I'm really not an old sword

Looking out the huge floor-to-ceiling window at the city outside.

The orderly scattered earthen houses, the square and rectangular paddy fields and farmlands in the distance, and the black spots wandering between the farmlands and the earthen houses made him smile.

He rubbed his temples, closed his eyes and thought carefully about every word he had just said to see if there were any mistakes.

'Tatt.'

"His Majesty."

"come in."

Guinevere pushed the door open and walked in, holding a stack of papers in her hand.

She slowly walked to the throne and leaned forward gently: "Your Majesty."

"No need to be so polite between you and me." Lin Qingsu waved her hand, her eyes falling on the paper in her hand: "Is there something wrong?"

Guinevere nodded slightly, "Your Majesty, I already have some idea of what you assigned me two days ago."

Lin Qingsu frowned and thought for a while before realizing that it was about spies.

Seeing Lin Qingsu's brows relax, Guinevere whispered, "A total of five people were captured. Here is the information of the four of them."

Lin Qingsu took the document and read it carefully page by page. The suspicion she had towards Guinevere and the worry that she had arrested the wrong person gradually disappeared.

The content written on the paper is very detailed.

From the maids' original birthplaces and family backgrounds, who they were connected to among the rebels, why they colluded with the rebels, how they infiltrated the refugees, what they had done in the castle recently, and how they had spread the news...

Even the locations of the rebels connected with them were clearly marked.

There is no possibility of perjury.

"Well done." Lin Qingsu smiled. He had always been worried that Guinevere would accidentally accuse someone wrongly. In addition, the influence of spies on him was minimal, so he had always planned to rather not arrest anyone than arrest the wrong person. He didn't expect Guinevere to be so capable.

Then he asked curiously, "Where's the last person?"

Guinevere's smile was somewhat heavy.

"I'm sorry, Your Majesty. The last person has a special identity, so I can't interrogate him in detail. I'd like to leave it to you, Your Majesty."

"Special identity?" Lin Qingsu frowned slightly, making Guinevere avoid suspicion.

Rhôngomyniad? Knights of the Round Table? Nitocris...

Could it be Nitocris?

"Yes, I have ordered someone to bring her here."

Chapter 7: Aftermath (5K)

Lin Qingsu was prepared for the possibility that Nitocris was a spy.

He also planned to take the opportunity to tease her, and maybe even act like a bad guy and use threats and bribes to lure her into submission.

Feeling relaxed.

But looking at the woman being pushed into the palace, Lin Qingsu could no longer remain calm.

"You said she was a spy?"

Looking at Fanni kneeling on the steps, Lin Qingsu remained silent.

The maids withdrew, and only the three of them were left in the palace, which fell into an eerie silence.

"why?"

Guinevere looked heavy-hearted.

Funi lowered her head even lower and replied in a trembling voice, "I'm sorry...I'm sorry, Your Majesty."

Lin Qingsu didn't answer her.

Fanny seemed unable to bear the condemnation in her heart and began to state her crimes in a crying voice.

"I didn't expect, I didn't expect that they would actually send someone to assassinate you. They have my friends, and I just don't want them to die. I didn't expect..."

The time, place, motive, and other aspects were not as detailed as those described by others on those papers.

But considering her current condition, it is very convincing.

As she listened, Lin Qingsu suddenly stood up and walked in front of Funi.

"Looked up."

The slightly hoarse voice contained uncontrollable anger.

Guinevere, who was following behind, had eyes full of heartache, her cherry lips moved slightly, and finally she looked at Fanny coldly before lowering her head.

Fanny trembled and raised her head tremblingly.

Her face, full of the charm of a mature woman, was covered with tears, and there was no sign of abuse, but her expression was one of extreme fatigue and pain.

The moment his eyes met Lin Qingsu's.

She avoided his gaze as if running away, not daring to look into his eyes.

"Repeat what you just said."

Guinevere clenched her small hands into fists, then quickly released them.

She had naturally prepared for such a scenario.

However, His Majesty actually doesn't trust her...

It's all these bitches! These vixens! These disgusting bitches have deceived Your Majesty!

Fanny repeated it intermittently, without a perfect retelling, but the general meaning was similar to what she had just said.

