"My lord, this kind of planting is indeed a bit obvious......"

After Marbert was imprisoned, Risadilan may have felt that his impromptu performance was not working well - he felt that he should have acted a little more angry......

"It doesn't matter, as long as there's an excuse to keep Malbert under control."

Leon waved his hand, sighed, and spread out the scroll brought by Malbert again: "However, the trouble now is that this royal decree is not actually forged, it is indeed a warrant signed by King Ulrik. ”

"My lord, now the nobles of Changhe Town have 'witnessed' Malbert's assassination of you, regardless of whether this royal decree is true or not, at least we can indeed avoid the edict now, and no one will say that you are disobedient because of this."

Risadilan said subtly: "If anyone talks nonsense, I will shut them up......"

“…… Risadiran, it's not about disobedience......"

Wentilf stopped Risardiran from showing her loyalty: "If the king's decree is true, it means that King Ulrike has decided that Amy is a heretic!" In this case, it is difficult to overturn the case for Amy, and even if Amy is rescued, she still has nowhere to go! ”

"That's right...... Only King Ulrike himself can overturn Amy's case, but his son has just died, and it is estimated that it will be difficult to maintain his sanity, which is not easy to do......"

Leon frowned and pondered, but there was still no good way.

"Lord Leon, King Ulrik has sent you an order to send troops against Amy and Godric, this is not like a loss of mind......"

Klose, who had never spoken, suddenly said: "If his own son is killed, ordinary people should personally go into battle to slash the enemy, right?" It stands to reason that he should have gathered an army in Lion City to avenge his son! ”

Oh, yes......

In the sense that this royal decree represents, Ulrique should have weighed it carefully and made the decision that was best for him—not like the attitude of a father in the throes of losing a child.

Moreover, the Lion Kingdom is still a place that pays attention to chivalry, and when his son was killed, Ulrik should have led the army himself.

He is now cured of his illness, and it is not that he can't go into battle, and this kind of thing of revenge for his son should not be faked.

But he told Leon to 'crusade against rebellion'......

"It seems that King Ulrique has no affection for Prince Aranrique......"

Li Ang sighed: "Probably he only has the so-called child in the princess's womb and his throne in his heart...... This king is somewhat ruthless, weighing the pros and cons at all times. ”

"Weigh the pros and cons...... My lord, if the Bacchus Empire attacked the Lion Kingdom at this time, what do you think King Ulrik would do? ”

Wendy seemed to remember something, and turned to look at Leon.

"That's right...... Wendy, go get Alina! ”

Leon's eyes lit up: "I almost forgot, Malbert asked Alina for a kiss!" Ulrik must not know about this yet......"

Not long after, Alina was brought to Leon by Wendy.

"Alina, have you ever seen the handsome young master in prison? He's Malbert - I was right, that guy is really talented, and he really doesn't have many faults. ”

Leon pointed in the direction of the prison.

"Lord Leon, you'd better get down to business, I'm not interested in Malbert......"

Alina sighed, "I know you're in some trouble, what are you going to let me do?" ”

"I'm going to ask you to write an edict for me...... Go back to Siyuan City and tell Emperor Marius that Malbert, Lord of Sava Castle, has decided to defect to the Bacchus Empire, and that I am ready to help His Majesty the Emperor make him the Governor of the North. ”

Leon smiled: "You bring Malbert back, he has become a general, your father will definitely not let you marry him, and you don't have to worry about being urged to marry him when you go back." ”

"That's what you say...... But I'm still a little worried......"

Alina apparently has a huge fear of being urged to marry.

"If you really don't feel at ease, you will castrate him, and I don't believe that your father still intends to let you marry him in this situation......"

Leon pulled out a small knife and shoved it into Alina's hand.

Alina pouted with a small knife: "I heard that he came to give you an order on behalf of King Ulrik, and you handed him over to me, so how do you explain to the king?" ”

"Oh, Malbert, a handsome and amorous knight, who assassinated me in order to save a beautiful Bacchus girl who I had kidnapped, but unfortunately I threw myself in prison for the attempted assassination. Then he successfully escaped from prison with this Bacchus beauty, and chased the beauty who saved him all the way to the Bacchus Empire, and finally even committed treason because of love - you see, what a beautiful love story......"

