Chapter 15: Pinnacle of power

"I regret to see that you don't seem to take my teachings to heart at all. It used to be, and it is still the case."
When the queen woke up, she heard a familiar voice with a little coldness. The sequelae of Belladonna made her look in a daze for a while before she could see Heinrich sitting in the room clearly.
Adele was not surprised to see him.
The Heinrich family has a long history and is one of the giants of the Roland Empire. Clan like them has a background that is difficult for outsiders to detect. Because of this, even if they had been expelled from the imperial capital more than ten years ago, they could still send their heirs to the crown prince.
He has the ability to move Dalton away at this time.
"Six."
Adele sat up and put his hand on his forehead.
"It takes at least ten to be fatal."
When the second gooseberry was taken in, she noticed something was wrong.
During the time after her mother died, too many people wanted her life. How to make a young princess disappear from the court the fastest? The answer is belladonna.
In the first month that Heinrich took office as her mentor, the gooseberries in her fruit plate were mixed with belladonna.
That time was the real danger.
If it were not the secret medicine of the Heinrich family, the Roland Empire would not have the first queen.
She will always remember the difference between gooseberry and belladonna.
"You remember that I was honored by the original teaching, but why don't you remember the second half-for adults with worse physical fitness, even less than ten can be fatal?" Heinrich sat in front of the candle, wearing A black coat with silver buttons, "As long as one more belladonna, even if the saint comes, it will not save you."
He finished scolding, only to realize that his tone was exactly the same as when he was the queen's mentor.
Adele looked at him.
"If you are so careless about your life, then I don't think the Heinrich family has the need to continue to cooperate with you." Heinrich avoided her gaze, "We need stable companions, not Crazy who wants to bet."
The time from the beginning to the end of the chaos is not long, but they seem to have not been together face to face like this in a whole century.
"Dalton is suspicious," the queen said slowly.
Heinrich frowned and looked at her.
"Your family may really have a net in the port, but this is not necessarily the case in Gelt City." Adele lifted the silk quilt, walked barefoot to his dressing table, opened the drawer, and took out a piece from it. The past secret letter said, "Reconciled on August 1. In less than a week, I fell in love with Dalton, and rumors of intentionally marrying him spread through Gelt... The speed was too fast and it was suspicious from the beginning."
"But he was fooled."
Heinrich said calmly.
They are like going back to the past, and teachers and students can quickly understand each other's meaning.
The Queen and Heinrich arranged a game for Dalton.
Everyone was saying "marry the queen and become the king of Roland." After listening for a long time, even if Dalton didn't care at first, he would be lured into the trap later. Once Dalton had this idea, in order to pursue the queen and even propose to her, he was bound to make a posture that a suitor should have.
In some government affairs, he had to start considering the Queen's thoughts and opinions.
Therefore, even if the Queen was particularly conniving to Dalton at the Imperial Conference, she could still use this method to subtly push things in the direction she hoped.
In fact, the most deadly point is always on the bright side:
How can civilians marry the queen?
Nobles will not allow it, Congress will not allow it, and even civilians will not allow it.
However, traps arranged with sweet lies and brilliant crowns have always been the most attractive. Dalton's ambition drove him in.
"He asked me what I wanted to do, do I control the crown prince of the Ruth Empire, just like I control him." Adele repeated Dalton's words before the quarrel.
The arrival of Prince Arthur reminded Dalton.
No matter how glamorous he is at this time, in the eyes of everyone, he is of civilian origin. Rumors are beautiful, but they can never be realized.
"Jealousy is a double-edged sword. It can break through the fog that is hidden in front of people, and it can also teach people to fall into a new quagmire." The queen said meaningfully, "Who is behind the belladonna? Old God sect, or Ya Grid? Or both?"
"Both."
King John VI of Jager was rejected for his marriage proposal, making him very angry. The alliance between the Ruth Empire and the Roland Empire was that he was forced to recall the fleet, but he made up his mind not to teach Queen Roland to live well. So... Ambassador Yage, who was still staying in Roland, naturally came together with the old sect.
"Crime of treason."
The queen's tone was cold.
"Do you want to take this opportunity to take action against the old gods?" Heinrich frowned. "Their counterattack will only be more fierce."
"In what capacity are you speaking? An old cultist, or a family patriarch who fears the emerging chamber of commerce?" Adele asked sharply.
The harmonious relationship between teachers and students was instantly shattered, and the warm disguise was torn apart, revealing the core of interest interaction.
"Just a reminder, although the Knights of the Temple have been silent for a long time, don't underestimate them."
"I bet my life on a gambling game, do you think I will do nothing?"
The queen turned to look at him. She was only wearing fine linen, and under the candlelight, the thin skirt was close to her body. She looked very slender, no different from the saints wearing linen and holding candles on the wall of the monastery.
"When I sacrifice enough things, I will definitely get more in return."
She made Heinrich a stranger.
"The suppression of the old sect will not involve the port." The queen handed him the letter. "Tell Archbishop Rodri that I want to see him."
Heinrich took the letter and realized one thing--
Adele is a born political animal. Under her beautiful skin, there is a more terrifying stone heart than a viper.
She is changing rapidly.
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Maybe some people think that the queen is vicious, and her heart is as cold as iron, but in Mrs. Kelly's heart, she is always warm, fair, and kind-no matter what she does.
