Sodrance looked at the woman in front of him, her long silver-gray hair tied up casually, and her ice-blue eyes were full of concentration. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 If such a beautiful woman is concerned, then it is not incomprehensible that Saugrandelius is obsessed with returning to France. After scolding himself for being "cranky", Soder returned the Iron Eagle pendant to Chenna.

"Mademoiselle Lamfonte, I will arrange for you to be sent to Shurasa at once. From now on, though, please remember that your status is the guard officer that I recommend to Her Royal Highness the Princess. What should be noted, my people will explain to you. ”

"Your vision is indeed very thoughtful, and I would like to express my gratitude to you in advance on behalf of my country." China owes herself.

Thorde waved his hand and said, "Miss Lanfonte, don't use diplomatic words with me, I'm just a soldier." You should hit the road sooner, it will be good for both countries. ”

"Then I will take my leave, Your Excellency."

The July sun hangs high in the sky, and the peddlers and pawns still have to fight for their lives in the scorching sun, while those who don't have to worry about making a living can find a way to escape the summer. Naturally, Sigrani belonged to the latter group, and on this day, in order to escape the scorching heat, she and her guards went to the summer palace on the banks of the Mose River. The summer palace was built on the edge of an artificial lake formed by the water of the Morse River. Even in the summer, there is a cool breeze because of the open water.

As soon as Sigrani sat down in the room near the water, a servant came in and reported, "Your Highness Princess, someone has come from the Count of Reims. ”

Sigrani jumped for a moment, but immediately scolded herself for her stupidity, that man would not change his mind so quickly. So he fell back into his chair and commanded, "Bring them here." ”

In a few moments, there was the sound of relaxed footsteps in the hallway, followed by a deliberate knock on the door. With Atalanta's "Please come in", the door was pushed open.

Sigrani's golden eyes narrowed, and it was clear that she wasn't very happy to see the arrival, Chenna Lanfonte.

"It's an honor to meet you, Your Highness Princess Sigrani." China bowed, and Mastar's was very authentic.

However, the unhappiness did not bother Sigrani for long, "I haven't seen you for a long time, I have asked the Count of Reims for someone many times, and this time he finally sent you. Before China could reply, Sigrani ran up to her, affectionately hooked her arm, and dragged her out.

"Let's go play in the lake. It's so hot, you must be sweating all over. Atalanta, go not the other four are also called. As he spoke, he winked at Chenna and pointed to the servants standing around him. It immediately became clear to China that even Sigrani could not guarantee that there would not be a single fly around her. So, Gina cooperated and played the role of her handkerchief friend.

Soon a pleasure boat appeared on the artificial lake, and needless to say that the oarsman could only be Tisiphne. The boat is more than 10 fatz long and 6 fatz wide. What is special is that a square gap is carved out in the center of the ship, which becomes a pool that moves with the ship.

There were only seven women on board, and because of Sigrani's orders, and the princess's guard officer on board, the Praetorian Guard ships followed from a distance. Chynar thought that Sigrani's secrecy was so thorough that she almost outlawfully avoided the eyes and ears of her political opponents.

Just as she was thinking about how to speak, several other people suddenly grabbed her, "Hey, what are you going to do?" Gina noticed that several of them were laughing sinisterly, but there was no panic in her tone.

"It's boring, it's not scared, it's not cute at all. Then you're welcome, do it. Sigrani gave the order, and the group threw Gina into the pool in the boat.

It took a while for Cena to emerge from the water, and Sigrani crouched down beside her and asked, "How is it, do you feel comfortable?" ”

"It's very cool, you can come down and try it too." Cena unceremoniously pulls Sigrani into the water as well, causing a splash. Her action immediately caused a chain reaction among the others, and the girl's madness was stimulated at every turn. Cosette first mischievously took advantage of the unpreparedness and pushed Megaela down; But she was immediately kicked down by Alecto; Although Atalanta immediately avenged her, she was also taken into the water by Tisiphne. In short, after a splash of white flowers, all seven girls were soaked in the water.

The girls put aside all their worries for a while, and while enjoying the coolness of the lake, they played with each other like close friends.

"Your skin is so white, smooth and elastic." Megaela exclaimed as she stroked Ginna's back.

"Hey, these two scars look like arrow wounds, but the person who helped you take the arrow is really skillful, and the scar is so small." Alector commented in a very professional tone.

"Lord Luce got it for me." China replied casually, eliciting an envious exclamation.

