"Are you a relative of Princess Anna? What is your name?"
Li Ang turned around and asked one more question. He felt that this city gate officer was really special.
Anna, this is the name of the young and beautiful princess Ulrich.
This name is very common, but the princess's surname is not - her full name is Anna·von·Clancy, and it is said that she is from a minor nobleman named Longhowl Fortress.
Of course, maybe the princess is not Anna, maybe she is just a witch wearing the skin of the woman named Anna.
The reason why Li Ang thinks that the city gate officer is a relative of the princess is mainly because the newly conferred knights should only be the princess's subordinates - the princess has just married the king a few months ago, when the family's power is greatly increased, and she will definitely confer some new guardian knights due to emotion and reason.
Only the princess's guardian knight can serve as a city gate officer when he first receives the imperial title.
"No, not a relative. To be precise, I am a follower of Mrs. Anna. My name is Inna, and I was just named Lord Shorthowl Village, Lord Li Ang by His Majesty."
The handsome guy who called himself "Inna" nodded and saluted Li Ang. He looked very polite and was very particular about his words - the princess can only be called madam, after all, she is not the queen.
But this handsome boy's name is somewhat inconsistent with this politeness - the name 'Inna' is very strange to appear on a Lion Territory noble, because this is the name often given by Vanskery pirates.
The meaning of this name in Vanskery is 'from endless water' or 'possessing the power of the sea' - this is a very typical pirate name.
But Li Ang has never seen such a polite pirate.
Moreover, this guy's appearance and behavior are obviously that of a noble Lion Territory.
In recent decades, it is true that many Vanskery pirates have become Fieltzwe nobles - the current king of Fieltzwe, King Vidis, was once the pirate leader of Vanskery.
And the territory Inna just acquired, Shorthowl Village, is the place closest to Fieltzwe.
But Shorthowl Village was completely destroyed by Drunkards' Brigade a few years ago. Logically speaking, the princess shouldn't seal an uninhabited ruin to her guardian knight, right?
And this is a person who serves as the adjutant of Royal City Guard - Royal City Guard is the security guarantee of the kingdom's capital and the king's personal army. No matter what Princess Anna wants to do, at least the people placed in Royal City Guard must be her true confidants.
--Inna's position does not match his fief either.
This is a guy whose whole body is full of contradictions.
Thinking of this, Li Ang walked towards Inna with a friendly smile, "Inna Knight, are you willing to take me to Noble Council?"
Inna also had a smile on his face, "This is my honor... But His Majesty is definitely still resting at the moment and may not be able to see the king, Lord Li Ang..."
"No, no, no, it's not to see the king. I asked you to take me to see Mrs. Anna... I think you can definitely let me see the noble princess right away, right?"
The smile on Li Ang's face became even deeper.
"This..."
Inna hesitated.
It stands to reason that a request or invitation from a noble like Li Ang with such an attitude should not be rejected by a young knight like him.
Besides, Li Ang obviously has something to say...
"Lord Li Ang, can I ask if you want to see Mrs. Anna?"
Inna is the vassal of the princess. He wants to ensure the safety of his master's family, and he does have the right to know the reason why Li Ang is looking for the princess.
"I was entrusted by someone... I have a friend named 'Ols·von·Clancy'. I wonder if you have heard of it?"
Clancy, this is the surname of the princess - this is also the surname of Ols, the leader of Owl Knight Order.
And Ols is the knight who looks very similar to Inna.
They both have blue eyes and a high nose bridge, they also have brown hair, and they also have brown beards. Even their bodies are very similar, but Ols is much older than Inna.
"... I must think that Mr. Ols is a relative of Mrs. Anna? Did something happen to him?"
Inna frowned, as if he didn't know who Ols was.
But he obviously realizes what the surname Clancy means.
"Nothing happened to him... However, he entrusted me to help him ask - why did His Majesty and Princess Anna not invite him to the wedding of his daughter Anna? Is it because His Majesty the King does not intend to recognize him as his father-in-law? Or does Mrs. Anna not intend to recognize him as her father?...Inna Knight, who do you think I should ask about this matter?"
Li Ang stared into Inna's eyes, still smiling, "Should I ask Mrs. Anna, or should I ask His Majesty the King?"
