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

It was the first time that Lucius heard Felipe use a begging tone. After all, in his memory, this second uncle is a representative figure who is not afraid of anything.If the young King Obstadt still cared about domestic approval ratings and Queen Mary's anger, then Philip was an existence that the gods would not change their faces at present.

Of course, when Felipe got older, his temper must be more than a star and a half better than when he was young, and even because of his own health, he had to reconcile with some people he used to look down on, so that after his death, there are still people who continue to fight against him. his career.

"What do you want me to do?" To be honest, Lucius doesn't care about Felipe's or even Obstar's, but the other party knows how to persuade Lucius, so he strangled Lucius's as soon as he came up. This weakness made it difficult for Lucius to refuse Felipe's request: "If you want to use the church's bank account to transfer your assets in Obstar, you'd better find a more reasonable excuse."

Speaking of this, Lucius remembered Felipe's identity, and his brows gradually frowned: "If it was in the past, you could still use the name of a rival cardinal or Patriarch Obsta to put you in Orb Liquid assets in STAR are gradually transferred to other countries, but now..."

Lucius swallowed what he was about to say, and Felipe also showed a very embarrassed expression.

"If possible, I would like to use the name of 'funding' you to transfer my liquid assets in Obstar to the Papal State." Felipe knows the nature of King Obstar better than Lucius, even Before he approached Lucius, he tried to convert the assets into gold and mithril to be shipped out of Obstar, but when he was leaving the customs, he was stopped in time by the well-prepared King Obstar.

In addition, Felipe also wanted to use another method to transfer domestic assets out through investment, lending and other means, but all of them were blocked by King Obusta's illegality.

In this way, Philippe could only consider the Pope's domestic network.

Because of the particularity of the religious power, plus the fact that all countries have temples and exclusive banks of the church, and the rulers cannot forcibly check the assets of the clergy without the authorization of the Pope, Philippe came to him Lucius, after all, the latter still bears the title of Templar.Even though Lucius seldom used the church's bank account, considering his position in the church was not low, King Obstar really couldn't conduct a surprise check on Lucius' account.

What's more, a face-saving person like King Obstar would appoint Philippe, a reliable character, even to contact Lucius, let alone socialize with Lucius in public.

"I'll find someone to ask how to handle this matter." Lucius decided to inform Grand Duchess Aquique of the matter as soon as he returned home.After all, the other party is good at manipulating the international situation with money, and he must know better than Lucius or even Felipe how to transfer or launder assets.

As for whether Felipe wants to let Grand Duchess Aquique know about this...

It can only be said that Lucius didn't care about things that Felipe didn't mention.

"I will escort Henry's body back home tomorrow." Lucius was very grateful that he met Philippe during this time period, because he happened to be going to the Pope to report something after returning home, so he was able to complete Philippe's body quietly. The task that Lipe entrusted to him.

"I haven't seen the newly appointed saint. I heard that she is the most favored by all the gods in recent years." After Lucius and Philippe left the Cathedral of Britannia, they did not return. In my own room, I took a walk in the garden with Felipe: "The Papal State wants me to be loyal to the newly appointed saint as soon as possible, so after returning Henry's body, I have to go to the Papal State immediately."

"Almost every saintess will declare that she is the most favored person of all gods when she comes to power." Felipe never believed all kinds of flattery in the pope's country, especially when it comes to the saint who is the mascot, even if the other party just came She was an innocent girl in the Papal States, but under all kinds of praise, she would definitely forget her last name within three or four years.

And the Papal State will have no mercy for the retired saint.

Even if the saintess can get a certain amount of alimony after retiring, or even find a good position in the pope's country, or marry into a noble or even a royal family, the sudden drop in status will still make these "imprisoned" Girls in ivory towers lose the ability to live a normal life.

In the long history, there are not a few saintesses who went crazy or committed suicide because of this.

However, under the relevant policies of the Papal State, no one will care about the relics of these eras, and even the Papal State thinks that they have not treated them badly.

"The saint who took office this year is from Cantero, and I heard that she is related to Seyes of Cantero." Philippe glanced at Lucius, seeing that he didn't show a particularly disgusted expression, so he continued: " Cantero intended to train her to run for the title of saint when she was six years old, and now she has fulfilled her wish."

"Is she a commoner?" Lucius remembered that the position of the saint was once monopolized by nobles and even royal families.

