Chapter 695: Use the Subst.i.tute
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Since they had already made up their minds, the two brothers quickly used all their forces to find the crown prince in the shortest time possible and kill him first.
Moreover, the two of them had made a pact. Whoever killed the crown prince first would become the king, and the other person would have to bow down.
Although Jiang An felt that these were just empty words and the other party would definitely not be convinced, they would still fight when the time came.
However, the two of them were really acting according to the agreement. They wished they could turn the entire kingdom upside down.
Such a big move naturally could not be quiet. Even the people sensed that something big had happened and discussed privately that something must have happened to the royal family.
However, Henry and John did not know how to restrain themselves at all. They did not even care if anyone knew. In any case, as long as he died, there was nothing to worry about.
When the time came to deal with the culprit, no one would know who was the one who did it.
However, they did not expect that every move of the royal family was very important to the people. If the royal family was unstable, it meant that the country would be unstable. They did not know what the lives of ordinary people would become.
For a moment, everyone panicked. Some n.o.bles who had heard the news quickly prepared to leave at any time, lest they could not escape even if they wanted to.
The army naturally saw such a change. The Marshal sighed at the ruthlessness of these two people. He sighed in the military camp. “The two princes’ horizons are too narrow. They actually only care about fighting for power and benefits now. They even have to attack their brother. They’re not worthy of being kings at all.”
The marshal wasn’t the only one who said this. The other officers were also discussing it in private. They had originally only followed the marshal’s orders to be loyal to Sophie, but now they were sincerely following her.
After all, the rest of the royal family could not support this country at all. The army had to choose a benevolent person to be king.
Mary, who was in the palace, was not idle either. She went straight to the subst.i.tute and said, “Do one last thing for me and I’ll send you overseas. You can take the money and live happily for the rest of your life.”
This was what the subst.i.tute wanted. After the old king died, he had nightmares every day. If they announced that he died, there was no need for a subst.i.tute.
However, his master was the king of a country. It was hard to guarantee that they would not send him to his death to prevent future troubles.
At this moment, Mary appeared to negotiate a deal with him. As long as he helped hide the news of the king’s death, she would send him far away.
That was why he was bold enough to appear at the National Day Ceremony. He even did as Princess Mary instructed, making people think that the old king favored Mary.
However, he did not expect so many people to jump out to object. At that time, he thought that he was going to be dragged out and shot.
Now that he heard this was the last thing, the subst.i.tute quickly asked, “What do you want me to do?”
Mary laughed. “I want you to gather all the n.o.bles and announce that the throne is pa.s.sed on to my father.”
The subst.i.tute’s eyes widened. He hadn’t expected Mary to be this crazy.
Even if he looked like the old king, he was not the old king.
Moreover, many people knew this fact. The corpse was still lying in the morgue. If he jumped out and spouted nonsense now, the end result would be death.
The double shook his head. “I can’t do that.”
Mary was not surprised by his refusal and said, “You can choose not to agree. Then I can let you die now.”
Of course, the subst.i.tute wanted to live, but he was not a fool. Even if he did as Mary instructed, he would still die in the end.
“Princess, I’m just a subst.i.tute. Many people know that His Majesty is no longer around. Even if I say that I’ll pa.s.s the throne in front of everyone, no one will acknowledge it in the end,” the subst.i.tute persuaded.
Mary was getting impatient. “I just want you to say that. As for how it turns out, it’s none of your business.”
The double wanted to say something else, but Mary stopped him. “Just tell me if you’ll do it or not.”
Of course, he couldn’t refuse. The subst.i.tute understood that Mary had his life in her hands. If he wanted to leave Country F successfully, he could only be obedient.
That night, all the n.o.bles received a notice that they were going to the palace to attend a banquet the next day. The king had something to announce.
Actually, everyone could guess that it was nothing more than about the succession. If the crown prince was no longer around, there had to be a new crown prince so that the country would not be in chaos.
Henry was a little confused. He turned to William and asked, “What do you think this means? What does that subst.i.tute want?”
“Uncle John must have made a new move. We have to be prepared to deal with it.” William acutely sensed that something was wrong.
Henry nodded. “Tell the people outside that if I don’t give the signal for a long time, they’ll barge in and save me.”