under the mask

The beginning of June is a good opportunity for many people, because the prime minister held a grand birthday party for his only son in his house, and invited nobles including the five nobles and celebrities in the political circles. For speculators who want to expand the scope of communication, Quite a feast.

It is worth noting that the heirs of the five nobles also accepted the invitation to participate in this banquet.

The five-storey house only has marble staircases winding upwards on both sides of the banqueting room. The crystal chandeliers hanging from several floors reflect the luxurious and luxurious brilliance from all angles. Looking down from the stairs, the pale yellow banqueting room looks bright and distinctive. Lost in extravagance, yellow and pink rose balls shipped from the sun are decorated everywhere, and the layered crimson curtains are also tied with fresh flowers. Dining tables are placed on three sides of the banquet hall, and various gourmet desserts are arranged in random order. Yes, the waiters and maids shuttled back and forth among the guests, carrying silver trays, stopping from time to time to allow the guests to take the goblets on the tray.

The entire banquet hall was filled with the fragrance of flowers and a touch of wine. All the guests gathered in twos and threes, and the conversations were suppressed within a moderate range, which did not overwhelm the melodious music played live on the side of the banquet hall.

Greed raised his glass in one hand and chatted with the ladies beside him. He seemed warm and focused, but his eyes were slightly impatient. He glanced at the open door without any trace. From his position, he could see the attendants outside the door. Connect A few steps down from the foyer is a gravel road in the garden. At dusk, the wrought iron street lamps are lit, but no guests come.

He had pinpointed the holidays for the students of the Imperial University. Besides, as a great nobleman, would anyone really refuse his banquet?

After a while, Greder's secretary came over and whispered something to him. The corner of his mouth curled slightly, and he politely explained a few words to the guests, and then walked to the small living room on one side, where all the nobles were entertained. .

"Is Levi Spall here?" Grad walked in the corridor connected to the small living room, and put the wine glass on the white railing of the corridor.

"Here we come," Marianne replied cautiously: "There are also the sons of Earl Laval's family, the sons of the Mada and Potter families, and the lady of the Muka family..." She hesitated for a while, and couldn't help asking: "My lord , Mr. Scott, he... the Verdecourt family is also among the top five noble families, but there are obviously six families..." She wanted to ask this question a long time ago, but the people around her didn't seem to think it was strange, and she didn't quite understand it either. Dare to ask.

Greder chuckled: "The Mada and Porter families have been relatives of each other since ancient times, so they can be counted as a family... But this is all on the surface. The Verdegu family was not a hereditary aristocratic family, nor was it They were able to rank among the knights of the ancient king, but there were three queens later, and for the sake of looking good, they were also included in the ranks of the five great nobles, but there are actually six families."

What five nobles... It's just a gimmick.

Marianne accidentally glimpsed the haze in the master's eyes, but the extremely handsome face was still smiling, which made people feel chills down their spines and kept silent.

The small living room has always entertained relatives and close friends, and the decoration is gorgeous and warm, because the prime minister's mansion does not have a hostess, and these trivial matters are handled by the housekeeper.

The two ornate little doors were pushed open, and a scent came out, but it was refreshing.Grad saw the black-haired boy standing among a group of boys and girls at a glance, and couldn't help narrowing his eyes, and the smile on his face deepened a bit.

This is Levi Spall.

At the same time, Li Wei naturally noticed the man who entered the door, and he guessed the identity of the man after a little thought, and couldn't help being secretly surprised.When Greder came to power four years ago, he only searched for speeches online, and didn't pay attention to Gradle's appearance at all. He always felt that the prime minister should be a 50-[-]-year-old, sanctimonious politician. Man completely breaks his previous cognition.

This man's temperament was very similar to Seth's, elegant and handsome, slender, wearing a low-key suit and dress, he felt more like a young nobleman.

The first thing Li Wei thought of was that with such a grown-up, it is no wonder that the support of the public is so high. Presumably this person has used this skin to deceive many women across the country...

