"Coslo Family intends to form a marriage alliance with the Conservative Faction. Are you sure there hasn't been a mistake?"
Grand Duchess Madeline asked in alarm.
What she feared most had come to pass.
She had seen grand occasions before, but the situation was now developing in precisely the worst possible direction.
She had originally remained skeptical of the strange alliance between Hudson and the Conservatives, believing such cooperation could not last.
But things were different now. If the two sides were bound together through a political marriage, a coalition government was entirely possible.
Such marriages between powerful ministers were common on the Aslant Continent.
For example, the six great ministers at court were all connected by marriage in private.
Even if they had not originally been related by marriage, they became one family through marital alliances after gaining power.
Among the many ways to form alliances, political marriages had always been the most reliable and least costly.
"Your Highness, Marshal Hudson rarely attended banquets. He turned down any social engagement that was not necessary.
But lately, his entire family had been frequently attending banquets hosted by Conservative nobles.
We have just received word that the Marshal's residence will also hold a banquet tomorrow night, inviting many prominent nobles in the Royal Capital.
This will be the first large banquet held since the Marshal's residence was established.
All signs indicate that they may announce the marriage alliance tomorrow night!"
The black-clad guard hurriedly replied.
Although his intelligence-gathering abilities were average, he did not dare to deceive her over something this critical.
Unlike other nobles, who could place their bets according to the situation, palace guards like them could only support the royal family.
Once they broke the rules and colluded with outsiders, they would be courting death.
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