what are you talking about? "Ming Na felt a little funny, "It's no longer possible for me to be your subordinate. "
Jada's attitude was very serious: "I'm not asking you to go back to Nuojia and be my subordinate, I mean... just like a partner, come back with me as an equal friend, can't you?"
"Equal friends? You don't have a fever, do you? Is it because of the poison?" Mingna stopped stirring and reached out to touch Jada's forehead, but he stopped her: "I am very clear-headed now. Minna, I If I need you, come back with me."
Ming Na saw that his expression didn't look like he was joking, and she became serious: "How is this possible? You will be the king in the future. Can you really tolerate the existence of a so-called equal friend? I am living a good life in East , and I don’t have to go on a mission, why should I go back with you? Besides, my father is now the lord of Mayton, which is only separated by a mountain from Noga. If I really go, wouldn’t my father’s situation be very embarrassing? You Do you want the king to be suspicious of my father?!"
She glared at him, turned back to look at Huo Hou, and ignored him. After hearing this, Jada thought for a moment and then said: "As long as your king doesn't know about it, it's actually very convenient to go from Meton to Nomonka..."
"Don't you understand me?!" Mingna was a little angry. "I said I couldn't do this because my father was guarding the border between the two countries. I ran to you quietly. Who would believe that our family didn't collude with you? ?!”
"What if it's an honest relationship?" Jada asked, "What if your king personally agreed?"
"It's impossible, I'm a girl and I can't be a minister!"
"Not as minister, but as my partner!" Jada blurted out, and was immediately surprised by her words. But the more she thought about it, the more she felt that it was natural. She felt relieved and smiled, "Yes, Yes, marriage is not necessarily limited to members of the royal family. As long as your king agrees, you can also become my wife, and we can be together openly."
Ming Na had already froze. His tongue was tied: "What...what...what? Wife?! Are you crazy?!"
"I'm not crazy!" Jada said excitedly. "You are the most suitable candidate for my wife! You are smart and capable. You understand Nuojia. You understand my situation. You can also understand every decision I make! You can give me many useful suggestions on political affairs. You can also ease my relationship with others. The relationship between His Majesty and His Majesty. You don’t know. In the past few years, His Majesty has always mentioned you. He hired several potion masters from Shaonan. But he always feels that you are the best. He trusts you! If you become My wife. I can deal with those who are hostile to me with peace of mind. I don’t have to worry about someone slandering me in front of His Majesty! We will be the most outstanding king and queen. Noga will also become the most powerful on the continent because of us. Prosperous country!”
Ming Na was dumbfounded. But there was a hint of dissatisfaction in her heart: "What about when you become stronger? What are you going to do? Invade other countries and unify the continent?!" The more she thought about it, the angrier she became: "You guys just can't let go of your ambition! I said you If you have time and free time, why not think about how to govern your own country! There are obviously a lot of troubles in the country that have not subsided. But you are thinking about other people's ideas all day long! Last time you just wiped out Prince Mario's faction. You just want to beat us. East. What's the result? The Demon Realm took advantage of you! There are still a bunch of careerists in the country waiting to bring you down! You have just quelled the rebel forces in the country. Why did you come to our East again? You want to annex Weiwei. Sha? It's a pity that you didn't expect that your uncle's family would hold you back. They also want to replace your position! If you just focus on the internal affairs of your own country, how can they have the opportunity to cause trouble?!"
Jada felt a dull pain in her heart when she said that. His face was a little ugly: "Do you think I am just trying to realize my ambition?! I have told you before. Nuojia is short of resources, but the population is increasing. Our people cannot survive. We must Find more arable land. More resources! Now it’s because so many people died in the war. And you East and Shaonan are aiding you. So the food shortage is not obvious. But we already have more than 30% of the land in the country. Contaminated by monsters. Within a few years, we won't be able to grow food! Why do you think I even want barren land like Weisha? Because most of the land there is at least not seriously polluted! There are several oases We can still produce some food. If we can occupy the land in the south, even buying food in Shaonan will be much more convenient than now! We can't always rely on you and Shaonan for charity. Will our country still have dignity in that case?! "
"Don't use dignity as an excuse!" Ming Na said angrily. "There are many places where resources are scarce and the population can survive. You are not the only one in Noga! Eighty percent of Weisha is desert. You can survive. Why can't you?! It's close to the southeast of Xikodi. And Ture On the other side of the mountain range is the line of Maicheng. The land there is not much worse than ours in Mayton. It's just that you have only used it for grazing, but you don't pay attention to farming! You have so many mountains. You can't do anything except cultivate them to grow wheat flour. The ground is gone? Those places will not be polluted!"
