Struggle in Russia

Li Xiao and Alexei also have this intention, especially Li Xiao, now is the time when he is in urgent need of friends and supporters. A powerful person from the same camp like Aprakxin is definitely the ideal candidate!

"That's great, it's my honor!" Li Xiao happily agreed.

But before he and Alexey could leave Grand Duke Constantine's mansion, they were stopped by the butler.

"Your Excellency Grand Duke Andrei and Your Excellency the Count, my master has given instructions. I hope you will not leave the venue before the end of the meeting. Please stay a little longer!"

Alexei frowned and said displeased: "What does this mean? I have never heard of restrictions on freedom at gatherings. Is this how your Grand Duke treats guests?"

Ordinarily, since Alexey had clearly expressed his displeasure, the housekeeper should have understood what was going on. However, what Alexey did not expect was that the steward just bowed slightly and replied unhurriedly:

"You misunderstood. My master has specifically ordered that you and Grand Duke Andre must stay for a while so that he can fulfill his duty as a landlord, so I beg you to stay!"

Alexei was angry, but he couldn't figure out what Grand Duke Constantine was trying to do. It seemed inappropriate to force him to leave, and he was stunned for a moment.

But Li Xiao was different. He squinted his eyes and figured out Grand Duke Constantine's intention in a flash.

This guy invited them over, but ignored them and didn't allow them to leave early. I'm afraid there was only one reason - obviously he was taking advantage of the situation!

You must know that Alexei has an unusual position among the reformists. If he clearly supports someone, that person will definitely gain momentum.

But the problem is that Alexei cannot support Grand Duke Constantine, and there is a high probability that he will even demolish him. This is not good news for Grand Duke Constantine, who is eager to increase his strength so that he can challenge Alexander II.

So how can we reverse the disadvantage?

Viscount Prozolov gave Grand Duke Constantine a bad idea and deliberately invited Alexei and Li Xiao to attend the meeting, letting the reformers see that Alexei still wanted to give Grand Duke Constantine face. .

In this way, everyone will feel that Grand Duke Constantine is quite powerful. Otherwise, would Alexei be obedient?

I have to say that this move was really both damaging and insidious, and it was a solid psychological tactic that few people would avoid being deceived by.

Of course, having few people does not mean there are no people. For example, Li Xiao is the kind of person who can break the situation. A cold light flashed in his eyes and he said rudely: "What if we must leave!"

The butler was stunned, because that was not what Grand Duke Constantine told him before. Someone told them before that he only needed to hold back Li Xiao and Alexei. As long as they were a little tougher, they should not mess around.

But who would have thought that Li Xiao would not accept this trick? Judging from his tone, he didn't intend to give face.

However, this butler was not a vegetarian either. He snorted: "Your Excellency, are you sure you don't want to give my master this honor?"

The housekeeper probably thought that carrying out Grand Duke Constantine would suppress Li Xiao, but he got one thing completely wrong, that is, Li Xiao really would not give Grand Duke Constantine face. Everyone had already lost their skin, so why should I give you face? !

Li Xiao retorted rudely: "I've already given him face by being here. To treat guests like this and still want face is a fool's errand! Let me tell you, we are leaving now, and I want to take a look. Who dares to stop!"

Li Xiao's words were unusually loud. Others in the venue inevitably noticed the situation here, and a group of curious babies immediately looked over.

The butler immediately felt a lot of pressure. He knew the temper of Grand Duke Constantine very well, and that servant would never be merciful to a servant who couldn't handle things well. If he doesn't want to retire early, he'd better quickly find a way to control the situation and prevent it from getting worse!

"Your Excellency, please calm down..."

However, Li Xiao interrupted him mercilessly and shouted: "Calm down, how can you tell me to calm down... I came to His Highness the Grand Duke's party with good intentions, and then no one greeted me the whole time, and now you tell me that I can't leave. , what is the truth? Ask your master to come over and talk to me, and explain to me what is going on! "

The butler's face suddenly turned pale because he realized that Li Xiao might have done it on purpose. He just wanted to attract attention deliberately, and then...

In fact, there was nothing more, because Grand Duke Constantine's face was already black and blue, and he had obviously realized that things had deviated from what he expected. If he can't deal with the aftermath properly next, I'm afraid today's meeting will be in vain!

He immediately gave Viscount Prozolov a wink, meaning to ask the latter to quickly solve this problem.

Well, Viscount Prozolov immediately nodded, because his initial suggestion to Grand Duke Constantine was to let Grand Duke Constantine give in and try to hold off Li Xiao and Alexei first, if possible. Create a situation where the host and guests enjoy themselves.

But you also know the character of Grand Duke Constantine. He has hated Li Xiao and Alexey for a long time. If you make him act cowardly, it would be better to kill him with one knife.

So the final operation plan was to leave Li Xiao and Alexei on the spot, and then try to get the housekeeper to frighten them.

It’s just that when you see the effect, you’ll be very happy, but others won’t do this at all!

So when Grand Duke Constantine asked him to solve the problem, he was also one of the top two. His resentment towards Grand Duke Constantine was not ordinary. He probably said in his heart: "You bastard, don't listen to my advice, go out of your way." If you ask me to clean your butt again after you have a problem, I will give you a thumbs up!"

It's just that people can't help themselves in the world. He has already boarded Archduke Constantine's pirate ship. He can't get off, so he can only bite the bullet and board.

"Your Excellency, what's wrong? What happened to make you so angry?"

Alexey was angry when he saw the smiling face of Viscount Prozolov. Before Li Xiao could speak, he said, "Why are you so angry? Do you still need to ask questions knowingly about what you have done?" It restricts our freedom, so why are we pretending to be stupid?"

Viscount Prozolov laughed again: "This must be a misunderstanding. How could His Excellency the Grand Duke and I restrict your freedom?"

Before Alexei and Li Xiao could speak, he shouted at the housekeeper with a tigerish face: "What's going on? Your Highness has repeatedly told you to entertain His Excellency the Grand Duke and Your Excellency the Earl. Why are you turning a deaf ear!"

Well, at this moment, the housekeeper is feeling bitter in the baby's heart and the baby can't express it. How about a mute who eats Coptis chinensis and cannot express the suffering...

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