Chapter 710 Imperial Regent
Outside the door of the queen's bedroom, Purficott looked at the door of the palace with a complicated expression on his face.
She didn't want to come here if she could.
She knew clearly that once she stepped through this door, some things she had been trying to avoid would become a reality.
But looking at the disarmed knights at the palace gate, Purficott knew that things could no longer run according to her will unless she was willing to do something that neither she nor anyone else wanted to see.
"Execute these traitors." Purficott said, and then opened the door of the palace: "Everyone stays outside. I want to talk to Her Majesty the Queen alone."
Walking into the palace, it became extremely quiet because there were no busy maids and palace attendants in the past.
The sound of executions of rebellious knights outside the palace made the silence seem a bit scary.
But Purficott didn't pay attention. She just walked through the corridor, came to the room where the Queen was, knocked on the door gently and walked in.
"I guessed it was time for you to come. Sit down, little Purficott." The queen looked a little weak, but her expression was still kind. She just said hello to Purficott and did not say anything else. .
She was currently leaning on a sofa and lounge chair, her lower body covered with a blanket embroidered with the royal emblem.
The temperature in the room is a bit high, but for a frail old man, this is a necessary measure to stay alive.
"Your Majesty the Queen, I'm really sorry for letting you see such a thing happen." Purficott apologized to the Queen, and she sat down in front of the Queen: "Things were beyond my control. I didn't expect those guys to dare to launch a coup." , and you are under house arrest!”
"It doesn't matter, we all know that things can't always work according to our ideas, right?" The Queen comforted Purficott kindly, and motioned Purficott to come to her side: "It's just a thank you for your hard work, Anne. Although she has grown, she is not mature enough. You need to teach her more.”
"I will, Her Majesty the Queen." Purficott was a little sad. She came to the Queen's side and held her withered and weak palm.
"I can no longer see the future of this country, but I know you will lead it to a new situation." The Queen seemed to be nagging a little, holding Purficott's hand and speaking slowly, and Purfi Kurt also listened quietly: "Anne is not suitable to lead this country, but her identity determines that she has no other choice, unless you are willing to shoulder this responsibility for her.
But I've already forced you to do something you don't want to do, and I can't force you a second time.
I know what a heavy burden you are about to shoulder. This is not what you want, and it is not what we all want to see.
You tried to change, but unfortunately those stupid guys failed to live up to your expectations.
They ruined everything, and I need to apologize to you for this. If I can restrain them better, maybe your hard work will not be in vain. ”
"It doesn't have to be like this, Her Majesty the Queen! Things turned out like this because I didn't think carefully." Purficott knew that the Queen was talking about the royalists, but she didn't care about it.
Although the royalist coup did go beyond her expectations and made her very angry, she couldn't say how much she cared about it.
She originally planned to use the National Assembly and the cabinet to build a political structure that was relatively in line with their expectations for 'democracy and freedom', so as to maintain the operation of the country in a form that was relatively more acceptable to everyone. But it is a pity that she thinks too well of some people, and feels that no matter what they do, they will never put their desire for power above the fate and future of the country.
She underestimated people's inner desires, or in other words, she overestimated the political literacy of some people and underestimated their stupidity and incompetence.
This reminded her of a widely circulated argument in the original world: "You think the world is ruled by elites, but reality tells you that the world is just a huge grassroots team."
Originally, Purficott had doubts about this, but now...
All she could say was that these people were not even considered a grassroots team.
They ruined Purficott's efforts and forced her into a position she never wanted to be in.
It also forced her to make a choice, to choose something and a result that she was unwilling to choose.
"I'm really sorry. Please forgive me, an old man! I entrust such a heavy burden to you, a girl who is not yet 18 years old. Maybe this is my incompetence?" Melancholy also appeared on the Queen's face. With an expression on his face, he stretched out his hand to gently touch Purficott's forehead, and sighed: "It would be great if you were Anne's daughter, so that I can legitimately leave everything to you!
You don't have to carry things that you shouldn't have to carry like you do now. ”
"I don't mind, Her Majesty the Queen! This is what I promised you, and I will naturally fulfill my promise to make Victoya a better person and make Aunt Anne a qualified monarch." Purficott looked at the Queen, The sadness in her heart welled up, and she couldn't help it, but she still tried her best to assure the queen.
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The Queen nodded gently, as if she wanted to express her gratitude to Purficott more, but her body was too weak to make any bigger moves. She just pointed at a roll of sheepskin on the table next to her. Paper.
Purficott reached out and picked it up, and saw that on the paper that had been printed with fire paint and the royal seal, it was written clearly that Purficott was appointed as the regent of the empire, and at the same time, the throne was passed to Princess Anne.
This is a posthumous edict, signed by the Queen herself.
"I wanted to give this to you last time, but you didn't want it so I didn't force it." The Queen looked at the complicated expression on Purficott's face and felt very guilty, but she still continued: "I I know how difficult it will be to shoulder this responsibility, but please forgive me as an old man and a mother. I have to make this choice for the sake of the Empire and Anne.”
"It's okay, Her Majesty the Queen, this is something I have already promised." Purficott hurriedly comforted the Queen. She knew that the Queen's body was extremely weak. At this time, she had to obey the other party's words no matter how unwilling she was. explain.
What's more, for Purficott, this is indeed something she has agreed to, and it is not considered reluctant.
"On the contrary, I should apologize to you! It was my willfulness and trying to change something that made you experience something that none of us wanted to see." Purficott tried to take the responsibility on himself body.
"No, you also want this country to become better, but we all underestimated some people." The Queen smiled and sighed, then seemed to feel something, and finally said: "Leave this country to... ”
(End of chapter)