Chapter 20: Wandering
In the hall of the eight elders, the leader of the elders said, "Your Majesty, we have reached a consensus on the punishment result. Pen %Fun %Pavilion www.biquge.info"
"Please." Rodia raised her eyebrows, her eyes coldly looking at the eight elders in front of her.
"Princess Modi spent the next year paying all her income to the national treasury. and deprive the hands of the military power...... In addition, in response to this defeat, Princess Modi stripped him of his imperial power and became a vassal from now on. ”
As soon as the elder's words fell, everyone couldn't help but talk about it. Rodia looked at Lindsay, who was not far from her, Lindsay stopped talking several times, while Edith opposite Lindsay kept shaking her head at her.
"Deprivation of imperial power is exempted~ The other kings have no opinion. Although Modi is reckless, he has also contributed a lot to the empire before. Morty...... This king orders you, except for the major events of the empire, you can rest in peace and meditate in your mansion! ”
Lindsey breathed a sigh of relief, after all, in her opinion, depriving the royal family of the heaviest punishment was the heaviest punishment for the members of the royal family.
The elders looked at each other and then saluted Rodia: "We all have no opinion. ”
"Lindsay, what do you think?"
Lindsay shook her head: "No opinion, Your Majesty." ”
Lindsay looked at the generals standing behind Edith, and his face was not very good. Because Lindsay herself has no opinion, the generals who were born and died with her are not saying anything. The generals are all upright and coarse, and when Lindsay lost power, they all saw how she was treated in their eyes and remembered it in their hearts. Lindsay was born and died for the empire, and it was just that he didn't get a reward for his military exploits this time, because Lindsay said that he didn't dare to ask for credit for his own affairs.
On the contrary, for a black sheep like Modi, the punishment is so painless. It made them cry out for Lindsay......
Modi sighed, weighing the pros and cons, it is better to have no income and no military power than no power. Outside, she is still the second princess, no matter who it is, she will still give her a thin face.
"Modi accepts!"
"Okay, I'm tired too~~ Let's step down~!"
Rodia left first, followed by the ministers. Modi stood up and glanced at Lindsay: "Thank you Sister Wang for interceding for Modi just now." ”
"That's it...... Modi, take care of your body, you are not lightly injured. ”
Modi nodded and left, Edith helped Lindsay, and several generals around them finally couldn't help but speak: "Her Royal Highness the eldest princess, the queen is unfair to judge like this!" ”
"General, any ruling made by Her Majesty has its own merits. I'll just listen to this kind of disrespectful words. Don't be reckless, if Her Majesty hears about it, you should know the consequences! However, I also know that Her Majesty is a wise king, but such rebellious words must not come out of the mouth of the general. ”
"It's just unfair, if it wasn't for the Duke of Edith just now, Lao Tzu would have said it a long time ago. Lindsay, you have paid so much for the empire, Her Majesty will not say anything if you don't give a reward, but Modi has ruined all of us this time by 100,000 elite soldiers!! You must know how much effort you and us have put in to train the army. ”
"Generals, I also feel sorry for those soldiers. It is not easy to bring them from recruits to veterans, and it is even more difficult for elite soldiers who can survive one tragic battle after another. Is it necessary to sentence Modi to death in order to be relieved...... She died alone, and even 100,000 elite soldiers couldn't survive! For a royal family, the punishment is already severe, and the queen is unlikely to agree to strip Modi of royal power. ”
"Huh!! Forget it, since Lindsay said so, we won't say anything~! Let's go back a few times, what Lindsay said makes sense, drink and drink! Lindsay, Edith together~! ”
Lindsay smiled: "No, next time~"
"Let's go~ I'll go to your princess's mansion and sit down." Edith patted Lindsay on the back and wrapped his arms around her waist as he left the hall.
The hall was empty, and Rhodia's figure appeared in the hall. She listened carefully to what she said just now...... Her brow furrowed slightly.
"Your Majesty, Lord Noah, please come over for a tea break." The female officer came to Rodia's side and whispered.
"Got it~ let him wait. The king is going to see the prince......"
Hovis left the harem with a gloomy face. The discerning man could see his displeasure, and after returning to the Imperial Doctor's Hall to deal with the herbs, he began to turn the book, and after a long time, Hovis was not seen turning the page. Several imperial doctors couldn't help but glance at each other a few times, but they all shrewdly glanced at each other so as not to disturb Hovis.
Edith, who had come to visit after the meeting, sat opposite Hovis, and the doctor boy poured him a cup of Hovest drink, and after taking a sip, it tasted much better than the hawthorn tea last time.
Edith put down the teacup and looked up at Hovis, who was still stunned, not knowing whether he was thinking about things in a daze or just in a daze. Edith cleared his throat and spoke, "Hovis! ”
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There was no response, Hovis didn't blink his eyes, and Edith sighed: "Hey! Hovis! With a thud, Edith slapped the table hard, making a noise to get Hovis's attention.
"Ah...... Edith, when did you come back!? Hovis came back to his senses, rubbing the corners of his somewhat sore eyes and asked casually.
"When did you come? You're embarrassed to ask, I've drunk all this pot of tea. What do you think~! Edith glared at Hovis angrily.
"Nothing......" Hovis said, closing the medical book that had never been touched.
"You're less here, it's okay to be there in a daze. Say it~~"
"I just feel that I am a little disgusted with the current life...... Hovis sighed, his expression was full of exhaustion, he was the chief imperial doctor of this imperial medicine garden, and of course he was the busiest. Frequently running around the palace, what headache and hand pain The first to pass is him Hovis...... Think of the fact that he used his medical skills for these minor injuries and illnesses, and that he was the one he was most unaccustomed to, the Queen's men......
