Chapter 20: Gollum

November 12, 139 New Calendar, Bluestone Palace. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

The overall atmosphere of the Bluestone Palace is completely different from the royal palace in Lotton City.

Whether it is the guards on duty or the maids, they all exude an air of relaxation and freedom. After a few days of observation, Leah discovered that the guards and maids of the Bluestone Palace had two uniforms. One is worn when on duty, one is worn during rest, and the two sets of clothes are very different in style, the former is dignified and solemn, and the latter is casual and natural, which can be said to be distinct.

Guards and maids do not wear anything other than their uniforms. These two uniforms are one of the symbols of the Qingshi Palace, and the people are not allowed to imitate them, nor can they make clothes similar to their style for any reason.

A Letin playwright in the city of Byron once wrote a play about a romantic comedy between the chief guard of the Bluestone Palace and an ordinary maid. The playwright applied for a visit to the Bluestone Palace before the creation of the work, and it was approved. The set he designed bears a high resemblance to the Bluestone Palace, but the actors' costumes are very different from the real-life uniforms.

The actors and actresses use very traditional Leting-style guard uniforms and maid uniforms, the guard uniforms are mainly brown and cyan colors, and they are equipped with chain mail, which is also covered with leather armor with many convex metal nails. The maid's uniform is dark grey, with dark blue shawls and sleeves, and light grey hair covers.

The formal wear of the bluestone palace guard's uniform is a black undershirt with a cyan short-sleeved pullover shirt, and the shirt is brown leather armor with a long metal guard on the front chest; Non-formal wear is a light grey undershirt with a white short-sleeved pullover shirt and no leather armor. The maid's uniform was a black dress with a blue sleeveless apron, the skirt was just knee-length, the skirt was loose, and the calves were covered with cyan stockings; Non-formal wear is a pale pink dress with a white sleeveless apron that is close to the ankle in length.

In the Bluestone Palace, only maids who work in the kitchen wear hair covers, which are removed when they leave the kitchen. Qingshi Palace has clear regulations on the hair accessories of maids, and only the hair ropes and hair sets that are distributed can be used during the shift, and you can wear your favorite hair accessories after work.

The Taeyong Fairy Maid's uniform has been slightly changed, with the Winged Clan's uniform leaving a gap in the back, allowing the wings to spread freely outside the uniform. Taeyong Fairy's wings do not have pain nerves, and they can grow slowly after being damaged, but the beauty of the wings is greatly affected during the repair process.

The uniform of the head maid at all levels is similar to that of a regular maid, but the identity of the owner is clearly indicated on the uniform. The uniforms of the chiefs of the guard have not changed much, but the equipment may have been replaced with chain mail or ring mail. The guards wore their weapons and equipment on the outside of their uniforms, the maids wore their weapons and equipment on the inside of their uniforms, and the maids who were responsible for the close protection of the royal family wore protective metal plates inside their uniforms.

The people of Byron had seen the uniforms of the guards and maids of the Bluestone Palace, so they knew that the costumes used by the actors and actresses in the play did not match the reality. But everyone understands this, because the Kingdom of Byron has enacted relevant laws, and if the actors and actresses use imitation guard uniforms and maid uniforms, they will break the laws of the kingdom.

Judging from the armor of the guards' equipment, the economy of the Bluestone Palace is not rich. The protective performance of leather armor is too weak, even if a metal guard plate is added to the chest, the improvement of protective performance is limited. Maier gave priority to the King's Guard and the regular army, as the soldiers in the army had to be well protected as they were to be killed frequently.

The armor used by the guards of the Bluestone Palace was only slightly better than that of the city defense army, and now the Kingdom of Byron was not short of money, but it was not rich enough to buy whatever it wanted. Both Maier and Pershing thought that the money should be spent on the blade, and at present, there was almost no possibility of the Bluestone Palace being attacked from the outside, so Maier did not upgrade the armor of the Bluestone Palace guards.

This kind of frugality has become a kind of slackness in Leah's eyes. In her opinion, it was impossible for the Bluestone Palace, which had thousands of Tairong fairy maids, to run out of money to upgrade the guards' equipment. The Byron family must have overconfidence in the stone wall of the Ximen Trading Post, believing that the Bluestone Palace would not be attacked from the outside at all, so they did not upgrade the equipment of the guards.

Leah hated everything about the Byron family.

Because she hates it, she always speculates maliciously, leaving more and more negative impressions in her heart.

Mel was a promiscuous, his princess was jealous, his children were uneducated, his palace was not nervous, his capital was loosely guarded, his country was unstable—everything to do with Mel was rotten, Leah stubbornly thought.

I can't believe it! I actually want to marry such a person!

Leah didn't sleep all night last night, and she wasn't sleepy in the morning. She lay under the covers, tossing and turning, refusing to get out of bed or eating.

When the sun was on the sun, Leah felt a strong sense of loneliness in her heart. She longs to go home, but finds that she doesn't have a decent place to stay. Her lodging in Lotton was just a dwelling, an empty shell, cold inside and out. In contrast, this bluestone palace that bored her so much could still bring her a touch of warmth.

How so?

Leah's brow furrowed. After recalling the experience of these few days in Byron City and Bluestone Palace, she had to admit that this was a place where she could laugh heartily. But it's also a stuffy place for her to be bored, because everything that happens here has nothing to do with her.

On the other side, Maier closely watched Leah's movements.

She didn't show up all morning, did she go to scout again?

