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Chapter 74
Lucis called so many people just to determine how they would deal with this matter.
Parents and ambassadors basically only found out that such a bad thing happened last night after waking up in the morning. So far, they still doubt whether they were joking, but who would use this kind of thing as a joke, and let His Majesty get involved.
The faces of all the people who were called were very ugly. If the news of what happened last night is spread, not only will all the young noble ladies suffer criticism from others, but it will also bring shame to their respective families. The boys are facingThe rumors may be better than the girls, but as long as they spread, it will be difficult for them to find a good marriage partner in the future.
In particular, the place where the accident happened was still in the palace. If His Majesty the King blamed them for this, even if he just showed displeasure, it would affect the future development of the family. This is a result that no one can afford.
Before coming, the parent ambassadors were sad and wanted to be angry but knew that their children/noble daughters of their own country were innocent and implicated.
The situation didn't improve much after they came here, but knowing the culprit somehow gave their anger a target, but the things that should be resolved still had to end.
Lucis asked them to explain the cause and effect to them, and after making sure everyone heard clearly, he asked, "You all know the situation, what are your plans now?"
In front of Lucis, there were two rows of people standing clearly. On the left were young nobles and their parents and elders, and on the right were a few noble ladies from different countries and ambassadors of missions. Ella recognized them. These missionsExcept for the Kata people, they are all Sathya's vassal states, and they are relatively weak, and they have been seeking Sathya's asylum in order not to be annexed by neighboring countries.
Hearing Lucis' question, the young people naturally did not have the right to speak. The elders on both sides looked at each other, and they didn't know how they communicated with their eyes. In the end, Sathya, who was the highest among the group,The nobleman opened his mouth and said cautiously: "Everything is under the arrangement of His Majesty the King. They deserve to be punished for doing such a thing in the palace. I only hope that Your Majesty can see that the children are framed, so that their punishment can be mitigated."
The aristocrat loves his son eagerly, and he is afraid that Lucis will be angry with them because of this matter, and not only punish them, but also affect his future career, so he deliberately said this, obviously Lucis can handle it however he wants, but in factSay nice things to calm him down and lessen their punishment.
If it was last night, when he knew that this kind of thing happened in the palace, Lucis might indeed anger them, so that these people who reminded him of the shadows of his childhood would not appear in front of him in the future, so as not to be afraid every time he saw them.Think of the past again.
But after a night of precipitation and Ella's reassurance, his mood calmed down, and when he saw them again, he no longer had the previous bad feeling.
So the punishment he opened his mouth was only to leave them with a sum of money according to the rules of the palace and the rules of the banquet. This is a very common punishment, because there are often people who get drunk and make trouble at the banquet.Fines—plus five lashes each in private.
Of course, this punishment was limited to the young nobles. The other ladies were both guests and victims, so it was impossible for Lucis to punish them.
The nobles breathed a sigh of relief when they heard the result of His Majesty's punishment. The amount of the fine was nothing to them.Now that he said so, the nobles can take care of it in private and let the executioner show mercy. In the end, the young nobles don't even have to suffer much.
And since it is said that he received the punishment in private, it means that the matter is over after receiving the punishment, and His Majesty will not care about it anymore.
This is the best news for them.
The nobles of Sathia were busy being happy, and did not speak for a while, and the diplomatic missions of various countries had a bad face.
When they heard about this in the morning, they naturally knew that several noble youths proposed in public afterwards. Although they were annoyed that this kind of thing happened at the time, they also knew that it was the best result for these girls to marry them.Once exposed, it will be difficult to find a good partner.
Don't say anything that can be kept secret for them. What happened in Sathya's palace is already a diplomatic incident. After returning, they will definitely report the incident to the kings of various countries as soon as possible, and these noble ladies themselves and themIt doesn't matter, why should they bother to help them, so it is impossible to keep things secret.
Moreover, letting these noble girls stay in Sathia and marry these noble youths is a good thing for their respective countries. After knowing what happened, they specifically inquired about each other's identity and background, and they all have good family backgrounds and abilities.The young nobles, apart from being a little disappointed that they could not inherit the family business, they could be called very good marriage partners in other aspects.
Moreover, the noble ladies came here with the task of marrying them. Now that it is impossible for King Sathya to look at them, the nobles who can marry them to Sathya have also completed the task.Come, not only strengthen the connection between the two countries, but also deter other countries, so that they dare not take action against their country at will.
