The capital of the Xueman Kingdom, Xueman City, is located in the southwest of the kingdom, in a beautiful valley, and with its natural defense, no one has attacked it in history. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

The city has a population of 60,000, the second largest on the entire continent. The tall and magnificent buildings and the bustling streets all explain its prosperity. As in other large cities, the outer layer is the plebeian area, the inner layer is the nobility and the wealthy, and in the middle is the king's castle.

Gwenlith Parella, the current Queen Mother, may sound like an old woman, but she is only thirty-nine years old this year, and she is also the most glorious moment of her life. With long smooth blond hair and a charming face, it is not unreasonable that she was more suitable to sit on the throne of the queen at the beginning.

She sat in the garden, enjoying the bright afternoon sun. This kind of leisure time has increased since the new king ascended the throne.

The flowers in bloom in the garden are rare species from across the strait, and a small plant alone is worth three gold coins, more than the annual salary of a commoner in the outer city.

Delicate pastries and delicious wines sit on embroidered tables, and Gwen's long-standing choice is the classic pairing for afternoon tea.

"Queen Mother, Lord Colin has something to ask to see. The maid strode into the garden, crouched down and whispered in her ear. The maid was very careful in her every move, and the Queen Mother did not like to be disturbed by someone while she was resting.

Gwen didn't speak, but raised her hand, and the three gemstone rings on her hand looked particularly good in the sunlight.

Soon, Lord Colin, with sparse short hair and a lean build, came to the garden.

"Good afternoon, honorable Queen Mother. Colin greeted respectfully.

Colin worked for Gwen when she was the Duke's daughter, and after all these years, he remained faithful. He is now the Minister in charge of the interior of the kingdom, second only to the Prime Minister.

"What's the matter, Master Colin?" Gwen was still lying on the wicker chair, and she didn't want to get up from the warm sun.

"Joe Shuhua is still secretly investigating the cause of King Jamie's death, he has gone too far in doing so, although he can't find anything, but if this news is exposed, it will not be a good thing to look at it. "Colin brings not-so-good news.

Joe Shuhua is the current Prime Minister, who has assisted King Jamie in governing the world since he took office, and now that the King has been dead for almost a year, he still has not given up looking for suspicious people and things.

"Colin, don't you understand? He has been secretly visiting for so long and has not found any name, but he has done it on purpose to show others, waiting for someone to show his feet. Remember, never bring it up again. Gwen's tone was displeased, Colin had always done things properly, and there was no need to bother her with such things.

"Yes. "Colin is not stupid, the more he does, the more wrong he makes, and this truth is clear. However, in his opinion, these things need to be reported.

"It's just Joe Shuhua......" Gwen seemed to have something else in mind.

Joe Shuhua sat in the prime minister's position for 20 years, and in addition to helping the king with government affairs, he also questioned some of Gwen's practices, which made Gwen very dissatisfied.

After the new king ascended the throne, she tried to kick him out of the position of prime minister, but his reputation among ministers was too high, and it was difficult to shake his position on trumped-up charges.

"Find something to do for him, his life is too leisurely. "Gwen doesn't have the means to deal with the prime minister, so she can only give him a little trouble.

"Don't worry, I'll take care of it. Soon it will be the anniversary of His Majesty's accession to the throne, will you start to gather the nobles from all sides?" Colin began to plan another big event.

On the first year of the king's reign, a grand banquet was held, with dukes and counts from all over the country as the main guests, and the rest of the nobles were chosen according to their relationship with the royal family.

"Well, let's get ready. Gwen agreed, this was not a simple banquet, and the king needed to strengthen his relationship with the great nobles of various places after he ascended the throne.

About the duke and earl are must be invited, they are powerful, and it is important to deepen their relationship with the royal family. The rest of the nobility is different, the powerful will be given priority, and those who have a close relationship with the royal family will also be considered, such as the nobles under Gwen's father.

"Leon, Burton, what's going on?" Colin was a little confused, he didn't know whether to send out the invitation.

"Leon Burton. Gwen opened her eyes and sat up, her tone a little cold.

She poured a glass of wine and sat back in her wicker chair: "He's not a nobleman. ”

Gwen was right.

Lyon's status is a bit special, and now that the new king is on the throne, he, as the king's brother, should no longer continue to be a prince, but replace it with a knighthood.

This was deliberately arranged by Gwen.

Leon had a fief but no title, and he could not have proclaimed himself, which was a challenge to the king's authority. If you continue to claim to be a prince, you can see it as a denial of the status of the new king. If he makes any moves, Gwen can use that reason to send troops to him.

It doesn't matter if he doesn't admit it then, people will always believe in the king, not the lord of the border town, not to mention that in the face of a strong army, all resistance is just a joke.

"It's me who was confused. "Colin was also one of the people who planned this incident at the beginning, and he usually didn't care too much about it, but he forgot about it.

"The man who was sent last time came back and said that he was very comfortable in the town, and did not do much to build a dock and sell some timber to keep the finances going. Colin continued.

"It's good that An An is divided, and he knows the results of restlessness. Gwen took a sip of her wine and said coldly.

"Since you don't worry about him, wouldn't it be better to have someone in the town to spy on him?" Colin sometimes didn't understand her style of doing things, and had suggested to her before to install spies to find out about him all the time, but she refused.

"Colin, what would you do if you went to govern a place like that?" Gwen didn't answer, but asked him.

"In that case, it's better for me to just give up. "Colin has seen the details of each of the original fiefdoms, and he still remembers what it was like for Ravenwood.

"Wouldn't it be better for you, as the Minister of the Interior, to give up, what can he do as an inexperienced person? Gwen's hostility towards Leon never diminished, even though he had been exiled to that place.

"Oh, I see. Colin had always wondered what she meant, and this time he finally knew.

Colin was able to sit in the position he is today, and in addition to Gwen's relationship, his own abilities should not be underestimated, but he is more inclined to elaborate planning, and everything is made sure to be under control.

"Queen Mother, there seems to be something going on on Your Majesty's side. The maid hurried in to report.

"Let's go, go see what stupid things he's done. The Queen Mother shook her head, this had happened too many times.