Chapter 21: Her Royal Highness's Questioning (Three Watches Asking for a Monthly Pass)
As a prophecy, Egil complained before: "You can still kill them." Unexpectedly, a joke almost came true - Egil felt a cold sweat at that time...... It's been too long since I've seen his Hani go crazy. Egil had almost forgotten that Artoria, in addition to being a less than a less than a queen, a terrible politician, and a capable commander, had a more appropriate prefix "maiden murderer". Not to mention killing "them", if Artoria is mad, there are hundreds of people in this banquet hall, I'm afraid none of them will be able to escape!
"God......" Although Egil is a hypocrite, all he can think of at this time is to pray to God, desperately pulling Artoria so that she will not go crazy, and at the same time constantly saying words of advice, apologizing to Lilianu and trying his best to appease Artoria.
Artoria, who was held down by Egil, struggled a few times, making Egil, who was already unable to match her, sweat profusely, and tried her best to restrain her. Artoria relented a little, and thought for a moment - it was not impossible to force her way free of Egil. But that might hurt Egil. And, as Egil said, this is the home of the opposing side. If it really makes trouble, it can't be said that it will be your own loss. Even if you barely get out of Constantinople, then next, as long as the other party blocks the Dardanelles, you can trap yourself.
By then, neither was the Norman Empire's advance nor its retreat - it was already halfway through the march, and the Norman army stationed on the island of Cyprus was suddenly a source of water and a tree without roots...... It is impossible to say that the entire crusader would be hindered by such an event. The Holy See, which was already unpleasant to the Norman Empire, may also be troubled by this kind of thing......
At this moment, Artoria had already figured it out. It's definitely not the best time to do it. As Egil said, pretending to be drunk and leaving the scene is the best way to go. However, the more so. The more Artoria felt uncomfortable—the more the desire to kill the annoying creature prevailed. In fact, if it weren't for Egil's quick stop, and because it was in the middle of a banquet, Artoria didn't bring the Sword of Victory and Oath that he used, and he wouldn't be able to wear it now. The ornamental meaning is greater than the practical meaning of the one-handed ceremonial sword. Then at this moment, Lilianu is probably already on the ground.
"This guy...... Can't die yet. Artoria forcibly suppressed his anger: "Even if it's for Egil's sake...... Kill her, and Egil will be very embarrassed. ”
Indeed, if Artoria was only the queen of Britain now, I am afraid that she would have taken action without hesitation. However, she was also the Empress of the Norman Empire. But she had to think from the standpoint of the Norman Empire.
"Hmph......" Artoria just let go of the hand holding the hilt of the sword in Lilianu, gradually, gradually, and finally snorted coldly. He took a step back and sat back in his chair. Sonia next to her immediately poured a glass of cold wine for Artoria with great interest. Artoria drank the wine in one gulp. Soon, under the stimulation of alcohol, he slightly anesthetized his brain. Let the queen's anger gradually calm down.
Just as Egil was finally relieved that the matter was over, Artoria stood up again. Startled Egil.
Immediately afterwards, Artoria said, "I'm going back. Don't worry about me. It's okay. ”
That's all it takes. He walked out quickly and without looking back.
"Get out of the way!"
He also took the opportunity to push Lilianu vigorously - Lilianu only felt as if she had been hit by a high-speed warhorse. The body fell backwards uncontrollably, hitting the wooden wall of the salon box, and the bones in his body ached violently. The right arm was the most severe, almost unable to lift it.
In this way, Artoria walked out quickly, knocking over several men and women, court maids, guards and other characters who were dancing together in their arms......
"Really...... It looks like Hani is quite angry this time. Egil sighed. And at this moment, many people have noticed that there is something wrong here. Pointing and whispering as the band stopped. A small group of soldiers dressed in traditional Roman cuirasses walked briskly. ...,
"Your Highness the Princess. Let's get the banquet back to normal. I hope that this little unpleasantness will not affect the mood of the guests. Egil sighed and turned to look at Sonya. Sonia understood. Immediately left behind Egil. Slipped through the crowd and walked out of the palace, running towards Artoria, who was swearing and scolding. As he ran, he whispered, "Her Royal Highness - the room we have been assigned is over here!"
