Chapter 240 Crown Guard Queen, I Am Willing to Serve You!

Xiongdu, Dawn Castle.

Seven of the eight officials sat in their seats, and even Elinor, who had been "sick", attended the meeting this time and came to the parliament hall.

Several people sat in their own chairs, and used their eyes to signal each other with different expressions, and finally their eyes would always fall on Tiana involuntarily.

Today's meeting was different from the usual.

In the past, Tiana convened the meeting as a representative of the Crown Guard family.

But today, not only was Elinor, who had been absent for a long time, present, but the convener was also replaced by Laxana, who had just taken office.

Everyone had a reasonable guess in their hearts about what this change meant.

Moreover, everyone had sat on this chair for a long time, and they knew clearly how thick the cushion under whose buttocks was, and who had nails on the back of the chair.

Although Tiana looked normal, they all noticed that she was trying her best to suppress some emotions in her heart.

Could it be that

there was a conflict within the Crown Guard family?

The emergence of this thought made the other eight officials feel complicated.

Elinor, on the other hand, looked relaxed, as if she was sitting and watching a good show.

Just when everyone was thinking about something strange, the golden door of the parliament hall was opened.

Laxana, with blond hair and blue eyes, and her followers walked in.

Her outfit was the same as usual, a violet lace-studded long skirt, light-colored gauze gloves on both hands, and a silk gauze hat of the same color on her head.

However, what surprised everyone was that Laxana today seemed to be a little different in aura from before.

At first, before the abolition of the magic ban, Laxana gave people the feeling of a girl next door, warm and sunny, showing her unique affinity all the time.

After becoming one of the eight officials, Laxana's temperament changed a little.

She became more like a real noble lady, working hard to fulfill the duties of a high-level Demacia official.

But today, it was a little different.

The girl standing under the golden towering porch. No, she should be called a lady.

She was still so petite, and her figure was soft but revealed an indescribable majesty.

Her golden hair was tied up high, shining with the golden columns, and the color matching was so harmonious that people thought they were visiting the Crown Guard's mansion.

This aura made the other eight officials feel that this person should not be a senior official of Demacia, but the leader of Noxus.

Boom!

The door of the parliament hall was closed by Silas, and a heavy groan made the eight officials feel depressed.

After entering, Laxana first cast her eyes on Tiana and stayed on her for a long time.

Then she slowly withdrew her gaze, swept her eyes to everyone present, and spoke in a steady tone:

"I, Laxana Crownguard, proposed today."

After a brief pause, she raised her delicate chin, her eyes gradually raised, and finally landed on the empty throne:

"Jarvan III is no longer able to bear the throne of Demacia. From today on, I will become the acting king of Demacia."

After Laxana finished speaking, she ignored the shocked or angry expressions of others, lifted her skirt, walked slowly upwards, and climbed the steps covered with red carpet step by step.

The eight officials watched her movements silently until she walked onto the round table platform where the eight officials were and stepped onto the first step to the throne, and someone questioned.

"Ms. Crownguard, this is not in line with the tradition of Demacia, right?"

It was Grantham who spoke, his voice was slow and mixed with a little helplessness.

Faced with Laxana's words, the most intense reaction should have been Elinor Lightshield.

However, surprisingly, there was not a single extra expression on her face at this moment. Instead, she put on an attitude of "I knew this long ago". From her appearance, it was clear that she did not want to stand out at this moment.

As another member of the Crown Guard family, although Tiana's face was a little ugly, she obviously would not say much since the decision was made by her own niece.

In this situation, if Grantham himself did not speak up, the fact that "Laxana became the acting king" would really become a fact that the eight officials collectively acquiesced to!

Grantham would certainly not sit idly by.

After all, everyone knew that although Laxana used the word "acting king" carefully, it would not be long before the annoying suffix "acting" would be cut off.

If things continued to develop like this, they would soon call her.

Crown Guard I!

"Duke Grantham, what do you think of Demacia now?"

