None of that was the point. The point was that the first consort every generation of emperors married had to be a daughter of the Macefield Family. Moreover, the first prince had to be born to a daughter of the Macefield Family—the so-called eldest legitimate son, first in line to inherit the throne.
Nicholas looked at Qin Chu in some surprise. He had not expected Lord Hero to know the Orwell Empire so well.
He blinked his brown eyes and said in a gossiping tone, "That's true, but His Highness the First Prince has no interest whatsoever in the women of the Macefield Family... um... He only likes Saint Rosweisse. In fact, he reached marriageable age long ago, but because of Rosweisse, he has continually delayed and even refused the wedding."
Then Nicholas muttered quietly, "I heard that His Highness First Prince Lance will marry no one but the Saint. He even had a serious conflict with His Majesty over it, and once said he would withdraw from the competition for the throne."
"Besides, His Highness the First Prince has a very extreme personality."
Nicholas was tactfully reminding Qin Chu to keep a little distance from Rosweisse. The First Prince was of exalted status, immensely powerful, and both paranoid and extreme. Although Qin Chu was a Hero with a boundless future ahead of him, he was still very weak. If something like what had happened with Ekaterina occurred between him and Rosweisse, the First Prince would definitely go mad.
Once that man went mad, even assassinating the Hero was something he might do. He was capable of it.
Qin Chu understood after only a moment's thought why Nicholas had warned him. It was not because Nicholas was worried about the Hero's safety or the Skyvault Continent. He was worried about