LIGHTNOVELWORLD Chapter 504 The Morton family’s reaction
"Don't look at me like that, I'm not kidding."
After Qingtian finished speaking, he activated the transformation power of his destiny bracelet and instantly changed his appearance.
She imitated Conley's usual movements of arranging her hair, raised her head and brushed her shiny and neat hair, raised her eyebrows and cast a seductive look:
"How's it going? Are you handsome?"
(￣△￣；)……
The petrified Conley looked blankly at himself opposite, posing in a tight skirt.
Thousands of horses galloping in my heart, landslides and landslides...
After being silent for a few seconds, he twitched the corners of his mouth and said with an embarrassed look on his face: "...Do you think I'm handsome in a women's shirt skirt?"
Qingtian's face froze, and he forgot that he was still wearing a skirt!
She chuckled and changed back to her own self, "Sorry, I actually wanted to praise you in disguise."
Praise? Are you usually that grandiose?
Conley said with a dark face: "Thank you! Your ability is really special..."
After calming his stimulated brain, he asked: "How long can the changed state last?"
"Twenty-four hours, so I want to find someone to take his identity and go to the dungeon to take a look." Qingtian took the list and said seriously: "Yesterday, there was no news after a few people with high cultivation level in the Ancha Branch entered... No Know what’s going on.”
"Isn't it dangerous for you to go?" Conley still felt it was too risky.
Qingtian blinked and said seriously: "I can use a small amount of soul power after evolving in the past few days."
Seeing Kangli's sluggishness, she realized that Kangli was weak in cultivation and didn't understand yet.
"In short, as long as you don't seek death, you won't die."
"..."
Conley's face trembled slightly, and he finally compromised: "Then what do we need to do to cooperate with you?"
Qingtian frowned and said: "I need a new communication ring that can transmit the picture, a storage ring, a smoke stream fire bomb, as well as antidotes for Ling Dan and hallucinogens... You can ask Meng Qi to help me refer to it and prepare it for me as soon as possible. .”
"In addition, let the army prepare for the "firefighting" inspection the day after tomorrow. If a few secret investigators and I still can't bring out useful information tomorrow, we will crush them directly. I don't believe they are spotless."
She doesn't have much time to stay here. If she leaves, Ponze can be cleaned up, and Conley will have much less trouble taking over in the future.
Conley also understood her urgency and took note of it carefully before implementing it as soon as possible.
At the same time, Anchako was running non-stop.
The Anbu of the Mercenary Alliance are good at all kinds of assassinations and secret operations, and this type of mission is very in line with their style.
I was originally worried that it would be difficult to integrate into regular provincial government work, but now I feel relaxed.
In the afternoon, not long after the Qingtian meeting ended, I received the marriage document and the preliminary letter of intent for peace talks between the North and the South from Medes.
"Tsk, the betrothal gift is quite a lot... That guy must have no good intentions for being so generous."
Qingtian frowned and muttered to herself, remembering Morton Dougal's previous visit and saying that Tasril was preparing to reveal her identity as Morton Yilan...
Why is there no movement now?
She guessed it was because the royal family felt that her marriage as a member of the Laurent family was more in line with public expectations, and the marriage letter from eight years ago might be more useful as a comfort to the Morton family.
The same is true.
In the afternoon, news of the upcoming marriage between the north and the south was flying all over the sky. Because of Lorendel's special status, if she agreed to the marriage, her future identity could only be the queen of the empire.
But this violated the previous marriage contract between the Lanze family and the Morton family, and many Morton people were aggrieved.
Even though the Morton family is now in decline, it still has a position that cannot be underestimated among the civil servants. His Majesty's backbiting caused the Morton family to lose face, and also made many officials in the Morton family sigh.
The Morton family held an emergency meeting for this matter.
The family elders felt that Morton Meili and His Majesty had been officially engaged for a year, and His Majesty should not break the contract temporarily even for the sake of peace between the North and the South. This was not only an insult to Meili personally, but also a contempt for the Morton family.
Moreover, Meili had moved into the palace very early. If she broke off the engagement, her reputation would be affected, and even the daughter of the Morton family would become a joke in the aristocratic circle.
