Chapter 87: Time Is Like Quicksand (2)
"Yes, the Empire does need an heir to calm the people's unrest. After hearing Merlin's words, Lia nodded and said lightly.
Recently, because Liya and Gnavelle got married, but no children were born, the people in the country are talking about it, after all, they have been married for four years, and it is really abnormal to have no children now.
And if there are no heirs, there will be no heirs, and if Leah suddenly disappears one day, then the country will definitely be in turmoil because of the competition for the throne, which is naturally something that the people are afraid of, so it is normal to talk about this matter because of anxiety.
In the same way, some ministers in the country, although they did not dare to ask Leah to do anything directly, also vaguely said that they don't know how many times, they all hoped that Britain could have an heir to make the country more stable.
A country, a king without heirs, if one day Leah dies in battle, what will happen to the country? The answer is self-evident, either turmoil or destruction!
As for Rain Eyes, although she is a princess of Britain, she does not have the blood of Leah after all, and the most difficult thing is that she is not a man. I'm afraid no one will be willing to help her get to the top.
So this matter also made Leah very distressed, but she couldn't do anything about it, because even if she wanted to have an heir with Gnavier, how could two women have children?
Now that Merlin said it, Leah also frowned, not knowing what to do.
"You also know the situation of me and Gnevel, it is impossible to have children. Do you want to adopt a child and raise it as an heir?" said Liya after a moment's thought.
"No need, since I know your situation, and I will naturally have my own method when I say it, you don't have to worry. Merlin smiled when she saw Leah's distressed look.
"How?" asked Leah, a little confused. How two women can produce an heir is a rare curiosity that arouses her little.
"Arthur, you may be a little unacceptable, this is contrary to the chivalry you believe in, it is a forbidden act. Merlin said with a wry smile.
He knew that this disciple of his was a guy who admired the spirit of chivalry, and the most important thing was her stubborn temperament, when she became stubborn, it was simply a hundred horses that could not be pulled back. With what Lia usually shows, Merlin can probably guess Leah's character, and the justice she insists on in her heart, like the things he thinks of that are out of human sense, in his heart, it is difficult to convince Lia.
But the reason why he still said it was because he knew very clearly that in her heart, the country was more important than everything. Otherwise, he would not have given up his golden years, put layers of armor on his body, raised his sword to fight on the battlefield, and gave up everything to pray for the protection of this country.
And for the sake of the country's future, then she is likely to let go of the insistence in her heart and accept this only way now.
Although this method, in the future he saw, was the fuse that would destroy Britain. But first, he couldn't resist the arrangement of fate and the script, and second, he still had that faint hope in his heart, looking forward to the final ending, which would be different from what he saw before.
"Let's start with that. Hearing this, Liya froze for a moment, and then said lightly.
"I have a forbidden magic here, which can extract your and Gnavier's blood to give birth to a seed of life, and then put this seed of life into Gnavel's womb, and when the growth is over, it can be born like an ordinary child. Merlin said slowly and helplessly, his eyes kept watching Leah's face.
Sure enough, as Merlin expected, Leah's face suddenly turned cold, and she stood there without answering. Merlin stood there silently waiting for Leah's decision.
Just like when Leah was embarrassed about whether to marry Gnavier, he couldn't force Leah to do anything, he could only say his opinion, and then silently waited for her to make a choice, no matter what it was, it was difficult for him to change. Whether it's a predetermined fate, or Leah's choice.
"Let's go. After a long time, Liya looked at Merlin and said lightly.
Hearing this, Merlin smiled bitterly, did he really fail?
"Go to Gnevelle and tell her about it. Leah walked towards Gnavele's quarters, without looking back at Merlin.
She wasn't angry with Merlin, she knew that Merlin was doing it for her good, but she really couldn't accept this kind of thing that deviated from common sense so quickly.
However, there are gains and losses in everything, and if you want to get one thing, then you must lose another equivalent thing and what you get, which is the fairness that the world is seeking. Nothing can be obtained at no cost.
In order to protect the country and protect her people, Leah drew the sword in the stone, endured the curse from the sword in the stone, and her body stopped growing forever, accepting the fate that had been predestined for a long time, losing the most important things in her life, and losing everything she could get as a normal human being, these are the price she paid to protect the country.
And now, in order to make the country more stable and the people more at ease, she must give up some of the things she has long ago to get that 'guarantee'
The dividing line for having a baby
A year later, five years after King Arthur's wedding.
In the city of Carmela, the news of Queen Gnevel's birth of a son came out of the British royal palace.
After the news came out, the people who had been looking forward to it since they learned that Queen Gnevela was pregnant immediately ran out into the street and expressed their joy to everyone they met, hoping that more people would know about it and that more people could pray for their king.
