Saxon had already left the stage as he had always done when he was halfway through the ball, which was why he attached great importance to the congratulatory archmages.

The courtier Lin An was looking for was a new court celebrity, but his identity could not be compared with the archmage and the earl of the field, with envy of Lin An's vast fiefdom, he respectfully congratulated Lin An, and then called the palace maid to accompany Lin An, and went to pass it to Lin An in person.

He is so attentive, naturally because of Lin An.

As long as he is not blind, he can see that Lin An is hot.

The Saxon allowed the reply of the audience and returned after a while.

The courtiers who came to return the report looked calm and couldn't see anything.

Lin An was led to the large study where the emperor and his ministers met.

Saxon was sitting behind the wide desk and reading the folds, his luxurious robe had long since been changed, and he had changed into a loose civilian dress, and the air was filled with a faint smell of wine mixed with the unique smell of young men, not unpleasant, nor the smell of fat powder as Lin An imagined, as if he had thrown himself into official duties as soon as he left the ball.

When he heard the sound of the door opening, he said without raising his head:

"Sit down, wait a minute, there's still a little more to this recital."

Lin An sat down for about half an hour, Saxon finally finished reading the fold in his hand, shook the golden bell on the table, and a courtier came in to seal the fold and take it away, Lin An noticed that the seal was red, and it seemed that this was indeed a fold that needed to be issued back urgently.

After flipping through the rest of the folds, Saxon simply cleaned up the table, as if he was planning to put an end to his official duties and talk to Lin An in another place.

Seeing this, Lin An said, "No need, it's better to say it here." ”

After speaking, she glanced at the attendants left and right.

Saxon's eyes flashed with surprise.

Lin An knew the status of Viscount Roosevelt by his side, and it can be said that the latter knew most of the things around him.

After a moment's thought, Saxon waved his finger slightly, Viscount Roosevelt looked at him quietly, bowed, and the attendants led by him retreated in an orderly and silent manner.

Accepting the knighthood, the relationship between the two sides went further, Saxon twisted a secret button on the side of the desk in front of Lin An, and faint magic fluctuations shrouded the room.

After doing this, Saxon said, "You can say, what is the matter with you?" ”

He knew very well that Lin An would not be looking for him for nothing.

When Lin An came, he thought about a lot of ways to introduce the topic, and finally felt that it was more appropriate to get straight to the point.

She groaned slightly, "Because of the demon hunting list, some people have moved. ”

"Oh?" The young emperor's expression darkened.

What the Demon Hunter List touches is a real taboo.

"Some?" He asked.

"Some...... Spoiler. The ridicule at the corner of his mouth flashed away, and Lin An continued without waiting for Saxon to ask: "I came here on purpose because you may hear some rumors that are not conducive to our relationship in the future, so I will tell you first." ”

There are many words that don't need to be clarified, not to mention that today's topic is extremely sensitive for the two of them.

Saxon narrowed his eyes slightly, drew a range of possible suspects of the so-called "spoiler" in his heart, and at the same time glanced at Lin An deeply.

Lin An looked back calmly.

Saxon withdrew his gaze and smiled.

"I see." "Don't worry, my Count," he said, "I will not be alienated by rumors and doubt your loyalty—our goal is the same, so I ought to be able to trust you, right?" ”

Lin Anxin was surprised, but he concealed it well, revealing a tacit smile, "Of course." ”

The titular monarch smiled at each other, and the atmosphere seemed to be perfect.

Lin Anxin felt a chill rise in his heart.

She had come to vaccinate the Saxons, and although she knew that he could not trust her, it was better than someone who would use it to provoke her in the future.

I didn't expect the Saxons to accept this so quickly, and they didn't even have the slightest anger.

"I'm relieved to get your affirmation." Thinking of this, Lin An had no intention of staying longer, and got up to leave, "You seem to have a lot of government affairs to do, so I'll retire first." ”

"Please." Saxon stood up, looked at Lin An's outfit today with appreciation, and said with a smile, "I forgot to say that your outfit today is really beautiful and amazing." ”

"Thank you for the compliment, Your Majesty."

When Lin An left and the door closed, the smile on Saxon's face changed, and it suddenly became gloomy!

“…… Spoiler! ”

A few words burst out of his teeth, Saxon snorted coldly, suddenly raised his hand and waved, the paper flew one after another, and a large stack of folds stacked on the side of the desk suddenly fell down with a clatter.

