"Colin, is this suitable for me to wear to the palace dinner later?"
After changing her clothes, Vera walked to her husband's side gracefully and asked in a delicate voice.
Collin's eyes lit up immediately.
Vera chose a black off-the-shoulder tunic dress with black silk stockings and silver stilettos, which set off her snow-white and smooth complexion, making her look mysterious, noble, sexy and elegant.
"You're sure to be the center of the party, honey!"
Her lover's praise made Vera's heart burst with joy, her pretty face flushed slightly, her white slender hands rested on Colin's shoulders, she gently pushed him onto the sofa chair, and offered a long and affectionate kiss.
After some tenderness, Vera obediently lay on Colin's chest, enjoying her lover's caress.
While drawing circles on Vera Huanen's back, Ke Lin asked, "Tell me, when does His Majesty plan to receive you?"
Vera squinted her eyes comfortably, like a lazy kitten, and said in a daze, "You should be able to see Your Majesty at the banquet tonight."
Ke Lin chuckled, shook his head and said, "But I feel that His Majesty may still not appear at the banquet tonight."
"Why?" Vera opened her eyes, and her eyes were still a little blurred.
"Intuition." Ke Lin's tone was a little dignified, "I'm afraid this trip to Yulong City will not be as smooth as I expected."
"Okay, stop thinking about it. Let me help you change your clothes, okay?" Vera comforted her softly.
"Beautiful lady, it's my pleasure!" Colin stopped thinking about it and got up from the sofa with Vera in his arms.
"Then you must obey my orders and don't rush me!"
"I just hope I'm not late..."
"Be quiet and we won't be late."
After tossing and tossing for more than two hours, the two finally cleaned up.
At this time, Vera's face was flushed and she was out of breath. It seemed that helping Colin choose clothes was indeed a big project.
Afterwards, the two boarded the carriage that had been waiting outside the hall, and went to the Phoenix Palace for the banquet.
Crystal candlesticks and chandeliers have been raised in the resplendent banquet hall. Hundreds of nobles from the imperial capital gathered together, and it was very lively.
Sure enough, as Colin expected, Emperor Reinhardt still did not appear, and the banquet was hosted by Queen Midella.
Perhaps it was because Vera was not the Duke of the North after all, the specifications of the welcome banquet this time were not top-notch, and the real bigwig who attended was Queen Midella.
His Majesty the Emperor, Prince Lehi, the Prime Minister of the Empire, the five consuls of the Senate, etc., were not present.
Colin knew that one of the five consuls in the Senate was from the St. Hilde family. According to his seniority, he was Vera's great-uncle. He did not expect that even he did not appear at the welcome banquet.
Hehe, it's really interesting.
After some toasts, the grand welcome banquet officially began.
Colin no longer fretted about the current situation in the imperial capital, so he concentrated on dealing with the delicacies on the table.
He was not very familiar with these bigwigs standing at the top of the empire. Bachelor Dawn went to visit the Prime Minister of the Empire, and Colin was going to discuss the current situation with him after he came back.
The steamed sea bass with lemon tastes very good, the pan-fried giant rhinoceros ribs are also very chewy, the lettuce mixed with cream is also refreshing and delicious, and the champagne without the origin and year is intoxicating...
Except for the lack of stager wine, Ke Lin was very satisfied with the banquet meal. It seemed that the palace chef was really good at something.
When the candles in the crystal candlesticks were about to burn out, Queen Midella announced that the dinner was over, and the guests returned to their respective lounges one after another, asking the court attendants to pack the table and chairs, replace the candles, lay the carpet, and arrange the ball scene.
After everything was ready, the guests returned to the hall.
The melodious melody sounded immediately, and the dance officially began.
Colin danced the first dance with Vera in his arms, and then planned to invite Queen Midella.
It is not only to express my gratitude to her for the welcome banquet, but also to take this opportunity to test the attitude of the emperor who has not appeared for a long time.
However, what Ke Lin didn't expect was that someone actually stepped in.
"Viscount Angelet, can I invite you to the next dance?"
I saw Princess Judy standing in front of Ke Lin, wearing a snow-white petal gauze dress and a princess laurel crown, her milky white face was blushing.
"Of course, it's my honor!" Colin could only respond politely.
