The dance lasted into the evening, and after everyone had a dinner in the dining hall, everyone was assigned a room.

Lights shine from the imperial palace suspended in the air, creating a different scenery in the imperial capital at night.

Inside the palace, the palace guards lined up on patrol routes, and many mage's eyes floated on the eaves, scanning every dark corner where the light could not shine.

Most of the young people who had a good day fell asleep, and the magical spices wafting around in the bedroom protected everyone's dreams from being mentally invaded and controlled.

The palace leaves the spatial wall, and the defense is raised to the highest level.

Empress Christina walked in the long cloister, her footsteps louder because of the silence. The royal knights standing on either side saluted her, but their movements were very light, as if they were afraid of alarming someone.

In the middle of the cloister is an intricately carved mahogany door, and in addition to the two royal knights guarding the door, an elderly court official stands respectfully outside the door.

When the court officials saw the queen coming, they immediately saluted: "Your Royal Highness, you haven't rested yet?" ”

Christina asked, "Is Your Majesty still working?" ”

The official replied: "Her Royal Highness the eldest princess has just come down and brought a lot of information from the north, and a gang of thieves calling themselves the Free Army has fled into the Kama Mountains after attacking several towns and cities.

There are so many things going on today, and Your Majesty is still working. ”

"Open the door, I want to see Your Majesty."

"Yes, Your Highness."

Christina walked in the open door and saw Augustine the Great sitting behind his desk with a document read. He wore a pair of gold-rimmed glasses, and he squinted very carefully.

There was no one else in the room, and Augustine the Great didn't like to have someone around to make a noise while he was working. Only a flying cloak hangs on a hanger next to his desk, ready to fetch the materials he needs from the bookshelves on either side.

Christina slowed her pace, and she slowly walked to the chair across from her desk and sat down, waiting quietly.

The only sound in the room was the sound of Augustine flipping papers.

After reading four documents in a row, Augustine took out a snuffbox from a drawer, and after putting it to his nose and inhaling hard, his tired expression immediately recovered a lot.

Christina then said, "Your Majesty, your body can't be so hard anymore. There are things that can be handled by the Cabinet, or let Fania help. ”

Augustine the Great took a sip of honey from his glass and said, "Do you think Fania is up to the job?" ”

"After Alec left the imperial capital, Fania was the only son by your side, and I think he must have been happy to help."

Augustine the Great smiled: "He must be happy, but I am sending the wrong signal to the outside world by letting him come, and I want to give Alec a chance to perform." And the Cabinet ...... The Cruciers are too powerful, give them too much power, and they will become the second Brotherhood of Blades.

Let's not talk about these troubles, I heard that Dale sat down until the end of the dance after dancing with Meteorite from the beginning of the dance, does she like Meteorite? ”

Christina thought about it seriously and replied, "She has a crush on the meteorite. Meteorite is from Raging Waves City, has a special temperament that those noble children do not have, and has also saved Dai'er.

But does she like meteors? I do not know. I don't know what it's like to like someone. ”

Christina's regret made the atmosphere in the room solemn, and made Augustine the Great look at her.

Christina was about the same age as Agatha, and because she was born in the secluded kingdom of Lusen, her manners and demeanor showed excellent cultivation and traditional aristocratic temperament.

The life of the palace and the identity of the queen sublimated her temperament, and also made her heart have no waves and accept her fate.

"Are you complaining?" Augustine the Great asked.

Christina smiled slightly and regained her composure: "Everything is my father's decision, as the princess of the kingdom, I must do my duty."

For example, at the ball, I negotiated a deal between the Kingdom of Luson and the Acting Governor of Meteor. ”

Speaking of the meteorite, Augustine the Great's attention was immediately diverted: "What business?" ”

Christina recounted Raging Waves' plans for Russin's investment: "It must be that the Acting Governor of Meteor heard MacDonald complain to me that there must be a lot of food wasted this harvest season." This investment in Raging Waves City has solved the biggest trouble for the Lusian Kingdom, and if it wasn't for the meteorite telling me, I wouldn't have known that the wine of the Lusian Kingdom could be sold for so much money after being resold for so much. ”

Emperor Augustine inquired in detail about the details of the investment of the Angry Waves City in the Kingdom of Lusyn, and finally asked confirmatively: "Did the meteorite really say it...... The kingdom of Lusien only needs to repay its debts without any other conditions? ”

Christina replied in the affirmative: "I am also afraid that he will use his investment to control the food production of the Kingdom of Lusen, but the meteorite assures me...... All the facilities and factories invested in the construction are owned by the kingdom of Lusien, and my father only needs to pay back the money on time. ”

Augustine the Great scratched his head.

