My queen is rebelling!

Chapter 182: Bloodshed in the Royal Court – Avenging my husband is both a matter of state and my personal affair!

The Queen's voice echoed in everyone's ears:

"The reason I have summoned all the ministers, royal nobles, and aristocrats to this imperial court meeting today is because I have discovered a traitor lurking within the Effie Empire's court, plotting to assassinate His Majesty the King!"

Although the Queen's voice was not loud, it conveyed a chilling terror.

The atmosphere in the court froze instantly, and everyone sat upright, their expressions solemn.

Without giving the attendees time to think or react, the Queen continued:

"This matter was discovered by the newly established department, the Effie Empire Military Commission Investigation and Statistics Bureau.

Let Assistant Director Naftis report the details of the case to everyone."

Only then did the crowd realize that the person sitting closest to the Queen was not the Prime Minister, but a young and beautiful girl.

Most people recognized this rising star who had recently become popular around the Queen, but many tribal chiefs attending the meeting were not very familiar with Naftis.

However, they quickly gained some understanding of Naftis's identity through whispers from those around them.

Without a doubt, she was a killing knife in the Queen's hands.

Naftis held the dossier and began to read in a deep voice.

Among the crowd, when Vaughn Collins heard the Queen say that the case was investigated by the Military Intelligence Bureau, he felt a sense of foreboding in his heart.

The two gold-medal assassins had not reported back last night, and he had been uneasy ever since.

Of course, it was also possible that the two had left directly after finishing the job. He had originally planned to ask someone to check the situation at the North Suburb Farm during the day, but he did not expect the Queen to convene a court meeting early in the morning, giving him no time at all.

Now, hearing that the Military Intelligence Bureau had investigated a case related to the assassination of His Majesty the King, Vaughn felt a surge of guilt, and his expression became unnatural.

Could it be that the two gold-medal assassins failed last night?

Impossible, two gold-ranked assassins ambushing a fifth-rank should have been a sure thing. What could have gone wrong?

Before long, Naftis's words answered the doubts in his mind and made him feel as if he had fallen into an ice cave, his face filled with horror.

Naftis informed the ministers about the investigation into Helmut.

Many people familiar with the Collins family immediately looked at Baron Vaughn, who was already sitting on pins and needles, his face pale, after hearing Helmut's name.

"…After investigation by the Military Intelligence Bureau, it has been determined that this Helmut White is the traitor who colluded with 'Black Tomb' more than a year ago to assassinate His Majesty the King!"

As soon as Naftis finished speaking, Baron Vaughn stood up abruptly and said with grief:

"Your Majesty, I am guilty!

I have failed to supervise my subordinates, and I never expected such a traitor to appear in my mansion!

I am willing to relinquish my hereditary baronetcy and donate half of my family's wealth to atone for the Collins family."

Baron Vaughn's voice was exceptionally loud, and the content of his words was shocking.

He actually asked to be stripped of his hereditary noble title and donate half of his wealth. Many people were shocked by his words.

Not to mention the former, as for the latter, who doesn't know that after the Collins family prospered in the north, although they can't be said to be as rich as a country, the accumulated wealth is enough to enter the top three in the Effie Empire.

Many people were shocked by Baron Vaughn's generosity.

The people who can stand here are not fools. You are so anxious to cut your flesh and beg for mercy, it is obvious that there is something fishy.

How could Helmut, a family servant, have the courage to collude with Black Tomb and assassinate His Majesty the King?

Perhaps this was instructed by you, Baron Vaughn.

Faced with Vaughn's statement, the Queen did not express anything.

Vaughn had to turn his pleading gaze to Prime Minister Angus Angrain, who was at the head of the ministers.

He hoped that the Queen's father could say a few good words for him.

Angus was also confused. He couldn't control Yadell at all now.

However, after receiving Vaughn's pleading look, he tentatively looked at Yadell and asked in a deep voice:

"Is there any evidence to show that Helmut's actions were his own personal actions, or were they instructed by someone?"

