Chapter 46 46 Someone in My Heart

Chapter 46 -46- Belonging in the Heart

Although the old Duke has never mentioned the legalization of Lenno's illegitimate child status, many nobles in the Duchy of Boulder, including Charlotte, have speculated.

However, it is one thing to legalize an illegitimate child, but it is another thing to designate him as an heir.

No matter how miserable Earl Tulip was, he was once the designated heir of the principality and had been so for more than ten years.

The noble families from top to bottom in the Principality of Boulder have long recognized that Earl Tulip is the future heir to the Principality, and have made a series of plans and plans for this.

But now, the old Duke's words completely disrupted everyone's plans.

Especially at the end, he mentioned the Castel family.

Although it was not stated explicitly, the underlying meaning behind the words seemed to have something to say, causing the expressions of all the nobles who had thoughts about Castel to change slightly:

Could it be that...Castle has decided to marry into the Duke's family?

This time Charlotte became the focus of the audience again.

All nobles understand that even with the platform of the Holy Royal Court, it is not easy for a legalized illegitimate child to completely control the principality. It is even more difficult than the Earl of Tulip.

Nobles value blood.

Under the pressure of theocracy, the nobles may not openly oppose it, but passive loyalty is their specialty.

The best way to destroy rule is to support it passively, which shakes the ruler's authority from the foundation.

But it would be different with the support of the Castel family.

As the largest and richest aristocratic family in the Principality of Bold, once the soon-to-be-extinct Castel completely turns to the Duke's Palace, even if the heir is changed, the Bold family can smoothly survive the turmoil of the title change.

As a result, the right to decide the future direction of the principality came to Charlotte's hands in an instant, just like passing flowers on a drum.

It seems so.

But Charlotte knew that wasn't the case.

The old Duke's words sounded like he was protecting the Castel family, but in fact they pushed Charlotte to the forefront.

As the nominal heir to the Castel family, Charlotte has actually not inherited the title at all, and has no control over the territory or lower-level nobles.

At most, it is just a considerable amount of quintana collected from the territory every month.

She hasn't even received this month's money yet.

In this case, it is impossible for her to decide the direction of the situation in the principality.

If it is decided, it can only be done after a successful attack on the title with the support of the duchy.

Charlotte knew that this was a hint from the old Duke.

He hinted to her that he could help her completely control the family territory.

At the same time, this is also the foreshadowing of what the old Duke will say next...

His eyes were once again cast on the girl, and he did not move away for a long time, and everyone's attention was also focused on Charlotte.

The old Duke smiled slightly and continued:

"Miss Charlotte, this is my sincerity."

"With the support from the Duke's Palace and... Leno's legal status, he will become a true nobleman."

"On this basis, there is also the entire Principality of Bold!"

"Haha, how about it? How have you considered the previous proposal?"

"Once you agree, you will not only be Count Castel, but also... the future Mistress of Bold!"

As soon as these words came out, all the nobles became commotion.

Marriage proposal!

This is a marriage proposal!

The Duke of Bold actually formally proposed a marriage to Castel at this time!

After hearing what his father said, Leno's face looked a little ugly.

He was about to say something, but he held back under the cold gaze of the old Duke.

The young male nobles were filled with resentment and looked at Lenno with hostility.

The unmarried ladies of various noble families focused their attention on Charlotte, with strong envy in their eyes...

In the strictly hierarchical feudal era, for the vast majority of aristocratic women who could not choose marriage on their own, there was nothing they looked forward to more than crossing class boundaries.

No matter how rich the Castel family was, they were only counts, and they were counts under a principality.

Not to mention the earl who has not yet succeeded.

But once she becomes the wife of the future duke, it not only means the stability of the title of earl, but also means becoming the mistress of the principality and standing on the stage of the entire Crescent Kingdom!

For the nobles of the principality, it is a broader world, which means entering the real upper class society of the kingdom, which is also a great honor!

In this case, what about legitimate illegitimate children?

Rather, it is precisely because of the future Duke's legal illegitimate status that he will rely more on the noble daughter of Castel in the future to enhance his prestige and suppress other nobles' doubts about his lineage.

This is a good thing for the girls in Castres, because it means more say after marriage.

Of course, marrying the future Duke will naturally prevent you from getting married, and the Castel family is destined to be extinct.

But so what?

who cares?