Although many people ridiculed that the saint is a mascot, even inferior to the pope in key roles, but as one of the spokespersons of the gods in the world, the privilege of the saint is still denied by many countries, especially those like Cantero. attention of conservative countries.

500 years ago, the selection of saintesses was limited to the royal family and nobles with royal blood. However, under intermarriage generation after generation, the extremely high mortality rate and distortion rate of noble children forced them to gradually relax their inheritance rights to their daughters. At the same time, it also made it difficult for the Papal States to select saintesses who could "pleasing" the gods among the nobles, so they had to relax the scope of the selection of saints and no longer use blood as the first criterion.

"It's a commoner, but when she was five years old, she was adopted as an adopted daughter by a nobleman trusted by Seys." Philippe replied: "A girl like her, Cantero chose no less than 30 people, but except for the newly appointed Saintess, the rest were all sent to the temple after the selection, presumably they spent the rest of their lives serving the gods in the temple."

"...It seems that before the Pope steps down, Seis of Cantero has already found his next home." Lucius knew that since Felipe dared to say that, he had to be prepared to be targeted by Cantero in the Pope's country. risks of.

However, compared with the Aquique people, it is the Obstar people who have a blood feud with Cantero who should be more vigilant about this news.

"Does Mariana know about this?" Lucius asked suddenly: "The saint will definitely visit various countries after she succeeds to the throne. She won't be a hindrance to Mariana, right?"

"How do I know Cantero's next plan, but is Mariana a character who stands up and gets beaten?" Felipe believes in Mariana's adaptability, so he is not worried that she will not be able to deal with a saint as a mascot .

Meanwhile, Count Calda finally arrives in the Grand Duchy of Aquique with his children.Considering the love and hatred in this three-person marriage, Earl Karda only brought the eldest son and youngest daughter, and did not bring the twin sons with him.And after entering the country, he did not go directly to the Aquikwe court, but placed his children in the hotel first.

"I'm going to check Isabella's tone." It was obviously not the hottest season, but Count Calda couldn't stop the cold sweat on his forehead when he thought of facing the Grand Duchess of Aquique.

Selim could understand his father's caution, after all, he had to bow his head under the eaves.And although Sera really wanted to go shopping in the richest city center of the Grand Duchy of Aquiqui, she didn't want to make trouble for his father when he was in trouble.

"If the Grand Duchess Aquique doesn't summon you within a week, you will take your sister back to Karda." Count Karda put on a brand new coat, and absentmindedly buttoned it twice wrongly when buttoning it, and finally relied on With Selim's help, he got ready to go into the palace.

"Then what if the Grand Duchess of Aquique doesn't let us go?" Sera grabbed her skirt very nervously. Since she arrived in the Grand Duchy of Aquique, she hasn't relaxed her tight nerves.

Count Calda was silent for a few seconds, and then said with certainty: "Isabella is not interested in targeting people she doesn't need."

This may sound uncomfortable, but it is an indisputable fact.

Selim nodded, indicating that he would take care of Sela in his father's absence.

The carriage that came to meet Count Calda had long been waiting outside the hotel.

Seeing Count Calda coming out, the chief steward of the Aquique court took off his hat and said hello to him, "Thank the gods for blessing you with a smooth journey. The Grand Duchess has been waiting for you for a long time."

"Let's go!" Count Karda looked back at the window where the Selim brothers and sisters were, and then boarded the carriage to the Aquique court.

Having not seen her for many years, the Grand Duchess Aquique still looks outstanding, making it difficult to see that she is the mother of three children, even younger than Count Calda, who is three or four years younger than her.

Looking at such a wife, Count Calda vaguely remembered that he still admired the Grand Duchess Aquique when he was a child. After all, they were considered childhood sweethearts, and the Grand Duchess Aquique also had the shadow of Queen Mary. Therefore, Earl Calda's feelings for the Grand Duchess Aquique are very complicated, but they are definitely not annoying.

After all, when a son chooses a partner, he will always use his mother or sister as a reference standard.

It's just that Queen Mary is too strong, too easy to overwhelm her son and even her husband, so Count Calda prefers a gentle and considerate little woman like Agnès.

However, when it came to choosing a daughter-in-law, Count Calda still hoped that Selim could find a capable wife like Queen Mary or even the Grand Duchess Aquique. This was the main reason why he did not object to Henry marrying Princess Solins.

