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

Chapter 52

"Uncle Felipe." If it wasn't for the exaggerated cloak, Mariana would definitely step forward and hug Felipe who hurried over from Obsta.

As the second uncle of Marianna, the second son of Queen Mary and Prince Dunovar, Philippe, who has passed his destiny, is not as strong as a clergyman, and has darker red hair than Lucius. His long hair and thick beard covered his wide jaw, giving him a majestic yet benevolent look.Because he followed the birthday of an ascetic monk in the old century, Philipe's complexion was not as pale as aristocrats, which was almost sickly. There were sun spots and wrinkles on his face and hands that could prove his hard work.

At the moment when he saw Mariana, Felipe subconsciously wanted to give his little niece a jerk, but after seeing Mariana's exaggerated succession costume, he withdrew his extended hand.

"My God! You are not going to be a duchess, but to hold a coronation ceremony for the queen." Philippe exaggeratedly praised the momentum of the little niece, and then complained about her cumbersome attire : "True leaders don't need useless forms to emphasize their legitimacy and appeal. Those great kings in the old century used an iron crown on the battlefield, or directly made a laurel crown to hold the coronation ceremony. "

While Felipe was speaking, he held up a striped mink fur of Marianne with two fingers in distaste, and suddenly changed his tone: "But my dear little niece still looks good in this dress."

"I hope this good looks can last until the end of the succession ceremony." Mariana held onto the crown that almost fell off with her hand, so that the maids could stuff the stuffing into the coil to support it from falling. A crown that would cover Mariana's eyes.

"Oh my God! Are you sure you won't get your neck broken like this?" Felipe, who sighed twice in just 10 minutes, drew a prayer symbol on his chest, and then blinked at Mariana : "I will try my best to shorten the words of blessing at the succession ceremony. After all, you don't want to kneel there for three or 10 minutes with this thing on your back!"

"You really understand me as always." Mariana expressed her support for Philippe's proposal under the disapproving gazes of the maids, and then thought of something very important: "When did you get promoted? Now Is it the patriarch of Obsta?"

"No, it's a cardinal." Felipe didn't care about the change of identity. After all, he was ready to work at the bottom for a lifetime when he came out of the closet, and the current cardinal status is just for him. Saved a lot of trouble in the day.

Besides, those cardinals who have long forgotten the virtues of the old world, but still retain the hierarchy of the old century, are absolutely not willing to be with Philip, who is an outlier.It just so happened that Felipe didn't want to associate with those old antiques that exude a rotten smell.

Mariana remembered the condition of her alliance with Denhill, and decided to accept the Pope's kindness: "I will give you a generous gift after the enthronement ceremony."

Then put the knighthood intended for Denhill into place.

"Forget it, I'm not a person who cares about formality." Felipe waved his hand and refused, "Besides, my promotion is also thanks to your blessing. If I really want to look into it carefully, I have to thank you."

Although Felipe is far away from the Obstar Palace, it doesn't mean that he doesn't know anything.

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In just one month, the Cathedral of Brittany held two grand ceremonies. Even the day before Marianne formally succeeded as Duchess, Henry's body was still lying in the memorial hall of the Cathedral of Brittania. on stage.It is also unknown whether the ghost of Grand Duke Aquique stood behind his sister's chair when Mariana received the cardinal's blessing, and then cursed everyone involved in the ceremony.

"The atmosphere here is really not ordinary." In order to stand in the territory of the gods, Astaros and Botis almost exhausted all the sacrifices that could pray to the evil gods, even under the armor that was not shining. , wrapped every inch of skin below the neck with a pitch-black cloth.

However, even after reaching this point, Astaros and Botis still felt almost fainting discomfort.

When the sun shines through the stained glass on the white faces of the guests, Astaros almost finds himself in hell, because those deformed monsters also have such colorful faces.

It's like being poisoned.

"Are we the only security personnel in the arena?" Botis, who had been waiting for a long time, vowed that he would never act when Mariana was attacked.This is not because of personal grievances, but because he has exhausted all his strength just standing here.

"I have nicknamed this new Duchess, 'Queen of Torture'." Botis tore off the black cloth lining and looked towards the door of the church: "If there is such a person in hell, We’re bound to be worse off than we are now.”

