"Sister, are we just waiting and doing nothing?"
"Yes. First time, dear"
"The rule of the Barov family is shaky. Don't you want to regain your crown?"
"The queen's crown shines because of the king. Who do you want me to marry?"
"No, I mean..."
"not interesting."
"Um, not interesting?"
The late Queen Sasha and her sister, who was twenty years younger than her, were casually chatting about not-so-casual topics in their bedroom.
"I have already paid enough for the family, so don't talk about family interests in front of me anymore, Aaliya."
In middle age, even if she takes good care of herself, Sasha still has wrinkles at the corners of her eyes. She likes her sister, but she hates the family's way of raising her.
So the smile at the corner of Sasha's mouth and the tiredness at the corner of her eyes hurt Aaliya's immature self-esteem.
"But sister, everything we have comes from the family, not the family's protection. Everything will be taken away from us, and you will have nothing."
Alia retorted unconvinced.
"Who will take everything away from me? Father or Barov?"
"The king of Alterac is a war maniac! He will take everything, he will destroy everything!"
"Carlos is a paladin."
"Total war******. The war has been won, but serfs and tenant farmers are still centralizedly controlled by the royal family. The nobles are starving because their farmland is uncultivated, but the royal family has made a lot of money. The Barov family I want one family and one country! We will all starve to death in the end!"
Aaliya said with some anger.
"Who said these things to you!"
Sasha left the couch. He sat up straight, frowning and staring at his sister with sharp eyes that were different from the lazy posture just now.
"My father and my brothers were meeting quietly. I heard them."
Aaliya felt uncomfortable being stared at by her sister's oppressive eyes, so her tone weakened and she explained in a low voice.
"Have you told anyone else?"
Sasha asked nervously.
"I'm not a fool..."
Aria muttered dissatisfiedly.
"Alia, do you know why I am willing to spend two thousand gold coins to buy you a dragon tooth dagger, but I am not willing to lend my father a copper coin?"
Sasha took two deep breaths to suppress her excitement. Slow down and speak slowly.
Alia shook her head.
"Because you will remember me well. And Father will only expect more from me."
"But! But! But..."
Although she has outstanding talent and has become a famous assassin in the underground world at a young age, Alia has insufficient life experience. She wants to refute her sister's words, but in the end she can only say but.
"The rule of the Barov family is crumbling? Who told you this. More than a hundred thousand troops are loyal to the king, countless people praise the kindness of the royal family, and the princess of the Kingdom of Lordaeron will become our new queen, but you told My Barov dynasty is about to collapse, Alia. It’s not funny.”
Sasha reached out and touched her sister's head.
"But everyone is saying that the king is too kind to the untouchables, even better than the nobles. This is wrong."
Alia still stubbornly insisted on her opinion.
"Then what's right. My sister."
Sasha suddenly felt very tired.
"Farmers should cultivate the land, hunters should hunt, let the nobles continue to be noble, and let the people work honestly."
After Aaliya finished speaking, she added another sentence.
"Father said so."
"Noble? Before I married Aiden, we, our family. Our family, was just a country bumpkin family in Sophia Heights. Apart from being pretty, your sister and I were nothing at all. Noble? What is nobility? Gorgeous clothes and A proud look?"
Sasha didn't know who she was angry with, and her tone was extremely mocking.
"Then what are you going to do? Everyone is talking privately. If the king does not end the war, everyone will delay taxes and resist taxes."
"Me? What can I do? I am now Countess Elibden. I can spend my later years in this palace. I don't have to do anything and I still have an income of 14,000 gold coins a year. I Nothing to do."
"But before, half of this kingdom belonged to you."
Aaliya looked very aggrieved, feeling aggrieved for her sister.
"This kingdom has never belonged to me. No one is born a slave, and no one wants to be someone else's slave all the time. Alia, your idea is very dangerous."
"Well, actually I don't know, I just think my father and the others are right."
"Okay, sister doesn't want to scold you, I just want you to read more and listen more. Only the truth that you understand and figure out is your own truth."
Feeling that there would be an argument if the conversation continued, Sasha decisively ended the topic.
After chatting with my sister about other, less boring topics, I called the guards and sent my sister away from the palace.
The Alterac Palace at this moment is actually in a very strange state.
The king is away leading troops all year round, and the new queen's position is vacant. The people with the greatest say in the palace are actually the regent, Grand Duke Alex Barov, and Sasha, the former queen. Although Janis Barov and his son and daughter now live in Alterac City, they live in their own villa instead of living in the palace.
Sasha has already downplayed the grievances back then, and does not want to meet Janis. Now she lives peacefully in several palaces that Carlos promised her, living a life of almost retirement.
However, the tree is still but the wind is not stopping. Sasha's sensitive identity and background have never really escaped the political whirlpool. For her sister, Sasha knew that fists and daggers were far easier to use than brains. Most of what she said to herself today was said to her through her mouth. How much of what she thought she overheard was someone else deliberately letting her hear.
"A bunch of idiots."
Sasha cursed secretly, and then asked the attendant to go to the office of the Grand Duke Regent Alex Barov to summon him, saying that she wanted to have dinner with the Grand Duke Regent.
Regarding the current situation, Sasha is also helpless to the point of distress. The family that was supposed to be her backer has become someone with ulterior motives for her. However, the Barov father and son, who in the eyes of outsiders cannot tolerate her at all, have become her life-saving talisman. .
In front of the dressing table, Sasha spent an entire afternoon tidying up her appearance, putting on clothes that best suited Alex's aesthetics, and quietly waiting for her childhood friend to arrive.
However, as night approached, the aide-de-camp brought news that the Grand Duke Regent had broken his appointment.
"What's the reason? Alex is a man of his word. What happened?"
Sasha asked in a dignified manner.
"Princess Janis Barov is pregnant."
The attendant said with embarrassment.
"Ha, ha."
Sasha sighed without meaning. (To be continued.)
