It's been an hour since he returned to the castle, and even in the position of the Minister of Commerce and Trade, Crispin is still very impatient, and his assistant only came to him in two or three minutes to urge him to get results, knowing that the entire faction has begun to prepare for this matter, if Jessica chooses to retreat, then wouldn't they offend Maria in vain?

"Mrs. Jessica......"

Nodding slightly, Jessica didn't dare to be negligent in facing Crispin, after all, without Ernst, she was a fish to be slaughtered, not to mention that Maria was a cabinet official like Crispin also made her very afraid, of course, this is just her personal feeling, in fact, Crispin is the most feared, you must know that the military has only one creed, that is, the royal family!

As long as Jessica is unwilling to do anything, then Crispin can only say goodbye and leave, even if he has a little excesses, then hundreds of thousands of Czech troops will dare to set foot on his home.

"Mr. Crispin, what do you want me to do?"

Now that she already knows the other party's purpose, Jessica doesn't want to waste time, so she simply asks directly, if it is too much, then Jessica is ready to refuse the other party once. Fear is fear, but she can't do things that go against her conscience, especially things that harm the interests of the royal family.

"You don't need to do anything, we're ready, it's only six days before you and His Highness Heinrich go to Vilnius......"

"Just the two of us? So what about Rosa......"

"Her Royal Highness Rosa is naturally a Czech princess, and we will arrange for someone to take good care of her......"

"Princess Rosa doesn't need anyone to take care of her, and Mr. Crispin, I hope you can get out of here as soon as possible, otherwise you will be punished for treason!"

Just when Jessica was embarrassed and Crispin was looking forward to it, the butler of the castle was suddenly pushed in, and then a large number of soldiers suddenly appeared in front of the two. The person who just spoke was also the person in charge this time, a lieutenant colonel of the Royal Army.

"Dear Madam, I am the commander of the 3rd Regiment of the Royal 2nd Army Division of the Czech Principality, your safety will be my responsibility, your will is everything, please leave here Kristin Cabinet Member."

It was a young man in his 30s who spoke, and the lieutenant colonel on his shoulder represented his identity. It can be seen that he doesn't have the slightest, just to protect Jessica, which is also very obvious from what he just said, Jessica's will is everything.

Was this a private operation of the Royal Army or was it an earlier arrangement by Ernst? Crispin was a little confused, but he didn't dare to stay here, the military people have always been talkative, since the other party said that if he didn't leave, he would be punished for treason, then he would really do it.

"Lieutenant Colonel, is it okay if I leave Prague?"

Crispin, who was about to leave, couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this. He turned around with a look of joy and anticipation in his eyes, and as long as the lieutenant colonel agreed, the plan could be carried out.

"Absolutely, although I don't recommend it."

The lieutenant colonel's words did not hesitate at all, Jessica smiled happily because she got what she wanted, and then said in Crispin's expectant gaze: "I respect your opinion, I will stay here, and I hope you can ensure the safety of this place." ”

"Absolutely fine, unless all 2,000 soldiers here are killed!"

The lieutenant colonel was very categorical. This became more and more satisfying for Jessica, but then came Crispin's disappointment. He didn't expect that Jessica was just a temptation just now, testing whether the other party was under house arrest or real protection. wanted to say something, but considering the lieutenant colonel beside Jessica, in the end Crispin chose to leave.

The same thing happened not only in the castle, but also in the palace, after a meeting between the two major generals and the head of the security department, and then the royal army was responsible for the perimeter security of the palace. And the two major generals also went to the palace to report to Mary after everything had been arranged.

"Your Highness, on behalf of the 200,000 soldiers of the Royal Czech Army, I pledge your allegiance to you, your will is the direction in which we are going, and all the power of the Principality will be under your control for the time being, but I hope you will not do anything beyond your authority. Otherwise, the military will have the right to imprison you on behalf of His Majesty the Grand Duke! ”

The sudden appearance of the military also shocked Maria, but with the words of the major general, Maria was relieved and a little angry at the same time, although it is understandable to know that the other party is talking about things, but I don't know what you can't do and need you to speak up?

"So, it doesn't matter if I make a mistake in command?"

"It's okay, but we want you to leave the command to us."

When the lieutenant colonel mentioned this, Maria was suddenly a little wary, could the military have ulterior motives? If you really give them the command, if they want to rebel but can't command the soldiers, but now you give them the authority yourself......

Although she hesitated, Maria knew very well that no matter how she was guarded, the final command would still be handed over to them, after all, Ernst still needed them to rescue, and at the same time, the Soviets might have them to set up a command.

