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

Sure enough, after receiving Marianne's vague answer, King Obstar nodded slightly to his niece, and then glanced guiltily at the anxious Princess Innes.

Almost everyone knew the reason for Obsta's celebratory banquet at this time, so it was reasonable for Mariana to refuse to participate in the banquet.However, Odin is not a fool who works for nothing, especially after being almost defeated by Obstar, Countess Sarandon, who negotiated on behalf of Odin, almost used a magnifying glass to check the new contract regulations. The simple concept of paying with one hand and delivering with one hand has been carried forward to the extreme.

And this also means that it is absolutely impossible for Obstar to obtain Odin's military assistance and political assistance without bloodletting.

During a three-day tussle, King Obstar was forced to accept the Countess of Sarandon's proposal to cut the financial assistance out of the agreement, while promising to marry Odin's young emperor at the moment of Innes's marriage. , the eastern half of the land was assigned to Odin.At the same time, Odin made it clear in the agreement that when Obstar will hand over the land, Odin will send troops to support it.

As for Princess Innes' dowry...

Thinking of the news that Thomas Fitzroy had revealed to her, Princess Innes couldn't help but clenched her skirt tightly.

It was precisely because King Obstar could not give his daughter's dowry that he agreed to Odin's transfer of the financial assistance in the alliance agreement, otherwise the other party would not have been arguing with King Obstar for so long.

After all, if you marry a daughter, you can get money, people, and political support. The only price you have to pay is a small piece of territory you get when you get married, and a large piece of territory that can only be cashed in after defeating Cantero. How can there be such a good thing down there?

After his head cleared, Emperor Odin picked up the first version of the alliance agreement again, and he couldn't help but feel angry after he was almost fooled.And this sense of anger also prompted more stringent conditions in the second version of the alliance agreement, for fear that after he divorced Marianne, he would be caught by the conservatives again "sacrificing himself for others" and "taking Odin to support Obsta "The little braid.

It is conceivable that for Obsta, who can't steal chickens and lose money, without the economic support and immediate dispatch of troops promised by Odin in the first version of the alliance agreement, the wealthy Mariana became their last savior .

For this reason, even if Princess Innes suffers a little, it's fine.Because her value was gone the moment she got engaged to Odin's little emperor.

"Cousin, can you allow me to be your flower protector?" Just as Mariana was about to go back, Prince Abel said suddenly, "Please give me this honor."

Perhaps Prince Abel had never pursued Mariana with great fanfare, so after he spoke, not only Prince Liam, but even King Obstar showed a surprised expression, but quickly sent an assist to his son: "My dear niece, please don't refuse Abel's kindness. After all, you have been in Obstar for so long, and we have no chance to entertain you properly."

Mariana sneered in her heart.

If King Obstar really meant to entertain her, he would not have invited her to the banquet celebrating the successful engagement of Princess Innes.However, compared to Prince Liam, Prince Abel was at least less ignorant, so Mariana still agreed to King Obstar's request.

"Your Highness, I'm sorry to make you accept my father's rude request." Prince Abel said suddenly when he was riding with him: "I don't want to put on airs in front of you, nor do I want to pollute your eyes with lies, so I ask you to consider Make my marriage proposal."

Mariana had a hunch of this when she boarded the carriage, so when Prince Abel spoke, she quickly replied: "Why? I think you know the resentment between our parents and how you are not among my suitors." No advantage."

"Indeed. After all, you are the 'Golden Mariana' now. I think that not only me, but also those His Majesty the King who rejected you, will also regret having broken your heart.

"But looking at it now, these are not important." Mariana did not show any special emotions as Prince Abel wished: "Compared with what I have gained now, those lost things are not worth mentioning. Besides, I am very glad that I am the Duchess of Brittany, not a puppet to be restrained."

"Your Highness, I understand what you mean, and I would like to assure you that if I can win your favor, I will not disappoint your good wishes for marriage, let alone interfere with your rule of Britannia ’” Prince Abe learned from Prince Liam that it’s very important not to be in a fatherly leadership role when speaking to Mariana.

