Miss Witch's Forbidden Book Secret

Eleanor opened her eyes wide and looked at Tia.

She was so nervous that she forgot which drink she wanted.

Without hesitation, the black-haired girl immediately picked up the glass with the most liquid and brought it to Eleanor's lips.

Eleanor was dazed when she saw Tia hand her the wine glass, thinking:

Since this cup is for me, the other one must be for Tia!

So, as if possessed, the little princess also picked up the Holy Grail and held it to Tia's lips. For a moment, Tia raised her left hand, and Eleanor raised her right, their wine glasses crossed.

Eleanor was so nervous that she sipped the wine glass Tia handed her without really thinking.

She is very obedient!

Tia said to drink slowly, and she didn't speed up at all!

Tia: ......

What else could she say?

Our old Ansu monarch is all about benevolence and righteousness; he's even offering wine to his lips.

The waiters were also at a loss, unsure whether they should offer any advice or not, as they had never seen anything like this before!

In the past, princes, princesses, and other lords would at most forget their lines, stand in the wrong position, or miss a step in the process, but when have you ever seen someone tamper with the process?!

The waiter had no choice but to run to Eleanor's side and whisper a reminder:

"Your Highness, Your Highness, please pause the ceremony for now. You may change the wine cups."

Eleanor snapped out of her daze, and before she knew it, Tia had snatched the wine glass from her hand.

Eleanor wasn't embarrassed or anything, but her face turned bitter as she said uncomfortably, "It tastes awful."

The Holy Grail was made entirely of wines she hated most, the kind that had no sweetness at all, and was bitter and astringent, making them extremely unpalatable!

Tia patted her hair and comforted her, "It's okay, there's still another cup here. You can drink yours, and remember to drink it all."

"Waaaaah~~~"

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Glug~ Glug~

Queen Elizabeth took a few sips of black tea, put down her teacup, looked at Albert who was making tea, and said, "Shouldn't the investiture ceremony be over by now? Albert, have Eleanor and Tia come over later."

Albert asked in surprise, "Are you going to summon Sulph now?"

"President Jeremiah has sent an extraordinary letter."

The Queen, who was knitting a sweater on the sofa, pushed up her glasses, lowered her head and carefully threaded the needle, and said with a smile, "It's also a good opportunity for little Tia to take over Bernice's position."

Chapter 335 Paying Homage to the Queen

Although the awarding ceremony was fraught with difficulties due to the unreliable Eleanor presiding over it, it was eventually completed smoothly after the photos were taken.

Only the waiters felt something was off.

The princess who presided over the ceremony didn't seem like a princess, and the knight who was conferred the title of Sulph didn't seem like a knight either!

Instead, it seemed like the opposite was true; the normal ceremony appeared to be presided over by Tia, and for a moment, the order of importance was reversed, leaving people confused.

But at least the photos don't reveal anything. The photos still show Tia kneeling on one knee to receive her investiture and drinking the holy blood, a scene that no one could find fault with.

In the end, he could only leave in a daze, asking Tia to take the decree of investiture before he and Eleanor left, after which others would be awarded their titles.

But it wasn't Eleanor who was in charge of awarding the medals; it was Princess Lilybe, and Prince Edward was in charge of it in the evening.

Princess Lilibe is currently in the west wing of the Rose Garden, which is the territory of the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Agriculture. The Secretary General of the Minister of Agriculture, Lenster Edith, is Princess Lilibe's husband.

The two had only been married a short time and were still in the honeymoon phase, snuggling and laughing together.

Seeing her younger sister approaching from the direction of the rose garden, Lilybe finally broke free from her embrace and called out from afar:

"Eleanor, come this way! I'll take you and Director Sulph back later."

Tia looked over at the sound and saw someone she recognized from the newspaper—Princess Lilibe herself ran a newspaper, and she often worked with Albert to confront members of parliament on various issues, thus frequently appearing on the front page of the newspaper.

Princess Lilibey possessed long, flowing, golden hair that reached her waist. She had fair skin, a slender waist, and a high, almost swaying bosom. Her striking features revealed her Northern heritage, making her quite different from her sister Eleanor. The only clear connection between her and Eleanor was the Moen family's blood-red eyes, their ruby ​​pupils gleaming.

