Lord: Marry the villain's daughter at the beginning?

After the capital was under martial law for seven full days, the nobles finally received the notice that Her Majesty the Queen had returned to her loyal palace.

All the old nobles who participated in the murder of Clan were caught in one fell swoop.

There was a trend of mourning for Clan in the royal capital. Lilith did not make any statement on this, but as long as she did not oppose it, it meant she supported it. Her Majesty the Queen was the widow of the late king, so it was definitely right to mourn for Clan.

It is easy to deal with these nobles, but how to deal with the families behind them?

Originally, Lilith wanted to continue the settlement, but the resistance she encountered was greater than she had imagined. The greatest source of resistance came from within the palace. Augustine and others advised Lilith not to expand the matter and to only punish the main culprit.

What's more, the families behind those nobles were the first to come out and make the cuts. If Lilith used the butcher knife at this time, it would seem that she was a little cruel.

After deep thought, Lilith decided to parade the nobles who planned the assassination through the streets of the royal capital. As for the families behind them, at Nora's suggestion, Lilith chose to reconcile.

After all, it is not appropriate to fall out with the royal family now.

Moreover, these families contributed a large amount of gold coins and physical industries, which are the two things that Lilith lacks the most at the moment.

Reform requires money, a lot of money, and the gray-collar muskets and artillery are not cheap. It is impossible for Judith and Scott to buy them at their own expense. Lilith must also ensure that she has enough influence in the army.

The real economy provided the foundation for Lilith's reforms. Many of the industries of these old guys happened to be important industries in the royal capital, and were also the things that Clan wanted to get the most besides land.

It's almost like cutting off the tail to survive.

Judging from the price these families paid, it was far worse than if they had honestly negotiated terms with Clan. Even Marcel, who was gradually consolidating his position as the leader of the Old Party, sighed: If I had known this would happen, why did I do it in the first place?

If the Augustines' attitude had not been so subtle, Lilith could have completely destroyed these nobles. After all, the crime of murdering the royal family was not a small one.

But Lilith has already realized that compared to these old nobles who dared to murder the royal family, the Augustines are probably more afraid of themselves.

Moreover, Nora felt that if the situation continued to escalate, the other party would easily become desperate and the situation would get completely out of control. The two southwestern armies were not truly in the hands of Lilith, and Judith and Scott would not really turn against these old nobles for the sake of Lilith's revenge.

After comprehensive consideration, Lilith had to be gentle with these families. This made Lilith very aggrieved. Even though it had come to this, she still couldn't really punish these nobles.

However, seeing those old nobles who were paraded through the streets being spat on constantly, Lilith felt a little better. At first, the families of these old nobles did not agree to parade through the streets, after all, they still had to save face.

Once your reputation is ruined, it will be really ruined, and it will have some impact on some people in the family.

But Lilith was very resolute in her attitude towards this matter. She must let the people of the royal capital and other people take a good look at which families had assassinated the king.

The Augustines also felt that those noble families who dared to assassinate the king could be appropriately punished, which did not conflict with the Augustines' desire to protect those families.

Originally, the people of the royal capital were relatively unfamiliar with Clan, the former king. However, with the old party nobles constantly mourning for Clan in the past few days, Clan's actual status even exceeded that of his father who had been in power for decades.

The people of the royal capital took to the streets, cursing the murderers for killing their good king.

People even began to spread the rumor that as long as King Crane was still alive, Anjou would not dare to attack.

However, after seeing that those families had donated some money, Lilith decided to give these murderers some respect. The rotten eggs and swill were too much, so everyone could just spit at them.

Some of these nobles tied to the wooden frame were disheartened, while others looked relieved.

The best news is that Her Majesty the Queen has not brought harm to the family. As long as the family is fine, it will be able to turn things around sooner or later. Even just paying one person and some money and property can help the family get out of trouble. These people are already very satisfied.

No matter how badly I get scolded now, once the queen reveals her flaws, her fate will be even worse than my current one.

