The girl sat blankly by the bed, still trying to digest what Li Yu had just said.
That had such a huge impact on her that even when her vote was surpassed by Blanca midway through the election, the girl was convinced that the majority of the family supported her.
It was only because of her uncle Antonio's treachery that she nearly lost the election.
However, Li Yu now told her that this was not the case. The outcome of the election had lost all suspense early on. She was the only one who was still kept in the dark and was confidently preparing to face the already doomed failure.
When she thought of this, Ilea felt chilled in her heart.
It was as if someone had pushed her head into the biting ice water of winter, and no matter how hard she struggled, she couldn't get out.
Miss Rabbit sobered up a lot in an instant, "But what about the people who support me? Did they know that I was going to lose early? If so, why did they vote for me instead of Blanco?
This doesn’t make sense.”
"I've only been here not long, and I don't know enough about this world or your family to jump to conclusions about some things."
Li Yu paused and then added, "But you said that your aunt and your brother-in-law have the best relationship, and your brother-in-law changed his mind at the last moment..."
At this point, Miss Rabbit already understood. She drooped her ears and stared listlessly at the small tree outside the window.
Just like Emperor Chongzhen of Meishan, he looked completely despairing.
Li Yu didn't speak again.
The room fell into a dead silence, except for a bouquet of irises in a vase swaying in the breeze.
After a while, Li Yu noticed that Ilea's shoulders were shaking, and Miss Rabbit was probably secretly sobbing behind his back.
Upon seeing this, Li Yu returned the handkerchief that the girl lent him to wipe his mouth last night, "I asked the maid to help wash it before going to bed."
Ilea took the handkerchief and wiped her tears while saying, "Why is this happening? Who can I trust now? My uncle, or my great-grandmother Ona?"
"The current situation is still unclear. I suggest you don't believe anyone." Li Yu said.
"Then I can only wait for my stepmother to attack me? I came to Yanxue City with my aunt and the others, but in the past two years, I have spent most of my time serving in the largest temple in Scale City.
The relationship between the Silver Moon Goddess and the accompanying knights and warriors is definitely not as close as that of my aunt and others. Hmm... maybe I can go to the city to hire some mercenaries."
"Are they trustworthy?" Li Yu raised his eyebrows.
"It's unbelievable. Those guys only care about money and have no sense of honor. They can protect me for money, but of course they can betray me for more money." Miss Rabbit was discouraged before she finished speaking.
"How about I seek asylum from Marquis Cullen... No, that won't work either. It would be too shameful for me to seek help from the lord as soon as I won the election. It would only make me, the new lord, appear weak and incompetent, and it would also make the new lord look weak and incompetent.
Marquis Coulun doubts my ability to rule the green fields."
"You can also immediately summon your clan members and announce in public that you will relinquish your position as head of the clan. This way, at least your life will no longer be in danger." Li Yu suggested.
"Don't even think about it!" Ilea jumped up from the bed as if she had been stepped on, "I will not give in to that woman! The green field is the legacy left to me by my father and mother.
As long as I still have breath, I will never give it away!"
The tears on the girl's face were not dry, but her tone was extremely firm.
Li Yu was not surprised by Miss Rabbit's answer, "Then there is only the second way. You were publicly elected by the core members of the family. No matter what they think privately, hundreds of people witnessed the entire election process. Marquis Cullen
Having accepted your allegiance, justice and honor are your most powerful weapons.
"You can use them to gather a group of people loyal to you and completely control the green field. When the time comes, whether it is your stepmother or other dissatisfied people, they will have no other choice but to bow to you obediently.
"Of course, the premise is that you must be able to return to the green field first. In addition, do you have anyone you can trust in the green field? That kind of person will still choose to stand without hesitation no matter how high the overweight offered by others is.
People around you.”
"Alfred." The girl spit out a name, "He was my mother's guardian knight. He watched my mother grow up. After my mother died, he swore allegiance to my brother Ramon, but unfortunately
, Ramon also died within a few years, and then Alfred became my guardian knight."
"Some fools said that he served three masters, two of whom died, and that he would bring bad luck or something, but Alfred is the most loyal man I have ever met, and they blamed him for those two misfortunes.
It would be unjust to put one's head first.
"After my parents left me one after another, he was the person closest to me in the world. Alfred was originally going to accompany me to Yanxue City, but his granddaughter passed away a few days ago.
It was time to give birth, so I asked him to stay in Greenfield and take care of his family."
"Very well, you can write to him and ask him to take people to control the castle as quickly as possible and stay there until you go back. Don't let anyone in before that. If anyone questions his behavior, you can let him
He told those people that this was an order from the new head of the Arias family."
"No problem, I'll write now." Ilea finally cheered up and grabbed the quill on the table.
Li Yu continued, "Since we can't find a reliable escort, we might as well not ask for one. We will set off immediately after you send the letter and leave Yanxue City before others react."
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Marquis Mansion, in another guest room.
Vanessa reached out and called for one of her servants
"I haven't seen Ilea and her human advisor for a long time. What are they doing now?"
"I'll go check it out right away, madam." The servant bowed and left.
After a while, she ran back all the way, "I asked someone to ask, and Miss Ilea said that since she had become the head of the Arias family, she had to buy some new clothes for herself, so she went to the market to find them.
Tailored."
"Look at her potential, haha," Vanessa sneered. "She starts to get carried away after getting a little taste of the benefits. How can the future of the Arias family be left in the hands of such a person?"
She waved her hand as she said this, but soon changed her mind and stopped the servant who was about to leave, "Where is the human consultant named Merlin? What is he doing now?"
"He went to the market with Ilea."
The lop-eared beauty's expression changed, "During the previous election, Ilea relied on that guy to speak for her. Why, does she need to seek advice from a consultant when she goes shopping for clothes now?"
"What you said reminds me of something. Just before they went out, Miss Ilea seemed to have borrowed a black homing pigeon from Manager Vigo."
"No, they are trying to run away!" Vanessa's expression changed drastically when she heard this.
The servant was puzzled.
Vanessa also realized that her words were inappropriate, so she changed her approach and said, "It seems that the new head of the Arias family is going to leave us and rush back to her territory! Find Faja.
The captain came to see me.
"In addition, tell the others to pack their things quickly. We are leaving home today. Forget it... I will go find Faja myself. You just need to gather the rest of the people."
Just when the lop-eared beauty went to the tavern to look for her mercenary captain, Ilea and Li Yu had already slipped out of the gate of Yanxue City.
The two of them followed a dwarf troupe, lowering their heads and keeping a low profile as much as possible.
Considering that Li Yu's "weird" outfit was too eye-catching, they did go to the market before and bought a cloak.
The cloak was now draped over Li Yu's body, covering the Younger suit underneath.
After leaving the city, in order to prevent being caught by the pursuers who might appear behind them, the two gave up the easier and safer main road.
Choose to cross the field ridge, ford the stream, and plunge into the dense forest.
Miss Rabbit accidentally knocked her knee while passing a river beach full of rocks. She groaned for a while before she got up and continued walking forward until she saw that Li Yu's beautiful trousers of unknown material were also covered by the bushes along the way.
After a gap was opened, her psychology became slightly more balanced.
But after walking for a while, I still couldn't help but complain, "I'm obviously the winner of this election, why do I have to run away in a hurry now?"
"Only the one who survives is the winner." Li Yu replied.
This chapter has been completed!