Chapter 188

Odysseus did favor Alsace a little bit before, but this was also because Alsace was older and more experienced than Elsa.

But judging from the performance of the two siblings during this period, it was young Elsa who, instead of causing trouble to Odysseus, took the initiative to save Odysseus a lot of trouble. This also made Odysseus Si re-examined whether the brother and sister should be given more power.

After thinking about it, if he deprived Alsace of his power, there would always be a feeling that Alsace was not favored, and it would appear that he was partial to Elsa. In the end, he chose to reward both brother and sister. But by bringing Elsa's power to almost the same level as Alsace, everyone will only feel that they value Elsa again, and the impact on Alsace will not be great.

Late at night, Odysseus sat in the palace, looking at the information reported by the captain of the guard, and sighed helplessly.

The information contained all the information about Trossard who assassinated him today.

Obviously, this is a chess piece. Being able to say those words proves that he can never be someone sent by Alsace.

Those who can frame Alsace with this must be from Elsa's group.

However, it does not rule out that Alsace is plotting to alienate her, deliberately using Odysseus' reverse thinking to frame Elsa.

But it doesn't matter anyway.

It will save a lot of trouble to judge the two brothers and sisters using various small means to compete for favor and put it on the bright side.

Odysseus thought so.

The royal struggle for supremacy has always been full of bloodshed, with all kinds of conspiracies and intrigues emerging one after another. Even Odysseus' ascension to the throne was not always smooth sailing. He had been a prince, so of course he knew how his children were feeling.

He only hoped that he would not die in the hands of his children in the end, nor would he let his children die because of him, that would be fine.

…

"Orson, what will happen if these things about you are exposed, have you ever thought about it?" In the secret base, Franka stood behind the sofa, looking at Orson who was sitting on the sofa with his back to her, smiling. Open your mouth.

"So we can't lose."

"It doesn't matter to me." Franka said, pushing her hair behind her ears, and then leaned down.

Opening her mouth, she revealed her sharp fangs.

Then, Orson held her head and pushed her back.

"I told you it wouldn't work here." Orson said, exposing his arms.

Franka looked at Orson's actions and pouted angrily.

"The blood on the neck is obviously the freshest..."

"Brother, please, give me a sip, just one sip~"

Relying on her cute face, she suddenly acted coquettishly toward Orson.

But Orson was unmoved.

"One bite from you will kill me."

Are you kidding me? Although she looks like a cute little girl, she is actually old enough to be Orson's great-grandfather.

Seeing that Orson was unmoved, Franka bit Orson's arm bitterly.

Chapter 98: Are you used to it?

"Let me tell you...are you vampires the kind who stare at a person until they are dead?" Orson said helplessly until Franka stood up and wiped the corners of her mouth.

"Hey, I told you before, the term vampire is very disrespectful to us." Franka frowned, looking a little unhappy.

"There's nothing you can do about it. You are so few in number on the mainland. Do you care whether other people respect you or not..." Orson complained.

"Of course! Rather, it's precisely because we don't show up much on the mainland that we should be respected even more, okay?"

Afterwards, Franka sat across from Orson.

His expression also returned to formality.

"Okay, I've received the reward, can you tell me the next task?"

"Well, if it goes as expected, His Majesty the Emperor will have great distrust of his children, so he will delegate power."

"If you don't trust, will you delegate power? Is it possible for two people to check and balance each other?"

"Isn't the so-called power strategy, that is, the way to control people, achieved through checks and balances among various factions to achieve the maximum?"

Orson said so

He smiled, then stood up.

"Is it time for the investigation in the Imperial City to come up with a result? If I'm not wrong about the assassin sent by Napoli, you should have something against him, right?"

"Our goal has been achieved. The authority of the royal family has been weakened. Naples, the cancer of the empire, has been eradicated. Her Highness the Princess's power has grown to a level that can be compared with Her Highness the Prince. The farce in the Imperial City should end and it should be given to everyone. A 'truth' has come to light, isn't it?"

"That's right. We've been treated as villains for so long. It's really uncomfortable."

Franka also stood up, but her height could only reach Orson's chest, and she didn't look like she had the equal aura she had just sitting across from her.

"It's almost time. I should go back, otherwise they will become suspicious."

"Wait a moment!"

At this moment, Franka suddenly stopped Orson and then laughed evilly.

"You wouldn't walk back from the main entrance of the palace with such a posture, would you?"

"Definitely not." Orson asked doubtfully. He didn't understand why Franka suddenly asked this.

Staring at Franka's evil smile, he suddenly thought of something.

"I feel that although your disguise was quite successful last time, it still lacks a bit of charm, so I decided to help you."

"No... I think this is unnecessary for the time being..."

"No, no, no, it is necessary!"

...

Half an hour later, Orson appeared at the door of the secret base again.

But this time, compared with the neutral and cold style when he went out last time, he has changed a lot.

He tied a white headband on his hair, and various cute accessories were hung around Orson by Franca.

It must be said that compared with him last time, Orson now looks more like a girl.

However, for him, all this is completely superfluous.

But when he went back, the guard at the door unexpectedly did not find anything wrong.

When passing by a courtyard, Orson saw the figure of an acquaintance, who was discussing something with another person at the moment. Orson thought about it, moved closer, and prepared to listen to what the two were discussing.

Orson stuck to the wall and happened to hear the conversation between the two.

