Chapter 301 You have to be careful
"Are you a relative of Princess Anna? What's your name?"
Li Ang turned around and asked another question. He felt that this city gate officer was really special.
Anna, this is the name of Ulrich's young and beautiful princess.
This name is very common, but the princess's surname is not common - her full name is Anna von Clancy, and she is said to be a minor noble from Long Howling Castle.
Of course, maybe the princess is not Anna, maybe she is just a witch in the skin of the woman named Anna.
The reason why Leon felt that the city gate officer was a relative of the princess was mainly because these newly appointed knights could only be the princess's subordinates - the princess had just been married to the king for a few months, and it was a time when the family's power was rising. It was logical that she would definitely appoint some new guardian knights.
Only the princess's guardian knight could serve as a city gate officer when he was first conferred the title.
"No, not a relative. To be precise, I am a follower of Lady Anna. My name is Inna, and I have just been appointed as the Lord of Short Howl Village by His Majesty, Lord Leon."
The handsome man who called himself "Inna" nodded and saluted to Li Ang, looking very polite, and even his choice of words was very particular - the princess could only be called Madam, after all, not the queen.
But the handsome guy's name was somewhat inconsistent with this courtesy. It was strange to see the name 'Inna' appear on a Sarleon noble, because it was a name often used by pirates in Vanskerry.
This name means "coming from endless water" or "possessing the power of the sea" in Vanskerry - it is a very typical pirate name.
But Leon had never seen such a polite pirate.
Moreover, this guy's appearance and behavior clearly showed that he was a noble from the Sarleon Realm.
In recent decades, many Vanskerry pirates have indeed become nobles of the Fierdsvain - the current King of the Fierdsvain, King Vidis, was once the pirate leader of the Vanskerry.
The village of Shorthowl, the territory that Inna had just acquired, was the place closest to Firdsvain.
But Short Howl Village was completely destroyed by the Drunkard Gang a few years ago. Logically, shouldn't the princess give such an uninhabited ruin to her guardian knight?
Moreover, this person was the adjutant of the Royal Guard - the Royal Guard was the security guarantee of the kingdom's capital and was the king's personal army. No matter what Princess Anna wanted to do, at least the people placed in the Royal Guard must be her most trusted confidants.
——Inna’s position did not match his fiefdom.
This guy is full of contradictions.
Thinking of this, Leon walked towards Inna with a friendly smile: " Knight , are you willing to take me to the House of Nobles?"
Inna also smiled: "It is my honor... But His Majesty must still be resting at the moment, so he may not be able to see the king, Lord Leon..."
"No, no, no, not to see the king. I asked you to take me to see Lady Anna... I think you can let me see the noble princess right away, right?"
The smile on Li Ang's face deepened.
"this……"
Inna hesitated.
Logically speaking, a small knight like Leon should not refuse a request or invitation from a great noble like him with such an attitude.
Besides, Li Ang obviously has something else in his words...
"Lord Leon, may I ask if you have anything to ask Madam Anna?"
Inna is the princess's vassal. He has to ensure the safety of his master's family and he does have the right to know the reason why Li Ang is looking for the princess.
"I was asked to do this... I have a friend named 'Oles von Clancy'. Have you heard of him?"
Clancy, this is the princess's last name - it is also the last name of Ors, the leader of the Order of the Owl.
And Ors is the knight who looks very similar to Inna.
They both have blue eyes, high noses, brown hair, brown beards, and even their body shapes are very similar, but Ors is much older than Inna.
"...I guess that Mr. Ors is a relative of Mrs. Anna? Did something happen to him?"
Inna frowned, seemingly not knowing who Ors was.
But he clearly realized what the name Clancy meant.
"Nothing happened to him... But he asked me to ask for him - why didn't His Majesty and Princess Anna invite him to participate in his daughter Anna's wedding? Is it that His Majesty the King does not intend to recognize him as a father-in-law? Or does Lady Anna not intend to recognize him as a father?... Knight Inna, who do you think I should ask about this?"
Li Ang stared into Inna's eyes, still smiling: "Should I ask Lady Anna or His Majesty the King?"
Inna was stunned for a moment, then smiled more humbly: "I will take you to see Mrs. Anna now."
