Public trial?You deserve it too!

"Well... someone like Claude, at least not worse than Claude."

Christina said ambiguously, now she can only use such words to fool the old emperor.

"Well...can't it be worse than Claude? This is a good standard. Although it is a bit high, it is a matter of children after all, so you can't just let it go."

The emperor bit the word son and heir a little hard, and then seemed to get the answer he wanted, and didn't intend to continue asking.

"Since you are also tired, go back and rest first. The badge I gave you allows you to enter and leave the palace at any time—just in time, you should also inform Letitia of my intention to return to your father's manor for two days. , I will also give you two days off."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Christina's manners were impeccable.

The old man waved his hand, indicating that she could step back.

Watching his granddaughter leave the study, the corner of the emperor's mouth curled up slightly.

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"dong dong dong"

Claude was startled by the knock on the door, subconsciously looked out the window, and found that it was indeed pitch black, and he didn't stay up until dawn unconsciously.

"Hello, who is this?"

Claude put down the pen in his hand and asked loudly.

"It's me, Margaret, Knight Claude."

A familiar voice came from outside the door, as calm and powerful as ever.

The boy opened the door a little strangely, and found that the head maid was looking at him with an expressionless face.

"The news just came from the palace that His Royal Highness Christina has been rewarded by His Majesty for a three-day rest, and now she has come from the palace to the manor."

Claude was prepared for this news. He knew that Christina could not let herself and Letitia be alone, but it was so late, and she took a three-day rest from the old emperor. too……

"Uh, Miss Margaret, may I ask why you came to see me..."

"Now there are only His Royal Highness Letitia and you in charge in the manor, and now Leticia has already fallen asleep, and the only person who can come forward to greet His Highness is Your Excellency Claude, after all, it is His Royal Highness Letitia Your fiancé, you are qualified."

"..."

Claude can assure you that this request to welcome was definitely sent to the head maid together with the news that Christina came back to live.

"I understand. I will change my clothes now and greet His Highness as a knight."

He nodded helplessly, and was about to close the door when he was stopped by the maid again.

"His Royal Highness Christina said that there is no need for such a formal welcome, just like the first time His Royal Highness welcomed you back to the manor."

Margaret looked at Claude.

"Your Highness said that she hasn't had dinner yet."

"...I understand, then I would trouble you to meet His Royal Highness Christina outside the manor, and I will go to the kitchen to make some preparations."

"Okay, then I will leave first. I have urgently ordered the cook to bring out all the ingredients. I hope you will not disappoint Your Highness."

Margaret bowed and turned to leave.

Claude could only look down at his linen lining, gave up the plan to change another clothes, closed the door directly, and walked to the kitchen.

When he got to the kitchen, he saw only the open door and a wide variety of food inside. It seemed that many of them were vegetables just picked from the greenhouse, and the meat was obviously being thawed, but he couldn't see a chef. Obviously Margaret also knew that Christina didn't want there to be other creatures besides the two of them.

【Escaping cannot solve the problem, teacher, you have to face the reality—how exactly are you going to face this Highness Christina. 】

There is no lack of teasing in the system's voice.

"I can't help it. Now that the matter has come to this point, let's just break the can." Claude's voice seemed very calm, "I just hate using non-interest relationships like [love] as bonds, but this is not the case. It doesn't mean I won't use it—if she really likes me that much, then you might as well get along with her first."

"After all, if the matter drags on, building a good relationship with the future empress will ultimately be beneficial and harmless."

【...So, you decided to accept her? 】

"It's not about accepting her, it's about making a reasonable choice—after all, she's just a silly girl who failed at the dice after seeing my face. Although it's not my usual method to seduce others by relying on the charm of 19, but Occasionally there are unexpected surprises.”

As Claude said, he reached out and grabbed the kitchen knife.

【…】

The system stopped talking, and Claude was happy to relax. After all, when he was cooking, he hated people talking next to him—since he decided to become the other party's "underground lover", then Claude would naturally try his best to do his best.

However, he has never been exposed to Western food before, so he is a little uncertain what to do. Although he knows that no matter what he does, Christina will not dislike it, but considering that the other party has appointed him to have dinner with her... When it comes to supper, obviously cooking delicious dishes must be the icing on the cake, because it will greatly meet Christina's expectations.

"I don't have enough time. Baked and stewed dishes that are easily confused between Chinese and Western dishes are not considered. Roasting is also acceptable...but this is obviously a lazy behavior that is lower than the other party's expectations."

Claude looked around the dishes, and he was concerned.

"First make scrambled eggs with tomatoes, make it look like a thick soup, and then make a pot of meat, after all, who hates sweets."

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"Did you do all this?"

Christina looked at the plate in front of her, looking surprised and amused.

"Yes, although the time is a bit tight, I still hope it suits your appetite."

Claude smiled and took the two pieces of bread off the flame and placed them in front of Christina.

"I don't think I've seen these two dishes before."

Christina excitedly picked up the spoon, first tasted the red thick soup, sweet and sour, with a little butter and a strong fragrance.

"This is tomato sauce baked with butter and poultry prince sauce. I made it a little sweeter. What do you think?"

Claude had some apprehension on his face.

It was the first time for Christina to see his expression like that. Obviously, the other party was not confident about her dishes—this made Christina feel very fresh, after all, she had never seen this person who was not confident.

It seems that he really cares about me.

Christina smiled and nodded: "It's delicious, so what is this?"

