Ever since he left the police station that day, You Que has been quietly waiting for news from Eggers. Apparently, the other party was not a tough nut to crack. He couldn't stand it until the next day and asked the police officer to help pass on the message that he wanted to see You Que.
"There's no need to meet. Let him wait patiently for my news."
You Que hung up the phone after saying just this brief sentence. Anyway, the time had not come yet, so he might as well temper Eggers' temper. The harder life was in prison, the more he would feel the value of freedom.
It was dinner time, and he washed a plate of fruit in the kitchen and brought it out. Russell and Speaker Croney were shocked to see him, and quickly spoke out to stop him: "Your Majesty, we can do this kind of thing, how can you..."
Since learning about You Que's true identity, Russell and the others were really surprised. They never expected that You Que was actually a pure-blooded male insect, so it was inevitable that he felt a little awkward in his daily life.
You Que's attitude towards them has not changed. It is still the same as before: "You are all elders, just call me by my name like before."
He put the fruit plate on the table and sat down to eat with everyone. During the meal, he remembered something and asked Speaker Croney: "Uncle, Eggers is still being detained at the police station. Is there any way to get him out?"
Lai Mi Lai Xing went to work at the military headquarters. These days, all the meals were prepared by San Ya. He was studying the burnt dishes on the plate. When he heard You Que's words, he subconsciously turned his head and looked over: "Are you really going to let him go?"
You Que said, "It's useful."
Speaker Kroni seemed to understand You Que's meaning after hearing this. He thought for a moment before saying, "It's not difficult to release him, but it depends on what pretext. If you give up the pursuit, the police station can go through the procedures to release Eggers tomorrow, but if..."
You Que was about to go to the bathroom to take a shower in his pajamas. When he passed by the desk, he suddenly found Sang Ya bending over the table counting the invitations. He paused, turned back, and pushed him against the edge of the table from behind.
Sanya was distracted and didn't even have the energy to get angry after hearing this. He stretched out his arm to the corner of the table and fished out the light golden greeting card with difficulty: "Yes... but..."
Hearing this, Croni sighed and said, "Aigus is just a pawn. The real culprit is still at large. It's useless to lock up Agus for life. Although I don't know what you want to do, but since you said that releasing him is 'useful', I have no reason to object. After all... you and Sanya are also a couple."
Sang Ya's hair was getting longer and longer, which inevitably made it a little inconvenient, making that bewitching face even more androgynous. He stroked You Que's cheek with his backhand and said with a trembling nasal voice: "If there is anyone who is jealous...they should be the ones who are jealous..."
Sanya groaned and turned back lazily: "What are you doing?"
You Que said, "Okay, I'll go back to my room and take a look."
You Que added: "I don't want the outside world to know that I rescued Eggers."
You Que felt that Sang Ya was asking knowing questions, so he reached out and touched his red ears. Then he looked at the scattered invitations on the table and asked, "What did you find after flipping through so many invitations?"
You Que felt that Sanya was very well behaved, and the kisses he gave her became more frequent. He had been in the hospital for such a long time without breaking the rules, and the female insect must have been greedy: "Is there anyone from the Ma Lun family on the invitation?"
Although there are two pure-blooded male insects in the south now, Ah Sui is the young leader's partner after all, so even if other female insects want to get close to him, they are not brave enough. In comparison, the still "unmarried" You Que attracts more attention.
You Que was right behind him, so it was not Sangya's turn to be jealous. At most, he was just a little jealous.
Speaker Croney paused and said, "That's easy. Let his family pay a huge amount of bail. Then you can secretly tell the police, and Eggers will be released. The bugs outside will only think that he bought his freedom and won't suspect you."
Hearing this, Sang Ya wanted to stand up, but You Que held his back. The other party lifted the hem of his clothes, revealing the criss-crossing wounds on his back, and kissed and bit him.
Sanya was forced to lie on the table, his face pressed against the colorful invitations, his skin looked even whiter and more delicate, his eyes were red, his lips curled and he panted, "Your Majesty, you... you are more popular than I thought."
