Cherchen, who rode behind Christina, looked carefully at the manor where Carl X''s undead and son were held.


    I saw: the porch of the manor was decorated with a spire, which was painted with the family emblem of the vasa family. Because the porch is in disrepair, it is already not in the center, but on one side, which destroys the proportion of the whole building.


    The walls of the manor are gray and black. There are two rows of wing houses on both sides of the main house, which are connected with the two wings of the main house. The wing houses are spread out very long, very long, like the two arms of a horseshoe. There are many guest rooms in the second compartment of the house, which are specially used for guests during royal hunting. There are also kitchens, storerooms, garages and stables for feeding horses. The stable is near the gate, so that the owners can be ready and on call when they travel.


    In addition to these, there are some houses for maids, servants and hunters.


    "Let''s go in," Christina said.


    Christina took Cherchen and Carlson into the manor.


    In the middle of the wide courtyard of the manor, there are many ancient fir trees, some nests built by birds on the trees; In the middle of the fir was a Bavarian dog locked on a stake. There are two derricks on both sides of the courtyard, two spears cross each other at the entrance, and a crucifixion of Jesus is in the middle.


    A dog, no one, the whole scene shows a school of solitude.


    Chechen looked to the right of the manor again: on the right side of the house, behind a section of fence wall stood a number of thatched houses, which were forage houses, cattle pens, sheep pens and granaries.


    The Bavarian dog tied to the stake shouted like a demonstration when he saw a stranger coming.


    Soon, a bearded man wearing a dark fur coat and a fur hat took the lead in running out with a steel fork.


    Then, several people ran out of the other wing room.


    Carlson rode his horse between Christina and the strong man. He pulled out his short and broad sword and stared at each other.


    "Who are you?" the strong man asked in a bear like voice.


    "Who are you?" asked Carlson.


    "We are the guardians of the queen and the prince."


    Carlson drove his horse to give up half of his body, so that these people could see Christina behind them.


    "Do you know who is in front of you?... look, she is her majesty and your monarch!"


    As soon as the words came out, the strong man and several others threw their weapons on the ground. Then they burst into earth shaking cheers: "Queen! Queen! God, our queen!"


    Loyal mountain guards began to hug Christiana and surround her. Everyone was in tears and knelt down around to see the queen.


    People cried and kissed her feet, his stirrups, and even the hoofs of Christina''s horse. These people were so excited, so excited, they cheered and sobbed, so that Cherchen and Carlson had to stop people''s excessive enthusiasm more than once.


    Christina smiled and accepted the love of the guards, but her eyes looked at the main room of the manor from time to time.


    Christina was sure that Hedwig ilonora and little Carl were there. They should have heard the voice outside and knew they were coming.


    But the door of the main room was not opened, as if it were empty.


    The strong man with a big beard was not as developed in limbs and simple in mind as he looked. He looked at Christina towards the front door of the main room, and carefully said to the queen, "the queen and the prince are inside."


    "Take me."


    The strong man pushed away the people in front of Christina and let them form a wall on both sides. Then the strong man leaned slightly and made an "please" gesture to her majesty.


    Christina stepped forward and went in after the strong man opened the door.


    Her feet had just stepped into the room, but she suddenly stopped without moving for a long time.


    Chechen and Carlson looked at each other. They didn''t know what had happened to the queen.


    "Sister Christina, what''s the matter with you?" Chechen whispered.


    Christina seems to be surprised by Chechen. Her whole body is excited.


    "No, nothing," said Christina. "Cherchen and Carlson. Just wait at the door. I''ll go in alone."


    Carlson, as Christina''s personal escort, asked her majesty to go in alone. He was instinctively nervous.


    Just as he was about to speak out, Christina seemed to have guessed what Carlson was going to say. "It''s all right," she said. "Elionora is a woman with no strength to bind a chicken."


    With that, without Carlson retorting, Christina took the door.


    A door separates Cherchen and Carlson from Christina.


    Christina went to the middle of the room and saw queen Hedwig ilonora sitting in a back chair covered with thick goat skin near the right wall, doing needlework.


    Seeing Christina come in, Queen elionora smiled at Christina. But her work did not stop.


    "You''re here?" she said. "Little Carl is sleeping in the room. I''m doing needlework here. You know, unlike you, I can dance a knife, play a sword and ride a horse."


    This gossip made Christina''s face blue and white in her ears. Because ilionora seems to be saying that it is because of you that Christina can''t do needlework that Carl finally chose me.


    But the queen soon calmed down.


    She''s not here to argue with elionora.


    "Here I am," said Christina calmly. "Let me see you and little Carl."


    Ilonora did not answer.


    Christina then said, "your mother''s family, the ambassador of the Principality of Holstein GoTop, came to see me. He expressed to me that he hoped that I could let you and Carl return to the principality for the sake of relatives."


    Not counting that ilionora is the wife of Carl x, Christina and ilionora are also relatives. In Europe at that time, it was almost impossible for two nobles to find some relatives. Christina''s grandmother was also a princess born in the Principality of Holstein GoTop. She later married King Carl IX of Sweden, reigned as Queen of Sweden from 1604 to 1611, and served as regent in the early days of the succession of her son Gustav II Adolf. Her granddaughter, Christina, was named after her grandmother.


    This time, ilionora was no longer indifferent to Christina''s words. She raised her head and looked directly into Christina''s eyes.


    "I think you must have rejected the ambassador''s request," she said.


    This is obvious. After Christina became Queen, the greatest threat to her throne was the son of Carl X. Any rational monarch will not leave such hidden dangers out of his sight. Some ruthless kings will even create all kinds of accidents or directly eradicate future troubles.


    Christina nodded and shook her head.


    "Yes, I refused," said Christina, "but I won''t do anything bad for you or little Carl. Even I have a gift for him that you absolutely don''t expect."


    "What gift?" elionora nervously clutched the handkerchief in her hand.


    The word gift has many meanings, good and bad. Ilionora doesn''t know what kind of gift Christina said.


    Although she said it first.


    Christina came up to elionora and leaned down to put her face close to elionora''s face.


    She said word by word, "a crown of the king of Sweden."