According to his understanding of the meteorite, Angry Waves City's investment in the Kingdom of Lusien must have a deep meaning, and it must be to gradually control the food production of this rich land through investment. But all the investment facilities and factories are all owned by the Kingdom of Lusien, what else can he get besides getting money?

Can't figure it out, can't figure it out......

Could it be that he is really just doing his duty as a vassal, helping the kingdom of Lusian to improve its economy and making money for the empire by the way?

Did I misunderstand him?

He's a loyal servant!

The analysis of the meteorite's investment made Augustine the Great feel that it was more exhausting than reading dozens of documents. But when he thought about it, he couldn't think of any conspiracy that the meteorite could hide in this kind of investment, and the autonomy of grain and agricultural production was in the hands of the royal family of Lusien.

Christina looked at Augustine's appearance and knew that he couldn't see what the meteorite was hiding in this investment, and she couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Even Augustine couldn't see that there was a problem, that is, there was really no problem.

"Your Majesty, do you have any suggestions?"

Augustine the Great had no choice but to say, "This is a good thing for both the kingdom and the empire of Luthne." I know that the Cabinet has been preventing too much of the Luxian Kingdom's agricultural products from entering the Imperial market, which is a protection for the Empire's agriculture.

If Angry Waves can help the Kingdom of Lusian sell its surplus agricultural products overseas, it will be regarded as your return to the Kingdom of Luson as the queen.

I will inform the Cabinet of this matter, and the Empire will do its best to give the overlord as much help as it deserves. ”

Christina stood up and saluted Augustine: "Thank you, Your Majesty, the Kingdom of Lusian has been loyal to the Empire for generations!" ”

Augustine smiled and said, "The kingdom of Lusian is loyal to the Empire, and that's what King Lusian did. As the queen of the Empire, you are a member of the Empire.

My eyes are a little flowery, and I can't read clearly...... Read these documents to me. ”

Christina asked in surprise: "Your Majesty, can I look at these state secrets?" ”

"You are the Empress of the Empire! You can't watch? Who is still qualified to watch! You really need help here, and you're idle in the palace, so come and read me the papers. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Christina picked up an unread document from the table and read it to Augustine sentence by sentence.

Augustine took off his glasses, closed his eyes, and from time to time asked Christina to write her opinion on a document.

It's a lot easier to have someone to help.

While Christina was assisting Augustine the Great, there was a knock on the door of Luke's bedroom.

Luke, dressed in a silk pajamas, yawned and opened the door, only to see Agatha standing outside in a court gown.

"What are you looking for me to do so late? The smell here is so good that I just want to sleep in bed. ”

Agatha pushed Luke out of the room and into the room.

The bedrooms are very spacious and decorated in keeping with the status of the Acting Governor of Meteor. A large gilded wrought iron bed was covered with a floppy mattress, and smoke rose from the incense burner by the window.

Agatha walked around the room, looked at the bathroom in the inner room, and then went to the window to see what was going on outside.

"I'm afraid someone will cut off your head after you're asleep. Miss Sunny Sky didn't come to the celebration, and it would be too easy to kill you in this palace high in the sky. ”

Luke walked over to the wine cabinet, took out his glass, poured two glasses of red wine, and then walked to Agatha's side with the glass.

handed over a glass of red wine, and then said very casually: "Didn't you say that Your Majesty will personally inspect me before deciding whether to kill me or not?"

And you're here, what do I have to be afraid of. ”

Agatha took the wine from Luke, and lifted her neck to drink it because she was thirsty.

Wiping the wine stains from the corners of her mouth, Agatha grabbed the bottle with the mage's hand, poured it for herself, and placed it on the windowsill.

"I don't know if you have any means to save your life, or if you are really confident, but I was nervous for a day.

I had just met with my father and told him about the situation in the north and the rampant liberal activity in the empire. He should have considered whether the empire could quickly stabilize the turmoil in Angry Waves without you.

