The atmosphere became somewhat solemn.
The aroma of tea in the charcoal stove was so lingering that even the air became humid.
Si Yiyan was playing with the exquisite glazed small tea bowl in his hand. The smooth and delicate white porcelain looked almost like solidified fat, and the exquisite and beautiful three-color glaze seemed lifelike.
The mask obscured the expression on his face, and the cold and hard lines outlined the three-dimensional and rigid contours of his face. The more careless his attitude was, the more difficult it was to guess what he was thinking at the moment, and the more secretive and unfathomable he seemed.
Wen Xinya always sat beside him, with her tender red lips exposed under the mask, and a faint smile with a faint taste. Her whole person was cold and calm, with the calmness and elegance of a scholarly background, yet still dignified and gentle, and without losing her dignity and grandeur.
The two of them sat together, strangely matched.
Grand Duke Moville's eyes flickered, his old hands stroking the eyes of the scaly snake on the scepter, thinking about how to break this sudden heavy atmosphere.
Aurora, however, was sitting next to him, being completely ignored. Her face showed a twisted look of jealousy, and her eyes, which inadvertently fell on Bella opposite her, were also full of complex and fierce expressions.
It was this woman who made her fall from heaven into hell.
She hated him so much that she wanted to eat his flesh alive, eat his fur, drink his blood, and tear his bones and tendons apart.
At this moment, Aurora felt a sharp and sinister gaze. She subconsciously raised her head and met her grandfather's muddy gray eyes.
She shuddered and looked at Wen Xinya: "Ms. Bella, please forgive my ignorance before. I openly challenged you, forced you to race with me, and even proposed to bet Lucifer's mistress earrings, which seriously blasphemed Rex's authority."
Here I am, after going through so much trouble and finally revealing the purpose of my visit. Wen Xinya just picked up the tea bowl, drank tea quietly, and didn't say a word.
The same is true for Si Yiyan.
The attitudes of the two people made Aurora's body gradually stiffen.
Grand Duke Moville couldn't help but laugh. "Aurora was brought up by me to be competitive, so she behaved inappropriately and lost her sense of propriety. I usually indulged her, but who knew that this time, she not only neglected but also hurt Miss Bella, but was so bold as to secretly take the seal of the Grand Duke Moville's mansion and privately stamp some documents that shouldn't exist."
Aurora's apology got to the point, as if it was natural and not abrupt. Wen Xinya was naturally a little embarrassed to respond, so she had to say: "Please forgive me for not understanding what the Grand Duke meant."
Although she knew in her heart that the seal on the privileged document was privately stamped by Aurora, she would naturally not reveal it. The Dukedom of Moville had the right to stamp the seal, and only the Grand Duke of Moville, who had inherited the title, had the right to stamp it. Naturally, she had to pretend that she did not know the inside story and just thought that the seal on the document was stamped by the Grand Duke of Moville.
Grand Duke Moville knew that since the matter had come to this, he could no longer retreat into his shell, so he could only say with deep sorrow: "Before, Aurora forced Miss Bella to race horses, and even used the privileged documents issued by the Grand Duke's Palace as a bet. This was completely Aurora's private behavior. She stole the seal and stamped the document. I only found out about all this later."
This was not the first time that Grand Duke Moville had dealt with Rex and Miss Bella beside him. One of them was deep-minded, and the other was cunning. He had no confidence that he could get the documents from them.
But he had to get the documents back.
The nobles were deeply entangled in the power dynamics, and these forces were fighting against each other. Everyone was trying to gain power by stepping on others' heads, and if they were not careful, they would be doomed. As the oldest noble family in Country E, Duke Moville had the authority and honor to issue privileges, but it had already lost the power to challenge the authority and honor handed down by its ancestors.
Therefore, for many years, the Moville Mansion has been walking among the nobles in fear, but they never thought... Aurora, this stupid thing, would actually use the authority and glory of the nobles that the Mansion relied on as a bet. If this matter were to be spread out and used by someone with ulterior motives, the Moville Mansion would suffer a huge blow.
"Ah!" Wen Xinya exclaimed, and looked at Aurora in disbelief, as if it was unbelievable: "Miss Aurora, you would actually do such a thing, my God... It's unbelievable."
He refused to say anything else.
Aurora felt uncomfortable as if she was being pricked by needles when she was looked at by Wen Xinya. She lowered her noble head and said humbly, "Aurora's previous behavior was inappropriate and she made a huge mistake. She has become the eternal sinner of the Moville Mansion." She gritted her teeth and suddenly knelt in front of Wen Xinya, with a humble plea in her tone: "Please, Miss Bella, return the privileged document to the Moville Mansion. The Moville Mansion will definitely reward you handsomely."
At this point, she was determined to do whatever it took, as long as she could get the document back, she would be willing to do anything, because... Only by getting the document back would she have a chance to regain her grandfather's favor and not have to become that pathetic, pitiful, dirty woman.
Wen Xinya was startled and quickly stood up from the chair, avoiding Aurora's kneeling begging and sitting in Si Yiyan's arms: "Miss Aurora, Bella can't bear your actions, please get up quickly!"
Si Yiyan looked at Aurora, frowned tightly, but pursed his lips and said nothing.
Grand Duke Moville glanced at her casually, and did not take her act of lowering herself to Bella by kneeling down to her as a sign of anything. In his opinion, as long as he could get the documents back, kneeling down didn't matter.
only…
He looked towards Bella and Rex. It was clear from their attitude that they were not buying it.
Aurora pleaded desperately with a trembling voice: "Ms. Bella, I know I was wrong before. As long as you are willing to return the documents to me, I am willing to pay any price."
Yes, at any cost!
Aurora's hands were tightly twisting the skirt on both sides of her body, trying her best to suppress the humiliation and pain churning in her heart. She was Aurora, the most beloved daughter of the Duke of Moville, the princess envied and jealous by everyone in the aristocratic circle. She had never thought that one day she would kneel in front of this yellow-skinned woman whom she had always looked down upon, as lowly as an ant.
All this was like a nightmare, but she had to do it because she had no other way out. The only way for her to go was to get the documents back, so she couldn't let go of this opportunity.