After spending several days studying in the cabin, Xiangxue moved to another cabin dedicated to maids on the morning of the fourth day. There were five maids in there, and Xiangxue knew them all, including the one whom Xiangxue had always despised.

A pair of twin dancing girls. However, now every maid here can scold her because she is new. Whenever their mean and indifferent eyes are cast on her face, Xiangxue almost wants to commit suicide by jumping into the sea - if

If their cabin has windows.

On the evening of the fourth day, when Xiangxue was memorizing the aristocratic emblem of the Sbia Empire in the cabin on the bottom floor, the female elf officer walked in, followed by a waitress, holding a set of exquisite crystal wine sets in her hands. The female elf officer looked at

He looked at the maids in the cabin, and then called Xiangxue's name: "Xiangxue, take this wine set. Mr. Viscount Yinyue Lake is at the bow of the boat. Go and serve him."

Xiangxue didn't dare to neglect, and quickly stood up to pick up the wine set. The female elf looked at her anxious look, smiled lightly, and stopped her: "Don't worry, do you know how much this set of wine sets is worth? How much is the red wine in it worth?

money?"

"This... wine set is produced in the Bansai Empire and costs about ten gold coins." Haruyuki was stunned and looked at the tray in front of her carefully. She was very proficient in these items and said at that time: "The red wine is top-notch.

Since it is a demon, a pot is worth about five gold coins."

"That's right. You are very well-behaved and smart, so you must remember how much you are worth, right?" The female elf stopped smiling: "If you are in a panic, if you accidentally knock over the drinking utensil, it might kill you."

"Yes, sir, Xiangxue has remembered it." Xiangxue's face dimmed as she remembered her status as a slave. The female elf nodded and glanced from side to side, leaving the other maids in the cabin who were gloating over the misfortune to remain silent before allowing her to accept.

Pass the tray.

The frightened Xiangxue followed the female elf through the passage in the ship and onto the deck.

At night, the speed of the ship slowed down, and the harsh sea breeze during the day also became softer. A bright moon hung in the silent sky, and the silver moonlight filled the deck of the warship. From a distance, it looked slightly blue.

Thousands of scales surged across the sea.

The Viscount of Silver Moon Lake was dressed in light blue casual clothes. He was standing on the bow of the ship talking loudly with an officer. His long golden hair was casually scattered among the silver embroidery on his jacket. From Haruyuki's perspective, although the Viscount's clothes were

Lifted by the breeze, his body wrapped in casual clothes was unusually majestic, and the smile on his face added a bit of elegance to the Viscount's temperament.

The female elf stood submissively by the stairs, holding Xiangxue's sleeves with two fingers, watching the Viscount's every move. When the Viscount laughed heartily again, she motioned for Xiangxue to walk out of the shadow next to the cabin with her.

, when there were still ten steps away, the female elf knelt down slightly and said in a gentle tone that Xiangxue had never heard before: "Lord Viscount, the wine has been delivered."

"Bring it up." Viscount Yinyue Lake said without even turning his head: "Captain, have a drink before leaving."

"I am on duty and I really don't dare to drink. If the military judge on board the ship finds out, it will be a big deal." The officer smiled and said, "Your Majesty, please feel free to go back to the bridge and have a look." "Since that's the case.

It's stipulated by military law, so I won't force it." Viscount Yinyue Lake left as an officer, then took the wine glass handed by the female elf and smiled slightly: "Why don't you, Great Elf, have a drink with me?"

"I'm extremely sorry. Before your lord the viscount returns home, my identity is that of the Third Princess's assistant stationed beside you. If I want to drink, I'm afraid my mission will be delayed." To Xiangxue's surprise, the female elf also rejected Silver Moon.

Invitation from Viscount Lake: "Please forgive me."

"It's okay if you don't drink, but you are using the name of the third princess to suppress me? Don't you know that this young master is very good at holding grudges?" Viscount Yinyue Lake seemed to be offended by her words. He took a gulp of the red wine in the glass, and then

Looking at the female elf, she smiled evilly: "When this young master returns home, I will slowly think of a way to take revenge. It is best to make the big elf's memory deep."

