The discussion that followed became lengthy and meaningless. The secret letter was full of speculation and lacked real evidence. Even the nobles present could not really suspect that the prime minister of the empire would be the traitor—though they did know that someone had betrayed the empire. The interests of the people, the occupation of Andzlova and the accurate judgment of the Qiaogendigang people speak for it all. Especially in the precarious south of the empire today, Her Majesty is even more unlikely to easily convict such a sensitive and superior person. Some people speculate that this may be a divorced strategy, and some have a gloating mentality-such a person. Most of them have had feuds with the prime minister of the empire.
But no matter which kind, this kind of thing always reminds people of the rumors about Grand Duke Helix in the recent period, first Duke Mosaic, then the Prime Minister, and then who will be next
Everyone secretly feels that there is an invisible hand making waves behind their backs, but who this person is, it is tempting to speculate.
Her Majesty also frowned, and it seemed to others that she felt threatened by these two events.
All in all, because of this unexpected secret letter, the tea party on this day can be regarded as unhappy, but Her Majesty did not express her position in the end. The nobles will inevitably guess who will be unlucky next. There is still an increase in trust, so the people who shot are afraid that they will be unlucky, or there are other turning points. Everyone has a mentality of watching the show. There is no doubt that the events of this day have left everyone's dreams. space.
But few people know that the Silver Queen's frowned brows stretched out after her courtiers—especially Little Nidevin left. Her mood seemed to be restored to the same level as before, or that she was just showing it to the outside world. Apparently, she looked at the back of the officials leaving, but chuckled slightly.
This supreme lady stood under the arch window of the living room and looked at the rose garden outside, her eyes even crossing the gate of San Contepe’s Palace, seeming a little erratic.
"Alright, make them some trouble, poor old Vala, I hope you don’t notice this direction too early," Constance said to herself: "Unfortunately, time is too tight, if I wake up earlier What a wonderful thing... Mosaic collar, Grand Duke Helix, I hope there is nothing wrong with Rodney’s straw bale, the mountains of Alkhash—have not seen it for almost 40 years, the sharp cliffs above the ice and snow, It has not faded in the memory so far."
"Darus, did you see—"
Her Majesty the Queen stood quietly in front of the window, and she lifted her chin slightly, as if facing an invisible audience.
"I heard that it was your grandson. It's a pity. I don't have time to see your descendants. The sword of the earth will eventually fall into his hands. This may be the affirmation of Master Martha for us. I just hope that Gwendolyn and the others can find him as soon as possible, Darus, I am sure you will understand my current choice."
The hall fell silent, and the whispers in the wind that passed through the courtyard woods did not answer either yes or no, but the Silver Queen seemed to know the answer.
She glanced at the holy palace of the Cruz people for thousands of years, then turned her head decisively, and no longer looked at the courtiers outside the gates of the palace of San Contepe.
It's time to know the answer.
The royal carriage is already ready.
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In the Qiuzhen Manor, squeezing her fingers to calculate the time, Akane realized that she had been under house arrest in this old castle on the outskirts of Ruschta for nearly two months. In the deep winter, although it has not snowed in the south of the Iron Thistle Mountain Range, the gradual chilling temperature and increasing winter clothing and coats also explain the changes of the four seasons.
A few days ago, to be precise, a month ago, news about Rušta could still reach the castle without error. However, with the stalemate between Androva and the entire southern battle of the empire, the imperial capital’s The atmosphere is also tense day by day. In recent days, there have been rumors that the Grand Duke Helix betrayed the empire and the Prime Minister was suspected of collaborating with the enemy. Although this kind of gossip is more or less inconceivable, everyone lives in The residents of the imperial capital can at least experience one thing firsthand.
The guards and patrol cavalry stationed in the imperial capital are obviously more tightly guarded than in the past. In the memories of the older generations, this was something that only happened sixty years ago, as if it carried the unique atmosphere of war in that era. Everyone All began to feel nervous.
This is the same for the maids in the manor.
Bertha has reduced the number of outings in recent times. After all, every time this happens, the city and the outside of the city will become extremely restless. There will always be people who take advantage of this opportunity to make waves, not to mention the tense atmosphere in Rushta. Ordinary people would also worry about being drawn into that unfathomable whirlpool. And because of this or that reason, the outside news gradually became isolated from the inside of the manor, and there was less and less information about the war in Andzlova, and people gradually became more and more concerned about whether the empire Anzeruta will be lost, not the safety of the Lord Earl from Eruin.
And so the news about Brando is even rarer.
