Chapter 275

In the original book, the reason why Orson's relationship with Leet deteriorated rapidly was also related to Mary's obstruction.

After all, among the four core members of the family, only Leet and Lucius were related by blood.

Mary was not Leet's biological mother, and Orson was not Lucius's biological son.

The two naturally formed a small group, with Mary making plans and Orson responsible for execution.

Finally, after Orson was kicked out of the family, Mary had no tool and could only plan to get rid of Leet herself...

After that, Orson didn't remember the content of the book.

On the other side, Leet coughed and blamed himself in his heart.

Why was he so useless? He had obviously decided to live well in the new home, but he made a fool of himself again and again...

He thought of the look Lucius and Mary gave him.

Lucius was helpless, and Mary was indifferent.

This is not the way parents look at their children...

But it is also normal. How can a country boy like me get the recognition of the nobles...

I am afraid that even Brother Orson will dislike me, because I have stained his clothes...

Thinking of this, a few tears flowed from the corners of Lit's eyes.

At this moment,

Orson took a napkin, stuffed one corner into Lit's collar, and then unfolded it and covered Lit's chest.

"This way you don't have to worry about getting it dirty." Orson smiled, then cut the steak on his plate into small pieces, picked up one of them with a fork, and put it in front of Lit.

"Come on, eat."

Lucius on the side nodded with relief when he saw Orson taking care of Lit, and Mary's expression eased a little.

As long as Lit doesn't do anything weird, it's fine.

Other nobles saw Orson's actions and lowered their heads in shame.

No wonder Orson is the most praised young man in the empire.

Being able to be so kind and polite to a brother who had just passed through the family and had not known each other for more than ten years, other people could not do it.

Even Orson, the son of the Duke, did not dislike Lit, so what qualifications did the little nobles like us dislike Lit?

With Orson's actions, the awkward atmosphere on the scene eased instantly.

"Mr. Lit is so lucky to have a good brother like Mr. Orson." At this moment, an earl said at the table.

"Yes, yes, he is worthy of being Mr. Orson." The other nobles also echoed.

"No, no, Lit has been suffering in the countryside for so many years. He just came home. These are what I, as a brother, should do." Orson looked at the nobles and showed a standard and decent smile.

"Besides, I can see that Lit is a good boy. In time, he will definitely become a qualified noble and will not disappoint you." Orson said with a smile. "Well, since it's rare for everyone to come here, enjoy the wine and feast. I won't bother you any more."

At the dinner table, a smile is often the most useful way to liven up the atmosphere.

Sure enough, after Orson finished speaking these words, the atmosphere on the field suddenly became lively, and many nobles began to chat with each other.

Many people also toasted Orson, and Orson returned them one by one.

The banquet, which was somewhat awkward due to Lit's cough, once again entered the regular stage.

Lucius looked at Orson's calm demeanor, and was very satisfied with this eldest son who was not related to him by blood.

In his opinion, as the eldest son of the family, Orson, not to mention his extremely abnormal talent, just this way of dealing with people makes people very comfortable.

Letting him inherit the family seems to be the most correct decision.

But the concept of bloodline rooted in the hearts of the nobles still made him instinctively resist this matter.

For this reason, he did not clearly establish Orson as his heir.

He wanted to see whether Lit could inherit the family business after growing up.

If Lit was still considered a waste who was incapable of leading the family, he would choose Li Orson as his heir.

Otherwise, even if Orson was unwilling, he would persuade Orson to do his best to assist Lit.

Thinking of this, he looked at Lit, who was sitting next to Orson, eating silently and not saying a word.

Beside him was Orson, who was facing a group of nobles and dealing with them.

Although he didn't know why Orson's attitude towards Lit was unusually good, Lucius didn't think it was a bad thing. On the contrary, the better the relationship between the two, the more Orson would try to assist Lit after Lit became the heir to the Duke.

Your brother has taken on a lot of things for you, but there are always some roads you have to walk on your own, Lit.

Lucius looked at Lit silently, thinking so in his heart.

Chapter 5: Count Carls who deliberately made trouble

The banquet was in full swing, but a pair of eyes were fixed on Lit who was eating silently.

Count Karls, who had just been choked by Orson, was now staring at Litt.

As they were drinking, Orson noticed Count Karls. Seeing him looking in his direction but not speaking, he was a little confused.

He didn't know what he was thinking.

Then, Count Karls stood up and toasted Orson with a glass of wine.

"Mr. Orson, I toast you." He drank the wine in the glass.

Without waiting for Orson to respond, Count Karls continued, "As we all know, the Stranik family is a family founded on military power, and Mr. Orson is the most famous young talent in the empire. He must have inherited the bravery of Lord Duke Lucius."

The words that Count Carls said when he stood up attracted the attention of everyone in the banquet, including Litt, who was silently lowering his head. At this moment, he slowly stopped what he was doing.

"Master Litt is back today, and I am a little curious..." As he said this, Count Carls looked in Litt's direction

, his eyes were sharp.

