Originally, the New Blad Kingdom has always maintained a neutral attitude, although after the fall of the New Roman Empire, whether it is Nicaea, Epirus or Trebizond, their strength is abnormally weak, but considering many reasons, in the end, this Crusader Kingdom did not act rashly. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 But now most of the kingdom's decisions are influenced by that woman, and the original conservative policy has become completely radical, which makes Ann Lostter completely untrustworthy Baldwin. And the peace policy she advocated was completely bankrupt, and the contradictions between the Herod and the Raustines were completely irresolvable.

It can be said that there was complete despair in front of Ann Lost's eyes.

But hearing Diana's words, Ann Roste didn't seem to have any reaction, just said lightly: "Perhaps, but since that day she has ceased to be my friend." ”

The woman they were talking about was, of course, Consit's sister Sophia, who had saved Ann Lotter's life. Since Constance Dante was "killed" in the battle of Constantinople, the once innocent girl seems to be a different person.

In just a few years, now Sophia, no, should be Her Royal Highness the Duchess has already become a pivotal figure in the New Brad Kingdom. Even Cons Dante must have been puzzled if he knew what was going on!

"Your Highness Ann Lost, is there no news from Noel-kun?" At this time, Christine looked at Ann Lotte and asked cautiously. She still has a deep impression of that guard, and the loyalty he has shown in the past few years is that she and Diana have seen it. But now he is rarely seen again.

But as soon as she spoke, Diana tried to stop her with her eyes. Seeing Ann Lost's lonely eyes, Christine also immediately realized that she had broken her promise before.

"He went to the East. Maybe I was too naïve to hurt him before, so he didn't hesitate to get his hands dirty. Ann Roste shook her head. Noel was persuaded to do so, but the man eventually went to a dangerous distance. Although he knew that the other party was doing this for himself, Constance Dante only felt heartache.

And that's far from the end of it......

And at this moment in Constantinople, it is raining in autumn.

Autumn is the best season in Constantinople, and the vast autumn rain is like a light veil enveloping the vicissitudes of the city. Looking from the higher ground to the lower ground, you can see the triangular shape of the city pedestrians hurrying with umbrellas, and the maple leaves on both sides of the street have already turned red, and they are more delicate when wet by the rain. If a freehand painter happened to pass by at this time and looked down on the city from the hill, he would have lingered in this beautiful scenery without sparing his pen and ink and leaving the dollar on paper. Unfortunately, even the most astute painter cannot fully depict this delicate beauty, and this artistic conception can only be understood and not expressed.

Constantinople was the capital of the New Bullard Kingdom and the capital of the once-powerful and now historic New Roman Empire, and the royal palace is located in a corner of the city on the coast, but unfortunately it is not possible to look out at the sea from the palace. The prosperity of Constantinople was destined to be a battleground for soldiers, and the new Roman Empire relied on this unruly city to resist countless foreign invasions. Not only did it rely on the majestic walls of Theodosius, but the defense of the sea walls of Constantinople was extremely important.

Ironically, it was this strong defense that made the Herod eventually paralyzed and died of his own arrogance. Fourteen years ago, these ancient walls were unable to withstand the mighty Crusaders.

At this time, the highest part of the palace - there was the palace of the former empire, which had the name of the Holy Palace. However, this is in vain, because this is where Emperor Scipio's death was founded.

Besieged by mechs and badly damaged, the palace was completely rebuilt rather than renovated, and in place of Herod's style was a Western-style Rasteen architectural feature. On the balcony, a slender girl was leaning on the railing and looking high, not caring about the wind and rain at the moment.

And that girl was none other than Constance Dante's sister, Sophia. Since the departure of Constance Dante, she has grown up and become a beautiful lady. It's just that those eyes look a little melancholy, but the cautious personality of that day like a cat doesn't seem to have changed at all, and she is the only one here.

No one cares about this day, or someone can downplay it anymore, because today is the day of the fall of the city that never falls.

Fourteen years ago, the Crusaders breached the walls of Constantinople and tore the ancient empire apart, and the New Bullard Kingdom was born on the ruins. It was at that moment that the transition between the new and the old began......

Constantinople in the wind and rain was a completely different look at this time, without the slightest depression of the past. Instead, there is a unique beauty, and although the rain clouds in the sky obscure the sun, this rare calm is exactly what Sophia needs.

"What a deception......," the girl whispered, looking into the distance. It was as if the man was still sitting there, with solid arms for Sophia to lean on.

Suddenly there was a tune in the distance, perhaps played by an artist on the street, and the song was not sad, but a little lonely.

Sophia stood in the wind and rain and said nothing, just silently lit a white candle. Today was her grandfather's death day, but she couldn't go to the memorial service. Because she didn't even know where Emperor Scipio's body was buried. Although, due to various reasons, Sophia could not be recognized in the true sense, and her mother was persecuted and died early because her grandfather could not compete with the nobility, but the old man was his relative after all. True relatives are not just out of pure trust, as in the case of Constance Dante. In those years, although Sophia was only the sister of the Knight King, Emperor Scipio did not hesitate to fight the Senate to win the title of princess.

Now that the Si people have passed away, they don't feel like a world away.

Today's Sophia has washed away her original immaturity, and it is not at all like a few years ago. In fact, the barrier of her original mind was completely left by the death of Constantinople fourteen years ago, and her memories of the ten years with Constantine were completely muddy, but the death of Constantine four years ago made Sophia completely recall the past.

