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

Selim knew very well how much his mother wanted them to stand out, but the birth of an illegitimate child, especially an illegitimate child who had no real power in the royal family, could not catch up with the illegitimate children of those powerful nobles to a certain extent—after all, The father of the family is a "three rich" nobleman with power, land and money, but what does Earl Karda have?

If it weren't for the "temporary softness" of Queen Mary and King Obsta, Earl Calda would not even have a relatively good land.

As for real power...

Selim knew very well that his father was not even as good as his half-sister, whom he had never met.

However, Selim, who has already seen the "small society" in the knight training camp, thinks more than the unbelievably innocent Sera, and even speculates that his mother sent his sister to Marianne, and also made her a The considerations Marianne uses to constrain his pieces.

"The Grand Duchess Aquique will not accept us without a reason." The more he thought about it, the more terrifying Selim realized that his parents might have made a deal with the Grand Duchess Aquique and even Mariana.

After all, in this game about the future, the Grand Duchess Aquique has an absolute advantage, so Count Calda and Agnes must pay a higher price to make the Grand Duchess Aquique nod.

"Serra, if you are determined to go to the court of Aquique, you'd better remember one thing." Selim was going to talk to his mother about the Grand Duchy of Aquiqui, but before that, he had to ask Selah said a few words, so that the latter would not be used as a shield by Mariana's side in a daze, and would also save others' respect.

"In the court, silence is a virtue, but also a life-saving skill." Among Selim's friends in the knight training camp, many of them are the second sons of nobles or sisters whose mothers or sisters work in the court. The third son, or the illegitimate son of the great nobles who were entrusted to the care of their confidantes, so they often exchanged information, and even acted in small groups after they "successful in their studies".

After all, swords have no eyes on the battlefield, and even if these "spare items" and "defective products" without titles die, the family will not regret it for too long, so they can only find ways to improve their survival rate by themselves.

"Can you make it simpler?" Sera only understood the meaning of "keep silent in the court".

"...If someone lures or threatens you to do something, don't listen to their fart, just tell Mariana or the Grand Duchess Aquique." Selim pressed his sister's shoulder firmly, staring at her eyes He paused and said: "In the court, the biggest mistake is not blood on your hands, but your allegiance to the wrong person."

Sierra nodded ignorantly, then watched her brother leave.

…………… I am the dividing line………

When the news came from the Grand Duchy of Aquique that "Lucius was asked to escort Henry's body back to the country", Mariana basically finished interrogating all the nobles, and let those who were found guilty stand on the trial platform in turn.

"I hope that the new Duchess will not judge who is the one who killed the Grand Duke Aquique and the former Duchess based on her title and wealth." The person in charge of the trial took advantage of Mariana's absence and hid in the tall Whispering began behind the table.

A judge with a higher status touched his chin hidden behind a big beard, and said meaningfully: "She should judge who is guilty according to the degree of power."

At the end, a sentence was added: "After all, no one can commit the crime of murdering the Grand Duke Aquiqui and the former Duchess."

"The premise is that they actually died of 'murder' and not accidental death."

The judges stopped their whispering after Mariana returned, and tried their best to put on a business-like, upright posture.

However, after the speed calculator and the recording officer sorted out the confessions and the property to be liquidated, even the well-informed judges were not shocked by the amount of confessions and property liquidation calculated in boxes, and their mouths opened wide.

"Is she going to get rich overnight?" The judges almost shook their hands and took out the bound documents, and then transitioned from shock to numbness under the impact of one crime after another and the amount of investigation.

"Are these all assets that will be cleared into the national treasury?" A younger judge was the first to read the documents assigned to him, and then asked his mentor.

"Cleared into the national treasury? Are you joking?" The judge who was asked shook his head and motioned his disciples to look at Marianne who was talking to the guards: "If half of these assets can be cleared into the national treasury, They are all newly appointed duchesses with a bit of integrity."

After all, the judge seemed to have thought of something else, and let out a slightly helpless exclamation: "When you live to my age, you will not be surprised by such a situation. If the guards come over in a while and ask you to do something , you just do it, don’t ask any questions.”