Lilith sat on the stage, watching Nora read out the charges against these old nobles. The voices from the audience calling for the old nobles to be killed became louder and louder, especially from the old party members who had already gotten into the show. They hated these old nobles who had killed the kind King Clan so much that their eyes were almost bloodshot.

On the contrary, the New Party was somewhat confused by this magical scene. How could the Old Party become more loyal than the New Party in just a few days, especially to the previous Majesty? Even the other male protagonists who grew up and went to school with Clan were confused.

Of course, these people will not die.

They not only assassinated the king, but also the gray-collar governor.

It seemed that it was after the assassination attempt that the Gray-Collar suddenly became active, manipulating the royal capital from behind while declaring war on Doug in the North. It was said that they had recently broken through Doug's blockade and started a formal attack.

Lilith also recalled her correspondence with the Governor of Gray Collar. The two sides had a conversation before the assassination. Although the other party wanted to add fuel to the fire at that time, he was more of a local separatist who pointed fingers at the royal capital.

That assassination really seemed to have changed the world line. After the assassination, the time traveler seemed to be stimulated by something and began to actively plan and layout, and even bluntly told Lilith the hint of Fengtian Jingnan.

Lilith shook her head and put these thoughts behind her. After all, the threat from the time travelers was still too far away. Living in the royal capital every day, Lilith could only consider the things in front of her.

After reading out the sins of these nobles, Nora continued to read out the last judgment of these nobles.

Of course, these trials will not be carried out. These nobles will be escorted directly to the Gray Collars, where they will be tried by the Gray Collars.

As for whether the gray-collar worker would be killed or not, that was not something Lilith could interfere with.

Amid the cheers of the people in the audience and the nobles in the seats, Nora invited out a cardinal, and the two of them jointly announced that Her Majesty the Queen would once again become a saint of the Holy See and continue to protect the people and believers of the royal capital.

Although the people in the audience didn't know what this meant, they cheered anyway.

Lilith's prestige reached its peak on this day.

The new party has gained a firm foothold, the old party has surrendered on the surface, and the Holy See is Lilith's private territory. Reforms can also be pushed forward with this opportunity, and the artillery of the gray and white collars will also be open for trading. It seems that everything is getting better.

In the shadows, Claire watched all this and almost bit her nails off.

I am afraid that my best friend is having a hard life, but I am also afraid that she is having a good life.

Claire snorted coldly and retreated back into the shadows.

Lilith returned to the palace and slumped in a chair exhausted. Now everything seemed to be thriving and flourishing, but only Lilith and her confidants knew that such days would not last long.

The Augustines have already begun to act. They hold Lilith's most fatal weakness in their hands, which is the legitimacy of Lilith's position as Queen.

Moreover, the Southwestern Army is not an army truly controlled by Lilith, and it is impossible for them to stay in the royal capital forever.

So after solving the assassination case, Lilith immediately had to find a way to deal with Augustine and others.

But Lilith had no idea how to compete with Augustine and others, so she could only start writing a letter to the Governor of Gray Collar.

Nora, who was standing by, looked at the exhausted Lilith with some distress. She knew what Lilith was worried about, so she said, "Your Majesty, I have a way that may help Your Majesty."

Lilith thought that he was indeed the hero in the game who was known for his wisdom and immediately asked excitedly, "What's the solution?"

Nora looked at the letter on Lilith's desk and said, "Your Majesty can form an alliance with Governor Lind of the North and take Governor Lind as your sworn brother."

For a moment, Lilith thought that her family tree had been exposed, but when she saw Nora's expression, it didn't seem like she knew the relationship between Lilith and Linde, so she felt relieved.

But Lilith soon realized that something was wrong. As a queen, she called a regional governor her brother?

Although the other person's name is the same as my brother in the previous life, and he has a blood relationship with me in this life, he is not my real brother. In name, I and him are in a superior-subordinate relationship. So how can I call him brother?

"Prime Minister Nora, are you awake?"