Inna was stunned for a moment, then smiled even more humbly, "I will take you to see Mrs. Anna right now."
Then, he led the horse in front and led the way without any delay. He seemed to be more anxious than Li Ang.
Li Ang smiled - it seems that Amy's matter can be solved through this princess.
In fact, this is the reason why Li Ang asked Risadiran to sneak to Lion City to wait for him - Li Ang went to Trublen, and Owl Knight Order has been stationed there.
After all, the princess's last name is the same as Ols, so of course she had to ask.
But what Li Ang said to Inna was actually a bluff - Ols does not have a daughter at all, but has an illegitimate son...
Or maybe it's not even called an illegitimate child, it should be regarded as a biological son that one dares not recognize, but he was born when he was not married.
When Ols first got engaged, he encountered a group of gangsters robbing the family village, so he took Owl Knight Order to kill the gangsters. But then he discovered that those so-called gangsters were basically nobles under Mad King.
So Owl Knight Order was identified as an illegal knight by Mad King, and Ols was also wanted.
Mad King was capable of doing anything bad at that time, so Ols broke off the engagement with his fiancée and left with the knights to avoid harming his lover.
But Ols's fiancée was pregnant at the time... This was a tragedy.
By the time Ols knew this, his son had been born and was taken to Goddess of Order's temple - his fiancée became a nun serving Goddess Eunomia.
Ols's fiancée has obviously always loved him deeply and has not remarried anyone else under such circumstances. Moreover, she unilaterally gave herself the husband's surname of Clancy.
The nuns of Goddess of Order need to swear to abandon all kinds of desires and serve Goddess wholeheartedly, which is basically equivalent to becoming a monk.
But becoming a nun is indeed the best place for Lion Territory women who give birth to children out of wedlock. After all, Eunomia is the Official Faith of the Lionheart Kingdom. Most people will not come to the temple to cause trouble, and the Goddess of Order temple will raise and teach some orphans - this is also the main job of the nuns.
Most of the 'orphans' raised in the temple are illegitimate children of nobles - this is a way for the temple to obtain offerings, and this kind of 'offering' is generally generous. Ols himself often sends money to the temple...
Probably the only problem is that after becoming a nun, it is not easy to break away from this identity. After all, you can't just go in and out of the temple as you please.
And that temple is located in Longhowl Fortress, which is the hometown of Ols and the residence of the Clancy family.
When Ols mentioned this matter, he was full of guilt for this nameless wife.
He has been wandering around various places for these years, leading an illegal knighthood to survive hard, but he is still able to remain kind and lawful. This is partly because of the woman who loves him deeply - he cannot do evil, because in his eyes, his lover is equivalent to Goddess of Order himself.
Ols's fiancée is also a minor nobleman herself. Although her child was born out of wedlock and is an illegitimate child, at least he is not a criminal and does not have to be a slave for the rest of his life.
If there is a chance in the future, an illegitimate child may still obtain noble status.
But Ols himself is the leader of the illegal knights and is a wanted criminal - so Ols has never recognized his son or visited him, so as not to delay the child's life.
This Inna looks almost exactly the same as Ols. Li Ang thinks this guy is the illegitimate son of Ols.
But the problem is, Inna said that he is not a relative of Princess Anna, but just a follower - that is to say, his surname is not Clancy.
Princess Anna calls herself Clancy, but she definitely has nothing to do with Ols...
This is of course not that Ols got the gender of his child wrong.
This can only be because Princess Anna doesn't know the specific condition of her body at all!
If Princess Anna knew that there was Ols in the Clancy family, then when she married King Ulrich, she would have at least called this 'family' to attend the wedding, right?
And Inna--he may indeed be a follower, a follower of Three Prophets!
The lord has basically determined that the princess is most likely one of Three Prophets.
Inna should be named Clancy, but he really doesn't know it. After all, he has never met his father.
As for Princess Anna, she might have been another orphan raised by Ols's fiancée in the temple - so she adopted the surname 'Clancy' after the nun.
This is probably just a small loophole that Three Prophets didn't notice.
But for Li Ang, this loophole was enough for him to solve many problems-so he deliberately said that Ols was the father of Anna.