Speaker Croney had been immersed in the officialdom for decades. Although he couldn't guess what You Que was planning, he could still help with some minor matters: "If you want to let him out, don't show up. I'll do it later."
Because Sangya was not very skilled at cooking, they had dinner a little late today. By the time they finished eating and went upstairs to rest, it was almost nine o'clock.
You Que leaned over and bit his earlobe: "Are you jealous?"
You Que: "But what?"
You Que didn't expect Speaker Kroni to be so easy to talk to: "Aren't you curious about why I let him out?"
The implication is that they are one family and there is no need to divide them so clearly.
Speaker Croni suddenly remembered something and stood up to take a stack of beautifully wrapped greeting cards from the decorative cabinet next to him. "By the way, these are the invitations and greeting cards I received in the past few days. The nobles in the city heard that you have recovered and been discharged from the hospital, and they all sent invitations to the banquet."
Sanya lazily lay on the table, too comfortable to talk, but because he disliked the Maren family, he still raised his eyelids: "But only your name is written on the invitation."
Most invitations from other families stated that family members could be brought along, but the invitation from the Malan family only had You Que's name on it, and the meaning was self-evident.
You Que stood up and looked through the contents of the invitation, and found that the banquet was scheduled for next month. Anyway, these nobles like to hold banquets when they have nothing to do, such as promotion banquets, celebration banquets, and wine tasting banquets. The name of Maren's invitation this time was simple. A relative of his family got promoted in the military, and he invited everyone to celebrate together.
He hated Sanya to the core, so it was normal that Sanya's name would not appear on the invitation.
You Que threw the invitation aside and said, "I'll go next month, you stay at home."
Sang Ya sobered up a bit after hearing that. He frowned and grabbed You Que's hand that was leaning on the table. He squeezed it so hard that it turned blue. His wet hair stuck to his face and a deep furrow appeared between his eyebrows. "He definitely has bad intentions. You'll get into trouble if you go there."
Although the incident had already happened, many people still recognized Sanya's face. If he showed up at the banquet, it would definitely attract unnecessary attention. Alerting the enemy was not what You Que wanted. You Que leaned over and bit Sanya's lips, his voice unclear: "Don't worry, he doesn't have the guts to touch me."
Sanya still disagreed, but after being kneaded by Youque, he could only breathe heavily. The male insect picked him up from the table and sat him on his lap, facing him. He suddenly asked in a low voice, "You don't seem to have called me Lord Male yet?"
Sanya clung to his neck, her voice hoarse and weary, with a hint of dissatisfaction: "You are not married to me, why should I call you the Lord?"
You Que grabbed his neck and said, "Would you like to hear me scream first?"
Sanya pursed her lips and said nothing.
You Que touched his cold back, causing a slight tickle. His voice was a little hoarse due to his forbearance, like a feather brushing against his ear, and he coaxed patiently: "Scream?"
Sangya struggled for a moment, but finally couldn't resist Youque's words and uttered two words incoherently: "Hero..."
Upon hearing this, You Que's hand on Sang Ya's waist suddenly tightened, feeling that these two words had hit a chord in his heart. He pushed Sang Ya back against the edge of the table with such force that the books on the corner of the table fell to the ground with a bang.
Sanya felt that she couldn't yell in vain, so she reached out and grabbed You Que's collar, forcing him to look down at her: "Then you are not allowed to go to the party at Ma Lun's house."
You Que pulled his hand down, not giving him any bait: "You call me the Lord, so shouldn't I obey you on matters like this?"
Sang Ya wanted to say more, but You Que kissed her lips and tongue, and she was forced to swallow the rest of the words, leaving only sobs.
You Que thought that the ferocious female insect under him would only be more obedient and sensible when he kissed her. Although it was inevitable that she would get hurt during the taming process, both of them enjoyed it.
There were more than forty invitations sent by various families, but You Que only accepted the invitation from the Malan family. The news that he would attend the banquet next month spread quickly in the south, causing a slight commotion in the aristocratic circle in the city.
