in the name of the queen

Chapter 55 The second kind of courage

The day after the dinner, Sussex received a rare sunshine in late autumn.

The bright sunshine makes the old Sussex people who are about to go moldy happily go out of their homes to dry their clothes and rusty hands and feet.

No one can resist the sunshine coming to the foggy city.

However, some people cannot smile under the sunshine.

For example, several ministers in the cabinet.

Although they were not connected in series, they all felt that something was wrong.

Queen Sylph did not show the political qualities that matched her status as an emperor, but she showed unusual destructive power.

She just held a dinner party, causing the Macbeth family to lose a supernatural being, and at the same time, the vacant head of the Royal Knights was settled.

She is so good at getting into trouble even though she has little power in her hands. How can she be allowed to take back the power and govern herself?
  Ministers did not have to ignore the emperor.

If it is an emperor who has the wisdom and ability to control his subordinates, they will be happy to be a wise minister.

If the emperor is dim and incompetent, they will "sadly" share power.

However, Queen Sylph presented them with a new problem.

What kind of emperor is she?
  To say she is fatuous is somewhat disregarding the facts.

To say she is wise is to tell lies.

In the eyes of the ministers, she does not look like a queen, but like a willful royal girl.

There are many such royal girls in ancient and modern times, but they should be princesses, not queens.

Sylph's performance made the ministers worried.

They were worried that state power would fall into the hands of ignorant girls, and they unanimously made the decision that "children cannot be allowed to wield swords."

Although the ideas are roughly the same, there are also conflicts among cabinet ministers.

There are at least three or four people eyeing the position of chief minister.

Everyone wants to improve, including cabinet ministers.

Who doesn’t crave more power?
  After all, only in this way can we be more loyal to Her Majesty the Queen.

Among the cabinet ministers, there were only two exceptions.

Internal Affairs Minister Walder has long been branded as a royalist, so why should he be the Queen's teacher?

Teacher Wa said that he was not a royalist, and the children on the roadside would laugh.

But the cabinet ministers didn't know what Alban was thinking after being declined by the Queen and "breaking up" with Roland.

He seeks more.

Her Majesty the Queen is young and playful, and will not monopolize power.

Roland's best future is as a prince. He takes the queen and shares the glory. However, the constitution stipulates that the prince cannot directly participate in government affairs, and after all, he cannot compete with Alban.

Wald is already old and will most likely fade out of the spotlight once things are done.

Who else could take the position of Chief Minister besides him?
  Last night, Roland took the initiative and killed the provocateur, which even impressed Albon.

This is politics.

It's not a treat, it's a life and death fight.

People who are soft-hearted will die abstractly.

Besides Roland, the second person who surprised him was Sylph herself.

A young girl in her prime, pampered and pampered, she has never even seen how animals turn into meat.

According to common sense, when such a girl meets a handsome young lover, she will definitely be in love to the death and be completely dominated by the love brain.

But she didn't.

Last night, when Roland and Carl Vinson clashed, Alban didn't pay much attention to Roland, but always paid attention to Sylph.

He witnessed with his own eyes that Sylph's hands were shaking, but she was holding on without any weakness.

Although she is immature, she already looks a bit like a queen.

It was difficult for him to connect this Sylve with the ignorant girl half a month ago.

She's growing, and fast.

When following such a lord, it is best not to use any crooked ideas and just be a loyal minister.

Alban, who was sitting in the small study and thinking hard for a long time, also made a decision.

Who is born to want to be a powerful minister? Even he was full of passion when he was young, hoping to use legal weapons to defend fairness and justice and protect the weak.

At his graduation defense at the law school, he shouted the slogan of building the rule of law in Sussex and silenced all his tutors on the spot.

After drinking down the whiskey in the glass, the corners of Alban's mouth raised slightly.

Over the years, he gradually climbed to the top of the empire's power, with only a few people standing in front of him.

He has changed a lot, and in the eyes of many people he has become someone who will do whatever it takes to gain power.

But a few people remembered that he had personally ordered the arrest and justice of the second generation of nobles who were running rampant in the imperial capital, just to give justice to the victims.

It would be nice to go back to the past.

People will always leave this world. After enjoying power and beauty, it is time to pursue posthumous fame.

He does not want to be remembered as a traitor in history.

Although slightly regretful, Alban's belief in royalism became stronger.

He has to be on the winner's side.

lose?
  how is this possible.

Sylph has an orthodox appeal, and there is a mature and prudent Walder in the cabinet, and he is a hidden undercover, so how can he lose.

By the way, there is also Roland.

Thinking of this young man who always smiled before taking action, Alban felt a chill on his back.

Although it is not clear how Roland shot Carl Vinson three times, it must not have been above board.

He knows the strength of Carl Vinson, and naturally knows how terrifying Roland is who can kill Carl Vinson alone.

Sure enough, just be a happy and loyal minister.

Just when the cabinet ministers were having their own thoughts, in a residence on Belfa Street, Alina played with the fate card in her hand. After hesitating several times, the card finally failed to fall.

She was afraid.

As long as the cards fall, a new round of divination will begin.

Once the gear of destiny turns, it cannot be stopped easily, and the huge inertia will drag her into the whirlpool.

If she could understand Roland's fate, she would definitely be able to break through to the eighth level.

If the divination fails, the backlash of the unsealed destiny card will send her directly on her way, without any luck.

Can she afford failure?
  Alina stretched out her left hand and held her glasses, as if she wanted to draw some strength from it.

It's a pity that it can't be done.

These glasses are indeed a wonderful magic prop. After wearing them, her hidden personality will take over, but this does not mean that the glasses can make decisions for her.

After all, it is you who makes the decision.

Alina recalled Roland's amazing performance last night, and the right hand holding the fate card trembled even more.

It was obvious that Roland was stronger than when they first met.

He was still a little confused when he was sitting on the railing of the pier. Last night he was like a god of war.

Perhaps his personal combat effectiveness has not changed qualitatively, but his decisiveness is far greater than before.

He knew that Carl Vinson would find various reasons to provoke him forcefully, and he could not escape. Any reason for retreating was a cowardly excuse, so he simply went straight in and challenged him first.

The battle of life and death is fought for one breath.

Carl Vinson's hard power is not weaker than Roland holding a pistol, what he loses is his momentum.

"Alina, are you going to be a coward too?"

The girl murmured to herself, her hand holding the fate card no longer shaking.

Her eyes bloom with a hymn of human courage.

She decided to face everything bravely.

This includes a temporary retreat.

The cards turned gently at the fingertips and returned to the card holder.

"Retreating when you know it's impossible is not cowardice, it's a different kind of courage!"

Alina said softly.

At least she defeated herself.

(End of this chapter)