Inheriting a Lost Bloodline, My First Task is to have heirs?!

Chapter 243: Chapter 243 - Plans brewing in the background

It has already been 20 days since Luna left for another place with Ioannis in tow. By this time, they know that Ioannis should have already given birth and as his wife, she must be taking care of his recovery as well as making sure the child survives the first few weeks of fragile health. (A/N: Nobody knew that there were two babies except Luna and Ioannis and people in Eieneos)

Nobody in the house ever talks about Ioannis’ pregnancy and whenever other people ask where he and Luna was, all of them were trained to answer that Luna brought Ioannis somewhere where he can be safe so he can relax and focus on his pregnancy. It is the household’s tightly guarded secret that Ioannis is about to give birth since it would be abnormal to be at that stage when the children are only 6 months on the way.

During this sensitive time, Aurum has simply focused on his classes at the academe. He was trying to keep his mind from the fact that he may end up marrying an unknown person chosen by his parents. The idea itself is killing him inside. He is already planning his escape secretly but unbeknownst to him, his entourage has been keeping tabs on everything he’s been working on in the background.

As for the other members of his entourage, they have been having secret meetings whenever Aurum is away. They received a number of tasks from Luna before she left. These tasks can’t be known to Aurum since it will ruin the grand prank they have prepared for him. The four are also secretly preparing things on their side for their upcoming marriage while Aurum was left distressed if Luna is going to even show up in his borthday banquet.

The one that was assigned to leave the academe to arrange everything secretly was Xenos. At that time, it was barely a week since Luna left Hoffen City when he asked permission from Aurum to leave the academe.

When Aurum asked him why he needs to leave, he told him a lie that a secret message came in from the palace and some documents are needed to be processed. He lied through his teeth that the douments are urgent and must be completed to ensure the affairs of Aurum’s palace are kept in order. He even went to lengths to lie that some of the things that needed to be prepared are for the upcoming birthday banquet. Aurum simply sighed and gave him permission to leave.

Once Xenos was out of the academe, the first place he visited was the Moonlight Inn which is Luna’s personal property. He requested a meeting with Izuku and Feivel, Luna’s insiders in the real estate and business registration offices of the city. He handed some information regarding his hometown and that of the other three people, Calix, Yren and Helios to proceed with the next step of their plans.

The information is regarding the territories of their respective families, the existing businesses and industries that they are in where all of their income comes from as well as a list of requirements they need to acquire to purchase land within those territories. They also asked for assistance to hire investigators to check on their fathers and if it was possible to see them again or extend help in any way. These are some of the tasks that were left to them by Luna in preparation for them becoming a member of the Rosenoir household.

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A backstory on the four minion’s family background

Helios, Calyx, Yren and Xenos have already cut ties with their birth mothers’ families who previously had the custody of their children. They were sons of least favorite concubines and lovers of their respective mothers so their worth isn’t that much in their families’ eyes.

They were unwanted children. When they were young, they always thought that as long as they were obedient and not show envy towards the children of the main household, they can at least live quietly with their fathers until they are sent out as tools to marry their mothers’ business partners or allies. They were so wrong on this way of thinking.

Out of the blue, they were chosen to be sent to the palace after their mothers signed an agreement with the Empress’ palace to have them sent as attendants to the crown prince.

Their fathers cried and begged. The poor men promised to do everything and asked for nothing but keep their children and see them grow up by their sides. Their cruel mothers, wanting to lessen the amount of mouths to feed and to get rid of useless ”people”, pushed with the agreement to squeeze out the last value these children could ever have to them.

These four unwanted children were not part of the main household and since they are men, they will never be in line to inherit the noble titles of their mothers. These four are sons of nobility from households being led by countesses (counterpart was Earl for male-led households) but they were taken for granted since they were born to lovers being kept outside by these female nobles.

After their family got their monetary reward and the favors they asked to strengthen the households they were leading, they knocked out the four children, tied them up in packages and sent them to the capital where the royal palace is. No matter how others think that it was an honor to be the crown prince’s attendant, the truth is that the four were actually sold to be servants, only a step above a slave to Aurum who was the crown prince at that time.

After they were sent to the palace, the four poor children never heard anything from their hometowns again. There was not a single letter or gift. There was not even any attempt to check on their well-being but they knew that their mothers forbid their fathers to keep in touch with them. They know how powerless men can be in this world so they never felt anger towards their fathers but instead it kept them moving forward, hoping one day they can pull their fathers out of the hell holes they were in. They felt hope when they met Kayden and his father Lucas who was in a similar situation as they were.

The four children at that time were sent at the young age of 7. At that time, even with their young minds and thin bodies, they already knew that they were as good as dead to their previous households. The four children bravely decided to request for the Empress and the crown prince to give them a new name and then let them carry the family name of their fathers to wash themselves from their connection to their mothers and the households they were managing. This request was quickly granted by the kind empress.

The four were then baptized with their new names in exchange for willingly accepting a soul seal, connecting them to Aurum’s life and death. This ensurees utmost loyalty to their master and also their master’s future wife. The four never disliked this set up because for one, Aurum and the palace has treated them very well. They were treated as people and not a commodity for sale, something that they never experienced back in their former households.

As the five slowly grew up, they devised a devious plan to eat up the territories of Xenos, Calyx, Helios and Yren’s households. They planned to buy off land, build businesses and create problems to damage their ex-mothers’ finances and household reputation.

At first it was nothing but a dream but after meeting Luna, it suddenly became a doable plan. Now that they have a backer and enough resources available, the hunt began..

Xenos’ target is the territory of the Port City of Hurley named after the family name of the current countess, Alexandria Hurley, his birth mother. His father is one of the lesser nobles under a household led by Baroness Gale (Xenos’ grandmother).

As per the last information, his father has already cut ties with his mother and returned to his family. The man was heartbroken after his young son was sent away to the royal palace. The Hurleys have always made it a point to suppress and bully his father’s household. His father is currently working for the business of the Gale household.

Helios’ target is the vast agricultural territory of Shareen which is half owned by his birth mother’s household. His mother is the current Countess Drusilla. Just like Xenos’ father, Helios father cut ties with his mother and went back to his family.

His father’s family is the current rival family of the Drusillas who also has considerable power in the area, the Barony of Tilden. Helios goal is to buy the rest of the land not owned by the two major families and then team up with the Barony of Tilden to get a chunk off of the Earldom of Drusilla’s properties.

Calyx’s target is the beautiful and ancient city of Kalina which is a hub of culture and the arts of the Athanoviya empire. His mother’s family governs the Earldom of Cassia, a scholarly family whose business is mainly making copies of original books and selling them to collectors and educational institutions.

His father was from the rich merchant family of Quillon (still considered as commoner descent) and he is known for being a very talented scribe. Coupled with his father’s family being the largest supplier of papyrus in the Eastern region of the empire, his mother took an interest of him and the benefits he will bring to her household. The last thing he heard was that his father returned to his family and helped out in managing the business and taking in scribe work once in a while.

Yren’s target is the fortress city of Borg. His mother’s family comes from a military background and is currently the territory assisting the empire in pushing back the rebels and spies from the north. Due to the contribution of his maternal household to previous wars, they were given the noble title of earl as part of their reward for selling him to the royal palace.

His father is an orphan with a mercenary background. The two met during a skirmish more than 20 years ago and his mother liked his father’s looks, charisma and strength. After his mother sent him away, his father cut his ties with his mother’s household and seemingly disappeared for a decade. When he came back, he came back strong and with a bang. He is now the Condottiero of the largest mercenary group of the North, Wrath.

End of backstory

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