Lin An was stunned.

Although her face was cold, the emperor and the others still caught Lin An's flickering gaze after a brief moment of stunnedness.

Like any child who hears about his or her background for the first time, it is full of complexities and contradictions.

In the eyes of this kind of emperor and others, it has become the emotional weakness exposed by Lin An, which makes people feel pity.

People who have always seemed mature and calm show a rare side, just like the rare smiles of people who don't like to laugh, which is naturally extraordinarily moving.

However, in Natalie's eyes, it is extremely dazzling.

Of course, this is just a misunderstanding of the emperor them.

Lin An was spinning his brain at high speed.

Oh no, is this going to be debunked?

Or simply push the boat down the river and recognize it.

No.

If you do this, you will be suspicious if you find out that something is wrong.

The Emperor and the Pentagram are not easy to fool.

Even, in case this matter is a temptation of the emperor......

Not long, but not short, a period of time passes.

"I'll meet with them."

Lin An said calmly, "But if they aren't, I hope this matter ends here." ”

She decided to act on the opportunity and see what happened.

"Well, since you insist."

The emperor was quite disappointed with Lin An's calmness, but in fact, his tone revealed confidence, as if he was quite sure of the identity of the cheap parents.

With this chip in hand, even if Lin An still insists on keeping his distance from the royal family, the emperor can rest assured.

He finally agreed to let Lin An leave.

Because after Gucci and others learned that the secret method in their hands was the real original, they said that they had to study it for two more days, and if they reached an agreement, they would go directly to Lin An.

Lin An didn't care about using the secret method to trouble the emperor, and showed a look of worry, and hurriedly said that he couldn't wait to leave when the time came.

Saxon, as the person with the lowest rank and status, sent Lin An out.

This is proper etiquette.

The emperor was pleased that the Saxons did not continue to be cautious after being officially recognized.

Seeing the back of the two leaving, I don't know what kind of psychology it is, Victor suddenly said a word to the emperor:

"Young men and women, always amorous, Your Majesty should be careful."

The emperor's brows jumped.

……

"If you're sober enough, you should know that no one in the entire royal family will welcome you except your grandfather."

From the distance of the guards, the Saxon dignified distance, reserved smile, fully conformed to the norms of an aristocratic gentleman. Only Lin An, who was close at hand, could hear the malice in his words, "-Including, your parents." ”

If Lin An's background is really related to the royal family, maybe he will be upset at this time.

But only she knew that the reality was exactly the opposite.

So Lin An turned his face sideways, turned his back to the guards' gaze, and evoked a cold smile:

"For the sake of the fact that you have just been hit hard by me, I will not tell Your Majesty what you said, boy."

Satisfied to see the Saxon's facial muscles twisted, Lin An turned his face and showed a soft smile full of charm to Saxon at an angle that the guards could see, not surprisingly, Saxon's gaze immediately focused on her face like the guards in the distance.

"Huh-"

Raising his eyebrows mockingly, waking Saxon up, Lin An instantly put away his smile, calmly bowed slightly, and turned to leave.

The Saxon, who stayed behind, looked at Lin An's back, and green tendons burst out from the back of his clenched fist.

……

At seven o'clock in the evening, the court maid brought dinner on time.

Under the pan-fried foie gras plate after the silver cover was uncovered, Lin An found a short note that was obviously written by a man, and the handwriting was familiar and unfamiliar.

【Four-leaf flower hall, 9 o'clock】

Lin An glanced at the waitress who retreated to a corner of the room far away from the dining table according to Lin An's usual habit after serving the meal, she didn't have the slightest abnormality, and seemed to know nothing about the extra things on the plate.

Lin An remained silent, hid the short note in the palm of his hand, and put it into the space.

Master Alberta wants to inform her that there are many ways.

Unexpectedly, Ludwig's connections in the court had been able to penetrate into such a key position as the imperial kitchen.

Of course, this is not to say that Ludwig was able to drive the man who helped him pass the note to poison the nobleman.

But in this imperial palace, which was well controlled by the emperor, Ludwig, after receiving a message from Master Alberta, secretly sent a short appointment note in a short time, which already reflected the power in his hands.

After all, Merlin's court is probably the place where the power in the Muse is most concentrated.

……

Soon, on the large bell tower in the west corner of the palace, the bell rang from afar, accompanied by the night, melodiously swaying in the cool wind of May, and struck nine rings slowly and longly.

The moonlight was not bright and bright this night.

There was a thin layer of clouds in the sky, covering the face of the goddess of the moon, only occasionally shyly appearing between the clouds.

A faint light from outside the hallway leaked through the crack in the hall door, reflecting a slanting light and shadow.

