[West Fantasy] The noble lady who was divorced became rich

Chapter 107

"The mercenaries from the north have arrived. When do you plan to send them to the front line of Obstar?" Mariana asked the Grand Duchess Aquique as soon as she entered the door: "I haven't been crowned yet! Start calling me 'Your Majesty', isn't that a little too much?"

"Why, don't you like ostentatious ostentation?" The Grand Duchess Aquiku's expression was in stark contrast to Marianna, who noticed that the head maid seemed to be missing around the Grand Duchess.

"Lilina is dealing with my private affairs." As expected of the mother of Mariana, the Grand Duchess Aquiquie saw her daughter's thoughts at a glance: "It's okay to tell you in detail, after all, you have reached the age that you should know about this matter, but It’s not a good time, so you still focus on polishing your public speaking.”

Because of the good deeds King Obstadt has done, and the fact that Bishop Felipe doesn't like to appear in front of people, Mariana, as the default candidate for the next ruler, must be approved by the Pope after the Pope agrees to the request of the Obusta Council. Perform public speeches to restore the reputation of the royal family and government.

However, considering that Mariana has never been trained as an heir, and the public is not familiar with her, Grand Duchess Aquique hopes to use this to train Mariana's political sensitivity and thinking, and wants to see Mary Whether Anna can take on the heavy responsibility of the three countries.

"You are not only the Duchess of Britannia and the future queen of Obstar, but also my heir." The Grand Duchess Aquique suddenly said with a serious face: "I don't care about the future of the Principality of Britannia, I don’t need to care about Obsta’s future, but I have to pay attention to everything about the Grand Duchy of Aquique.”

"Those people who slander me and want to make you stand up are mostly short-sighted people, so I don't bother to care about them, and I don't want to spend my thoughts on these people." The voice of the Grand Duchess Ajikui revealed obvious arrogance: "Thousands A hundred years from now, I will have a place in history, and the scumbags will be no more than nameless people to embellish my biography."

"..." At this moment, Marianne understood why the Grand Duchess Aquiquie was able to stand tall on the mainland, growing from an orphan girl under the fence to a big figure who shocked all countries.

Perhaps when future generations talk about this period of history, they will always involuntarily compare the Grand Duchess Aquique with Queen Mary, and feel that the former is far less legendary than the latter, but from Mariana’s perspective, the Grand Duchess Aquique is still is a legend.

only……

"I hope that thousands of years from now, when people talk about me, Marianna of Calda, they will be evaluated as much as you and your grandmother."

"Then you have to work a thousand times harder to prove this to the world." The Grand Duchess Aquique was not pleased by Mariana's rhetoric, but poured cold water on her: "With those three blind-eyed You've wasted 15 years compared to fools."

After all, the Grand Duchess Aquique made a "please" gesture to Mariana, with a look of "why don't you go to business".

Mariana completely forgot how she left the office of Grand Duchess Aquique, and even Abigail, who was guarding the door, snapped her fingers in front of her with a strange expression after she came out, and reminded: " Come back to your senses, it's time to go."

Because she was in Aquiqui's court, Abigail's movements and voice were very quiet, for fear of making others think that she was offending Mariana.

"Ah! Hmm! I see." Mariana shivered as if waking up from a dream, and then left the Aquiqui palace with Abigail.

"You seem very upset. Did the Grand Duchess Aquique say something again?" Abigail noticed that Mariana was in a bad mood, so she asked her in a low voice: "Recently, there have been a lot of Northern Alliance Is it really okay for mercenaries to enter the Grand Duchy of Aquiquie?"

"Do you think the Knights of Britannia are here to help fight against the Cantero people?" Mariana explained, "They are not here to contribute to the Grand Duchy of Aquique or Obstar, and they are not interested in dying. here."

"So...they came to watch over these mercenaries?" Abigail felt horrified: "The Grand Duchess Aquique sent these mercenaries to the front line to fight desperately, and then sent Britannia to guard them?"

"Otherwise? She is the Grand Duchess of Aquique, not the Duchess of Britannia and Queen Obstar, let alone the ruler of these mercenaries, so she only needs to be responsible for her own country." Mariana's The way of thinking is far more mature than Abigail: "If spending money to do things can reduce the troubles of the Grand Duchy of Aquique, then why not do it!"

Mariana looked at the mercenaries who were whispering in the corner.