The young judge frowned, and after some psychological struggle, he followed the advice of his instructor.

Seeing that his disciple was so knowledgeable, the judge, who was the mentor, also heaved a sigh of relief and let go of his worries.

…………

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"It's finally over." Marianna rubbed her sore shoulders, and looked at Astaros who came to return: "How? Have all the judges signed?"

"Under the irrefutable evidence, they have nothing to question." Astaros held the final judgment that was as thick as a little finger, indicating that the judges had signed it, and Mariana was looking at the stamp After that, the personal guards or the regular army of the royal city can be appointed to execute the death penalty or life imprisonment on the nobles who are confirmed guilty.

"Don't be in a hurry to announce the death penalty list... at least give them some hope, to avoid accidents when checking assets, or someone directly put pressure on the Britannia royal city or provoke civil strife in the name of saving the feudal lord. "

Mariana roughly flipped through the final trial results, and only stamped and signed on the inventory of family property and authorization of imprisonment: "Also, remember to ask Dan Hill to write a letter to ask the Pope to confirm that my 'clearing' activities in Britannia are completely legal And reasonably, anyone who refutes this may be involved in the murder of the Grand Duke Aquikwe and the former Duchess."

"...Including those foreign forces?"

"Of course it includes, after all, a turbulent Britannia meets the needs of most people, including Richard."

Mariana dipped the ink with a quill pen and approved one document after another: "In addition, I need the messenger to announce the results of the trial in the royal city to the public."

"Would it be too early to do this?" Astaros hesitated a little: "Anyway, wait for the Pope's order to arrive, and then announce the trial results to places outside the royal city."

"Alright." Marianna hesitated for a second before agreeing to Astaros' proposal: "Although I want to take this opportunity to see the attitudes of those noble vassals, your proposal is safer."

Mariana knew that she was taking a risky move, so she had to do her best to reduce the possibility of domestic turmoil.

"Can't you form an army from the Grand Duchy of Aquique or other places?" Dan Hill, who was bored so he came to have a look, suggested: "Using your financial resources and appeal, form a mercenary army or ask other It is not difficult for the country to borrow troops."

"But in this way, I will lose the hearts of the people." Mariana wanted to roll her eyes at Dan Hill, but considering her image as the duchess, she restrained her impulse: "If the newly appointed duchess promulgates The first military edict was to borrow troops from abroad to suppress the domestic rebellion, so the civilians in Brittania will definitely complain about me, after all, I have only stayed in Brittania for less than one year. He is a foreigner of the month, and also has the status of the crown prince of Aquikwe."

Mariana knew very well that her biggest challenge was not to suppress the rebellious nobles, but to convince the Bretons that she would become a duchess who cared for the people, instead of coming to hollow out Breton in the name of inheritance. Tania.

"I have to win the support of commoners, squires, and adventurers." Marianna recalled the education she had received in her previous life, and felt that her ancestors had explored the ruling method for more than 5000 years. The method I came up with is much more secure.

"All in all, my first edict must not be conscription or public suppression of the vassals of the great nobles." Mariana tapped the table again and again, repeating in her mind "Water can carry a boat, and it can also overturn it." " proverb.

"Why don't you send them money directly." Dan Hill, a bum, threw out a simple and rude suggestion: "You have money anyway, don't you?"

You must know that Mariana's grandmother was the Queen Mary who relied on the war to revive Obsta's economy, and after her death, Mariana, as her favorite granddaughter, was the only grandchild written in the will.

Even if there is no compensation for divorce, Mariana is still very rich. Otherwise, why would Richard marry the second daughter of a grand duchess who is not in the line of succession?

It's not because Mariana's dowry is rich enough.

"Don't mention these useless suggestions." Lucius warned: "Her money should be distributed by herself."

"No, Danhill's proposal gave me a lot of inspiration." Marianna raised her hand to stop Lucius' reprimand, and suggested: "Now I hold all the names in Britannia. Great nobles... and there is evidence that can get them sentenced to death."

Mariana looked at everyone present one by one, and finally showed a sly smile: "In this case, why don't I force them to agree to tax cuts? Compared with sending money, tax cuts can directly benefit most civilians ah!"