Privy Council.
There was a dead silence in the council chamber.
Nie Qingru sat upright in the top seat, tapping the table lightly with his finger bones.
Tick-tick-tick.
Again and again.
The noises she made were not loud, but each one struck a chord with the people present.
Quentin sat on her left, wrapped in a red church robe, and the wide robe enveloped his tall and straight figure.
His eyes sparkled. "Queen, isn't the decision you just made too hasty?"
This is also the view of most people in the parliament.
Everyone's eyes were focused on Nie Qingru.
After all, a minute ago, Nie Qingru publicly proposed to suppress all resources in Beijing.
This is no small matter.
Quentin also spoke objectively: "If you insist on doing this, it will easily anger Beijing. Don't forget, we also need Beijing's rare earth resources!"
Nie Qingru moved slightly, turned sideways and looked up at him.
His tone was as cold as winter frost: "You mean I should personally apologize to Jing City? Ask for their forgiveness?"
"Of course that's not what I meant." Quentin didn't confront her directly, but tried his best to persuade her: "I just think there's no need to cause trouble with the Beijing City."
Nie Qingru narrowed her eyes and looked at him, then took a deep breath and said in a bad tone: "Archbishop, you have to understand clearly that it is not me who wants to fall out with Jingshi, it is them who want to fall out with me!"
"I am the queen of the Hidden World Family, representing the entire Hidden World Family. The incident has already happened, and I have given an explanation, but they still want me to express my opinion. Why? Is our Hidden World Family so easy to bully?"
She glanced at the whole place and sneered, "Or is there no one left in our hidden family?!"
Nie Qingru rarely gets angry.
No one in the parliament hall dared to make a sound.
Quentin frowned subconsciously and opened his mouth to speak.
Nie Qingru dragged the chair, making a 'squeak' sound, interrupting him: "Since I have given a satisfactory explanation for the weapons exhibition as you requested, I am still the queen of the Hidden World Family." Her eyes were cold: "Archbishop, don't forget that the royal power of the Hidden World Family is supreme. Even the Privy Council has no right to control my decision!"
She is right.
According to the rules of the secluded family, Nie Qingru has the right to decide whether to target Beijing.
But everyone present, including Quentin, knew that targeting Jing Shi was a disguised way of targeting that person - Qiao Nian.
Nie Qingru was not suppressing Jing City, but Qiao Nian.
But the two sides had already had a very ugly quarrel before.
If the trouble continues now, it will not be good for the hidden family.
Nie Qingru didn't even give anyone else a chance to speak. He just said one sentence and walked away: "It's decided!"
Behind her, a shadow followed silently.
He didn't even glance at anyone else in the council hall the entire time.
Nie Qingru left.
Many people in the parliament hall stood up and left.
Quentin leaned back in his seat and his expression was definitely not good.
Jacob walked over and saw him pinching his nose because of a headache. He asked worriedly, "Archbishop, are you okay?"
"Um."
Quentin raised his eyes and saw an old man in green robes walking past him out of the corner of his eye, preparing to leave the parliament hall.
He hesitated for a moment and called out to the man, "Mr. Xue, would you like to stay and chat?"
*
ten minutes later.
Most of the people in the council hall have left.
He then spoke, looking at the old man in green who always stood on Qiao Nian's side: "What do you think about the Queen's plan to suppress Jing City?"
(End of this chapter)