After saying this, Archbishop Yaconelga carefully observed the changes in the expression on Queen Margaret's face, waiting for her decision.
On this day, Queen Margaret did not wear a gorgeous court dress. Instead, she only wore a plain white casual dress, and she did not wear any pink or pink on her face.
Compared with usual, it is a little less graceful, but a little more beautiful, like a hibiscus emerging from the water, all its beauty faded.
Archbishop Nerga took it for granted that the Queen's casual dress was a sign of goodwill towards himself and the Church of Light, or even a sign of weakness.
However, the trial of the Sistine Prime Minister is of vital importance and involves the interests of the Kingdom of Braden, the Church of Light and the Kingdom of Ferrand across the strait.
Therefore, Archbishop Nerga does not have much confidence in whether the Queen will directly agree to him.
In order to convince the queen, he even prepared many lines in his mind in advance: coercive, tempting, persuasive, overwhelming with righteousness...
All in all, in his opinion, it would be difficult to convince the queen who once wanted to go against the Church of Light without going through a fierce verbal confrontation.
However, Queen Margaret's reaction far exceeded his expectations.
She smiled slightly and said to him with a particularly cheerful attitude: "Of course there is no problem, Lord Bishop. Matters involving the Church of Light should naturally be left to the Church of Light."
Upon hearing her words, Archbishop Nerga was stunned for a moment.
All the lines he had planned in advance were stuck in his throat, and he couldn't use any of them.
Queen Margaret...how could she agree to my request so easily?
If I remember correctly, hasn't she been trying every means to suppress the power of the Church of Light in the Kingdom of Braden?
Even if she finally had to agree to my request due to her power, according to her character, she would have bargained with me beforehand!
How could you agree so readily?
"So, Your Majesty, I plan to transfer former Prime Minister Sistine King to the court of the Church of Light for processing. Do you have any objection?"
With a skeptical attitude, Archbishop Nerga asked the question again.
"As long as His Majesty the Pope has no objections, I have no objections," the Queen replied with a smile.
"real?"
"Yes."
Seeing the affirmative attitude on the Queen's face, Archbishop Nerga finally silently accepted this incredible fact.
He thought: Maybe before this, Alan York and the Queen had reached an alliance, and they were discussing together to deal with me, and wanted to contact the New Party and the Mage Tower to jointly suppress the power of the Church of Light in the Kingdom of Braden. But now, Alan York was
With me under house arrest, their alliance suddenly lost its backbone. As a result, the Queen was now isolated and helpless, so she had no choice but to compromise with me and admit defeat.
"Thank you, Her Majesty the Queen!" Thinking of this, Archbishop Nerga finally showed a pleasant smile on his lips.
He began to feel deeply grateful for his previous decision.
Although it was a pity that all three golden pieces of paper were wasted on Alan York, at least it allowed him to "capture the thief first, capture the king" before the enemies could react, turning passivity into initiative.
Otherwise, who knows what other tricks Alan York will do secretly and hide behind his back?
"Your Majesty, there is no need to be polite," the Queen said calmly and generously, "This is the duty that a believer of the Goddess of Light should perform."
Archbishop Nerga smiled with satisfaction, and then said: "By the way, Your Majesty, did you see a man in black clothes near the palace earlier today who was moving furtively?"
"That man tried to sneak into Hagia Sophia late at night to assassinate me, but he failed because of the guards' obstruction. However, he slipped away too fast, and we spent a lot of effort and failed to catch him.
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"However, I placed a magical mark on him and restricted his movements with the 'Chain of Punishment'; if the mark is correct, then he should have fled to the direction of the palace."
Archbishop Nerga composed lies without changing his face or heartbeat.
He thought: Since the Queen has decided to compromise and give up the task of handing over the Sistine Prime Minister to me, she will probably agree if I ask her to bring John over again.
The purpose of his lies was to clear up the relationship between John and the Church of Light. In this way, the magical light and "punishment chains" that appeared on John had a reasonable explanation.
However, after hearing his words, the queen frowned slightly.
She replied: "Sorry, Your Majesty, we have not seen such a person."
"Your Majesty, are you sure?"
"I'm sure," the queen replied affirmatively, "the soldiers guarding the palace have always been loyal to their duties. If any unknown person breaks into the palace, they will definitely report to me as soon as possible.
"But last night, I slept peacefully without anyone disturbing me. Obviously, no such person broke into the palace."
The queen's eyes were clear and translucent, and she looked particularly sincere, making it difficult for Archbishop Nelga to doubt her words.
"What if... your guards are negligent?"
"Impossible," the queen said in a decisive tone, "Only the best soldiers in the country can join the palace guard. They will never make mistakes on such a small issue."
Archbishop Nerga stopped talking.
He did not want to annoy Queen Margaret by discussing such boring topics as whether soldiers were loyal to their duties.
At this time, a bold idea came to his mind: It is possible that the coward John failed to complete the task, and then ran away in fear of crime.
"It seems I have to work hard to catch him back..." He shook his head and thought helplessly.
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This meeting was very brief, but it achieved the most important purpose of Bishop Nerga's trip.
According to the results of his negotiation with Queen Margarita, the Church of Light needs to pick up the Sistine Prime Minister within a week; in addition, representatives of the royal family will also attend and express their opinions at the final trial hosted by the Church of Light
.
Archbishop Nerga readily agreed.
In his opinion, as long as the Sistine Prime Minister is in his hands, everything will be fine.
He mastered several magical arts and was able to keep the Sistine Prime Minister's secrets secret.
He could even turn the Sistine Prime Minister into his own marionette, completely obeying his instructions and speaking in court.
"May the goddess protect you, your majesty."
Before leaving, Bishop Nerga said happily.
All obstacles have basically been cleared.
Neither Ellen nor the Queen can cause any trouble to him anymore.
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