary to change, we will continue to fight on the battlefield!" The news about this was so explosive and sensational that it attracted everyone's attention that almost no one knew that the "Duke of Ryan" who was also a little famous had returned to Loren City.

On the sixth day of the arrival of the messenger, His Highness and the Paro Messenger signed a peace treaty. On that day, Princess Irina passed the news of the armistice to the St. Gene's army in the border castle area, and also sent Pegasus knights as messengers to convey the news of the war to General Thomas who had already penetrated into Paro. A few days later, after the Paro people retreated from the border castle in shame, the princess ordered a large-scale masquerade to celebrate the victory of the war.

The war is indeed over. The current situation is quite clear. Even if other countries want to intervene in this war, they have missed the best opportunity. Thomas led an expeditionary force of less than 10,000 people, completely defeated Paro in a few months and annihilated more than 10,000 Paro's army. This record is enough to make any third party who wants to take advantage of the situation and think about it again and again before the action. In addition, although Casillos was broken, Saint Gene's military strength was preserved intact. For those countries with some intentions, it is too risky to take action rashly.

For Paro, he finally kept the last army for them and got a chance to breathe. Paro had an extremely brilliant start in this war, and even almost won a complete victory. Unfortunately, they met Thomas and ended up tragic ending with cedes of land and compensation. The only thing they could do now was to heal the wounds, accumulate strength, and wait for the opportunity - they no longer had the strength to compete with Princess Irina head-on.

The dance party was particularly grand this day.

Although everyone knows that real large-scale celebrations, such as triumphal ceremony, large-scale memorial to the god of nature, lantern parades, etc., will definitely not be held until the return of General Thomas, but this dance also plays the role of "let the subjects share the joy of victory." The nobles and knights in the city can participate in this dance as long as they have some identity. In fact, in order to accommodate so many people, the entire palace was almost open except for the living area.

Naturally, Ruke and Ryan were also among the invitations.

Because it was a masquerade, Rook wore a common oak mask, and Ryan also wore a carp mask.

"Uncle, can I really find Irina?" Faced with the crowds in front of me, Ryan couldn't help but ask again. To be honest, everyone knows that Princess Irina is also in the dance party, but finding the true form of His Royal Highness from so many masks is a great challenge. Especially when the girl has a dance party long skirt and various thick-soled shoes to cover her, it is difficult to carefully judge her figure and height.

"Of course, you have to trust your uncle." Luke answered confidently.

They stopped in the courtyard where there were the most people and the noisiest. Although there were a large number of guests invited this time, many people still knew that their identities were not suitable to go deep into the palace. There were no bands here, but there were still fine wine and delicacies, as well as various lanterns and candlesticks. People gathered in groups and chatted. Ryan found that the one they discussed the most was Thomas.

"...You don't know, that day, Lord Thomas held me and almost made my heart explode... He was so charming... strong, brave and polite..." He heard a woman say this. But from the sound, the woman was very young, enough to be Thomas' granddaughter.

Vaing woman! Ryan whispered in his heart. For some reason, when he heard these women's topics go back and forth, he felt very uncomfortable.

"Those Paro people actually falsely accused Thomas of using dark magic. It's really shameless!" Another woman posted a topic.

"Of course, they now have no other way than to frame Lord Thomas' reputation..."

Everyone in the Sidu kept talking, while Luke had no time to care about what the people around him were saying. He was looking around. It took him about a minute or two to find his goal.

A woman wearing an oak mask was on the side of the rockery in the courtyard. The woman stood alone in the shadow of the rockery, as if looking for something. Ryan saw Ruke walking forward and talked to the woman for a few words. Then, Ryan waved to Ryan.

Ryan was a little curious, but Ryan secretly made a gesture to him and told him not to ask questions. So he could only follow this woman and Ryan. What is worth mentioning during this journey is what Ryan said - Ryan kept praising and praising the girl along the way, using the most gorgeous words and the most exaggerated ways, even making the irrelevant Ryan feel hot on his face. But the girl giggled and accepted all the praises.

I really didn't expect that my uncle could say such stingy words to women. Ryan was a little surprised. He knew that Ruke gave up the power to start a family and joined his brother's family. On the surface, he could freely enter and leave the circle of nobles without worrying about his identity, but in fact, when it comes to titles, he was just a mere apprentice knight. In theory, no woman would like to like Ruke.

Moreover, the woman's voice sounded very young, and her behavior and speech showed that she had a status, at least she was from a famous family. How could Luke get together with her? But because Luke hinted to him that he would not speak, he did not dare to speak for a while, and could only put his questions in his stomach.

The mysterious young girl stopped and Ryan realized that the destination had arrived. This was a small dance hall in the palace, where about twenty or thirty people gathered. On the surface, it seemed that except for the number of people, this place was no different from any gathering place he saw along the way. However, after careful observation, Ryan found that several of the men here did not feel relaxed and comfortable as they attended the dance, but were very alert.

The young girl leading the way said a few words to Ruke and pointed forward.

Ruk smiled and offered a few words of praise again, then came to Ryan.

"Dear nephew, remember clearly. Men need to use all their wisdom to deal with a woman. Even so, this is often not enough." Ruke whispered in Ryan's ear. "Did you see the girl wearing light green clothes and a cat mask? That's Princess Irina."

"ah……"

"I repeat again, my dear nephew. Princess Irina has not clearly stated that she will deprive you of your duke, but she has not stated that she will retain your duke. I have already won the best opportunity. Let's see if you can officially become Princess Irina's courtier. As I told you, Princess Irina has been undermined many times in the imperial meetings recently, and she must feel deeply that she needs support. Remember this, this will be your breakthrough."
Chapter completed!