"Command can be delegated to you, but I hope that you will be able to negotiate with Prime Minister Massena in a timely manner, otherwise he has the right to terminate the command of your army at any time."

When Maria said this, her attitude was very serious, and the lieutenant colonel naturally didn't dare to say anything but agreed reluctantly, which made Massena, who had not yet left, breathe a sigh of relief, and he was also afraid that Maria would give full authority to the military, and then the Czech principality would become a military government.

"Then now you go and prepare for the support of the Grand Duke!"

The lieutenant colonel stepped back, and Maria's gaze was once again on Prime Minister Massena, who stared into Massena's eyes and asked, "Is the military trustworthy?" ”

"If the military also has the intention of murdering the royal family, then there is no one in the world in the world that you can trust."

Massena gave an answer that was not an answer, but then Maria was already very satisfied, although she knew that the most loyal person in the whole duchy was the Royal Army, but when faced with such a thing, she could not help but doubt, after all, this was a big matter related to the whole principality.

"Actually...... Your Highness, you can turn to someone. ”

Ask for help from someone? Who can be ordered at this time? Qualified, capable...... It's him?

"Archduke Ferdinand!"

Although it seemed to be doubtful, but it was convinced, Massena nodded and said: "It's Archduke Ferdinand, at this time I believe you can persuade him to help you tidy up the country, Crown Prince Charles is the acting archduke, and Archduke Ferdinand exercises the actual power of the archduke, whether it is seniority or ability, the new Archduke Ferdinand is the best candidate." ”

"Your Highness?"

"I'll go find him now."

Archduchess Maria is an anxious character, and as soon as Massena's words were finished, Mary left in a hurry, and it must be so, after all, every minute and second at this time needs to be fought for, because a second faster may be able to take the advantage, and a second slower may lose the lead or even lose more.

Archduchess Sofia looked at Maria in confusion, although she lived in Prague together, Maria didn't come here much, and she wasn't even as good as Jessica. Lord Sophie was also there, and she also looked at this younger brother and sister with doubts, and the two of them did not have much contact.

"I have something to say to Archduke Ferdinand."

This was the first sentence of Mary when she entered the door, and it was this sentence that made Archduchess Sophia even more puzzled, her daughter-in-law had a normal relationship with herself, but her relationship with her husband Archduke Ferdinand was even colder, why did she suddenly have something to say to her husband?

Although her heart was full of doubts, the Archduchess Sophia did not waste time, and directly asked the butler to go to the garden to find Archduke Ferdinand, who was reading, and just when the butler left, Prince Flender also suddenly came to the door, he was the speaker of the House of Lords (House of Nobles) naturally knew about Ernst's affairs, and he also wanted to go to the same place, so he came back and prepared to persuade Archduke Ferdinand to take the initiative to take this responsibility.

Maria glanced at Prince Flender and saluted slightly, Prince Flender didn't dare to bear this gift and hurriedly returned it, the two met a lot of times, even more than the opportunity to meet with the Lord of Sufi, after all, Prince Flanders was the dean of the House of Lords, and there were many places to deal with Maria.

Manor Gardens:

"Are you saying that Maria has something to do with me and is in a hurry?"

"Yes, it seems that there is also Prince Flender, and I seem to have seen him come back when I first came, and I was also in a hurry."

Archduke Ferdinand is an absolutely intelligent man, his face changed slightly, although he does not go out at any time except for the national inspection of the clean government, but he is still very clear about the situation of the country, although he can't guess the specific thing that can make Maria come to the door at this time, but he understands that it must be related to Ernst, and the matter is unimaginable.

"Let Maria see me in the study, and Flender too."

Originally, he was only going to see Maria, but after hesitating, Archduke Ferdinand asked the butler to also greet Prince Flender, although the butler was a little confused, but his professional ethics allowed him to leave quickly and complete Archduke Ferdinand's orders. When Maria and Prince Flender hurried to the study, Archduke Ferdinand was already waiting there, and it was hard to imagine that an old fellow in a wheelchair could be faster than them, after all, Archduke Ferdinand was about to turn 60 this year.

"What is it that makes you so flustered? I hope I haven't seen you like this outside, you've never been a qualified queen, I've always had this evaluation! ”

Archduke Ferdinand's words were hard to listen to, and Maria's face was also very ugly, which was one of the reasons why she didn't want to see Archduke Ferdinand, he never looked favorably on his daughter-in-law, although he was very face-saving on many official occasions, but his strictness made Maria dislike. In the face of such a situation, Prince Flender has no right to speak, because he has also encountered such an experience many times, of course, his face is slightly thicker. (To be continued.) )