Chapter 2

Hans's words were so intriguing that Isabel seemed a little overwhelmed and unable to give an answer in a short time, so she could only shrug her shoulders and show her incomprehension: "Lord Duke, I don't understand what you mean. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo”

Hans smiled coldly, slowly walked behind her, and suddenly held her arms tightly with both hands, and said coldly, "You are much stronger than ordinary girls." ”

She was still calm, "Lord Duke, please let me go." ”

"Don't you understand what I mean?" "Instead of letting go of her, Hans gripped her tighter, and sniffed his nose close to her neck, sniffing like a dog sniffing bones, "I have gone to great lengths to intercede for you on behalf of all the members of the Ninth Defense, don't you want to do something for me?"

"I will always remember your kindness. ”

"It's not enough. ”

"What the hell are you trying to say?"

"Your mask is always mysterious, and you're the most mysterious girl I've ever met. Hans wrapped his arms around her slender waist, "I feel a chill in you. ”

"Please don't. ”

"Then let's change the room. Hans rudely turned her around and came face to face with her, "Maybe it would be better." ”

"I should go, I have to go to the king. ”

"In a hurry, when you have given everything you have to give, I will go with you to the king. ”

"Lord Duke, what do you want to do?"

"Don't you think it's hot in the house?" Hans smiled lewdly and unbuttoned her top two coats, causing her to reveal her sexy collarbones and ***, which provoked Hans even more****** she instinctively took two steps back, "Hans, please be respectful." ”

"Your body is cold, you should feel the man's body temperature to the fullest. ”

"Please don't come near me again. ”

"Don't worry, I won't touch your mask. Then Hans rudely pushed her against the wall, put his hands on her arms, and tried to kiss her neck.

This time, Isabel finally couldn't hold back the anger in her heart, and she slapped Hans hard, angrily, "Get out of here, you disgusting fellow." ”

Hans, who had just gotten carried away, was enraged on the spot, and he tried to make Isabel submit in a more brutal way, "Don't you really understand the rules here?"

The innate nature of the Bloods instantly revived from Isabelle, and she grabbed Hans by the neck with one hand and lifted him above her head, "Is this how you treat your female subordinates? Her violet eyes began to redden, and if it weren't for the leather mask, her blood-like appearance would have been exposed.

Hans was in agony, and his face gradually turned pale. He never expected that this girl's strength would be so amazing, and if he continued, he was afraid that his life would not be guaranteed. Fortunately, Isabel controlled the anger in her heart in time and put him down. He fell to the ground, gulping for breath, as if he regretted everything he had done.

Isabel's anger was receding, and she pointed to Hans's face and said in a strong tone: "Hans, Orsin, please be more respectful to ladies in the future, I'm talking about every lady." ”

Hans got up from the ground, patted the dust off his body, and said very unconvinced: "Isabel, you beat and scold your superior, and for this alone, I can cure you for offending, and the king will not forgive you." ”

"Then let us go together to the king and tell me what has happened, and then I will have nothing to say even if the king condemns me to death. ”

"You don't want me to intercede for you on behalf of the entire Ninth Defense. ”

"Without your plea, I'm more comfortable. ”

"Just wait for the ministers to hand you over to the British, the torture of the Tower of London will be with you for the rest of your life, you can neither be a loyal servant nor a hero, do you want to be a sinner forever?"

Leave that to God. ”

"You are doomed. ”

Isabel turned and left the office, completely disgusted with Hans Orsin, and she felt that Hans was not worthy to be her leader, let alone the leader of the Ninth Defense. She felt that Hans's presence would not only make the future of the Ninth Defense more and more bleak, but also make more and more people think that the king had misused people, which would lead to the king's dignity being tarnished. As she walked on her way to the palace, she swore in her heart that she never wanted to work with Hans again. At the same time, she decides to secretly investigate Hans's identity, as she suspects that the so-called "Grey Sparrow" may be Hans himself.

