After hearing the identity of the so-called "helper", Joshua's scalp suddenly numbed, and he even felt a strange phantom pain on his face. If you look for a person in the whole kingdom that the freckled prince fears the most, if a cheap brother-in-law considers himself second, I'm afraid no one can rank first. After all, even if he did something ridiculous and angered the old king, he would only be scolded a few times and then put in solitary confinement for a few days. If the queen pleaded for him, he could even save the confinement. But if you anger a cheap brother-in-law, you will really be slapped hard, even fainted and woke up, and then continued to be beaten after healing, until the other party's anger subsided. What's more despairing than this is that after the other party beat him, he didn't receive any punishment at all. Touching his face that had been beaten several times, Joshua couldn't help but show a deep sense of powerlessness in his eyes. The royal family needed to rely on the other party's duke status to accept the political legacy of the Ryan family, so they would not pursue the other party's crime of beating the prince, and would only choose to keep the matter quiet. When I reported to the Cleanup Bureau and asked them to discipline this madman, the reply I got was that it had nothing to do with them. Those idiots actually thought that considering the marriage relationship between the madman and Veronica, this was a royal family affair, and as long as the other party did not use abnormal objects to hurt himself, it would not violate the rules of the Cleanup Bureau. So as a prince, I was slapped in the face by someone in my own kingdom, and in the end I didn't even have a place to reason. How could this be justified in the world?
... "Uncle! Why did you think of asking him for help?" After looking through the gap in the curtains and seeing a familiar figure in the vice-chairman's seat, the freckled prince instinctively shrank his neck, then turned around and complained: "That man is a lunatic! He really doesn't care about the occasion when he is desperate. Can't you discuss it with me before you find help?" "You just came back from the Kingdom of Morna last night. How can I discuss it with you? And pay attention to your manners!" Looking at his nephew who was a little scared, the Minister of Finance frowned and scolded with a slightly unhappy expression: "Stand up straight! Straighten your back! You are the only prince in the kingdom! You will inherit the throne in the future. , become the next king of the kingdom! What are you afraid of? " "I... I'm not afraid of him, but there are so many people outside, if he comes to beat me later..." "Why does he beat you? Although he beat you in the past, that was when the Ryan family was still useful, and he had Veronica to support him, so he dared to be so unscrupulous. Now Veronica is under house arrest in her bedroom, and the value of the Ryan family is almost squeezed out. He is just a hollow duke. If he really goes crazy and dares to attack you in front of so many people, then you fight back! If you can't beat him, call the guards! The royal family didn't touch him in the past, but it doesn't mean that they can't touch him now! What's there to be afraid of? " It seems... right? After listening to his uncle's words, Joshua's eyes lit up. Yes, now it's different from the past. The kingdom can punish him! He doesn't have the ceremonial guards behind him. Even if he is arrogant, he won't come to beat me in front of so many people, right? Emboldened by the words of the Chancellor of Finance, the freckled prince straightened his back, raised his head with dignity, and glared at Leon through the curtain in front of him. Damn dog! This time I want to see how arrogant you can be! Without Veronica's support, you are just... a... "Hiss..." After looking at Leon's eyes through the gap in the curtain, Joshua couldn't help but take a breath of cold air subconsciously. Although Leon on the seat didn't have any extra expressions, those eyes were staring at him through the gap in the curtain without blinking, and after noticing his gaze, the corners of his mouth even curled up, revealing a... quite relieved expression.
What are you relieved about? Tell me! What are you relieved about at this time? "Okay, it's almost time." Just when Joshua's eyes widened and he instinctively felt something was wrong, the Minister of Finance took out his pocket watch and looked at it, and then urged: "Go out quickly, it's your turn to go on stage and make a royal declaration." "Uncle, I... I think..." "Go out quickly! Talk to you later!" "..." Although he felt something was wrong, as the attendant lifted the curtain in front of him, the freckled prince could only walk out of the preparation area under the gaze of the gratified eyes, stepped onto the main stage prepared for the royal declaration, and read the speech prepared in advance. "I, the First Prince Joshua, am appointed by the current king of the kingdom to attend this Senate session on behalf of the king and the entire royal family." After reciting the awkward opening with a little awkwardness, Joshua, whose scalp was numb at someone's gratified eyes, lowered his head, stared at the speech, raised his right hand and swore: "On behalf of the current king, I will promise to the participating members of the House of Representatives and all the subjects of the kingdom that this Senate session will abide by the Kingdom Code and the House Rules, in accordance with...uphold...obey...maintain..." As if being chased by a flood and a beast, Joshua finished reading the manuscript in a hurry, and under the dissatisfied gaze of the Minister of Finance, he turned his head and said in a somewhat embarrassed manner: "My... my declaration ends here. Next, please ask the speaker to preside over the parliament and... read all the proposals!" After hastily fulfilling his duties, the freckled prince's tense expression relaxed slightly. He hurriedly put down his speech, quickly climbed onto the golden throne behind the main stage, carefully sat on half of his buttocks, and then looked at the seat of the acting speaker with vigilance. As the declaration before the emperor ended, the prince representing the royal family sat on the throne behind the main stage. More than 100 members of the entire venue, plus more than 800 members of the side, a total of nearly 1,000 pairs of eyes, all cast towards the speaker's seat. ... It's great. This time I don't have to worry about the princess not being able to make up her mind to coup. You picked this peach in time. After smiling at Joshua, who was in doubt on the throne and giving him an encouraging look, Leon stood up and left the speaker's seat, and walked up to the main stage on the red carpeted stairs. Then, two guards brought up the podium prepared for the speaker. Lyon stood behind the podium with his back to Joshua, picked up the silver hammer on the podium, and knocked hard on the golden wall clock next to the podium. "I declare!" Looking around the audience sitting on the red seats, Lyon announced with a smile: "The Senate... The Senate is officially open!"