"Alright, Miss Lamfonte, let's get down to business." Sigrani rudely disrupted the crowd and drove her guards away. "Sog sent you this time, why did you do that?"

"The purpose of the official's trip, Her Royal Highness the princess has already made it clear." China pointed out sharply.

"Does Your Excellency mean that our country should not intervene in the suppression of civil strife in your country?" Sigrani was displeased with Chinna's shrewdness.

"Exactly."

"If I want to intervene, form an alliance with Sanadin Piero, lead an army to attack from behind, capture Thorge again, and erase Farensi from the map by the way."

"Your Highness has always praised Your Excellency Luce for being brilliant, I don't think Your Highness will leave the throne alone and take care of other people's housework." China hopes to convince Sigrani.

Sigrani replied disdainfully, "If I can conquer Pharansis, am I afraid that I will not be proclaimed emperor?" ”

"That is on the premise that you can completely defeat Your Excellency Leus in a short time, first of all, your country has just mobilized its troops at the beginning of the year, and is not ready to attack our country in a full-scale way; Secondly, it is true that the military strength at his Royal Highness's disposal is several times greater than that of His Excellency Luce, but if he is cut off by his own people, he will be equally vulnerable; Again, Lord Leus has just returned and been entrusted with a heavy task, and our army is in high spirits, and with the talent of Lord Leus, our army is not weak and fully capable of defeating any enemy; In the end, if His Highness insists on going his own way, the lower officials will only break the jade with you, and let Mastar be chaotic for a while. ”

"How dare you threaten me......" Higrani was a little surprised.

Qinna's eyes revealed a cold aura of murderous intent, and she said seriously: "I can accurately cut the major artery in your neck with my fingernails, a woman's nails are very sharp, you should know it very well." As he spoke, he played with his slender but powerful fingers.

Sigrani was silent, not entirely frightened, but more thoughtful. In fact, Sigrani was so focused on dealing with the Rossi family that she had no time to take care of Farensi. Just now, she was just angry with Qinna, and when she was frightened by Qinna, she immediately came to her senses and knew that she couldn't be willful on this issue. In fact, it's not bad to take the opportunity to do a favor to Sogrande.

"Your Highness, have you thought it through? Intimidated? China is also well aware of the stakes.

"Well, I agree. But it's only temporary, and once I'm settled, I'll attack Farensi at any time. ”

"Thank you very much, Xia Guan can also go back to his life." Allies are always temporary, so there's no need to worry about them.

Sigrani suddenly admired Ginna. In terms of bravery and loyalty, the officers of the guards are impeccable; But when it comes to strength and vision, except for himself, he probably can't find anyone who can compare with Qinna. If possible, Sigrani would love to take the beauty of Pharansi as her staff.

Moved by her thoughts, Sigrani stepped forward and put her arms around Chinna's neck, "Your Highness, what are you going to do?" Gina wasn't used to the close-up look.

"You just said you were going to kill me, you had very handsome eyes, I seemed to be obsessed with you." Sigrani pretended to be infinitely tender, "Why don't you add one to the conditions of the alliance, and ask Thorge to give you to me." ”

"That'...... Don't be kidding, Your Highness......" Chinna's intellect told her that it was a joke, but unfortunately in the face of Sigrani's peerless style, her heart still beat violently unconsciously.

"Don't think about anything now, let me love you well." Sigrani began to move her hands and feet as she spoke.

"Don't—stop—" Cena pleaded.

"Your skin is really good, hehe, you're very sensitive."

Megaela and Tisiphne blushed at the sight, but Alector reached out and covered their eyes, saying, "Don't look at it, children, they will learn badly." Then he dragged the two of them to the back compartment.

Atalanta and Cosette were no longer surprised, they had been tricked by Higrani countless times before. It's really Sigrani who is so beautiful that even a woman will be tempted, although she knows that she is playing, but accidentally she still falls into her way. Thinking of this, the two looked at each other for a moment, and they should have thought of a question at the same time: then why did Sogrand be so ruthless to leave such a beautiful and moving princess? Probably he can't be considered a normal human.

They had returned to shore an hour before dinner, and had just disembarked when they saw a letter from one of the servants. Atalanta stepped forward to open the envelope, took out the faith, and said:

"My dear Highness the Princess,

To celebrate the full moon of the little prince, I held a ball at the Ed-Elysées. I hope you and all your guards will enjoy it.

”

Atalanta pronounced the word "all" in accent, and the seal on the letter belonged to the queen.

