Saint-Lun City, Rose Estate.

Rising tensions caused Agatha to cancel all outings, and additional guards were deployed inside and outside the manor, with agents arranging magical sentry posts in key areas on the periphery.

As expatriate Imperial agents were secretly recruited into the imperial capital, the power available to Agatha gradually increased, but it was still much worse to fight against Fania.

In the study, Agatha sat behind her desk and listened to the report of the female officer. She didn't wear a skirt, but a neutral outfit and pants, her hair was tied in a bun, and she was ready to fight.

"Your Highness, we have contacted almost all the ministers in the imperial capital, and most of them do not want to take a stand. Several cabinet ministers have all refused to see the people we have sent, and the situation is very unfavorable to Your Majesty......"

Now the situation in the palace, Fania can be regarded as a clear card. With this kind of step-by-step approach, Emperor Augustine still kept his door closed, complaining that everyone in the court was in danger.

Not to mention the ministers, even the Secret Intelligence Bureau is extremely pessimistic about this struggle for imperial power.

Agatha is in good spirits, her eyes sharp and unyielding.

"Is there any news from Your Majesty? And what is Millscom's reply? ”

The female officer replied, "There is still no news from His Majesty's dormitory. Millscom's answer was the same: he would lead the royal knights and court guards to protect His Majesty's safety. ”

Agatha couldn't help but sigh: "Royal knight? Court guards? After Fania declared himself the new emperor of the empire, several of them dared to attack the new emperor!

I don't know what the hell my father is doing, his son has already put a knife on his neck, and he doesn't even show his face. ”

The female officer said worriedly: "If the royal knights and palace guards can't be relied on, relying only on our secret intelligence bureau, I'm afraid we won't be able to stop the prince of Fania from leading troops to break into the palace."

An elite army that had been withdrawn from the southern front this morning had quietly entered the city, and the Assault Bear Squad was among them. ”

"Has the Assault Bear also been transferred by the Great Prince?"

The Assault Bear Squad is one of the special operations units formed by gathering the strongest fighters in the north, specializing in high-end battles. In the battle against the barbarians on the southern front, even if the Abyss Apostle personally intervened, he did not take much advantage of the Assault Bear Squad.

At this time, Fania dispatched Xiong to the imperial capital, obviously targeting the "raven" of the secret intelligence bureau, a unit composed of ace spies.

Head-on, the "Raven" is no match for the "Assault Bear".

Agatha didn't react much to the arrival of the Assault Bear team, and she asked, "Is there any news from the Governor of Meteor?" ”

The female officer replied with great difficulty: "No! The Governor's Mansion of Stormy City refused to provide any information related to the Governor of Meteorite.

Your Highness, it is impossible for the Governor of the Falling Star not to know the situation in the palace, and he has not shown his face...... Does it mean that he supports the eldest prince? ”

Agatha did not immediately answer the female officer's speculation, but looked at a newspaper on the table.

This newspaper is the Winter Capital Daily of the Atlantshire Union, and the most striking of these is the "Obituary of the Genius Steam Engineer Mr. Luke".

The newspaper was five days ago, and it was all sent from the winter capital to the imperial capital, and the meteorite should have arrived a long time ago.

Why hasn't there been any news from him so far?

"Your Highness......" The female officer reminded the distracted Agatha: "These are all my random guesses, and the Governor of the Falling Star must still be loyal to you." ”

Agatha couldn't help but laugh and said, "Yes, he must still be 'loyal' to me." Keep an eye on the Governor of Meteor and the parties in Raging Waves, and report to me immediately if you have any news. ”

"Yes, Your Highness!"

At this time, the door of the study was slammed open, and Princess Daile ran in from outside: "Sister Agatha, I haven't seen you for three months, I miss you so much!" ”

The guards who chased in saw that Princess Dai'er had hugged Agatha, and immediately bowed and apologized: "I'm sorry, Your Royal Highness the eldest princess, we didn't stop Princess Dai'er." ”

Agatha looked at Dale with delight, and said to the guard, "It's okay, my sister I know, it's strange that you can stop her." ”

The guard said, "Your Royal Highness the eldest princess, it is Miss Sunny Sky who is escorting Princess Dai'er, and she is waiting outside the door. ”

When Agatha heard that the sky was coming, she immediately said, "Ask Miss Sky to come in." ”

Then Agatha said to Dale, "I am very glad to see you, but I have something very important to discuss with Miss Sunny Sky now, and I will first go and see the sculpture I have made during this time." After I finished talking with Miss Sunny Sky, I went to you and heard what you experienced in the winter capital. ”

Princess Dale knew that what Clear Sky and Agatha were talking about must be very important, and she had time to talk to her sister: "Okay, I'll see what new works my sister has to look at, see you later!" ”

"For a moment!"

