Chapter Eighty-Eight: Majestic Eight Faces (8)
January 1, 1003. It was also Egil's nineteenth birthday after his rebirth. The whole of Normandy was in jubilation...
Because Egil had a bad cold before, most of it was because he had spent too much time in the damp and cold prayer room. Later, he was frightened by Artoria. So he got sick. And Egil is not as good as Artoria. So this time a severe cold cost him half his life. I have been tossing and turning for several days, and finally it is good.
As a result, Egil made such a fuss, and Artoria was also scared enough. She usually doesn't believe in ghosts and gods, but she also ran to the prayer room and prayed for Egil like Ekire.
So he was with Joan of Arc.
If it was in a normal state, Artoria would have drawn her sword and hacked Joan of Arc to death without saying anything, of course, in the end, it was a question of who would win and who would lose, although Joan of Arc was now wearing a nun's dress. But in fact, the lining is still the piece of armor from when he led the troops to fight before, and the white glittering sword is also placed in a place where you can pick it up at hand.
However, now this state ...
Egil's life and death are uncertain, but this is a real life and death uncertain. Don't take the sickness of the Middle Ages seriously. It's normal for a bad cold to die. So Artoria as a wife. The best thing to do right now is to wipe away your tears and pray for Egil.
So it's about Joan of Arc and whatever, jealousy or something. It can be delayed a little bit.
Joan of Arc, in particular, was the only religious member in the entire palace. Artoria wanted to pray that she wouldn't be able to avoid her no matter what. After going back and forth, Artoria and Joan of Arc became familiar with each other a little bit.
So, we're all women. Why should women be embarrassed by women.
With the gradual expansion of the Norman kingdom. Artoria's unease grew as well. She was infertile. He said that he could not have children even if he died. The reason for this was also the inability to have children, but the Norman kingdom needed an heir to inherit Egil's vast estate. And the same is true of the Kingdom of Northeast Britain, which was born in the heart.
Artoria was scared. Very scared. When she dies, her kingdom will be in ashes. No one remembers her feats. Her mausoleum was visited by tomb robbers...... Very, very scary.
Moreover, she, like Egil, has no relatives, well, Aurora is one, but there is no relationship between Aurora and Northeast Britain at all. The younger sister may be able to inherit the kingdom of the elder brother. But I've never heard of my sister-in-law inheriting my sister-in-law's kingdom. And Artoria's relatives ..............., well, it seems that she killed them all.
That's it, in fact, deep down, Altoria longs for an heir more than Egil, and she even thought that if she dies early, then it would be better for Egil to inherit her kingdom. After that, Egil married another woman. So that there is an heir to the kingdom.
But she was not reconciled. Because she used to think, "If Egil died before her, then she would kill herself, but if she died before Egil." But Egil wants to inherit her kingdom and marry a young and beautiful one... It's also so unfair.
Artoria suffered from gains and losses for a long time. I can't tell anyone. The heart is depressed and abnormal.
Catholicism, on the other hand, has one of the most popular things: the confessional room. It is in the dark room, separated by a wall, that the priest listens to the secrets that people cannot tell and who cannot be seen, and then comforts them.
It's very similar to the fairy tale about the king with jealous ears. Will it matter?
Of course, for this kind of thing," Egil has always scoffed at, believing that a secret is a secret. A secret that is told to others is not a secret. Especially those bastard priests.
Say: Tell me your secret. Trust me, I would never say it to anyone.
The more they say so. The more Egil felt that he could. In fact, many of his first spies were theological graduates. Working as a priest in another country to gather information. Although most of the information collected is short gossip from parents. My son is disobedient, I don't want to live anymore. My husband has someone outside, and I don't want to live anymore. My father died on the battlefield, I don't want to live, and whenever I see this kind of junk information, Egil can't help but want to complain: Then why don't you die?! He then ordered Nemulis to tell him that the spy would not want to receive a stipend this month. If you report this kind of information again, let him go home and eat himself.
But this does not mean that this kind of thing is useless. In fact, at least one-third of all useful intelligence is obtained through this channel. And that's exactly why. Egil became even more uncomfortable with the confession. He'd rather be like the little shaver in the story, digging a pit and shouting inside. I don't want to talk to the priest or anything.
