Chapter 965, Knowing How to Be a Daughter-in-Law (Part 1)
Seeing the emperor made Suria physically and mentally exhausted. After lunch, the queen immediately arranged for people to take a bath, and she regained her energy after a short nap in the afternoon.
The bear boy, Devon Hill, was taken to his equestrian lessons. After Suria got up, she asked the head maid, Sylvia and Olika, to arrange afternoon tea.
Afternoon tea was passed down from the high elves. At first, when the high elves were still colonizing the old world, afternoon tea began to appear among elf noble ladies. The old world is not as warm in winter and cool in summer as in Ulthuan. There will be climate changes, and the elves and nobles like to drink tea under the warm sunshine in the afternoon, eat snacks and drinks casually.
This habit once died out in successive wars, but after the High Elves made peace after Tesirius the Butcher king drove the Dark Elves out of Ulthuan and defeated the main force of Malekith, afternoon tea resumed again and was served in the bard The period of Wang Isis reached its peak, and the whole people had an unshakable afternoon tea time.
And after Finnuba opened the trade route, the custom of natural afternoon tea gradually spread to the human world.
Suria is a loyal lover of afternoon tea. Whenever a female knight has the opportunity, she must enjoy afternoon tea. As Suria's reputation and influence in the Knight Kingdom and the Old World continue to break through new heights, nobles The habit of ladies holding afternoon tea has become a new fashion in the whole old world. From Kislev in the north to Araby in the south, noble ladies will sit together to drink tea and chat and enjoy life around three o'clock in the afternoon.
Along the corridor of the royal palace, Surya walked in front, and Olika followed. The winter sun reflected on the queen and the dark elf maid through the French windows in the corridor. There was no lack of jealousy in the voice of the dark elf: "Father Your Excellency really likes you, you're lucky, ma'am, you have Devonhill, he's lovely."
"Your expression is really rare, Olika." Su Liya did not turn her head but said very firmly, the queen's voice was filled with a touch of joy: "If you want to have a child for Ryan, I have no objection. "
"Oh." Olika sneered, and the dark elf's tone was filled with contempt: "Madam, if I can have children with the master so easily, do you believe that I have already given birth to a whole polo team with the master?"
The expression on Suria's face changed slightly, and the queen stopped in her tracks. Up to now, she and Ryan only had this one seedling, which made Suria feel deeply in her heart: "Really? Orika, do you have any secret recipes? ? Surely?"
"Ma'am, do you know Marus-Black Blade? The champion of the Witch King?" eight older sisters, two younger brothers, and three younger sisters, eight of whom lived to adulthood. Don’t question Druzzi’s fertility. In Naggaros, which family doesn’t have more than seven or eight children? A dozen or so are not uncommon, really. Think we're like our weak cousins? Fela is miserable!"
Dark spirits are really capable of giving birth! Surya felt a little uncomfortable when she heard that,
But the queen immediately found a point to fight back: "It seems that, dear Olika, the medicine of the elves does not work on humans."
"Oh? Really?" Olika chuckled and shook her head, her long black hair flicked back and forth. She glanced at Surya dissatisfied: "Ma'am, do you think that if I were a human being, you would still Any chance of giving birth to Devonhill?"
"What do you mean?" Surya's expression changed.
Olika took out a bottle in her hand, with pink mist gas and liquid swirling in it, and the dark elf smiled sweetly: "Just a little bit of the venom of the Hydra, pour it in from below, and it will be fine." People will never be able to be mothers, madam, do you want to try? It hurts a bit!"
"You..." Su Liya's face suddenly became ugly, and the queen took a step back in fear, as if Olika was holding something very scary in her hand.
"Don't worry." Olika smiled sweeter, and the dark elf put away the bottle: "The old man has already admitted that you are his daughter-in-law, so naturally I will not do anything, he knows everything, I finally left him one Good impression, I will not do such stupid things, I love my master, I will not make him sad and sad."
"Old man?" Su Liya couldn't help laughing: "Why do you call him old man?"
"Is he not old enough?" Olika asked back: "Madam, do you think about what that red-haired one-eyed Ogryn said?"
"Long live, long live, fifty thousand years? Is he fifty thousand years old?"
"But to Asuyan, he is just a child. Perhaps this child is already stronger than him, but his arrogance will not change."
After that, the two women looked at each other and smiled, and finally, the atmosphere became more relaxed.
"Does Naggaros have afternoon tea?" Surya asked with interest.
"Why does Madam like afternoon tea?" Orika turned the other way.
"Black tea will warm you when it's cold, cool you when it's hot, cheer you up when you're down, and calm you down when you're excited." Suria gave her own answer.
