Xia Zuoyi finally went back to the room to sleep with his swollen lips. The next morning, he got up and touched his lips first, um, it was not numb.
Immediately, he remembered what he did on the balcony last night, his cheeks flushed red, and he slammed the quilt a few times in shame, the Pope wanted too much comfort...
I really should have kicked him a few more times before entering the room yesterday.
Xia Zoe went out after washing up, and Judit followed behind.
"Good day, Your Majesty." Judit stopped and said respectfully.
After opening the door, it was no surprise to meet the Pope outside.
Xia Zuoyi pursed his lips, and his eyes couldn't help but stop on each other's lips. Last night, he couldn't bear it so he took a bite, and then they separated...
Fortunately, no wound was left on it.
Otherwise, it would be unclear.
Seeing Xia Zoe's caramel-colored eyes staring at his lips, Segalot knew what he was thinking, the corners of his lips twitched, and he couldn't help but chuckle.
Sure enough, the next moment, these beautiful eyes immediately moved away.
Segalot said, "Did you sleep well last night?"
"Well..." After nodding, Xia Zuoyi walked towards the stairs leading to the hall first. Breakfast is served at this time, and you can choose to have it in the hall or be delivered to the room by a servant.
Xia Zoe chose to go to the hall.
They arrived a little later, and there were already people in the hall, Gnar, Archibald, and Bradley who was teasing Black Panther Thatch with a piece of raw meat from nowhere.
Orville was also there. He was sitting on a chair, his brows were furrowed with rare expressions, and his eyes were black.
His silver hair was scattered behind him, and his light gray eyes seemed gloomy for some reason, like a cloudy sky...
The skin is extraordinarily fair, and the blue and black marks on the bottom of the eyes are set off more and more obviously, like a handsome but melancholy vampire duke.
The footsteps of Xia Zoe and Segalot walking together caught Orville's attention.
He raised his head following the sound, and suddenly, his pupils shrank inadvertently, and the plate beside his hand was touched and dropped to the ground...
"crash"
Broken voices sounded.
The hall was also silent for a while, everyone turned their heads to look at Orville in surprise, and the servant hurried forward to clean up the debris.
Archibald frowned, intuition that Orville didn't seem right today.
Seeing Orville staring at him, Xia Zoe tilted his head for unknown reasons. He was about to speak when the Grand Duke looked away, stood up and left his seat at the same time.
"You won't eat?" Archibald asked.
Orville came to the hall later than him, sat in a chair without saying a word, didn't even eat a few bites of breakfast, and left at this moment
However, Orville seemed to be preoccupied, and walked out quickly without hearing Archibald's question.
Archibald said strangely.
He immediately stopped thinking about Orville's anomaly, and greeted Xia Zoe to sit beside him: "Ken Gales sent someone an invitation to the engagement dinner just now, and the wedding time has been determined."
Xia Zuoyi walked over and sat down: "When is it?"
Archibald handed him a beautiful invitation, an invitation to an engagement dinner, to-morrow night, while the official wedding was set for five days later, at the palace.
Xia Zoe felt that the time was a little tight.
After all, generally speaking, there is a gap of two to three months between an engagement and a formal wedding.
However, the invitation letter issued by the king arranged the engagement and the wedding ceremony very closely.
Seems to be in a hurry
This is somewhat intriguing.
At this time, Asa Derek, the king of the Kingdom of Bia, suddenly looked at Xia Zoe and said with a smile: "Lord, you probably didn't know when you first came down that Miss Samuel, the daughter of Marquis Galli, is now locked up at home. "
"I heard... it was because of yesterday..."
Asa Derek's words gradually disappeared under the gaze of a pair of gilded eyes.
He touched his nose, and gestured to the owner of the eyes that he would stop talking, and he was relieved when his eyes moved away.
It seems that His Majesty the Pope's interest in this little rose has not dissipated, and he will not even let him say a word of ridicule...
Asa Derek felt resentful.
The veiled interaction between the Pope and King Bia went unnoticed by others.
Although Yassa Derek didn't finish his words directly, the others understood what he meant. For a time, even Blarley, who was concentrating on teasing Saatchi, looked at Xia Zoe.
The most recent event in the Empire of Saint Air is the king's wedding.
And the bride-to-be at the wedding actually expressed her admiration for another man in front of the Holy Church yesterday... This matter spread throughout the entire royal city in just one night.
In the morning, even the servants in the Sherry Hall were talking about it.
The leader of the Kadi tribe looked stable, but he was actually a curious young man. He wondered: "The daughter of the Marquis of Galli is locked at home, does it have anything to do with Lord Desinia?"
Gener looked at Blarley, the corners of his mouth who were eating breakfast couldn't help twitching, and he gave a low laugh.
Powell country and Kadi tribe, one extreme north, one extreme west.
Probably because of the region and the special climate, the differences in life and culture between the two countries have also been caused...
For example, seeing that although it is already spring, the temperature has not risen yet, and the cold air has not yet subsided, but Gnar has changed into thinner clothes in the empire, while Bralee is wrapped in more than others. A little thicker.
As for Bradley's question, Archibald fiddled with the knife at hand and seemed to casually say: "Is it related, probably because little Zooey's charm is too great to provoke this Miss Samuel to insist on going before the wedding. Express your mind."
"I wonder if little Zooey is moved by this?"
