And the self-discovery after calming down——

[Wait, don't get excited, my uncle's level of steel straight man, maybe he knows that the princess wants to save face and it's not easy to teach him during the day, so he taught him how to work all night, so that the princess can also join the ranks of migrant workers. What uncle can do!What a misunderstanding of capitalists! 】

At first, Lei Shidong just complained silently in his heart.

But when Flora said that if Langdon had no interest in the princess, she shouldn't have kept the princess in the room, but she couldn't find an excuse for Langdon if the princess really stayed overnight. When Lei Shidong had any new ideas to improve this operation, Lei Shidong finally couldn't help but speak.

"You can just ask Langdon directly... Forget it, I know you dare not, but there is really nothing to wash away, you just pretend that he didn't like the princess yesterday, but he liked the princess last night, so he allowed her to stay overnight. Can't you?"

Lei Shidong was almost dizzy by Flora's convoluted brain circuits.

He now even thinks that a jealous girl who suspects her boyfriend of cheating all day long is easier to deal with than Flora, who insists on finding a reasonable excuse for the person she likes to stay with other girls, and forcing others to think about it if she can't think of it much.

Flora frowned: "How could it be possible that you didn't like it yesterday, but you like it today?"

Lei Shidong ran the train with his mouth full: "It's very simple, just sleep for a while, man..."

In the middle of speaking, Lei Shidong suddenly realized that this is not the 21st century, but a slightly conservative world, and what he said sounded like X harassment.

Lei Shidong almost thought that he was going to be beaten, but he found Flora's face was thoughtful.

A bad premonition suddenly rose in his heart: "I just said it casually! Don't take it seriously!"

"If this does work..."

Lei Shidong said earnestly: "No, calm down, think about it carefully, is Langdon this kind of person? Of course not! If someone recommends a pillow mat, Langdon will only kick them away, or accept them as a laborer ah!!!"

If Flora chose the wrong option and was completely blocked by her uncle because he accidentally said the wrong thing, then she must not be in the mood to take risks, and would definitely go on strike, and there is a high probability that his life will be reopened during the experience.

He wants to have a strong teammate, but he has to help his teammate chase men. Is there a more miserable traverser than him?

Facing Lei Shidong's persuasion, Flora looked dissatisfied: "How can you say that about Langdon, what a kick, Langdon is so gentle..."

"Damn it, isn't your filter for him a little bit too big? I think he almost says "Don't get close to raw girls, and don't get close to mature women..."

Flora pursed her lips: "It's all because of me, he wasn't like this before."

"...Well, it's not just your fault, I think that Helena is more serious." Lei Shidong sighed, "Anyway, calm down first, I'll ask Langdon for you, okay? Besides seeing the princess flying out of his bedroom window this morning, if you have anything else you want to ask, let's talk about it together."

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a voice appearing behind him.

"...What do you mean, saw the princess flying out of his bedroom window this morning? Is he referring to the Duke?"

[ps: Added more, I went home late today, I have tried my best to type...]

36. How to shake the pot in front of the emperor (3k)

The two people who fished and engaged in love counseling during working hours froze, turned their heads silently, and saw Shatiya standing behind them.

Shalltear was passing by to see their work progress, but she didn't expect to hear such remarks when she got close.

She didn't even have to wait for confirmation. From Flora's dodgy eyes, she knew that the princess must have flown out of Langdon's bedroom.

Shalltear was not surprised that the princess and Langdon often met at night—otherwise, what was she fussing about last night?Didn't he just want to occupy Langdon's time at night so that Langdon would have no time to do anything with the princess?

But unexpectedly, her own operation seemed to have the opposite effect.

Originally, it didn't look like he would stay overnight, because when Langdon met someone who invaded his room in the middle of the night and thought it was a princess, his attitude was very bad, and it was obviously impossible to keep him.

But yesterday she struggled for a long time, but today she found out that the princess stayed overnight...

No matter how upset she was, Shalltear would not point her finger at Langdon, but Bellatris.

Langdon was so tired!What the hell is the princess doing!Don't you really feel sorry for Langdon at all? !

The most important thing is, no matter what Langdon's attitude towards the princess was before, she can't be sure if her attitude has changed a night before she saw Langdon today. If it really changed, it means last night...

Flora could see that Shalltear seemed very angry, misunderstood the reason for her anger, and couldn't help explaining: "I'm not spreading rumors, I really saw it..."

Shalltear took a deep breath: "During working hours, don't talk about this, and don't talk about it with other people."

Don't think about it, she will see Langdon in a while, and if she has any questions, she will be answered by then.

Flora nodded excusedly.

Shalltear calmed down, checked her work, and left in a hurry.