"Wow, I'm sorry! Your Majesty, I'm so sorry! I know I was wrong, I'm so sorry!"

"look into my eyes."

Phonie tried to meet his gaze.

But every time they met Lin Qingsu's eyes, she couldn't help but look away.

I didn't dare to look him in the eye.

for a long time.

Lin Qingsu turned around and saw Guinevere walking up to her.

Guinevere smiled a sad smile of empathy: "I'm sorry, Your Majesty, I..."

The man placed his hands on her face.

Trying hard to suppress her raised lips, Guinevere's eyes were filled with sadness. She was about to say something when she felt that the hand touching her face was a little too strong.

"Your Majesty...you pinched me."

Guinevere spoke in a soft voice with tears in her eyes. There was a hint of grievance in her words, but more of it was encouragement.

She didn't mind Lin Qingsu being rude to her.

Although it hurts, she likes everything Lin Qingsu does. Even the scars are worth remembering, and appropriate words are necessary to add interest.

"Really?" Lin Qingsu laughed and let go of her hand.

'Snapped! '

Guinevere opened her eyes wide in dullness.

Looking at the red marks on her face, it took her a long time to react and she raised her arm tremblingly.

"Your Majesty? What are you doing?"

"I hate it most when people lie to me."

"But, but, if you can't bear to hit her, if you're angry, just hit me." Guinevere tightly grasped Lin Qingsu's arm, fearing that he would hit her again. Tears blurred her eyes and she said, "If you have no other place to vent your anger, hit me, you can hit me, hit me! I don't mind, Your Majesty, just vent everything on me, please don't do this, okay? Please, don't torture yourself, just torture me..."

Fanny came to her senses belatedly.

Only the sound of "pop" was heard, and Guinevere's subsequent words were unclear and not a single word could be heard.

My heart trembled.

Could it be that His Majesty discovered that the Queen and I were lying to him?

It’s over.

Fanny no longer had any hope. Even if she knew that this was starring Guinevere, what would it matter?

The relationship between the king and the queen was not something that a mere maid like her could influence.

She deserved death for offending the queen, but her son...

"Your Majesty..."

Fanny opened her mouth to speak, wanting to save the situation, but when she looked up, she was stunned.

Guinevere's face reflected an alluring luster in the sunlight.

It still looks like the skin of a newborn baby, white, tender and delicate.

Not a trace of redness.

Her eyes were filled with tears and full of heartache, but her hands were stroking the face of the man in front of her.

Your Majesty, were you hitting yourself just now?

Before Fanny could come to her senses, the next scene shocked her even more.

Lin Qingsu stretched out her hand.

Pushed Guinevere away.

Guinevere, who was caught off guard, sat down on the ground.

No crying out in pain.

Looking at Lin Qingsu, his expression was filled with endless confusion: "Your Majesty?"

"I hate it most when people lie to me."

Guinevere finally panicked. She stumbled to her feet and said, "Did I do something wrong?"

"Are you still pretending?"

"I really don't know what I did wrong. Your Majesty, if you tell me, I can change. If you are angry with me, you can beat me, scold me, torture me, even if you beat me to death, Wei'er is willing to do it. But please don't torture yourself anymore, okay?"

"..."

Guinevere suddenly raised her hand.

'Snapped! '

Fanny's eyelids twitched and she didn't dare to look anymore.

Every sound was heavy.

Deep red marks were left on Guinevere's tender cheeks. Even Fanny, who had seen her devilish side, felt extremely sorry and distressed when she saw it.

Such a perfect woman shouldn't be beaten.

"enough!"

Guinevere put down her hand, knelt on the ground, raised her head and looked at Lin Qingsu pitifully.

"...You go now."

Guinevere finally showed a look of panic in her eyes.

She crawled over, hugged Lin Qingsu's legs, and cried loudly: "No! No! I won't leave! I won't leave! I will never leave Your Majesty in this life! Even if you kill me, beat me to death, I will not leave Your Majesty! I will never leave!"

Lin Qingsu clenched her fists and then slowly released them.

"Go back to your room and reflect on yourself. I don't want to see you again."

"Your Majesty, I..."

"roll!"

"Yes, yes, I understand. I understand."

Guinevere staggered to her feet and left the hall, looking back every three steps.