"I didn't provoke her." Xia Zuoyi glanced at the Pope without a trace.
Hearing this, Archibald raised his eyes, reached out and pinched Xia Zoe's cheek, and hummed: "You don't even know who you have provoked yourself."
Without waiting for Xia Zoe's puzzled question, Segalot grabbed His Royal Highness's wrist, pulled it away, and said with a smile, "I heard that Duke Rens's daughter is eagerly pursuing His Royal Highness, no Do you know when the good news will come out?"
Xia Zoe: "Duke Rens?"
Saigalot: "An old noble of Anas Kingdom, his daughter Dido once boldly showed her love, and his affection for His Royal Highness has spread almost throughout the entire Anas Kingdom."
"Queen Minina has spoken out. She agrees and is very optimistic about their marriage."
Xia Zuoyi: "Then congratulations to Archie."
Archibald withdrew his wrist and said in a slightly cold tone: "His Majesty the Pope must have heard it wrong, and there will be no good news."
"I will not marry the daughter of the Duke of Lens and make her my wife."
After speaking, Archibald turned to look at Xia Zuoyi again, and said a little helplessly: "Little Zooey, there is nothing to congratulate on this."
Xia Zuoyi said earnestly: "Archie, isn't your mate selection standard too high? You are old enough to get married."
Why can't even the Duke's daughter look down on it
Archibald: "..."
He sighed heavily, put one hand on Xia Zuoyi's head, and left immediately, saying, "What are you worrying about, as for the person I like..."
His Royal Highness looked at the person in front of him with a complicated expression, and said after a while, "I don't know if I should let him know..."
Xia Zuoyi pricked up his ears, Archie already has someone he likes? !
Segalot: "Eat quickly, it's getting cold."
"Yeah." Xia Zuoyi responded, and motioned to the Pope to hand over the thick soup in his hand. His tone was natural and close, so that others couldn't help but take a few more glances. The Pope has a really good relationship.
Archibald frowned slightly, unable to ignore the strange feeling that rose in his heart.
After a breakfast, everyone has their own thoughts.
Tomorrow night, the engagement dinner will involve the king's life-long affairs, and even the Holy See will participate.
The Holy Church is very busy today, and since the Pope is in the Saint Air Empire, he cannot stay out of it.
So, after breakfast, Segalot left the Sheri Hall.
Xia Zoe went back to the room to try on the dress that will be used for the engagement dinner tomorrow night.
If there is any disobedience, you can find a tailor to modify it in time.
The dress Judit chose for him was a low-key silver color scheme, with cinched cuffs, sewed raw edges at the neckline, side buttons, a corset, and a badge of identity on the left chest, a classic aristocratic look.
Xia Zuoyi tugged at the collar and said, "It's a little tight here."
Judit untied the buttons for Xia Zuoyi and glanced at it: "Lord, you can ask the tailor to loosen the thread here, and it can be fixed at night."
"Is there any other discomfort?"
Xia Zuoyi turned around in front of the mirror, felt it, and then shook his head: "No, the rest is fine, just change the neckline."
Judit's head should be, and then he took off the dress for Xia Zoe and folded it.
The fireplace was still burning in the room, the temperature rose, and the surroundings were warm.
Xia Zuoyi tried on the clothes for a while and felt hot. After taking off the dress, she sat on the sofa in a single shirt for the time being.
At this time, the door was knocked.
Judit walked over and opened the door: "The Grand Duke..."
Xia Zoe looked towards the door, just in time to see Orville's figure appearing, he said:
"Judit, please come in the Grand Duke."
Judit stepped aside: "Please come in."
Xia Zuoyi stood up: "Judit, go out with your clothes first."
He thought that Orville didn't bring his subordinate Robert to come to him, and there should be something to talk about.
After Judit left, only Xia Zoe and Orville were left in the room.
"Grand Duke, come and sit." Xia Zoe asked Orville to come over when he saw that he was still standing there.
But Orville did not move.
He stood not far from Xia Zuoyi, his light gray eyes stared at Xia Zuoyi intently, his eyes seemed to contain endless complex emotions.
"last night… "
Orville suddenly spoke, his voice was slightly hoarse, and he did not rest all night, making his voice extremely dry: "I came to you last night..."
Um
Xia Zoe didn't understand what he wanted to say at first.
But then, his face changed: "You came to me... What did you see... "
Orville frowned slightly, as if confused and puzzled: "I saw you and the Pope kissing... That kind of thing shouldn't only happen with men and women..."
"Why you and the Pope..."
Orville seemed unable to continue, he said, "Little Zooey, I'm a little uncomfortable."
Xia Zuoyi pursed her lips: "That kind of thing, men and men can naturally."
"I'm sorry to let you see... if you feel bad..."
"Men and men can too..."
Orville murmured to interrupt what Xia Zoe was about to say: "... Then can I and you?"
Xia Zoe: "..."
The author has something to say: one more update... I probably set a flag yesterday... The plan will never catch up with the changes. I went to the hospital today because the elderly at home had cataract surgery. just back...
Today's second watch probably won't catch up, little cuties go to bed early, tomorrow's second watch (covering his face) I'm really sorry, sorry!
Duke: Insomnia, uncomfortable, unhappy.
Archibald: Helpless, heartbroken, wanting to sigh.
Pope: A bucket of vinegar is not enough.
Xia Xia: Meow meow meow