"Madam, General Jeff is asking to see you outside the palace gate!" While Monica's mother and daughter were gossiping, a maid hurriedly barged in and interrupted with a somewhat panicked look.

"Panic what!" Monica, who was originally holding Erin's tender hand affectionately, her face sank, and she scolded the maid unhappily: "It's not the first time that General Jeff has come, so flustered, what kind of system!" ”

"No, no, ma'am!" The maid trembled and pointed to the outside of the palace gate, like a frightened fawn, and stammered: "General Jay, General Jeff has brought a lot of troops!" ”

"What did you say?" Monica raised her eyebrows, probably unable to believe what her ears heard, and asked again in a deep voice: "Make it clear!" ”

"Mrs. Qiyu, General Jeff has brought a lot of soldiers and chariots, and has surrounded the gates of the palace on three sides!" The maid stroked her breasts and gasped for a few breaths before replying clearly.

"Is there such a thing?" After listening carefully to the maid's words, Monica's expression couldn't help but become solemn, coughed lightly, frowned and panted and muttered, "What does this Jeff want to do?" On weekdays, he comes alone, and at most he brings two or three guards! Could it be that this kid still wants to rebel? ”

"Mom, don't be angry! This guy can't turn the sky! Besides, I'm afraid he won't have the courage to rebel. I see, my dad must have asked him to bring someone to strengthen the guard here! Erin caressed her mother's back and said a few words of comfort, but at the same time she was secretly happy in her heart. From her mother's tone, Erin clearly sensed that her mother was seriously dissatisfied with Jeff's behavior.

"Where are the others now?" Monica ignored Erin, turned her head and asked the maid again.

"Madame Hui, General Jeff should be here soon! Just when the slave maid received the report from the head of the palace internal guard, General Jeff had already led people to break into the Dikun Palace, and it was only a few minutes away from here! The maid replied tremblingly.

"Did you send any message back?" Monica's brows tightened when she heard this.

"No, ma'am! The head of the internal security force is trying to contact the Prime Minister's Office to report the situation here to the master, but the slave maid doesn't know if he has been contacted now? ”

"Mom, I think if you don't avoid it for the time being, I'll ask that Jeff what he wants to do?" Seeing that her mother's face was getting more and more solemn, Erin, who was still gloating in her heart, couldn't help but be worried. At this moment, her father, Bertrane, was in the Prime Minister's Mansion in Felton, and there were only a few ladies and servants in the entire palace, except for a reinforced camp that was responsible for the daily guards, and there was no one who could speak to the masters. If that Jeff really planned to "rebel", then the people in the entire palace would basically not be able to escape his clutches.

"Not necessarily! I'd like to see what that kid dares to do to our mother and daughter! It was probably Jeff's disrespect that made Monica really angry, and she swept away her previous sickness and shouted hatefully.

A moment later, there was a sound of heavy, rhythmic footsteps outside the Jiaofang Palace, as if a group of heavily armored marines were heading here. At the same time, a series of passwords rang out one after another. Listening to the movement outside the door, Monica's heart couldn't help but tighten, and she unconsciously clenched Erin's hand.

"Is the Prime Minister's wife here?" As several sonorous footsteps came to the door of the inner room, Jeff's voice rang out with a series of knocks.

In the whole palace, in addition to some necessary household appliances, house furniture, doors and windows are all antique-style things. The door of the inner house of the Jiaofang Hall is also a light wooden door engraved with various classical patterns, so people inside and outside the house can hear each other's movements.

"Is that Jeff? What's the matter? Monica reassured herself and asked in a loud voice.

"Yes, ma'am! On the orders of the Prime Minister, his subordinates have urgent matters and must meet his wife in person! Jeff outside the door spoke as respectful as usual, and he couldn't hear anything wrong at all.

"Then come in!" Monica glanced at Erin, who was sitting on the edge of the bed, and probably couldn't hear any flaws, so she had to speak helplessly.

"Madame!" With the creak of the wooden door being pushed open, Jeff stepped in with four heavily armed Marines, first saluted Monica, and then smiled at Erin and said, "Miss is there too!" ”

"Humph!" Erin was very tired of this guy who was usually arrogant, and snorted coldly and turned her head away.

"Jeff, I heard that you brought a large group of people to fence off this place, is there such a thing?" Monica frowned and asked in a cold voice, "What the hell do you kid want to do?" ”

"Well, madam, I'm afraid you've misunderstood!" Seeing that Monica's face was not good, Jeff hurriedly and respectfully explained briefly: "The subordinates are under the order of the prime minister to bring people to strengthen the garrison here!" ”

"Did the Prime Minister ask you to come? Then how did I not know! Monica asked, still frowning, with a hint of reproach.

"Madam, don't worry, listen to my explanation first!" Probably guessing that Monica had misunderstood him, Jeff waved his hand to let the four Marines who followed behind him retreat, and told Monica's mother and daughter what had happened.

