"You may all leave now! Let the people of our tribe decide the matter concerning the Ottomans!"
Audrey waved her hand with a headache, signaling the dozen or so powerful members of the mermaid royal family to leave the hall. Debbie was currently traveling in the East with her lover, leaving Audrey with no way to deal with the scheming Empress Shia. Audrey didn't need to guess what Shia was doing in Rome.
“Shia, we now control the entire Eastern Mediterranean, and the merchant ship taxes we collect each year are the envy of many. Although the Temple outwardly condones our actions, they will not be lenient with our people if anything happens to you!”
"But I won't get hurt! Aunt Audrey, you're always worrying about this and that, keeping me trapped in this wretched palace, unable to go anywhere!"
Shia was very unhappy. A few days ago, she met her father. The appearance of that handsome uncle made her and her mother very happy. The family of three was finally reunited. Shia's face was full of happy smiles during those days.
But a few days later, her parents went to Rome and brought back a letter, a letter written by Qin Mo herself.
"My household doesn't lack an empress, it only lacks a personal maid!"
The letter contained only this simple sentence, but it drove Xiaoxia completely mad!
"I used to be a personal maid, but am I destined to be a personal maid forever? I now have a large territory under my command and many subordinates, so why can't I be promoted to the position of head maid?"
That day, Queen Shia smashed things in her own palace for the first time, which startled Audrey and Debbie, who quickly pulled her back. The Sea God Temple had only just been built and was barely finished; if the little girl couldn't control her temper, a single area-of-effect skill could level it to the ground.
Little Shia couldn't contain her anger. She sat blankly in that thousand-year-old chair all night, and then suddenly said that she would give the throne to her mother, Debbie.
All the mermaid royalty knelt in the hall. Debbie led the way, crying out, "How many years has it been? Look how many of your people are left! Do you want us to leave the Mediterranean again, to fight each other with those rebellious fish-men, and barely survive?"
Shia also knew that there were less than a hundred pure-blooded mermaid royalty left. They had their own conflicts, and only under the suppression of her powerful strength did they come together to rebuild the sea tribe royal court.
If they were to abandon their responsibilities, these mermaid royalty would have to disperse to various seas again to fight for territory with those despicable fish-men. Regardless of who wins or loses, the royal family's power would inevitably decline once more.
"But I... I just want to be with him, to have children together..." Faced with the pressure from the royal family, Shia almost burst into tears.
"Shia, don't worry. We'll go find that Allen you mentioned and form an alliance with them. The elves need strong allies right now."
"When the time comes, our two clans will intermarry extensively, and you'll have no choice but to become a queen. And you and that boy will both live long lives. Once those two concubines pass away, hehehe! Will it make any difference whether you marry into the family or not?"
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