Chapter 1,140 Escape From the Capital
Marquis Farshid never paid attention to his father's arrangements. If he had obeyed everything, I might not have survived to this age. That very human father always thought that everyone had the same recklessness as him. As a son, my heart is very tired.
He shook the little bell on the desk. The clear sound of the bell, under the influence of magic, resonated with another bell in the waiting room outside the study. The deacons waiting here knew that their young master had summoned them, so they opened the door and entered directly without any notice.
"Call the groom in charge of the stables. We want all three of them."
After hearing the instructions from Marquis Farhid, the deacons looked solemn, and they immediately understood the seriousness of the matter. They all bowed and, without waiting for more instructions, went to make arrangements individually, leaving only the two closest people in the study.
After a while, three unkempt grooms were called into the study. The awkward and timid appearance disappeared as soon as the study door was closed. Instead, three people with six eyes were shining brightly, looking at the middle-aged nobleman in front of them who looked gentle and elegant, but actually contained tyrannical power.
"A group of horses will be sent to the imperial capital from the family's territory. There are not only high-quality stallions in them, but also excellent horses after the Duke's guard reduced the number of horses. After arriving in the imperial capital, they can be used as gifts and to supplement the Duke's army. This is very important, so the three of you must return to the territory together to receive these horses. There will be guard knights accompanying you to escort these horses to the imperial capital, and everything will be subject to their arrangements. Your task is Take care of those horses.”
Starting with these words, Marquis Farshid explained various matters in detail, as well as giving instructions to the remaining deacons on whom to give gifts. At first glance, the conversation sounds like a qualified heir of a family. After the head of the family makes a decision, he fills in the gaps, helps his father manage relationships with other nobles, and tries to win over people.
But in fact, as soon as the three grooms entered the study and closed the door, the two deacons began to take off Marquis Farshed's clothes. At the same time, two grooms took off the clothes of the third groom, and neatly exchanged the clothes of the Marquis and the groom, and then dressed the Marquis in servant clothes to be equally unkempt.
After the original groom was groomed and carefully taken care of by two deacons, he looked like a noble. Even his appearance was 70% similar to Marquis Farshed. If you weren't someone close to him and were paying attention all the time, it would be difficult to notice that the Marquis had changed.
When the other two grooms grabbed a handful of dust from their bags and slapped it on the Marquis's face like a powder puff, the exchange of identities between master and servant finally came to an end.
It was certain that the sound in the study would be monitored, so the two people who exchanged identities did not dare to shout loudly. They gave each other a hug, and Marquis Farshid, dressed as a groom, whispered in the stand-in's ear: "Brother, everything from now on is up to you."
"Needless to say, the most important thing is that you come back alive. The old man is too impulsive. Someone has to take on the role of calmness." The former groom who was hugged also whispered.
The substitute whom the Marquis calls his eldest brother is actually the illegitimate son of the old Duke. The two have lived together since childhood, received the same education, and received the same treatment. Only after adulthood, because of their different mothers' identities, one became the first heir to the Grand Duke, while the other could only stay in the stable and become a substitute who would be needed at some point.
This situation is not uncommon among the families of great nobles. In order to protect the important people in the family, substitutes will be selected from their brothers and sisters, and they will live with their identities hidden in the name of dying of illness. In addition to acting as a stand-in to confuse the enemy, in extreme cases, after a family important person is unfortunately assassinated, the stand-in will become a regular person and come forward to maintain the stability of the family and attack the enemy.
Sometimes the identity and status between the substitute and the person are reversed, but this situation is rarely known to outsiders. After all, they are all family members, so it is natural for better people to be promoted. This will also put pressure on the real person, who understands that he is not an indispensable member of the family, and naturally cannot become an ignorant playboy.
But one is in the light and the other is in the dark. The relationship between the substitute and the original body is not entirely harmonious. Some families also had civil strife as a result. But in the Kawei family, it may be that the old man is too troublesome. The relationship between his children is very harmonious. After all, if you don't stick together, you may be tricked to death by the old man. Here is such an example.
Because of the sudden action of the family leader, both the avatar and the original body were in danger. Then find a way to protect your body and escape in a direction where there seems to be a way to survive. This is the best choice.
The two exchanged identities, giving the Marquis a chance to escape. This was also an escape route that had been prepared for a long time. Now enabled, all arrangements look very reasonable. Except that in the eyes of others, the Marquis did not realize that he was in danger, everything in the Duke's Palace would be as usual.
Marquis Farshed, who was dressed as a groom, also led by two other people, returned to the servant's residence and packed his luggage. It was just past noon now, and the servants followed orders and went out from the Duke's Palace without being conspicuous. Marquis Farshid and the other two protectors, who were also dressed as grooms, simply packed a few things and left together calmly.
They also knew that such a disguise would not last long. But as long as you leave the city gate of the imperial capital first, there will naturally be other pick-up points in the manors or villages outside, where you can switch to fast horses and leave quickly. But now they can only pretend to be a dedicated servant and use two legs to quickly handle the instructions from the family.
The three people walking on the road didn't get many sideways glances. In fact, in the capital of this huge empire, there are countless people at the bottom struggling to make ends meet.
But in fact, when they left the Duke's Mansion, they discovered several hidden sentries. It is not clear who arranged it. Thankfully, no one followed. It seems that the disguised deception tactic was successful. Therefore, the three of them were not in awe or complacent, but left quickly with their heads lowered.
At the same time, a report was sent to the emperor's personal guards. The red seal represents urgency, or news that the emperor is concerned about and needs to be reported in time. Hidden in the palace, the extraordinary person who had served several emperors, like a new recruit in the personal guard regiment, respectfully sent the red envelope report to the emperor's study, where it was handed over by another personal attendant who was also his senior. into the hands of the emperor.
The old emperor, whose energy was no longer what he used to be, rubbed his dim eyes before opening the report. He never doubted that the old dog's teeth were quite strong and could tear off a piece of flesh from anyone he bit. But this time it was the prime minister of the empire who bit him, and he actually showed off the blood flag, which made the old emperor want to bite the old dog!
But after he read the report, everything on the emperor's imperial desk had an intimate contact with the wall or floor. No matter whether the item is precious or something that you are used to cherish, there are very few items that can still remain intact. The table was swept away and clean.
The old man had not roared loudly for a long time. The last time there was this sound that spread throughout the palace, countless heads fell to the ground. Now hearing this sound again, no matter whether they were in front of the emperor or not, all the people in the palace were prostrate on the ground, trembling.