All in all, at this point, Victoria had already heard the deep unwillingness in her mother's words, and the irony of lamenting fate. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

And after hearing this, Victoria didn't even know what to say.

This kind of news and events with strong negative emotions made Victoria's mood very bad. Especially if you know that these things are closely related to you.

Is his family on the verge of extinction like this? If you don't have a relationship with William, then your family will collapse because there is no successor?!

It's just, it's just, it's just......

Well, even if you are well-informed enough to be Victoria, you don't know what to say about it.

Okay, okay, okay...... In this case, Victoria can't say anything about it.

"That's the way it is. "I guess I had told Victoria everything, and in short, after this Lady Mary looked relaxed, as if she had let go of some burden.

No, it shouldn't be as if it is, but it's actually just letting go of some of the burdens.

So, what should we do next? Or rather, over there, do the Herefords know about it? If they don't know, then ......."

Although my heart is still very unsettled, the excellent education I have received for nearly 30 years is still useful enough. At least on the surface, Victoria had calmed down, and even began to analyze through a few things, wanting to discuss something useful with Lady Mary.

It's just that calm on the surface doesn't mean peace on the inside.

It was as if what Victoria said now surprised her mother, Madame Mary.

The other looked at her with wide eyes, and then almost couldn't help but laugh.

That made Victoria realize that she had said something stupid.

Yes, yes, yes. There's no need to worry about the Hereford family at all. Since the Hereford family has been able to maintain so many years, so many generations of pure-blooded classical Gothic blood, it is natural that they also understand the internal intermarriage, and of course they understand the difficulties they face in this situation.

Therefore, no matter what kind of confrontation or even hostilities there are on the part of the two sides in other aspects, at least for now, the two sides have a common interest in this matter, and it is very, very big common interest.

"But can we use this to blackmail the Hereford family?" Victoria then asked a stupid question that surprised her mother.

After she asked, she quickly regretted it.

Yes, yes, absolutely impossible. Because now both sides are being pushed to the edge of the cliff. The level of concern on both sides in this matter is equal. It's impossible to blackmail the other party.

If the resources at the disposal of the two sides are not equal, then there may be a situation where one side breaks the jar and breaks the pot and threatens the other side. But now, both the Russian Gothic Empire and the de Normandy family have enough resources and a high status. It is also natural that the two sides cannot blackmail each other because of such a thing.

That's it. After asking two very stupid questions in a row, Victoria was a little embarrassed for a moment.

However, her mother, Madame Maria, was understanding: "In fact, I was just as surprised when your grandmother told me about it, my child. Lady Mary sighed, and then said, "In a sense, we have forced us into this situation. It's really helpless, but for the sake of our strength, for the sake of our family's strength, this sacrifice is also necessary.

This guarantees the strength of our family. Although, in the process, there are some small problems, such as your brother's ......"

At this, Madame Maria's expression became very entangled: "In a sense, he is the final product of the predatory talent of our de Normandy family. It can even be said to be the highest masterpiece.

But fate is so unpredictable. This man, the perfect ruler who represents the great source of the countless ancestors of our de Normandy family, is not of our family. It's really ......."

Of course, Victoria can also understand her mother's feelings, and even empathize in a sense-

If William's excellence is really only because of William himself, forget it. But this ability to plunder by blood shows that William's self-excellence was due in large part to the blood of the de Normandy family, which the de Normandy family itself did not enjoy.

It's like the punishment of the Lord of Radiance, and it makes people laugh and cry.

"And then, Mother, what should we do?"

"Of course it's a marriage. Madame Mary said calmly, "We can even reap some benefits through marriage, which was a very political event. If it is not recognized by the royal family and the government, then the marriage of the de Normandy family with a foreign monarch with real power will be destined to change the balance of power between the international countries and change the political event of the international situation. There will be countless people who will protest and desperately try to get rid of it.

But now, in this case it is different—you should have noticed, my daughter, that there are now many timid and cowardly Bretons who have the idea of simply surrendering to the Empire and becoming the nobles of the Empire if things go bad.

In this case, it is only natural that we, the de Normandy, could do the same - yes, we could also declare that we wanted to join the Russian Gothic Empire.

In this case, the marriage between the Hereford family and the de Normandy family was a matter of course. Isn't it?"

"Yes, you're right, Mother. ”

Victoria, somewhat against her will, said something like this.

"Are you a little dissatisfied, my daughter?"

Naturally, Victoria's state was seen by Lady Mary. But there is nothing to be done.

Of course, he continued to say to her, "This matter is very important, it is related to the future of our family, and William should be the only suitable person for you, right?" I'm afraid you think so yourself."

Lady Mary could certainly say such things if she continued, but she understood that saying such things now would do nothing but make Victoria more disgusted. So he just sighed again, and then said to her, "You're not in a very good state right now, my child, take a little rest, rest a little, and we'll talk about it when you're back in shape." ”

"But—"

"Take a break. Other than that, don't think too much, I can handle things now. ”

"Ah...... Well. "It's a little unwilling, but I've already made two mistakes, and Victoria understands that her current state is not suitable for anything else or something else. So she nodded anyway, and then showed a very reluctant smile: "Then, everything is up to you, Mother." ”

"Well, it doesn't matter, it's about what that guy should do...... For this, I have experience. ”

"That...... Guys?"

Victoria was a little stunned. After thinking about it like this, I realized that the "guy" my mother said was Freya, my aunt in my blood.

Come to think of it, if her mother and Archduke Otto had a history of marriage, then it is only natural that Madame Maria would have crossed paths with Freya.

But as a child, there is nothing to say in this case. Or rather, Victoria couldn't think of anything else she could do but smile in this situation.

Or rather, just smile...... Is it?

Well, it seems that in this situation, Victoria only knows how to smile, and doesn't know what else to do.

Thus, for the time being, Victoria withdrew from the Frisian sphere of sight, and her mother, Madame Maria, who was more powerful and more difficult to deal with, became Britton's voice in the region.

Of course, the next person who represented Briton, the de Normandy family, and Freya, who represented the Russian Gothic Empire and the Hereford family, was this guy.

- And of course, when Freya saw Lady Maria again, she couldn't help but show a rather murderous expression, and she almost couldn't help but draw her sword and get up to kill this bastard who was playing with her brother's feelings.

If she had met Mary a few years ago, she would have done so. But now it's different.

After a little impatience and a hint of murderous intent, Freya quickly controlled her emotions.

Although I can't smile very hypocritically like Lady Mary, I even say, "Long time no see." "It's like old friends meeting again.

But at least you can keep your face expressionless, and you won't frown or show a disgusted expression.

For Freya, this is already a very rare improvement.

Even Lady Mary couldn't help but admire her a little when she saw her like this.

She had thought that when she saw herself again, Freya would draw her sword and rush over without saying a word. She even prepared a set of rhetoric for this...... However...... Now it was completely beyond my expectations. (To be continued.) )