Your white moonlight is so beautiful

The sky was completely dark, and the night showed a dark purple color. The Nolan Villa was called the Villa, but it was actually a castle hidden among the mountains.

Dotted with stars, the lights of the villa are on, like a gorgeous pearl hidden in the forest.

The castle was originally built hundreds of years ago by Shi Han's wife, wife, and grandfather as a holiday gift for his wife. Later, it was inherited by the two people's love crystallization, that is, the next generation of Nolan Marquis.

Later, this place was named Nolan Villa, and it became one of the many aristocratic assets attached to the title, and it was not particularly famous.

At the time of Shi Han's hands, because of the "golden house hiding the beauty", the one hiding is still a commoner of unknown origin, and Nolan Villa has a certain reputation.

The taillights of the suspension car shuttled on the winding waterway between the mountains, avoiding the peak hours of guests' arrival to the banquet venue.

Reporters would not be invited to attend this kind of occasion. Shi Han and Nan Ruoyu got out of the car hand in hand, looking like a couple of gods and gods.

They were greeted by the old housekeeper in the castle, surnamed Liao, who had served the old Marquis and his wife and was also a very experienced housekeeper.

Shi Han thought he could be extremely rational, but the moment he saw the gray-haired old butler, he suddenly had the illusion that he had never left.

It was as if he had just left for a few days to do an interstellar expedition, and when he returned home, the old steward and his servants stood at the gate of the castle to welcome him.

"Jingle Bell--"

The crisp sound comes from the copper wind chime, which was hung by his father when he was a child, and it is a pair with the eaves of the palace.

The wind chimes are not hung high, but they are very heavy. Whenever Shi Han came to the villa when he was a child, he would jump up and slap the wind chimes, as if greeting his mother who was sleeping in the church.

-I'm back.

When the wind chime rang, the old butler, who was well dressed and had a skilled smile on his face, was receiving distinguished guests from all parties, and couldn't help but look in its direction.

Under the bright and warm light, the copper wind chime swayed slightly, as if saying——

-you are back.

When Shihan came back to his senses, it seemed like a lifetime away.

Nan Ruoyu held his hand tightly.

Shi Han met his gaze.

Nan Ruoyu looked even colder and more arrogant under the background of the palace costume, her pale golden eyes reflected the color of glass like lamplight,

In the night, the merman looked calm and gentle, with a kind of carefree innocence.

Shi Han never explained anything about himself, but at this moment, he seemed to see a hint of comfort in Nan Ruoyu's eyes.

It must be an illusion.Shi Han thought.He didn't think that Nan Ruoyu, who lived in the deep sea, could understand her current situation: rebirth, soul wear, and a 2B system.

The old butler had already come forward, although he had been prepared, but when he saw the shark turn his face, his steps were still half-beat.

The security system of the castle has passed the two people's entry authority. The old housekeeper stepped forward and said: "Mr. Nan, Mr. Mu, the Patriarch has been waiting inside for a long time."

His eyes glanced over inadvertently, and the hands held by the two young men never let go.

The old housekeeper sighed in his heart: Mr. Shen is going to be disappointed after all...

The old butler has taken care of Shen Nian in the villa for many years, and he thought that Shen Nian missed Lord Marquis.

The Sri Lankan people have passed away, and the living still have to look forward.

When Shen Nian first came to the villa, Shen Nian was still a young student, only 16 years old, thin and beautiful, now he has become taller, maybe close to Zhu Zhechi, people are getting colder and colder, and the city is getting deeper and deeper.

But some fate cannot be forced.

In the eyes of the old housekeeper who has been looking after the villa for many years, the Merman and the Marquis are indeed somewhat similar.

But the Marquis is the Marquis, and no one can replace him.

The merman also has his own feelings and life. From the eye contact between him and the boy of dragon blood, the old housekeeper seemed to see the master and wife when he was young.

People always have to look forward.

The butler led him into the magnificent banquet hall. He had been dealing with people in the upper class all his life. His gentle and smiling face was like a hard mask, and no one could see the real thoughts under the mask.

