Lord: Marry the villain's daughter at the beginning?

Chapter 153 Planning

Claire continued to reminisce about the good old days with Lilith, but eventually got to the point.

"Your Majesty, you have been working hard for the kingdom recently, but there are still some beasts in our Augustine family who are dissatisfied with you and want to pull you down."

Claire slammed the table in indignation, and the tea and cakes on the table were shaken. It can be seen that Claire is really angry, but it is hard to say what exactly she is angry about.

"When they saw that your majesty's reforms had begun, they immediately wanted to become the king themselves and enjoy the fruits of these reforms themselves. They had no idea how much effort your majesty had put into the reforms."

Claire clenched her fists and was about to burst into tears, but Lilith began to comfort Claire instead.

"But please rest assured, Your Majesty. I have stopped those guys in yesterday's meeting. But Your Majesty, some of the things you have done recently have indeed made the elders and some people in the family quite dissatisfied."

Hearing this, Lilith finally nodded. Claire had been too exaggerated before, but Lilith believed what she said. Based on her previous actions, the great elders of Augustine must be furious.

"Although my elder brother and I have already defended you, but you allowed the soldiers from the two southwestern regions to enter the inner city again, and Your Majesty ran into the church, letting those soldiers go out on the street to arrest nobles at will. Although I know that you want to find out the murderer of my brother as soon as possible, some people with ulterior motives have already used these things to attack Your Majesty."

All of this was instigated by Claire behind the scenes. After all, those brainless Augustines could only shout about irrelevant things like the queen trampled on the honor of the nobility, and had no idea where Lilith's biggest threat lay.

If the queen doesn't even live in the palace, and the people who serve her are all her own people, then how are the Augustines going to control this queen who has married into the palace?

This is what the elders of Augustine fear the most, especially when Lilith is constantly forming alliances and communicating with other external forces.

Lilith didn't know what to say for a moment. After all, she couldn't say that she didn't trust the people in the palace at all.

Claire's performance seemed to see Lilith's difficulties, and she said, "I know this won't work, Lilith, you are my friend and my wife, so I discussed it with others and came up with a solution for you."

This change of address was able to bring them closer together. Lilith nodded, knowing that the highlight was finally coming.

"First of all, I have discussed this with the elders. Your Majesty, you cannot leave the palace without permission again. We must establish laws for the queen and the king. Any act of leaving the palace must be announced in advance. Otherwise, even Your Majesty cannot leave the palace at will."

Claire twisted her fingers together unconsciously, frowned, and a trace of worry flashed in her eyes. She continued, "Your Majesty, this is why we are worried that you might encounter something unexpected. Your current status is different from before. You must arrange sufficient guards every time you travel. These things need a set of rules. I also think some rules are necessary."

Seeing that Claire seemed to be really worried about her, Lilith nodded, but she still didn't want to accept this opinion, especially when she heard that laws were to be established to restrict herself.

Not to mention the constitutional monarchy system itself, if we really implement it under the current circumstances, then all the reform bills that have been prepared will immediately die.

"In addition, there is the Vatican. Your Majesty, I know that you have become a saint again. Weekly prayers are mandatory. Although some people objected, I still talked to the elders. In the end, the elders said that they hope Your Majesty can pray on a fixed prayer day every week. This is also for the palace to better cooperate with Your Majesty's travels."

Claire then revealed some of the laws drafted by the Grand Elder and other Augustines. The regulations were a bit messy, but most of them were relatively flexible.

Lilith could see that these Augustines wanted to restrict themselves, but did not dare to really cut off their own hands and feet, and wanted to continue to use themselves to promote reforms.

Most of the laws really just set up a charter for Lilith's daily behavior and give her some regulations. There are also many that really want to ensure Lilith's safety.

This level cannot even be considered a constitutional monarchy, it can only be considered as some relatively loose restrictions on Lilith.

This also made Lilith feel relieved temporarily. It seemed that Augustine was also a little afraid and did not dare to act too hastily.

But what Claire mentioned next made Lilith alert.

A man from Augustine will be in charge of the royal capital's guards and the king's guards, and this person will be responsible for communication between Lilith and the Augustine family.

Those southwestern troops were either incorporated into the guard or returned to the border.

Although Lilith's situation seems to be very good now, after the Western Border Army really leaves the royal capital, how much authority will Lilith really have left?

But just as Claire said, it is definitely impossible to keep the border troops in the royal capital forever. If the support of the Holy See and the gray-collar workers is provoking the sensitive nerves of the Augustines, then the troops in the royal capital are dancing on the sensitive nerves of the Augustines.

When Lilith hesitated, Claire said proudly: "Your Majesty, you don't have to worry, because I can also be Augustine who protects your Majesty and helps you communicate."

"Although there are still people who oppose it now, as long as Your Majesty supports me, I am confident that I can convince others to let me take this position."

Claire unconsciously tightened her grip on Lilith's hand and said, "Your Majesty, please believe me. We have always been allies, haven't we?"

"Sorry, I need to think about it some more."

"Well, Your Majesty can discuss this with someone you trust. What I mentioned above are all requests from the royal family. If Your Majesty wants to refuse, it may be difficult."

Seeing the worry in Claire's eyes, Lilith nodded.

After Lilith left, Claire sneered. Claire believed that after weighing the pros and cons, Lilith could only choose herself among a group of Augustines.

After Lilith returned to the study, she immediately summoned Nora and discussed with her what Claire had just said.

"Your Majesty, after the last discussion, I went to visit and learn more about it. If we cannot stabilize the relationship with the royal family, it will be difficult for us to advance our reforms."

Nora reported some not-so-good news right off the bat. This might not be the intention of the entire royal family, but it was true that many members of the royal family had begun to make private friends with some nobles to obstruct reforms.

The old party and the royal family have already shown a tendency to collude secretly, or rather, both sides have no intention of concealing this aspect at all.

Lilith couldn't restrain these royal families, and she didn't have any good candidates to have a detailed discussion with Augustine and others. Now she really needed a representative to help Lilith communicate with the royal family.

It would be best if there were someone who could restrain these Augustines.

"So I think some of Her Royal Highness Claire's proposals are feasible, but there are some areas where we cannot completely compromise."

Nora thought for a moment and said, "At least the Royal Guards and the Capital Guards cannot be managed entirely by one person. The Capital Guards are much easier to manage. I believe that His Majesty has many candidates for the Capital Guards."

"But what about the palace guards? Is there anyone that His Majesty can trust and that the royal family will not be disgusted by? It would be best if they were women."

Lilith filtered all the people she knew in her mind. The most suitable candidate must be Judith, the Duchess of the South. However, it was impossible for Judith to serve as the leader of the guards of a royal palace. After thinking about it, Claire might be the most suitable person.

"Your Highness Claire can't believe it completely either."

As soon as Nora finished speaking, she added: "I'm sorry, Your Majesty, what I mean is that the palace guards cannot be controlled by one person, but if you want to say who is the most suitable person to be the middleman between Your Majesty and the royal family, I also think that Her Highness Claire is the most suitable."

It has to be said that although there were occasional very abstract proposals, Nora was reliable most of the time, and she quickly helped Lilith put together a document containing all the content that Lilith needed to discuss with the royal family.

However, the only certainty is that from now on Claire will communicate with Lilith on behalf of the entire royal family.

Claire gave a twisted smile when she heard the news.

"Sure enough, it's just as I expected."