Edith frowned and couldn't help but be a little worried, and said, "I said don't be stupid! ”
Hovis waved his hand: "That's not what I want, what if it's you?" A body of martial arts can only be practiced every day, can it be satisfied? Hovis poured himself a cup of tea and continued, "As a healer, I shouldn't have thought like this, but I don't know why, this kind of life should be a natural life that I have long been accustomed to. I don't know how, everything has changed. I went back and forth to the queen's harem every day, listening to those male concubines say something unnutritious. If I am not sick, I have to be diagnosed with minor injuries and pains, in order to see the queen. What's the point, you say? It's really weird, I really didn't have such an idea before......"
Edith fell into deep thought and burst out laughing. He raised his eyes to Hovis with a puzzled expression: "What's so strange, you have Lindsay now." I've been with her for a long time, of course, I'm disgusted with this boring and boring life~~ Or the chief imperial doctor, I can't think of this at all? ”
Yes...... Edith's words made Hovis suddenly brightened. So that's the case, he only cares about irritability, and it turns out that the reason is so simple. When he hadn't been accepted by Lindsay before, he waited and waited. As soon as he had the opportunity to appear by Lindsay's side, his joy made him happy and excited. Looking at the woman who was rectified by herself but didn't dare to protest, the satisfaction in her heart exploded. When there is hope, it will not be noticed in the boring.
And now it's different, the beloved accepts himself. I don't want to be with me all the time, and once this kind of mind is entangled, I will be irritable and dissatisfied......
"Thank you very much~ Edith." Hovis smiled happily, and his mood was much better when he figured out what to do: "Let's go~Please drink~!" ”
"It's rare~ Hovis! But Duke Ben warns you that you don't want to fool Duke Ben with the cocktail for Lindsay. ”
"Okay~ verbose!"
In the largest hotel in the Imperial City, Hovis sat in a hidden corner with Edith. Once seated, Edith unceremoniously ordered a few specialties and asked for a fine pure brew.
The waiters, who had already recognized their identities, quickly put together the food and quickly retreated, and arranged for people to guard not far from the two of them to prevent outsiders from disturbing, so that the imperial doctor and the duke could eat quietly.
"What?!" Edith's hand holding the wine glass froze on the side of his mouth with a look of shock: "I said Hovis, you're not kidding, are you!?" ”
Hovis smiled indifferently: "There's nothing that can't be joked, I've already decided." ”
Edith put down his wine glass and looked at the brisk Hovis intently and said, "Think about it, it's related to your status." ”
Hovis shook his head: "Can't you see the current situation clearly?" The Queen's attitude towards Lindsay, the way things are handled, etc., don't you think she has changed a lot? Now Lorain is not what it used to ......."
Edith was lost in thought, and he was powerless to refute. The change of the Queen, the change of the situation he remembers vividly. How can you not see it......
"So, you've made up your mind?" Edith really didn't agree with Hovis's plan, but looking at Hovis's appearance, it was obvious that he couldn't change anything.
"Of course~~," Hovis said, pouring wine for the two of them.
"Although I still don't support it much, but since you have decided, I can't say anything. I also know you have something you want to do. Edith clinked glasses with Hovis and took a sip of the wine.
It was night, and the princess's mansion was silent. Lindsay gently pushed open Isere's door and quietly walked in, and after Hovis's conditioning, his injury was mostly healed. But because of Isser's thin foundation, he is still very weak.
Coming to the bedside, Isel slept deeply. Lindsay shook her head helplessly as she looked at the cup he kicked to her feet, and reached out to cover the quilt for Iser. Looking at Isel's slender body wrapped in thick bandages, a trace of pain appeared in Lindsay's eyes, and the self-blame in his heart almost suffocated Lindsay.
Why didn't he find out about Isel's identity earlier? When she saw Isel for the first time, she should be able to associate the relationship between Isel and Fasel, not to mention that they look so similar. But all the evidence in front of him made Lindsay regard it as a coincidence. Fundamentally, she still didn't dare to touch anything about Fasel. She was afraid that she would break down......
And now...... She already knew who Isel was, how should she face him? Isel hated himself so much that he sacrificed his life to avenge his brother. Thinking of this, Lindsay's heart twitched again. Isel hated himself for killing Fasel, although this is nonsense at all, but Fasel did die because of himself...... No matter how you explain it, it's all in vain.
Lindsay was mentally prepared, she had already expected that even if Lindsay told Iser the truth, she would not be forgiven.
Lindsay stared at Iseel's sleeping face, seeing that Iseel was not sleeping peacefully, she quickly got up and left Isere's room lightly. The moment the door closed, Isel sat up and looked at the door with a complicated gaze. The moment Lindsay entered the door, he had already woken up. Lindsay approached, and the peculiar scent of her body let Isel know it was her. Covering him with a quilt and sitting by him to guard him are very clear to Isel, and at the same time of joy is tangled hatred.
Isel didn't expect that he would still be alive, and he didn't expect Lindsay to be willing to anger Queen Rodia for herself. He was actually still very happy, and when he was in pain and wandering between life and death, what Isel wanted most was to see him, the person he hated the most. God willingly, he saw it, and he survived. After surviving, Issel had intense self-blame, disgust, and self-rejection.
If it is good to be able to die on death row and under torture, before he dies, he sees Lindsay for the last time, and then goes down to accompany his brother, if so, he is also happy...... However, God did not give him this opportunity. Let him live like this......