[Slow Travel] Assassin System - Mingguang

"Today is really nice weather." The chief female officer looked at the big sun outside the window, and couldn't help showing a relieved smile, "It's great, I'm so happy."

The maid who followed the female officer raised her head upon hearing this, and couldn't help but look at the chief female officer in surprise.

The maid was trained as the chief successor. In her impression, this lady has always been an unsmiling and serious officer. How could she show such a relaxed smile?

The chief female officer, the well-known Mrs. Evans, is said to have served the royal family since the queen's girlhood, and she is deeply trusted and experienced.

Today, Mary Evans has become an indispensable right-hand man of the queen, she manages almost all the attendants in the palace, not to mention the maids, even the members of the guards, knights and nightingale pigeons all respect her very much.

When facing subordinates, this lady is the strictest teacher. Getting her approval may be harder than plucking stars from the sky. Although sunny days in Nordnore are not common, it can make the lady smile so happily ...

The last time seemed to be because His Majesty's condition improved and his appetite increased.

The relationship between the maid and the female officer is close, like a mother and daughter between a master and an apprentice. She stepped forward and asked in a low voice: "Ma'am, is today a special day?"

The chief female officer was in such a good mood that she even smiled at her!

"Yes, this is the best time of the month." Her smile narrowed, and she showed a little helplessness, "It's a pity... okay, it's almost time for you to get in touch with these things, come with me—— Today, keep quiet no matter what you see, this is my last test for you."

The maid was flattered, and immediately showed the most serious work attitude, raised her chest and raised her head: "Yes!"

The chief female officer led the little maid into the corridor and passed through the gates. After passing the flower garden, they came to the gate of the bedroom garden.

There are already guards and members of the Knights guarding here, and apart from a few familiar faces who are of the same status as the chief lady, and who are unimpeded throughout the palace, the little maid also saw many strangers—she has already entered the palace. It had been many years, but she had never seen any of these people!

It was Nightingale, those legendary defenders of the royal family, this word flashed in the mind of the little maid.

At this time, the gate outside the garden slowly opened, and a very ordinary carriage drove in from the gate, passed the flower garden, and finally stopped in front of the palace building.

What a noble status it must be to be able to drive the carriage to the queen's bedroom in the palace?Not to mention that there are so many people here to welcome him, such a battle is enough even to welcome the Queen!

The maid secretly guessed the identity of the visitor. At this moment, she only felt her heart beating faster and her blood rushing up - she was allowed to appear on this occasion, which already showed that she was recognized by the successor of the chief female officer.

In the expectation and panic of the little maid, the door of the carriage opened slowly, and a man dressed in ordinary clothes jumped out of the carriage in an awkward posture. Although this man was tall and burly, the expression on his face seemed to be engraved on it. , with a stiff face, extremely weird.

The little maid didn't dare to look any further, she quickly lowered her eyes, and when she was puzzled, the man of unknown origin didn't say a word, he just put a wheelchair on the ground, and then unexpectedly carried another person from the carriage!

It was a very thin man, wearing a meticulous black formal suit. It was not the kind of complicated dress that the nobles admired, but more like the simplified dress that has just emerged today. It is said that it is very popular among businessmen and young people.

The man had already been hugged and sat on the wheelchair. Because of the decrease in height, his face was suddenly exposed to the maid's sight—sickly pale skin, handsome but tough eyebrows, and short light brown hair hanging softly. On the side of his face, there is a touch of tenderness that is almost frozen in the blue eyes. His face is very young, but his temperament is generous and gentle, making it impossible to determine his age for a while.

Why is he in a wheelchair?Is it because of a serious illness, such as being too weak to walk, just like when the queen was seriously ill two years ago...

The maid's gaze shifted to the man's legs, and she suddenly realized after a moment of doubt.

No, not because of weakness, but because he couldn't walk!

Oh my god... how cruel, how could the Almighty let such a man lose his legs?

The little maid unconsciously felt sorry, she followed her officers to salute this handsome distinguished guest, and then got the man's sigh with a gentle smile.

He said, "You don't have to all come to meet me..."

The little maid's cheeks were hot, but her officers responded in unison: "Yes, Your Highness!"

Similar conversations probably happened many times, because quite a few people had relaxed smiles on their faces, including the chief female officer. No one was afraid of this distinguished guest, and people only expressed intimacy and respect.

