Leonas, who was sitting aside as requested by the other party, was listening in confusion as Borzea asked Princess Celine's questions. These questions were not related to the secrets of the Kalsemmen Empire and the privacy of Her Highness Celine, but rather seemed like Friends would chat about trivial matters to pass the time when they got together for afternoon tea. If Princess Celine's face wasn't still in that weird look as if her spirit had been divided, others might have thought she was just an ordinary person. It's just an afternoon tea party.
"...In fact, I don't like too much socializing. Perhaps to common people, gatherings between nobles are elegant and luxurious, but those complicated etiquette are really painful."
"Haha~ I can understand this, Your Highness Celine. In fact, I once knew a very particular nobleman. He hired nearly 200 servants to take care of himself and his family. At that time, I simply didn't know what to do. How to say it."
"200 people? Oh my god~ Even the maids responsible for serving me in the Kalsemmen Empire only have 20 people. I feel like there are too many people."
Celine seemed to have a very happy chat with Borzea. Even Leonas, who was listening on the sidelines, had to admit that Borzea was very knowledgeable and proficient in many aspects of knowledge. Not only that, his conversation seemed elegant and noble. , in terms of word choice and topic selection, he can always accurately find what the other person likes, so that anyone he talks to will continue chatting with gusto even if it is the first time they meet.
Borzea sat on the edge of the bed and said with a smile: "The negative effects caused by overly cumbersome etiquette. If the great noble wants to be served by someone for everything in his life, and strictly abides by the etiquette 'rules', then It was necessary to hire an extremely large number of people, and the result was that a breakfast that could only be completed by one waiter ended up with six people coming to serve me plates, knives and forks, paper towels, coffee, and squares. Sweets and food need to be sorted out by dedicated people after the meal.”
"This is obviously a job that can be completed by one person┉" Celine couldn't help laughing after hearing this: "This reminds me of the rumors at the end of the Perlas Empire. At that time, the entire empire was already in turmoil. When the entire empire When the army was about to be depleted in the war, the nobles in the empire still maintained nearly a hundred thousand attendants. In the end, they would rather watch the entire empire come to an end and let the rebels come in and hang their entire family on the gallows. Willing to give one lien of money and one soldier to help the empire."
"It's sad, isn't it? The bad nature of human beings."
"It is indeed sad. The short-sighted fools probably don't know that two thousand years later they are still regarded as a joke and synonymous with stupidity by the world."
"But two thousand years ago, these nobles probably thought that they were of noble blood, born to be superior to human beings, and that they were unique beings. Commoners were just domestic animals raised in captivity and they were human beings."
"Whether a person is noble or not is not determined by himself, just like whether a person is a hero is the result of countless others' joint determination. If you don't say you are a hero, then you are a hero."
With praise in his eyes, Borzea suddenly asked: "Your Highness Celine, you are a very knowledgeable and interesting lady. Although you are a princess, you have a unique aptitude shining in you."
"Qualifications~ Hmm! I don't feel like there's anything special about me." Celine smiled.
“You are a woman who shines brightly.”
"Light? Me?"
Looking at this, Celine Borzea nodded and said in a positive tone: "Yes, I have met many nobles and even some royal princesses, but in my opinion, many noble women are noble and elegant. On the one hand, they are supported by others around them. Their nobility and elegance will disappear if they lose their backers, but you are different. You can shine dazzlingly on your own even without relying on others. "
In response to this compliment, Celine fell into confusion: "Don't you rely on others? In fact, I am not as you imagine. I have been dependent on others almost all my life."
"Is this your brother, His Royal Highness Prince Augusta?"
"...Yes, I don't want to deny this fact." Celine's voice became weak, and her eyes slowly closed as if she was remembering and contemplating.
On the other hand, Leonas on the side was more vigilant. In fact, whenever Borzea mentioned Prince Augusta when chatting with Celine, Leonas would carefully listen to whether the other party's question was related to it. Some secrets of Prince Augusta, or whether they involve anything that Princess Celine should not answer and does not want to answer. Although His Highness Augusta has reached some kind of agreement with the goddess Ishtar, you can't think that you can sit back and relax. After all, the gap between gods and mortals is really too big, and there are some things that Princess Celine cannot know.
"I have to say that His Highness Augusta is an excellent ruler, but can he also play the role of an older brother?"
"Yes...brother will be a good king, but also a good brother."
"This is a bit enviable." Borzea gently wrote on the book,
Although the questions began to involve Prince Augusta, Borzea asked about trivial matters about the relationship between the two brothers and sisters. Leonas couldn't help but frown, although they were all about the daily life of the two brothers. Some trivial matters, but is it a bit disrespectful to ask so obviously about the relationship between the prince and the princess┉┉
etc!
Suddenly Leonas discovered that something was wrong with Princess Celine. Princess Celine did have unusual feelings for His Royal Highness Prince Augusta, but usually Princess Celine did not know about this matter because she wanted to maintain the royal family. In order to maintain her dignity as a princess, this question is like a taboo for Her Highness Celine and is never mentioned to outsiders. A palace maid once asked this question because she thought she could please the princess. The result was This palace maid who was quite favored at first met a miserable end just because she asked this question. But at this moment, the voice of His Highness Celine, who was lying on the bed and seemed to be asleep, gave people an increasingly hazy feeling, and the tone seemed to be losing a trace of life, and it seemed a bit like a doll answering questions. I am afraid that Borzea began to ask more and more sensitive questions about the relationship between Princess Celine and Prince Augusta, and the princess also answered the questions.
Could it be the medicine just now!
Noticing the princess's state that seemed to be somewhere between awake and comatose, Leonas suddenly remembered the so-called calming medicine Bolzea had just given to Her Highness Celine. Could it be that there was something in that bowl of medicine? question
When he thought that the other party might have drugged the princess, Leonas immediately got angry and wanted to stand up to stop Borzea's inquiry, but Borzea seemed to have anticipated this situation and just tapped it with his finger. Leonas, the mage suddenly felt that his body was restrained by an invisible force. It seemed that the parts below his head had become stiff. He couldn't even move a finger, let alone standing up.