They were obviously aliens at court, misfit outsiders.Both men and women are taller than ordinary people and have very light hair and eyes, and the armor on their bodies is not as bright as that of Aquique knights, but is covered with a layer of gray turbidity, reminiscent of a weather-beaten man. bronze statue.

"The Grand Duchess means to let these mercenaries go to Obstar through the sparsely populated east corridor, so as to avoid collisions with the residents of the core city." Of course, Mariana understands how treacherous her mother's behavior is, but can she stop it?Can the Bretons resist?Can Obstar speak?

both are not.

Because they are the unreasonable party, relying on the Grand Duchess Aquikui to spend money and do their best, so what right do they have to complain?

Of course the Bretons can leave, but in this way, there is no possibility of negotiation on the pricing of weapons this year.

The Obstars could also refuse the Grand Duchess Aquique's offer, and then watch helplessly as the Cantero people swallowed the great land of Obstar into their pockets.

"There must be a basic truth in everything, and those who don't spend money and effort will never have the right to complain." Mariana knew that the Grand Duchess Aquique would definitely not do white work.

It's just that on the premise that Obstar's treasury is so empty that mice can run away, what the Grand Duchess Aquique wants... is likely to shake Obstar's economic lifeline, or make Obstar's future In the past 20 years, he could not get rid of the influence of the Grand Duchy of Aquique.

"I haven't become a queen yet! A pile of mess is coming to me." Mariana sighed, and the pace of going home accelerated a little bit.

Because Marianne became the Duchess of Brittania, the Grand Duchess Aquique transferred a mansion in the royal capital to her daughter in order to avoid suspicion.Considering that Mariana doesn't like strangers hanging around in front of her eyes, the house is very empty, and even Mrs. Lena will only carry out a series of cleaning work when Mariana goes out.

But when Mariana returned from the court of Aquique, Lena told her that there was an unexpected visitor at home.

"who is it?"

"The master of the scavenger apprentice who attacked Abigail in Obsta." Lena pretended to hold an umbrella for Mariana who had just got off the carriage, and then whispered: "He came to surrender."

"Surrender? I think it's refuge!" Mariana said playfully, "Let's go and meet him first."

…………… I am the dividing line………………

"May their souls rest in peace." For three weeks Lucius prayed for the peace of the late Prince Liam, Prince Abel, and Princess Innes.Although he also knew that this was a useless work done by the living to show the dead, but at least it made him feel more at ease than doing nothing.

When the Pope's confidant informed him to see the Pope, Lucius staggered in the process of getting up and almost fell to the ground.

Because of kneeling for a long time, Lucius' knees have been damaged to varying degrees, and his skin color has also become fairer due to avoiding light, making him look more like a prince.

The pope's confidants can also be regarded as the old people who followed the pope when he was not prosperous, so he has seen many young people with ruined futures around the pope.

Although the Papal State advocates an ascetic lifestyle, very few actually practice it.At least as far as the current situation is concerned, apart from Lucius, only Glisa is the most like a benchmark in this regard.

After all, he was a person who was going to be pulled out as a facade, so the four big characters "clean and self-care" were written all over Glisa's body.

"I've been waiting for a long time." Lucius got up and rubbed his knees before walking out of the Pantheon and asked, "How is His Majesty the Pope?"

"Thanks to God's blessing, he will be fine even if he continues to work for another 30 years." After being polite, the Pope's confidant pointed out: "It's just that the dispute between Obsta and Cantero makes him sleepless, It's even more difficult for him to ignore the poor people who are struggling with money."

"As a neighbor of the Obsidians, I am also very worried about the status quo of the two countries." Lucius did not show worry as he wished, but was sober in an unbelievable way: "War is cruel, but As a permanent neutral party, the Papal State can only coordinate from it, isn't it?"

The pope's confidant blinked his eyes slowly, and at this moment he showed a slightly pungent ironic smile: "You are right, the Papal State really only has a coordination role."

After all, the Pope's confidant no longer wasted time with Lucius, but respectfully invited him to the Pope's private office.

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"You're here." The Pope, who had been waiting for a long time, still had that amiable face, completely different from the previous dilemma.