It turned out that Jeff trespassed into the palace this time because he had received an urgent order from Bertreme and hurried here. A few hours ago, Jeff was in the barracks outside the city, arranging for someone to select a group of capable veterans to prepare to receive the weapons and equipment promised by the Fifth War Zone. However, Jeff, who was busy, suddenly received an urgent telegram from his subordinates in the city, saying that the convoy of the secret envoy of the Fifth War Zone was attacked by unknown armed men on the way to the airport, the convoy was completely wiped out, and the whereabouts of the special envoy, Major General Hilton, were unknown.

After hearing the news, Jeff's heart was suddenly agitated, and he subconsciously ordered the troops to assemble urgently and enter a state of standby at any time. Sure enough, less than a minute before his order was given, he received an urgent order from Bertreim. The order said that Jeff should urgently transfer additional troops from outside the city into the city of Felton and assist the internal affairs troops in the city to enforce martial law throughout the city. At the same time, Bertreum also asked Jeff to send some additional troops to strengthen the defense of Liliang in the valley area on the outskirts of the city.

For these two orders, Jeff certainly has priority over the latter. Therefore, he asked his subordinates to enter Felton with two Marine Divisions to assist the Internal Affairs Forces in imposing martial law throughout the whole process, while he hurried here with two regiments selected from the Personal Guard Army.

"So, I blamed you?" After listening to Jeff's explanation, Monica was a little abrupt, her brows were relieved, her tone softened, and she said lightly.

"It was the subordinates who acted too hastily and alarmed the lady and the miss, and asked the lady and the lady to forgive the sin!" Jeff hurriedly bowed down and said in fear.

"Okay, there is nothing to forgive or not forgive, you are also worried about the safety of our old and weak women and children, which is why you are in such a hurry." After the misunderstanding was cleared up, Monica regained her former kind look, and a faint smile hung on the corner of her mouth, and said in the tone of the elder blaming the junior: "However, you too, without saying hello in advance, you rushed in with the troops!" Look at it, the whole palace is scared by you! Those who don't know think you're preparing to commit a mutiny! ”

"Madame forgives her sins, her subordinates have a hundred heads, and they don't dare to have such rebellious thoughts!" Hearing Monica Zuihou's seemingly joking words, Jeff's heart jumped suddenly, and he quickly bent his body more and more, and said in a panic.

"Mom, then you two talk, I'll go out for a walk!" Seeing that things were not as bad as she imagined, Erin was also relieved. However, she couldn't get used to Jeff's face in front of her mother, and even a little disgusted, so Erin sat up from the edge of the bed and whispered to Monica.

"Hey, you damn girl, can't you have a good chat with me and General Jeff? It's rare for General Jeff to come out of his busy schedule! Monica's old face pulled when she heard this, and she reproached with some displeasure.

"Just talk to him, Mom!" Erin took Monica's hand and said coquettishly, and then didn't let Monica say more, so she quickly "escaped" from the big house, and threw down a sentence: "I'll come back when I go to play!" ”

"This kid!" Monica shook her head helplessly, pointed to the ancient wooden chair and stool next to the table to Jeff, who was looking at Erin's back, and said, "Come, General Jeff is sitting here, I want to have a good chat with you!" ”

※※※Outside the Jiaofang Palace, rows of soldiers wearing khaki marine armor, holding the weapons in their hands, guarded the palace in three steps, one post, and ten steps and one sentry. Occasionally, there are groups of motorized airships of three or two, skimming at low speed through the passages leading to the outside of the palace.

Erin, who "escaped" from the Jiaofang Palace, although she was already prepared in her heart, was still startled by the dense guards outside.

"Good boy, there are so many people!" As she spoke, Erin jumped up in front of a non-squinting Marine and curiously touched his armor.

"Hello Miss!" The Marine suddenly put away his rifle, saluted Erin, and said mechanically.

Erin was taken aback by the soldier's movements, and then pouted and muttered, "It's not fun! As soon as he finished speaking, two motorized airships floated not far away, and on them were also two soldiers with loaded guns.

"Hey, wait!" Erin's eyes lit up, as if she had discovered a new world, and she stopped the two airships abruptly.

"Uh, what's the matter, Miss?" The two soldiers who were on patrol in airships were also taken aback by Irene's actions. One of the guys staggered to the ground because of the brakes too hard, and the other guy hurriedly stopped the airship and asked Erin helplessly.

"Nothing! This lend me a ride! Erin pointed to the jet and said to the soldier.

"Huh? I'm afraid this is not good! Mademoiselle, you can see that we are on patrol, if you ......," the soldier said in embarrassment.

"What nonsense!" Erin glared at her, interrupting the soldier rather rudely. Then, without asking for the soldier's opinion, she turned around and kicked the soldier who had just tried to get up from the ground again, and she stepped lightly onto the ownerless motorized airship and started it skillfully.

The roar of the engines of the jetship rang out, and the soldiers watched in a blank and speechless manner as Erin disappeared around the corner at the end of the palace.