Chapter 2474 Subtle Power
At the long dining table, the king, queen and grand duke were enjoying the food. The three of them sat far apart and chatted briefly. Twenty-four servants were surrounding them, keeping quiet at any time. Waiting to offer your own services.
The Grand Duke kept chattering about Alice. At one moment he said that she should not marry her to the Gripen Empire, and at another moment he talked about the death of the crown prince. As we chatted, we talked about the current war, complaining about the circumstances that caused the war, and even said that the Creation King took advantage of the current chaos in the world to launch the war.
The Seventeenth Emperor was very unhappy after hearing this and complained: "Grand Duke, now the ministers are arguing about these things in meetings every day. I am almost bored to death. Can you stop talking about these and talk about it more relaxedly? ?”
Athena complained: “Alice is in great danger outside. She is your daughter, and you still want to relax?”
The Seventeenth Generation was unhappy and said: "I know you don't agree with Alice's marriage. Didn't Alice also end up in the Gripen Empire? Now she doesn't want to come back. If you don't want her to run around outside, I can send someone to get her back."
Athena forked a piece of fish and ate it: "She is sad, of course she doesn't want to go home. If it were me when I was young, I wouldn't want to go home. "
The seventeenth generation has a stinky face.
The Grand Duke of Black Snake glanced left and right at the king and his wife opposite, and said with a smile: "Are you having a conflict because of little Alice? Haha, young people need to experience more things to be perseverant. Love. In the future, Liz will be the queen of a great empire. She should be like a flower on a cliff, both beautiful and deeply rooted in the rock formations. Athena's experience of getting married a few years ago was a training for her. ah , without experiencing the coldness and cruelty of the regime, it is impossible to cultivate the qualities of Aoxue Lingshuang. However, we still have to quickly take her back and protect her. As the most important heir of the empire, her fate is related to the future of the empire, right? ?"
The seventeenth generation's face softened a little, and he breathed lightly: "Of course, Alice is my most beloved daughter, and I will not make fun of her."
Grand Duke Black Snake sipped his wine and said: "I heard that the mercenary who kidnapped Alice appeared again, and I thought he was dead. This man is now a dangerous person, and it is not safe for Alice to be with him. Ah.”
Athena Taking care of the food on the plate, he said: "I sent someone to protect Alice, let her play outside for a while, and then persuade her to come back when she feels relieved."
"Oh, Queen , you sent someone there?" The Seventeenth Generation didn't know about this: "Who is she? Is she reliable?"
Athena said: "She is the daughter of a servant at home. She used to be with me for a few years. Later, I let her enter the Empire's Holy Moon Knights to train for a period of time. , and self-improvement around the world , A few years ago, Veronka went to the Warcraft Forest to train, and I also arranged for her to join the retinue to protect her secretly."
"Oh, I have joined the Holy Moon Knights, how strong is it that I can protect Alice? ”
Athena said: "If it hadn't been for Alice, I originally planned to keep her by my side as my personal bodyguard, or return to the Knights to take up a high-level military position."
"Only one person to protect her? Not enough?" asked the Grand Duke.
Athena said: "She is very capable and loyal. I trust her. I asked her to protect her secretly. It is convenient for one person to do things alone. If there are too many people around, Alice will notice it and become resistant." Alice is in her rebellious phase now, and I am afraid she hates my and her father’s interference with her.”
The Seventeenth Handed the Food in Silence.
After the meal, the Seventeenth had some state affairs to deal with, so he took the first step. The Black Snake Grand Duke sent him out, and then continued chatting with the Queen in the garden.
The Grand Duke said: "What happened to the children of Christine's family? Their family has a great influence on the empire."
"The Grand Duke is very well-informed. It's not like you never care about the powerful and the political situation." "?"
"So many big things have happened on the mainland this year. Even if I indulge in pleasure, I can still hear the comments of the attendants." : "Since the murder of Veronka, the Seventeenth Emperor secretly transferred the several illegitimate children he had with his mistress, but he didn't care so much about Alice. It seems that he had already prepared the plan."
< br>“You know so much.”
“This is related to the bloodline of my Yihubeti and the inheritance of my grandniece to the throne. I don’t dare to be careless at all.”