But at this moment, peace between the north and the south must be the top priority. As a saint of the state religion, Laurentiel cannot be the concubine of the leader of the Southern Alliance.
"Why don't you suggest that your Majesty make two queens?"
"Oh, who do you think will agree? This marriage is actively sought by the royal family."
"If it really doesn't work out, it's okay for Meili to be my concubine. Speaking of which, it's our Morton family's righteousness. We have been wronged in order to stabilize the court and the people's well-being."
"Then what's the point? The queen's family's land and merchants are exempted from taxes and fees. In addition to the original title, they can also add an earl. What does it mean to be a concubine? Nothing."
"That's right, the imperial concubine sounds noble. Without His Majesty's favor and the emperor's heir, she is just the eyes and ears of the major families in the palace."
"Let's just break off the engagement. Meili is young and beautiful, and it's not like there aren't any big nobles who are interested in her. It's okay to wait a year or two before marrying off in glory and exchanging family resources."
"That's okay. She had many suitors in the past."
When the Presbyterian Council basically passed this resolution, the door of the conference hall opened, and Morton Dougal rushed back from the province of Kotia.
"Sorry, I'm late." He said politely.
Everyone sat on chairs, greeted him casually, told him the decision they had discussed, and asked him to negotiate with the royal family as soon as possible in accordance with the decision of the Presbyterian Council.
After hearing this, his face darkened slightly.
Although he understood that aristocratic marriages always prioritized family honor and interests, but as the duke's legitimate daughter and a titled princess, Meili should have her own say.
In addition, the elders of the family still cling to their past honors and think that the Morton family can still have dominance now. It is really ridiculous.
After drinking a cup of tea, he said calmly: "Have you asked His Majesty what he meant? Have you contacted Meili?"
Everyone was stunned, and an elder said awkwardly: "We want to discuss it first, and then negotiate with the royal family when a decision is made. As a member of the family, Meili naturally puts the family's interests first."
Dougal sneered, "What qualifications do we have to decide first? Is my father still in power, or are there powerful and influential clan members? We don't even have a decent merchant ranked in the empire!"
When he said this, everyone's faces suddenly turned ugly.
Some of the unconvinced elders snorted, "Isn't this because you are incompetent, clan leader? When the Duke was in power, our Morton family was not as cowardly as it is now!"
Dougal looked solemn and said: "You know how cowardly you are, so why do you still think that we have the initiative in this matter? No matter how incompetent I am, I am still a cabinet official. What qualifications do you have to bypass me and make decisions?"
"Even if it is Meili, as the princess, her words have more weight than many of you here. Is it appropriate to ignore her wishes? She is not the illegitimate daughter of the family."
"What's more, you made a decision without even asking about the royal family's thoughts. Are you really afraid that His Majesty will have opinions about the Morton family?"
"Please wake up, please. We are different from the past."
He said this as if the discussion just now had become a joke.
After a while of silence, an elder said angrily: "What do you mean now? Do you think our Presbyterian Council's decision is redundant? Do you think we are nosy? Others have slapped us in the face, why can't we resist?"
Dougal said coldly: "Resist? Are we qualified to fight back? Apart from those false claims, the Morton family is now relying on me and three uncles to support us."
"Your elders have been controlling the family's farming business all year round, but if you don't manage it well, you will suffer losses every year. The young people are arrogant, extravagant, lazy, and have made no achievements!"
"It's really ridiculous that you are still living in a dream and are self-righteous and pointing fingers. Princess Meili is being used as a tool for profit by you."
"Father Zhongqing has been too tolerant to you for a long time, which has led to the current situation in the family where there are no rules, you are disrespectful, and the situation is chaotic and decadent!"
"You!" The older elder was so angry that he covered his chest and his face turned livid.
The other clan members also looked extremely ugly. They did not expect that Dougal, who had always been gentle and calm, would react so violently this time.
But then I thought about it, this is also the current situation of the Morton family...
"Then, what do you think we should do, patriarch?" someone asked, "We can't just pretend that this didn't happen."
"Ask Meili's opinion first." Dougal said seriously, "She knows His Majesty better than we do. Besides, this is her marriage after all."