Lord: Marry the villain's daughter at the beginning?

On the other side, Lilith, who was daydreaming, finally came back to her senses after being gently reminded by the fourth prince Clan.

"Your Highness, I'm sorry, I just feel a little..."

"These meetings are really boring. The only thing that makes me happy is seeing old Lars's gloomy face."

Crane rudely interrupted Lilith's speech. Although it was well-intentioned, Lilith still felt a little unhappy.

"As long as Kodick can negotiate this treaty, peace between the North and the Kingdom will not be far away. How about holding a dance tonight to celebrate?"

Hearing that Clan was going to hold another dance, Lilith waved her hand quickly.

"Your Highness, your sister Claire has made a date with me tonight. I'm sorry I can't attend the ball."

After saying that, Lilith hurried away with the maids.

Looking at Lilith's leaving back, Cran hummed softly: "Woman, you are still so interesting."

Lilith said that she was not refusing when Claire asked her out. After all, Lilith's promotion to the throne was largely due to the contribution of Claire, the favorite little princess of Clan and Augustine III.

"Don't worry about it. My brother is like that. He has dances six out of seven days a week. You'll get used to it."

Claire sipped the tea in her hand to comfort Lilith.

"And if there weren't dances every day, how would you have gotten to know my brother?"

"But this is too frequent, six times a week, who can stand this?"

Lilith sat slouched in the chair. This was a girls' gathering organized by Claire, one of the few social activities where Lilith could feel relaxed.

"By the way, what do you think of the treaty the Prime Minister and the Demon King discussed?"

Claire put down the teacup and asked Lilith.

"We have to talk about business now?"

Lilith looked at Claire speechlessly. She came to Claire just to escape, but why did Claire want to talk about business too?

Lilith actually had some contempt for the treaty. No matter how she looked at it, it looked like an appeasement treaty. Could giving up some areas in the North really bring peace? Moreover, many of them were mining areas. The demons would probably simply digest them and then continue the war.

But there was no way, Lilith was now sitting on the royal side, so she could only shout: "Ah, yes, yes, yes."

Before Lilith could start to speak, a woman with long black hair and an imposing manner spoke up, "Lord Kodick is right. The Lars family is a bunch of rubbish. Not only did they have Reina, who was a disgrace to the nobility, but now they have made a mess of the governance of the North. The only way to solve the problem is to make peace with the demons and then drive the Lars family out of power."

Lilith looked up and saw that it was Caroline, the new student council president of the Royal Capital Magic Academy, a loyal supporter of Codick. She was the one who led the parade to Lars's manor today.

"After that we will go to the North to interrogate the Lars family in person. Lady Saint, would you like to come with us?"

"you?"

Lilith looked at Caroline and Claire in confusion.

"Yes, Lord Kodick will be leaving for the front line to negotiate with the Demon King soon, and we plan to stop by the Gray Collar where Reina is to see how she is doing."

Claire chuckled. Nothing could make people happier than seeing Reina's miserable condition.

"Would you like to come along? Lilith."

Facing Claire's invitation, Lilith hesitated for a moment and then refused: "Forget it, I might as well stay and attend the dance instead of going out."

Lilith was a stay-at-home girl in her previous life. Now that she has completed the game in the other world, she still has to run around. Wouldn’t that be a waste of time and effort?

At the same time, the eldest prince, the former crown prince Cliff Augustine, who had just finished the royal meeting, was sitting stiffly in the corner of the ball. This was the ball of the fourth prince Clan Augustine, and Cliff had agreed to come and show his support today.

Everyone thought the party would be as joyful and relaxing as usual, but no one expected that King Augustine III would also attend the party.

After Augustine III chatted with his crown prince for a few words, he sat next to Cliff, which made Cliff, who was always timid and cowardly, dare not even breathe.

As the king waved his hand, the guards dismissed the nobles who were living a life of debauchery around them, leaving enough space for the father and son.

"In today's meeting, I noticed that you seemed to have something to say?"

Although Augustine III was old, no details of the meeting escaped his eyes.

"No, I dare not. How could I possibly have anything to say? Father, you know I have long lost my mind to other things."

Cliff rubbed his hands awkwardly, and beads of sweat fell from his face.

"You also think that we are pushing the North too hard?"

Augustine III's voice was still as majestic as in Cliff's memory. Cliff knew that when his father spoke to him in this tone, he could no longer lie.

"Yes, there is a little bit, father. The land area of ​​the North already accounts for more than one-third of the entire kingdom, almost half. What should we do if we are pushed to the limit?"

Augustine III nodded and replied, "There are many people in the capital who share your opinion. In their opinion, the demons are invading us, and we should support the North to fight back. But Cliff, do you know what I saw in the Holy Grail that I brought from the tower?"

The Tower is the most mysterious, noblest, and most intelligent professional organization in the world. The time of its establishment is almost impossible to trace, and it has always maintained a neutral attitude towards worldly affairs for thousands of years. It seems that only new discoveries about magic can arouse their interest.

The Holy Grail is a sacred artifact used by astrologers in the tower to predict the future and peer into the secrets of heaven. So far, all the predictions made by the Holy Grail have come true perfectly. This is not a legend, but real history.

"I have seen the kingdom fall in your hands."

As soon as he said this, cold sweat soaked Cliff's dress. Did his father see his future after he succeeded to the throne? No wonder after the astrologers from the tower came, his father immediately pulled him out of the position of crown prince and replaced him with his more prestigious and intelligent fourth brother.

Cliff felt that he had figured it out, but Augustine III did not stop talking.

"I saw an army waving the flag of the North Wind Bear entering the capital, and you, who was already the king at that time, took off your crown and abdicated to someone from the Lars family not long after! Although I didn't see what that person looked like, he was surrounded by the top leaders of the Lars family!"

At this point, Augustine III coughed angrily, but immediately regained his composure and asked, "So Cliff, my child, do you still have complaints about losing your position as crown prince?"

"Without my father, absolutely nothing! I will always support my fourth brother. I have no objection even if you exile me now!"

Cliff was so frightened that he almost knelt down and kowtowed. He never expected that the Lars family would rebel against him in the future, and that he would actually abdicate. No wonder his father directly replaced his more intelligent fourth brother with the throne after receiving the astrologer from the high tower, and suppressed the Lars family almost crazily, even resorting to some dirty means.

"Humph, that's good if you know."

After saying this, Augustine III stood up and left. Actually, Augustine III did want his cowardly eldest son to inherit the throne. To put it bluntly, he was cowardly, but to put it nicely, he knew how to compromise and balance. During the period of stable development of the kingdom, this kind of character was not only the most suitable, but also the most effective in stabilizing the bottom line.

In fact, in terms of balancing the interests of all parties, the Fourth Prince Clan is not as good as his eldest brother, so the Fourth Prince holds dances every day to improve his social skills and understand the needs of various nobles.

Besides, Cliff is just a little cowardly, but not stupid.

But unfortunately, Augustine III saw the future of the kingdom's destruction. In order to change this future, Augustine III was even willing to sell the country to the demons. As long as Augustine's rule could last forever, nothing else mattered.

Even the evil things that Kotick did, Augustine III pretended not to see. No matter how loudly the lower class cried, Augustine III would only turn around and say in confusion: Common people? (I don’t care)