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It has been nearly a month since the old king's illness worsened, and the queen has not seen the old king.

During this period, she also begged to meet a few times, but was always blocked by the old king's personal intelligence AI Suzaku on the grounds of the old king's physical health.

And this time, she can go straight in.

"Your Majesty!"

As soon as the queen entered the council chamber, she immediately rushed towards the old king on the throne of thorns with a sad face.

The old king smiled and said, "Queen, you are here." ”

"Your Majesty! I miss you so much! "The queen was still a seat away from the throne of thorns, and bowed respectfully.

The old king raised his hand weakly, "It's not that I don't want to see you—you see what I'm doing." ”

"Your Majesty, don't say such things! I believe that Your Majesty will definitely tide over the difficulties and regain your strength! The queen said sincerely.

The old king smiled faintly, and then changed his words: "Queen, I don't have much time, so let's get straight to the point." You came to me this time for the assessment results, right? ”

The queen's face was embarrassed, and she hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, I heard that the third princess's Fiery Cross Star is now ranked first, and I am naturally very pleased with the change of the third princess, but I think a success does not mean anything, and the third princess's achievements have a certain degree of chance." In terms of overall strength, Xiong'er is still superior. ”

The old king said: "So, you want me to give the honor of first place in the assessment to Xiong'er, right?" ”

The queen nodded, "This is not out of selfishness as a mother, but for the future of the Empire." If Xiong'er does not win this assessment, then he will become the king of the Zhulu Empire in the future, and he will not be justified. ”

The octopus standing with his hands hanging down on the side couldn't help but frown slightly.

On this occasion, as a subordinate, he felt a little angry when he heard the queen's words.

The queen's words were full of urgency, the old king was obviously still alive, and she already wanted to put her hand on the throne of thorns.

This is just too much!

But the old king did not look angry at all.

The old king smiled lightly and said, "This heir assessment has ended, and the results have been determined. As a king, I can't cheat for personal gain, right? As for Xiong'er, his performance is indeed remarkable, but at least in this assessment, he is not as good as Lin'er. ”

"But! The three princesses clearly didn't do anything! She just relied on Chen Xing! The queen said unconvinced.

The old king said as a matter of course: "Do you think that to be a king you have to do it yourself?" No, sometimes, the best king is one who doesn't have to do anything and just chooses the right people. ”

The queen was taken aback.

It was the first time in many years that the old king had rejected her request outright.

She was a little incredulous and a little unwilling.

"Your Majesty, have you changed your mind and plan to pass on the Throne of the Deer to the Third Princess?!"

The old king smiled lightly and said, "Queen, how do you know what my heart was before?" How can I say that I have changed my mind? This heir assessment is just an assessment, and it is a reference for my succession. From this point of view, Xiong'er has a chance, and Lin'er also has a chance. ”

The queen swallowed hard, "I thought you were partial to males. ”

The old king nodded, "I prefer males, there is no doubt about that. But being a father's preference and choosing an heir as the king of a country are two different things. I'm not a wise monarch, and I've done a lot of things to the detriment of the people, but I don't think I'm a foolish monarch. ”

The queen sighed heavily, "However, such a decision by Your Majesty will make our male very sad and sad. Your Majesty, as you know, our male son has been competitive since the day he was born. No matter what he did, he never lost. If he loses to the third princess this time, he will definitely be very uncomfortable. ”

The old king said solemnly: "The more this is the case, the more he must be frustrated." If he thinks only about victory, and cannot withstand the blow of defeat, then he cannot be a king at all. He will drag the entire Zhulu Empire into the abyss of destruction. ”

The queen blinked in surprise, "Your Majesty, this sentence is too heavy, isn't it?" ”

The old king shook his head, "No, it's not heavy at all. You can tell him what I said. ”

"Your Majesty!"

The queen was about to say something, but the king of Zhulu interrupted her with a raised hand.

The old king announced in an unquestioning tone: "This assessment is over, the eldest prince is dead, the second prince is defeated, the little prince is working hard, but the final victory only belongs to the third princess." ”

There was a look of pain in the queen's big beautiful eyes.

Her son asked her to intercede, but she didn't have much hope.

But she didn't expect that the old king would be so ruthless on the issue of heirs.

It seems that it is time to plan for a long time.

We can't pin our hopes on this dying old king.

Thinking of this, the expression on the queen's face became calm.

She smiled and curtsy to the old king, "Your Majesty, you are wise. I didn't figure it out before, but now it's completely connected. I will tell Xiong'er to accept his failure calmly and let him work hard to sharpen himself. Even if he can't inherit the Throne of Thorns in the end, let him become a person who can assist the king and be useful to the Empire. ”

The old king nodded with satisfaction, "This is my virtuous queen." ”

The queen bent her knees again, "Your Majesty, you also have to pay attention to your body, now that the Wolf Empire is in dire straits, the stability of the four major empires of the human race is crumbling, and the Chasing Deer Empire needs you more than ever, you must live a long life!" ”

The old king smiled and said, "Well, you go, I should rest." ”

The moment the queen turned around, her eyes suddenly turned cold.

This change, naturally, did not escape the eye of the octopus.

The queen let out a heavy sigh of relief as she walked out of the council chamber.

Although the results of the assessment were not good, at least they pointed out a new direction for her.

The queen, however, frowned again.

She suddenly realized a problem.

From the very beginning of this question, she vaguely felt that something was wrong, but she didn't know what was wrong.

But it wasn't until she left the council chamber that she came to her senses.

The old king should have been accompanied by Suzaku all the time.

And this time, Suzaku is gone.

What is there that is important to make the old king's personal intelligence AI leave? (To be continued.) )