Chapter 369 Her Majesty the Queen’s life is approaching
At dusk.
Isle of Glass, Hall of Silver and Tin.
"Let me tell you, Sophia. You really aren't nervous at all."
The clear girl's voice sounded in the queen's bedroom.
Ligeia sat at the end of the bed, dangling her legs, and gnawing on a red apple. Her tail swept the quilt on the bed, sweeping out wrinkles and smoothing them out again.
The queen lying under the quilt did not answer.
Compared to her a month ago, she looked obviously older now. Her eyes were swollen to the point that she could barely open them, and her energy seemed much depressed.
She just spread out the newly knitted sweater in her hand, admired it for a while, then folded it carefully and put it on the bedside.
"Sofia?"
Seeing that her old friend did not respond, Ligeia turned back to look at the silent old lady dissatisfied: "I'm asking you a question!
"Don't we all know that Miss Aleister is Lily Droste? Now that Charles has lost his temper, why don't we just announce her identity? How dare the Droste family object?
Can’t do it?”
"——It's best not to. Former Minister Drost is not dead yet."
Yanis's voice suddenly came.
In a painting depicting a summer seaside scene in the dormitory, Yanis, wearing a white gauze skirt and a straw hat, is sitting leisurely under the shadow of a parasol, peeling grapes slowly while casually saying: "And Ai."
Wentz should prefer this approach."
Information about the murder of former Minister Drost remains secret to this day.
In other words, he has always been alive on a social level. He has just been secretly imprisoned, and from time to time he will spit out some key information - and these things may become a handle against someone at any time.
Because he knows too many things.
It is precisely because of this that Aiwass, as a minister without charge, was jointly attacked by those old guys.
In their view, the appointment of the new Minister Aiwass and the arrest and imprisonment of Minister Drost are actually not two different things.
But it's the same thing.
Although the ministry is directly under the royal family, the queen is seeing her end soon.
With the new king Isabel unable to hold up her position, it is still unclear how much real power the ministry will ultimately have.
——However, if you add in the steady stream of "evidence" that Minister Drost spits out, the situation will be different.
The combination of the two can provide sufficient deterrence.
"So they are eager to weaken the power in Aiwass' hands. Even if his inauguration cannot be interfered with, they must at least prevent the expansion and actions of the Ministry of Ignorance."
Yanis explained slowly: "Even if this piece of information doesn't come, they will think of other excuses to attack. Rather, this is an opportunity for Aiwass - because this matter came too early.
, and it was so clever that the knights could not continue to prepare the conspiracy secretly.
"They don't want to miss this excellent opportunity, so they can only attack in advance without complete preparation. And since they are anxious, there will inevitably be loopholes."
"Oh... because we all know that there is actually no such person as 'Aleister'. And it is even more impossible for Aiwass to be related to Star Antimony... Is this what you mean, Yanis?"
Ligeia also reacted.
But she still didn't understand: "Then why does Sophia act as if this is really the case?"
Queen Sofia's attitude seemed to be very nervous - she issued an order to the Inspectorate prohibiting this matter from being published in the newspapers "before checking". And this order itself will spread in the circle.
"Stupid thing..."
Sophia looked at this lively and energetic little girl-shaped old best friend, reluctantly opened her eyes, and sighed: "Isn't it the same as before..."
"Before?"
Ligeia was stunned for a moment.
But she soon realized what Sophia was referring to.
——Just like when the royal family was cursed in the past.
Queen Sophia especially likes the tactic of showing the enemy weakness - or to be more precise, she likes to lay traps as soft as honey to make the opponent think that her plan is going smoothly, thus luring the enemy deeper. Then at a certain key node
, and then counterattack when the opponent is unable to escape.
If the "Shadow of Avalon" ritual had not been tampered with, Sophia's plan would be completely feasible.
The founding king Lancelot I, who is comparable in strength to the apostles in the temple, has been resurrected and returned to his peak in physical form. Whether it is the fighting ability of the ancestor himself, the suppression of his subjects by the authoritative path of the sixth level, the founder of the country has
The monarch's high reputation among the people, his ability to deter foreign enemies, and his unfailing political influence in implementing policies can directly make Avalon reborn from the ashes.