When those nobles heard that the only two pure-blooded princes in the south had accepted the invitation from the Maren family, they were envious and jealous, and at the same time a little gloating: they heard that the pure-blooded prince was now the lord of Sanya, and this time he might be going to avenge his own female monarch. No matter how powerful the Maren family was, they could not go against a pure-blooded male insect, and they would probably be in big trouble.
But no matter what, in order to catch a glimpse of the pure-blooded male insect, those nobles tried their best to get an invitation to the Maren family's banquet. At that time, all of them showed their magical powers, and an ordinary invitation was sold at a sky-high price on the black market.
I don't know what Ma Lun was thinking, but after hearing the news, he sent out many more invitations. Almost every prominent person in the city got one.
So You Que knew that Ma Lun had the same plan in mind as himself, but he would only know what the other party was up to on the day they met.
At the same time, Eggers was finally released from the police station. He knew that this was You Que's secret signal, so he didn't dare to stay outside any longer. He quickly took the female monarch home and locked himself in, looking like he was scared of being punished.
Eggs's female monarch, Li Qi, was also a minor official in the military. Seeing his male lord being tortured and emaciated, he couldn't help but feel distressed: "My male lord, I wanted to give you money to get you out, but the police refused to accept it. I don't know why they agreed to it a few days ago. Could it be that Lord Maren helped you in there?"
Eggers sat on the sofa and sneered when he heard this: "Maren? If it was really Maren who helped, he would have helped you the first time you went to ask for mercy. Why would he wait until now?!"
Lizzie thought so too and advised hesitantly, "Don't get so close to Mr. Mullen anymore. It's a thankless task. If something happens again next time, I'm afraid he will let you take the blame."
Eggers had secretly surrendered to You Que, so he dared not get entangled with Maren. He sat on the sofa and sighed. Suddenly, he asked, "I heard that Lord Maren held a banquet. Did he send us an invitation?"
Lizzie took out a light golden invitation from the drawer of the coffee table: "It has been sent. Are you going to the party?"
Eggers took the invitation and thought to himself that this was not a celebration banquet, but a Hongmen Banquet. Who knows how many bugs would be involved. He gritted his teeth and said, "You have to go even if you don't want to."
If he didn't go, You Que would find another reason to put him in the police station in a minute, and Eggers would have no choice.
The banquet at the Mullen family was scheduled for 7 o'clock in the evening at his mansion. I don't know if it was because of the rumor that You Que would be there, but even Chief Harrington and Brand also attended the banquet, including Asui, the pure-blooded male insect.
When they entered, they immediately caused quite a stir. Seeing this, Maren smiled and hurried forward to greet them: "Your Majesty Asui, Chief Harrington, Major General Brand, welcome."
Chief Harrington actually doesn't like Mullen, but today is the first time that You Que has attended a public event, and as the leader of the south, he has to be there to show his respect, both to win him over and for the other party's safety.
Chief Harrington's attitude towards Maren was neither warm nor cold. He raised his glass and clinked it with him politely: "Sir Maren, I am just here for a stroll today. You don't have to be too polite."
Ah Sui looked around, his eyes full of curiosity. He had simply heard that You Que would attend the banquet, and he had nothing to do so he asked Brand to take him around, and he did not pay attention to the sinister old man, Maren.
Some guests arrived early. They gathered together with their glasses of wine and chatted. From time to time, they would look towards Asui, but soon they would look away.
It is true that Asui is a pureblood, but he has already married a female king. Besides, Chief Harrington and Young Chief Brand are both around today, so no one dares to bring bad luck upon themselves.
Although His Majesty You Que was with Sang Ya, they were not engaged after all, right? As long as they didn't get married, he still had a chance.
All the guests were eagerly waiting for You Que's arrival. When the decorative wall clock pointed to seven o'clock, there was a sound of a landing aircraft from outside, and then a tall and slender figure appeared at the reception door. Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and held their breath unconsciously.
(End of this chapter)