Traveling to another world, inheriting a mess at the beginning

Chapter 139

The three dukes' families reacted and acted very quickly.

It should be said that they are worthy of being the great nobles who have existed in the empire for more than two hundred years. After Aarons rejected the proposal to cancel the engagement with the princess, some negative rumors immediately began to spread throughout the marquisate.

"Have you heard that Marquis Aarons is not Marquis Moti's biological son at all."

"Really? No wonder he didn't inherit any of the marquis's talents... It turns out that he is just a bastard who came from nowhere."

"Is this a rumor? Didn't you see it in the spiritual vision? He looks a lot like Marquis Moti?"

Similar rumors quickly spread to various cities. Although many of the statements could not stand up to scrutiny, they still obviously shook Aarons' reputation, which had been improved with great difficulty.

- If he is really not Marquis Moti's biological son, then his title and engagement will be invalidated.

"I heard that the emperor has already known about this matter and will soon issue an edict to cancel the princess's engagement."

"It shouldn't be, didn't Her Royal Highness appear in the honor duel before? She seems to be quite close to the new marquis?"

But no matter how the rumors and speculations fermented among the people, Aarons and the princess, as the parties involved, did not take the initiative to respond.

...

"...These people are really quick."

"They are creating a public opinion basis for what they are going to do next. After all, abolishing the royal engagement that has been made public is a big deal. If they don't get public support, it will also affect their reputation."

"Teacher Jiangyue, didn't you meet the envoys of the three dukes with His Royal Highness yesterday? What did they say?"

Since the city office and volunteers have been helping to collect intelligence, Aarons can roughly grasp the situation outside without going out.

"Ah, those little guys are quite funny."

-Yesterday, the people sent by the three dukes had officially contacted Keliya, and Jiangyue also listened to the negotiation in a private capacity.

"They actually brought a kid who hadn't even grown all his hair, saying that the little guy was the unanimous candidate for the fiancée of the empire. Then they began to persuade Her Royal Highness to put the overall situation first and not to waste her precious talent and blood by marrying a loser."

"So direct?"

"After all, Her Royal Highness hasn't made a public appearance in the past ten years, and they may still think that she is a young girl who is ignorant of the world. But guess what Her Royal Highness did?"

Aarons couldn't guess what Claire did - Her Royal Highness was a ruthless character who would really take action if she said she would, and it wouldn't be outrageous even if she just killed all those people.

"His Highness said he wanted to test the people they brought, and then he used a high-level dark magic on the kid, breaking all the magic circuits in his body."

"...Was it useless?"

"The magic circuit can be restored slowly, but the mental trauma is another matter. The kid lost control of his emotions and peed his pants when the circuit was broken. Even if he can be cured after returning, he will probably have a psychological shadow for the rest of his life."

Isn't this a bit too much...Will he create a revengeful Long Aotian?

"But it's also the kid's fault for his rude words. Not only did he say that His Highness's engagement with you was out of necessity, he even volunteered to get rid of you for His Highness."

"Okay, you deserve it."

"There's nothing else interesting. His Highness will be here soon, and you can just ask her directly about the rest."

According to the previous agreement, Keliya will come to him after meeting the envoys of the three dukes-the two will formally exchange their secrets and put everything on the table openly.

——And Aarons had already made preparations.

"Then I'll go find Xia Ye and ask her to call everyone else."

...

Because this meeting was to discuss secret matters, Aarons asked the children to stay in the backyard, and the female magician Mu Li would take care of them temporarily.

And the only people who were responsible for accompanying Aarons were Karin Xia Ye and Zhu Ying.

"After all, I am still your highness's maid, so I will sit here today. Do you have any objections, Marquis?"

"Of course I have no objection, but why is this kid Luo Lan here too?"

"This is a big deal, brother-in-law. If I don't come, my sister might beat me up..."

This brother is too cowardly!

...But if I have to say it, his sister is really scary.

"——Good afternoon, everyone. Please forgive me for the delay."

Just after everyone officially sat down, Her Royal Highness, who had been waiting outside the door, finally walked into the room.

And after she sat down opposite Aarons with an elegant posture, a light black barrier quietly appeared.Cut off the connection between the inside and outside of the room.

In order to avoid unnecessary trouble, this kind of protection is not too much.

"Since we are all family here, let's skip the polite part. Claire, we agreed to exchange each other's secrets today, right?"

"Yes."

"Then let me tell you first. Although the people on my side already know it, please be fully prepared."

Because he was going to reveal his true identity, Aarons was still a little nervous - but he only hesitated for a short while and immediately regained his courage.

"I am not Aarons Moti himself - my soul came from another world, and I am an outsider who happened to occupy this body and got this false identity."

After saying this truth that was enough to subvert ordinary people's cognition in a solemn tone, Aarons immediately began to observe the expressions of the three people opposite him -

Sage Jiangyue was still smiling, and the third prince Luolan looked absent-minded - and Her Royal Highness the Princess even just tilted her head, as if she didn't care at all.

"Hey? Give me some reaction, what I said is true--"

"We already knew about this."

...What?

Already knew it! ?

"Master, because this matter may cause serious interpersonal relationship risks, we took the initiative to share your memory with Her Royal Highness the Princess a long time ago-that is, the first time she came to our house."

"What are you talking about!?"

"By the way, brother-in-law, I have actually seen it too, the other world is really amazing."

So you all knew about it a long time ago! ? In the end, am I the only one who is worried about this matter! ?

Wait, what did Claire actually mean by "I like my current self" that day...

"After all, the person who is willing to accept my current self is not Aarons Morty, Mr. Zhou Mu."

"...What the hell was I struggling with before?"

Claire revealed her true feelings to me on the premise of knowing the truth-this conclusion completely made Aarons lose the reason to worry.

Perhaps it was just as she said - the longings of the past may have long disappeared in time, and the person she is looking at now is herself from another world.

"We will talk about this in detail later. Now, it's time for me to show you the secret... Please be fully prepared."

As the voice in her mouth gradually became low, Claire slowly raised her hands.

And her fingers finally placed on the straps of the veil that always covered her face on her forehead.

"I hope you won't regret it-"

Then Aarons finally saw the curse that he had never seen in his life experience in both lives, like the jealousy of heaven-

On the face that should have been beautiful and unforgettable, there was a horrible scar that tore the entire face diagonally, which could not be accurately described in words.