Passing through layers of guards, Ruhl sighed softly.

Although it is a royal palace, it is the Central Army that is taking over the defense here.

Ruhl looked at the defense and orderly, and his heart was slightly relieved.

Either way, Adric followed his advice.

Living in this royal palace is none other than the current Empress of the Empire, Daphany, the youngest daughter of the Duke of Minas.

Since the assassination of the Duke of Minas's grandson, Young Master David, in the imperial capital, Adric and Ruhl have been overwhelmed by the emperor's crazy approach, and before Ruhr went south to meet the Duke of Minas, he had already advised Adric: This queen must be well protected!

God knows what drastic moves the emperor will make, who is already showing some signs of madness—the assassination of little David has made the situation extremely difficult, and if the rabbit emperor makes any more moves, the idea will hit the queen - Daphany is the only daughter of the Duke of Minas, and if she has any three longs and two shorts, I am afraid that war is imminent!

In any case, the safety of this queen must be protected.

After Ruhl came back from the south to meet Adric, he was still not at ease after all, so he came here in person and walked around, and his heart was slightly relieved to see that this courtyard was unharmed.

He didn't mean to see the queen, but only made a slight inspection of the defenses, and then planned to leave. But just before he was about to leave, a palace maid came out of the courtyard, bringing the queen's meaning.

"Queen...... Summoning me?"

Ruhl was stunned.

The court maid in front of her must be the henchman left by the Minas family to the queen.

Although the annex was taken over by the Central Army, it maintained enough respect for the queen. Adrick strictly ordered that the guards were not allowed to set foot in the courtyard for half a step, and they would be killed if they violated the order!

In the other courtyard, most of the chamberlains brought by the original court have been driven away. Those who remained were all descendants of the Minas family recognized by the empress.

An annex, the interior was guarded by the queen's own close people, and the periphery was handed over to the Central Army.

Ruhl is also curious: what is the purpose of the queen to see her?

At present, this queen has lost any role in the imperial capital, and is purely a symbolic ornament. With her, at least it can be regarded as the last fig leaf for the Minas family and the royal family to completely turn their faces.

"This woman...... What do you want to do?"

Ruhl sighed in his heart, but he couldn't refuse the queen's summons. I had no choice but to agree.

The fat man did not bring any guards, so he had to enter the courtyard alone.

The royal courtyard is a magnificent natural building, a building full of classical artistic conception. In the hall are some masterpieces of great significance, and the murals on the walls are all by famous artists.

It's just that this huge courtyard can't help but look a little deserted.

The queen only left dozens of chamberlains, and in such a large courtyard, dozens of people naturally seemed extremely deserted in it.

Ruhl walked into the hall. There was no figure in sight, only the court maid in front of him led the way, leading him through the corridor and through a few doors. After coming to the annex.

It was only when he passed through one of the courtyard walls that the court maid looked back at Ruhl. There was a slight hesitation.

Ruhl didn't know what the other party meant, and he directly took off the saber he was carrying, and the maid breathed a sigh of relief. A smile appeared on his face: "It is said that General Ruhr is smart and clever, sure enough." ”

Ruer smiled: "A rough person like me has the opportunity to visit the queen, but I am afraid that the queen will be unhappy - this sister, I don't know that the queen summoned me to ......"

The fat man really has thick skin, this maid looks like she is in her early twenties at most, and it is too old to be a niece to the fat man, this guy actually called his sister when he opened his mouth.

The maid really blushed, and said in a low voice: "What the noble person means, where do we dare to guess." But ......"

She looked at Ruhl and hesitated for a moment before whispering, "I heard that the general has a good relationship with the one in the north. ”

This is not the answer to the question, but what a shrewd person the fat man is, his heart suddenly moved.

Then the two men stopped talking, and the fat man handed the saber to the maid, and under her direction, he went in through the gate of the courtyard wall, but the maid stepped aside and did not follow any more.

Ruhr walked through the inner courtyard here, but saw tulips blooming all over the courtyard, these flowers and Buddhas are newly planted, full of ****, it looks quite climatic.

Ruhl couldn't help but guess a few more points in his heart, and couldn't help but curse secretly in his heart.

A door at the end of the courtyard, which was naturally where the queen was, stood outside the door, cleared his throat, and said loudly: "Ruhl is here!"

There was silence inside for a while, and then a faint voice was heard: "General, please come in." ”

The words fell, the door opened, and two middle-aged court maids walked out and looked at the fat man indifferently.

The fat man's eyes were so good, he could see at a glance that although these two women were wearing the clothes of ordinary court maids, they were walking with a good bearing, and they were clearly skilled female warriors.

Ruhl strode through the door, and the two maids closed it.

The room was not big, but there was a curtain in front of it, and behind the curtain a slender figure could be faintly seen sitting in it, the air was full of fragrant fragrance, and I didn't know what kind of perfume was sprayed.