In fact, since the fall of Greystone Town, there have never been any rumors discussing this Lord Earl.
For Bertha and others, the only thing that feels fortunate is that at least their Countess still believes that the legendary Lord Tonigel is safe, otherwise they really don’t know how to comfort the latter, although privately Here, they more or less thought that the hapless Count Lord had already died in Andzlova.
On this day, Bertha was drying clothes on the terrace of the manor as usual. Suddenly she saw the wagon that passed through the woodland like a ghost. When she could see the coat of arms on the wagon, she let out a cry of fright, and hurry. Stumbled from the third floor of the old castle to the hall on the lower floor, and when she pushed open the heavy wooden door in the hall to remind the manor’s nominal master who was here, she carefully closed it. mouth.
The little sisters she knew were not the only ones in the hall.
In fact, the maids of the mountain people were standing tremblingly behind Qian in the left and right rows, and in front of the countess, there was another woman standing. In fact, in this empire, few people dare to treat her purely as a woman. The Silver Queen stood in front of this mountain girl. Except for her coachman and attendant, she did not bring anyone, and she The coachman was waiting outside the manor at this moment, and the attendant also obeyed her instructions and stood outside the door, which means that at this moment, the supreme man of the empire is facing Qian alone.
What these mountain girls worry about at this moment is not that their Lord Earl will say something unpleasant, but that she will suddenly act on the Queen and kill her here. This is a criminal record. , Although it is unbelievable that Her Majesty did not pursue it.
And this is the first time Constance has come to see Akane in person in these two months.
"I think you understand the purpose of my coming here today." The Silver Queen did not intend to go round today, but stared at Akane's eyes and went straight to the subject: "I need your answer today."
But this didn't move Akane at all.
The mountain girl pursed her lips and stared at the Queen fiercely. If she could, she had pierced it with a single shot like the last time, but this time she found out that she could not summon the Azure Spear. A moment ago, Ovena warned her and told her to protect herself carefully. As the owner of the Azure Spear, she must be responsible for her, and she must not die in this damned place meaninglessly. These are the original words of the lady, but Akane always feels that she has something to say.
"If you think you don’t speak, I have nothing to do with you. You forgot what I said last time. For you, I can declare war on any force in this world without hesitation, whether it is Eruin. , Or a Buga, you should clearly understand my determination, so as not to provoke me, I want to kill your lord, not much more difficult than squeezing a bug, little girl." Constance said lightly. Replied.
Akane shivered slightly when she heard these words, but she was not afraid, but angry. Her Majesty the Queen clearly saw the gushing anger in the eyes of the mountain girl.
She didn't speak, but if the anger in her eyes could express her feelings, Constance felt that she had been burned to death countless times.
Constance apparently estimated such a reaction early.
She sighed softly: "Stupid boy."
"You must think that I must stand on the opposite side of yours, but have you ever thought that I am the emperor of the empire, and your lord is just a little earl of Eruin, except you between me and him? There is no conflict besides his belongings. In fact, not only that, but I can even help him and let him reach the sky in one step. If he is willing to surrender to me, then what is the difference between you serving me and serving him? "
Her Majesty the Queen changed a rare breath and said softly. These words made Betha and the others on the side hardly believe their ears. Instead, their first reaction was to look at their Lord Earl in surprise, thinking Who is this lady sacred? Is it the illegitimate daughter of Her Majesty the Queen
Of course, they only dared to stay in their hearts for a moment at most with this rebellious idea, and quickly put them behind, as if they were about to go to the gallows just with this idea.
Fortunately, the Silver Queen obviously didn't have mind-reading skills, so she couldn't know what rebellious weird thoughts were turning in the hearts of these maids. After she said these words, she waited for Akane's answer. The Silver Queen today seemed more confident than that day, as if she didn't worry that the mountain girl would reject her.
After hearing her words, Qian's eyes moved slightly, but she still looked at her with deep suspicion.
"Don't you believe it?" Constance asked with some dissatisfaction, but this stubborn stone-like girl did make her feel a little frustrated. Whether it was clever tongue or firmness, she could find a solution. But Qian Xian behaved appropriately in line with her identity-the daughter of the mountain people. Her silent suspicion made Her Majesty think that she had met the daughter of a farmer from Ludwig or a farmer from the countryside of Metz, blind and stubborn. , And they always have an instinctive suspicion of any words.
Qian still didn't answer, but this already represented her attitude.