Shortly after dinner, King Frederick VI received the news that Isabel had returned home safely, and the king was very pleased that she had returned home safely. At the same time, the ministers who had been impeaching Isabel received the same news, and in order to avoid attracting the English warships, and in order to keep their positions, they went to the king en masse, intending to put pressure on the king again to make a decision at once.

Just as the king was reluctantly receiving the ministers, Isabel arrived just in time. Except for the king's face alone, with a hint of welcome on his face, the ministers looked at her almost sideways. She bowed to the King, "See His Majesty!"

The king said, "Welcome back, Isabel, what a hard work you have done!" At the same time, when the king saw her leather mask, he asked, "Have you changed your mask?"

"That mask was destroyed by the enemy, and it was only temporary. ”

"It's okay, I'll find someone to create a sophisticated look for you another day. ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

"As long as you can come back safely, I'm relieved. ”

"Thank you for Your Majesty's concern! I have come to ask Your Majesty for my guilt this time, and I ask Your Majesty to punish me. Her words caused an uproar in the audience.

"Why do you want to be guilty?" said the king, astonished.

"The ministers present know that my actions will provoke a series of retaliation from the British, and that if I do not die, the British will not give up, and peace can only be achieved by handing me over to the British. ”

A minister suddenly interjected and said, "Your Majesty, since she has said so, then please ask Your Majesty to make a decision." ”

The king was about to rebuke the official for his ignorance when another suddenly interjected: "Your Majesty, our present military strength cannot compete with that of the British, and it is worth it to sacrifice Isabel alone for peace." ”

"Yes, I hope Your Majesty thinks about the overall situation. ”

"Isabel insisted on going her own way, assassinated several British officials, and caused a number of bombings, thus angering the British, if the British fleet really invaded again, the people would be plunged into war again, I don't think His Majesty the King would attract the British fleet in order to protect an assassin, right? If His Majesty still insisted on protecting Isabel, I am afraid that the people of the whole country would stand up and rebel against Your Majesty. ”

King Frederick finally couldn't listen to it anymore, as a king, he was forced by a group of officials, if he continued to endure it, he was afraid that he would become a puppet of others, so he took the case, and said: "Isabel is the only person in the country who has made the British fearful by her own ability, and her presence makes the British people dare not act rashly." Who among you could personally assassinate the British high-ranking officials? And who could make the English talk about it? You were afraid of the British all the time, and you thought they were powerful, didn't you? In North America, they were defeated by an army of peasants and slaves, and the United States, which was founded by peasants and slaves, was now much stronger than the British. ”

"Your Majesty, we should try to avoid war now, once the war starts, even if we win, the country's economy and technology will return to a hundred years ago. ”

"I didn't say I was going to war. Is Isabel wrong for striking our enemies?"

"The British have already retreated, so why should Isabel provoke them?

"In any case, Isabel is a hero of the nation, and if we really put her in the hands of the British, the English must think that King Frederick's brain is broken, and he actually betrays the hero of the country to foreigners. When that time comes, what is the dignity of me, the king, and will you ministers not be ashamed?"

"If Your Majesty insists on protecting her, we have nothing to say. I think the parliament will give the result. ”

When the ministers demanded that Isabel be punished, but none of them were willing to intercede for her, King Frederick was immediately embarrassed, and the ministers stared at him with a compelling eye, hoping that he, the king, would make a decision at once.

King Frederick's faith was never easily shaken, and he glared angrily at these weak and ignorant ministers, however, he did not get angry immediately, because many of these ministers were important ministers of the previous kings, and they were indispensable pillars of the country, and there were also some ministers who held military power and could not afford to offend, in order to avoid causing trouble, he tried to suppress the anger in his heart, and said very calmly: " We have our own constitution, and even if Isabel is guilty, it will not be the turn of the British to punish her, and you ministers should understand that. ”

At this time, the official who insisted on handing Isabel over to the British for punishment spoke again: "Your Majesty, Isabel has killed people and set fires in London, and has done almost all kinds of evil, once she is handed over to the British, it will not only bring peace between Denmark and Britain, but also promote friendship and cooperation between the two countries, Your Majesty had better hand her over to the British." ”

"Is there no other way?"

