Prince and the Queen truly loved each other.
The next King would be born next year!
What, Edward and Elizabeth aren’t Austin’s children?
After that banquet, Austin’s influence had increased from having a buttock’s worth of status in Lundan to having one in Buckingham Palace.
Although there wasn’t an obvious transfer of power, perceptive people, especially the Tulip Family, could clearly see that the Queen was gradually transferring her power.
It was now a time to share power with Austin, and after a while, the roles would reverse, and it would be Austin’s turn to share power with the Queen.
The Tulip Family knew very well that the Royal Family was resolute in centralizing power; they had been unable to resist before, and now with someone even more formidable, resistance was even more futile.
No one wanted to bump into the Death Knight on a night walk, better to gracefully hand over familial interests that were at hand.
Like the previously most jubilant families, Boswell and Wilson along with Barny and Rupert, were now lifeless like frostbitten eggplants, completely spiritless.
Not only had they handed over all powers delegated by the Royal Family, but they had also devoted their family’s financial and material resources, vowing to protect the Royal Family’s dignity and striving to be at the forefront of the battle to win this war for the King.
The two had committed too early, pledging allegiance to Douglas when the situation was still unclear, and their grim fate was unsurprising. Other members of the Tulip Family followed suit, lavishly offering their fortunes, incessantly speaking of loyalty to the King.
To those unaware of the truth, this scene would definitely make them remark that Windsor had changed, no longer the internally strife-ridden Island Country. With harmonious relations between the sovereign and his subjects, this battle was surely stabilized.
Of course, while money was paid and power was given up, it didn’t stop this rotten group from privately spreading gossip.
The Lando Family had paid their taxes again tonight!
Austin insisted on evading taxes but never missed any, Queen had been collecting taxes for years, and Windsor was blessed with a second Prince.
Ultimately, Douglas died, his death time set to match that of his death from illness years ago; this had been Austin’s request, imposing a gag order to preserve some dignity for the Royal Family and the Queen.
The Prince was a devil who almost killed the entire Royal Family, the fallout of such news would tarnish the Royal Family’s reputation, better to have Douglas die on the day of a grand funeral.
That’s better for everyone!
Tulip Family couldn’t comprehend Austin’s thoughts, just knew that he held great power, and no longer needed to sneak around the Queen’s chambers to influence decisions.
"You’ve put me through hell!"
Austin stared expressionlessly at Wayne, trying to gauge his odds of unsheathing the "Twilight Deadlock."
"How so, our family is thriving, far outstripping all other Tulip families, binding them all doesn’t match up to the Lando Family, as the head of the family, you should be happy."
Wayne said loyally, "Among all the previous heads of the Lando Family, your achievements are the highest, and will surely be remembered by future generations."
Austin sighed deeply, feeling bitter inside, not knowing what to say.
In the past few days, Queen Sophia had been exceptionally compliant, handing over power without reservation, giving so much that it left Austin overwhelmed, depriving him of sleep for several nights.
Austin suspected that Sophia was doing it intentionally, a revenge for the Lando Family’s alliance with the four Churches to seize power. You want power, right? Fine, take it all, see if you can handle it!
Moreover, Sophia’s attire these days had been very revealing, and her behavior seemed to be searching for the feeling of a first love.
No love, just politics, it left Austin particularly disheartened, the Queen in his heart had been destroyed.
Every time he thought of this, Austin felt the urge to stab Wayne with a sword.
Unfortunately, he couldn’t fight him, only able to relieve stress in his fantasies.
He looked exhausted, weakly said, "The Queen and I discussed the Royal Family’s future lineage, wanting to introduce new blood from the Lando Family in the next generation to improve it."
"What does that mean, she wants Veronica to condescend to marry the Prince?"
Wayne raised an eyebrow, calculating that the Queen already had her path to demise tonight.
"No, the Queen wants you to help the Princess improve her progeny."
Wayne blinked, "What, didn’t you explain?"
"I did, she didn’t believe me."
Austin slumped on the couch, languidly said, "The Princess is Juno, you’ve met her, she will be an excellent Queen in the future, that wouldn’t be unfair to you, would it?"
Wayne curled his lip, "You might not believe this, but I have little interest in the Princess, never considered compromising myself."
"There’s also her beautiful fiancée, count them both, not unfair now, right?"