Heinrich was right about at least one point.
When Mrs. Kelly saw the Queen returning with a cold body, she was almost furious.
As she quickly helped the queen change out of her rain-stained robe, she begged her in a small, complaining voice: "My dear majesty, if you still understand me, don't do this kind of thing again. What words can't be said on a sunny day or in a room?"
"Okay, I promise..."
Adele's promise paused in Mrs. Kelly's condemning eyes.
"That's how you promised me not to go to the beach before the storm is approaching!" Mrs. Kelly blurted out.
That was when they were still in Reef City.
Compared to staying in the castle, Adele prefers to walk on high rocks. The black rock stood tall on the dark blue coast, washed by the tide. When she walked barefoot on it, she saw petrels breaking through the waves, and those free and brave birds flew past her, which made her feel free. However, Mrs. Kelly is very worried about this, for fear that she will fall off the reef anytime...
"I will try my best." Adele recalled the incident at that time, her tone was lighter, "Maybe, we should find time to go back and have a look."
It is true that the days of being exiled were not so easy, but in that castle by the sea, it was not that nothing bright was left behind. While there, the differences of identity were blunted, and they truly became family — and still are, of course.
Mrs. Kelly glanced at the queen tenderly, taking the queen's words as her rare waywardness.
As a ruler, in order to maintain the loyalty and love of the people, the monarchs need to go on tour once in a while. During the tour, the monarch can meet the people face to face and win the hearts of the people better. On the other hand, the royal family's visits to towns and villages can revitalize local trade and industries.
A prime example is the city of Menache in Roland - now more often known as the "City of Roses".
Adele's father, Edmund III, arrived in this small town during his sixth cruise, and the local brightly colored roses caught his attention. He inserted a rose in the queen's hair crown in front of people, It caused a fad... The rose of Menarche is still elegantly adorned by dignitaries to this day.
However, in order to ensure the safety of the monarchs, the route of the parade is carefully selected.
And Reef City... the most remote, desolate, and most dangerous Reef City never appeared on the cruise route.
Mrs. Kelly didn't want the Queen to arrive at Reef City again, it was too dangerous.
However, the queen is indeed thinking seriously about the parade.
— After the port and navigation regulations are determined.
From her coronation to the present, strictly speaking, there has not been a formal national tour.
In the first year of the coronation, there were still many people in the country who were unwilling to accept a woman as the ruler of the empire, and Congress was always looking for opportunities to correct this "mistake". In the second year, the second conflict between the New God Sect and the Old God Sect broke out immediately. It is absolutely unreasonable to go on tour at this time.
But it's different now.
It is not good for a monarch to be too far from the people he rules, especially if she is a queen who needs support from the people more than kings. Now that the drought has subsided under the heavy rain, the St. Lorraine monasteries in various places are facing a cleansing—according to the Queen's order, the property of the monastery that has been cleaned will not only be paid to the royal treasury, but also used directly for local relief. .
This is a unique opportunity.
The deterrence brought by the torrential rain cannot last long in the hearts of the nobles whose interests are paramount—it is not impossible to give them enough benefits to make them kneel down and kiss the feet of the devil. Miracles can make them fear, but the effect of this fear will fade with time, but it is different among the people.
When necessary, she never minds, making herself a symbol of destiny.
What she accepted was an empty empire, the nobles' ancient reverence and loyalty to the royal family were faltering, years of religious conflicts made people hate each other, and the swords that should have been unified outward pointed at the empire's own chest. All kinds of disasters almost made it fall apart—in fact, in the original historical track, it did fall apart.
The queen needs to bring this ancient empire back together. Because only in this way can it welcome a coming era.
—A time of sailing, adventure, and change.
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"A new era is coming."
The falcon soared into the air and cast a small shadow on the ground.
The weather was fine today, and Orsis released his rare snow-white falcon in the Royal Forest.
For the convenience of hunting, Orsis changed into a dark red outfit today, and the platinum quiver strap on his shoulder was fixed with a diamond brooch. The silver-gray eyes shone like the blade of a sword under the shadow of the tree. Not long ago, Queen Roland accepted God's judgment, and the news of the torrential rain also spread to the Root Empire.
The fact that Queen Roland was blessed by the heavens caused some people in the empire to change their attitudes.
Regarding the marriage between the Root Empire and the Roland Empire, there is not no opposition within the empire. There is a part of it... Well, Orsis privately called them "old antiques" and stubbornly believed that Queen Roland's eyes were a symbol of witches through and through. How could Emperor Root be like the former Roland Edmund III? Marrying an evil witch like that
Now, some people have shut up, but others have started to worry again.
Some of the people who supported this marriage before were anxious that Queen Roland's status is now stable, so how can the Root Empire use her to control Roland? They'd rather Orsis marry a disreputable Queen Roland than him marry a queen who... surprised the world.
Orsis knew exactly what these people were thinking.
Some people may think that Orsis was able to become the emperor of the Lute Empire because he was lucky and was born two years earlier than his brother. But if a young emperor can gradually gather power in just a few years while the queen mother and prime minister have been in control of the power for a long time, then he will not be a fool in any respect.
And now, for those thoughts...
To be honest, Orsis just thought it was funny.
