"Toot..." With the loud and long whistle, two sets of giant winches with white steam worked together to open the night gate of the Royal Capital Canal. Dozens of cargo ships from the outer river sailed into the port of the Royal Capital along with the morning glow in the sky. When the sun broke through the morning glow and jumped off the ground, using its unstoppable brilliance to completely dispel the remaining dark night sky, the Royal Capital, which had slept under the corpses of millions of nightmares for a night, finally woke up little by little. "Hmm..." As the sunlight crossed the tower bridge on the canal, passed the spire of the bell tower, and drilled into the window of the palace, the woman lying on the table trembled slightly, and was gently pulled out of her dreamland by the warm sunlight. I am... asleep? The princess woke up from her sleep, moved her stiff body, and then sat on the wide chair with her knees hugged, looking at the desk in front of her in a daze. I remember that before nightfall last night, I moved all the implementation documents of tax reform, the proposal to expand citizens' universal suffrage rights, and the selection order for the third-level officers of the military department back to my bedroom, ready to work late into the night. But just when I crossed out the stall tax for small handicraftsmen and wrote two rebuttals, an inexplicable sleepiness suddenly rushed into my mind, and then I knew nothing... Well... or not completely.
After rubbing my cheeks that were a little numb from sleep, the princess couldn't help but curl up her lips slightly when she thought of the strange dream she had after falling asleep last night. In the dream, I reviewed all the documents, and then in the parliament a few days later, my words were like knives, and I scolded the Minister of Finance to faint on the spot, and directly handed over the Ministry of Finance. Then I took the opportunity to win over the parliament, deal with the old nobles who wanted to stab, and seize all the 17 major ministries of the kingdom in one breath, and began to carry out drastic reforms. Then, the kingdom gradually became stronger, and the dreamer inherited the throne, married Joshua to a monkey across the sea, made Leon a prince, and gave birth to a whole football... cough... anyway, it was a pretty good dream. After taking a sip of the cold coffee, the princess, who was in a good mood, got up from her seat, picked up the coffee cup and walked to the window of the bedroom, and took the initiative to catch the sunlight pouring in through the window. Although she accidentally fell asleep and failed to handle the documents in time, the result seemed not bad. For herself who has been troubled by nightmares for many years, this kind of relaxed and even absurd dream is a very rare experience. "Your Highness Veronica!" Just as the princess was bathing in the warm morning sun and enjoying her rare leisure time, the bedroom door was suddenly knocked, and the somewhat panicked voice of the night duty lady came from outside. "I'm Lily, who was on duty last night. I'm sorry, Your Highness. I... I seemed to fall asleep as soon as it got dark yesterday..." "It's okay." After drinking the bitter black coffee in the cup, Princess Veronica put down the cup and stretched, saying calmly: "I also went to bed early last night. If there is something to do, I will wake you up, but remember, next time it's your turn to be on duty, you should pay attention to rest more during the day." "Thank you, Your Highness, I remember." Hearing that she did not delay the princess's business, the female official outside the door I couldn't help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief, and then reported earnestly: "Your Highness, according to the original schedule, after breakfast time, you will meet with the president of the Royal Capital Chamber of Commerce. If the discussion can be completed within two hours, you will also meet with several new members of the constituency who have recently been elected. After lunch, there will be envoys from the Kingdom of Hessen... Do you need me to call a maid to help you wash up?" "..." It's a pity that it's rare to have a little free time... But now is the most important business, and the parliament will be convened again in a few days. Now is not the time to enjoy my leisure time. After listening to the female official's question full of pressure, the princess couldn't help but sigh softly, then stretched out her hand and rubbed her eyebrows and said: "A little later... What about the afternoon? How is the afternoon schedule arranged? What is the earliest time in the afternoon that you can be free?"
"This... I'm afraid it won't be possible in the afternoon." The female official outside the door reminded carefully: "Your Highness, your schedule today is quite tight, it has been scheduled until 8 o'clock in the evening, and even the dinner time has to be postponed to after 9:30... But if you really need a free time, I can try to rearrange it for you and postpone the meeting with the Minister of Defense to tomorrow afternoon." Postponed to tomorrow afternoon... Then tomorrow afternoon's things will have to be postponed again, right? Moreover, the selection of military non-commissioned officers cannot be delayed. After all, Leon has always wanted to cancel his engagement with himself. In order to be on the safe side, it is best to finish everything that can be done while the marriage is still stable, so as to avoid any more twists and turns... "Forget it, no need to change it, just follow the original schedule!" After weighing the importance of the matter, Princess Veronica frowned and thought for a while, then opened her mouth and ordered: "In this way, I will not eat dinner today, and leave the time after nine o'clock for me." "Your Highness?" After hearing the words of the princess, the female official outside the door was slightly startled, and then suggested with a worried look: "I'd better arrange the time for you again. Your stomach disease has not been cured, so it is really not suitable..." "You misunderstood." After interrupting the female official, the princess smiled and said: "I'm not not going to have dinner, I'm just not going back to the palace. Please invite the Duke of Lionheart for me and tell him that I want to have dinner with him. It would be best if he decides the location. If he has no objection, then I'll book a regular private room with plenty of seats near the river in one of the two restaurants I frequent." "Okay, I'll arrange it right away!" "Go ahead." After the female official left as instructed, the princess sat back at the table and continued to work at her desk. On the shelf behind her, a tin doll with half of its cheek broken quietly blinked its emerald glass eyes. ... Rise in the east and set in the west. The radiant sun in the morning circled in the foggy sky of the capital before falling back into the ground. Then, the tall street lamps lit up one after another, casting a faint light on the dark night. A plain carriage without any markings passed through the night opened by the street lamps and finally stopped in front of a restaurant on Taole Street in the Canal District. "Your Excellency the Duke, we have arrived." After leaning forward and opening the door, the female official with chestnut short hair said to Leon with a smile: "You can go directly to Box No. 7. Her Highness Veronica has just finished her meeting with the Prime Minister. She will be here in fifteen minutes at most. Please wait for a moment."