I am aging gracefully in the world of famous books

Three days was enough for Asfar to recover some of his magic power for self-protection, and it also allowed Pei Xiang to enjoy the fun of buying clothes and supplies for the "hand-made doll".

"Okay, after you sew this pearl button, the matter of adding clothes to you can come to an end for the time being. Starting tomorrow, we should also go out for a walk. Prince Arthur has sent people to inquire many times .”

Esfar looked at the dark green long coat in Pei Xiang's hands, and thought that the style was pretty good, but there were too many rose patterns on the collar and cuffs, which looked rather gaudy and exaggerated, like the style that playboys like, I guess The octopus in the sea will be particularly fond of it.

"What do you think of this coat, Asfar?"

Putting down the needle and thread, Pei Xiang gently shook the small clothes in his hands, and showed them to the owner of the coat, his eyes full of anticipation.

Seeing Pei Xiang smiling happily, Esfar immediately ignored what he was thinking before. He nodded seriously, and said in a firm tone:

"Very nice, Amy. The embroidery is beautiful and the colors match well, I like it very much."

After being affirmed, Pei Xiang's eyes lit up, and she said briskly:

"Just like it. Asfar, only your temperament can suppress such colors and patterns. After wearing it, others will not feel frivolous and oily, but will look more noble and gorgeous. Of course, you look best in black, restrained It’s deep, but you can’t choose black for all coats, it’s also good to change your dressing style occasionally.”

Esfar raised his eyebrows lightly. He thought about the newly added silver-white dresses, red cloaks, gray-blue riding suits, and champagne-gold wizard robes in his wardrobe. Style" is noncommittal.

On the other side, after Pei Xiang hung up the dark green rose coat, he began to "inspect" Esfiel's new wardrobe with great interest.

After reading it from beginning to end, she is quite satisfied with the results of her three-day labor and thinks that she can be awarded the title of "handicraft master".

"We're going out tomorrow, which outfit should we wear first?"

"Black ones are fine," Esfar said without hesitation, "tomorrow I have an appointment with Archbishop Douglas, maybe there will be some unexpected situations, so just wear simple clothes. Cough, save those beautiful clothes for later Wear it again."

Pei Xiang smiled, and said softly: "This is your wardrobe, of course it's up to you to decide what to wear. Esfar, although I am very happy to make these small things, and I even enjoy it, but I have never regarded you as Adult dolls are at will. You are a friend, an independent existence that I respect, and I have no reason to interfere with your living habits. Of course, thank you for pampering me these three days."

Esfar mobilized his magic power to fly up to Pei Xiang's line of sight, and solemnly said:

"I can still tell the difference between 'interference' and 'care'. I like everything you have prepared for me, including all the clothes. I don't feel slighted or treated poorly. Amy, I am very happy about leaving the abyss I have never regretted anything, on the contrary, this trip made me see something clearly, which is very precious to me."

"See something clearly?" Pei Xiang was puzzled.

Esfar hooked the corners of his mouth reservedly and did not give a specific explanation, but the breath around him was very soft, which showed that he was in a very good mood at this time.

On the second day, Pei Xiang and Asfar went downstairs to have breakfast together.This was the first time she showed up since rejecting Arthur's confession, as if the previous three days were a cooling-off period for each other.

When we meet again now, Pei Xiang's smile is as clear and sweet as ever, and the gaze he looks at Arthur is also the kindness and friendliness between brother and sister, without any other emotions mixed in.

Arthur bowed his head and smiled wryly. Although he was disappointed and regretful, he was not particularly uncomfortable.

"Lilia, I heard from the maid that you have been busy doing handiwork these days, and you haven't gone out for a walk. In my opinion, this is not appropriate. The roses in the garden and the swans by the lake are looking forward to seeing Your bright smile."

Pei Xiang nodded slightly, thanking Arthur for his concern, and promised with a smile that he would go out often in the future and never miss more beautiful outdoor scenery.

"Arthur," Pei Xiang wrote in his notebook, "I think you have already discovered that this is my contract elf Cui Cui. I stayed in the room these few days to prepare some daily necessities for him."

Arthur had indeed heard the reports from the maids, and he knew Cuicui's origin before, so Arthur was not surprised by the black-haired elf who suddenly appeared on Pei Xiang's shoulder.

After Pei Xiang's introduction, the second prince showed a gentle smile to Esfar, and introduced himself politely.

