Blood Dragon

Chapter 48

"What!" The shock in her heart caused Irina to change color.Treachery and murder, the most serious charge of all crimes, and charges that can only be brought when the evidence is clear.Of course, such crimes are severely punished in any country and anywhere.

"Murder? Who did he murder?" Irina asked back, and the entourage presented a sealed document.Irina immediately opened and read it. It was a manuscript. When she read the contents of this document, her face became extremely ugly.

Leo makes the accusations...with Ashuruffat and Faile the Prophet as witnesses.Lane betrayed Thomas' orders and acted on his own...and murdered Thomas...

"Little Rowling, I have something urgent, so I'll leave first." Irina bid farewell to Little Rowling, and left in a hurry.

This kind of public accusation cannot be concealed. It only takes a day or two, and probably all the nobles in the whole city will hear the news.

"Let Lord Lyonis come to me," she ordered to one of the attendants.How can this happen?Ryan is a student of Thomas, which is something that everyone knows.Will he betray and murder Thomas?

To keep it a secret, she received Lyonis in a small room.The room didn't even have a seat, so the entourage found a foldable chair for her.Whether it's the chair or something else, the chair always seems to want to fold up.She didn't have time to change a chair, though, because Lyonis was coming soon.Obviously, he had long expected that Her Highness the Princess would look for him, so he was well prepared.

"Baron Lyonis." Irina said straightforwardly, "I believe you have read the accusation of Knight Leo."

"Yes, Your Royal Highness. So I quickly copied a copy and sent it to you." Lyonis was a thin, ordinary-looking man in his forties.But his face reveals a kind of powerful aura, which makes people feel that he is the kind of fearless and unyielding knight at a glance.

"Tell me, my Lord Chancellor, what do you think of this matter?"

"Your Highness, personally, I don't have any particular opinion. Before there is enough evidence, I don't regard anyone as guilty, and after there is enough evidence, I don't regard anyone as guilty. Innocent."

"I mean...if Leo's accusation is to be followed, Ashuruffat commanded almost all of the fighting for this expedition. Do you think that's possible? Thomas has been bedridden with injuries and barely participated fighting!"

"I can't say, but anything is possible. I've seen Ashrufat, and that man is indeed powerful. I wouldn't be surprised if he leads the fight and defeats the Paro."

The princess sighed, she had had enough of such ambiguous answers.

"Baron Lyonis, you are proficient in law, and you are the judge appointed by me, so whether it is an ordinary court or an honor court, you have the highest ruling power!" Irina said loudly.

Lyonis bowed slightly to show humility.

"In the name of your justice, tell me, what do you think will be the result of this case? Is Leo's accusation reliable? Is his evidence sufficient? Really, the commander along the way is Ashurfate made?"

"Sir Leo provided several personal letters and witnesses from General Thomas! This letter is not corroborated, so it can be ignored. But his two witnesses, one is Ash Rufat, the earl you personally canonized, and the other is Fei My son, a female prophet. These are two witnesses who are too important to ignore. As for the details of the army's operations, I have already understood the details. It is true that Thomas has been wounded and bedridden since the defense of Derek City. Rarely. You know these things cannot be concealed. In my estimation, once the trial officially begins, with the direct testimony of these two witnesses and the supporting testimony of others, I will declare Lane guilty! From the standpoint of the Court of Honor It can be said that the Duke of Lane should be convicted of treason, so he must be deprived of his title and fiefdom. From the perspective of the secular court, he will at least be considered an attempted murder, and according to the law, he will be sentenced to exile."

Irina's stomach was churning, but she sat still, showing no hint of what she was feeling.But the stupid chair under her ass folded up at this moment, almost throwing her on the carpet.Fortunately she straightened the chair at the last moment.She hoped that there was no change in her face, at least not for Lyonis to see it.

"Have the witnesses provided by Leo already been able to do this?" she asked again.

"Yes, enough witnesses."

"Baron, I hope you will keep the details of this matter secret before the public trial, and don't disclose it to anyone."

"Follow your wishes, Your Royal Highness. I have done a good job of keeping it secret. Apart from you and me, no third party should know the specific content of this accusation. I suggest that you burn the manuscript I gave you, so that It should be fine."

"Thank you, Baron." Irina gestured for Lyonis to step back.

How can this happen? !Irina really wanted to smash something to vent, but she is a princess and the owner of this place!No matter how angry she is, she must not reveal it in front of others.

