The Crown Prince didn't have to wait too long in Lichtenau's room before he heard the door open. The Crown Prince stood up and walked towards the door, he was a little impatient. But when he looked closely, he saw three grown men in front of him, he questioned:
"Who are you? Get out now!"
"The one who wants you dead"
The other party only replied with one sentence, and three people ran over and hugged the crown prince. The crown prince wanted to shout, but his mouth was blocked by someone's hand. One of them took out the dagger on his waist and stabbed the crown prince fiercely. The crown prince struggled, but his hands were firmly controlled by the other two people. The man pulled out the dagger again and stabbed him repeatedly until the crown prince's body stopped twitching and they let him go.
"You two go to the ball and create chaos. Keep all the Prussians here today," Ryan said to the other two. The two agreed and walked out. Ryan looked at the crown prince lying on the ground, sighed, and hurried to the backyard.
The two assassins sneaked into the ballroom, smashed the chandelier in the hall, and then took out their pistols and shot at the crowd. The female nobles at the scene shouted for help in a horrible way. The male nobles volunteered to rush towards the assassins. The guards outside the door heard the cries for help in the hall and rushed into the hall.
There was chaos in the hall, with some women screaming for help and injured people crying. The guards searched for the Crown Prince but could not find him.
At this moment, hearing the chaotic sound coming from the direction of the hall, Lichtenaus frowned in the carriage in the backyard and sighed softly:
"Goodbye, my beautiful villa." After saying that, she told Ryan to drive the horse out. As the soldiers were attracted by the chaos in the front yard, there were not many people in the backyard, so their carriage rushed out luckily.
The Crown Prince's attendants were going crazy, they couldn't believe this fact. The Crown Prince was lying on the carpet, bleeding all over the floor, with several obvious wounds on his chest from being stabbed by a dagger. He sniffed and found that the Crown Prince was not breathing. The chief guard present was so frightened that he quickly ordered more troops to surround the house and ordered his subordinates to report to Duke Rocks immediately and ask him to blockade the entire Potsdam. After making all these arrangements, the chief guard fainted gloriously.
Later, when Locke learned the news, he exclaimed: "Oh my God!" He rushed to the scene. At the same time, he used the emergency disposal power given to him by His Majesty to order the Potsdam City Guard to block the city and ordered all the nobles in Potsdam to gather at the City Hall. He also ordered the immediate arrest of the people in the Austrian spy base who had been monitoring.
The whole of Potsdam was filled with noise. Countless nobles were ordered by the city guards to gather at the city hall, and all the nobles were disarmed. At the same time, guards were patrolling every street in Potsdam. The people of Potsdam didn't know what was going on, but when they saw the fully armed soldiers and some nobles in pajamas outside the window, they knew that Potsdam was no longer peaceful tonight.
When Duke Rox arrived at the scene, several royal doctors standing by shook their heads at him. Looking at the crown prince lying on the bed, Rox's eyes went dark. He knew he had to hold on now for the sake of Prussia. Rox suddenly remembered something, and he hurriedly ordered the soldiers to rush to the Sanssouci Palace to protect Prince William of Brandenburg. Rox covered the crown prince's face with a white cloth, and said to several royal doctors:
"Please understand that starting today, your freedom will be restricted until His Majesty's order is issued. We are very sorry." Several royal doctors expressed their understanding of Rocks' decision after hearing this.
When Locks rushed to the town hall, little William was also called by old Hans. Old Hans took William's hand and came to the door of Louise's room, motioning William to go in. William walked in puzzled, only to see his sister, younger sister and younger brother were all there. William frowned, and he understood that something big had happened in Prussia.
Louise saw William come in and quickly said to William:
"What happened outside? Was it a mutiny? The soldiers rushed into my room and took away all my servants. William, are you hurt?"
"It shouldn't be a mutiny. If it were a mutiny, there would definitely be gunshots. But something big must have happened. Don't worry, mother. Everything will be fine until tomorrow morning," William comforted his mother.
"That's good." Louise sat down by the window and looked out at the courtyard full of soldiers. She hugged her children tightly and kept muttering "God bless you."
In the town hall, Locke showed the nobles the warrant given to him by His Majesty the King, and said:
"In view of the current dangerous situation, I declare that everyone present is not allowed to leave this hall from today onwards. Anyone who leaves will be punished for treason. In addition, if there are any nobles present who have close contacts with the Austrians, please surrender yourself and your Majesty will deal with them leniently. Otherwise, once discovered, you will be immediately punished for treason."
After Locke finished speaking to the nobles present, he ignored the protests of some nobles and strode to the Palace of Worship. Locke knew that he had to ensure the safety of the royal family members, especially little William.
William looked at the soldiers in the courtyard downstairs, very confused. He couldn't remember what major events had happened in Prussia this year except the War of the Bavarian Succession. Could this be the butterfly effect? He was confused.
After a while, he heard the servant outside the door announce: His Excellency the Duke of Rocks requests to see you.
Louise hurriedly called Rocks in. Looking at Rocks with a dark face, Louise asked:
"Your Excellency the Duke, what happened? Why were all my maids arrested, and there are so many soldiers outside the window?"
"Your Highness, the soldiers outside the window were specially dispatched by me to protect your safety, please don't worry. There are Austrian spies in our ranks, so I have to do this for the safety of the royal family. In addition, I will check the servants of the Worry-Free Palace in the next two days, so please don't worry," Rocks replied.
"That's good. By the way, Lord Rocks, where is my husband, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?" Louise suddenly thought of the Crown Prince and asked Rocks.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is in Potsdam now. We will also investigate the nobles in Potsdam, so His Royal Highness the Crown Prince went to Potsdam in person," Rocks replied with a frown.
William saw the slight change in Rocks' expression, and he felt his heart suddenly beat rapidly. He felt that something bad must have happened.
After getting Lockes' answer, Louise quickly put her child to bed, but William lay in bed and couldn't fall asleep.