Astaros glanced at the relatively young demon king, and said in a deep voice: "Before you were born, there was a 'queen of torture' in hell."

"and then?"

"Then she died." Astaros looked at the gradually approaching duchess: "And she is still punishing evil and promoting good."

"Sounds really poignant enough." Botis lowered his proud head following the crowd, and asked softly when Marianna walked by: "Did you really not arrange 'your own people' here?"

"No." Astaros replied simply: "Because it's useless to arrange it."

Botis followed Astaros' line of sight to look at the cardinal next to the duke's chair, but his eyes were almost burned by the divinity of the other party.

"Which person is this?" Botis thought that the temple was so rotten that no one could see it, but today came such a big surprise.

"The person sent by the Pope to bless the Duchess." Astaros watched Marianna kneeling in front of the cardinal.

But anyone with eyes can see the blood relationship between them.

"Be careful." Astaros pressed Botis, who was looking up, and warned in his ear, "Maybe he was invited by Marianne to torment us."

"Aren't you overthinking it?" Botis didn't believe that Marianne was able to endure to this extent.He is more inclined to the appearance of this cardinal, which can be regarded as a favor sold by the Pope to Marianne.

Astaros didn't answer Botis' question, but focused on Marianna.

Because Britannia has two large-scale ceremonies within a month, Mariana's important moment is not as grand as when the previous duchess succeeded to the throne, but to simplify the process as much as possible to reduce everyone's workload .

In this regard, Felipe, who blessed Mariana, was very satisfied, because he believed that the solemnity needed simplicity rather than extravagance as embellishment.

"If your grandmother can see you now, she will be very pleased." Felipe pointed Mariana's forehead with his closed index and middle fingers when she got up, which was considered the most important part of the succession ceremony. Ring to a full stop.

"I think she will also be proud of how you are now." Mariana took the seat belonging to the duchess and whispered when Philippe stood over, "After all, she believed in you until she died."

Felipe froze for a moment, then looked away as if covering up, pretending to be conscientious.

"Now... let us bless the new Duchess of Brittania and may she reign long."

"May she reign long."

Mariana listened to the ragged wishes from the people at the foot of the steps, and lamented that the days she had dreamed of would be gone forever.

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"In the end, I only lived the life I dreamed of during the few days when I returned to China." Mariana couldn't wait to take off her outfit after the ceremony.

Abigail, who was unable to go to the succession scene for some reason, gloated: "Is it worth it? You started dressing up before dawn, and it took 10 minutes to tear down the fruits of others' hours of hard work. "

"There's nothing to be reluctant about. Anyway, it's a matter of time." Marianna, who finally freed her neck, wanted to shake off her hair regardless of her image, but she was afraid that she would blow her hair and turn into a lion.

"The Pope's hand is really beautiful." Mariana didn't expect that it was Philippe who came to bless her. After all, when she detained Dan Hill, the Pope's move was more than a degree of disregarding the past.But the strange thing is that the Pope didn't send anyone to go to Brittania with Philippe, and even Philippe didn't mention the existence of Danhill to Mariana.

Has the Pope given up on Danhill?

Mariana quickly dismissed the notion.

"Where's Oster?" Mariana, who couldn't think of an answer to the question for a while, called the drow who was hiding in the shadows, who still looked like he had tied himself up like a mummy: "What do you think the Pope is planning? "

Oster, who hadn't talked to Mariana much these days, almost forgot the real purpose of Odin's little emperor sending him to Mariana.

"Maybe you can take a long-term view." Oster recalled that he cast a wide net in the drow society, and was almost executed by the old master, and then brought his thinking at that time into the current situation: " What if the pope's purpose is not Denhill?"

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"After all, apart from Danhill, there are many things in Britannia that make the Papal State fearful, such as various restrictions on the temple and the number of dark magicians." With the light of Marianne, Ou Sturt has also looked through a lot of books in the Britannian court these days, so he has a better understanding of this principality with a very strange geographical location.

In terms of history, the Principality of Britannia is undoubtedly the most unconvincing "country" in the continent. Even when they surrendered to Solins, it was to gain the recognition of the church through the thriving Solins, thereby consolidating their own rule and power. Brittania's position on the continent.