If it was the submissive Princess Innes, maybe she wouldn't care about these things.

But Mariana was different.

She has had enough of the father-like leadership, and she doesn't want to find a "father" for herself.

Mariana knew very well that Prince Abel must think his "offer" was attractive enough. After all, in this era, many men defaulted to being able to control everything about their wives.And women who, like the Grand Duchesses of Aquique and Queen Mary, occupy leading positions in the roles of the sexes, are undoubtedly the few of the few.

So there is such a saying on the mainland.

"Being a widow is more enjoyable than being a noble lady, and a rich widow will not think about remarrying unless her brain is kicked by a donkey."

"Your Highness, your frankness really makes it hard for me to make a choice." Mariana never believed Prince Abel's willingness to let her rule Britannia independently.

Power is a thing, unless one party is in an absolute advantage, otherwise there is only a specific ending of life and death.

Just imagine, if you are a king who holds great power but suffers from wars and financial chaos, and your wife owns two rich duchies, will you bear not to dictate to your wife's country?

Besides, in Mariana's opinion, Prince Abel is not smart enough.

At least in terms of heart and talent, they are not as good as their grandfather, Prince Dunawa.

You must know that Prince Dunawa insisted on being buried as a prince before he died.Because he knows very well that a country trying to expand cannot have two voices belonging to the ruler, especially when Queen Mary's gender has been attacked by conservatives, and their eldest son is increasingly rebellious.Only by not being crowned king can he better maintain his wife's status and even Obsta's rule.

And Prince Abel...

Mariana bet that if he married herself, he would not be willing to give up the status of consort duke like Prince Dunawa or even Count Calda.

and so……

"I can't give you a satisfactory answer right away, but I would like to promise you that when you become king, I will open the door to you and then re-discuss the alliance between the Principality of Britannia and Obstar. "Marianne didn't reject Prince Abel directly, but gave him a little hope after getting off the car.

For Prince Abel, who was ready to be rejected, as long as he got Marianne's promise, even if it was just a vague promise, he would gain a lot of points from King Obstar, and thus get the Prince Liam competes with the capital.

"I wish you success soon." Mariana stretched out her hand for Prince Abel to kiss the back of her hand, and then watched the carriage with the Royal Obsidian emblem leave her residence with great fanfare.

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"Inform Botis that they evacuate immediately." Mariana took off her jewelry as soon as she entered the room, and then hurriedly took off her corset and bagdis (a kind of dress covered over a petticoat), leaving only one A petticoat for easy movement.

When Botis saw Mariana, the latter had even torn off the fabric below her knees, put on a pair of simple silk trousers, stepped on her boots, and was ready to leave Obstar at any time.

Midaline, who accompanied Mariana to the palace, was also dressed in the same way, because they had to leave the palace before the rebels invaded Obsta.

"Have you moved everything?" Mariana asked when she saw the armed Botis approaching, "Remember to mess up the room, so that the rebels don't know that we evacuated early."

"Don't worry, I will leave traces of magic fighting here." Botis is much more proficient in this job than Mariana.

Because this mansion has a secret passage leading to the outside of Obstar King City, and no one knows about it except Marianne and the late Queen Mary, so evacuating now is undoubtedly the safest choice.

Abigail asked Bai Xue to carry the scavenger apprentice on his back, and then placed the illusion props made by the doctor in every corner of the mansion.

After they had walked in the secret passage for a while, Abigail urged the imaginary props, and then Botis also activated the magic circle that had been set up in advance, leaving some traces of fighting that looked like real ones.

"Would it really not cause riots if we left early?" Lena had never experienced such an exciting coup on the eve of the coup, and she was trembling all the way.

"No." Mariana replied very simply: "If King Obstar really cared about his life, he wouldn't have the heart to pay attention to my side."

"After all, I entered the palace today not only to sign the new version of the inheritance rights bill."