It is not a gentleman's job to refuse a lady's invitation to dance, let alone a young lady.
Colin held Judy's little hand and stepped onto the red carpet dance floor, and the melodious harp played a brisk movement.
Princess Judy is only eleven years old, about 1.4 meters tall, and looks slim, but Ke Lin still has to bend his knees to cooperate with the other party in putting on the court dance airs.
"Viscount Angelet, Brother Harrison told me that you are good at telling stories." Princess Judy whispered in Colin's ear.
Colin guided the little girl to spin slowly on the dance floor. Hearing this, he smiled lightly and said, "Prince Harrison praised you."
At the same time, he was a little puzzled.
Because judging from Prince Harrison's reaction when he saw Colin earlier, Colin should have left a great psychological shadow on the other party. How could he praise him for telling stories
While thinking wildly, Colin suddenly felt a weight on his feet, and then heard Princess Judy's apology:
"Ah, I'm sorry, Viscount Angelet, I accidentally stepped on you."
"It's okay." Colin smiled and didn't care.
"Can you tell me a story when you have time?" Princess Judy said coquettishly.
"Uh... Actually, my stories are not suitable for children to listen to..."
Colin was pushing back, but then he felt another weight on his feet.
"Ah, sorry, Viscount Angelet, I stepped on you again!"
Colin lowered his head, and saw a pretty face full of apology and innocence.
However, Ke Lin didn't feel that the other party was unintentional.
"Your Highness, your court dance still needs more practice."
"Yes. Why don't you teach me."
"Your Highness, you think too highly of me, I am not qualified to be your dance teacher."
"You are too polite, Viscount Angelet, I think you can dance better than my current dance teacher..."
While speaking, Princess Judy almost "accidentally" stepped on Colin several times, but Colin dodged without a trace.
With the reaction and speed of Ke Lin's fifth-level knight, it is really easy to avoid being trampled by a little girl.
However, Princess Judy was very persistent, and the glass slipper kept sticking out from under the skirt, as if she would not give up until she stepped on it.
The expression on her face was annoyed for a while, angry for a while, and gnashing her teeth for a while. She completely lost the cute and cute disguise before, revealing her eccentric nature.
Colin smiled without saying a word, gracefully dodging Princess Judy's trampling.
At the same time, he did not forget to tease: "Your Highness, your rhythm is out of order."
"snort!"
Princess Judy ignored Colin and continued her career of "stepping on her feet" wholeheartedly.
Now, the dance became stumbling, and there was nothing graceful to speak of. The surrounding audience also saw the clue, and all smiled, obviously understanding Princess Judy's temper.
Seeing that Ke Lin couldn't be stepped on, Princess Judy was so anxious that she almost cried. The pitiful appearance made people feel distressed.
However, Ke Lin would not be fooled. He guessed that the little girl was probably acting again.
As if to see that Colin would not be fooled, Princess Judy rolled her eyes and said suddenly, "Viscount Angelet, do you know why father didn't attend the dinner?"
Colin stared and asked curiously, "Why?"
However, Princess Judy smiled triumphantly, but did not answer.
Colin understood, so he could only sigh, and stopped avoiding, and let Princess Judy step on his feet fiercely.
The little girl suddenly burst into a smile, as if she had won some great victory.
She crushed Colin's feet twice, and said in a low voice, "Because my father is sick."
"Ill?" Ke Lin felt a sudden in his heart, and was about to continue asking, but the music just stopped at this moment.
Princess Judy held her head high, pulled up her skirt, bowed to Colin, and then walked away.
Seeing that she was running in the direction of Prince Harrison, she probably went to show off to her brother.
Colin shook his head with a smile, and then saw Queen Midella walking over slowly.
She is wearing a court-style purple low-cut tunic dress tonight, revealing her round shoulders and large snow-white chest. The exquisite tailoring process outlines the perfect body curve vividly. The willow waist is lightly swaying, graceful and charming, and the dignified and charming style makes Ke Lin lose his mind for a while.
"Sorry, Viscount Angelet, Judy is a little naughty."
Ke Lin smiled slightly and said, "No, Her Royal Highness is very cute."
The music sounded again, Queen Midella smiled and stretched out her left hand.
Colin hurried forward and put his arms around the queen's slender waist, and began to sway with the music.
(end of this chapter)