Horland's Rebellion Twelve

Twelfth Nine Return

Fe Linwen hurried through the corridor in front of the Queen's office and pushed the door hard without waiting for the notice of the attendant in front of the office door:

"Her Majesty!"

"?"

Surprised by Ferrine's unexpected rude behavior, Selysia raised her head with a puzzled face:

"What made you so panic?"

"I'm back!"

"What's back?"

"Silo, loyd, and the expeditionary force fighting in Hland! Return triumphantly!"

Sericia threw the feather pen in her hand and stood up with a red face:

"Return triumphantly?"

"Please read the war report sent by the expeditionary force!"

Selysia took the letter from Fei Linwen's hand, lifted the magic seal on the envelope, took out the white paper inside, and recited a short spell, and the words on the paper emerged one by one.

"Your Majesty... It should be a little message, right?"

"Have a look."

There was a little solemnity in Selysia's original joy. Fei Linwen took the letter in surprise, which only wrote a short sentence:

"The road to home is clear, but the wind blocks the sail..."

"What do you think it means?"

Selysia sat down again and held the pen by the table in her hand, but did not drop a word on the approved document. Ferrinwen was silent for a moment and was suddenly surrounded by an inexplicable worry:

"That is to say... Although the army returned triumphantly, Sierras did not have the idea of ending the war so simply?"

"So your desperate excitement just now is really superfluous! Although I understand your mood, it's better to be cautious when it comes to military and political affairs!"

The Queen's accusation made Fei Linwen a little gloomy, but a moment later she suddenly laughed:

"That's true."

"What are you laughing at?"

Sericia was puzzled about her sudden attitude, and Ferrinwen immediately stopped laughing:

"Excuse me, Your Majesty... The reason why I laugh is not out of sarcasm or anything else, but I feel happy. Because... two months ago, you would never have said such serious things to me. You are becoming more and more like a real king now. I can't say some jokes casually in front of you... It's really a pity."

Hearing Fei Linwen's confession, Selysia seemed to have even her ears shrugged down:

"Have you also started to call me 'you'... I don't know why I don't want to show such an attitude towards you at all, but these words are naturally spoken..."

"Because this is the majesty of being a queen."

Does that mean that friends around me will stay away from me one by one? Even you..."

"Please don't say such capricious words. In any case, the queen should have the majesty that the queen should have. In necessary cases, this is the only way to maintain the authority of the kingdom. As for the friends around you... can't you think about it in your spare time?"

"That's right... It seems that I still can't calm down because of excessive anxiety."

"It seems that Her Majesty has not completely become the ideal virtuous king... Lord Rowlingfus will be very angry in heaven, right? I dreamed of him last night..."

"Did you dream of that old man?"

"Well... He taught me a hard lesson in his dream, saying, 'Why is Her Majesty still the same for so long?' I explained, 'She is completely different from the past'. As a result, he said, 'It's still not enough to be regarded as a real virtuous king'... Then he scolded me to death. La..."

"Can't that old man... even die change his nature?"

Sericia tried to pretend to be angry, but finally couldn't help laughing:

"Forget it... After all, it's just a dream. If the old guy appeared in my dream, I would definitely beat him hard before he opened his mouth... However, thank you for your bad joke, which made me feel better. So returning to the topic before, it seems that the war report sent by Xilu and others is not very optimistic?

"Indeed... after reading this sentence carefully, you will have such an intuition. So far, there seems to be no sign of conflict between us and Silas. Maybe Gustav will not start a war against us again before returning to his home country, because his goal must be on his own civil war. Well, I think Xilu must be referring to the Heland side.

"Although the war with Heland is over, it is actually only a temporary truce... Heland will definitely gather forces again to fight back. Maybe that's what Xilu wants to convey?"

"But I don't think Gustav's mind will be so simple."

"You mean..."

"Your Majesty, who does not think the main force of this war against Heland should be?"

"There is no doubt that it is Sierras. In other words, if you want to occupy Hland, it should also belong to Sierras."

"That's right, so the facts are very obvious. Your Majesty, please think about it, between Silas and Hrand across Haier Milan, and post-occupation governance will never be an easy thing. So how will Gustav solve it for this reason?

"The words across our country..."