Princess Lilibe ran over, panting, and asked, "Have you finished the ceremony?"

The bitterness of the wine still troubles Eleanor.

Eleanor said with teary eyes, "It doesn't taste good."

"Huh?"

Tia explained apologetically, "Eleanor can't drink alcohol, Princess Lilibe."

“I told you to come, but you wouldn’t listen.” Lilybe pointed at her silly little sister and laughed, then looked at the girl and said, “You must be Tia, right? Tia, you can just call me Sister Lilybe, or you can call me by my nickname Lily. I really have to thank you for what happened with Eleanor.”

Lilybe first corrected Tia's formal and distant way of addressing her before saying, "We have to go to White Sand Manor later. Your mother should have told you about it, right?"

Tia was a little surprised, not expecting Queen Elizabeth to summon her so soon; she had originally planned to come tomorrow.

"Shall we go now?"

“That’s right, it’s getting late. I’ll take you there first. The sooner you go, the sooner you’ll be back. I have to host an award ceremony later.”

Lilybe raised her wrist to look at her watch, then naturally took Tia's wrist and led her to the side gate to find the carriage.

The princess had a very good impression of Tia.

Eleanor had very few friends, almost pitifully so. She had two or three friends when she was young, like Anne, since children are often innocent. But later, either their personalities changed and they couldn't accept Eleanor's terrifying talent for seeing through people's hearts.

Or, like Anne, they moved out of Silver Castle for various reasons.

Now that she finally has another friend, and Tia even played a crucial role in Eleanor's curse-removing ritual, Lilibey truly treats Tia like Eleanor—her own younger sister.

As soon as they exited through the side gate, a carriage was already waiting by the flowerbed. Princess Lilibe took Tia and Eleanor by the hand each and led them into the carriage, which then traveled through the woods to White Sand Manor.

The guards at the manor opened the gate when they saw the golden crown crest on the carriage, and they quickly arrived at the villa on the east side of the manor after crossing the meadow.

Queen Elizabeth II also lived at White Sands Estate.

This shattered Tia's illusions; she had always thought the Queen would live in the stone rooms of Silver Castle all day, and that her audiences would be like those with Peter.

In the George III Chapel or the Audience Hall, Her Majesty sits on a high throne, with heavily armed Royal Guards and courtiers appointed by the Royal Family standing in two rows.

She might even have to bow her head or kneel to hear Queen Elizabeth's voice.

However, it turns out that people really can't imagine things beyond their own understanding. Just like the Ansu people imagined that irises could suppress riots by cavalry cutting grass, Tia was also limited by her own thinking.

Tia's entire visit consisted of Lilybe taking out her key, turning the doorknob, waving to the butler, and being led to the living room by Eleanor. There, she saw a woman in a thick red coat on the sofa smiling kindly and nodding at her.

It was so simple that Tia felt a little dizzy.

Is this really a visit to the Queen or a trip to see my grandmother back home?!

Her Majesty the Queen was so kind, almost like a country bumpkin bringing Tia a bowl of stewed meat.

"Ah... Little Sulph, right? Please sit down, don't be too formal, make yourself at home."

Elizabeth smiled and looked over at Lilybe and Eleanor, saying:

"Lilibe, are you done with your work over there?"

"Not yet. There's an award ceremony this afternoon, and I plan to hand over the evening one to Edward... Lenster also has a banquet to attend."

"The fundraising for Senator Warner? You're busy then. When you get back, remember to call Lenster and tell him that Earl Perrick has arrived and he wants to talk to the Edith family."

"Ah? Count Mercury?"

Lilybe, not understanding what was going on, nodded in agreement and said to Eleanor, "Eleanor, would you like to come along tonight?"

Eleanor, who had been feeling a bit bored and sleepy listening to the previous stories, suddenly perked up at this one, shaking her head and swaying her long, platinum-gold hair.

Lilybe tugged at Eleanor's cheek and teased, "Hehehe, my little sister, is it because a friend came over?"

How awful.

Eleanor bit Lilybe's wrist, causing Lilybe to release her grip in pain.