Several people joked one after another—"Your Highness doesn't welcome us?", "That's for sure, after all, we are not as handsome as Mr. Percival", "There has never been a place for us in the small theater"...

The man in the wheelchair showed a helpless expression: "I welcome you to rotate positions at any time, but I have never seen anyone who has actually come to my place."

"After all, you haven't reached the old age yet..." Nightingale's captain immediately whispered, "And Your Excellency Percival is too vigilant, he is like a dragon guarding the princess——Your Highness, I don't mean you are like The meaning of the princess."

Then everyone laughed softly, including the young man who was surrounded by everyone.

The atmosphere became more and more relaxed and cheerful, and the little maid couldn't help but look up at the distinguished guest, and even lost her mind.

His voice is really nice, it's obviously not too mellow, but it's extraordinarily clear and pleasant, judging from his voice, he must be a gentle gentleman...

Wait a minute, Your Highness? !

The little maid realized with bewilderment that the identity of this person turned out to be——this man turned out to be the Prince of Ceylon!

You must know that there is only one prince in Niatalbe today, and that is the only blood relative of Her Majesty the Queen and the only second member of the royal family. He was the former crown prince, but unfortunately lost the ability to walk during the assassination, and has since lost the right of inheritance.

But hasn't Prince Ceylon stayed in the fief all the time?How could he appear in the palace?And it seems that the frequency of his coming to the palace is not low...

There really is something hidden between them.

The royal palace is the place where rumors spread the fastest. Although the real secrets are guarded by pigeons and nightingales, some so-called "secrets" are still circulated among the attendants.

For example, none of the attendants in the royal palace is unaware of the withering of the royal family.

Another example, but they all say...it was the Prince of Ceylon who killed the former little princess.

"Your Highness! You're finally back." After talking and joking, the chief female officer stepped forward with joy on her face, "Should you also stay at home for a few more days this time?"

"I made you worry, Mary." The prince sitting in the wheelchair held the hand of the female officer, "I will, this time I will stay until the end of next month, and I will trouble you to take care of it again."

"How do you say such things!" The female officer smiled gratifiedly and kindly, "I don't even go home and talk about such things. Now only you and Your Majesty call me that. I really wish you could live in the palace forever..."

Saying so, the two turned into the corridor one after the other, while the rest of the members left quietly, as if they had long been used to such short meetings.

The female officer pushed the burly man away and pushed the wheelchair, and the man who was pushed away still had a blank expression on his face. After a short moment of being at a loss, he followed behind them a bit dullly. Maids side by side.

Little maid: "..."

The little maid took another step back and looked at this weird man warily.

The prince didn't seem to know the weirdness of this attendant. He was talking softly with the female officer, looking forward from the back, with a gentle and friendly smile on his side face, only watching them get along with each other, this Prince Definitely an approachable person.

That rumor should be untrue...

The little maid thought so one-sidedly.

She heard Prince Ceylon asking softly: "How is Auntie now? Did you sleep well at night?"

The female officer shook her head: "No, Your Majesty can't sleep at night, but it is easy to fall asleep during the day, and His Majesty has been dreaming recently, and she has confused dreams and reality...but the adults in the parliament come to see and discuss important matters His Majesty is always sober when it comes to time."

Prince: "Is that so...then those hallucinations...?"

The female officer sighed: "It's getting more and more serious, but His Majesty's mood is always very cheerful, and His Majesty likes to stay in this garden, she doesn't like to go outside, because only the 'bedroom' is the past." '."

"It's more serious..." The prince pondered for a moment, then asked again, "The doctors have gathered together last month, right? How did you judge last night's consultation?"

The female officer's voice was very soft: "The doctors all said... His Majesty's mental state is not very good."

After a brief silence, the prince asked again: "I remember the results of the consultation five days ago were still very good. Could it be that the monks in the church have come to a different conclusion these days?"

Female officer: "They said... don't let His Majesty worry about it anymore, peace of mind will bring peace of soul, and the Lord will bless her."

……

In the soft exchange between the two, the corridor has come to an end, and the next room is the room connected to the garden. The female officer stepped forward and opened the door, and in an instant, a strong scent of aromatherapy rushed over.

In this rather luxurious large room, there are dozens of well-groomed rabbits. They are all pets of the queen, and are taken care of by a special maid. Gold embedded treasure.