At that time, at the most critical moment, it will bring about a hearty victory - and our side is still the just invaded party. It will show its military strength to the powerful country, give the people strong confidence, and then easily conquer those
The corrupt knights were eradicated directly.
To achieve this goal, it is natural that the lower the political desire, the better.
Otherwise, it may lead to the split of Avalon.
Then Isabel, who can inherit Sophia's willingness to reform, is the best successor.
Isabel does not understand politics and has no adaptability to the authoritarian path. The problem can be perfectly resolved because she only needs to stand with her ancestors and let those ministers who are confused about whether to obey the modern monarch or the founding monarch clarify their goals. It is enough.
Already.
Queen Sofia has it all figured out.
The only thing she didn't calculate was that there was something wrong with the sage Merlin's ritual itself - she trusted Merlin too much. This directly disrupted her overall plan, and even made her confused for a time.
It wasn't until Merlin personally explained to her what the problem was and advised her that it was best to give up on this plan... She finally let go of the anger she had been holding on to.
From then on, she saw that her physical condition was deteriorating day by day. She became depressed at a speed visible to the naked eye.
But compared with the approaching death, her will and thoughts became sober.
Things from the past kept popping up in her mind.
Not only was Sophia no longer confused, but she gradually understood the situation.
——This is not a defeat, let alone a dead end. This is the time to break the situation.
Now that the information has been stolen, they seem to be unable to do anything but issue a warning gesture... which is exactly the same as when they were cursed.
Just like when the curse was made, Meg was not asked to directly seal off the whole city to find out the truth. This time, Sofia still refused to let Ligeia go out to "physically refute the rumors."
"They will not miss this opportunity and will definitely provoke Aiwass..."
Sophia looked particularly lethargic and could hardly speak.
But compared to the confused period before, she seems much more determined now.
The old queen said slowly and softly: "It looks like a handle, but in fact it is full of flaws... After this matter is dealt with, no one will dare to provoke them... I can leave with peace of mind..."
Seeing that the old lady had to take a breath after saying a word, Yanis in the painting simply added directly: "Aiwass is a young man. The child is still young and not sensible yet. When Aiwass fights back, he will go 'a little too far'
It’s reasonable. Although he is a priest, honest people can also get angry. After all, with such obvious hostility on display, why can’t people get angry?”
"...It makes sense. After all, that kid is not a bad guy. I'm quite looking forward to it...but you haven't communicated with Aiwass yet, have you?"
Ligeia raised her eyebrows and jumped out of bed: "How about I go to Yingjia Village and tell him the situation so that he can be on guard when he comes back? I happen to be a little curious about my disciple's living environment.
.I can go there on a gryphon, and the trip back and forth is quite fast."
"That's no need."
While chewing the grapes in the painting, Yanis said elegantly: "He has come back. Now he is chatting with little Isa.
"I'll just ask him to come over later."
"……fine……"
Hearing that Aiwass was coming, Queen Sophia raised the corners of her mouth slightly, murmured in a low voice, and gradually fell into a state of confusion.
Not far away.
Also in the Palace of Silver and Tin, in Isabel's bedroom.
Aiwass was happily sharing what he had seen and heard on this trip with Isabel.
Yes, Aiwass had no immediate intention of investigating the missing letter.
He is not Sherlock after all.
As Edward said, it doesn't matter whether Aleister is a spy or not - similarly, it doesn't matter whether Aiwass finally found the letter. It doesn't even matter whether there is Aleister or not.
.
——On the contrary, the most important thing is to confirm the attitude of the queen and those "elderly" powerful people towards this matter.
Seeing that it was getting late, Aiwass hinted to Edward to send Captain Camus back first. They agreed to meet again tomorrow morning to officially start the investigation.
After Camus left, Aiwass immediately went to the palace.
What surprised Aiwass was that Isabel had guessed that he would come and had already changed into the pure white dress commonly used for family dinners in advance.
However, Aiwass quickly realized that the "Golden Dawn" brand camera at home must have reported the message to Yannis. That's why Isabel was able to get the news from her teacher.
But after sharing her experiences on the trip, Isabel, who was originally excited after meeting Aiwass, turned worried.
The first words she said later made Aiwass stunned for a moment:
"Just an idea, I'm not sure...
"But, Aiwass, your path...has there been an obvious deviation?"
