Xiao Chen was awakened by a knock on the door.
When a person falls asleep in the meditation space, he naturally falls asleep in reality. Xiao Chen had a vague impression of what happened before he fell asleep, but his body should have naturally left the meditation space after he fell asleep, right? Otherwise, he should still be on the beach when he woke up.
Tasia... Xiao Chen's heart became confused when he thought of her. Finally, he shook his head, sighed secretly, got up and opened the door.
The door opened and Roger stood at the door: "My lord, they are here."
Xiao Chen ran to the window and looked out, only to see two horse-drawn carriages parked at the main entrance downstairs, and several other trucks had arrived at the warehouse door.
The carriage door was pushed open, and a pretty figure in a magician's robe walked down and stepped on the snow in the courtyard. She seemed to feel Xiao Chen's gaze, raised her head slightly, and her eyes met his.
She seemed to see Xiao Chen eagerly leaning out of the window, and couldn't help laughing. Xiao Chen felt that the smile instantly struck his heart, sweeping away all the gloom that had accumulated over the past few days.
He seemed to see a plum tree in full bloom that could decorate his entire winter.
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In the afternoon, the two sat opposite each other in the study, each holding a cup of hot tea in their hands.
Neither of them spoke, quietly feeling the tacit atmosphere in the room.
Xiao Chen really likes this kind of atmosphere. There is no need to talk, but everything is implied.
However, not long after, Luo Ling suddenly broke the silence: "I heard that you have a mistress in your house?"
Xiao Chen nearly spit out a mouthful of tea. He choked and coughed repeatedly. "I thought you wanted to talk to me about lonely life, about emotional sustenance, or even about the recent situation in the capital. Why do you talk about this? Who told you to talk nonsense?"
"I would talk about love with a man who has a beautiful wife? Are you stupid?"
"You know about Tasya?"
"Well, tell me."
"No, no, this is not the rhythm." Xiao Chen tugged at his clothes, as if to correct his image, "I have nothing to do with Tasia."
Luo Ling tilted her head, looking completely unconvinced.
"Of course, due to tragic reasons, she can only live in my meditation space now. However, this is not my wish, and I don't have any relationship with her that is more than friendship. It was like this when she had a body, and it will be like this after she loses her body." Xiao Chen said righteously.
Luo Ling looked at him with a half-smile: "Please think about it this way. I went to play in the forest with a man, let's say Teacher Qin Mu, in the middle of the night. We were in danger and he died to save me. In the end, I used my meditation space to save him and let him live in my heart. At this moment, he is living in my meditation space, watching our conversation. What kind of emotions would you have? Use your magician's deduction ability to calculate it for me."
"I… "
"Tell the truth."
"I will be... very unhappy. Very unhappy." Xiao Chen had to admit.
"What if there is a handsome book spirit named Luo Cang by my side, and a mercenary boy who hangs around me every day?"
Xiao Chen was so stifled by Luo Ling that he was speechless. He lost his usual wit and said after a long pause, "But I will definitely be tolerant and understanding in the end, and will not cause you any trouble."
"Do you mean that I don't understand you enough now?" Luo Ling asked back.
Xiao Chen scratched his head and said, "No, no, you know exactly what I'm thinking."
At this time, Luo Ling laughed and said, "I am very tolerant and generous. All the questions I asked just now were just out of concern for you. Think about it carefully. Did I blame you? Did I speak in a bad tone? I just asked a few simple questions about the recent situation of some people related to you. Why are you so scared and fidgety?"
"You... ah." Xiao Chen realized that he had been fooled by Luo Ling again, "You really are!"
Luo Ling covered her mouth and laughed: "But I want to remind you of one thing, learn to say no, so as not to be rejected by more important people. There are more people in the office now, and more people are begging you. Think about it."
Of course Xiao Chen heard the double meaning in the other party's words. He asked himself honestly and realized that he had indeed done that in some places.
Before he could think about it more, Luo Ling had already changed the subject, forcibly pulling his thoughts away from what had just happened.
"We encountered an incident on the way here. Someone came to pick a fight with us, but I dealt with him. That person looked like someone who belonged to Princess Laura. Even if he wasn't, he at least supported her."
"Princess Laura?" Xiao Chen was stunned, then he reacted, "Could it be that I walked too close to Prince Javier? Did it make some people alert?"
"It's very likely. Otherwise, I can't figure out why someone would use such a crude method to test my strength." Luo Ling told Xiao Chen about the general situation.
"To be honest, I don't think this is the work of the princess. It's more like some of her supporters in the army. These rough guys usually don't have any talent for conspiracy and do things in a simple and rough way. There have been several conflicts between the military and the Royal Magic Tower in the capital."
"Is this another old story about fighting for inheritance rights?"
"According to the intelligence we have, the old king's health is not yet at the point where he can't hold on. But the supporters of both the princess and the prince are making some preparations for a rainy day. Recently, the news that our Black Mountain wizard will be granted a territory has spread, and I am considered half of Prince Javier's teacher, so naturally, some people are worried that we will greatly increase the bargaining chips on the prince's side, and they want to weigh our weight." Xiao Chen analyzed.
"It seems that the several dukes and marquises who support the princess have begun to infiltrate the city guards and the royal guards. Originally, these two forces were directly under the royal family, but this Delt who provoked me was just transferred from the border troops. I'm afraid this is their attempt to interfere in the military affairs of the royal capital."
"It's very likely that they are trying to find out our background, but they have also begun trying to win us over." Xiao Chen took out a stack of invitations from the desk drawer and said with a smile, "From being ignored when I first came to the capital to being a hot commodity now, it's only been less than two months."
Luo Ling took the invitation and glanced through it. The political spectrum included the prince faction, the princess faction, and the middle faction. "It seems that we are a force with some weight in the capital. But in the eyes of most people, we are labeled as princes, right?"
"Betting between the princess and the prince is a very interesting betting game. It's just a pity that I don't play games." Xiao Chen said without hesitation, "My help to Javier in learning magic does not mean that I support him to become king, nor does it mean that our Montenegro will be involved in these troubles. They will all understand this in the future."
"What do you want to do?"
Xiao Chen knocked on the invitation on the table, "Who said that we in Heishan are united?"
"Are you talking about Liu Pengfei?" Luo Ling smiled knowingly.
"As long as he plays himself, it'll be fine." Xiao Chen picked out a few invitations and said, "Of course we also have to play the roles well. I still have to show my face in these invitations. I was originally worried about the female companions, but now I'm finally saved."
"There are conditions for asking me to dance." Luo Ling leaned back in her chair, folded her arms and looked at him.
"What?"
"I'm very curious about your canary. Let me see it for myself."