Cloud Thinking

Not surprisingly, Helia had just returned to the palace and had just sat down on a chair when she was invited to a meeting in the meeting hall, saying that someone from the Senate had something important to discuss with her.

"Hey... these old guys are even more impatient than a young man like me. Can't they wait for me to drink some water?"

She shook her head helplessly and complained, then took the water brought by the maid and took two big gulps.

It was just tasteless water, but at this moment it was as refreshing as a sweet rain, moistening her dry and chapped lips and dry throat.

Although Watersisse helped to put out the fire later, it was obvious that it was a little late and the Amber Palace still suffered heavy losses.

Especially her room, except for the dragon scale armor which was intact, everything else was burned black or turned into ashes and blown away by the wind.

Now she had no choice but to move into Topa Palace with Hector, which was the little prince's original palace.

Hector was sleeping when the fire broke out. By the time the palace servants realized something was wrong and were about to escape with him in their arms, the fire had already spread. The palace servants were in a panic and couldn't get out, which scared the child terribly.

Fortunately, Lydia rushed in angrily and carried Hector out, so they were saved.

However, the few palace servants who were responsible for serving Hector were not so lucky.

The fragile and unlucky ones died, and the less unlucky ones also suffered extensive burns. Fortunately, with the help of the court magician, they were able to save their lives.

She was not in a hurry and walked slowly towards the meeting room. On the way, she passed the Executive Hall and had the leisure to chat with Britney who was guarding the gate.

Although Claude locked himself in, it didn't mean he knew nothing about what was happening outside.

On the contrary, he had a lot of connections, and he was watching every move and every choice Helia made.

Since Claude didn't think Helia's behavior was too extreme to require him to stop it, Helia let it go and continued.

Only half of the people in the Senate came, and the other half were cautious and could not get away with coming, claiming to be sick or busy with other trivial matters.

The purpose was to wait and see, in order to avoid an impulsive move that would make Helia angry and cause her to take action.

It had to be admitted that Helia, whom they had not taken seriously in the past, had now become a thorn in their eyes and a thorn in their flesh, and they could not stand her no matter how hard they looked at her.

But who could have imagined that the little princess, who was originally delicate and weak and easily bullied, would become what she is now in just three short years?

"Good afternoon, everyone. You called me here in such a hurry, but what's the important matter you want to discuss?"

Helia didn't have much impression of these people, she had mostly heard about them.

After all, Claude had never let her interfere in political affairs before, so she naturally had no chance to meet anyone from the Senate.

If there is any connection between them, it is that they have greeted the younger generations in their family to some extent.

At this moment, looking at the two bald, big-bellied uncles or old men who looked similar, she really couldn't tell which one was which.

"Your Highness Helia, what did you mean by what you said in Glory Square today?" someone demanded.

"Do you have the permission of His Majesty Claude for this action?" someone asked.

"Your Highness Helia, even though you are a princess, you have no right to make such a speech on behalf of the royal family. Are you trying to incite the people to riot? Where do you put the safety of the empire?" someone said indignantly.

That's what he meant in the end. He felt that Helia was not qualified, and she shouldn't have acted impulsively and done something that would hurt the enemy by a thousand and hurt herself by eight hundred.

The interests of the royal family have long been closely tied to those of the nobles. If she dared to rashly issue a declaration of war against all the nobles, she would truly be disregarding the safety of the royal family and the stability of the empire.

Faced with this verbal siege, Helia just raised her hand and nonchalantly picked her ears, looking very impatient, as if she had heard something dirty.

Those standing before her were all from noble families, and even Claude had to give them some face because of their power.

But Helia had no respect at all. Her perfunctory and arrogant attitude really hurt their self-esteem and pierced through their usual hypocritical mask. They were so angry that their eyes almost spit fire.

It is true that when the tiger is not at home, the monkey becomes king.

Who the hell is Helia? She was just born into a good family, became a princess, and fooled Claude into giving her some power. Does she really take herself seriously?

Dare to shout in front of them? Step on their faces?

It's really unbearable.

Helia's hibiscus face always reminds people that she is a woman, a beautiful vase, but people often ignore her fists as hard as iron.

Beauty is also a weapon. It can make people let down their guard so that she can strike and kill with one blow.