Leon easily gave a reasonable logic: "I am the biggest enemy of the Bacchus Empire, and many people know that I 'kidnapped' you...... And this kid did ask you for a kiss...... It's okay to say that he is treason for true love, right? ”

Alina rolled her eyes: "Okay...... But if that's the case, then he'll have to be castrated......"

"Hmm...... It's a not-so-good, tragic love story, and you can ask Brutus to do the work for you - I know Lord Brutus likes you. ”

Leon mentions the little lord who led the gladiator mutiny, Elena's brother.

As a result of Leon's acceptance of the gladiators, Brutus was unable to regain his position as lord and now served as the captain of Alina's guard.

"Don't talk nonsense, Brutus is married......"

Alina sighed, "Actually, I would have liked to go to Fort White Deer and the Noldor Forest...... Will I be able to visit your territory after a while? ”

"Of course, when I solve the trouble in my hand, you are always welcome to come. By the way, I can send you a couple of carriages, the latest ones. ”

Leon pointed to the carriage that had been parked in front of the door.

After seeing Alina off, Leon returned to the lord's hall to gather all his men and begin arranging affairs.

"Now Malbert is a real traitor to the enemy......"

"Sarah, report this to the Lion City through official channels, and ask King Ulrik which rebel should I fight first? Is it Malbert, who is about to lead the way for the Bacchus Empire to attack us, or Amy, who has been crying out in Fox Town...... Also, Will Brennus be suspected of rebellion? Are there any traitors in the Lion Knights? Mudicate the waters...... You know. ”

"Risadillan, you sneak into the Lion City with your brothers from Eichkoman and wait for me...... If necessary, you can do it to anyone, without any qualms! ”

"Klose, you take the king's order, take the silver hand and set off first, and directly enter the Fox Town to protect Amy in the name of 'crusading rebellion', whoever dares to stop him will be killed!"

"Grandlon, take your flag guards into Lion Lake City, seal the gate of Lion Lake City, and no one is allowed to enter or leave, otherwise they will all be regarded as hereticals!"

"Anson, send a message to Sir Roland, asking him to go to Fox Town to destroy heresy...... After Roland leaves, let Andongjia provoke a war with the Raven Kingdom and lure the army of the Raven Kingdom to the north of the kingdom! ”

"Wendy, get the Guards and the Noldor Ranger ready for the expedition, and order the garrisons everywhere to prepare for war!"

…………

A few days ago, the Lion City.

"Your Majesty, I have received a military report...... It doesn't seem to be good news......"

Montevo held a scroll of paper in his hand, hesitating, not knowing whether to read it or not.

"There is no good news in the military newspapers...... Say, my intelligence officer, what's going on? ”

King Ulrike was walking with his young and beautiful princess in his arms, never taking his eyes off the princess, and obviously showing little interest in the military newspaper.

"The news comes from Lion Lake City, Prince Aranrique...... Murdered! ”

Montevo frowned and whispered, seeing Ulrik's footsteps, he simply handed over the scroll of paper.

“…… What did you say?! ”

Ulrike was not calm, he took the military newspaper and looked at it twice, shook his head and rubbed his dim eyes, and then read it again seriously, looking very carefully.

Then, he crumpled the paper roll, then gritted his teeth and reopened it to look at it again.

"Your Majesty...... Please mourn. ”

Montevo was clever enough to back away - it was better not to get too close to the king for now, or he might be killed by mistake.

The princess was also clever enough to hide aside.

"Ah!! Bastard!!! ”

Sure enough, Ulrik threw away the paper scroll very suddenly, drew the sword at his waist, and roared wildly while slashing everything around him......

A few irises in the garden, along with a poor maid, fell under the king's sword.

Montevo broke out in a cold sweat - if he hadn't taken those two steps back, the slashing sword would have cleaved off his head......

