"There is a difference between marriage and making Antelli a vassal, the difference is that under this scheme, the status of the two countries is at least legally equal, and although Emperor Kyle will then be able to effectively control Antelli as a husband, orders must be given with the consent of Queen Elaine in her name. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 "Another point is that if something happens to Queen Elaine, Emperor Kyle the Great will not be able to directly gain the rule of Antelli, but will have to defend the inheritance for himself and Queen Elaine's children as a father...... In case they do not have children, then, in principle, the kingdom of Anteli has nothing to do with him, and the new ruler of Anteli will be chosen by the royal family of Elite and other nobles according to the order of succession. ”

"Does it make a difference?"

"The difference is big, which means that even if Queen Elaine marries Midland, she will not be a hostage, but will truly enjoy the treatment of the Empress of the Empire and be fully protected by the Empire. To put it simply, she doesn't have to face threats and she won't be wronged. ”

"But it's ......" Rod's mind was a little confused for a while, and his intuition seemed to be that something was wrong, but he couldn't say it, and he realized the problem for a long time, and turned his head to look at the girl: "Roy, did Emperor Kyle order the assassination of King Elite." ”

......

The room was quiet, and only the little fox who followed the room flicked his tail and meowed.

"From what I've heard from Dieter, yes. ”

Rod swallowed: "That means, if I listen to you and choose this plan, I am actually forcing Elaine to marry her father-killer?"

"If you have to be serious, you can say so. Roy wasn't going to lie to Rhodes, "But you want to end the war that is taking place in Antelli, and if this person's feelings are taken into account, and that person's feelings are also taken into account, then I advise you to stay at home and play with Yin'er." ”

"Woo-" The little fox didn't know how they had brought the topic to herself, and let out an innocent protest.

"But this ...... It's cruel!"

"Is it cruel to let a girl marry someone who ordered her father's assassination, or is it cruel to let the war continue?" Roy didn't talk much nonsense with his brother: "Sometimes someone has to make a sacrifice for something more important, and it's not too big." If you really want to be good for her, don't tell her the truth. ”

"Fools can tell who did it. ”

"Then lie to her. Roy shrugged, his eyes rolled around, and a new idea immediately popped up: "Didn't you encounter the pursuit of Narig's spies in Anteli before, and it just so happened that you threw the pot to death, so it was said that the ruler of Narig who was trying to betray the empire was in the way, sending people to assassinate King Elite and you, and creating false information to deceive the empire into sending troops against Antelli, intending to profit from the chaos." With a little manipulation, we can definitely forge a large amount of human and physical evidence to prove this. ”

"Will they believe?"

Of course, there are many things in the world that you don't believe in, but you have to believe them. Roy looked at Rhodes with some disdain, even after all the things he had experienced, he was still a little naïve, "Just like the public trial a few days ago, everyone believed that you were innocent......? And this time, we have provided evidence, and the dead man can't refute it, so why don't the Antelli people believe it?"

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(Not long ago, I was your boyfriend, and after only a few days, I became the scapegoat for the black pot, but you are free and decisive.) ）

Rod secretly sneered, but seeing that Roy finally came out of the shadow of being betrayed by her boyfriend, she was naturally not stupid enough to say what was in her heart, but just calmly faced and thought secretly.

Asking Roy for help directly did save a lot of effort, but after all, he remembered what his father said - don't expect others to help with everything, of course Roy is a person who can be trusted, but after all, she can't be by her side all the time, she has to think about it clearly.

"If you really can't bear to let that girl marry the enemy who killed your father, then marry her yourself. Roy stared at his brother for a moment, then added, "But I have to remind you that although our parents are higher guardians than any king or emperor, in the eyes of most ordinary people, you are only the son of a duke after all...... The Empire sent troops to invade Antelli and 'forced' Queen Elaine to marry a lower-tier Midlander nobleman, and the little queen might have been happy to accept the marriage, but many Antellians would see it as a humiliation and ultimately detrimental to the Empire's control of Antelli. It's up to you to weigh the pros and cons. ”

Marry her yourself?

Rod still has some fantasies and expectations about love, even if he can never find a woman as gentle and beautiful as his mother, then at least he has to marry a girl with a distinct personality like Ciri and like-minded with him. Sacrificing his life's happiness so that another girl is not wronged...... Is it really worth it?

After a long silence, Rhodes realized that perhaps kindness and willfulness were really the privilege of the strong, and he was too weak.

......

"Keep struggling, it's still a few days before you leave for the front lines of the war and start negotiations with the Resistance in earnest, and before then, maybe we'll figure out a better way. ”

"Okay......" Rod nodded a little frustratedly, and suddenly thought of another question, he only considered the woman's thoughts, but the marriage was not Queen Elaine's business alone: "By the way, Your Majesty the Emperor, does he agree to this plan." ”

Of course he didn't agree, he wanted to marry me. Roy shrugged: "Midland has developed into what it is today, he does have some abilities, but the more critical reason is that our father needs the existence of this empire." He wasn't chosen out of friendship or commitment, but simply because he was the first prince our parents met when they entered the world. But once we have a relationship with our family, the position of this emperor, as well as the existence and continuation of the Midland Empire, will be stable. ”

"What then? I can't force a man or a woman to marry. ”

"Don't worry, I'll convince him. Roy said confidently: "It's just a mortal, and he still has thoughts about me, huh...... I will tell him unequivocally that I, Roy Foster, daughter of the Guardians of the World, will never be anyone's wife in my life. ”

"You still hold on to the boring decision before......" Rod couldn't help laughing: "Forget it, it's up to you, I don't care if you marry or not." ”

"Hmph, you still want to take care of me?" Roy gave him a blank look: "By the way, your monster hunter friend has now been transferred to the dungeon of the Citizens' Court, waiting for a new trial, do you want him to suffer for two more days?"

"Of course, do you have a way!" Rhodes became excited, last time because he trusted his father too much, he ended up experiencing a bit of hanging, this time he must take action himself, follow the whole process of his detention and trial.

"Uh-huh, you rubbed my shoulder well just now, and I pressed it quite comfortably......"

"You work so hard, you should enjoy the service!" Rod immediately jumped behind her, and didn't care about the flesh and offered his courtesy: "As long as my sister likes it, my little brother will rub it for you every day in the future." ”

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