My queen is rebelling!

In the misty vapor, the woman had just emerged from her bath, her damp hair casually draped over her shoulders.

Queen Effie, Adelle Angrain, draped in a semi-transparent bathrobe, leaned languidly against a large chair.

Her fair and slender legs were crossed, revealing jade-like feet, with toes resembling smooth pearls, absolutely of food-grade quality.

Her exquisite figure exuded an extremely alluring charm, her whole being radiating a lazy, sensual beauty.

Sensing someone's undisguised, ardent gaze, she slightly bent her legs, her slender toes curling inward, showcasing the perfect, alluring arch of her foot.

The Queen was idly flipping through an ancient notebook in her hand, her slender fingers turning the pages, inadvertently revealing glimpses of her fair skin and breathtaking curves through the loose bathrobe.

This was Adelle's usual resting place.

The surroundings were filled with various books, all related to collected arrays.

It was Adelle's small private space.

When official duties weren't too pressing, Adelle would comfortably take a bath and spend the day reading in her recliner.

However, today an uninvited guest had arrived.

Korne had timed his arrival perfectly, intending to sneak in while the Queen was bathing.

He hadn't expected this room to be protected by an array.

Much to Korne's regret.

Adelle, who was bathing, quickly noticed Korne's presence.

Before the steam on her body had even evaporated, she emerged, draped in her bathrobe.

Adelle had initially intended to scold him, wondering who the little rascal had learned from, barging into a girl's bathroom?

But then Korne presented her with an ancient notebook as if offering a treasure, claiming it was a birthday gift for her.

He claimed he had bought it from a mysterious old man during his training with Prince Haug.

He even said it came from the ruins of the Arcane Empire and was the notebook of an array master, containing many precious arrays.

Adelle's interest was piqued upon hearing this. Although she didn't have high hopes for its authenticity, she was still very pleased with Korne's thoughtfulness.

Moreover, the boy actually remembered her birthday.

It almost made Adelle feel like she should thank the mastermind behind Korne's "Memory Ice Seal".

Seeing Korne's expectant expression, Adelle didn't want to disappoint him, so she casually flipped through a few pages in front of him.

Adelle slightly turned, looking at Korne, who had already moved close to her, and tightened her loose bathrobe, softly asking:

"Your Majesty, where did you buy this notebook?"

Korne averted his gaze and immediately replied:

"An old man was selling it on the street, saying it was about ancient arrays.

Didn't you like studying arrays, Sister? So I bought it.

Sister, is this thing useful?"

Adelle gently stroked the notebook, her trembling fingertips revealing the turmoil in her heart, and said:

"This notebook is very useful, thank you, Your Majesty."

Korne stared intently at Adelle, blinking his eyes and saying:

"Doesn't Sister have any rewards?"

Adelle raised her eyebrows slightly:

"What kind of reward does Your Majesty want?"

However, she regretted the words as soon as they left her mouth.

Korne's eyes were fixed on the Queen's voluptuous and soft body, as if flames were burning in his pupils.

Only then did Adelle remember that although the man before her had the mental age of only six years old, his body was already an adult.

It was different from when she first entered the palace ten years ago when Korne was six years old. Back then, he was truly a child, both mentally and physically.

Although he would occasionally do some outrageous things, they were all out of childish mischief and curiosity.

Now, the situation was completely different.

The desire he radiated in his eyes now was a pure desire loyal to the body's primal instincts, a normal physiological reaction to a beautiful woman.

What was even worse was that his mind was only six years old, and his self-control was certainly not as good as that of an adult.

What if one day he really couldn't help himself and was taken by another woman…

For some reason, at the thought of this, Adelle couldn't help but feel a surge of murderous intent in her heart.

The little man she had painstakingly nurtured, if he was seduced by some wild flower, she would really not be able to help but kill someone.

Adelle suddenly realized that she didn't seem to have paid much attention to this aspect of Korne's problem before.

Hmm, in the future, she had to pay attention to the women around His Majesty.

Although she said so, he was only equivalent to a six-year-old child after all, and Adelle really couldn't get past this mental barrier.

Faced with Korne's gaze that seemed to want to devour her, Adelle remembered the private topics she had overheard when the palace maids were chatting.

