[West Fantasy] The noble lady who was divorced became rich

When Mariana saw the Prince Regent of Brittania again, he was like a balloon that was so inflated that it was about to explode at any moment, causing thin and shallow folds in the originally loose robe.

"Are you ready to confess to me?" Mariana sat opposite the Prince Regent, her petite figure was in stark contrast to the huge Prince Regent: "I am very satisfied with your performance at the banquet."

The Prince Regent of Britannia looked at Mariana with pale lips, as if he was looking at a monster in human skin.

"I know you don't want to die, so I have prepared quite good conditions for you." Mariana lowered her tone and put on a particularly easy-to-talk look: "As long as you spit everything out, I guarantee you I can spend my old age in a manor with a beautiful environment, and even have the opportunity to go out three times a year."

At the end, he added: "Of course, under the condition of being accompanied."

"Sounds very good." The Britannia regent is very clear that he cannot get rid of the accusation of "suspected of murdering the Grand Duke Aquique and the former Duchess of Brittania", so the only thing he can do now is Hand over all the black materials in your hands, and strive to mitigate the crime at the trial, so as to live a relatively comfortable old age.

After all, it is better to live than to die. Even if the regent of Brittania has passed his seventies, he does not want to end his unhappy life on the guillotine, let alone give up his current status and wealth.

"I request to retain my current social status and to participate in important councils in the Britannian court." After weighing the matter for a while, the regent said to Marianna Lion: "In return, I can give Brittany I will tell you all the secrets in Niah, and I will make you the first heir to my property."

After the regent of Britannia finished speaking, Mariana's smile became much lighter: "Isn't your request too much?"

"Compared with the information I'm about to give, this request is not too much at all." The regent insisted, poking his neck, "I think my life is more valuable to you, isn't it?"

"Do you think I need a regent?" Mariana sneered. "You still dream of controlling Britannia! My dear uncle and grandfather."

The regent of Britannia's old face was as red as a rotten tomato in the field. After a few quick breaths, he finally said in frustration: "I just want to keep a title that allows me to be buried decently before I die. .”

"Do you think you are still decent?" Mariana said sarcastically, "Being charged with murder, you still use your title to deceive yourself."

The face of the Prince Regent of Britannia turned from red to blue, and finally condensed into a sneer on his lips: "So what about deceiving yourself? I just want to prove that I have not lived in vain in this life."

Mariana knocked on the table a few times with her fingers, looked at the Britannia regent for a long time, and then said, "What title do you want?"

"Lord Anfavel."

"No, this title has already been reserved for someone else." Mariana shook her head, signaling the regent of Britannia to change her title.

"Then the Earl of Kent."

There are only a few worthy titles in the Principality of Brittania, except for the Earl of Anfaville, only the Earl of Kent has a little appeal.

"If I remember correctly, the Earl of Kent is the hereditary title of the Wilson family." Mariana said slightly playfully, "The Wilson family was your biggest supporter during the regency, wasn't it?"

"So what?" The Regent of Britannia said indifferently: "Under the pressure of treason, he will betray me sooner or later. And I am just fighting for a chance for myself."

Betrayal has never been an uncommon occurrence in Game of Thrones.

Whether it is a father and son or a husband and wife, until the last moment of life, they dare not say that they are loyal to each other.

Even if the Wilson family is indeed the most trusted force of the regent, it is not impossible to sacrifice them in his personal interests.

"It is estimated that before you interrogated me, the Earl of Kent has already betrayed me completely." The regent's voice revealed unprecedented relaxation, which made Mariana wonder where his self-comforting ability came from. For exercise.

"Letting you retain your title and participate in the activities of the Britannian court... I still need to discuss with others." Mariana did not give a positive answer to the Regent of Britannia, but she still gave him a hint. Possibility: "Of course, it depends on whether what you give is valuable."

The Regent of Britannia pondered for a few seconds, and finally kissed the back of Marianne's hand.

After the guards took the Britannia regent away, Marianne clapped her hands and asked someone to bring out the Earl of Kent who had listened to the whole process.

"It seems that you have been abandoned, my dear lord." Mariana watched the pale Earl of Kent sit in the seat where the regent had just been, and his expression was not as distraught as she thought.