After all, at a time when everyone is intersecting with the church, Brittania, which has not established a "temple", will definitely cause a series of crises because of its incompatibility.

However, after Mariana's ancestors ruled steadily, Brittania, which gradually moved closer to the church in terms of faith, did not tighten the shackles on thought, and even legally did not completely prohibit some college towers from researching black magic.

This also led to the outbreak of the "Simmons Crisis", most of the black magicians who were investigated by the Judgment Bureau fled to the north or Britannia, which to a certain extent promoted the military strength of Britannia With the prosperity of science and technology, Brittania is isolated by other countries and it is difficult to be independent from the Solins domain.

During the reign of the former Duchess, due to a series of policies promulgated by the Regent of Britannia, the living space of black magicians was further compressed, but this also became a turning point in the relationship between the church and Britannia.

With the death of the former Duchess and the downfall of the Prince Regent of Brittania, the church and even the Papal States must be worried that Mariana will abolish the Prince Regent's related policies in the field of black magic, so I want to use Philippe to bless Mariana One thing, to remind Mariana not to act rashly on this, or directly leave Philippe to restrain Mariana.

After all, with Philip's background, he could never replace the regent as the patriarch of Brittania.

The cardinal is one of the convenient identities through which foreigners can gain access to the power of their country.

"You're right, I can't just look at Dan Hill." Mariana suddenly realized that her thinking was still too narrow. If she only focused on the nest instead of the whole, then she would not be able to become a real ruler.

At least not more qualified than her mother or grandmother, maternal grandmother.

Oster didn't want to change Mariana's opinion of him, after all. After all, under the premise that the client is suspicious, it doesn't hurt to be stupid at all.

"Will you abolish the policy of the Regent of Britannia on black magic?" As a witch, Abigail was also classified as the object of deportation for using black magic, so the black magicians who The situation can be empathized: "Don't forget that the prosperity of Britannia also has the contribution of black magicians."

Mariana looked at Abigail who had the courage to say this, and retorted lightly: "The prosperity of Britannia certainly has their contribution...but compared with the contribution of the general public, I don't think it should be Excessively elevating the status of black mages in Britannia."

Abigail lowered her eyes, not getting too entangled in this aspect.

"However, I can pardon some black magic apprentices who were arrested by the Judgment Bureau." Mariana, who had officially become the Duchess, wanted to take this opportunity to verify her authority, but she didn't want to make too much of a move, so that she would be regarded as a target of elimination by the church.

"You are really unimaginably kind." Oster lamented Mariana's protection of her own people, and hoped that one day she could gain the same status as Abigail.

"Is my kindness to you not as good as to these insignificant people?" Mariana asked back: "After all, dirty work needs to be done by cronies."

Oster thought of the tasks Marianne had arranged for him, and was very glad that he hadn't made any small moves during this time.

"Then did I disappoint you?" Oster moved his Adam's apple and boldly asked Marianne again.

"No." This time, Mariana did not give an ambiguous answer: "I am amazed by your performance."

Hearing this, Oster knelt down on one knee in front of Mariana, and kissed her skirt lightly.

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Lucius walked through the corridor that was only half illuminated by the moonlight, holding a letter from the Grand Duchy of Aquique in his hand.

"You came……"

Compared with the hustle and bustle of the day, the Brittany Cathedral at night was terribly silent, and removed the chair of Mariana's succession, and then moved Henry's body back to the altar.

Felipe was kneeling before the altar, praying for Henry's soul, when Lucius entered.

Perhaps Mariana was wrong, that is, in addition to the Grand Duchess Aquique, Philippe would be heartbroken by Henry's death.Especially when he saw Henry's body being moved around like an object, Felipe almost couldn't control his trembling hands, and tears immediately slid down his old face.

"What a sad young man!" Felipe's voice did not echo in the extremely capacious space like the cheers of Mariana when she succeeded to the throne, but it was heard very clearly in Lucius' ears, making him feel The latter didn't know who Felipe was talking about.

It was Henry lying on the altar.

Lucius was still standing behind Philippe.

