novelraw Chapter 330
Chapter 330
330~
"Mo? Mo?"
"......"
Cecilia disregarded obstruction and casually barged into the great hall, calling to the Little Princess:
"Mo, are you free right now?"
"Outrageous! Princess is holding court here, you came..."
"Shut up!"
The Little Princess rebuked with one angry cry, then looked toward Cecilia:
"Temporarily not free. You wait outside for me for a bit. I'll come find you after I finish court in a moment."
"Oh, then I'll wait for you outside the door."
"Mm."
"......"
No way! Princess... face-changing really was as fast as flipping a book! Clearly just now she was still coldly scrutinizing them, yet in this moment she changed to another expression?
Moreover, who was this woman? She was clearly just an outsider, right? On Scarlet Phoenix Nation's side, they'd never seen this kind of figure either.
She even only appeared when Princess suddenly changed character these past two days. They didn't even know her name.
Perhaps she was a member of the Scarlet Maid Corps who didn't act much? Who could say?
The Little Princess put down the scroll in her hands, planning to set it aside for now and handle these trivial matters after a while.
Anyway, it wasn't anything urgent that needed immediate handling. Compared to these, she cared more about what matter Cecilia's side had to tell her. She wanted to immediately dismiss court and go out to ask if her cheap Father the King had woken up.
"Then there's nothing else coming up. Prepare to dismiss court."
The Little Princess said casually.
"Also, Diane Ryan, regarding the disaster relief grain problem, next time at court, I hope you must properly cooperate with me, or cooperate with Father the King."
"Yes! This lowly one will definitely cooperate well!"
Being able to get promoted and make a fortune, plus conveniently solve the threats and problems he currently faced, who wouldn't cooperate well?
"Then, court is dismissed."
Maid Xiao Xi helped the Little Princess up and walked to the rear of the great hall.
"Call me when everyone's mostly gone."
"Yes."
Attending court for the first time, she didn't quite understand the rules, so she could only proceed according to the process she imagined.
She planned that next time at court, as long as her cheap Father the King's body recovered enough to attend court, then she'd just listen on the side and give suggestions from time to time.
"Princess, everyone's mostly gone."
"Mm, then let's go out too."
Although Maid Xiao Xi's identity had doubtful points, at least up until now, there were still completely no problems. She also couldn't see anything wrong. Some differences from before were all within the scope of recognition deviation.
"Cecilia, what's the matter?"
The Little Princess poked her head out to ask.
"Your Father the King's side had a slight problem."
Cecilia twirled and played with a strand of her own hair around her finger.
"He did wake up, but there was a partial memory loss situation. He completely forgot all the events that occurred during the time spent with that imposter of yours. After my examination, I also couldn't find what the problem was."
"So I came to notify you. Regarding that imposter's clues, they've already been cut off. There's no way to pursue through your Father the King's side what exactly that imposter did within Scarlet Phoenix Nation's borders."
"Is that so..."
Although it was somewhat regrettable, no longer able to know what that person had done, at the very least her cheap Father the King already had no problems. Next, she just needed to wait for his body to recover, then he could govern court affairs again.
"Actually, your Father the King can already govern court affairs now. The only effect caused by the curse insect leaving his body was losing a portion of memories."
Cecilia's words were undoubtedly tremendously good news. This meant she could gradually withdraw from Glaze Nation's court affairs later!
Whoever wanted to be this king could be king. Anyway, she didn't want to be king at all!
When she first attended court today, she was terribly nervous. Only after gradually getting into the state later was she not as nervous as before. She directly treated attending court like her usual training of subordinates...
"Then let me go see Father the King now!"
She wanted to see her cheap Father the King right now, to confirm whether her cheap Father the King's brain had been broken during this period and he no longer recognized her.
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"Your Majesty the Empress, according to the message transmitted back by Lady Cecilia, Princess Mo encountered some trouble. Someone impersonated Princess Mo and infiltrated the Glaze Royal Family, controlling Glaze Nation for quite a period."
"Did Cecilia and Mo resolve it?"
"Temporarily resolved, but that imposter Princess Mo could perfectly manipulate divine power. It was only after Lady Cecilia used newly researched magic that she transmitted that imposter Princess Mo to the seabed."
"Newly researched magic?"
And it could transmit people away?
She developed extremely strong interest in the magic Cecilia had newly researched.
If she also mastered this magic, wouldn't she be able to go to Glaze Nation to see the Little Princess anytime, anywhere? Then when the Little Princess returned, she could also take the Little Princess out to play anytime!
"How is Mo?"
"Princess Mo is fine, but during the period confronting that imposter Princess Mo, she used divine power."
"And then?"
"Then regarding Glaze Nation's side, currently Princess Mo is substituting for Princess Mo's Father the King to attend court."
"Mm..."
Temporarily nothing to make her worry, but this didn't mean the Little Princess was safe.
