I'm a dragon, I only want to steal princesses

Chapter 25 Iron-Blooded Queen
In the middle of the night, the capital of the Longji Empire, Longshou Fort.

The 25-year-old Princess Frederick was sitting at the desk, with her long beautiful light blonde hair tied up, and was skillfully digesting the piles of documents on the desk.

"This is the last one for today, from the Ministry of Finance." The female officer who was the secretary put one stack of documents on another.

"Looks like it's going to be late at night again tonight." Princess Frede who was sitting at the desk just glanced up, then continued to lower her head.

"Actually, it's okay to hand over all these review tasks to the Minister of Finance." The secretary said from the side, "The pile you're dealing with now can also be handed over to the people below."

"After I ascend the throne, I will replace those people with people who are credible to me. Now is the critical moment for the advancement of reforms. Handing over this to them is to give these old people room to make their own decisions." Princess Frede didn't stop her work.

There was a sudden knock on the door, and the voice of the herald came from outside the door: "Your Highness, the Earl is below to see you."

There are quite a few earls in the Longji Empire, but with Princess Frede, there is only one who only talks about titles but not names, and that "earl" is special because he is the princess' fiancé.

Lucio, the leader of the Dragon Head Knights, once obtained the fiefdom and the title of earl by virtue of his military exploits. Of course, this is not worth mentioning compared with his status in the military and his status as the eldest princess' fiancé.

"Oh?" Fred, who hadn't stopped writing, finally stopped what he was doing and raised his face, "Wait 2 minutes, bring him here."

"clear."

After the herald went down, Fred had already put down her pen, untied her long hair, and said at the same time, "Isis, comb my hair."

The 2 minutes she set aside are not to finish processing the documents at hand, but to give herself time to simply organize her appearance.

Isis smiled, took out the comb and began to comb Fred's hair, which Fred didn't have time to manage due to continuous work.

"What are you laughing at?" Princess Frede asked.

"His Royal Highness, Frederick is especially concerned about the Earl." Isis laughed.

"Of course, in the entire empire, he is the most valuable person to me." Princess Frede said with a smile.

"Do you love him?" asked Isis.

"Of course, who in this world can force me to marry a man I don't love?" Princess Frede replied in a natural tone.

"Then do you love him, or his value?" Isis, who was standing behind Fred, continued to ask.

This question is obviously not something that a mere secretary should ask, but Princess Frede didn't take it seriously: "I love him, and I also love his value, the two are not contradictory."

"Then..." Isis suddenly lowered her head and approached the princess's ear, and asked softly, "Would you like to consider turning him into a sacrifice, just like Her Highness Zhenna?"

She suddenly grinned, her smile seemed a little presumptuous, and a strange light shone in her eyes.

"I can see with the other eye only if I lose one eye, but if I lose my dominant hand, it will be difficult to hold the scepter." Princess Frede still had a smile on her face, but her eyes suddenly became a little colder. "This kind of thing is not something you should mention. Have you forgotten who is in charge, Isis?"

"Oh, please forgive my little presumption." Isis bowed to apologize after combing the hair of Her Royal Highness.

At this time, the door of the study room was knocked, and the voice of the herald sounded outside the door: "Your Highness, the Earl has arrived."

"Come in." Princess Frede replied.

The door was opened, and the burly and handsome knight strode into the study and saluted the queen respectfully: "Your Highness."

"Isis." Princess Frede called her secretary first.

"Understood, please talk to the Earl slowly, Your Highness, I will take my leave first." Isis left the study knowingly, leaving time for the two of them to be alone.

When passing by Isis, Lucio, who had been staring straight ahead, glanced at her.

Isis, who noticed his gaze, bowed her head towards him with a polite smile on her face.

Empress Frederick started acting as an agent for the government, and changed several secretaries, the longest term of which was less than two months.

Unlike her father, Fred dealt with things swiftly and swiftly. She implemented many reforms with an iron fist, which earned her the nickname "Iron Queen".

It is not an easy task to work beside the Jagged Queen, and Fred has almost strict requirements on the people around him.

And Isis has been working as a secretary beside Her Royal Highness for a year, and now she has become Princess Frede's right-hand man, which shows her ability.

Lucio had only met this woman a few times, and the conversation was limited to polite and thoughtful greetings.

But Lucio didn't have a good impression of her, and even he couldn't explain why, it could only be explained by his intuition, or the incompatibility between people.

He tried to investigate Isis's background, but found nothing. He only knew that Isis was recruited by Princess Frede herself. Except for Frede, no one seemed to know her background.

After Isis went out, Princess Frede showed a warm smile to Lucio: "You are finally here, my dear Lucio, I have been waiting for you here for a long time."

"I'm really sorry, Your Highness, the meeting in the regiment was delayed a little bit." Lucio didn't smile on his face, and even looked a little nervous, "Is there any order for this summoning?"

"After saying hello, let's talk about work. My fiancé is really a man who doesn't understand the style." Princess Fred teased.

"I'm sorry." Lucio lowered his eyes and apologized.

"You're always so stern, but I've always liked that. Then I won't waste my time, we're all busy after all."

As he spoke, Fred took out a document from his hand and pushed it to the edge of the desk.

Lucio focused his eyes on the document, his face changed slightly.

It was a subjugation order, aimed at an adult red dragon observed to be entrenched near the northern border.

He held a high position in the army, and he knew the mission and who was carrying it out.

The person who carried out this task has been missing for several days.

In fact, he also knew who and what purpose he had released this mission behind his back.

He did not directly participate in this matter, but he just stood by and watched.

"My dear sister, Zhenna, after accepting this mission, the news was cut off. So far, no one from the team that left Longkou Fortress has come back alive. I hope that I can entrust you with the mission of revenge for them, is that okay?"

Princess Frede explained her purpose clearly and concisely.

"His Royal Highness Zhenna, she..." Lucio said hesitantly.

"Unfortunately, until now, the possibility of her being alive is almost non-existent, and I have accepted this fact."

Princess Fred meaningfully emphasized the second half of her sentence.

Lucio heard what the other party meant.

If it's not a fact, make it... a fact!
(End of this chapter)