Anrui saw Alice's reaction in the eyes and asked with a smile, "Are you happy to be home?" ”

"Of course I'm happy, but I'm a little nervous at the same time." Alice replied.

"Why are you nervous?"

"I can't tell, probably because I haven't been back for too long, and the thought of seeing my queen mother later, my heart jumps."

"What's so nervous about mother and daughter seeing each other, seeing your mother, I'm the one who should be nervous."

"That's right, you're the one who should be nervous." Alice nodded, took a deep breath, and her full chest rose and fell, arching the lace placket into a graceful arc.

Anrui stretched out his hand, grabbed Alice's waist, and quickened her walking.

This is not the imperial city of Aoki Province, and it is still a long way from it. Anrui and Alice arrived at the Imperial City with a small entourage of people who took a shortcut through the Guò portal, leaving most of the men and ships in the harbor.

After arriving in the Imperial City, An Rui was warmly received and temporarily placed in a lounge, waiting to meet Alice's mother, the queen of Aoki Province.

It stands to reason that her daughter rushed back with her fiancé from thousands of miles, and the queen should do her best to receive her, not to mention that An Rui's current identity is also the king of a country, and he can't be lazy. But Anrui and Alice waited for a long time, but they didn't see the queen coming, and something seemed to have gone wrong.

The queen sent a receptionist to receive Anrui and the two, who stayed by her side. Curious, An Rui asked the receptionist about it.

The receptionist thought Anrui was angry. hurriedly apologized: "Dear King Anrui, please don't be impatient, after the queen is busy with the matter at hand." I'll be sure to come and see you as soon as possible. You are a distinguished guest of Aoki Country, and our country will not treat you slowly, so please don't mind. ”

"I don't mind, I'm just a little curious. In this case, the queen of your country must have something particularly important at hand if she does not come for a long time. Anrui smiled.

"Ugh. Yes, it is indeed a very important thing. ”

"Looks like you know what the Queen is up to, can you tell me?"

"This ......" the receptionist was a little stumbling. It took me a long time to tell what the queen was busy with.

It turned out that the "Hessian Country", a country adjacent to Aoki Province, had sent an envoy to discuss some territorial boundary issues with Aoki Province, and some of the national boundaries between the two countries had long been disputed and they did not give in to each other. Friction often occurs for this. The country of Hesse came this time. I want to redefine the border between the two countries.

This is a big deal, and the envoys of the country of Hesse came relatively early, so the queen was dragged back, and the talks have not been finished so far.

After listening to the reception officer's answer, An Rui frowned slightly and asked, "How big is the disputed territory?" ”

"It's about 200,000 square kilometers, which is a lot of land for a small country like ours. And the geographical location of that land is very special. It belongs to the throat road leading to the interior of Aoki Province, and if it is returned to another country. It will shut down our trade routes to the interior. The receptionist replied.

"Who does this land belong to? Is there any basis for this? ”

"It's hard to say, this land has been passed around several times, and it once belonged to the country of Hesse, and it also belonged to us. When our two countries set their borders, that land was given to us. In the past few years, the national strength of the country of Hesse has become more and more prosperous, so he turned his face and refused to admit it, and wanted to get that piece of land back. ”

"Who do you personally think that land belongs to?"

As a member of Aoki Country, of course, the receptionist could not turn his elbow out, and said as a matter of course: "I think this territory belongs to Aoki Country!" ”

"It's enough to have your words." Anrui stood up and tugged at his collar, "Take me to the council hall where Queen Dorothy and the envoy are, I want to talk to them about the border." ”

Queen Dorothy is also the queen of Aoki Province and Alice's mother.

……

In a conference hall in the Imperial Palace of Aoki Province.

Dorothy, dressed in a royal robe, sat upright in a chair and looked sharply at the other side. Although she is over forty years old, she is still very young, and she looks like Alice's sister.

Opposite the Queen, sat a male elf with a black beard, dressed in black, with the coat of arms of the country of Hesse on his chest. His face was gloomy, and he didn't give the queen on the other side a good look at all.

"Your Majesty, our country is very firm and will never give in to this dispute. The land west of the Pinnacle Mountain has historically belonged to us in the country of Hesse, and now it is time to return it to its rightful owner. The agreement was signed by a traitor, and it doesn't count, he has already been put in prison and lost his original official position. I know that you are reluctant to hand over this land, and in order to compensate you, we can pay some compensation, and the amount of this money is negotiable, so you should consider it. The elven messenger said in a tough tone.

"Your attitude is firm, and so is ours! The national border between the two countries has long been set, and it is clearly written in black and white, that land belongs to Aoki Province and will not be divided into anyone. Even if you take all the money out of the treasury, we will never give in. Dorothy's eyes widened, and her tone was equally tough, and the crisp voice echoed through the room.

"Your Majesty, this is not very good. If you refuse to give us back the land, our king will be very angry. The country of Hesse is not the country of Hesse that it used to be, and if there is any conflict between our two countries, you will not be able to bargain. By then, you will have more than just a territory. ”

"You don't threaten me there, I know better than you the details of the country of Hesse. If we really make a move, our two countries will fight for a tie at most, and Aoki will never lose to you. ”

"Do you really want to tear your face with the country of Hesse for such a small place? If the two countries really fight, they will have to be strewn with corpses and rivers of blood. ”

"Even if we pay the price of blood, we will not be able to give in."

The more Dorothy and the envoy talked, the more stiff they became, and the conversation was about to break down, when someone knocked on the door and claimed that there was something important to report. Dorothy took a deep breath, suppressed the anger in her heart, and ordered the people outside the door to come in.

The door to the chamber opened, and a herald walked up to Dorothy and whispered a few words.

Dorothy's eyes lit up when she heard this, and two strange lights appeared, she hesitated for a moment, nodded and said, "Okay, let's invite King Anrui in." (To be continued......)