Blood Dragon

Chapter 360 Letter from Section VI

"Smart choice." Ashuruffat said softly.

"Well, he sent a very eloquent guy as a special envoy." Rodia continued. "Essien became the duke, and he was free to choose a fief as he wished... In addition, he will also become the commander of the Guards Corps and the king's military advisor. Very generous, isn't it?"

"What about the rest?"

"Balanca has been made an earl... Hehe, and he has been promised to guard the White Castle. Ah, from now on, he is a member of one side. It is no problem to be rich and prosperous. Belle... has gained a bunch of honorary titles And some bonuses, but it was enough for him. Parry was a little bit worse, but he was finally appeased and promised to be the governor of Newstria City. As for you..." Rorty Ya said in an ambiguous tone.

"What did he promise me?" Ashuruffat asked.

"For you? A sealed earldom." Luo Diya smiled. "Besides, there is another promise. If you marry the little queen, you will be accepted as a member of the royal family and be crowned prince. It's really smart." She sighed. "Prince Boer... No, the king, he is still very skilled."

Among the military generals promoted by the little queen, Belleur is a foreigner, while Parry doesn't think highly of it (because he made several mistakes in a row), so let's not talk about the two of them for the time being.But the other two are more meaningful.Essien had a history of betrayal, so he was destined not to be trusted unconditionally by the little girl, so he was promised to be a high-ranking official in Falcon City, and was placed by his side to win him over.Barranca was the first to support the queen in the mutiny, so he was placed in the White Castle far away from the royal city as a guard.As for Aishuruffat, everyone thinks that he is the little girl's confidant (people with inside knowledge even know that it is more than just a confidant), so although he was named prince, he was actually deprived of military power in a disguised form.

But if these hidden ideas are not considered, then anyone has to admit that the reward of the new king is absolutely generous and coveted.Especially Ashurfat, he can even become the second in line to the throne.Even if this accident hadn't happened, and the little girl would award the reward, there was no way for her to award a heavier reward.

"What do they say about this reward?" Ashuruffat asked.

"I didn't say anything. Everyone is waiting for your statement." Rodia said. "It seems like everyone is afraid of you."

"Then, will they respond to the envoy's promise anyway?"

"Well, it's almost like looking at a cat smoking fish on the oven." Rodia smiled contemptuously. "I'm so greedy, but I'm afraid of the fire, and I dare not stretch out my claws."

"The key is not them." Ashuruffat said. "It's...our Majesty the Queen herself. It doesn't matter what these rewards are, at least, Her Majesty the Queen can offer the same rewards."

"But you can't deny that in this way, the king has the upper hand."

"That's right, but the weaker side will always promise greater benefits and rewards, but in fact, people still like to go to the stronger side."

"Well, I just believe you can control everything." Rodia sighed. "I can hardly believe it now, you actually wiped out so many Chaos Legions and captured White Castle. But... you are indeed trustworthy in terms of ability, but in another respect... you are a thorough coward."

"Why do you say that?" Ashuruffat asked.Speaking of it, it seems that Luo Diya has talked about this kind of topic before, but it is not as intense as it is now.

"I'm leaving." Rodia suddenly changed the subject. "Maybe... leave Falcon City from now on, and never come back." She sighed. "It's a pity to say it. After countless painstaking efforts and efforts, I finally succeeded, but it seems... It seems that I have to let go."

Ashuruffat already knew from the little girl that Rodia was about to get married (and married far away).So I didn't say much about her exclamation.Rodia didn't mention the object, so he didn't ask too much (although you can know this matter as long as you inquire).As for Lalia, although such a female guard is useful, it is not irreplaceable.In fact, the most important reason for choosing Lalia in the first place was that he was worried that Byron would take a risk—in any case, the duke had been operating in Falcon City for so many years, and it was possible to leave a few secret hands behind.However, later facts proved that Byron did not think too much about this option.

"Well, although you may not know it yet...but to be honest, after you left, my two fiancées and I were a little...unhappy."

"Not too pleasant?" Ashuruffat was a little taken aback, because he felt that the two parties were completely irrelevant people, and there was no conflict of interest, so how could they be unhappy?

"To be honest, I was planning to bluff them and make them give up their engagement with you obediently." Rodia said straightforwardly.This approach is undoubtedly extremely arrogant and excessive, but she said it in such a direct way that Ashuruffat couldn't recall it for a while. "Because I don't think they are suitable for you."

"Huh?" Ashuruffat couldn't recover, so he even forgot that he should get angry.