The female elf smiled slightly, took a step back, and poured wine for the Viscount with a hip flask. It was at this moment that Xiangxue, who was standing behind, could clearly see the Viscount, who had been thinking about him for the past few days.

The familiar kind face, the familiar gentle eyes. Her eyes were filled with tears for a moment, and her throat was clogged. All the humiliations accumulated since the prince's residence could not help but surge up in her heart. The tray in her hand could no longer be held steadily, and a crystal wine glass was in her heart.

The tray was swaying and about to fall.

With a soft "ding" sound, the wine glass in the Viscount's hand was placed on the tray, and a soft pressure came down to help Xiangxue stabilize the tray. Looking under the wine glass, the Viscount's fingers that had caressed his face reminded him of

The temperature above made Xiangxue's tears flow out of her eyes uncontrollably.

"What are you afraid of?" He asked her, his voice still so soft, his tone still so gentle.

But for Xiangxue, he was already too far away from her, as if he was far away in the horizon. Although there were thousands of words in her heart that she wanted to say to him, she couldn't even say a word at this time and could only shake her head.

"Your Majesty the Great Elf, you seem to have scared Xiangxue." The Viscount turned his head and looked at the female elf: "She didn't even dare to raise her head to look at me."

I just asked her to remember things that an ordinary person should remember. If this scares her, it means she is not suitable for serving.

The female elf replied quietly: "If it is not suitable to serve the master and has no other specialties, it can only be resold."

"No need, at least she can drink with me, and none of you can do that." The Viscount waved his hand: "Your Excellency Elf, please step aside. Don't know too much and go to the imperial concubine to complain about my situation.

.”

The female elf said goodbye, not forgetting to give Xiangxue a warning with her eyes before leaving.

"It has been several days since I left the Prince's Mansion." The Viscount picked up the glass filled with red wine and turned to look at the sea outside the ship: "How have you been these past few days? Do you have any regrets?

I?"

"No, I mean, I don't dare to hate you, sir." Xiangxue replied in a low voice, "Master just bought me for a copper plate."

"I heard that you really hate me in your heart." Lord Viscount chuckled, "Hate it! Anyway, you are not the only one who hates me. This means you don't have to worry about the debt, because you can't pay it off anyway."

I really don’t dare.” Xiangxue felt aggrieved and anxious, and knelt down with a cry.

"Every day, we do a lot of things, but we don't know what impact these things will have on our future lives. Many times, a small action will end one's own life many years later, or harm others.

Life." Under the moonlight, the Viscount turned around, the smile no longer on his face: "You are a spy, and I am a messenger. A messenger should not pay attention to you, but you know why I want to save you again.

?”

"I have no idea."

"I remember that when you went to that legendary medical clinic for the second time, you revealed a lot of things. When your boss asked you about the armament of my residence, as a spy, you actually said you didn't know. I don't want to investigate you.

Why did you say that at that time, but it was this sentence that saved your life." In an understatement, Lord Viscount said this: "From another perspective, if you say this, it shows that you are an incompetent spy.

So I am very troubled by your arrangement."

"Sir..." Xiangxue, who was kneeling on the ground, opened her mouth, but she didn't know what to say. She was extremely panicked, and the back of the Viscount had already occupied her entire field of vision.

"It's not easy to stay by my side. If you want, you can still be the same Xiangxue you were before, living in fine clothes and fine food every day. You don't have to kneel on the deck holding a wine vessel like you do now."

The Lord Viscount was silent for a moment, "If you stay, not only will you think that the former Xiangxue is dead from now on, but you will also have to be on guard at all times, because there are unpredictable dangers around me."

"I do!" Xiangxue blurted out, then realized that her voice was too loud: "I do."

"Then stand up! Your legs are numb after kneeling for a long time. Go back and rest, and learn everything as soon as possible." Lord Viscount leaned over and pulled her up, then raised his voice and said to the female elf far away: "Give her a single cabin."

"

It wasn't until Xiangxue stepped off the deck and Bai Ying, who was pretending to be a guard next to Cohen, spoke: "For a little spy, isn't it a waste for you to use these methods?"

