"Mother …"
A hint of sadness flashed in Aisha's eyes, but it quickly disappeared.
However, Colin was still sharp enough to notice it.
No matter how Madame Aisha treated Aisha before, even if she tried to murder her, she was still Aisha's biological mother.
"How did Mother die?" Aisha tried to keep her voice as calm as water, but it only showed that her heart was not calm.
"She was poisoned to death." Colin sighed and said, "I have sent someone to investigate the people who may have been in your mother's room last night, but I'm afraid there may not be any results."
Aisha nodded and understood what Colin meant.
She also knew that the two of them did not pay much attention to Madame Sharon's security. After all, they did not expect that someone would come to kill Madame Sharon.
At this time, Aisha also realized that something was wrong and asked, "Why would someone want to kill mother?"
"The rebellion planned by the Eastern Region did not include Duke Müller and Madame Sharon."
Colin only said one sentence, but Aisha understood the key point and immediately said, "Mother was killed. So, other than the Eastern Region, there is another force in Silvermoon City?"
"Yes." Colin nodded and asked, "Have you been paying attention to the Miller family recently? Do you know which force they may have been in contact with? "
Aisha thought for a moment and asked, "Colin, do you know mother's background?"
Seeing Colin shake his head, Aisha continued, "Actually, mother's surname should be Saint Hilde."
"What? Saint Hilde? "Colin was shocked.
"Yes. Strictly speaking, mother is the aunt of the Dukes Of The North. "
"Why have I never heard Vera mention it?"
"Because her mother was an illegitimate daughter, and she was the offspring of the Duke Of St. Hilde two generations ago and a half-elf of a different race. Therefore, his mother never dared to claim that she was a descendant of the House of Saint Hilde, and the House of Saint Hilde would never publicly acknowledge her existence.
However, even if she is a lowly illegitimate daughter, her mother still has the noble bloodline of the Holy Knight Family flowing in her body. Human nobles might look down on her, but in the eyes of us half-elves, she is still noble.
That's why she married my father. "
Colin nodded as he suddenly realized something. "No wonder the previous Duke Of St. Hilde wanted to marry Vera to Prince Tupé. At that time, the Miller family was so eager to facilitate this marriage. It turns out that there is such a relationship between the two families.
Your Miller family has a close relationship with the House of Saint Hilde. You can even be considered a branch of the House of Saint Hilde. "
"Yes." Aisha continued, "At the end of last year, when Queen Mydella came to Silverymoon to coronate me, she was also very affectionate with the Miller family, especially my mother. At that time, I didn't think much about it. I thought that their intimacy was only because of this bloodline connection. "
"Queen Mydella …" When Colin heard this name, he immediately narrowed his eyes and fell into deep thought.
Although Queen Mydella had already formed an alliance with Colin in Imperial Dragon City and decided to fight against the forces of the Church together, Colin was not naive enough to think that Queen Mydella would really think of her "allies" in all aspects and not hide anything.
When Aisha was coronated last year, Queen Mydella coveted the half-elf kingdom and tried to sow discord between Queen Aisha and Colin.
Fortunately, the relationship between Aisha and Colin was not as simple as Queen Mydella thought.
But Queen Mydella might not give up so easily.
Now it seems that Duke Müller and Madame Sharon may be the spies she left behind.
Aisha looked at Colin and asked, "You suspect Queen Mydella?"
"It's possible." Colin nodded and muttered, "She can't wait for me to fight to the death with the East, so she has enough motive. If Madame Sharon was not exposed and you had an accident, I would just put the blame on the East who started the rebellion. Maybe I would have sent my army to the East in a fit of anger. "
"That makes sense. Then should I send someone to interrogate the other members of the Miller family? Maybe I can get something out of them. "
"You can try, but even Madame Sharon has been killed. I presume that even if the Miller family still has contacts over there, they would have been eliminated."
"Well, I also want to take this opportunity to reorganize the Miller family. I can't let the same thing happen again."
"Okay." Colin nodded, his eyes flashing with a cold light, "This time, don't be merciful. Clean up all the hidden dangers and suspicious people. We can't keep being distracted by the rebellion in the half-elf kingdom."
"I understand."
While talking, the two came to the artificial lake in the backyard of the palace.
The lakeside was filled with red maple trees. When the late autumn wind blew gently, the flame-like maple leaves fell one by one, dancing lightly in the blue sky and green water until they could not resist the temptation of gravity and fell onto the surface of the lake. A white gull swept across the lake and picked up a white-bellied finned fish, causing the other birds to fight for the food.
Colin naturally took Aisha into his arms and rested his chin on her head, smelling the fragrance of her hair. He was immersed in the picturesque scenery, enjoying the time alone with his lover and beloved daughter.
At this moment, all the schemes and schemes had disappeared. Colin also did not think about the complicated conflicts of interest in Silvermoon City.
Sometimes, Colin even wanted to leave everything behind and only bring the people he loved and loved to a faraway place to live in seclusion.
Of course, this thought only flashed through Colin's mind for a moment before it was tossed to the back of his mind.
After all, Colin was not stupid. He knew that this was just an unrealistic thought. If he really lost his title, territory, and army, what awaited him would not be freedom, but imprisonment or even death.
Strength was the foundation of his footing in this world.
Unless he could learn from the elves and seal off the entire forest, completely cutting off all contact with the outside world.
But even the elves would not be able to continue living in seclusion.
The mysterious prophecy of the Savoy family, the strange actions of High Priestess Trisley, and the appearance of the Phoenix bloodline in Sylph seemed to indicate that the elves were not far from reappearing in the world.
Once the seal of the Radiant Moon Forest was opened, Colin was not sure what kind of impact it would have on the current situation of this world.
But he knew that he was destined to be involved.
So before this, Colin had to stabilize his own base — the Northern Frontier and the half-elf kingdom.
As for the Eastern Region, he did not have any plans to send troops in a short period of time. After all, with the natural moat of the Raging Water River, sending troops was always a bad idea.
Moreover, what the Northern Frontier needed now was rest and recuperation. Continuing to be militaristic would only consume the war potential of the Northern Frontier. In the end, both sides would suffer losses in the battle with the Eastern Region, which would benefit the Royal Family.
But not sending troops did not mean that Colin could not do anything to the Eastern Region.
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