Ruhr only glanced at it, but he didn't dare to look more, and bowed his head and said, "Ruhr was ordered to meet you...... I don't know ...... the queen summoned the last general."

"General Ruhr is welcome. The queen's voice was delicate, and with a hint of grief and melancholy, she said softly: "The general is a hero of the empire, and I am just a useless woman, so I don't need to be too polite." ”

"Your words really disturb me. Ruhl sighed.

After being silent for a while, Dafani inside whispered, "The general went on a trip to the south and came back...... I think I've seen my father, but I don't know how old he is......"

Ruhr pondered for a moment, and pondered his words. Said cautiously: "The Duke is in good spirits, and it seems that his body is also very good, and if he wants to come to the south, the climate is pleasant, and the Duke should be old and strong." You don't have to worry about it, Queen. ”

Daphne's tone seemed to be calm, and she couldn't hear any mood fluctuations, just a soft "oh".

After a moment of silence, Daphany spoke softly again: "General Ruhl, in fact, you are also from my Minas family, and when I was young, I remember that you hugged me. Over the years. Everyone has a lot of differences, and now you are so careful when you talk to me. ”

"There is a difference between dignity and inferiority. Ruhl smiled bitterly: "You are the Empress of the Empire, the mother of a country. Ruhl is just an old man in the army, and he doesn't dare to make a mistake in front of the queen. ”

"Alas......" said Daphne, "Uncle Ruhl, you have embarrassed me by talking like this." ”

Ruhl couldn't help but sweat on his forehead.

Uncle?

This queen called me uncle...... The dignified queen called Uncle Lao Tzu, but she was afraid that something embarrassing would ask Lao Tzu......

He took a deep breath. knelt down on one knee: "Your Majesty, please don't mention this kind of title again!

"You don't have to be so scared. Daiffany's tone seemed much calmer, and through a curtain, a voice slowly came out: "My father is far south. Of course, I know what he is doing. Ay...... My brother also left the imperial capital and led the troops outside. What the Emperor did to Davy before. It's not a secret for a long time. Right now, I'm alone in the imperial capital, and the only person I think of who can rely on trust is you, so ......"

"You're serious!" Ruhl had no choice but to smile bitterly: "That...... Don't be embarrassed by the general, the general is a rough person, the brain is not enough, you might as well say it directly, the general will do his best. ”

Daphany let out a soft "ah" from behind the curtain, and the Buddha didn't expect Ruhl to go straight in. Buddha hesitated, and Daphany carefully uttered a word.

"General Ruhl, can I trust you?"

Ruhl thought to himself: If you don't believe me, you don't need to call me in.

Thinking of this, he knew that he must not be able to dodge, so he simply said: "Your Majesty is already in front of you, and whether Your Majesty is worthy of your trust or not depends on your thoughts." If you have any orders, your subordinates will be on the ground. ”

"......" Daphany was silent again for a moment, and finally said quietly, "I hope so." ”

After speaking, the figure behind the curtain stood up and raised his hand slightly: "Put the curtain away...... Everyone else went out, and I had something to talk about with General Ruhr. ”

The two court maids whispered in reply, rolling up the curtain little by little, and Ruhl just knelt there on one knee, bowing his head in silence, until the two waitresses had turned away and left the door, and the door behind him was closed......

"General Ruhl, please get up. ”

With the sound of soft footsteps, Ruhl heard that Daphany seemed to have walked a few steps in front of him, and Ruhl took a deep breath: "That...... His servant was offended. ”

With that, Ruhl stood up and looked up, but his eyes were on Daphne......

The fat man has changed color!!

The fat guy is sweating!!

The fat man is crazy in his heart!!

And then the fat man almost jumped up!!

The queen Daphany in front of her, her face was as beautiful as before, and her delicate face was full of melancholy, but it made her look more and more beautiful.

Dressed in a long dress like snow, her temperament is even more delicate, her face is pale, and there is a thick sadness in her eyebrows.

And most importantly......

Although the white robe was loose, it was ...... But I still can't hide a fact!

This beautiful queen has a slight bulge in her lower abdomen!

It's clear that I've been pregnant for a while!!

(Damn!, this is going to pit Lao Tzu!!)

Ruhl screamed in his heart!!

The queen is pregnant!!

The queen is actually fucking pregnant!!

That emperor was a rabbit...... So it's certainly not that rabbit species!

The queen is pregnant! Such an important matter, but she asked Lao Tzu to meet, such an important secret, but she let Lao Tzu know?!

But...... This kind of secret, if you don't get it right, you'll die!!

Ruhl was shocked in his heart, and then the fat man had lost his mind, and subconsciously raised his hand to point to the queen's lower abdomen, blurting out a sentence.

"Fuck! Who did this?!!