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

"Whenever your beautiful image comes to my mind, I feel like I have been pierced by the god of love."

"I can't hide my love for you, and I can't stop me from seeing you as my wife."

"Gods above, my request is only to be your most humble servant, and I hope you can give me a response."

Abigail read out the content of the courtship letter one by one, and her tone was so shady that one wanted to beat her up: "There are really people who would write such a disgusting thing."

"As long as His Highness can be courted, writing such nasty things is nothing." Lena said disapprovingly: "Besides, this kind of courtship letter is already very reserved."

"Subtle?" Abigail thought she had heard it wrong.

As a result, Lena just glanced at her lightly, and then added: "The Templars have to take care of their own image after all, so the only pursuit methods they can use are gifts and courtship letters. If it is replaced by a more shameless person, whether it is There is nothing they can't do by robbing marriages in the street or drugging them. After all, compared with the benefits brought by His Highness's marriage, what is sacrificing a temporary reputation?"

"Besides, reputation is the thing that is the easiest to rebound." Lena seemed to have thought of something, and said with a dark look in her eyes: "As long as the scumbag pretends to love his wife and son, and love the people like a son, then there will be negative things about him." The news will only be labeled as 'love too deeply'."

"Isn't that still human scum?" Abigail felt that human beings are simply unreasonable: "Why does he pretend to love the people like his son? It's not his people, but Mariana's."

"Dear Abigail, you can't look at the world with simple thoughts of good and evil." Mariana put the jewelry back in the red velvet box, then held out her hand to Abigail, beckoning her to return the letter courtship letter.

"Your Highness, how do you plan to respond to this suitor?" Ms. Lena boldly asked: "If you leave it alone, you may have an additional enemy."

After all, when the former Duchess of Brittania was young, Lena also met many suitors from her own country or foreign countries, and after they were rejected by the former Duchess of Brittania, she rarely kept the proposal front demeanor.

"You said that if I send this letter to Odin's little emperor, will he pull out the knight signed 'Q.A' and flog his corpse?" Mariana's way of thinking is not ordinary: "Or do you have any better suggestions?"

"I...please excuse me, I can't think of a better solution." Lena choked on Mariana's rhetorical question, with a rather ashamed expression on her face: "It's just that you handed over this letter to Odin After the emperor, what if the suitor bites back, what should I do?"

After all, the Templar who can send this kind of jewelry must have a lot to do with Odin's little emperor.

It's fine if the two are in opposition, but what if the other party is the confidant of the little emperor Odin, and he is also a master of acting who has one thing on the surface and one thing behind the scenes.

Then Mariana had to think about whether to make this move, not how to make it.

"Let's take a look again. Maybe he just wanted to test my bottom line." Mariana put away the letter and the red velvet box, and decided to wait for the other party to take the next step before responding.

For a moment, the air in the room froze a bit.

For the first time, Abigail felt that being too popular was not a good thing. At least she hadn't seen Mariana benefit from it. Instead, she was more tired than when she just divorced.

Fortunately, at this time, the steward of Colin Castle knocked on the door of Mariana's room, and after getting permission, entered the door and saluted Mariana: "Your Highness, the Vice-City Master wishes to see you before the dinner and asks for your blessing. And ordinary people who pour out their personal troubles to you."

"how many people?"

"About 30 people."

"I'll be here in a while, you ask them to wait in the hall for a while."

"Do those people treat you as a god?" Abigail complained only after the manager left: "You don't know magic? What's the use of asking you to bless you? I'm afraid it's true to tell you your troubles." of."

"Since you know this, don't tell the truth." Of course, Mariana understood that "blessing" was a propaganda method used to fool people.However, the "blessings" of the rulers are not useless. At least in the "Old Century" and human history, there are many ordinary humans who have recovered from serious illnesses or dissipated their bad luck because of the blessings of the kings.

Just about this point, there is also a lot of controversy.

At least those "free people" think that this is the false propaganda of the church in cooperation with the rulers, or that it is not the rulers who blessed them at all, but the clergy or magicians who serve them.

But in any case, for ordinary people, this is their only chance to change their lives.

After all, they just want to be cured or get a sum of money to keep them alive, so they don't care whether the "blessing" of the rulers is false propaganda.

