The Sensory Animals of Ston Hill

Grace can sit up now, and if she doesn't move, the incision from the operation doesn't hurt much, and she feels much better than before the operation.

The Earl of Arundel and Allen came to visit him several times a day, but they could not stay long.Grace knew that they must be very busy now. This was the most critical period, and every move was related to their future status and influence.

Because they were so busy, they would sometimes argue right here with Grace—of course they would go to the room outside, but Grace could hear quite a bit.The Earl of Arundel suggested that Allen return to the front line many times, but Allen insisted that he would wait for Grace to recover before leaving.He later lost his temper and shouted at Earl Arundel: "I came back from the battle! No one can force me to make this choice again!"

Grace wasn't targeting anyone, he just simply felt that Allen was talking too hard now, and if he and Earl Arundel needed to agree on one thing, Earl Arundel had to give in.

This is actually not good. The change of government will bring huge turmoil. Given the current situation, allies are more important than ever, especially if the opponent is the Earl of Arundel.

Allen was going back to the battlefield sooner or later, Grace always knew that, this was just a short reunion.

Allen's merits and prestige have outstripped his status and power, and the new government will at first be delighted by his victory, but then jealous and disturbed.Staying in the capital would become dangerous for Allen, whose future was far away.When Allen is on the far front, he needs reliable allies to fight for his interests in the capital.

Others are actively writing sweet words in letters to win others, and Allen should be more polite to Earl of Arundel.Grace knew that Allen must understand this truth. He just became a little bad-tempered and became quiet, but he asked others to obey every word he said.

The Earl of Arundel asked Alan Stone why he did not accept the title of brigadier general granted to him by the interim committee.

Alan Stone said: "I have my own reasons."

The Earl of Arundel also said that it was very irregular for an officer who had become the commander-in-chief to still have a mid-level title.

Alan Stone asked rhetorically, "Aren't there few things breaking the rules nowadays?"

Grace guessed that the Earl of Arundel must be angry.They didn't speak for a long time, and then Alan Stone left without saying hello, and the Earl of Arundel entered the back room.

Seeing that Grace was awake, the earl relaxed a little, and said to Grace, "Did you hear that? Our Colonel Ston is really stubborn right now."

"Has he left already?"

"Yes, he has something to do."

It was he who led Grace to ask, "What's the matter?"

"You made an alliance with the conservatives against the radicals, and you were about to succeed, only to be thwarted by the hatless men. Do you know what caused your failure?"

"Have you found the informer? Who is it? I have suspected many people, but I'm not sure...Is Alan going to see him now?"

The Earl of Arundel looked at Grace appreciatively, "You have always been so clear-headed. To be precise, it was 'her'. The informer's husband was part of the plan, he did not betray you, but he told the story told his wife, and his wife told George Konstantinos."

"……who is it?"

"Your former maid, the crazy admirer of Colonel Ston, the most beautiful illegitimate daughter of the fugitive noble Marquis Nakron, your sister in name, the real Miss Nakron."

Grace straightened her waist excitedly, and immediately wrinkled her face in pain.

The Earl of Arundel quickly grabbed Grace's arm and let him lean back on the pillow.

The earl looked distressed, but he continued: "Colonel Ston visited the Butler family today, and he became very angry when he came back. Miss Nacollen became the target of his anger. Colonel Ston sent Naco Miss Lun's husband has been released from prison, which is tantamount to saving his life, because the new government has begun to settle old scores, and the former representative who was cheated by his wife has suffered a lot in prison."

"But our dear Colonel Ston didn't have good intentions, he just wanted to make sure that Miss Nakoren would always bear the name of those who hated her... Oh yes, the new government has repealed a series of laws, and now divorce is again Prohibited. Colonel Ston has found a surviving convent and he is going to send Miss Nakron into it for insanity. Of course, Miss Nakron's husband will be happy to sign the proof... Ston The Colonel asked the person who sent Miss Nakollen to explain to the nuns what this lovely looking lady had done. You can imagine how many insults those nuns suffered when the Radicals were in power. To watch her and torment her all the time is Colonel Ston's purpose, and he makes her feel worse than death."

Grace was very excited at first, but gradually calmed down, "Miss Nakoren caused tens of thousands of deaths due to her own selfish desires...Of course, it is not fair to attribute these lives to her head, but she did Responsibility...or blame her for being on the wrong team, now that the team she is on loses, she has to pay the price, this is the risk of participating in politics, she should have known in advance."

"Do you really think so, Grace? Do you really want to see such revenge? A change of government means a new round of purges and more repressive rule. People who were once imprisoned by radicals are released. For officials of the new government; and the cell they vacated happened to be for the person who had signed their detention certificate, the two sides just switched positions, but the number of people killed would be more than twice that of before.”

"The guillotine's still there, Grace, and she's busier than ever."

"How dare you assert what I think? I have never liked Miss Nakoren, and I am happy to see her suffer."

"I know you, Grace, I've heard what you're doing in the capital, you have feelings for this country, you want people to be happy."

Grace couldn't refute him anymore, but with a stubborn expression on her face, she pursed her lips tightly.After a while, he asked: "You just said that the new government has abolished some decrees, but what about the constitution?"

"Abolished too."

Grace was very surprised, "Abolish all of them?"

"Yes."

Grace remembered what she had seen in that constitution: "All men are created equal, all men are born free; when the government fails to fulfill its obligations, the people have the right to revolt."

He remembered that Dr. Durand had said to him with tears in his eyes: "You think the constitution promulgated by the meeting is too thin and has too many loopholes, but for those poor people, it is just this small progress, one or two sentences in the constitution , is already an achievement they have never achieved, and they are willing to protect it with their lives."

It was William's most steadfast goal to let the country have a perfect constitution.But now this goal is getting further and further away.

"Grace, the new government won't last long. These people are only together because they had a common enemy. Now that the enemy has been wiped out, they won't be long--or they have started fighting now. The earliest major battles Political parties, constitutional monarchists, conservatives, moderate republicans, royalists, and even radicals who have escaped reprisals by changing their appearance, are all mixed in. I believe you can judge that such a government is powerless, and sooner or later we will There will be chaos and anarchy again."

"What do you think?" Grace asked.

The Earl of Arundel said: "We need a leader accepted by all parties, the only leader, to end this endless cycle of chaos, we want to save the constitution and save the republic."

"My lord, I haven't had time to ask you, which one of my identities do you hope to play a role in when you rescued me from prison? The reformist queen? The goddess of democracy? Or..." He closed his eyes, "Carol Widow Lin?"

"the last one."

"So you're going to adopt a monarchy? Did you and Alan decide it together? But you two still have differences, so you come to me alone, don't you? What do you want me to do? Emulate Catherine the Great , take the crown from the husband? Or is it more traditional, with less hassle, to 'beget' an heir for Chris? Did you come up with this idea before my surgery? I heard you ask the doctor that way...I Guess, the news of my surgery has also been partly known, which just leads to that guess... In this chaotic and suffering situation, the people have begun to miss the peace when the king was around, and they will be happy to hear this good news. "

The Earl of Arundel looked at Grace far beyond the scope of admiration, his gray eyes were lit by the two figures Grace reflected into his pupils, and his voice trembled imperceptibly, "You guessed it, Grace Lace, you can always guess what I mean!"

Grace frowned and thought, "Who would have thought that we would need a dictator in the end... You have to make me think..."

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