"Master Litt, which excellent quality of Duke Lucius did you inherit?"

After the words fell, the scene fell into silence.

The other nobles looked curiously in the direction of Litt and Lucius.

The Lucius couple sitting at the top looked a little helpless.

Mary even glanced at Carls with a little anger, but due to the occasion, she couldn't get angry.

Litt lowered his head and remained silent.

Orson, who was beside him, was a little surprised by Carls's speech.

What does this Count Carls mean?

He finally pulled the topic away from Litt, so that Litt's first day at home would be as smooth as possible, and try not to stimulate Litt's self-esteem and prevent him from turning evil.

As a result, the other party now brings the topic back to Lit?

You are deliberately looking for trouble, right?

Thinking of this, Orson could not help but prepare to stand up.

"Mr. Orson." Seeing Orson's action, Carls hurriedly said: "I know that Mr. Lit has just returned home, and you are very "fond" of this younger brother, but excessive doting will not make the child grow up, but will make him stagnate."

"Is it because of this reason that you "fond" Mr. Lit so much, Mr. Orson?" Carls said, deliberately showing a surprised look.

"Oh, I'm really sorry, I accidentally said a little too much, Mr. Orson should not mind my unpleasant advice, right?"

Seeing Carls's ugly villain, Orson frowned.

He wanted to kick the other party out directly, but first of all, the other party was invited by his father, and he couldn't offend his father.

On the other hand, the other party might be deliberately angering him.

You know, Lucius is still here now, he is the real master of the Stranik family.

If Orson gets angry at Count Carls regardless of Lucius, how will people view Orson?

He is disrespectful and arrogant.

This is still good.

If people think that Orson is impatient for inheritance and wants to seize power after seeing Lit coming, then there will be a big problem.

Therefore, at this time, he still has to leave the matter to Lucius.

Orson turned his head in the direction of Lucius, who was thinking about something.

Then, he raised his head and looked at Carls.

"Count Carls, I remember that your family should have made a fortune in business in the early years, right?"

"Indeed." Carls nodded, he was a little confused, not knowing why Lucius asked this question.

"Then, you should have inherited the expertise of your elders and are good at business, right?" Lucius raised his eyebrows and said. "But why did the business activities in the territory decline in the financial report you handed me last month?"

"This..." Count Carls was a little nervous when he heard Lucius's words that seemed to mock and blame.

"My Lord Duke, please listen to my explanation. There are many reasons for this result..."

"No need to explain." Lucius interrupted Earl Carls. "According to what you said, Earl Carls, shouldn't you be good at business?"

Seeing the situation on the field becoming tit-for-tat, other nobles spoke up to ease the atmosphere.

"My Lord Duke, Earl Carls is also kind-hearted."

"Yes, yes, after all, Mr. Lit is your son, and he will inherit your position in the future."

"Earl Carls's words are not without reason. He has been in the countryside for so long, and he has fallen behind others in education. If he is spoiled, he will probably spoil the child."

Orson listened to the nobles below talking to each other, and clenched his fists in anger.

So you all want to make the world chaotic?

On the first day that Lit joined the family, he talked about the issue of inheritance.

Are you afraid that others don't know that you, Duke Lucius, have two sons who are fighting for power?

Orson looked at Litt beside him. At this moment, he was bowing his head and not saying anything. His hands stopped moving.

Oops, Litt was provoked by this group of people and began to feel that everything he had done before was false!

Just as Orson was about to explain to Litt, Lucius stood up directly.

"Everyone, I invited you here today because you are my vassal and friends, Lucius."

"Holding a family banquet is just to celebrate the return of my long-lost son Litt." Lucius said this, looking at the nobles headed by Count Carls.

"If you are not satisfied with the food and drinks at the banquet, you can leave. I won't care about these."

"But if you continue to mention some irrelevant things, don't blame me, Lucius, for driving you away!"

"As for the education problem you mentioned about Litt, don't bother you. I will naturally arrange the best teacher for Litt and try my best to train him to become someone who can compete for the right to inherit the duke."

After saying this, Lucius sat down heavily.

At this moment, his aura suddenly changed from that of an easygoing lord to that of a majestic soldier.

Seeing that Lucius had spoken, the other nobles present could not say anything more.

"Okay, okay, today is a big day, don't make it unpleasant." At this time, Mary next to Lucius also came out to adjust the atmosphere.

Litt sat on the chair. She didn't know why, she didn't do anything, but the center of the topic still revolved around him.

Sure enough, don't you like me?

Thinking of this, his mood became depressed.

Regarding the right of inheritance, Litt didn't have any idea about it. After all, he had just entered the family and didn't know much about the nobles.

He didn't even know what his father's duke's title meant.

"Don't think too much." At this time, Orson said in his ear. "Just eat in peace."

"Well, thank you, brother Orson." Litt nodded.

This was the first sentence he said after sitting at the table.