"Someone! Gather all the troops! I'm going to make them pay! ”

Seeing the killing of an innocent maid, Ulrik seemed to sober up a little, threw down his blood-stained sword, gritted his teeth and gave the order between his teeth, and then sat down on the floor of the garden.

The princess picked up the scroll of paper on the ground and looked at it, a hint of doubt flashed in her eyes, and then waved her hand to signal Montvo to hurry up and give the order.

"Your Majesty, I know you're having a hard time right now......"

The pregnant princess also sat down beside Ulrique and took the king's arm: "I will accompany your ......"

"No...... I'm not sad...... I'm angry! ”

Ulrik patted the princess's arm, as if he had received a little comfort from the princess, and he did seem to have calmed down a lot.

"I don't like Aranrique, a lot of people know that...... But no one knows why......"

"Actually, he's not my son! I've never touched his mother...... for I don't know if I should consider her my queen or my stepmother......"

Ulrik muttered, a little feeble about the secrets of the court.

The princess kept nodding slightly, making a good listener.

"In fact, she was the princess appointed to me by my father during his reign...... But for the first two years after she entered the palace, she spent almost every night in my father's bed! ”

"So, I knew from the beginning that Aranrik wasn't my son...... He's actually my brother! Hahaha...... So I kept ignoring him...... That's why he gets sick at a young age...... Because he's the seed of my crazy father and his daughter-in-law! ”

"How could I feel sorry for him? I wish he were dead! But I still made him the Prince of Lion Lake - which he deserved as my brother, and he should have been a prince...... I know that his birth was not his fault, and I have always tried to be a fair king......"

"Whether it's the lord of the kingdom, the consuls of the counties, or those who are hostile to me, I have always tried to treat me fairly—even Leon, who had a suspicious background, I made him an earl, and even made him a marshal of the kingdom...... Because he has indeed made enough feats! ”

"But I've never been able to be fair...... Because the strife within the kingdom never stops! ”

“…… The military newspaper said that Godric had rebelled! Say her daughter Amy is a heretical leader! He also said that Amy had caused a lot of massacres in the Lion Lake City precinct......"

"Haha...... It's ridiculous! Godric is my brother-in-law...... I know him! Amy is my niece, and I know what kind of child she is...... Conspiracy? Heterodox? Slaughter? Hahaha...... Is everyone a fool of me? ”

Ulrike said, shaking his head and laughing miserably: "I'm angry because I have to do something unfair with my conscience again and again......"

"Even though I know that this is a frame-up, for the sake of the kingdom, but also for my own sake...... I had to sacrifice them......"

"Actually, I don't want to be the king's ...... Didn't want to from the beginning. But my father killed my uncle before he died...... Everyone was suspicious that I did it! If I can't sit on the Silver Throne, then I'm going to die! My crazy dad forced me into this position in this way......"

"But what's so good about this throne? It's cold and bone-chilling......"

Ulrik fell weakly into the flowers behind him, and muttered the last sentence: "I know that you married me for power, how can a young and beautiful girl have any real love with an old man like me?" …… But I still want to thank you, at least, for being there for me when I needed to talk to me the most. ”

The princess listened quietly to the king's words, sighed, but said nothing.

She just lay down silently among the flowers, and took Ulrique's head into her arms like a child.

……

A few days later, the Lion City.

The Garden of the House of Nobles.

"Your Majesty, I have received a military report...... Not good news......"

It was still the intelligence officer, the Knight of Montvo, still holding a scroll of paper in his hand, still a little hesitant to read it.

"Read!"

Ulrike didn't seem to want to talk any more.

"It's news from Fort Sava...... Malbert is treasonous! ”

Montevo just said a word and handed over the scroll, then turned around and ran.

"Bastard! Damn it! Damn it! All of them are rebellious ministers and thieves!! ”

Another innocent maid fell under the king's sword, and another grove of flowers became a mess.

The irises that have been blooming in the garden of the noble courtyard have been stained with blood again and again, and it is no longer possible to tell whether they are red or gold.

(End of chapter)