Qingping

mid-may.

The weather was sweltering, and many noble ladies couldn't be invited no matter how huge the garden party was.The new city fell into a kind of peace and tranquility which is rare to see.

The royal guards rode on their tall horses. Even though the weather was so hot, they still rode vigorously on the horses, clearing the way for the carriages behind.When the surrounding citizens saw such a carriage, they all retreated to the side of the road with smiles on their faces, took off their hats and bowed to salute, showing full respect for the people on the carriage.

The badge on the carriage is obviously the highest symbol of the empire. It not only appeared four times on this carriage, but also appeared on the imperial palace and the national emblem.The reason why the people respect him is not because His Royal Highness the Prince and His Royal Highness the Grand Duke are sitting inside, but because they respect the ruler from the bottom of their hearts for the relevant decrees issued by the government in the past month.The commoners are living a good life now, with no worries about food and clothing, and the nobles are also living well.The retired or combat-injured soldiers in the army have been very well taken care of. Not only have they received generous compensation, but the government has also found things for them to make a living.For those who really can't do too much labor, they will be sent to various towns to be a village head or something, which is also a good choice. At least in terms of internal affairs, it saves the trouble of training low-level government officials.

Because these veterans have a wealth of experience and have the iron will of soldiers, nothing can stop them.

No matter from which aspect, the people in this carriage undoubtedly won the respect of the people of the whole country.

Phylus and Qingping just visited the Holy Capital Monument to commemorate those innocent people who lost their lives in the Holy Capital catastrophe a month ago.It's a pity that Qingping died halfway, and returned to the carriage without even worrying about Phellers' speech.When Phellerus returned to the carriage, Qingping had already fallen asleep.So along the way, Phellers ordered the carriage to drive slowly so as not to disturb the unusually heavy person sleeping on his shoulder.

Phellerus took the blanket and covered his body slightly, because of the sweltering heat, he had to open the windows of the carriage, but he was worried that Qingping would feel uncomfortable due to the wind, so he was extra careful.Compared with half a month ago, Qingping's stomach is already very obvious, although it has not reached the point of exaggeration, but now he really looks like a person who has eaten too much.

But when it comes to eating...

Feralas was a bit dumbfounded, the palace servant now has an extra task every day, which is to keep bringing food to Qingping, so that he can keep eating.Especially when she knew that Qingping's pregnancy was only 3 months.This mature and feminine lady is very worried that the little highness in Qingping's belly will not be able to absorb enough nutrition in three months, and her body will be weak after birth, so Qingping suffers in such a hot weather. He also had to eat some big fish and meat supplements.But even so, Qingping doesn't necessarily show any signs of gaining weight. He is still the same as before, with a good figure without a trace of fat, and he is still so lean and slender.Phillus, every night is obvious to all.

When the carriage drove smoothly into the palace, the servants were immediately ready to welcome at the door of the bedroom.But when they opened the door, I felt a little embarrassed.Because their Highness Phylus hugged His Highness the Grand Duke in his arms and got out of the car.And it's still the kind of very ambiguous princess hug, but because of this, Qingping has been falling asleep and has not woken up.

The servants glanced at each other, smiled at His Royal Highness Phylus, and just nodded and bowed back. If the chief servant of the palace sees this, he will definitely be punished. This kind of etiquette without respectful words is very impolite. But now, it can only be said that this group of servants are considerate, very considerate.Walking in the majestic palace, all the maids and servants along the way bowed their heads respectfully, because they all saw the Grand Duke being held in his arms by His Highness, who was held very carefully by His Highness, and they knew it at a glance He must be asleep, so no one will disturb his sleep.

Feralas walked all the way to the dormitory. After the maids prepared the bed, Feralas carefully placed Qingping on the bed, and smiled and nodded to the maids who were leaving. In exchange, the maids Very formal ladylike courtesy and a big smile.Because the palace is old, but all the servants in the palace are newcomers. Half a month ago, when these maids saw him, they would half kneel or half kneel.Once a maid accidentally knocked over the cup during their lunch, she was so frightened that she immediately knelt down and kept begging, which made Phellers very depressed.It's hard to imagine that the group of maids who would be scared and nervous when they see themselves and Qingping are actually smiling at him now.

Yeah, everything is changing.

Phellers carefully took off Qingping's clothes, and then covered him with a thin quilt, then stood up gently, and walked to the door.

"Your Highness." The guard at the door saw him gently sticking his head out, and asked softly, "Do you need any help?"

