Pavel sat on a gilded ivory chair, his face as pale as snow.

"The nobles are all talking, and there is a great tendency to unite to denounce it......"

"What do they want to denounce? Defend a traitor? Damn, I'm a king, don't I even have the power to punish a traitor?!"

Pavel shouted discontentedly, and his angry shouts echoed throughout the palace hall. But that was only inside the hall, and outside, the proud king did not even dare to look up at the aggressive nobles and lords.

"It's not...... They want an explanation, they want justice. ”

Interior Secretary Antonovich said, twisting his snow-white beard.

"Justice? Isn't that evidence justice? What justice do they want?"

Pavel was annoyed.

"From what I have received, the justice that the nobles want is that they must be tried in open court and all the evidentiary witnesses presented. Leonid had the right to plead a case, the right to plead his guilt once. At the very least, it must go through such a procedure......"

Antonovich whispered back.

"A swarm of rats that will only squeak in places where they can't see the light......"

Pavel got up and cursed, the firmness and coldness of the throne making him a little unaccustomed. To this day, kings think of the former Queen Caterina when they see the recast throne. The ornate chair symbolized power, but it was also like a sharp knife, stinging his eyes from time to time. So much so that Pavel wondered if it was time to change his chair and make himself more comfortable, but in fact, anyone with a discerning eye knew that it was not this chair that really made the king restless, but the power struggle that lurked in the shadows, and the fierce tide was surging.

"If it is not handled properly, I am afraid that sooner or later, these voices will form a torrent, which is not conducive to the rule of the royal family......"

Antonovich said, observing the Tsar's face. He had come to spy on Pavel, a task given to him by the queen.

"What should I do about it? Should I bow my head and admit my mistake to the nobles? Then bring back Leonid, who had already been exiled? In that case, how can I be the king in the future? Everyone can accuse the king of doing this wrong, that wrong ...... that."

Annoyed, Pavel returned to his throne and sat down. After a while, he got up again and paced back and forth in the main hall, and his irritability rolled in his heart, like anger, which could not be quelled.

Antonovich was silent, he knew the king's position, and that was enough. Queen Dennis called him, and that's all it was to say. He didn't expect to change the king by half a cent, and if he could, he would have changed it a long time ago, not until today......

Just as Interior Secretary Antonovich was about to exit the main hall, familiar footsteps were heard outside the door. Grand Duke Samiel appeared at the entrance of the main hall with brisk steps. He wore a gold and green brocade robe with a gold-encrusted silk shirt, gorgeous and noble, almost obscuring the king's edge.

"Uncle, why are you here?"

Pavel was surprised for a moment, then quickly stepped down from his throne and went to lead Sam Yir—

"Uncle, have you heard about what happened recently?"

The king asked with concern.

Samiel's face was pale, and he pretended to be heavy—

"Yes, I heard. I have to say, those nobles are very arrogant......"

The Grand Duke spoke.

Antonovich's face was ugly, but Samil paid no attention to him. The Grand Duke knew that the old man looked elegant and peaceful, and that neither side could be offended. In fact he was the queen's man. The five people in the minister's office are all the queen's people.

"But you've handled this a little inappropriately, I mean—don't be in such a hurry. ”

Samiel's words changed, and there was a slight accusation in his care, and there was a sudden hint of elders educating younger generations in his words.

Antonovich watched awkwardly from the sidelines.

"Uncle, even you accuse me like that?"

Pavel was dissatisfied.

"Not an accusation, just a reminder. There are some things that we have to take our time. My dear nephew, you are still a little young, and there are some things that are going in the right direction, that is, you are in a hurry. I'll go to appease the nobles and lords, but you also have to be prepared, in case someone gathers to make trouble, you can't bow your head. ”

Samiel went on to say—

"Once the lion bows its head, it becomes the target of the wolves. ”

After speaking, he also observed the look of the Home Secretary from time to time. Clearly, Antonovic has become a link of news for the feud between the two sides. What Sam Yir conveyed was already a provocation, a provocation to the queen. The Grand Duke wanted to tell her that he had the Tsar in his hands and that cooperation was the only way out.

Antonovich could only pretend to be confused, and looked at the king's uncle and nephew with a numb expression.

"By the way, Queen, have you been concerned lately? I don't think she's been doing very well lately. ”

Samil said, looking at Antonovich with his peripheral vision.

"Queen...... I ignored her for a long time. All day long, he will only pretend to be tall and cold. ”

Pavel didn't even think about it, and blurted out a reply.

"This is a private matter, and it is inconvenient to mention it on such an occasion. ”

Samil walked over and whispered a reminder by Pavel's shoulder. Pavel suddenly signaled the minister Antonovich to go down first, he and his uncle had something to say.

Antonovich retreated helplessly, leaving Pavel and his uncle alone in the main hall to gossip. Of course, this is far from idle talk.

"Queen Dennis is working hard for the state, and it is natural that she will be tired. ”

Samiel continued with the topic just now.

"I can't stand her high-minded appearance the most, before, she wasn't like this!"

Pavel complained.

"It's human, it's always changing. ”

Sam Yir is back meaningfully.

"Nephew, there's something I can't help but say......"

Samiel pondered for a moment and whispered.

"What's the matter? Say, there shouldn't be anything hidden between us. If you have anything, you will say, although I am the king, you have always been my uncle. ”

Pavel, who was disturbed by all kinds of bad things, was distraught, and it just so happened that his uncle could relieve some of his troubles for him, so he naturally believed in him even more.

"It's hard to say......

"What's more serious than a noble lord's troubles?"

Pavel asked with a look of disdain.

"I'm afraid it's more serious than the noble lord's trouble......"

Samir was hesitant, which further aroused Pavel's curiosity.

"Say it. ”

"Then you promise me that you will be calm and not emotional after I finish speaking. I didn't want to say it, but I can't do this kind of thing if I don't say it...... I can't just watch you being humiliated and ignore it. ”

"Speak quickly!"

Pavel was a little impatient with his appetite.

"Did you notice that Queen Dennis and Boris Boca, yes, the arena champion Boris, son of Vladimir? Have you noticed that the queen has an unusual relationship with him?"

Samiel squinted his eyes and said.

"What do you mean?"

Pavel instinctively sensed something, and his heart was gloomy.

"Okay, I'll get it straight...... Queen Dennis had an affair with Vladimir's son Boris, and I already have tangible evidence. There are also witnesses ......"

After Samil finished speaking, Pavel was so angry that he clenched his fists and his face was full of resentment.

"I should have thought of it! That's why he's so cold!"

Without much thought, Pavel believed his uncle's words. Yes, all the contradictions are not overnight, all he can think of is Dennis's face that is getting colder and colder day by day, and the disdain in his eyes.

"I'll make this dog man and woman pay!"

Pavel whispered and scolded......