nyslfriends Chapter 93
Chapter 93
"I always had a question on the way back." Mariana drank half a cup of tea, looking at her face reflected in the amber liquid, cut off by circles of ripples: "Cantero there is Is it yours?"
"Of course." The Grand Duchess Aquiqui thought that Mariana would ask more valuable questions, so she didn't know whether the other party was pretending to be stupid, or was laying the groundwork for the next words: "In every palace in every country , have my people."
Speaking of this, the Grand Duchess Aquique even blew the petals on the surface of the tea, and said in a leisurely way: "This is not a secret in all countries. After all, there are spies sent by other countries in the Aquique court. Don't you think this kind of Is there anything left to say about the days above ten thousand people?"
"Dear Mariana, in this complicated world, there is no place for you to sleep peacefully." The Grand Duchess Aquique said earnestly: "Even in the most secret corner, there will be a talking stone , so don’t think that I don’t know what you did.”
Grand Duchess Aquique's tone suddenly became harsh, causing Marianne to drink tea subconsciously, as if she wanted to use this action to cover up her guilt.
"Why, don't you explain your behavior in Obsta's court?" Grand Duchess Aquiqui folded her hands and pressed her step by step: "If you confessed earlier, I don't have to reprimand you."
"What a merciful move." Mariana's voice could not hear the slightest ups and downs, and even her expression was flawless: "Do you think I really have the ability to do something in Obsta's court?"
The Grand Duchess Aquique also did not believe that her daughter had such energy, but considering the performance of the other party in the Principality of Britannia and Colin, the Grand Duchess Aquique sounded the alarm as a politician and mother's intuition. As for her subconsciously gentle tone.
"Marianna, you should understand your mission." At this moment, Grand Duchess Aquiqui's eyes were not sincere like a woman who is good at using power, causing the head maid who knew her best to look sideways at her.
"A hundred years from now, the entire Grand Duchy of Aquique will be yours, the Kingdom of Obstar will also be yours, and the Duchy of Britannia has long been in your hands, so you have already figured out how to rule Is this a huge territory?" The Grand Duchess Aquique said softly and bewitchingly: "One-third of the land in the south is under your control, and even Odin will be overshadowed by your glory. You He will be more like an emperor than Domitius, and even have the opportunity to complete the great cause of unifying the south and even the entire continent."
"It does sound very exciting." Mariana seemed to realize what the Grand Duchess Aquique wanted to do, so she saw her tricks and said, "It's just that no matter how much you talk about, no matter how beautiful you describe the prospect, you will not Give me a free lunch."
Mariana knew very well that her mother was a woman born for ambition, especially after she suffered a series of humiliation in her early years, she had an almost perverted obsession with power.
"What do you want me to do?" Mariana finally got to the point: "Should I make you the regent against all opinions after succeeding to the throne, or give up the dominance of the Principality of Britannia after inheriting Obsta? right."
After all, without the generosity of the Grand Duchess of Aquique, Mariana would not have passed her mother to become the Duchess of Brittania.
Even with the will of the former duchess in front, the Grand Duchess of Aquique still has a way to fight back her daughter's inheritance rights, or directly evade Mariana.
"...It seems that I still overestimated your vision and brain." The Grand Duchess Aquique made no secret of her disappointment with Marianne: "If I really want to be a queen, it will be your turn in Brittany." Ya hang those idiots?"
Mariana, who was suddenly laughed at by her mother, didn't know what to say for a while.
"It doesn't matter what I want, the problem is that you have to secure your seat, so that I can have a chance to realize my ideal." The Grand Duchess Aquique sighed, lamenting that Mariana was still too young, but she was already better than Henry Too much: "Since you want to inherit Obstar as a savior, you must first bleed and throw the bait, so that people can believe your sincerity."
"After all, anyone can say nice words, but people these days are not easy to coax." The Grand Duchess Aquique finally got to the point: "Obusta will negotiate with Cantero soon. Although Cantero has always wanted to Pull Odin to your own chariot, but considering that you have inherited the Duchy of Brittania, and the Grand Duchy of Aquique is a traditional ally of Obsta, it is not so easy for Odin's little emperor to convince the Elderly Send troops to support Cantero."
"Wait, did you anticipate today's situation when you let me inherit the Principality of Brittania?"
"Do you want to hear the truth?"
"……certainly."