"I just ask you to protect the title and future of the Wilson family." Although the Earl of Kent is an accomplice of the Prince Regent of Brittania, he does not care about himself like the Prince Regent of Brittania who is alone. The life and future of the family, but the interests of the family are placed above their own lives.

Mariana admired the attitude of the Earl of Kent, because she liked everything under her own control: "Since the Prince Regent of Brittania is about to spit out all the shady stories, you should be very clear about what to do next."

"Yes." The Earl of Kent said without hesitation, "I will find a chance to kill him after the trial is over."

Mariana never thought of letting the Britannia regent go.

The only value left by the other party is to spit out all the shady scenes in Britannia, so that Marianne can restrain the nobles, and then become a powerful duchess, instead of being enshrined in a flashy house like her aunt. seat.

But a beloved duchess cannot back out.

That's why Marianna arranged for this good show, and then, with the help of the Earl of Kent, sent the regent of Brittania who had vomited all the shady things to hell.

but……

"Be clean when you start, don't let him suffer, and don't leave too many traces." Mariana rubbed her temples, preparing to take a small break before the interrogation by the pro-guards: "I remember you have two sons ……Right!"

"Yes."

"In return for your loyalty, I will make your second son take an oath to join the SS." Mariana supported the minibus without forgetting to warn: "I think you know exactly what this means."

It meant that if the Wilson family dared to make small moves behind their backs, Mariana would not hesitate to use the second son of the Wilson family to mess up the entire family.

The Earl of Kent pursed his lips, and finally hung his head weakly, revealing a feeling of resignation to his fate.

………………… I am the dividing line……………

When the Grand Duchess Aquique received the news of Henry's death, she was unexpectedly calm, which made people around her very worried about her mental state.

"I see."

The chief maid who was closest to the Grand Duchess Aquiqui heard a trill in the master's voice, and cleverly said on behalf of the Grand Duchess Aquique: "Please go and prepare for the funeral ceremony of the Grand Duke."

After all, the head maid saluted Grand Duchess Ajikui and said, "I'll get your mourning clothes."

The Grand Duchess Ajikui nodded to the chief maid, who closed the door for the Grand Duchess very intimately after everyone left, and then arranged for a maid to fetch the Grand Duchess' mourning clothes, while he himself stood outside the door of the Grand Duchess .

After the room became quiet, the Grand Duchess Aquique took off her disguise, revealing a weak appearance.

She first supported the table with her hands, and then covered the belly of her pregnant child, and let out one after another like a wild beast.

"Ah um..."

Bean-sized tears dripped on the expensive wooden tabletop, vaguely reflecting the painful and distorted appearance of the Grand Duchess Aquique.

"My child...my poor child."

Hearing the words, the head maid at the door could only pray for Henry's soul while preparing for the possible fainting of Grand Duchess Aquique.

After more than 20 years, the head maid once again heard the cry of the Grand Duchess Aquique, who was almost collapsed.

But this time, the Grand Duchess Aquique was not only crying about her rough fate, but also about the future of the Grand Duchy that was as difficult to see as fog.

When Henry died, the only legal heir to Count Calda and the Grand Duchess of Aquique was Mariana, who was only 15 years old.

And this "abandoned lady" who was only returned home by Odin's little emperor two months ago, is now not only the actual ruler of the Duchy of Brittania, but also the successor to another Grand Duchy.

It is no exaggeration to say that Mariana at this time is better than the Grand Duchess of Aquique entrusted to Queen Mary by her grandmother 30 years ago.

The head maid couldn't help but sigh that the fate of this family is so bizarre and similar.

More than 60 years ago, Queen Mary, who was less than [-] years old, was established as the successor to the throne of Obstar, which almost triggered the domestic "war of kings" and the invasion of Cantero.

30 years ago, in order to protect the interests of her daughter, the mother of the Grand Duchess Aquique entrusted the Grand Duchess Aquique to Queen Mary and ceded part of the territory along the way. As Obsta's reward for protecting the rights and interests of the Grand Duchess Aquique.

And now, the fate of Queen Mary and the Grand Duchess of Aquique has quietly befallen their common offspring, Mariana.

As the most valuable heiress in this era, in the eyes of those ambitious people, Mariana is like a child walking in the busy city with gold bricks.

"This is really the worst situation." The head maid couldn't help but sighed, knowing that there was not much time for the Grand Duchess Aquique to mourn for Henry.