Seeing their faces flushed with anger and looking like they were about to faint, Helia didn't want to be blackmailed like this, so she said:

"I heard what you all said."

"Forgive me for my first time dealing with government affairs. There are really too many things I don't understand, and I can't figure out the relationships among them. It's even harder to predict the consequences of this action. I hope you can give me more advice."

"How about this? I've been listening to you all talking to each other and I can't figure out what's important and what's not, and I'm afraid of offending you all."

"Why don't you all introduce yourselves first, so I can tell which ones are more important and which ones are less important, and who should I listen to?"

She spoke sincerely, and her pretty face and the long red hair inherited from her mother distinguished her from the cold-blooded king, making people subconsciously think that she was easy to talk to.

At least he is much easier to negotiate with than Claude, the emperor of the empire.

She deliberately lowered her posture and praised them intentionally or unintentionally, but the last sentence was secretly adding fuel to the fire.

How could those smart guys not hear it?

As a result, the energy could neither go up nor down, and was stuck in the middle, causing great discomfort.

Someone said, "The situation is urgent. Why waste time introducing yourself here? If Your Highness has the opportunity in the future, you will be familiar with it."

What I mean is that there is no need for introduction, you are just a temporary representative of the monarchy and are not qualified to be on an equal footing with them.

What's more, she might never have the chance to get in touch with the center of power again in the future, so what's the point of dealing with them?

Helia shook her head. "You all have different opinions. How can I know who to listen to?"

She deliberately looked at the person who had just spoken, "I'm afraid that if I listen to your advice, I will offend others, and I won't even realize it. Then I will be the one who will be in trouble."

"I am a girl, I can avoid the open spears, but I can't defend against the hidden arrows. I hope you elders will have pity on me and give me some advice."

Girls also speak in a sweet voice.

Although the elders were still angry, they had been accustomed to being flattered for many years. Now that they saw Helia surrender, they felt that it was their own credit and felt relieved.

That feeling of conquest is something men can never give up.

One of them, an old man who looked highly respected, came out and met Helia's needs, making plans and arrangements for her.

"In that case, you should suppress the rioting civilians first."

"As for the subsequent remarks, we will have to discuss it in detail before you make the remarks, Your Highness."

"Remember, the royal family and the nobility have been on the same page for thousands of years. They rise together and fall together."

Helia stared at his hunched but still straight body, then glanced at his greasy bald head, and had only one word in her mind.

Damn old man, you are so old but still refuse to give up your power. What are you nagging me about? Do you really treat me like your grandson? Huh?

This was not a discussion, but a direct decision.

Judging from the expressions of other people, they also agreed with this arrangement. It seems that this old man has a high status and is very powerful even in the Senate.

She thought about it for a while, wondering whether to kill the old man in front of her, or to respect the elderly and love the young and let someone else kill?

Fortunately, she didn't have to worry about it for a moment, as someone couldn't help but jump out.

Perhaps because he saw that Helia did not respond to old man Conway's preaching and looked obedient, he really felt that she was a soft persimmon and wanted to take advantage of her.

"Your Highness Helia, you are a woman, so of course you don't understand the twists and turns involved."

"His Majesty Claude favors you too much, so he asked you to handle this matter this time. However, as a princess of the royal family, if you show up in public like this and stir up people's hearts, you will not be able to find a good place to go in the future."

"The royal family can't support you forever, right?"

Although those who achieve great things must remember to guard against arrogance and impatience, if one gets angry at such remarks, one will actually play into the other party's hands and mess up one's own plans.

But...even though Helia had lived more than ten years longer than others, she was still young at heart. After hearing these words, she became furious.

She forced a smile, but her eyes were as cold as a cave. "Excuse me, are you the Earl of Childe...?"

It’s not that she had never heard of these people, it’s just that she didn’t match their names with their faces.

However, it was obvious that she realized that there was someone in this group who could not control his mouth, and that was the Earl of Child whom she mentioned.

He seemed particularly proud to hear his name, because Helia obviously didn't know the others present and only called out his name.

Could it be that his reputation was so great that even the little princesses in the boudoir had heard of him?

He smiled until his face wrinkled and nodded proudly. "I am Elia Childs."