The former queen did not have a hobby of raising rabbits. The members of the Stuart royal family only loved birds, just as they all loved roses.

And these rabbits were only raised in the bedroom six years ago.

The little maid lowered her eyes as she thought about the conversation between the female officer and His Highness, feeling sore in her heart.

The old squires say...the queen thinks these rabbits are her dead children.

It's so pitiful, she is clearly the queen of this great empire, admired and respected by everyone, with a happy marriage and outstanding achievements, but she has not been able to raise even a single child.

Is the royal family cursed?

Passing through the garden, several people entered the innermost area of ​​the bedroom. The maids who can serve here are all the most experienced. They have passed through layers of screening, and there are also a large proportion of nightingales and carrier pigeons.

The queen's bedroom was right in front of her. The female officer pushed His Royal Highness into the bedroom, the door was closed, the maid guarded the door sensiblely, and the man guarding the prince also stayed behind.

This man with a stiff face stood coldly at the door, as if he had lost his life, and turned into a rigid sculpture.

But his chest didn't rise and fall with breathing, and in the silent corridor, there was no sound of a second breath.

The little maid couldn't help shivering.

*

Lady Mary pulled up the heavy curtain, and pretended to be relaxed as she walked: "Your Highness, have you seen the child? She is my chosen heir. She is impeccable in her work, and she is in her prime. She is a calm and thorough woman." What do you think, Your Highness?"

Miao Xuan glanced at the maid through the puppet, and was a little surprised to find that although she was standing upright, her whole body was stiff, as if she was very nervous...

But since he is a disciple recognized by the female officer, he must be the right person.

Miao Xuan agreed: "I will let people from Nightingale and Carrier Pigeon come to contact her. How she is is up to everyone's judgment."

The chief female officer is a very important position, not only needs to be appointed by him or His Majesty, but also needs to be recognized by the guards, nightingales and carrier pigeons.

"Thank you, it's all that child's honor..." Mary's thoughts were not on her disciples at all, and she would mention her just to ease the atmosphere, because she was going to face this next time——

"Your Majesty, His Highness Mona has come to visit you!" Mary raised her voice slightly, "How do you feel?"

When the last curtain was lifted, a semi-open balcony was exposed in front of the two of them. Roses and ivy filled the small space, making it look green and

Behind a small tea table, an old lady in luxurious clothes was leaning on a rocking chair, holding a big white rabbit in her arms.

The old woman's face was covered with wrinkles, but her azure blue eyes were as clear as a child's. Her drooping eyebrows and eyes showed a bit of melancholy in the western region, but her expression was exceptionally kind and peaceful.

She looked over, and there was a smile in those eyes: "Who's here... Ah, it's Mona."

The queen laughed softly, her voice was brisk: "Mona, I thought you went to Ceylon this month, after all, Aina just read the letter you sent her with me, and I didn't expect you to come back...Look at me , Remembered wrong again, Mary, you didn’t even remind me.”

Mary pursed her lips and forced a smile: "Your Majesty, please forgive me."

Miao Xuan looked normal, he didn't show any abnormality, he just pushed the wheelchair to the coffee table: "Auntie, I'm back."

"It's good to be back, come and have some tea." The queen motioned the lady officer to pour tea, and she smiled narrowly while stroking the big rabbit in her arms, "Look at our Mona, he has such a handsome face." His appearance, he has really grown up, and he will be an adult in a few years, right? He is going to make a future wife for Mona."

Mary lowered her head so that the queen would not see her expression, while Miao Xuan gently agreed: "Okay, then let aunt worry about it."

The Queen smiled and narrowed her eyes: "Our Mona is so good, I don't know what kind of girl he will fall in love with, and that child Aina can't wait to meet her future sister-in-law..."

Miao Xuan: "..."

Miao Xuan didn't know what to say, so he could only fall into silence, and the small system in his sea of ​​consciousness had already burst into tears.

In the past few years, the queen's health has begun to decline rapidly. The rapidly aging body has brought both psychological and physical pains. A serious illness two years ago almost took her life. Even if she survived the difficulties, Still left a lot of sequelae.

Today's queen still often sees hallucinations, such as seeing the rabbit as a young daughter who died young, or seeing her underage nephew...

It was as if the time around her had returned to ten years ago.