"Your Highness." Although the Grand Duchess Aquique and Count Calda were husband and wife, when they got married, the wronged Obsdarling Count Calda voluntarily gave up his claim to the title of "Grand Duke", so Count Calda's society The status is far inferior to his wife, and he needs to salute to the Grand Duchess Aquique.

"Henry's body has not been escorted back to the country, so I thank you for staying here for a while." The Grand Duchess Aquique, who had already changed into mourning clothes, still had that lukewarm, neither salty nor bland tone.It seems that she also keeps a distance from everyone, including her own children.

This made Count Calda doubt whether the Grand Duchess Aquique he knew in his youth was real.

After all, she was a proud and bright girl.

"I'm sorry for what happened to Henry..." Count Calda wanted to swallow his saliva, but found that his throat was so dry that his mouth hurt.

"You have nothing to feel sorry for me." The Grand Duchess Aquique didn't bother to pay attention to Count Calda's attitude of thinking after the fact: "You should apologize to Henry and Mariana...especially Henry."

The Grand Duchess Aquique clasped her hands on the table and kept her voice as calm as possible: "He has no chance to accept your apology, so I hope you can pray for Henry more before he is buried, at least so that he will never die in his next life." reincarnated in our home."

For some reason, the face of Marianna flashed in the mind of the Grand Duchess Aquiquie, causing her to almost pinch the back of her hand: "If the gods really take pity on Henry's soul, then let him be a man who does not have to bear the pressure of the world in his next life." the noble second son."

"The life of the second son of a nobleman may not be smooth and safe." Count Karda recalled his own experience, showing a wry smile full of irony: "The gods will not pity the weak and cowardly."

"I haven't seen you for many years, but you have become more sober than before." The Grand Duchess Aquique remembered that Count Calda was very pious, even comparable to the most conservative Cantero people in this respect.

For this reason, Queen Mary worried that her country would become a puppet of the Papal State.

Presumably this was also one of the confidences that King Obstadt had to rely on.

After all, in the Papal State's war against Obstar and Cantero, an overly pious ruler would never win the support of the nobles of Obstar.

"If I really became more sober than before, I wouldn't still look like this ghost." Count Calda knew that he was hopeless, so he became a little careless in his daily prayers.Rather than saying that he is praying for the protection of the gods, it is better to say that he is deceiving himself and others.

And there are so many people like Count Calda in this world, that's why the gods who don't care about things continue to burn incense. After the number of believers in the Pope has declined, the Papal State can still maintain its influence on various countries.

Just like some government officials.

"After Marianne comes back, I will call Agnes's children into the palace." The Grand Duchess Aquique finally mentioned the matter that Count Calda cared about most, which made his heart tighten subconsciously: "Taking advantage of this gap, You'd better take care of Agnes's children so they don't make a fool of themselves at Henry's funeral."

"Then Selim... how do you plan to arrange Selim and Sela?" Earl Calda summoned up his courage and said, "I brought Obsta's royal lawyer this time, if you can really give Selim I have a bright future with Serra, then I don’t mind giving up the Earl of Karda and even this noble title in advance.”

"Don't worry, I won't take the breaking of the contract as a common practice like King Obstar." The words of the Grand Duchess Aquique made Earl Karda a little embarrassed, but he had to bite the bullet and accept all this.

"As for your and Agnès's children... they are called Selim and Sela, right!" The Grand Duchess Aquique didn't want to make a promise that would make Count Karda feel at ease, because she knew that the more she cared about Karl Earl Da, Mariana will be able to control Earl Karda's illegitimate children more easily in the days to come.

"Whether they can stay in the Grand Duchy of Aquique depends on whether Marianna is compatible with them." The Grand Duchess of Aquiqui tapped the table with her fingers, and pressed Count Calda step by step: "But before that, I hope you can do me a little favor."

"Is it related to King Obstar?" Count Calda couldn't imagine that the Grand Duchess Aquique needed his help.

After all, Earl Karda is in the Obstar royal family, and he can be called a transparent person.

Especially after the death of Queen Mary, Queen Polina, who finally moved into Obsta's palace, was very dissatisfied with Count Calda.

Because King Obstar feels guilty towards his younger brother, and Queen Polina's background is too low, the supporters of bloodline theory in Obstar do not support the king's legal children to succeed to the throne. , so King Obstar must obtain the support of Earl Calda to ensure that his child will not be knocked off the throne of heir.

