Queen and Her Duke

Later generations described the war as such.

"The Sistine did not lose because of this naval battle, but the victory of this Gosi War heralded the beginning of the rise of the Golan, a new nation-state began to mature, and at the same time laid the foundation for the glory of the Golan. This is the most glorious moment in the first half of the life of Queen Vihia I of the Golan."

After returning to Brenz, Vicia lost weight quickly. For the first few days, her expression was stiff, her language was messy, and she gave orders erratically.

Regent Francis saw the clue, and he suggested that Vicia take a break for a while, during which he would deal with government affairs with the Privy Council.

Victory in the war allowed Golan to regain considerable control over his position with the Sistine, and Francis knew what to do.

The name Wen Lin seems to have been deliberately forgotten among the upper-class nobles. No one dared to mention her name, whether it was a minister of the Privy Council or a member of parliament.

Whether it was Francis or Mrs. Yaz, they were shocked by the impact of Wen Lin's death on Vicia.

The kiss on the battlefield also became taboo. Francis seemed to have spied on the real relationship between the Queen and Lord Wen Lin. He was shocked and couldn't speak for a long time. After he reacted, he was secretly grateful.

Fortunately, Your Excellency Wen Lin is dead.

A wise monarch must never be charged with debauchery, whether traditional catholic or Protestant, same-sex love is classified among the sins of illegal sex.

But among the people, the name Wen Lin was stamped with a mark equivalent to a god, and the power she showed on the battlefield was compiled into countless versions and passed down by word of mouth.

Along with the wind, people called her God's favor to the Protestant nation.

In the tavern, the bard described Wen Lin's ending in a romantic, tragic and uniquely shocking way.

"The savior has brought you and me back to life in a precarious situation,"

"..."

"God gave her to Golan, but took her in the arms of the wind."

Vicia agreed to Francis' proposal, and for three days, she stayed alone in the bedroom quietly.

Nothing in the bedroom has changed, maintaining the appearance of Wen Lin when she was still there.

The extra quilt on the bed, the extra pen and paper on the desk, and the bunch of dry maple leaves...

When her eyes touched the cluster of maple leaves, Vicia's tired eyes suddenly became warm. She walked over and reached out to touch it carefully.

The dry maple leaves became hard and brittle, and Vicia was extremely gentle, stroking its outline with incomparable value, and with a difficult sigh, Vicia seemed to have found support for a short time.

Suddenly, Wen Lin noticed a thick parchment book whose corner was covered by a maple leaf.

Vicia pulled it out, opened it, and her restrained emotions collapsed in an instant, Vicia suppressed her crying and burst into tears.

She read page by page, this is what Wen Lin wrote about Golan's power structure, maritime business, port trade, religious issues, infrastructure...

Almost all aspects of subsequent development are covered in this book, as well as knowledge far beyond this era.

Looking at the back, it can be clearly seen that the person who wrote the pen is writing more and more hastily, Vicia is shocked, Wen Lin has already prepared for life and death.

On the last page of the paper is a sentence left by Wen Lin.

"My love, I firmly believe that you will prove to the world that all suffering is nothing in your eyes, that you are the one and only monarch who is destined to lead the Golan to glory, and I look forward to the Garden of Eden that I forged with you. ."

Vicia fell into a brief daze, she suddenly hated the throne below her, it was a heavy shackle, and both she and Wen Lin became prisoners trapped in it.

Fingertips repeatedly traced the handwriting on the paper, and Vicia guessed how Wen Lin felt when she wrote these things.

It turns out that Wen Lin has been working hard to get closer to herself, loving me far more than she loves herself.

Vicia thought, with such a Wen Lin, how could she not love her.

But now she doesn't know what to do to tell Wen Lin, "Your Excellency, I finally understand your love."

There was a shrill cry from the bedroom, and Mrs. Yaz, who was guarding the door with great worry, rushed in without regard to etiquette.

I saw Vicia sitting sideways in front of the desk, holding a parchment book tightly in her hands, there were no tears on her face, but her eyes were flushed.

Mrs. Yaz looked worriedly, and knelt down and called her, "Your Majesty."

Vicia just waved her hand, "Madam, don't worry."

If you ignore those red eyes, Vicia's calm and steady expression and demeanor are no different from usual.

Three days later, Vicia walked out of the bedroom, and she returned to the council chamber, meticulously performing her duties as a monarch.

Soon, people found that Her Majesty Vicia became more unfathomable, she became more cautious and suspicious, and her political skills became more powerful.

The nobles are watching her reform attitude, but whenever reform is mentioned, she always hides her inner decision with vague words.

However, when the Queen manipulated the election to completely control the Parliament, the nobles were horrified to discover that Her Majesty Vicia's reform measures had become more cold-hearted than Her Excellency Wen Lin.

The princes and nobles knelt down at her feet one after another, but her attitude toward the commoners was full of tenderness.

