"You two, I heard that the two ladies didn't eat anything last night. Are you dissatisfied with the dinner last night?"
Early in the morning, Hughes appeared in front of Adeline and Daphne.
This is in the Governor's Palace in Merika City. Hughes did not embarrass the two female captives. On the contrary, his promise was fulfilled, allowing the two girls to be treated in accordance with their identities.
They lived in a separate courtyard in the Governor's Palace, a typical Byzantine classical aristocratic building, the domed main building was dotted with spire walls, colorful tiles and glazes shipped from overseas, plus gold and gold. Crystal embellished lamppost. At the corner of the courtyard, a terrace with a size of tens of meters extends along the house, facing the east.
The two girls were arranged here, and they were not embarrassed. They were treated very well, and there was no problem with food and clothing. Governor Hughes even sent a few maids from the house to take care of the two of them. Come on, these sent maids have even been trained in some court etiquette. Hughes sent someone to bring high-quality food, all court-style dishes, in addition to several sets of court women's dresses, all made of luxurious silk, and even some jewelry.
No imprisonment, no shackles, no cells.
The only restriction is that the two of them are told that the range of activities cannot leave the courtyard.
When Governor Hughes visited the two girls in the morning, he behaved like a hospitable host, dressed in aristocratic loose robes, without a guard, his hair slack over his shoulders, his face flushed, and his beard carefully crafted. The building was even sprayed with a perfume from the Kingdom of Landis.
"If the two of you have any questions about diet, please don't be polite, just make your request." Hughes walked up to the two girls with ease, and then pulled the two girls up one by one under the blank eyes of the two of them. He kissed his hand, and he looked elegant, even Adeline and Daphne, I am afraid that among the nobles in the imperial capital Osgilia, there are people with such a standard etiquette. are rare.
"I have ordered two replacement chefs, and I can imagine that the two of them must be disgusted by what is going on at the moment, but it doesn't matter, it is a coincidence that I just recently hired a chef from the Landis Kingdom. , The chef who used to work in the Landis Palace can cook the most authentic Landis-style seafood, I think this may make the two ladies have a better appetite."
Hughes said and smiled, and slowly sat down in front of the two of them. There were a few soft couches woven by rattan on the terrace. After sitting down, Hughes clapped his hands gently, and soon there were people in linen clothes. The maid walked in gently, holding a solid gold disc in her hand, a crystal bottle and a few transparent cups.
"This is the scented tea brewed with dew that I just collected in the morning. I heard that this is the habit of the Landis nobles. It is very beneficial to drink a small cup in the morning." Hughes smiled elegantly and poured it for himself. A cup, took a sip, and then raised the cup to the two girls: "How about it, do you want to try it?"
Adeline stared at this Governor Hughes, biting her lip and not speaking, but next to Daphne, the princess, after a strange gaze flashed in her amazingly beautiful eyes, she stared at him. Looking at Governor Hughes, after a while, Daphne suddenly smiled. When she laughed, the red glow of the rising sun just shrouded her face, and her delicate features seemed to be radiant, especially those eyes. Pure and translucent like crystal, Daphne, who was originally gentle, now seems to have a subtle aura on her body, but suddenly exudes a kind of aggressive beauty, making Governor Hughes, in such a For a moment, they seemed to be stunned.
At this moment, the beauty that Daphne showed was piercing, and even Adeline, who was also extremely beautiful, seemed to be dwarfed by that.
Daphne gently picked up a cup, the transparent dewdrops with freshly picked petals looked a little pink, brought them to his lips, and took a sip, then Daphne smiled and said: "Indeed, it tastes good."
"Oh, thank you for your compliment." Hughes seemed happy, he glanced at Adeline: "How about you? Your Highness?"
"No, I have no appetite." Adeline shook her head, frowning.
"Your Excellency." Daphne sat down slowly, sitting opposite Hughes, her body was light, her body leaned forward slightly, and stared into Hughes' eyes: "I'm very curious, what will you do? What to do with the two of us? We are just two weak girls, and you are the governor of the party holding a strong soldier."
When she said this, there was a smile on her face. Under the red morning glow, the fair and delicate skin on her face looked almost translucent, even her slender fingers holding the cup, She seems to be soft and boneless, she just sits casually like this, with a shallow smile on her face, but it already makes people feel ten thousand kinds of amorous feelings.
Governor Hughes felt his heartbeat speed up a little, as if the charm of the young girl in front of him could no longer be ignored. He took a long breath, stood up, walked to the edge of the terrace, held the fence in his hand, turned sideways on purpose, and didn't look into Daphne's eyes - he already felt the amazing charm of the other's eyes.
"I don't think it's a problem." Governor Hughes calmed his breath and smiled lightly: "You have my guarantee that I will give the two of you the treatment that suits your status. For me, the two Not a prisoner, but my honored guest."
"You and I both know the meaning of this." Daphne shook her head slowly, she looked weak, but her tone gradually became firmer: "Lord Governor, I mean... If you just need our identity, then... "
"Do you have any suggestions?" Hughes is a hero after all. After being shocked by Daphne's beauty, he quickly woke up, his eyes became clear and calm, and he turned to look at Daphne: "Your Highness?"
"It's very simple, what you need is our identity." Daphne lowered her head and thought for a while, her long eyelashes shrouded her eyes, she looked a bit pitiful and seductive, and then she seemed to make up her mind. Some kind of decision: "His Excellency the Governor, what I want to say to you is that the two of us were caught by Lord Salvador precisely because that night we were also trying to escape from Osgilia - you heard me right, I said It's 'fleeing'."
