Scene 109: The Crisis of the Leader of Flowers and Leaves
Just when Brando first encountered the Dragon Queen Gwendolyn in the Silver Valley, outside the Bear Lake area - the offensive of the Jorgandigan army did not stop for a moment. After the Vargas area first lost news,
Nafir and Taris declared their losses one after another. At this time, Cruz finally figured out who the enemy was opposite them - the lizard king, 'Grey Eyes' Moksha. Moksha commanded its army to attack
Marching north, the troops swept across the Meilin area north of Bear Lake. The remaining resistance forces in the Andzlova area collapsed one after another. At this time, the intention of the Qorgendigan people was already clear.
Obviously, their target is Asaph——
Once Asaph falls, the empire will face the danger of losing the Evergreen Corridor, thus isolating the four realms. Until this moment, the people of the empire seemed to have reacted after being blinded. The lords and local legions everywhere quickly
Mobilized and waiting for Her Majesty the Queen's order, the White Army marched southward to the vicinity of the Evergreen Walkway, ready to support this most important lifeline in the southern part of the empire.
But how easy is it to save the war situation?
In the previous offensives, some people even observed the existence of dragons, and the news from Rokoqi also confirmed this. At least two of the five underground kings participated in this war. This news
It shocked the entire empire.
It seems that the empire has never faced such a dangerous situation since the last war. From politicians and soldiers to civilians, almost everyone is asking about this sudden war from all aspects. The nobles are concerned about this.
What kind of harm will the war bring to their interests, and civilians are worried whether the war will spread uncontrollably, thus dragging them all into the quagmire of war.
At this moment, the war situation in Andzlova is plunging the southern part of the empire into a confusing fog. From the Violet Valley to the Metz area in the north of the Sublime Inland Sea, from Cloak Bay to Bankel, countless eyes are passing through various
They gathered here in this way, and everyone was waiting restlessly for the news from Asaph——
But there are always people who think further.
…
"What would happen if Asaph had been lost?"
The person who asked this question was a little girl with big bright sea-blue eyes and a blond hair shawl like waves. She was wearing a princess dress, sitting on a chair, and folding her hands gracefully on her skirt.
She is a well-educated aristocratic lady. The former is looking up at Mrs. Mélière, their history and aristocratic teacher. Not far away, Faina is sitting on a high back chair, looking absentmindedly.
Outside the window - it is a floor-to-ceiling arch window. Outside the window is the winter scenery of the surrounding fields of Fort Lviv. The forest still contains a touch of dark green color, but above the forest canopy, the snow-capped mountain peaks are set off.
Mehotofen is a basin surrounded by plains and hills located south of the snow-capped mountains of Ludwig. The melting snow converges into rivers and washes out this fertile wilderness. Whenever winter turns to spring, the place is filled with flowers.
The country bumpkins from the Alkhash region in the east call this place the land of spring flowers, because the cold wind whistling from the eastern glaciers keeps Gresius covered in snow all year round. In comparison, this fertile area in the south is a warm place.
.
It did later get its name from this, the Land of Flowers and Leaves, which is exactly the name of this land.
And his master, before the Year of the Tachibana, was the noble Brooke. Duke Brooke died of typhoid in the Year of the Wheat, and then Duke Helix, who is now known as the gloomy Duke, succeeded to the position of Duke and became the actual leader of this land.
The owner, the Duke, was not an ascetic ascetic, but he had few children. He only had two sons, the eldest son died in the last war, and under the two sons, he only had a pair of granddaughters.
Faina glanced at her carefree sister with some envy. She had already mercilessly despised the other party's stupid question in her heart, but this contempt was due to some kind of elder sister doting on her younger sister.
His heart was not shown on his face at all.
The relationship between the two sisters has always been very harmonious.
Elise is a well-behaved little angel known far and wide in the Flower and Leaf Territory, and as for Faina, Brando has learned the latter's temper personally. She has always been lawless outside, and she goes around doing mischief with a group of her friends in the imperial capital.
Recently, after returning from the Ring of the Trade Winds, she has calmed down a little and looked a little more ladylike. This is something Archduke Helix is thankful for.
But what she has done during this period of time is to compile her adventure stories into a book after returning to the territory, preparing to get the Rushta to use as bragging rights in the future - of course, before that, these stories have long been forgotten by her
The only sister heard a familiar story. The little girl in the ignorant stage was not bored. Instead, she was full of admiration for her sister, so much so that the latter also longed for the outside world, but she couldn't do it.
Just as bold as her sister.
After Elise asked that question, there was silence in the hall for a moment. Mrs. Mélière seemed to be thinking about this issue too - not in a practical sense, but purely in academic theory - so she was not at all concerned about the current empire.
