Her Graceful War Song by Summer's Blaze

Chapter 1251

Even after Carissa left, Kylie couldn't calm down from her anger.

She sat in silence, watching darkly as Gerald took his medicine. After that, the royal physician performed needle treatment on him. Gerald also took the pills Sebastian had left for him.

Within two hours, his complexion gradually improved.

The royal physician confirmed that Gerald's spirits had lifted, and there was hope for his recovery.

The Quinton family was delighted, but Kylie was utterly disappointed. Her face was as pale as it had been the day Gerald had gone to the gentlemen's retreat.

She knew she had taken a gamble, and that her actions would alienate her maternal family and anger the king. Yet, Carissa posed a monumental threat. Only when her name was fully tarnished could Kylie's title as queen be solidified.

Kylie could do everything Carissa had done-reopening the women's academy, recruiting noblewomen and officials' daughters to attend, and consolidating the power of the noble families to strengthen Connor's position.

Things she once refused to do, Kylie now considered. She had seen through her dad's indecisiveness. He had placed all his hopes on the Quinton family, but if anything went wrong, it would all collapse. Jeremiah entered to visit Gerald, patting him on the shoulder. "Old friend, take care of yourself. Watch how these young ones stir things up. As long as they're causing a ruckus, the world will stay lively." Gerald was moved. He had expected Jeremiah to look down on him, but his attitude remained unchanged, just like it had always been.

Gerald pulled through in the end, but Ruth didn't. In early February, the news of her death was officially announced, and Salvador sent word to Yuvan that he could return for the funeral.

He wept loudly in his estate, then began making preparations. He wasn't getting ready to return to the capital. Instead, he had prepared

her as a victim of the royal family's

he began hearing praises from the common people for the current queen dowager. They spoke of how Victoria had posted

hours, but Victoria also invited

also mentions of her extraordinary generosity-granting Yuvan leave to return to the

caught off guard, his

body disabled, he was more anxious

rumors.

Victoria's reputation was already well-known among the people. His words hardly

before disappearing completely. When Yuvan returned to Valken, something else struck him as strange. It seemed that his control over affairs

was how it

the local officials, but his orders were often delayed or met with excuses. When they did come, they were overly

sensed something was wrong, he couldn't

summoned Wayne for advice. Wayne suggested that perhaps the officials had grown complacent after

in time,"

doubts still lingered in

had infiltrated the gentlemen's retreats in the capital, and that t they had been brought in by Eleanor all