"what do you want to say in the end?"
"Adeline, she's worthless to you." Daphne increased her tone, her soft voice sounded like persuasion, but also seemed to contain a bit of pleading, with her stunning face, as if there was a kind of The man's irresistible magic: "You may know that Adeline's status in the royal family is not as important as the outside world thinks, and His Majesty the Emperor does not value her, if you plan to use her to blackmail His Majesty Cantos. , then this plan has no chance of succeeding. So... if you want, you can keep me!"
Speaking of which, Daphne gave a bitter smile, her smile was full of bitterness: "Although my status as a princess is just a joke, perhaps, in the eyes of the royal family, my status is not as good as Adeline's. That His Majesty and my husband just need me to be a flag... If I die at your hands, I doubt that my husband would be happy to see that outcome. But... I tell you What's more, there is another 'Minas' in my surname!"
Hughes raised his eyebrows.
"Perhaps the title of a future queen is disdainful for you. However, I am from the Minas family. I think this identity should be very valuable to you." Daphne said here. , she also stood up and bowed to Governor Hughes: "So, if you have any request, if you need me to do something, I will definitely be willing to cooperate. Just... Could you please let Adeline go away, thinking that in the In this situation, she is really worthless to you. If you are willing to let her go, I will promise that I will write to my father and brother and do whatever you need my cooperation with ."
"Daphne..." Adeline on the side covered her mouth and exclaimed, she stepped forward in panic and hugged Daphne's arm, tears streaming from her eyes: "No! No! How can I stay you alone!"
Hughes looked at Daphne, stared for a moment, then the Governor raised his hands...
Snapped. Snapped. Snapped. Snapped…
He gently stroked his palms a few times, and then smiled lightly: "Very good, Your Highness Daphne, you let me see your father's style in you... You are indeed the daughter of the Minas family. Under these circumstances, I have to say that your performance far exceeded my expectations."
But at this point, Hughes sighed deliberately: "Unfortunately, I can't agree to your request... Because your courage is commendable, but your eyesight to judge things is a little worse."
There was a hint of mockery in his eyes: "You are trying to convince me that Her Royal Highness Adeline is worthless? No, no, you are wrong, and you are wrong! It's rude to say that, but I still I have to regret to say that among the two of you, in fact... Her Royal Highness Adeline's value is much higher than you think. In other words, among the two of you, in fact, you are noble Your Highness Daphne, you are the one who doesn't matter."
"..." Both girls looked at Hughes in shock.
"Are you surprised?" Hughes shook his head, raised a finger and shook it gently: "No no no, Your Highness Adeline, you underestimate your worth! You know, what I value is not the Byzantine in you. The blood of the royal family, the blood of the Karenma family? Haha! In another year, the Karenma family will become the dust of history. Who cares about this? What I value is the noble blood of the other half of you! Don't forget, when it comes to talking, you have to call the great God Emperor Odin 'uncle'!"
"Then... please let Daphne go!" Adeline suddenly broke free from Adeline's embrace, strode up, and said loudly, "Whatever you want me to do, I will do it obediently! Please let Daphne go! Since she's not so valuable to you..."
Hughes' eyes seemed to be helpless, and his smile was even pitiful, staring at Adeline.
"I like to drink, I like delicious food, I like luxurious clothes, elegant and beautiful music, and I like the feeling of being in control... Of course, as a man who has all these things, I will not refuse either. Beautiful." Although Hughes was smiling, those words made the two girls cold to the core: "His Royal Highness Daphne is of course valuable to me, I do not deny that I need Minas. The title of the family, but more importantly, her value lies in herself. Oh, the number one beauty in the empire, what man doesn't want it? Haha! Probably only the crown prince who loves men wholeheartedly, will be like such a beautiful person. Disdain for a masterpiece of art. Oh, and... I've heard some interesting legends about you, even though you've been married to that idiot crown prince for two years, but... hehe."
When he laughed, his eyes seemed to reveal a vicious light, and when his eyes swept over, Daphne felt as if he had been bitten by a poisonous snake, and his body curled up.
"Indeed, it is a pity that you will not be able to become the future queen. But... I will be very happy. Because, I very much hope that in the near future, you can become queen... My future 'Kingdom of Armenia' needs a A beautiful hostess."
Daphne's face was pale, she gritted her teeth: "My father won't sit back and watch you succeed, and my brother, Rhodey, he won't give in..."
"Oh? Let's wait and see." Hughes laughed happily: "Are you really so sure? It's really naive! Compared with the courage you just showed, your knowledge is really cute and naive. No Will it surrender? Hmph, let us take Osgilia in one go, wipe out the Kronma family in one go, and burn the imperial flag to the ashes of history... At that time, where will the Minas family go? Duke Minas, he will What choice do you make? Burn the jade and stone with the Karenma family? Or make a reluctant compromise to preserve the continuation of your family?"
Having said that, Hughes raised his finger and ended the conversation. His last few words made the girls tremble.
"Believe me, I understand the 'nobles'. For the nobility, the first thing is not 'loyalty', although they like to talk about it all the time. But for the real wealthy aristocrats, in any case, Guaranteeing the continuation of the family is the first choice! When the Karenma family perishes, will there really be so many people willing to bury them with them? I am very interested to see it!”