Affected by the situation, he pushed up his glasses, thought for a moment and replied: "From a purely military perspective, the Empire is likely to lose the Evergreen Walkway, but the symbolic significance of this blow to the Empire is far greater than the actual significance. The Empire
Without the Evergreen Corridor, which can support the battlefields of the Four Realms from the Flower and Leaf Territory, this is a rare opportunity for the Grand Duke. If it had not been for the feud with Faenzan back then, with the geographical location of the Flower and Leaf Territory, in fact, it would not have been possible at all.
Not inferior to the Evergreen Walkway..."
This lady's vital interests are closely related to the Mosque and Leaf Collar, and she is deeply worried about the decline of the Mosque and Leaf Collar's business due to the last holy war. As soon as she talked about this matter, she immediately started talking non-stop.
Elise listened with great interest, but Faina was already bored. She had heard these things hundreds of times, and her ears were numb.
More importantly, she had no intention of listening to these things at the moment. All the reasons came from the letter handed to her by her father's housekeeper the night before.
The letter comes from the imperial capital of Rushta. The Kirk family, like many other big families in the empire, has many contacts and connections in the center of the empire's power. Whether in critical moments or on ordinary days, there are many letters.
Between these families, their informants, and the network of relationships, these letters are no longer secrets in the empire, but the one sent to Faina is particularly different.
This letter has some special secret marks of this ancient family, and these marks can only show that this letter comes from some important members of this family.
For example, Duke Helix and Faina's father, Count Effie, are currently in the imperial capital.
The content of the letter was very simple. It just said that there were some troubles during the trip to the imperial capital, and it might be a little later before he could return to the territory.
But it was this letter that aroused Faina's suspicion.
There were no male members in the family at the moment, and with the characters of her grandfather and father, it was absolutely impossible for her to solemnly inform her in such a letter - it was this unprecedented precedent that caused
Her vigilance had been raised; over the past week, she had inquired about information from the imperial capital through her butler Elliot, but something strange happened. The family's former informants in Rushta seemed to have evaporated out of thin air, and no one could be contacted.
The news about her grandfather and father are also half-true and half-false. Some news says that Grand Duke Helix still lives in the 'Tulip Building' in the imperial capital. However, according to the reports from people sent by Eliot, these news are all false information.
, the Duke and the Earl set out to return two weeks ago.
All kinds of conflicting news enveloped Faina like a dark cloud. She is now beginning to regret that she did not follow her grandfather's instructions earlier and seriously participate in the daily affairs of the territory. Now she has to do it all over again.
With no one to rely on, she felt her eyes darken.
"The last group of people should be coming back soon." The young lady was sitting on pins and needles, thinking secretly in her heart, and the gushing Ms. Merrier couldn't help but become even more disgusting in her eyes at this moment, "This hateful old maid!"
Faina was so upset that she couldn't help but curse in a low voice. However, it was a pity that Ms. Merrie had a high status in the territory. In the past, her grandfather, Grand Duke Helix, would never treat the latter because of her slander.
Well, most likely the result would be that she would be punished with solitary confinement, which was already a common occurrence for Faina. But now, it can be said that she alone makes the decision on the mosaic collar, but she is not in the mood to do it.
Take revenge on the other party.
And just when she was about to fall asleep, there was finally a long-lost knock on the door outside the hall. Ms. Merrie stopped again and glanced at Faina with a stern look - the latter quickly greeted her.
She made an apology gesture, jumped off the high-back chair, and ran out of the door in three steps and two steps at a time - about everything that happened in the past week and a half, she did not reveal anything to anyone else, not even Elise, because this
At least the noble lady understands what it means.
Outside the door, the housekeeper in the castle had been waiting for a long time. Faina saw this close confidant of her father and asked quickly: "How is it, Mr. Elliot, is there any news about my grandfather and my father?"
In the middle of her question, she suddenly stopped talking naturally.
Because Faina saw that her father, the butler named Elliot, had a terrible look on his face. This was the first time she saw such a look on this guy who always showed off his poker face.
Without any warning, the princess with the mosaic collar had a bad premonition in her heart. She hesitated for a moment and asked, "Butler Elliot, did something happen to my grandfather and the others?"
Elliot nodded stiffly: "Miss, something happened in the Imperial Capital. I think you should make preparations in advance."
"What happened!" Faina seemed to have been hit in the face with a stick. Her face turned a little pale, and she couldn't help but asked with a rare fear: "Is it my grandfather and father..."
"You think too much, miss," Elliot realized that the young master had misunderstood, and hurriedly explained: "The Duke and the 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."