However, after the "free people" used this to attack the existing monarchy, the "blessing" has been passed down from the "old century" to the present, and it has also evolved into a combination of "blessing ceremony" and "listening to the voice of the people". In a way, it was worthy of the name.

When Mariana appeared in the hall of Colin Castle, the people who had been whispering in small groups quieted down immediately, and then carefully looked at Mariana with awe-inspiring eyes, and even distanced themselves from the others intentionally. Avoid giving Mariana the impression of being "long tongued".

"The Duchess of Brittania and Lord Corin, and Her Highness Mariana, Princess of Aquique and Calda, have arrived."

The subject nearly tripped over the steps on his way to the throne after the guards yelled out what title Marianne held.

"Calm down, it won't be too late to be stunned after you add 'Prince Aquikwe' to your title." Abigail quickly helped Mariana with magic, so in the eyes of outsiders, , Mariana's almost wrestling action was just lowering her head and lifting her skirt.

Regarding this, Mariana couldn't immediately refute it due to image considerations. She could only give Abigail a warning look, and then sat on the throne calmly.

"It's time to start."

The ordering officials immediately arranged a long line of people seeking an interview.

The first person to see her was a plainly dressed old lady. After getting permission, she knelt down in front of Mariana very piously, then tremblingly kissed the right hand that Mariana gave her, and prayed to the female lord: "Your Highness, There has been no news of my son since he went to the dark forest to gather medicine a month ago."

Although the old lady tried her best to restrain her emotions, she couldn't help but burst into tears when she was worried about her son: "I asked the border guards in Colin, and they all said that they didn't get reports from the humanoid tribes. and……"

The old lady sniffed when she was excited, and took out a blood-stained rag from her bosom: "This is what I asked the adventurer team to retrieve from the dark forest. I hope you... hope you can at least help I'm bringing back my son's body, please."

Mariana watched as the old lady tightly grasped the right hand she offered, and then rested her forehead on it.

Soon, there was a slight sobbing sound in the hall.

Mariana leaned over and hugged the old lady, and then told the recording officer at the side: "Notify the nearby humanoid tribes to search for the missing person, and entrust the senior adventurer team of the Grand Duchy of Aquique or Solins To retrieve the remains of the missing."

"Thank you, thank you." The old lady who got the promise hurriedly kissed the back of Mariana's hand, and then gave up her seat with the help of the maid.

Before Mariana met the next interviewer, she did not forget to ask Lena to give the old lady a small bag of Tarrant.

After all, the cost of hiring a team of adventurers is not something ordinary people can afford.

Especially for the Corinthians whose per capita income is not high, the cost of hiring a team of low-level adventurers is likely to be worth half a year's income.

However, when Mariana received the second help-seeker, the content of the other person's conversation was still related to the dark forest, and like the old lady just now, some close people disappeared in the dark forest.

However, compared to the crying old lady, the tone of this help-seeker was more than a little bit more intense, and he almost told Mariana what to do.

"Your Highness, although I have deep love and respect for you, this does not prevent me from questioning your signing of the contract with the humanoid tribe." The second helper said with hatred: "This is undoubtedly Let humans dance with monsters, and let wolves take care of the flock. Your Highness, you can't have the slightest kindness to the barbaric humanoids, because only humans can empathize with humans."

"He was right."

A supplicant close to the throne echoed: "Only human beings have compassion for human beings."

"Only humans have compassion for humans."

"Expel the humanoid race."

"Expel the humanoid race."

"Expel the humanoid race."

For a moment, the hall was full of shouts of justice, and even Mariana could only see outstretched fists and angry faces at a glance.

In this regard, if Mariana, the ruler of Colin, still can't figure out the tricks in it, then don't be the lord of Colin, and just wait to be ostracized!

But at the moment, Marianna still has to express her attitude, otherwise her evaluation in Colin would not be the legal lord, but a spy sent by a humanoid race.

"I will verify the situation reported by you and appoint a professional adventurer team to deal with this matter." Finally, Mariana added: "If necessary, I will consider suspending the contract signed with the humanoid tribe." contract, and find a solution that satisfies the public."

For Mariana's explanation, the vast majority of people present agree.

After all, compared to those leaders who were so arrogant that they were unwilling to reply to the people, Mariana's attitude was more than a little bit better. Even the help-seeker who caused the crusade calmed down, and then expressed his gratitude to Mariana.