However, the Queen is not blindly indulging in hallucinations, half of her mind is still stuck in reality, which certainly left her with the rationality to deal with major affairs of her family and country, but it also brought her double pain.

For example, when seeing Miao Xuan today—the queen sometimes still maintains hallucinations and regards Miao Xuan as a former teenager; sometimes she will regain her senses, thinking of the children who died young again, and repeating the pain of losing her beloved .

At this point, Miao Xuan no longer stayed in the palace for a long time, and the powers and responsibilities belonging to the monarch were redistributed. Almost all the administrative power of this empire has been delegated to the cabinet, parliament, and army; All are managed by Miao Xuan.

Miao Xuan took a deep breath: "Auntie, this time I will stay at home for a longer time."

"That's great! Mona must attend the spring ball!" The Queen smiled and told her, "Aina has already made an appointment with her little boyfriend. Our Mona is so gentle and handsome, he will definitely get a girl too. your favorite?"

Miao Xuan didn't say anything, but just responded softly.

The queen looked at her child lovingly, and unknowingly let go of her hand. The big snow-white rabbit jumped off her knees and burrowed into the grass on the balcony: "I know Mona has better aspirations, Always busy, commuting between Nordknoor and Ceylon, didn't expect to stay home longer this time, it was great."

Miao Xuan lowered his eyes: "Sorry..."

"Why do you have to apologize? These are all responsibilities that I can no longer bear, so I can only hand them all over to Mona..."

The queen paused for a long time, then suddenly said slowly: "It's the same this time, Mona, the reception of the next crown prince, Duke Ertuza, will be left to you."

Miao Xuan was stunned, and quickly raised his head. He saw his aunt's eyes. Although he didn't know whether the queen was awake at this time, her blue eyes were very clear, like Nord's eyes from decades ago. The Nuoer River reflected his shadow.

The balcony is facing the Nordnor River in the distance, and the lively steamboats coming and going can be vaguely seen.

The white rabbit jumped out of the grass again, brushed against Miao Xuan's calf, and disappeared behind the gate.

"Go...Mona, go." The queen seemed to have exhausted all her strength, she leaned back on the chair wearily, and said softly, "I'll leave it to you..."

*

As long as Niaterbo has not completely entered the modern society, and the royal family is still the ruler in name, then the succession of the crown prince and the change of the king must be the top priority.

After Miao Xuan reached a consensus with the queen, he had to contact the cabinet on behalf of the royal family. This was an extremely torturous process, whether it was for Miao Xuan or the cabinet ministers.

Fortunately, no matter how difficult the torture was, it was over. After many discussions, the two parties reached a consensus and set the final plan for succession to the throne.

"Duke Ertuza, 29 years old, lost his wife a year ago, and has a son and a daughter." Ian put away the book in his hand, and commented harshly, "A very mediocre man, old-fashioned and timid, submissive, Even his steward dared to yell at him that he deserved to live his life in their closed fiefs and castles like his father."

"Isn't this great?" Miao Xuan laughed, "The next king doesn't need great talents, he has to continue the current pattern, and distribute the rights that belong to the monarch to the parliament... The future of this society does not belong to the Communist Party. .”

"I think this trend has become a foregone conclusion since the publication of Magna Carta."

Ian stared at Miao Xuan steadfastly. At this moment, they were all sitting in the spacious carriage, and the morning light outside the window fell on Miao Xuan's side face, which made his clear eyes even more gentle.

I don't know since when, Ian's obsession is no longer "let His Highness ascend the throne", or more naively, "follow His Highness to capture Iris". Now he has already abandoned these immature ideals, after all, Niat Erber's future does not require a strong lord, and His Highness is indeed unwilling to take on this empire...

But his current desire is more unreasonable, more shameless, and more idiotic than his childhood dream.

"I won't regard that mediocre guy as my lord." Ian's emotion was almost indifferent, "He is just a symbol representing the royal family, but Your Highness, I only recognize you."

Miao Xuan: "..."

Miao Xuan was extremely helpless: "Ian, I will not inherit the throne."

Ian lowered his eyes: "I understand."

Miao Xuan thought to himself, what do you understand? You understand, you have already become the person in charge of punishment. Seeing that the next prime minister is about to be handed over, how can this look be more axis than when he was a child...

