As queen, she was single-mindedly focused on preserving her family's honor, forgetting that she herself was the most important. Unlike Barbara, who fought alone, she had no children and no royal favor; she only had her family's power to back her up. Therefore, she believed that preserving her family was preserving herself.
Seeing the Queen like this, the palace maid finally couldn't bear it. Having served the Queen for many years, she finally cautiously reminded her.
"Your Majesty, it's dangerous to go out!"
But the queen could not understand the deeper meaning of those words.
"How could I not know there was danger? I just had to go. This is inside the palace, and they haven't reached inside yet, so it's still relatively safe. I need to find the Emperor and explain to him that Father is not one to back down. How could Father back down? He must have misjudged..."
At this point, the Queen's mind seemed to return. She stopped and looked at the palace servants beside her.
"You really saw clearly that my father retreated? You really saw clearly that my father's army didn't come to help?" Her father was from the nearest city in the surrounding area, and according to the journey, he could have provided support this morning. Knowing her father as she did, she knew that with his personality, he would never retreat.
"My father's army may not be the strongest or the bravest, but it will never retreat, because my father should know very well that retreating now means the death of the entire family! Do you really understand?"
The queen questioned him sternly, and the palace servant took a few steps back, lowered his head, and said something that the queen did not quite understand.
"Your Majesty, your father's army has arrived, and more than 10,000 Ye Qin troops have also arrived outside. The situation is changing rapidly."
The queen was puzzled and wondered what this meant. With other armies coming to support the empire, wasn't it a good thing that the empire's war had turned around?
However, as the palace servants retreated, she became somewhat wary and annoyed, but her eyes fell on the people behind her, and they all took a few steps back.
She was vaguely worried and sensed that something was wrong.
"What do you want to do!"
These were all people who had followed her into the palace; she never imagined they would betray her.
"What are you hiding from me?"
The palace servants were helpless. Ever since the Queen stepped out of the palace and was now outside the inner palace, she no longer had a choice in her own destiny.
But none of these people wanted the queen to die under mysterious circumstances.
They exchanged a glance, and the same palace maid who had delivered the message whispered, "Your Majesty, Miss Barbara has successfully given birth to a son."
The queen scoffed.
"So what if she gave birth to a son? In any case, the child will still be given to me to raise. Peter wouldn't be so stupid as to want Barbara to raise the child on her own, would he? Can her status be compared to mine? Besides, my father commands a legion, and my family is an old and powerful force. Although it's not as glorious as it used to be in recent years, it's still not something that an orphan mistress like Barbara can compare to."
She was nothing more than a tool for getting pregnant.
However, the Queen's mind was still working very quickly as she looked at the scene before her.
"Could it be that Barbara has somehow managed to curry favor with some powerful family that can stand up for her? What family in the capital is more prosperous than ours? How could she possibly curry favor with one? In this great war, the Emperor relies on my father's military strength!"
This is the source of the Queen's confidence in calling Peter the Great by his first name.
The queen's confidence comes from her family, so she must maintain her family's honor!
"Your Majesty, but your army is not the only one. You yourself said that your father's army is neither the most powerful nor the most valiant. Moreover, the Duke is not the strongest commander in battle."
The queen could not believe the palace maid's words.
"But my father will definitely be the fastest to arrive from the nearest legion. Anyone stronger than my father is just a commoner without my family's power. If we're talking about the strongest commander, could it be that Earl Ye Qin, who disappeared in the royal city for three years, is coming back?"
"Could it be that this little slut Barbara has gotten involved with the Earl of Ye Qin's family?"
After the Queen finished speaking, the palace servants all shut their mouths, lowered their heads, and remained silent.
Now it was the Queen's turn to remain silent. She glanced at the way back. When she first came out, she hadn't felt anything, only thinking about seeing Peter the Great. Now, looking back...
"Now that I'm out here, I guess I won't be able to go back." She sneered, seemingly relieved yet also somewhat unwilling.
She felt relieved because her family wasn't greatly affected, and besides, Peter the Great would surely appease the family again after her unexplained death. Her resentment stemmed from the fact that even if Barbara had a child after being married to Peter the Great for so many years, her position wouldn't be threatened, even if she had a child with the backing of Count Ye Qin.
Unfortunately, all of this is just a possibility.
"When do you plan to make your move?" She looked at the palace servants without any fear, nor did she weep or cry like a dying woman, nor did she even think about escaping.
Who is she? She was born into the Duke's mansion. When she was born, the family was already in the last period of its glory. She was designated as Peter's queen, but she did not have children for many years. After experiencing many things, the family gradually declined and is now just an ordinary ducal mansion, but it is still a ducal family, which is not comparable to ordinary small families.
Born into nobility, and later becoming the most honored woman in the empire, she lived a life of glory and honor, bearing the weight of her family's honor, and even on her deathbed, she was thinking of her family.
"I know I don't even have a chance to leave a final message for my father, and you can't possibly let him know the truth, but couldn't my father have guessed this situation?"
"He led his army to the capital to support the Emperor at top speed. If I were to die at this time, wouldn't my father immediately switch sides to Prince Flame? Have you thought about that?"
"Killing me now could be called an accident, but if the news gets out, you will be criminals against the empire! Because of my father's defection, the palace will surely fall even faster!"
The queen gripped her skirt tightly and sternly rebuked these people. She knew very well that these people were not in charge; the one in charge was watching from behind.
Sure enough, all of this was displayed to Peter the Great on an electronic screen.
The Queen's words moved Peter the Great somewhat. Indeed, if news of the Queen's death were to spread, it would certainly affect the morale of some soldiers.
Then the Queen continued, "The Emperor has so many mistresses, and Barbara has indeed made the greatest contribution by bearing him a son. Now, with Earl Ye Qin as her backer, and since it has been common for two women to share one husband, I am willing to share the position of Queen with Barbara and raise her child together!"
“I am the daughter of a prominent family, and my education is definitely better than Barbara’s. Moreover, if Barbara is allowed to hold all the power, how will His Majesty deal with the interference of the maternal relatives?”
Keeping her will balance things out!
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