Chapter 1224: The Knight and Princess
At noon the next day, Su Xiao, fully recovered, left the Iron Hand residence with Bubtni and Amu and headed straight for a certain direction.
His goal was to meet the princess. This princess was Eliza Herbert, he decided to meet the princess whose name was written by the last king.
Su Xiao didn't know what was special about this princess, but the old lion wouldn't choose someone just like that.
According to the information provided by the fourth princess, although Eliza Herbert was the king's heir, she did not participate in this struggle for the throne, firstly because she was relatively young, and secondly because she did not have any real power in her hands.
Although the fourth princess had failed in this battle for the throne, she wasn't the type of person to accept defeat and move on. Currently, she didn't dare to compete for power, but she had already begun to secretly cultivate her powers.
Of course, the third prince knew what the fourth princess was doing, but he didn't have time to worry about her actions right now. He was paying full attention to stabilizing the kingdom right now, and most likely, he already had a plan to eliminate the fourth princess.
Since Su Xiao has completed his main task, he will no longer participate in the fight for the throne. Right now, he was going to devote the rest of his time to finding the keys.
As Su Xiao strolled through the streets of the capital, he wondered why the previous king had chosen Eliza Herbert.
After about half an hour, Su Xiao arrived at Elise's house, which wasn't luxurious but was quite large.
The courtyard in front of the house wasn't big, but it was full of flowers and plants, and it looked like it was being carefully tended every single day.
If there was any significant difference between Eliza Herbert and the other princes and princesses, it was that this twenty-year-old girl had no fiefdom and lived in the capital all the time, never touching anyone.
Elise's peaceful lifestyle was personally approved by the last king.
An extremely strange floral fragrance wafted to Su Xiao's nose. Looking around, he saw a bud that looked like a rose, but was blue in color.
A light breeze stirred the bud, and blue pollen flew out of it.
— Woof, " Bubtney barked.
— Toxic? Su Xiao understood what Bubtney meant. This flower was poisonous. Stepping forward, he plucked a bud, held it up to his nose, and sniffed.
Indeed, it was very poisonous.
A princess who grew poison flowers in front of her house couldn't possibly be a kind person.
— This is private property, what do you want? A man's voice rang out from somewhere above, and along with the clang of armor, a man in silver armor jumped down from the roof of the house.
It landed on the ground without too much noise and dust, but left two deep traces on the ground. He was about 30 years old, with a mustache on his chin, and a sword at his waist. It was not a fancy thin sword, but a real heavy knight's sword, and judging by the weighting ball on the end of the hilt, this sword weighed at least 100 kilograms.
Princess Eliza Herbert did not come out to greet the guests, but sent her own guard instead, but Su Xiao was not disappointed, and only looked him up and down and said — " I came to see Eliza Herbert for a conversation.
When Su Xiao saw this knight, he vaguely guessed the king's intentions. There was a guard for this princess... very strong.
— Mr. Iron Hand, Her Highness is currently resting, " the knight replied and bowed slightly to Su Xiao, but there was nothing but hostility in his eyes, because he knew very well that Iron Hand never brought good news.
— I don't care if she's resting or not, she has to come out to me, whether she's alive or dead.
Of course, Su Xiao didn't come here to ask for a meeting. He was going to take her on a trip to the throne, and it wasn't an offer at all.
— Her Highness now... resting. It will be very inconvenient for her to receive guests at such a time — " the knight replied and took a deep breath. He knew where such an answer could lead, but his mission was to protect the princess, even if it would lead to his death. No matter what, he was Eliza Herbert's loyal guardian, the knight who protected her, Gossom.
Three pairs of eyes stared at Goss. At that moment, Goss felt an anger that he had never felt before.
A cold sweat broke out on Goss's forehead. He wasn't worried about his life, but he was worried about Elise's safety.
Su Xiao looked at the knight who was standing in his way with interest. This guy's aura was strong. Although he was confident that he could kill him, it wouldn't be an easy task.
Su Xiao was now truly interested in this princess. Sending such a strong Saint Warrior to protect an ordinary weak princess simply didn't make sense.
And so, looking at this knight from a new angle, Su Xiao seemed to see a magnificent cannon fodder.
— What a nice gift, " Su Xiao muttered, and Goss in front of him frowned. — You want to disobey the king's orders?" Iron Hand's words weighed heavily on Goss's heart.
— Of course not, but you can't represent the king, His Majesty ordered me to protect Princess Elise until the day I die, " Goss replied, fully aware of the current situation in the capital.
Today, the king abdicated, and the new king hasn't officially taken the throne yet, which has created some chaos in the capital.
If Iron Hand can get the badge of the last king, Goss can refuse him on the grounds that he abdicated today. If Iron Hand gets the new king's badge, then he can refuse it on the grounds that the new king hasn't officially taken the throne yet.
Su Xiao took out a gold pendant and a letter. - Past or new king, who do you like best?
The gold pendant symbolized the presence of the past king, and the letter symbolized the new king.
Now he had no choice.
— Goss's mouth opened and closed. He was a Holy Warrior who carried out a secret order. At most, he would only dare to take advantage of loopholes, but he would never dare to disobey the orders of the royal family.
At this moment, Goss couldn't help but think about what had happened in the royal family that Iron Hand had suddenly gained such a huge amount of power.
Of course, outsiders didn't know about the drastic changes in the royal family. Now that the previous king had died, the new king would quickly seize the throne and to stabilize his position, he would give Su Xiao his sister.
In fact, the third prince didn't bat an eye when he heard such a condition.
As long as Iron Hand doesn't meddle in the military and financial aspects, even if Iron Hand makes the princess pregnant, the third prince won't say anything about it. Instead, he will even give Iron Hand a small fiefdom and take advantage of the opportunity that opens up, with which he will reduce the capabilities of Iron Hand and add new officials who would become some kind of replacement for Iron Hand.
The Third Prince wasn't going to keep all his eggs in one basket. And how could a Holy Warrior stop the Iron Hand? Even if he killed this Holy Warrior, it wouldn't lead to anything, it was just that the people of the royal family would have to take care of another body.
Of course, Su Xiao didn't want to take any action right now, because he wanted to know what Elise's character was like. If she had a soft personality, then her knight would eventually become cannon fodder that would scout out the territory under the throne. In this case, it will be a great parting gift from the last king.
— You... will follow me, please, " Goss said through gritted teeth. His attitude wasn't very good, but Su Xiao didn't care, he wasn't going to be angry at someone who was going to die soon.
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