Leah disguised herself as a maid, and the eavesdropping in the Bluestone Palace had long been exposed. From the moment she stayed in the Bluestone Palace, the members of the Supervisory Council kept an eye on her. The guards and maids of the Bluestone Palace didn't know about this, anyway, they didn't know any secrets of the kingdom, and it didn't matter if their daily chats were eavesdropped.

After lunchtime, the Inspectorate reports to Maier on Leah's movements. Leah remained in her room, not knowing what she was doing. The food from the kitchen was returned untouched, for breakfast and for lunch.

Could it be that she has left the Bluestone Palace?

Maier didn't dare to underestimate this woman who could sneak into the city of Byron silently, and in order to determine Leah's whereabouts, he immediately moved to Yuebin Pavilion. The reason he had already figured out that Leah had not eaten breakfast or lunch, and as the host, it was necessary for him to care about the health of the guests.

In this way, Mel arrives at Leah's room under the pretext of visiting guests. He didn't inform Leah beforehand, and Leah's personal maid looked a little surprised when she saw Meyer, and hurried into the house to report. Leah hadn't gotten out of bed and was still in her pajamas. The pajamas she wore were light gauzy, and the lilac material was almost transparent.

The guests were waiting outside the door, and it would be rude to keep them waiting for a long time, so it was impossible for Leah to get dressed and get dressed unhurriedly as she usually would. In order to save time, she put on her regular clothes directly, asked the personal maid to help her fix her hair as quickly as possible, and then let Mel into the house.

Mel left the guard outside the door and walked into the room alone. When he entered the house, the bedding had been made up, and there was no trace of a lazy bed on the bed. The Artic aristocratic dress was separated from top to bottom, and the placket of the blouse was just up to the waist. Leah was in such a hurry to get dressed, a small piece of the placket of her pajamas was exposed. The lilac light gauze material was particularly conspicuous against the bright orange satin material, and Mel was also well-informed in this regard, and he could not help but blush at a glance that it was the placket of the pajamas.

This guy isn't trying to seduce me, is he?

Maier quickly pinched his thighs and drove the dirty thoughts out of his mind.

She was engaged to me two months later, but we weren't in that relationship until then...... Besides, if things are like this, it's not certain that this marriage can be successful, isn't this an affair?

I've already done a jerk off once, and if I do it a second time, I'm not worthy of being a man!

Thinking of this, Mel's will was firm.

Leah had no idea about her gaffe. After the valet had finished making her bed and hair, she was ordered to leave the room so as not to disturb Leah and Myer.

She didn't expect Mel to come to her. When Mel was distracted by the pajamas, she quickly analyzed it in her head. Leah didn't know that she was being watched by the Inspectorate, and she didn't know that everything she had done in Bluestone Palace had been exposed, so she couldn't guess what Meier really meant.

He's supposed to be here to get close to me.

Leah thought so. Myer's performance at the dinner table the night before made Leah think he was a pervert. In fact, Maier didn't do anything out of the ordinary the night before, but Leah's mood was so bad that in order to vent her dissatisfaction, she indiscriminately buttoned Maier with a color embryo hat.

Leah hates Mel's wives very much, but she has to admit that Myer's wives are beautiful. Leah is a very confident woman, and she knows that she is a princess who is very beautiful and capable, and is admired. Even those male nobles with territories who were wary of being proposed by the royal family all day long looked at her with eyes as hot as fire.

Leah felt that as long as she took the initiative, no man would be able to refuse her. It's a pity that she never took the initiative, because she looked down on men who were weaker than herself. Mel made a very bad impression on her, so she would never throw herself into her arms.

He must be driven away!

As soon as she made up her mind, Leah had a complete plan of action in her mind. But before she could carry it out, her stomach rang out in anger.

Leah didn't eat breakfast, and she didn't eat lunch. Although she was only feeling a little hungry until now, her stomach pouch had protested several times. While lying under the covers, Leah kept thinking about things and didn't notice the rattle of her stomach at all. But now, she can't even pay attention if she wants to.

Gollum -

The loud sound made Leah's face turn crab red with a "poof", and shame overflowed from her cheeks, burning like fire oil, burning her cheeks. Mel's consciousness was pulled back by the voice, and he looked at the source of the sound in a slightly surprised state. Leah subconsciously chased Meier's gaze, only to find that the placket of her pajamas was exposed.

If Leah's stomach made her feel very embarrassed to make her stomach sound in front of the opposite sex, the fact that the placket of her pajamas was exposed made her want to commit suicide by jumping off the building. At one point, she even tried to kill Maier, but the little reason she had left stood up in time for her to dispel the idea.

Looking at Leah, who was standing in place at a loss, Mel shook her head helplessly. He turned around and walked outside the door, asking the guards waiting at the door to go to the kitchen to get some hot food. He was only here to make sure that Leah was still in Yuebin Pavilion, and that he had no intention of staying here for long. He told the personal maid to take care of Leah's body, and if there was any need, just look for the head maid of the Bluestone Palace, and then left with the guard.

For the next few days, Leah did not leave the room. She would wake up on time every morning, change out of her pajamas, put on her underwear, and then lie back under the covers. She would eat breakfast, lunch and dinner on time, but not in large quantities each time. She hadn't spoken a word to anyone in the past few days, and she wouldn't let her maid stay in the room for long.

The resident envoy of the Kingdom of Elt visited her once, but was blocked by her personal maid. The personal maid said that Princess Leah refused to see guests these days for unknown reasons.