I'm the one running the game

Lü Xingshi came to the capital again, still alone.

The housekeeper tried to give Lü Xingshi some noble dignity, but was rejected by Lü Xingshi fiercely, and finally failed to convince Lü Xingshi.

This time when he came to the capital, the whole capital was much more depressed, not because of anything, but because winter was like this.

The hot development of the Black Soil Territory was unreasonable.

With the experience of the last time, Lü Xingshi went directly to the palace to see the king.

The king received him very warmly.

Lü Xingshi was one of the earliest nobles to come, which made the king very happy.

This is loyalty, even coming early.

It’s not that Lü Xingshi wanted to come early, but after his strength became stronger, his movement speed was faster.

Even if the weight on his body was deadly, it was almost the same as nothing on Lü Xingshi now.

"Earl Lanton, you came in such a hurry, why didn’t you even bring servants?" The king asked.

He also discovered this problem, so he tactfully reminded Lu Xingshi that you are no longer a wandering knight, but a noble lord of the kingdom, and you still have to be respectable.

However, he also admired Lu Xingshi's behavior. In the king's view, this was Lu Xingshi expressing his loyalty to him, saying that I will always be a knight in front of the king, not a noble.

Of course, he thought too much, Lu Xingshi simply didn't want to bring a burden.

You know, the whole kingdom is now in a situation of ice and snow. It's not easy for Lu Xingshi to come alone. It's too troublesome to bring a group of slaves and guards.

Lu Xingshi can't sit in a carriage or ride a horse, and the slaves and guards certainly don't dare to ride a horse, so they can only follow Lu Xingshi on foot.

"They need to open up a new territory for the kingdom and can't leave the territory." Lu Xingshi said calmly.

This made the king stunned, and then he said: "I know your loyalty, Earl Lanton, but it's winter now, and the people in the territory had better take a rest, otherwise next spring, I'm afraid no one in the territory will be willing to sow for you."

The king was a little behind in the news about the Black Soil Territory because of the winter, so when he heard Lu Xingshi's words, he was also shocked.

He thought that after Lu Xingshi became a noble from a wandering knight, he would be more considerate of the people in the territory, but he didn't expect that he would squeeze them even harder.

Only those lords who don't care about the lives of the people in the territory will force the people in the territory to work in the winter, and they still do hard work such as pioneering.

The Black Soil Territory is not rebelling now. In the king's view, it's all because Lu Xingshi is a great knight.

So he has to give a word of advice.

"Your Majesty, don't worry, the people in the territory are very happy." Lu Xingshi was telling the truth. The welfare he gave was very good, and a series of measures such as warmth and food were very complete.

Going out to work for Lu Xingshi is much better than staying at home.

Staying at home, you eat your own food, so you have to use your own charcoal when you have a meal or not.

However, working for Lu Xingshi, while there are more people and less heat, also provides food, charcoal, wages, and the workload is much lighter than before.

However, the king couldn't help but twitch his eyes when he heard Lu Xingshi's answer. He had to say that this newly promoted earl and great knight of the kingdom is indeed very suitable to be a noble.

This kind of ruthlessness is indeed extraordinary.

However, he did not continue to persuade, and changed the topic.

"There are still a few days before the winter hunt. Earl Lanton might as well give the princess some pointers on knight training?" The king was planning to let Lu Xingshi contact the princess to pave the way for the princess to take the throne in the future.

It would be best to have such a person as protection.

Lu Xingshi naturally didn't want to do this job, so he refused directly.

"Sorry, Your Majesty, I came here in the wind and snow, and I am very tired."

"I want to have a good rest for a few days to welcome the upcoming winter hunt!" Lu Xingshi's reason was very legitimate.

He was very tired and wanted to rest.

The king certainly can't force it. Lu Xingshi has made it so clear. If he continues, it will inevitably cause bad feelings.

He can only give up.

After all, he still has to focus on winning over Lu Xingshi.

"By the way, Your Majesty, where is the Frost Giant statue I presented to Your Majesty?" Lu Xingshi asked.

This thing is so big, it must be displayed outside to show off. How come I didn't see it.

When the king heard it, he didn't hide it. "The princess said she liked it, so I gave it to her."

Lu Xingshi heard the other party's answer and was a little confused. What is this development?

According to the corresponding information, the princess seems to be a little white flower in a greenhouse, who doesn't know anything.

Why did she suddenly ask the king for this thing?

It's not that there is a problem with asking for it, but that there is a problem with the thing she asked for.

Why does the other party want the skeleton of the Frost Giant for no reason?

