"Huhu~"

The cold winds from the far north finally arrived in the coastal city of Saint-Nari within a week after the New Year, and the first snow of winter finally fell in the industrial city of man, but compared to the north, the fine snow here is quite a taste of the slight, and the scattered white snow falls from the branches and disappears, and occasionally piles up the colors of winter on some street corners and lawns.

At this time, Yin Lizabeth in the Golden Palace was a little uneasy.

There was an extremely long table in the room where she usually dined in the Golden Palace, and Yin Lizabeth sat in the main seat in a white dress, and the ministers with different expressions sat on either side below. Compared to the fireplace used by the general public, the better option here is the magic of heating, and with the blessing of magic, the temperature here is quite warm.

"Your Majesty, the rules of the free market formulated by Griff Hughes were established during the pioneering period, and have played a vital role in stimulating the vitality of the Nari economy in a hundred years, we only need to maintain a small part of the infrastructure, and the market will regulate itself... Griffism has worked well over the years, so it's probably wrong to change it now, right? ”

The sumptuous lunch in front of the ministers below, with fine steaks, olives and black truffles, and red wine from the Black Mamba Palace, the favorite of the Nari people, aroused the appetite of the people, but none of them moved their knives and forks, and they all looked at Her Majesty the Empress who was sitting at the end of the table and cutting meat with a knife and fork.

Reiback, the Chancellor of the Exchequer appointed by Elizabeth Yoon and a prominent cadre of the New Party, began to discuss the practical application of Griff's theories after Griff's economic liberalism emerged from classical liberalism, which has guided Nari's economy and society for decades.

Yin Lizabeth didn't glance at him, but slowly cut the steak on the plate piece by piece, and said at the same time,

"I'm not trying to shake Griff's focus on the market, but more intervention and regulation is necessary... And, Rebak, I'm not consulting with you, I'm delivering orders. You don't mean to, but you've allowed too much avoidable suffering in the past with the idea of non-interventionism, and you blame it all on the normal workings of the market... Don't tell me you don't know anything about the [clean energy] outside of Nari, the addictive drugs imported from the southern continent, the low wages and dirty living conditions of the people at the bottom. ”

Unlike other ministers, Rebak, although he was born in the Royal Academy, has always been a minister, and he will not give up easily when it comes to the ideas he has adhered to all his life, even if it is Her Majesty the Resolute Empress who is pressuring him at this moment.

Hearing Yin Lizabeth's words at this moment, he snorted coldly, put down his knife and fork, closed his eyes and said,

"If Your Majesty insists on this, then please forgive me for being difficult to obey, and if Your Majesty needs it, I will submit my resignation when I go back today."

Unlike the rest of the New Party, Rebak is capable and incorruptible, which is why Yin Lizabeth still uses him even though she knows that the other party is not dealing with her, but for Yin Lizabeth, it is unbearable to publicly disobey her...

Hearing this, her action of cutting the beef paused slightly, and then, she gently put down the knife and fork, raised her empty golden eyes and swept around the ministers, they all bowed their heads, only Rebak still straightened his chest and looked at the beef in front of him, he didn't mean to enjoy the food, just turned his head to look at Yin Lizabeth and said,

"Your Majesty, if there is nothing else, please allow me to take my leave, I have to deal with other things..."

Yin Lizabeth didn't answer, as if she was thinking about the other party's words, but only one or two ministers who were silent and bowed their heads were on the plate in front of them, and they saw the golden-armored knights waiting behind them to come out quietly, pinching the saber at their waists and waiting for the empress's order, so frightened that they lowered their heads deeper.

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But at this moment, there was a sudden rush of footsteps outside the room, and the next moment, the door of the room suddenly opened, revealing a maid with an anxious look outside.

"Your Majesty, there are... Yes! ”

But before she could speak, the two knights who were on standby in the room had already drawn their giant swords and put them on her neck, and stopped her steps against her shoulders, and with the sharp cold light flashed, the maid was directly frightened and sat on the ground, and the maid's costume was also wet.

"Trespassers, die."

Everyone present with the two tall knights was frightened, and even Rebuck, who was about to leave, trembled and sat back in his seat.

"Your Majesty... No... There was a phone call... The head maid said she must come and inform you..."

Listening to the sound of the maid about to cry, Yin Lizabeth held the fork and ate a piece of beef, and said,

"Phone?"

"Yes... It's from the North... Say yes... Say yes, Fisher Benavides called..."

Yin Lizabeth's hole shrank slightly, and the fork in her hand suddenly fell on the table, directly breaking the exquisite plate that was presented as a steak. The crisp sound of the clashing of dishes did not dispel her shock, and she suddenly stood up, her tone trembling a little,

"You say... Who? ”

"It's Fisher Benavides..."

Yin Lizabeth pursed her lips, quickly skipped the maid who fell to the ground under the gaze of all the ministers, and trotted all the way to the outside with the two golden knights, leaving the ministers at the table to look at each other, but no one dared to get up and leave.

......

......