Athena said coldly: "Humph, he doesn't dare to save money."
"Of course he doesn't dare. He doesn't dare to ignore the status of the Yihubei family in the Demon Moon. But you can't do nothing. Yes, as the current first heir, Alice needs only one trusted person to protect her, so she needs to send someone else. Tillet has one less daughter, and there are others. Our Yihubei family only has Alice. If you don’t have enough people around you, I have a few people you can trust. For the sake of the prosperity of the family, Alice can’t. Anything goes wrong.”
Athena frowned, noncommittal.
The Black Snake Archduke said again: "How about you take Johnson back?"
"No." Athena immediately refused.
"Why, the seventeenth generation still has a grudge?"
"That's his problem."
The Black Snake Archduke asked tentatively: "Athena, is Johnson... ..."
Athena interrupted him and said solemnly: "Of course! I don't have the habit of having lovers, let alone He will play with his emotions and chastity. I am married to His Majesty because of love, not because of family status and property!" The Black Snake Grand Duke sighed: "Johnson was born weak and deformed. It is no wonder that the king does not recognize his blood. . Nothing can happen to Alice!”
Athena said: "A child has died in Christine's family, and there has been a new death recently. If anything happens to Bimoye, I am afraid it will really cause turmoil in the political situation in the imperial capital."
"Queen, you are Do you want turmoil or stability?”
Athena was about to speak, but she heard something in his words: "What do you mean?"
The Black Snake Grand Duke smiled: "What a coincidence, I have pure light!"
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After coming out of the Grand Duke's mansion, Athena got on the carriage and walked halfway when someone suddenly stopped her carriage.
"Who dares to stop the carriage~!"
The servant waved his whip and was about to step forward to chase the person away when he heard the person shouting: "Please help me restore my country~!"
Athena opened the car window, stopped her men, and asked The man walked in and asked: "Who are you?"
The man had a big beard and saluted the queen respectfully: "I am the king of Ponte Kingdom, Dilmogada. How many years have I been here?" I had the pleasure of meeting Your Majesty the King and Queen in the palace before.”
"Oh, I remembered." Athena said: "You are the person Alice brought back. You are still in Debiles."
"Yes." King Ponte He said with a sad face: "In the past few years, I have been asking His Majesty the Seventeenth to lend me some troops and horses to help me restore the country, but... But His Majesty has never given me a clear answer."
Athena said: "Since I haven't given you an answer, you should find another way. It's a long way from the Demon Moon to the Eastern Continent. To help you restore your country, Disman is more suitable."
Ponte said: "Disman will not care about this, and I can't ask their consuls."
"Then I can't help you."
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"Can you help me talk to His Majesty the King? After the restoration of the country, I promise... promise..."
Athena smiled: "You are the king of a subjugated country, and you can't guarantee anything. . Our Demon Moon Empire is too far away from you. Even if you are willing to cede territory, Demon Moon You can’t get it either. If it’s for money, it’s even more uneconomical. Besides, the Demon Moon is at war and I have no time to help you recover.”
Punt tried to speak, but the queen stopped him. Once interrupted, he really couldn't get any advantage out of asking Mo Yue to send troops.
"Magic Moon can't help you." Athena looked at him.
Ponte sighed and wanted to say something more, but couldn't. He could only lower his head sadly: "I know. I'm disturbing your Majesty the Queen." He turned and left.
Athena leaned against the car window, watched him go away, and said leisurely: "Moyue can't help you, but I can help you."
This sentence stunned the desperate Ponte, He hurriedly ran back, widened his eyes and asked, "Your Majesty, what did you say? I...did I hear you correctly?"
“You heard it right.”
Ponte was extremely happy: “With…your help, Her Majesty the Queen, I…I, Ponte, will definitely be able to restore the country.”
< br>Athena said leisurely: "Don't be happy first, I have conditions."
"What conditions? No matter what the conditions are, as long as you don't want me to die, I will agree to any conditions, really!"
"Why do I want you to die? If you die, I will help you." What's the meaning?"
"Then you want to...?"
Athena smiled slightly, did not answer, and asked the coachman to drive the carriage slowly.
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(End of this chapter)