"Even if they are not contaminated, what can we do with them? Don't you know how barren those mountains are?"
"Meton also has a lot of wilderness and mountains. Except for a little more rain than Noga, it's not much better. But we live a good life." Minna said, "Let me tell you how we did it. My father became a Meiton After Lord Dun, he limited the number of livestock because he was worried that the pasture would be depleted. He also specified grazing areas according to seasons and required the people to replant pasture twice a year. He also restricted the people from cutting down trees on the mountains and made them They planted medicinal herbs in areas unsuitable for farming in the mountains and forests, harvested them, and then sent them to the medicinal materials market in Xiko to sell them! He asked the people to grow fruits and flowers that were popular with people in the central and southern regions, sold them at high prices, and then bought good food to go back to. We in Mayton produce cheap potatoes, corn and sorghum. In addition to leaving enough land for our own food, livestock and wine making, they are all sold to Maicheng! Our men can work in the fields, go out to do small business, or join the army for training. Our women, elderly and
They can weave cloth at home, raise chickens and ducks, or graze livestock. In comparison to you? The men have all gone to join the army, otherwise they are fighting and horse racing. Women, old people and children do all the work in the fields. When grazing, they look for places with grass and then look for them after eating. Trees on the mountains are cut down as often as they like. Why do you think you can't survive? If you only know how to consume but don't know how to replenish, no matter how many resources you have, they will become scarce! Not to mention that you already own a quarter of the continent, even if you occupy the entire continent, the land will still be barren, resources will be scarce, and the people will not be able to survive! "
After saying such a long series of words, she was a little out of breath, but she still stared at Jada with her big eyes open, not to be outdone. Her cheeks were crimson because of anger, which made her look a little more touching than usual.
Jada stared at her at first, but gradually lost her temper and couldn't help but smile: "What's wrong with us? We actually quarreled over this topic again..." He gently took Minna's hand and said, He said softly: "I don't understand this, can you teach me? You see, you are so smart, you will immediately join the party, Song Yi, Yan Na, Xi Ke, Xin Lan, Jian Lu, Yi Huan, Xin Ya, and Wei Miao." Enzyme? Rose g!?br>
Ming Na threw away his hand with a headache: "Don't you understand? I've already said that I can't be your wife!"
Jada just smiled and didn't seem to take her words to heart. Mingna was angry and said: "Even if you think we are suitable, what about the people in your country? Will they agree with me? Junia has been engaged to you since childhood, isn't it? Because my family background is not good enough and I make other people laugh at you, why do you dislike me?! I am the daughter of a viscount, and my background is only a little better than Junia's. What's more, I am still a foreigner! Don't treat me as a fool!"
Jada's face changed: "I dislike Junia? Where did you hear this nonsense?!"
"Isn't it?" Ming Na raised her chin, "This is what the Nuojia merchants from Maicheng said. When you are very old, there were rumors that a wedding was going to be held. As soon as there were rumors that Junia was not of high birth, things No more. I just heard not long ago that you sent her to Van Aden to be a saint. Even if you don't like her, she has known you for so many years. How can you be so hateful and leave her alone all her life? Spend it?!" Thinking about Junia back then, she was also a young and beautiful girl. Although she was a little pampered, she was always sincere to Jada. Now that she has fallen into this situation, Minna once again felt that Jada would never A good marriage partner.
Jada gasped a few times, turned around and walked to the window, holding on to the window frame, lowering her head and saying nothing. When Ming Na saw this, she thought he had been righted by her, and felt ashamed, so she flattened her mouth and looked back at the medicine in the pot. Seeing that the color gradually began to change, she hurriedly sprinkled in the last of the medicinal ingredients.
