Queen Midella sank her body on the soft sofa, with a smile on her delicate red lips, her arms crossed her chest, and her chin rested on the other.
Her golden hair was casually draped over her shoulders like the sun at noon, and her slender and shiny snow-white legs swayed gently under the hem of the red skirt, with a lazy and charming look.
It's a pity that Ke Lin is not in the mood to appreciate the beauty in front of him at this moment.
Even, a strong dissatisfaction rose in his heart——
It was obviously caused by Emperor Reinhardt, but as a result, he was constantly running around, trying to win the support of the big bosses from all sides, but your husband and wife are fine, one is pretending to be sick, and the other is showing off heartlessly...
"Auntie, are you waiting for us?"
"That's right." Queen Midella sat up straight and said with a smile, "Looking at you, do you know the news of the death of Laytom Consul?"
Vera glanced at Colin, saw his gloomy face, nodded and said: "Yes, we just had dinner at the house of the Consul of Crete, and we heard the news on the way.
Auntie, why don't you look worried at all? "
"What's there to worry about?" Queen Midella laughed coquettishly, "It's you who are messing about with this matter.
Hey, didn't I tell you guys from the beginning? Just wait in the Phoenix Palace with peace of mind. When the time comes, Vera will naturally inherit the title of Duke of the North. "
"Auntie, Prince Lexi is about to launch a war against Yevil, how can I wait here with peace of mind?"
"Then you have been tossing for a few days, have you come up with any good results?"
Faced with Queen Midella's rhetorical question, Vera was suddenly a little frustrated, and she lowered her head and said nothing.
Ke Lin took over the conversation at this time, and asked in a deep voice: "His Royal Highness, did you already have a solution?"
Queen Midella smiled charmingly, but did not answer Colin's question, but said:
"The death of the Consul of Laytom is unknown, and at such a critical and sensitive moment, the Senate will not let it go. Some people will definitely pay the price for it!"
Ke Lin looked at the confident Queen Midella, and couldn't help blurting out: "Are you so sure that the Senate can catch the real murderer?"
"Of course!" Queen Midella replied without hesitation.
Colin frowned tightly. He just wanted to say, with the strength of Prince Lexi, killing the old consul would leave any traces
But then he came to his senses, this was simply a game!
Queen Midella is so confident, there is only one possibility—to frame her!
Colin realized that he had been misled all this time. The death of the Consul of Laytom indeed benefited Prince Leahy the most, so he took it for granted that Prince Leahy killed the person.
Moreover, Prince Laixi did have the strength to kill a consul without anyone noticing.
However, the attitude of Empress Midella now made Colin realize that the governor of Laytom might not have been killed by Prince Lexie!
It may also be the queen, no, it should be a trap set by Emperor Reinhardt for Prince Lehi.
Colin didn't know what they had done to the body of the consul of Lytom, so that Prince Lehi could not get rid of the suspicion of murder.
But looking at Queen Midella's expression, they must have enough confidence to make Prince Lexi speechless.
As long as Prince Lehi is charged with killing a consul, he will become a public enemy of the nobility.
Even if no one dared to use such a crime to execute a paladin, Prince Leahy would desert all relatives and completely lose his appeal. It is estimated that he would only be a wandering knight from now on.
In this way, the proposal to declare war on the mage will naturally die.
Moreover, through this matter, the emperor also drove away the biggest obstacle to his control of the power of the empire. From then on, Yulong City will truly be brought under the absolute control of Emperor Reinhardt.
Looking at Colin's constantly changing expression, Queen Midella seemed to see through what he was thinking.
She got up quietly, came to Ke Lin, and said lightly: "Now you should understand why I reminded you not to mess around at the welcome banquet back then?"
At this time, the charming smile on Empress Midella's face had disappeared, replaced by an awe-inspiring and inviolable dignity, demonstrating the authority that an imperial empress should have.
Of course Colin understood.
It turned out that this declaration of war proposal was a trap from beginning to end, just to weave a motive for killing Prince Lexi!
As for whether the proposal will be passed or not, from the very beginning, Queen Midella never cared about it.
It's ridiculous that Colin and Vera are still kept in the dark, running around pretending to be clever.
What's even more ridiculous is that Colin was almost successful. With the support of the elders of the western region and the delay of time by the consul of Lytom, Vera could remotely exert pressure on the elders of the northern region through the Marquis of Garcia. Have them vote against the proposal despite the request of the Sebastian Consul.
Who would have thought that at the last moment, it was actually his own ally who completely strangled the plan of Ke Lin and others in the bud.
No, not allies.
Ke Lin once thought that he and the emperor and empress were allies, but he didn't expect that they didn't take him seriously at all.
"Just wait with peace of mind", "Don't mess around".
Colin and Vera's hard work in the past few days is nothing but a joke in the eyes of the other party. Even if they are about to achieve their goal, their goal is not the goal of the emperor and queen, and their efforts can also be obliterated by the emperor and queen at will.
Queen Midella stared at Colin expressionlessly, and said coldly: "Perhaps we had some misunderstandings in Silvermoon City before, so you lack the necessary trust in me.
But I don't want something like this to happen again, otherwise..."
Queen Midella didn't continue to speak, but her piercing eyes had already expressed the meaning very clearly.
Seeing this, Vera quickly stepped forward to persuade her, "Auntie, we also want to help this time, and it's not that we don't believe you."
Ke Lin suppressed the resentment in his heart, bowed his head and said in a respectful voice: "Your Highness, I know that I was reckless this time and almost ruined your plan, I sincerely apologize to you.
As for the misunderstanding you mentioned about Silvermoon City, I assure you that there is absolutely no such thing!
I have nothing but infinite admiration and trust for you! "
"That would be the best." A charming smile finally appeared on Queen Midella's face again, "Ke Lin, you are a smart person and a capable person. With you assisting Vera in guarding the northern border, Your Majesty And I feel at ease.
So, don't do stupid things anymore, otherwise, the Lord of the North doesn't have to be Vera! "
This sentence is very heavy.
Colin and Vera could only obediently bow their heads and endure.
At this moment, the authority of the Empress of the Empire is fully displayed.
"Okay, you guys should rest early. There is still a good show tomorrow."
After Queen Midella finished speaking, she lightly swung her willow waist and walked out gracefully.
Vera thought of something, and suddenly called from behind: "Auntie, on the way back, we met Lord Ernest, the speaker of the Mage Council, and he said he wanted to see His Majesty!"
But Queen Midella didn't turn her head back, and said coldly: "Hehe, I'm just a fool who has been immersed in the study of arcane arts and made himself stupid, and I still want to see Your Majesty..."
Before the words fell, Miaoman's figure had disappeared into the night.
"Colin, it seems that my aunt is really angry." Vera held Colin's hand with some anxiety, and said softly.
"Don't worry, we didn't cause any trouble, your aunt is just giving a lesson." Colin comforted with a smile.
Vera nodded, and said, "Then we should ask my aunt for her opinion first, and stop questioning her decision."
"Okay." Colin agreed with a smile, quietly hiding the dangerous light in his eyes.
How could he endure such contempt from Queen Midella.
Especially the other party's sentence "Vera is not the master of the North", which made Colin realize that what Queen Midella wants is only an obedient North. As for who will be the master of the North, she may really not give a damn about.
Vera could do it, and so could Joyce, of course.
This gave Colin a deep sense of crisis.
(end of this chapter)