Because the courtship team headed by Obstar will soon surround Mariana.

The man who had abandoned the Grand Duchess of Aquiqui, even if he regretted that his child failed to become the heir to one-third of the southern territory, would try his best to make his grandson achieve this goal.

Mariana was a girl after all.

And King Obstar had two sons who were of marriageable age.

…………

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"come in!"

After an unknown amount of time, the head maid waited for Grand Duchess Aquique's call.

The Grand Duchess Aquique, who cried bitterly, simply washed off her makeup, and her face looked older than usual by more than five years.

"Who do you think harmed Henry?" The Grand Duchess Aquiqui asked softly after the maid came in, while the maid was grooming her, "Was it the Britannia regent... or Mary?" Anna, or that Midaline from Thorins."

"Your Highness, the death of His Highness Henry was just an accident." The head maid hesitated a little while combing the hair of the Grand Duchess Aquique, but she still said with a normal face: "If you insist on finding a murderer, then it can only be Brittany Asia Regent."

"You're right." Grand Duchess Ajikui drooped her eyes and said weakly, "I know who the murderer is."

After finishing speaking, Grand Duke Aquiqui changed her voice and said, "When will Marianne come back?"

"There's a letter from there saying that Her Highness Marianne is investigating the cause of death of Her Highness Henry and the former Duchess of Brittania, so she can't leave immediately." The head maid asked, "Do you want to send someone to pick up His Highness Henry's body? "

"No, let Lucius escort Henry's body back to the country." The Grand Duchess Aquique decided to test Mariana's attitude after calming down: "Presumably once Lucius leaves, Mariana will be able to deal with Britannia wholeheartedly." Duchy things."

"Also, don't forget to remind my husband to attend Henry's funeral." The Grand Duchess Aquiqui finally remembered Count Calda: "It must not be possible that when Henry was alive, he didn't care about this son. But when Henry died, he didn't even care about the surface." Don't do it!"

At the end, the Grand Duchess Aquique also issued an order that shocked the maids: "If Count Calda wants to take Agnes' children to Henry's funeral, then you also remember to remind the guards not to prevent them from entering .”

"Your Highness...you are..." The head maid is one of the few people who know about the love life of the Grand Duchess Aquiquie. They know that because of Count Calda and Agnès, the Grand Duchess Aquique died shortly after giving birth to Mariana. Also miscarried an unformed baby and never had a baby again.

For this reason, Earl Calda left the Grand Duchy of Aquiqui almost as if fleeing, and even for a long time after that, he did not let his lover and illegitimate children step out of his county.

And now, the Grand Duchess Aquique actually invited the son of her rival to attend Henry's funeral.

The head maid never believed that the Archduchess of Aquique would be insane because of Henry's death.

Then there is only one explanation for the current situation.

"I never thought of letting Mariana sit in this position, and I didn't even let her receive heir training." The Grand Duchess of Aquiqui calmly stripped away her personal feelings, trying to find the best for Mariana, and even the Grand Duchy of Aquiqui. A safe future: "Letting her own brothers help her is much safer than letting a group of wolves and ambitious people hang around her."

As for whether the child of Agnès and Count Calda will become the second regent of Brittania, it can only be said that in the face of power, it is almost impossible to find a perfect solution.

Even if the father of Grand Duchess Aquique knew what kind of virtue the regent of Brittany was, he had to arrange him as the assistant of the eldest daughter, and then he had to think carefully about other aspects.

"I can give Agnes' children a bright future." The Grand Duchess Aquique closed her eyes and suppressed the dissatisfaction in her heart: "The premise is that Earl Karda is willing to give me a promise, and he and Agnes Ruth's child could come in handy with Mariana."

"As a constraint, I hope Count Calda can give me a promise after Henry's funeral is over."

"Are you asking Count Karda to make Her Majesty Mariana his heir?"

"No, I want him to directly transfer the ownership of the territory to Marianna." The Grand Duchess Aquique would not let Count Calda and Agnes take advantage of it.After all, she didn't owe the other party anything, and she didn't want Count Calda to think that she was soft-hearted because of Henry's death, so she wanted to push her nose.

If Agnes and Earl Calda's children are useless or they want to take the opportunity to fool her, then the Grand Duchess Aquique will let these people understand what it means to lose their wife and lose their army.