The little emperor didn't come, and neither did Jiang Chengzhou.

Among the guests who were changing their cups and cups, Shi Han saw Shen Nian who was full of stars at a glance.

After Shen Nian arrived at Nolan Villa for a few years, she gradually adapted to the life of the new class, and began to frequently attend high-class banquets and some charity galas.

Shi Han was busy dealing with the orc tribe at the time, and even learned fluent orc language for this purpose, so he didn't have time to care about him at all.

As a result, he ran a lot outside, and something happened.

Shen Nian was assassinated at a charity art exhibition. The other party planned carefully and prepared for it for a long time. Everyone from the behind-the-scenes of the art gallery to the security personnel at the scene changed groups without anyone noticing.

That time, Osvaldo, the marquis' confidant and former bodyguard chief, died in order to save Shen Nian. Shen Nian was also seriously injured and lay down for three whole months without getting out of bed.

After that, Shi Han arranged an army for him as Shen Nian's personal soldiers.

As for the assassin who assassinated Shen Nian, no one was found in the end.

There are too many such headless bad debts around the nobles, Shi Han is several times more assassinated than Shen Nian, not every assassination can find out the mastermind behind the scenes.

If you can't solve the enemy hiding in the dark, then you can only start with your own security and defense level.

It was from then on that Shen Nian took the initiative to propose the ability to protect himself.

It can be said that Shen Nian is a student taught by Shi Han himself.But Shi Han didn't only teach this one, Chu Mingyuan was also taught by him.

These two are still at odds with each other.

The guests all stood not far away, looking at the two orcs, especially Nan Ruoyu, with spectating eyes.

When he wasn't smiling, he looked like the dead man, with a sharp color in his eyes.

In the past, no one dared to use the word "beautiful" to describe that vigorous nobleman. In fact, Nan Ruoyu's temperament was much softer than his, and his facial features were indeed similar.

——But that silver hair is too dazzling and arrogant, as if reminding people all the time that he is a foreigner.

Merman, a dangerous race under the sea, had a face similar to Shen Nian's fiancé, and entered the empire to escape the war.Sounds like a beautiful and malicious coincidence.

The Marquis of Nolan died young, and he became the white moonlight that was out of reach for many people.

Shi Han didn't want to understand it before, but now he almost understands it.

Chu Mingyuan was throwing face at Shen Nian.

In every family with children, it is inevitable to have some emotions in doing things.

As the host, Shen Nian quickly caught sight of the pair of Bi people in the auditorium, his eyes lit up first, and then seeing Nan Ruoyu gifting a piece of shortbread to that unsightly young man as if offering a treasure, Shen Nian's gaze suddenly turned dark. A few points.

The singers have arrived.

The aristocrats have always disliked dealing with public stars. Until the interstellar era, they still insisted on raising a group of singers, and held large-scale opera banquets or costume parties from time to time. The number and quality of singers also represented the financial resources of the nobles. and resources.

The guests arrived one after another, Shen Nian greeted each other, but Shi Han and Nan Ruoyu were the only ones who did not come.

There are more and more eyes watching the excitement.

Everyone who can enter this kind of occasion is a human being. Recently, the conflict between the little emperor and the "widow" of Nolan Marquis has once again become a topic of discussion among the nobles.

It is said that it is also related to orcs. The first draft of the "Law on the Protection of the Rights and Interests of Beastmen" drafted by the imperial government has been submitted to His Majesty the King.

The king asked for opinions from the aristocratic group, which set off a heated discussion in the circle, and the quarrel was nothing more than two camps-same rights and different rights.

The faction of orthodox aristocratic origin believes that orcs should not enjoy the same rights as humans. It is already a great gift of mankind to let the backward orcs enter the Noah Empire and become new citizens.

The new nobles, headed by Shen Nian, represent "public opinion" and cite the deeds of Marquis Nolan's diplomatic and economic development with the orcs, indicating that common prosperity is the future direction of the galaxy.

Shen Nian has been in and out of the charity circle all year round, and has close relationships with noble wives in various galaxies and big capitalist groups who want to join the ranks of nobles.