Yadell remained silent and waved her hand slightly, signaling Naftis to continue.

Naftis coughed lightly and said slowly:

"This Helmut White was personally arrested by Hogg Corleone, the Deputy Director of the Military Intelligence Bureau and Director of the Discipline Inspection and Personnel Department, late last night!"

Hearing these words, Baron Vaughn felt as if he had been struck hard, his eyes widened, and a chilling chill ran down his spine.

The originally calm and composed expression had disappeared from his face, replaced by a strong disbelief.

He felt that his brain was a little overwhelmed. Why was Helmut caught by Prince Hogg?

Was it before or after the two gold-medal assassins from 'Black Tomb' took action?

Without giving Baron Vaughn too much time to think, Naftis immediately announced a shocking truth:

Leaving no room for maneuver or dignity.

A well-known viscount noble family in the country colluding with Black Tomb to plot to assassinate His Majesty the King. Such a scandal would be hidden and covered up by other rulers in every possible way, and dealt with quietly, for fear of the scandal being leaked.

It is rare for someone to make it public like the Queen.

Hearing this, Angus's expression also changed slightly, and his stern gaze stared directly at Vaughn.

Vaughn knelt down on the ground with a thud and shouted loudly:

"Injustice!

Your Majesty, Prime Minister, this is a blatant frame-up!

Helmut was instructed by 'Black Tomb' to deliberately alienate the relationship between us, ruler and subject!

Does Your Majesty prefer to believe a family slave who betrayed his master, rather than believing a minister who has been diligent and conscientious and devoted his life to Effie Empire!"

Baron Vaughn's voice was full of sadness and grievance, so that those who did not know the truth would really think that he had a great grievance.

Vaughn seized on this point, he was sure that the other party would not have any substantial evidence to prove that he colluded with "Black Tomb".

Relying only on Helmut's one-sided words, the Queen and the Prime Minister could not possibly take action against a former minister and hereditary viscount.

The Senate would not agree, and the civil and military ministers would not agree.

Seeing Vaughn's statement, many ministers who had a good relationship with him also spoke up:

"Should this matter be investigated more thoroughly?

If a hereditary viscount is convicted based solely on the one-sided words of a family slave, it would be too far-fetched."

"That makes sense. Please be careful, Your Majesty and Prime Minister, that this is a trick by 'Black Tomb'.

At this time, unity and stability are the most important…"

Angus was in a dilemma. Indeed, without conclusive evidence, and without the permission and authorization of the Senate, he could not take action against a hereditary viscount noble family without authorization.

As the crowd discussed, finally, a more weighty member of the Corleone royal family spoke.

The person who spoke was of the grandfather generation of Cohen and Yadell, named Fred Corleone, and was also the strongest in the royal family besides Prince Hogg, having reached the peak of the ninth rank.

He himself had served as the president of the Royal Military Academy and had a great say in the military.

After retiring, he joined the Senate and has always been the link between the Senate and the Corleone royal family.

Seeing Fred Corleone speak, all the ministers instantly fell silent.

Fred slowly looked at Vaughn, who was still kneeling on the ground, and asked in a deep voice:

"Vaughn, I'll ask you again, in the palace attack a year ago, did you ever sell information to 'Black Tomb'?"

Vaughn replied decisively:

"Absolutely not!"

Fred continued to ask:

"Then what about your confidant staff member, Helmut?

Based on him alone, what qualifications does he have to collude with 'Black Tomb' for rebellion?"

Vaughn replied loudly:

"His purpose is to alienate the relationship between our Collins family and the royal family. Please, Mr. Fred, investigate!"

Seeing Vaughn's defense, Fred was silent for a moment, then looked at Prince Hogg, who had been silent, and asked:

"How credible do you think that Helmut's words are?"