"Fuck off! All out! ”

The huge corridor in the Golden Palace twists and turns, Yin Lizabeth soon came to the reception location of the Golden Palace antechamber, which is the window of the Golden Palace to the outside world, the gifts given by the people, letters and the contact number of the Golden Palace are set up here, and the foreign court officials appointed by the emperor are responsible for specific affairs, and few people will call the Golden Palace directly, so their main responsibility is to accept feedback letters and gifts from the people, Yin Lizabeth will occasionally read.

At this time, all the foreign court officials inside were standing on both sides, and on one of the desks, the earpiece was placed next to the phone on the desktop before hanging up, Yin Lizabeth gasped for a moment, and yelled at the foreign court officials waiting around, making them all bow their heads and retreat.

As the door closed, Yin Lizabeth adjusted her breathing and walked to the table, bringing the phone to her ear.

There was a little "rustling" sound over there, which seemed to be the sound of wind and snow, and a unique charm of the north was perceived by Yin Lizabeth's ears, which quickly overshadowed the faint breathing of the person who made the call, and after a pause, Yin Lizabeth said tentatively,

"Fisher?"

“... Well, I'm in. ”

There was silence on the other side of the phone for a moment, and Fisher's somewhat tired voice slowly came, which made Yin Lisabeth's heart beat faster for a moment.

She opened her mouth, knowing Fisher as she was, she quickly noticed that there was something wrong with Fisher's voice at this time, all the things she wanted to say and ask before were temporarily suppressed into her heart, and the first thing she said was,

"What's wrong with your voice? Are you sick? Where are you now? ”

"I can't hide it from you, Yin Lisabeth. In the southernmost country of Sardinia, there is a sub-kingdom called McDowell, and I am now in the Rotten Church in Fort Furnace here..."

Hearing Fisher report such an accurate and true location, Yin Lizabeth realized that what Fisher said was true, but she did not have the joy of finding Fisher before, but the sense of unease and anxiety in her heart became more and more intense, because Fisher's voice on the phone was coming next,

"It's true that I'm not in a very good state right now, but I'm not sick, I'm going to die, Yin Lizabeth."

Yin Lisabai's empty hole shrank, and she almost fell to the ground when her body went limp, but fortunately, she subconsciously lay on the table next to her with one hand, which caused her not to sit directly on the ground, but she still made an extremely obvious collision sound.

“... Elizabeth Yin? ”

"What are you kidding... Are you kidding! Fisher Benavides, what the hell is wrong with you in the North?! Don't you even want your own life to avoid me? What the hell is wrong with you, you tell me..."

Fisher, who was over there, chuckled and said,

"It's nothing, it's not because of you, it's just a little accident when dealing with this side of things. I feel closer to death than ever before, and I've tried my best to get rid of it, but to no avail, and I'm a little resigned to my fate... I don't know why, but suddenly I want to call you now, because of those things before, or rather, I just want to hear your voice? ”

Yin Lizabeth's hand holding the microphone was bruised little by little, and she closed her eyes before her eyes became rosy.

"I... I'm not looking for you... You can't die without my permission... Can't die... I don't want to lose you anymore, Fisher... I'm going to come to you right now, and you're waiting for me there. ”

“... Okay, I'll be waiting for you right here. However, it is a long way from Nari to get here, and I don't know if I will be able to make it until you come, and you are now the master of the Golden Palace, and you are not so free to come to the north. ”

"They dare to stop me, I have the final say on where I want to go!"

Fisher on the other end of the phone smiled, and the sound of the wind and snow gradually stopped, so his voice became regretful at this time,

"You're always so domineering, I didn't mean to stop you, I mean, I'm afraid even if you can come here, I'm afraid I won't be able to wait for that time. So, don't hang up the phone just yet, after leaving Nari, there aren't many opportunities to talk to you like this, and I don't want to waste it. ”

“... Okay, I don't hang, you say. ”

"Earwind has been dealt with by me, and my previous departure from Nari is almost complete, according to my original idea, I should return to Nari to make up for my past debt to you, but now it seems that there is little hope... At that time, the determination in my heart to take responsibility for your life was not strong enough, and I did feel recoiled by your domineering and exclusive desires..."

Fisher's voice was unhurried, and he roughly explained what he was doing in the North, including falling out with the Turan family and working with Valentina.

still remembers that when he fought with Erwind, many of the dreams that were treasured in Fisher's memories were about Yin Lizabeth, so when he said this, his tone slowed down a lot, as if he was a little reminiscing,

"It is my luck and my misfortune that a poor boy who grew up in an orphanage has just buried the nun who raised him, and has come to the Royal Academy alone, and that he can be favored by the royal daughter who has attracted the attention of the world. Unfortunately, because of your favor and preference for the light, I really overlook a lot of the obstacles you encounter. ”

"From Yin Sabel's mouth, I vaguely guessed that in that eye-catching golden palace, your life is shrouded in thick shadows. But at that time, I did not know what kind of pressure was behind the promise you seemed to make so easily, I did not know the hatred of your brother for you, I did not know the contempt of your father for our affection. ”

"I had a chance to pull you out of Godling's hell, I had a chance to avoid the sins that followed, I had a chance to fulfill my promise to you, but I just understood too late and looked at you too lightly... It's a pity that by the time I really understood the truth, it was too late. I'm really sorry, Elizabeth Yin. ”

Yin Lisabeth opened her eyes slowly, the ruddy eyes could no longer suppress her sadness at this moment, she lowered her head and covered her face, although it was clear that the conversation between them was realized through this small phone call, obviously they were far away from each other, but it seemed to be the closest time between them, taking her back to their sweetest time.