A dark shadow flashed across the ground.

Lin An turned around.

The mahogany mezzanine door seemed to be blown open by the wind, and a tall figure flashed in and silently closed the door.

"Ann?"

A handsome male face slowly emerged from the dark shadows.

"It's me." Lin An replied.

"I know it's you." The man laughed, "Trust me, no one is more familiar with your silhouette than I am. ”

Lin An couldn't help frowning slightly.

Maybe it was because the man's facial features were too deep, or maybe because of the slightly dim light in the hall, the lights cast a shadow on Ludwig's face, so that Lin An, who thought he was familiar enough with Ludwig, saw some kind of unfamiliar gloom on his face at this time.

And Ludwig was also looking intently at the long-lost Iraqi.

Perhaps it was because he didn't find the expected emotion on Lin An's face, Ludwig's eyes jumped, and the overly excited part of it was reined in.

He bowed his head slightly, and reached to untie the knot of the cloak around his neck.

In between the moves, Ludwig had the court-style elegance that Lin An was not accustomed to, and then casually threw his thin black cloak onto the back of a high-backed chair by the door.

When I looked up again, some of the previous slightly ambiguous feelings had naturally disappeared.

"Why are you looking for me all of a sudden?"

Naturally, he took two steps towards Lin An, and the man asked softly:

"If it weren't for Master Alberta's personal message, I would have almost thought it was some trap against me."

The content revealed in his words caused Lin An's attention to subconsciously shift.

The men seemed to take two steps inadvertently, and before they knew it, they had narrowed the distance between them.

"Is it embarrassing for you? You've been serving the queen all this time, will there be trouble if you leave at this time? ”

"Of course not. I've already arranged for it so that no one will notice me leaving. ”

Relaxed and full of firm answers, Ludwig was satisfied:

Finally, in front of her, he is no longer the secret lover who has no qualifications to connect closely, but a man who really has power!

-- Didn't he give up so much for this day?

No matter what Lin An's purpose was for inviting him out tonight, Ludwig decided to satisfy her with a qiē method, so that her eyes could really see his existence and understand what he could bring to her!

A slight smile welled up at the corners of his mouth.

"That's good, I hope it doesn't get you in trouble."

Preparing words in his heart, Lin An subconsciously said casually.

But after she finished speaking, she immediately sensed that Ludwig's dissatisfaction burst out almost immediately, although it was suppressed by him in an instant, but this change still made Lin An feel frightened, and his heart was full of vigilance.

Ludwig didn't show any clue on his face.

This made Lin An feel really strange.

"Sure enough, you're still so sharp."

Ludwig said almost with a sigh.

He raised his gloved right hand and covered half of his face, as if he didn't want her to see his true expression at this moment, and his voice was as low as a cello:

"In this court, people who can't even hide their expressions can't survive at all."

Lin An was slightly relieved, and his eyebrows were still hesitant.

Ludwig shook his head.

"Nothing can hit my male self-esteem more than the constant fear that you will bring disaster to me as you did at the beginning."

"In front of a lot of people, I'm already on top. But in front of you, I am still the Ludwig who was conquered by you, humbly because of your words, a smile, being left and right, up and down, not at peace. ”

Lin An's cheeks turned slightly red.

"You really haven't changed, your words are still so beautiful, have you practiced too much with Princess Victoria?"

She suddenly realized that they were too close.

So he quietly stepped back and took a small half step back.

No.

Lin An said in his heart.

Of course he has changed.

It's as if I could read the words in her heart from her every micro-expression. Was this the change that court life brought to him?

Ludwig saw Lin An's small movements in his eyes, and his eyes deepened.

But he knew Lin An too well and knew how to break her defenses, so he didn't advance.

Whether it was from the body language or the expression and demeanor, it seemed that he didn't see Lin An keeping his distance from him, but just smiled slightly, as if acquiescing to her ridicule and the faint admonition behind the words.

The smile was like a mask, invisibly distancing Ludwig a little coldly, like the slightly polite detachment that is common in social situations.

This change is subtle and imperceptible.

But between men and women who have an instinctive attraction to each other, the parties can clearly feel this change.

If it were replaced by any young woman other than Lin An, I was afraid that I would be at a loss by his hot and cold, and unpredictable and unpredictable attitude, and I would be led away unconsciously.

It is precisely because of this wonderful chemical reaction, and the invisible but real struggle between men and women that occurs in people's hearts, between men and women, between men and women, between you and me, and even the mood that changes and wanders, that the subtle attraction between men and women seems so special and full of uncontrollable peculiar charm that people can't help but indulge in it.

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