After hearing the news conveyed by the new Cardinal of Violet Diocese, Philibert, Natasha could not hide her sadness and said: "I never expected that my grandfather and uncle would be called by the Lord one after another."
Although she had known that King Feltis was old and frail, and that Prince Patrick was frail and sick, Natasha had been prepared to hear bad news in recent years, but no matter how mentally prepared she was for this kind of thing, she could not control the emotions that came to her heart.
Grief, as you grow older, the blood relatives who selflessly love you pass away one after another, becoming less and less. It is the most painful experience in life.
"Patrick still failed to inherit the throne." Archduke Violet, who knew the Hoffenberg royal family better than Natasha, sighed softly, but did not say much, but looked lovingly at the white palace gown.
Natasha in the skirt asked, "Are you willing to go to Rentat to inherit the throne of the Kingdom of Holm?"
Natasha thought of Hathaway and Lucien, then looked at her obviously old father in front of her, at his purple hair with silvery white, and shook her head resolutely: "The Kingdom of Holm is still here.
There are many heirs, but you only have me."
"I have been taught since I was a child to shoulder the responsibilities of the Violet Family and the Duchy of Violet. How can I leave here?"
Grand Duke Violet patted Natasha's shoulder comfortingly, looked at his daughter who was already a little taller than him, and smiled slightly: "What if I said, I want you to go?"
Huh? Natasha was stunned.
Philiber, who had a beard, followed up and said kindly: "It's not like you can't come back. Although the church does not allow the merger of the Kingdom of Holm and the Principality of Violet, you can hold concurrent posts and let different heirs inherit them in the future.
, so you can spend one year in the Kingdom of Holm and one year in the Principality of Violet, and the teleportation array is open to you. This is the church’s reward for you and your family’s piety for so many years.”
In this way, it would be easier to control Natasha and guide the nobles to get used to "autonomy", thus provoking conflicts between the royal power and ordinary nobles.
"And I'm still in good health. I can still be a Grand Duke for at least twenty years." Grand Duke Violet said half-jokingly, "Your mother left her parents and brothers to marry Violet willfully, and she watched her father age year by year.
, My brother is sick, and I can't help but blame myself. Even when your grandmother passed away, she couldn't catch up with her for the last time. She deeply regrets that she owes a lot to the Hoffenberg family, so I hope you can be the best in the Kingdom of Holm.
When I need you to stabilize the internal situation, go and make up for your mother's regrets."
Natasha fell silent, her hands clenched into fists at some point, and finally nodded slowly: "Okay."
Philiber said half-jokingly and half-seriously: "Your Highness, the church knows that the type of girl you like is different from ordinary girls, so it helped you reject the requirement to get married. However, the descendants have to stay. I believe this is the reason for the Grand Duke and the
It is the ardent hope of the nobles of the two countries. When the time comes, you can consider letting the angel descend directly into your body to conceive the holy fetus. This is an honor that can only be possessed by pious trust."
Sard blamed Lucien for Alto's incident, saying that Lucien took advantage of Princess Natasha's desire to comfort the Grand Duke, so the church knew that Natasha's sexual orientation had not changed, and
The Grand Duke later found out more or less.
Natasha's thick eyelashes drooped to cover her emotional changes, and she whispered: "I will try my best."
But she was thinking in her heart: "Is the asexual conception Lucien said true? Uh, the one that he borrowed directly?"
Now that he was sure of his thoughts, Lucien had already made various plans. In order to prevent Natasha from being unable to withstand the pressure before he was caught up with him, in order to give birth to an heir, he randomly found a noble to marry, and frequently gave her
She "popularizes" knowledge about artificial insemination, test-tube babies, etc.
After receiving Natasha's answer, Philibert said kindly: "We will not disturb Your Highness the Princess while you say goodbye to the Grand Announcement. In order to ensure your safety and convenience, it is best to choose a small knight group to follow. If they don't have many family members,
You can also use the teleportation array together."