Prince Hogg narrowed his eyes slightly, his gaze swept over the ministers one by one, then he let out a faint laugh with an unclear meaning, and said slowly:

"I am only responsible for arresting people and killing people, not for convicting them."

Seeing Prince Hogg's statement, Baron Vaughn, who had been slightly relaxed due to the improvement of the court situation, became nervous again.

Everyone had to turn their attention to the Queen on the throne.

In this situation, the Queen's attitude is the most important.

Yadell spoke under the gaze of everyone, and her opening remarks shocked everyone:

"Evidence?

I don't need evidence!"

As soon as the words fell, Yadell gently pressed on the armrest of the throne, and a blue magic circuit appeared on the throne. Then, the entire parliament hall was instantly shrouded in a blue magic circle.

Yadell, who was on the throne, suddenly burst out with momentum, even Prince Hogg, who was a legendary rank, could hardly resist.

Too strong, even if not a legend, but with the Queen's current state, there is no problem dealing with a legend.

Under the blessing of the magic circle, all the ministers were suppressed and unable to move, especially Baron Vaughn, who was in the center.

His face was full of horror, and he could not mobilize even a trace of magic power.

Looking at Yadell, who suddenly erupted, several members of the royal family instantly changed their expressions, and Fred shouted loudly:

"Queen, this is the Effie Empire's court, the Corleone royal family's parliament hall, what do you want to do!"

Yadell said blankly and calmly:

"It's very simple, avenge my husband!"

Her cold gaze turned to the crowd in the Senate not far away, and she said word by word:

"Authorize me."

An old man with white hair in the Senate looked at the scene in the field, sighed deeply, and asked:

"What authorization does Your Majesty want?"

Yadell's voice revealed a chilling murderous intent:

"Deprive the Effie Empire hereditary viscount family, the Collins family of their noble title.

Kill all members of the Collins family!"

Hearing the Queen's voice without a trace of emotional fluctuations, the faces of the ministers were full of horror.

Even Prime Minister Angus widened his eyes, his face full of disbelief.

The old man in the Senate sighed and replied in a deep voice:

"Your Majesty, do you have clear evidence to prove that the Vaughn Collins family once conspired to assassinate His Majesty the King?"

Adele raised her delicate eyebrows slightly, her tone stern:

"Must I make myself so clear?

I am not asking for your opinion, but demanding that you immediately grant me authorization!"

Hearing Adele's arrogant and overbearing statement, the ministers exchanged glances.

Not far away, Frederick, representing the Corleone royal family, shouted angrily:

"Queen, do you know what you are saying?

This is a blatant encroachment on royal power! Are you even a member of the Corleone family anymore!"

Adele waved her fair hand, and Frederick was immediately enveloped in a layer of faint ice, unable to move or even make a sound.

"Your Highness, you've gone too far!

Frederick was just trying to offer a friendly reminder!"

Another respected member of the royal family stood up to speak.

This man, named Philin Corleone, was the uncle of Prince Haug.

Adele replied indifferently:

"Whether I am a member of the Corleone family is something my husband can naturally attest to.

I don't need others gossiping about it!"

She continued to look at the elders of the Senate, her tone still resolute:

"You have ten minutes to consider.

If I don't receive authorization after ten minutes, don't blame me for not following the rules.

To be honest, asking for your authorization is giving the Senate face.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you!

I am already very angry today, don't force me to kill a few more people!"

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The members of the Senate all revealed expressions of anger and anxiety, and they mobilized their magic power to try to break free from Adele's suppression.

But in the dark, their spirits seemed to be suppressed by a higher-level being, and the magic power in their bodies was frozen by the magic circle, leaving them without any power to resist.

Even those few Legendary-ranked individuals were restricted by the magic circle to only have the strength of Gold-ranked.

They couldn't help but be secretly shocked by Adele's level of magic circle mastery, which had actually reached such a divine and masterful state.

Merely relying on Adele, a transcendent who had not yet reached the Legendary rank, she was actually able to suppress so many Legendary and Gold-ranked individuals, depriving them of their power to resist.

