I Reincarnated as a Wicked Girl
Chapter 7 Anger and Doubt
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King Albion and prince Erick visit the Kano kingdom for a cooperative relationship. They finally made a deal. Prince Erick staying in the Kano kingdom, was also one of the deals.
Prince Erick attended classes at the royal academy and will stay for several months in the Kano kingdom. It made a stir. Everyone was confused as to why the prince did it. Although the main reason is to see the culture learn from other governments.
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Denis completed his mission. He finished according to the appointed time, neither faster nor longer. To make himself a little disappointed. He wanted to finish faster but he couldn't.
After returning to the capital, he went straight to the king for asking a few questions. At that time the king was drinking tea with the Queen in the royal garden.
"You're back" The Queen lovingly hugged her son. She's a loving woman. Even he also spoiled the second prince even though the man was not his biological son.
"Is everything okay? Are you hurt?" The queen examined Denis' entire body. He asked some silly, unnecessary questions.
"You're okay" Denis replied flatly. His gaze focused on the King who was not far from him.
Denis sat opposite the king. He looked at her seriously and said. "I want to ask you something"
"I already know what you want to ask" the King replied as he sipped his tea.
"So explain it to me" Denis said with a serious expression.
The king sighed, then explained at length. He explained all the information he had investigated with the help of Marquis Zent.
Duke Court intends to stage a rebellion against the royal family. The Court faction has also started to get active with it. Even the Duke blatantly copied the cooperation with the Magic Tower.
The King's expression was very ugly. He explained it with anger. Even the glass of porslen in his hand shattered apart as he vented his anger.
Denis has a doubtful face. To be honest he did not believe that Duke Court would stage a rebellion. That man was not like a power-hungry person at all.
"I still don't trust him." Denis denied. But he did not attempt to defend the Duke. He acts as a neutral individual here.
"I don't trust him either" continued the King. He looked at Denis deeply. "Until he said he wanted to cancel the engagement. Then I got the information that he started colluding with the Magic Tower. Go back to his area and start strengthening his soldiers"
Denis's eyes widened. When he heard that, he was struck by lightning. She did not believe that Duke wanted to cancel the engagement. This gave him too many surprises and left him injured.
"Not necessarily the Duke wants to rebel. I know that the Court family has been friends for a long time with the Magic Tower. That's not surprising" Denis held back his anger. He still did not want to blame Duke Court. But he won't defend her either. However he was still leaning towards his father's side at the moment.
The king was a little surprised. Actually he had just heard the news that Duke was cooperating with the Magic Tower lately, from his most trusted informant, Marquis Zent. So he was quite surprised when he found out that the two camps had known for a long time.
Looking at the puzzled face of the King, Denis continued "Robert, one of the disciples in the magic tower was Eva's magic teacher. The man taught her since Eva was five years old. The relationship between the two sides has been very close since then."
"But they're suspicious." The king was adamant about his decision. Ever since the Duke humiliated her in the royal hall back then, she had completely lost her trust for the man. Coupled with a few words of provocation from Marquis Zent, the hatred in the King's heart became even greater.
The king even said. "If I really give up. As king, did I let the rebels take over our kingdom?" Said sharp.
Denis silent. He can't answer. King's right. If the royal family relented and allowed the Court faction to take over, their kingdom would be destroyed. Moreover, Denis had already seen how rotten the nobles of the Court faction had been since he was a child.
Denis surrendered. He no longer argued with his father and returned to his room. But as he crossed the hallway of the palace, he accidentally heard a group of people discussing. They were nobles who sided with the royal family.
"We must use the king."
"Yes, we must use the king to drive out the rebels."
"If the engagement is completely canceled, things will get easier. We can drive the Duke out of this kingdom and defend our rule"
Denis's eyes widened. He could clearly hear what they were talking about with his magic. He could also see through into the room and recognize everyone.
He was really angry when the nobles said they wanted to use his father, to maintain their power in this kingdom. Under his uncontrolled emotions. He broke inside.
Everyone in the room gasped in shock when Denis walked in. Then they froze and their faces became very pale.
"Your Majesty" they all bowed respectfully, pretending not to know anything and being nice.
Denis's face is getting ugly. He smiled and said. "I heard everything you guys were talking about"
Their eyes are gawking. Like being struck by lightning, they could not dwell. Their legs were shaking and their mouths were frozen.
"Want to use my father? Want power? I did not expect that the nobles of the royal faction were trash" Denis said furiously. The air around him even shook as he bellowed furiously.
No one dared to answer. They were all silent, not wiggling.
"You want to betray and take advantage of the royal family?" Denis emphasized with a cold smile.
They're all getting pale. Their legs shook and immediately fell to their knees.
"No noble" but there was one person who dared to open his mouth. Although he knelt down, he looked at Denis fixedly and said, "our ancestors and we have been helping this King and the kingdom for many years. But we never betrayed. We were always in front to protect the King from any rebellion. Stabilize its position." Marquis Zent said.
Upon hearing the words of marquis Zent, all the other nobles regained their confidence. And looked at Denis with shining eyes.
"Marquis's right. We are not at all wrong if we want to stabilize our position in this kingdom. Didn't the King also benefit if we were by his side? We always help him" one of them replied.
"We're not greedy. We just want something that is rightfully ours. After years of struggle, maintaining this position, we are not wrong at all" the others replied confidently.
"If our position gets stronger, won't the king's majesty be helped? After all this kingdom will not be able to run well without nobles." replied the others.
Marquis Zent smiled happily, while Denis gritted his teeth. He cannot argue. Because he really couldn't dispose of those nobles right now. If he did, when the Court faction did revolt, they would not be able to handle him. The royal family can't handle it alone. Moreover, these nobles also have some authority in the political, financial and military fields.