It seemed that men would also have problems if they were suppressed for too long, and it would be bad if he broke down before she even used him.

Adelle's eyes subtly glanced downwards, and she hesitated for a moment.

She stretched out her flawless, long legs, her toes slightly arched, outlining an almost perfect curve, and rubbed them against Korne's thigh.

A surge of desire suddenly burned in Korne's chest.

Adelle was… teasing him?

Noticing Adelle's awkward movements, and looking at the fair, dazzling jade feet and bony ankles in front of him, Korne couldn't hold back any longer and reached out to grab them without hesitation.

Feeling the warm and jade-like touch, he immediately began to caress them.

Adelle, after all, was inexperienced. Her sensitive spot was held by a pair of hot hands, and her whole body trembled, turning into a snow sculpture and disappearing instantly.

Korne stood there in a daze.

With a look of utter despair, this woman, she lit the fire and ran away, did she have any humanity!

Soon, the scene in front of Korne blurred, and he felt a moist but not greasy touch on his lips. He reached out to hug her, but grabbed empty air.

He heard the Queen's cold voice already returning to normal in his ear:

"The reward Your Majesty wanted has already been given, you can leave now."

Feeling the Queen's obvious shyness and anger, the memories of being beaten more than once for taking advantage of her when he was a child flooded into his mind, and Korne didn't dare to stay any longer and quickly left.

After Korne left, Adelle reappeared in the room, the blush on her face gradually fading.

She hugged the notebook that Korne had given her and gently stroked it.

She casually opened a dimensional space array, inside were necklaces, pearls, earrings, as well as silk scarves and a beautiful silk dress.

These were the birthday gifts Korne had given her over the years.

Unfortunately, since she married him, not to mention birthday gifts, even the words they exchanged were few and far between.

Adelle continued to flip through the notebook, and was soon attracted by the profound and mysterious knowledge inside.

… …

After Korne came out of the Queen's room, he took a few deep breaths to calm his desire.

It seemed that there was still a long way to go to push down the Queen.

He shook his head, threw the amorous emotions out of his mind, and after giving the Queen the gift, he had more important things to do.

In the mansion of Prince Haug, a small imp was garrulously recounting something to Prince Haug:

"...My Lord Uncle, you have no idea! The moment I saw Master, I felt his innate aura of a king, his domineering presence overflowing.

In his presence, a mere imp like me was like an ant looking up at a dragon, my heart filled with only awe and submission.

In my opinion, Master is undoubtedly a born monarch, possessing the charisma and dominance to rule everything.

I decided then and there that I would serve him forever, witnessing Master's glory and honor..."

Prince Haug tilted his head slightly, asking Cohen:

"Where did you find such an extreme character?"

Cohen glanced at Ackdimon, who was honestly keeping his mouth shut, with a smile that wasn't quite a smile, and said:

"I ran into him on the way to 'Starfall Valley.' Thinking he could help Herman, I brought him back."

Prince Haug's expression shifted slightly, and he said:

"Speaking of Herman, the things you asked me to do are almost done, except I didn't expect..."

Prince Haug's face became much gloomier.

Cohen immediately understood, instructing Ackdimon to report to Herman.

At that time, the 'Phantom Corpse' was impersonating a relative of Gore, but now the 'Phantom Corpse' was dead.

If Gore were to fully reveal everything to Herman in the future, he would definitely have to investigate him thoroughly again.

Then Gore's distant relative would be a fatal flaw.

Cohen's plan was to have Ackdimon replace the soul of Gore's distant relative at a critical moment, fooling everyone.

After sending Ackdimon away, Prince Haug's eyes revealed a cold glint as he said in a deep voice:

"I only intended to investigate casually, but I didn't expect to find something real."

Cohen's eyes flickered slightly, listening to Prince Haug continue:

"It was three years ago, when Gore Phillip was serving as the Chief Justice of Florence's First Court.

He handled a controversial case where the defendant was the leader of a slave-hunting squad.

The charge was smuggling prohibited goods, but he was ultimately acquitted and released.

I thought that Gore might have accepted a bribe at the time, and I was preparing to investigate his financial issues.

I didn't expect to dig up such a big secret."