Originally!This matter should come to an end here, but what happened next is beyond the imagination of ordinary people.

Just as Mariana continued to receive the seekers, a gray figure suddenly appeared in the hall, and then drew out a sharp knife to stab at Mariana's face.

"There is a scavenger!"

"Damn it, how did you arrange security personnel?"

Abigail, who was the first to react, turned over and stood in front of Marianna. Anyway, she was hard-pressed. As long as she didn't stab the life core, she could find the doctor to recover with one click.

However, when the scavenger was about to hit Abigail who was blocking Mariana, someone knocked off the latter's sharp blade first, and then kicked the scavenger who assassinated Mariana away.

"Lucius?" Mariana saw the striking red hair and thought it was Lucius who had returned.

As a result, after the latter turned around, she realized that Lucius had returned to the Papal State, and it was her half-brother Selim who saved her life.

"Your Highness, please follow me to leave." Selim stared at the scavenger who jumped onto the eaves, then put his hands in front of Mariana, intending to escort her away.

At the same time, the guards who were disturbed by the riot also surrounded the hall, and then asked the magicians to raise the protective cover to prevent Mariana from being injured or the scavenger who assassinated Mariana from escaping.

"Tsk! A Templar?" Faced with the blade drawn by the guards, the scavenger who failed in the assassination only scratched his cheek blocked by the mask, and threw the blade at the glass window closest to him with his backhand.

I saw that the glass window strengthened by defensive magic immediately shattered into slag like a small bomb.

Even all the windows in the hall were shattered.

Seeing this, Selim quickly threw the cloak on Mariana to prevent the latter from being scratched by the broken glass.

While everyone was avoiding the broken glass, the scavenger who assassinated Mariana had already disappeared without a trace.

"Stop chasing him, you can't beat him." Relieved, Abigail stopped Selim, who was about to chase him, and said before the latter asked, "He just threw a dagger and that's it!" If there is a real fight, neither you nor the guards in Colin Castle will be able to be the other's appetizer."

As for why Selim was able to block the opponent's assassination just now, it was because there was a protective shield in front of Mariana's throne that weakened the impact, and the second was because Selim's weapon was good enough to barely withstand the opponent's blow.

It was only after the scavenger disappeared that Selim realized that the jaw of his sword had been shattered, and the blade also squeaked.

"What kind of monster is that?" Apart from Lucius, Selim had never met such a powerful opponent.

Just a face-to-face effort beat him into this kind of virtue, if the fight continues...

Selim remembered the way he fought against Lucius and the latter knocked him out with one hand, and felt that the world was not friendly to people without talent or blood.

It is true that taking Lucius as a reference standard is a bit exaggerated, but Selim firmly believes that he cannot lower his goals.

But after being single-handedly beaten by Lucius and meeting such a difficult scavenger, Selim's confidence in the past ten years was still hit like never before.

After all, being number one in a small town and being number one in the country are completely different concepts.

Not to mention that the gap between Lucius and Selim is no less than that of the top five children in the world who have been fighting and learning swords for three or four years.

"This is Lucius' sword."

Just as Selim's face was full of confusion, Mariana suddenly grasped the sword he was using to resist the scavenger, and then stroked the blade that whispered.

Unexpectedly, when Mariana touched the blade, the restless magic power on it gradually calmed down.

Selim remembered what Lucius had asked him, with a more complicated expression on his face.

Grand Duchess Aquique is really a wonderful woman.

Among the children she gave birth to, one is a genius who is rare in a century, the other is a monster with a brain hole, and the youngest one is in stark contrast to her brother. Not only has no talent, but also a magical insulator that is once in a thousand years.

"Lucius lent you his weapon, so what does he use?" Mariana knew very well what a handy weapon meant to a knight, especially a Templar.

The sword used by Selim was not only first-class in workmanship, but also came with Lucius' magic power and various marks placed on it by the holder, so Selim was able to resist the full blow of the scavenger.

And the opponent was not so much repulsed by Selim as he was afraid of continuing to fight with Lucius.After all, the person who hired him had reminded him not to conflict with the Templars, especially the Templar who was related to Marianne by blood.

otherwise……

Otherwise, Mariana is very likely to pry out who is behind the employer from the scavenger's mouth.

