Yamida Berenkest glanced at the Lady Elector and smiled. "Come to think of it, you're already the Lord Keeper of the Privy Council, aren't you? Has the Empire ever had such a young Lord Keeper in the past two hundred years?"
"There were plenty two hundred years ago. I just feel the weight of the world on my shoulders, but I'll keep striving forward for the Empire." Brunhild looked solemn.
"Your Chancellor, General Hulay, has also joined the Grand Marshal's Office. He's become Inspector General of Military Justice, hasn't he?" Princess Rainbow Rose asked.
"Old Man Hulay was a soldier of the Empire first and my chancellor second. He was a friend of my late father's. He only entered into this nominal relationship as a vassal of the Sulaca royal family to look after me. Otherwise, he could have become an Imperial Marshal long ago. You know, he and Marshal Farrell were classmates and good friends, and he even outperformed Farrell at the Royal Fleet Academy." Brunhild spoke with great conviction.
"Since you brought up Marshal Farrell: he came from a commoner family, yet married a young lady from a distinguished house."
"Yes, his wife is indeed the daughter of Count Ramute, and Jilly's cousin. But isn't that a good match? Isn't that perfectly normal in the Empire?" Brunhild thought it was only natural.
"After the war reached a stalemate, Chancellor Valpolis promoted three new ministers to lead the Department of Space City Development, the Department of Trade, and the Department of Agricultural Planning. All three were veteran bureaucrats from commoner families."
"They were top graduates of Shire Memorial University, and they did receive scholarships from the Sulaca royal family. But every Lady Elector—and even every lord with a bit of history—has scholarships too."
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