"Mr. Prime Minister."

The heirs of several great nobles saluted Grade one after another. After all, Grade was qualified to allow them to perform this ceremony regardless of his status or age.

Gradle smiled gently and nodded to them in an approachable way: "I heard that you all have excellent grades in school. You are really young and promising."

Seth and Kevin looked at each other, and they didn't know what to say. If it was someone else, it would be a bit funny to say these words to them with such a tender skin, but for Grad, it would make people feel uncomfortable. I take it for granted, and it is precisely because of his youth that this person's achievements are even more speechless, not to mention that they are wary of Grad because of Li Wei, and their feelings are quite complicated.

Seeing the expressions of these young men and women, Grad couldn't help but smile slightly.Sure enough, they are still children. Even if they have higher vision and wider knowledge because of their family background, they are also not a city mansion at all because of their family background... City mansions are not something that the proud of heaven can easily have, because their birth makes them You can get many, many things without playing tricks.

He turned his gaze to Li Wei, the boy he was most concerned about, and his tone became more gentle: "Are you the grandson of General Andrew?"

Really able to pretend!

The corner of Li Wei's mouth twitched inadvertently, and then he leaned down slightly gracefully and politely: "Yes, Mr. Prime Minister."

"It really looks like your grandfather's old style," Grade said with a smile, "I suffered some crimes a few days ago, how is it better now?"

These words are a bit condescending, as if the elders are caring for their nephews, but none of the teenagers present knew that Li Wei's secret detention last year was related to the person in front of him, so their faces showed strange expression.

However, Li Wei didn't seem to notice it. His face was moved, and he nodded like a good baby and replied: "It's much better, thank you Mr. Prime Minister for your concern."

Both of them stood together and talked with smiles on their faces. From a distance, the atmosphere was warm and harmonious.

Gradle's smile gradually became condescending, and he glanced at Levi's stomach: "Did you go to Russell's place?"

Seth immediately stepped forward reflexively and stood in front of Li Wei, and Amelia stood up after being stunned for a moment.Grad didn't look at them at all. The two families of Laval and Muka were under his control. The two little things in front of him were not a threat at all to him. He looked over the two and directly confronted Li Wei On, with scrutiny in the cold.

Li Wei stood behind his companion, with his hands in his trouser pockets, calmly meeting Greed's gaze, his attitude couldn't help being calm, and there was even a hint of sarcasm on his face.

Is it really gone... Grad subconsciously thought.

He can't get in Russell's military science institute, especially the other party's private laboratory in the military science institute. There is no monitor, and the network is the same as his Parad. Even Brigitte can't get in. , The embryonic reaction that could be detected in Li Wei's body suddenly disappeared, and he could only think of the time when Li Wei went to see Russell... Coupled with Li Wei's performance at the moment, he confirmed his guess even more.

Of course, in fact, Levi would secretly get rid of the child, which Graed had thought of at the beginning.Because in his opinion, the so-called aristocrats are a group of outright egoists. Love and loyalty are the most unlikely qualities for a nobleman. So a teenage noble boy, the heir of the dignified Spar family , Faced with a sudden change in physique, and even pregnant with a traitor's child, how could it be possible not to panic... shame?

Grad stared at Li Wei with deeper and more vigilant eyes.

Yeah, he did... think so.

However, Li Wei's performance was beyond his expectation in some respects.

Li Wei was too calm.A few months ago, this young man was nothing more than a valuable pawn to him, a text on investigation reports. Although he had some relationship with Claude's adopted son, he was nothing more than a ten-year-old noble dude. .But looking at it now, this young man named Li Wei stood with his equally noble companions, his calm and composed demeanor in the face of danger was completely eye-catching.

This reminded Gradle of Andrew...reminiscent of his childhood experience.He was only in his teens at the time, and lost his parents when he was young. It was only because of his entangled relatives with His Royal Highness, that he was able to have a place to live in the Paramount Palace. Childhood playmate.Although it was said that he was dependent on others, the former empress cared for him very much. I remember that he also really relied on that gentle woman at that time, and was grateful to the royal family...