Her next destination was Langdon's study.

After knocking on the door and entering, Shalltear found that Langdon was replying letters very normally. He seemed to be in a good state of mind, not like he hadn't slept all night.

She tentatively said: "Did you sleep late last night? We should not work overtime so late in the future. You probably have to drink a lot of mental medicine today."

"Huh? No, actually I sleep pretty well. Sleep can't just depend on the time, it mainly depends on the quality." Langdon replied nonchalantly, "So sleep when you are tired, which is equivalent to omitting the time of tossing and turning. , In fact, the impact is not big, I think I can work overtime in the future.”

Shatia: "..."

As expected of Langdon!She is ashamed of herself!Sure enough, she will have to work harder in the future!

And from this answer, Langdon should have fallen asleep right after returning to his room last night, and none of the things she imagined happened...

Anyway, Shalltear already knew that Langdon and the princess would meet at night, so it wouldn't be strange to ask directly at this moment: "By the way, someone saw the princess flying out of your bedroom window this morning..."

The corner of Langdon's mouth twitched: "Are there many people who know?"

"Two, I have already sealed it, and I will strengthen it later." "

Langdon nodded casually: "Don't be too nervous. Anyway, this is not outside, it's my castle. They don't dare to say anything, and they can't spread it."

After all, since Bellatrix insisted on following him to the Principality, it was impossible to stop the scandal between him and Bellatrix, and no one might believe it when it spread.

And although it is very common for the servants to secretly spread the scandal of the master, such as the countess having an affair with the marquis for incest, but the unspoken rule is that you can't go outside and talk about it, otherwise it will be serious, let alone your job, the whole family will accident.

At the earl's house, he was anxious to keep his mouth shut. On the one hand, he was too paranoid about being persecuted, and on the other hand, he hadn't discovered how to use the princess.

Now he knows that the rumors about the princess and him are actually beneficial to the stability of the family.

It’s just that this speed must be grasped well, not too much, otherwise if you take advantage of it, the emperor thinks that you have done everything and don’t get married, so if you force the marriage, then he will fall into the trap.

Shalltear saw Langdon's calm and normal attitude, and the stone hanging in her heart gradually fell down: "Although I don't know what you are doing, let the princess go back to the room at night, it's too obvious during the day."

"...It's really about telling a story. The story I told the princess didn't finish. She wanted to listen to the follow-up, but because I didn't wake up last night, she fell asleep waiting." Langdon modified it a bit. the truth.

If other men said that, such as Shatia's imperial brother, Shatia probably wouldn't believe a word of this hint that nothing happened last night.

But the person who said it was Langdon, and Shalltear only needed an explanation to believe him immediately.

Even if the unmarried girl went to the man's room in the middle of the night just to hear such outrageous words as a story, Shalltear did not suspect that Langdon was lying, but just suggested, "Can we tell it during the day?"

"Actually, I want to advance the time to daytime..."

Now that I am back on my own territory, I have much less worries. On the surface, being close to the princess can stabilize some people's hearts. Rumors of getting along happily during the day are much more pleasant than having an affair with the princess in the middle of the night. Even the emperor can't help it because " You drank tea with my daughter during the day" as a reason for him to marry the princess.

Langdon didn't even need to ask, but Bellatrix didn't agree.

She probably just likes this exciting feeling.

Thinking of this, Langdon sighed: "Oh, she likes to play like this, and I can't help it. Let's ask later."

Xia Tiya couldn't help but said: "You are too indulgent to Her Royal Highness, even if she is a princess, you don't need to be so complacent."

She believed that Langdon did not do anything to the princess, but it did not mean that Langdon had no feelings for the princess—she had promised to tell a story at night, and this kind of private agreement could not happen to someone who had no emotional basis. What if Langdon finds out after a while that he actually likes princesses?

Langdon smiled: "Of course I don't intend to pamper her."

Although Bellatrix seems to have been talking about it all the time, Langdon is also very clear that it is because he has no intention of revealing her true face to the outside world. If he really plans to do something, no matter how harmonious the recent relationship is, no matter how out of context, Bella Triss would probably find a chance to kill him as well.

But this is actually a double-edged sword for Bellatrix.

If she wants to maintain her image, she must not be easily exposed, and must meet the emperor's expectations of her, that is to say——

"Look at this." Langdon picked up the letter he was replying to just now.

Shalltear took the letter curiously, and found that it was from the emperor.

The tone of the letter was very homely, expressing that he was aware of what Langdon had told him, and he felt helpless about Langdon's troubles, because this daughter was raised by the elves a little crookedly, he didn't expect Langdon to be more tolerant, but he hoped he wouldn't feel Offended, and finally said that he would persuade his daughter not to go too far...