"The news is getting so fast," said Sigrani, "and we will all go back to Her Majesty, and I would love to hug my little brother." ”

The servant went down and sent the messenger. Sigrani looked back at Cena and commanded, "Come with me, and Cosette go and fetch the tailor." Dinner will be a few bites first, and it is very time-consuming to dress up a beautiful woman. Tisiphne, do you have any grievances? Then the three of you don't dress up, put on your military uniforms and go to prepare your horses. Go your separate ways and hurry up. ”

Cenna was ushered into Sigrani's living room, followed by the tailor. The four of them began the girls' time-consuming and laborious dressing up before the prom. Gina was a little taller than Sigrani, and she felt so tight that the tailor had to change it for her temporarily. The shoes are okay, they are the same size as Atalanta, but unfortunately the high heels have become a complete nightmare for Chinna. Because this is the first time she has done a formal dress, she has just been a spectator at past balls.

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Historians have always commented on the Marstar ball in just three words: "boring, extravagant, flashy", but in many troubadours' works, the Écheée ballroom has always been a place to celebrate, as heroes are often present here.

The banquet hall of the palace was now brightly lit, and the number of people in the hall was clearly proportional to the power of the host. Of course, there are still many ordinary nobles outside the palace who want to squeeze into this upper circle, and their number far exceeds the number of people in the palace.

Just a little after the ball, when the second piece was over, the master of ceremonies suddenly announced in a loud voice, "Her Royal Highness Princess Sigrani, together with her guards, has arrived—" Everyone immediately turned their eyes to the door, and Her Royal Highness the princess and her party immediately appeared in everyone's sight.

Dressed in a moon-white evening dress, Sigrani nodded gracefully to everyone, and the jewelry was still only the silver crown. The two well-known guards behind her were also as beautiful as ever, and although the great nobles of Shurasa were accustomed to such a dazzling light, they still couldn't help but blink their eyes.

Cenna hid in the light of Sigrani, and at first almost no one noticed her. Even because she was not used to high heels, she fell far away from the three of them. Although the master of ceremonies looked at her a little embarrassed, she didn't want the people of Mastar to make any impression of her.

The "Vengeful Trinity" could only stay in the corridor outside, and Megaela complained about it; Tisiphne rejoiced when she saw Chenna's condition; Alecto doesn't seem to care about missing the chance to catch a "golden beetle".

As soon as Sigrani and the others stood still, Leon was the first to greet him, and there was a young man beside him who had never left an impression on Sigrani. The young man had thick silver hair, and his blue eyes showed a compelling edge, as if he could see through people's hearts. Cena immediately became extremely wary of this person.

"Good evening, Your Highness Princess." Leon said as he kissed Sigrani's hand.

"Good evening, Your Excellency Marquis." Sigrani, of course, noticed the unfamiliar face on Leon's side, "Introduce me to the one next to me." ”

"Oh, I almost forgot. This is the eldest prince of the Viscount of Bertrand, the Imperial Knight of Cizer Bertrand, but he is a rare excellent dragon knight. Your Highness, if he participates in the next expedition, it will certainly be of great help to the war. ”

"It is a great honor, Your Highness the Princess." Cizer also bowed down to kiss the hand, and when she looked up, she met Chinna's gaze, and the woman hurriedly looked away. Cizer glanced at Gina with amusement.

"His Excellency the Marquis's friend is naturally capable, and I have heard of Lord Cezel's reputation."

Leon and Cizer looked at each other and smiled bitterly, Cezel was indeed famous in the imperial capital, but between the aristocratic salon and the high-class ladies. At the beginning, he and Leon were called "gold and silver demon pupils", "gold and silver" refers to the hair color of the two people, and "demon pupils" of course refer to their eyes that are fascinated and do not pay for their lives. During that time, the two of them would attract onlookers from the girls when they walked there, and they would have to send off more than a dozen dueling opponents in a week. However, Leon had been out of it three years ago and had joined the military in order to gain Sigrani's favor, leaving Cizer alone to continue his life of debauchery.

"Your Highness, Your Excellency the Marquis, Atalanta, good evening." Atalanta only felt a chill, yes, Hayes showed up, and of course now piggyback on Rednap.

The two haunted guys, Atalanta and Cosette Shinaka, scolded at the same time.

