Chapter 1079: The Secret Exposed

Those fake... those over-advertised watered-down wines, could actually cure coughs? And the effects were so good that Queen Senna wanted to see him and place long-term orders?

Anna, who was followed by two housekeepers to the palace to meet the queen, felt unwell.

Although he had just understood the situation and knew that Melanie was not talking nonsense, the batch of "fake wine" she prepared overnight was not only harmless, but also had certain health benefits.

But these so-called famous robin wines [Mermaid Brews], to put it bluntly, are just some wine soaked in water that has become damp on the barrel wall, mixed with whale fat remaining on the inner wall of the pot, and a few drops of mermaid bath water, and shaken well. How could this hastily prepared concoction actually win the favor of Queen Morna?
"Melanie!"

Since she was not confident enough and worried that these extremely unreliable fake wines made by her sister would cause some diplomatic incidents and affect the important things that her elder brother and sister Veronica were going to do, Anna could not help but pull her sister, who was full of joy, over and asked in a low voice:

"Are you sure the wine is okay?"

"Of course it's no problem!"

The big eyes with the golden wheel reflected in the pupils blinked, and the Great Rose God of Original Sin, who was about to become rich, raised his hand and pounded his chest, and said confidently:
"Even if you don't believe me, you should at least believe big brother, right? Big brother said it tastes good, so my [Mermaid Brew] must be good!"

"..."

If you put it that way... that's true?
Anna had some understanding of Leon's drinking capacity and "experience", and vaguely knew that he had probably drunk a lot of good wine. After hearing what Melanie said, she finally felt relieved.

The girl, who looked a little nervous, followed her younger brother and sister-in-law and several guards brought from the ship, and walked through the magnificent palace behind the internal affairs officer, and finally arrived outside a room with a closed door.

"Please come in, Miss Anna."

After raising his hand and opening the door, the older of the two housekeepers bent down slightly, smiled and gestured for someone to come in.

"Her Majesty Senna is in the Silver Lamp Hall. You can go in directly."

"Thanks……"

Not accustomed to the formal way of speaking with the housekeeper, the thin girl hurriedly returned a lady's salute, took a deep breath, and then signaled the guards to wait in the corridor outside the door. She then took her brother and sister's hands and stepped onto the carpet with silver marigold patterns.

What surprised her was that, unlike the dazzling golden facade of the entire Morna Palace, which symbolized huge wealth, the interior of the Silver Lamp Hall was relatively simple.

Although there are a large number of exquisite reliefs on the high dome, the patterns and colors are relatively simple and restrained. The same is true for the giant crystal chandelier hanging in the center. Although it looks expensive at first glance, its shape is simple and generous with few carvings, and it does not appear aggressive.

The brilliant sunlight shone on the golden facade of the palace, and was refracted through the dark brown wooden windows embossed with spiral patterns. It was cut up by the diamond-shaped surfaces of the crystal chandelier, illuminating the long mahogany table in the center of the hall.

A middle-aged woman who looked to be in her early forties, with facial features vaguely similar to Veronica, was sitting in an armchair at the head of the long table, looking at her with a smile.

"Seen..."

"Ms. Anna, welcome to the Kingdom of Morna."

After greeting Anna before she did and expressing her goodwill, the middle-aged woman wearing a golden crown smiled and raised her hand to the vacant seat on her left. "Please sit down and talk... By the way, how long will it take for Lord Leon and Her Majesty Veronica to complete their affairs?"

"?!"

Hearing Queen Morna's frank opening remarks, not only was Anna, who still wanted to conceal her identity, startled, but even the Great Rose God, who was obsessed with selling big sales, couldn't stop his eyes from shaking wildly, and hurriedly turned his head to look at William beside him.

Oh no! The truth is revealed!
It should have been leaked a long time ago, right? Otherwise, how crazy must the royal purchaser be to buy wine of unknown origin for the queen to drink?

Brother William, who was not surprised by this, ignored his foolish sister and squeezed Anna's hand slightly, indicating that she didn't need to worry. Then he raised his little face and looked at the middle-aged queen, and replied calmly:

“Your Majesty Senna, my brother and his crew originally wanted to come and visit you right after the ship docked, but when we were sailing according to the nautical chart provided by your country, we encountered some minor accidents, so we had to speed up temporarily, and we arrived at Jinxian Port half a day earlier.

In order not to disrupt your process, and because I have discovered some situations that may affect the gathering of the Twelve Kingdoms, I think it is best to go there first to deal with them, so I have postponed my visit to you. I hope you don't mind. "

"Serious words."

After listening to William's clear and dignified reply, Queen Morna looked at him in surprise, then smiled and nodded:
"I've heard that Lord Leon has a younger brother who is mature and has a unique vision at a young age. I thought the rumor was exaggerated in the past, but I didn't expect it to be so conservative... Miss Anna, you have a good brother."

"You flatter me."

After William took the first wave of "offensive", Anna, who was a little caught off guard and was shocked by the exposure of her identity, quickly reacted, clenched her slightly damp palms, took the initiative to pull William and Melanie to sit down, and then smiled and said:
"William is just braver than other children and not easily stage-frightened. He is not as good as you praise him to be."

"No, no, no, he's not just courageous."

It was unknown whether she was deliberately showing goodwill or was really very interested in William. Looking at William, who sat down with Anna's help, with his back straight and like a little adult, Queen Morna could not help but continue with approval:
"Those words just now were not difficult and any mature diplomat could have said them, but this child reacted too quickly to my sudden 'attack'.

Not only did he explain the situation clearly and expressed that he had no intention of concealing anything, he also kept the key information secret and did not tell me any additional information. This is very rare."

“Um… I’m sorry.”

"It's okay, it's okay, and I should be the one to feel sorry."

After waving her hand to indicate that it was okay, Queen Morna smiled and said:

“To be honest, I’m a little curious about the whereabouts of Lord Lyon and the others. I specifically asked the internal affairs officer to invite you here just to trick you a little bit and see if I can get some information out of you.

But in the end, the child didn't fall for it at all. He was more sober than many adults and cooperated with me in returning the call. What I learned from you was actually no different from before. It was really good... By the way, Miss Anna."

At this point, Queen Morna seemed to remember something, took Anna's arm, and said with a smile:

"I happen to have a niece who is about the same age as this child. What do you think... should our two families get married?"

(End of this chapter)

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