With Shien’s abilities, even if it was a dragon’s lair or a tiger’s den, he had the ability to venture in.
Therefore, Harvis provided this information that he had treasured for many years.
This was what Harvis discovered while secretly investigating Mara.
And there was another discovery…
“Please take a look at the image recorded in this crystal.”
Harvis handed the crystal to Shien.
Shien also had a similar crystal.
It was the crystal containing a photo of him and Lucy, which he had used to provoke a foolish young noble.
This crystal could record images. By injecting magic power, the recorded images could be projected.
So, Shien injected magic power into the crystal, making its surface glow with fluorescence.
In the next second, a person’s face appeared on the crystal.
It was a young girl with a shy smile, looking somewhat naive.
The girl had a unique appearance, with a small face, big eyes, and somewhat dark skin, exuding a sense of liveliness and healthy beauty. She seemed to be a sunny and cheerful girl.
Shien couldn’t help but take a few glances, muttering “not as cute as my Airi and Lilith” before looking at Harvis.
“Why are you showing me a little girl?” Shien blurted out, “Don’t tell me she’s your illegitimate daughter?”
“…You’re quite the joker.” Harvis almost choked.
To be fair, he hadn’t even married or had children yet, okay?
Although as a member of the Imperial Family, and a direct descendant at that, he definitely had one or two fiancées, but he had exhausted all his efforts dealing with Mara. Where would he find the energy to think about marriage?
Moreover, his father, the Emperor, was now completely infatuated with that Imperial Consort Mara, and most of the nobles in the Imperial Palace had sided with that venomous woman. Most people were thinking about how to deal with him, so who would urge him to get married?
After he was suspected of treason, the families of those fiancées even expressed their intention to break off the engagement. If he couldn’t ascend to the throne in the future, everyone would want to stay far away from him.
At that time, forget about having an illegitimate daughter, it would be good if he didn’t end up without any descendants.
If Shien knew what Harvis was thinking, he would definitely sigh: What a tragic man.
As for now, he was curious.
“Since she’s not your illegitimate daughter, then who is she?” Shien teased playfully, “Could she be Mara’s illegitimate daughter?”
Shien naturally said this jokingly.
Unexpectedly, Harvis said,
“It’s not impossible.”
These shocking words came from Harvis’s mouth.
“Cough…!” Shien coughed violently, his eyes widening as he looked at Harvis in astonishment, “You… are you serious?”
“I’m not sure.” Harvis shrugged, “However, it’s very likely that this girl is related to Mara.”
“How so?” Shien asked, “Is this your accidental discovery?”
“That’s right.” Harvis put away his smile, looked directly at Shien, and said, “I once accidentally discovered that Mara seems to be paying attention to this girl, even sending assassins from the Raifurut family to approach her several times.”
When he first discovered this, Harvis thought that the girl had learned some secret about Mara, causing her to send assassins to silence her.
Until later, Harvis was shocked to discover that those sent weren’t there to harm the girl, but to protect her.
“Protect…?”
Shien blinked.
“That’s right.” Harvis said with certainty, “The Raifurut assassins protected that girl several times, saving her from danger.”
If that were the case, then it was no wonder Harvis said that this girl was very likely Mara’s illegitimate daughter.
Otherwise, why would that venomous Consort, who always hid behind the scenes and did shady things, send people to protect such a little girl?
“I investigated that girl and found that her origins are also very mysterious. She appeared in the Empire, in the Imperial Capital, almost at the same time as Mara, and was then adopted by a minor noble family. She’s had a decent life these past few years.”
Harvis’s words made Shien admit that it was indeed very likely that this girl was related to Mara.
If he wanted to deal with Mara, he might be able to start with this girl.
After thinking for a moment, Shien asked Harvis,
“What’s her name?”
As he asked, Shien looked at the girl on the crystal.
Harvis’s voice echoed in his ears.
“Her name is Leni Bafein, the adopted daughter of the head of the Bafein family, a Viscount family of the Empire.”
Hearing this, Shien muttered,
“Leni Bafein…”
He remembered this name.