On October 25, the sixteenth year of the Apocalypse, snow had begun to fall in the northern regions of the Empire.

"Princess, the guards outside said that there were people outside the palace who asked to see you." A palace maid entered the house to report.

"Oh? Who is it? ”

The beautiful voice came from the girl who was reading a book intently lying on her side on the ivory hook flower bed, the girl's clothes were very thin, although it was cold outside, but the blazing charcoal stove made the room warm like spring, and a silver-white fox fur cloak was placed on a wide chaise longue.

Without raising her head, the girl asked casually.

"The guard said that it seemed to be a woman, but her whole body was tightly wrapped and she couldn't see anything, but she sounded young in her voice, and she wore a veil on her face, so she couldn't see her face clearly." The palace maid said.

"Huh? Hanyan, who the hell is, you go and see. The words of the beautiful palace maid named Hanyan aroused the curiosity of the girl who was reading in bed, and the girl finally raised her head.

If any normal men were present at this time, they would definitely be overwhelmed by the peerless charm of the girl in front of them. Under the faint crescent moon bent eyebrows on the delicate hibiscus jade, a pair of haunting dark eyes are full of the spirituality of nature, just like the unfathomable clear pool, and the cherry lips under the nose of the hanging gallant jade are like two touches of carmine on it by a flawless jade painter, with infinite charm. However, this qiē is not enough to make people crazy, and her lazy intoxicating aura is a sharp weapon to attract men.

Rao is Hanyan is accustomed to seeing this kind of beautiful scenery at present, and he is still dazzled, and he continued to answer after a pause: "Princess, she told the guards to inform you that she only said Pu ~ Tuo's old friend, and the princess will know." ”

"Oh? What did you say? You repeat. ”

Han Yan was accustomed to seeing the calm and calm demeanor of Her Royal Highness the Princess, and was very surprised by the princess's surprised expression, and hurriedly said it again.

"Go and invite her in! Chills. Go and welcome her in for me!" I'll tidy up my clothes. ”

The eldest princess Zhao Zirou had already gotten up from the bed, and Zhao Zirou, who had put on a fur cloak, immediately ordered her personal maid.

"It's really you! Sister Sophia! Where have you been all this time? I asked my father to send many people to you, but there is no news of you anywhere. It's really killing me! ”

When the familiar figure of the guest wearing a pitch-black cloak and a thick green veil walked into the gate of the middle courtyard, Zhao Zirou looked a little excited, and took two steps and stepped out one step at a time.

"It's me. Sister! ”

It was clear that the guests who walked into the courtyard were also very excited, and their voices trembled a little, but her magnetic voice remained unchanged.

When the guests who walked into the courtyard took off their cloaks and lifted the thick veil in front of them, a delicate face like a mythical angel was revealed, with chestnut hair and blue eyes, and a red nose and lips, which was enough to make any person of the same sex ashamed.

The guards standing guard around the courtyard gate were completely conquered, and the two peerless and enchanting encounters made all the onlookers on the side hold their breath. Look at this and look at that, my mind is drunk.

"Come, girl! Let's go inside. ”

Until the back of the third girl disappeared at the door for a long time, the guards who stood aside were still reminiscent there.

The warm environment and Zhao Zirou's sincere enthusiasm quickly melted the remaining trace of Sophia's intellectual reserve, recalling that she had quietly left Siem Kong alone and traveled thousands of miles, during which she had to disguise herself to prevent gangsters from wandering away. It took two months to come here, and I couldn't help but lay on the shoulder of Zhao Zirou, who was comforting me softly, with tears in my eyes.

The maids had already gone down after serving hot tea. Only the second daughter was left in the room. Zhao Zirou gently took off her coat for Sophia, who was still mourning and crying, and after a while, she let Sophia, who was gradually calming down, sit on the comfortable recliner, "Sister, if anything goes wrong, you can cry out first, you will get sick if you hold it in your heart." ”

"Thank you, sister. I'm fine now. I just felt that I couldn't control myself for a while, but now I'm much better. ”

The slightly red and swollen eyes did not detract from Sophia's moving posture in the slightest, adding a touch of pitiful charm.

"Okay, since you're here with your sister, you can rest in peace. There is a sister here. Zhao Zirou said comfortingly.

"Sister, I don't want to rest at this time, I am like a deaf and blind man on the road, I have no idea what the situation is in my own country, how things are happening, and I dare not inquire carefully, for fear that my identity will be discovered. You sue me, what is the kingdom of Jemerlot like now? Although Sophia is very tired physically and mentally, the pride in her bones still supports Sophia.

Sighing softly, Zhao Zirou felt a little embarrassed, she was a little worried that if she told Sophia the truth, it would break her heart, worried that she wouldn't be able to bear the blow, but if she didn't tell her, she would definitely not go to rest if she looked like this now.

Sophia also saw some dignification from Zhao Zirou's face, she gritted her teeth, and tried her best to calm her feelings, "Sister, just sue me, I can bear it, I am not as fragile as you imagined." ”

Seeing that Sophia's attitude was very resolute, Zhao Zirou had to sort out her thoughts and tell her in detail about the fall of the Jemerlot Kingdom, which Zhao Zirou personally went to the imperial intelligence department to verify and understand, which was quite detailed.

