The battle in the city-state of Ale doesn't seem to be going well, and Vanessa has often seen Terrence plotting with his Imperial Council lately. 『』【No pop-up novel network baoly】

From the special secret letter sent to Vanessa by the archmage Meese, the queen knew more than the king. The Earl of Sfunk did not listen to his subordinates, and insisted on setting out from Mangrove Town, south of Ivory Bay, without the acceleration of the current at the mouth of the Landun River, and in the face of headwinds, it took a month to reach the edge of the Angry Sea. And just when the fleet needed to go ashore for supplies, the Duke of Windsor, which was closest to them, refused to land them for various reasons. Without thinking about it, Sfunk opened fire on the Duke of Windsor's castle, which led to a fierce battle between the two sides; After all, the Flame Fleet had come from a long distance, the Duke of Windsor Castle was at ease, and the coastal defense was sufficient, and the Spink was slaughtered, and finally he could only continue to sail towards the city-state of Ale; In this way, before they reached the city-state of Ale, only a third of the strength of the Flame Battleship remained.

Well done. Vanessa thought with satisfaction. I believe that my Grand Magician has made an indispensable catalytic contribution to this matter. Now, I'm afraid my conceited and arrogant husband is thinking about a royal conquest, right?

Sure enough, for the rest of the day, Terrence was watching the fish in the garden pond.

"Here you are, my king." Vanessa found Terrence and made an invisible curtsy behind him.

"Come here, my queen." In the past few days, Terrence has stopped abusing Vanessa, and even in bed, he always talks and laughs, and is not as peaceful as himself.

"What are you looking at?" Vanessa leaned over and sat on the redstone steps scorched by the scorching sun.

"I found it interesting that Terrence pointed to the fish swimming in the pool, "cats like to eat fish, but cats can't swim, and fish like to eat earthworms, but they can't go ashore for the rest of their lives." ”

"Is this a puzzle?" Vanessa put her hand on her cheek, "Or some obscure hint?" ”

Terrence shook his head thoughtfully, "I think it's a revelation - God has given you many temptations, but it won't let you get them lightly, and if you want to achieve them, you have to fight for yourself." ”

"When did you become a wise man?" Vanessa smiled, picked up a small rock, and threw it towards the pool, where it fell into the water and scared away the fish that were swaying around.

"That's it."

"But don't forget," Vanessa said suddenly, "that a cat wants to eat fish, and if it catches a mouse, someone will give it fish; But if the fish wants to eat the earthworm, they have to pay the price of their lives. I didn't see cats or fish, only the hand that handed them something to eat, and that hand was the supreme symbol of power. ”

For a moment, Terrence looked at her with wide eyes as if he didn't recognize the queen in front of him, and then asked vigilantly, "What do you want to say?" ”

"I know what the ships of the Flame Nation have encountered at sea—" Vanessa shook her hair, pushing away the heat that had swirled between the curls, "I heard your conversation. Your impolite Earl of Sfunk is in trouble you shouldn't have gotten into. ”

"It was a mistake to appoint him commander-in-chief of the fleet." Terrence can't deny it. "I'm thinking about withdrawing them."

"Don't!" Vanessa reached out and grabbed Terrence, "Since you want to fight, fight until they admit defeat!" ”

"But you didn't agree with me sending troops in the first place."

"That's before the hands are done." Vanessa explained, "Now that things can be resolved peacefully have been complicated, then we have to fight until we win. ”

Terrence looked at his wife in admiration, "I'd like to hear your opinion." ”

"I'm sure you already have the answer in your heart," Vanessa smiled slightly, "The cats and fish just now must be a reflection of your wishes." ”

"My queen is really observant." Terrence smiled as well, "My thoughts can't escape your eyes for a moment. Terrence suddenly changed his words, "Before, I treated you like this, didn't you think about walking away, or planning to kill me while I was asleep?" ”

"Why should I run away?" Vanessa's face changed slightly, but then she regained her composure, "I've been running away for the first half of my life, and now I'm tired and don't want to run anymore." The Burning Flame Country is my home, and I have the backing of the Summer Country, if you can cooperate with me, it would be great if you could join forces; If you continue to abuse me, I don't rule out the possibility of murdering you, but I don't think it's necessary - I can defeat you on the battlefield, and I believe I can defeat you in my bed. ”

"Should I take your words as a challenge or **?" Terrence hugged Vanessa tightly.

The queen smiled seductively at him, "Forget it." ”

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Terrence was never a dreamer. Even if you send troops to Winterfell, you will do what you say. This attack on the city-state of ale was no exception. What surprised Vanessa even more was that he actually designated himself to supervise the country after he left and handle all the government affairs.

It seems that he is beginning to accept and trust himself. Vanessa couldn't help but squint as she watched the king's flag and men in the distance. No, he won't just hand over the country to me so lightly, he must have set up an ambush for me somewhere, using the unknown table xiàn as a trigger point, and killing me with one blow!

Who could it be? Vanessa's skeptical gaze swept to Terrence's Imperial Council. Sir Thomas, loyal to the Empire? Greedy Franklin? Or is it the newly promoted captain of the guard of Yu Lian, who is good friends with him?

Vanessa shook her head, throwing the thoughts out of her mind. If I always look at things with such doubts and fears, I will never be a good ruler.

Vanessa ignored anything else and focused only on restoring people's livelihoods. If the sword and the bread could only be chosen, I believe that all the subjects of the empire would choose the latter, because the sword would not fill their stomachs, and the bread would sustain their most basic needs for life.

Author's note: Dear readers, this book has entered the end stage, thank you for your understanding and support along the way, of course, there are some readers who really care about the fate of the characters in the play, so much so that they post to threaten me, if you write whoever dies, you will do what to me, hehe, although it's just a joke, but I also appreciate your attention, this book will end on the 400th day, I hope to present you with a satisfactory ending, of course, I can't do it to everyone's satisfaction, I do my best, A perfect curtain call for everyone, thank you!