"The best way to list the ministers is to ask Your Majesty to make a quick decision, so as not to cause a radical change in the future. ”

"You dare to threaten the king?"

"I'm just thinking about Your Majesty. ”

"Actually, it's all my fault. I arranged for Isabel to go to England, and I arranged everything she did in London, so do you also want to hand me over to the British to be punished?" King Frederick continued, "Yes, I instructed her to do it, and do you want to hand me over to the British? ”

Isabel was stunned for a moment, she couldn't help but turn her eyes to the king, she never expected that the king would make up lies and disregard dignity in order to protect her. For this reason, she was deeply moved, and the clear eyes behind the mask were instantly moistened. At this time, Frederick VI could feel her heart, and under the crystal chandelier, he could also see her tearful eyes through the afterglow of her eyes.

The unruly minister immediately apologized to the king: "Please forgive me for my miswords, Your Majesty!"

"I can understand your feelings. The king said.

Some traitors are still fanning the flames, and they are still agitating for the king to punish Isabel in the name of 'preserving the king's dignity'. One of the most hated ministers of the palace guard was the most hateful, saying, "Your Majesty, you must not lose the loyalty of your officials to protect an Assassin. ”

"What?" the king glared at the minister, who was eager to give Isabel an order on the spot to kill several dishonest officials.

"Your Majesty has just said that Isabel cannot be punished by the British, and since that is the case, then bring her before the courts, and deal with her by law. ”

King Frederick was silent for a moment, then suddenly turned his gaze to Isabel, who had been silent for a long time, and asked, "Isabel, from the beginning, you said that I should punish you, right?"

"Yes, Your Majesty, I did. Isabel replied.

"Do you have your badge with you?"

"Your Majesty, is that the badge you gave me?"

"Yes. ”

"I brought it. ”

"Hand it over. ”

At first, she hesitated, but finally took out the badge and handed it to the king, "Your Majesty, here you go." ”

The king took the badge, looked at the lion on it, and then looked at her with cold eyes, "Isabel, you are so bold, don't you know that you have committed a felony?"

She wondered why the king had said, "Your Majesty, you ......"

"It seems that you have only been wronged to spend the rest of your life in Tomahawk Fort Prison, please don't blame me. ”

She was even more confused, and she didn't know why the king wanted to go back on his word, "Your Majesty, I ......"

King Frederick seemed to have changed suddenly, and he did not care about any emotion, "Enough, the matter has come to this, what else do you have to say? You deceived your superiors and subordinates, and now you want me to forgive you, do you think it is possible? Guard, call Colonel Blanca André to me at once." ”

"Your Majesty, I'm here. Blanca heard from outside the door, and he walked into the hall quickly, bowed to the king, and said, "Your Majesty!" I heard that Your Majesty had encountered a little trouble, and I was really worried, so I came all night. ”

"It's rare for you to be faithful. ”

"Everything is subject to His Majesty's arrangement. ”

"You have come just in time, and now, I will hand Isabel over to you, and you will be in charge of escorting her to the Tomahawk Fort prison, and set off at once. ”

"Yes!" Blanca walked over to Isabel, "Isabel, let's go." ”

"I'm ......," said Isabel, as if she had a grievance to tell the king, and she tried to speak, but could not.

"Isabel, let's go. Blanca urged.

"I hear you, Blanca, please stop urging, I'll go myself. Then she bowed to the king and turned to walk out the door.

Blanca also bowed to the king and said goodbye.

When Isabel reached the palace courtyard, Blanca caught up with her. "You're walking so fast. Blanca said.