"Forget it, let me tell Madam why the high elves have tea time." Olika finally spoke.
The dark elves told the Queen of Knights why their cousins in Fella liked afternoon tea so much.
The reason is simple, because afternoon tea time is counted in the working hours of the high elves.
As mentioned earlier, during the reign of the poet Wang Aisis, the vitality of society declined, the upper class nobles were addicted to pleasure, the society was seriously involved, and structural unemployment led to an economic crisis.
How did Isis respond? Under the suggestion of the Prime Minister of the Phoenix King (actually the undercover agent of the Dark King), Isis officially announced the six-hour working system, with a weekly working limit of 35 hours. The Phoenix King felt that this method could increase more jobs. You see , the working hours are reduced, the number of employees is forced to increase, and more jobs can be created.
At the same time, Isis also announced that "the afternoon tea time is sacred and inviolable". Compressed to five hours.
If there is a chance to be lazy, afternoon tea will be served for all. This unhealthy trend has been blowing for a long time, until the reckless King Moville announced that afternoon tea time cannot be counted in the working hours, and the golden age of afternoon tea ended.
"This strategy of the Witch King is really dark enough." Su Liya sighed, Olika smiled and said nothing, Gao Jing had already developed the habit of afternoon tea, and the cousins continued to fall.
However, Suria is not the kind of woman who indulges in enjoyment. The Knight Queen's preference for afternoon tea is just a means. She really realized her strategy of "afternoon tea governance" and "lady politics" through afternoon tea as a way of receiving guests. Britannia's nobles and court ministers are often summoned at the afternoon tea gathering to discuss national policies and administrative matters with the Queen of Knights. Suria and his husband Ryan have always liked to listen to opinions from all walks of life. At the tea party, even the humblest serfs and merchants with mud legs can get the opportunity to participate and speak. At the same time, through socializing with noble wives, Suria can master the movements and ideas of nobles in the entire kingdom skillfully.
Now, under the warm winter sun, there are three shelves on the table in the afternoon tea banquet hall.
The bottom shelf has a variety of delicious sandwiches, using cucumber, char-grilled salmon, cream cheese, and fried eggs.
The second shelf is scones. This Bretanian specialty is spread with cream and strawberry jam. It is a bit sweet and greasy and needs to be served with tea.
On the top shelf are three top-level desserts, high elf mousse, cherry fruit tart and macaron.
Orika served the famous Darjeeling black tea.
This kind of black tea is picked from the Far East Indy, and is of the best quality. It is known as "champagne in black tea". I like black tea.
After everything was seated, Surya signaled that it was ok, and the court attendants outside opened the door.
Wearing a brand-new military uniform and freshly oiled military boots, Beria, Chief Political Commissar of the Northern Front Army, strode in from the outside and said, "Kowtow to Your Majesty the Queen."
"Excuse me, get up." Su Liya is going to meet with Beria who rushed back urgently this afternoon. Opinion.
"Come all the way, it's hard work." Su Liya motioned to the maids to deliver an identical afternoon tea: "Are you hungry?"
Belia looked at Queen Suria who was sitting about five meters away, enjoying her afternoon tea under the sunshine and the service of the maids, and couldn't help feeling excited inside. Isn't this what he wanted? Get ahead and enter the power center of the kingdom?
The Ugols have always been sullen and unsmiling, but Beria was ecstatic to receive an interview of this level.
What does this mean? This shows that he has begun to be truly recognized and has entered the circle of the Knight King's court!
It is inevitable to make mistakes when you are emotional, and the Ugol people are not very proficient in the etiquette of the court afternoon tea. When stirring the black tea with a silver spoon, it makes a crisp sound when it touches the bottom of the cup, and the order of adding sugar and milk Wrong, the maids and attendants next to him couldn't stop laughing at this scene, while Beria was blushing, and the Ugol man was ruthless. After the matter was settled, he must specially invite a teacher of etiquette to teach him How to drink afternoon tea!
Fortunately, Suria didn't care about these things. The Queen of Knights began to ask about the defense of Erengrad one by one, and Beria naturally knew everything.
I learned from Beria that about 10,000 regular troops and about 20,000 conscripts from Erengrad's remnant army, plus more than 30,000 Mrs. Kesler (basically women) are willing to come to Brittania to seek life. That is almost 70,000 people, and most of the remaining hundreds of thousands of people still want to live in the empire. Beria did not force this point, because the elite has already been selected, and the rest are mostly old, weak, sick, and sick.
"What's the current situation of Karard?" This was estimated before, and Surya didn't have much to say, he was concerned about Karard's situation.