"Grandfather, mother, this time the enemy who killed you has been eliminated again." Suddenly, the girl knelt down on one knee and looked at the flickering candle flame and muttered, "It's a pity that there are too many of them, and I can't send them to hell together." ”

At this moment, this girl is completely different from the harmless child who was at the beginning, but a lonely person who stands in the cold wind of revenge and walks all the way.

When she regained her memory again, the first scene was a night of killing and betrayal. She was still young at the time, but as the grades grew, Sophia finally realized the despair of that day.

One by one, the people who once loved and protected her left her, and the good life was shattered - but at this time, Sophia's most resentful people were not the Rastins, but the people who betrayed her grandfather, and they were the same ones who killed her mother.

I'm afraid few people will know that the new Brad Kingdom changed its original conservative policy not because of the military department's victory, but because Sophia agreed to King Baldwin's request, and the price was to complete her revenge.

In the past few years, the Macedonian nobility that had been rebellious and subdued from time to time was the result of a complete purge, and it was because of their indifference that the Crusaders could drive straight into the easy siege of Constantinople, and Sophia, who had always been with the old emperor Scipio, still remembers these things clearly.

"I'm tired," added Sophia, "but revenge is still far away." But even so, I won't give up. ”

Not long ago, the girl returned to her mother's cemetery outside the city, a very secret place that she had spent a long time finding with her previous memories, where she wiped the dust off her mother's tombstone, which was the only thing Sophia could do for her mother, who died young.

In order to pay tribute to her deceased relatives, this girl who has embarked on the road of revenge will not hesitate to do anything.

Just then, there was a knock on the door, which caught Sophia's attention.

"Who is it?" Sophia asked coldly, she had clearly said that she didn't want to be disturbed by others, and because of this, there was not even a maid in her residence.

At this moment, the door was pushed open directly, and what appeared in front of Sophia was a middle-aged man who was almost old enough to be his father. There was no human touch on his grim face, it was like a piece of steel.

He was none other than Baldwin, the king of the kingdom of New Brad, and the younger brother of Count Pierce, with whom Sophia's grandfather, Emperor Scipio, had perished. Now, however, the man wants to use her identity to reunite the power of the new Roman Empire.

"Hello, Your Highness Princess." King Baldwin greeted in a cold tone, and he looked at the girl in front of him without any fluctuation in his heart. To him, Sophia's only value was that he could successfully suppress the Herodian rebellion and ambition to become emperor, and nothing else that made her care.

However, there is an equal price to be paid for all this, which is to help the girl in front of her get revenge.

"Is there anything up to you, Your Majesty?" Sophia's eyes were like a calm lake, without the slightest sparkle.

"I have fulfilled my promise, and I have been sentenced to death for those nobles who have betrayed. And what about your promise? I think even the cooperation is mutual. King Baldwin replied that the purpose of his trip was only that, and that political marriages were essential to the struggle for power, and that he was not something to be taken advantage of. Otherwise, this man would not have been able to sit on this throne for so many years.

"Cash?" Sophia looked at the man in front of her with an indifferent expression, and there was no fear in her eyes. "If you can't eliminate all the nobles involved, even if I marry you, it's just a flashy title."

"That's true, but that doesn't mean you can deceive me." The man's voice was like the clanging of a sword, making it sound uncomfortable.

Baldwin has a reputation for being iron-fisted, and in the first few years of the establishment of the New Brad Kingdom, this man had countless people's blood on his hands, and he looked at the girl in front of him with that inattentive gaze, and at that moment Sophia felt like she was being stared at by a beast.

However, the girl showed an extraordinary shock.

"I don't think I have any need to deceive you. Your Majesty! Sophia maintained a ladylike demeanor, without any panic, and even looked directly at each other with those green eyes, "And I think I still have the title of Duke of Constantinople after all." Isn't it a bit inappropriate to let you in without me? ”

"Indeed, I would have apologized to you in those words, Your Highness." Despite this, Baldwin did not have any change in expression, even when he was so confronted by a woman who could be his daughter. In a sense, he even finds the other party interesting, but this does not mean that he really regards a woman as a partner to work with, Sophia is at best a tool, and the tool for him to accomplish his great cause is just a ladder for him to realize his ambitions. If the price is too much, he doesn't mind destroying it outright. This man is far more terrifying than people look at.

"The kingdom has already paid enough sincerity, and Your Highness, you still need to think carefully at times, if you are too greedy, you will end up with nothing." It seems to be a reminder, but Baldwin is actually threatening.

"I've already given you that thing, isn't that enough?" There was a hint of anger in Sophia's voice. Constance Dante never knew that the pocket watch that Uncle Nikita had given him in the first place actually contained a lot of data about the mecha of the New Roman Empire, and that was the bargaining chip that Sophia had in the first place to negotiate with the man in front of her. But she is too naïve, making a deal with the devil, once it starts, it doesn't end, until one day she is devoured, and at this moment Sophia has already felt the other party's aggressiveness.

"By the way—" the man said in a deliberately accentuated tone, "I have received a piece of news, and now the Crusaders are besieging Trebizond. ”

Baldwin's icy gaze fell on Sophia's beautiful and flawless face, as if trying to catch something on it, but to his slight regret - nothing.

"Any questions?" Sophia asked, looking puzzled.

"Oh—it looks like nothing." It seemed that Sophia really didn't know anything, and King Baldwin, who was so sure for the time being, replied with a slight bow, and the worries in his heart were slightly reduced, but there was still a thoughtful look on the man's face.

"If nothing happens, I hope you'll be able to leave." At this moment, Sophia simply gave the order to evict the guest, although she was not afraid of this man, but feeling the other party's gaze made her feel like she was in a snake cave, and she shuddered.

She didn't want to continue that conversation with the other person. (To be continued.) )