As the New Year approaches, the atmosphere in the imperial capital is naturally lively.
Delicious snacks and pleasing street decorations can be seen everywhere, especially the magnificently decorated palace, which has become the most eye-catching scenery. Compared with the royal capital on the other side of the sea, it has more room.
It's lively, but just by looking at these things, you can tell that this is a big expense, and it will be heartbreaking even for the richest royal family in the imperial capital.
However, Liliana, who was now staying in her small garden, did not feel this way. She was shaking her legs in white stockings, feeling even more comfortable than usual.
In fact, the royal family did not spend much money. Although it accounted for a large portion, it did not have any burden.
A small part of the excess will be borne by the nobles of the imperial capital, and the rest will be funds and items voluntarily prepared by residents from all over the empire and sent to the imperial capital.
The population of the imperial capital around the end of the year is much larger than usual.
At this time of year, no one in the Imperial Capital will have a sad face. Even the most stressed-out Sheriff will find time to participate in various activities in the Imperial Capital while having a headache.
All this was attributed to the regent Lyco Ampelus.
After taking over the responsibility from the previous king, he went through a short conquest, ending the situation where wars would occur every few years. Later, he came up with a series of reform plans and various unprecedented technical means, allowing Everyone's life has become more stable than ever before, and people's lives are getting richer and richer.
In the eyes of ordinary people, Regent Leco was like God's agent in the world. In the early days when the country was completely settled, a religious organization with Leco Ampelus as its faith was born. In the end, the Regent was dumbfounded. The imperial guards were dispatched to "cruelly suppress".
But this did not hinder the empire's admiration for the regent. After several evolutions, it became more and more intense. Spontaneously spending money and efforts to add a festive look to the imperial capital was one of the ways they expressed their feelings. In addition, there were other forms such as Is it to join the army, join the construction industry, etc.
Naturally, the regent would not object to the country becoming more powerful, so he allowed them to come after proper control.
There were rumors in the palace that the regent couldn't help but laugh and curse when he saw that after the country was stabilized, the table where he dealt with government affairs was actually filled with a whole table of military establishment issues:
"It would be nice if you had this kind of awareness earlier. Being so active now will only give me a headache!"
Every country has something to be proud of, and what makes the empire most proud is the imperial capital during this festival.
When Lecco disappeared, there was a period of turmoil in the empire, but people found that everything was still running in an orderly manner under the previous arrangements of the regent. So no one thought that something happened to the regent. Everyone thought that the agent of God had new ideas, so he went to travel the mainland.
When the Regent returns, the empire will become even more prosperous because of him!
This understanding became even firmer after An Yu showed up in the Imperial Capital.
In order to calm down the impact of the recent attack on the theater troupe on the Imperial Capital, this year's Imperial Capital was even more festive and lively than in previous years, and everyone was partying.
"Ha - what do you mean by inviting the theater troupe to come to the imperial capital again? Do you think I don't want to!" Princess Liliana said helplessly as she lay on the table without any gesture.
It was fine before, but when the attack happened, let alone whether they were willing to come, she didn't dare to invite him for the sake of Brother Wang's safety until the matter was thoroughly investigated.
Although there was already a prisoner, at the moment when the jailer committed suicide, no matter how much the nobles under her command swore, Liliana would not believe it without Reinhard's reminder.
After so many years, she has not grown at all!
"Why suddenly..." Reinhard asked strangely.
Just now she was drinking tea leisurely.
"I remembered the petition from the residents of the Imperial City!" Liliana took out a piece of paper from her pocket and slapped it on the table. "The matter was so big that the petition was sent directly to me!"
Originally, all these issues should only be handled by the Minister of State, but the residents of the Imperial City were very vocal. They believed that the princess was the regent's sister, and it was most appropriate and sincere for her to invite her. It would be best to arrange for the Imperial City Guards to escort her.
The reason for this situation is also because of the attack on the theater troupe. The trust of the residents of the imperial capital in the nobles dropped to the lowest level.
The nobles are also angry. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that there is something wrong with this. They are testing each other and are eager to know the truth.
If anyone could be disappointed in this joyous occasion, it would be the nobles.
The petition had caused headaches for the upper echelons of the imperial capital for a while. Reinhard didn't want Liliana to be bothered by this matter at this time, and would at least wait until after the New Year.
"You actually carry it with you? Yes, you've made some progress!"
It would be disrespectful to say this outside, and only in this courtyard that belonged to the princess alone would Reinhard be so frivolous.
"Lian, are you looking down on me?!" The princess slapped the table again, "Believe it or not, I will drag you out and kill you!"
"Haha~ should I kill myself?" Unlike Liliana who ignored her appearance, Reinhard covered his mouth with the other hand that was not holding the plate and smiled very reservedly.
If Liliana really gave the order to kill someone, the executioner would only be Reinhardt, the sword of the king and captain of the Imperial Guard. What the princess said was a good joke.
"Hmph, you dare not listen to my order?" Liliana crossed her arms, looking extremely willful, but the smile on her lips clearly meant that she was in a good mood.
"Of course I don't dare." Reinhard smiled and leaned forward slightly.
This time it was Liliana who kept giggling, and Reinhard stood up straight with a smile on his lips.
The brother and sister enjoyed this rare warm time.
Even this opportunity to relax was only obtained by sending away other servants on the pretext that Reinhard was considered half a servant of the princess. If it weren’t for the fact that there were also New Year’s events in the palace, this excuse wouldn’t even work!
"Ha, I wish you could do this normally." After laughing happily, Liliana returned to her noble demeanor.
It's hard.
Reinhard said helplessly: "There are already rumors outside that I am your forbidden love."
He only had to worry about his words when no one was around.
"Huh? Oh yes, I've heard of it before." Liliana took two sips of black tea nonchalantly, "Then let them talk. I'm almost an adult, and I will announce to the public that you are my favorite in a while. It doesn’t matter if the husband-in-law doesn’t, it just goes along with their guesses, and no one can gossip.”
"You are a princess, how can your husband be the captain of the escort team?!" As a good brother, Reinhard felt tired. "The person you want to marry must be from a royal family with a matching status. The nobles consider marriage. , I can only try my best to help you, so that your marriage partner is the person you like. Also, there will definitely be people among the big nobles who know our true relationship. If they make small moves, when the king brother returns, these will add to his troubles. Troublesome."
"So what if it's causing trouble? He's just dumped a big mess for us!" Liliana snorted and frowned again when she thought of something, "If you didn't mention it, you forgot. I'll have to deal with those nobles in the future. The matter of urging marriage is so annoying...Lian, are you just going to use it as a shield for me?"
Reinhard smiled and said nothing, and even said something hidden in his words: "After the New Year, in the kingdom across the sea that you are going to visit, I heard that someone wants to promote the union of the two countries..."
"Ah! Don't listen! Don't listen!" Liliana covered her ears and shook her head vigorously.
What kind of union, it must be for me to get married!
The majesty of the princess was shattered to pieces in less than three minutes.
Reinhard was happy to see it.
"Hey, Lian..." After a while of commotion, the princess suddenly said, "I miss Brother Wang so much. It would be great if we could spend the New Year together..."
Reinhard smiled.
Yes, he misses his big brother too.
In the past, the eldest brother was always there to protect them from wind and rain. Now, although they have grown up, they cannot spend the entire New Year together.
Reinhard forced a smile: "It seems that the troupe has gone to the kingdom we will visit later. We will be able to see it then."
"Really! Then you have to prepare gifts..."
