Just when Brando met Gwendolyn the Dragon Queen in Silver Valley for the first time, outside of the Bear Lake area-the offensive of Qiaogendigan's army did not stop for a while, and the Vargos area first lost news. Phil and Talis declared their fall. By this time, Cruz finally figured out who the enemy they were facing was-the lizard king, the'grey-eyed' Moksha, and Moksha commanded its army to march north. , The soldiers swept across the Meilin area on the northern side of Lake Xiong, and the remaining resistance forces in Andzlova also collapsed wherever they passed. At this time, the intentions of the Qiao Gendigang people were already clear.
Obviously, their target is Asaph—
Once Asaph falls, the empire will face the danger of losing the evergreen aisle, thus isolating the four realms from the wild. Until this moment, the empire seems to have reacted after being defeated, and the lords and local legions all over the country quickly Mobilized, and only waited for Her Majesty's order, they went to support, and the White Army marched south to the vicinity of the Evergreen aisle, ready to help the most important lifeline of the southern empire.
But how easy is it to say to save the situation
During the previous offensives, some people even observed the existence of dragons, and news from Rokozy heights confirmed this. At least two of the five underground kings participated in the war. This news Shook the entire empire.
It seems that since the last war, the empire has never faced such a dangerous situation. From politicians and soldiers to civilians, almost everyone is inquiring about this sudden war from all aspects. The nobles are concerned about this. What kind of nuisance the war will bring to their interests, and civilians worry about whether the war will spread uncontrollably, thus dragging them into the quagmire of war.
At this moment, the battle of Andzlova is throwing the south of the empire into a bewildering mist. From the Violet Valley to the Metz region in the north of the lofty Inland Sea, from Cape Bay to Banker, countless light is passing through all kinds of things. Gathering here in such a way, everyone is waiting in restlessness, waiting for news from Asaph—
But there are always people who think further.
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"What happens if Asaph has fallen?"
The question was raised by a little girl with big shiny sea-blue eyes and a blond shawl like ocean waves. She was wearing a princess dress, sitting on a chair, decently folded her hands on her skirt, and looked at it. It is a well-bred noble lady, the former is looking up at Mrs. Mérieux-their history and noble teacher. And not far away, Faina was sitting in a high chair and looking out the window thoughtfully—it was a French arch window, and outside the window was the winter scenery of the four wilds of Lviv Castle, and the forest was still full of greenery. Color, but above the forest canopy, it sets off the snow-capped mountain peaks.
Mehthofen, here is a basin surrounded by plains and hills south of the snow-capped mountains of Ludwig. Melting snow gathers into a river and washes out this fertile field. When winter comes and spring comes, this place is full of flowers. The hillbilly from the Alkhash region to the east called it the land of spring blossoms, because the cold wind roaring from the eastern glaciers kept Graces in the snow all year round. In contrast, this fertile area in the south is a warm place. .
It was indeed named after it, the collar of flowers and leaves, which is the name of this land.
And his master, before the year of Tachibana, was the noble Brooke. Grand Duke Brooke died of typhoid fever in the year of the wheat ears. Later, the somber Grand Duke Helix inherited the title of duke and became the real estate of this land. The owner, the Duke is not a pure-hearted ascetic, but he has two heirs and widows. He has only two sons. The eldest son died in the last war. Under the two sons, he has only a pair of granddaughters.
Faina gave her carefree sister a little enviously. I had already mercilessly despised the other side's stupid question in my heart, but this contempt was out of a certain kind of sister's pampering heart for her sister, and it did not show it in the face.
The relationship between the two sisters has always been very harmonious.
Elise is a well-behaved little angel who is famous for Huaye Ling, and Faina, whose temperament Brando has personally learned, she has always been lawless outside, and she is doing evil everywhere with her group of friends and dogs in the imperial capital. , I only converged a bit after coming back from the trade wind ring recently, and looked a little bit more ladylike. This is already called Grand Duke Helix, thank God.
However, what she has done during this period of time is to organize her adventure stories into a book after returning to the territory, and prepare to get Ruschta as a capital to show off in the future. Of course, these stories have been her only before that. The little girl who was in the ignorant period was not bored when her sister heard this. On the contrary, she was full of admiration for her sister, so that the latter was also full of longing for the outside world, but she couldn't do it. Her sister is so bold.
