In the room high in the tower, the curtains were blown up from time to time in the night wind, making a fluttering sound.

The book spread out on the table, its pages fluttering in the wind, also made a rustling sound, embellishing the quiet room.

As the person with the highest nominal status in the empire, Red Queen Lily was currently sitting at the table in a daze, looking out the window at the lights of the countless homes in the imperial capital.

She is not the kind of girl who particularly likes reading and studying, but now that she is isolated and helpless, she can only hope to find possible answers in books.

After Emperor Edelman's sudden death, many powers that originally belonged to the emperor were transferred to her. However, this power is like a beautiful glass vessel, beautiful but also extremely fragile.

People did not dare to disobey the supreme emperor, but they could not help but feel some contempt for this young queen who had no background, strength, or even qualifications.

If the ministers believed an order was appropriate, they might obey it. However, if they felt it was inappropriate or lacked a compelling reason, they would express doubts. While this wasn't direct resistance to the order, if Norili couldn't provide a reasonable explanation, they would dwell on it, even pretending to obey but secretly disobeying.

"Your Majesty, it's getting late."

In the candlelit room, a maid in black and white uniform came in quietly, reminding the weak queen.

Lily was startled at first, but she slowly calmed down after seeing the familiar figure.

"It's Winna." This head maid was appointed by Edelman during his lifetime. She has been following Edelman for a very long time, so there is no need to worry about her being a loyal confidant.

"I can't sleep."

Lily stood up and walked to the window sill, feeling the night breeze. She was wearing a red and pink nightgown, which gave her a subtle grace.

"His Highness Edren will be back soon."

"Although he is your Majesty's brother, facing the temptation of the throne, it is difficult for me to fully trust him, and I am extremely worried." Lily expressed her thoughts.

"But he is the regent now. Even I have no reason to stop him from entering the imperial capital. And if he doesn't come, perhaps Fitting and I will be in greater danger." Lily now roughly knows that many old nobles in the imperial capital are dissatisfied with the deceased emperor.

"Then Your Majesty, please try to trust His Highness Edren. In fact, I have served Your Highnesses since I was a child, and I believe that Your Highness Edren is not a cold-blooded and heartless person." The head maid comforted softly.

"I know it's the only way, but the anxiety in my heart is not so easy to control." Lily shook her head.

"Leave me alone for a while."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Seeing this, the head maid had no choice but to quietly leave the room and continue to guard outside the door.

Silence returned to the room. Lily sighed and sat back down at the table, propping her head up to look at the letters that had arrived. Among them were letters from nobles expressing their allegiance, letters from generals expressing their loyalty. Although all of them expressed loyalty and praise, Lily didn't know these people well, and had never even met many of them. It was hard for her to tell how many of these letters were sincere and how many were simply attempts to gain trust.

After ascending the throne, Edelman supported a large number of military nobles. These people were loyal supporters of the new emperor. Originally, even if Edelman died, they would support Edelman's descendants to ascend the throne. Unfortunately, everything happened too suddenly. Edelman and Lily's child had just turned one year old, and it was unknown how many years would pass before he ascended the throne. Lily was weak, and Prince Edren was still young and healthy.

According to the past legal principles of the empire, he should have ascended the throne, and he was Edelman's brother. Now that Edelman had passed away, it was easy for him to inherit the throne. Even the strict and conservative old-school nobles could not find any major problems.

But this would put Lily and her child in an awkward position. She wasn't greedy for power, but she had heard many stories about her position as queen. When Edren ascended the throne, for the sake of their descendants' safety, her life and her child's life would hang in the balance.

Unable to think of any good solution, Lily sighed again in the candlelight and prepared to get up and leave. If she was any later, Fitting would wake up and cry again. The prince, who had just turned one year old, was still greedy for his mother's arms.

When the candle was about to be blown out, the flame flickered and a figure appeared vaguely in the room, and then slowly solidified into a solid entity.

"You are...Sister Luo Lan." Lily started to get a little flustered, and then shouted out in surprise.

Fortunately, Loran Hill had set up a soundproof barrier in advance, so the maid outside was prevented from coming in.

"Long time no see, Lily."

Loran Hill's figure slowly turned into a solid body, and then stood in front of Lily. She was wearing a black and blue dress and a witch hat today, like a mysterious witch in the eyes of outsiders.

"I'm not dreaming, it's really Roland." Lily looked at the unchanged black-haired girl in front of her with some disbelief. Her face and figure were the same as when she was in school ten years ago.

"It's me, right? If you don't believe me, you can ask me about what happened in school." Loran Hill stretched out his finger lightly, and deep red light particles appeared in the air. Then his pupils turned a gorgeous red in the dim room.

With the easy rotation of her fingers, these deep red light particles condensed into several familiar little people, spinning in the air, interacting, running and laughing with each other. They were exactly the familiar people from that year, Bumansha, Lily, Ye Ling, Weimiya, Loran, Alena, Letis, and Niya.

"You should believe it now." Loran Hill smiled mischievously. As a demon, her emotions were more lively and cheerful than usual.

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