Sericia spread out the map on the table, looked at it carefully, and dropped the pen on the table with some understanding:

"Is it possible that Gustav will hand over Hland to our country... It should be said that it is not possible, but inevitable!"

"This is the situation we should be most worried about."

Fe Linwen frowned, and a rare distress appeared on her face:

"I'm afraid this is the only choice Gustav can make... But it's a dilemma for us! It should be said that there is no choice at all. In the face of Gustav's request, I'm afraid that Xilu has no power and no reason to oppose it. Therefore, when the army returns to China, I'm afraid that the first report to return to His Majesty is about Heland. We now assume that Heland has been under the leadership of our country... So what should we do? Even if all of Herland's expeditionary forces were stationed, it would be futile. In this way, Silas can deal with the domestic turmoil at ease under the inducement of the alliance, but we have to face the full-scale counterattack of Heland again... This is the worst situation!"

"Use the warship troops to transport troops immediately... No, it's too late to do that now! Really, why didn't this war report reach me earlier!"

Sericia pounded the table with chagrin, and the loud noise made the servant outside the door think that there was a sudden situation and asked loudly. Filinwen responded "It doesn't matter" while signaling Serria to calm down:

"Now you must not mess up first, Your Majesty, although this war is late, since we have expected the development of the situation, we should be able to come up with the most reasonable solution in the current state..."

"The most reasonable solution in the current state... It's just easy to say! If it was so easy to think of, I wouldn't be so distressed..."

Sericia closed her eyes and thought hard about feasible strategies. Fei Linwen looked at her face with a loving face. After a moment, she suddenly smiled. Selysia opened her eyes with dissatisfaction:

"What are you laughing at there? What's worth your happiness?"

"No... I'm definitely not laughing at Her Majesty. In fact, I suddenly thought of a strange thing..."

"Strange thing?"

"If your majesty really married Prince Hilde... what will happen now?"

Sericia's first reaction was to smash the pile of documents on the table towards the other party, but after all, it was just a momentary impulse... After calming down, she suddenly figured out the meaning:

"You reminded me! Hilde's guy... There should be three princes, right?

"This is the rumor, but it's just a rumor."

"Whether it's rumors or not, they may become my most important allies... And I can only pin my hopes on them."

"Your Majesty means..."

"Now that you understand my intention, don't let me say what I really think in this tone. Please call Rumilqing on the horse. I want to discuss this issue with him.

"I will obey your order. However, does Your Majesty directly delegate tasks like this to a more suitable person?

"A more suitable candidate? Who are you referring to?

"Of course it's Heland! It's easier for the citizens of Heland to find their own prince than for us to intervene, right? As long as you take advantage of the power of Heland's domestic favor of peace and Haier Milan, you can find the three princes in the fastest time. After that... whether you can win them as allies is your majesty's job.

"Sure enough, it coincides with me... It seems that even if it is handed over government affairs to you, it is a wise choice, but why do you always refuse my appointment? If you directly serve as my direct female official to assist me..."

"Although it is a great honor to treat you, please take care of my health. If I am as diligent in politics every day as Your Majesty or other officials, I'm afraid..."

Sericia showed an apologetic look and bowed her head to Philine to apologize:

"I'm sorry... I forgot to think about it. Now I'm always eager to find a person who is qualified for the position of assistant, and even ignore the concerns of the other party. Although Rumir and others are trustworthy, they always feel that there is something missing..."

"Is it a habit of daring to speak frankly in front of your majesty like me?"

"That's right! That's it... What I need most now is this noble character. To be honest, sometimes I even force them to speak bluntly to me with the authority of the Queen, but now what I hear is still false and superfluous truth... It's like we are at a masquerade party, and everyone covers their faces with masks and can't see what kind of face is under that mask at all.

"Of course, because you are the Queen. When every minister speaks to you, you must first consider your own safety as the premise, so there must be factors in your words that will not be disgusted with each other. In that way, the true definition will be reduced, and it will be difficult for Your Majesty to hear what you really need. Speaking of which, Lord Rollinforth is a special case, and I'm just trying to do my duty, so... I really need the most trusted friend to take on such a responsibility."

"Do you mean Xilu?"

"It's not just her, and I also don't think my sister is suitable for such a duty... Because her intuition about politics is not like her for love, and she will even easily do some stupid things because of emotional impulses. This is what I am most worried about about her... Compared with it, some young nobles in the kingdom seem to be more suitable.