When Zhao Zirou talked about the suicide of Mantenis II, Sophia couldn't help but burst into tears.

"Father!"

Thinking back to his father's love and teaching to him since he was a child, and now he is separated by life and death, although he is not a good king, but he is definitely a competent father, thinking of this, Sophia feels even more sad.

"Sister, this time the Maqi Khanate adopted a sneak attack to destroy the Kingdom of Jemero, although the strength of the Maqi Khanate is much stronger than Gemero, but the Chinese military ministers of the Jemero court are greedy for life and fear of death, and the officials are not strict, and even some ministers collude with foreign enemies and defect in battle. Now your mother and brother are under house arrest in the capital of the Macedhanate, Sanglin, and the Macedhans are still sending people to search for your traces. ”

"My father has sent diplomats to negotiate with the Maqi Khans many times, but the Maqi Khans have a very tough attitude in this regard, and have never agreed to release your mother and brother back, but don't worry, I will go to my father and the emperor to continue to work and find a way. You can rest here in peace. After a while, Zhao Zirou saw that Sophia's love had stabilized, so she continued.

After being silent for a long time, Sophia finally raised her head, "Sister, now the Maqi Khans are openly violating a sovereign state. Isn't there any reflection from the surrounding countries? The Great Qin Empire is known as the number one power in the continent, and its strength in terms of population, land, economy, and army is far stronger than that of the Maqi Khanate. ”

Sophia's chest fluctuated due to the strong tone of her voice, and her eyes finally locked on Zhao Zirou's face, who looked a little guilty.

Zhao Zirou did not answer Sophia's seemingly sharp question, but fell into a long thought.

After a long time, Zhao Zirou let out a long sigh, why didn't she want to help her close friend regain her hatred? Yu Qing is reasonable, she should help her.

But the reality is cruel, with the national strength of the empire today. In addition to the current situation of the empire, internal and external troubles, there is no room for the slightest difference, and if you want to help Sophia restore the country, I am afraid it can only be a beautiful fantasy.

She herself did not make any efforts, and found her father, who choked back all her words with only a cold sentence: "What do you think is worthy of us using an army to avenge your sister?" ”

Seeing that Zhao Zirou, who had high hopes for herself, lowered her head and remained silent, her face was cloudy. But the bitter taste was unreservedly revealed, and Sophia only felt that her heart was slowly falling into the endless abyss. There is nothing to lean back on.

"Sister, is there something troublesome about you that makes you very difficult?" Trying her best to control her feelings, Sophia's business still seemed a little hoarse.

An indescribable sour feeling floated from Zhao Zirou's heart, and there was no need to explain anything, it was better to tell her the situation directly, anyway, sooner or later she would have to face this reality.

"Girl. To tell you the truth, when the war broke out, I also begged my father, and I also found some other people hoping that they could persuade my father to send troops to rescue the Jemero Kingdom, but first, the Jemero Kingdom resisted for too short a time. The Empire didn't have time to react more, and secondly, the Empire actually didn't have the ability to solve this crisis, which was the main reason, so my father refused my request. ”

took a breath, after all, directly saying that his country, as the number one power in the Eastern Continent, was powerless to stop the war of aggression that occurred in his neighboring country, even Zhao Zirou herself felt a little ashamed.

Sophia didn't say anything, she knew that Zhao Zirou's words were not finished, to be honest, she also wanted to know why the Great Qin Empire was indifferent to the ugly act that happened under her nose this time.

"Sister, the image of the Great Qin Empire that you see as a powerful country is actually just a superficial phenomenon, and the current empire is far from the empire it used to be. It is true that in terms of overall strength, the empire is still the first in the Eastern Continent, but there are many unspeakable hardships in it. ”

"The three northern kingdoms, stationed millions of troops on the border of the empire, waiting for the opportunity to go south to herd horses; The nomadic people of the northwest march east to Koubian every year; In the eastern sea frontier, the Japanese invasion and harassment continued; In the southern frontier, Ma Qi Khan has a honey-bellied sword, and on the surface he is friendly with the empire, but in fact, it is Sima Zhao's heart, which is known to passers-by, which greatly restricts the actions of the empire. And the two major feudal towns within the empire look at the wolf and have ill intentions, which is a big trouble for the empire. ”

Speaking of this, Zhao Zirou sighed again, "I don't know what my father thinks, but he actually appointed another envoy to the Northwest Military and Political Festival, is this step a legacy of raising tigers?" ”

Then he changed the subject, "This aspect is strictly restraining the empire, and in this situation, the ministers of the court are trying to be stable, fearing that they will be drawn into the war in the south and thus taken advantage of by other forces." ”

In fact, Zhao Zirou hasn't said everything yet, after all, this affects the image of the empire too much, the current empire is completely an empty shell of a foreign power, not to mention interfering in foreign affairs, it is rare to be able to control yourself smoothly without problems.

After listening to Zhao Zirou's words, Sophia also fell into a deep confusion, she didn't expect that the Great Qin Empire, which seemed to be a tiger beard, actually had so many troubles, and had already fallen into a predicament, it seemed that her desire to rely on it to complete the restoration of the country was completely frustrated, so where should she go? (To be continued......)