The Duke of Carreras was in a better mood these days, for the king told him that the ball at his palace was attended not only by the Iberian royal family, but also by the princess of Mastar, as well as by the dignitaries of other distant countries. The pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info was able to receive the royal family of a large country like the Mastar Empire, and it was also used by the king as an official diplomatic ball, which made the Duke of Carreras feel very bright. The Iberians even officially announced the visit of Princess Sailora of Marstar to Valencia, so that the ball scheduled for May 4 was particularly pompous.

However, Celedora, who was the face of the ball, was not so happy, and she felt that this was simply a disguised house arrest on the Iberian side. She didn't want to attend any ball at this juncture, fulfilling her obligations as a princess and diplomatic envoy, not to mention that the "diplomatic envoy" was supposed to be a non-existent title. Her room was next to the royal couple and Princess Sophia, while the others were placed in another annex away from the duke's palace.

The King and Queen of Iberia visited her once on the morning of 2 May. Although Cyodora was reluctant, she had to take on the appearance of a princess to receive them. The king and queen greeted Ceodora for a while, and then formally invited her to the ball. Naturally, it was impossible for Seodora to refuse, but even if the other party had no malicious intent, she was disgusted by this forced way of winning the lottery.

King William first left on official duty, and then faced a single Queen Isabella, but Theodora felt even more headache. The queen was undoubtedly fond of her, and Isabella did not hide it.

"His Highness Seodora must have many suitors in the country, right?" The queen asked, smiling.

Hell of it, Cyodora thought to herself, but she could only reply, "No, no one notices me." ”

It seems that the nobles of Mastar are afraid of her noble blood and do not dare to attack, Isabella understands. "Humility is a good virtue, well, I think His Highness has not yet liked someone."

Most of the people I liked had slept with me, but of course there were only women. "Don't make fun of me, queen."

Then, the two moved on to other inconsequential matters.

When Queen Isabella came out after saying goodbye to Theodora, she found her stepson wandering in the hallway, hesitating. The queen laughed softly, and she deliberately pretended not to notice the prince's troubles, and went straight past him. Richard found that the queen didn't pay attention to him, so he naturally became anxious and hurriedly went up to stop her.

"Good morning, Queen Mother."

"Good morning, my dear prince." Isabella then smiled at Richard to see how he could continue. "Don't you have anything special to tell me? If that's the case, I still have some chores, but I'm going to be out of company. ”

"No, no, Queen Mother, please wait a minute." The prince was in a hurry.

"Huh?"

"Uh...... I'd like to go in and meet Princess Celedora, but I'd be presumptuous if I don't have someone to introduce me. ”

"I've just come out of there, and we've asked you if you're going to visit the princess with me and your father, and you're shirking."

"I know, but I felt sorry for it later."

"I don't think it's a good time for you to visit her. Alternatively, you may consider asking someone she knows to refer you to you. Isabella made a suggestion to the prince.

"Ah, yes, someone she knows, thank you for the reminder, Queen Mother, then I will retire first." Richard happily saluted Isabella and quickly left.

On the other side of Theodora's companions, Fiore was surprised that he hadn't seen his sister since the morning, and even Lan Feng disappeared with him. Although he was also a little worried, it was estimated that Fiona dragged Lan Feng out again. It is impossible for them to run out of the range of the Iberian garrison, so with Lan Feng's skills, there will be no danger for the two of them. While the Sons of Hayes were having finished their thoughts, the servant informed them that the Dauphin of Iberia had come to visit them.

The younger sister, who was worried by her brother, was wandering around the Duke of Valencia's mansion without any trouble, because Miss Hayes was now dressed as a maid. We have no way of knowing how she managed to sneak into the laundry room and find the clothes, the only thing we know is that poor Lan Feng was forced by his savior to disguise herself as a woman and put on a maid costume to protect her. Fiona didn't go with the other ladies, claiming that it was because they didn't look like maids.

Even if Fiona and Lan Feng are not stupid, in a mansion like the Duke of Valencia's mansion, getting lost is the inevitable fate of strangers like them. Nor could they have asked people directly about Cerdora's residence.

"Miss Hayes, I think it's better for us to go back, Brother Ling must be already worried." Lan Feng suggested.

"No, since we're out, we'll be able to find it. This place is not as big as the Chéelysée, how can you not find it? "Fiona is the type who is curious and never backs down.

Just as the two of them were hesitating there, an elderly female voice sounded behind them.