The female officer left with Princess Dale.

Clear Sky followed the attendant in, and Princess Dale, who went out, waved to her, looking carefree and innocent.

The door to the study was closed by the departing guards, and the only thing left in the room was Clear Sky and Agatha.

Agatha invited Clear Sky to sit down on a chair by the window, which was a botanical glass conatorium filled with blooming roses, which were particularly vivid against the snowy landscape outside the conservatory.

"Thank you for taking care of Dai'er during this time, I didn't expect her to quietly go to the winter capital with you, I hope she didn't cause you too much trouble."

Qingtian leaned on the back of the rest chair, her green eyes admiring the scenery outside, and at the same time said lightly: "Princess Daile has a very keen sense of smell for the changes in the court, and she senses danger, so she fled."

They also know where to flee. ”

Agatha couldn't help but smile and said, "She has been very smart since she was a child. If this palace upheaval were to kill a lot of royalty, she would have a better chance of surviving than all of us. ”

Clear Sky turned to look at Agatha, "Meteorite asked you to go to Angry Waves, why are you still here?" The current Fania is not something you can stop. ”

"But somebody has to do something?" Agatha took a deep breath: "If I stand up, at least there is a chance that I can stop him; If even I give up, he will really kill the king and his father.

Meteor wouldn't honor him as Emperor, and neither would Alec...... The empire cannot be divided at this time! ”

"If the empire really needs a new emperor...... Are you interested? ”

Clear Sky's question made Agatha turn her head, her eyes full of speculation: "My father is still alive, but for some reason he can't show up." The succession of the emperor has its rules, and it is not my turn yet.

You, do you know anything I don't know? ”

Clear Sky and Agatha looked at each other, "I know something you don't know, but I can't tell you yet." You just have to answer me...... This is a great opportunity for you, and if you are willing to take on the responsibility of ruling the Empire, I think Meteorite will support you. ”

Although Luke had already consulted Empress Christina in Snowfield, he asked Agatha one last time about her attitude towards the throne.

Agatha didn't know what the clear sky had gotten to ask such a question at this time.

She thought for a moment and said, "No...... I never thought too much about the throne, especially after getting to know the meteor, which made me feel that the obsession and competition for the throne was really ridiculous.

This era is not what it used to be, and the high throne is nothing more than a cage for me to be sentenced to life imprisonment.

When everything stabilizes, I'll give myself a long vacation and go on a long trip. Go see the strange places that the meteorite has said and explore the secret places where the treasures are hidden. ”

Sunny Sky knew that Agatha didn't have much interest in the throne, but she didn't expect that she would have such an impact on her.

"Your Augustinian family is really extreme, there are princes who fight for the throne, and there are princesses who want to escape from royal life.

Since you have no interest in the throne, you should not mind that Empress Christina is in charge of the country, and even become the first empress of the Golden Shield Empire in the future. ”

Agatha was surprised and asked, "What do you mean?" What the hell do you know to make such a ridiculous suggestion! ”

Clear Sky said: "Meteorite is now escorting Empress Christina back to the Imperial Capital from the North, and Her Royal Highness has said something related to Your Majesty.

His Majesty is doing something very dangerous, and if he succeeds, it will bring a greater danger to the empire than the usurpation of the throne by the prince of Fania. ”

Agatha said solemnly, "What the hell is my father doing? ”

Clear Sky replied, "I want to ...... The specific situation is best told by a meteorite. My task is, when His Majesty finally takes that step...... Stop him! ”

Agatha understood what "blocked" meant.

"You're going to murder the Emperor?"

"As long as he can pull back from the precipice, I won't do anything to him."

Agatha looked at the clear sky, an elf known for her mystery, beauty, and power. Every time I see her, I fight against the sense of oppression that emanates from her all the time.

