Chapter 30: The Choice
The unmarried king in his 30s finally found a home in Hansar after more than ten years of exiled and wandering as a velvet horse, and in the blessing of many guests, Catherine married the king of the country as the son of the old noble, and became the queen of countless unmarried women, and the couple fell in love with each other after marriage, and after a very year, their love crystallized: Princess Di Yu was born
Does Duris know your true identity, Sophia asked
Catherine smiled and nodded: he already knew it even earlier than I thought
Marrying Duris made Catherine feel that she owed her grandfather and her compatriots in the Revenge camp, could she owe her husband any more, she wanted to confess to her husband, but she never had the courage to let Duris know that his pillow man was a rebel's spy, Catherine couldn't imagine what would happen next
It wasn't until one day, when Princess Di was one year and eight months old, that the mother and daughter were playing in the royal garden, when Duris suddenly returned with scars and blood all over her body, Catherine was shocked, and after asking, she learned that Duris had encountered eight assassins who had been ambushed in advance on the way to go while hunting, and these assassins were quite skilled in assassination, as if they had received strict special training, even though Duris had the strength of the royal knights, if Sakoros's troops arrived a minute later, the shining star of the king would probably fall early
Hearing the news, Catherine immediately understood that these assassins were sent by the old marshal, she had long heard that her grandfather had secretly trained eight assassins in order to assassinate Duris, and this time they were all sent out, and it seemed that her grandfather had spent a lot of money in order to make her lose her way as soon as possible
In fact, the old marshal's move was not intended to be in Duris, but to force Catherine to make a choice: husband or mission
So how did you choose at that time
I didn't know that Catherine said that I didn't want to lose my father, my grandfather, and my fellow citizens in the Revenge camp, and I really didn't know what to do, and my heart was a mess, and I decided not to choose either
Sophia wondered if either side was chosen
Yes, I made a ridiculous decision: to run away from home
Catherine, who has no choice, leaves a book explaining her true identity, and then leaves her daughter Di Eucalyptus on a fast horse, waving her tears and going north, she wants to return to the Far North, the country where she spent her girlhood, Catherine naively thinks that as long as she leaves behind a qiē and starts over, she will not have to struggle with painful choices, but Catherine is wrong, only a fool will use evasion to solve the problem, and when she reaches the northern border, there is a person who has already been waiting for her there earlier
What does this mean, Durris, who was wrapped in gauze all over, tore her book to shreds in front of Catherine
Didn't I already write it very clearly, Your Majesty, please let me go, Catherine has no face, and stay with you anymore, Catherine cried
But you are willing to watch Di Yu grow up in a family that lacks maternal love, and Du Rees asked
Then you are willing to let Di Yu watch her father be killed by her mother sooner or later, Catherine cried
Duris did not speak, he walked up to Catherine and hugged his wife tightly
What are you going to do, Catherine struggled hard, you already know that I am a spy, a spy who is ordered to overthrow your dynasty and kill you
Catherine bumped into Duris's wound at once, and Duriss stepped back with a thud, and red blood seeped through the gauze
Ah--majesty injured where Yan zhòng, as soon as she saw her husband injured, Catherine immediately became nervous
Catherine: I don't care if you're a spy or not, at this moment you're my wife, that's enough
At this point, why are you still ...... Please forget me, please let me go, Catherine fell into tears, wow, wow, you are the king of a country, you can re-elect a queen at any time, and there are many women who are more beautiful and virtuous than me in the capital, as long as you raise your arms......
Do you think that anything can be so simply replaced, including the relationship we have lived in for more than three years, and with our daughter Di Eucalyptus
Ah--please don't say me anymore, I ...... Catherine was speechless to walk into the palace of marriage with her husband, the care of her husband when she was pregnant, the pain and joy of the birth of her daughter, and the happy play of the family of three...... The bits and pieces of more than three years flashed in her mind like a marquee
Actually, I noticed that you were hiding a sharp weapon under your skirt when we danced for the first time, and I began to suspect your identity, but I couldn't be sure until I saw your book, and I didn't believe that my guess was correct
What Catherine was stunned you already know why you have to follow me......
I don't care who you were or what you're going to become, but now I can't give up on you, Reese grabbed his wife's shoulders, I had another relationship before you, I was young and vigorous, I chose to give up shamefully, this is the only thing I have ever regretted, and this time I will never give up again
陛xià...... Catherine lay in her husband's arms in a frustrated manner, and sometimes I really wondered if you were a devil who destroyed everything of mine so lightly
Duris warmly cupped Catherine's face with both hands, gently stroked away her tears, and the four eyes were affectionately opposite each other, and the two kissed fiercely together, forgetting the existence of heaven and earth......
At that moment I felt completely melted, Catherine stood up and walked to the window, her face was covered with tears, and from then on I made up my mind that even if he was really the devil, I would never leave him, and I would protect each other and walk the road ahead
Sophia gently wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, she was so involved in listening to Queen Catherine tell her love story that Sophia couldn't help but be moved, she also stood up and walked behind Catherine: What about later
Afterward...... Catherine gently touched the glass of the window, and I followed Duris back to the royal capital in a daze, although my mission as a regent may end here, but the heart of serving the country will never change, so I became Duris's right-hand man, sharing state affairs with him, helping him to manage the kingdom in an orderly manner, so that the people can live a stable life, which is also a little thing I do for the country, of course, I will not betray my husband, let alone the compatriots and grandfathers in the regent camp
You must be in pain for so many years caught in the middle
Pain or joy, I have spent it this way, the queen turned to Sophia and smiled, "Actually, I have something else to tell you today."
