Chapter-16: third prince is speechless
Just as he was about to say something, he heard a light cough from inside. He immediately smiled and shouted happily, "Father, your son is here." Changing one's face is like turning the pages of a book, and one's mood is unpredictable.
Daniel walker lowered his eyes. How could there be any naive people in the royal family? He had so many masks on his face. (Being willful…? Spoiled? Acting arrogant? I'm afraid they are all masks.) Daniel thought.
The princes have all grown up, and the fight for the throne has become a reality. Court officials have begun a new round of taking sides, setting off waves of blood and gore.
However, they, the Imperial Guard, are the King's direct descendants and are only loyal to the King. The day they take sides, that will be their death. The second queen did not expect to see the prince here, and her eyes sank slightly.
The third prince pursed his lips, saluted with a smile on his face, and started chattering non-stop. "Father, this betrothal gift belongs to the man's family. Since the marriage has not taken place, it is only natural to return it."
"The Devonshire Marquis's family has many descendants, and their expenses are high. They have long been unable to make ends meet. Father, please return this betrothal gift for the sake of Devonshire Marquis' loyalty."
"Everyone in Devonshire Marquis's Mansion will definitely be grateful..." He talked for a long time but got no response from the King. He was a little confused, "Father." The King glanced at him calmly and finally said, "You are too late. Everything has gone into the treasury."
Once it is put into storage, it becomes kingdom's property and you cannot take it away just because you want to.
The Third Prince: ... speechless…
(Why didn't you tell me earlier? Are you teasing him on purpose? I'm so angry. Is he still my real father?) He thought and then But what should he do since he had made a promise to Marquis Devonshire?
He subconsciously looked to his mother for help, but the second queen shook her head slightly at him, the situation was irreversible. The third prince was extremely frustrated and secretly glared at the crown prince, thinking that the crown prince must have been instigating him.
The prince raised his eyebrows smiling at his younger brother, that has grown up and have more ideas.
Back at the prison,
Wendy got another notification from the system. The information is that she can sign in at the prison as well. Similarly she can sign in at specific places like the market and city gates of the capital. This would give her rewards. Naturally she let the system sign in.
"Tring
Successfully signed in at the prison and host has received master level escape techniques including dodging, lock picking, evading and quick movements."
The information quickly filled up her mind and Wendy felt her brain tingly and her body has new set of physical memory as if she did this kind of thing hundreds and thousands of times. But her physical fitness is not enough to use these skills to the fullest.
Well she doesn't mind as anything is useful at this kind of situation. These skills can come to use if there is any problem in the future when on the road to exile or later staying at a different place.
The Lark family spent the New Year in prison, and every moment was torture. Eating, drinking, defecating and urinating are all done in a small space, and the toilet stinks so badly that it makes people feel sick.
They slept on a layer of straw on the ground and ate coarse grain steamed buns, which were hard and rough, and made the throat ache and difficult to swallow. The porridge they drank was as thin as water and had a musty smell.
It was even worse than pig food. The pampered Lark family could not bear this hardship. At first they refused to touch it and complained all the time. They deeply suspected that they were being framed because it was because Old lady Lark had offended the jailer so badly.
Some people didn't dare to say it out loud, but they blamed Old lady Lark in their hearts. Man is like fire and rice is like fuel. They cannot bear to be hungry for a day. Children cry because of hunger.
Adults feel dizzy, weak limbs and anxious. There was really no other way, the pig food had to be eaten, so everyone gritted their teeth and closed their eyes to drink it.
After a few days, the Lark family members looked pale, lost a lot of weight, and their energy seemed to be drained away, and they looked sickly. The tempting smell of food came from the cell next door.
The white rice mixed with the oily stewed meat broth was so delicious. The Lark family members stared at it, drooling. I would never touch this before because I thought it was too greasy, but now I'm crying with greed.
Old lady Lark didn't eat or sleep well, and her complexion was very bad. Her plump body quickly became thinner, and her old face became thinner and had many more wrinkles.
Zaman Lark looked at his grandson who was drooling, then looked at his haggard mother, pressed his stomach which was twitching with hunger, stood up and bowed to them.
"Hey, brother, can you give some to my old lady? It's okay for us not to eat, but she's old and will get sick if she doesn't eat." If he asks the old lady and her grandson for some food, he can also get some.
The other person was a big, burly man with a street-smart vibe. He looked at me with a frown, "What are you dreaming about? Your old lady's illness has nothing to do with me."
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