The elder from the Senate lost focus in his eyes, stunned in place for a long time in silence, before slowly sighing and saying:

"Your Highness, the assassination attempt on His Majesty by 'Black Tomb' is a matter of public affairs, a matter of state.

It must be investigated, judged, and executed according to strict procedures, and private punishment cannot be used.

Your old minister implores you to think thrice before acting, lest you give others a handle against you!"

The elder's meaning was very simple: assassinating the ruler of a country is something that must go through a strict process of verification, trial, and execution, and private punishment cannot be carried out by one person.

Adele coldly snorted:

"You talk too much nonsense.

I'll say it one last time, I'm not doing this for anything else today, just to settle a personal score. Will you give me the authorization or not!"

After saying that, a crystal-clear ice scepter had already appeared in Adele's hand, with a huge blue crystal embedded at the top of the scepter.

Looking at this magic staff, the members of the Senate changed their expressions.

Holy Artifact—Ice's Lament!

Adele had once used it to fight against the people of Black Tomb.

Seeing the appearance of the Holy Artifact, the Senate elder no longer insisted, and slowly said as if he had deflated:

"I hope Your Highness will act with caution!

Rest assured, you are the Queen of Effin, and our Senate will not do anything to you."

Adele took the stamped official document, handed it to Nephthys next to her, and said indifferently:

"You would have to have the ability to do so.

If it weren't for the fact that you will still be of some use to Cohen in the future, I would have disbanded your Senate for the sole reason that you let Black Tomb break in last time!"

Faced with Adele's ridicule, the elder's expression instantly became much uglier.

However, he had nothing to refute. Being silently restricted of all combat power by a girl in her twenties, their Senate really didn't have the guts to attack the Queen.

Who knew what level of strength this unfathomable woman had reached.

In a few breaths, Nephthys had already written down what Adele had just said on the blank official document.

At the same time, Vaughn's face had turned pale, and his pleading gaze was cast towards Prime Minister Angus, who was standing aside.

Angus slowly closed his eyes, indicating that he would no longer interfere in this matter.

After Adele obtained the authorization, her majestic voice resounded throughout the audience:

"Open your eyes wide and watch carefully, this is the consequence of touching my husband!"

As soon as the words fell, Adele slightly raised her slender jade hand, and a whirlwind of snow and ice instantly swept away everyone around Vaughn.

Clearing out a huge open space, after the blizzard passed, the place where Vaughn was located had turned into a crystal-clear ice and snow world.

Immediately afterwards, the surrounding water vapor instantly condensed, the ice-blue light flourished, and countless ice thorns surged out from the ground, like carefully carved works of art, each one reflecting a cold light.

The ice thorns gradually became longer and thinner, their tips pointing towards Vaughn.

Vaughn had long been terrified, his face ashen, his mouth wide open, but he couldn't make a sound from his throat.

The surrounding ministers were also shocked by this shocking scene and took a few steps back, fearing that they would be implicated by Her Highness the Queen.

The ice thorns gathered more and more, but they were in no hurry to stab down, gradually forming a huge ice vortex, completely enveloping Vaughn in it.

In an instant, the ice thorn vortex turned into countless ice shards, sweeping towards Vaughn like flying flowers. When they came into contact with his body, the ice shards directly pierced through his skin, but did not penetrate, but instead flowed throughout his body along with his blood and meridians.

The bulges and spasms under his skin were clearly visible.

The immense pain overwhelmed Vaughn's will, his whole body trembled like a sieve, and he had already lost his mind in his eyes. The entire court was filled with his painful and desperate wails.

Finally, Vaughn's entire body was filled with ice shards, and under the sunlight, it actually flickered a few times. With Adele's cold snort, Baron Vaughn's body suddenly shattered into countless tiny ice particles, scattered by the wind.

Only a pair of footprints were left where Vaughn was standing, as if this person had never existed.

