There is a lord who just wants to draw cards, what's wrong with that?

"Sir Carlos, how are you?"

The emperor's voice was once as strong as a lion's, but now it sounded old.

Carlos bowed slightly, while Domi and Xia needed to half-kneel:

"Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. I am fine. I hope Your Majesty is also in good health."

The old emperor laughed a few times with a fake smile: "Okay, I hope Sir Carlos can give as many good suggestions as before in the afternoon meeting."

"It is my duty."

The old emperor nodded with satisfaction, then cast his gaze behind Carlos:

"Oh~ This must be your third son, Lord Carlos. Let me think... His name is Dominic, right?"

Adhering to the principle of saying as little as possible, Domi replied, "Yes, Your Majesty."

"I remember you defeated Alger twice?"

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"Well, very good! It is a blessing for Xia to follow you, Sir Carlos. It seems that the Blofeld family and the royal family will continue their relationship. It is really a cause for celebration!"

Carlos replied calmly: "This is what I expect to see."

The old emperor seemed very pleased to be able to marry into the Blofeld family again.

Until this moment, Burton N. Augustus looked at his biological daughter:

"Xia, how have you been lately?"

"Everything is fine."

"That's good. Well, I have something to discuss with the General Staff later. You can leave first..."

Chapter 187 The Unsatisfied Queen Mother

Chapter 187-186- The Unsatisfied Queen Mother

The emperor could have a good laugh with Carlos, who had no blood relationship with him, and he could even chat with Domi about nothing, but with Xia, his biological daughter, Domi felt that he was unwilling to even say a word.

Domi was very indignant after leaving the throne room. At this time, Carlos had already gone to the afternoon meeting room early. Domi and Xia were the only ones left in the columned corridor beside the small garden outside.

Xia looked nonchalant and shrugged:

"It doesn't matter. Every time I see my father, he has the same attitude. I'm used to it."

Still the same.

Why didn't she ever voice her displeasure loudly?

Domi also knew that doing this in a place like the palace would be disadvantageous to him, but he should at least complain to him, right?

Why should I endure it alone in silence?

"One day I will change this situation." Domi said softly.

"Did you say anything?"

"No," Duomi shook his head: "By the way, let's go see the queen. A handsome son-in-law has to meet his mother-in-law."

Xia smiled and said, "Don't flatter yourself."

"The queen lives not far away. I'll take you there, but I have to tell you in advance that I still have to call her mother here."

"Yeah, I remember!"

"Then I'll go change clothes first."

"Can I come along? I really want to be the first person to see you in your court dress again."

"Hehe~ No~" Xia put her hands behind her back and turned around briskly, "Also, people in the palace no longer wear long court dresses with waists. Those kinds of clothes are really uncomfortable to wear."

"What did you wear instead?"

"You'll know when the time comes~"

Sometimes he really didn't like this about Xia because it always made him feel itchy.

In order to welcome the 'surprise' that Xia had prepared for him, he waited obediently at the spot, quietly waiting, waiting...

Until the familiar footsteps came, he suddenly turned around and saw Xia, who was surrounded by a group of maids. She was wearing a tasseled white dress that reached her calf. She was as eye-catching as a pure white rose against the green grass.

Different from the court dress with a corset and a big cake-like hem, and also different from the simple white dress when they first met, this skirt uses lace and tassels to create a sufficient sense of layering without a "big cake-like skirt".

The long cuffs were slightly opened in a trumpet shape, revealing the delicate wrist. The Dark Moon Ring on the ring finger was now more conspicuous, making Xia look even more radiant.

A knitted beige shawl was draped over her round and smooth shoulders, and she wore open beige pointed low-heeled shoes.

This outfit, combined with her red hair and a pair of ruby-like pupils, complements each other surprisingly well, as if adding a touch of gentleness to the enthusiasm, and a touch of coolness to the warmth.

He really loves this contrast!

For a moment, she couldn't even control her facial expression, and didn't even notice that Xia was approaching her. When she opened her mouth, the familiar smell of perfume came with it, as if her every word was fragrant.

"Are you stunned?" She was very satisfied with Duomi's reaction and acted like Duomi's favorite queen: "I'll show you enough later. Now come with me to see the mother."

"Yeah! I'll be looking forward to it!"

The two men wandered around the palace in complex terrain and finally found the queen's bedroom. It was an exquisite complex of buildings with a garden and a palace connected together. It could be seen that the queen was very good at preserving her health, and even most of the flowers and plants planted in the garden were good for the human body.

The current Queen of the Lionheart Empire, Nadia Vida, is known as the 'Mother of the Nation'.

Domi had done relevant homework before. The reason why the queen is so loved by the people is due to the help of her husband.

When Emperor Burton raised his sword, declared war on all neighboring countries and was named "King Xuan of Qi", the national economy was on the verge of collapse and people's livelihood was in decline. It was this shrewd and capable woman who worked together with another powerful official to make plans and issue one temporary decree after another to save the people of the empire from dire straits.

As far as Domi knew, the most powerful move she had made was to achieve the major milestone of "land to the tiller" ahead of schedule, because the unemployment rate caused by the war was effectively reduced, food shortages were alleviated, and the social economy recovered.

Taking land from those who hold it undoubtedly touches upon the interests of the empire itself and the major aristocratic landlords. In particular, the Cumberbatch family, known as the "largest landlord in the empire", voiced the strongest opposition.

But people still don't know how she managed to do this, and the veil of mystery always shrouds this "legendary" woman.

But all Domi knew from Sia was that she was a strict and harsh woman.

When they arrived at the door of the bedroom, the guard saw Xia and let them in directly.

Walking into the garden, this is the only way to the main body of the palace. The cobblestone path winds forward in twists and turns.