……… I am the dividing line……………

"Why, is Father going to that woman's court again?"

When Selim got dressed and was ready to meet his father, his youngest sister, Sela, was leaning against the door frame and watching him.

Sierra, who looks more like her mother, has long chestnut red hair similar to Marianna, and a pair of lively dark brown eyes make it easy to imagine her vitality.

Compared with her mother, Agnès, Sera lacks the quiet beauty of a lady and has more innocence and candor.

Because she is the youngest child of Earl Karda and Agnes, the family dotes on her very much...including the eldest son Selim.

"You should call father's wife Grand Duchess Aquique, or Her Royal Highness Grand Duchess." Selim corrected his sister's address, and rubbed her hair before going out: "Also, you are already a big girl, So don't suddenly break into the room of the opposite sex... even if the owner of the room is your brother."

"Don't move my hair, it took me a long time to tidy up this pile of straw this morning." Sera slapped Selim's hand away angrily, with similar awkward emotions in her dissatisfaction: "You have to talk to your father Do you want to go to the Grand Duchy of Aquique together? I heard that our half-brother passed away suddenly, so..."

Sera checked her fingers, showing a bit guilty: "Mom wants me to go with you...and she wants me to be Mariana's maid."

Selim's footsteps faltered slightly, and then he turned back to Sera, staring into his sister's eyes: "What are you talking about? Mom asked you to go to the Aquique court to serve...Mariana as a maid."

"Yes! My mother said that this is the glory that countless people dream of." Sera has always trusted this brother, so she told Selim all the things that made her uneasy: "Mom said that Mariana is already Bree The Duchess of Tania is now, so she will be the guest of countless people in the future, and as her maid, I also have the opportunity to meet suitable nobles."

Agnès's mother was the nanny of Count Calda, so she was fortunate to spend her girlhood in Obsta's court. A coveted seat for noble girls in a cross-class marriage.

This not only means that you have the opportunity to meet those nobles who are extremely difficult to meet, but also you can learn the required courses for ladies from the nobles you serve, as well as the rarer rules of interpersonal communication, as well as various skills in the power game field.

No matter in which era, tutoring is an expense that the nobles cannot afford.

In particular, most of the well-known tutors are PhDs or even non-staff professors from various colleges, so inviting them requires certain connections and money.

As the patron of various academies in the south, the Grand Duchess Aquique can naturally invite the best teachers for her children, and even put Lucius into the highly competitive Matar page boy training camp.

However, the "poor" Earl Karda has no connections or money from his wife, so the Selim brothers and sisters can only go to the training camp for knight training under the management of Earl Karda, and the lady salon held by some retired court maids study in.

Agnes is not worried about Selim's future, after all, as long as a boy has a sword and armor, he can find a chance to become famous.

But girls are different.

Sera does not have the qualifications to become a great female warrior, magician, or even a scholar, so Agnes must make a very careful plan for her future.

And making Sera Marianna's maid is a good step.

After all, although Agnes and the Grand Duchess Aquique almost became sister-in-law's rivals in love, Agnes still believed in the Grand Duchess Aquique compared to the beautiful snake entrenched in Obsta's court. morals—provided Agnès and Count Caldar, and Serra herself, left her alone.

"Are you really willing to go to the court of Aquikwe?" Selim knew that his mother's intention must be for their own good, but he always felt that doing so was not a normal choice.

After all, the Grand Duchess Aquique is his father's legal wife, and as the illegitimate children of Count Calda, they shouldn't have disturbed the normal life of the Grand Duchess Aquique after enjoying so much paternal love and resources.

Besides, being a court maid is not an easy job.Although they only spend time chatting and socializing with their masters, they have high salaries and often receive expensive gifts, but the situation of accompanying the king like a tiger can easily make these court maids who are close to the center of power become scapegoats or scapegoats for their masters. Victims of power.

There are countless examples of people losing their lives because of this in history.

However, in contrast, it is an opportunity to soar into the sky.

If they can take the position of head maid, then they may not be able to realize their ambitions by leveraging their influence on the mistress.

However, this requires a high degree of literacy and psychological endurance.

"I don't know what to do with myself." Sierra is two years younger than Mariana, and naturally trusts her family with all her heart.

She certainly hoped to leave Karda to see a more luxurious palace and life.

However, she also knew that there would not be unconditional tolerance and love for her like Karda.