Phylus nodded, "Yes, please help me call the Minister of the Interior, oh," Phellers laughed again as if thinking of something: "Also call General Yinyue from the military department, and let them bring The latest intelligence and documents." He didn't want his dear ones to be buried by the military documents when they came together, anyway, all he had to do now was to revise the documents, so it's better to get his copy from the military department.

"Yes." The guard saluted him and left as quietly as possible.

At this moment, the Minister of Intelligence Roger and Admiral Card walked into the bedroom, but they were not in a good condition because they were bickering.

"What! How can you blame me?" Roger immediately began blowing his beard and staring at Card: "Asshole, our intelligence has never had a problem!" Roger was very confident when he said this, because the facts That's it, the Ministry of Intelligence has never had a problem since it was under his leadership.Of course, this has nothing to do with his experience. Roger is an adventurer. He has traveled all over the world, and has he never encountered any danger?The ability to see people alone is already second to none.

Card looked at Roger blushing and was about to speak, when he saw the maids on the side winking at them, and kept putting their index fingers up to cover their mouths.Only then did Card swallow the words on his lips, and he walked into the maids and asked, "Is His Highness the Duke resting?"

The maids nodded: "Yes, Your Highness has been in poor health recently, so..." The maids saluted respectively to Roger and Card, who were carrying generals on their shoulders: "Keep your voice down."

Only then did Roger make an apologetic gesture and said that he must keep his voice down. The maids withdrew their slightly reproachful eyes, then knocked on the door and entered the dormitory to report to Philos that the two asked for an audience.

Because he wanted to discuss government affairs, Phellers left the dormitory with extreme reluctance. Opposite this dormitory was a small study. Droger, including the court ceremonial officer and the supreme commander of the security department of Xincheng, were all sitting or standing in this small study, waiting for Phellers' arrival.

"How's it going?" After Phillus came in, everyone stood up, but Phillus waved them all to sit down, and he asked the diplomat Ofili straight to the point.

"Very good,?" Ofili smiled, and the elf's unique tranquility made people feel like a spring breeze. "But their attitude really makes us very suspicious." Ofili seemed to have thought of something, and turned to look at several colleagues around him. "We went to receive the envoy of the temple this morning, do you know who he is?"

Phylus smiled: "Who else can it be, aren't they all from the temple." He strode to the desk and was about to sit down.

"The Pope, the Pope of the Temple." Ofili took a deep breath: "In the senior guest lounge of the palace."

Phylus was stunned for a moment, but he quickly understood: "Did he say anything?" In his original idea, only one protagonist would be sent if the temple died, but he had no idea that the holy capital would actually send them a pope.If it is an archbishop, then Phellers' plan will be carried out according to the original plan, and they will blackmail the temple, extorting money.After all, the temple still has the crime of destroying the entire holy capital in their hands, but the pope who came now is actually...

Things are not easy to deal with.

While Phylus and everyone in the study were discussing specific solutions, the Pope in the senior guest lounge of the palace was standing in front of the window of his room, looking at the new city at noon, and behind him was Two cardinals.

"What do you think of this miraculous new city?" The Pope is an old man, his hair, eyebrows, and beard are all white, wearing a white priest's robe, which is outlined with silk threads made of real gold. A very gorgeous and delicate pattern.The tall bishop's hat also had inlaid golden patterns, coupled with the golden scepter in his hand, the noble and sacred appearance was indeed not covered.

The right bishop looked at the left bishop. He was a tall and thin man, almost in his twilight years, and he always spoke slowly: "Your Majesty, as far as I know, the new city is where the Grand Duke Heinlein of the Hill Empire lives. It was built in an instant with my own magic power, which is already known to the whole world, but now it seems that it is really a miracle." He paused and said: "It's hard to imagine that such a big capital city is actually It's done in a flash. And..."

"And it uses technologies we have never known before." Zuo Bishop continued: "The ground is made of flowing water, and there is a perfect whole-process water system. All the roads are actually made of flowing water. This is a big deal. To a certain extent, the supply and cleanliness of the entire city are guaranteed. This duke is not an ordinary person."

"No." The Pope turned around and said with a smile, "You've all only seen the surface." The Pope walked to his sofa step by step, and said slowly: "Being able to make a city man shows his intentions." How deep is it. This city is built on flowing water, but there is only one way to come and go, which is the flowing water bridge in front of the palace." The pope smiled and pointed to the bridge formed by the water column in front of the window: "If this city is in danger, I'm afraid the bridge will be broken immediately. Since this city is floating in the air, I'm afraid it can still move..."