And after knowing the cause and effect of the incident, the ambassadors even thought that they could take advantage of this incident and get some benefits from Sathya as compensation.
But now King Sathya's punishment for these young nobles is too light, and the parents of the other party have never mentioned the matter of marriage proposal, which has put the mission at a disadvantage.
The other vassal states did not dare to ask for anything from King Sathya, so they could only place their hopes on Kata, an ambassador who was stronger than them and was not a vassal state.
Ambassador Kata standing in the first place was about to be shot through by the gaze behind him. Although he didn't want to be the first bird, he really had to speak up about this matter, whether it was because of their identities or because there were three of the noble girls who had the accident.All of them are noble ladies from Kata.
Cursing swear words in his heart, the expression on Ambassador Kata's face was also serious and ugly, unbearable to be humiliated.
He stood up and said to Lucis: "King of Sathya, our ladies are the most innocent victims of this incident. They came here because they admired you, Your Majesty, but they were killed by you."This despicable and shameless conspiracy has hurt the pure heart and body. If your country cannot give a satisfactory result, how sad and sad they should be. If they are sick in their hearts, I am afraid that these young and beautiful ladies will dieWithered like a withered flower."
The words of Ambassador Kata made all the noble ladies turn pale. They are not stupid, they can find a Sathya nobleman to marry, and they really have a good impression of each other in such a short period of time in contact with their targetThe noble ladies here are very independent and thoughtful people, and they can naturally hear the threat in Ambassador Kata's words.
——If King Sathya can't give a suitable result, they will probably be forced to get sick and die.
Don't say that this is just what Ambassador Kata said. The ambassadors of other countries did not agree. When Ambassador Kata said this, no one objected, which already shows their attitude.
Now all the missions are on the united front, and they all want to get benefits from Sathya. For this reason, there is nothing wrong with sacrificing a few noble girls who are already dispensable. Even if they are gone, go backWill their parents and family still target them for this in the future?Not to mention the qualifications of those down-and-out aristocrats who can sell their daughters for benefits in terms of status to challenge them, just say that apart from such disreputable things, the parents and relatives of these aristocratic girls are probably even more eager than them to hope that they are gone.
So, of course they are willing to exchange the lives of these noble girls for more benefits.
Ambassador Kata's threatening words made the atmosphere on Sathya's side, who was still very happy, suddenly dull, and Lucis, who felt threatened, even sank, and looked at Ambassador Kata with cold eyes.
The latter looked back at Lucis as if he really thought about these noble ladies, but the hands under the robe were trembling quietly.
He thought to himself: This king of Sathya is still so scary, if he hadn't seized this opportunity, he would never have dared to challenge this king.
The king of Sathya may not care about his own reputation, but he cannot but care about the reputation of the kingdom of Sathya. If this matter is exposed, Sathya will suffer the most.
The Sathya nobles actually do not dislike letting their boys marry noble girls from other countries, just as the noble girls have thought about it themselves, they also know that these noble girls are very good to their boysCandidates for wives, although the status of these noble girls is a bit low for them, but they are good enough and carry a large dowry.The child who is the second son and the third son came to marry.
That's why the parents who knew that their children proposed to marry them were not angry, and were even very satisfied with the candidate for their daughter-in-law.
But being satisfied doesn't mean they are willing to be threatened, especially if they are threatened by people from defeated countries and small vassal countries that they looked down on in the past.
They just forgot to mention how to deal with this matter because they relaxed that their children would not suffer too much. However, they were persecuted by Ambassador Kata because of this. How could they not be angry.
Although they didn't open their mouths, those noble ladies who were secretly observing the other side didn't miss the change in the gazes of their husbands, parents and seniors who were looking at them intentionally or unintentionally.
Faced with the faintly displeased eyes, they only felt full of sadness, and at the same time they also understood that even if they could marry into Sathya as they wished, it might be difficult for them to be loved by their parents-in-law in the future.
But they are not even qualified to say a word for themselves, the ambassadors don't care if their life will be difficult in the future, they only care about whether they can get enough benefits from King Sathya.
Lucis looked at Ambassador Kata, who was pretending to be calm, with a mocking smile on the corner of his mouth. He was about to speak, but Ella who was sitting next to him grabbed him and motioned him not to speak yet.
Ella, who has been silent as a quiet bystander, did not miss the ever-changing atmosphere, and also saw the changes in everyone's expressions.