This made Lu Xingshi feel that it was the right choice to stay away from the other party.

"I see, it is an honor for it to be valued by the princess." Lu Xingshi didn't say anything, only positive words.

After another round of communication, the king arranged accommodation for Lu Xingshi.

Lu Xingshi came alone, so he had to make other arrangements, unlike other nobles who came to participate in the winter hunt, all of whom wanted to bring their families with them.

From slaves to female companions to lovers, it can be said that they can bring as many people as they can.

There is no need to worry about the territory being invaded. They came at the invitation of the king, and no noble dared to take this opportunity to attack their territory.

This affects not their authority, but the face of the royal family.

"The temperature is not right..." Lu Xingshi sensed and compared a lot of data in the palace. He found that a palace in the palace seemed to be cooling.

This makes the normal temperature of the palace much lower than that outside the palace.

As for why no one noticed it, it was naturally because of the heating of the palace.

It is estimated that only the servants can sense it. Others basically either have thick winter clothes or are not exposed to any cold in the palace.

Lu Xingshi initially suspected that it was the queen.

However, it is said that the queen has had a serious illness recently, so she has rarely appeared.

It is likely just an excuse. It is more likely that the queen was imprisoned by the king. The reason why she announced her illness to the outside world may be to pave the way for her sudden death.

Otherwise, killing directly would be morally flawed. It is very appropriate to let her die of sudden illness.

Anyway, the previous queen died in this way.

From this, it can be seen that the king must know the queen's situation, and there must be some shameful transactions between the two.

"Earl Langton, the king asked me to bring you food." A servant's voice came from outside the door.

It is indeed time for dinner at this point. Since the other party wants to win him over, he must act properly, rather than just drawing pie in the sky without giving any reality.

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"Is the last portion of blood honey potion not finished yet?" The king's voice was cold.

"It will take a little time, don't worry." The queen restrained her expression and her tone was charming.

However, the king ignored the so-called charm.

He is the king, and he has seen all kinds of beauty. How could he be confused by it?

Compared with life span, beauty is nothing.

"How long will it take?" The king couldn't wait to execute her.

Recently, the queen's hand has been getting longer and longer, and even the commander of the guards has become her supporter.

If it had not been discovered in time, the coup might have already happened, and he would have been beheaded in his sleep.

"One month." The queen noticed the king's impatience and gave an accurate time.

The king finally calmed down a little after hearing this.

He could accept a month, probably after the winter hunt was over.

In fact, he also knew that it was not easy to successfully refine the blood honey potion that could increase life span, but his tolerance for the queen had reached its limit.

"Okay, I'll come back in a month." The king didn't really want to see the queen, especially after she became a dark wizard.

Although she looked like a charming beauty, he had seen how ugly she was under the skin.

The former commander of the Royal Guard was bewitched by the queen's skin. If he really knew what the real queen looked like, he would be scared to death.

"Don't go out for this month. If you have any requests, please let me know. I will try my best to satisfy you."

"If you make any more small moves, I don't need the last portion of blood honey potion." The king's tone was full of warnings.

The queen didn't care about the king's attitude at all. She just chuckled: "I have been imprisoned here by you, how can I make any small moves?"

"You are suspicious and don't trust me, but you say it's all my fault."

Her expression was resentful and sad. If the king didn't know her true face, someone who didn't know would definitely be bewitched.

"Hmph." The king snorted coldly and didn't say anything to the queen, but left directly.

After everyone left, the queen put away her disguise and looked at a strange mirror hanging on the wall.

"Mirror, mirror, tell me who in the whole capital can help me get out of trouble." Her voice was sharp and piercing, completely without the pleasant sound just now.

At the same time, there were a lot of pustules under the skin, which looked very disgusting.

The appearance of a dark wizard is always accompanied by negative changes.

As she asked, distortion appeared on the mirror, and a vague figure gradually emerged, but it collapsed before it was fully formed.

She could only roughly see a certain armor, which puzzled her.

Is this possible or not?

"It seems that the recovery of the magic mirror is still relatively limited, and we can only follow the original plan..." The queen looked at the magic mirror that had returned to peace.

She didn't want to rely on others, but just wanted to have another way, but this way couldn't be taken.

"Magic mirror, magic mirror, who is the most beautiful woman in the world." The queen said softly.

The magic mirror didn't respond at all, but the queen knew that the most beautiful person would definitely not be her, and this sentence was not what she wanted to ask.

Instead, it was a sentence outlined with gorgeous patterns on the mirror body of the magic mirror.