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Freya felt that her father was good in every way, except that his ideas were too traditional, and he always believed that only men could inherit the territory.

Although she knew that this was done to continue the family bloodline and consolidate the rule of the Flame Lion family over the territory, her brothers were really disappointing.

If any of her brothers were outstanding, she would not have the idea of ​​inheriting the territory, but would have assisted her brother with peace of mind.

However, things did not go as she wished. It cannot be said that her brothers were all useless, but it can only be said that none of them could be recognized by her.

Freya did not want to hand over the territory that her father had worked hard to develop to a group of useless people.

She would never allow the glory and reputation of the Flame Lion family to be destroyed by her brothers!

So Freya gradually had the idea of ​​competing for the heir. The Kingdom of Arad had a tradition of passing on the throne to men but not women, but there were exceptions.

It is said that the first heir of Winter City in the northwest province of the kingdom is a woman.

Since she can be the first heir, so can she.

After making the decision, Freya immediately began her own plan.

In the past few years, she pretended to be harmless and coaxed her brothers around. Not only were they not on guard against her, but they also used Freya as a channel of communication between them and their father.

Cross also loved this smart and sensible little daughter very much, and he almost always met Freya's requests.

In addition, Freya's brothers did not perform very well, which disappointed many nobles. She took the opportunity to win over a group of nobles who supported her.

With her efforts, her power has been no less than that of her brothers in the past few years. The only thing she lacked was Cross's recognition.

That's why she came to visit frequently after Cross fell ill.

She was indeed very concerned about her father's injury, but she also wanted to take this opportunity to improve her impression in front of Cross and test his words.

It's a pity that Cross was still as stubborn as ever, and still adhered to the concept that "only male lions can compete for the lion king".

Freya had to suppress her unwillingness and said to Cross with a smile:

"You are too kind. This is easy to analyze. I believe the merchants in Guanhai City can also think of this."

Cross shook his head: "Is it easy? Your brothers can't think of it. They will either be jealous of Baron Ryan's achievements or not take Baron Ryan seriously. Anyway, they will not regard him as a threat."

Freya complained in her heart: "You know they are useless, why do you insist on them inheriting the territory, just because there is an extra piece of meat between their legs?"

Cross naturally couldn't hear Freya's inner thoughts, and he belittled the Merchants Association again:

"But those merchants are not that strong. Even if they regard Baron Ryan as a serious threat, they will not easily take action."

Freya couldn't help but ask curiously after hearing this:

"Why don't they take action? Are they going to watch Baron Ryan digest the results of the battle and then aim at Guanhai City next? "

Cross smiled disdainfully: "Yes, they will most likely do so. This is the bad nature of businessmen. "

"These businessmen often apply their business calculations to our nobles, but they don't know that we don't buy it at all. "

"They thought that by spreading the news of Ryan's victory, they could divert Ryan's target, and then use business dealings to bind Ryan to make him give up the idea of ​​occupying Guanhai City. "

"But they ignored Ryan's ambition. If I were Ryan, I would rather leave the northern towns behind and take down Guanhai City first to make my rear completely stable. "

"I believe Ryan will make the same choice. This is also the biggest gap between our nobles and businessmen. We have the determination and courage to fight to the death, but those businessmen who only have gold coins in their eyes don't have it. They only care about their own interests. "

"So I was able to lead the noble coalition and easily defeat them more than ten years ago. "

Speaking of this, a complacent smile appeared on the corner of Cross's mouth.

Obviously, he is proud of his achievements.

Freya, contrary to her usual behavior, did not praise her father, but frowned:

"So, Baron Ryan will sooner or later occupy Guanhai City and take another pearl of the Southeast Province into his pocket."

"Father, we have to do something. We can't let him develop smoothly anymore."

Cross nodded slightly: "You are right. If Ryan continues to develop like this, he will threaten the status of our Yanshi family sooner or later."

"It seems that this time we can only be used by the bastards of the Chamber of Commerce. We have to find a way to curb Ryan's development."

"And we can't take action directly, so as not to scare other nobles and force them to stand on Ryan's side."

