Joseph Mullen's mother was called Mrs Bertha.
She is also an aristocrat herself, and although the family is a bit lacking in comparison to Maren, it should not be underestimated.
At the very least, her family can help her take control of the Mullen family after her husband's death, which no one can shake.
But after Joseph Mullen left, there was no son and grandson as the next heir, and Mrs. Bertha's status in the Mullen family was greatly affected.
- She has to use some "means" to force Joseph back to secure her position.
But this provoked Xia Zoey.
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The thing that Xia Zoe values most at present is these researches. He has invested a lot of money and energy, just waiting to see the results of Renault and Joseph.
But it was as if the frame had already been set up, but it was pushed by someone vigorously, and the previous labor and effort were almost completely destroyed.
Although the "framework foundation" is still there, it only needs to be repeated in the future, but it needs a lot of financial support again.
Xia Zoe didn't want to let Mrs Bertha go easily.
Since the king of Bia, Asa Derek, has implicitly hinted that he can expand his territory without hesitation.
And according to the Pope, the interior of King Bia is now in chaos, and among them is the handwriting of the Mullen family...
Xia Zoe thought again and again and decided to send a cavalry team to besiege Biya.
—It can not only perfectly counterattack the Mullen family, but also gain new territory, which is a matter of killing two birds with one stone.
Asa Derek feigned shock and anger when the news reached Biya.
He patted the news of why the lord of Desinia sent troops to the kingdom of Bia in front of a group of nobles.
In particular, Mrs. Bertha, who also came to the meeting, asked her why she wanted to use some shady methods in the Desinia territory to undermine the research that the Desinia lords valued.
"Did you think that Lord Desinia was so young that he was easy to bully?!"
Asa Derek asked in 'anger', "I'm afraid you have forgotten how this young lord took over the power of the Kingdom of Gadayat step by step and established the first territory on the Western Continent with only lords. And after that, he destroyed Gaena, caused the division of the Anas Empire, and obtained the kingdom of Amy..."
"Up to now, he has destroyed the St. Airo Empire, and has the largest and most expansive territory in the entire Western Continent. It is not an exaggeration to say that he has obtained the highest power!"
"How dare you use these methods under the eyes of Lord Desinia?! Has your brain rusted from years of pampering?!"
Mrs. Bertha's face at the moment was terribly ugly, blue and red... It looked like she had knocked over the palette.
She was sitting stiffly on the chair, but now she wanted to find a seam to get in...
The God of Creation is above, how much she wanted to faint immediately!
She had never experienced such a humiliating moment!
Asa Derek still maintained an angry expression on his face, but his heart was dark.
After all, this Lady Bertha often refuted his decision many times because of the fact that the power in charge of the Mullen family was a woman, and she took other people to stand on her side...
Asa Derek has long been dissatisfied.
In addition, the nobles who participated in the meeting could not help but look horrified: "Your Majesty, what should we do now?! Do you want Madam Bertha to personally apologize to Lord Desinia..."
"Except for apologizing and agreeing to the other party's conditions..."
As long as Lord Desinia can withdraw his troops, everything will be fine.
Other nobles could not help but agree.
It's all Madame Bertha's fault!
Whoever caused the result, whoever came forward to solve it, they were originally innocent and should not bear the wrath of Lord Desinia.
Thinking of this, everyone looked at Madam Bertha with a bit of anger.
Mrs. Bertha's face was extremely stiff.
Her figure is a little thin, and although she is a little older, it can be seen that her face is still beautiful when she is young.
However, her cheekbones are high and her cheeks are sunken, which makes her whole person look rigid and serious.
After all, Mrs. Bertha has been in charge of the Mullen family for many years, and the scene directed against her quickly adapts.
Seeing that all the nobles asked her to come forward and apologize, she sneered: "If I go and say sorry, will Lord Desinia give up the attack on Bia?"
"You are too naive."
Mrs. Bertha looked at Asa Derek: "Your Majesty, maybe Desinia's ultimate goal is Bia, he is just looking for an excuse to declare war."
"If you didn't do it in the Desinia territory without knowing how to do it, how could you let the other party find this reason to attack Biya?!" A noble said with great dissatisfaction.
"That's right, you are the culprit. The Mullen family is really down and out. It has let a woman in charge for so many years, so that now the whole of Bia is facing..."
"Heh, your son has abandoned you. I heard that he has now become a noble in the territory of Desinia... Wait, your Marlen family has not been bought by Desinia long ago?!"
"According to the inside and outside, deliberately destroying Biya?!" A nobleman thought he had found the so-called "truth of the matter", and slapped the table directly.
The key reason is very reasonable, and other nobles can't help but show expressions of doubt and thought.
Asa Derek sat in the first place, with his hands folded in front of his nose and mouth, looking at the seriousness and freezing on his face, in fact, he was about to die of laughter.
—Oh, look at Mrs. Bertha's expression, she looks like she's going to pounce and scratch their faces.