One of them happened to hang on the edge of the table, and on the spread out inner page, it turned out to be the content of Jian Yì who chose a wife for a famous lady and gave birth to an heir for the empire to stabilize people's hearts.

Saxon stared at the handwriting on it for a moment, his face changed, and he became cloudy.

……

Lin An walked out of the study and was sent to the palace gate by the courtiers all the time courteously and respectfully.

Before boarding the carriage of the Earl's Palace, Lin An glanced back at the majestic and far-reaching court.

It seems that every time I see Saxon lately, I find that he is getting deeper and deeper.

Jun's heart is unpredictable, he has only been on the throne for a few months, and the Saxon who was angered by her before seems to be in his previous life, and Lin An can't guess what he is thinking without being able to perceive his feelings.

This time I wanted to make a statement in advance, and it was also a temptation.

But the latter goal was not achieved, and Lin An could only hope that the Saxon would be wise enough not to be overly suspicious, and turn her decision that she had made after careful consideration into a cocoon.

"Forget it, with me and his current position, there is only so much he can do. I have retreated again and again, and I have done my best to be benevolent, if he doesn't know each other......"

Thinking of this, Lin An shook his head:

"Probably not. After my statement, he should also be able to understand the stakes, and even if he is acting, he will make a sign of harmony and avoid fulfilling the wishes of some people. ”

"As for me...... Well, as he said, we currently have the same goal, and we are far from Cheng Dù, who is far from being able to see the poor dagger, even if he defends it, he will not tear his face at this time. ”

Thinking of this, Lin An leaned back and rubbed his eyebrows.

"It's really uneasy, there is no prestige, I'm afraid that I won't be able to suppress people, and if my prestige is high, it's just as troublesome......"

Back at the Earl's Court, Bedica had already returned early, and she was not surprised by Lin An's behavior of leaving the venue halfway, and had already asked someone to wash the bath and fill it with hot water.

Lin An didn't feel much when she was wearing it, and after taking off a count's dress, she felt a lot of fresh air, and Bedika helped her take off her long dress vest, and carefully put the expensive dress on the bed, ready to hang it up later.

After bathing, he came out, his long wet hair had been dried by magic, a maid massaged Lin An's shoulder, and Bedicka asked on the side: "Master, is it still the menu set yesterday?" ”

"Well, replace the roast lamb ribs with walnut bread."

"How about a pumpkin soup instead?" Bedica saw that Lin An was not very appetizing, and knew that her taste had always been light.

"Okay." Lin An nodded, thinking it was good.

There is no need for Bedicka to order the menu to change the menu, and her own maid will do it.

After washing her hands and putting them in a hot towel dripping with lavender essential oil, Bedicka took over the massage maid's work, inserted her ten fingers into Lin Anfa's roots, and massaged them gently and moderately.

With Lin An's current level, even if Bedika had a poisonous needle hidden between her fingers, the trigger spell on her body could completely turn the assassin into charcoal before the poisonous needle pierced.

But under the inertia of long-term vigilance, allowing a person to touch his own vital point is still a sign of trust, because the unfamiliar breath cannot make Lin An relax his nerves at all, and the massage effect cannot be achieved.

But in fact, Bedika and Lin An don't really have much time to get along.

At the beginning, Lin An just felt that Bedika had Angelia's shadow on her, and she had Bedika's sister Afra as a hostage, so she was able to give some trust, and Bedika was able to imperceptibly get along with each other, so that Lin An accepted her existence, which was the reason for her own intentions.

At least in the Earl's Court, there are many maids taken from Paradise Island, but only Bedicka stands out.

The nerves slowly relaxed in the fragrance of the essential oil, Lin An sighed comfortably, chatted with Bedika without a match, let her thoughts fly, thinking of Angelia and the others on the other side, her heart moved, and said lazily:

“…… Vedica, aren't you worried about Afra? ”

"It's impossible not to worry, after all, it's been years since I saw it."

Bedica's hand movements did not pause, and his fingertips swirled lightly near Lin An's temples, and he whispered:

"But I know that the master will definitely not let Knight John and Sister Angelia put them in danger, as long as Afra follows them and does things carefully, the master will definitely arrange for her."

Lin An smiled slightly, closed his eyes and sighed:

"Your massage skills are amazing."

