Chapter 218
Catherine returned to the palace and hurried to the queen's residence with the letter.
Just as she was about to enter, she found her mother, Queen Felice, walking out surrounded by several noble ladies.
The Queen has just finished her meeting with several ladies and is about to go out to see them off in person.
“Your Highness the Princess!”
Several noble women bowed and saluted when they saw the eldest princess approaching, and Catherine also nodded to them.
After seeing off the guests together, the mother and daughter returned to the queen's living room.
Queen Phyllis asked strangely: "These days, haven't you been staying in the military camp during the day? Why did you come back so early today?"
Catherine took out the letter and shook it. Akira, "The news came back from my little sister."
Queen Phyllis, who was originally very calm, immediately changed to an expression that was mixed with worry and excitement, and reached out to take the letter in Catherine's hand. .
Catherine said first: "Let me explain first, Irene is safe and sound there."
The worry on the queen's face lightened a little, and she took the letter in her daughter's hand and read it carefully.
After reading it, she breathed a sigh of relief and then started to complain.
“It’s true, how can a girl do the work that men do?”
“It’s true that the man named Graiman, why do I feel that he has bad intentions? , You don’t want to have any ideas about Irene?”
Catherine smiled awkwardly, because her mother's first words seemed not only directed at her younger sister, but now she shared some of the government and military affairs for her father, which were also "men's jobs."
“Mother, it’s rare that my little sister has found something she likes to do, so let her have fun. My people reported that Earl Grayman is a very decent lord, and he shouldn’t Why do you have bad thoughts about your little sister?"
A look of resentment appeared on the queen's face, "She was having fun, and she didn't want to think about her mother missing her all day long. I really spent my life in vain. What a heartless daughter. Besides, how unbecoming is it for a dignified princess to work for a country lord, and not be laughed to death if word spreads about it? "
Northwest Bay has always been laughed at. People in the royal capital regard it as a barren land. Although the Grayman family's title is not low, they are still regarded as country lords.
Catherine defended her sister: "Well...just think of it as Eileen going out to understand the public sentiment. After all, she has grown up."
The queen sighed, "After all, we can't let her stay there for a long time, so we should find a way to get her back as soon as possible."
Catherine sadly said: "It's just from my father's side... You also know the temper of the child Irene. "Running away from home without saying a word this time is proof that I'm afraid that if my father forces her again after I come back, my little sister will do something more extreme."
After hearing what her eldest daughter said, Queen Felice also reacted. She began to be in a dilemma, and she scolded Giles, Veblen and others in her heart. If these people hadn't messed around, they would have separated her flesh and blood, and finally brought her husband along with them.
"Oh... let her stay there for a while. You have to send someone to keep an eye on her."
"Yes, I know that."
"Also, don't let your father know."
"Well... okay."
Catherine did not say that she thought her father already knew the whereabouts of Irene. She and her mother After talking for a while, he left the living room and walked to the king's office.
Halfway she met Count Morin, who was in charge of the kingdom's intelligence system. The count looked hurriedly, as if he wanted to see the king about something important.
"Mo Linqing, are you in a hurry?"
"Your Highness, I have something important to report to His Majesty the King."
"In that case, let's go together." "Yes."
Count Morin There was no hesitation. After all, Princess Catherine was the king's right-hand man. When the king was seriously ill and in a coma, she once directly assumed the responsibility of the head of the country.
……
Rodney XVI looked at his eldest daughter with a straight face, feeling helpless.
Since Irene ran away from home, her relationship with her family has suddenly dropped a lot.
Fortunately, the eldest daughter Catherine did not let her personal emotions interfere with business matters.
He already knew that Eileen had settled down in the northwest bay, and that Catherine was secretly protecting his sister. If he didn't even know about this kind of thing, he wouldn't want to be a king.
At first, he wanted to send someone to capture his little daughter immediately, but Eileen's fierce temper made him a little scrupulous. Alas... I didn't know much about this daughter in my daily life. Once a happy event turned into a funeral, But that's not good.
Later, the intelligence returned from the East made him gradually less interested in marrying the Veblen family. The situation was changing, and the Veblen family seemed to have decided to side with Giles.
If I were to marry my daughter off at this time, it would be a hot act against a cold butt.
The two largest lords in the kingdom are fighting against the royal family. As a king, I am really a failure.
Rodney XVI hesitated whether he should take his little daughter back, apologize or something, and repair the relationship with his family.
But his dignity as a king made him resist this idea.
Sigh... Let's put down the rebellion first.
The king collected his thoughts and asked: "Qing Molin, do you have anything to say?"
Earl Molin looked serious, "Your Majesty, Your Highness, about the thorns The peculiar phenomenon of the rebels in the fortress has become slightly clearer.”
Rodney XVI and Catherine immediately raised their attention.
The rebels launched an attack on Thorn Fortress, and a detailed report about the battle was sent to the royal capital.
Among them, the key descriptions are: the rebel soldiers who wear invulnerable leather armor and have strange powers. When facing ordinary soldiers, they are like knights facing farmers.
Everyone who stayed in the royal capital found it incredible. The report was written by Duke Dodge, and was also signed by Viscount Klein and Viscount Leicester. The three highest-ranking commanders in the fortress all confirmed that this report was incomparable. Real things.
Klein and Lester also personally fought against these rebel soldiers.
Because of these weird enemy soldiers, the Thorn Fortress almost fell. Fortunately, Duke Dodge used his last trump card-"Hellfire", which stopped the rebel offensive.
“According to the news that came back, it seems that there are ‘priests’ among the rebels, and after some of their... some kind of strange prayer ceremony, those rebel soldiers became As described in the report.”
"Priest? Isn't that a member of the Holy See?"
Although they were angry, the king and the princess were not surprised. There has always been a rift between the Holy See and the kingdom, and it is possible to secretly support the rebels, but...< br>
“I’ve never heard of any rituals in the church that can turn people into that!”
Katherine was very confused. Could it be that those magicians really moved the Lord of Light to perform a miracle? No kidding.
The three of them continued to discuss it in the room for a long time, still confused.
(End of this chapter)