"Of course, I didn't intend to go too far. I just wanted to find a group of people and block them in an alley to threaten them. But unfortunately, they are very powerful. A large group of my subordinates were given by them It was directly abolished. So, I went to Lalia for help. Of course, I didn’t want to hurt them, but I just wanted to threaten... To be honest, it’s just a gamble. Bet that there is no relationship between them and you Great tacit understanding. In fact, I really didn't expect that one called Xing Ke to be so strong."

"Is she strong?" Ashuruffat said in a voice he could only hear.

"Well, things almost got out of my control... Anyway, fortunately, nothing bad happened..." Rodia continued, but this time, Ashuruffat interrupted her.

"Why did you say this to me?" Ashuruffat already sensed a hint of ominousness from the content and tone of Rodia's words.

"Well, maybe you don't know yet, when the city of Neustria was attacked by the Chaos Legion...the two of them were also by our Queen's side...it was a scuffle in the fire, we came from a tunnel Retreat. Lalia and Xingke are in the rear. Later, Lalia followed, but Xingke... never followed. Afterwards, there was only a piece of ruins after the fire..."

She looked at Ashurfat, who maintained a frightening silence.

"...I wanted to inform you, but because... well, it was a lot of trouble anyway, a lot of people died, fighting, search and rescue, and other messy bits and pieces. And that damn magic communication... There is not even a magician in charge of magic communication in the city of Nusteria... so this matter has been delayed. Later, when Xingjian was in Gaohua City, he fell ill at the same time as Her Majesty the Queen—but he recovered very quickly. Slowly, it was only a little bit better recently..."

She rambled on a lot.It's not because she's naturally verbose, but an instinctive conversational skill.People always use this method when they talk about subjects that they don't want to mention, and confuse a few words that are really meaningful with countless nonsense.

"Where is Xingjian?" Ashuruffat stopped Rodia from continuing.

"Over there... over there...in the second room. She is a patient, so she has two maids to take care of her..." Rodia sighed. "Well, I admit that I didn't like them in the past because they didn't deserve you at all. But now I don't have the position to say that. So, you make up your own mind."

Ashuruffat left in a hurry, Rodia looked at his back and sighed again.But her business was not over, so she walked into the room.

As I said before, due to the order of the little girl, there is no one else here.Rodia was able to come in because she was the queen's "temporary tutor".This position is quite delicate. Although she does not have any theoretical power, she can partially ignore the orders issued by the Queen.After all, in theory, a governess has the power to make the Queen do her homework (or take classes that the Queen doesn't like).This "teacher's natural power" translates into reality, that is, Rodia moves very freely and is usually not restrained by anyone, including the Queen herself.For example, the little girl's order not to be disturbed by others at this time is invalid for Luo Diya.

"Rodia?" The little girl saw the person coming in. "What's the matter?" she asked.

"Someone asked me to deliver a letter to His Majesty." Rodia smiled. "acquaintance."

"Acquaintance?" the little girl asked suspiciously.At this moment, who will send her a letter?And it was through Rodia.

If the little girl is not mistaken, the officials of the whole court seem to have no good impression of Luo Diya.This kind of mood is easy to understand: a lowly whore has become the queen's teacher, and can come and go in and out of the palace without any scruples.This is a difficult thing for any conservative person to accept.

"Mother-in-law." Rodia said, sighing at the same time.She took out the letter and handed it to the little girl.

The mother-in-law is an old man in the palace - it is said that she used to be the lover of the little girl's grandfather, but for some reason she did not become the king's concubine, but she became a detached existence in the palace because of this - to the little girl, she is absolutely Grandma dotes on granddaughters like grandchildren.

When the palace was destroyed by Byron's coup and the little girl was transferred to the temporary palace to form her court, the little girl was almost taken care of by her mother-in-law.

"She..." The little girl had already stretched out her hand to receive the letter, but after hearing the word "mother-in-law", she withdrew her hand as if she had been scalded.Yes, the mother-in-law stayed at the palace in Falcon City, so she is now with her brother without a doubt (obviously, Prince Pol is not likely to do anything to her).Mother-in-law wrote... What does this mean?

All the time in the past, the mother-in-law never got involved in politics.But this time... this time...

The little girl's eyes were fixed on the letter in Luo Diya's hand.The envelope is pink - although it is actually very ordinary paper, in the eyes of the little girl at this moment, it is as dangerous as a soldering iron.

Skadra, Eileen, and her elder brother...their actions have already broken her heart, but if her mother-in-law is added...

If the mother-in-law tried to persuade her to give up the throne and back down obediently... then what would she do?She suddenly had a feeling that if she picked up this letter, many things would never be undone.No matter what kind of result she gets in the end, between her and those she loves and trusts (not including Aishuruffat, of course), many things will be irreparable.