Asfar flew in front of Arthur and stood in the air.He nodded reservedly, as a response to the other party, but he didn't introduce himself again, because he didn't want to tell a human being that his name was Cui Cui.

Prince Arthur accepted the elf's cold and haughty attitude well.

To be honest, during the days when they became wild swans, the eleven brothers have seen too many kinds of nature elves, some are lively and laughable, some are innocent and shy, some are guarded, and of course, There are also cold and serious ones.

It's just... this Cui Cui seems to be extraordinarily indifferent and deep, and she doesn't look like she was cultivated by a kind and gentle girl like Amy.

——Well, maybe it's because the magic seed is too old and lacks the vitality of youth?

"Amy, I'm so happy for you. I was always worried that you would be disappointed when I saw that Cui Cui hadn't bloomed. After all, the magic seed was 1000 years ago. Judging from its age, it is too old. However, you are lucky, Cuicui managed to show up after all, and she also looks very healthy."

Pei Xiang smiled and nodded, also very happy that Cuicui is healthy.

Esfar pursed his lips. He suddenly felt that this Prince Arthur was a little shallow and narrow-minded. He was only 1000 years old, and he would comment that he was too old, and he was simply a frog at the bottom of a well.

"By the way, I have one more happy thing to share with you." Arthur suddenly thought of something, and blinked quietly at Pei Xiang, "Amy, after breakfast in a while, let's go to the study together. I'll give Look at a letter, it's from the sea."

When Pei Xiang received Arthur's signal, he immediately thought of Lilia who was traveling to sea, and seeing Arthur's relaxed expression, he knew that it should be good news, so she couldn't help but speed up her eating a bit.

After breakfast, Pei Xiang and Asfar followed Arthur to his study, where Pei Xiang read the letter written by Lilia and His Royal Highness the Eleventh Prince.

The letter said that Lilia met a handsome young king overseas, and that king fell in love with Lilia at first sight, and wanted to marry her as queen without knowing Lilia's real identity.Even if the archbishop of that country slandered Lilia and speculated that she was an evil witch or vampire of unknown origin, it did not weaken the young king's love for Lilia.

After careful consideration and several trials, Lilia's brothers all felt that the king was a good choice for his sister-in-law, and Lilia herself was obviously moved.So the princes told the king about Lilia's princess status.

The young king was delighted that his lover was a princess.He swore that when the second prince and his party returned to Bolai, he would personally ask Lilia to marry him, and promised that he would let Lilia live a happy life from now on.

After reading the letter, Pei Xiang said with crooked eyebrows:

"Since there are a few princes helping to test Lilia's future husband, there will definitely not be a big mistake. Now, as soon as we return to the country, Lilia can immediately agree to the other party's marriage proposal and then get married. After that, we don't have to worry about Lilia being married to an old man or someone with bad character."

When Arthur first heard Pei Xiang's speech, he nodded in agreement.But, listening to it, the second prince suddenly realized that Pei Xiang could speak out!

"You, you, that Amy..." Arthur stammered a little out of surprise, "You, you can talk? When did it happen?"

Pei Xiang pointed to Asfar, and explained in a gentle voice:

"When Cui Cui was born, she established a magic contract with me, which happened to break the magic curse I encountered before, and she was able to speak."

"That's great!"

Arthur stood up excitedly, wanting to give Pei Xiang a hug and kiss.

Almost at the same moment, Esfar flew up and landed between the two of them, his whole body seemed to be wrapped in a majestic aura like an iceberg and cold river, and then he quickly retracted and changed in an instant, but he never attracted Arthur's attention.

Esfar said coldly: "Because of the previous plan, Amy can't speak publicly yet. Prince Arthur, please don't ignore this because of excitement, keep calm at all times, and don't let the people of Burleigh Hold on to the handle and prevent the success from falling short.”

Esfar's sudden reminder interrupted Arthur's hug and calmed down his excitement a little. He involuntarily took two steps back, but didn't realize what was wrong, and still said with a smile on his face:

"No matter what, this is very good news. I want to write to Lilia and my brothers, let them share this joy with me. Amy, after returning home, we must hold a banquet Congratulations to you, you will have the blessings of all your friends."

Hearing Arthur's proposal, Pei Xiang unobtrusively withdrew his scrutiny from Asfar.

