Chapter 25 The Iron-Blooded Princess
Late at night, the capital of the Dragon Backbone Empire, Dragon Head Castle.
The twenty-five-year-old Princess Fred was sitting at her desk, tying up her beautiful long blond hair, and was ably digesting the documents piled up on her desk.
"This is the last one today, from the Ministry of Finance." The female official who served as secretary put one stack of documents on another.
"It seems like we'll have another late night tonight." Princess Fred, who was sitting at her desk, just glanced up and then continued to lower her head.
"Actually, all these review tasks can be handed over to the Minister of Finance." The secretary said from the side, "The pile you are dealing with now can also be handed over to the people below." "After I ascend the throne, those people will be handed over to me
. If you change it to someone who is trustworthy to me, I will do it. Now is the critical moment for the advancement of reform. Leaving these to them is giving these old people the space to make their own decisions." Princess Fred did not stop holding her hand. Work.
There was a sudden knock on the door, and the herald's voice came from outside the door: "Your Highness, the earl is down below asking for an audience."
There are many earls in the Dragon's Back Empire, but here, Princess Fred only talks about their titles and not their names. There is only one, that "Earl" who is special because he is the fiancé of the princess.
Lucio, the leader of the Dragon Head Knights, once obtained a fiefdom and an earldom based on his military exploits. Of course, compared with his status in the military and his status as the eldest princess' fiancé, this is not worth mentioning.
"Oh?" Fred, who had been writing without stopping, finally stopped what he was doing and raised his face, "Wait two minutes and bring him over." "
Understood."
After the herald went down, Fred had already put it down. She used the pen to untie her long hair, and at the same time commanded: "Isis, help me comb my hair." The
two minutes she reserved were not to finish processing the documents at hand, but to allow herself time to simply organize her appearance.
Isis smiled, took out a comb and began to comb Fred's hair that she had not had time to take care of due to continuous work.
"What are you laughing at?" Princess Fred asked.
"Your Highness Fred, you are especially interested in the earl." Isis said with a smile.
"Of course, in the entire empire, he is the most valuable person to me." Princess Fred said with a smile.
"Do you love him?" Isis asked.
"Of course, who in this world can force me to marry a man I don't love?" Princess Fred replied in a matter-of-fact tone.
"Then what do you love, is he the person or his value?" Isis, standing behind Fred, continued to ask.
This question is obviously not something that a mere secretary should raise, but Princess Fred didn't take it seriously: "I love him and I love his value. There is no contradiction between the two." "Then..." Isis suddenly lowered her head
. She leaned into the ear of the princess and asked softly, "Do you want to consider turning him into a sacrifice, just like Her Highness Zhenna?"
She suddenly grinned, her smile seemed a little presumptuous, and her eyes were filled with laughter. It also shone with a strange light.
"I just lost one eye and I can still see with the other eye, but if I lose my dominant hand, it will be difficult to hold the scepter." Princess Fred still had a smile on her face, but her eyes suddenly He became a little colder, "This kind of thing is not something you should mention. Have you forgotten who is the one who makes the decision, Isis?" "
Oh, please forgive my little overstep." Isis finished combing her hair. He touched Her Royal Highness's hair and bowed to apologize.
At this time, there was a knock on the door of the study, and the herald's voice sounded outside the door: "Your Highness, the Earl is here."
"Come in." Princess Fred replied.
The door was opened, and the burly and handsome knight strode into the study and saluted the princess respectfully: "Your Highness."
"Isis." The first person Princess Fred called was her secretary.
"Understood. Your Highness, please chat with the Earl slowly. I will take my leave now." Isis understood and left the study, leaving time for the two of them to be alone.
When he passed by Isis, Lucio, who had been looking straight ahead, glanced at her.
Isis, who noticed his gaze, lowered her head towards him with a polite and thoughtful smile on her face.
Since the beginning of Princess Fred's acting reign, she has had several secretaries, and the longest term was less than two months.
Unlike her father, Fred dealt with things vigorously and resolutely. She implemented many reforms with an iron fist, which earned her the nickname "Iron-Blooded Princess".
Working next to the Iron-Blooded Princess is not an easy task. Fred has almost harsh requirements for the people around him.
And Isis has been working as a secretary for Her Royal Highness for a year, and now she has become Princess Fred's right-hand man, which shows her ability.
Lucio had only met this woman a few times, and their conversations were limited to polite and thoughtful greetings.
But Lucio didn't have a good impression of her. Even he couldn't explain why. He could only explain it to his intuition or the incompatibility between people.
He tried to investigate Isis's background, but found nothing. He only knew that Isis was personally recruited by Princess Fred. Except for Fred, no one seemed to know her origins.
After Isis went out, Princess Fred showed a warm smile to Lucio: "You are finally here, my dear Lucio, I have been waiting for you here for a long time." "I'm really sorry, Your Highness
. The meeting here delayed a little time." There was no smile on Lucio's face, and he even looked a little nervous. "Do you have any instructions for this summons?" "
After saying hello, let's talk about work. My fiancé is really A man who doesn't know how to be charming." Princess Fred teased.
"I'm sorry." Lucio lowered his eyes and apologized.
"You are always so serious, but I have always liked this. Then I won't waste time. After all, we are all busy."
Fred said, taking out a document from his hand and pushing it to the outside edge of the desk. .
Lucio focused his eyes on the document and his expression changed slightly.
It was a crusade order, targeting an adult red dragon that was observed to be entrenched near the northern border.
He was in a high position in the military and he knew the mission and who was carrying it out.
The person who carried out this task has been missing for several days.
He actually knew who had issued this mission behind his back, and with what purpose.
He was not directly involved in this matter, but he just stood by and watched.
"My dear sister, Zhenna, lost contact with me after taking this mission. No one from the team that left Longkou Fortress has come back alive. I hope that I can entrust you with the mission of avenging them, is that okay?"
Princess Fred explained her purpose concisely and clearly.
"Your Highness Zhenna, she..." Lucio said hesitantly.
"Unfortunately, as of now, the possibility that she is still alive is almost non-existent, and I have accepted this fact."
Princess Fred meaningfully emphasized her tone in the second half of the sentence.
Lucio heard what the other party meant.
If this isn't true yet, make it...become true!
(End of chapter)