Laxana stopped, half turned around, and used her eyes to stop Silas who wanted to attack.

She did not make any extra movements, neither went down nor moved forward again. She stood on the steps higher than the others and looked at Grantham expressionlessly.

Not long ago, when Jarvan III was in a coma, her aunt was standing in the same position as she was now.

Higher than all the eight officials, but still a distance from the throne.

Hearing Laxana's question, Grantham answered almost without hesitation:

"Although Demacia has suffered a great change, it is still united and fights the difficulties together."

Laxana raised her eyes slightly, glanced at Grantham's confident face, and did not answer.

On the other hand, Silas grinned at the side. He had no intention of attacking, but instead loudly complained:

"My Lord Duke, just a few days ago, your grandson Langlun embezzled most of the disaster relief food in his fiefdom. And a month ago, your third son Sartre sent his legitimate son to Noxus, nominally to study abroad."

"A few years ago, your second son Retless, because his fiefdom was adjacent to the northern mountains, would send food to the Winter Claw every autumn harvest, and sometimes even took the initiative to lead their army, just to protect himself."

"Seven days ago"

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From fleeing to looting, the scandals of the Grantham family came out of Silas' mouth.

Grantham's face gradually turned pale, and his right hand on the table was shaking constantly. He looked at Silas and smiled bitterly in his heart.

He knew all these things.

But he chose to turn a blind eye and did not stop it.

Or, this kind of thing is a 'tacit understanding' between the nobles, no family is clean, so naturally they don't have to worry about being caught by others.

But recently.

Because of Elinor's previous absurd behavior, an accident happened.

The Crown Guard executed nearly a hundred people from their own family in the magnificent square, attracting almost half of the city's crowd to watch.

And the person who personally supervised and exercised the judgment.

It was Laxana Crown Guard.

There were hundreds of blood relatives who could personally arbitrate the wrongdoings, and Gransom asked himself if he could do it.

It was also at that time that Laxana's reputation was not only not implicated by the Crown Guard, but also established a very high reputation.

Once the balance and restraint between the nobles is broken by one party, it is very likely that something unexpected will happen.

The scene in front of us now is like this.

They no longer have anything in their hands that can check and balance the Crown Guard family.

Whether it is strength, dirty tricks or family power

Grantham is not young anymore. He values ​​his family more, so there is no need.

He showed a self-abased look on his face and fell into silence. This look clearly showed that he was ready to give in.

"My Lord Duke." Silas still had malice on his face, "We Demacia must follow the rules."

Grantham pressed the table hard, his face grim: "What do you want?"

He tried to control his tone, and his eyes turned sharply to Laxana.

That look seemed to say "Are you crazy? I have already chosen to give in, what else do you want to do?"

Although he was afraid of Laxana's strength, and his power and connections were not as good as the Crown Guards, he had been sitting on the chair for many years, so he was not unable to do anything.

Laxana fearlessly met Grantham's gaze, her tone calm and unquestionable:

"The Grantham family is sealed off and thoroughly investigated due to internal reasons, and the trial is being carried out by the Temple of Justice."

"Crown Guard, how dare you!" Grantham shouted angrily.

Everyone knew what the consequences would be if the Temple of Justice intervened.

Including himself, all family members would be judged.

In Demacia, except for a few, few people can be clear consciences about justice.

Silas grinned and stared at Grantham.

No mistake, one post, one content, one book, one bar!

Under the deterrence of magic, Grantham, who was only an ordinary person, was like a lost soul on the spot, and immediately lost all his momentum, and slumped in his seat like mud. At this time, he could not pay attention to the etiquette of the nobles.

Alas. Laxana sighed in her heart, turned around and continued to walk up step by step.

This time, when she stepped up, everyone was silent, no one spoke.

Grantham's ending made them dare not speak.

If Elinor had set a bad precedent, Laxana would tear up all the rules of the nobles.

From today on, there would be no more tacit understanding between each other.

There was only the naked law of strength.

Laxana lifted her skirt and went up step by step.