If it were replaced with the past, the Queen of Silver would mostly leave her sleeves unhappy, but today, she winked at the maids and told them to retreat in panic and fear. After everyone had left, the Queen could only win. He opened his mouth and said: "I know you don't believe me, but I don't have much time. I just want you to understand that I and your lord are the same kind of people."
"You think I don't know him," Constance looked at Qian with a condescending sense of superiority: "You are wrong, little girl, I know him better than you, I know who he is."
"You are the daughter of Shan Min, then you must have heard those legends about the forest, right?" She didn't give Qian a chance to refute, but asked immediately.
Regarding this question, Qian remained silent.
But the Silver Queen did not need the girl to answer, because she understood that the legends of the mountain people about the forest were passed on from generation to generation. Although they migrated along the mountains, the ancient traditions were passed down from generation to generation.
"Then you should understand that in the legend about the Black Forest, the blood of the mountain people is flowing with noble blood, and part of it even comes from the age before the war of the saints. The dark dragon ruled the empire of the Miner people. , But the druid also expressed his surrender to him. In fact, it is far more than that. The Temple of the Earth, the Lion Man, why not, the eternal king has another subordinate, that is, the mountain people."
Constance smiled slightly: "You swear allegiance to your lord, not just pure girly feelings, you already knew his identity, from the moment he gave you the golden apple—"
"Who the fairies will give apples, only the sages and sages."
"He has the inheritance of the Dark Dragon."
The Silver Queen said these words softly.
The mountain girl suddenly raised her head like an electric shock, staring at her fiercely. Her overreaction frightened Constance. The latter was taken aback, and then she realized that the other party suspected that she would be against her. The supreme lord is disadvantaged. Her Majesty the Queen couldn’t help crying or laughing at this moment. She had seen people with a stubborn mind, but it was the first time she had seen it like this little girl, and Constance couldn’t help but feel a little regretful for a while. , I wondered why I didn't meet this dumb girl earlier.
She slandered Brando a few words in her heart, and then stretched out her right hand to let Akane see a serpentine ring with a tail on her right index finger.
Akane stared at the ring warily.
Of course she knew the meaning of this ring after being around Brando for such a long time.
"Don't worry, I am not showing you my identity. This ring is dispensable to me, and their so-called tight organization seems to me to be nothing more than that," Her Majesty said gently. Putting down the ring, tossing it aside, she dismissed this token, which is so important to the believers of the Unity of All Things, as if it were rubbish, and let it clank into a dark corner, without even looking at it, she replied Said: "I'm just telling you why I know the secret of your adult, I know even more, Eruin has no secrets in my eyes, I even know that Amman's death is related to him."
She chuckled lightly: "Everything is united to the infiltration of the Temple of Flame, because of your lord's intervention, but suffered a big loss. I kept it secret for you for so long, and I think you should also repay me. Something."
But Akane raised her head to look at the Queen, then lowered her head again and shook her head stubbornly again.
"Do you think I'm lying?"
"I'm with Lord Lord because he is Lord Lord." As if unprecedented, the mountain girl replied: "Lord Lord never abandoned me, and I will never leave him."
"What a silly boy," Constance was startled slightly. "What can he do to make you so fascinated?"
She sighed again and replied softly: "Well, you are really a stubborn girl, then Akane, do you really understand your lord's thoughts? What does he want to do, and what purpose does he have? You should Understand that he is different from each of you. He walks far in front of you. Do you think you can keep up with him just by relying on the current one?"
For the first time, the expression in Akane's eyes was slightly loosened.
"You understand?" The Silver Queen smiled slightly: "I said, your lord and I are the same kind of people, because he and I both know the nature of this world, and are not bewildered by the myths and legends of the past millennia-Akane , You have seen the nobles outside who are drunk and dreaming, and you have also dealt with those cultists with your lord, so you should understand the threats hidden under the surface of this world's vain and prosperity, you think it is like Would someone like him and I who can clearly understand this greedy the power of the world? That's just a self-righteous myth by those short-sighted people."
While she said this, she stretched out her hand to the mountain girl.
"Come on, Akane, I will show you what my lord and I are doing. You will understand that you are helping me, and you are also helping him, but his actions are aimless, and I am more I know exactly what I'm going to do—"
Constance stared closely into Akane's eyes and continued:
"Remember what I said to you, you won't kill me, and you won't kill me, you will soon understand why."
"The Azure Spear is on my side, Akane."
"You won't regret it."
The mountain girl stood there blankly, watching the hand that the supreme of the empire stretched to her, she hesitated slightly in her heart.
At this time, she heard a clear voice in her heart.
"Don't believe her, Akane."
This is Ovena's voice.
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