She did not miss the threats and persecution of the ambassadors, the contempt and dislike of the nobles of Sathia, and the panic and helplessness of the noble ladies. At the same time, she was also very clear that Lucis was not so easy to compromise.It is impossible to threaten him.
Let him deal with it. He is definitely the one who can watch these noble girls die without moving.Everyone calls him a tyrant.
The reason why he is willing to discuss with them here is only because those people are indeed innocent.
And Ella really sympathizes with these noble girls who have suffered innocent disasters. No matter what they are planning, these girls just want to find a way out for themselves and have a good future, and they don't hurt others because of it..
While everyone was watching, she said, "Ambassador Kata's words are indeed reasonable. The ladies from all over the world are just innocent victims, and no one should blame them for their mistakes."
She showed a comforting smile towards the group of flustered and helpless girls. These girls who were selected for marriage were actually not very old. They were basically the same as Ella now. In modern times, they could only be regarded as a group of underage junior high school students., but suffered such a thing, it was hard for her not to feel pity for what happened to them.
Similarly, those unmarried noble youths are actually only sixteen, seventeen or eighteen years old.
"But our Sathya children are equally innocent. The truly guilty have been locked up and will soon pay the price for what they have done. Does the ambassador mean that this sinner'sWhat did you do to anger them?"
Ambassador Kata certainly dare not say that is what they mean. Their so-called anger is actually just to seek more benefits, but this cannot be said clearly, otherwise this marriage that should have been discussed will really be ruined.
And Ella didn't say anything to him, and continued: "Of course, I believe that the ambassadors don't mean that. You are just too worried about the feelings of the ladies, aren't you?"
The masters could say nothing but nods.
Ella smiled and said, "Then you can rest assured that these children are good children. They promised to be responsible yesterday, so naturally they won't go back on their word at this time."
Lucis heard her calling those young nobles who were older than her one by one, a smile flashed in his eyes, his face turned pale, and the cold aura on his body gradually subsided.
This made the ambassadors who had raised their hearts secretly relieved.
Ella, who was not enveloped by his aura, naturally did not notice his change.
She cast her eyes on those noble parents, and immediately a noble elder stood up and said: "Yes, Root (the first noble young man who proposed marriage) came back last night and told us that he really liked that lady.I proposed to her, and as parents, we are very happy to see our children marry their sweethearts, so we come here today to hope that His Majesty can agree to their marriage."
This idea has indeed been decided before. If Ambassador Kata hadn't suddenly stood up to disgust people, they would have proposed it long ago.
Others also stood up and said that they also thought the same. Everyone agreed that the children should be responsible, even the parents of the few noble youths who had not expressed their views before said the same.
Ambassador Kata didn't really want to complete the marriage between the noble ladies and the nobles of Sathya. His previous words were originally intended to stir up Sathya's anger, so that they would not agree so readily, so that he could use theirHis attitude was not sincere enough to make some demands. Of course, he was sure that he could grasp this degree so that the Sathyas would not really give up their plan of marriage in the end.
Unexpectedly, as soon as Ella opened his mouth, he suppressed the fire pressure provoked by these Sathya nobles, and immediately expressed that he would be responsible. In this way, his original plan could not be implemented.
Even, it's more than that.
Ella just doesn't want to please the bad-bellied Ambassador Kata and other ambassadors who don't pay attention to the sacrifices of noble ladies. After expressing her position on the nobles of Sathia, doesn't she ask those ambassadors?, but looked at the ladies and said: "Look, they are all willing to take responsibility, and they also really like you. What do you mean, ladies? Are you willing to marry them?"
The expressions of the ambassadors changed when they heard the words, and they looked at the noble ladies with a warning in their eyes, signaling that they could not agree so easily.
If you agree to this, there will be nothing to discuss later.
The noble ladies did not expect that Ella would ask them directly, but they knew that this was their only chance to make their own decisions. Facing those compelling gazes, one of the noble ladies summoned up the courage to answer: "Yes, Your Highness, II also like Root very much, and I would like to marry him."
This is the girl who was first proposed yesterday. Her country is very conservative. If she just goes back like this, she may lose her life on the way back.
So even if she offends the ambassador and leaves her with no family to rely on, she will stay.
Ella also recognized her, and she smiled at her more gently: "Brave girl, you really have to say it if you like it. Since you like each other, then this marriage can be settled, right? Maybe you are willing to inviteI attend your wedding?"
Before the girl who was praised could speak, the parent of the young nobleman named Root couldn't wait to say: "Of course Your Highness, when we confirm the wedding date, you will be the first to invite me!"