"It's more to leave a big gift for King Obstar."

…………… I am the dividing line………

At night, in order to save resources, when the civilian areas of the royal city only rely on crude oil lamps to light up the darkness, the royal palace, which seems to be in a different world from them, is brightly lit and full of people.

Fine wine, fine clothes, and whispers of music that captivate the soul.

But all the things that have nothing to do with the "economic crisis" all appeared at the banquet celebrating the successful engagement of Princess Innes and Odin's little emperor.

In this piece of luxury, the reaction of the king's family is very intriguing.

Except for the king himself and Prince Liam who took the opportunity to make friends with the guests, neither Princess Innes, Queen Polina, nor the most low-key Prince Abel showed any joy.

Especially Princess Innes, with her frowning and pitiful posture, she was not the look a bride-to-be should have.

"Your Highness." Seeing this, Thomas Fitzroy specially chose the time when King Obstar was having a drink with the Countess of Sarandon, and went to Princess Innes's side, and said with great concern to her: "Sorrowful The appearance is not suitable for the most beautiful woman in Obstar, and you should be happy at this grand banquet."

"Happy?" Princess Innes opened her eyes wide and said in disbelief, "Are you joking?"

If someone else said that, maybe Princess Innes didn't have such a big reaction yet.

However, it was Thomas Fitzroy who said this, so Princess Innes almost grabbed him by the collar and asked, "Are you so happy to see me being sold around?"

"Shh... don't get excited, don't get excited my dear." In the public, Thomas Fitzroy didn't want to have a physical entanglement with Princess Innes, so he could only say as gently as possible: "I know your pain, And I assure you that after today, nothing will be the same.”

As Thomas Fitzroy said, he held Princess Innes's cheeks, looked straight into her eyes and said, "After today is over, I will be the king of Obstar, and you will be my queen. We Your love will no longer be questioned by anyone, and you don't have to be like a cargo, unable to control your own destiny."

Undoubtedly, Thomas Fitzroy's words hit Princess Innes's extremely fragile heart and gradually calmed her down: "But the Pope..."

"The Pope has already agreed. As long as we can restore the scale and power that the temple should have, he will grant us immunity for intermarriage." Thomas Fitzroy couldn't hold back his heart when he thought of his appearance in the yellow robe. The excitement in the depths made her unable to control her affectionate expression: "Believe me, Innes, I will make you the happiest woman in the world."

Facing the lover's promise, Princess Innes finally let out a soft "hmm" after a brief hesitation.

Little did they know that her interactions with Thomas Fitzroy fell into the eyes of King Obstar.

"When did Innes and Thomas become so close?" King Obstar, who had just flirted with Countess Sarandon, wanted to bring his daughter to the crowd, but he did not find Innes beside Queen Polina. Nath's figure, so he looked at every corner of the hall.

"It may be that Her Majesty the Princess is a little afraid of marriage, so Your Excellency Thomas is comforting her." King Obstar's attendant accepted Thomas Fitzroy's favor and naturally said some good things for him.

"When Innes sees Odin's luxury, she will thank me for my arrangement." Although King Obsta loves his daughter very much, he values ​​his son more in his heart, so he doesn't care about Princess Innes and Thomas Fitz Little moves between Roy.

And at this moment, the Minister of Seals rushed to the king with a gloomy face, and handed a letter without a signature and wax badge, but marked to be delivered to the "king" to King Obsta: "Your Majesty, I Found this in the council chamber."

"What? A letter of report?" King Obstar knew that the person who could leave a letter in the parliament hall must not be an unknown person, so he quickly opened the letter.

As a result, there is only one sentence above.

"The queen supports Prince Liam's rebellion, run away."

"Your Majesty?" The face of the Keeper of the Seal changed when he saw the contents of the letter, and in the next second, the chandelier in the banquet hall fell heavily, and the group of brightly dressed dignitaries were thrown back and forth by the sound of the explosion.