Afterwards, he led the way on horseback, without wasting a moment, and seemed to be even more anxious than Li Ang.
Leon smiled - it seemed that Amy's problem could be solved through this princess.
In fact, this was the reason why Leon asked Lisadiran to sneak into Sarleon City and wait for him first - Leon went to Troublen, where the Owl Knights were stationed.
After all, the princess's last name is the same as Ors, so of course I have to ask.
But what Leon said to Inna was actually a bluff - Ors didn't have a daughter at all, but an illegitimate son...
Or maybe he is not called an illegitimate child, but a biological son that one dares not acknowledge, but was born before marriage.
When Ors first got engaged, he encountered a group of gangsters who robbed the family village, so he led the Owl Knights to kill the gang. But then he found out that those so-called gangsters were basically all nobles under the Mad King.
As a result, the Owl Knights were identified as an illegal knight order by the Mad King, and Ors was also wanted.
The Mad King was capable of doing anything bad at that time, so Ors broke off his engagement with his fiancée and fled far away with the Knights to avoid bringing harm to his lover.
But Ors's fiancée was pregnant at the time...it was a tragedy.
By the time Ors found out about this, his son had already been born and taken to the temple of the goddess of order - his fiancée became a nun serving the goddess Eunomia.
It was obvious that Ors's fiancée had always loved him deeply, and she did not remarry under such circumstances. She also unilaterally gave herself her husband's surname, Clancy.
Nuns of the Goddess of Order need to swear to abandon all desires and serve the Goddess wholeheartedly, which is basically equivalent to becoming a monk.
But becoming a nun is indeed the best choice for unmarried women with children in Sarleon. After all, Eunomia is the official religion of Sarleon, and ordinary people will not go to the temple to cause trouble. Moreover, the temple of the Goddess of Order will raise and teach some orphans - this is also the main job of the nuns.
Most of the 'orphans' raised in the temple were illegitimate children of nobles - this was a way for the temple to receive offerings, and this kind of 'offering' was generally quite generous. Ors himself often sent money to the temple...
Perhaps the only problem is that it is not easy to get rid of this identity once you become a nun. After all, you can't just enter and exit the temple as you please.
And that temple is located in Long Howl Castle, the hometown of Ors and the clan residence of the Clancy family.
When Ors mentioned this, he was filled with guilt towards this wife who had real but unknown status.
He has been wandering around for many years, struggling to survive with an illegal order of knights, but he has still been able to remain kind and lawful, which is more or less due to the woman who loves him deeply - he cannot do evil, because in his eyes, his lover is equivalent to the goddess of order herself.
Ors's fiancée was also a minor noble. Although her child was born out of wedlock and was an illegitimate child, at least he was not a criminal and did not have to be a slave for the rest of his life.
If there is an opportunity in the future, an illegitimate child may still be able to obtain noble status.
However, Ors himself was the leader of an illegal knight order and a wanted criminal - so Ors never recognized his son and never visited him, in order not to ruin his child's life.
This Inna looks almost exactly like Ors. Leon thinks this guy is Ors's illegitimate son.
But the problem is that Inna said that he was not a relative of Princess Anna, but just a follower - that is, his last name was not Clancy.
Princess Anna claims her last name is Clancy, but she is definitely not related to Ors...
This certainly wasn't a case of Ors getting his child's gender wrong.
This can only be because Princess Anna has no idea about the specific condition of her body!
If Princess Anna knew that there was a person named Ors in the Clancy family, then when she married King Ulrich, she should at least invite this "family member" to attend the wedding, right?
And Inna - he may indeed be a follower, a follower of the Three Prophets!
The lord has basically confirmed that the princess is most likely one of the three prophets.
Inna's last name should be Clancy, but he himself doesn't know it, after all, he has never seen his father.
As for Princess Anna, she might have been another orphan raised in the temple by Ors's fiancée - so she took the surname "Clancy" after the nun.
This was probably just a small loophole that the three prophets had not discovered.
But for Leon, this loophole was enough for him to solve many problems - so he deliberately said that Ors was Anna's father.