They stopped halfway because in their eyes a woman in a gorgeous long dress was holding a kettle and watering the flowers and plants calmly.

Just looking at that scene could calm one's restless heart. The maids surrounded her and took care of her meticulously, fearing that the woman would have to spend even a little more effort.

When the two men saw her, the woman also saw them, and her eyes suddenly changed from gentle to stern scrutiny.

Xia lowered her head slightly and nodded, thinking that her expression changed because of her.

She waved slowly to the two of them and guided them all the way to the stone table in the garden where they sat down.

At such a close distance, Domi finally had the opportunity to take a good look at this queen.

She was a beautiful woman with long brown hair, her smooth hair tied up elegantly behind her back. Her every move, every frown and every smile revealed her mature temperament.

Her eyes were calm and her red lips slightly parted: "Xia, you haven't been back for a long time. Didn't you remember to introduce your friends to the Queen Mother?"

friend?

She called her fiancé a friend? He, Dominic, was the first to disagree.

"Well, I..."

Just when Domi was about to formally and firmly refute, Xia, who was sitting next to him, tapped his thighs twice, which was a signal for him to stop talking for the time being.

In front of the two people's "three rules", no matter how dissatisfied Domi was, he could only hide it for a while.

"I'm sorry, mother. If it happens next time, I will report it to you immediately."

Xia knew that this was Nadia Vida's way of implicitly expressing her dissatisfaction with the marriage with Blofeld without consulting her and the emperor.

"Well, then," Natiya Vida tapped Domi with her chin, "since you can stay by Xia's side, you must have some abilities. Tell me what you can do."

What do I know? There are so many things.

No one knows a son better than his father, and no one knows a mother better than her daughter.

Domi turned his head slightly to look at Xia, Xia gave him a look that said "say" and only then did he dare to "show his strength".

"My queen, I am currently proficient in the Forest Elf language, the common language of the demons, and most of the ancient civilizations and ancient kingdoms except for the lost civilization. I am also proficient in piano, dance, horse riding, and cooking. I also have some experience in massage and braiding."

“I have learned a lot, but it is not comprehensive enough.”

Duomi originally thought that a person like the queen would want her son-in-law to be a versatile and well-read man. Now that she said so, she would not hide it.

"In fact, I also have a perfect level of shadow magic talent. I inherited my family's magic hand and am proficient in assassination and archery. Whether it's magic or melee combat, I can guarantee that no one in the world can beat me at the same age."

Isn’t that enough bragging?

The maids around were all moved. Where could they find a child of the highest level like him?

But she is still 'satisfied':

"So, you are both talented in literature and martial arts at such a young age? You are even more powerful than Xia, whom I have carefully trained for fourteen years?"

"That's wrong. In my heart, Xia has always been the best. There is no comparison."

Natiya Vida showed a rare look of satisfaction, and her tone became slightly calmer:

"Since you've praised yourself so highly, how about I ask you a question? If you can answer it, I'll admit that you are good at it."

Another question, another question. Why do adults like to leave homework nowadays?

But this is a test from Xia’s adoptive mother, who is also her mother-in-law. In a test from her mother-in-law, she must not show weakness and must win!

"Excuse me, Queen."

"In your opinion, how should the empire be governed today?"

Good guy, he is straight up a good guy!

He has no idea how to answer this kind of question or from which angle to answer it, because he has no detailed data at all. He can only see the surface of all the problems and not the inner thoughts. How should he start?

Seeing that you are both talented in literature and martial arts, you have to find faults in everything and create political issues for yourself, right?

Seemingly satisfied with Domi's embarrassed look, Natiyavida raised the corner of her mouth slightly as if she had achieved her goal:

"See, you're not perfect, and you're not worthy of Xia."

"No, as long as you give me the time and authority, I will definitely be able to answer it!"

"Oh~ Then how much authority do you want?"

At this point, Domi felt as if he had been tricked by this woman, but he was in a difficult situation and had no choice but to go ahead with it.

After careful consideration, he said, "It allows me to review all data, war intelligence, and issue orders to make preliminary adjustments!"

"Okay, I'll give it to you."

"what?"

"what?"

Duomi was dumbfounded. How could such a thing be given to him so easily? Giving it to a child who was only twelve years old was a bit too much...

Moreover, the cost of trying out a son-in-law is too high. This is like gambling the entire empire's intelligence on a perfect son-in-law who knows everything.

Wait, for Natiya Vida, it seems like this is a no-cost deal, with nothing to lose but a little bit of trouble for the intelligence department...

As expected of the master of the harem, she is so dirty when it comes to tactics.

Xia couldn't do anything to her own mother, so what was she trying to do?

Natiyavida made a move to stand up, and the maid behind her immediately came forward to support her. Before turning around and leaving, she said one last sentence:

"Dominic Blofeld, report to the intelligence department at 8 a.m. tomorrow. If you come up with something, go to each department and use your eloquent tongue to convince them to execute it."

Seeing the queen enter the bedroom, Domi's mouth twitched wildly.

It turns out that in the end, I still didn’t get all the things, and I even had to beg others to execute the operations myself... What a sin.

The room that the royal family arranged for Domi was in a single building specially used to receive foreign guests. It was three stories high, fully equipped, and had servants. There were several buildings like this, and Carlos also lived here.

He returned to his room alone. No matter how the servants greeted him along the way, he ignored them. Normally, he would have nodded in response, but now his mind was full of the difficult questions that Natiya Vida had thrown at him, which were even more difficult than Carlos's.

No, the two are not parallel and independent but a superior-subordinate relationship. When he solves the former, the latter will naturally get the answer.

Thinking this way seems to make me feel a little relieved, but only a little bit.