I have to admit that the economic explosion you brought to Angry Waves City has made the whole city very dependent on you. Moreover, the city of Angry Waves has been run by the new aristocracy, and there is no sense of reverence for the empire. ”

Luke slowly drank his wine and said, "As long as Your Majesty does not decide that I will endanger the Empire, he will not make up his mind to get rid of me. And I never thought of endangering the Empire, so naturally he couldn't find evidence to prove his conjecture. ”

Agatha looked at Luke, "Didn't you endanger the Empire?" The Empire's current civil war is because of you, and now that the Atshire Union is ready to move, it is only a matter of time before it invades. ”

"I started a civil war to help you. Moreover, this war is inevitable, and it is definitely better for the empire to fight early than later.

As for the invasion of the North, am I not training militia in Angry Waves? ”

Agatha stared at Luke to read his mind, but had to admit that he was right. The current situation on the battlefield is showing that the war against the Celtic Grand Duke is in the interest of the empire to fight early.

If it is delayed for a few more years, not only will the Brotherhood of Blades be more prepared, but the Imperial Court may not be able to unite as it is now.

The Celtic Grand Duke was also waiting for a great change in the court.

Agatha's heart was so anxious that she drank the whole glass of wine in one gulp and poured herself another glass.

"I hope I read you right...... I hope Dale didn't mistake you.

She only danced with you once and stayed in her seat. She wants to give you the second dance, but you just want to talk to the queen!

It's so happy to talk, that's the Empress of the Empire! ”

Luke didn't expect that Dale would sit the whole dance to wait for him.

Feeling Agatha's sharp gaze, Luke immediately defended, "No one told me I could do a second dance!" And I have negotiated a big deal with Her Royal Highness the Queen, of course I have to be happy! ”

"Talking about business?"

Agatha didn't expect Luke to still have the heart to talk about business in this murderous palace, and he also did the business to the queen's head.

Luke told Agatha about the investment plan he talked to Christina: "There's not much profit margin in simply reselling grain. It is processed into agricultural and sideline products, canned food, and textiles, which are easy to store and transport, and the premium rate is high.

The Kingdom of Lusien is really sitting on the golden mountain and begging for food, and I can't stand it so I pull them. ”

Hearing what Luke said, Agatha suddenly had a spirit: "You know that the most troublesome thing in a war is logistics, especially the problem of eating soldiers in continuous combat. Now the military's war rations are not only unpalatable but also easy to spoil, and eating a bad stomach is unnecessary non-combat attrition.

Does your canned food really keep food nutritious and fresh for a long time? ”

"That's a must!" Luke invented canned food at this time in order to snatch orders for military rations from the Cross. So he took the bottle and poured it for Agatha, boasting about the benefits of canned food for military rations.

The two of them were talking about the production and supply of canned food by the window, which was a circular garden. At the other end of the garden, Dale stood in an open corridor and looked out.

The lights in the room shone on the glass, and they seemed to be talking about something interesting with their glasses.

"Dale!"

A call woke up Dale from her stunned dazed mind, and Christina walked over.

Dai immediately saluted: "Queen Mother! You haven't rested yet? ”

"I just went to see Your Majesty, and now that Your Majesty is resting, I am about to go back to the dormitory...... What are you doing here? Christina saw two figures in the window across the garden and seemed to understand something.

"I want to see what the city of St. Lun looks like from the air...... Me, I went back to sleep. Good night, Queen Mother! ”

Dale ran away in a panic.

Christina looked at the opposite window again, then continued down the hallway.

As he was about to walk out of the corridor, the Chief Knight Millscom approached with a team of royal knights.

"Her Royal Highness!" Millscom led the knights to salute Christina.

Christina asked, "Is the protection of the palace arranged at night?" ”

"Please rest assured, Your Highness the Queen, everything has been arranged." Millscom said to his subordinates again: "You go on patrol, I will protect Her Royal Highness back to the palace." ”

"Yes, Mistress Millscom."

A group of royal knights walked over.

After waiting for no one around, Millscombe's eyes changed when he looked at Christina, and his tone also changed: "Chriss......"

Facing the walking Millscom, Christina took a step back and said solemnly: "I am the Empress of the Empire, I allow you to retain your affection for me, but you must also retain respect for me, and respect for Your Majesty."

Chrissy is my family's nickname, not what you are qualified to call! ”

Millscom immediately stopped, and he stepped aside to the side of the road: "I'm sorry, Her Highness...... I, I escort you back to the dormitory. I don't expect a response from you, and being able to walk with you alone is the happiest thing for me. ”

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