Tome of Blood

(Note: Marquess Howard is the Chamberlain, not the Military Chamberlain. This has been corrected.)

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"They...none of them came?"

After hearing Marquis Howard's answer, Earl Stafford's brows suddenly wrinkled.

He was about to ask, but after glancing behind him at Charlotte who was being visited by many nobles and having a friendly conversation with Archpriest Campbell of the Holy Royal Court, he finally endured it and whispered:

"Your Majesty the Marquis, let's not mention their matters for now. The Red Palace should have sorted things out, right? Your Majesty has been tired from the journey. Let's take him to the Red Palace to rest first."

However, this time, Marquis Howard and Count Greenville-Romain both hesitated.

"Again...what happened again? Your Excellency the Marquis, Your Excellency the Earl, is there something wrong with the Red Palace as well?"

Seeing the entangled look of the two people, Earl Stafford couldn't help but said.

Marquis Howard nodded and said:

"Your Excellency Speaker, the Red Palace... may not be convenient to move in now, but we have prepared the royal palace on the outskirts of Luoxing. It was originally the royal palace and the scenery is also good. It can be used as a temporary residence for Her Majesty the Queen. .”

"The Royal Palace? Your Excellency, Marquis, are you serious? How long has that place been abandoned? When Your Majesty comes to Luoxing, why don't you live in a shabby villa instead of the palace?"

Earl Stafford was really angry this time.

Seeing him looking like he was about to jump up the next moment, Count Greenville-Roman quickly stepped forward and sighed:

"Your Excellency Speaker, this is not the fault of Marquis Howard. As the head of the house, Your Majesty the Marquis has tried his best. It is the Knights who are not cooperating... Captain Camden refuses to hand over the defense rights of the Red Palace. He believes that the throne is still Hanging, His Majesty who has not yet been crowned should not stay in the Red Palace..."

"You know...the young nobles of the Knights have always been at odds with the palace nobles, and they have extraordinary extraordinary power. Your Majesty the Marquis has nothing to do with them..."

After hearing this, Earl Stafford finally couldn't hold himself any longer:

"Refuse to hand over the defense rights of the Red Palace? How dare they?! His Majesty is the legal heir designated by the late king! Didn't they already agree with the parliament's proposal and support His Majesty Charlotte!"

Earl Stafford looked angry and couldn't help but speak louder.

Behind her, Charlotte, who had already heard the low-pitched conversations of several people clearly with her vampire spiritual sense, also raised her eyebrows slightly.

Sure enough, the succession to the throne cannot be smooth sailing.

Look, this person has just been welcomed by the loyalist nobles, isn't there someone who is causing trouble again?

but……

"The Duke of West and the Knights?"

Charlotte repeated with a raised eyebrow.

Hearing Charlotte's voice, Marquis Howard took a step forward and said quickly:

"Your Majesty, I'm very sorry... However, please rest assured that we have repaired the palace as soon as possible. There is absolutely no problem as a temporary residence. We are also continuing to communicate with the Knights and we will definitely solve the problem as soon as possible..."

Charlotte was noncommittal about Marquis Howard's answer.

She glanced at Yurst beside her and asked a question that confused the nobles:

"That thing...were they the ones behind the scenes?"

Yurst took a step forward and whispered:

"Yes, Your Majesty, it's them."

that matter?

What's up?

The fallen star nobles looked confused.

At the same time, Earl Stafford seemed to understand something and his expression changed instantly.

I saw him looking at Yurst with a look of surprise and disbelief:

"Your Excellency, you...you mean..."

He was about to ask, but when he saw Charlotte's look signaling silence, he forcibly endured what he was about to say.

But even so, he still couldn't help but ask:

"Your Excellency, are you...sure?"

"Of course, I already have enough evidence."

Yurst said.

Earl Stafford's eyes suddenly widened.

His expression was complicated, and he couldn't help but murmured:

"Them? It's them? How could it be them? When did they also fall?"

Listening to the Riddler-like conversation between Stafford and Yurst, the Fallen Star nobles looked at each other.

Only Charlotte could understand what they were saying.

After being attacked by the sea beast Kraken, Charlotte ordered Yurst to search for the "suspect" who had attacked.

The results of the "interrogation" from the suspect pointed to the Duke of West, the military commander of Fallen Star Kingdom, and the Kingdom's Knights.

Of course, it's not appropriate to expand this matter now, at least... not until Charlotte's liquidation is completed.

She was also worried that the troublemakers would run away early if their plot was exposed.

However, judging from the current situation, this possibility seems to be much smaller.

The other party is now even able to openly oppose her, using the Knights to control the Red Palace of Fallen Star Palace and deny her entry. Obviously, he is quite confident.

No……

Maybe the other party didn't expect that she could actually come to Luoxing smoothly.

Just right.

Although she had just set foot on the land of Luoxing, as a king from overseas, Charlotte felt that she also needed to find some targets to establish her authority in this strange country as soon as possible.

Otherwise, many nobles might really treat her as a child who has not grown up.

Charlotte, who had already had the experience of inheriting a territory, could guess this kind of thing just by thinking about it.

Thinking of this, Charlotte narrowed her eyes and suddenly laughed.

She looked at Marquis Howard and said with a smile:

"Your Majesty the Marquis, thank you for your hard work, but... let's go to the palace."

"It is true that I haven't been crowned yet, but as far as I know, Luo Xing Red Palace is not only Luo Xing's royal palace, but also the property of the Roman family."

As she spoke, Charlotte touched the Roman Sword she wore on her waist and said calmly:

"I am the heir designated by His Majesty the late King Edward, and I am also the chosen one of the Roman Sword. As the owner of the Roman Sword... I want to see who will prevent the future king and the quasi-patriarch of the Roman family from entering my family. industry.”

After speaking, Charlotte said to Earl Stafford:

"Your Majesty the Earl... No, Your Majesty the Speaker, can we leave now?"

Seeing Charlotte's unafraid look, Earl Stafford hesitated to speak.

Recalling the image of the young queen in front of him repelling the giant Kraken in the ocean, a strange expectation surged in his heart inexplicably.

Taking a deep breath, he said solemnly:

"Your Majesty is right. Even if His Majesty has not yet been crowned, the Red Palace is still the property of the Roman family. There will be no problem for Your Majesty to move in."

"Your Majesty has been recognized by the Roman clan, and you are the quasi-patriarch of the Roman clan!"

"If anyone dares to stop His Majesty, it will be an offense to the Fallen Star Royal Family!"

After speaking, Earl Stafford looked at the head of the house, Marquis Howard, and said solemnly:

"Your Majesty, Marquis, did you hear what your Majesty said? Escort our Majesty the Queen back to the palace!"

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This chapter was completed last night and will be released tonight, so it will be a little later.