"Looks like I'll have to wait until I see the meteorite to find out the truth."

"Actually, I don't suggest that you know too much of the truth, and it is best to let Your Majesty leave with dignity."

Agatha chuckled, "It's my business whether or not to accept the suggestion. Is there anything I need to do before Meteorite and Her Royal Highness the Empress arrive in the Imperial Capital? ”

Clear Sky looked out the window.

"I'm going to use the sewers of the city of St. Lun to set up a large secret technique that can provide us with some combat power that can be used as cannon fodder in the event of a coup d'état in Fania.

After the Esoteric Ritual is over, the sewers of the City of St. Lun need to undergo a major overhaul. Fortunately, this is winter, and there will be no flooding of the imperial capital......"

Agatha also looked out the window, and the snow was even bigger.

"The sewers of the city of Saint-Lun are long overdue."

……

In the northern part of the Golden Shield Empire, due to the outbreak of war, all the inhabitants of the northern border fled if they could. Those who can't escape won't run out casually in this bad weather, so Queen Christina's convoy ran on the snowy fields for two days and hardly encountered anyone.

This also has to do with the fact that the team specifically bypasses cities and villages.

The four royal horses pulling the cart trotted forward, and Luke scanned the sky through the open window with a telescope.

After a while, he sat back in the car and pulled a folding table between himself and the queen away, and laid a map of the North on it.

The carriage on the march was slightly bumpy.

Luke found the current location of the convoy on the map, and nodded to Queen Christina, "I just saw the Harrier Eagle used by the Scout Scout of the Northern Legion, we should have been discovered by them, there will definitely be traps and ambush circles set by the Assassins ahead." ”

The queen asked, "What shall we do?" It's not out of the Legion-controlled area of the North, and we can't escape their surveillance. ”

Luke pondered what to do.

If you're willing to accept a stranger's ride, flying straight to the city of St. Lun with Queen Christina is the easiest way to do it.

After a moment's reflection, Luke said, "Our whereabouts have just been revealed, and the Assassins have not been so quick to set up an attack. At night you and I rode horses to separate from the team, and let your guards go to attract the sky to track, the small target of the two of us is not easy to expose.

And the horseback riding speed is also fast, and you can reach the imperial capital by running for another day and night. ”

Luke's suggestion made Queen Christina think deeply.

Encountering an attack was not only a matter of personal safety, but also a loss of valuable time even if the Assassins were repelled. If you are entangled by waves of assassins, you may delay the best time to return to the imperial capital.

Separating from the guards does reduce the target, and the light rider is faster.

But she is the queen of the empire, and being alone with a young man for a day and a night will definitely cause some gossip in the future, and the scandal of the royal family is a popular topic of folk gossip.

Especially when he was young, he married an elderly emperor, and then stayed alone in the cold palace for several years, and the meteorite was the object of admiration of the ladies of the empire's powerful families.

Empress Christina was well aware of the ability of nobles to fabricate rumors and smear each other.

But without much thought, Queen Christina said to Luke, "Okay, I'll listen to you." At night, you and I rode away quietly. ”

Luke didn't think much of it, his attention was all on the map. After the northern border, there is a horse Pingchuan, and the extraordinarily bred royal horse can let go of its hooves and run, even if the assassin finds himself and the queen, it is not so easy to intercept.

Therefore, the best and final ambush location for the Assassins should be in the vicinity of the city of Saint-Lun. The Imperial Capital was guarded by the City Garrison Corps, and the Assassins could set up ambush circles while they were at ease.

Luke plots his route on the map.

Queen Christina watched Luke think while drawing with a pen, and couldn't help but think of herself when she was a princess.

At that time, I liked to lie on the tower of the castle and look at the endless golden rice fields outside, imagining what kind of person I would marry.

As a teenager, I love to read the story of the knight and the princess, the knight overcomes many difficulties despite the danger, defeats one enemy after another and saves the princess, and then the two live happily together.

What is happening now is so similar to those stories, but she is no longer a princess, and happiness has long become a luxury.

At one point, Christina suddenly had a bold idea.

But in the end, she smiled self-deprecatingly: "Stories are all lies, we are all slaves of fate!" ”

(End of chapter)