"Aren't you going to pray for your brother?" Felipe's attitude towards Lucius was much gentler than that towards King Obusta's legal children. After all, the birth of this child was left by the previous generation. Tragedy, and even Felipe thinks he is partly responsible for Lucius' tragedy.

If he had been able to stop either King Obstar or the Grand Duchess Aquique back then, then Lucius would not have to face the embarrassing situation he is in today.

"I thought that the useless forms you don't accept include false feelings." Lucius said something back to Felipe, but in action he knelt beside Felipe, and then read a prayer with Felipe .

"Maybe it's because the child has been lying here, and there is no one who is sad for him, so even if it is a false feeling, I want to win some points for him." Felipe wanted to reach out and pat Lucius on the shoulder , but stopped his behavior halfway.

"Please put away your pity and sympathy for me." Lucius never expected to have a good relationship with the blood relatives of the royal family of Obstar... even if the Grand Duchess Aquique never asked him to do so.

Facing Lucius like this, Felipe didn't feel annoyed, but felt embarrassed that his little thoughts were exposed.

"When I was leaving Obstar, your father... I mean King Obstar asked me to bring you a message." Felipe hesitated for a second, but decided to paraphrase the paragraph he did not approve of. Message: "He wants to recognize you and grant you a title in the name of the king."

Lucius put down his praying hands and made no effort to hide his sarcasm: "Why didn't he ask the Grand Duchess Aquique for this."

"Because he's a coward." Although Felipe agreed to deliver the letter for his elder brother, it doesn't mean that he will cancel his elder brother's past actions: "If you agree to his request, then Obstana We will negotiate with the Grand Duchy of Aquiqui, after all, you are the head of the Knights of Aquiqui, so you will have a lot of trouble in the relocation procedures."

"It's not the first time he's done troublesome things." Lucius didn't have a good impression of this biological father, and it wasn't even as good as his impression of Count Karda—after all, Earl Karda was cowardly. But not scum to the point of abandoning his wife and children.Even though he had been married to the Grand Duchess of Aquique for many years, Earl Calda did not completely ignore his two children, and he even obediently followed the laws that should be obeyed.

As long as Earl Calda can learn [-]% of his elder brother's shamelessness, Agnès' children will not be worse than children of some small noble families.

"I troubled Queen Mary and Prince Dunawa before, but now I trouble you and Obsta's royal lawyer." Lucius sneered and said, "Why, his 'loved' Queen Polina is willing to welcome me as an illegitimate child? I hope she can make a fuss a little more, and it's best to tell King Obstar not to waste time on me."

"You are really more ruthless than me when you say that." Felipe stumbled when he stood up, but it was Lucius who supported him quickly.

"Thank you, it seems that I will die before my elder brother or younger brother." Felipe used Lucius' arm to stabilize his figure, and then laughed at himself: "My brother is hoping that I will die soon! "

Because Queen Mary handed over most of her private property to Philippe when she died, and Philippe has handed over his fiefdom and Queen Mary's estate to professionals over the years, so this official career is not good. Shun, the plainly dressed cardinal is considered one of the richest people in Obstar.

Once Felipe dies, King Obstar will get land and a lot of money as the first heir.

This is the last thing Philippe wants to see.

"I came to Britannia this time, and I also have one thing to ask you." When Philippe and Lucius left the Britannia Cathedral, they whispered to each other: "I can't visit Aki Grand Duchess Kui, you can’t tell Marianna about this, so you can only do it. Because your father will suspect that Grand Duchess Aquiqui and Marianna want to inherit my property, so I need someone who won’t doubt Even if my land will be taken back by your father after I die, at least something must be left for those people I sheltered."

After that, Felipe clenched Lucius' right hand tightly, making the latter feel the creaking of his finger bones.

"I brought a will and a copy in the church's archives." Philippe's voice suddenly dropped so much that Lucius needed to listen attentively.

"The beneficiaries of the will are you and Mariana. After I die, you and Mariana can share my property equally... The premise is that you are willing to continue to support the children of the poor family." Felipe coughed a few times, the first For the first time, he showed a haggard posture in front of Lucius: "I can't give my things to a king who is extremely cruel to his family, and I can't give my things to a man who has no opinion."

"So Lucius, you must help me with this matter."

"Even if it's for Mariana, you have to help me."