Ivana paced back and forth on the balcony of the castle, uninterested in admiring the view from the window. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

There was a knock at the door, followed by another cat meow. Isaac's energetic face appeared outside the door, accompanied by a cat in his arms.

"Hey, dear cousin!" Isaac walked into the room, stroking the cat's head, "Cute? I call it Luna, it's clingy, it's sultry. ”

The cat, named Luna, has a pair of mandarin duck eyes, one red and one green, and is snow-white. It winked at Ivana and screamed.

Ivana glared at the cat, sat down coldly, and said with a scowling face: "You are now bold enough to dare to take your mother's army to the province of Meno." ”

Isaac placed Luna on the ground and said with an aggrieved expression, "Your Majesty the Regent's order, cousin, he said that you want to catch up with Count Arryn, so it would be better to ask the guards of the Graf family to go." Well, I didn't go as Chancellor of the Exchequer, as a cousin of Her Majesty the Queen. ”

"You still know I'm the Empress!" Ivana gave Isaac a blank look and roared, "Sebastian used my army, in my name, to send my cousin to run errands, and put my cousin in that disputed Glasburg ......"

Isaac walked up to Ivana, gave her a big hug, and kissed her on the cheek: "Oh, dear cousin, I hear you, you're worried about me. ”

I'm more worried about myself. Ivana patted Isaac on the shoulder: "Of course, Isaac, in Thundercastle, the person I trust the most is you." ”

Isaac poured himself a glass of fruit wine and his eyebrows fluttered: "I thought you trusted Sebastian the most." Cousin, when are you going to confess to His Majesty the Regent?"

I hinted at it, and he was indifferent. Ivana tugged at the hem of her skirt and said, "I'm the queen." I won't whisper and confess. ”

"Oh, okay. After all, the crown is very heavy, and if you lower your head, you will fall to the ground. Isaac smiled, "What's the scent? Jasmine, cousin, when did you like jasmine spices?"

"Do you dare to entertain me? Ivana digressed the subject, "It's great that you've come back safely." ”

"Hey, cousin, I've been used to living in the north before, and when I went to the south this time, I found out," Isaac exaggeratedly stretched out his arms and widened his eyes, like a big child, "O Seven Gods, the south is so warm, and the south is so colorful." In contrast, the north is too cold, and the decoration is only monotonous in black and white, gray and white. ”

Ivana propped her chin up with her wrist and looked at her cousin with a smile. Since childhood, Isaac has been sunny, he is not as cold as a northern man, cold as a cold wind, he is more like a southern man, full of enthusiasm, like a warm sun. The wet nurse said that maybe Isaac was born at the hottest time of summer.

"Hey, cousin, not to mention girls. The girls in the north had their skin so red from the cold, and they were covered in layers of clothing, and they were lifeless. Isaac licked his lips, "Oh, don't look at me like that, my cousin is an exception. ”

Ivana laughed, she felt relieved and relaxed, and Isaac still liked to make her as happy as he did when he was a child. At this moment, she misses the days at Grey Keep. Around the fireplace, her father hosted a family dinner, and she chased and played with a group of peers and listened to the stories told by the wet nurse.

Life has changed, and since she was 16 years old when she went south to watch the knights play and saw the mighty Prince Auguste Rudolph, her heart stayed in Thundercastle. Years later, it was discovered that August had broken her heart.

"Hey, cousin, a noble girl from the south in a flamboyant dress. Even if it is a peasant girl, wearing a short shirt, looming. Isaac's eyebrows fluttered, and his cheeks flushed.

"You got a bunch of bastards when you went south?" Ivana quipped, "not like you." ”

Isaac stood up and made an archery motion with both hands: "Oh, no. My heart has been shot by a girl. Cousin, you know, my first love affair was in Greycastle. ”

"Yes, without a problem. Ivana smiled, "Uncle Marven arranged a marriage for you, and when you saw that pockmarked noble lady, you spread your legs and ran." The marriage failed. ”

"Oh my God! I'm full of fantasies that the other party is a fair-skinned and noble girl, just like your cousin. Isaac smacked his lips pitifully, "When we met, I found that the face on the portrait was missing pockmarks, perhaps because the painter's paint was gone." ”

Ivana leaned back with a smile.

"But now it's different. I saw the girl with my own eyes, day and night. Isaac's face flushed, "She's domineering, tough and resolute." ”

"Wait, the person you get along with day and night, domineering, tough, and bold, are you sure you're in love with a girl?" wondered Ivana.

"Yes, my noble Rosenkavalier, Veretta Brien!" Isaac pressed his right fist to his chest, "Cousin, this is true love! ”

Ivana's heart suddenly burst into flames, she stood up, and said, "Hell, Isaac, I thought you were in love with someone, it turned out to be the one who is neither male nor female!"

"No, it's not that she's not a man or a woman, she's just cutting her hair short and wearing plate armor. Isaac retorted, "Her eyes are bright and moving, her lips are as delicate as red roses, and most importantly, she is not squeamish." ”

"But she's a knight, she's a knight, and God knows how she got canonized. Ivana waved her hand and said, "Uncle Marven won't agree, and I won't agree, it's a joke to spread it." ”

Isaac smacked his lips, his eyes widened, and he suddenly said in annoyance: "What's wrong with the knights? Sebastian has no title, no inheritance of the Heinrich family, nothing but the title of regent. Don't you still love him?"