When Mrs. Kelly returned to the queen's room, she found the queen sitting quietly behind the rose window, wearing only a thin petticoat.
"Why did you open the window?"
Mrs. Kelly tried to normalize her voice, but she failed.
"They said you were injured," the queen whispered.
Until this moment, she showed weakness after being poisoned, and exhaustion filled her eyebrows.
After waking up, Adele had also learned about the role played by Mrs. Carey's husband in the entire poisoning incident-he took over a vineyard and made a silent woman a new member of the summer palace kitchen. Normally, this is just a harmless thing...
But the new cook picked out the gooseberries.
Mrs. Carey’s husband, Bly, did not intentionally poison the queen, but he did bring death threats to the queen.
The fire/gunner took him away.
When he was dragged away, he cried and yelled to her... "Kelly! For the sake of my love for you! I have done so much for you! Please... Let your majesty forgive me, she will listen to you... …" Mrs. Carey stood in the corridor watching him being taken away, not feeling the pain in her shoulder.
Mrs. Kelly held the Queen's outstretched hand and found that the Queen's hand was cold and icy, shaking slightly.
"Let him get what he deserves, Your Majesty."
Mrs. Kelly said, feeling hot liquid coming out of her eyes, but her voice was unexpectedly calm.
Bligh could not survive.
The Queen and Dalton arrested Ambassador Jager and a series of old Christians for "treason". Their comrades will seize every opportunity to avenge the Queen. If the queen insists on forgiving Bly, then why does she execute others? If the Queen signs Bligh’s death penalty book, what should happen between them?
This is a knife, stab her and the queen at the same time.
If this is what the enemy wants, then Mrs. Kelly will break the knife and throw it into the fire.
"I'm sorry, Kelly." Adele in turn held Madame Kelly's hand tightly. "I'm sorry...I know it's a belladonna, I know..."
She felt guilty.
Because once again, even if she knew that this matter would involve Kelly's husband, she would seize this opportunity without hesitation. She should conceal the truth and make Mrs. Carey think she was accidentally poisoned, but... but she was unwilling and unable to do so.
When the words were spoken, Adele waited for Mrs. Kelly's answer.
She didn't know whether she would lose this last family member... Yes, Kaili was not a maid, but an inseparable family member.
"Don't do this again."
Mrs. Kelly hugged herself tightly and looked at the grown-up child, lest she disappear in the blink of an eye.
"If... if you really can't wake up anymore, what should you do?"
Adele felt relaxed for a while, knowing that she had not lost her last family member. She hugged Mrs. Kelly back, the second mother in her life.
"But..." she said, "Kelly, other than this life can be a bet, what else do I have?"
Mrs. Kelly was weeping.
"We make mistakes, we think, we torture between good and evil."
Adele whispered her mother's last words before her death.
The night before dawn was cold and long, and the flames of candles burned and jumped in the Queen's eyes, condensing into countless shadows-all the weak, hard, defenseless, and invincible women of the past.
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Archbishop Rodry hurried across the cloister.
He knew that the Knights of the Temple were planning a conspiracy against the Queen, but he did not expect that they would actually murder the Queen. When the news came that the queen had passed the danger, the archbishop breathed a sigh of relief-for Roland, for the Old Gods, and for... himself.
The queen is not dead, then things are not irretrievable, and the chaos will not expand further.
When he thought so, the queen acted.
Belladonna didn't kill the queen, but instead pushed the old sect onto a dangerous cliff.
Collaborating with the enemy and treason is a more unforgivable charge than heresy. A series of old gods who had contact with Ambassador Jager were arrested. The hatred between Roland and Jager has been around for a long time. After the news spread, the old gods were denounced as "traitors" and their prestige plummeted.
After the Ruth Empire heard that Prince Arthur was nearly assassinated, he was furious. When he declared war on Jager, he put pressure on Roland’s royal family and forced Roland to abolish some of the privileges enjoyed by the old religious sect. The archbishop can be sure that this is actually What the queen wants.
The queen's counterattack was fierce and swift, and could even be called a conspiracy.
She naturally had a plan to warn her, isn't it he?
The archbishop felt he was torn apart by two voices.
Together are saying: You joined the Knights, you swear... Stand with your brothers, promise to remain chastity, poverty, obedience to God, the Virgin and the brothers of the Knights, promise to abide by the rules and regulations of the Knights until death Unchanging...Look at what terrible things you have done? You betrayed your brothers, you made them dead...
One is saying: You have done nothing wrong, the queen cannot die, Roland needs her, Roland cannot withstand the new chaos and war. She did not take the lead against the old gods, it was they who betrayed the country, and they forgot the honor and creed first. This is what they deserve...
But soon, the first voice came out to refute him.
...That's right, but is it really just for this? Why do you keep that diamond? Why didn't you lose it? What do you think of when you look at it at night?
...
Everything is messed up.
From that afternoon, from that confession room, everything was messed up.
He passed a corner and arrived at the agreed room-the room where they avoided the guards that night.
The queen sat on the Geer chair with pale gold curtains, and a thread-bound scripture was unfolded on her knees. As soon as she escaped from the dead, her face became paler and thinner, and even the cruel executioner had to hesitate for a moment in front of her sick appearance. Nevertheless, she sat very upright.
The archbishop's footsteps paused.
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