âWhen did she probably die?â
Colin looked expressionlessly at Lady Sharonâs corpse in front of him, his heart boiling with anger.
Unlike the assassination attempt on Marquis Vincent, this time it was clear that Colin had not orchestrated it himself.
Of course, Colin didnât feel sorrow over her death. Even though she was Isaâs biological mother, when she attempted to poison Isa during childbirth, Colin had already sentenced her to death in his heart.
The reason he didnât kill her on the spot was to leave it to Isa to deal with personally.
Unexpectedly, Lady Sharon was also assassinated.
If she had to die, it should have been at Isaâs hand.
âCount, Lady Sharon died of poisoning. Based on the extent of rigor mortis on the body, her time of death was likely last night,â
Colin nodded and fell silent.
He didnât investigate who had visited Lady Sharonâs room last night, because it probably didnât matter.
After he had uncovered Lady Sharonâs plot, Colin didnât pay much attention to her, he had simply casually placed her in a side hall in the Royal Palace.
One couldnât blame Colin for being negligent. After all, initially, he didnât think she required heavy guarding.
First of all, Lady Sharon was not a professional. Escaping from the heavily guarded Royal Palace was impossible.
Moreover, after killing Duke Miller, Lady Sharonâs life or death had become irrelevant. This weak woman had lost Isaâs trust and could not possibly stir up any trouble.
However, when Colin discovered that Marquis Vincent had not incited Duke Miller to join the rebellion, he began to realize that Duke Millerâs motive was flawed, and that Lady Sharon might actually be of some use.
Alas, he realized this too late.
By the time he wanted to interrogate Lady Sharon, she was already dead.
However, Colin was able to confirm somethingâsomeone was definitely manipulating Duke Miller and Lady Sharon from behind the scenes!
Before, Colin had guessed that Duke Miller might have seen the rebellion coming and was planning to reap benefits from the chaos. But now, looking at the silenced Lady Sharon, Colin understood that they were both just puppets.
Whatâs more, this person didnât want their identity to be revealed.
This was interesting.
Colin stroked his chin, lost in thought.
It seemed that this time, apart from the Eastern territory, there was another force that wanted to stir up chaos in the Half-Elf Kingdom.
Who could it be?
â¦
The back garden of the Royal Palace.
Queen Isa, dressed in a loose white robe, carrying a sleeping Sylv, wandered leisurely on the lush evergreen lawn.
Her beautiful face was glowing with happiness, and her amber eyes were full of soft affection, keeping a watchful eye on her infant daughter in her arms.
The soft autumn sun shone on them, casting a seemingly holy aura.
Following closely behind Isa were two little tailsâPrince Harrison and Princess Judy.
They followed in Isaâs steps, curiously staring at the small life in her arms, whispering and then covering their mouths to chuckle, not knowing what they were discussing.
Hearing Colinâs footsteps approaching, Isa stopped and turned around, offering him a sweet smile. She said in a soft and gentle voice, âYou have come at an inconvenient time, the little one has just fallen asleep.â
Colin approached, wrapped his arm around Isaâs waist, and asked, âWhy did you get up? Didnât I tell you to rest more?â
Isa leaned in to Colinâs embrace and laughed, âI feel uncomfortable lying down all the time, besides, my body is in good health. Thereâs no problem with me moving around.â
Knowing Isa was not an ordinary mother, Colin didnât argue further and bent down to gently kiss the cute little face in her arms.
âHumph! Teacher, you certainly donât mind the whole world knowing that Sylv is your illegitimate daughter!â Princess Judy seemed uncomfortable and couldnât resist grumbling.
Colin looked at Judy with a smile and asked, âWhat about your father? Do you know how many illegitimate daughters he has?â
Princess Judy immediately fell silent, puffing out her cheeks in anger.
Even Colin, who was not very familiar with the nobility circle of the Imperial Capital, knew that Emperor Reinhardtâs illegitimate children were scattered all over the capital. Some people even jokedâ
Emperor Reinhardt doesnât have to worry about his heirs. If something happened to his legitimate children, he could adopt one of the many illegitimate ones.
Sometimes Colin couldnât help but wonder if the reason Emperor Reinhardt didnât mind them both being sent to Colinâs side was for the same reason.
âFather has 9 illegitimate sons and 7 illegitimate daughtersâ¦â A gentle, childish voice broke the silence.
Colin turned in surprise, looking at Prince Harrison, smiling and asking, âYou know this so precisely?â
Prince Harrison nodded solemnly, âYes, even my fatherâs illegitimate children have clear records within the royal family.â
Suddenly Colin became interested, asking, âSo how do you confirm that these children are Emperor Reinhardtâs? I have heard that your fatherâs lovers are married women!â
âEach of fatherâs lovers, during the period they are favored, would be lodged in a specific manor, isolated from their husbandsâ¦â
âYour father is really a meticulous man.â Colin laughed.
But, then he immediately realized. Wasnât Emperor Reinhardt deliberately sowing his seeds?
With such a secure and efficient system and detailed records of each illegitimate child, was Emperor Reinhardtâs rampant affairs purely for pleasure, or was there another goal?
Thinking of the Golden Tail Butterfly in the North Territory, the Morrison Family, Colin suddenly became suspicious. Could Emperor Reinhardt, under the guise of carelessly having affairs, be secretly conducting some kind of bloodline experiments?
With this in mind, Colin turned to Prince Harrison, âHarrison, do you remember the detailed information about your fatherâs illegitimate children?â
Prince Harrison scratched his head, somewhat troubled, âI only remember a partâ¦â
âThen could you write down the information you remember, I want to see it. This information should not be confidential, right?â
âOf course not, I will write it down right away and show you when itâs done.â Prince Harrison nodded and then, as if given an important task, ran away in a hurry.
âWhat about me, what about me? Donât I have a task?â The remaining Princess Judy felt neglected and protested loudly.
âYouâ¦â Colinâs eyes twinkled, he smiled and said, âYou help me design an amusement park.â
âAmusement park?â
âYes, this amusement park is for Sylv. Please help me design it based on the several adventure stories of heroes Iâve told you before, involving elements like exploration, mazes, puzzle-solving, and treasure hunting.
If you design it well, I can call craftsmen to help you build this amusement parkâ¦â
âGreat! Great! Iâll design it, Iâll design it!â Princess Judy was so excited, she clapped her hands and shouted until she woke up the little one in Isaâs arms, then she stuck out her tongue cutely and also ran away quickly.
Isa gently patted Sylvâs back until she fell asleep again, then turned to Colin,
âWell, youâve sent them both away. Do you have something to say to me?â
Colinâs smile disappeared, he held Isaâs soft hand tightly and said in a deep voice,
âLady Sharon has passed away.â