Do you still want to rely on an underage only daughter to revive the family?

Sincerity!

Really sincere!

No matter from any angle, the Bold family has shown great sincerity in this marriage proposal!

Even the most demanding noble could not think of any reason for the Castel girl to refuse...

As for love?

The nobles were calm.

Political marriage is political marriage, love is love.

If you really want to pursue love, the two parties in the marriage can turn a blind eye to each other's private life after giving birth to the heir.

From this perspective, no nobles in the Principality of Bolde can offer better marriage conditions than the Duke's family.

The young male nobles who have figured out everything look ashen and regretful, as if they have seen the perfect goddess in their minds stripped naked and lying on the bed of the dirty illegitimate son...

But Charlotte fell into silence.

Is it sincere?

Yes.

But for her, it is worthless.

It's better to say that this is even worse than marrying into the wife's family. At least if you marry into the wife's family, you have the initiative in your hands.

Of course, she just made a comparison.

Marriage?

I don't want it even if I die.

Charlotte has no time.

She will be 16 in less than a year.

Once the marriage contract is signed, when she comes of age a year later, according to the provisions of the "Sacred Code", the Duke can enforce the marriage contract and will not give her a chance to delay.

Even if they just agreed to the marriage, the Duke's Mansion had reason to intervene in Castel's affairs.

The reason was simple.

The girl did not completely control the family, and the Duke could completely help the girl control the family and clean up the pests.

It was a high-sounding and impeccable statement.

As for Leno's personal feelings during the marriage...

From the other party's performance just now, it can be seen that it is meaningless under the authority of Duke Bold.

It is obvious that the old Duke has a bigger appetite.

He not only wants Leno to successfully inherit the duchy and carry forward the family, but also wants to reasonably and completely annex everything in Castel!

At the same time, Charlotte also realized the other meaning of the old Duke.

No, or... threat.

Accepting the marriage means accepting sincerity, successfully inheriting the territory and becoming the mistress of the duchy.

But if you don't accept it, it means slapping the face of the Bold family on the spot.

If so, it means refusing the protection of the Bold family, and the Duke's Mansion will turn a blind eye to other nobles' actions against Castel.

At that time, I am afraid that Castel will become the bait for the Borde family to feed the nobles of the duchy, so as to gain the support of the nobles for Leno to inherit the duchy.

The girl's fate will probably be quite miserable.

In the division of the Castel family, the Duke's House, which is more powerful, undoubtedly still occupies the majority.

The nobles stand under the sacred light, accept the blessing of the gods, and wear gorgeous clothes.

But at the same time, the nobles also hide the most barbaric and primitive darkness in the world under the clothes.

Accepting the marriage is accepting the blessing.

And refusing will usher in darkness.

This is not only a very sincere marriage proposal.

At the same time, it is also a threat with hidden malice!

In this case, there is no choice for the heir of the Castel family who can't protect himself!

However...

Is it really like this?

In full view of the public, the girl in a white dress smiled brightly.

That innocent smile was like a spring breeze, blowing through the hearts of every noble, making everyone who saw it feel happy and unable to look away from that stunning appearance.

Charlotte held up the hem of her skirt, leaned forward slightly, and bowed gracefully to the Duke of Borde in the front, and then said in a sweet voice:

"My Lord, thank you very much for your kindness..."

Looking at the respectful and obedient girl, the Duke of Borde showed a satisfied smile.

"But..."

Charlotte changed the subject.

She slowly raised her head, looked past the Duke, and looked at the high priest beside her.

To be more precise, she looked at Raoul, the old director of the church hospital next to the high priest, and the black cat Nice next to Raoul.

Looking at Charlotte, the black cat Nice nodded slightly and gave the girl a look of "It's done".

And Raoul smiled slightly, showing an encouraging smile at the implicit signal of the high priest.

At this moment, the corners of Charlotte's mouth rose slightly, and her pure blue eyes were full of childish eagerness and a little devil's mischievous cunning.

Her cheeks were slightly red, as if she was shy and timid, her voice was soft and soft, and her expression when she looked at the old priest seemed to be full of pure joy:

"But... Charlotte's heart has already belonged to someone."

As soon as these words came out, everyone's eyes were focused on the old priest who was old enough to be the girl's grandfather, with a strange look on his face.

Raoul's face turned dark, and he couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth.

The old duke's smile froze immediately.

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