Ivana was suddenly stabbed in the heart, and she roared, "That's different!"

"What's the difference, once the emperor is made, Sebastian is nothing, and you're the queen mother!" Isaac replied with a scream, "I'll correct you, Sebastian hasn't fallen in love with you yet." ”

"Get out!" Ivana was so enraged that she shook Isaac's cup so hard that it shattered.

Isaac blushed as if he was about to cry, but he held back his tears and ran out silently.

Ivana stood on the balcony and watched the stars on the Suluz Canal, which was lit up along the riverbank. The back crown is too heavy, and the back crown will fall off when confessing. Isaac's jokes left her with mixed feelings. If I wasn't queen and Sebastian wasn't regent, would we be happily together?

He is nothing but the title of regent. Isaac's angry words echoed in her ears again. No, he's my beloved. Ivana clenched the railing of the balcony.

At this moment, there was the sound of footsteps behind him.

"Why are you coming back?" she said, hoping that her cousin would come back, after all, he was one of the few relatives in Thundercastle.

"Your Majesty. A hoarse and gruff voice.

She turned and saw a swarthy face, wrinkled, eyes drifting greedily over hers.

"Commander Ludwig, it's you. I thought it was Caesar. Ivana secretly sighed deeply and adjusted her tone, "I told him to go to bed early, you know, this kid is weak, tired from playing during the day, he should rest early." ”

Commander Ludwig took over and said, "Oh, the second prince is still young after all, just wait for him to grow up." The university scholar said that some children will take away some childhood illnesses when they are growing up. ”

"I think you didn't come here to discuss the development of the second prince at such a late hour. Ivana pulled away from the topic, of course she hoped that what the bachelor said was true, but in front of Commander Ludwig, she didn't want to mention the weakness of the second prince.

Commander Ludwig sat down with a sad expression: "The situation is urgent, Your Majesty. Sebastian is cultivating his power. ”

Ivana sneered, and Ludwig, who was constantly rubbing his hands in front of him, was no longer at the Imperial Council. He turned out to be a paper tiger.

"After he had arrested Krauser and Walzer, he began to investigate the officials of the Ministry of the Interior and the Ministry of Craftsmen's Affairs. Grab one batch, and then promote another. "I'm afraid he'll soon check the military headquarters." ”

"What do you mean, he's pretending to be corrupt and installing his own people?" said Ivana, following Ludwig's words, "You have a handle on the part of him?"

Ludwig was stunned for a moment, he quickly regained his expression and said: "Isaac became Chancellor of the Exchequer, relying on the great help of our Imperial Council, I don't think Her Majesty will forget it, right?"

"And what do you want now?" Ivana heard Ludwig blackmailing her. She frowned, but she didn't want to turn the other cheek with Ludwig. The commander holds the military power.

"Her Majesty the Queen may order the Lord Regent to stop. Ludwig said bluntly, "If this continues, up to the Imperial Council, down to the low-level officials, it will be his power." ”

"I can't order him that the queen does not interfere in the regent's jurisdiction. Ivana shook her head, "And according to his personality, the more he stops, the more he will move forward." "I should have thought of this way to install my own people.

"What does Sebastian have in Thundercastle besides His Majesty's testament from the Emperor, with the title of Regent and Guardian of the Territory?" Ludwig continued, "then give him some bitterness and take off his title." ”

Ivana was shocked, and said, "What you are talking about is treason." He was canonized by His Majesty the Emperor. ”

Commander Ludwig stood up and smiled incredulously: "Your Majesty, when did you respect that drunkard so much?"

"What do you want to do?" Ivana saw Ludwig pressing closer, and in the blink of an eye pressed her into her chair.

"I want to be regent. Ludwig grabbed Ivana by the chest, "Marry the Empress." ”

"Get out of here!" Ivana slapped Ludwig, "I'm called Knight of the Imperial Guard!"

Ludwig touched his cheek, sneered, and said, "Don't forget, you and I are already in the same boat." You also have a part in the murder of the emperor. You approached me and asked me to do something in the team competition, and I said yes. ”

Ivana cowered, and she looked at Ludwig in horror.

Ludwig grinned: "You hate that drunkard." And I love you, Ivana. I thought that I would be the drunkard emperor, that I would hold the military power, that I would be the regent, and that I would marry you. With the strength of the northern forces and the strength of my army, we will create another prosperous era. ”

A false flourishing era that spans everything from the military to the administration. He wanted to rely on the army and the forces of the north to suppress the other provinces. Ivana smelled the stench on Ludwig, and she pushed him away in disgust.

"No, don't think about it for the rest of your life. She raised her head haughtily, like an angry snow leopard, "I warn you not to speak of the Emperor again, and in exchange I keep your position as commander." Otherwise, I'll scream right now and let the Imperial Guard Knight chop off your head. ”

Ludwig slowly straightened his clothes, his face regained the majesty of the commander, and bowed: "Pleasant conversation." Your Majesty, I wish you a good night. (To be continued...) ）