So far, no nobleman has been able to invite their future queen to the banquet. Now Her Royal Highness has proposed, how could they push such a good thing to the outside world?How many distinguished guests, even Her Majesty, who is always inseparable from Her Royal Highness, may be present, that is the supreme honor.
Ella smiled at them, and then looked at the other noble ladies encouragingly. After the first person raised her courage, the noble ladies behind were no longer so afraid, and they also quickly expressed their willingness to marryto each other.
Originally, the person they agreed to invite was their specially selected target, not to mention how much they like it, they are very high, even if nothing happened last night, they would still be willing to marry them.
And Ella didn't favor one over another, and also expressed that she wanted to attend their wedding. Don't say that those noble parents are dissatisfied. Now they can't wait to hold a wedding for their children. The sooner the time is set, the better.The first to invite Ella.
Compared with the other people who were beaming, the faces of the ambassadors are almost turning pale. They are angry that their plan has been overthrown, and they are embarrassed by being ignored, but they are just ambassadors, and these noble ladiesThere is no kinship relationship, and these noble girls are here to get married. They all expressed their willingness to get married, and it is impossible for the ambassadors to disagree.
They didn't get any benefits, and they seemed to be slapped on the face, how could they be happy.
But Ella didn't intend to let them go.
The pair of beautiful purple eyes rolled, and they heard this princess who looked gentle and harmless, slender and weak, but in fact she was not easy to mess with at all, said to them, "How do the ambassadors think this is how to deal with it?"
What else could they say, nodding of course.
Ella said again: "As the elders of the ladies, the respected ambassadors just said that because they really care about them and are angry about what happened to them, right?"
The ambassadors only thought that she was looking for a step for them, and naturally they all admitted that it was true, and they also hoped that they would get better results because they sincerely took care of them as their juniors.
When Ella heard this, the smile on her face deepened: "Since this is the case, then the ambassadors who are elders must be willing to buy them a dowry when they get married, right? Of course, I think the generous ambassadors will buy it.The dowry will be rich, just like your love for them."
Hurting innocent victims with such malice, it is really unreasonable for her not to help them get some compensation.
When the ambassadors heard her words, their livers ached, not because of anything else, but because of their money bags that were about to bleed.
But the words have been spoken, and they can only nod at the mercy of others.
And after the ambassadors nodded, both the noble ladies and the man were more happy. The noble ladies will live in Sathya in the future, and what makes them stand up is the dowry they brought. With this nod of the masters,Their future life will be more secure, and the noble parents value the dowry of the noble daughters, and now there is a little more, there is no reason to be unhappy.
After such a back and forth, the original dissatisfaction of the parents with the noble daughter from a foreign country disappeared without a trace, and instead became more and more satisfied.
At this time, Ella can almost retire, but looking at the ugly faces of the ambassadors, thinking that they will stay in Sathya for a while, and it is impossible for the ladies to marry and leave the mission immediately, During this period, they have to live under their hands.
So thinking about making them live better these days, Ella spoke again.
"Ambassadors really understand the righteousness and love the younger generation. Before talking about it, I heard His Majesty say that there are many malaria patients in your country who cannot be cured. It just so happens that we, Sathya, have recently researched a prescription other than treatment. If you need it, you can talk to His Majesty."
After she finished speaking, she looked at Lucis and blinked quietly: "Is it okay? Your Majesty?"
When hearing Ella's first words, the ambassadors who thought she was going to make another request and became more and more angry couldn't care less about getting angry after hearing her. When she finished speaking, everyone watched in surprise and anticipation.To Lucis, waiting for his reply.
They also tried to talk to Sathya about the prescription for treating malaria before, but everyone acted as if it was a national treasure of Sathya that could not be disclosed, and they were not willing to talk to them at all.They were not even given the chance to speak, and it was a virtue for the silver-haired princess who kept refusing to meet them.
Now there is a surprise, why are they not excited.
After receiving Ella's hint, Lucis, who was watching, deliberately expressed his reluctance at first, but reluctantly agreed for Ella's sake: "If you need it, you can talk to Prime Minister Zuo."
"Your Majesty is wise!"
Hearing his answer, even if all the previous plans were shattered and a large sum of money had to be allocated, the ambassadors would not feel uncomfortable. As long as they could negotiate the prescription, their little loss would be nothing at all.It's a present for Her Majesty the Princess.
Now they don't look at Ella very well.