"Life should always have some fun! The young and romantic Viscount Yinyue Lake often goes out, how can he not be surrounded by beautiful women? Do you want me to take the imperial concubine around? Besides, this matter is not over yet, so don't think she is offended.

Master, if you kneel down, I will forgive her..." At this point, Cohen suddenly turned his head and looked at Bai Ying: "If I'm not mistaken, what you just said... Bai Ying, are you jealous?

"

"You are wrong, I will not be jealous." Bai Ying replied calmly: "Even if I am jealous, the person will not be a human being."

"It doesn't matter. Why don't we take advantage of this free time to practice that special breathing method... You kissed me last time, right? Why are you staring at me? Did I say something wrong? Then next

Let Lei come and comment for the first time..."

"You dare to reveal a word to others." Bai Ying approached Cohen and said calmly: "I will kill you, I swear." "I'm afraid, especially when you blush." ​​Bai Ying looked at the serious Bai Ying.

, Cohen laughed first: "We won't talk about the feasibility of this matter, we will only discuss a technical detail - do you want to transform into a dragon and crush me to death?"

In response to Cohen's teasing, Bai Ying just shook her head and went back to the room. Of course, as Cohen's personal bodyguard, her room was Cohen's room, and her greatest resistance in the past was to stand outside the door.

When Xiangxue returned to her room, she was dressed up carefully. But to her surprise, Cohen did not enter her room, nor did he send someone to call her to go to bed. When the sky turned white, Xiangxue was already empty.

Waiting all night. Maybe for an ordinary waitress, this is just one night, but when a young woman whose appearance is popular throughout the empire encounters this kind of thing, she will think of many things.

"He thinks I'm not good enough for him?"

"You think I'm not pure enough?"

"Do you think I'm not beautiful enough?"

"He doesn't like women?"

After thinking about all this, Xiangxue felt that she was going crazy. After experiencing a series of changes, she wished that the Viscount could come over, give her a strong hug, and wrap herself in his strong arms.

A few days later, the warship arrived at the Sibia Imperial Military Port.

At this time, the Holy City was busy, and the aristocracy was preparing for a party to be held that night. This party was initiated by the four imperial concubines and was held in the central building on the square behind the palace. It was called a party.

A month ago, dozens of invitations stamped with royal emblems had been sent out. Among the invitees were not only nobles and celebrities living in the Holy City, but also many celebrities scattered throughout Sbia, and more than a hundred noble students.

and officials from various ministries were allowed to attend - frankly speaking, many nobles were unhappy that such a royal gathering was attended by civilians.

However, the imperial concubines have announced in advance that there are no restrictions on speech at the gathering. As long as anyone gets an invitation, he can speak freely at the gathering, and can even discuss some more sensitive topics, and no one will retaliate afterwards. This

A line is a great temptation for both nobles and commoners, and no one is willing to give up this opportunity to fight for their own interests. If the qualifications for attending the event did not need to be decided by the imperial concubines themselves, this qualification would definitely become a sky-high price commodity.

Of course, those who can get the invitation must meet three conditions. The first is to have a sufficient positive reputation, the second is to have profound knowledge, and the third is to have a good education. No matter how amiable the four imperial concubines are,

You wouldn't be so generous as to invite some illiterate lunatics or people with notorious crimes, right?

There was still a quarter of an hour before the party started, but the Palace Square was already overcrowded. There were many officials sitting under the square's pergola who could not enter, and outside the tight security cordon were hundreds of students from the Royal Academy. After that, the square was filled with people.

, all the nobles and commoners knelt down and saluted.

The imperial concubine slowed down slightly and nodded to the crowd around her. In the crowd, all kinds of formal and informal greetings were flying around, including screams and flowers.

Regardless of whether they belong to gods or demons, no imperial concubine can have the political status and influence of Princess Sbia. They are not only His Majesty’s concubines, but also senior officials who are indispensable in the internal affairs of the empire. Without the four of them

Without the buffering position, the relationship between His Majesty the Emperor and his ministers would not be so harmonious.

Their transcendent status, unparalleled beauty, and shrewd minds have added one dazzling halo to the nearly perfect image of the four imperial concubines.
To be continued...