The ministers were both shocked and frightened. Who would have thought that Baron Vaughn, who had been talking and laughing with them a few minutes ago, would now be like someone who had never been here, without a trace of his body left.

The ministers were once again severely deterred by Her Highness the Queen's ruthless and merciless methods.

Before the ministers could walk out of the psychological shadow of the palace bloodbath, Adele's voice rang out again:

"Nephthys, you cooperate with the military and deal with everyone in the Collins family..."

Finally, Prime Minister Angus couldn't stand it any longer. He couldn't tolerate his daughter continuing to act so recklessly.

If this continued, the entire Effin nobility would stand against their Angrian family.

Angus coughed lightly, interrupting and saying:

"His Majesty would not be happy to see his Queen as a ruthless person who indiscriminately kills the innocent."

Adele's expression froze slightly, and after thinking for a long time, she slowly said:

"Nephthys, you take the military personnel and put all the people in the Collins family, including those who are closely related to the Collins family, under surveillance first.

Screen and investigate them one by one. Anyone who dares to resist will be directly charged with treason!"

Nephthys glanced deeply at a certain place, with a hint of teasing smile in the depths of her eyes.

Then she replied:

"Alright, Your Highness."

Cohen, who was hiding in the shadow plane, naturally received this eye signal from Nephthys.

Nephthys's meaning was very clear—your wife is too terrifying when she gets angry, I am very worried about your future life.

Cohen shrugged indifferently. His Queen-sister only gets angry at outsiders, and she is still very good to him.

Adele's direct execution of a hereditary baron at the Imperial Council was no less shocking to Effin and foreign countries than an earthquake.

Many countries and forces that had intelligence personnel stationed in Florence received this news.

For a time, the Effin Queen's fierce reputation, like her peerless beauty, began to spread across the continent.

… …

Nephthys led the Royal Guards and directly took over the Collins barony.

When they learned that their baron had only gone to a meeting and was directly gone, the entire mansion was in chaos, and no effective resistance was formed.

The Royal Guards easily took over the barony.

Cohen naturally followed secretly and entered the secret room that Baron Vaughn had gone to before.

He followed Vaughn's method and summoned the crystal stone that could contact Mammon.

Cohen chanted the spell, and soon, a blurry figure appeared on the crystal ball.

Mammon's voice also followed closely:

"Has everything been resolved?"

He, who was in the hell plane, had not yet received the news of the bloodbath in the Florence palace.

Cohen appeared next to the crystal ball wearing a mask, making a burst of hearty laughter:

"Long time no see, my old friend!"

Hearing this slightly familiar voice, Mammon frowned, and the figure on the crystal ball became clearer and clearer. Soon, a familiar mask came into his eyes.

Immediately afterwards, a shocking and distorted voice and frantic curses rang out:

"Bastard!

It's you!

You shameless thief, lowly liar, you dare to appear in front of me, I will tear you to pieces, ah ah ah ah!"

Cohen's lips curled slightly, and he said calmly:

"Look at you, always in a hurry.

We are now separated by two planes, even if you hate me, you can't move a finger of mine."

Mammon suppressed his anger, his body filled the entire crystal ball, and he shouted loudly:

"How could it be you, where is Vaughn?"

Cohen said with a sigh:

"He has followed you... well, to hell!"

Mammon's face suddenly became ferocious:

"Bastard, it's you again, you bastard, who ruined my good deeds.

If you have the ability, stay in Effin and don't leave!

Your Mammon grandpa will come to find you soon!"

Cohen laughed loudly:

"I won't leave, I will definitely not leave!

My good old brother, have you finished cursing, are you feeling better?

If you are done cursing, let's talk about business!"

Mammon felt that he had been humiliated and angrily said:

"I have nothing to talk about with a liar like you!"

Cohen's lips curled slightly, and he made a mouth shape at Mammon, and then said in the latter's wide eyes:

"How about it, are you interested in making a deal with me?"