This is obviously a reply.

In other words, it was Langdon who first initiated the communication.

Langdon was relatively cautious. After several trials and confirmed Bellatrix's bottom line, he immediately wrote a letter to the emperor to complain.

He avoids describing Bellatrix's true face and threats, and only expresses the following points in a troubled tone:

Your Majesty, I ran into your precious daughter on the road. She insisted on going to the Principality with me. I didn’t persuade you to return. I hope you can persuade me, but don’t say I suggested it, otherwise the princess will be angry. When I get angry, it will make trouble for me.

By the way, she actually ran into my room in the middle of the night and asked me what I thought of her. Is this the etiquette of the elves?I couldn't read it, but I was shocked.

If the princess continues to stay in my castle, there may be some unfriendly rumors. I hope that if you hear the rumors, Your Majesty will know my innocence.

...Probably a letter with this kind of content.

The main purpose is to report. After all, he has used the princess to appease his subordinates. The rumors must be unstoppable. It is better to push the blame to the princess in front of the emperor in advance.

By the way, I also want to hint to the emperor that it is your daughter who caused me trouble, not me pursuing her, and figure out who is active and who is passive, so that the emperor won't act like a good boy when he takes advantage of his daughter.

Langdon is also a duke no matter what, although he is easy to be underestimated at a young age, and is inexplicably half a head shorter than the other dukes, but being young has its advantages.

For example, when he wrote letters, his attitude was a little younger and more vigorous, and the emperor would not get angry with him because of such trivial matters, and even tried to appease him, fearing that the young people would do something irreversible with their blood.

Bellatrix was still too naive, and under the premise of not intending to kill him, it was not so easy to suppress him simply by using her identity.

It's a pity, if Bellatris is not an elf mage, but an ordinary princess, the emperor will definitely take the duke's side immediately, but a blood elf mage is still too tempting, and the emperor probably won't be too Go against Bellatrix...

In any case, judging from the emperor's reply, Langdon's blame should have been successful. Not only did Bellatris have one less way to threaten him, but he also got some promises and compensation from the emperor. , which is regarded as mental damage expenses.

He still earned it.

Shalltear was also very happy after reading the emperor's reply letter, because it could be seen from the lines that Langdon was really not interested in the princess.

She put down the letter, couldn't help congratulating Langdon, and finally she was able to report to work with peace of mind.

Langdon was absorbed in reading the letter while listening to Shalltear's report. As he listened, his brows suddenly frowned.

Shalltear stopped to report: "Is there any problem here?"

"Huh? Ah, it's not your side, it's this letter..."

He asked the old butler to stay in the imperial capital and report the situation to him regularly. This letter was sent by the old butler... a report on Helena's recent situation.

[ps: I caught a cold during the season change, and the update time has fluctuated a bit recently, but I will add updates as promised~]

37. Helena is gone (second update)

Imperial Palace——

The girl sits by the window.

She was wearing a loose dressing gown, her dark blue hair was loosely tied behind her head, and a few strands of hair fell down her cheeks. On her cold and delicate face, a pair of ice blue eyes stared at the scenery outside the window in a daze. .

"Miss Helena."

The old butler's voice came from behind her: "You've been sitting here for too long, why don't you take a walk?"

Helena was awakened from the trance, she turned to look at the old butler, and asked routinely.

"Has Langdon not replied yet?"

The old butler bowed slightly: "Maybe the Duke hasn't returned to the castle yet, and it will take some time to reply."

Helena pursed her lips lightly, and did not question this.

Although she actually had an answer in her heart.

...Perhaps, even if Langdon saw the letter, he didn't intend to reply...It is even possible that he didn't even want to open it.

When the magic got out of control last time, although Langdon came to save her, it seemed that the last bit of friendship had been exhausted.

Originally thinking that the promise was about to be fulfilled, Langdon's attitude softened, but he turned around and returned to the Principality by himself. By the time she knew it, he had already left for a long time.

He didn't even plan to let her attend the first birthday party after becoming the Duke, but let her stay in the Duke's mansion in the imperial capital... No, it can't even be said to be staying, this is close to house arrest.

"Can't go out today? I think I'm fine, and I won't lose control casually... At least let me buy Langdon some birthday presents?"

The old housekeeper said apologetically: "I'm sorry, the meaning of the temple is that, just in case, before school starts, you have to take medicine to rest at home...Speaking of which, you haven't taken today's medicine yet."

Helena fell silent again.

It means the temple, but it should be Langdon's meaning. After all, Flora is now obeying Langdon's orders. If Langdon wants her to stay at home, Flora will cooperate and give the corresponding diagnosis and treatment results.

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