She looked at the shiny ones curiously, as if they were fried snacks.

"Fontainebleau-style soft fried pork with maple syrup, it must be eaten while it is hot."

Claude pushed the plate, Christina did not disappoint the other party's kindness, forked a piece into her mouth with a fork, her eyes lit up.

Sure enough, how could the princess who likes afternoon tea and small cakes refuse sweets?

Claude breathed a sigh of relief, at least he got away with it, and it seemed that Her Royal Highness was very satisfied.

"I didn't even know you could cook. Who did you learn from?"

"My mother, she loves to cook."

Claude looked into Christina's eyes sincerely, and seemed to have some expectation.

"This is the first time I cook for women other than her. Is it delicious?"

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"good to eat."

Christina smiled reservedly, but her heart was already jumping out of joy.

He didn't do it to Letitia!He has me in his heart!

Take another bite of that soft fried pork chop, sweet!

Then Claude looked at her with a smile, eating bit by bit.

Christina felt a little uncomfortable at first, but soon, she got used to this sight, and even forked a piece of meat and fed it to Claude, who obediently ate it, and then continued to look at her with a smile.

"Does it look good?"

"nice."

Claude nodded honestly.

Her Royal Highness blushed, but she tried to calm herself down. After all, the emperor told himself that if you want something, try not to be too eager before you get it, otherwise you will be controlled by your desire.

"...You really are not reserved at all, Knight Claude."

"Honesty is a virtue that knights must abide by, Your Highness."

Christina tilted her head and smiled.

"Call me Christine, Claude."

Claude was stunned for a moment, obviously he didn't expect Christina to come up and act so blatantly.

"Yes, Christine."

The princess nodded in satisfaction. She had eaten as much as she could, but it was still impossible for her to finish the food—after all, not having dinner was just an excuse she made. How could the emperor allow his granddaughter to study while hungry.

But she still looked at the two plates of food with some reluctance, obviously a little contradictory.

"Claude, will you do it for me in the future?"

"As long as you like Christine." Claude smiled, "No matter how many times, I will do it."

Christina happily raised her beautiful eyebrows, and pointed to the plate in front of her: "It's always bad to waste food—can you still eat it?"

"of course."

Claude unceremoniously brought two plates in front of him, feasted on them, and quickly wiped out the food.

Christina picked up her handkerchief and wiped the syrup from the corner of Claude's mouth, but found it a bit sticky, so she subconsciously scraped it off with her fingers and stuffed it into her mouth.

"..."

"..."

Christina almost jumped up in panic.

"I, I, I... I just regarded you as Letitia. When I was a child, Letitia liked to steal sweets! In order to prevent her from getting cavities, I have been taking care of her, and this is also to see if she has No sneaky candy!"

Claude wiped the corner of his mouth, he thought it was a little funny, the royal temperament on Christina disappeared without a trace again after the behavior just now, obviously although this princess is a fast learner, but He also forgot quickly - this is not very good after all, after all he still expects the other party to become a qualified emperor.

"Yes, I understand, Your Highness, it's just—it's very late, you should rest, Miss Margaret should be waiting for you outside the door, right?"

Claude also stood up, and changed the address back to the honorific title, just like Cinderella will become a princess at twelve o'clock, then the close lover will become a loyal knight again, and walk back to other people's before.

Christina calmed down, looked at Claude's determined face, and pursed her lips.

"Knight Claude... What you said before, willing to cook delicious food for me, is still valid?"

"Of course, Your Highness, it still works—I think this can be kept a secret between us, right?"

Claude nodded with a smile.

"Yeah, the secret..."

The princess said with a sense of loss, and then slowly changed back to the Christina who was under one person and above ten thousand in the palace, and her eyes became clear again.

"There is no rush to rest, Knight Claude, come with me. I have been entrusted by His Majesty to return to the manor this time, and I have something to tell you."

"Yes, Your Highness."

Claude didn't ask why he couldn't speak here, but quietly followed the other party and walked into the reception room in the manor.

Margaret served twice the amount of coffee for the two of them, then closed the heavy door and continued to stand outside.

Only Christina and Claude were left in this room again, but the ambiguous and warm atmosphere was gone.

"Does Your Majesty call you back to Beijing this time, does it make you very puzzled, why did you use Leticia's excuse to let you come back with four thousand knights from the headquarters?"

Christina picked up the coffee cup and took a sip.

"I think His Majesty should be the place where the Ninth Guards Knights can be used - after all, it gave me an excuse to return, and also left the Dragoons at the training site as suspects, and the way back , either in a deserted wasteland, or staying on a ship of the North Sea Fleet, without showing up in any port, obviously, except Your Majesty, no one will know that I came back with my own Knights."

Claude's voice was calm and steady.

At this time, innocence needs to gradually fade away, because Christina is being cultivated by the emperor herself, and she is no longer the foolish girl she used to be. Her views on many things have become in-depth and specific—more importantly, she You can listen to it at any time.

Claude needs this as a help. He can't let the emperor think that he is still a pure blood knight. It has been two years. If he is still like that, then the emperor will probably feel that he needs more training. great.

Christina's eyes lit up and she nodded, confirming Claude's speculation.

"Yes, Your Majesty has a very important task for you to do, but it is quite difficult, so I want to ask you if you are willing to do these things. Your Majesty said, you will not refuse, but I I think that you might not like such a thing—so I asked His Majesty if I could ask your opinion first."