"Is this whole city still a moving fortress?" The two bishops were surprised!

The pope smiled: "Since a miracle can be performed, why not make this miracle a mobile fortress?" The Hill Empire reached a friendly agreement with us." Then he stared at the two bishops and said: "The disappearance of that lord is very troublesome to us." Then he looked at the left bishop and said: "You Find that lord as soon as possible, at all costs!" Speaking of which, the pope was already very excited, and his scepter knocked on the ground several times, making a ping-pong sound! "You have to know that without that lord, the temple is in danger of being destroyed."

"Yes." Zuo Bishop also had a lot of cold sweat on his forehead, "But we are different from that smell, I don't know where to find it..."

The pope glared at the left bishop fiercely, and then said in a low voice: "The lord has been injured, the most obvious thing is that he has lost his right hand..."

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In the evening, the whole palace entertained the pope and his party graciously. Phylus, wearing a beautiful royal gown, led the equally well-dressed Qingping at the entrance of the royal banquet hall, and welcomed the pope's arrival together with hundreds of imperial ministers of the interior.It's hard to imagine that these two old foxes, the Pope and Phellerus, who were still in the midst of a plot some time ago, could still smile so innocently and harmlessly when they met today.Roger knew the inside story a long time ago, but now that he saw this situation, he felt that he had lost confidence in his life and was full of despair in this world.Fortunately, Kade, who was used to this by his side, was always comforting him.

Qingping has been standing behind Phellers without any expression, without saying a word.However, his silence does not mean that the Pope will not notice him. After exchanging greetings with Phellers, the Pope looked at Qingping kindly and said, "Grand Duke Heinlein?"

This pope is really fake. He should have seen Heinlein's portrait a long time ago, and he has seen it no less than a hundred times. Now that he saw the real person, he still pretended not to know him.

Qingping nodded, but did not speak.However, the Pope looked at his obviously swollen abdomen familiarly at that time, and immediately made a pious look, then tapped his forehead with his right hand, and then swayed slightly over Qingping's abdomen. Shaking hands: "Bless you, unborn child, you will get the brightest light in the world."

Oh ~

All the nobles present took a deep breath, the Pope personally blessed, God, this child will definitely be the crown prince after birth.According to an unwritten rule, the emperor's coronation and baptism must be performed by priests above the archbishop, but now the pope actually blessed the child in advance, and he is destined to sit in the position of the Crown Prince of the Hill Empire after his birth superior.

Phylus frowned slightly, and after seeing Qingping shook his head at him, he held back and did not pull the Pope away, but he still moved sideways, blocking Qingping from thanking the Pope for him, and inviting him to the seat .The Pope smiled and said several times that he liked children very much, but because he was a monk and a priest, it was impossible to have children. If the child was born, he must be baptized.

The reason why he said this was undoubtedly to express his sincere goodwill to the supreme ruler of the Hill Empire.Of course, Phylus would not refuse the olive branch extended by the temple at this juncture. He can only say that it is too early for the child. It is better for the Pope to stay in Xincheng, because there are still a few days before his enthronement ceremony. When it arrives, the Pope might as well visit and crown him.

"Oh hahaha, of course." The pope smiled happily, and he said to Phellers: "You know what. It's not easy for the elderly at this time of year, it's too hot. So I have to Summer vacation, but I think I would like to spend this holiday in the new city of Hill, it is beautiful here, of course, my child, I will definitely attend your enthronement ceremony, I will not be so lively without the coronation ceremony!"

"Haha, Your Majesty the Pope, you are so humorous." Phellers also laughed with the Pope.

As a result, the friendly agreement between His Majesty the Pope and His Highness Feralas on the two huge power groups was actually reached behind the butt of a big roast pig, and at that time, the two people were still talking about it, Regarding the several roasting methods of the suckling pig, the sauce for eating barbecue is better, and they even found something in common. Both of them like to eat slightly burnt and crispy pork skin.

At that time, Qingping ate his own very calmly, without saying a word.A group of ministers were left empty to watch their Highness and His Majesty the Pope drinking and chatting there without knowing each other, and rubbing the mountains indiscriminately, which made them depressed and puzzled for a while.

The whole dinner party didn't end until late at night, and the two people with the highest positions of power drank like children, and when they talked about funny things, they even slapped the table hilariously.But Qingping didn't have the strength to play with them, leaving Yinyue to protect Phellers in secret, and went back to sleep.