"Your Highness, I don't think you need to worry about this matter at all. Don't forget that you still retain the military power. Although His Majesty is nominally the marshal of the imperial army, he is now old after all, and he only goes to the army twice a year. You usually have the most contact with them in the army."

"As we all know, the army is the most powerful force. As long as we control these troops, plus you are so strong, you will win even if the war of succession breaks out in the end."

A strange voice came over, and it seemed that he was ready to persuade Arthas to ascend the throne.

"I don't want to fight a civil war." Arthas said so. "My original intention was to hope that the royal family would finally break the thousand-year-long separatist situation."

"As we all know, although our empire is nominally a country, the cohesion of the country only exists in name. Not every duke can give us such a good opportunity to integrate them like the Duke of Napoli. If we start a civil war, it is difficult to guarantee that other dukes will not take advantage of the situation and continue to expand local privileges."

"After all, when people are in desperate situations, they will do everything they can. I am like this, and so is Elsa. I don't think either of us has a great sense of justice."

"I understand, but, Your Highness, I am afraid that you will not do this and give all the opportunities to Your Highness Elsa."

"..."

"And, Your Highness, if you don't want to fight a civil war, there is another way for you to hold power now. Do you want to listen..."

"Ahem." At this time, Arthas coughed twice.

"Don't mention this kind of thing outside."

"Ah, sorry, I forgot the occasion."

"It's okay, just be careful about this kind of thing in the future. There was no outsider just now, but if others hear it in the future, I can't protect you."

"I understand, thank you for your advice, Your Highness."

Osen heard this and turned around quietly, pretending that nothing had happened and walked back to Elsa's bedroom.

At this moment, Elsa, Olivia and Afro were all sitting in Orson's room chatting.

Elsa would move out of here in two days and take up a post in another place, and she would have to stay for at least a week, so Orson would not be able to live in the bedroom in the future. In order to inform Orson of this

thing, she deliberately postponed her trip.

Of course, she also notified Olivia. If Orson still didn't come back, she would let Olivia live here and help her take care of the palace, so that Orson could delay for a few more days.

So, Olivia came here.

The conversation was mainly between Elsa and Olivia, and the topic they talked about was nothing more than the recent political affairs. Olivia asked a few questions about Odysseus, and was relieved after learning that his majesty was in good health.

At this moment, the door was opened, and the three women looked at the door in unison, and then they were all stunned.

"That... O... Osen?"

"Yeah." Osen nodded, and then hurried into the dressing room in the bedroom. After locking the door, everyone heard a rustling sound from inside, and then the door of the dressing room was opened.

This time everyone finally confirmed that the person who came in was Osen.

"You..." Elsa looked at the contrast between Osen leaving and coming back, and couldn't help but start to worry about Olivia.

Could it be that Osen has gotten used to wearing women's clothes after going out?

She didn't give Osen those small decorations. Could it be that she wears women's clothes to the point that her preferences are more feminine?

So, should Olivia and Orson be considered a man-woman relationship or a woman-woman relationship?

Alas, poor Olivia.

Just as Elsa was sighing secretly, Olivia was staring at Orson, as if she was recalling something.

Chapter 99: Killing with a Borrowed Knife

"Orson."

Olivia just sat there, looking at Orson quietly, and suddenly spoke.

"What's wrong, Olivia?" Looking at Olivia's reaction, Orson suddenly had a bad premonition.

"Before, when I was staying at your house temporarily, didn't I go to Lison Chamber of Commerce to find you once? At that time, you were not in Lison Chamber of Commerce..."

"Ah... didn't I say later that I left Lison Chamber of Commerce that night because of something, why did you suddenly mention this matter?"

As soon as this was mentioned, Orson immediately felt something was wrong.

Although at that time, in order to conceal his identity, Orson deliberately disguised himself as a foreign businessman, but he did not expect that Olivia would remember it so clearly that she could still associate these two things with each other when she came back this time. Go together.

"Oh, I hope so." Olivia said this and shook her head.

After all, it was in front of Elsa and Avro, and she didn't want to expose the family scandal. After the two left, she would torture Orson.

Elsa and Avro watched the conversation between Orson and Olivia, and immediately noticed something, but seeing that neither of them said anything else, it was hard to continue gossiping.

"Okay, okay, Orson, let me tell you what happened recently." Elsa said this, changing the topic in time.

"I have a rough idea, but Your Highness Princess, you'd better tell me the specific process."

"Yes." Elsa nodded, then looked at Olivia beside her.

Olivia also knew that her status was not suitable for such an occasion, so she wisely stood up.

"I suddenly remembered that I have something to do at home, so I won't stay here. I'll leave first."

After saying this, Olivia left the room on her own initiative.

"Aphro, go give Olivia a gift."

"OK."

Ever since, Orson and Elsa were the only two people left in the room.

This matter can only be discussed by Orson and Elsa.

There is no way. If it were in the past, Elsa would of course believe that Olivia would help her, but it is different now. Since the last time the Duke of Prussia and the Duke of Orleans put pressure on the royal family, the royal family's evaluation of Prusia has changed. What has changed is that instead of seeking cooperation as before, we are now trying to keep distance as much as possible.

In this case, it is unlikely that Elsa would discuss the next action with Orson in the presence of Olivia.

"Okay, Orson, let me tell you the specific situation now." Elsa said, telling Orson the specific powers that Odysseus gave to the brother and sister.