Or Felipe, who is more popular with the common people, will return to attack the throne.

Not to mention that the legitimate children of Count Calda and the Grand Duchess of Aquique are also potential contenders for the throne.

Even after Henry's death, King Obstar lowered his vigilance against Calda's lineage, but considering Marianna's special status, and she could use her marriage to obtain Austrian powers like Queen Mary back then. The domestic support of Busta, thus strengthening his right to inherit the throne, so Count Calda knew very well that his brother would definitely have Marianna's idea next.

To put it even worse, Marianna was the bait Obsta used to test which son would succeed.

Regardless of ability size and birth order.

The moment Mariana made her choice, it was all over.

As for Queen Polina...

If she was smart enough, she would honestly follow King Obstar's last wish, just like she was forced to express goodwill to Agnes because of her conflict with Count Calda.

"What do you want to do?" Count Calda knew very well that the Grand Duchess Aquique and Queen Mary were of the same kind.

Their desire for power is no less than that of kings, and they are good at using their weak gender status to weaken others' vigilance against them.

"John, do you want to be king?" The Grand Duchess of Aquique suddenly used a relatively intimate address to Earl Calda, causing the latter to look around with a changed face, making sure that he was in the court of Aquique and not Aub After Star came home, he exhaled with a slightly sluggish face, and then asked in a low voice, "Are you joking?"

Even if King Obstar did many absurd things when he was young, and his political and military achievements could not keep up with Queen Mary.But as a ruler, he is still qualified.

At least Obstar's national strength did not decline greatly after the death of Queen Mary.

This was also the main reason why most of the nobles were only dissatisfied with King Obstar, rather than wanting to remove him from power.

"Do you think I'm going to joke about this?" Grand Duchess Aquique suddenly showed a slightly stiff smile.

It was as if the statue in front of the court suddenly came to life.

Grand Duchess Aquique's voice was far colder and sharper than the knife on the guillotine: "Do you remember what I said to you the night we got married?"

Count Karda licked his dry lips, feeling the burning sensation in his mouth intensified: "You want to avenge my brother...but what I didn't expect was that you would have the idea of ​​taking the throne of Obsta."

After all, Earl Karda still held his forehead and kept pacing in the room: "No, I can never do this."

Thinking of the fate of betraying King Obsta, the cowardly Earl Karda trembled with nervous legs and teeth: "You have no idea how terrible he is. That guy is not a human being, he can sacrifice without blinking his eyes." Everyone."

"Of course you think he's scary, because you don't think I'm scary." The Grand Duchess Aquique didn't want to ridicule Count Karda's performance, but started from what he cared about the most: "Since you can help Agnes The child bowed his knees to King Obstar, why not take the throne of King Obstar more riskily, after all, he is the chief culprit of the tragedy of the three of us, isn't he?"

The Grand Duchess Aquique stared into Count Calda's eyes, reminding him of his mother.

Queen Mary is a woman who will not give up until she achieves her goal.

As her adopted daughter and daughter-in-law, Grand Duchess Akikui has also inherited this very well.

"I let my daughter become Queen Obstar." The Grand Duchess Aquiqui finally revealed her true intentions, and added: "Or let you become the king first, and then make my daughter inherit Obstar. "

"No, it's too risky." Even though the Grand Duchess Aquique has already said this, Earl Calda still refused: "I have no supporters in Obstar, and your roots are all in Aquique. The Grand Duchy, and has not stepped into the court of Obstar for nearly ten years, so what do we rely on to bring down a king who is in his prime."

"Even if you get rid of my elder brother, he still has three children!" Count Calda couldn't help being angry when he thought of Queen Polina: "The poisonous snake that hovered in Obsta's court We will definitely do our best to maintain her position."

Earl Calda leaned forward on the desk of Grand Duchess Aquique, and looked at his wife: "As far as I know, my brother has rarely slept with her, so the only chance for her to turn things around now is for her child to be able to go to bed." To the throne. Do you want to..."

Grand Duchess Aquique nodded, almost making Count Karda's legs weak.

"As I said, the humiliation that King Obstad has inflicted on me will be repaid in full." The Grand Duchess Aquique was almost nose-to-nose with Count Calda, exhaling a breath that made Count Calda's heart chill: "I will destroy everything he holds dear."

"Whether it's the throne, bloodline, or his most important honor."

"I'm not the kind of woman to swallow my anger."

"It's my style to let his building collapse."