In the room on the high tower, the curtains blew from time to time in the night wind, and there was a sound of rolling.
The books spread out on the table, the pages flipped in the wind, and there was also a rushing sound, decorating the quiet room.
As the person with the highest status in name in the empire, Red Queen Lily is sitting at the table in a daze at the moment, looking at the lights of thousands of houses in the imperial capital outside the window.
She is not the kind of girl who loves to read and study, but now she is isolated and helpless, and she can only hope to find possible answers in books.
After Emperor Edelman's sudden death, many of the powers that belonged to the Emperor were transferred to her. But this kind of power is like a beautiful glassware, although beautiful, it is also extremely fragile.
People dare not disobey the supreme emperor, but in the face of this young queen who has no background, strength, or even seniority, it is inevitable that some contempt will arise.
If it is an order that the courtiers think is appropriate, they may obey it, but if it is an order that they think is inappropriate, or there is no strong reason, they will express doubts in their hearts. Although this is not a direct resistance to the order, if Nolily can't give a reasonable explanation, they will continue to struggle about it, and even go against the grain.
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"Your Majesty, it's getting late."
In the candlelit room, a maid in a black and white uniform came in softly, reminding the weak queen.
Lily was startled at first, but slowly calmed down when she saw this familiar figure.
"It turned out to be Wenna." The head maid was appointed by Edelman during his lifetime, and she had been with Edelman for a long time, so there was no need to worry about her loyal confidant.
"Some can't sleep."
Lily got up and walked to the window sill aside, feeling the night wind blowing. She was wearing a red and pink nightdress, with a touch of grace.
"His Royal Highness Edron is coming back."
"Although he is His Majesty's brother, facing the temptation of the throne, it is difficult for me to fully trust him, and I am extremely worried." Lily expressed her thoughts.
"But at the moment he is the regent, and even I have no reason to stop him from entering the imperial capital. And if he doesn't come, maybe Fitting and I will be even more dangerous." Lily now generally knows that many of the old nobles in the imperial capital are very concerned about the passing away. The emperor was dissatisfied.
"Then, Your Majesty, try to trust His Highness Edron. In fact, I have served two His Royal Highnesses since I was a child, and I believe that His Royal Highness Edron is not the kind of cold-blooded and ruthless person." The head maid comforted softly.
"I know, it can only be like this, but the inner unease is not so easy to control." Lily shook her head.
"Let me be alone for a while."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Seeing this, the head maid had to quietly exit the room and continue to guard outside the door.
The room was quiet again, Lily sighed, sat at the table, raised her head and looked at the letters on the table, including letters from nobles expressing their following, and letters from generals expressing loyalty. Although they are all expressions of loyalty and praise, Lily doesn't know much about these people, and she has never even seen many of them. It is difficult for her to tell how many of them are genuine and how many are to cling to and deceive to gain trust. .
After Edelman ascended the throne, he supported a large number of military nobles. These people were loyal supporters of the new emperor. Originally, even if Edelman died, they would support the descendants of Edelman to ascend the throne. It's a pity that everything happened too suddenly. Edelman and Lily's child has just turned one year old, and it will take many years to wait until he ascends the throne. Lily is weak, and Prince Edron is in a young and healthy life. state.
According to the past legal principles of the empire, he should have ascended the throne, and he was Edelman's brother. Now that Edelman passed away, it was easy for him to inherit the throne.
But in this case, the status of Lily's mother and son would be embarrassed. She is not greedy for power, but in the position of the queen, she has also heard a lot of deeds in history. When Edron ascends the throne, for the stability of future generations, the lives of her and the child will be within each other's thoughts.
Unable to think of any good solution, Lily sighed again in the candlelight, and then got up to leave. If it was later, Feiting would wake up and cry again. This prince who just turned one year old is still very greedy for his mother's arms. .
When it came time to blow out the candle, the flames flickered, and a figure appeared illusory in the room, and then slowly condensed into reality.
"You are... Sister Lorraine." Lily started to panic, and then shouted out in surprise.
Fortunately, Roland Hill set up a soundproof barrier in advance, so that the maid outside did not come in.
"Long time no see, Lily."
Roland Hill's figure slowly turned into a real body, and then stood in front of Lily. Today, she was wearing a black and blue dress and a witch hat, like a mysterious witch in the eyes of outsiders.
"I didn't dream, it's really Lorraine." Lily looked at the unchanging black-haired girl in front of her with disbelief. Her face and figure were the same as when she was in school ten years ago.
"I'm right. If you don't believe me, you can ask about your past school." Roland Hill stretched out his fingers, and crimson light particles appeared in the air, and then his pupils also turned to look in the dim room. Magnificent red.
Under the easy rotation of her fingers, these crimson light particles condensed into several familiar little people, spinning in the air, interacting, running and laughing with each other, it was the familiar people back then, Bumansa, Lily, Ye Ling, Vemia, Lorraine, Alena, Letis, Nia.
"I should believe it now." Roland Hill showed a narrow smile. As a demon sequence, her mood will be more agile and brisk than usual.
"It's really Lorraine." Lily's eyes suddenly glowed with water, and she hugged her. This made Lorraine a little embarrassed, and felt that she shouldn't make fun of her former companion.
"Well, it's me." Loren Hill hugged Lily, and then gently comforted the former companion.
"Huh, Lily still likes to cry." Ye Ling's voice appeared quietly in the room, and then the dragon lady also appeared from the illusory, akimbo looking at Lily who was crying in Loren Hill's arms.
"Well, stupid Yeling is here too."
Lily raised her head, wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, and looked at the familiar and unfamiliar roommate beside her. In the academy, her best friends are Eidolon and Alena.
"Come on, come and see stupid Lily." Ye Ling rolled his eyes, pretending to be arrogant, and then suddenly shot and grabbed Lily's waist.
"Giggle, let me down, it's so itchy." Lily struggled to laugh or cry, and the two frolicked for a while.
"After so many years, Lily is still about the same height as me." Ye Ling was a little happy when he compared the heights of himself and Lily.
"I don't need to mention my height. Also, I'm wearing slippers now. If I put on my usual shoes, I'd definitely be taller than you." Lily was also the same as before, puffing her cheeks and responding slightly angrily.
Although she has a child now, Lily herself is only in her twenties, and she has only been a queen for two years, and she still retains a lot of the naive temperament of the past.
"Then if you want to say that, if I become a dragon and then compare with you, wouldn't I just crush it directly." Ye Ling responded with his hips on his hips.
"I'm much more powerful now than before. Even if Eloi came over, it wouldn't necessarily beat me now, huhu." Ye Ling patted her chest. When she graduated from the High Tower Academy, Elroy, the Lolita dragon, was He has dominated the list for a long time and has quite the legacy of Xing Liu.
Looking at the interaction between these two little guys, Loren Hill felt that the original sadness in Lily had also been diluted a lot.
It's good, fortunately, I brought Ye Ling here this time, otherwise, it would not have such a good effect to comfort Lily myself.
Immediately, Roland Hill took out a temporary maple wand from behind and waved it, and the paper pages on the desktop flew up, kept closing, and lined up neatly on the bookshelf next to them. Dinner is on the table. In the middle of the table, a three-tiered maple cake exudes a colorful halo in the room. Small orange-yellow fruits are dotted among the chocolate trees. A few cute words are written on the cake below.
"Happy birthday, Lily."