Andrew and the rest of the five nobles followed the tradition and accompanied Prince Rebis when they were young. Naturally, they had a close relationship with Rebis and Claude. The person with the most noble status other than the empress, even though he was brought with him for the sake of the former empress, he was just regarded as an attendant.At that time, he followed the two princes and the heirs of the five nobles every day, and suffered all the contempt of these heavenly favored sons, and the initial gratitude in his heart gradually turned into resentment.

That share of resentment has not diminished until today, but has grown stronger with his ambition.From the outsiders' point of view, Rebis married his eldest daughter Wen Geli, but they didn't know that Wen Geli was just the son of a slave girl he had found from the black mine star outside the system in the early years, and he had the heart of revenge.

Andrew... At that time, he was the companion that Rebis and Claude valued the most. In fact, speaking of it, he was also the only one who treated him with an equal attitude. Gu, his background and his excellence further set off his humbleness.Sometimes he looked at Andrew's heroic appearance on the racecourse, and was praised by the emperor from time to time, like a spar that has been polished repeatedly, becoming more dazzling day by day.

Li Wei is very similar to Andrew, the kind of stability and grandeur that transcends age, no one else can imitate.

How jealous.

Grad turned these thoughts in his heart, but it was only a blink of an eye on his face.He stared at Li Wei a few more times with a confused expression, and suddenly lost interest in asking. After all, Li Wei has no cub, so it is useless to him.

Li Wei is not clear about the twists and turns in his head. Although he is impatient, he is not afraid of what kind of tricks the prime minister will use. On the contrary, the other party looked at him for a long time inexplicably, and then turned around without saying a word. and left.

"What is this man's plan?" Pompey couldn't help but whispered, "It's been half a year since that happened, besides...Jacob...the two guys have left, why does Grad still want to find Li Wei? trouble?"

Seth knew the inside story, so naturally he could only smile wryly, but Emilia next to him was also a little puzzled. She reflexively stood in front of Li Wei just now, but in fact she didn't know why Grad still made things difficult for Li Wei... Li Wei What is the value to the Prime Minister?

"Maybe he just wanted to take advantage of the Spar's family and scare me." Li Wei said with a random reason.He didn't even tell his friends in detail what happened during his detention last year, so he has nothing to explain to them now...

In fact, he was facing Grad just now, but he could see it a little bit.Grad was surprised by Li Wei's stability, but Li Wei didn't realize it.He is naturally different. At any rate, he has passed through dozens of years in his previous life. Even if his experience is not as good as these politicians, he has been working outside for many years, and he is not really a stupid person with no winks.That Greed stared at him, and in the end he had a look of jealousy. Levi didn't think he had anything to be jealous of. Brigitte and Russell also told him something about the prime minister. He guessed It's probably because of the old man in my family.

After all, this person is also in his 30s. As long as he has something to do with those old things and old people, there always seems to be some grievances in it, which is really troublesome.

Anyway, as long as these people stop staring at themselves.

Emilia looked at Li Wei, and saw that he was squinting at the door where Grad went out with his mouth curled up, and he couldn't help but smile, and secretly heaved a sigh of relief.What happened last year really frightened her. Her grandmother had such a standpoint, so it was inevitable to intimidate her with some secrets. Unexpectedly, it made her go all out to fight for Li Wei.The outside world didn't know the details of Li Wei's detention, and thought the cabinet was still following normal procedures, but she heard that few people who entered Paradise came out intact, and they couldn't go back to Central City because they were still in class. When she returned home to visit during the Winter Festival, Li Wei, who had recuperated for more than half a month, was still very haggard. She was really terrified.

Especially after the start of the new semester, Li Wei is not only depressed, but also getting thinner and thinner.Seeing that Li Wei showed a little bit of his previous temper today, she was relieved a lot.