That was, of course, before. As for now, doesn't Egil have Joan of Arc, and Artoria wants to find someone to confess. As I said before, there is only one Joan of Arc in the entire palace...... Artoria also understands what can be said and what cannot be said. But Artoria also thinks. This aspect of the sub... Well, it's an open secret. The entire Norman kingdom was known to have a bad stomach in Artoria. So even if you say it, it's not a big deal.
So, in fact, Artoria also thought of another way, which is adoption.
Adopt a child as his own heir and Egil, however, this is not a good candidate.
If he picked up a random child from the field, Egil wouldn't have agreed anyway.
So in any case, this child must at least have the blood of Egil.
But this candidate is not easy to find.
If Egil casually pulled a maid and gave birth to a child, then the subjects of the Norman kingdom would never admit it.
Because that child's pedigree was too low. In other words, this candidate for borrowing the womb must be a noble woman, and she must be from a famous family, or have an extremely noble status. In this way, he can gain the approval of Norman.
But in this way, another problem arises: the family is from a famous family, the status is noble, and there is an orthodox crown prince. So, who knows if the other party will want to go further and seek the position of queen?
So Artoria changed this criterion a little bit: prestige and status need to be good. Be respectable and well-educated~
The most important thing is that the strength should not be too big. There can't be any famous doors or anything like that behind it. In this case, no one supports it. And Artoria himself had the support of all the Celts, Scots and Bretons.
The queen's throne is secure......
In this way, Joan of Arc came into Artoria's sight. This guy's conditions are completely in line with Artoria's requirements, especially since Joan of Arc is still a nun, how can a nun have children. How can you be a queen? Artoria doesn't have to worry about it at all. It's just that Artoria doesn't know how Joan of Arc's character is. After all. If Joan of Arc insists on fighting with herself after being favored, it will be a big trouble. So, after the initial anger, Artoria quickly stabilized. And began to think about this possibility: could she take a child from Joan of Arc and raise it?
So, during this period of time when Egil was lying on his back. Artoria prayed for Egil every day. Running to his chuáng side to take care of him (most of the time, of course), is to test Joan of Arc.
Artoria was primarily a test of Joan of Arc's ambitions. Let's see if this woman, who is no worse than her in combat effectiveness, has the idea of replacing her.
Of course, Artoria's tentative approach is extremely primitive, or ridiculous. Basically, it was like this: put a plate of fragrant meat buns (invented by Egil) in front of Joan of Arc and see if she would steal them. Put the snack that was your own to Joan of Arc and see if Joan of Arc will steal it.
It was clear that Artoria had mistaken something, or that the whole world was like her. No resistance to food.........
In this way, Joan of Arc passed the test of Artoria without any problems. Although Joan of Arc herself did not know.
So, Artoria went to the confessional and told Joan of Arc about it.
Then he said to Joan of Arc: If you can give Egil a child, then you can barely accept her. After giving birth, she had to take it to Artoria to raise. This is absolutely non-negotiable.
Joan of Arc was speechless for a long time. I can't help but sigh in my heart: How perverted is this couple. I'm already a nun. Don't you let me go? Sure enough, it's a family...... This couple is really a good match......
Joan of Arc thought as she felt a sour feeling in her heart. It seems that he is jealous of ...............,
Seeing that Joan of Arc did not answer, Artoria seemed to have misunderstood what Joan of Arc meant.
I mistook Joan of Arc's speechlessness for being speechless because I was shy. In fact, I have already agreed in my heart.
And just like that, the matter between Artoria and Joan of Arc came to an end. Aalto said that he would no longer be hostile to Joan of Arc, at least until Joan of Arc gave birth to a child. As for whether Artoria will kill Joan of Arc after giving birth to the child. That's another story...............
"My head hurts, bastard," Egil tossed and turned on the sickbed. A deal for the future of the Norman kingdom was reached......
Anyway, today's title is Bō Melania......
Indeed, bō Melania......
Well... This was after Egil recovered from his illness. @。