There was silence in the room, only the crackling of the fire and the sound of the potion rolling could be heard. After a while, Minna heard Jada say: "If it were someone else, I would never say it. I just Tell you someone."
Ming Na turned back in confusion: "What?"
"I don't dislike Junia." Jada said in a deep voice behind her back, "Because of my busy work schedule, I have never been able to spare time to get married, which made her wait for me year after year. I feel sorry for her and plan to ask her to marry me." Your Majesty will officiate and have a simple wedding. At that time, the etiquette officer had already started making preparations. Unexpectedly..." He paused and continued with some difficulty: "One night, I finished things outside the city in advance and changed my plan temporarily. I went back to the castle to see Junia, only to find that...she was holding Shade tightly...crying and begging him to take her away...I realized then that...they had already had an affair..."
Ming Na opened her mouth and recalled her experiences that year. She didn't know why, but she wasn't surprised at all. Wasn't it Jada who gave Juniya and Shade a chance? Everything was foreshadowed. Seeing that Jada seemed sad, she quickly shut her mouth tightly.
"I discovered their secret. Junia actually knelt in front of me and said that she was just used to me, but what she wanted was the love and consideration of an ordinary man for an ordinary woman. I couldn't give you this kind of love. , so I asked me to let her go and let her be with Shade, who really cares and loves her. And Shade actually... Although he didn't say anything, I was really angry!"
Jada took a few breaths before continuing, "The news of the wedding has already spread. If it is canceled now, I don't know what rumors will be caused. So I didn't agree to them, I just said I would consider it, and then asked the etiquette officer The preparations for the wedding were suspended. I originally planned to wait for the news to pass before arranging for them to leave. After all, they are the people who have been with me since I was a child. Even if I hate them again, I will do something to them... But, not long after, I While out on patrol, he encountered an assassination... Shade was seriously injured in order to save me, and soon... Before he died, he asked me to forgive Junia. He said that he could no longer take care of her, and hoped that I could make her happy..."
He turned around and laughed self-deprecatingly: "What does he think of me?! A woman who betrayed me because she fell in love with another man, will I still let her be my wife?! Why does she become the queen of a king?" ?!”
Ming Na swallowed: "Then later..."
"Later, Junia cried very sadly and told me that she would stay chaste for Shaide." Jada shrugged, "I agreed, and in order to clear the way for her, I persuaded His Majesty to accept her as an adopted daughter and then sent her to Van'a. When she left, she was very grateful to me."
Minna was silent. From Jada's tone, she could tell that he did not have no feelings for his ex-fiancée, which was why he was so angry. Although his actions were just to comply with Junia's request, there was still some revenge in it. mean. Junia is still very young. If she stays in Noga, she may be able to marry someone else in the future, but if she goes to Vana, even if she changes her mind, it will be too late. Minna thought of Alex's aunt, Ms. Rosalin. Didn't she just regret becoming a saint but couldn't escape
But looking at Jada who still had resentment in her eyes, Mingna didn't mention this. She stirred the potion in the pot and saw it turned into a transparent blue. She hurriedly removed the pot and poured the potion into a crystal cup.
The medicine is ready. Drink it while it's hot. "
Jada woke up from her meditation and saw that the temperature in front of her eyes had cooled down enough to drink the potion. Her heart warmed and she lowered her head to take it: "Thank you."
Watching him drink the potion, Mingna asked him to lie down and rest for a while, and promised to prepare a few more potions for him to take back to Nomonka when he got home. Jada held Minna's hand: "Why didn't you mention my request just now? Did Junia's matter make you angry?"
"I'm not angry. What happened to Junia is not your fault." Mingna broke away her hand, "But it doesn't mean anything. Even if you don't think there is a problem with my origin, there is still a huge gap between us. .
Don’t forget, you haven’t given up on your dream of unifying the continent, and that means you will one day be hostile to East, so what should I do? You say that I am your most suitable wife, but have you ever thought about me? do i like you? What kind of life do I want to live? What can I gain by marrying you? Will I feel pain when your plans conflict with my homeland and relatives? "
Jada was startled: "Mingna..."
