Succubus' Manor

Chapter 229

Just when it was getting colder, the queen finally decided to be crowned.

The main roads in and out of the city previously occupied by Chi Yan are now stationed by the queen's soldiers, and the ministers now only follow her lead. The nobles have suffered a loss, and now they know how to give her gifts to show their loyalty.

But the queen was always a little restless, and she felt that she had neglected important things.

When the maid pressed the queen's shoulders, she heard the queen let out a long breath.

"Is Your Highness unhappy?" the maid asked cautiously.

The queen closed her eyes. This maid was her confidant. She said without defense, "It's not that I'm unhappy, it's that I'm worried."

Maid: "What are you worried about, Your Highness? Worried that the nobles won't listen to you? Now the royal palace can't let go of the gifts sent by those nobles. There was no such situation when the previous king was there. Your Highness is just too nervous."

The reason is this, the queen sighed: "My uncle should be here soon, let him come and crown me."

Without the Holy Court, the crowned person has to be replaced. The queen's uncle is also a duke, and his territory is far away from the holy city. More than a dozen cities are his territory. For this uncle, the queen is more at ease. When my nephew was king, my uncle didn't oppose him, so when she became king, my uncle probably wouldn't.

There were many preparatory activities before the coronation ceremony, and a lot of things needed to be purchased. The merchants were more active, and Chi Yan bought a lot of new things.

"This is good." Chi Yan picked up a piece of root crop. Although this thing looks quite different from ginger, it smells and tastes the same as ginger, and it's quite big. Being poisoned to death is obviously five poisons.

Kleist couldn't accept the smell, wrinkled his nose and said, "It's so pungent, what can you use it for?"

Chi Yan said with a smile: "It's delicious to make kimchi. It can also be put in stir-fry, and it can be cooked in soup when it's raining. It can prevent illness."

That's what he said, but Chi Yan couldn't tell if it had the effect of preventing colds.

"And this." Chi Yan picked up the garlic from the table again. These are single-headed garlic, which look the same as modern garlic, except that they are a little smaller and shriveled.

Chi Yan used to hear that he loved garlic, whether it was sweet garlic or fried garlic slices that were fragrant and crispy when stir-frying, he loved them all. His grandfather was from the north, so he had to have a few cloves of raw garlic with his noodles, otherwise he would eat them. I feel tasteless.

Moreover, garlic is also a good thing, with various biological activities, and long-term consumption can also play a role in disease prevention and health care.

Kleist frowned, as if he was facing an enemy: "Do you want to eat these two?"

Chi Yan nodded: "It's delicious!"

Kleist tilted his head, with a slightly struggling expression, and finally said, "I'll eat a little at most."

He also emphasized "a little bit".

In addition to these two, Chi Yan also discovered something else - coal.

It's not called coal now, it's called Black Stone, and the merchants who sell coal come with the gift-giving procession of the local nobles.

However, the sales volume of coal is not good. The cost is high and the selling price is high. Common people and ordinary wealthy households would rather spend money on charcoal, which is cheaper and has a large quantity. As far as heating is concerned, charcoal is enough.

Chi Yan asked someone to buy all the coal they brought, and placed a few more large orders for the merchant to transport the coal directly to Saket.

Coal is of course better for steelmaking, and charcoal is no alternative.

The better the coal, the better the steel can be smelted.

Just as Chi Yan took the money to "loot" the merchants, everything needed for the coronation ceremony was ready, and Chi Yan also received an invitation to attend the coronation ceremony.

Besides Chi Yan, Kleist also received it.

The queen knew about his relationship with Kleist.

This world is chaotic and ignorant, but also highly free.

It is because there are no strict rules, so both men and women can have private property. It has not yet developed to the point where wives must take their husband’s surname after marriage, women also have inheritance rights, and single births are not uncommon, so homosexuality and heterosexuality are also very common and will not be considered People are different.

Although class solidification is serious, the folk customs are not feudal.

The day before attending the queen's coronation ceremony, Chi Yan looked at the dresses sent by the servants with some headaches—the leggings that he hated, and Kleist also had them.

Kleist's face darkened.

Leggings are either made of elastic fabric or relatively hard material. The size is smaller than the leg, so they have to be stuffed in.

Not only that, but also a tight vest.

Don't mention how "enchanting" it is when you wear it on your body.

Although there is no lace yet, there are layers of lace on the hem and cuffs.

The same goes for the neckline.

The only little news is that because he said hello in advance, the two dresses are not colorful, but pure white.

Just a brooch of gold and gems on the chest.

Kleist: "I'll just wear what I'm wearing now."

Chi Yan: "...let's give the queen some face."

Kleist: "No."