"The truth is, when you broke off the engagement with Domitius, I had already designed today's situation." The smile of the Grand Duchess Aquique was cold in the shadow of the gazebo: "Those men always love to fantasize. A woman is an accessory of interests that come and go when they are called. I must have watched my ex-fiancée become the heir to a huge empire, and then I have to worry that the other party will oppose me and become my biggest political opponent. It will be the most memorable experience in the life of Odin's little emperor."
"Besides, just because you are the Duchess of Brittania, Odin will not easily support Cantero." The Grand Duchess Aquique understands what worries those elderly people are saying: "Odin Ding's old foxes have suffered enough from Domitius' impulsive young people, so they're not sure if you will go crazy against Odin in extreme anger."
After all, although the Duchy of Britannia is not as rich as the Grand Duchy of Aquique, considering their exports of weapons and ores, Mariana really wants to fight Odin with a feverish brain. The dissatisfaction of the Tower, and even the Adventurer's Guild, can cause Odin's little emperor to suffer a big setback.
Not to mention that the Principality of Britannia is geographically dependent on the Principality of Aquique and Obsta, so if Mariana really wants to do something, she will definitely not be as restrained as Odin's little emperor.
"Once Obstar and Cantero start peace talks, your good uncle will come to you with a pleasant face and ask you to give up the ownership of Black Forest Castle." The Grand Duchess Aquique deeply understood I have realized King Obstar's selfishness, so I know that if the two countries really start negotiations, King Obstar will definitely count the compensation Mariana got from Cantero into Obstar's Indemnity.
Maybe after that, King Obstar will use Marianna's status as the heir to let her pay back.
Because Obstar really has no money to pay Cantero.
And the Grand Duchess Aquique is not easy to fool, and she is not the heir of Obsta, so King Obsta will definitely focus on Mariana.
"Uncle isn't old yet! Let's daydream first." Mariana didn't look angry, which surprised Grand Duchess Aquique: "Why, you agreed to do this?"
"Of course." Mariana replied very straightforwardly: "Even if my uncle doesn't come and pretend to me, I can't keep the ownership of Black Forest Castle."
War is a thing that does not respect human feelings and morals. Moreover, Black Forest Castle is stuck between Obsta and Cantero, and belongs to the land that is not controlled by Mariana.
With the lessons learned by Solins and the Principality of Brittania, Mariana has already seen clearly the difficulty of cross-regional indirect rule, so she does not believe that she can control Black Forest Castle.
If only the current status quo is maintained, even if Mariana leaves the ownership of Black Forest Castle, she will only collect taxes regularly.And if Mariana is pushed to be the successor of Obsta, then King Cantero can take back Black Forest Castle in a legitimate way.
Not even the most venomous bard would blame King Cantero for this.
"Of course you will not give up Black Forest Castle unconditionally." The Grand Duchess Aquique will never let King Obsta take advantage of their mother and daughter, so she repeatedly told her daughter: "If he really gives up Black Forest Castle Included in the reparations to Cantero, and you hand over Thomas Fitzroy's governorship of the North."
The Grand Duchess of Aquique was very aware of Thomas Fitzroy's ambitions and what role he played in this rebellion.
"It's impossible for Thomas Fitzroy to gain the throne, whether it's Obsta's parliament or the Papal State, so I'm going to push him to the point of jumping over the wall." The Grand Duchess Aquique murderously said: "Think about it! After the two most valued sons of King Obstar died one after another, the children he won back against all opinions would also oppose him, and even put him to death for the sake of the throne. Presumably at that time, King Busta must have a nice expression on his face."
At the end, Grand Duchess Aquique added: "Anyway, the northerners have always disliked King Obstar. Although they are the farthest from the front line, they have to bear more than [-]% of the military expenditure."
Even because of the border with the Grand Duchy of Aquique, the military expenditure borne by the north during the state of emergency once exceeded [-]% of the country's total, and even sent a part of the young and middle-aged population to the south.
If things go on like this, even northerners will be dissatisfied because they understand that this is a necessary expense.Especially since they were next to the Solins and Aquiques, they became flammable and explosive in an unfavorable contrast.
"By the way, the Papal State will definitely not sit idly by on the situation of Obstar. It is estimated that after Cantero and Obstar complete the first round of negotiations, the Papal State will use the name of the Virgin Parade Let the countries cease fighting, and the people can breathe a sigh of relief."