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 the citizens of Sibia, His Majesty the Emperor is the incarnation of strong and fearless victory, capable of crushing all enemies; the imperial concubine is a kind mother figure who takes care of every citizen meticulously. Every move of the imperial concubine is influenced by thousands of people.
Their way of speaking and demeanor will be imitated by countless girls. Once they appear in new clothes, the clothes will become popular in the entire aristocratic circle as quickly as possible. And in this mentality, the factor of envy is gradually
Less, more respect and love.
As soon as we entered the royal gathering building, everyone in the hall immediately stood up and saluted, and the atmosphere was very warm.
This newly built royal gathering building is used publicly for the first time. The entire building can be said to be the most exquisite and luxurious gathering place built since the restoration of the Sibia Empire. All facilities are very complete. Only half of the hall in the main building is
There is a tall jade podium, and around it are seats neatly arranged in a ring. On the oval ceiling, there is a huge and exquisite panoramic map of Sbia, and on the four walls are the provinces.
According to the map, there are twenty independent luxury boxes separated on the second level of the hall wall.
A set of huge ornate crystal chandeliers hangs from the center of the ceiling, and together with hundreds of magic lamps installed on all sides, emit soft light, illuminating the entire venue. There are already hundreds of people sitting in the hall, but it is not crowded at all.
The distinguished guests who were qualified to speak sat around the jade podium, and a larger number of spectators sat in the auditorium against the wall. Dozens of chamberlains shuttled among them to serve the attendees.
"Everyone, the four imperial concubines have arrived at the venue. After a while, the first private gathering will officially begin. Taking this time, I will explain the rules of the party again." After the imperial concubines took their seats, the master of ceremonies stood in the hall.
On the podium at one end: "The purpose of holding this party is to hear everyone's voices, because everyone attending is a knowledgeable person, you can express what you think and feel.
As soon as the emcee finished speaking, people in the hall began to whisper. They had always had doubts about the rules of the party. When they heard the emcee's words, some people still couldn't believe their ears. No one could believe it.
The empire will allow the people to have such rights, right? It's okay for nobles to discuss things, because they belong to the ruling party, but they belong to the civilians of the ruled party, and they may attack everything!
"As soon as any topic is discussed, it will be recorded and distributed to officials at every level of the empire. Such documents are not considered official documents. We will call them 'court reports.'" The master of ceremonies paused: "
In other words, your remarks will be known to the people of the empire after the gathering. But I want to remind you here that everyone must follow the understanding when speaking. There must be no personal attacks, no slander of others, and no attempts to criticize the gods and the empire.
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The discussion in the hall became louder, and most people were happy because they knew that this party was a shortcut to becoming famous. As long as they became famous through debates or talents at this party, they were afraid that they would not have the opportunity to be promoted to an official position?
"Look at these people, they are all ready and eager to try!" Princess Kelilona kept smiling, and said slightly closer to her sister: "It's about to start, but someone like the one we promised seems to
Haven’t come back yet.”
"Proposal is not a trivial matter. It should be very difficult. We cannot be harsh on him." Princess Feline Rona turned back and looked at the other three princesses: "He has a strong personality. He will definitely be unhappy if he cannot come back this time.
Everyone should think about how to comfort him."
"It seems we don't have to think of ways to comfort him..." Dimelin retracted his gaze from the side door and said, "There is already someone unlucky over there at the left door."
Princess Feline Rona's face was happy at first, and then she remembered something, and a few wisps of bright red flew up.
"Invitation? What invitation?" At the door on the left, Viscount Yinyue Lake was educating the guards seriously: "Did you see the badge of Viscount Yinyue Lake and the token issued by His Majesty the Emperor? These two things can pass through the palace, you still ask
I want an invitation? Are you new here?"
"Sir Viscount, of course you can go in." The guard captain replied in a neither humble nor condescending manner: "But the two people behind you are absolutely not allowed to go in."
The two people behind him refer to Xiangxue, who is dressed luxuriously, and Bai Ying, who is dressed as a guard.
Just when Cohen was about to lose his temper, the captain of the Rock Guard appeared and took Cohen and others to the noble box on the second floor, finally settling the matter.
But when the extremely gorgeous Xiangxue appeared with the Viscount, some ladies were not so happy...
"On the left is the box of Prince Lecque Keda." Rock stood behind Cohen and explained to him one by one the nobles who could go up to the second floor. Because Cohen was still the Viscount of Silver Moon Lake, Rock said at the end:
"The Viscount is waiting here. I will report to His Majesty right away."
"Can I go with you?" Cohen stood up: "There is something that must be reported to His Majesty the Emperor immediately."
"Okay." Of course Rock will not refuse. (To be continued)