Chapter 24: Marriage Change (9)
"Please come into the city and report that Princess Catherine, the daughter of King Guffenhardt, has come to ask for an audience with His Majesty King Kendall!" Catherine demanded in the face of the defending generals at the city gates.
The defenders were shocked when they heard this, and the general of the defenders bowed and said, "It is an honor to serve you, Your Royal Highness the Princess! But are you sure you want to do this? Your mother may hurt your ...... in his anger when he attempts to assassinate His Majesty today."
"He won't hurt me, I'm still his niece, won't I?"
"That'...... Alright then!" the general waved his hand and escorted Princess Catherine towards the palace with a small group of soldiers.
The street lights on King's Road have been lit. The people who had returned at dusk looked at this group of soldiers and whispered.
"Is that noble lady Her Royal Highness Princess Catherine?"
"Quite possibly! She has not only the kingly air of King Geffenhardt, but also the wisdom and grace of His Majesty Prince Regent Laurel. ”
"Oh my God, what is she doing at Tekken Castle?
"She was supposed to have come to save her mother, Her Majesty Laurel. Haven't you heard that His Majesty Laurel failed to assassinate that faint king, but was arrested by him, and will be executed tomorrow!"
"I'm really worried about her......"
"Pray to the gods to bless them, and may they survive safely......"
These remarks did not escape Catherine's ears. She smiled and bowed her head to the people around her.
Kendall was also shocked when he heard the news. He immediately came to the court, accompanied by a large group of generals.
"Catherine, you are bold enough to be my own niece. Kendall said with a straight face: "Your mother tried to kill me today, but it seems that she couldn't do what she wanted." Do you want to emulate her?"
"Catherine!"
"Sister!"
Her Majesty the Queen and Princess Saiya also hurried over. Catherine ran toward them with open hands, just like them.
"Don't come near her!" Kendall shouted, causing everyone's ears to ring.
What he was afraid of did not appear, and the three women just held hands tightly and stared at each other silently with their eyes......
Can you speak with your eyes?
"Uncle, you're too worried! They are my relatives, how could I hurt them? I didn't come here with any hostility, I just wanted to talk to you. ”
"I am indeed your uncle, but in this court, you must show your attitude and call me Your Majesty!"
"I do not question the legitimacy of your succession to the throne, Your Majesty ......" Catherine bowed, "I do not want to rob you of the throne. I'm here to talk to you about the Alliance. ”
Now that Catherine admitted that she was the king of Erathia, many controversies were spared, and Kendall was somewhat relieved.
"As you know, Fiona has invaded Erathia with an army of 100,000 men, and the people of Erathia need to unite in order to resist this evil force. Catherine's expression was calm in the face of the heavily guarded knights.
"You don't have to tell me the truth. I know a lot more than you do! You can tell me what you can promise."
"If you can promise to let Princess Saiya inherit the throne, I am willing to become a warrior under her and swear allegiance to her!"
"Sister......" Saya looked anxious.
Catherine looked at her with a smile and said, "Dear Sister Saiya, I'm sure you'll do a great job!"
"Well, I'm afraid that's not enough......"
Catherine gritted her teeth and said, "I...... I also promised the conditions you had told my mother, but I would like you to forgive her for her sins, for the sake of our family......."
Kendall laughed: "It seems that you are much wiser than your mother! Isn't it that all problems have been solved? I can finally throw away this burden! I am not uncommon at all to break the throne!" Kendall pointed to the old men standing next to him and said, "If it weren't for the nagging you all day long, asking me to take over my brother's throne, Laurel would still be regent! I will make you miserable! As soon as I came to power, she was fine, hiding alone in the Red Keep, very idle, and I had to take care of a lot of!" Haha, from tomorrow onwards, I can leave this damn palace, I don't have to guard this broken throne all day long, I can go wherever I want!
"Now that we've agreed on this issue, please let my mother go!"
"Not yet!" Kendall shook his head and said, "I have to see that kid Gu Shiyu and let him kneel in front of me and beg me!"
"Father......" Princess Saiya was ashamed and angry.
"Don't speak!" Kendall glared, "You haven't become a king yet, and now you must obey everything I say unconditionally!"
"Can I see my mother?" said Catherine, tearfully.
"Of course, since we have agreed, she is no longer my prisoner, and I will let her out!, but she must stay in my palace and not be allowed to go out!" Kendal waved his hand, telling the knights to hurry to release Catherine's mother, Laurel.
Moments later, Laurel appeared in the palace halls. The mother and daughter immediately hugged each other and wept like rain. Her Majesty the Queen and Princess Saiya stood beside her, also snorting.
Kendal did something wrong, didn't dare to look at Laurel, and secretly left the hall.
The dinner was held in the royal court. Princess Saiya, as the crown prince, presided over the welcome banquet.
The military and political dignitaries in the Iron Fist Castle, and the dignitaries are here. When Princess Sea, Princess Catherine, Her Majesty the Queen, and Laurel appeared in front of everyone, the hall burst into applause.
King Kendall did not appear. According to his personal guard, he was preparing to go out hunting early in the morning.
"Our family is finally reunited!" said Her Majesty the Queen, with tears in her eyes.
"Today is a day to be happy about!" Laurel also said with tears in her eyes, "Let's raise a glass and celebrate!"
The two queens wandered together in the crowd, receiving the respect of the people around them.
"Laurel, I have one I want to ask you, why did you kill Kendall......"
