However, from tonight onward, he would no longer be the Third Prince of Ilia Kingdom.
"Your father's final appointment for you has arrived." A woman dressed in formal attire came up behind Felix, holding an appointment document that a palace guard had just delivered.
Hearing this, Felix withdrew his gaze and turned to look at his wife. Her face showed neither sorrow nor joy, as though this grand event in Ilia Kingdom had nothing to do with her.
"See for yourself."
Felix took the document and gave it a cursory read. Then he closed it and tossed it onto the stone table beside him. "Sending me to Saint Lun Province as governor is exactly the kind of thing that old bastard would do."
The formally dressed woman looked at Felix and said expressionlessly, "Are you planning to defy the order?"
"Whether I defy it or not, the outcome won't change. This is a trap that old bastard set for me. There's no way I can escape it."
"If I don't go, I'll be imprisoned. Maybe after thirty or fifty years, once I'm no longer considered a threat, I'll regain my freedom."
"If I go, I'll be removed from office within five years because of some incident. As for what that incident will be, that depends on what crime this new king intends to pin on me."
"Once my reputation is ruined, I won't pose any threat."
"As for running away, unless something unexpected happens, the people he sent should already be guarding the estate outside. The moment I try to leave, I'll immediately be imprisoned."
After bluntly exposing the conspiracy hidden beneath this order, Felix's smile suddenly vanished. He stared fixedly at his wife and said in a low voice, "If you want to leave now, I can divorce you.