"Hey, I said why there are always not enough people, it turns out that there are always people hiding on the side and being lazy. It's just the two of you, come with me, there are so many distinguished guests in the house, so you can grind here, come with me! The two looked back and saw a middle-aged maid shouting at them.

"Come with her, maybe she can take us to Cyodora." Fiona whispered to Lan Feng.

So the two of them followed the woman who looked like the maid, and walked into a corridor outside the guest room, where two middle-aged knights came out of the door, and they all seemed to be quite high-status figures. The maids, in accordance with the etiquette, respectfully stepped aside and saluted them.

One of the younger ones, after passing by them, said to the other of the older ones, "I say, Brother Subisareta, our young master Andrew really enjoys life, have you noticed, those two young maids just now are really beautiful." Even the servants assigned to our ladies are so beautiful, and think of the ones who serve him. ”

"Ah, is it? I didn't pay much attention, Casillas. It's you, who have been so entangled with Mrs. Zun before, and just came out of the room to pay attention to other beautiful girls. ”

Fiona could understand the Iberian language, so she couldn't help but smile and looked at Lan Feng, who didn't understand what the two people were talking about.

When the two of them were brought into the house, the two noble ladies were sitting together enjoying morning tea. Both ladies had happy smiles on their faces, and they had enjoyed a happy married life over the years. This makes it difficult for the deceased to find any obvious marks on their faces after such a long period of time, so that they can easily identify them.

"Sister Lucia, how about we visit the princess from Mastar later?"

"Do you think so, Juana? I think anyone would be interested in those rumors, especially between two great people. ”

Women are always interested in gossip, and they often do it when they think of it. The chief maid humbly saluted the two ladies, and then apologized that the house was really short of manpower, so he had to send two maids to wait on them. Lucia and Juana naturally didn't care about this, of course, they also had their own personal maids, but the host's kindness could not be refused, so they politely accepted Fiona and Lan Feng.

Lan Feng suddenly realized that he might be exposed, so he kept his head down as much as possible since entering the room to avoid taking pictures with strangers. However, as it stands, he was clearly overly concerned, and the guests were all focused on Theodora, who was going to visit later, and no one bothered to observe what the new maid looked like.

After the chief maid left, the two ladies set out to visit Theodora. Fortunately, they were also quite familiar with this mansion, and Lucia had lived here for several years. Therefore, there was no need for the new maid to lead the way for the two ladies, who walked directly to the front, followed by their maid, Fiona dragged the petrified Lan Feng to follow at the end.

When Lucia and Juana entered Theodora's room, they found that three men had already been there. Two of them they knew each other - Prince Richard and Paynes. One of the reasons why Paynes was well-known among the Iberian nobility was that he was sponsored by the Leus family and had a share of the public office of Falencia. And at the beginning of the year 352 of the Gregorian calendar, Peines entered a golden period of creation, and half of the masterpieces in his life were born during this period.

Anyone could see that the Iberian Crown Prince was in good spirits today, and he took the initiative to introduce the two ladies to the young man they did not know, Fiore, the son of the House of Hayes. But Fiore seemed to be a little absent-minded, even if he didn't slack off in etiquette. Our readers naturally know the reason, the innate blood of the twins, so that Fiore, as the elder brother, found the sister hiding in the last place for the first time.

The Iberians did not care about these details, in their eyes, Princess Mastar was so beautiful and talkative. They focused all their attention on Theodora, complimenting her and complimenting her, especially Prince Richard. The whole afternoon was wonderful, and of course only for the Iberians and poets. Cyodora is tired of playing a big girl, and Fiore is in a state of constant trepidation.

Finally, the Iberians thought of saying goodbye, much to the great relief of the Mastarians. Prince Richard still seems to be reluctant to give up on this room, but he also knows that he can't go too far.

"So, can I once again cordially invite you to the next night's ball?" Richard asked Cyodora humbly.

"Just as I promised the King of Iberia before, honorable prince, I am willing to participate."

"That's great, if you need anything, please let me know, and I'll do my best to arrange it for you. Say a tailor, a jeweler, or whatever. ”

"Thank you so much."

"Well, then, we'll take our leave." The Iberians saluted and took their leave.

"Can I let Mr. Hayes stay for a while? I have something for him to do. Cyodora pleaded.

"That's fine." Richard was very generous at this time.

A few minutes after Iberians and Paynes left, Fiona and Lan Feng slipped back again.