"I heard that Afra is following Angelia and helping Angelia deal with information, and last time Angelia mentioned Anatoly in her letterhead...... Well, it's a young handsome man in the Principality of Ryan who has a crush on Afra. ”

Bedica paused on her fingertips, and quickly rubbed it again.

"That Lord Anatoly, who can become a young and handsome man in your mouth, must have excellent talents, he must be a nobleman of the family, right?"

"Well, Anatoly is one of the most trusted right-hand men of the true ruler of the Duchy of Ryan, and has cooperated with John a lot over the years."

Bedica hesitated slightly, "When the master mentions Afra at this time, does he have an arrangement for Afra?" ”

"How could you think that? I promised that I would not force the decision on Afra's future, and that promise will certainly not change. Lin An said gently, "However, listening to what you mean, it seems that you don't want Afra and Anatoly to be together?" ”

Bedika breathed a sigh of relief, "Don't dare, I just think Afra's status is too low to be worthy of His Excellency Anatoly." ”

Lin An smiled, his voice was hoarse, and he inadvertently brought out a bit of softness:

"There's nothing bad to say, the more fundamental reason why you don't approve is because the status of Ryan's woman is too low, and Afra will not get a good ending if she follows Anatoly! Actually, you don't have to worry, even for Afra's sake, even if Anatoly doesn't like Afra in the future, he won't treat her badly. ”

"No, no, no, master!"

Bedika was anxious, worried that Lin An's blood would come on a whim, she really wanted to be an adult, and she couldn't care about it anymore:

"Now that the continent is in turmoil, although His Excellency Anatoly is a prominent nobleman, the Principality of Ryan is a country bordering the Holy Empire, who can guarantee that the nobles will be able to survive the demon disaster safely? In comparison, it is already the most fortunate thing for us to have your protection! ”

She knew that she had trespassed, so after speaking, she withdrew her hand and knelt at Lin An's feet.

"That's what you think."

When it comes to the demonic calamity, the reality of being short-lived has returned, and Lin An naturally can't enjoy it anymore.

She opened her eyes, thought for a while, and when she came back to see the top of Bedika's head, she realized that she was still kneeling:

"Get up, I'm not going to punish you for telling the truth, but in that case, you can't go outside and say it, or I won't protect you, understand?"

As a nobleman, he should maintain the dignity of his class, and if a third party was present when Bedika said this, Lin An would have to punish her.

"Thank you, host!" Bedika breathed a sigh of relief.

She knew that Lin An would probably not punish her severely, but she was still scared and trembling.

Lin An waved his hand absently, "I know that you are not despising Anatoly, but you are afraid of war and turbulent life. However, the imperial capital has always been very calm, even you think so, do the civilians at the bottom of the imperial capital think that the demons are going to fight tomorrow? ”

"Maybe it's because of my previous experience, so I'm very afraid of turmoil."

Bedika smiled wryly:

"As for the imperial capital, there were only a few days of lockdown some time ago, which made people more nervous, since the demon hunting list was posted, there are many people who feel that the demon clan is not so terrible, and the number of applicants in the conscription office is several times more than usual!"

Lin An was relieved and nodded.

After all, Bedika, despite her intelligence, has always treated herself and her sister as silk flowers sheltered under the big tree of the Earl's Court, which can be seen in the tone of her voice and her actions.

As for the Demon Hunting List and the Knighthood Land Grant having such an immediate effect in just a few days, Lin An was not surprised.

As the first empire of the Muse Continent, the Merlin people have always had a kind of pride of "the eldest of the heavens, the second of my own", which is basically similar to the rice country of Lin An's previous life.

After all, the demon disaster was more than two thousand years ago, and the distance from the civilians was too far, if it weren't for the plane will directly come to a continent-wide live broadcast when the demons invaded, in the minds of the Merlin people, the demons might not even have the undead of the ice field to be terrible.

“…… In the minds of the people of the imperial capital, the demon race is not yet terrible for the undead? Lin An heard a lot of real situations from Bedika's mouth, which were very different from his own guesses, and was amused, "In this way, the impact of the demonic disaster on civilians is not as great as I imagined. ”

"The impact is still there, but the northern front has been fighting with the demons for so long, don't you still have to support your family? You can't just live a few days just because of a war. Bedika said.

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