There is a consensus in the Hirsi Continent that a king without a male heir can never be called great even if he has outstanding political achievements.
King Norman, who was nearly half a century old, was in such a predicament. In order to prevent the dynasty from being exterminated, he listened to the advice of the Minister of the Interior and transferred the daughter born to the queen to the son of his mistress. The son of the mistress became the legal heir, and the noble princess Cecily became an unpopular illegitimate daughter. The country's inheritance problem was subsequently solved.
However, there is no airtight wall. After the truth was revealed, Cecily and her country became fat in the eyes of others. In order to compete for the right to inherit the royal family, nobles from various countries became relatives of the old king and pursued Cecily.
The nobles obviously underestimated this embarrassing little princess. Although she had been on the fringes of the royal court for a long time, she quickly adapted to the life of intrigues. She was good at dancing, playing both sides, and used marriage as a bargaining chip. She repeatedly negotiated and engaged with other princes, regretted the marriage and negotiated again, and so on until she became full-fledged and became a queen.
The nobles of other countries called her a desire-sucking devil and a bewitching siren, but they kept choosing to ally with her, were deceived, and formed alliances again, watching the kingdom under her rule rise in the north of the continent...
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Victim No. 1: Our marriage was arranged by the old king. She was still an illegitimate daughter at that time. I knew very early that she was not a lady, but a cunning witch with a sharp tongue. As a brave knight, I decided to sacrifice myself and marry her so that others could survive.
Victim No. 2: People are always confused by her petite appearance, and they don't realize she is a bad conspirator until they are deceived. She regards those shrewd nobles as lions in the circus, holding rings, and playfully watching them fall into the traps she has set again and again. We are the same kind and also old enemies. The greatest respect for each other is to take off each other's heads and spend our lives recalling this glorious period of intrigue.
Victim No. 3: We met when we were young and were destined allies. Driven by interests, we entered the palace of marriage. We worked together to put each other on the throne. We left each other's backs in the most difficult years. We relied on each other and guarded against each other, but the goal is the same - to build a strong country where people can live and work in peace and contentment.
Purpose: Humanity shines brightly