After Elise asked that question, there was a moment of silence in the hall, and Mrs. Mérieux seemed to be thinking about this question too—not in a practical sense, but purely in academic theory—so she was not at all affected by the current situation in the empire. He pushed his glasses, thought for a moment, and replied: "From a purely military perspective, the empire is likely to lose the evergreen aisle, but the symbolic significance of this attack on the empire is far greater than the actual meaning, and the empire is lost. The Evergreen aisle can also support the battlefield of the Four Realms from the Flower and Leaf Collar. This is a rare opportunity for the Grand Duke. If it weren’t for Fa Enzan, the geographical location of the Flower and Leaf Collar was actually not inferior. Yu Changqing walkway..."
This lady's vital interests are closely related to Huaye Ling. She was worried about the business decline of Huaye Ling because of the last jihad. When she talked about it, she immediately started to talk.
Elise listened with gusto, while Faina was already bored. She didn't even know that she had listened to these things hundreds of times, and she could hear a cocoon in her ears.
More importantly, she didn't even have the mind to listen to these things at this moment. The reason for everything came from the letter handed to her by her father's housekeeper the night before.
The letter comes from the capital of Rusita. The Kirk family, like many other big families in the empire, has a lot of eyes and relationships in the center of the empire's power. There are many letters in the center of the imperial power. These letters are no longer a secret in the empire between these families, their eyeliners, and their network of relationships, but the one sent to Faina is very different.
There are some special secret marks of this ancient family on this letter, and this kind of marks can only show that this letter comes from some important members of this family.
For example, at this moment in the imperial capital, Duke Helix and Faina's father-Effie Count.
The content of the letter is very simple, just saying that the trip to the imperial capital has encountered some troubles, and it may be a little later to return to the territory.
But it was this letter that caused Faina's suspicion.
There is no male member in the family at this moment, and with the character of her grandfather and father, it is absolutely impossible to use such a letter to solemnly inform her-it is this kind of precedent that has never been seen before. Her vigilance; this week, she inquired about the Imperial Capital through the butler Eliot, but strange things happened. The family's previous eyeliner in Rusita seemed to have evaporated out of thin air, and none of them could be contacted.
The news about her grandfather and father is half-truth. Some reports say that Grand Duke Helix still lives in the "Tulip Mansion" of the imperial capital, but the people sent by Eliot have never reported it. These news are all fictitious information. , The Duke and the Earl had left for their return journey two weeks ago.
All kinds of conflicting news enveloped Faina like a cloud. She is only now beginning to regret that she did not obey her grandfather's orders and seriously participate in the daily affairs of the territory. Now she has to start all over again. When there was no one to rely on, she only felt that her eyes were darkened.
"The last group of people should be coming back soon." The lady thought to herself like sitting on pins and needles, and the eloquent Ms. Mérieux could not help becoming even more hateful in her eyes at this moment, "This nasty old virgin!"
Faina was so upset that she couldn't help cursing in a low voice, but it was a pity that Ms. Mérie had a high status in the territory. In the past, her grandfather, Grand Duke Helix, would never do anything to the latter just because of her slander. Well, most of the result was that she was fined and confined instead, which was already commonplace for Faina. And now, Huayeling can be said to be in charge of her alone, but she is not in the mood to retaliate against each other.
And just as she was about to hear drowsiness, the long-lost knock on the door finally came from outside the hall. Ms. Mérie stopped once again and looked at Faina with a stern look—the latter hurried to her. With an apologetic gesture, jumped off the high chair, and ran to the door with three steps and two steps—about what happened in the past week and a half, she didn’t reveal it to anyone else, not even Elise, because of the nobleman. The young lady at least understands what it means.
Outside the door, the butler in the castle had been waiting for a long time. Faina saw this confidant of her father and asked quickly: "How about it, Mr. Eliot, do you have any news about my grandfather and my father?"
Halfway through her question, she suddenly shut up.
Because Faina saw that her father, the butler named Eliot, had a terrible face, it was the first time she saw such a look on this guy who always used a poker face.
Without warning, the princess of the flower and leaf collar had a bad premonition in her heart. She hesitated a little and asked: "Steward Eliot, is there something wrong with grandfather and them?"
Eliot nodded stiffly: "Miss, something has happened in the Imperial Capital. I think you should prepare early."
"What's the matter!" Faina seemed to hit a stick in front of her face. Her face became a little pale, and she couldn't help asking, rarely, with a little fear: "Is it my grandfather and father..."
"You think too much, eldest lady," Eliot realized that the little master had misunderstood, and hurriedly explained: "The Lord Duke and Lord Earl should be safe at the moment, but just a few days ago, Her Majesty the Queen issued an order. Put them under house arrest."