The whole country of Britain today rejoices, and all the people, after their excitement and joy, all spontaneously pray for the joy of their king. They hoped that the new heir to the empire would be as wise as her father, and that he would lead Britain to eternal peace and tranquility.
At this time, the British royal palace is also busy, and you can see hurried crowds walking by everywhere, after all, the queen's birth is not a trivial matter, and it is also the first child, the heir of the future empire, and the 'guarantee' that everyone in the country is looking forward to, which represents an extraordinary significance.
At this time, in Gnavier's dormitory, Leah looked at the baby she was holding in her arms, her mood was very complicated, and the feeling of flesh and blood was boiling in her heart, telling her very clearly that this was her child, her and Gnavel's child.
However, there is a shadow in her mind that cannot be erased no matter what, because she knows that this child is likely to be the culprit of the collapse of her country.
She didn't know what to do with this child, whether to completely cut off the hidden dangers in the future and wipe her out, or let her grow up and face the uncertain future?
She didn't know.
Turning around, looking at Gnevere looking at her with a happy smile on her face, she knew that she couldn't do it now, she could imagine how sad Gnevere would be if she killed this child, how she would face herself, even if she didn't leave her because of this, I am afraid that there will be an insurmountable barrier between them in the future.
When Merlin put the seed of life in her womb, she began to learn the knowledge of pregnant women who were not interested in it before, began to pay attention to this, paid attention to that, and changed many of the behaviors that would harm the child before;
With her original character, most of the people who encounter this kind of difficulty will give up. But she didn't have any retreat now, even if her hand was pierced and bleeding, she persevered.
Although, after months of hard work, what she has made is still unsightly, still miserable, but at least there is progress, isn't it? At least you can see what she is doing. You don't see, at the beginning, the four things that made made the corners of Liya's mouth twitch for a long time.
She began to memorize fairy tales that she had not been interested in before, fantasizing that after the birth of the child, she would be able to tell these fairy tales to lull the child to sleep, and then sleep peacefully in the company of Leah.
Whenever she thinks of this, Gniveville always smiles silly, beautiful and moving.
These are the love that Gnevelle poured into this child, the selfless maternal love that poured into her.
Because this child is her child, the child of her and the king whom she loves.
"It's a girl, Gnevelle. Leah let out a long sigh, then looked at Gnavier and whispered. "yes, it's a cute girl. Gnavier laughed happily when she heard this. Then his face darkened again, and he looked at Liya and asked in a low voice, "Is this child going to inherit this country in the future?"
"Hmm. Leah said after a moment of silence.
She knew what Gneve wanted to express, since she wanted to inherit the country, she needed to hide her true gender like her, appear in front of everyone as a man, and lose the happiness she could have as a girl, which every mother didn't want to see.
However, she has no choice, and since she was born as her child, it is an inescapable responsibility.
"Give our children a name. Leah gently stroked Gnavier's pretty face and whispered.
"The boy's name?" asked Gniveville, a little uncomfortably.
"Hmm. Leah couldn't bear to look away, and replied no longer looking into Gnavele's eyes.
After a moment of silence, Gniveville spoke softly, "Mordred, Mordred Pendragon." Is that okay?"
Hearing this, Liya suddenly froze and stiffened, then smiled weakly and nodded while sighing at the strength of the inertia of fate.
"Give your child a name that only we know, just like me. Leah whispered as she looked at Gnavier's gloomy face.
As soon as Leah's words fell, Gnavier's eyes lit up, and she asked happily, "Really?"
"Well, really. Seeing Gnavier's happy face, Leah's mood also relaxed, and she nodded in affirmation.
"What's that called?" Seeing Leah's reaffirmation, Gniveville happily hugged her and kissed her on the cheek, and then fell into deep thought.
"Elena. ”
"What?" Gnavier asked, awakened by Leah's sudden voice, looking at Leah.
"Elena, her other name is Elena. Leah said again.
"Elena?" Gnavier thought for a moment, then leaned into Leah's ear with a happy smile on her face, "Leah is so happy now. ”
"Why do you say that?"
"Because, I now have two of our children together, and even more so, Leah, you have spoken to me in love, and this is the first time we have been married for so many years. Gnavier said a little disappointed. After all, everyone wants to hear the love words that the person they like says to them, and this matter is nothing less than whimsical for Liya, who is not good at expressing her feelings.
"Love words?" Leah's face suddenly turned red, and then she defended a little incoherently, "What kind of love words? ”
"Hee-hee, Leah is so cute like this. Gnavelle chuckled at the rare sight. Then she lay down gently and closed her eyes, she was really tired now, she was tired now.
Seeing this, Lia didn't say anything, pulled up the quilt for her, put the child next to her head, and walked out gently.
Gnavier opened her eyes, looked at Leah's back, her heart was as sweet as honey, she opened her lips and muttered, "Because, you told me an oath that belongs only to us." ”
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