"Young nobles?"

"Especially those young people who lost their close relatives in the war... like Mr. Farn, it must be suitable for His Majesty's wishes."

"So... Since you recommended it, there will be no mistake. I will call him back to the king city when the time is right. Speaking of which, his father... General Lannold's death also has an inescapable relationship with me, so he always feels sorry for him... In fact, he was worried about whether he would betray Haile Milan because of his hatred for me. Now it seems really naive.

"So this is trustworthy. Your opinion will never affect your loyalty to the kingdom, which is quite a valuable virtue. So, about the return of the expeditionary force, is there any welcome ceremony to arrange?

"That's of course. After all, it's the heroes of Haier Milan. It would be too rude to sit and wait for them to come back. However, as a thank you to Gustav, we should also prepare well, especially when they generously gave him to Heil Milan... We really have to repay him well!"

"Oh, oh... It seems that it's still a welcome ceremony full of gunpowder. Although I believe that Your Majesty's arrangement will have special meaning..., please don't overdo it. After all, I'm also worried about my sister's safety.

"It's already within Haier Milan! In front of it is the royal city of Haier Milan!"

The messenger's report cheered the Haier Milan soldiers on the warship. Although the Silas warship under their feet made them feel strange and even disgusted, the joy of returning home safely dispelled this uneasiness, and the cheers and long live sounded like a wave.

Loed and others in front of the deck are not as emotional as the soldiers. At this moment, they show the same look: they all frown and don't say a word. Finally, Lena, who was sexually active, couldn't help asking:

"How should I explain it to Her Majesty?"

"All the words have been explained in the letter to Your Majesty!"

Xilu stared at her with dissatisfaction, but was ruthlessly counterattacked by Lena:

"Of course I know that! But what will Her Majesty say? Can you say that 'what you have done is really unprecedented' and give a lot of rewards? Or will you say, 'How dare you replace my authority to make a claim' and lock us all up? You can't complain about this kind of thing if your head is cut off! What should I do! Lena still wants to live for two more years..."

"Please don't say such unlucky words! Although things are really troublesome... but it's not so desperate! Her Majesty will not easily blame us..."

"Who knows this! Miss Xilu has done that more than once... Replace Her Majesty's decision without authorization! And this time, a kingdom like Heland... feels desperate no matter how you think about it!"

"Wow...!"

Xilu sat on the deck with her head in her arms:

"What should I do? Now think about it... Sure enough, you shouldn't have made that decision!"

"But there was no other way at that time! So this can't be completely blamed on you..."

Loed comfortedly wanted to help Xilu, but she shook her hand away:

"You idiot is really leisurely! I don't understand the political affairs of the country, which is really happiness... My head is about to explode now! Thinking of such serious consequences... what should I do?

"If it's really so desperate... you can only do that!"

"Do that?"

"Before Her Majesty's decree... take her hostage!"

Loed said as he pressed his hand on the sword, and Lena also nodded in favor:

"This is a good idea! Then I'll help you deal with the guards around you..."

Xilu shouted "wow" and jumped up and waved her hands desperately:

"You two are crazy! You can come up with this method! No matter what...but don't do anything betrayal! We are the glorious Haier Milan nobles!"

"Anyway, Lena is not! So what to do..."

"Don't mess around! Put the weapon away..."

Gerard scolded Lena, who was waving a dagger, while taking down the weapon in her hand. Lena looked at him angrily, and finally turned her head instead of saying evil words as in the past. Xilu's eyes swam alternately between the two, and finally came to Gerald with a "hey" sound:

"I said... to what extent have you reached?"

"...ah?"

"To what extent! We have seen hugs and kisses, so what else? Is there any further action?"

"Listen...Listen to your nonsense!"

Gerard defended in a hurry, while Lena, who was already sulking, suddenly turned around and grabbed Gerrard's arm:

"Both day and night... Lena and Gerald work together very well! How to say that... Fish are very happy in the water..."

"Fish and water blend?"

"That's it!"

"How dare you say..."

Although she was psychologically prepared to hear such words, Xilu was still slightly stimulated and opened her mouth for a moment. Gerard jumped up with a rustic face:

"What the hell are you talking about! You two are too uninciplined! There is no such thing at all. Don't talk nonsense, Lena..."