"Fiona, you're too foolish, and you let Mr. Lan Feng accompany you on an adventure!" Fiore rarely took the gesture of a brother to criticize her sister, and Miss Hayes lowered her head and stuck out her tongue.

"Mr. Hayes, don't blame Sister Ling too much, she is also worried about His Highness Celedora who did this." Lan Feng hurriedly maintained.

"Well, that's not the main problem right now, the main question is, how do we get out of here." Cyodora frantically stood up and paced back and forth.

"The Iberians won't let their guard down on you until the night after tomorrow, so I'd advise you to go to the ball honestly and then make plans." Fiona sat down in the soft chaise longue, where she had been standing in good order all afternoon, exhausted. "And I think the Iberians have a good opinion of you, especially Prince Richard, since you have become infamous in Shurasa, you might as well consider living in Iberia in the future."

"Hearing you say that, I have another question in mind, who will be my dance partner?" Cyodora asked.

"Naturally, it's His Royal Highness the prince, the golden boy and girl."

"That's where my head starts, my friend Fiona."

"Declare in advance, neither my brother nor Lan Feng can borrow it from you, my friend Seodora."

"Why is that?"

"My brother naturally wants to be my dance partner, as for Lord Lan Feng, His Royal Highness Messydis also needs a dance partner, anyway, neither of them can dance very well, just to be a companion. My friend Theodora, you don't necessarily have to compete with your best friend and sister for a dance partner. Fiona said with a smile.

"Who admits she's my sister?"

"Oh, I don't know who is going to get rid of Miss Celeste and take care of Her Highness Messydis herself."

"Fiona, you abominable little fox." Cyodora cursed viciously.

"Still, you have another choice." Fiona suddenly said seriously.

"Who?" The other three asked aloud at the same time.

"Mazik."

"He's just a mercenary of unknown origin." Said Cyodora.

"You just have to give him the identity of a knight, no one will doubt your words here, you say that the identity of Mazik is a knight who is responsible for protecting you, he is a knight of Mastar. In that case, there will be no problem for him to be your dance partner. ”

"He probably can't dance at all."

"Huh? So you want to dance with him? I just asked him to be a shield for you. Fiona laughed again. This time, Cyodora jumped over and was about to pinch her, completely ignoring her image.

Fiore covered his forehead and sighed.

It was easy for Cyodora to agree, but when the three of them brought the news to Mazik, the mercenary rebounded.

"I don't want to appear on such a formal occasion with the title of Knight of Mastar, and I don't have enough cultivation to participate in such an important high-class social ball, I'm afraid that it will disgrace His Highness Cyodora."

However, after Fiona moved out as an employer, Lan Feng, to persuade him, Mazik reluctantly agreed.

The following day, the Iberian side arranged for a tailor to make the dresses for the crowd. The efficiency and craftsmanship of the Iberian tailors was commendable, and it took them just one night to make everyone's clothes. Ladies also have the same amount of jewelry to wear.

Although Mazik has always claimed to be just an ordinary mercenary, no one would suspect that he is a Mastar knight based on the way he wears a dress. He was tall and of course quite athletic. This caused the tailors to be quite tormented, and finally the Iberians borrowed an old dress from the Count of Canisares and changed it to the right place.

And just like that, it was finally the evening of the day of the dance.

The Duke's mansion was crowded with people, and arguably the most powerful figures in the whole of eastern Iberia were gathered at this ball. Many of them were not only called by the king, but more importantly they wanted to meet the true face of Princess Mastar, who had been portrayed by various rumors for nearly fifteen years. Everyone knows that her mother is one of the most powerful monarchs on the mainland, and for the past twenty years, she has been known as the "first beauty of the mainland". Her biological father is likely to be the former Prime Minister of France, the current Traveling Chancellor, and Marshal Saugrande Leus, who has won many brilliant military victories. There were also new rumors that the King of Iberia intended his son to marry the princess. If this is the case, the three eastern kingdoms of the Altikat continent will form a new situation because of this marriage.

Onlookers don't bother to understand the mood of the person involved, and the only thing Seodora has on her mind at the moment is how to slip away after the ball.

"You look so-so in a dress." This is what Cyodora said about her dance partner.

"We Falencians don't like to dress like that." Many years ago, another man had said the same thing to Theodora's mother.

"Alright, stop your whining, hold me!" The princess commanded.

"Willing to serve, Your Highness." The other party sighed and did so.