The lightning and thunder were followed by a torrential downpour.

The emptiness of the gloom seems to be crying.

The death of Princess Rosemary Midknight shook the Valstad Empire,

Dead in a foreign land, with no bones left,

In the eyes of the Valstarao tradition, this is an absolutely intolerable tragedy.

People spontaneously gathered in the squares of their cities to participate in the mourning, and the priests of the churches kept watch for the lanterns all night.

Many people shed tears in mourning the light of the Valstad Empire, who was so beautiful in all its faces.

To express his condolences, Imperial Prime Minister Dali Ainfurt traveled in a black marshal's uniform,

The coachman in the raincoat spurs the horses to gallop, and the ruts of the luxurious carriage turn rapidly,

The rain fell onto the stone pavement, splashing a heavy smell of dust and mud,

The carcass of a stray dog was washed down the drain and collected into the sewer along with household garbage.

Thanks to the vast drainage network system of Fort Midknight, the imperial capital, there are no large areas of standing water on the road.

Along the way, the prime minister looked out the window, and his mood was as gloomy as air.

Through layers of armed sentry posts,

Getting out of the car and passing through the deep inner court of the Jinhu Palace, the soldiers of the Guards armed with standard rifles saluted him:

"Prime Minister, please stay."

Dali Einfurt held an umbrella and said, "I want to see His Majesty the Emperor." ”

The captain of the guard said worriedly: "It's been two whole years, Your Majesty, she locked herself in her office, refused to eat, and forbade servants and imperial doctors to enter and serve. ”

Dali frowned, rather reproachful: "How can that be done?" She was already seriously ill, but she couldn't go hungry! ”

The head maid on the side looked very aggrieved: "Prime Minister, we have tried all kinds of methods, but we still eat closed-door soup, and the food is changed when it is cold, and it has been changed several times, but it can't be delivered." ”

"Have you ever heard a cry?"

"There is no sound Sakura" The head maid shook her head: "This is exactly what we are worried about, everything is too quiet, feelings need to be vented, Your Majesty She always likes to bear it alone, the bad mental state of the royal doctor will make her condition worse." ”

(Throughout history, the collapse of a strong adult Rao, the collapse of a generation of tyrants, has never been accompanied by loud and noisy crying, often in silence.) Dali thought.

"I have a way, send the light cavalry to the mansion of my son, Prince William, and fetch Her Royal Highness Edgar, if she asks for it herself, the door will be opened."

The captain of the guard clapped his palm: "Good idea!" Let's go and move the rescuers! ”

A moment later, the prince and his wife came in the heavy rain.

William Einfurt took his blind wife by the hand to guide her, and the emperor answered his daughter's call and finally opened the door.

Dalí glanced at the servants who were waiting, and they understood and followed the cart full of food into the door.

Then there was a tormented wait,

Dali Einfoot did not go to the porch to take shelter from the rain, but walked around the courtyard with an umbrella, full of anxiety that made him unable to settle down.

As soon as the prince and his wife came out, Dalí immediately greeted him and asked:

"How's it going?"

"Her Majesty the Mother Queen is in a very bad condition, and she is mentally unstable." Edgar Midknight's lilac eyes looked a little hollow:

"The death of my sister hit her hard, she blamed herself, took all the mistakes on herself, and even wanted to hurt herself."

"Has she eaten?"

William said: "I didn't eat it at first, but I persuaded her to eat two pieces of cream pudding in the middle of the day, which is the only good news." ”

The princess shook her head: "We can only do this, and we have to rely on you to persuade her." ”

"I do my best." Dali looked at his empty purple eyes and felt a great heartache:

(What a good child, there is too much suffering, too little happiness, I hope everything will be fine.) ）

"Thank you, Your Royal Highness, go back and rest."

William Einfurt helped his wife into the carriage, turned back to Dali and said:

"Father, let's take our leave, we have to go to the military hospital in the afternoon to change Edgar's dressing, the wound on her back has recurred, it may be a fragment of a shell and a remnant."

Dali hugged his son: "William, you must treat her well." ”

"I will."

After seeing the carriage leave, the prime minister was allowed to enter the emperor's office.

The environment in here is terrible.

The thick plush carpet was littered with empty wine bottles,

The furniture was crooked, an oriental porcelain vase was shattered, and the oil paintings on the walls were smashed crookedly.

Sarantos Midknight sat crooked on the carpet in front of his desk,

She didn't wear a visor or an eye patch,

The ruined half of the face looked terrible in the light of lightning,

She was holding the whiskey bottle in one arm and pouring it into her mouth.

The prime minister stepped forward and persuaded: "Don't drink anymore, Your Majesty, too much alcohol intake is not good for the liver." ”

The Emperor glanced at the Prime Minister:

"Dali, you have a point, but I don't want to hear it."

"I know you're sad, but drinking doesn't solve the problem, and the way things are turned out is something that no one wants to see."

"I know this thing is not good for my health, but I can't live without it......"

The Emperor continued to pour the liquor violently, choking on it too quickly, and coughing violently.

She spat out a mouthful of bloody phlegm:

"I didn't save my father and brothers, and I didn't grow much when I was older.

My husband and children...... One by one, misfortune befell them......

Langford died of illness, Victor died, Rosemary died, Constance was locked up in a mental hospital, Edgar became blind, and Maxim betrayed me......

It's all my fault...... It's all my ......."

"How can you blame this, no one wants to be like this."

"No, my prime minister, just blame me, it is I who have single-handedly caused these many tragedies."

Thunder rolls, rain pours,

The Emperor's expression became hideous and terrifying, and his magnetic voice trembled because he was too excited:

"I blamed my father for using me to achieve a political marriage, but as a result, I finally lived the life I hated the most.

For the sake of the country, I broke up Rosemary and Victor, the land-making couple, and betrayed her in the same way.

Poor Rosemary knows how bad this child is.

How desperate she must have been before she died!

By the way, according to Agent Kingsgard's report, my daughter hated me so much that she would rather die than return to me. ”

Dali wanted something, but he couldn't say anything, and the heartbroken mother in front of him paled in all kinds of words.

"You know, I numb myself with alcohol, drink and vomit, and occasionally lie down on the carpet and sleep for a while.

I dreamed of Rosemary, of her despair before she died,

Her resentful eyes woke me up, and I was so frightened that I started drinking heavily. ”

"Your Majesty, take heart and cheer up,

The forces of Soskaya Voodoo have taken control of the kingdom of Solan, and the Dark Sect Diamund Shespal has revealed his ambition to destroy all of human civilization.

The struggle between us is no longer as simple as a conflict of interests between nations, 'It is a desperate struggle between light and darkness,

Decide the fate of mankind in World War I. ”

The prime minister's expression was solemn, but the emperor didn't seem to hear clearly, and was still talking to himself, smirking hehe:

"Behold, Dali, this house is full of ghosts,

The souls I have harvested on the battlefield all these years,

They are asking for my life! ”