Finally, she walked up all the steps and reached the highest position in the parliament hall.

The throne of Demacia.

Looking at the spacious and gorgeously decorated throne in front of her, which was cold everywhere, Laxana's eyes had a touch of self-mockery.

She had never thought that she would come to this point one day.

She remembered her words in her mind.

If she could save Demacia by sinking into the darkness, then she would do anything.

But

she really hoped that someone from the eight officials would stand up today, not just Grantham who said a few words symbolically.

If Grantham was willing to fight her to the death and fulfill Demacia's noble character since ancient times, perhaps she would make a different decision.

But now the eight officials. Each of them is still sitting in his position.

Huh. Laxana took a deep breath.

She retracted the extra emotions in her heart, turned her body, and looked down with a condescending attitude without her having to do anything deliberately.

This feeling is very wonderful.

Standing on the top of the platform, looking at the eight officials below, their expressions, expressions and small movements can be seen clearly.

Laxana blinked her blue eyes, and what she saw seemed to have become a circus juggler clown. No, clowns are much more interesting than them.

She put this fleeting thought behind her, and her face gradually became solemn:

"Tomorrow, I will announce it to all citizens of Demacia in the Grand Square."

"I am tired of the past infighting among the nobles. There were too many problems in Demacia in the past. But starting tomorrow, I will let you see a different Demacia."

All the eight officials could feel the determination in her words.

They had no doubt that Laxana would do something extremely dangerous to achieve her goals.

Tiana pursed her lips, her eyes fell on Laxana on the stage, and her brows furrowed slightly.

She understood what Laxana wanted to do, but because she understood, she could not accept it.

The balance of power is far safer than walking on a tightrope like now. Laxana put herself on the opposite side of all the nobles.

Using fame and strength to rise to power can make you rise to the top in one step.

But at the same time, it will also establish more opponents. Once any mistakes are made, they will become the target of everyone's criticism.

Of course, the Crown Guard is slightly different from the other nobles. In order to ensure the continuation of the family, except for those with outstanding abilities, the rest will be pushed into the side branches and gradually marginalized.

All the direct descendants are born to follow the family ancestral precepts.

‘Diligence makes you strong, and self-discipline makes you strong. ’

In this generation, apart from Laxana, only Garen is considered a direct descendant of the Crown Guard.

She is not worried that the Crown Guard will drag down Laxana, but the power of the nobles is not weak, and Noxus is eyeing them covetously.

How to seek a balance between the various forces, Tiana has not found a solution so far.

Now that things have come to this, she can only support Laxana wholeheartedly.

After announcing some follow-up matters, Laxana announced the end of the parliament.

The other eight officials hurried back to the family to prepare for possible follow-up matters.

Silas urged Eleanor to leave. The new king of Demacia is about to take the throne, and this Dawn Castle should also be prepared to change its ownership.

The Dawn Castle belongs to the king of Demacia.

This was the mission that had been undertaken when the castle was first built hundreds of years ago.

Soon, only Laxana and Tiana were left in the hall.

Facing her aunt, Laxana chuckled and sat on the throne without hesitation:

"Aunt, I'm sorry for my behavior, but I don't regret it."

The throne was unusually cold, and she was not as excited as she imagined. Instead, she felt that the seat under her was a kind of restraint.

But she also understood that this was the responsibility she decided to take.

"Since it is the path you have chosen, keep going."

Tiana stroked her shoulder with one hand, leaned slightly, and saluted Laxana.

"Queen of the Crown Guard, the family is willing to follow your footsteps forever."

Laxana's expression remained the same, and she spoke softly:

"Aunt, uncle's matter."

"This is the choice of me and him. The Crown Guard will not be an obstacle to your ascension." Tiana's mouth was calm and elegant.

Looking at the noble lady who left calmly, Laxana pursed her lips slightly, and all the hesitation in her eyes turned into faith.

Demacia will continue!

First update today, there are two more updates today, I will make up for the chapter I owe first