C11 There Was No Turning Back

There was an unwritten rule in Reiss Empire and even the entire Osman Continent, whether it was men or women. As long as they reached eighteen years of age, they could be called adults. Once they reached adulthood, they should enjoy the treatment of adults and marry. Achievement, nobility. . . All must be treated equally. And most importantly, they must hold a heavy adult ceremony for them. Otherwise, there would be a lack of etiquette. Especially the nobles in the capital, they attached great importance to this. This was because they could use this opportunity to promote their children to the upper class. At the same time, it was also the best opportunity to promote their children. Thus, this kind of coming of age ceremony was usually also known as the most important moment in a person's life. Or it could be interpreted as the best time to package it. Moreover, even those who were viewed as Lower Race would hold this kind of ceremony. Hence, this kind of ceremony had basically become a custom. The Rinker family could be said to be one of the noblemen in Reiss Empire. Naturally, there was no reason for the upper class of the upper class not to hold this ceremony. Otherwise, wouldn't the entire continent laugh at them? As for hiring teachers. . . One had to know that even the children of the peasants, no matter how poor they were, would send their children to some of the cheaper schools in the empire to study for two years. So if Count Walker could not give a good answer to Prime Minister Kohl today, it would be hard to avoid suspicion.

Count Walker was furious to the extreme at this moment. Kohl's words were obviously directed at him. First, he used rumors to arouse everyone's interest, then he used the law to accuse him of being a big deal. Finally, he would use the heavyweights present to pressure him. It was obvious that he had a plan. How could he not be angry on such a festive day? However, he still controlled his emotions very well. After so many years in politics, he was able to control his expression at any time. If he couldn't do that, he probably wouldn't be in his current position. He wouldn't be able to stand in Imperial for long without collapsing.

"Is there such a rumor? Why haven't I heard of it?" Count Walker asked indifferently to show his calmness. "A rumor is still a rumor after all. Prime Minister, don't listen to the rumors! This is not good! As for the matter of the Coming of Age Ceremony, I don't need the Prime Minister to remind me. I won't hide it from you. In another month, it will be the Empire's National Day, and after the National Day, I will be preparing to hold a thick Coming of Age Ceremony for him. At that time, I hope that the Prime Minister will reward me handsomely!"

Count Walker was forced by Kohl to have no choice but to deal with it in such a way. This was the only way to prevent others from attacking him. Politics was not like other things. There were many times when even the slightest mistake would cause a huge disaster for you. He might not care about other people. He had to be wary of this Kohl. After all, the two of them had been fighting for decades. Until now, there were always wins and losses between them. Therefore, he had no choice but to tread carefully on thin ice. Although the crime of discriminating against the Lower Race was nothing to him, he was truly going to be seized by someone to attack him. He was afraid that he wouldn't be able to bear it. The imperial family was the most ruthless. If it was because of this matter that they couldn't be dealt with properly. . . No matter how much the imperial family protected him, he would still have to settle his grievances. This was something that his own family had learned from three hundred years ago. Therefore, after weighing the pros and cons, Count Walker still felt that he could not be careless. As for Lee Xiang's problem, there would naturally be a perfect plan in the future.

When he thought of the rumors that Kohl had just mentioned, Count Walker was also very annoyed in his heart. Originally, he also knew that since this matter had happened, there would naturally be people who would know about it. Therefore, the moment Lee Xiang was born, he decisively locked him up and announced to the public that the child was not in good health. After being infected with a strange illness, after hiding it for more than ten years, this matter should disappear into the dust of his memories. He did not expect that after so many years, it would spread again. It seemed that he had to investigate it thoroughly.

Everyone was disappointed. No matter what, it was a feast for their eyes to see the rumored 'bastard' of the Rinker family. They knew that Count was forced by Prime Minister Kohl to respond in such a way. They also saw that Count Walker was caught off guard by Lee Xiang's arrival.

Then, Count seemed to be very calm. He even gestured for countess to take Lee Xiang to the living room and greet some important guests. The guests present obviously didn't dare show any disdain towards Lee Xiang because of countess's face. However, they probably didn't think so in their hearts. However, Lee Xiang also seemed to know what to do. He knew what to stop when it was appropriate. Otherwise, he would really force Count Walker to do something extreme. Therefore, he tried his best to only nod to the people present. He didn't even talk much. However, he firmly remembered everyone who talked to him. The only exception was that he and Prime Minister Kohl casually chatted for a while and didn't even avoid Count Walker's eyes. First of all, Kohl was more interested in him. Secondly, he was also interested in Kohl. As for what he was interested in, he was afraid that both of them knew each other very well.

Initially, Catherine, Lee Xiang's Eldest Sister, wanted to pull Lee Xiang to her and Mrs. Sophie's side, but Lee Xiang surprisingly rejected her. Because he had achieved his goal today. This Kohl alone was enough. As for the others, he wasn't in the mood to deal with them yet. So he left before the ball was over. He didn't have the strength to challenge his father yet.

Just like that, a small interlude was easily dealt with by Count Walker.

Lee Xiang, who had returned to his backyard, felt very uneasy. To be honest, he did not know how confident he was in doing this. If the smart Count could tell what he was thinking, he didn't know what kind of punishment he would receive. To be honest, he had thought of such a plan when he was ten years old. But the key was that he was too young at that time, and the timing wasn't right. If he was really free, it would be even more dangerous. In his heart, he hoped that the earl and his wife would recognize him. Give him a proper opportunity. So he bitterly endured for eight years. Of course, he was no different from when he was ten years old. The only difference was that he was much taller than before! As for the others. . . They also did not have any ability to protect themselves. He might even have a problem surviving after leaving Count's Mansion. But this did not stop him from making up his mind to go out and take a look!

No matter what, there was no turning back when the arrow was drawn. Since he had already done it, there was no need to regret it anymore!

"Bang! Just as Lee Xiang was concentrating on how to deal with this problem, the door was kicked open by someone. Immediately, Count Walker, whose face was filled with anger, appeared in front of Lee Xiang.

Count Walker was really furious.

Behind him was William, who had a smug look on his face. Countess and Catherine, who were in a panic, hurriedly followed him in. Finally, it was Sander and Maria, who were trembling with fear. As for the rest of the people, they stayed outside because this was Count's rule. Other than Sander, no one else could enter the backyard without his order.

After Lee Xiang returned, he had been sitting in front of the zither. He didn't take a single step away from it, and even maintained his posture! He knew that with Count's intelligence, he would immediately understand this principle. Even if he didn't understand it, he would come to realize it later on. Therefore, he had been sitting here thinking hard about the countermeasures and waiting for Count to come over.

However, he didn't expect that he would come so soon.