This group of people really was a source of joy during his reign.
Alas, it's a little pity to think that I may never see you again in the future.
Asa Derek let out a low cough.
In an instant, the room fell silent.
He opened Mrs. Bertha's scar and said, "Don't say that, Joseph left Beah because Mrs. Bertha couldn't hold his wife..."
"What's more, it is precisely because Mrs. Bertha wants Joseph to come back that she will use means to destroy the research of Lord Desinia, otherwise it will not attract..."
Although he was defending Mrs. Bertha on the surface, in fact, Asa Derek drew a wave of hatred for her.
Sure enough, the denunciations of the rest of the nobles grew louder.
Seeing this, Asa Derek was afraid that Mrs. Bertha would eventually faint from anger, and soon ended the meeting with no results.
He said that the strength of the Kingdom of Ebia would definitely not be able to resist the cavalry team in the Desinia territory, so he might as well think about how to protect himself from the enemy's attack.
- Voluntary surrender
Although this Asa Derek didn't say it explicitly, it was implied.
Although Mrs. Bertha did not show her cowardice at the meeting, she was still afraid.
Especially when she returned home, there was a discussion among key Mullen family members about whether she could continue to be in charge of the family.
The end result is to take away the rights in her hands.
No matter how angry Madame Bertha was, it would not help, because the cavalry of Desinia had already invaded Bia.
In her opinion, His Majesty Asa Derek did nothing at all, resisting passive responses, as if he wanted to hand over Bia to Lord Desinia.
So that in just over half a month, Desinia's cavalry team broke through several cities in Bia, and was about to enter the royal city.
Mrs. Bertha has been behind closed doors recently, because as long as she went out, countless people looked at her with condemning eyes.
She couldn't stand it.
On this day, there was a knock on the door of the maid outside the door.
Mrs. Bertha came to the door, but did not open it. Her heart was beating heavily, her face was stiff, and her voice was dry as she asked through the door, "...what's the matter."
There was a knock on the door.
The maid said outside: "Madam... Lord Desinia asked you to go to the palace to meet him..."
Mrs. Bertha's eyes almost went dark. She held the doorknob to support her body. The words seemed to be squeezed out of her teeth: "The palace... which palace?"
Maid: "Of course it is the royal palace in the royal city, and it was Your Majesty who personally welcomed Lord Desinia into it..."
She paused and said, "The knights are waiting outside. If you don't come out, they will forcefully break in..."
"Crack" sound.
Madame Bertha's pale and stiff face appeared before the maid.
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With the secret cooperation of Asa Derek, Xia Zoe's process of taking over the territory of Bia went very smoothly.
Originally, the location of the Kingdom of Bia was close to the Saint Air Empire, but now that the Saint Air Empire was already his territory, the cavalry team set out to point directly at Bia.
This battle can be said to have been won with little effort.
The people in the Kingdom of Bia were originally afraid of fear, and they were afraid of the arrival of the Desinian cavalry.
Later, they found that these cavalry troops not only did nothing to them after occupying the city, but quickly dealt with some local nobles who oppressed the commoners and slaves, gathered the homeless orphans and the elderly, and rectified the security of the slums.
These series of actions made the people of the Kingdom of Bia realize that the arrival of the Desinia cavalry actually made their lives better.
As a result, some voices against Desinia could not help but disappear.
After meeting Madame Bertha, Xia Zoe abolished the noble title of the Beamaren family, but kept the noble title that belonged to Joseph alone.
After all, Joseph had already left the family, and he had exchanged his own abilities for the noble status in the Territory of Desinia earlier.
Joseph did not take Mrs. Bertha into his home, but let her stay in her original residence.
As for her life afterward, Joseph left behind a large fortune that she could not spend until her death.
As a son, he can only do so much.
Because he knew his mother, she was incapable of rebelling against Lord Desinia, and would surely transfer all hatred to his wife...
When Xia Zuoyi finally dealt with the various matters after the occupation of Biya, this year's winter was quietly approaching, and it was still extremely cold, but this time, people put on cotton-padded clothes and pants that had already been made.
The popularity of cotton gins, looms, etc. gave some women the opportunity to earn money through labor.
The drawings made by these machines are not a secret nowadays. They are sold in the Thorns Chamber of Commerce. If you are skilled, you can make them yourself, and you don’t need to buy already assembled machines.
Some people have already made a lot of money by making machines for a living.
When the textile market gradually matured, Xia Zuoyi slowly released improved tools or machines - flying shuttles, hydro spinning machines, sewing machines, etc.
Once again, these machines have greatly increased the speed of people's weaving...
Now on the Western Continent, Xia Zuoyi has the largest territorial scope, his ally - the Akiyayoli Territory, the Kingdom of Anas.
The Powell country in the extreme north, the Kadi tribe in the far west, and some small marginal countries and territories in the south are slowly being absorbed by the Desinia territory and become part of its territory.
When the snow fell, the whole place fell silent for a while.