My Husband Is a Gary Stu

As he watched Armand getting up to go upstairs, Steven seemed to remember something. “I found out that Tyrion's son also studied at Bellridge University, Mr. Faulker, and he seemed to have known Scarlette.”

Armand furrowed his brows, deep in thought. “I've heard this name before.”

“He's a member of the royal family of Kille, the child of the eldest son who was the old king's lover, with whom he had been entangled for decades,” Steven reminded him.

Armand had heard about the affairs of the royal family in Kille.

It was said that the old king was a philanderer even before he was the crown prince, and his father, the former king, had no intention of making him the heir to the throne.

However, he was left without an heir, and the royal constitution was strict at that time; as capable as she was, the princess could not inherit the throne. As the old king was the only son of his predecessor, the former king had no choice but to help him ascend to the throne.

Not long after the old king was named heir to the throne, he got married. It was said that his wife had come from a noble family from Epea. However, she passed away from tuberculosis just a few years into her reign as queen.

“I heard that the old king has been ill for a long time and didn't have many years left, yet he had not named a successor,” Steven said, relishing the gossip. “The queen's two children are not up to par, and his four other children with his mistress were vying for the throne. Also, I heard that the queen's children were spoiled by the mistress. The queen had been preventing the royal ministers from amending the constitution, as she did not want the mistress's children to be named as heirs to the throne.”

Armand glanced at him. “Where did you hear all this from?”

“I found out that Scarlette is acquainted with the eldest son of Tyrion, didn't I?” Steven answered. “Coincidentally, Mrs. Sutton was on a business trip to Kille, so I asked her a few questions. I didn't expect to uncover so much from our conversation.”

The struggle for the crown between the royal family members of Kille had nothing to do with Armand, so he did not pay much attention to it. However, Steven's words stirred something within him.

“Are they merely acquaintances, or are they close?” he asked Steven.

“It seems they have mutual friends and would chat when they get together, but other than that, they don't have much contact,” Steven replied. “All the women around Kaiden are descendants of prestigious Epean families. He aspires to be like his grandfather, wishing to marry a woman of nobility.” “Having a wife of noble birth by his side could sway the royal ministers in favor of his father. If his father were to become the new king, he would naturally and rightfully become the crown prince.”

The royal family placed great importance on lineage, prioritizing the children of the queen when it came to choosing a successor. If the queen's son became the new king, her grandson would naturally be the prime candidate to become the crown prince.

If the queen's child proved unworthy, however, the royal ministers would consider the king's uncles. If the uncles also proved incompetent to shoulder the responsibility, the royal ministers would have no choice but to amend the royal constitution, making the son of the king's other bloodline the crown prince. They would be legitimized once they ascend to the throne, thus establishing a new royal lineage through their own descendants.

Steven could not help speculating further, “I heard that the old king's first queen was a descendant of the Kaqite family. Because he married her, his predecessor quickly passed the throne to him. The queen was a woman deeply in love, who died of melancholy as she could not bear the old king's philandering ways.” “If the queen had a child and named him the heir early on, there wouldn't have been any contention between the children of his lovers.”

Armand was trying to make sense of it all, but his train of thought was constantly interrupted by Steven's incessant nosy interjections.