The existing interstellar resources have long been divided up by the old noble groups. The empire has already begun. The growth of the orc citizen group in the future is an inevitable result. If the trust of the new citizens can be won from the very beginning, it will also benefit the new nobles. outweighs the disadvantages.

There is no right or wrong in political speculation, it's all about interests.

Shi Han unobtrusively identified all the people present. Apart from old acquaintances, he also saw the short-haired girl in the stands of the stadium that night.

Shi Han didn't know Xiang Tiange, but when he saw the people standing beside her, he could almost guess her origin.

The Xiang family family is prominent, Xiang Tiange's father is a lieutenant general in the military department, and his uncle is one of the marshals of the empire.

The middle-aged man in military uniform next to her is named Xiang Zhiyuan, and he is the marshal of the No.12 Fleet of the Seventh Legion of the Empire.If there is any overlap with Shi Han - after the death of Marquis Nolan, the empire sent this man to the space battlefield in the star field on the border of Sri Lanka.

As soon as the arrogant insect king heard that the empire sent troops, he knelt down on the spot.So the marshal ran over thousands of miles, just to sign a truce treaty, earn military merits by the way, and then return to the first galaxy.

His gaze froze suddenly.

As if a mockery of fate, Shi Han and Shen Nian's eyes collided across half of the auditorium.

Shen Nian was surrounded by a group of great nobles, like stars holding the moon, and the person standing beside Shen Nian surprised Shi Han even more - great nobleman Marlborough.

The sixteenth district is a large administrative region divided by the empire, and each galaxy is divided into small galaxies, and Murles is one of them.

The lord and garrison commander of this small galaxy is a nobleman in his fifties named Marlborough.

In the final analysis, this person was still a distant relative of him and the little emperor—the kind of distant relative who was separated by twelve light-years, had different surnames and different races.

When the first emperor passed away, Marlborough came to the funeral with an army of 500 million.

Most of the nobles in Sriland died early, and Marlborough had already lived a long life. He considered himself an elder, but of course he turned out to be arrogant and disheartened, and half of the military power in his hands was removed.

So Marlborough also hated the 15-year-old Marquis Nolan from that year on.

Shi Han has been away for more than half a year, and now he can't get any news from the palace at all, and he can't even find the direction to speculate on many things.

What was Marlborough doing here?

The orc's hearing is quite good, and Shi Han has already learned from the chats of the guests around him that a group of nobles and military and political ministers have been invited to the banquet tonight, in order to ease the tension in the court.

Jiang Chengzhou was the matchmaker.

There was an imperceptible feeling of appreciation in Shi Han's eyes.

Being able to navigate the cracks of political games with ease, Jiang Chengzhou does have two skills.

And at this moment, the group of nobles around Shen Nian suddenly became emotional:

"Mr. Shen, I implore you to persuade Your Highness, this is his only cousin!"

"That's right, Mr. Shen, Sir Marlborough is heartbroken by the death of the Marquis, but he is not allowed to go back to Jindu for the funeral. After all, he is a blood relative. How can His Highness bear it?"

Wearing a noble robe, Marlborough exaggeratedly wiped his tears with a handkerchief, and said: "My little nephew has misunderstood me, no matter what, this is the last blood of the late emperor, and we will serve His Highness wholeheartedly. Your Highness wants to blame me, which makes me and the people of my galaxy chilling!

"Mr. Shen, Your Highness is young and has never been in charge of state affairs. It is reasonable for us nobles to form an imperial council to help His Highness oversee the country's regent until His Highness comes of age."

"Mr. Shen, Your Highness is thinking about the old relationship. Now you are the only one who can stay in Jindu. Please put aside your mourning for the Marquis for the time being, and consider the overall situation of Sri Lanka. Stay in the court to make suggestions for the galaxy and do your part. Heart!"

This group of nobles wished that everyone in the auditorium could hear their voices, shouting so much that even Xiang Zhiyuan and other guests from other galaxies looked over.

Only then did Shen Nian shake his head gracefully and said, "Your Highness is becoming more and more paranoid, and even the Marquis can't deal with him, so what if I am a soft-spoken person."

