NOVEL NEXT Chapter 276 Conspiracy
After talking their hearts out, the two girls lay cuddled together on the bed.
Mary was a towering ruler, but she was also a canary.
Although Marta has a poor background, she acts decisively and has a very high reputation among the people at the bottom.
When Mary was bound by endless shackles, it was Marta who held up a sky for her.
But Marta also has more pursuits. "People's lives have become increasingly difficult. Although your last decree gave workers a regular rest, it is not enough."
Mary frowned slightly, recalling everything the ministers had said before.
The situation is indeed getting worse, but different people always have their own opinions.
In the eyes of the ministers, civilian resistance was always present.
As long as the basic political orders and the superiority of the military are guaranteed, the rule will continue.
The reason why Mary chose to refuse to form a new army was because of Marta.
She had seen a different world from Marta. Although it was contrary to the education she had received since childhood, Mary was still willing to believe what Marta said because of her trust.
And because of these reasons, many decrees that were helpful to the common people were still implemented despite the clear rejection of the ministers.
At least according to Marta, it is helpful to civilians.
But as the time of acquaintance grew longer and longer, Marta's demands became more and more.
This made Mary feel a little stressed.
After all, power cannot be retained based on birth. The game of various forces has given Mary her current status.
Mary is willing to help Marta as much as possible, but she cannot ignore reality and change the current system arbitrarily.
Marta was still trying to let Mary know more, but Mary had already raised her hand to interrupt Marta.
"Marta, I know everything you said, but you should know that many things cannot be rushed..."
There were too many words to say, so Mary could only stop at them.
Although Marta hesitated slightly, she hesitated for a moment and nodded, "You're right..."
The reunion was always short-lived, and when it got dark, Marta left the manor.
Compared to Mary, Marta is free.
Mary personally walked the person to the door of the manor until she watched Marta disappear into the darkness.
Although he said he refused, he also began to think about how to help Marta build the world of her dreams.
Not because of kindness, but because of the emotion recognized in the heart.
But on the other side, Marta is walking in darkness.
Every corner of the manor is brightly lit, but outside the manor, there are only sporadic lights in the large areas where civilians live.
Suddenly there were footsteps, which was very abrupt. Marta frowned slightly and stopped in place.
There was no panic because I had my own confidence.
When Marta turned around, using the dim light, Marta quickly determined the identity of the person coming.
Naib, the leader of the workers, a sworn fighter for the rights of the common people.
The two are not friends, but have had many contacts.
Even many of the opinions Marta gave Mary came from Naib.
"Did the conversation go well?" Nabu got straight to the point.
Marta was silent for a moment, "We still need more time."
In fact, she also felt Mary's emotions, and even she felt that things were going a little too fast.
Just because of her personal experience, Marta is willing to make some efforts for the common people.
And in most cases before, Mary did respond to his request.
It's just that the span seems to be too big this time, and Naib and the people behind Naib tried to take action against some high-level officials.
Both for power and for intimidation.
Naib took a few steps closer, looked at Marta's serious expression, and suddenly laughed nervously.
"Did our noble Miss Marta really fall in love with that female lord? Do you think her feelings for you are somewhat true?"
After pausing for a moment, he couldn't help but add a slightly mocking tone, "Oh, two women..."
The distance is getting closer and closer, because this will bring a full sense of oppression.
But the movement stopped abruptly, because there was already a small pistol on Nabu's waist.
This is Marta's weapon of self-defense.
"You don't have to worry about my affairs. I'm also warning you to stop framed against her."
"The rumors about her among the common people now are all due to your handiwork."
A flash of anger flashed in Marta's eyes. Mary had polarizing opinions among civilians.
Some people who have been favored by Mary regard Mary as their savior, but more people, whether intentionally or unintentionally, are not satisfied with what they have now.
In their mouths, Mary was a cold and unpredictable tyrant.
As the situation developed, Marta discovered that recent rumors began to appear that Mary liked women and liked to use the blood of virgins to stay young forever.
If it were not for the guidance of thoughtful people, public opinion would not be so outrageous.
And it won't be so accurate.
Some of the rumors are true, but spreading the rumors will make more people believe the false parts.
Tyrant, this is Mary’s new name.
Naib didn't care what Marta said.
But because of the appearance of the weapon, Nabu still took a few steps back and made an appropriate compromise to indicate that he was not a threat.
But the next words struck Marta like a bolt from the blue.
"We don't care about what's going on between you, but I'm sorry to tell you that your method didn't achieve our goal, so we decided to use another method."
Marta's pupils dilated instantly.
She went to see Mary on this trip, partly because she missed seeing her for a long time, and partly because Naib wanted to achieve a certain goal with the help of Marta.
Strive for more rights for the common people and punish some high-level officials to gain more support from the bottom.
But Marta failed.
I thought we could still fight for it appropriately or use some compromise methods to solve these problems as before.
But Naib's words let Marta know that this time things might not end as easily as before.
After reacting, Marta didn't want Mary to bear all this alone. She glared at Naib fiercely and planned to return to the manor to remind Mary to be careful.
But at this moment, more footsteps sounded around, trapping Marta and Nabu firmly in the middle.
It's Naib's men, a group of thugs.
The thugs gathered under the slogan of fighting for the rights of civilians.
Marta knew many of them, but she had no idea about their relationship with Naib before.
"Nabu, you..."
I want to leave but I can no longer do it.
Marta's mood was close to despair, "What on earth do you want to do?"