Section 175 Enemy

Under Aunt Mary's leading demonstration, Hoshiki and Hoshimi leaned down to salute according to the etiquette requirements.

As a queen's room, the place is quite plain, with no extravagant furnishings on all sides, and not very large in size. In short, this place is very different from the "queen's room" that the two sisters originally imagined.

But on the other hand, the queen herself is about the same as they expected. In fact, there is nothing unusual about her appearance. There are rumors in Eagle Falcon City that the little queen's appearance is different from ordinary people, and even that she is very enchanting, but in reality, these rumors are either groundless or wrong.

What can really be regarded as "enchanting and moving" is the strange woman next to the little queen. As mentioned earlier, Countess Marianne has been active up and down during this time, and she already knows about all the forces in Eagle Falcon City, so she also knows that this tall and attractive woman is Rhodia, a woman with a mysterious origin. And there is a legend that this woman was once a prostitute.

But anything else can be put aside for the time being, because the hostility of the little queen is clear.

To say that a woman's intuition is really very strong, this sentence does not come from the poet's fiction. Because at this moment, the two sisters clearly felt the hostility that came from the little queen. Although this hostility has not yet been expressed through words, looks, and movements, this instinct derived from female instinct does not need any evidence, and the two sisters can already feel it.

Having said that, as a queen, she took the initiative to summon two squires and nobles, which in itself is very unusual. Aunt Mary was well-informed in this regard, so when the two sisters set off, they basically knew what kind of situation they were going to face.

The little queen nodded arrogantly and motioned for the other party to get up, and then she pointed to the chair prepared next to her and motioned for the other party to take a seat.

She didn't even open her mouth to say a word the whole time. In another environment, this arrogant and rude behavior would make people angry, but she is the queen. No matter how rude she is, others can only endure it.

"Countess Marianne," the two sides took their seats, and gave each other a brief introduction, and the little queen finally spoke. Just like her previous attitude, her tone was extremely arrogant. "You seem to have been in Eagle Falcon City for a while, what do you think of this place?"

"Her Majesty," speaking of which, if the little girl wants to use this attitude to force the other party to show weakness, or provoke the other party's anger, she has found the wrong person. Aunt Mary is not in vain at such an age, not to mention that she was once a popular figure and has seen all kinds of scenes. So she replied without being arrogant or humble. "For me, Eagle Falcon City is the same as it used to be, only the years go by, and the new ones replace the old. ”

The little girl, perhaps failing to achieve her goal, turned her gaze to the twin sisters beside Aunt Mary. After all, it was the queen who summoned her today, so the two sisters came after dressing up carefully. Their beauty is not the kind of mature and delicate, but the kind of youthful girl. Although the beauty is different, if you stand on a completely objective standpoint, a person can praise the two sisters for a "beauty".

But there is no completely objective position in the world. As the saying goes, the ass decides the head, and in the eyes of the little girl, she has degraded the twins to worthlessness. This is a deep-seated problem in the human psyche. When you hate someone, you will automatically ignore their strengths and focus on their shortcomings.

"These two are my nieces," said Aunt Mary, looking at the little girl's gaze. "One is called Para and the other is called Katyusa. They are the daughters of my late brother......"

"Deceased? You raised them?"

"I think it's my own. Aunt Mary replied. She knew that the two sisters' situation was a bit peculiar, and it was best not to let the queen be aware of their particular experience. In particular, she should not be allowed to know that the two sisters had studied magic at the church. Of course, since Greenskin destroyed the Holy Capital before, it is unlikely that this matter will be exposed. But just in case. Aunt Mary knew very well that a girl of the age of the little queen could do anything if she fell into a love fantasy. Everything from poisoning to framing.

"They...... Your brother, didn't he leave an inheritance to the title?"

"It's a pity. Aunt Mary said.

The contempt at the corners of the little queen's mouth increased a little. Although titles without hereditary domains cannot be inherited, it is customary for the descendants of these nobles to be given an honorary title of nobility as a consolation. From this, it can be seen that the parents of these two sisters are not serious aristocrats. Although they do belong to the Griffin family.

Then again, the Griffins are indeed a big family. There are high-ranking officials and eunuchs in this family, as well as ordinary people who live with a small amount of money. To say that the two sisters are quite passable. In fact, in such a big family, there must be those poor people who have been reduced to nothing, but they are not known.

"It turns out that there is not even a title of nobility. The little girl said unceremoniously.