Laurel's face flushed slightly, and she shook her head and said, "I...... Can I not answer that question?"
"Of course...... After being married to him for so many years, I know what kind of person he is...... When I ask you face to face, I'm just trying to confirm it...... Needless to say, I already know the answer!" Her Majesty the Queen said in shame, "I'm sorry, Laurel......"
"Our family used to have some unhappiness, isn't it all okay now, let's forget about the past!" Laurel's face returned to its natural face.
"I'll teach that old immortal a lesson!" Her Majesty said hatefully: "He is like this, he wants to hide whenever he does bad things, what kind of hunting, that is his usual excuse!"
"He's still very nice to you. I know that many people have advised him to divorce you and find a woman who can bear him an heir......"
"Do you think he has fewer women outside?" Her Majesty was still angry: "The slightest woman will be secretly brought into the palace by him, and this palace is so filthy by him that it is disgusting to think about! I haven't slept with him for a long time, and I want to vomit when I smell the smell of other women on him!"
"Does he have illegitimate children?"
"There are several. I won't let them become a threat to Princess Saiya, and I've already secretly disposed of a few, but I heard that there are still ones outside, and I'm secretly investigating!"
"If I were you, I would do the same! As a mother, I would do anything for my daughter!"
"Laurel, to be honest, I often wonder how nice it would be if I were an ordinary woman! To marry a farmer who doesn't understand politics, and to spend my life in plain and uneventful life, without having bloody hands and without intrigue with others...... I'm tired of this life......"
"As a woman of the Ironfast family, the situation is indeed difficult!" Laurel looked at Princess Saiya and Catherine in the crowd, and sighed, "Why don't I think so, but this life must go on......"
Catherine and Princess Saiya were also talking.
"Sister, are you sure you have to do this? I know that Gu Zi likes you very much, how can you leave him?"
"I know...... And I like him too!" said Catherine, choking back tears, "but...... What else can I do? If I don't do that, my mother will be put to death...... If I don't do that, there will be a civil war in Erathia...... If I don't, Erathia will be ravaged by a powerful enemy...... If I don't, the people of Erathia will suffer in dire straits......"
"But the millet ...... He belongs to you, and I will never accept him!"
"Seya, you must accept him! in order to unite the people of our two camps...... If there is a need for people to make sacrifices, then let the three of us sacrifice happiness, but many more will live happily because of it......"
"Sister, if it were me, I would definitely not be able to do it...... Looks like you've made up your mind......"
Catherine nodded silently, and said for a long time: "The words have been spoken, and the water that has been covered cannot be recovered......"
"But it's not fair to Guzi! he's still in the dark......
“...... Do you like him, Seya?"
Saiya's face flushed slightly, but there was no squeak.
"That's enough...... I hope you can be happy......"
"But you ......"
"Alas...... I have to think about what my mother arranged for me...... My mother wanted me to marry Roland of Dia in order to strengthen the alliance between our two countries, but I ran away...... Looks like I'm going to have to accept this family business now......"
"Sister......
"It's good for everyone...... "Catherine shook Saiya's hand and comforted, "Saiya, I'll stick through...... I am a woman, but I am still a warrior! I am still a member of the glorious and holy family of Einfast!"
Sea looked at Catherine. Her eyes were very gloomy and her face was very haggard......
As a woman, is such a thing so easy to take and let go?Princess Seya's heart is dripping blood, but Catherine's heart may have been broken......
Several young gentlemen, with goblets in their glasses, came to express their wishes to the two charming ladies.
Seya stood up mildly and raised her glass in their respect. Catherine didn't stand up, her mind was in a mess.
Her keen senses suddenly felt a cold chill. With a glance, he had already spotted the sharp blades in the cuffs of those young men!
"Be careful!" Catherine lifted her hands, and the desk in front of her stood up, blocking a few cold rays of light that attacked Princess Saiya!
The mahogany case shattered piece by piece, and Catherine had stopped in front of Sea, fighting with several Assassins.
"There are assassins!
The hall was in chaos! The sound of ping-pong fights was endless, interspersed with the sound of broken glassware and screams!
The fight didn't last long. Under the joint efforts of everyone, more than a dozen assassins were captured.
Faced with the cold light of the blades, there was no fear in their eyes.
"Sister, you're hurt!" exclaimed Seya.
"I'm fine...... Are you alright?"
"I'm fine!" said Thea, in shock.
When Kendall heard the news, he immediately left his preparations for tomorrow's hunt and hurried to the hall.
He scanned the assassins with razor-sharp eyes. They bowed their heads under Kendall's cold gaze.
These people are all some of the pants in the city, and some of them even have quite a status.
"Bring a knife!" Kendall yelled, "I'm going to skin these crumbs with my own hands!"
It wasn't until late at night that Kendall returned to the dormitory. Her Majesty the Queen and Princess Saiya are waiting for him in his house.
Kendall washed his hands of blood in the silver basin.
"What's going on?"
"They want to assassinate ...... Saiya"
"Why?!" the queen was astonished.
"They are all members of the so-called League of Assassins. They think that Sea is just a woman and cannot be the heir of Erathia......"
"If they kill Sea, who will be the king of Erathia?
Kendall overturned the silver basin with his big hand, and the room was full of clanging knocks.
"Can you be less nosy?!I know what to do about something like this!" Kendall angrily walked out of the room.
Ironfist Castle is not quiet at night. Countless soldiers are taking people everywhere under the leadership of officers, and I don't know how many more will suffer......