Traveling to another world, inheriting a mess at the beginning

Rather than welcoming, it was more like a parade.

Even though the official statement was that William Booker died in an accident, in fact, almost everyone believed that the accident was related to Aarons and Keliya.

Although the two had sufficient alibis, no one knew how they destroyed a warship. But people were still very sure that this matter was a conspiracy against William Booker from beginning to end.

So the Duke sent people to wait at the city gate to "welcome" him, in fact, to give Keliya a warning.

"With such a tolerance, you can only be a businessman."

In fact, the great nobles are not short of heirs-because they have a lot of descendants. Even if the first-line heir really dies, there must be alternatives later.

And Keliya had seen the infighting among the heirs of the great nobles a long time ago... The current Duke of Oufei succeeded in taking the throne by killing all the candidates.

[Test. The micro-voice communicator works normally. 】

【Your Highness, these people are too hostile... Do you need me to help you with anything? 】

Because Zhu Ying had separated a short-distance communicator similar to a miniature earphone from her body in advance, the communication between them would not attract the attention of outsiders.

【It doesn't matter, I hope someone dares to come up and cause trouble for me. 】

Although there are indeed many people watching the excitement on the street, no one dares to really get excited and come out to cause trouble.

After all, Keliya had already demonstrated her strength in the honor duel that was broadcast live to the outside world. If someone came up to challenge her at this time, they would simply be looking for death.

If Her Highness really killed a provocative person on the street, would the Duke's family dare to hold her accountable?

——The answer is most likely no.

"Boring, is there nothing new?"

...

"We are here, Your Highness. Please park the car in the yard."

After dawdling for about half an hour, Keliya finally arrived at the Duke's Mansion.

What shocked her a little was that this huge mansion completely occupied the center of the city, and its scale and luxury were comparable to the imperial palace.

From this point of view, Duke Booker in this territory was almost as powerful as the emperor.

"Didn't they say that a memorial ceremony would be held? Why didn't I feel any sadness at all?"

After entering the courtyard of the Duke's Mansion, Claire immediately asked this question.

Let alone the city outside, there were no elements related to mourning in the Duke's Mansion - there was even a hint of enthusiasm hidden in this luxurious building complex, as if it was celebrating something.

"It's like this. A few days ago, a distinguished guest from afar visited the Duke. After hearing about the unfortunate death of Master William, the guest did some psychological counseling for the Duke."

"Distinguished guest? Is that person still here?"

"Yes, after hearing that you were coming to express your condolences in person, the guest suddenly wanted to meet you, so he hasn't left yet."

There shouldn't be anyone in this empire who can be regarded as "distinguished" by Duke Booker, who is already close to the emperor.

So Claire instinctively became alert, and she immediately discussed it with the attendants around her.

[Be careful, I have a bad feeling. ]

[Your Highness, please rest assured that even if we encounter ancient spiritual magic again, we can block it now. ]

Although Claire was not worried about her personal safety, she still felt that she seemed to have stepped into a trap designed specifically for her.

What exactly does Duke Booker want to do?

"Well, let me see what this distinguished guest who enlightened His Excellency the Duke looks like."

After showing an unscrupulous attitude, Claire followed the Duke's servant and slowly walked towards the largest building in the yard.

...

"It's here, Your Highness, please come in."

In the center of the Duke's Mansion, there stands a seven-story building with luxurious exterior decoration.

This is the residence and office of Duke Booker - in addition to these two main functions, it is also a reception room dedicated to receiving distinguished guests.

According to the scanning detection of Spider Sakura, the concubines of the Duke's family do not seem to live here.

"Oh - Your Highness actually came to visit my humble home, which is really an honor for me."

After entering the building, a fat and bloated man in his sixties immediately came up to greet him.

Of course Claire knew who he was - this old man with gorgeous clothes but ordinary looks, and obviously bald, was the currentDuke Booker himself.

Of course, Her Royal Highness is not so conceited as to despise a person's actual ability because of his appearance.

"Your Excellency, Duke, long time no see. The last time I spoke to you face to face was more than ten years ago, right?"

"Haha, Your Royal Highness is still the same lovely girl as then."

The polite greetings eased the originally slightly tense atmosphere a little - and after confirming that the Duke did not intend to use force directly in her home, Claire also put on a smile to cope with the situation.

No matter what kind of hypocritical communication will follow, she will not let down her guard.

"Your Excellency, Duke, you are too kind. I came to visit the Duke this time because I heard that the Duke's beloved son had an accident a few days ago, so I came to express my condolences."

"Alas... William went there this time just to fulfill his obligations as a fiancé earlier, but he didn't expect... to encounter such an unfortunate thing."

- The confrontation between the two sides has begun with these two short sentences.

Claire only mentioned the accident but not the engagement, which was actually denying the fact that she had an engagement with the Duke's family. The Duke specifically mentioned the engagement in order to assert his legitimacy in this way.

Although the engagement was only announced unilaterally by William Booker, and Claire herself had never said on any occasion that she was willing to accept the engagement, it still became a fait accompli.

After all, the Duke's family did take out the emperor's edict at the time - and the emperor himself did not clarify the authenticity of the edict.

"I deeply regret this unfortunate accident. Please accept my condolences."

"Thank you for your care, Your Highness... It is really inappropriate for you to stand and talk like this. Your Highness, please come with me to the reception hall to rest for a while."

This brief verbal confrontation did not allow Claire to understand the Duke's attitude, so she decided to wait and see.

However, when she followed the fat and bloated Duke into the luxuriously decorated reception room, she immediately met the "guest" of the Duke's family.

"Oh... Duke, is this noble lady beside you Princess Clea Armand?"

——He was a handsome and dignified young man whose appearance alone would make people feel like they were in the spring breeze.

The aura he exuded made Karin and Zhu Ying, who were following Clea, frown at the same time.