"A lovely evening, isn't it?" Joffrey walked over.
"His Royal Highness the Great Prince." Regnar saluted. Although he didn't like Joffrey, the gap in status still made Regnar dare not show off to him easily.
"How about chatting with me?" Joffrey handed a glass of wine to Regnar, and then walked towards the window of the hall on his own.
Joffrey looked at the night scene and said, "What do you think of this place?"
"This is the palace, it should be the most gorgeous place in the world." Regnar responded casually. He didn't want to please this Joffrey, so he spoke very casually.
"Yes, this is also where power and status gather." Joffrey took a sip of wine and then turned his head to look at the hall. He pointed at a richly dressed young man in the restaurant and said, "Have you seen that person? ?His name is Congelas, and he is the second son of the Chancellor of the Exchequer.”
"..." Regnar was silent. He didn't know what Joffrey meant by saying this.
Joffrey then pointed to another person: "That is Edito, Editoro Rolin. He is the only son of the Prime Minister Alfred Rolin."
"And..." Joffrey pointed to a few more people, all of whom were young people under thirty years old, and each of them seemed to have a profound background.
"Let's talk about their common characteristics." Joffrey said after the introduction.
"They are very young and all have strong backgrounds." Regner summed it up simply.
"That's right." Joffrey nodded, and then he continued: "But you missed two points."
"Please enlighten me, Your Highness." Regnar lowered his head slightly and said.
"They are all men." Joffrey said pointedly: "And, they are all single..."
"So?" Regnar vaguely guessed what Joffrey wanted to say, but he still asked.
"Have you ever heard anyone say that they were interested in Anne?" Joffrey said.
"No." Regnar shook his head. Sure enough, this guy finally talked about Annelotte.
"Do you know why?" Joffrey asked again.
"I don't know." Regnar said stiffly.
"No, you know." Joffrey smiled: "Because, they all know that Anne is the woman I like. No one dares to go against the royal family, even with their background, they don't want to hinder me or offend me. Do you understand what I mean?"
"Understood." Regnar responded with difficulty as he gathered his anger.
"Very good, then I won't beat around the bush anymore." Seeing how smoothly the conversation went, Joffrey smiled and continued to ask: "I heard that you and Anne have a very close relationship?"
"That's right." Regnar admitted frankly, but now he became calm because of his extreme anger. He raised his head, looked at Joffrey and said calmly.
"I can see it." Joffrey smiled: "To be honest, I didn't expect that she would smile at others, and that she would take the initiative to get close to others and have a conversation."
"Perhaps I am the closest person to Annie in the world, so what do you want?" Regnar took a sip of red wine and asked with a smile.
"You are very smart, but first of all, don't call her Anne. It makes me feel uncomfortable that you call her so affectionately." Now that Regna has begun to lower his profile, Joffrey no longer talks to her. He is polite and can start making conditions now.
"What's next?" Regnar asked.
"Second, write down her interests and hobbies and your experience with her in written form and give it to me." Joffrey stretched out two fingers and said: "Since you have successful examples here, I think I might be able to pass it on You’ll avoid a lot of detours here.”
"anything else?"
"Third, I ask you and your companions, whether they are men or women, in short, those mercenaries and that little girl pharmacist to stay away from Anne as much as possible." Joffrey ordered in an unquestioning tone: "You and Anne There are too many differences, and I don’t want Annie to lose those qualities that fascinate me because of you people. For now, these are the three, and if there are more in the future, I will continue to add more.”
"Is it?"
"Of course, I won't let you pay in vain. I, Joffrey, have always been fair. Take this and hand it over to the finance office of the palace tonight, so that you can receive the ticket of fifty thousand gold coins. I With this money, you should be able to easily get rid of your companions. The rest should be regarded as a reward for you. Don't worry, these are my private property and no one will pursue them."
Joffrey said as he took out a very delicate jade pendant from his pocket. This is his personal symbol, and with it, Regnar can indeed receive fifty thousand gold coins from the royal family's treasury.
Regnar looked down at the jade pendant in Joffrey's hand, then looked up at Joffrey again, and asked, "Are you done?"
"It's over." Joffrey was stunned.
"Okay." Regnar turned and left.
"Stop!" Joffrey shouted angrily, "What do you mean?"
"It's not interesting." Regnar smiled: "I listen to you, and after you finish speaking, I leave. That's it."
"So did you agree to what I just said?" Joffrey asked coldly.