Chi Yan thought about it, and felt that it was okay not to wear it, and just sit at the back when the time comes. The coronation ceremony is still very humane, and everyone invited to watch the ceremony can sit, similar to a church.

"Then I won't wear them either." Chi Yan figured it out, anyway, no one would catch them and beat them if they didn't wear the right clothes.

At most people will look at it a few more times, it's okay.

When they went to the palace the next morning, Chi Yan and Kleist were wearing their usual clothes, riding in a carriage, and the servants left without staying.

I also saw a lot of carriages on the road. The nearby nobles arrived at the holy city in advance, found a place to live, and arranged for servants and carriages to attend the ceremony decently.

Gifts are sent by someone else.

Chi Yan also asked someone to give a gift. What he gave was not gold and silver, but high-quality cotton cloth, dyed, and available in any color. These things are things that money can't buy much. In addition, I also sent a cart of wine and a cart of sugar.

Sugar is price gold.

This is also the first time that Chi Yan has seriously looked at the palace. The architectural style of the palace has a Gothic style, but it is still in the development stage. Compared with the Holy Court, the architectural history of the palace is longer, but every king will repair a few In the second palace, the architectural style will also change some details. After a long time, it will give the palace a different "style". There are several different styles of carvings on the outer wall, and even the stone steps in front of the gate are carved with patterns , but almost worn out.

The gate of the palace is not often opened. The gate of the palace is large and heavy. When it was built, it probably looked solemn, so a winch was needed to open and close the gate.

When there is nothing serious, they always come in and out through the side door, and even the king goes there.

Therefore, there are generally only two situations in which the palace opens its doors.

—The king is dead.

—The new king is crowned.

Chi Yan and Kleist got off the carriage, and many nobles walked on the steps. In order to show the superiority of the royal family, the steps were also made very high, and even the foundation of the palace was raised a lot. Before Chi Yan He always used the side door when he came to the palace, and it was the first time he walked through the gate, and it felt a little novel for the first time, especially when he knew that he needed to use a winch to open and close the door.

Turns out there were already winches by this time, maybe even earlier.

It just couldn't be promoted.

Inconvenient transportation and inconvenient communication.

Before he opened the way, the merchants from Stettin's side might never come to the holy city for the rest of their lives.

The aristocrats climbed the steps while chatting with people they knew. It was okay if they didn’t know each other, since everyone had thick skins anyway.

Someone also spoke to Chi Yan.

It was the little lord from before who spoke. He looked very nervous, his face showed no excitement or curiosity, and his forehead was covered with sweat. It was probably because he had flattered Chi Yan and thought he was closer to Chi Yan, so he got close to him. Chi Yan's side, but he didn't dare to get too close, for fear that Kleist would hate him.

"Are you coming too?" The little lord wiped his sweat, "I never thought I could receive an invitation letter..."

After all, his city is small and inconspicuous, but it has grown to such a large size and is so close to the Holy City. It is the first time he has visited the Holy City until today.

Seeing that the little lord was nervous, Chi Yan smiled kindly at the other party: "It has nothing to do with us. After entering, find a place to sit and don't talk. Just wait for the queen to come out."

The little lord let out a long breath: "The queen...is she really going to be the king? What about the current king?"

Chi Yan: "..."

Only then did he remember that the queen had not announced her husband's death until now.

But no one seems to be looking into it?It seems that her husband does not exist by default?

The aristocrats are not bad at pretending to be stupid.

The main reason is that this does not conflict with their core interests, and they do not rely on royal power, so they can do whatever they want.

The queen can give them benefits, and they don't care whether the king is dead or not, and what happens.

so real...

Chi Yan: "I don't know."

The little lord sighed: "I don't know what will happen if the queen becomes a king. It would be great if I can reduce taxes a little bit."

Chi Yan: "Think too much."

Will the queen cut taxes?She's fine with no tax hikes.

The little lord also felt that he was dreaming, scratched his head foolishly, and finally just sighed.

He was really poor, and he could only give some food and iron decorations as gifts.

Chi Yan didn't continue talking to the little lord, but continued to walk up.

When Chi Yan stood on the last and highest step and turned his head to look down, he finally understood why the royal family built such a high step back then.

From this height, it seems that everyone under the steps is under his feet.

The royal family was so invincible back then, they raised their heads proudly, trying to trample everyone under their feet.

Chi Yan narrowed his eyes.

What about the current royal family?

It can only maintain a crumbling, barely decent.

A smile suddenly appeared on the corner of Chi Yan's mouth. He reached out and took Kleist's hand, then looked up and exchanged glances with Kleist.

Together they walked into the gate of the palace.

Soon after they entered, several strong men turned the winch and pushed the gate with human power.

There was a heavy sound.

The door was closed.

This also means that the coronation ceremony has begun.