"Even if you didn't attack our East, would you really not doubt me just because I am from the Security Agency? Do you think that what I said to you and what I did was trying to find out your secrets? ? Did I help East plot against you? Is the Security Agency planning every move I make?" Mingna felt that her thoughts were extremely clear at the moment, as if she had seen the possible future. She looked at Jada, Smiling faintly: "So, let's just be friends. If we meet on the battlefield in the future, I won't show mercy and you don't have to worry."
She turned around and put away the cooking table, and was about to leave when she heard Jada, who was silent behind her, suddenly say: "What if I give up my hostility to East?"
Ming Na was startled and turned around: "Is it possible? That has been your dream for many years." Because she knew this so well, she had always been wary of this "friend".
Jada smiled bitterly: "As you said before, my own country has not settled down yet, why should I take other people's ideas? This time I won half a Weisha, and I need more time to digest it. If I learn If you govern Nuojia conscientiously like your father, maybe... you can make the country rich and strong without having to fight." He raised his eyes and stared directly at Minna: "If I give up the idea of unification, and even... sign a formal peace with your king The agreement promises not to invade East and Shaonan for life, and if your king also agrees, will you... change your mind and come back with me?"
Ming Na took two steps back, feeling a little confused. Jada's dream has always been given up like this? Why...does she think this isn't true
But if...he really gives up, he would rather give up for her...
Ming Na didn't know how she left. She only vaguely remembered saying "go back and think about it." However, as she walked on the street, her mind could not clear up.
She really couldn't understand why Jada would be willing to compromise to this extent? Does he like her that much? Obviously I didn’t know she was Minte until today. But even if they knew she was Min Te, their friendship wasn't that deep before? When he knew she was a spy, he was so angry that he wanted to kill her!
Could it be that...he thought Minte was dead and subconsciously imagined her as a perfect friend? Ming Na recalled the psychological analysis tutorials of the Security Agency and felt that this possibility did exist.
But Jada is obviously a very calm and rational guy... Only when it comes to external expansion does he show fanaticism.
Someone who is so fanatical about expansion is actually willing to give up expansion for her... Ming Na was a little touched. She thought of the content Winnie watched for fun, and thought, doesn't that fit the description of the hero sacrificing everything for the heroine? Every time Winnie watched it, she would be moved to tears. Although Ming Na didn't wipe away tears, her face still turned red.
But she really couldn't make up her mind. If it was something else, she would have asked Alex about it, but she intuitively thought it was better not to let Alex know about this question.
There was a commotion on the street in front of her, which woke her up from her thoughts. She realized that she had unknowingly arrived at a neighborhood where civilians gathered, and she quickly looked around to see what was going on.
What caught her eyes were several familiar figures. She recognized them as the housekeeper and valet of her uncle Elon's family. Among them, Corbin was grabbing a girl tightly and trying to drag her into the carriage, while a middle-aged man The woman tried her best to hold him back, while two 18-year-old boys grabbed the girl's apron. A middle-aged man and two young men in their twenties were talking angrily to the housekeeper. From what they talked about, it seemed that the housekeeper wanted to take the girl away, but the girl's family refused.
Ming Na's face darkened and she ran over quickly, shouting: "What are you doing?!" Seeing that Corbin still didn't let go, she pushed him and staggered: "Let go of your dirty hands!" Bin steadied his feet and looked at her in a daze. After a while, he shrank his head in shock.
She turned around and was about to comfort the girl, but found that it was an acquaintance...it was actually Bevin's lover Catherine!
Catherine obviously recognized her, she bit her lip, tears fell on her pale face, and she turned her head away in grievance.
The housekeeper stepped forward and bowed respectfully to Ming Na: "Miss Ming Na." After a pause, he lowered his voice: "This is the madam's order. She wants to invite this young lady to be a guest."
Ming Na sneered: "A guest? Looking at your posture, I thought it was a robbery!"
The housekeeper quietly wiped his cold sweat: "You are joking, how is this possible?"
Minna glanced at the crowd and saw anger and injustice on the faces of Catherine's family members. The crowd of onlookers were also pointing and pondering for a moment, then turned back and asked Catherine: "What on earth happened?"
(To make up for yesterday, I coded a little more...I won’t be shameless and ask for pink tickets. Of course, it would be better if you have them...)