He had no choice but to change the subject: "Have the governors or their envoys landed one after another? How many people has Roosevelt received?"

Speaking of this, Ian did not evade, he looked straight at his highness, and said sternly: "The rest of the governors are fine, I think our Ayideno - one of the oldest colonies, is not It should be given to pirates and rogues."

In the early years, Iris and Rose went to war on the ice sea again. At that time, the situation was urgent, and the royal family and the parliament made many compromises together, such as finding a heir who was very old, and raising the status of pirates, advocating those who only "Righteous" pirates who plunder other countries while protecting their own citizens.

...Actually, for Niaterbe, this kind of bandit logic can be regarded as traditional art. After all, the existence of colonies is the result of their aggression and plunder.

This is the unavoidable context of this world. Miao Xuan was in the torrent, unable to make any changes.

"The new governor of Aydno is a dangerous person. I know His Highness is very powerful, but please don't let him approach you." Ian frowned tightly, "I had contact with him at the port of Roth, but Still not sure about his abilities, and his behavior is very arrogant, this banquet—”

Miao Xuan knew what Ian was thinking as soon as he heard it, and he immediately refused: "No, all governors must participate."

Ian reluctantly: "Yes."

I don't know why, but he just resists and hates this so-called pirate governor, like a natural enemy, not just because of his background and strange abilities, but because of something more interesting...

"We have arrived."

The carriage stopped at some point, Miao Xuan raised the curtain and looked at the small theater outside the window: "Come in this time and have a seat?"

Before the puppet left, Ian jumped out of the carriage and hugged his highness: "Of course."

Miao Xuan was taken aback for a moment: "It's fine if I come."

"Next time, it's more convenient for me to sit here today." Ian only felt that his arms and chest were on fire, and he found a reason casually, "Your Highness...you are too light."

Yes, it was too light. The walking ability lost in childhood limited the height of this body, and the imitation legs could not bring strong flesh and bones. For a moment, Ian even had the illusion of frivolity, as if he was pregnant. What she holds inside is a feather, a feather destined to be blown away by the wind...

Ian subconsciously tightened his arms, and immediately regretted his recklessness. Sure enough, he got the questioning gaze of His Highness. He avoided it unnaturally, and his gaze skipped the black high collar buttoned to his Adam's apple.

Ian knew what was under the collar.

On His Highness's neck, there was a faint imprint, which was engraved on this plain white skin, it was a sign of shame - only to him.

Junying is dead, but the future is still unknown. In the long years to come, he will definitely protect His Highness well, regardless of the method or means.

*

Of course, there is no need for Miao Xuan to worry about the tedious matters of holding a banquet. The female officials and members of the pigeons in the court will help him with it.

What really matters is that he can no longer hide behind the scenes at this banquet, but needs to attend it with the Queen.

The queen's health is getting worse and worse. The handover of the throne will inevitably happen in the next three years, and the heir is only a distant relative of the current royal family. After all, his succession qualifications are not so "justified".

In order to ensure the handover of the throne and the process is smooth and stable enough, the parliament and the cabinet must endorse together, and the queen must also make a clear statement. Considering that the queen's mental state cannot be leaked, Miao Xuan, one of the only members of the royal family, must also Come out and host.

As for Miao Xuan's political appearance this time, the female officer Mary and the pigeon members showed high enthusiasm, and provided multiple options for the way of appearance.

Miao Xuan looked at the various schemes, and immediately made a decision: "Go out in a wheelchair, the puppet will push me."

A group of expecting subordinates had nothing to do, and in the end it was the queen who insisted that Miao Xuan must appear with her, which was similar to what Miao Xuan thought, and he did not refuse.

While Miao Xuan was busy with complicated affairs, before he knew it, it was the opening day of the spring banquet. According to the royal practice, Miao Xuan had to change into the complicated dress that he hated the most, and wore a high collar and bow tie. Cover the neck.

The liaison officer in the carrier pigeon handed Miao Xuan a list: "Your Highness, this is the list of guests this time. In addition to the nobles of Nordnore, there are also governors or representatives of the governors from the major colonies."

Miao Xuan had seen the list a long time ago, and looking at it now was just the last confirmation. He took the list and flipped through it quickly.

In today's Niaterbe, the relationship between Nordnor and the colonies is still close, and the prestige and royal power of the monarch are still things that everyone has to respect.