"Your Majesty!" After these days of thinking, Lucius seemed to have calmed down a lot, and he also saw many of the Pope's intentions clearly through the reply from the Grand Duchess Aquique, so he talked about the Pope's previous proposal when he came up: "Your Majesty, after thinking about it, I still feel that I shouldn't leave the Pope's kingdom."

Lucius didn't wait for the pope to reply, he sighed, showing a selfless expression of "the world needs me": "After these few days of thinking, I understand a little under the pantheon, then the Pope This is my current destination, and my ideal can only be clarified under your guidance."

Hearing this, the Pope couldn't help retorting in his heart: [No, you didn't understand my real intention of wanting you to return to vulgarity until after the reply from the Grand Duchess Aquique.And your ideals are not clarified under my guidance, but the ideals of the Duchess of Brittany require you to stay here. 】

However, the Pope is an old fox with a very high emotional intelligence, so he did not show a grim face after Lucius' "ignorance", but said without changing his expression: "Lucius, I will always respect your decision and look forward to your decision." Make greater contributions to the Papal State."

When the two made eye contact, they both saw each other's intentions a little bit, so the pope waved his hand to make his confidant back down.

"Lucius, I think you should understand the reason why I asked you to come." The Pope knew very well that in front of Lucius who had already figured it out, those low-level tricks would only make Lucius more vigilant against himself, so he spoke frankly. Said: "To be honest, I want you to persuade the Duchess of Brittania to accept the negotiation with Cantero."

"why?"

"Because it is beneficial to the people of the two countries." The pope still has his own thoughts, but he thinks he conceals it very well, so he half-truthed to Lucius: "Although Obstar was disturbed by Cantero However, the latter was also exhausted by the stretched front. I think you also know how bad Cantero's people's livelihood is, and King Cantero does not have the family background of Obstar, so he is breaking through After the Obstar border, it's almost reached the limit."

At first glance, the Pope seemed to be a peacemaker, but Lucius understood the word "partiality" after being informed by his mother: "Since you are so considerate of the people of the two countries, why don't you try to persuade them?" King Cantero took the initiative to negotiate with the Duchess of Britannia, but asked me to persuade the Duchess of Britannia?"

"..."

As we all know, in the case of war, the two countries interviewed, it must be that the side that made a good deal first is likely to show signs of decline.In particular, Cantero is occupying the southern land of Obstar, so if the Duchess of Brittania is the one who speaks first, it will make people think that Obster is weak in succession, thus giving Cantero Where the lion opened its mouth.

The Pope is naturally aware of this, and he knows even more that Obsta, who has the backing of the Grand Duchy of Aquique and the Duchy of Brittania, is not afraid of fighting another battle, and will even send troops to kill Cantero soon. The occupied land was taken one by one, which is why Seyes wrote a letter asking the Pope to be a lobbyist, no matter what, the Duchess of Britannia had to be subdued first.

But what the Pope didn't expect was that Lucius could also see this clearly.

However, it is unknown whether this is Lucius' own vision or whether the Grand Duchess Aquique is operating behind the scenes.

"If you really want the people of the two countries to breathe, you should let King Cantero surrender to the Duchess of Britannia." Lucius chased after the victory: "I don't understand why you put the Cantero people away." In the victim's seat, ignoring the devastation suffered by the Obsidians, and my lost brothers and sisters."

Although Lucius suppressed the anger in his chest as much as possible, the Pope still heard something was wrong from his tone, so he laughed and said, "What! You Aquiques want to fight for the Obsidas gone?"

"Or, Lucius, do you want to be King Obstar?"

The Pope looked at the red-haired knight in front of him, and asked tentatively, "Your half-brother is obsessed with Obsta's throne, don't you think you're not tempted at all?"

"What doesn't belong to me, I will never fight for it in my life." Facing the Pope's temptation, Lucius also replied very simply: "Except the gods, no one can be above my lord."

"Including me?"

"..." Lucius didn't understand what the Pope meant, but he was afraid that his impulsive words would bring disaster to Marianne, so he suppressed his words and remained silent on this issue.

"Forget it! Talking to you about this, I might as well write to the Grand Duchess Aquique." The Pope seemed to be extremely tired from the trivial matters these days, so he rubbed his temples and said, "I don't think Britta The Duchess of Nia will win the Cantero King militarily."

"Coincidentally, I don't think King Cantero will win against the Duchess of Britannia." Lucius rolled his Adam's apple up and down, and said firmly, "She will win, for sure."