She leaned against the table, her voice trembling,

"Fisher, I never blamed you... I... I know I'm to blame for a lot of things, but I really just want you back... It's true... Please, I don't want you to die..."

The cold wind over there rose again, and the sound of whirring and the sound of church bells left a clear indication of Fisher's exact location at this moment, and he coughed a few times before finally speaking,

"I'll do my best... Well, that's enough, the most important thing is to hear your voice again. You're now the Empress of Nari, and it's not realistic to come to the North, so I'll go find you, while I can still go. Of course, if I don't make it back to Nari in the end, don't be sad because of this, and you must take care of yourself and Nari in the days to come. I believe that you will be able to do it, and you will definitely become the empress of history, and you will not repeat the tragedy of the Godlyn family. Yin Sabel is in the pirate harbor, you should already know this, that kid didn't blame you, she knows your hardship very well, don't push her away this time. ”

"Fisher... You are not allowed to die..."

Yin Lizabeth sat on the ground and buried her head in her knees, at this time her mind was very restless, and the emotions in her heart were repeated like a turbulent tide, in fact, she wanted to cry out and vent her emotions loudly, but she didn't dare after all, for fear of destroying Fisher's quiet conversation with herself at this time, for fear that her voice would overshadow his weak voice.

In fact, in front of Fisher, Yin Lizabeth has always been cautious, if the senior girl did not threaten Yin Lizabeth to break up with Fisher by "reporting to the Golden Palace", she would not even expose her possessiveness at all, so that she would not let Fisher stay away from herself.

It's a pity that the senior girl really poked her sore spot, and she was unwilling to let the family take away her precious Fisher like this, so she made a big mistake, but it unexpectedly became an opportunity to push Fisher away; However, this time it was not Godlin who frightened her, but herself.

So, at this moment, just hearing Fisher's weak voice made her want to cry, she seemed to have returned to the days when she was frightened, back to the time when she was blind and lay alone in the military tent, because she was afraid that after that, Fisher would really leave her forever.

"That's... That's it, Elizabeth Yin, take care of yourself, I'm ready to go now. ”

"Well, you must be safe... Be safe..."

I don't know whether it was a plea or an admonition, Fisher over there smiled and hung up the phone, but Yin Lizabeth still sat on the ground and did not put down the phone in her ear.

It was not until a long time later, when the door of this room was opened again, that Yin Lisabeth, dressed in her usual clothes, came out with her usual expression, and she turned back to tell the court officials to keep an eye out for the phone call from Fisher Benavides, and give him a certificate to walk in the Golden Palace, and to come and inform her attendants at any time if there was any news.

She herself took the two Golden Knights and hurried back to the room where she had eaten, where a group of Nari's ministers were waiting for her.

"Your Majesty."

After she entered the room, several ministers who were eating in the room put down their knives and forks and saluted Yin Lizabeth, she nodded, and looked at the front of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rebak, the steak still had not been touched.

Rebuck turned his head to see the two golden knights behind Yin Lizabeth, his throat surged unnaturally, but he still mustered up the courage to leave, but before that, Yin Lizabeth had already waved his hand to the knights behind him, letting them exit the room.

And this is the first time that there is no golden knight beside him when he meets Her Majesty the Empress, Rebuck just wanted to leave the movement of a little pause, and Yin Lizabeth also returned to her place at this time and sat down, looked at him and said,

"Rebak, I understand your concerns, fearing that my overstretched power will affect Nari's economic vitality, and I do not want to discuss my intentions with you here. I will keep your resignation for the time being, and give you two weeks, go to Newt Street and Snake Head Street to see the lives of the residents there, and you will know where the 'invisible hand' you believe in is pushing the wealth of society... After that, you come and go as you please. ”

"Also, call the person in charge of the Liaison Bureau to come and see me, I have a task to arrange for him."

In the end, Yin Lizabeth's voice also seemed a little tired, she leaned lightly on her seat and closed her eyes, and then waved her hand to all the ministers in front of her, signaling them to leave. ”

Rebac looked at Yin Lisabeth, who was extremely quiet today, in a daze, and glanced at several ministers next to her with his eyes, all of them seemed to be incredulous, and he didn't know why the empress suddenly became so patient after going out to answer a phone call today.

But in the end, it's a good thing for them.

Rebuck thought for a second, then stood up and bowed to Yin Lizabeth and said,

"I understand. Farewell, Your Majesty. ”