"Under house arrest?" Faina was slightly startled. She seemed to be relieved and at the same time asked with some confusion: "Why?"
She knew that Her Majesty the Queen had not had a good relationship with the Kirk family since she came to the throne, but it seemed that it was not bad enough to put a duke under house arrest at will. What did this mean? It represented the royal family of the empire and a force.
The huge family openly broke up. She believed that this was something that she did not want to see, not only for Her Majesty the Queen, but also for the entire empire.
"Her Majesty the Queen believes that the Duke and the Earl have betrayed the Empire." Elliot replied somewhat hesitantly.
"Betraying the empire!" Faina almost jumped up: "What kind of joke is that woman? How is this possible!"
Elliot did not dare to answer this sentence because it was too treacherous. Fortunately, there were no outsiders here. He carefully looked around and then reminded himself of this little master: "Please be careful in your words and actions.
Miss, the Duke and the Earl have been placed under house arrest in the Imperial Capital. Her Majesty the Queen will definitely take action against us before this news spreads, so you have to make an idea."
Faina was stunned for a moment.
She was asked to make an idea, but what idea could she make? The only one she could rely on at this time seemed to be her teacher Veronica. But the problem was that Veronica had long been depressed because of her previous trip to Eruin.
was placed under house arrest. After listening to Elliot's words, Faina couldn't help but feel isolated and helpless for a moment. She felt that her mind was in chaos, and she couldn't help but said to her father's housekeeper: "Elliot
, I understand, please let me be quiet for a while, and I will tell you what to do later."
The old butler seemed to see his young master's embarrassment, but he did not expose it. He just nodded and replied: "If you need it, you can always tell me." Then he turned and left.
Faina was left standing by the door in confusion.
She never dreamed that an ordinary trip to the imperial capital between her grandfather and father would turn out like this. She didn't know whether she was crazy or Her Majesty the Queen was crazy, because under normal circumstances, even if her grandfather and father were
If my father really betrayed the empire, the royal family should not handle it so hastily. After all, the impact here is too great. No matter how you look at it, there are other reasons for Her Majesty's actions, but the key is that she can't think of the real reason in her mind.
Where is the problem?
"It would be great if that guy was here now. He must know what happened. It seems that there is nothing that can be hidden from him." Faina couldn't help but murmured to herself.
She stayed by the door for a moment, and was about to turn around and tell Elise about the matter - the matter had reached this point, and she knew that she could no longer hide it. If she was not careful about the current situation, the Kirk family might be in catastrophe.
Of course, the same is true for Her Majesty the Queen. This is what Faina can't figure out. She doesn't understand why the supreme leader of the empire seems to have gone crazy suddenly - and
It was at this time that a guard ran in from outside.
When the guard saw her, he was slightly startled. He probably didn't expect that the eldest lady would stand by the door in a daze, and then he hurriedly said: "Miss, a group of knights are coming outside."
"A group of knights?"
"No, to be precise, a group of knights and another person should have arrived." The guard hurriedly explained.
"What a group of knights and another person," Faina replied angrily: "I will give you a chance to explain what you want to say in one sentence, otherwise I will throw you into the dungeon!"
The guard was startled, obviously not expecting to be angered by the respected princess of the Flower Leaf Territory. He quickly and carefully explained: "Two groups of people came outside the door. One group seemed to be the knights of the town.
But there is only one person in the other group, who seems to be a messenger."
"Knights?" Faina's heart skipped a beat. The so-called knights in the town are actually the knights of the inner court. It has long been an open secret that these knights are stationed in the private territories of nobles like them - in remote places, local
The lords may only know that there are such people in their own territory, but they may not know who they are. In a grand duchy such as the Mosaic and Leaf Territory, the royal family has to care about the attitude of each duke, so most of the knights stationed here
It's semi-public.
As monitors, the relationship between these people and the people being monitored will naturally not be harmonious. If they come to visit, it will probably not be a good thing.
Faina almost immediately connected with what Elliot said. She frowned and immediately wanted to refuse, but at this time, she stopped again and asked: "That
The messenger is not with them?"
"Yes." The guard replied honestly. He couldn't help but feel glad that the little witch princess had shown mercy and didn't really throw him into the dark dungeon under the castle. This was no joke.
Regarding the matter, last time a certain maid was slightly dissatisfied with the eldest lady, so she was thrown down below and locked up for several days. The little girl was so frightened that she is still a little nervous.
"Is he our messenger?" Faina asked again.
The guard shook his head: "It doesn't seem so. He said he was from Andzlova. I think he looks like a liar. That place has been sealed off for a long time."
"Shut up," Faina interrupted him coldly: "I didn't ask you this, you said he is from Andzlova?"
The guard nodded.
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