The change of the monarch is imminent, and Nordnoll will not give up control of the major colonies, so it is only natural to recall the governor...

What's more, the governor has been replaced internally over the years, disqualified people have been deposed, and emerging nobles have been re-elected. The cabinet and parliament also need to remember these new faces.

Miao Xuan flipped through it quickly, focusing on the words on the list of the few officials in the frontier and the lords in various places.

——The well-informed people will basically come here in person, those who only send envoys to see them are either uninformed or dull and arrogant, and their territories will not be kept for long.

After the list is over, there are gift lists from all over the world and the identity information of the governors. Miao Xuan scribbled through the long documents, focusing on the "pirate" mentioned by Ian.

Drake-Brown, the newly appointed governor of Aydno, the gifts he gave were really rich. In addition to the common pearl corals, spice gems, and exotic animals, there are also mineral specimens all over Aydno, Maps of ore veins; and statistics of trends in mountainous terrain, river hydrology and climate changes; even detailed records of local customs.

Just looking at this point, it is not difficult to find that this person has a strong desire to cooperate with the Niaterbo official, which also matches his identity.

After all, he is a whitewashed pirate, and he is also doing business now, and he has a title that sounds good. Since he has no intention of becoming the emperor of the land, he will of course lean towards the royal family, and of course the closer his relationship with the official is, the better he will make an appointment. .

According to the usual practice, the royal family cannot refuse the audience of the new governor, and it is best to invite it.

Miao Xuan put down the list and said to the correspondent: "I want to meet this Mr. Brown...bring him to meet me after the ball starts."

The subordinate took the order to leave, and Miao Xuan was still flipping through the list. This time, he was looking at the portraits corresponding to everyone's faces. I don't know if it was a coincidence, but he turned to the portrait of "Drake" .

Black hair and black eyes, deep facial features, and a dead silence between the eyebrows and eyes, but this is not a lifeless depression, but a strange magic, which makes people think of the deep sea at a glance.

This person is...

Miao Xuan was a little surprised to find that he still had an impression of this face!He vaguely remembered that this man started his career in Akernas. He had a good relationship with Niaterbo's army at that time, and he also left a record among the pigeons.

At this moment, the door was pushed open, and the queen walked in surrounded by attendants. She was wearing a thicker golden dress, her dry white hair was hidden under the modification of a wig, and on the towering bun adorned with luxurious and heavy headdresses.

"Mona, it's time for us to go." The queen smiled, seemingly very happy, but the kind smile couldn't hide the melancholy in her brows and eyes. "What are you still looking at? Is it the list of characters this time?" ?”

Miao Xuan threw the list to another subordinate, and asked the puppet to push the wheelchair to the Queen's side: "Yes, I will confirm it one last time."

"Mona, don't worry, we just need to wait for everyone's audience, and those who don't arrive in time will have to pay the price." The queen put away her feather fan, "Okay, let's go, don't keep the guests waiting for too long. "

So the huge team of attendants engulfed their Prince Ceylon, and a mighty group of people walked together in the corridor of the palace.

There are not many people who know the Queen's mental state. In addition to the attendants who serve closely, there are nightingales and carrier pigeons who are closely guarded, as well as some members of the cabinet.

Thanks to the Queen's cooperation, the cooperation of these parties has stabilized the situation in Nord Noor, and there have been no omissions over the years.

The queen couldn't hold Miao Xuan's arm, so she could only hold his wrist, and when she touched his hand, she frowned slightly: "Did you lose weight again, have you worked hard recently?"

Looking at her aunt's appearance, she should still be awake, so Miao Xuan said nonchalantly: "It's nothing, it's just some trivial matters."

"You've always said that!" The queen sighed in a low voice with helplessness and sorrow on her face, "but you never knew how to take care of yourself. The pigeons and nightingales around you dare not disobey you, and Kang Wallis, he himself is still a child, as for little Percival, he only knows how to mess around with you, and no one can take good care of you..."

Miao Xuan immediately behaved cutely, and skillfully responded: "I listen to my aunt."

The queen was amused, and then lowered her eyes again: "But, with my current appearance, how can I take care of you, and how long can I last?"

Her voice was very soft, the last words almost slipped down her throat, the attendants around her hardly noticed, only Miao Xuan heard it clearly, and his heart sank immediately.