Another nobleman next to him earnestly persuaded: "But you are the widow of the Marquis after all. Your Highness will understand your well-intentioned efforts even for the sake of the Marquis' devotion to Sliland to the last moment of his life."

"It's different for us. As the heirs in line, we just want to keep our paltry bread. We don't have the ambition to rule the [-]th district, but His Royal Highness can't tolerate us, so there is nothing we can do about it!"

He showed a thoughtful look to the marshal.

Shi Han crossed his arms around his chest—he would habitually make some moves whenever he thought about something.

Shen Nian smiled and comforted: "Your Highness didn't issue an explicit order, everything can be redeemed, no, since His Highness decided to attend tonight, it shows that the situation is actually not that bad."

Marlboro wiped away the non-existent tears, and said worriedly: "As long as your highness is not too aggressive, I am completely willing to assist him until he reaches adulthood, but if your highness is tough..."

He turned to look at the nobleman who spoke just now: "Viscount Norfolk, if I remember correctly, there are 600 million troops in your galaxy? And you, Earl Capet, you have at least 900 million troops, right? "

The two named nobles nodded one after another.

After hearing this, Marshal Xiang Zhiyuan frowned deeply.

At this moment, Shen Nian changed his face just right, and lowered his voice - under the condition that other people can hear clearly:

"Please calm down. Tonight is the celebration banquet I held for Captain Jiang. Since your highness is willing to attend, it means that there is something to talk about. We have something to talk about. Walls have ears. We should do something for the peace of Sri Lanka. example."

This scene was so eloquent, Shi Han couldn't hold back for a while, and let out a "tsk".

The auditorium was originally quiet because of the high-spirited talk of these nobles, but Shi Han's voice was particularly abrupt.

Everyone looked over.

However, as soon as the voice fell, a servant stepped forward to report that the little emperor had arrived.

Shen Nian nodded, broke away from the conversation, and led a group of people out of the auditorium.

Before the banquet, there were only dozens of palace desserts on the table, and Nan Ruoyu had only eaten a few, and she was about to run out.

Human food is really filling...he thought to himself.

Nan Ruoyu looked at Shihan who stood silently aside, the young man took a glass of white wine from the waiter, but didn't drink it.

As soon as Shi Han smelled it, he knew that the table wine was provided by the supplier, not the wine in his cellar.

That's not what's written on the menu.

Tsk, I really lost my face.Shi Han secretly slandered.

Most of the guests tonight are familiar with each other, and the dinner party that the little emperor can attend in person is not too low-grade.

In the past, Shen Nian also held a banquet at Nolan Villa, but never before.

The only reason is that although he inherited the assets of the Marquis, he couldn't afford the huge cost of aristocratic life - Shi Han never calculated how much money he had to pay for asset management every month in his heyday, and the expenses of the more than 2000 servants. salary.

It can be said that he did experience an unpleasant time in the early days, but later Shi Han never worried about money again.

Starship cruises cost a lot of space, Shen Nian learned a lot of political conspiracy from him, but forgot to learn "housekeeping".

Shi Han now feels that he should have learned "masculinity" if he knew earlier.

**

Nan Ruoyu ate liquid food on weekdays, and after eating a few pieces of palace snacks, his stomach was bloated and uncomfortable, he frowned and went back to Shihan to ask for comfort.

"What's wrong?" The young man came back as expected, and asked with concern, "Did you eat too much?"

Nan Ruoyu nodded, and decided to write all these snacks into the little black book tonight.

Shi Han laughed and said: "When I came here, I said I wanted to eat this and that, and the banquet hasn't even started yet."

Nan Ruoyu was full of anger, but her eyes were fixed on the crystal glass in his hand. The chilled pre-dinner wine formed crystal clear drops of water on the glass wall.

Nan Ruoyu whispered, "I want to go out and get some air."

Shi Han stretched out his hand to pin his long silver hair behind his ear, seeing that the other party was staring at the wine in his hand, Shi Han handed it over.