Cross thought for a moment, but couldn't think of a suitable way for a while.

When he inadvertently glanced at Freya who was also thinking, his eyes suddenly lit up.

"Freya, my daughter, what do you think of Ryan?" Cross asked Freya with expectation.

"Do I need to ask this? Baron Ryan is a man of great talent and vision, a rare talent in a century. It's a pity that he is not a member of our Flame Lion family."

Hearing Freya's answer, Cross became even more excited.

"No, no, no, he still has a chance to become a member of our family."

"What chance? He is not your illegitimate child."

Freya wanted to tease her father with a smile, but she suddenly reacted halfway through her words, and her smile froze on her face.

"You don't want me to marry him, do you?" Freya said stiffly.

Cross nodded vigorously: "This is the best way to deal with it. It can turn him from an enemy to a friend, and it can also strengthen our Yanshi family. With his joining, our Yanshi family can even go one step further and become like the four major families!"

Cross became more and more excited, and his high voice echoed throughout the bedroom.

He really admired Ryan and felt that Ryan was very similar to himself when he was young.

Since Ryan couldn't be his son, it would be good to be his son-in-law.

In this way, he wouldn't have to worry about the selected heir being useless. With Ryan's help and support, even the most useless heir could maintain the Yanshi family's rule over the Southeast Province.

Freya looked at the smile on her father's face, and her heart was both sour and sad, with a bit of anger in the middle.

Yes, marrying Baron Ryan is good for the Yanshi family, but who has ever considered her feelings.

Although she knew in her heart that she had been trained by the family and enjoyed the good life given by the family, it was natural for her to contribute to the family now.

But she was unwilling to do so. Why should she sacrifice herself and be a stepping stone for those useless brothers?

If she could make the territory better by marrying Ryan, she would nod and agree without hesitation, but it was just to maintain the most basic rule of the Yanshi family. She believed that she could do it.

Moreover, Baron Ryan was so ambitious. Would he really be a son-in-law and help the Yanshi family to stabilize its rule?

Her useless brothers have always been incapable of success and more than capable of failure. Would they really accommodate this strong brother-in-law?

Father still took it for granted. He underestimated Ryan and overestimated his son.

Of course, Freya would not say these words. She knew that her father had a very stubborn temper. Now refuting him would only make her father unhappy.

So Freya pretended to be shy and said, "Father, what are you talking about? I don't want to get married. I want to stay by your side forever to take care of you."

Cross laughed and said, "Silly child, you are not young anymore. You will get married sooner or later. Baron Ryan is a rare talent. Although his title is relatively low, he has become famous recently. It is not shameful to marry him."

Freya's pretty face became more and more rosy: "Don't joke with me anymore. I haven't even met him!"

"I'm not kidding you. It's just a meeting. I remember that he quelled the rebellion of the Shadow Church a few days ago. As his lord, I should reward him. You can give him the reward for me later."

Cross said in an unquestionable tone, leaving no room for Freya to refuse.

Freya bit her lip with her silver teeth and said pitifully:

"Well, I'll listen to you."

Kross' heart softened when he saw this, and felt that he had wronged his daughter, so he said ashamedly:

"Alas, it's all my fault that I'm useless and let my daughter help me share the pressure."

"Is there anything you want? I can satisfy you."

Freya naturally wanted the position of the first heir, but she knew that her father would never give it to her, so she changed her request:

"This is what I should do, you don't need to make up for me."

"But I heard that Baron Ryan is brave and good at fighting, and he likes Warcraft very much, so can you assign me two teams of Flame Lion Knights to strengthen my momentum."

"No problem!" Cross felt that Freya was just afraid that Ryan would look down on her, so he readily agreed.

"These two teams of Flame Lion Knights will be at your disposal in the future, just as your dowry."

"Father!!" Freya's face was flushed with shame.

"Hahaha, all right, go and choose your knights, and call your brothers over, I have something to talk to them about." Cross waved his hand and said.

"Okay, I'll go and inform them right away." Freya blushed and bowed and left.