"Of course!" Regnar first showed a bright smile, and then his face suddenly darkened: "No!"
"You!" Joffrey realized now that Regnar had been teasing him since just now.
"Don't talk so much nonsense to me!" Regnar's eyes flashed with sharpness: "You are a member of the royal family, you are rich, and you have a profound background! Let me tell you, in my opinion, these things are not even bullshit. ! As for Anne, she is even less likely to like this! So, don’t show off to me here with your identity as a prince or a lot of gold coins! I don’t care! If nothing happens, I will leave first! "
Regna turned around, and then he suddenly turned around and said, "Oh, by the way. Don't call her Annie anymore. I feel disgusted when I hear you call her that!"
"You are looking for death!" Joffrey stretched out his hand angrily. He now wished he could kill Regnar directly with an instant dissociation technique.
But he failed to do it, because a voice sounded from behind him: "Oh, my brother, I didn't expect you to be able to talk to my friends so harmoniously!"
"Your Highness Alexander." Regnar saluted again, although usually Regnar did not respect Alexander as an unattainable figure. But Regnar was not an idiot. He certainly knew that giving Alexander enough respect in such a public situation would be very beneficial to both of them. At least this guy is more pleasing to the eye than Joffrey.
"Hello, my friend." Alexander raised his glass to Regnar.
"Friend?" Joffrey gritted his teeth: "You said, he is your friend?"
"That's right." Alexander smiled and nodded: "He and I have had wonderful cooperation several times, and even saved my life on the battlefield. So, in my opinion, he is not only my friend , is also my comrade-in-arms."
"..." Joffrey stared at Alexander for a long time, and then he gritted his teeth and said, "Very good, congratulations on gaining such a rare friendship."
"Thank you." Alexander smiled.
"Huh!" Joffrey finally restrained his anger, threw the wine glass out of the window, and left with an angry look on his face.
Alexander looked at Joffrey's back and couldn't help but smile. He said to Regnar: "You really shouldn't provoke him like this today."
"If he always behaves like this, then I will offend him sooner or later. So, it is better to show off with him now to save me from being upset because of this kind of thing in the future." Regnar said lightly: "It's you, Do you really want to tie me to you?"
"You can think so." Alexander said very calmly: "To be honest, I am very interested in you."
"Your truth sounds so wet and disgusting." Regnar frowned and said.
"Okay, whatever you say, but I really want to be friends with you." Alexander smiled casually, and then he said seriously: "But, my friend, your actions today are indeed very irrational. , this is not me saying bad things about him, but he is indeed a very jealous and vindictive person. You angered him, which is very detrimental to you."
"Then I still have you, the second prince, by my side?" Regnar also showed some kindness to Alexander's kind reminder: "It's you, since you know he has this kind of character. Why would you go for me? Offend him?"
"You don't understand." A bitter smile appeared at the corner of Alexander's mouth: "My existence is the biggest offense to him, so I have already offended him badly when I was born."
"..." Regnar patted Alexander's shoulder silently, then drank the wine in the glass and turned to leave.
…
Alfred saw the scenes of several people by the window. He took a shallow sip of red wine and didn't know what he was thinking in his mind.
"Good evening, Prime Minister." Kordak approached Alfred.
"Hello, Mr. Kordak." Although he had not formally introduced himself, Alfred still confirmed Kordak's identity at the first sight. He has a very good memory. It can be said that as long as anyone is qualified enough to enter his sight, Alfred will always have some information about that person in his mind.
"It is rumored that Sir Alfred has an amazing memory. Today, it seems that he is well-deserved. Kordak is very honored to be remembered by you." Kordak smiled.
"The active performance of Mr. Kordak and your team in Fortress Costa is now known to almost the whole country. Even if Alfred is ignorant, it is impossible not to know about your outstanding contribution to the empire." Alfred He smiled and said, "I don't know, what does Mr. Kordak want from me today?"
"Nothing." Kordak bowed slightly and saluted: "I just want to express my respect to you. At the same time, I also hope that you can continue to maintain this good memory, remember the past, and remember me."
"Of course! I'm looking forward to your performance on the battlefield." Although Kordak's words are a bit strange, Alfred is now the prime minister of the empire. How could he be defeated by this slightly famous mercenary? It took a lot of thinking, so he just said a few polite words.
Kordak hid his inner emotions very well. He thought silently in his heart: "Now that I'm back, maybe you also think that I should settle old scores with him, right? Sailor North... Young Master... "