"Alright, you two, stop bickering all the time." Elizabeth put down her needlework and smiled at Tia, who was sitting upright. "Tia, you don't need to be so nervous."

Not nervous? How is that possible?!

The Queen is secondary; what's more important is that she is Eleanor's biological mother!

She came in such a rush that she didn't even bring a gift...

But Elizabeth's next words stunned the restless girl, leaving her speechless.

"Tia, the reason I called you here is because there's something I need you to do."

“You’re familiar with the Iris Flower area, aren’t you? I need you to take over Bernice’s job—not as Fernina Bonaparte.”

Chapter 336 The Academic Exchange Program on Iris Flowers

She went to the Iris Flower Company to take over Ms. Bernice's job as Tia Sulph...

Is this a way of grooming her to be the next foreign minister?

Tia knew that Bernice was getting old. As she got older, her ambition to advance to Sequence 2 had been greatly diminished.

The unsheathed blade represents the path of violence and resistance, while Ms. Bernice, though involved in foreign conflicts, seems content with the status quo domestically.

From this, Tia could tell that it would be extremely difficult for Ms. Bernice to advance to Sequence 2.

—But isn't it too early to groom her as Bernice's successor?

Tia was utterly puzzled. "But Your Majesty," she said, "the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Anti-Corruption Bureau have far better options than I do. Even Sir Roman..."

“He’s no good, Sulph.”

Elizabeth clapped her hands, signaling the maids to take away the unfinished sweaters she was working on, before glancing at the girl with a smile in her eyes: "You know very well yourself, don't you? Bernice has already told me."

Tia immediately tensed up and sat up straight, asking, "Your Majesty, what did the lady say?"

"The stories about Bonaparte, the Constitutional Council, Montreal, potions, and of course, some related to Eleanor."

"Hmm... I know about your deep friendship with the Montreal family, the little commotion you've been making in the room with Eleanor, and the fact that little nun Salvia is living with both of you."

Tia clutched her chest. Each and every word felt like an arrow piercing her heart!

--box!

In that instant, Tia felt like her toes were about to be dug out of a five-bedroom, one-living-room house.

Moreover, even though she was sitting on equal footing with Queen Elizabeth, the smiling Queen seemed to be looking down on her from a high place on the clouds!

Madam! What exactly did you say to Queen Elizabeth?

Meanwhile, Eleanor was on the stairs some distance away, about to go up to the second floor, when she heard that she had something to say.

She immediately let out an "Oh!" and pressed down on the stair railing. The cat peeked out, looking at Tia with a puzzled expression, then at Elizabeth.

"Of course, little Sulph, I didn't come to see you simply because your influence within the Iris family has grown so great."

Elizabeth raised her hand to signal a maid to stir Tia's milk tea, and another maid took a letter from her pouch and handed it to Tia.

Tia was so pitiful that she could barely hold her teacup. When she looked at the envelope again, her gaze sharpened when she saw the signature.

Elizabeth smiled and said, "Another point is that this was something President Jeremiah asked me to do. Ulrich recently woke up and handed over the position of the sanctuary to him."

As the original party in the deal, Ulrich left her, his heir, three inheritances to ensure her advancement from Sequence 7 to Sequence 5, while she was tasked with bridging the divisions within the Iris and ensuring its safety.

One of the legacies is the Ulrich Sanctuary.

Last time, Tia mistook the "ghost ship" for Ulrich's sanctuary and fell into Jeremiah's trap, ending up in the arena with Santis and his gang.

As for this one, since it was specifically named and given to her, it's probably already from the Ulrich Sanctuary.

Seeing Tia's thoughtful expression, Queen Elizabeth stood up, nodded to Tia to follow, and said, "Since it was left to you by Chairman Ulrich, it's not a big deal for you to take it."

"As for you, little Sulph, you can take Saint Laurent's ship there. It should be within the next two months. Just keep it a secret and don't make a fuss. The Edith family and Saint Laurent have been invited by Iris and the others to conduct a long-term academic exchange project at the Alchemy Society."

"An academic exchange program with the Alchemy Society?"

Tia didn't understand. The Alchemy Society practices alchemy, but Anzu alchemy is illegal. What can they possibly communicate about?