Nan Ruoyu didn't reach out to take it, but took a sip of white wine with his hand.

sweet.

The white wine is not high in alcohol, tastes fresh and seems very harmless.

"Is it good?" Shi Han asked him.

The pink lips were stained with crystal wine, showing an attractive luster under the warm yellow light.

Nan Ruoyu didn't realize it, she stuck out her tongue and licked her lips, saying, "It's so so."

Shi Han smiled: "Taste, I will teach you how to recognize wine in the future."

Nan Ruoyu intuitively felt that there was a dangerous smell in the sweet wine, but she still said, "Okay."

No matter what time, Nan Ruoyu gave Shi Han [-]% trust and dependence.

It has nothing to do with any external factors such as race, status, wealth, etc., just because Nan Ruoyu identified the person in front of him.

Who in Vanity Fair is not a showman?Shi Han had never had a pure emotion like Nan Ruoyu's in his previous life.

He thought a lot, but in fact it only passed for a short while, but it was too late to accompany Nan Ruoyu to the garden for a breather.

Because the little emperor has arrived.

The galaxies of the Noah Empire have complex political systems. Except for King Oliveira IV who is called "Your Majesty", the rest of the galaxies can only be called "Your Highness" or "Your Excellency".

After all, compared with the supreme kingship, the big aristocratic group has to be in the back row.

Several rows of icy armor gradually emerged in the thick night. The dragon rider's combat boots stepped on the scarlet carpet, and the sound of metal collision made people unconsciously tense up.

Chu Mingyuan walked in the front.

All eyes are on the little emperor in his heavy golden crown and ornate royal robes.

A step behind him, Jiang Chengzhou was wearing a flamboyant palace gown, looking like a gentleman attending a banquet.

With the dramatic performance just now, the guests quickly began to whisper: "It really is the celebrity next to your highness."

The little emperor went out, but the head of the bodyguard did not show his face as a public official, but appeared in front of everyone as a guest, which in itself is very self-explanatory.

"Isn't it? This time he can make a great contribution."

"What? Did I miss something?"

"Did you hear last week that the planet Murles had an independent fight? It was Jiang Chengzhou who came forward to settle it!"

"Didn't it be a long time? When the Marquis was still there... I thought it was just for some profit, why did it really start?"

"Although I didn't say it clearly, the banquet tonight is to celebrate his achievements. Otherwise, what reason can we have for these two people to attend together! Look, isn't the atmosphere good?"

It was indeed good, at least the little emperor had a faint smile on his indifferent face.

But the smile became more and more frightening.

This kind of cold smile used to appear on the face of the Marquis Nolan, and the little emperor learned it by ten percent. However, he has just turned eight years old, and his smile is much scarier than the Marquis.

After chatting, these guests looked at each other and smiled, each tacit understanding.

The play is not over yet.

Just as the little emperor walked into the auditorium, a figure ran towards Chu Mingyuan quickly!

Dragonriders didn't care so much, they only heard the sound of metal collisions, countless muzzles protruded from the metal armor, and the electromagnetic gun "swish" on the head of the visitor.

Where is the armor they are wearing, they are clearly wearing mechs on their bodies!

The nobles who were talking loudly about the garrison just now were suddenly terrified like quails on the autumn and winter trees, shivering.

"Your Excellency Lord Srilan! I have come to apologize to you!" Marlborough stopped in front of Chu Mingyuan and said in a high-pitched voice: "Please forgive me for being busy with government affairs day and night, which made Austria The villain Kerry took advantage of the situation and joined forces to rebel, but please rest assured that such a thing will never happen again!"

The faint smile on Chu Mingyuan's face disappeared as if he had never appeared the moment he heard Marlborough's voice.

Marlborough wasn't worried about the dragonrider shooting - he was dressed in noble clothes and didn't carry any weapons on his body. Before the dragonrider got the order, he could only hold a gun to intimidate him.

No matter how gloomy and ruthless he was, the little emperor was only eight years old, so it was impossible for him to shoot and kill his only cousin in the castle of Marquis Nolan.

