Chapter 157

The Crown Princess’s Ploy (3)

‘Now, stage one! Let’s move on to the second stage!’

Even if Liliana was removed from Wenson Estate, she would only be protected by the guard, not released. If the Marquis returned and took Liliana away, the long-awaited operation failed.

The gentlemanly guard captain did not force Liliana to ride on a horse when he heard that she was pregnant. However, no one from the Marquis Estate wanted to lend the carriage, so he had to go out to the boulevard and bring the carriage.

Someone made a noise at the gate while the guard went to call the carriage. In the midst of this chaos, the butler grinded his teeth to see who it was.

“Liliana! Is that Liliana?”

Liliana noticed the loud voice before anyone else. She was wearing a dress that was covered by someone among the guards.

“Kian!”

Kian stood in front of the Marquis’ gate. The Marquis’s soldiers stopped Liriana from running after seeing him. Also, after seeing him armed, the Marquis’ knights pulled knives at Kian.

“What are you doing now?”

The Marquis’ knights and soldiers were conscious of him when the captain of the guard shouted. The Marquis ordered, so they would have to catch and kill Kian immediately, but it was not something they could do in front of the guard captain who guarded the capital.

Seeing Kian and Liliana standing in front of the door, the captain of the guard noticed what he was involved in.

“Did you say Kian? I’m only taking the lady to protect her while the Marquis is away.”

Kian looked at Liliana silently at the cold words of the guard captain. Liliana’s beautiful face had faded in a few days.

“The Marquis is abusing her.”

“It’s something to investigate if there’s a formal complaint. There’s nothing I can do now before the accusation comes in.”

It was a world in which it was possible for children to falsely accuse their parents in order to marry the man or woman they wanted. It was seen that Liliana was locked in her storage room, but she showed no signs of being beaten. So, it was difficult for him to take sides after hearing only one side of the story.

“They’re trying to harm you, so you’d better leave now.”

Liliana was worried about what would happen if Kian didn’t go, but Kian had already heard the story from Anna and Pina.

“Liliana… I’ll be right back!”

“Kian…”

Liliana was only shedding tears, unable to say that he should not come back. Even though Kian disappeared in front of the gate of the Marquis, none of the soldiers could follow him.

It was because the captain of the guard was watching them with fierce eyes. The butler was impatient.

‘Why isn’t the marquis coming when things are like this?’

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The Marquis was surrounded by a group of nobles who had been ordered by Cecil at that time.

If several nobles suddenly surrounded him, the Marquis of Wenson would have felt something strange and avoided his seat, but at first, one or two talked to the Marquis and led them to their group.

Cecil’s men were very skilled. They asked how the Marquis of Wenson could have benefited, referring to an investment that had recently benefited slightly.

Also, the whole drink at the ball that day was changed to something else.

With Anna, it was easy to find out Marquis Wenson’s taste in alcohol, and Cecil’s wealth made it possible to exchange drinks on the day.

As he mingled with the aristocrats of other families with his favorite wine, he even learned about the personal affairs of their families.

On that day, the alcohol was sweet, and the conversation and atmosphere were smoothly released smoothly.

A wise man would have noticed something strange at this point, but Marquis Wenson was an arrogant man, not a wise man.

In addition, it was only a few days after catching Liliana.

His arrogance that Rowena, who had just become the Crown Princess, would not even notice the situation about Liliana made him feel relieved. As a result, he tipped his glass and became intoxicated by his new friend’s words.

In this way, while the aristocrats, instigated by Cecil’s aides, were talking to Marquis Wenson, a servant rushed from the Marquis’ residence to find the Marquis in a hurry.

The problem was that the Marquis of Wenson had already entered the boudoir for male aristocrats with attendants.

There were about a hundred nobles in attendance at the ball, so even if they ask the royal attendants, they wouldn’t know where they were unless they were famous nobles or high-ranking nobles.

The Marquis of Wenson could be said to be a high-ranking aristocrat, but the royal attendants had already been instructed to answer that they did not know.

Time was passing while the servant circled without finding the marquis.

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