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Suddenly, the expression on Catherine's face became stern: Your Royal Highness the princess heard that you have been to the Avenger camp, you should have seen the scale of it, do you know how much it costs to have such a magnificent fortification, there are nearly 10,000 people living in the camp, not including the lion mercenary group and intelligence organizations all over the country, how much does it cost to eat so many people, how much does it cost to train the army, how much does it cost to purchase weapons, How much do medicines and other military supplies cost, how much does it cost to maintain a huge intelligence network, and every expenditure is a huge amount of money, princess, do you know where the funds for the activities of our returnees have come from for so many years
I heard Alice say that the lion mercenary group took the funds raised from the mission outside, and the women in the camp sold the textiles they produced, and there was some money from the old nobles
This is just a superficial statement, in fact, the lion mercenary group earns enough commissions for them to maintain their balance of payments, which is already very good, as for the textile trade in the camp and the so-called funding of those old nobles, forget it, this money is not even enough to eat
So do you returnees have any other sources of funding?
Please come with me, Catherine took Sophia's hand and came to a row of bookcases and pointed to one of the books
Is the Holy Book ...... One of the agitations in Sophia's heart was none other than the Central Church
It is a fact that on average, 80 per cent of the annual funding for the activities of our returnees comes from the Central Church
No, Sophia shouted in a loud voice, what the Central Church has done is unforgivable, they have done all the bad things in the name of God, how can you accept their funding, the Central Church is not only our enemy, but also the mastermind behind all the conspiracies, with the wisdom of the old marshal, how can he not see that the Central Church is just trying to use the Restoration
It's ironic, right, in the past, with the covert support of the Central Church, Duris led the coalition to destroy our Pole Kingdom, and now we are engaged in the activities of overthrowing Duris with the support of the Central Church, and the conversion between friends and enemies is so casual, Catherine took Sophia's hand and came to the chair and sat down, in fact, I also warned Grandpa not to associate with the Central Church anymore, but Grandpa didn't listen to him at all, he didn't hesitate to use any power for the so-called ideal of recovering the country, even if he was a former enemy
Catherine's words brought a great feeling to Sophia: If Uncle Regunor hadn't brought me to the Snowy Federation back then, if I hadn't been taught by Teacher Angel and followed you to the Revenge camp, I would have become an accomplice of the Central Church now
In fact, everything seems to be an innumerable accidental collision, and there are inevitable reasons in it, Her Royal Highness the princess has something to say, I don't know whether to say it or not, Catherine paused, I don't want to shelter my husband, in fact, the Central Holy See has been plotting against our Pole Kingdom for a long time, but the previous kings did not notice it, and it is a matter of time before the country dies, if the commander-in-chief of the coalition army was not Duris, or Duriss did not put the crown on his head, the country is probably much worse now
This is a familiar statement, and it seems that Duris has said it to me as well
Yes, I have slept with Duris for so long, he is a man who stands tall in the sky, a true warrior who adheres to the way of chivalry, and Sophia sees admiration in Catherine's eyes
After a short period of intoxication, Catherine couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed when she saw Sophia staring at her curiously, she smiled and said, "Your Highness, let's go back to the issue of the Holy See's funds, do you know the origin of those people we killed in the cemetery last night, princess?"
Could it be someone from the Inquisition, Sophia didn't even think about it, and already had the answer in her heart
It was Catherine who nodded in agreement, and their task was to communicate with the people of the Regents and secretly hand over the funds, but this time the amount was too large compared to the past, and in their words, it was enough for us to spend 5-8 years, Your Highness, do you know why General 'Mustang' led his troops to lurk near the royal capital, in addition to taking you captive to the Regent camp, there is also an important task to escort this huge amount of money back to the camp
Leonard's business, you know, Sophia was shocked
Princess, don't forget that I'm in charge of intelligence, and I know that you and your companions had a conflict with the 'wild horses', well, Leonard's woods in the southern suburbs
You stalk me
No, it's just that the 'Mustang' is close to me, and the information about the church and the huge amount of money also came from this way, last night the two of us pretended to be the subordinates of the 'Mustang' and killed the spies of the Inquisition, in addition to robbing this batch of treasures, I also hope to warn the compatriots in the camp not to have anything to do with the Central Church anymore
Thank you for suing me for this qiē
You don't have to thank me, I'm just doing my duty, Catherine laughed and said, I have another thing I have to tell you
What the
Duris had promised me that he would return the throne to the princess if he found the exiled princess Sophia, and the princess had the ability to take charge of her own affairs
Ah, Sophia opened her mouth wide in disbelief
Just as I had to make a choice back then, Your Highness Princess, you also have to face a choice now, and there is no need to rush into a decision, and it is your right to consider it
Hello --
Feeling a chill, Sophia woke up from the water, and before she knew it, the hot water in the bath had cooled, and she actually fell asleep in the bathtub
Sophia got up from the bathtub, dried herself and dressed, and then she walked to the mirror and looked at the beautiful blonde girl in the mirror, imagining her sitting on the throne in a royal robe and a crown, receiving praise from her subjects—a throne she could never have imagined was so close to her
Thinking of this, Sophia couldn't help but smile and said to herself in the mirror: Your Majesty the Empress is not easy to sit on the throne, can you do what Du Lisi did
The next morning, the friends were sitting around the restaurant and having breakfast
Sophia was the last to arrive, and she walked to her chair but didn't sit down
everyone
The partners who were burying their heads in the meal immediately looked up at Sophia
Let's get out of here, there's no place in this country that needs us anymore.