Vicia takes Latimer by her side, and they will go together to inspect the lives of the people at the bottom and truly understand their living conditions. Even Vicia will, like Wen Lin, dress up as ordinary people and walk among the crowd. middle.

Over time, the prestige of the royal family has become higher and higher under Vicia's rule.

Vicia has thoroughly implemented Wen Lin's reforms, liberating labor on the land, developing commerce on the land, and developing maritime trade... From time to time, taxes are reduced or exempted.

With the continuous accumulation of national wealth and the increasing loyalty of the people, Vicia seems to have become a smuggler. After maintaining the unity of the nation.

Since then the deep hatred between Catholicism and Protestantism in the Golan began to disintegrate.

Countless people on Europa Road praised her, and countless people slandered her, but everyone had to admit that Golan was growing into a behemoth that they feared.

When the Queen was thirty-four, eight years after the heart-wrenching war, the Golan had grown stronger, and the marriage proposals of the nations had grown more violent.

They knew that the Queen's marriage would be meaningless if it dragged on.

King Renee, Duke of Anjou of Berber Principality, King of Florence, Duke of Saivo, these princes and nobles proposed marriage.

Vicia changed her previous attitude of swaying their appetites. She seemed very indifferent and mocked in public at the parliament.

"Who do you think I should marry?"

The ministers were speechless for a while, but the queen put the king ring on her ring finger at this time, "I announce that I will marry my only husband - Golan."

The Queen's remarks caused an unprecedented shock in the hearts of the Golan people. They worshiped her more eagerly, compared her to a chaste phoenix, and compared her to a pelican who did her best as a country, and called her the most glorious rose of the Golan. 【1】

The relationship between the queen and the nobles also eased in the continuous development of the Golan, and even became very harmonious, and Queen Vicia and her subjects maintained a state of tenderness.

But she is getting old too fast, and people can clearly see the fine lines at the corners of her eyes when she is cruising. She has turned into a faint grayish white in her dazzling blonde hair. Such a monarch makes the Golan people especially pity.

Only Mrs. Yaz knew that Vihia had not only been working hard for Golan for the past eight years, but she never really let go of Wen Lin, who was buried in the deep sea.

The royal court was filled with maple trees, as well as Yinhe Village. Every autumn and winter, the red maple forest was like a boundless fire.

The queen often stops in front of the maple forest, her back is like a lonely shadow, her heart is desolate like a rancid quagmire, and the empty wind rages endlessly.

Sometimes, Mrs. Yaz would think that the Golan is now gradually becoming what the Queen wants. Women are no longer bullied as they used to be. They have the opportunity to learn, to be able to do the work they like, to be able to Earning respect for her skills, the Queen's promise is being fulfilled.

But she always frowned deeply in private. Mrs. Yaz didn't understand, she didn't understand why the queen let herself sink into a painful memory, obviously she was the supreme monarch, and countless people bowed to her, and countless people wanted to beg her. Her favor, is it so difficult to fall in love with others in the matter of love?

Vicia blindly clings to everything she has with Wen Lin and does not allow anyone to approach. She grows old quickly in this desperate love.

On the day of her thirty-fifth birthday, Vicia issued two edicts, one for rehabilitating the Sutherland family and the other for setting up the queen.

Like two thunderstorms that caused an uproar, people who were supposed to celebrate the Queen's birthday fell into a state of sluggishness.

Is Your Majesty crazy for appointing the deceased Your Excellency Wen Lin as the queen?

Wang Ting's entrance was blocked by officials and ministers for a while, and Wang Qi blocked them, telling them that His Majesty did not see anyone, and told them the time of the wedding.

The nobles didn't know how to react, and so did the people. Queen Visiah and Lord Wen Lin were both women they loved deeply, but they actually fell in love with each other.

This is shocking and unethical news, but no one can utter any accusation.

The sacrifices the two of them made for Golan were enough to shut everyone up.

On the side of the cloud, the orange light and shadow dazzled, the door of the royal court slowly opened, and the queen came out in a pure white dress.

Her face was hidden under the veil, and she walked towards St. Margaret's Church step by step but very firmly.

The crowd instantly quieted down, and in this long silence, they silently watched the queen, who was guarded by the king's cavalry, walk away slowly.

Archbishop Lumi was already waiting in the temple. To everyone's surprise, the archbishop began to recite blessings from the moment the queen stepped into the temple.

He sprinkled holy water and sincerely held a blessing ceremony.

This is the statement of the church, a statement that goes against the canon.

After the blessing ceremony, the queen took off the crown on her head. She stood on the high steps and confided her love for Wen Lin loudly.

"I love her, and I sincerely hope that she can marry me with your blessings. Although the road I am going to walk is full of thorns from beginning to end, she is always by my side, she is mine. , the only savior, my only queen."

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The author has something to say:

Vicia: Marry Golan, marry Wen Lin, a winner in life

[1] Quoted in Impurities "People"