Although Lind wanted to keep the young Queen before him in the Northern Border, he knew that the situation would likely not allow for it.
Without a reasonable explanation, he feared that those bards would have free rein to make up whatever they wanted. What those bards could conjure was beyond Lind’s imagination; at best, the future might depict a bunch of melodramatic romance scripts, and at worst, he might not even be able to protect his own interests, let alone his dignity; even his life could be in danger.
Though the bards under Lucanus were also part-time historians who liked to add their own perspectives, it didn’t mean they would allow Lind to make things up.
Seeing Lind’s expression of constipation, Lilith said, “In any case, I definitely have to return to the Royal Capital now. With me in the capital, it will be easier for you, brother, to do whatever you want.”
At this moment, Lind finally looked up and asked, “Aren’t you the Queen of Cape?”
Lilith casually propped her feet on the table and said, “I figured it out long ago. That group of Augustines in the Royal Capital isn’t up to anything good. They’re the ones who made the capital such a mess; they want me to clean up after them too, and they’re the ones trying to take advantage in the end. Since someone has to pick the fruit, why shouldn’t it be us Lind family members?”
Lilith had no intention of truly serving the Augustine family diligently; for the country, it was best if her brother took over.
“But the Royal Capital is very dangerous…”
Lind grumbled this phrase with a gloomy face.
“Brother, why are you still so fussy?”
At this point, Lilith had already confirmed that this fussy Northern Border Governor was indeed her brother.
“And besides, while it may seem dangerous, actually, nobody dares to touch me; after all, I’m the Church’s Saintess! I have the church’s protection!”
Lilith was like a little girl repeatedly emphasizing to her parents that spring outings were not dangerous, continuously insisting that it was very safe with teachers leading the group.
And Lind was like a stubborn parent, believing that nowhere was safe and that it was better to stay home.
“I need to think it over; I’ll see if there’s a better way. If there’s really no option, then let’s put on a show and bring you over to the Northern Border.”
Lind glanced at his younger sister, who was sitting improperly, and couldn’t believe he had to clean up after her even in this other world.
“Oh come on, brother, what are you thinking? If I really went to the Northern Border, wouldn’t the situation be even more dangerous? Wouldn’t the Northern Border be surrounded by enemies on all sides?”
Lind supported his forehead and replied, “In the current situation, the Northern Border might still face enemies on all sides; it’s just that many things need to be resolved first…”
But at this moment, Lilith slammed the table and shouted, “Stop being so fussy! Just say whether you’ll let me return to the Royal Capital or not!”
Lilith was indeed right; the best course of action now would be for the two siblings—one to farm in the Northern Border and the other to support the Royal Capital.
After some inner turmoil, Lind decided to let Lilith return to the Royal Capital. With her stationed there, many matters would become much easier; as for the safety concerns, Lind would ensure that those people could not make a move against Lilith.
Finally, Lind repeatedly instructed her:
“Don’t do anything out of line, don’t mess around. Before you do anything, you must contact me first; as for the rest, I’ll figure it out. The previous contract also needs serious consideration. In short, you behave and stay in the Royal Capital. Don’t get into any trouble, understand?”
Though still a bit fussy, after hearing this, Lilith shouted, “Great! Long live brother!”
Unexpectedly, the predicament in the Royal Capital was resolved just like that, and Lilith relaxed, leaning back in her chair and fanning herself with her collar, saying, “But speaking of which, I really didn’t expect my brother to get married in another world. I thought someone like you would never get married. Also, brother, do you like girls like Lena? Should I introduce a few more to you in the Royal Capital?”
Seeing his sister’s mischievous grin, Lind replied:
“Isn’t that thanks to you?”
Lind’s response was like a sharp sword, piercing Lilith’s heart, making her momentarily freeze.
“And now you should call me sister-in-law.”
Upon hearing this, Lilith felt as though she had been pierced again, nearly losing her balance.
Immediately after, Lind stared at Lilith and said, “You’re already a queen; can you act a bit more cultured? At this rate, you won’t be able to get married.”
Lilith, hearing this, urgently retorted, “Who says? Am I not already married? Besides, the number of people pursuing me can line up from the Inner City to the city gate!”
“Fine, get ready. I need to modify the treaty and call everyone back first.”
Lind waved his hand and suddenly felt a headache coming on.
Since this building was hastily constructed, it hadn’t considered sound insulation, so Lind and Lilith’s conversation sounded a bit muffled outside, but listeners could still roughly hear everything.
However, since the siblings spoke in Mandarin throughout, they weren’t worried about any potential leaks.
In the beginning, when they exchanged coded messages, Judith quickly recognized that the siblings were verifying their identities in a dialect-like language, but she soon couldn’t understand the subsequent conversation.
Judith and Nora pressed against the door as if they were thieves, eager to hear what the Northern Border Governor and the Queen were discussing.
However, not understanding, they could only gauge the situation from the tone.
Initially, the dialogue seemed normal, but midway, for some reason, the two suddenly began to argue.
If it weren’t for Judith’s interruption, Nora would have kicked the door down.
Yet later, it seemed the two had come to some agreement, just as Nora wanted to listen more carefully, the door was opened by Lind, and she nearly stumbled inside.
Lind gazed at the crowd outside in the Royal Capital, feeling complicated.
Lena keenly noticed the change in Lind’s expression and leaned closer to him, asking, “What’s wrong?”
Lind sighed and said, “There are changes in the plans for the Royal Capital; I think we need to give the Queen more support.”
Lena tilted her head and asked, “Isn’t that what we should do?”
Lilith, following behind Lind, heard this remark, and with the same complicated expression as Lind, looked at Lena. It truly was kind of sister-in-law to care, despite feeling quite conflicted over the consequences of her own actions. But now, it seemed not too bad.
“As for the treaties signed previously…”
Lind glanced at the people outside the Royal Capital and said loudly, “I believe some things need to be renegotiated.”
Soon, everyone took their seats again and began the second half.
Although Nora knew that the Queen had some leverage to negotiate benefits with this Northern Border Governor, she never expected that they would bring the other party back to the negotiating table again and that all treaties would need to be renegotiated.
Moreover, the Queen didn’t seem as gloomy as before; instead, she looked very happy. Nora hadn’t seen the corners of the Queen’s mouth lift so high in a long time; it felt as if Lilith was no longer a queen but a very cheerful ordinary girl.
But that was just fine, at least that’s what Nora thought.
In contrast, across the table, the Northern Border Governor wore an expression of pain akin to constipation.