Isabel seemed to have a little more to say about King Frederick, whom she had sworn allegiance to, and confided in Blanca: "What's the matter with the King? He seems to have been enchanted and suddenly wants to put me in prison, because there are wizards in those ministers who control the souls of others." ”

"I have heard what the king said to you, and I think the king has his own ideas, and you should be considerate of him. ”

"I risked my life to serve him and fight the enemy, but instead I got a prison sentence. ”

"The king will never let you go to jail, he just wants to protect you, and I think time will tell. ”

"Are you going to take me to Tomahawk Prison?"

"The king has orders, and I can only do them. ”

"Alright then, let me say hello to Mr. Graeme. ”

"Mr. Graeme was waiting outside. ”

"He's coming?"

"Yes, please come with me. Blanca led her out of the palace to a carriage that had been waiting on the side of the road. Blanca pointed to the carriage, "Mr. Graham is inside, if you have anything to say, please get in the carriage and tell him, when you are done, please come with me, I will wait for you here." ”

Isabel boarded the carriage and saw Hales, who was drinking barley tea, and sat down with him, "Mr. Graeme, the king has gone mad, and he knows what is right and wrong. ”

Hales poured her a cup of tea and said, "How mad is he?" ”

"I was born and died for him, but he wanted to put me in Tomahawk Prison. In the beginning, he always protected me when he spoke, and no matter how much pressure the Lord and the ministers put on him, he could find a way to resolve it, but then he ...... Later, he still listened to the slander of the ministers, and suddenly ordered me to be imprisoned, and took my badge. ”

Hales sneered, shook his head, and said, "You have always been a smart girl, how can you be so stupid when it comes to critical times?"

"Am I stupid?"

"Yes, you are indeed very stupid, you have no understanding of the good intentions of His Majesty, and he is protecting you. ”

"I really don't see it, tell me, how does he protect me?"

"When you return home, I am afraid that the ministers will impeach you en masse, so I asked you to propose to the king that you should go to the Tomahawk Prison to serve your sentence. ”

"I remember. ”

"Most of the ministers who impeached you were important ministers of the previous kings, and they wielded great power and controlled the lifeblood of the country, and the state counted on them. In order to avoid trouble, the king cannot offend them for a while, so he can only wronged you. ”

"Is that all?"

"At present, there is still a huge disparity between the power of the king and the power of the ministers, so the king cannot act lightly, he needs to judge the situation and avoid hitting the stone with an egg. You ordered you to be imprisoned in Tomahawk Prison in order to keep the ministers safe, and even more so to keep you away from them, lest they try to kill you. The king took back your badge, and that was a deliberate show for others to see. I dare say that when you go to the Tomahawk prison, in a few days, the king will secretly send someone to explain the situation to you, and he will return the badge to you. When the king's power grows, he will inevitably reactivate you. ”

It dawned on Isabel that she had misunderstood the king's intentions, and was full of apologies, "Frederick is saving me!

"'Being a king' is one of the most difficult things in the world, he has to understand the affairs of a country, he has to figure out the heart of every minister, he has to work hard to help realize the wishes of every citizen, and sometimes he has to endure gossip, it is really not easy! I hope you can understand his suffering. ”

"So, you knew this was going to happen, that's why you let Blanca come, didn't you?"

"You're smart. ”

"No wonder Blanca has never interceded with the king for me, everything is as you expected. ”

"I've told you what I need to say, it's time for you to go. ”

"Mr. Graeme, you are my most trustworthy person, and after I am gone, you must protect the king for me. ”

"Rest assured, the king is a wise man, and God willing, he will not be easily victimized. ”

"I'm relieved. ”

"You go with Blanca first, and go to Tomahawk Prison to hone your character. ”

"You have to be careful, too. ”

"Okay. ”

After receiving Hales's enlightenment, Isabel was very relieved, and in order to continue to fulfill her oath of allegiance to the king, she could only temporarily separate from Hales and commit herself to the bloody Tomahawk Prison. She then went to the harbor with Blanca, boarded a ship that carried food for the Tomahawk Prison, and sailed slowly towards the island of Amae.