"Is under house arrest?" Faina was startled slightly, she seemed to be relieved and asked in a puzzled way: "Why?"
She knows that since the Queen’s enthronement, her relationship with the Kirk family has not been very good, but it seems that it hasn’t been so bad that she would arbitrarily put a duke under house arrest. What does this mean? It represents the royal family and a power of the empire. The huge family broke openly. She believed that whether it was for the Queen, or for the entire empire, this was something she didn't want to see.
"Your Majesty the Queen thinks that Lord Duke and Lord Earl have betrayed the Empire." Eliot stammered.
"Betrayal of the empire!" Faina almost jumped up: "What is that woman kidding, how is this possible!"
Eliot did not dare to take this sentence, because it was a bit too rebellious. Fortunately, there are no outsiders here. He glanced around carefully before reminding himself of the little master: "Please be cautious in your words and deeds. Miss, Lord Duke and Lord Earl have been placed under house arrest in the imperial capital. Her Majesty the Queen will definitely attack us before this news spreads. You have to make an idea."
Faina was taken aback.
She wants her to make a decision, but what can she do? The only thing she can rely on at this time seems to be her teacher Veronica. But the problem is that Veronica has long been because of Elu’s trip. Was under house arrest. Faina couldn’t help feeling isolated and helpless after hearing Elliott’s words. She felt confused and couldn’t help saying to her father’s housekeeper: "Elliott, I understand. You let me be quiet, and I'll tell you what to do later."
The old butler seemed to see the embarrassment of his little master, but he didn't reveal it. He just nodded and replied: "If you need it, you can tell me at any time." Then he turned and left.
Faina was the only one left standing by the door in confusion.
She never dreamed that her grandfather and father's ordinary trip to the imperial capital would turn out to be like this. She didn't know if she was crazy or the Queen was crazy, because under normal circumstances, even if it was her grandfather and her The father really betrayed the empire, and the royal family should not deal with it so hastily. After all, the influence here is really too great. Her Majesty's hand looks at this for another reason, but the key is that her mind can't figure out where the real problem lies.
"It would be good if that guy is here now, he must know what happened, as if there is nothing to hide from him." Faina couldn't help muttering to herself.
She stayed at the door for a while, and was about to turn around to inform Elise of the incident-at this point, she knew that she could no longer hide it. If the current situation is careless, the Kirk family may be overwhelmed. Of course it is the same. This is also the same for the Queen. This is what Faina couldn’t figure out. She didn’t understand why the supreme of the empire seemed to go crazy all of a sudden—and right. At this time, a guard ran in from outside.
The guard was slightly startled when he saw her. He probably didn't expect that the young lady would stand by the door in a daze, and then hurriedly said: "Miss, a group of knights are here."
"A group of knights?"
"No, to be precise, there should be a group of knights and another person." The guard explained hurriedly.
"What a group of knights and another person," Faina replied angrily, "I'll give you a chance to explain clearly what you want to say, otherwise I'll just throw you into the dungeon!"
The guard was taken aback. Obviously, he didn't expect to bump into the anger of the princess respected by the flower-leaf collar, and quickly explained: "Two groups of people came outside the door, one of them seems to be the knights of the town. And the other group has only one person, who seems to be a messenger."
"Knight?" Faina's heart jumped slightly. The so-called knights in the town are actually the knights of the inner court. It is already an open secret that these knights stationed in the private realms of their nobles-in remote places, local The lord may only know that there will be such people in his own territory, but he may not know who they are. In the case of the princes of Huaye, the royal family had to care about the attitude of the dukes, so the knights stationed here were mostly semi-public.
And these people, as monitors, will naturally not get in harmony with the monitored person. They will come to the door, and it will probably not be a good thing.
Faina contacted Eliot’s words almost immediately. She frowned and immediately wanted to refuse, but at this moment, she stopped again and asked: "That The messenger is not with them?"
"Yes." The guard replied honestly. He couldn't help but be grateful that the little witch princess was so generous that she didn't really throw herself into the dark dungeon under the castle. This is not just for fun. The last time there was a maid who was not as good as the eldest lady, she was thrown underneath and locked up for several days by the lady. She was scared that the little girl was still a little nervous.
"Is it our messenger?" Faina asked again.
The guard shook his head: "It doesn't seem to be. He said he is from Andzlova. I think he is like a liar. The place has been sealed off now."
"Shut up," Faina interrupted him coldly. "I didn't ask you this. You said he was from Andzlova?"
The guard nodded.
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