At this moment, Creon, the king of the wine valley country, seemed to be a little strange, and his health was getting worse and worse, almost to the point of not drinking or eating. Vanessa watched all of this silently, feeling a sense of security on the outside.

It's a pity that Brandt is not stupid, he sees through Vanessa's tricks, and writes to condemn her, which makes the queen sad.

"He's a real fool." After reading Brandt's letter, Reina commented with a calm face.

"He just doesn't fit into this Game of Thrones." Vanessa put the letter aside and continued to read the other documents, "Write back to him and tell him that I can no longer continue to do anything to Creon, but ask Brant to tell him that he is powerful and pay tribute to the Burning Flame Kingdom." ”

"If Brandt were to talk about it, Creon would think he was part of it, and would only hate him even more." Reyna said objectively.

"That's why we cut off the kindness of Brandt's woman." Vanessa stamped her coat of arms on a parchment scroll, a profile portrait of the Queen, surrounded by a rose wreath and a flame pattern, symbolizing the flatness of midsummer and flames, "His righteous spirit can rule well in Neverwinter, but it won't work with me, and he can only help me if he is cornered." ”

"You really use people to the bones, and you don't miss a little leftover." Reina said unemotionally, "Don't forget, he's your lover." ”

"So are you." Vanessa looked up at the archer, "But where were you when I was raped by Terrence?" I have to plan for myself - without harming your interests, of course. She stood up and stretched, "Forget it, I'm no longer the helpless little girl you saw on a rainy night for the first time, and I'm going to look at all of Olopus, so it's not enough to take advantage of one Brant." ”

"Yes, and the Duke of Morton of the Hillland," Reiner reluctantly agreed to Vanessa's approach, "his mother, Queen Camilla, has once again proposed to you an old marriage contract, and perhaps she wants to use this marriage to unite with the Flame Nation in order to restrain Creon. ”

"Drag it out first," Vanessa relented, and then sat down behind her desk, "neither refusing, nor agreeing so quickly, but putting it off for a year and a half in the name of my widow, until they are both defeated." ”

"Or, if she's willing to acknowledge your rule and make the country of Ganshan Ling a county of the Burning Flames—" Reiner made a bold idea.

Vanessa's eyes lit up, "Then it depends on your means." If you can expand the Ether Mercenary Regiment and continue to provoke the Wine Valley Kingdom to fight with the Mountain Country, I think the Mountain Dwarves will naturally come to us. ”

"Yes, I'll go." Reina turned to leave the Long Night Hall.

Vanessa looked at the archer's back and felt that she was becoming more and more inseparable from him. His own great magician Mees is now quietly infiltrating the palace of the King of Wine Valley, and the mission is progressing smoothly, but the time has dragged on for too long, and without these two people by his side, I don't know who else will share such a heavy burden for himself.

At this time, the door of the Long Night Hall was pushed open again, and Yu Lian, the former head of the imperial guard, walked in.

"Hello, my Lord Duke." Vanessa's back tensed unconsciously, this chief guard from a long-established family always messed up every time he appeared, what bad news did he bring this time?

"I want to intercede for Drax, Her Majesty." Yu Lian got straight to the point, his wife is Vanessa's nominal cousin, and her status should not be underestimated, but only the two of them know how heavy this fake relative is.

"I know you're a loving and righteous person." Vanessa deliberately crossed her hands in embarrassment, "But you know what? Sometimes, we do wrong things because we use our emotions when we should be using our brains. Drax had not made such a mistake, and his reaction in the moment of crisis was purely intellectual. ”

"So you agree with him?" Hope ignited in Yu Lian's eyes.

"I'm saying you don't have that kind of sanity." Vanessa replied coldly, "First of all, you failed to turn the tide in a moment of crisis and stop me from stabbing your royal guards; And now thou hast spoken well for thy brother who betrayed thee, and let me let him go. She squinted at him, "Listen to me, this is not for you, you better take my 'cousin' back to your hometown in the countryside." ”

"You want to remove me?" Yu Lian had expected such a day, but he didn't expect that he would not be able to exchange his brother's life with his own Juelu, so he planned to break the kettle and try again, "If I voluntarily give up all titles and status, can you consider letting Drax go?" After all, he was a subordinate of the previous king, and he-"

"His loyalty is unquestionable." Vanessa was a little annoyed and interrupted Yu Lian's words, "And his sin doesn't deviate much from who he is faithful to, what really annoys me is his dark face hidden in the shadows!" He's like a leopard lurking in the grass, and as soon as you reveal a fatal flaw, he will pounce on you and bite your throat! The siege of the temple is a prime example of this. ”

"So what does it take for you to let him go?"

Vanessa leaned back and looked at Yu Lian studyingly, he finally couldn't hold his breath, "Drax is just your deputy, why do you care so much about his life or death?" She raised her hand and made a very casual gesture, "Still, what handle do you have in his hand?" ”

"He," Julien said with difficulty, but at last he said, "he is my father's illegitimate son." ”

"That makes sense." Vanessa smiled meaningfully, "Whether it's for the sake of family fortune or status, he has reason to wish you died sooner." ”

"In the Flame Country, illegitimate children are not allowed to inherit the family estate, and they do not have a place in the guild, but my father has found a well-born adoptive father for Drax so that he can have a chance to join the Imperial Guard." "Our family has always valued our offspring and does not want to lose any of our blood, so my father has asked me to beg you to be extra gracious and spare Drax, and we will deal with him severely. ”

Vanessa stared at Yu Lian for a while, until he felt uncomfortable, and finally said, "I don't care about your family affairs, but, you know that I'm a little scared after I went to Fire Dragon Village," she kept staring into the other's eyes, "I'm afraid that an unstable resource like Dark Heavy Oil will continue to be in the hands of someone who is also mentally unstable—you know what I mean?" ”

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