"Everyone," Vanessa raised her rhino horn glass, and the audience fell silent until even the sweetest of minstrels. "Thank you all for coming to my hall. Some of you are my uncles, some of you are my same age, oh Uncle Al-Aqsa, I used to cut your beard secretly when I was a child, because it is said that your beard attracts spirits in good wine at night. Of course, I later learned that the elf who often lived in the barrel turned out to be you. The crowd burst into laughter, and the graying Lord Al-Aqsa smiled at Vanessa, his fork slamming down on the table, and turnips and oatmeal grains on the people next to him.

"yes, yes, what a naughty child." Vanessa covered her smile, "The three of us used to be the jewels of the Rank Lords, and I am deeply grateful for the fact that you have doted on us like a father. At the mention of the other two princesses, the banquet hall immediately fell silent, Vanessa took a breath and said slowly, "We have all missed, and we have all fought for our own survival, which cannot be explained in a few words. Solanda is my older sister, and I am not in a position to judge her actions, but she did do what she should not have done - usurped Queen Chloe's throne. Today, I would like to reveal to you the crimes Solandar committed against me, not only did she push me off the tower, blame my disappearance on the land of the Sand Riders, which directly led to the war, but also colluded with the Sand Rider Koman to occupy Neverwinter, and finally led to the brutal murder of our mother! The hall was booed, some people scolded, some people smashed the table, and some people shouted Solanda's name to fight her, Vanessa waited for them to calm down, and then continued, "The time has come to ask for your opinions, the time has come to ask for your opinions, please issue a joint statement with me to abolish the title of Queen of Solanda Summer Country, and expel Solanda from now on?" Delin, seeing the shadow, will never allow her to set foot in the land of midsummer! ”

"Yes!"

"Agreed!"

"Long live Princess Vanessa!"

The hall resounded with enthusiastic cheers, and people responded one after another.

Someone else was shouting, "Get out of here!" ”

"All we need is Princess Vanessa!"

"I know that some of our three sisters have broken everyone's heart," Vanessa said in a heavy tone, "and I know the excruciating pain that Crescent City has suffered. But Ilia was just a child, and who hadn't been cruel at her age? She lost her mother, was desolate and helpless, and had no one to guide her correctly, which made her personality distorted and made a big mistake. I, like all others, will not forgive her, and if she were alive, I will imprison her for the rest of my life, and I will never harm the world again; If she's dead—" Vanessa shook her head sadly, swaying the thought away, "I guess that's what everyone wants to see the most, and if she's dead, I'll take her back to the Drin family's cemetery to be buried, and no one will disturb her again." ”

That's all it takes. No one said anything more.

Raising her head again, Vanessa reluctantly put on a peaceful smile, "Now, Crescent City is in ruins, and in order to erase the pain that Elija has brought to everyone, I have decided to recommend an acting city lord to everyone. As soon as these words came out, the lords' eyes widened, although they were concerned about the problems of the new city lord, but they didn't expect Vanessa to give up this position to others, Vanessa shocked them for a while, and then bowed slightly to Prince Matt beside him, "Prince Matt, follow me all the way from the country of scorching fire to the country of midsummer, and make great achievements in relieving our Crescent Moon siege, he has saved my life many times on the journey and on the battlefield, and he has the ability to govern the country, in the past few days, he has confirmed his wisdom and justice with his actions, I hope that the lords will continue to support him during his tenure, and he is in Crescent City as if I had been there. ”

Before he could finish speaking, the atmosphere at the banquet boiled, and someone shouted, "Where is he the prince?" Some people began to hammer the table, "If you want to choose the city lord, it should also be chosen by our Midsummer Country itself!" ”

"Pick you?" Swank stood beside the princess and angrily pointed at the lord who had just spoken, "Where were you when Crescent City was besieged?" Where were you when we lost our arms and our lives! You enjoy the beautiful bar on the high bed of the brothel! ”

"What are you? Dare to talk to me like that! Feeling insulted, the lord rose to his feet, and several of the lords at the end of the long table also stood up and looked at the princess at the same time, it was clear that they were allies.

"He's just a little guard," Vanessa reassured, motioning for Swank to step back, and then her tone sank, "but to tell the truth. The princess looked at the people in the hall and said in a stern tone that had never been seen before, "In the face of war, it is understandable that everyone's first thought is of course their own interests. All the lords are the courtiers of the Delin family, and they all abide by their duties and do not participate in Koman's usurpation, but during Illya's reign in Crescent City, some people secretly collaborated with the enemy army and tried to kill Illya with the help of Koman's hand! Koeman had never revealed this information to Vanessa, but she knew that at this moment, she needed to create a common enemy to keep everyone on the same page.

"Your Royal Highness, you don't know, she, she's a devil!" Some justify themselves.

"She's not worth following!" More people shouted.

"But she's still a child!" Vanessa roared back.

"Your Highness," said an old lord, standing up, bowing to the princess, and looking at her earnestly, "when people must live like rats in the dark underground, compassion is as quickly drained as milk and honey. ”

Vanessa slumped back into her chair, finally understanding what they had been through. That's what I wanted, but I couldn't be happy.

Finally, Vanessa waved her hand, "All the suffering is over. I won't go after anything, and I don't care how many people want to kill Ilia, but please acknowledge Prince Matt's temporary rule," this is a quid pro quo, Vanessa thought proudly, no one is my opponent when playing tricks, "Crescent City is my base, whether or not we can regain our country depends on you, if I can't do anything about it, then I'd rather not regain the lost territory!" With that, the princess looked at everyone.

It was only at this time that the lords understood that this feast was not for nothing.

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