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Chapter 906 - 473: Someone Breaks the Promise_4

Chapter 906: Chapter 473: Someone Breaks the Promise_4

The Fifth Emperor’s Son couldn’t say much more.

Harriet glanced at him and asked, "Do you know who leaked the agreement between Boss and the Saintess of North Ice to me?"

"I am not aware, Your Highness."

"It was Owen Bertram - only his Horizon Bureau could have discovered such a secret."

The Fifth Emperor’s Son’s heart moved, but he lowered his head and didn’t speak. Harriet continued, "You came from far away to challenge Owen Bertram at the last moment, was it the Fellow who discussed this with you?"

"Hehe..." The Fifth Emperor’s Son knew he couldn’t deny it and said playfully, "I can’t hide anything from my great uncle."

Harriet stared at him: "Have you ever thought about why Owen Bertram is unwilling to marry the Saintess of North Ice?"

The Fifth Emperor’s Son really had thought about it: "I guess... Owen Bertram doesn’t dare to marry her. The Saintess of North Ice represents the 36 Tribes of the Northern Region, such a huge helping force can only be captured by a prince. If it falls into the hands of a subject, it’s a path to death."

Harriet looked at him again, "I really underestimated you. You guessed it right, Owen Bertram is not unwilling, but doesn’t dare!"

Owen Bertram actually didn’t want to marry at all, but from the standpoint of the Wood Dynasty Harriet represented, it was undoubtedly "not daring" and the logic was perfectly closed.

"So Owen Bertram consulted you, he would defeat the other suitors in the selection, and then you would step in to defeat him, and marry the Saintess of North Ice."

The Fifth Emperor’s Son nodded like a little chick pecking rice.

"Now comes the test for you!" Harriet asked, "Do you have the courage to let Owen Bertram, this subject, marry the Saintess of North Ice?"

The Fifth Emperor’s Son was startled, and looked up, "Do you mean, Your Highness...?"

"A subject doesn’t dare to marry the Saintess of North Ice because he fears attracting the ruler’s jealousy. Do you have the courage to let Owen Bertram marry the Saintess of North Ice with peace of mind?"

There were many twists and turns in this question, and different people who heard it had different thoughts. For the Fifth Emperor’s Son, Harriet’s question was equivalent to a very important commitment: to support the Fifth Emperor’s Son in inheriting the throne!

"I, the Imperial Grandson, am not worthy..." The Fifth Emperor’s Son had been hiding for many years, and some behaviors had become instinctive responses. He immediately thought of denying his ambition for the throne, but Harriet cut him off without being polite, "Don’t talk nonsense! As the Great Minister of Rites, my life’s mission is to pass down the Wood Dynasty generation after generation, for eternity! Do you understand?"

The Fifth Emperor’s Son understood that Harriet was loyal to the entire Imperial Family, not to any one person in the Imperial Family. As long as a member of the Wood Dynasty sat on the throne, it would suffice.

"Now our Wood Dynasty is facing all kinds of trouble, and we need virtuous officials and good generals to save the situation. Adonis Dunn, Owen Bertram, Abner Lane, Nick Liam, and others are all virtuous officials and good generals, but as a monarch, one must understand the art of ruling. One can rely on powerful subjects, but one can never have only one powerful subject. Do you understand?"

Harriet’s words rang like the gong and drum in the Fifth Emperor’s Son’s mind, and he understood it deeply. Adonis Dunn was already old, but Abner Lane was at the Seventh Level and Nick Liam was at the Sixth Great Realm. They both had the potential to advance to the Seventh Realm. When his Imperial Father passed away, those two would still be full of vigor.

If he ascended to the throne himself, he would need someone to check Abner Lane.

Although Owen Bertram had been supported by Abner Lane, by that time, Abner Lane would be an old subject of the previous emperor, and Owen Bertram would be his favored subject. Moreover, once Owen Bertram was promoted to the Seventh Level, it would be impossible for him to remain submissive!

By then, the situation would be that Abner Lane controlled the Horizon Bureau and had Nick Liam to work with; Owen Bertram would only have the Ocean Department and the East Prison Town Comfort Office. How could he contend with the deeply-rooted Abner Lane?

So the Saintess of North Ice and the 36 Tribes of the Northern Region were crucial to Owen Bertram!

The Fifth Emperor’s Son got up solemnly and bowed to Harriet, "I truly understand now. Thank you for enlightening me. I can assure you I have the courage to do so!"

"Very well!" Harriet was pleased and helped him up with both hands: "I will help you clear away those four fools first!"