She didn't even know how she left that room, and she didn't even notice the maid approaching her.It wasn't until the maid opened her mouth that she realized that there was someone beside her.

"His Royal Highness, Count Ashurfate... is waiting for your reception."

"Where is he?" Ashuruffat?he came!

Irina met Aishuruffat in a small courtyard of the palace.Compared with the last time we met, Ashrufat's appearance hardly changed.As a secret meeting, she sent away all the attendants and maids, and now there are only two of them in this courtyard.

"Aqiu." Ashuruffat seemed to hesitate, but still called her by this name.How could he call her that?At this moment, it was not the first time they met each other, she was his monarch!Why did he still see her as a strange girl he met on the side of the road?

"Count, pay attention to your words." She put on a calm and solemn mask, almost making people forget her youthful beauty.

Ashuruffat's pupils suddenly dilated.

"Sorry, Your Highness, it's me, Meng Lang." Ashuruffat lowered his head and saluted her formally.

Etiquette is really impeccable.Irina thought to herself.Regardless of his speech, manners, and demeanor, Ashuruffat really looked like a knight—the kind of knight who came from a noble family and received various rigorous training since childhood.If the old man in black hadn't investigated everything carefully, and if he hadn't witnessed the conflict between Ryan and Ashuruffat, no one would have thought that this man was originally a wandering mercenary of humble origin.

"Is there anything you want to see me for?" Irina asked in a deliberately indifferent tone.He must remember that she is no longer that strange girl named Aqiu whom he met on the road, but his queen!Although she has not yet been crowned, he must treat her like a queen.Just like everyone else!

"I'm here for Ryan's affairs." Ashuruffat said. "That man is a poisonous snake. He betrayed you and even killed Thomas! He deceived everyone, and relied on lies and betrayal to get himself the title of Duke."

Aren't you the same?Irina wanted to answer that, but she didn't say it in the end.

"I see. Sir Leo filed charges this morning," Irina replied.

"I know you may be a little bit unbelievable... It's really hard to believe. But at that time Ryan wanted to stand on his own, so he betrayed Thomas and wounded him in the end. He gathered the card with the Lie Ri long sword banner The Silos knights...but they refused to support us who were fighting hard in Derek City...he also took away the 'myrrh', otherwise Thomas would not have died! He killed Thomas..."

She hardly listened carefully to what Ashuruffat said.Anger and frustration clouded her heart.Why can't they think about her!Does she have to be a fool who bites her own ass?Just canonize a minister and immediately arrest him and put him in prison for trial?If she does this, she will become the laughing stock of the whole country, how will she face her ministers, her knights in the future?How is she going to be a queen? !

Fortunately, Ash Rufat is not a long-winded person like Landwin.Finally he finished his sentence.

"I see." She sent a too sweet smile to the other party.

"Irina, Thomas loves you like his own child." Ashuruffat stared into her eyes, "You must not just stand by and watch him being murdered without doing anything."

Irina staggered, she felt as if she had been severely whipped with a whip, and the whip marks penetrated an inch deep into her flesh.

Indifferent?How dare he say that to her face!Saying this to your own monarch as a knight?Caution must become her second skin, she told herself.She was too conniving with Ashurfat.She shouldn't be meeting him here alone, giving him extra thoughts.He should know that he is first and foremost her knight, her courtier.Only on this basis can other considerations be considered.

"Justice Lyonis will be responsible for the details of the approval. The state owns the laws of the country, and it is inconvenient for me to intervene directly in such matters. I will go to the mountainous area and hold a grand funeral for Thomas in person. Then the trial will be held there." At least in the mountainous area, There would be fewer people involved in the trial, and it would be less embarrassing for her.

"You should arrest Ryan immediately...you..." Ashuruffat still didn't finish. "Sorry, Your Royal Highness, I was too impulsive. If there is nothing else, I will take my leave first."

Ashuruffat turned around and left, his movements were crisp and neat, without any hesitation.

"Call Countess Rowling." After Ashuruffat left, Irina called a follower. "Tomorrow we will set off for General Thomas's territory, and we must prepare for various tasks."

Almost no one noticed that little Rowling was leaving the palace in a hurry at this moment, and there was a bit of excitement and joy in her footsteps.Because she witnessed important things today, she can tell a wonderful story to many people.