They were extremely anxious about how he would control Roland after he married Queen Roland, but why hadn't they thought about such a thing—does Queen Roland really want to marry him and the Root Empire
Before the end of the Roland Empire's rebellion, or before the rainstorm, Orsis still had some confidence in this marriage. But now, he doesn't think so.
Through the spy's report, he noticed the same kind of breath.
An ambitious and determined monarch will never allow his empire to become another's vassal, let alone divide his crown with others. His officials only saw her own interests, but ignored her difference from ordinary women—she was a dangerous king.
Just because a venomous snake is dormant during periods of weakness, don't really assume it's harmless.
Anyone who thinks she wants to be a docile and submissive wife is an absolute fool.
Now, she has given the Root Empire a warning.
Prince Arthur.
Even with Orsis' cultivation, when he thought of this, he felt a dull pain in his head. He really regretted sending Arthur to negotiate marriage with Roland in order to reduce Arthur's control over the shadow of the empire.
Hell, he really didn't want the history books of the Root Empire to describe it like this:
"—Prince Arthur rebelled against his elder brother Orsis because he missed the opportunity to paint the scene where Queen Roland received a miracle..."
That would make the royal family of Root a laughing stock for all ages!
Orsis waved away this headache but couldn't handle it for a while, and continued to think about Roland's question.
"I bet that Queen Roland, who is said to be blessed by the gods, never planned to marry me from the very beginning."
"There is no sign of repentance on Roland's side, and they are equally keen on marriage negotiations." Baron James—his confidant and friend obviously didn't believe it, "After all, she is a woman, and a woman needs a husband to assist her in handling political affairs and take care of her. Share your worries. Besides, if she doesn't get married, the Roland Empire won't agree."
"My dear Mr. James," Orsis replied, "Negotiation is only a means to maintain the relationship between the allies. They now need Root to fight Yager with them. But if we succeed in gaining control of the Duchy of Tuva, what do you think? Will they still be our allies?"
"But, besides Root, who else can form an alliance with Roland?"
James retorted.
Apart from the Root Empire, there is no other country where the New God sect has gained dominance.
"In the face of interests, faith is not worth mentioning. Wait and see, Roland is about to draft new port and navigation regulations, and we can get a signal from it."
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Port Regulations and Navigation Regulations.
These two things are very important to the Roland Empire.
This is related to the geographical location of the empire. It borders the Root Empire and the Papal State on the north, the Sea of Heaven on the left, and the Red Sea on the right. The country is relatively narrow and long, with many mountains running north-south, and a narrow and winding coastline, so that it has as many excellent harbors as stars in the sky.
Regulations related to ports and navigation must be discussed by the National Assembly, but before that, the Queen and the Imperial Council cannot do nothing.
"It is quite strange to see Mr. Bishop here."
When Dalton and Archbishop Rodri met in the corridor, he mocked with a half-smile.
It is well known that Archbishop Rodri never lived in his own room at the Summer Palace. Likewise, he never appeared at the Queen's Council.
However, today he showed up.
In just half a month, Archbishop Rodrik became thinner, and the cheekbones on his face became more slender than before. When he came from the other end of the corridor in a black smock, the maids would subconsciously restrain their smiles and become reserved.
Facing Dalton's ridicule, Archbishop Rodri remained indifferent.
The treatment of the Old God sect has come to an end, and the legal status of the Saint Lorraine monastery has been revoked. But on the other hand, the queen has shown her tolerant side-she did not punish ordinary Old Gods, or force them to convert to new gods. She wrote a very moving speech herself.
Archbishop Rodri remembered that speech clearly.
"... my dear people, if any of you shed blood because of this, it should make me, the Roland Empire, your greatest and most merciful mother, how sad it is."
After breaking through the fog in front of him, Archbishop Rodriguez was finally able to look at these speeches from another angle—not the previous paranoid belief angle.
They are definitely exquisite masterpieces. In her speech, Adele showed the majesty of the king and the tenderness of women at the same time. She compared the protracted new gods and the old gods to "fraud". The difference in belief between the two sides is downplayed, and their common ground "Roland" is highlighted.
—She is trying her best to mend this dilapidated empire in her own way.
Archbishop Rodriguez understood this.
She is saving the country.
Where protection and justice fall, there is the kingdom of God.
Under everyone's scrutiny and surprise eyes, the archbishop walked into the study room where the imperial meeting was held. The queen sat on a chair in the middle of the room and nodded slightly to him.
He bowed silently and bowed deeply.
"I think you've all heard of it," Adele directly entered today's key point with a sentence on the lips of the Roland people, "The Rose Strait is to Roland, just like opening between the sea of the kingdom of heaven and the Red Sea." There is a net between them, from which gold coins are continuously leaking into the pockets of the Roland people."
Rose Strait, the most proud pearl of the Roland Empire.
It communicates the sea of heaven and the sea of red. All caravan ships that trade between the two sea areas need to enter and exit from here.
"At the same time, there will be countless swords coming for it. The former Roland was strong enough to overwhelm the earth like a lion, making wolves and hyenas afraid to come, but now we have to be reduced to an alliance with the Root Empire to force back The point of a voyeur." The Queen's eyes swept over the faces of all the people in the room, "Why is that?"
"Answer me, gentlemen."