"Tell Cecilia, if she encounters that imposter next time, capture her first. I have things to ask. If she can't capture her, then directly eliminate her on the spot."
"This, Lady Cecilia was thinking exactly that herself."
"Then that's that."
She had nothing much to arrange. Regarding Cecilia, she was still very at ease, not only at ease about strength, but also at ease that Cecilia wouldn't casually betray her.
However, recently Scarlet Phoenix Nation still had small disturbances continuously. She still couldn't leave Scarlet Phoenix Nation at will. Sometimes she really wanted to temporarily hand over this throne to someone else, then go out to enjoy herself freely with her little Imperial Consort for a period. It was just that reality fundamentally didn't allow her to do so.
The consequence of handing the throne to someone else would be Scarlet Phoenix Nation triggering a new wave of unrest, and then perhaps they'd even attempt to usurp the throne.
"Your Majesty the Empress, I think you should properly rest for a period recently."
She feared the Empress's mental state becoming abnormal, then directly transforming into a tyrant...
If only Princess Mo were here right now. There wouldn't even be any need for her to suggest the Empress rest. The Empress herself would set aside time every day to accompany the Little Princess, treating it as rest time.
But now after the Little Princess left, the Empress directly didn't return to the bedroom for entire days. Eating, drinking, relieving herself, everything was resolved in the office. Even sleeping wasn't done in the bedroom anymore!
"Rest? Wait until Mo returns to rest. After I finish handling these, once Scarlet Phoenix Nation stabilizes, I can take Mo out to tour mountains and waters."
Ling could only sigh at this, silently adding some ingredients to the tea. After the Empress drank it and felt somewhat drowsy, she finished handling the memorial in hand, then directly returned to the bedroom to rest first.
Your Majesty, oh Your Majesty, truly even heroes cannot pass the beauty barrier... Originally, Your Majesty hadn't placed much thought on the Little Princess. At first, she only thought of using her. Now she'd already placed almost all her heart aside from handling court affairs on the Little Princess.
She hoped Your Majesty could quickly stabilize Scarlet Phoenix Nation. Otherwise, with Your Majesty's current state, probably before long, mental problems would emerge again.
High-intensity work very easily caused mental problems. Moreover, this was the Empress who'd worked at high intensity for nearly ten years, with many matters all pressed on herself...
If not for the Little Princess later causing the Empress's routine and work hours to change, she estimated the Empress also wouldn't last much longer before major mental problems emerged!
Like the current split personality, it was still within the controllable range. As long as she wasn't given excessive stimulation, nothing would happen. But if the Empress continued such high-intensity work, her mental state would sooner or later exceed the controllable range.
As the Empress's personal maid, one of the Scarlet Maid Corps members, she naturally didn't hope the Empress would have problems. The Empress helped her escape the sea of suffering, plus gave various abundant resources to help her personally avenge herself. This favor was already sufficient for her to regard the Empress as her own family.
Immediately after, she tidied the Empress's desktop slightly, then left the office.
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"Red Leaf."
"Present. Does Lady Ling have any orders?"
"Dispatch some people to Glaze Nation to watch Princess Mo, but don't let Princess Mo discover them. When the time comes, directly coordinate with Lady Cecilia. If there's anything, help resolve it for Princess Mo and Lady Cecilia in advance. Don't let Princess Mo encounter danger."
"Does Lady Ling also care about Princess Mo so much?"
"Only don't want Her Majesty to become mentally unstable because Princess Mo has an accident."
If the Empress became mentally unstable, then probably the entire continent would have no peace. Who told Scarlet Phoenix Nation to be the continent's current number one great nation?
No matter how chaotic Scarlet Phoenix Nation's interior was, it couldn't change the fact that Scarlet Phoenix Nation was the continent's number one superpower.
No matter which side's forces, Scarlet Phoenix Nation had the capital to directly crush them...
It was just that currently they were seeking stability, so they hadn't directly attacked the Western Region. Only after Scarlet Phoenix Nation completely stabilized and developed for a period would they consider attacking the Western Region.
"Alright, I'm going to take care of Her Majesty. As for how many people to bring over, you can decide and handle it yourself."
"Red Leaf understands."
If bringing people, she'd directly bring four people. Bringing too many would instead be inconvenient for movement.
Red Leaf thought thus, then carefully selected from the Scarlet Maid Corps one maid specialized in support, two specialized in destructive magic, and one specialized in auxiliary magic. Adding herself, who was also an Archmage specialized in destructive magic, the four forming a team basically could easily resolve battles as long as they didn't encounter Great Archmages.
Even if the enemy had over ten Archmages, they could still escape unscathed...
After all, their Scarlet Maid Corps weren't just any stray cats or dogs by the roadside. They were an exclusive blade belonging to the Empress, cultivated by the Empress using massive resources. Their combat ability was far beyond what the rabble outside could compare to.