"Is this called a little unpleasantness?!, that savage woman almost killed me just now!" At this moment, Lilianu was also very angry. Her Royal Highness the Princess, who had long been accustomed to the civilization of Greece, expounded her opinions through debate and refuted the life of her opponents, could not have imagined that just a little irony would provoke Artoria to such an extent. Her Royal Highness, who has been on the battlefield, understands very well. At that time, Artoria really wanted to draw his sword and attack. It's not a joke or a threat, it's a real desire to kill yourself.
However, at this time, what could Her Royal Highness do? Enraged, she gave an order for the Praetorian Guards to capture the Norman Emperor and Empress, and then simply cut it down? Not to mention whether that would succeed - at this moment, the fifty Norman Guard knights brought by Egir were also in the banquet hall, and there were thousands of elite generals in Constantinople, and tens of thousands of troops outside the city. If one is not done well, Constantinople will probably be destroyed!
The scruples are not only in Artoria.
"Her Royal Highness, Princess?!" Egil frowned and exclaimed again. Then Lilianu glared at Egil reproachfully, then cleared her throat and said in a loud voice, "Guardsmen, please go back to your posts—don't mind, everyone, it's just a minor accident." Please continue to enjoy the joy of this banquet. Don't worry about it at all. Nothing else!"
Following the orders of Her Royal Highness the Princess, the Roman guards left again and moved to the corner to re-stand. And the Roman aristocracy began to have fun again. It's just that the vast majority of people take this matter to heart. Some aristocrats who knew each other well and talked quietly together also turned the topic to this aspect.
"Really...... I'm really sorry. Seeing that things seemed to be settled, Egir turned around, smiled apologetically at Lilianu, and said, "My wife...... Well, how to say it...... She can get overly emotional at times. Usually at this time, they become too impulsive and do something bad to ......"
"Barbarism is uneducated, so it is directly said that barbarism is not educated. It's a shame that you've been able to live with such a woman for five years......" Lilianu said in her heart. But there was nothing to say - of course, after this, Lilianu had nothing to show Egil.
"I have to say that His Majesty Artoria's behavior is really rude. In Greece, even the slightly cultured aristocracy - no, it should be said, even the commoners would not do anything like that. Seriously, Hongu was very disappointed. ”
"I apologize again, Your Highness the Princess. "What else can Egil say at this moment?
"No, I'm going to explain a little here. Lilianu's mood also recovered a little at this time.
"Missing the woman who got in the way. The mood is really much better. Her Royal Highness Princess Lilianu thought about it as she said to Egil, "This palace is not dissatisfied with the Norman Empire. It is not to express dissatisfaction with you, Your Majesty Egil. Although the time of contact with Your Majesty is not very long. But this palace can see that His Majesty is a person worthy of association. And Norman is one of the most important countries in Rome to befriend. This palace is only dissatisfied with the queen of your country. ”
Hearing this, what could Egil do but smile bitterly?
"Seriously, this palace is very strange, it seems that a character like you, Your Majesty, should have been matched with a more suitable woman. In addition to this, the palace also heard that His Majesty and the Empress have been married for five years and have not yet come out......"
"Artoria is still very ......good," Hearing Lilianu constantly speaking ill of Artoria, Egil couldn't help himself a little, and argued like this, "Although her temper is a little hot." But when it comes to marching battles, there is no better candidate for Norman in the whole of Norman than her. Artoria was recognized as the first commander and strongest general in Norman. Her contribution to Norman is enough to cover up the mistakes she has made. Or, rather, her shortcomings and mistakes are insignificant in the face of the merits she has acquired. ”
Hearing Egil talk about Artoria's commanding ability, Lilianu recalled that before that, she had suffered a great loss at the hands of Artoria, and then lost most of her resources, power, and was imprisoned by her old immortal father, and her reputation plummeted, and she was even reduced to a laughing stock. At that time, it was like a cat that had been stepped on by its tail - Her Royal Highness stood up at once, and asked Egir in a loud voice: "Is it for this reason that you will tolerate her mistakes and marry her?!"