Miao Xuan knew very well that if his aunt hadn't been the queen of the empire, if the queen hadn't been the aunt he modeled this time, she would have chosen to give up her life a long time ago, not like now, because she was thinking about things she couldn't let go of. , barely supported like a candle in the wind.

In the silence of the two, the corridor finally came to an end, and the palace where the banquet was held was in front of them. The resplendent and resplendent doors were wide open, and the excitement in the hall could be seen from a distance.

The guests who came to the banquet have already arrived. The convenience of the industrial age is perfectly reflected on people. Dresses of different styles and colors are arranged together. Regardless of gender or age, they are all equally eye-catching. In the white-gold main hall, they complement each other.

In order to welcome the lord, the magnificent music has already started, and the noisy hall is silent. The queen walked into the hall slowly with her head held high. Miao Xuan wanted to take a step behind, but she was dragged to the same row by her aunt.

Although Miao Xuan was a little shorter in height, this face was nothing to him. He accepted the surprised or curious eyes of the crowd frankly, and matched the faces he saw with the portraits in the information one by one.

This is probably the first time he has officially appeared in public in the past ten years. Before that, he was more familiar with the members of the cabinet. Many nobles present even saw him as an adult for the first time.

The queen has long been used to this kind of occasion, maintaining a steady and dignified elegant smile. When she passed by, the people who welcomed her along the road saluted one after another, and she was responsible for nodding to everyone.

The ordering of such occasions is based on strict status. Zechariah did not come, and Ian naturally stood in front of the throne.

While Miao Xuan was looking at the recorded strangers around him, he suddenly felt a strong gaze. He looked towards the source of the gaze and located a man standing at the end of the crowd.

This is an exceptionally burly and tall man. According to visual estimates, his height is likely to exceed 1.9 meters, and he is simply out of place with the surrounding guests. He is wearing a very simple black dress, and his black hair is tied behind his head. Even the skin is the kind of bronze that only sailors have...

Especially the indifferent and aggressive temperament, which compares the noble youths around him to white and soft-legged chickens. Maybe only those who come from the military will not show timidity in front of him?

But what is more interesting is the man's eyes. These black pupils are deep and pure, like an abyss enough to bury everything.

It's him... the man who was once a pirate and was later enshrined as an earl.

Drake Brown?It is indeed a common surname among commoners, and his mark on the map is a small green dot. It seems that he does have a good impression of the royal family.

Miao Xuan recalled the filing of the carrier pigeon in his heart, and he looked at this unusual earl quite naturally. According to intelligence, the killing of this person was related to his eyes. It is said that the enemies who had looked at him all died suddenly on the spot. Miao Xuan prefers that this is a kind of divine grace related to sight, but it is by no means a Medusa-like ability similar to the death of "sight" condition.

Although the grace itself is very unscientific, this world is not so outrageous...

However, the new earl didn't seem to be so familiar with etiquette, he just stared at Miao Xuan blankly, without saluting or smiling, his sharp-edged face was as stiff as a sculpture, and his black eyes were motionless.

The sight was too hot, as if everything in this world had disappeared, and even the huge hall had become a blank space, leaving only Miao Xuan, a figure in color and different from the background.

Miao Xuan: ...

Miao Xuan was taken aback by this person, he wondered if this person was already using divine grace on him?Is there any prerequisite, or an auxiliary ability like mind reading?

Miao Xuan's expression remained unchanged, and he nodded and smiled at the earl very naturally, but he made a note of it in his heart and planned to try again later.

Just when Miao Xuan thought the brief confrontation was over and turned his head, the earl standing behind the crowd suddenly moved. He stepped forward, and this movement immediately attracted the attention of the guards and Nightingale.

Miao Xuan looked back in surprise and vigilance, this time even the queen noticed the movement: "What's the matter, Mona?"

The earl looked at Miao Xuan again, he stopped his movements abruptly, and returned to a motionless posture, still staring at Miao Xuan in a daze, and it was very strange that in this brief meeting of eyes, Miao Xuan Xuan suddenly had an illusion that this person is very well-behaved...

It seems that as long as he looks at him more, he can obediently stay still.

Miao Xuan: ...

It must be his problem to have this illusion, and he must not show a contemptuous attitude for a while.

"It's nothing." Miao Xuan turned his head and said to the queen, "Let's go, aunt."