This is of course a lie, but the princess will most likely believe it, because she herself certainly does not know who the father of this skin is - Li Ang is even sure that Anna is the skin that Three Prophets deliberately found from the orphan girls in the temple, because this can minimize the trouble of family relatives and the like.
For Princess Anna, if the 'father' Ols meets the king, it is likely that she will directly prove to the king that her Anna is a fake...
If King Ulrich knows that there is a problem with the princess's identity, or that there is a problem with the child in the princess's belly, then Amy's matter will naturally be solved.
Alanric is dead, Malbert is traitorous, the king's youngest daughter is still young, and Lionheart Kingdom does not have the tradition of Queen.
In this case, the king can no longer designate Amy as a heretic, because he will most likely call Amy's brother Andrew as his son-in-law and become the heir to the kingdom.
But Li Ang also knows that it is impossible to testify directly because Ols does not have a daughter...
However, there are many ways to solve the problem, and sometimes you can do the opposite - you can use coercion to make the princess take the initiative to help you, and let the heretic princess solve the heretical grievances on Amy.
After all, Amy's matter must have nothing to do with the princess - since she is already 'pregnant', as long as she waits a few more months, she will have the legal first heir in her hands, so there is no need to look for trouble at this time.
She only needs to let the child be 'born' without having to go through so much trouble. She may even take the initiative to maintain the stability of the kingdom to avoid accidents.
For Princess Anna, before she 'gives birth to a son', the most important thing is not to let King Ulrich discover her identity, not to kill the king, and even to ensure that Ulrich lives until that time.
If the king dies at this time, the inheritance rights will not fall on an unborn placenta...
Therefore, this princess will not mess around. She needs stability and time more than anyone else.
Noble Council Outside the door.
Li Ang dismounted and took off his sword, and hung it on the sword stand at the door of Noble Council.
Of course, you cannot bring weapons when you meet the princess, especially since this is the king's private residence, and the guards cannot bring them in.
Li Ang could only follow Inna alone.
Inna is obviously a close confidant of the princess - after entering the Noble Council gate, he entered the Noble Council tower without having to report, and just pushed the door open and entered.
Li Ang turned around and took a few glances. There were several guards standing on the outer wall with their helmets lowered. When Li Ang looked towards them, they lowered their heads as if they were nodding in greeting.
So Li Ang felt confident and stepped directly into the quiet tower.
Inna took Li Ang directly to the second floor of the tower. This place seemed familiar to Li Ang - the last time he was tricked by Emperor Marius, he was taken to a secret room by Lion Knight, and the stone on the wall of that secret room was basically the same as here.
Of course, other environments are quite different, probably because of the different number of layers.
The second floor has a separate door, spacious seats, quite soft carpets, and various luxurious decorations, most of which are golden decorations.
This is a suite with a large living room, surrounded by windows. The windows are facing the wall of Noble Council - there are so many guards standing on the wall, this place does not look private at all.
"Lord Li Ang, please wait here for a while, Mrs. Anna will be here later..."
Inna was still very polite. After speaking, he leaned slightly and prepared to turn around and go out.
Li Ang grabbed him. "Are you sure I should meet the princess here?"
Indeed, this kind of place is not suitable for discussing secret matters.
"Anywhere is fine, Mrs. Anna won't mind."
Inna smiled reluctantly, then went out, leaving Li Ang here alone.
"Lord Li Ang... I didn't expect you to come here..."
Not long after, a 'maid' came in carrying a fruit plate.
This is not any of the Three Prophetss I have ever seen, but Li Ang is sure that this is one of the Three Prophetss.
Because the tone of this 'maid' doesn't sound like a young person.
Li Ang felt a little nervous, but still pretended to smile relaxedly, "I came to seek guidance from the prophet... However, I didn't expect that the omnipotent prophet actually became a maid..."
It seems that Three Prophets must have all changed bodies again, probably because they cannot be recognized by the king.
"You know who I am? But you don't seem surprised at all..."
The maid sat across from Li Ang and asked with a smile.
"Why am I surprised? This is Pende Noble Council. People have been saying that this place is often haunted since more than a hundred years ago - it is not a strange thing to have several witches now, right?"
Li Ang also said with a smile, "However, I heard that King Ulrich hacked two maids to death in a row a few days ago... You have to be careful, maybe His Majesty saw something..."