"Ah! Is Lena talking nonsense? Lena will never hide her feelings! Just like when Lena still liked Mr. loyd... she never kept anything, didn't she? Miss Xilu, who do you believe?

"Xi...Xi Lu!"

Gerald's expression was almost pleading, and Lena was really calm. Xi showed a embarrassment "ha" and then pretended to be serious:

"Sorry, on this issue... Lena is more credible than you, Gerrard."

"It's worthy of Miss Xilu! The most just judgment!"

"Where and where is this! Loyd, you can also say something for me! Xilu has become very strange now! Unexpectedly, he said such demeaning words with Lena..."

"That's right!"

Lena suddenly realized that she let go of Gerald's hand, and then naturally turned her target to Xilu, which made the other party retreat two steps in confusion under her forced view:

"What do you do?"

"Miss Xilu is really a little different today... In the past, when you heard Lena say these words, you must have shouted 'You stupid barmaid' or something to quarrel with me, right? But you actually said slang words with Lena to make fun of Gerald today... What on earth made you like this?"

"Speaking of this... there's nothing we can do about it! After staying with a guy like you for so long, it has unconsciously become obsmot... This is also force majeure!"

Xilu pretended to take it for granted, which made Lena pretend to be "uh-huh, oh" for a while. However, because she never heard loyd talking to one side, Xilu, who couldn't stand it, finally got angry at him:

"I said you! Don't just stand aside and pretend to be dumb! Please help me when I see that I am bullied..."

"Sorry...I'm just counting numbers..."

"...ha?"

"The number of the Haier Milan warship... should be no less than 20, right?"

"Twenty warships!"

The three turned their eyes to the front in shock. After seeing the black pressure in front of them, their faces suddenly changed:

"Sure enough... at least 20 warships! Such a big show... Is it to welcome our triumphant return?"

"It doesn't look like it! There is no need for such a situation to welcome us! Almost all the warships of the country have been sent out! I said... he must have come to arrest us! I'm worried that we will resist, that's why we set up such a big position!"

With Xilu's inference, Lena squatted down with her head in her arms:

"Sure enough... I'm still going to die! If so many warships fire together, Lena will immediately become a poor smoke..."

Although she was still full of nonsense, Xilu was not in the mood to mock her, but also nervously took loyd's hand:

"What should I do? It seems that the situation is really the worst!"

"Really... is it here to arrest us?"

"Don't you think so? More than 20 warships are not like ordinary welcoming teams at all! If it's not aimed at us, at most the number is comparable to the Sierras fleet, that is, less than half is enough! Sure enough, my behavior angered Her Majesty... She finally couldn't stand it anymore!"

"But I don't think so... Although I'm not sure about this, my intuition tells me that there should be no danger... I guess the queen has her reason for doing this, perhaps out of thanks to Sierras..."

"Thank you?"

"Or it's a deterrent! In the past war, the alliances returned triumphantly to ask for rest and rest, and as a result, there was also a precedent for taking the opportunity to destroy each other. Perhaps the queen was worried that Silas would play such a conspiracy and deliberately laid such a position as a necessary warning..."

"So how do you explain your so-called 'thank you'?"

"Because Haier Milan's warship technology is Sierras, it should be said that Gustav passed it to Her Majesty with the help of Prince Lutvin!"

"So that's it!"

Hearing loyd's analysis reasonable, Xilu's nervous expression gradually relaxed, and Lena stopped standing up noisyly:

"It's worthy of Mr. loyd! The mind is different from a simple parrot..."

"Who do you think is the parrot!"

"Lena didn't say her name directly... So whoever responds!"

"Damn wine girl! Do you want to fight?"

"What right does the guy who will lose every battle have to say such a thing to Lena!"

"What did you say..."

"You two be quiet! The people who greeted us are already in front of us!"

Loed stopped the two men from preparing to use force and stretched out his finger forward:

"Look at the warship that is approaching us, the person beckoning to us on the deck... Isn't it Kik and them! Finally... we finally returned to Haier Milan, back to the holy moonlight!"

It seemed that it was the first time to show such excitement... loyd strode to the bow of the ship and waved his hand hard forward. Infected by his emotions, Xilu and others also shouted "hehehe" and waved forward behind him.