…………… I am the dividing line………

"Your Excellency Lucius, what's the matter with you?" Glisa, who was about to introduce Lucius to Abela, saw that the other party was looking at something solemnly, so he asked with concern: "Is there something wrong? "

"It's okay, maybe I was worrying too much." Lucius clenched his sword subconsciously, but the moment he touched the hilt, he realized that he was not carrying a weapon he was used to, but a spare weapon.

Glisa also seemed to have noticed Lucius' abnormality, so he turned his gaze to Lucius' weapon: "You don't seem to have a common weapon with you, did you send it for repair?"

"No, I lent it to someone." Lucius's hand that was holding the hilt of the sword closed on the pendant box on his chest, causing an exclamation.

"Lord Lucius?"

A female voice full of surprises interrupted Griza and Lucius' thoughts, causing them to salute to the visitor: "Your Highness."

After Abela heard the movement downstairs, she hurried to meet Glisa, but she met an unexpected surprise.

Compared with Glisa, Lucius seemed less gentle and polite, but his appearance, which was colder than the northerners, made Abella feel a rush of deer that he had never felt before.

It was as if the god of love had blown a breath of fragrance in her ears, blooming delicate flowers one after another in her heart.

"I'm really, really looking forward to meeting you."

Maybe it's because there are too many gentle people, but Abela prefers the kind of indifferent and alienated people.

And Lucius, a Templar with sharp contrast in hair color and personality, has always been the person Abela most wanted to see after becoming a saint.

"Your Highness, congratulations on becoming a saint, and I hope you will protect the faith of mankind and the stability of the Papal Kingdom in the next ten years." Lucius kissed Abella's outstretched right hand.

The skin-to-skin contact made Abela shudder, but at the same time, she couldn't hide the blush and shyness on her face.

"Thank you for rushing here from the Grand Duchy of Aquiqui. You must have been worried about the affairs of your own country in the past few months, but God bless you, everything is on the right track." Lucius said in front of him. In front of him, Abela didn't know what to say, and even felt a little at a loss.

Lucius thought of Mariana's face and what happened when he left the Grand Duchy of Aquiquie, and felt that he was not on the right track as Abela said, but getting worse and worse.

But at this moment, Abela was still trying to find a topic: "Can I...can I see the pendant on your chest?"

The young saint noticed that Lucius was wearing an ornament, which was rare for the Templars who strived for simplicity and practicality.

Facing Abela's request, Lucius hesitated for a moment, which made Abela very confused: "Does this pendant have special meaning to you?"

Lucius glanced at Abela, and finally nodded.

Perhaps because of the girl's curiosity and vigilance, Abela seemed a little reluctant at this moment: "Can you show me?"

"Or, as a saint, I ask you to show me."

"Your Highness, I think it's time for you to go back and study your lessons." Glisa, who sensed something was wrong, smoothed things over in a timely manner: "Besides, Your Excellency Lucius should also report to the Pope."

"I said...show me."

At this moment, the shyness on Abela's face disappeared without a trace, and she simply pulled the pendant on Lucius' chest.

And just as she thought, the pendant that made Lucius hesitate was not a simple ornament, but a pendant box.

When Abela opened the mechanism of the locket, she found two portraits inside.

The first one I saw was a portrait of a young girl with long chestnut hair, green eyes, and a sweet and pretty face.

Although Abela thinks that she is more beautiful than the girl in the portrait, but judging by the appearance that Lucius cherishes, the girl in the portrait must have an unusual status in Lucius' heart.

"MLAD." Abela slowly read out the initials under the portrait, and then looked at another portrait behind the locket cover.

I saw that it was an elderly lady, and looking at her appearance, she was somewhat similar to Lucius and the young girl in the portrait.

"Is it your mother and sister?" Abella suddenly thought of something, let go of the locket, and watched Lucius stuff it into the armor.

"Your Highness, please allow me to leave." Lucius, who didn't want to reply, gave a knightly salute to Abela, and then left indifferently.

"Your Excellency..." Abela wanted to stop Lucius who turned and left, but was interrupted by Glisa.

"Your Highness, I think it's time for you to go back." The gentle northern knight stopped Abela who wanted to follow, and then sent the saint back to the room.