Due to different functions, regular knights are composed of one hundred to five hundred knights of all levels, ten times as many knight attendants and more soldiers. Medium-sized knights, that is, the family knights of ordinary nobles, have about thirty members.
The proportion of knights, knights' attendants and soldiers is often very large, while the small knights are the guards of the crown prince and the heir of the principality, consisting of one sky knight, three grand knights and six knights, one hundred attendants, and five hundred
It is composed of soldiers, but the small knight order mentioned by Philibert obviously only includes the knight rank and their family members.
After that, he said goodbye and left. The Grand Duke smiled and said to Natasha: "I just said that I can still be the Grand Duke for twenty years, but you can't make me wait too long. I hope to see my grandson soon. Look.
To the future of the Violet family."
"I will work hard." Natasha was thinking wildly in her mind, Lucien, please don't have any problems with your "skills".
The Grand Duke looked at Natasha with a half-smile and said: "I hope you go to the Kingdom of Holm, not only to make up for your mother's regrets, but also because he is there and you don't have to be separated in two places, so the matter of your grandson,
You have to hurry up."
"Father, what are you talking about? Who is he?" Natasha pretended to be confused in embarrassment. Why did her father still misunderstand this?
The Grand Duke chuckled and said: "Who else could it be? Lucien = Evans.
Although you were a pretend couple a few years ago, my intuition tells me that you are not fake now, and I am very, very happy."
"Father, you think too much..." Natasha cursed, but as parting was imminent, she couldn't bear to expose his good feelings. At the same time, she made up her mind to use Lucien's bloodline to create humans.
"Don't think I don't know, who have you communicated with for more than an hour every day in the past few years? Who is that person who touches the communication earring and giggles from time to time?" Grand Duke Violet suddenly felt that his daughter was not as affectionate as she claimed.
keen.
Natasha laughed dryly: "We are good friends, and I never thought of hiding it from you, otherwise you would never know."
"Okay, okay, go pick your small group of knights. Camille will follow you to Holm." Grand Duke Violet reminded Camille and asked her to find an opportunity to "remind" Natasha.
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Natasha nodded: "Okay, when we get to Holm, I will communicate with you often, father."
She began to think in her mind: "Bring John's family here to give Lucien a surprise..."
In the Glory Cathedral, the teleportation array is activated and the holy light shines.
This teleportation array is used to provide reinforcements when the Magic Council attacks with all its strength. It is the largest type and can teleport fifty knights at a time. Even with the financial resources of the Southern Church, it can only be carried out in the holy city of Reims and Antiphore.
Five places are arranged, including Alto, Rentat and Heim, the capital of the northern province of the Holy Herz Empire.
In the milky white light, Natasha, Camille, nine knights and their wives, children, parents, etc., a total of more than 40 people appeared inside. Joel and other ordinary people looked dizzy, retching and uncomfortable.
Among these nine knights, only the third-level knight John brought a complete family including his parents and younger brother. The other knights felt that they could return to Alto in a year and there was no need to go to so much trouble, so they just brought their wives and children.
"How come John can't leave his parents behind wherever he goes? Haven't he grown up yet?" Finger, another great knight and John's friend, joked.
After John got over the dizziness, he was busy taking care of Joel. Alyssa and Alvin Wenyan smiled and said: "It's a rare opportunity to go to a foreign country. I should bring my parents and brothers to see different scenery, and it's not a princess."
Does His Highness tell you that you must bring all your family members with you?"
"No, did you hear it correctly?" Finger said doubtfully as he looked at Natasha in front of her, who was getting dressed.
At this time, the female officials from the Nexel Palace rushed up and trimmed Natasha's hair, eyebrows and other parts. At the same time, she put a cloak embroidered with the Hoffenberg family crest on top of the milky white armor.
