“Lily Esther?”
In the residence of Earl Red Kite, Loran Hill spoke in surprise.
"Indeed, it's understandable that you two haven't heard of her before. She comes from a small noble family in the southern part of the empire. Your Majesty met her by chance at a banquet while traveling south, and he fell in love with her."
"Three years ago, when His Majesty held his wedding, I was fortunate enough to attend, and our family provided the pastries for the wedding that day," Li Lin explained.
"Wait a minute, the Lily Esther you are talking about is a petite girl with caramel-colored hair, and a graduate of Emenas." Loran Hill asked successively.
Li Lin thought about it for a moment and nodded, "Yes, Miss Lacey, did you know Her Majesty the Queen before?"
"We're acquaintances and friends because we studied together at Emenas." Lacey nodded.
"I see."
Li Lin looked at the blonde girl in front of him who looked about 17 years old, and calculated in his heart that Her Majesty the Queen had graduated for several years, and this girl said that they had studied together, so she still looked young for her age.
Shaking his head and ignoring the mysterious and taboo topic of the girl's age, Li Lin began to introduce the situation in the royal capital.
"Right now, I don't recommend you go to the capital, because the capital is under strict martial law. It is also very easy to be involved in the death of His Majesty and become an innocent victim." He was talking about the bloody trials in the capital in the past few months.
"Is there no one to stop De Rosa's atrocities now?" After listening to Li Lin's description of the situation, Atesi became a little restless. She has many friends in the royal capital and is very worried about the situation.
"Currently, the only ones who can nominally command Droza are Her Majesty the Red Queen and His Highness Edren. However, Her Majesty the Queen is rather weak and probably wouldn't dare to clash with Droza. His Highness Edren is currently suppressing a rebellion in the south."
"The targets of the rebellion are the nobles who rose up in rebellion in the south. They are dissatisfied with the Empire ceding their territory and believe that the Empire is too weak. Unfortunately, if the war continues, the Empire will only shed more blood and see no hope of success."
"For the sake of the overall situation, the Empire signed a surrender and armistice, which is a choice that suits the situation. But when it comes to one's own personal interests, it is difficult for people to remain rational, so I'm afraid His Highness Edren is also very depressed about this rebellion." Li Lin analyzed the current situation.
"What about the other great nobles? What is the current attitude of the four great ducal families, who are the leaders of the nobles?" At this time, Atesi also became concerned.
"The Southern Red Dragon Duke, Grand Duke Pascal, died on the battlefield. Because his death was sudden, there was no successor. Currently, his descendants are competing for the family inheritance. Two have even joined the rebels, and the territory is in chaos."
"The Duke of Raven in the north, the Trey family sent tens of thousands of troops in the expedition, but after the defeat, they stopped sending more troops. They are currently huddled in the cold north, keeping a low profile."
"The Salus family, the Duke of Griffin in the West, was originally the marriage partner of the former Crown Prince. Although they reached a reconciliation with His Majesty during the coup, their relationship can only be described as average. During the expedition, they only allowed their vassals within their territory to freely choose whether to participate, and they did not join. Currently, they have been commissioned by His Highness Edren to lead troops to defend the empire's southern border to prevent a sudden attack from Krancia."
"Duke Unicorn, Grand Duke Landsworth has been dissatisfied with the royal family because his daughter disappeared in a coup several years ago. He has been cold to the royal family over the years and has not even sent a single soldier to the expedition."
"Judging from the recent news coming out of the Duke of Lansworth's mansion, the Grand Duke is still the same as before, unwilling to get involved in the mess within the empire. I'm afraid he won't send troops to support the royal family even if they are destroyed."
After talking about the basic situation within the empire, Li Lin picked up the teacup in front of him and drank slowly. It seemed that sugar was added to the black tea, and it had a light sweet fragrance.
"That sounds complicated." Etesi rested her arms on her knees, her pointed ears drooping slightly against her golden hair. As an elf, she wasn't interested in these political schemes.
"Haha, Princess Aitesi, there is no need to worry so much. Although there will be power transitions within the empire, it is estimated that after the change of hands, everyone will be appeased and recuperate, and the elves will not be involved." Li Lin comforted him a little.
"That would be great." Aitesi replied, then looked at Li Lin.
"By the way, is there any news about my sister? How is Atheia doing lately?"
"Princess Athea is a well-known figure in the Empire today. She was promoted to Sequence 7 several years ago. Although she did not participate in the Imperial expedition, she assisted the local army in resisting effectively during the Clancy counterattack, creating favorable opportunities for the signing of the armistice."
"At the time, the news of His Majesty's death was suppressed by the palace. They only sent messengers to secretly inform His Highness Edren at the front, instructing him to quickly reach a contract with Clancy to prevent the other side from knowing about His Majesty's death."
"Hey, sister, did you get promoted so quickly? If I were in the Western Continent, I'd probably be the same." Aitesi felt like she was being taken advantage of. They were twins, but now she was so much stronger than she was.
"Don't worry, Princess Aitesi. I believe you will catch up soon." Li Lin simply comforted her, then clapped his hands and asked the maid at the door of the hall to come over to change and add tea.
The three of them drank some black tea and took a short rest. Then Li Lin invited them to have lunch together.
"Thank you, Li Lin." Atesi agreed generously, and then took Luo Lan to take a walk in the garden of the mansion.
"A lot of things have happened." Atesi walked on the stone path covered with fallen leaves in light sandals. On her side was a fresh forest hillside with traces of undried rain.
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