Seeing him smile, Helia smiled too.

Seeing Helia smile, Elijah also smiled.

The two people just smiled at each other inexplicably, as if they were old friends who had not seen each other for many years. Their faces were full of joy, and they didn't know what to say, so they could only express it with laughter.

But the next second, Helia put on a kind smile, pulled out the long sword at her waist, and almost in an instant, stabbed it into the opponent's neck quickly and accurately, directly making a bloody hole.

Elijah could no longer laugh, and could only make loud struggling sounds. Blood bubbles gushed out of his mouth one after another. He subconsciously raised his hand, trying to pull out the weapon that was blocking his trachea, and Helia pulled it out as he wished.

Blood flew everywhere, splashing half of the people around him with blood, and the blood hole was still spurting out, making the onlookers enjoy a blood fountain show.

Helia watched him struggle with great pleasure, and when she saw him rushing towards her, she stabbed him several more times without hesitation.

I want him to feel pain and have his movements hindered, but I don't want him to die immediately. I want to enjoy the pain.

"Stop talking so much nonsense. If I didn't find it disgusting, I would pull out your tongue," she said.

When the others saw Helia draw her sword, they immediately turned around and ran away.

Nonsense! They are not stupid! Helia is a magician, and they are just ordinary people, how can they beat her!

It can even be said that she doesn't need any magic to fight them. She can easily kill them with just a sword.

Don't forget whose daughter she is and whose sister she is.

Even if I don't believe that she can kill the dragon alone, I believe that she has the ability to stand on the battlefield. Isn't that much better than them, the cowards?

But how could Helia let them leave so easily?

From the moment she stepped into the meeting hall, it was blocked off layer by layer. They would be locked up here forever until they got the result she wanted.

When Helia was in a good mood, she would deal with the council; when she was in a bad mood, she would pick out two troublemakers who were not convinced and kill them.

Killing the chicken to scare the monkey, she is very good at this trick.

When Elijah died, the others finally realized reality and sat in their seats obediently, staring at Helia in anger and fear.

She was smiling. She was so beautiful, but her hands were doing something horrible that people couldn't bear to look at.

"Now, would you like to introduce yourselves?"

Before, she asked these people to introduce themselves, meaning that she wanted to look at their background and power to measure the weight of their words so as to decide whether to listen or not.

But now, what is being considered is not the weight of words, but the weight of life.

If you are capable enough and powerful enough to be easily shaken, then she will not move, or at least she will not stab you to death with a sword like she did to Elijah.

If you don't have much capital and still talk so much, Helia will not show mercy.

Helia felt good as she watched these old men and uncles eagerly introduce themselves and their families one after another, saying how important they were.

Especially the old man who had just lectured her. Seeing him bow his head and admit defeat, Helia couldn't hide her smile, which was exposed on her face, making people feel angry.

Helia didn't waste any words. After getting to know the people present again, she told them her plan, or more precisely, her arrangement for them, using clever words and euphemisms to package them.

The tone they used to speak to her was the same as before, not a discussion, but a decision.

They needed to stay here all the time, saying that they were discussing countermeasures and imparting some knowledge and experience to Helia, a novice who was taking over the empire's political affairs for the first time.

In reality, it was to cover up every arbitrary decision made by Helia.

She said it was the result of consultation with many senators in the Senate, but in fact it was just her dictatorship.

Before leaving, Helia left them with these words, which made them very angry, but they did not dare to complain.

"During this period of time, I will inconvenience all the elders and ministers who have worked hard for the country and the royal family."

Of course, Helia has never been a kind person. Since she has trapped them here, she will naturally deal with the family behind them.

When the group is leaderless, it is a good time for her to take advantage of the situation.

As for those who were cautious and did not come, Helia let them go for the time being, and for those who were patient, she would show mercy and turn a blind eye.

Can't keep calm...

Then she will beat whoever shows up.

There is no need for a reason. Killing someone requires the right time, place and people. If she wants to kill, she will kill.

Kill anyone who gets in the way.

Kill those who look unhappy.

Those who engage in illegal activities will be killed.

Kill those who pose a threat to the royal family and the empire.

She is a dictatorial tyrant who will kill anyone who gets in her way.