Don’t raise unruly people in extreme cold weather

Chapter 167 Justinian

After the long imperial meeting that was like a tug of war, everyone felt tired and did not stay in the palace longer. They all got on their own carriages and left the palace.

But Purficott was relatively different. She had come to the palace in Princess Anne's carriage before, but now she was kept by the Queen.

Staying overnight in a royal palace is an astonishing honor no matter what era or country you live in.

After all, the importance of the palace is self-evident. Being able to stay in the palace for one night is not a treatment that can be obtained by simple favor.

Even though Purficott had a close relationship with Princess Anne, she only stayed at Windsor Castle. Although they were both royal territories, they were two completely different concepts from the royal palace.

If it weren't for her current special status and the Queen's desire to win over her, Purficott should still go to Windsor Castle tonight instead of staying at the palace.

It's just that Purficott didn't feel the privilege of staying in the palace, but only felt it was troublesome.

Because she was approached by a very troublesome person, which troubled her very much.

The person who came to Perficott was the first heir to the imperial throne, the eldest son of the Queen, the younger brother of Princess Anne, and the current Duke of Windsor, Justinian.

This guy blocked the door, so it was hard for Purficott to say goodbye. After all, he was also the first heir to the empire.

But as soon as this guy opened his mouth, he said that Purficott used cruel weapons like thermobaric bombs to cause massacres in this war, which caused great dissatisfaction with the church. The church wanted to carry out religious trials against her, and so on. This means that only he, the first heir to the empire, can protect Purficott and demand that Purficott be loyal to him or even be his lover, which is an outrageous and excessive request.

In response to this, Purficott even felt like he was about to laugh out loud.

It wasn't that she was really disgusted by the church, but she knew clearly that the church had no intention of judging her. Even if it did, it was just an individual's idea, not a decision made by the church.

What really made Purficott laugh was Justinian's ignorance.

Because he is just a joke in the empire.

The reason is also very simple. His title is Duke of Windsor. This title has always been awarded only to future heirs to the throne. Windsor Castle is also the residence of Duke Windsor, which is similar to the Eastern Palace of the Prince in the East.

But now Princess Anne lives in Windsor Castle. The meaning behind this is actually very clear.

Otherwise, the future first-in-line heir to the empire would not be qualified to participate in the Royal Council, and he would not even have a decent position with real power.

As for his own reputation... anyway, even if Purficott used to live in the country, he would have heard that Duke Windsor was a libertine and the ridiculous things he did.

So when faced with such a thing, Purficott naturally didn't have a good face.

But after all, she was in the palace, so she couldn't really do anything to him. After all, he was still the first heir to the empire.

If you were really injured or something happened, it would be really hard to deal with.

However, Justinian obviously did not understand the situation. He thought that Perficott was really afraid, so he was in a panic and couldn't make up his mind. Just like those aristocratic ladies who were tricked into sleeping with him, anyway, as long as he scares them and says a few sweet words, they will give up.

Therefore, Justinian not only did not restrain himself, but also looked like a man with many sperms. He also teased Purficott overtly and covertly in his words, as if he was sure to eat her.

He thought that his romantic style would definitely win the heart of Perfectcott, and make this talented woman, who was said to be quite capable, become his new lover.

Justinian didn't think there was anything wrong with what he did. After all, he was the first heir to the empire. The person who would become the emperor in the future, the entire empire belonged to him. It was just a matter of fun for a young lady from a down-and-out noble family. , what’s the big deal?

Although he was the first heir to the empire, he had been abandoned by the queen many years ago.

It's just that Princess Anne is a woman and the Queen has a son like him, who cannot directly inherit the throne like the Queen herself, so she has kept him.

Of course, the so-called keeping him only means keeping him in the palace, so that he can still indulge in the dream of being the first heir to the empire.

This also led to him not even knowing who Perficott was. He just heard that Perficott was very talented. If he could win over him, it would be very helpful for him to inherit the throne in the future.

So here comes this libertine, looking like he wants to do something to Perfectcott.

In fact, everyone who is really in power in the empire knows that the heir the Queen really cultivates is Princess Anne.

However, because the empire's current inheritance law is male inheritance, the queen cannot directly abrogate Justinian's inheritance rights.

But it was obvious that Justinian himself did not have this consciousness, and Purficott also saw that the people who instigated this matter behind Justinian's back were probably the guys from the Knights Association.

After all, the Knights Association was called the Royalist Party a long time ago, and it was a die-hard supporter of the royal family almost two to three hundred years ago.

Later, as the imperial power of the empire gradually stabilized, these original royalist knights gradually evolved into an organization that managed the imperial knights, forming today's Knights Association.

They are not willing to be lonely, nor are they willing to gradually fade away from the center of power, so they naturally want to cause something to happen.

However, with the disintegration of the feudal system, knights were already destined to be eliminated by the times. If it were not for Purficott's steam knights, the imperial military would be planning to reduce the number of knights.

After all, the cost of raising knights is too high. With this money, it is better to build more cannons and train more regiments.

Therefore, the Knights Association has no allies, and the relationship between the military and them is neither salty nor indifferent. They have somehow fallen in love with a loser like Justinian, and they seem to want to help him. Succession.

Purficott did not spend much effort to figure out the ins and outs of the matter. After all, Justinian was just a dandy and it was not too easy to get words out of him.

But Purficott no longer wanted to be entangled with this disgusting guy. She was tired enough from the day's meeting today and didn't want to deal with such a thing.

Fortunately, just when her patience was about to run out, the Queen and Princess Anne arrived in time, reprimanded and drove away Justinian.

(End of this chapter)