Chapter 175: Chapter 175 - 156: Underlying Currents Surging

"Keep the music playing, keep dancing."As Louis spoke, the music began to play again.The whole banquet hall turned into a bizarre theater, with everyone forcing a smile, and each sip of wine felt like swallowing seven parts poison.was just an illusion.Edward was also pretending to laugh, but his eyes were unfocused, and a thin layer of cold sweat formed on his forehead.He mechanically echoed the pleasantries around him, secretly feeling fortunate: "Thank goodness. thank goodness I didn't agree to Joseph that day."He remembered that meeting clearly, Joseph had dragged him to discuss land rights and fiefs, confidently asserting that they should "cooperate to control the parliament's main power and sideline that idiot Louis".He was tempted for a moment, but due to his cautious nature, he ultimately didn't nod in agreement.At this moment, he suddenly felt as if he had dodged a guillotine hanging over his head.But just as that sense of relief arose, it was immediately swallowed by another tumultuous emotion."What if Louis thought I was involved too? If I had said a few more words earlier, would it be me being taken away?"Relief and fear entwined and tugged at his heart.Even he couldn't tell if he wanted more to escape the eerie banquet, or the young prefect sitting at the host's seat, always with a gentle expression.Yorn, sitting not far from him, was a completely different story.He had long been annoyed by that pretentious, profit-driven Joseph.Watching the man being forcibly dragged away by knights now made him gleeful, with a grin almost reaching his ears.He laughed like a hooligan enjoying the spectacle, gulping down his drink and muttering under his breath, "Tsk tsk, he really took a solid fall this time."While saying this, he deliberately nudged Willis lightly with his elbow, eyebrows flying: "See that?