Chapter 458

Odysseus thought so.

The struggle for the throne of the royal family has always been full of blood, and all kinds of conspiracies and intrigues have emerged one after another. Even when Odysseus ascended the throne, it was not smooth sailing. He had been a prince, and of course he knew his children's feelings.

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

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"Orson, what will happen if these things of yours are exposed? Have you ever thought about it?" In the secret base, Franca stood behind the sofa, looking at Orson sitting on the sofa with his back to her, and smiled.

"So we can't lose."

"I don't care." Franca said, lifting her hair behind her ears, and then leaned over.

Opening her mouth, she showed her sharp fangs.

Then, she was pushed back by Orson holding her head.

"I told you that this is not allowed." Orson said, exposing his arm.

Franca looked at Orson's actions and pouted a little angrily.

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

"Big brother~ Please, give me a sip, just one sip~"

Relying on her cute face, she suddenly acted like a spoiled child towards Orson.

But Orson was unmoved.

"One sip from you will kill me."

What a joke, even though she looks like a cute little girl, she is probably old enough to be Orson's great-grandparent.

Seeing that Orson was unmoved, Franca bit Orson's arm hatefully.

Chapter 98: You're not used to it, are you?

"I say... Are all of you vampires the kind who stare at a person and pull him to death?" Orson said helplessly until Franca stood up and wiped the corner of her mouth.

"Hey, I told you, the word vampire is very disrespectful to us, right?" Franca frowned, looking a little unhappy.

"That can't be helped, your number is so small on the continent, do you still care whether others respect you or not..." Orson complained.

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

Franka then sat opposite Orson.

Her expression returned to a formal state.

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

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

"Will he delegate power if he doesn't trust them? Are you going to let the two people check and balance each other?"

"The so-called political tactics, that is, the way to control people, is not it to achieve the greatest through checks and balances among various factions?"

Orson said this, smiled, and then stood up.

"The investigation in the Imperial City should give a result, right? If I'm not mistaken, you should have evidence against the assassin sent by Napoli, right?"

"Our goal has been achieved. The authority of the royal family has been weakened. Napoli, the cancer of the empire, has been eradicated. Her Royal Highness's power has grown to the point where it can be compared with that of the Prince. The farce in the Imperial City should also end. It's time to give everyone the "truth" that is clear and clear, isn't it?"

"That's right. We have been treated as villains for so long, which is really unpleasant."

Franka also stood up, but her height could only reach Orson's chest. She didn't seem to have the same momentum as when they were sitting opposite each other just now.

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

"Wait a minute!"

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

"You won't walk back from the main gate of the palace in this manner?"

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

Staring at Franka's smirking face, he suddenly thought of something.

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

"No... I don't think this is necessary 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 cool style when he went out last time, he has changed a lot.

A white headband was tied on his hair, and various cute accessories were also hung around Orson by Franka.

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

However, for him, all this is completely superfluous.

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

When passing by a courtyard, Orson saw a familiar figure, who was discussing something with another person. 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 have to worry about this matter at all. Don't forget that you still have the military power in your hands. 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 armies, coupled with your own strong strength, you will win even if the war of succession breaks out."

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

"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, 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 and a woman or a woman and a woman?

Alas, poor Olivia.

Just as Elsa sighed secretly, Olivia stared at Orson, as if she was recalling something.

Chapter 99: Killing with a Borrowed Knife

"Orson."

Olivia 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? You were not in Lison Chamber of Commerce at that time..."

"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 merchant, he didn't expect Olivia to remember it so clearly that when he came back this time, she could still associate the two things together.

"Well, I hope so." Olivia said, shaking her head.

After all, it was in front of Elsa and Afro, and she didn't want to expose the family's shame. After the two left, she would interrogate Orson.

Elsa and Afro watched the conversation between Orson and Olivia, and immediately realized something, but seeing that neither of them said anything, it was not good to gossip.

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

"I know the general idea, but Your Highness, please tell me the specific process."

"Yeah." Elsa nodded, and then looked at Olivia on the side.

Olivia also knew that her identity was not suitable for such an occasion, and she stood up tactfully.

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

After saying this, Olivia took the initiative to leave the room.

"Afro, go and see Olivia off."

"Okay."

So, only Orson and Elsa were left in the room.

This matter could 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.

After hearing this, Orson nodded.

"This is a good thing. The loss of one and the gain of the other proves that your majesty no longer trusts the prince. Your majesty thinks that you, the princess, can also compete for the throne, so you do this."

"Besides, judging from the distributed power, maybe His Majesty will trust you more, right?"

"Yeah." Elsa nodded matter-of-factly. "The imperial brother has had so many problems. Although many of them are not his fault, they must have had an impact on his status in the heart of his father. In this way, the next issue of inheritance will become even more complicated and confusing."

At this time, Orson suddenly thought of a doubt, and then asked: "By the way, Her Royal Highness, do you think your Majesty chose to delegate power at this time? After the assassination, what he should do more is to strengthen his power and avoid It's only right that the incident of attacking him happened again. Why would he choose to do this... Could there be some other reasons..."

Elsa also shook her head when she heard Orson ask this.

"To be honest, I don't know about this matter. I only know that my father definitely has his reasons for doing this... Maybe he wants to truly create a fair competition environment for us brother and sister."

"He also said that he would take back the power of one of the parties later."

"Power can't be taken back just by taking it back." Hearing Elsa say this, Orson smiled bitterly and shook his head.

"His Majesty, the founding emperor, enfeoffed five duchies. The power of these five duchies was granted by him, but was he later withdrawn?"

"Not really?"

What Odysseus was thinking might not be that simple.