This was of course a lie, but the princess would most likely believe it because she certainly didn't know who the father of this body was - Leon was even certain that Anna was a body that the three prophets had deliberately found from among the orphans in the temple, because this would minimize the trouble with family members.
For Princess Anna, if Ors, her 'father', met the king, he would probably prove to the king that she, Anna, was a fake...
If King Ulrich knew that there was something wrong with the princess's identity, or that there was something wrong with the baby in her belly, then Amy's problem would naturally be solved.
Alanric was dead, Malbert was guilty of treason, the king's youngest daughter was still young, and Sarleon had no tradition of having a queen.
In this case, it is impossible for the king to designate Amy as a heretic, because he will most likely call Amy's brother Andrew as his son-in-law and make him the heir to the kingdom.
But Li Ang also knew that it was impossible to testify directly because Ors had no daughter...
However, there are many ways to solve the problem, and sometimes you can do the opposite - you can use coercion to make the princess take the initiative to help you, and let this heretic princess solve the heresy grievances of Amy.
After all, Amy's affairs definitely had nothing to do with the princess - since she was already 'pregnant', she only needed to wait a few more months to have the legally highest first heir in her hands , so there was no need to create trouble at this time.
She just needs to give birth to the child without making so much trouble. She may even take the initiative to maintain the stability of the kingdom to avoid accidents.
For Princess Anna, the most important thing before she "gave birth to a son" was not to let King Ulrich discover her identity, not to kill the king, and even to ensure that Ulrich lived until then.
If the king died at this time, the succession would not fall to an unborn placenta...
Therefore, this princess will not act recklessly. She needs stability and time more than anyone else.
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Outside the House of Lords.
Li Ang dismounted, took off his sword and hung it on the sword rack at the entrance of the Noble Court.
Of course you can't bring weapons when meeting the princess, especially since this is in the king's private residence and the guards can't bring them in.
Li Ang could only follow Inna alone.
It was obvious that Inna was indeed the princess' confidant - after entering the gate of the House of Nobles, he did not even need to report before entering the high tower of the House of Nobles, but just pushed the door open and walked in.
Li Ang turned his head and looked a few times. There were several guards standing on the outer wall with their helmets pulled down low. When Li Ang's eyes turned towards them, they lowered their heads as if nodding in greeting.
So Li Ang felt more confident and stepped directly into the quiet tower.
Inna took Leon directly to the second floor of the tower. This place seemed familiar to Leon - the last time he was tricked by Emperor Marius, he was taken to a secret room by the Lion Knight, and the stone material of the wall of that secret room was basically the same as here.
Of course, other environments are already very different, probably because the number of levels is different.
The second floor has a separate entrance, spacious seats, quite soft carpets, and various luxurious decorations, most of which are gold.
This was a suite with a large reception room surrounded by windows, all facing the wall of the Court of Nobles - and with so many guards standing on the wall, this place didn't look private at all.
"Mr. Leon, please wait here for a while. Madam Anna will be here later..."
Inna was still very polite. After he finished speaking, he bowed slightly and prepared to turn around and leave.
Li Ang grabbed him and said, "Are you sure I should meet the princess here?"
Indeed, this kind of place is not suitable for discussing confidential matters.
"It doesn't matter where it is. Madam Anna won't mind."
Inna smiled reluctantly, then walked out, leaving Leon alone.
"Mr. Leon... I didn't expect you to come here..."
Soon after, a 'maid' came in with a fruit plate.
This was not any of the three prophets he had seen before, but Leon could be sure that this was one of the three prophets.
Because the tone of voice of this 'maid' doesn't sound like that of a young person.
Li Ang felt a little nervous, but he still smiled casually: "I came to seek the guidance of the prophet... But I didn't expect that the omnipotent prophet would become a maid..."
It seems that all three prophets have changed their bodies again, probably because they cannot be recognized by the king.
"You know who I am? But you don't seem surprised at all..."
The maid sat opposite Li Ang and asked with a forced smile.
"Why am I surprised? This is the Pendor House of Nobles. People have been saying that this place is haunted for more than a hundred years. It's not surprising that a few witches appear now, right?"
Li Ang also said with a fake smile: "However, I heard that King Ulric killed two maids in a row a few days ago... You have to be careful, maybe His Majesty has seen something..."