As an elder, Marlborough was suppressed by Shi Han for seven full years.After the death of Marquis Nolan, no one was higher than him in terms of seniority.

Once the regent died, the little emperor lost his asylum and also lost his shackles. At this time, it is even more important to win over the nobles from all sides and secure the throne first.

However, Chu Mingyuan repeatedly clashed with the Marquis' old subordinates.

——After all, he is just a child who likes to get angry.

The smile in Marlborough's eyes was almost on the face of pretending to be sad.

How easy it is to control a child, that's why the damned Marquis Nolan firmly controlled him, never giving up the chance to others.

Fortunately, the Marquis died early, and now it is his turn to assume the supreme power of the galaxy.

Marlborough glanced at Jiang Chengzhou casually, but ignored him.

It's just a few rebels who don't have a good eye, and they were suppressed without causing much trouble.

Shen Nian was much smarter than the little emperor, knowing that Chu Mingyuan was still at the age of guardianship, so he specially contacted himself who was far away in the Murles galaxy.

But the little emperor became more and more beautiful.

The nobles of Sliland belonged to the main planet with the most outstanding appearance, and the former queen was a famous beauty in the interstellar world.

Marlborough might have been a handsome man when he was young, but when he reached middle age, he indulged recklessly on his fief star, no matter how good his foundation was, his pot belly completely covered it up.

Sure enough, they are still the supporters of the palace... Marlborough thought to himself.

The little emperor is still young, and his senior ministers have made great achievements, so he needs the protection and guidance of his elders very much.

Before Chu Mingyuan came, he obviously didn't expect such an event.

Uncle Yuanfang was acting hard, and a group of upper-class people were watching the play, and the gloating in his eyes couldn't be concealed.

Chu Mingyuan gave Jiang Chengzhou a cold look.

Jiang Chengzhou felt cold.

In addition to being responsible for the safety of the little emperor, the chief bodyguard can also grasp the news of the entry and exit of important personnel.

Marlborough is obviously included in the focus of attention.

But Jiang Chengzhou was also in a daze. No one reported to him that Marlborough had left the fiefdom star.

This is a major blunder at work.

Of course, Jiang Chengzhou did not doubt the loyalty of his subordinates, and being able to enter the country under his nose without being discovered showed that there was a greater force that facilitated Marlborough.

Jiang Chengzhou's first reaction was to visit Shen Nian.

Coincidentally, Shen Nian was also looking at him.

After this round, the little emperor is bound to have doubts about the loyalty of his personal bodyguard.

There was a rift between the emperor and his knights, and it was a good thing for him to kill two birds with one stone by inserting Marlborough's pawn into the palace.

Shen Nian slowly showed a triumphant smile.

It has to be said that the desire to conquer plays a large role in Jiang Chengzhou's feelings.

The widow seemed to know this too.

The more difficult it is to conquer, the more Jiang Chengzhou wants to conquer the other party from body to heart, and in the end, he pins him down | speechless.

Sure enough, after seeing his deliberately difficult appearance, Jiang Chengzhou fell silent.

Chu Mingyuan was suspicious. Once the seeds of doubt were planted in his heart, they would soon take root.

Jiang Chengzhou seemed to be going to suffer from being dumb, and to find the place again at another time.

Nan Ruoyu, who was standing by the dining table, didn't care about the strange atmosphere in the banquet hall at all, and those high-spirited talks just now failed to attract his attention.

What does it have to do with fish when these people fight to the death?

He was drinking sweet wine when he suddenly heard a faint sigh beside him.

Shi Han lowered his eyes silently.

NO.213 rattled in his brain: "Ah, ah, this is the sexual tension of falling in love and killing each other! The more arrogant a villain is, the more he must—fuck him!"

Shi Han:?

Can this also be knocked?

The spirit of your system is too barren, and it is not as nutritious as Cheng Su's goofy essays.

Shi Han unconsciously drank up the pre-dinner wine in his hand.

Taste changes, but some habits can't be changed no matter how many bodies you change.

The Marquis of Nolan only admitted that he had two problems in his whole life - one was that he liked to pick up things randomly and the other was to protect his shortcomings.