As soon as she walked out of the bedroom, the shyness on her face faded away, replaced by a cold frost.

It seems that her father did not place all his hopes on her, and called her brothers over just to discuss how to deal with Ryan.

Perhaps her father would also regard this as a test. Whoever can curb Ryan's development will become the first heir to the territory.

"Father, you still don't give up, that's normal, after all, it's your own blood, you have to give it a few more chances."

"But isn't the blood of the Flame Lion family flowing in my body? Why don't you give me any chances at all?"

"In that case, I can only create opportunities for myself."

"Baron Ryan, I hope you can bring me some surprises."

Freya murmured to herself, and then walked out of the castle without looking back.

——

The capital of the Kingdom of Arad is called Flores City, which is named after the first king of the kingdom.

Of course, most people are still used to calling it the capital.

At this time in the palace of the capital, the ministers were discussing various government affairs loudly as usual.

The chaotic voices did not affect the young king on the throne at all. He supported his head with his right hand and closed his eyes, obviously falling asleep.

The ministers seemed to be accustomed to it. They were discussing their own affairs, and no one reported the situation to the king.

"Since everyone thinks that Earl Fels is guilty, then demote him to a civilian and confiscate all his property and fiefdoms."

The leading minister spoke calmly, as if he was not dealing with an earl, but a weak tench who had strayed from the group.

He did not consult the king on the throne, but made his own judgment, as if he was sure that the king would not object.

The king was still sleeping with his eyes closed, showing no signs of opening them.

"The next topic is that the northwest province was hit by a snowstorm a month ago, causing heavy casualties among civilians and food."

"Wait a minute, Marquis Ayden, I have said it many times. There is no need to bring this kind of trivial matter to His Majesty. Let the Marquis of the Northwest Province handle it on his own."

The leading minister interrupted impatiently.

"this"

Marquis Eden looked at the unkind eyes of the four Dukes, and then glanced at His Majesty the King who was sleeping soundly, his eyes full of helplessness.

My King, even if your power is emptied out by the four major families, you can't let them go too far!

The motto of the royal family is indeed "Do not disturb the sleeping dragon", but this is not a reason for you to sleep all day long!

Seeing that the king had no intention of waking up, Aiden could only say from the bottom of his heart:

"I understand, thank you Lord Dawson for the reminder."

Seeing that Aiden was so knowledgeable, Duke Dawson nodded with satisfaction.

Aiden continued: "The next topic is that Baron Lane of the Southeast Province has written a letter stating that he discovered that Baron Bach of Ironthorn Town was secretly colluding with the Shadow Church in an attempt to start a rebellion. In order to protect"

"Marquis Eden! Can't you understand what I'm saying? You have to tell me everything a baron reports. Do you think His Majesty the King is very idle?"

Duke Dawson yelled loudly, completely ignoring the glare of the palace etiquette officer.

The palace etiquette officer decided not to swallow his anger any longer. He took a step forward resolutely, and was immediately glared back by Duke Dawson.

Ahem, forget it, His Majesty the King doesn't care about being disrespectful in front of the Duke, so he still won't wade into this muddy water.

"I'm sorry, I thought this matter involved the Shadow Church, so I wanted to report it to His Majesty the King. Please forgive me."

Aiden was talking about confessing to the king, but his eyes were looking at Duke Dawson.

Duke Dawson also stepped forward and said to Aiden: "If His Majesty the King hears these little things again and disturbs His Majesty's nap, go home and catch Magikarp!"

Aiden lowered his head in frustration, suppressing his anger and responded: "Yes, thank you for your forgiveness!"

"Next."

"Wait a moment."

A voice interrupted Aiden's report again. Aiden raised his head angrily and wanted to ask Duke Dawson what the reason was this time.

As a result, he found that Dawson also had a surprised expression. No, that voice just now was...

Aiden and Dawson both looked at the young king on the throne, and saw him sleepily opening his eyes and saying in a lazy tone:

"I'm quite interested in this matter, Marquis Eden, please continue~" (End of Chapter)