Hearing this, Cohen couldn't help but recall Sir Humphrey's classic quote from his previous life:

"We can't investigate everything, can we? Who knows what we might find!"

Prince Haug's face became much gloomier. For a paladin, despite being psychologically prepared for the darkness and filth of officialdom, he still found it difficult to accept when the bloody truth was revealed.

His tone became much stronger:

"I originally thought that Gore had taken the slave-hunting squad leader's benefits and decided to let him off, but that's not the case at all.

Gore, that bastard, was in cahoots with that William, the leader of the slave-hunting squad.

And what they were smuggling wasn't anything else, but human female slaves, which are explicitly prohibited throughout the continent!

The slave-hunting squad was just their cover. I checked their accounts, and they were all falsified."

Cohen's eyes showed astonishment, and he couldn't help but ask:

"Are you saying that our Effine's Chief Justice is collaborating with others to smuggle female slaves?"

Prince Haug nodded grimly:

"If I hadn't personally found these things, I would have found it hard to believe.

A dignified cabinet minister is secretly doing such dirty things.

Angus is such a fool to be using someone like that."

Cohen then asked:

"What about now? Is Gore still continuing to do this?"

Prince Haug shook his head:

"He stopped three years ago. That incident with the slave-hunting squad leader also frightened him.

Moreover, it just so happened that the Queen began to rule in her own right three years ago.

After all, a woman in power is different from a man. Smuggling female slaves is something that no woman would tolerate."

Cohen's expression also turned cold, and he said slowly:

"Besides economic benefits, Gore must have had other purposes for choosing to smuggle female slaves."

Prince Haug nodded with a painful expression:

"The bureaucrats and nobles of Florence are rotten to the core. These female slaves are mainly for the enjoyment of the wealthy and powerful people of Florence.

Gore was originally just an ordinary professor at the King's College of Law. He was able to climb to his current position step by step.

It has a lot to do with the slave-hunting squad in his hands!"

Cohen sighed softly and said:

"No wonder Gore is so nervous. If this matter is really exposed, not to mention his cabinet position, I'm afraid he won't even be able to keep his head."

Cohen was certain that if this matter were known to his sister, the Queen, she would definitely kill Gore.

Cohen raised the key question:

"Is there any evidence?

So much time has passed. With his power as a cabinet minister, he should have cleaned up these things completely."

Prince Haug nodded:

"Most of the evidence has been dealt with by him.

Now, the only insider left is his old partner, William, the leader of the slave-hunting squad.

The rest of the team members have also been dealt with by him over the years."

"Then how did Uncle Wang find out?"

Prince Haug's face showed a look of recollection:

"A few years ago, when I was still inspecting the territories of various nobles on behalf of your father, the King.

Several families reported the case of their daughters' disappearance, and one of them asked me for help through connections.

I took the opportunity to investigate and found this William, the leader of the slave-hunting squad.

At that time, I speculated that this William might be involved in female slave trading, but with only this very ordinary name, I couldn't find any other information.

Later, the plaintiff also disappeared inexplicably, and the matter was dropped.

It wasn't until I started investigating Gore that I discovered that Gore and this William were very close when Gore was still a professor at the King's College of Law.

After investigating, I found that these two people were originally in cahoots!

That's how I came up with the above speculation."

Cohen's eyes flashed with coldness:

"So, the most important thing now is this William, the leader of the slave-hunting squad?"

Prince Haug nodded:

"I heard that he went to the Kingdom of Ceylon three years ago. I am now asking for help from contacts there to investigate him.

Currently, it's like searching for a needle in a haystack. These slave hunters can easily change their identities, making it difficult to find them."

Cohen's eyes flickered slightly, and he said:

"No, there must be someone in this world who knows William's whereabouts!"

Prince Haug cast an inquiring gaze.

Cohen said slowly:

"Gore will definitely not allow a guy who knows his secrets to run around outside.

He must know William's true whereabouts!

If everyone is at peace, Gore may not attack his old partner out of old friendship.

But once there is a risk of the matter being leaked, threatening his position or even his life, Gore will definitely no longer be soft-hearted.

Maybe right now, the people he sent to silence him are already on their way!"