"Your Highness, you have a new guard officer, so we will borrow them, can we?" Redknapp walked past the subject and questioned Sigrani. And Sigrani also "lent" Atalanta and Cosette out despite the opinions of the parties, of course, if the parties' resistance was not so unrelenting, this loan case would not be established.

"Your Highness, the beautiful young lady beside you hasn't introduced us yet?" Leon was alerted by Hayes to notice Chinna.

Sigrani had already thought of how to deal with this kind of problem, and replied, "Her name is Leonara, and she is a distant relative of the Lance family, and I can easily say that she should be sent to Shurasa to be my guard officer." ”

"Leonara is a nice and noble name." Cizer praised.

"Thank you for the compliment." Cenna replied coldly, unhappy with the random name given to her by Sigrani.

"I'd like to ask Miss Leonara to be my dance partner tonight, I wonder if that?" Cizer bowed in and invited.

"Of course it's fine, isn't it, Leonara." Once again, Sigrani made a decision for someone else, mercilessly pulling Chinna's hand away from her skirt. Then he instructed Cizer: "She is new to Shurasa, and she is not very good at dancing, so don't bully her." ”

"That's nature." Cizer replied humbly.

Qin Na scolded in her heart: "Damn, you actually used me to buy people's hearts." But she could only hold Cizer's outstretched arm in embarrassment, and her gesture turned into a timid and cute look in Cezaire's eyes.

"Which Farency woman I don't like." Tisivenne leaned into the pillars of the hallway, staring down the hall.

"That's because she's too close to 'Your Excellency Luce.'" Megaela teased.

"What nonsense......"

"My face was red. Far away in Pharynsi, Lord Leus, Tisiphne misses your gentle arms. Megiera pretended.

"I'm going to cut out your tongue." Tisiphne gritted her teeth in hatred.

"Don't make a fuss, what will it be." Alecto wiped the throwing knife and stopped the two of them, "That woman is not simple. You see, don't talk about us, even Mademoiselle Gautier and Mademoiselle Reims standing next to the princess only make people feel like foils. But that woman is different, and it seems that she has reached the point where she can be equal to His Highness. If Her Highness is the glorious sun, Mademoiselle Lamfonte is like the silver moon in the night sky. ”

"I suddenly noticed that Alecto had become very good at using rhetoric." Megiera still quipped.

"The woman I don't like even more has appeared." Tisiphne said.

It turned out that the queen appeared with the newborn little prince in her arms. The people in the hall immediately gathered around, and the daughter of the Rossi family proudly showed off the little life in her arms. Sigrani hated her look, but she could only greet her with a smile. Xiao Huangzi's eyes widened and he looked around curiously, his blue eyes drawing contempt from Sigrani.

"Mother, let me hug my little brother, okay?" The princess smiled and stretched out her arms.

The queen dodged the princess's outstretched arm, lowered her head and pretended to coax the child, and said casually: "Your Highness is not married yet, and if you have no experience, you will hurt the child, and he is the future of the empire." ”

Sigrani withdrew her hand, half embarrassed and half annoyed, and turned back to Leon and quipped, "Your Excellency Field, we may soon have this experience. Leon's flattering words led everyone to think that Sigrani had stepped out of the shadow that Sogrand had brought her.

The two of them exited the pile, and saw Cizer walking to the veranda with two wine glasses and a bottle of fine wine, while China leaned boredly against the stone-carved railing. Sigrani stopped Cizer and asked, "Do you have a crush on Miss Leonara?" ”

Cizer replied in the affirmative, slightly impatiently. Leon knew him well, and once Nishizawa saw it, he would use all his skills to get it; When he catches up, he will immediately throw it away. Leon was worried about the silver-gray haired girl, and Cizer had already caused a lot of tragedy. If it weren't for the fact that his family was quite powerful and his own skills were good, Cizer would have died a few times.

Sigrani's words intensified Leon's worries, "If Your Excellency wants to have her, please do everything possible to keep her by your side, she won't stay in the imperial capital until tomorrow at noon." ”

"Your Highness's words are strange, but I understand, I will act on my own." Cizer politely retired.

China finished her task, but she was in a relaxed state, admiring the view from the balcony.

"I've kept you waiting." Cizer interrupted her and filled her with a glass of wine. Cena politely took the glass and did not drink it, she rarely touched it, except for the night of her father's death, when she was drunk, and usually only drank in the winter when she was warm. One is because the amount of alcohol inherited by the family is too poor; The second is out of self-discipline as a soldier.

"Is it your first time in Shurasa?" Cizer had drained his glass.