"Your Excellency Karard is very good, but there is no serious problem. It will take about four months to half a year to fully recover." Beria said seriously: "The epic victory of Erengrad and the killing of the Norsca Supreme Wang's great achievements will become a magnificent epic that will be passed on forever, His Excellency Callard is the composer, and I am just a note in it."
"No, Marshal Rokossovsky is the composer, and Karard is the performer." Suria corrected Beria's mistake with a smile. The Queen of Knights gently picked up the black tea and asked gracefully: " But let me hear, when Luo Shuai made this thrilling symphony, Beria, you firmly opposed it?"
The Ugol man suddenly broke out in cold sweat. He hurriedly left his seat and knelt down regardless of his image: "Everything is my responsibility. I am stupid and do not understand military affairs. If it is not for His Excellency Karard's insistence, we will almost miss the important military plane. Please Your Majesty Punishment!"
"If I want to punish you, I will punish you a long time ago." Suria shook her head and motioned to Beria: "Actually, your thoughts at the time were not without reason. This military plan is too risky and does not tolerate any Mistakes, and the requirements for the soldiers are also very harsh. I remember that at least 30% of the soldiers who participated in the Bagration operation had frostbite to varying degrees, right? Callard was injured like this...The difficulty of this championship match can be imagined, We in Brittany almost lost the Holy Grail Knight."
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your understanding!" Beria first breathed a sigh of relief, he thought about it carefully, and then tentatively said: "Operation Bagration ended successfully, and after withdrawing to Erengrad, more than 80% of the soldiers stood still. I can't get up anymore. Most of the knights and soldiers wrapped themselves in blankets and warmed themselves by the fire. They rested for two or three days before recovering. It's hard for me to imagine what would happen if something went wrong. A large number of horses died, and Erengrad was too cold. , As expected of Your Majesty the Queen, the sun, the moon and the stars are in your hands, Mrs. Suria, and nothing can be hidden from you."
Sure enough, even if he is a military bureaucrat, Beria is still a bureaucrat in essence. Suria nodded lightly, she knew everything clearly.
There is an essential difference between a military bureaucrat like Beria and a military hero like Karard.
What is Karard's goal? It is to win the war, to make meritorious service, to gain glory and faith, to gain status and material rewards.
What about Beria? Of course, this guy is also eager to do meritorious service and get rewards, but Beria's most important goal is to complete the tasks arranged by Ryan and Suria. What he hopes most is not victory, but "not making mistakes", he instinctively refuses This is where the adventure comes from, but when such a risky plan was proposed, Beria's instinct was to oppose it. The first reason was that he was unwilling to risk his political life, and the second reason was that he clearly expressed his opposition. After that, he will naturally not be responsible if something goes wrong with his actions.
Therefore, no matter whether he agrees in his heart or not, he will clearly oppose Bagration's actions. Naturally, everyone will be happy if he wins, and he will not lose his credit, and he will not take the blame if he loses.
The cunning guy is as cunning as Talleyrand, Surya thought, very capable and scheming, these two guys are not only superior in personal ability, but also in the level of talking to the monarch, flattering and trying to figure out what they want. top.
Suria's silence made Beria a little uneasy. The Ugol man returned to his seat, only to feel that the sandwich in his mouth was not fragrant, and the Darjeeling in the cup was also tasteless. Beria recalled carefully Su Liya hurriedly recalled the reason for her return, and then went through all the conversations just now in her mind, thinking for a long time, and remained silent.
"Belia, I have brought you back this time because I need your advice on something." Seeing that Beria was silent, Su Liya knew that he was waiting for her to speak. The Queen of Knights put down her teacup and said softly. Unpredictable: "Guess what? What is it?"
"But... His Majesty Katarin came to ask for someone?" Beria immediately realized that he had to show his importance, and he took the initiative: "Your Majesty finds it difficult?"
"Yes, Ryan sent a letter. Katharin asked Rokossovsky's army to go to the empire immediately." Suria nodded slightly. She took out Ryan's letter, and the maid handed it to Beria: "You have a look."
Beria didn't make any excuses this time, he immediately took the letter, read it twice, and immediately gave his opinion: "Your Majesty, I don't think that Constantine and His army went to serve the king of the empire, and their ending will be very miserable, and the execution order of Constantine has not been cancelled, which shows the attitude of His Majesty Katarin."
"I also know, but anyway, she sent her credentials as the tsar." Surya nodded: "This matter is difficult to handle, and now the whole old world is doing its best to resist the chaotic frenzy, why should we stop it?" Mrs. Keesler going back to save their own country?"
"Your Majesty, why don't you let me handle this matter, how about I go talk to His Majesty Katarin?" Beria thought for a while, and planned to take over the matter on his own initiative.
"What are you going to talk about?"
"I'm planning to……"
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