She raised her eyes to look at Arthur with a sincere face, and smiled, expressing that she was looking forward to gathering with her friends to chat, and to enjoy fine wine, food, dance and music.

"Arthur, I will sing with Lilia, just as we agreed before, and I will invite the flower elves to dance and the tree elves to play the moonlight harp."

"Of course, everything will be perfect." Arthur laughed loudly.

Esfar said to Pei Xiang through the contract:

"You have inherited the singing voice of the little mermaid, plus your own emotions and comprehension. As long as you are willing to sing, no matter in the ocean or on land, no creature will sing more beautifully than you."

Pei Xiang was overjoyed by the praise, and also thanked Esfar softly through the contract.

Arthur said while writing the letter: "Since so many good things have happened, let's solve the troubles in the Burleigh country as soon as possible. I will visit the Duke Joyce who is in charge of this matter today, and negotiate some things as soon as possible." condition."

Pei Xiang pondered and said: "The current situation is that the Bolai country is unwilling to fulfill the promise of the marriage. If you procrastinate properly, you can probably get better results and compensation."

"I'm worried about something going wrong," Arthur said, shaking his head. "Someone in the envoys will definitely try to send a letter to the country. I can still suppress the news, but after a long delay, I can't guarantee that nothing will go wrong. Forget it." , anyway, he will definitely be punished after returning to China, so it is better to make a decision earlier."

"Arthur, when will His Majesty the King of Burleigh show off his magical new clothes?"

Arthur was taken aback for a moment, and asked puzzledly:

"Show? There are no new clothes at all? Isn't that a liar's lie? It's empty, how can he show it?"

Pei Xiang raised his eyebrows slightly, and said in a rambling voice: "In my opinion, that His Majesty will not only show the miraculous new clothes to all the people, but also wear them to show them himself. It will be interesting then."

Arthur's eyes widened in disbelief: "Personally wearing it on your body...doesn't that mean you don't wear anything at all! A majestic monarch of a country, naked in public... No, this is ridiculous, I think it's impossible Such a ridiculous thing happened.”

"Then just wait and see," Pei Xiang said slowly, "Anyway, the parade will be held in three days, and it will be an excellent opportunity to display new clothes. If the king intends to make more people envious If you praise him, you will definitely choose to change into that non-existent dress on the day of the ceremony."

Arthur still didn't want to believe that such absurd things would happen.

Pei Xiang analyzed with a smile:

"Your Highness, we only need to wait for three days to know the result. At that time, if His Majesty the king really loses face and causes a scandal, we can confidently dissolve the marriage agreement between the two countries. After returning home, You also have a good reason to explain the previous "act without authorization". Arthur, you are not disobeying the king's orders, but acting in a hurry. Who made the king of the Burleigh kingdom too ridiculous? Marrying him will definitely be punished by all parties Ridiculous."

Hearing this, Arthur already realized that Pei Xiang said so much because she cared about him, and she didn't want him to be blamed too much after returning to China.Thinking about this, Arthur's heart suddenly warmed up, and he looked at Pei Xiang with a very gentle gaze.

"Since Amy said so, then I will wait and see how His Majesty the King of Burleigh will behave at the parade ceremony in three days' time."

Pei Xiang gave a "hmm" and lowered his head to drink tea, very deliberately avoiding Arthur's grateful gaze, and completely refusing to give him any room for reverie.

Arthur sighed and opened his mouth to say something.

At this time, Esfar flew up from Pei Xiang's shoulder, and reminded in a moderate voice:

"Amy, you have an appointment with Archbishop Douglas today, and you can go now."

Pei Xiang glanced at the clock and found that there was still plenty of time.However, in order to avoid being alone with Arthur for a long time, she quickly got up and made a slightly eager look, bid farewell to Arthur's reluctant eyes and left.

After getting into the carriage, Esfar, who was still refreshed just now, showed a look of sleepiness. After all, the three-day recuperation time was too short.As the carriage moved forward, Esfar, who needed to replenish his magic power, turned over and fell asleep slowly on Pei Xiang's lap.

Pei Xiang stared at the scenery outside the car window in a daze for a moment, then her gaze turned and landed on her knees.There, the emerald version of the Lord of the Sea Clan sleeps peacefully, breathes calmly, has a little baby fat on his cheeks, and a small lock of hair on the top of his head still has a little bit of natural curls.

Pei Xiang thought, his fragile and cute appearance is really easy to let people off their guard.