Soon, this bad premonition came true. The Royal Knights, armed with fine weapons, quickly subdued the duke and his family. Since the Royal Knights represented the royal family, especially the face of the tyrant Caron, as the knights who came this time were Caron's personal guards, no one in the duke's mansion, whether it was the guards or the servants, dared to resist. They hoped that by being obedient, they could get lenient treatment.
"Why are you arresting me! I'm a duke!" In the noble system of Romalt, the duke was the highest - ranking title. (Princes belonged to the royal family, usually direct blood relatives of the emperor and the queen, such as parents, children, full - blooded siblings, etc.)
Moran, the captain of the Knights, walked over, looked down at the disheveled duke's family kneeling on the ground, sneered, and said, "So what if you're a duke? I'm the captain of the Knights directly under His Majesty. My father is also a duke. And from now on, you've been kicked out of the noble ranks!"
Louise had been completely stunned just now. Now she came to her senses and asked excitedly, "Why is His Majesty treating us like this? Our family is a noble family that has made contributions to the empire!"
Moran glanced at Louise disdainfully. "It's useless to say more. You'll understand everything when you get to the palace!"
The duke, or rather the former duke's family, was escorted to the palace and faced Caron's personal interrogation.
As soon as Louise saw Caron, she cried miserably. "Your Majesty! Your Majesty, what on earth did Louise do wrong? Why are you treating Louise so cruelly!"
Caron only felt disgust for Louise. He was too lazy to waste words on this family and simply said, "Your family is as vicious as snakes. You even dared to poison my queen. Who gave you the courage? Since you've done it, go to hell and repent!"
Louise's father was so scared that he shed tears. He kowtowed while begging for mercy. "Your Majesty, please spare me! Please! My daughter was stupid and committed the great disrespect of poisoning the queen. I'll definitely teach her a good lesson! Please, Your Majesty, give us a chance for the sake of our family's generations of loyalty!" Louise's father thought that even if his title was demoted, he would accept it.
Unfortunately, Caron was not a soft - hearted person. On the contrary, he was a king who liked to solve problems with violence. Otherwise, he wouldn't have thought of invading other countries through war, nor would he have been defined as a villain by the system!
"Zorro, execute these three people tonight. Confiscate their property and put it under Xiaolin's name."
Zorro respectfully agreed and waved his hand to let the servants take them to the prison. He didn't want them to affect His Majesty's mood here.
When they were being dragged away, the three of them were still struggling. "Your Majesty! Please, Your Majesty!"
"Your Majesty, I love you! I really love you!"
After they were taken away, it became much quieter. Caron's expression also looked a bit better. Especially when the servant said that Xia Lin wanted to cook the dishes from his hometown for him to taste, the cold aura around him diminished a lot.
"What's this? These are the dishes from my hometown, the Flower Country on Earth. I know you like sweet and spicy food."
With top - grade ingredients and Xia Lin's cooking skills developed from living independently since childhood, the dishes were quite delicious. Although they couldn't compare with those cooked by the chefs in the palace who were selected from thousands of planets, since they were cooked by his future queen, they had a different meaning. Caron was very happy.