"Yes." Cenna took a small sip of wine.

"Shurasa is beautiful in the moonlight," said Cizer, who drank the second cup of the second glass and, seeing that Cena was silent, added, "this wine is also intoxicating." ”

"Indeed." China didn't answer, she didn't want to reveal her identity because she said too much.

"But," Cizer said, churning with his goblet, "this moonlight, this wine is not as intoxicating as yours." Cizer said as he reached out and grabbed Ginna's small waist and took her into his arms. Her eyes were staring at Ginna's, so that she couldn't escape her gaze.

Cenna was stunned by this sudden move, no one had ever been so tender and sweet to her before. In Pharynsi, she was as cold and sharp as a sword and drove many men back, and Sogrend, though affectionate to her, was still measured; Sauer was more of a joke; Oiffi is not bold enough.

The way China looked when she was thinking about how to deal with it, and in Cezel's eyes, it turned into that youthful shyness. Cizer felt that it was better not to frighten the little beauty in his arms, so he let go of her gently, bowed down and kissed Chinna's soft and said, "I wonder if I am lucky enough to invite this beautiful young lady to dance a song?" ”

"But...... I won't. China wondered if that would be a flaw in her answer.

"It doesn't matter, I'll teach you." Cizer thought she was from the countryside, so he was more cautious and humble.

Cenna's dancing wasn't as graceful as her swordsmanship, but Cizer showed unusual patience and seemed to have some fun. As the ball ended, Sigrani noticed that Ginna's cheeks flushed with a touching flush, and she walked out of the hall in silence. Sigrani was overjoyed, and called out to Cezel and whispered, "We will stay in the palace by the Mose tonight, and Leonara's room is the one on the second floor with the curtains drawn. ”

"Your Highness's kindness is understood." Cizer replied.

Of course, neither of them heard the conversation of the others outside. "Ah, Leonara, why is your face so red?" "Oh, yes, probably too much alcohol." "How much did you drink?" "Two glasses." "No, it won't." "I'm a terrible drinker, it's in my family." "Since there are natural drunkards in the world, there will naturally be people who are completely opposite."

Seeing off the princess, Leon walked over, "Cizer, you seem to be interested in the new girl. ”

"Yes, noble Leon, I'll get her tonight." Cizer said confidently.

"My friend, none of the women you fancy can escape. But I advise you to think about her lifelong happiness. ”

"I might marry her, who knows? Rest assured, future colt. Cizer patted his friend on the shoulder.

A slight breeze rose at night, gently lifting the tulle curtains, leaving the windows closed, and the silver moonlight filling the room. Ginna slept in a daze, and dimly caught a glimpse of a dark figure tumbling in through the window, and she felt alertly for the sword beside her. But a strong hand clamped her right wrist, which had just touched the sword, causing her hand to let go of the sword in limp. Taking advantage of her strength before she could recover from her sleep, the other party grabbed her hungry hands and pressed her firmly to the bed.

"Who?"

"Good midnight, sweet little lamb."

China was fully awake by this time, and recognized the person by the moonlight. "What are you going to do, Lord Bertrand?" A calm tone.

"Do you think a man who broke into a young lady's boudoir in the middle of the night just came to visit?"

"I see, so please start early and finish early. I'm on my way tomorrow, thank you for your cooperation. Chyna's tone was filled with disdain and indifference.

Cezel's high spirits were swept away, and he even suspected that Chyna had not yet figured out his situation. Just as he was about to explain to Chenna, Chenna took advantage of his unpreparedness and kicked him out of bed, snatched his sword and stood on the other side of the bed.

"How is that possible?" Cizer muttered. In his previous experience, the average woman would only make a little symbolic resistance, and then take the initiative*. It was the first time he had met a woman like Chenna, and it was clear that she was very different. After more than a dozen seconds of silence, Cizer couldn't help but laugh.

Cenna asked not out of curiosity but out of habit, "What are you laughing at?" ”

Cizer rose from the ground, put away his laughter, and replied, "I am more and more interested in you, and it seems that the gods have sent a woman who was born especially for me." As he spoke, Cizer walked over to Chenna, who alertly flashed her blade. Miss Leonara, don't be nervous. You are destined to be my woman. But not today, tonight I'm happy and take my leave. Cizer went out again from where he had come in.

Gina returned her sword to its sheath and breathed a sigh of relief. "The playboy of Mastar is really troublesome." With this thought in mind, China fell asleep lightly.