, it is a purple-red coat of arms wrapped in cloud-like stripes, with a sacred crown in the center and a golden scepter and a blue sword on both sides of the crown.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, please take the knights to Nexor Palace, and then ride on horseback along the marked route back to the Cathedral of Glory to be crowned king here." Rex, the Speaker of the House of Nobles, saluted respectfully.
Natasha said solemnly: "Please lead the way, Duke of Fremburg."
John and the other knights quickly settled their families, guarded neatly behind Natasha, and left the Glorious Cathedral with her to the Nexor Palace in the aristocratic area.
"Start!" Rex, who was leading the way, waved his arm.
A knight raised his horn and blew it hard.
Woo!
Amidst the sound of the horn, John and four other knights rode out first, followed by the heroic Natasha, who sat on the horse with her back straight, following behind.
Woo!
The magic crystal lanterns in the villas were turned on, and the street lights were all lit up one after another, just like the stars in the sky welcoming the new king.
"This is..." John and others had never seen this kind of starry sky hanging upside down, and they were quite shocked for a moment.
Woo!
In the ordinary houses on both sides of the street, countless candlelights were lit, and pairs of eyes paid homage to their new lord through the windows and through the cracks in the doors.
Natasha was suddenly a little nervous, because during the coronation ceremony, she needed to take an oath under the holy light. Can her faith pass the inspection?
She suddenly felt something in her heart, tilted her head slightly, and saw a black-haired man standing behind a certain window. His handsome face and iconic monocle were so familiar and friendly.
As soon as she saw Lucien, the corners of her mouth couldn't help but curl up, and she calmed down in her heart. She could even block the pursuit of the legendary strong man, so what should she be afraid of?
Do you have no compassion, no loyalty, no bravery in your heart?
With her head held high, Natasha's stunning appearance and heroic demeanor impressed the nobles and citizens of the Kingdom of Holm very deeply.
After walking through the streets and alleys, Natasha and the honor guard arrived at the Cathedral of Glory. It was just dark, and the first ray of light in the morning shone on her.
After dismounting and stepping onto the steps, Natasha walked calmly through the hall while being saluted by the ordinary nobles on both sides, and walked up to Cardinal Sard.
Kneeling down on one knee in front of the Holy Cross, after some questions and answers, Natasha stood facing all the nobles, her left hand pressed on the "Holy Scripture", her right hand raised, three fingers pointing to the sky:
"I, Natasha = Violet, solemnly and devoutly declare before the Lord:"
"I am a devout believer in the Cult of Truth. I will follow the Holy Scriptures and the Code of the Kingdom of Holm, defend them with my own life, and fight to safeguard the glory of the Lord and the interests of the Kingdom of Holm.
, until death!"
Sard stood in front of Natasha holding a holy book, and a soft holy light emitted from his body to check her faith.
Natasha was in a peaceful state of mind. In the holy light, she questioned whether what she had done violated the oath of knighthood she had sworn. When she received a negative answer, the holy light suddenly brightened, as if an angel had descended.
Salde smiled kindly and said: "You are a devout and firm believer, a brave and tenacious knight, and you are qualified to be the king of the Kingdom of Holm."
He picked up the golden kingdom lying on the red velvet next to him and put it on Natasha's head, which was slightly buried:
"I declare that by the grace of the Lord, Natasha Violet becomes Queen of the Kingdom of Holm and its territories and possessions, Protector of the Faith, Countess of Violet, Lord of the Bilbis Islands, Solajo and Baltimore
Lord of Men, Grand Duchess of Emden, Lord of the Most Glorious Order of the Sword of Truth, Lord of the Most Glorious Order of Judgment, Lord of the Most Ancient and Noble Order of the Holy Cross.”
Natasha looked up while wearing a crown inlaid with many precious stones, symbolically took over the sacred and bright "Sword of Truth", and with the help of divine magic, she raised it high, exuding a sharp luster.
Duke Rex, Duke Sollenfen, Duke James, Duke Russell and other nobles all knelt on one knee: