Queen and Her Duke

Later generations described the war in this way.

"Sistine did not lose because of this naval battle, but the victory of this Gosi War heralded the beginning of the Golan's rise, a new nation-state began to forge and mature, and at the same time laid the foundation for the glory of the Golan Sun, This is the most glorious moment in the first half of the life of Queen Visia I of Golan."

After returning to Bruns, Vicia quickly lost weight. In the first few days, her expression was stiff, her speech was messy, and she gave orders erratically.

Regent Francis saw the clues, and he suggested that Vicia take a break for a period of time, during which he would handle government affairs with the Privy Council.

Victory in the war allowed Golan to regain considerable control over Sistine, and Francis knew what to do.

The name Wen Lin seems to have been deliberately forgotten among the upper-class nobles. No one dared to mention her name, whether it was the ministers of the Privy Council or members of parliament.

Whether it was Francis or Mrs. Yaz, they were all shocked by the impact of Wen Lin's death on Visia.

The kiss on the battlefield also became a taboo. Francis seemed to have glimpsed the true relationship between the Queen and Her Excellency Wen Lin. He was so shocked that he could not speak for a long time. After he realized it, he secretly rejoiced.

Fortunately, His Excellency Wen Lin is already dead.

A wise monarch must never be charged with debauchery. Whether it is traditional Catholicism or Protestantism, love for the same sex is classified as the sin of illegal sex.

But among the people, Wen Lin's name was stamped with a mark equivalent to a god, and the god-like power she displayed on the battlefield was compiled into countless versions and passed on by word of mouth.

People call her, together with the gale, the grace of God to the Protestant country.

In the tavern, the bard described Wen Lin's ending in a romantic, tragic and uniquely shocking way.

"The savior brought you and me back to life in a desperate situation,"

"..."

"God gave her to Golan, but took her in the arms of the wind."

Vicia agreed to Francis' proposal, and for three days, she stayed alone in the bedroom quietly.

Everything in the bedroom remained unchanged, maintaining the same appearance as when Wen Lin was still there.

The extra quilt on the bed, the extra pen and paper on the desk, and the cluster of withered maple leaves...

When her eyes touched the cluster of maple leaves, Visia's tired eyes suddenly became warm. She walked over and stretched out her hand to touch it carefully.

The withered maple leaf became hard and brittle, and Visia stroked its outline extremely gently and preciously. With a difficult sigh, Visia seemed to have found support for a short time.

Suddenly, Wen Lin noticed a thick parchment book hidden by a maple leaf.

Visia pulled it out, opened it, and her restrained emotions collapsed in an instant. Visia suppressed her crying and burst into tears.

She flipped through it page by page. This was what Wen Lin wrote one by one about Golan's power structure, navigation, port trade, religious issues, infrastructure...

Almost all aspects of subsequent development are included in this book, as well as knowledge far beyond this era.

Looking at the back, it was obvious that the person who wrote the pen was writing more and more hastily. Visia was startled that Wen Lin was already ready to die.

On the last page of the paper was a sentence left by Wen Lin.

"My love, I firmly believe that you will prove to the whole world that all sufferings are nothing in your eyes, that you are the one and only monarch who is destined to lead the Golan to glory, and I look forward to the Garden of Eden that I will create with you .”

Visia fell into a momentary daze. She suddenly hated the throne beneath her. It was a heavy shackle, and both she and Wen Lin became prisoners trapped in it.

Repeatedly tracing the handwriting on the paper with her fingertips, Vicia wondered about Wen Lin's mood when she wrote these things.

It turns out that Wen Lin has been working hard to get closer to herself, and loves me far more than she loves herself.

Vicia thought, how could she not love Wen Lin like this.

But now she didn't know what to do to tell Wen Lin, "Your Excellency, I finally understand your love."

There was a mournful cry from the bedroom, and Mrs. Yaz, who was guarding the door and was extremely worried, rushed in regardless of etiquette.

I saw Weisia sitting sideways in front of the desk, holding a parchment tightly in her hand, there were no tears on her face, but her eyes were red.

Mrs. Yaz watched worriedly, knelt down and called her, "Your Majesty."

Vicia just waved her hand, "Ma'am, don't worry."

If those red eyes were ignored, Visia's calm and composed expression and demeanor were the same as usual.

Three days passed, Visia walked out of the bedroom, and she returned to the council hall, meticulously performing her duties as a monarch.

Soon, people discovered that Her Majesty Vicia had become even more unfathomable, she had become more cautious and suspicious, and her political skills were more powerful.

The nobles are all paying attention to her attitude towards reform, but whenever reform is mentioned, she always uses vague words to cover up her inner determination.

However, when the queen manipulated the election to completely control the parliament, the nobles were horrified to find that Her Majesty Vicia's reform measures became more ruthless than Her Excellency Wen Lin's.

The princes and nobles knelt at her feet, but her attitude towards the common people was full of warmth.

Vicia brought Latimer with her, and they would go to inspect the lives of the people at the bottom together, and truly understand their living conditions. Even Vicia would dress up as ordinary people and walk among the crowd like Wen Lin middle.

Over time, the royal family's prestige became higher and higher under Vicia's administration.

Visia thoroughly implemented Wen Lin's reforms, liberating the labor force on the land, developing commerce on the land, developing maritime trade... tax reductions and exemptions from time to time.

With the continuous accumulation of national wealth and the increasing loyalty of the people, Visia seems to have become a revolutionary. She saw the right time and completed the second stage of the domestic religious reform in a peaceful state. maintain national unity.

Since then, the deep hatred between Catholicism and Protestantism in the Golan began to disintegrate.

Countless people on the European road praised her, and countless people slandered her, but everyone had to admit that Golan was rising and growing into a behemoth that made them afraid.

When the queen was thirty-four, eight years had passed since that heart-rending war, the Golan had grown stronger, and the courts of the kingdoms had grown more violent.

They knew that if it dragged on any longer, the queen's marriage would become meaningless.

King Rainey, the Duke of Anjou of the Berber Principality, King Florence, Duke Saifu and other princes and nobles proposed marriage one after another.

Visia changed her previous style of succumbing to their appetites, she appeared very indifferent, mocking in public in the parliament,

"Who do you think I should marry?"

The ministers were speechless for a moment, but the queen put the king's ring on her ring finger at this moment, "I declare that I will marry my only husband—Golan."

The queen's remarks caused an unprecedented shock in the hearts of the Golan people. They worshiped her as a god even more eagerly, compared her to a chaste phoenix, and a pelican dedicated to the country, and called her the most glorious rose of Golan. 【1】

The relationship between the queen and the nobles also eased in the continuous development of Golan, and even became very harmonious. Queen Vicia and her subjects maintained a tender and tender state.

But she was aging too fast. During the tour, people could already clearly see the fine lines around her eyes, and the faint grayish white in her dazzling blond hair. Such a monarch made the people of Golan feel pity.

Only Mrs. Yaz knew that Visia had not only devoted herself to Golan in the past eight years, but she never really let go of Wen Lin who was buried in the deep sea.

Wang Tingli is full of maple trees, as well as Yinhe Village. Every autumn and winter, the fiery red maple forest is like a boundless fire.

The queen often stops in front of the maple forest, her back is like a lonely shadow, her heart is as desolate as a rotten swamp, and the empty wind never stops raging.

Sometimes, Mrs. Yaz would think that the current Golan is gradually becoming what the queen wants. Women are no longer bullied as before. They have the opportunity to learn, to do the work they like, to be able to Earning respect in her own right, the queen's promises are being fulfilled.

But she always frowned deeply in private. Mrs. Yaz didn't understand, she didn't understand why the Queen allowed herself to sink into a painful memory. She was clearly the supreme monarch, and countless people bowed to her, and countless people wanted to please her. Her favor, is it so difficult to like someone else in love?

Visia blindly clings to everything with Wen Lin, not allowing anyone to get close, she is aging rapidly in this desperate love.

On the day of her 35th birthday, Vicia issued two edicts, one to rehabilitate the Sutherland family, and the other to establish a queen.

Like two thunderbolts causing an uproar, the people who were supposed to celebrate the queen's birthday fell into a state of sluggishness.

Has His Majesty lost his mind to appoint the deceased Wen Lin as queen?

The gate of the royal court was blocked by officials and ministers for a while, Wang Qi blocked them, told them that His Majesty did not see anyone, and informed them of the time for the wedding.

The nobles didn't know how to react, and so did the people. Queen Vicia and Her Excellency Wen Lin were both deeply loved women, but they fell in love.

This is shocking news that violates human ethics, but no one can say any accusations.

The sacrifice the two of them made for Golan was enough to shut everyone up.

The clouds in the sky blurred the orange light and shadow, the gate of the royal court slowly opened, and the Queen came out in a pure white dress.

Her face was hidden under the veil, but she walked steadily towards St. Margaret's Church step by step.

The crowd fell silent in an instant. In the long silence, they silently watched the queen, who was guarded by the royal cavalry, walk away slowly.

Archbishop Lumi had already been waiting in the temple. To everyone's surprise, the archbishop began to chant blessings from the moment the Queen stepped into the temple.

He sprinkled the holy water and sincerely performed the blessing ceremony.

This is the church's statement, a statement that violates the canon.

After the blessing ceremony, the queen took off the crown on her head. Standing on the high steps, she loudly confided her love for Wen Lin,

"I love her, and I sincerely hope that she can marry me with your blessings. Although the road I want to walk is full of thorns from beginning to end, she will always protect me by my side. She is my , the only savior, my only queen."

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The author has something to say:

Vicia: Marry Golan, marry Wen Lin, a winner in life

【1】Quoted from Miscellaneous "People"