However, if she tried to provoke the other party with this sentence, it would have no effect, at least on the surface. The two sisters and the old woman were still smiling, not at all disapproving.

At this point, several people's attention was so focused on each other that no one noticed that Rhodia's eyes were looking out the window.

"I have heard that you two are the fiancées of Count Ashrufat?" asked the little girl in a tone of indifference.

"Your Majesty," Aunt Mary chimed in. The old woman's face was full of smiles, but her gaze was like a sharp blade. "I'm afraid it's more than just 'heard', right?"

One old and one young look at each other. Although the little queen showed a very strong posture, Aunt Mary did not flinch at all. This secret battle of wills ended in a draw. Both sides looked away in unison.

Then again, a fool understands that the little queen's words are all pretended. When they arrived at Eagle City, they were arranged to settle down, but at the same time, they were deliberately avoided the opportunity to meet with Ashrufat. This was not normal in any way, in fact, they hadn't seen each other since they came to Eagle City.

When Ashrufat came to see Shirley before, the three of them happened to be absent. From this point of view, their every move must have fallen into someone's eyes. There is no such coincidence in the world.

"I would like to ask about the origin of Ashrufat. The little girl said. He said he had amnesia and couldn't remember a lot of things from his past. ”

An unobtrusive smile flashed across Aunt Mary's face.

She began to elaborate. Aunt Mary had not wasted her time in vain, and she had made thorough preparations in all aspects, one of which was to make up the story of the origin of Eshurufat's identity. After a joint study by many people, even if this story is not perfectly compiled, it is not something that mortals can trace back to the source.

In this story, Ashruphat comes from a family of knights who were not particularly wealthy. Then, one day, because of a chance encounter, Eshurufat's father (of course, this non-existent figure is called Thomas) and the twins' parents met. Because they liked each other, they became friends - and then, as in stories like these, friends got married to each other and set the marriage for the next generation.

What follows is the typical development of the story: years later, for some reason, the parties have all died. Only Aunt Mary, who is the witness to this, is still alive. Ashrufat was even more in the middle of the road and became a mercenary. Then, when Aunt Mary herself felt that the marriage contract was not worth keeping, Ashruphat went to Brassian and demanded that the marriage contract be honored. After Aunt Mary confirmed, Ashrufat accidentally fell off a cliff and lost his memory because he didn't know the way.

In short, in this story, all the details have been carefully considered. Every qiē seems flawless - even a person with infinite curiosity and infinite money cannot find the flaws in this story. All those parts that could be verified and held accountable were obscured by Aunt Mary. She skillfully used ambiguous words such as "I heard", "I remember", and "it seems to be" to erase all flaws.

Obviously, the story was perfect, at least the little queen seemed to believe it. Because she seemed to be silent.

"You just said that you are all shaken and want to give up this engagement. Rhodia on the side suddenly interjected.

"It's just shaking. Aunt Mary replied calmly. "After all, at that time, we thought that Ashrufat might be ...... Something unexpected happens. After all, in the life of a mercenary, any accident is possible. I believe that His Majesty also understands that in this case, there is no need to abide by the marriage contract, which is already meaningless. However, since Ashrufat has appeared, this possibility does not exist, and this marriage contract must be honored, otherwise it will violate the ancestral teachings of the Griffin family. ”

"I think if Ashrufat had been a down-and-out pauper, you might not have been so motivated. Rhodia chuckled.

Aunt Mary looked at the opponent who had suddenly come out. There is no doubt that no matter what the origin of this woman named Rhodia is, she must be the little queen's counselor. Having said that, if there is no guidance from the think tank in this matter, the little queen will not be able to play any tricks. At least not like now, where they don't have a chance to meet with Essrufat.

"My two nieces are almost thirty years old this year. If it weren't for the wait for some down-and-out poor bastard, would they have waited so long? ”

Rhodia smiled, but didn't continue.

This time it was clearly just an ordinary temptation. Their conversation returned to Ashrufat, especially after Ashrufat's amnesia. Aunt Mary has nothing to hide about this. They chatted for a long time, until Prime Minister Irynn was informed that he wanted to see him.

Aunt Mary also took the opportunity to say goodbye and left with the two sisters.

"This old woman is so annoying!" As soon as the figure of the guest left, the little girl immediately let out a curse.

"It's not the old woman who is in trouble, it's the sisters...... My sister gave me a special code just now. ”